Taishang Immortal Brigade

Chapter 39 Cultivation of Immortals

Somewhere in the mountains stretching thousands of miles, a camel bell rang, and the voices of passers-by talking wafted through the silent mountain. A group of caravans came along the mountain road. There were mules and horses in the caravan, but the livestock were used to carry goods. Yes, porters and coolies lead the animals and walk slowly on difficult roads. Only caravan leaders can sit in the carriage to rest. The carriage is very simple, that is, there are some wooden boards on the two wheels, and the carriage travels between the mountain roads The bumps are constant, and sitting on it is actually not comfortable. Compared with walking on the stone road with blisters on the feet, it is already a supreme enjoyment.

Sitting on the carriage were a middle-aged man with a fat figure and a happy face, and a young man with an elegant expression and a spotless appearance. Their figures moved up and down with the bumps of the carriage, but they didn't care, they just walked around at will. talking.

The middle-aged man said, "Xiahe, it's not easy for you to dare to go out at a young age. I think back then, when I first went out to do business, I was already 20 years old, and I had a wife and son. My family was not at ease, saying yes. Fortunately, after keeping it at home, if there is one outside, it will never be planted.”

The young man was Xia He. He killed the ancestors of the Sunie family that day, and removed the threat of Emperor Dawei. Emperor Dawei could let go of governing his country. The Sunie family lost two ancestors. In order to weaken it, Emperor Dawei didn't need much effort to deal with them, and it was no problem to ransack their family and exterminate their clan.Xia He retired after success, so he bid farewell to Emperor Dawei. Before leaving, Emperor Dawei gave the Star Picking Tower to Xia He, saying that the strong enemy had gone, and the Star Picking Tower was useless. There must always be one or two magic weapons, and the Star Picking Tower will be given to him for self-defense.

Xia He lightly tapped the wooden belt around his waist with his fingers. He accepted Emperor Dawei's kindness and refined the Star Picking Tower. He learned that the Star Picking Tower is a kind of magic weapon called a mechanism.The mechanism can freely change its shape and play different functions. After Xia He refined the Star Picking Tower, he transformed the Star Picking Tower into a belt around his waist.

The middle-aged man was a businessman Xia He met on his way to Xiuxian Realm, named He Manfu. After a few conversations, he felt like a good match, and the middle-aged man invited Xia He to join the caravan. The two got along very well along the way.

Hearing He Manfu's words, Xia He said modestly, "Where is that? I just go out and play casually. I have no ambitions. It's just a waste of time. Brother He, you are a person who does big business, and you are the most admirable. Brother He, you I must have earned a lot of money over the years."

He Manfu waved his hand modestly, and said, "Xiahe, you are really flattering my brother. These businessmen, my brother, seem to be majestic and have a lot of money, but in fact they are humble everywhere, begging for food from others. What's more , Sometimes the customers really can't afford to provoke them, not only can't make money, but also be careful with them all the time, if the customers get angry, no one will care about you even if you die."

Xia He glanced back at the long caravan behind him. Each mule and horse carried a palm-sized bag, which was stuffed to the brim, and asked curiously, "Brother He, what are you transporting in the caravan?" What kind of goods, the weight is not clear, it is only so small that the mules and horses are crushed to the point of foaming?"

When He Manfu heard Xia He's question, his original smiling expression changed, and he said seriously, "Xia He, this batch of goods was ordered by those customers who I told you about. They are all ores and the like. , small in size and heavy in weight, you see I can bring so many people and animals, and I can’t deliver much in one trip, but I still can’t make money, but there is no way, those customers can’t be offended.”

Xia He's heart moved, thinking that these strange ores might be related to immortal cultivators. According to the map given by Emperor Dawei, his place is close to the edge of the immortal cultivator world, so he asked, "Brother He, have you heard of immortal cultivators?" does it exist?"

He Manfu put a fat finger to his lips, "Shhh" nervously, looked up, down, left, and right, as if worried that someone would jump out at any time, and then said, "Xiahe, my elder brother, how old are you?" If you are old, just rely on the old to sell the old, give you a few words, don't offend those people easily in the future, and don't even mention it when you talk."

Xia He thought that the little brother in front of you is a cultivator, and he talked to you for several days. Is it as scary as you said, and pretended to say, "Brother He, those people are all monsters who eat human flesh and drink human blood, otherwise How did you make it like this?"

He Manfu shook his head and said, "That's not true. They are all people with great magic power. They can fly into the sky, move mountains and seas, live forever, and do anything. It's just that they are immortals, and they are different from us mortals. Killed, and the government is in charge, but killed by an immortal, who dares to meddle in other people's business."

Xia He pointed to the goods in the caravan, "These goods..."

He Manfu said, "Of course those people asked for it by name. What we do business is to make money with harmony. We usually sell things to local ruffian officials, just because we are afraid of offending people and ruining the business. We don't treat ordinary people as human beings. Immortals like him don’t dare to disobey in the slightest, even if they lose money, they can only bite the bullet and do it.”

