Traveling to Xianwu

Chapter 440 Revisiting the Longevity Medicine

Zhao Guo got the help of Shen Chengping, even Shen Chengping only spends one hour a day teaching his disciples and answering questions, and the rest of the time is spent on self-cultivation, but the books he left benefit all the disciples in Quanzhen Academy , in this era, most of the people who can be selected to enter the palace are the royal family and noble children of Zhao State. Once some of these people have completed their studies, they will join Zhao State and serve Zhao State. A huge boost.

During the next twenty years of Zhao Suhou's reign, the disciples of Quanzhen Academy played an increasingly important role. Zhao Suhou also stabilized Zhao's basic situation within ten years through the South and North Wars. Tian Ji and Tian Ying defeated Wei Yuma Ling, overthrew its army of [-], and killed Prince Shen; Zhongshan, a country with a confidant's troubles, has achieved far more achievements than modern history.

After the death of Zhao Suhou, his son Zhao Wuling Wang Zhaoyong started the reform 20 years earlier than in history, and this reform was more thorough than the Hufu riding and shooting in history, and it also made Zhao's national power rapidly improve. , Immediately afterwards, he went north and seized the land of Linhu and Loufan, and established the counties of Yunzhong and Jiuyuan. The military strength has also been greatly enhanced, and the land and population have more than doubled. Swallowed large tracts of land from Yan and Qi, and joined forces with Wei and Han to destroy the 45 allied forces of Qin and Chu, and became the overlord of the late Warring States period in one fell swoop.

After Zhao Yong, his son Zhao Zheng successively destroyed Yan and Qi. Later, when Changping confronted each other, he bypassed Hangu Pass from the north and attacked Xianyang, knocking Qin down from the overlord position. It was a pity that he died three years later. Died of illness, the eldest son Zhao Li succeeded to the throne, defeated the coalition forces of various countries, annexed the two countries of Han and Wei after destroying the Qin State, and finally went south to conquer the Chu State.

Shen Chengping has noticed all these changes. He has devoted himself to cultivating these years and has not participated in Zhao Guo's state affairs. It is only because of the influence of Quanzhen Academy that his status is increasing day by day. Zhao Guoqi Cheng's officials are all from the Quanzhen Academy, and even several generations of monarchs have studied in the Academy and received guidance from Shen Chengping, so although he does not participate in government affairs, his status is extraordinary.

It's just that compared to Shen Chengping's prestige in Zhao Guo, he has lived more and more reclusively these years. How Zhao Guo is just a casual thing for him. His focus is on cultivation, so very few people talk about it except during the morning lectures. It was an exception to disturb him from outside, and the person who came to visit Shen Chengping was Zhao Li who had just ascended the throne as the first emperor in this world and became the first emperor of Zhao.

"I've seen you!" Facing Shen Chengping, Zhao Li still did not put on the airs of a monarch, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhao Li also revealed his purpose, a term that surprised Shen Chengping——"Longevity Medicine" "!"
Seeing Shen Chengping's surprised expression at what he said, Zhao Li was sure that his guess was correct, and Shen Chengping had the elixir in his hand at this time.

After destroying the state of Chu, Zhao Li ordered the confiscation of various records of the Chu king's palace, and his subordinates were also in the secret book that only the king of Chu could read. From it, we found clues about the longevity medicine, because Shen Chengping never changed his name, which also made Zhao Li guess that Shen Chengping had appeared in Zhang Huatai back then, and he had the news of the longevity medicine.

"How did Your Majesty know the existence of the elixir?" Shen Chengping asked after a long silence.

Hearing what Shen Chengping said, Zhao Li's eyes lit up, and he said: "This is what I got from sorting out the books of Chu State. Back then, King Ling of Chu used his fortune to refine the longevity medicine, but Xiongju rebelled, and the medicine fell into the hands of an alchemist named Xu Fu. It's just that Xu Fu has disappeared since then. On the contrary, the gentleman who worshiped Zhanghuatai with Xu Fu has made great achievements in various countries. In addition to sorting out the records of Mei Jianchi before his death, the widow guessed that the elixir in Xu Fu's hand fell into the hands of the husband! "

"Your Majesty is really careful. The elixir is indeed in my hands, but the elixir is very strong. If you take it directly, you will suffer first before seeing its benefits. Under the erosion of the elixir, even with my cultivation, I can't stand it." Only one day." Shen Chengping warned.

"Hahahaha..." Hearing what Shen Chengping said, Zhao Li immediately laughed and said, "Sir, don't lie to me, the evil spirit of this longevity medicine is really hard to deal with, but back then King Ling of Chu got help from Xu Fu, so he could wipe it away with the luck of the country. To get rid of the evil spirit, Mr. is proficient in profound arts, and has lived for three hundred years, so it is impossible to not know the method?"

"Your Majesty really wants to do this?" Shen Chengping turned his head and looked into Zhao Li's eyes: "The evil energy in the longevity medicine is terrifying. If we use the national fortune to get rid of it, it will have to consume half of Zhao's current national fortune. Now that Zhao is at its peak, the national fortune is even worse. If it exceeds Dazhou, if it is used to refine the longevity medicine, the thousand-year national fortune will be reduced by [-]%, Your Majesty must think carefully!"

Seeing Shen Chengping's serious expression, a hesitation flashed in Zhao Li's eyes, but his expression was firm: "I have made up my mind, if I can live forever, there will naturally be a way to let me live forever, and I hope you will help me !"

"Sure enough, people's hearts are like this, and I didn't expect him to be able to find out, or find evidence from Mei Jianchi." Shen Chengping's expression pondered, and he saw Zhao Li's eyes full of ambition and greed. , since you don't care yourself, then I'm not polite.

Shen Chengping thought in his heart, but said to Zhao Li: "Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, I won't persuade you anymore. I just use the fate of the country to dispel the evil spirit, and we must guard against the fate of the country. To resist the backlash of the national fortune, it is best to sacrifice such auspicious beasts as the phoenix, and if so, the consumption of national fortune can also be reduced by half."

"Phoenix? Is there really a beast in this world?" Zhao Li pondered.

"The phoenix does exist, and the phoenix is ​​full of treasures. If you refine the elixir, alchemists can greatly improve their magic power, martial artists can break through the realm, and ordinary people can prolong their lives for a hundred years. But with the phoenix's magic, it is not so simple to kill the phoenix." It's over." Shen Cheng said calmly, but actually reduced the role of the Phoenix by ten times.

Zhao Li didn't have any doubts. At the beginning, King Ling of Chu used Fengming girl to resist the backlash of Chu's national destiny. There are related records. The phoenix is ​​obviously more precious than Fengming girl, so he said without hesitation: " The widow can send out a large army, but no matter how miraculous Phoenix is, it is impossible to persevere in the face of a hundred thousand troops, right?"

"Facing divine beasts, it is not enough to have a large number of people. You also need a lot of masters. Those who are not strong enough can't even get close to the phoenix. Please ask the king to send a hundred masters."

"No problem, I will order the mobilization of three hundred masters, and accompany the gentleman to kill the phoenix. The gentleman only needs to tell the widow where the phoenix is!"

(End of this chapter)