Fox Demon Crossing

"The deeper you go in cultivating your Qi Sea, the longer it will take. It's definitely not as easy as you think. Perhaps if you can cultivate for another half a year, it would be good enough if you can advance one level."

"If you don't have enough talent, you may never be able to break through to the fifteenth level of Qi Hai in your lifetime." Jin Renfeng sighed. Although he was reluctant to admit it, talent is sometimes more important than hard work.

Especially on the path of urban practice.

Talent is the key in the early stages, and wisdom is the key in the later stages. Hard work is also indispensable.

Back to topic.

After completing the cultivation assessment, Jin Renfeng, Dongfang Huaizhu and others returned to the tallest building. Magnificent wooden buildings stood among the mountains and waters of this prosperous city.

I forgot to mention that this tallest building is the branch where Jin Renfeng is the head. Even if he steps down in the future, his successor will be selected from here.

If it wasn't for developing believers in the city, establishing a faith base, and praying for the protection of the ancestor, Jin Renfeng didn't want to do such a thankless task.

He has no interest in expanding his influence.

Suffer yourself and benefit others?

This kind of thing shouldn't be asked of him.

With this much time, it would be more practical for him to practice in seclusion.

After all, one's own strength is the bottom line.

However, there was no way, the ancestor had given him too much, although there was no clear price tag and the ancestor had not asked for anything in return, but he had been enjoying it for free. Jin Renfeng felt that one day, he would have been using it for nothing, and the ancestor would slap him a few times in his dreams.

Founding a sect is also a helpless act.

He couldn't help but yawn, and one could imagine how bored he was now.

"Brother, how many disciples do you plan to accept?" Dongfang Huaizhu asked, "I see so many buildings, you should be planning to accept quite a few people, right?"

"You think too much." Jin Renfeng smiled and replied, "This time, I plan to recruit no more than fifteen people."

"So little?"

Dongfang Huaizhu was a little surprised.

Since we have decided to create a sect, wouldn’t it be better if we have more disciples?

How could she know that the fifteen people Jin Renfeng mentioned were an exaggeration, and included their Xiao Mumie, and as expected, members of the Mask Organization.

In other words, there are very few new apprentices.

Of course, there are those in the Mask who might not choose to join a sect.

For example, Wang Quan Baiye, who is designated as the future leader of Wang Quan Villa, would have to consider the feelings of Wang Quan Villa if he joined. So it is very likely that Wang Quan Baiye would not join.

Another example is Yang Yitan, the most outstanding genius of the Yang family. He is also the grandson of the head of the Yang family. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the heir of the Yang family in the future.

Of course, it is their freedom to join or not, and Jin Renfeng has no intention of forcing them. If they don't join, he naturally won't give them any benefits. Who would think of him as a savior?

The title of savior should be left to the Third Young Master.

Want to take advantage for free? No way!

After joining, you have to abide by his rules. According to Jin Renfeng's idea, if Yang Yitan joined, he would not mind giving him a position as the owner of the building, and perhaps he could develop the Yang family into a subordinate force of the sect.

Just like the lonely moon in the east.

Dongfang Guyue was now the owner of the second tallest building in the sect. He had suddenly proposed this to him a few days ago. Later, he discovered that even if the other people in Shenhuoshan Manor were unaware, after Dongfang Guyue joined, the fate of Shenhuoshan Manor began to flow to the statues of the three ancestors.

This gave him other ideas.

For this purpose, he also prepared a special surprise for Yang Yitan.

After all, when it comes to the Heavenly Eye, the person Jin Renfeng is most familiar with is Erlang Shen Yang Jian in the mythology of his previous life.

I believe he will be interested.

……

Li’s home, in Taoyuan Community.

Li Muchen looked at the small villa deep in Taoyuan and said in a low voice, "Big brother, second brother hasn't come out for several days."

"Don't worry, your second brother is not that fragile." Li Zizai said, "Let him calm down for a few days. As a weapon refiner, you should understand your second brother's feelings at the moment after suffering such a blow."

