Two days later, Fang Ning received a message from Zheng Dao. It was from the Truth Department's Ren Ruofeng, the old man who looked like he was 18 years old and liked to maintain his appearance …
The content was as follows, "Brother Dragon, after testing and confirming with Xie Dong, Azure Mountain's Gu Buwei will not trouble you for the death of his junior sister. According to my calculations, it will take some time for Qi Mei's soul to be taught a lesson in the Draconic Penitentiary. Only then will someone come forward. I hope Brother Dragon is prepared. If there is a need, the Truth Department and I are willing to uphold justice. "
Fang Ning frowned. He only had a general idea of the Azure Mountain. He knew that their "master", Shang Qingshan, was like a god in the arcane realm of the Azure Mountain. Anyone who entered would die, just like his Draconic Penitentiary.
However, other than Gu Buwei, Shang Qingshan, and Qi Mei, Fang Ning did not know who else was strong. He had asked Anderson before, but he could not figure it out.
Suddenly, a System Notification appeared.
[The System is evaluating …
The System is evaluating …
The System has decided to go fishing in the Land of Heritage.]
Fang Ning was speechless, "Sir, don't think about that. We haven't even settled the matter with the Azure Mountain. Let's go ask Old Man Ren for information. "
The System said, "Oh, I understand."
After a while, Fang Ning contacted Ren Ruofeng through Zheng Dao, and they agreed on a time and place to meet.
The next moment, Vigilante A jumped out of the window, stepped on his new flying sword skateboard, and soared into the sky.
The skateboard was fast. Three minutes later, Vigilante A and Ren Ruofeng met on a hill near Ji City.
Ren Ruofeng cupped his hands, "Brother Dragon, it's been a while."
Vigilante A also cupped his hands, "Brother Ren, you look much better now …"
Both of them exchanged pleasantries and entered the main topic.
Hearing Vigilante A ask about the origin of the Azure Mountain, Ren Ruofeng was very happy and did not hide anything, "The origin of the Azure Mountain is not a mystery. Twenty-one years ago, when the small planet appeared in the solar system, and Earth's vitality began to recover, there was a talented person in China named Shang Qingshan. He was the first to sense vitality … "
Fang Ning listened carefully. This was another story of a main character. This student, Shang Qingshan, had an extraordinary family background. He was rich and overbearing, and he was a promising second generation. At the age of 23, he was the first to sense vitality, and began to cultivate.
A year later, the Truth Department was established. It was in this one year's time that the other party searched all over China for cultivation methods and treasures. He was the first to find the entrance to the Azure Mountain Arcane Realm and occupy it. In fact, he was not originally named "Azure Mountain", but because of this arcane realm, he changed his name …
It could be seen that this person had long regarded this arcane realm as his own, and had no intention of handing it over to the authorities …
With the help of this arcane realm, he rose rapidly, widening the gap between him and the others. He was able to dominate, teach disciples, plunder resources, and have the confidence to negotiate with the Truth Department, reaching an unbreakable cooperation.
The Truth Department had only found the Land of Heritage 12 years ago with the help of the entire nation, a gap of nine years.
Based on the difference in vitality concentration between the Azure Mountain and the outside world, nine years of cultivation was equivalent to at least a hundred years of difference.
Ren Ruofeng continued, "According to our many years of undercover investigation, the Azure Mountain has a deep foundation. According to the aristocrats' power evaluation method, there are six Lake-level powerhouses on the mountain, and Gu Buwei is one of them. He's ranked first among the third generation disciples. Shang Qingshan himself should have reached a higher realm. It's just that the vitality concentration in the outside world is thin, and there's an upper limit to their power, so they can't even use a tenth of their power. That's why they're staying in the Azure Mountain, cultivating while waiting for the right time. "
Fang Ning heard this and said, "They're just a few Lake-levels, and they have so many restrictions. That Qi Mei dares to be so arrogant in the outside world. She really doesn't know her place … I think they're not the simple type."
Ren Ruofeng was shocked. The Dragon Clan of the Upper Realm was indeed terrifying. They did not even care about Lake-levels, and they were just …
Perhaps only Sea-level and above could be taken seriously by them …
However, his expression did not change, and he continued, "Just as the Venerable One said, the Azure Mountain has been passed down for three generations. Shang Qingshan can be considered the founder of the mountain. He has four disciples, and these four disciples have each taken in more than seven hundred people. Among them, there are three hundred and sixty-five core disciples. The rules are extremely strict, and the competition is fierce and merciless. There's a competition every two years. Those ranked lower than three hundred and sixty-five, no matter who they are, will immediately be demoted to a servant disciple. Servants have to spend a lot of time on alchemy, smithing, or making formation boards and talismans. "
Fang Ning heard this and asked, "According to their cruel survival of the fittest method, I wonder if there's a rule that once a disciple advances to Lake-level, he can automatically be promoted to an elder …"
Ren Ruofeng was stunned, and then understood. Ever since the recovery of vitality, he had read many cultivation novels on the internet, so naturally, he knew that there used to be a setting where a Foundation Establishment disciple had to call a Golden Core disciple uncle, regardless of whether the other person was their nephew or grandson. From a certain point of view, this was very normal. It was just that the saying 'the strong are respected' was brought to the extreme.
