Hybrid Spiritual Plant Cultivation

Chapter 246: Distinguishing Friends and Foes
Chen Jing returned from Juetian Peak. A moist breeze blew in the air and a light rain began to fall, which was appropriate.

The raindrops were like fine needles, densely and obliquely weaving in the air and falling on his face, which had turned a little pale from the mountain breeze.

His steps were slow and heavy.

I still haven't recovered from the sad news about my master.

I always feel that this kind of happy old man who enjoys eating, drinking and having fun should live a very long life.

He turned his head, as if his master was still holding the fishing rod made of green bamboo, sitting on the bluestone by the stream at the entrance of the courtyard, making an expression that said "he's bothering me again" and waiting for him to ask for advice...

But these images gradually became dim in the night.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the heaviness in his heart, and walked down the mountain.

Not long after.

Many voices echoed in the divine mind.

"monster!"

"Run away!"

"What's in the sky..."

"Blood!"

Chen Jing's mind moved, and he stood in the temples in many places in Anning Prefecture, and the "statue" opened its eyes.

The negative impact of Tianyuan's expansion was immediate.

Many realms that were originally far away from Suizhou began to get closer and even intertwined. The monsters in the negative realms were often warlike and bloodthirsty. Everything in the upper realms was attractive to him and them.

He immediately asked Master Yu to hear the opinion of this man from outside the domain.

Master Yu said, "What we need to be careful of is not these minions. After they came to Suizhou, they only bullied ordinary people. Now there are many monks under the jurisdiction of Anning Prefecture. There are two or three monks in any village. It is not a big deal to repel a few evil spirits. What we need to be careful of are those quiet places. Most of them have powerful beings who monopolize the passages."

talking.

Two locations were mentioned.

"Longma County, and outside the city, Jurong Village."

"Giant Banyan Village?"

When Chen Jing heard the familiar place name, he immediately thought of an old acquaintance.

Also.

This guy is always thinking about crawling back for revenge, so how could he miss this great opportunity?

Then he said to Master Yu: "Please pay attention to Longma County. I will go to Jurong Village myself."

"Yes."

I want the master to answer.

Chen Jing took out a white jade flute and blew it casually.

Not long after.

The man has appeared above a white cloud.

The one under his crotch is the fourth-rank spiritual beast, Tengyunju.

As a special spiritual beast for transportation, Tengyunju has the ability to walk on clouds and air, and can also briefly travel to the "cloud world" outside the domain. It is usually kept in the sky, and when needed, it can just blow the flute.

Chen Jing used his spiritual sense to convey the location to the precious horse. The horse moved its four hooves and turned into a cloud, carrying him and the horse away, covering ten miles in an instant.

After a few breaths, they arrived above Jurong Village.

really.

A huge amount of resentment was gathering, and the monks from the Demon-Slaying Division who were originally guarding this place had to stay away from it.

"A thousand years of cultivation, all lost in one day. I hate it, I hate it..."

The resentful voice was suddenly interrupted.

"I will compensate you with a thousand years of magic power, and then pay you interest. Can you let this go?"

Chen Jing held a huge fireball in his hand and spoke to the other end of the passage.

Giant banyan resentment: "..."

Obviously, Mr. Chen prepared such a terrifying fireball that caught it off guard.

But soon, resentment took over again.

"I just want to kill them all!"

The passage suddenly opened and the sky and the earth changed color.

The scenery from the Netherworld covered the area around the giant banyan tree like a virus, and the giant banyan tree finally revealed its true form, with dry but huge branches reaching straight to the sky.

Dense groups of evil spirits were entangled on the tree trunks like vines, and thousands of corpses were hanging upside down in the treetops.

Chen Jing was not polite either.

The huge fireball broke away from his hand and fell at the feet of the giant banyan tree.

The earth turns over and the heaven and earth rotate.

Flames shot up into the sky, and the giant banyan tree's resentful cries and screams could be heard throughout the city.

"How is it? I finally gave you the thousand-year magic power."

Chen Jing stood in mid-air, with a black dragon protecting him under his feet, and huge fireballs appeared behind him one after another.

If this place wasn't so close to his hometown, he would have used the fireball spell of ten thousand years of magic power right away, and provided a one-stop service for cremation and burial after death.

But it just takes some effort.

One after another, the 'Millennium Fireball Technique' fell one by one, and the red light illuminated half of the sky.

Sudden.

A metallic color emerged in the firelight, and in the blink of an eye, it came in front of Chen Jing.

When Chen Jing reacted, he saw only a pitch-black ghost claw piercing his chest.

"Chen Zhenchuan, have a safe journey."

A hoarse voice sounded.

The black shadow was wearing a cloak, with his back to Chen Jing and holding a beating heart in his hand.

Bang.

He squeezed the heart and burst it.

suddenly.

He saw his own shadow, stretched very long by the red firelight.

"What are you pretending to be?"

