Since more than eight months ago, when Wen Bao was deceived by Wang Lu from the Spirit Creek Town, he had been swindled one after another. For example, when the sect was first established, even the dirty old man, that waste wood, was given the title of Deputy Director of the Intelligence Revenue Service. However, he could only be a glorious worker of the Intelligence Revenue Service, commonly known as the Strong Man. All day long, he was responsible for digging pits and building houses everywhere. Later, when the Wisdom Sect expanded, he became the Head of the Infrastructure Department, but his job was still the same, digging pits and building houses, carrying out large-scale construction.
Of course, Wen Bao was also clear that Wang Lu had given him the core work of the sect. In the past six months, the Wisdom Sect had amassed a lot of money, but they also spent it like water. Except for a small part of it, which was used to purchase Six Harmonies Powder, Spirit Root Cultivation Technique, and other things, most of it was used for infrastructure. In the past, the construction of the Wang Family Village surprised the Seven Stars Division's Head, Ye Chuchen. However, until now, the number of villages like the Wang Family Village in the Wisdom Sect's parish had already reached two digits. These villages were rich in spiritual energy, thus, it was only natural that they built altars, which allowed the Wisdom Sect to evolve from a dual mineral stream to a chaotic mineral stream. The construction of these villages, Wang Lu didn't personally do it. The sect spent a huge amount of money to buy materials, and then mobilized the followers to exchange the Heaven Burning Blood Technique for cultivation base and improve the labor force. Wen Bao, as the Head of the Infrastructure Department, played a key role in this.
These villages with altars were the core areas of the Wisdom Sect. In addition, according to the characteristics of each area, such as medicine fields, farms, smelting plants, alchemy rooms … and other such facilities were innumerable. Although the grade was not high, they were practical. Wen Bao, as the direct person in charge of the Infrastructure Department, worked day and night for these projects. After more than half a year, his whole body had gained a circle of fat.
Of course, it was not because he was lazy, but because Wen Bao's cultivation base had gone up another level. Now, he was about to break through to the sixth level of the Qi Cultivating Stage, entering the ranks of the middle-level. This kind of progress, compared to Wen Bao's Earthly Spiritual Root, was actually not surprising. However, considering the relatively conservative education policy of Lingjian School, and the general situation of the disciples' realm was not high, this speed was really shocking — Senior Brother Yue Yun, who led the team to the Small Clear Sky Peak to gain experience, was only at the sixth level of Qi Cultivating Stage after four years.
This kind of progress was naturally inseparable from the past six months of hard work. The Wisdom Sect's infrastructure work wasn't simply a silly effort; any work required exquisite control of spiritual energy and force. Wen Bao was originally not good at these things, but after half a year of work, Wen Bao felt that his Primordial Spirit had stabilized a lot, and he could use his power more meticulously. Then, the cultivation barrier of the Qi Cultivation Stage was crossed just like that.
The improvement in his cultivation made Wen Bao deeply realize that following Wang Lu down the mountain was the right choice. That sharp-tongued senior brother had always treated his own people well, but …
When it was time to trick his father, he never showed mercy! This diplomatic emissary job could be given to anyone, but why did he give it to him, who was not good with words? Could it be that this was some kind of magical prank program? When he was stuttering in the Great Ming Country's Mansion of Light, suddenly a few people jumped out and shouted, "You've been pranked!?"
Thinking about it, looking at the diplomatic letter written by Wang Lu in his hand, Wen Bao could only sigh. He knew that he had no other choice, so he braced himself to do it.
From the Wisdom Sect's Wang Family Village to the Great Ming Country's capital, even with the speed of a cultivator, it would take at least three to five days. Wen Bao called his two right-hand men from the infrastructure department, packed up their luggage, and set off on the road.
Three days later, the three of them arrived at the Great Ming Country's Kaiping Prefecture. As soon as they entered the city, one of the assistants next to them sighed with emotion.
"If we can build an altar here and absorb believers, how cool would that be?"
Upon hearing this, the originally nervous Wen Bao burst into laughter. "Little Yang, you're quite ambitious."
The assistant, Yang Xiao, explained, "This Kaiping Prefecture City is much more prosperous than our Eastern Way Prefecture City. The number of shops on this street alone is more than the entire Eastern Way Prefecture City!"