Li Muchen lowered his head and rolled his eyes secretly, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

She doesn't care about Li Quzhuo.

Instead, she was now more concerned about what they were getting out there.

Unfortunately, the eldest brother didn't want to say more, and the second brother hadn't been seen in the past few days. Li Muchen was anxious and wanted to find out the news, but she had no other choice.

As for her father...

Li Muchen sneered repeatedly. Why? She was born to the same parents, but they treated her like a fool and didn't tell her anything.

It's just giving birth to a girl.

"Brother, you really won't reveal anything about what's happening outside?" Li Muchen decided to give her, her elder brother, another chance.

"..." Li Zizai was silent.

"Little sister, don't ask about what happened outside. We swore in the Taoist Alliance that we would not tell anyone about our experiences outside, so..."

"I see."

After Li Muchen finished speaking, he turned and left without hesitation.

Looking at her receding back, Li Ziyi was speechless for a moment and could only remain silent. At this time, Li Quzhuo's voice came from behind him.

"Brother, even if you don't tell me, I will find out the truth myself. I bet she will try every possible way to find out what we experienced out there."

Li Zizai turned around and saw that Li Quzhuo had no sign of decadence at all. He said with full energy: "Little sister, you don't know her yet. She has been good at scheming since she was a child. She likes to calculate and play the Xiao family boy around. Her personality..."

Li Quzhuo shook his head and didn't continue.

Li Zizai frowned and wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back and said with a wry smile: "Don't say that in the future. My little sister is not as bad as you say."

Li Quzhuo said, "Father said that she invented those vicious mechanical devices at such a young age. No wonder father doesn't like her. The word "scheming" is father's evaluation of her, not my words. Do you dare to refute father's words?"

Li Zizai: “…”

After leaving Taoyuan Community, Li Muchen returned to his own yard and punched the peach tree in the yard.

"hateful."

"why?"

"Why won't you tell me?!"

Her eyes were complicated, but mostly filled with anger. She recalled how her father and two brothers' attitudes changed when she first came into contact with mechanical arts.

The Li family's inheritance is divided into two types...

One of them is the forging skill, which is the unique skill that made the Li family famous in the city.

The second is scientific and technological research and development.

If forging is the mainstream in the Li family, then scientific and technological research and development is like a marginalized non-mainstream field.

Therefore, in the Li family, there are very few people who study science and technology. Those with talent are all devoted to forging, and because of her poor talent, she can only focus on scientific research and development.

She studied science and technology diligently, and in just a few years she mastered the core technology of the Li family.

What is all this for?

She worked very hard, sometimes staying up all night trying to solve a difficult technical problem, not out of interest, but out of a desire to gain recognition from her father and two brothers.

But she could never forget.

That time, she told her father about her technological breakthrough, thinking that she would get his approval. However, her father looked gloomy. He not only blamed her for having bad intentions and not doing her job properly, but even slapped her in the face.

"This family is terrible." Li Muchen gnashed his teeth and said, "Just wait, one day I will prove to you that I, Li Muchen, am not inferior to Li Quzhuo. I can do better than them in everything they can do."

"Sister Chen."

Outside the door, a figure appeared.

Li Muchen's expression changed slightly, and he asked calmly, "Brother Tian, ​​why are you here?"

"I came to see you." The man had short purple hair and a gentle smile. He said, "Sister Chen, I brought your favorite candied haws."

"yes."

Li Muchen couldn't muster the slightest interest.

"Sister Chen, you seem to be in a bad mood?" Xiao Tianhao said with a smile: "I have some news, I guarantee you will be interested."

"What news?"

"I heard that the Dao League plans to send personnel to guard the border, and also intends to invite your Li family to develop some high-tech equipment."

"Send people to guard the border?" Li Muchen was startled, and immediately thought of a possibility. Most likely, it was because of the last action of the Mask Organization that made them realize that the border defense was still insufficient.

But what does this have to do with her?