A nonchalant voice sounded.

Look back.

Chen Jing, whose heart was still empty, had his face flickering under the illumination of the fire, and he looked at him with a teasing look in his eyes.

"It's just a fatal wound."

"No..."

Boom~~
Flames exploded and the black shadow tried its best to resist. The black robe burned first, revealing the face of a strange man. Then his body twisted and melted in the high temperature, and then turned into ashes.

Kill this unknown attacker.

Chen Jing put his hand on his chest.

The thick earth body has cancelled out almost all of his fatal injuries. Even if Chen was blown to pieces, as long as he still had magic power and consciousness, he would not be considered dead.

His hands glowed.

Third-level spell [Regeneration of broken limbs]

Third-level spell [Life Continuation]

A series of medical spells were released one after another.

The heart was once again filled with flesh and blood, and the sound of the heartbeat could be heard.

"Are you already so impatient?"

Chen Jing repaired his heart easily and gained a new understanding of the current serious situation.

Once you are no longer exposed to the halo, someone will attack you.

The key point is that he can't even tell who the person behind the scenes is.

There are too many possibilities.

If we hide our tricks today and wipe out this assassin who came out of nowhere, we might not be able to defend ourselves next time.

The thick earth body only prevents him from suffering fatal injuries and makes his health bar extremely long, but he is still far from being invincible.

Chen Jing looked back and saw that the giant banyan had taken advantage of this opportunity to escape, but it was severely injured and could not cause trouble for a while. He took out the sound gauge and started looking for someone.

Li asked, no news.

The Supreme Elder Yunxi knew nothing about anything.

After checking with several friends who might have had access to the core leadership, it was either impossible to get through or their channels had been cut off like he had.

Chen Jing's heart sank, but suddenly an idea came to him, and he went straight to Jiuxiao Chamber of Commerce.

The person who knows you best is often your opponent.

Since friends are unreliable, you might as well rely on your opponents.

……

Wang Dingyan was on the top floor of the restaurant at this time, looking at the fire in Jurong Village from a distance.

"Chen Jing has already become a prominent figure. As long as he survives, he will definitely be extraordinary in the future. However... it's a pity."

He sighed.

suddenly
"I was wondering why I kept sneezing along the way. It turns out that Master Wang was secretly praising me."

Chen Jing's voice sounded from behind Wang Dingyan, and he walked forward and stood shoulder to shoulder.

“You…” Wang Dingyan’s heart skipped a beat, then he smiled and said, “The true power and magical powers are indeed powerful. I thought the outcome was still undecided, but now it seems that such a demon is no match for you at all.”

"It's not bad. Maybe that guy came in a hurry and was still sleepy, so he can't take a beating. I just heard you say 'but', but what? What's a pity?"

Wang Dingyan smiled playfully: "Why pretend not to know? This matter is no longer a secret."

"I still want to know more clearly."

"Well... then it's okay for Wang to say a few more words." Wang Dingyan also became interested in talking, and said: "The rise of the True Sect is too fast, and the rise of the Qingnang Sect is also too fast, so fast that it is not in line with common sense."

"I see. I thought there was nothing missing."

"Missing? There really isn't anything missing, but even if there is, it doesn't matter. No one is staring at your flaws all day long."

Wang Dingyan said frankly.

After he was defeated in the fight with Chen Jing in Anning Prefecture, he studied the history of Chen Jing's rise to wealth and realized something was wrong at that time.

But once they realize something is wrong, they will actively look for excuses. If they can't find any, they won't delve into it further.

Because it does not touch his core interests.

And now, Chen Jing's "exposure" is nothing more than the Qingnang Sect touching the core interests of the Yunshang Sect.

When that time comes, no matter how talented you are or how many treasures you possess, you will die anyway.

"Although I am also from Yunzhou, it is precisely because I grew up in Yunzhou that I know very well what the Yunshang Sect and the major families in Yunzhou are like. They are just a group of demons in human skin. The reason why I gave the Qingnang Sect so many benefits was to raise pigs, not to make the pigs equal to me."

"Lord Wang is quite outspoken."

"Why not? In recent years, the Yanzhou Yuan family, and the earlier Yuezhou Sword Sect Wanjianshan... at their peak, they were no less powerful than the Qingnang Sect in its heyday. Have you ever seen anyone become the third Yunshang Sect or Miaohe Sect?"

"..."

Chen Jing was speechless.

"Excuse me, Chen Zhenchuan, since you have a treasure, you should lie dormant for a hundred years, or find an opportunity to join a large sect. Why waste time in this quagmire?"

Wang Dingyan gave instructions on how to deal with the country with great righteousness.

Looking at Chen Jing's appearance, he felt a rare sense of happiness in his heart. Although everything had nothing to do with him, Wang, he would also have a day to teach the other party a lesson. It seemed that he had managed to turn the situation around a little.

"Master Wang is absolutely right."

