The Way of the Mysterious Dust

"Xuan Ting, this is the talisman drawing room arranged for you by the sect. See if it is satisfactory!" Two days later, Liu Yu went to the Saint Talisman Hall with Yue'er, who was in charge of the "Autumn Star Taoist" in the later stage of the foundation construction of Saint Talisman Hall. After an interview in person, "Taoist Qiuxing" took Liu Yu to a spacious rune room.

"Listen to Master Uncle's arrangement!" Liu Yu glanced at the room. The whole room was very spacious. It was divided into two rooms inside and outside by the floor-to-ceiling smoke and cloud painting screen in the middle. The inner room was the painting area, and a large ink-yifu table was placed on the top. It is filled with a series of utensils such as pens, paper, ink, inkstone, shelves, etc. There is also a jade seat near the inner wall, which can be used to rest.

The room outside where they are standing is a tea room with coffee tables, low stools, incense burners and other utensils. On the coffee table are displayed a complete set of red jade tea sets. You can enjoy a tea break or entertain visitors here. Liu Yu was very satisfied.

"Come and sit down! In the future, my nephew will draw the symbols here, and tell the storeroom about all the necessary symbols, and the storeroom disciples will send them!" Taoist Qiuxing greeted Liu Yu to sit down and introduced.

"Xuan Ting knows! Do you go to Fuwutang for the task of drawing symbols every day?" Liu Yu had previously worked in Shengfutang and knew the daily operation of Shengfutang. The Fuwutang will arrange it, and the teacher will go to the warehouse to collect the right amount of the talisman according to his personal task, and then complete it.

"Yes! My nephew had served as a deacon of blood refining in this hall before. These poor people don't have to spend much time. My nephew is serving as the deacon of the "senior talisman" in this hall, and his salary is 24 yuan per year. Lingshi, 10,000 sect contribution points, and three "Qingke Pills"." Taoist Qiuxing nodded and said slowly.

The "senior talisman" in the population of Qiuxingdao is a general title of the talisman's ability to make talisman in the sect. Naturally, Liu Yu had already achieved the drawing skills of magic charms, and Yue'er was also a "senior charm master".

However, Liu Yu is now proficient in the "Five Poison Explosive Miasma Talisman" and other six-rank rare charms. Yue'er only began to try the drawing of the fifth-rank charms. It can be seen that this title is too general and cannot effectively distinguish the senior rune masters' ability to make charms. In fact, Cultivation circles have a set of standard titles for Talismans.

There are nine levels in total. The first three levels are all talismans, and the last four to nine can be called "talismans". The condition for achieving this is to master a corresponding level of magic talisman. The success rate of this talisman must not be less than 70%. For certification by this standard title, Liu Yu is a sixth-order talisman, while Yue'er can only be regarded as a fourth-order talisman.

"Xuan Ting will go to Fuwutang to take a look at today's talisman drawing mission!" Three "Qingke Pills" every year, one more than he expected, Liu Yu said with joy.

"My nephew’s task of drawing amulet today is eight "yin wind thorns" magic amulets. The necessary talisman will be sent to you by the storeroom. Let's go first!" Taoist Qiuxing got up and said.

"Uncle Master, go slowly!" Liu Yu frowned slightly as he sent away Taoist Qiuxing. Three "Qingke Pills" a year were not so easy to get. Drawing eight "Yinfeng thorns" a day is not easy, and it takes a long time. It consumes soul energy, but for this extra "green guest pill", it's worth it.

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In the morning, in the depths of the Black and White Mountains, there are dozens of simple wooden houses next to the cold lake at the foot of the mountain. There is an open space in front of these wooden houses. At this moment, several groups of guards were lined up on the open ground for the morning meeting, and the deacon at the post was a middle-aged Taoist with a gloomy face.

"Uncle Master! What should I do with the two thieves caught by the sixth team yesterday?" One of the people in the line stepped forward and asked, arching his hands.

"Send to the "Lingya Watch" as usual!" The middle-aged Taoist said immediately. The "Lingya Watch" in his mouth was a large outpost on the west side of this post, and the black pool outpost was affected by the "Lingya Watch". Jurisdiction, these two thieves are two smugglers who were captured by the guards.

Now the Three Sects and the Spirit Beast Sect and the Tianluo Tantric Sect are in a state of armistice. The two sides prohibit commerce and trade. In addition to guarding and patrolling to prevent the enemy's cross-border infiltration, the border guards also need to strictly investigate cross-border smuggling and crack down on increasingly frequent private traffickers. .

Most of these arrested private traffickers are casual repairs. Once arrested, it depends on the volume and value of the traffickers. At least they suffer from labor disasters. The three most tired and dirtiest mines, stone factories and other places belong to these people. Wherever they go, they are executed on the spot, so they are desperadoes who don't care about life or death.

And at such a high price, the risk was taken because of the huge profits of smuggling. The Tianluo dry north grassland is rich in Juncao and the spirit beast sect sells the cubs of the spirit beasts at low prices. The three sects occupy the fertile land of Yunzhou and are rich in products. , Can cultivate a variety of spiritual materials, in short, each clan has its own famous specialty.

