In the sixth month of the fifth year of Yongping in the Great Jin, the world was in turmoil again.
This time, the storm started in Zhuzhao City in the south of the Jin. The prescriptions of the two peerless elixirs, the Bone-Forging Pill and the Pulse-Setting Pill, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years, appeared again. After a crazy fight, the prescriptions fell into the hands of Pei Qitian, a solitary thief in the south. After getting the prescriptions, Pei Qitian fled in the direction of Qingzhou and disappeared.
After three days of fruitless searches by all the sects and well-known families, two white banners suddenly appeared on the gate of Huining City in Qingzhou County, on which the prescriptions of the Bone-Forging Pill and the Pulse-Setting Pill were clearly recorded.
The world was in an uproar!
The prescriptions of the Bone-Forging Pill and the Pulse-Setting Pill, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years, reappeared in the world and spread in a very short time.
Since then, the chaos of fighting for the prescriptions had ended, but the greater chaos had just begun.
In the following year, the prices of various medicinal materials related to the prescriptions rose wildly, which in turn drove the prices of other medicinal materials to rise. In order to fight for medicinal materials and refine the elixirs, Jianghu was in chaos. Knife lights, blood shadows, and crazy killings were staged all the time.
Zhou Bao, the initiator of all this, was not at ease. He was now in the Welcoming Pavilion of the Wuyang Region, facing the envoys from the five biggest sects and eight well-known families with a cold face.
The Welcoming Pavilion of the Wuyang Region was newly built as part of the Sea-calming Palace. It should have been called the Immortal-welcoming Pavilion, but obviously, this name was not suitable for the Wuyang Region.
The Pavilion was located halfway up the Jilei Mountain, in a very delicate position. Sitting in the pavilion, one could clearly see the panoramic view of the entire Sea-calming Palace through the window.
Although they knew that Zhou Bao had been carrying out large-scale construction in the Wuyang Region in the past two years, they were not really shocked until they saw the layout and arrangement of the Sea-calming Palace with their own eyes.
Not to mention the amount of work, the cost of this project was also an astronomical figure. This was a project dozens of times larger than the imperial city of Western Capital. What method did he use to build it to this extent in such a short period of time?
Although it had not been completed yet, one could tell from its outline that it was not a project that could be completed in one or two years. However, only a part of it had been completed. It was already incomparable to the imperial city of Xijing.
Although everyone knew that Zhou Bao had made a fortune from the Cool Breeze Gang, and rumor had it that he had obtained the treasures of the Black Wolf Tribe of Northern Yuan, it would be extremely difficult for him to support such a big project. Could it be that there were other unknown sources of wealth?
"The Wuyang Region is really magnificent. The Sea-calming Palace, hehe, such a huge palace has never appeared even in the Jin!"
Just as everyone was pondering and sighing in amazement, an eccentric voice rang out. Everyone looked over and smiled. Why?
It turned out that the person who spoke was not from the five biggest sects or the eight well-known families, but Prince Yong, Yan Yucheng, the fourth son of Yan Yuntian, a member of the royal family of the Jin.
Zhou Bao frowned slightly. He did not know much about Prince Yong, nor was he very familiar with him. However, hearing his eccentric voice, he still felt very uncomfortable, so he sneered and said, "So what if I've never appeared before? Today, I've opened your eyes, you bumpkin's eyes. How are you going to thank me?"
"You …!" Hearing this, Yan Yucheng's handsome face suddenly turned red. The others did not expect that Zhou Bao's words would be so sharp, leaving no face for him. Unexpectedly, Zhou Bao did not finish his words. Before Yan Yucheng could reply, Zhou Bao continued, "I really don't know what your old man is thinking. Why did he send such a stupid idiot like you here? Do you still want to fight for the throne with such a stupid look? I think you'd better save your breath. You might be able to live for a few more years if you obediently do your job as Prince Taiping. If you overestimate yourself and fight for that position, even if you manage to get it, I'll drag you down and beat you up! "
"You …!"
No one had expected that Zhou Bao's words would be so sharp and unkind, not leaving the slightest bit of face for him. The Prince of Yong, Yan Yucheng, abruptly stood up from his chair. Flustered and exasperated, he pointed at Zhou Bao. However, other than the word "you," he was unable to say anything else.
"Well, shut up and sit down!" Zhou Bao's eyes flashed, and an enormous power immediately surged towards Prince Yong, Yan Yucheng. As if struck by lightning, Yan Yucheng sat down on the chair with a bang. His eyes were somewhat dull, and he could not recover for a long time.
"Everyone, I'm really sorry. My brother-in-law is a little hot-headed. Please don't take it to heart!"
