The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

In the end, Master Qingli finished his sermon leisurely.

Everyone in the main hall had a solemn look on their faces, with clear doubts in their eyes.

In the side hall next to it, many people were already sleeping in a mess, which seemed like the saying goes "it's not the wine that makes people drunk, but people make themselves drunk".

However, the Qi-cultivating monks further out had no reaction at all, as if they had not heard Master Qingli's sermon at all.

Li Qing coughed and sent a message to call several of his disciples, asking them to send the sleeping foundation-building cultivators to the prepared guest rooms one by one.

Master Miao Chang calmed himself down, and finally bowed to Qing Li: "Brother Daoist, your realm is very high, and your magical powers are profound, you are really amazing!"

The other Jindan Zhenren and the masters of blessed lands also complimented him.

Li Qing naturally followed the crowd and said a few words.

In this way, the banquet of promotion to the blessed land came to an end.

Among the distinguished guests in the main hall, Qu Jiang and Chen Heng were the first to stand up and say goodbye: "I have a lot of things to do in my blessed land, so it is inconvenient for me to stay for long. I will leave first."

"When you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my Minggan Blessed Land (Ling Mushroom Blessed Land). I will make a bed for you."

Afterwards, Miao Chang Zhenren also stood up and said, "I, Xuan Gong, will not take care of external affairs now and will concentrate on cultivation. Other trivial matters have nothing to do with me, so I will go too."

Afterwards, the other disciples from the Jindan forces who came on behalf of their teachers also took their leave.

Sang Yuwan and Li Qing looked at each other, confirmed each other's intentions, and did not stand up.

Master Cao looked at Li Qing and the other man, then looked at Master Qingli and Master Lu who were still drinking by themselves, and shook his head slightly.

He thought for a moment, and finally stood up: "Friend Li, I have a few cooperation matters that I want to discuss with you. But since you are not free, it is okay for me to go and talk to your cousin."

Li Qing held back and didn't say that Li Yu was actually his cousin.

Master Cao didn't care about all this. He simply shrunk the distance into an inch and left the main hall to find Li Yu who was "drunk" because of the "flower blooming" magical power.

After he left, Master Lu smiled slightly and cast a spell to isolate the inside and outside of the hall.

Li Qing frowned slightly and looked at her: "What is the meaning of this, Brother Lu?"

Master Lu smiled and said, "I came here today because I was asked by the king to confirm something with you."

Since the death of the previous emperor, Taoist Chixiao has ruled the world as the national teacher. Since then, the Great Zhou has not had an emperor, only a ruler.

Li Qing heard: "What's the matter?"

Master Lu spoke each word with emphasis: "Taxes...Duties...Tributes!"

Li Qing could not help but remain silent.

In the past, when Master Chixiao was in charge of the Great Zhou and Li Xuan Gong was in charge of the cardinal affairs, the imperial court was in name only and the royal family was nothing more than a mascot.

Xuan Palace has a deep foundation because of the national master's expeditions, which destroyed many Jindan and even Yuanying forces. It does not think highly of the Li family.

Now that Xuan Gong has faded from power and the imperial court has taken charge of government affairs, it is a time when resources for cultivation are urgently needed.

It just so happened that the Li family's Qinghe Valley was promoted to the Kunpeng Blessed Land, and it would surely benefit a lot in the future, so naturally the royal family and the court smelled something to do with it.

Li Qing thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder how much Brother Qu and Fellow Chen paid?"

Master Lu did not shy away from revealing the cards directly: "For the blessed lands of their two families, we will draw one out of twelve. As for the blessed lands left by our predecessors, we will draw one out of ten."

Li Qing was furious: Is this a tax? Should I sell indulgences?

In theory, the tithe tax is not high when levied on ordinary people alone.

But cultivation food is a rigid need and it is difficult to save. Most cultivators can only barely meet their cultivation needs. If one-tenth is taken away, the result is predictable. However, the situation is stronger than people, so Li Qing had to patiently ask: "Then I wonder how much the court needs my Li family to pay?"

Master Lu smiled faintly: "Fellow Daoists Qu and Chen have been promoted for a long time and have made many contributions to our Great Zhou, so they are treated slightly better."

"Fellow Daoist, your place is a newly-promoted blessed land after all, and has not yet achieved enough merits to convince the public. The officials of the court want to do the same as other blessed lands, and take one out of ten."

The Great Zhou has been established for a long time. Although earthly immortals are rare, many blessed lands have emerged one after another.

However, with the death of the lord of the blessed land, these blessed lands had no figures capable of supporting them, so they could only fall from the third-tier forces.

Some of their descendants became corrupt, and these blessed lands even fell to the back of the second-tier forces due to the depletion of their resources.

These people naturally have no choice but to be exploited.

Li Qing was silent for a moment, but he had to agree: "I agree to this matter. Daoist friend, do you have a Dharma contract for me?"

Master Lu carefully observed Li Qing's expression, smiled, and took out a contract: "Daoyou, take a look!"

Li Qing was not polite. He took it and looked at it. He found that the contract was concise and clear. It stated that one tenth of all the output of the blessed land would be taken.

If it involves some high-quality grains with extremely low production, less than ten portions, the court has the right to collect them first, and then deduct a portion of the value from the low-level resource share.

He then used his strength as a fifth-level wizard to secretly investigate the contract and found nothing fishy, ​​so he signed it anyway.

Master Lu bowed to Li Qing and said with a smile, "Don't blame me, Daoist friend. I am just following orders. Now that I am done, I should go back."

This time, Li Qing even just raised his left hand as a farewell to the other party.

At this point, True Man Qingli was the only guest left in the entire banquet hall.

Sang Yuwan doesn't count. According to the relationship between Li Qing and him, he is considered half the master.

Taoist Qingli glanced at Taoist Lu who was flying away outside the palace, and said indifferently: "What a ridiculous group of people who don't know themselves, fellow Taoist, don't take it too seriously."

Li Qing's expression was slightly moved: "May I ask why you said that, Master?"

Master Qingli shook his head and did not continue to unfold it. Instead, he sat upright and took out a magic contract.

Li Qing took it and looked at it, and found that it was the legal deed signed by the ancestor of the Li family and Yanling Valley six hundred years ago.

It is stipulated above that the Li family of Qinghe Valley in the territory of Xuefeng Lake is willing to respect Yanling Valley as the superior clan and fulfill the obligation to supply talented people and beautiful jade.

The "talented and beautiful" here refers not only to the outstanding children in the family, but also to various resources.

Li Qing raised his brows: "Master, this..."

True Man Qingli said with a smile: "You now have a blessed land, and your rank is equivalent to the third level. The strongest in my Yanling Valley is only at the Jindan level, which is only the third level."

"Since we are fellow Taoists discussing the Dao in the same hall, this Dharma contract should not be retained any longer and will be invalidated today."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed, and a wisp of true energy tore the contract into pieces.

The power of the magic contract contained therein also dissipated completely.

At this moment, all members of the Li family, including Li Qing, felt inexplicably relieved.

Li Qing was determined in his heart and bowed to him solemnly to express his gratitude: "Thank you, sir. My Li family will definitely remember it in our hearts."

True Man Qingli did not hide it: "Why should I ask the Li family to be grateful? I am just optimistic about your future and came here to establish a relationship with you earlier."

Li Qing was not annoyed: "Don't worry, Master. I am also very grateful."

After all, no one wants to wear a tight ring. (End of this chapter)