The other assistant, Guo Hong, nodded his head and added, "It is said that this Kaiping Prefecture City has a population of more than one million, ten times more than the Eastern Way Prefecture City. Moreover, this place is a real Feng Shui treasure land; the surrounding spiritual energy within the radius of thousands of miles is gathered here. I think it's a bit stronger than our Wisdom Sect's Headquarters. If we can move the Primal Chaos Altar here, how cool would that be!"
Wen Bao nodded his head. "It's really cool, but unfortunately, it's not realistic. Although the Great Ming Country is not a high-rank country, it's impossible for them to let us occupy its capital."
Yang Xiao was somewhat unconvinced. "Sect Leader once said, a single spark can start a prairie fire. Although our Wisdom Sect has just developed, and our strength is not very strong, sooner or later, it will spread throughout the Nine Regions. This Great Ming Country's capital is nothing."
Wen Bao choked for a moment, but he wasn't annoyed. He just sighed inwardly at his Senior Brother's brainwashing skill. This Yang Xiao and Guo Hong were originally cultivators of the Seven Stars Sect, so they were not the same as the common fools. However, after joining the Wisdom Sect for just a few months, they were even more fanatical than the common fools. Every day, they would shout that they wanted to be one of the millions of pioneers. Their work enthusiasm was so high that it made him, as their leader, feel ashamed of his inferiority.
"Okay, let's go to the Mansion of Light first and hand over the introduction letter."
The so-called Mansion of Light was an institution that was specifically set up by the Great Ming Country to deal with matters related to the Immortal Cultivation World. Its function seemed to overlap with the Wanxian League's Hall of Mortal Reason, but that was not the case. The Wanxian League's Hall of Mortal Reason was more of a violent department, dealing with the problems that the mortal world's government couldn't deal with. As for the normal interaction between the Immortal Cultivation World and the mortal world, it was usually settled by the government's own rules. And the Great Ming Country's Mansion of Light was responsible for such a responsibility.
The group of three people walked for a moment in the city and arrived in front of the Mansion of Light. This institution that communicated between the mortal world and the Immortal Cultivation World was located in the center of the Kaiping Prefecture City, next to the Imperial City. Its special geographical location showed its superior status. Even the guards at the gate had a trace of arrogance on their faces. When Wen Bao came forward to show his identity as a cultivator and hand over the introduction letter, the other party ignored him.
Wen Bao was a simple and honest person, so he didn't mind. After handing over the introduction letter, he turned around and left, waiting for the Mansion of Light to contact him. But the two assistants were angry in their hearts.
"Why are you so arrogant, isn't he just a small fry?"
"That's right, a mere mortal actually dares to show us face!"
Wen Bao bitterly smiled. "Although he's a mortal, he's still a mortal of the Mansion of Light. The Great Ming Country is not a first-class country, but there are many cultivators from the Wanxian League in its territory. They usually come in contact with high-end people, so naturally, they look down on us country bumpkins. "
Speaking to this, a thought flashed through the fatty's mind. He actually guessed the reason why Wang Lu appointed him as the diplomatic envoy.
With the current development of the Wisdom Sect, it was still far from being able to run amok in the Great Ming Country. Even though they had a lot of followers and astonishing wealth, they still couldn't break away from the low-end development pattern. Currently, the highest cultivation base in the sect was still Ye Chuchen, who was in the Xudan Stage. In other words, as long as there were a few Daoist Master King Pill, they could make the Wisdom Sect collapse.
Therefore, this visit to the Mansion of Light was obviously to pretend to be a grandson, and no one else was more professional than Wen Bao in this task...
Thinking to this, Wen Bao actually felt relieved. Since his Senior Brother personally appointed him to pretend to be a grandson, then he only needed to do his job well. In any case, the specific negotiation content had already been written by Wang Lu in the diplomatic letter. When the time came, he just needed to hand it over to the person in charge of the Mansion of Light, waiting for the other party to deal with it.
Therefore, while appeasing his two indignant assistants, Wen Bao found an inn in the Opening Peace Prefecture to stay, and then calmly waited for the contact from the Mansion of Light. This was also the sorrow of a small sect. If it were the cultivators from the Wanxian League, they wouldn't need to go through so much trouble; they could just directly go to the door and talk to the person in charge.
The development of the Wisdom Sect was still a long way to go ~
Wen Bao calmed his mind and patiently waited for the reply from the Mansion of Light. One day, two days, three days … On the fourth day, not to mention the two assistants who were already fuming with anger, even Wen Bao couldn't sit still.