"By the way, Brother Tian, ​​can you help me find out about my elder and second brothers' situation at the border?" Li Muchen said with a worried look on his face, "My second brother was missing an arm when he came back, and he locked himself in his room for several days without coming out, so, Brother Tian, ​​you must help me with this."

"This..." Xiao Tianhao touched the back of his head and finally nodded in agreement.

After a short stay, he left the Li family. Xiao Tianhao returned to Xiaojiazhuang as soon as possible, ready to help Li Muchen find out what happened to those people after returning from the border.

Xiao Tianhao had heard about a group of young people crossing the border, but he didn't expect that Li Muchen's two brothers were among them.

Because he has never cared about these things, and those who knew the truth kept their mouths shut, few people in the outside world, or even within the Taoist Alliance, knew that Wang Quan Baiye and others had crossed the border and survived.

The reason why he got to know some news was that he heard it by chance from his second brother (the curly-haired fat man), and his second brother only mentioned it once.

Xiao Tianhao thought as he walked. If he asked his father directly, his father would definitely not tell him. Instead, he would ask him who he was asking for.

After all, he never cared about such things, and if he asked suddenly, he would have to find an excuse. Even if he could make up an excuse, whether his father would tell him was another matter.

Sure enough, if he wanted to get the news, he had to start with his not-so-bright second brother.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianhao walked on the main road of Xiaojiazhuang, politely greeted several uncles and aunts passing by, and met his second brother, who was wearing a black robe, holding a golden sword, and walking with his feet turned outward.

"Xiao Haozi, are you going to the Li family to look for your little lover again?"

Xiao Tianhao smiled awkwardly, touched the back of his head, and changed the subject: "Second brother, are you going to leave the villa?"

"if not?"

"I'm not as idle as you are. I run to the Li family all day long. Your second brother is now the deputy of the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau and is very busy."

The curly-haired fat man had a smug look on his face.

There is a reason for his pride. His father Xiao Wancheng has three sons, and he is the second oldest. His eldest brother has always put a lot of pressure on him.

Therefore, he usually tries his best to show himself in front of his father, if for nothing else, just for the position of the next director of the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau.

After tasting the power of the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau, he found that he seemed unable to leave it.

The Black Jade Supervisory Bureau, which monitors all officials and major families in the Taoist Alliance, has considerable power.

A few years ago, when his father took him to attend the wedding of the Tianyan Yang family, he realized that even the top families in the Taoist Alliance would be wary of the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau.

But there is no way. The Black Jade Supervisory Bureau monitors all the major Taoist alliances in the world and protects the Taoist alliances. No one can cancel this power, and it is for everyone in the world. No family, even the world's number one Wangquan Villa, has the power to deprive the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau of its power.

Even though the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau has an extremely bad reputation among the Taoist Alliance families, in the eyes of ordinary people, they are good officials.

Because ever since the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau fell into the hands of his father Xiao Wancheng, he has vigorously rectified the Taoist Alliance and uncovered many people with evil intentions, most of whom are children of large families.

Every once in a while, ordinary people would hear that the children of a certain noble family were arrogant and domineering, and were punished by the Black Jade Supervisory Bureau.

Of course, the biggest incident was a few years ago when Yang family’s son-in-law colluded with foreign enemies. Even though he was protected by the former leader Wang Quan Shouzhuo in the end, their Xiao family was still secretly spreading the news that Yang family’s son-in-law was colluding with foreign enemies.

This has caused the Tianyan Yang family's industries to be affected to varying degrees over the years.

What's more, their Heiyao Supervisory Bureau, or more precisely their Xiao family, is also involved in the deeper level of competition within the Taoist Alliance.

That is the contest between the big families and the small families.

The cake is limited, and the world's survival resources are also limited.

If a big family wants to expand, it will inevitably have a huge impact on the living space of more small families.

Why does Xiao Wancheng keep targeting those big families?

Why do you hate those big families?

Are you jealous and can't stand the rich families doing well?