The three sects were completely opposed to the spirit beast sect and the Tianluo tantric sect since the last war. Some border trade markets were opened before, and they were all needed for exchange. Now they are all closed. This has caused the price of some spiritual materials to rise rapidly. Seeking, such as "Snow Cordyceps" that only grows in the dry north grassland.

"Snowworm fungus" is a kind of third-order snow moth oviparous larvae under the soil, invaded by fungus grass, reproduce hyphae in the larvae, and occupy the larvae to form a special insect-shaped fungus grass. The single main medicine of "Xuecao Pill" and "Xuejun Pill" of the four-level spirit pill are very rare.

Before the opening of the trade market, the price of this Juncao was not low. A plant of an ordinary year was about 300 low-grade spiritual stones, while a plant with a year of more than a hundred years would not be less than 700 low-grade spiritual stones. The market price is 500 low-level spirit stones, and the price of one plant over a hundred years is not less than 1,000.

From this we can see the profits of the smuggling. It’s no wonder that many casual cultivators take risks. If they are not caught, the income will be enough to practice for several years. This also increases the risk of the sentry members under the post. It's a bit.

Because these desperadoes are discovered, they will naturally not be willing to catch them with their hands. Fighting is inevitable. Although the combat power of the disciples is naturally much higher than these desperadoes from casual cultivators, it is inevitable that there will be deaths and injuries, let alone these. There is no shortage of desperadoes who have experienced many battles.

In response to the increasingly rampant smuggling activities, various cases have also stepped up their crackdowns. One is to hire small and medium-sized family members to increase the number of border guards, and the other is to seize the smuggled goods, half of them turned over to the clan, and half of them kept by themselves. , And this has stopped the spread of smuggling activities.

"Okay! If there is nothing else, let's set off to change the guard!" The middle-aged Taoist waved and said.

"Yes! Xuan'an Dutong!" The guards lined up immediately responded in unison. Then, under the leadership of the heads of the guards, they lifted their weapons into the air and flew to the curved and low "Four-footed Mountain" not far away. "Go to replace the guards No. 2, 4, 6, and 8 who have been patrolling for half a month.

The "four-legged mountain" is a small branch of the Qisnake mountain range. The Qisnake mountain range is like a serpentine giant snake in the forest. The "four-footed mountain" is like the feet of this giant snake. There are a total of eight branches spreading out in general, and the "four-foot mountain" is named because it is the fourth one.

There are nine guards in the "Black Pool Post", each with more than ten people. The decimals are inner disciples, most of which are hired outer disciples. For the No. 1 guard, there are five inner disciples and outer disciples. As many as eleven people.

The garrison area is a long and narrow section on the east side of the "Four-footed Mountain", the right is the northern starting point "Black Mountain Post", the left is the western line "Lingya Post", the "Four-footed Mountain" is the boundary, and the north is the spirit beast sect boundary. On the south side are three plots of land, remote and dangerous.

Because the Great Desolate Sword Sect was defeated and occupied by the Tianluo Esoteric Sect, the "Fengwei Outpost" that originally relied on Qingfeng City also disappeared. Today, only the "Northern Outpost" remains in the north of the three sects. There are two lines of defense, one with spirit. The ice palace and the spirit beast palace governed the long and narrow borders of the subject countries in the last war, which was the northern line.

The western line is still bounded by the Qisnake Mountain Range, which mainly defends against Tianluo Tantric, but the line of defense has been greatly shortened.

The "Lingya Post" and "Blackpool Post" are at the junction of the two lines. They are delicately located. Although bound by the armistice, the guards on both sides are very restrained, but private provocations and conflicts still occur from time to time, bleeding and wounding. It is also commonplace.

In addition, Tianluo Esoteric Sect occupies the original site of the Great Desolate Sword Sect, so that Tianluo Esoteric Sect directly borders the southern boundary of Lingbing Palace and the western boundary of Huang Shengzong, and the three sects have to establish a new "Nanwei Outpost".

The defense line consists of two lines in the southern boundary of Lingbing Palace and the western boundary of Huang Shengzong, so that the number of Sanzong guard disciples has to be nearly doubled. This is still under the condition of hiring a large number of outer disciples.

"Zhang Zhen, you will take a few people to **** the two little thieves to the "Lingya Watch"!" After the guards flew away, there was only the No. 9 Guard in the clearing square, and the No. 9 Guard was the guard of the outpost. , No need to go out for garrison on weekdays. If other guards are in danger, they need to daring to support them in a hurry. They serve as the guard post camp of the reserved team. At the same time, they also act as a law enforcement team to handle some trivial matters.

"Okay, Master!" Zhang Zhen is Wang Ping's apprentice, a descendant of Tian Ping and Zhang's family. He practiced the eighth level of Qi cultivation. He followed Master Wang Ping to the outpost to guard the side. He was the deputy captain of the No. 9 Guard and nodded in response.