An entire three days … Wasn't it just a letter of introduction? There were only a few hundred words in total. It was just a letter of introduction explaining their identity and background and requesting to have a dialogue with the Mansion of Light. Was it that difficult to deal with!? It wasn't written in Western Continent language!
It was clear that they looked down on him and didn't attach any importance to him. Although he had long been prepared to pretend to be a grandson, being treated with such a noble and elegant manner, Wen Bao's heart still felt aggrieved.
"Elder Wen, are we going to continue to wait?"
The two assistants' hearts were naturally doubly aggrieved. In the Wang Family Village and other places, as the backbone of the sect, they were worshipped by countless believers. However, in the Opening Peace Prefecture, they didn't even have the qualification to pretend to be a grandson!
Wen Bao thought for a moment. Actually, with his temper, he didn't mind waiting. However, if that letter of introduction was really shelved, like a stone sinking into the sea, then this diplomatic mission would be a failure...
"Very well, let's go and ask again."
Thus, the three of them once again went to the Mansion of Light. Along the way, the two assistants constantly fanned the flames of their superior. Finally, they fooled Wen Bao into a murderous look, as if he would kill himself if he didn't see the person in charge.
As a result, when they arrived at the entrance of the Mansion of Light, they saw a person who looked like a steward was sternly admonishing them.
"You two, cheer up! When the Immortal Teacher comes to visit, don't make any mistakes, otherwise, I'll peel your skin, do you understand!?"
The two guards trembled in fear as they complied. Not far away, Wen Bao and his assistants looked at each other in dismay.
Yang Xiao asked, "Immortal Teacher? Are you talking about us? "
Wen Bao laughed in spite of himself. "How is that possible? In any case, this is the capital of a country. If he wants to be an Immortal Teacher here, he should at least be a Daoist Master King Pill. "
Guo Hong also said, "If he really attaches so much importance to this place, how could he leave us alone in the inn these past few days? I think it's most likely because of this Immortal Teacher's visit that they don't even know what to do. "
Guo Hong's heart was filled with indignation, and his voice was a bit louder. Wen Bao quickly pulled him back, but unfortunately, the steward at the door still heard him.
Fortunately, at this time, there was an urgent matter. The steward turned his head and glared at the three of them. He was not in the mood to pursue these several inexplicable people, and began to admonish the two guards about various details. This time, the Mansion of Light attached particular importance to the Immortal Teacher's visit, and they were particularly particular about the tedious formalities. However, without waiting for the steward to finish nagging, he saw a person hurriedly run over and whisper a few words in his ear. The steward's complexion greatly changed. With a fierce look, he warned the two guards again, and then respectfully stood by the door.
Not long after, in the distance, the sound of people bustling could be heard. A large group of people surrounded two young people quickly walked over. From their clothes, it could be seen that they were all high-ranking officials of the Great Ming Country. Usually, when these nobles went out, they would be accompanied by a group of people, and idlers would avoid them. But at this time, they all put on a smiling face and followed the two people in the middle. They were sweating profusely, and their image was completely ruined.
Guo Hong was somewhat unconvinced. "I don't think those two people are anything special. They are only Qi Cultivating Stage cultivators, is there a need to muster such a large force? Most likely, they are a disciple of a big sect or the children of a great cultivator. Bah, goddamn second generation cultivator! "
Yang Xiao also nodded. "This Mansion of Light of the Great Ming Country really has no moral integrity, their servile face is really ridiculous. Compared to our Wisdom Sect … it's really a world of difference."
"Yes, if our Wisdom Sect manages this country, it would be thousands of times better than now."
After talking for a while, the two of them began to fantasize about the scene where they would be conferred the title of King; the more they talked, the more excited they became. However, a moment later, they suddenly felt that something was wrong. According to the usual rhythm, Elder Wen Bao should have already called them to stop, but now, he didn't even say a word.
When they turned their heads to look, they saw Wen Bao blankly staring at the two people coming from a distance. His eyes were filled with surprise, as well as a bit of sourness.
What … is this situation?
At this time, the two people also came closer, and their voices could be heard.
"Junior Sister Yue, in front of us is the Mansion of Light."
"Mm, thank you, Senior Brother Zhu Qin, for connecting me to this place. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."
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