After shocking Yan Yucheng, Zhou Bao put on a warm smile and said, "Your sudden visit has caught me unprepared. If I have neglected you, please forgive me!"
"You're too kind, King Wuyang. This time, we came too abruptly!" The five biggest sects, the eight well-known families, and Yan Yucheng of the Yan Family, the royal family, made up a total of 14 people. They were all led by the man who had just spoken.
"Mr. Ren II, should I call you the Dean of the School of Five Virtues? Or the Great Master of the Mingyi School? " Zhou Bao's eyelids twitched, and he looked at the young man who had just spoken. He was dressed in a white Confucian robe and had a scholarly air about him. He held a folding fan in his hand and dressed like a weak scholar, but his spirit was 90% similar to Zhou Bao's.
"Just call me Ren II. My name is just a code, and the name Ren II is also fake. As for my real name, hehe, no one has ever given it to me!"
"I see. Then, I'll call Your Excellency Mr. Ren II!" Zhou Bao nodded and said, "I wonder why Mr. Ren II and all of you came here in such an aggressive manner?"
"King Wuyang, you're too serious. We're just here to pay a visit. We're not aggressive at all!" Ren II opened his folding fan and said, "This time, we're here with full sincerity!"
"I don't even know what you're here for. Don't you think it's too early to talk about sincerity with me?" Zhou Bao's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold smile flashed across the corner of his mouth. "I see that you're so arrogant. It must be a big deal, right?"
"It's indeed a big deal!" Ren II said with a smile, "This time, we're here mainly for King Wuyang!"
"For me? For what? "
"Your Royal Highness, you must know that in this world, once one's martial arts cultivation transcends Level Nine and reaches the Mysterious Realm, a celestial phenomenon will be triggered, and a wisp of Genuine Spirit will be recorded in the Golden Book of Fate and be listed as an immortal.
"That's for sure!" Zhou Bao said with a smile, "To be honest, I really envy those people who are listed in the Immortal Register. They can live forever. Haha, it's really desirable. It's a pity that my strength is too weak and my practice has reached a bottleneck. I don't know when I can reach that realm!"
His words made the people sitting below roll their eyes. They envied him. "You even killed Demonic Immortals at the Venerable Realm, how could you envy Individual Immortals?"
Although his cultivation was only at Level Nine, as long as he was willing, he could break through that level and step into the Mysterious Realm at any time. However, he was too young, only 20 years old. Even if he didn't step into the Mysterious Realm, he could still live for at least a few hundred years with his cultivation. In addition, his combat capability was so terrifying that basically no influence or person could threaten him. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to be listed as an immortal. Everyone present could understand this point. Although it was said that the immortals could live forever, whether it was true or not, a wisp of his Genuine Spirit was really going to be recorded in the Golden Book of Fate. No matter how nice the five biggest sects' words were, their fate was not completely in their hands. Everyone present asked themselves if they had Zhou Bao's strength and combat capability, they would also make the same choice as Zhou Bao. They would not be in a hurry to break through that level and be listed as an immortal.
"If I'm right, Your Royal Highness can already step into the Mysterious Realm. Once you take that step, you will be listed as an immortal and live forever. I don't know what worries you, Your Royal Highness!"
Zhou Bao's eyelids twitched. He glanced at Ren II and said lightly, "It's my own business whether I take that step or not. I'm afraid it's none of your business, Mr. Ren II's business, right?"
"Of course, I won't care too much about this kind of thing. It's just that Your Royal Highness's strength has long been beyond the scope of the secular world. If you always meddle in the secular world's affairs, it will cause a lot of trouble. For example, this time, Your Royal Highness publicized the two prescriptions of elixirs, which caused a commotion in the world and caused a lot of bloodshed. Most importantly, the price of medicinal herbs has risen, and many people can't afford to see a doctor or take medicine …"
"What a joke! I took the two prescriptions of elixirs and publicized them to the public, which saved a lot of bloodshed in Jianghu. How dare you slander me and say that I caused bloodshed? That's ridiculous! Ren II, it seems that you're here to pick on me today!"
"Ren II, I dare not!" Hearing the annoyance in Zhou Bao's tone, Ren II's expression did not change. "Yes, the disclosure of the prescriptions has indeed solved the problem of fighting for the prescriptions, but it has also brought more trouble. As I said just now, because of the disclosure of the prescriptions, the Jin's medicinal herbs market has been in chaos. The fight for medicinal herbs is fiercer and more bloody than the fight for the prescriptions. I think with Your Royal Highness's wisdom, you must have seen it!"
"So what? I didn't ask them to fight for it!" Zhou Bao sneered, and his face became increasingly gloomy. "When did the Heavenly Court become involved in the killing in the mortal world?"
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