"Lu Yu, follow the poor road to patrol!" After Wang Ping said his sword was lifted into the air, the captain of the Nine Guard, Lu Yu, hurriedly followed his sword, and flew towards the "Four-footed Mountain" one after the other.

"The disciple pays homage to Dutong!"

"Um!"

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Along the way, I encountered sentinel disciples who had been replaced and rested from time to time. These disciples took the initiative to come forward to see them, and Wang Ping also nodded in response.

After about a stick of incense, the two arrived over a dense forest in the middle of the "Four-legged Mountain" defense line, and then they replaced the garrisoned Captain Lu Fei and several cronies waiting in the forest.

"Master Dutong is here!" Seeing Wang Ping and his second brother Lu Yu flying, Lu Fei led people to greet them immediately.

"Is anyone here?" Wang Ping asked solemnly.

"Already waiting five miles away!" Lu Fei said softly.

"Let them come over!" Wang Ping took a deep breath and said.

"Second brother, go and meet him!" Lu Fei nodded and said to his second brother Lu Yu.

"Okay big brother!" Lu Yu nodded and immediately flew towards the direction behind him.

"Dutong! The subordinates and the brothers dispersed first, and if there is any movement, the "spiritual talisman" will be aroused!" Lu Yu said, arching his hands.

"Go!" Wang Ping waved his hand, and then Lu Yu and the others dispersed as they did the previous few times, alerting the surroundings. If they find a Zongmen patrolling law enforcement disciple, they will immediately report it with Fu Rumor.

"They are all unified, they are here!" Before long, Lu Yu returned with his sword. The dense forest below him shook for a while, and he followed a pack of dozens of tall "Rock Mountain wolves". On the broad back of the adult "Rock Mountain Wolf", a few heavy "Ling Mustard Cargo Boxes" were hung on each head.

"Let them follow!" Wang Ping retracted his gaze, and then Yu Jian flew towards the depths of the "Four-footed Mountain", and the pack team in the dense forest below also immediately followed. He galloped quickly between the woods and the steep rocks, panting with exhaustion.

Wang Ping watched vigilantly on the way, and kept looking around. The pack team led the way in the outpost and naturally there was no accident. He soon arrived at a chaotic area in the depths of the "Four-footed Mountain". This is also the third case. And the spirit beast sect at the middle boundary line of the "four-footed mountain".

"Friend Xuan'an, don’t come here unharmed!" At this time, the spirit beast sect's "Black Eagle Whistle" has been waiting for a long time. It can be said that the three "black pool whistles" are like fire and water.

"I have seen Fellow Daoist Cold-tooth!" The two greeted each other, and Wang Ping immediately took Lu Yu and turned to return. Under the **** of Daoist Cold-tooth, the pack team successfully entered the realm of Spirit Beast Sect. When the support team unloaded the cargo and returned, someone would send Wang Ping a rich spiritual stone.

This pack team belongs to a hunting gang called the "Hundred Rats" in the Black and White Mountains. The gang leader, the "Rat King", and the Blackpool sentinel are all "Daishan Taoists" as personal friends.

Wang Ping, along with his friend Xia Houpian, was ordered to garrison at the "North Guard Outpost". Xia Houpian served at the "Lingya Post", while Wang Ping dispatched the "Black Pool Post" to replace the outgoing "Daishan Taoist".

For so many years, Wang Ping has been working **** behalf of his direct disciple Zhang Tianyi. Zhang Tianyi’s cultivation base has grown extremely fast, but his own cultivation base has been delayed and promoted slowly. Now he voluntarily comes to the "North Guard Outpost" to garrison, UU Reading www. uukanshu.com was able to obtain more spiritual materials for himself and Zhang Tianyi.

Faced with the bewilderment and wooing of the "Taoist Daoist" who privately promised a lot of financial resources, Wang Ping thought over and over again and finally agreed to help the "Hundred Rat Gang" smuggling as a cover, and every time such a smuggled goods nowadays, "Hundred Rat Gang" afterwards. Will send Wang Ping a reward.

Wang Ping finally agreed to join the party because the "Hundred Rats Gang" and the "Taoists of Daishan" acted extremely secretly. As a result, these people tried their best to insert a lot of manpower into the "Black Pool Post", such as Lu Fei. Lu Yu and Lu Yu are members of the "Taomen of Dai Mountain", and there are more than ten people like this in the outpost.

Secondly, every time I smuggle goods, I have done enough preparations beforehand. There are people everywhere on alert, and there has never been a mistake, and on the other side of the spirit beast sect, these people have also opened up the relationship, the "black hawk whistle." Datong Hantooth Taoist is even a member of the Suo family.

Although it was only a side branch, it was heard that the Suo family was the second family of the spirit beast sect, and the new lord You Long, the real person, went to the Suo family.

In this way, the spirit beast sect would have no problem thinking about it, and he would personally look after him on the south side of the "Four-footed Mountain", and there would be no troubles, so Wang Ping should also respond to this matter.