Ren Ruofeng shook his head and said, "According to the people who were sent to train, there's no such rule on the mountain yet. Otherwise, Qi Mei, who's at Pond-level, would call Gu Buwei, who's at Lake-level, 'uncle' instead of senior. However, if this goes on, the situation that the Venerable One mentioned might happen in the future. "
"Those servant disciples can't work for the rest of their lives, can they?" Fang Ning nodded, thinking that it was possible.
"Servant disciples can only work for six years. If they can't get into the top 365 within six years, they'll be expelled from the sect and become an abandoned disciple … If they want to stay in the sect, they'll have to become real laborers in various cultivation industries and wait for an opportunity.
"If they want to leave the mountain, they'll have to abolish everything they've learned, erase their memories of their abilities, seal their Dantian and meridians, and never be able to cultivate.
"It's stricter than the Truth Department. At least for those cultivators who joined but quit halfway, we only seal their Dantian and meridians and turn them into ordinary people. We won't erase their memories of cultivation," Ren Ruofeng answered.
Fang Ning nodded, "It's indeed very harsh. Only a sect like this could produce disciples like Qi Mei, who's so tyrannical. It turns out that they believe in the rule of the strong and the weak. However, it's just the Azure Mountain, a frog in a well, what's there to be afraid of? If they dare to go around committing crimes again, they can come find me. "
Fang Ning thought, 'I'll grab a few more big monsters for Sir System to farm.'
Ren Ruofeng was very satisfied. He was smart and had long seen through Vigilante A's style.
With their arrogant attitude, they would never tolerate arrogant people like the Azure Mountain … Both sides were born to be at odds, so it was perfect for the Truth Department to keep them in check.
It was true that Ren Ruofeng had a good impression of Vigilante A, but that was a personal feeling. Apart from that, he had his own standpoint. His standpoint was the Truth Department and China. Naturally, he was happy to use Vigilante A as a shield.
This was also the reason why people in the system could not be shown as green on the System Map and become Sir System's ally. Their thoughts could not be decided by themselves, but from the standpoint of the organization.
Thinking of this, Ren Ruofeng continued, "That Treasure Trading Convention sounds nice, but it's actually a platform for the Azure Mountain to use their technological advantage to plunder China's resources. In the past, we had to pay a high price to exchange for some inferior artifacts and pills. Just like the storage artifacts, they never exceeded three cubic meters.
"Just like in the early days of economic development, we used market resources and manpower to exchange for foreign technology and equipment, but they only gave us outdated technology and equipment. Fortunately, the Venerable One agreed to build them for us, so we don't have to be exploited by them in the future. "
Fang Ning thought, 'You'll only be exploited by Sir System even more … It's even blacker.'
The System said, "Host, are you saying bad things about me in your mind again? I can feel it, don't deny it … "
Fang Ning said, "Prying into other people's privacy, are you still a hero?"
Fang Ning continued to speak to Ren Ruofeng, "It's fine, keep some materials and money. After the first Treasure Trading Convention, I'll open a Dragon Clan Market to sell the Dragon Clan's treasures. It'll be held on the first day of every month, and it'll be hosted by my butler."
Ren Ruofeng was ecstatic, but his expression did not change. As one of the six powerhouses of the Truth Department, and the leader of the Think Tank Group, he was summoned by Vigilante A and revealed so much confidential information. Was it not to introduce a competitor to the Azure Mountain?
After getting the Face Rejuvenating Pill, he came up with this idea. After that, he heard from Leader Huang of the Logistics Team that the Venerable Dragon God could build interspatial equipment, so he immediately made up his mind.
Now that he had succeeded, it had a strategic significance … He really did take everything into consideration.
Fang Ning was even more satisfied. With the cooperation of the Truth Department, he could follow the mature path of the Azure Mountain and earn a lot of money and materials. Forget about the disciples, he did not want to reveal too much of the System's abilities. Humans are evil …
In terms of technology, who could compare to Sir System who could level up its skills quickly?
In terms of product quality, as a System, all of its operations were inhumanly accurate. Everything it built was the best of its kind, with almost no flaws.
Beginner-level goods only meant that the effects were basic, but the quality was high enough that it could achieve the desired effect.
Both parties reached a win-win cooperation and left satisfied.
Sir System flew the flying sword home and asked, "Host, you're talking big today … Even I have to treat a mere Lake-level seriously, how dare you brag like that?"
Fang Ning said nonchalantly, "What do you know? It's useful to brag. When they find out that Vigilante A's soul is heavily injured, they'll think that Vigilante A is just bragging and bluffing. This is the upgraded version of playing the pig to eat the tiger, going against the usual routine.
"Those with ulterior motives will think that they've seen through this, so they must have some sort of plan. The Treasure Trading Convention is coming up soon, and we'll be able to meet all the powerhouses in China. The news of the Venerable Dragon God's injuries will soon spread all over the world, and the Dark Tournament's qualifiers will be coming soon. "
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