Xia He glanced at the black ash falling on the ground, it was all ore dross leaked out of the bag, he casually stained a little bit with his finger, put it in front of his eyes, recalled the information in the conch shell, not sure about the type of ore, asked He said, "Brother He, what are these ores used for? Why does it look heavier than gold mines?"

He Manfu said indifferently, "I heard from those immortals that this kind of ore is called Xuantie Jing, which is used to refine magic weapons. We transport all unrefined rough embryos. These ores cannot be refined with ordinary fire. Iron essence, only the real fire of immortals is useful, so these ores can only be bought by immortals, but the price is very low, plus the weight is abnormal, and the cost of shipping once is very high, so I am doing a loss-making business this time. "

Xiahe heard the words black iron essence, and thought that the conch shell mentioned this metal. This metal is famous for its heaviness, and it is used to refine magic weapons. to drive flexibly.It is a bit excessive for the cultivators here to let mortals use livestock to transport ores like black iron essence.

He Manfu thought of something, sighed and said, "Fortunately, this kind of business is done only a few times a year. In the rest of the time, we can transport some profitable goods and make up for it. At the end of the year, we can also make a profit. Only in recent years , I heard that there are many battles between the immortals, and more and more black iron essences are needed. The immortals distribute the amount of black iron essences to more merchants. Right now, there are more people transported, and the number of times has not increased. If I do it a few more times a year, I won't be able to get enough to eat."

Xia He heard about the great battle between immortal cultivators, and asked curiously, "Brother He, you just said that there are also great wars between immortals. This seems wrong, isn't the immortals extraordinary and unworldly, and they don't eat the fireworks of the world? How can they fight back and forth?" .”

He Manfu said in a low voice, "Let me tell you the truth, those immortals are very murderous. They not only kill us mortals like dogs, but also kill their own people. There were two groups of immortals fighting In one battle, corpses were strewn all over the field, it was a tragedy."

Xia He asked, "Brother He, could it be that you have seen a battle between immortals with your own eyes?"

When He Manfu heard the excitement, he said with joy, "That's right, that scene is really extraordinary, and it's beyond the imagination of those of you who haven't seen it before. Immortals fighting are different from those idlers on the street. It's called a dim sky. The ground, the black smoke billowing, the purple air coming from the east, and the white light overflowing. Although it is beautiful, it is also dangerous. At that time, I had to stand far away. The few colleagues in front of me were affected by the fighting skills of the immortals, and they died without a whole body. Miserable."

Xia He subconsciously tapped the wooden belt around his waist, thinking that the world of cultivating immortals doesn’t seem to be peaceful. According to He Manfu, the cultivators of immortals are fighting hard recently, and he is just a monk in the foundation stage, and he is at the bottom of the world of cultivating immortals. , it's better to act cautiously, and don't be affected by it.

He Manfu continued, "Brother Xiahe, you must remember that mortals like us will avoid immortals if we can. If you can't avoid them, you have to treat them respectfully." Immortals are worshiped as ancestors. Don’t believe it, it’s a sin to meet an immortal.”

The old man leading the way in front of the caravan suddenly pressed his hand, and the animals and porters behind him stopped. The old man walked up to He Manfu, bowed and said, "Boss, we are about to leave the mountain ahead, do you have any orders?"

He Manfu waved his hand, looking like a caravan leader, "Pay attention to the road under your feet, and stop to rest after walking for a while, and feed the mules and horses with water and fodder." After speaking, he said to Xia He, "Out of the mountain, This is the realm of the immortals, and then we have to be careful in everything, no matter beggars or passers-by, we can’t offend anyone, maybe anyone who passes by is an immortal, and we can kill us with every gesture."

Beyond the mountains, there is an endless plain. The barren grass is like a sword pointing straight at the sky. The caravan walks on the plain without any targets in front of it. It is easy to get lost, but because of the path stepped by the predecessors, the caravan just follow .

There was a sudden commotion in front of the caravan, and all the porters ran to the front to watch the excitement. He Manfu was very dissatisfied, and called a porter over, asking, "What happened in front? Why didn't they stop? "

The porter said, "Boss, the weeds in front have been scorched in a large area, and there are still corpses and bloodstains. Before coming, the brothers have listened to the boss's instructions. If you encounter this situation, you can't leave."

He Manfu's complexion changed, and he said to the porter, "Hurry up, help me get off the carriage, I want to go and see in person." He said to Xia He, "Xia He, you just stay in the carriage and don't move, something is not right."

Xia He hurriedly said, "I'd better follow Big Brother He to experience it and see what's going on."

He Manfu reluctantly asked Xia He to follow, and repeatedly urged, "Follow me, don't walk around, and when you get to a place, you can only look at it and not touch it."

Xia He kept nodding, and followed He Manfu to the head of the caravan. He saw the knee-high grass on the plain. The grass in front of him was all scorched, and the black soil was exposed under the ashes. Several corpses lay on the black soil. As well as some strangely shaped utensils, Xia He could tell that those utensils were used by immortal cultivators, and the identities of these corpses were ready to be revealed, immortal cultivators.

(End of this chapter)