Chen Jing didn't want to say more.

President Wang also comes from an aristocratic family, so he had many starting points and opportunities.

As a person at the bottom of the cultivation world, if Chen is afraid of this and that and tries to be cautious all day long, it is questionable whether he can survive the disaster of the Spirit Erosion Rain. When a bloody battle is imminent, it is even a question whether he can stand up to the Duan family.

If you slow down a step, disaster will come faster than you.

The best choice is always given to those who have the conditions. Ordinary people just avoid the worst choice.

"Sir Wang, if you were me, what would you do now?"

"...The True Disciple is desperate and actually came to ask me, a member of the Outer Sect."

Wang Dingyan shook his head and laughed.

"However, you really asked the right person. Not everyone in Yunshang Sect wants you dead. It just so happens that among those who don't want you to die, there is one person named Wang."

"Oh?"

"It's just business."

Wang Dingyan smiled.

When his Jiuxiao Chamber of Commerce and the An Ning Society were fighting in An Ning Mansion, he wished that Chen Jing would die on the spot.

But the winner had been decided, and after the two began to cooperate... he was surprised to find that he didn't seem to suffer much loss.

When An Ning will move out of An Ning Prefecture and expand to the entire Sui Continent.

Wang Dingyan has completely become a member of the An Ning Society.

Among all the branches of the Jiuxiao Chamber of Commerce in Suizhou, Wang Dingyan’s branch makes the most money.

What Shangsanfu branch? How dare they compare with me at any level? They are all garbage!
It’s only been three years!
What if it’s thirty years?

When Wang Dingyan returned to the family, all the clan elders and the eldest son wanted to curry favor with him.

As for the core interests of Yunshang Sect.

Does this man named Wang have any relationship with him worth even half a spirit stone?

To put it bluntly.

Even if the Yunshang Sect was overtaken by the Qingnang Sect, what he earned in the process was already more than he could have earned in ten lifetimes.

Any loyalty to the Yunshang Sect would be the cruelest betrayal of oneself!
This is what is called a businessman.

Although there are some individual cases of betrayal of their class, the vast majority have no sense of justice and only care about business and interests.

Chen Jing hates businessmen.

But now, he is the financial sponsor.

What father would hate his own son?

"The Yunshang Sect and the Miaohe Sect will not openly tear their faces with the Qingnang Sect. This is your chance, but you cannot rely on it. Do you understand, True Transmission?"

"Of course I understand."

Chen Jing nodded.

In the past, in a certain country, taking out a bag of laundry detergent could be used as an excuse to start a war.

Therefore, reasoning is based on the premise of equal force.

"The true transmission situation is already a dead end. However, if we are really forced to resort to violence, there is still a long way to go. During this period, there are many things to take care of, such as my Wang family and Wei family. We have invested a lot in the Qingnang Sect. Unless it is a last resort, we will not agree to use force against the Qingnang Sect. On the surface, our families will speak for you, but you must remember to be vigilant against my Wang family and Wei family. They will send people to assassinate you. As long as you are killed, the Qingnang Sect will be quiet..."

He reported in detail a series of families that, like the Wang family and the Wei family, had invested a lot in the Qingnang Sect.

And it details which part of these families represents power.

After all, these big families are very large, and it is normal for the same family to have many disagreements on the same issue.

Chen Jing nodded, memorizing these relationships in his mind.

"In addition to our Yunshang Sect, there are also the major forces of the Yanzhou Miaohe Sect. Remember these people and don't die in vain..."

"There are also people in your Qingnang Sect who are dissatisfied with you. Be careful of the knife from behind. Let me tell you some names I know. These people are either the helmsmen of large families or the elders of various peaks. They have actually thrown themselves into the arms of my sect..."

Complete the list.

Chen Jing's understanding of the entire situation became much clearer. He knew where his enemies came from and where he could gain leverage to survive.

Wang Dingyan continued, "Be on guard against hidden arrows, then open attacks will come. As I said before, the true teaching is in a dead end. The Qingnang Sect will either sell you out or protect you to the death. Even if they do, they will definitely not be able to protect you... Don't underestimate the determination of the two sects to eliminate you. The Qingnang Sect must not be allowed to possess the two treasures, otherwise it will definitely be the third largest sect in the southeast in the future."

"Master Wang Hui, since I'm already dead, why do you have to work so hard?"

Chen Jing was surprised.

"Of course I want to show you a clear path. Instead of waiting to die here, Wang Clan of Yunzhou can be your place to go."

"Master Wang Hui is thoughtful. If you are interested, I will come to find you again."

Chen Jing bowed.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Wang will say something good for you. Whether you come or not, just hold on for a while."

Wang Dingyan let out a long breath, as if he had put down the burden in his heart, and continued.

"Chen Zhenchuan, live well, live a little longer, even if it's not for my money... but for them."

He pointed at the people under the rain.

(End of this chapter)