Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 162: Big changes at more than a dozen cause and effect points!

Although Gong Tianwu's last sentence was a bit blunt, it was the truth if you think about it carefully, and it immediately made these people feel relieved.

The leader of the three envoys, who was strictly speaking Song Jingyuan's brother-in-law, stood up, bowed and said:

"If that is the case, I will tell you everything I know, Immortal, since you have asked me."

After some questioning, Gong Tianwu frowned tightly.

If he hadn't felt it before, now he was almost certain of it.
An unprecedented severe drought is rapidly developing across the entire earth.

This severe drought should have started the year before last, or even longer ago, and the affected area even covers more than half of the Great Wilderness.

The only thing to be thankful for is that, perhaps because of its remote location and relatively cold climate, the countries around the Great Snow Mountain were the least affected.

At this time, someone was knocking on the door. It was Mr. Peng who had returned. His fat face was full of doubt and fear, and he was holding the account book tightly in his hand:

"True Master, I checked the account books and found that although the price of grain has risen and fallen in the past two years, it has mostly risen."

"Especially in the past two years, the price of grain has dropped in the autumn, and it initially lasted for four months, but the time is getting shorter and shorter. This year, the price of grain has only dropped for less than half a month, and the drop is as much as half a percent."

As the head of the association, Mr. Peng's business covers several countries, so he must have a basic strategic vision. At this moment, his palms holding the account book were shaking as if sifting chaff, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Something big is going to happen! Something big is going to happen!!"

Gong Tianwu glanced at him and said:

"Since we have known each other for a long time, Mr. Peng, I will show you a way out. Let's spend money to keep safe."

Mr. Peng looked up in astonishment and said:

"Please tell me clearly, sir."

Gong Tianwu said:

"The drought and famine cannot be concealed. Having food will keep people at ease. This is a matter of national importance!"

"At this critical juncture, the imperial court will definitely not care about so many things and will definitely do everything it can to stabilize grain prices."

"At a critical moment, they will definitely directly confiscate grain, and even kill a few grain merchants and accuse them of hoarding to appease public anger."

"So, don't even think about selling grain at a high price. The higher the price, the faster you will die."

Mr. Peng's lips were trembling violently, and it was obvious that he was quite unwilling. After all, the famine was a once-in-a-century business opportunity for him.

But his reason told him that what the real person in front of him said was very reasonable. After hesitating for a while, Mr. Peng gritted his teeth and said:
"Yes! What the Immortal said is true. When I return, I will sell all the grain to the imperial court at a fair price. Spending money will avoid disaster. Spending money will avoid disaster."

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:
"If you want to sell it to the court, you might as well sell it to me."

Mr. Peng looked at Gong Tianwu in surprise:

"what?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"I have no intention of interfering in the affairs of the world. Don't use your worldly ideas to judge my behavior. You can sell the grain to me with great fanfare. If someone comes to collect the debt, you can tell him to come find me."

What else could Mr. Peng say at this time? He could only nod woodenly:
"well."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Since I'm buying your food, you can go back and calculate how much gold you want - I don't have any copper coins or silver treasures here."

At this moment, Mr. Peng suddenly had an idea and knelt down and said:
"If the Supreme Being is interested in my meager gifts, it is a blessing earned through eight lifetimes of hard work. How dare I accept money from the Supreme Being?"

"But there is a nephew in the family who is said to have some talent for cultivation. I would like to ask the Master for some guidance."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Your nephew should have been to Xianmenyin, right?"

Mr. Peng did not dare to lie and said honestly:
"Yes, I was eliminated at the third level."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Then you can meet me. I'll wait for you here for an hour."

Mr. Peng immediately said:

"I know that Master's time is precious, so I have brought my nephew here. So there is no need to wait. If Master does not agree, I can just ask him to go back. It won't be a loss."

After hearing what Mr. Peng said, Gong Tianwu also looked at him with a higher opinion and said:

"Not bad, he was able to plan ahead to such an extent, no wonder he was able to become the head of the association."

Soon, the child was called in. He was found to be about thirteen or fourteen years old and looked sickly, but he was very polite.

Gong Tianwu reached out and touched it, and immediately knew where the problem lay.

It turned out that this child was originally an ordinary immortal seedling, but he had an obvious shortcoming, that is, the meridians in some parts of his body were one-third narrower than those of ordinary people.

Originally, this was not a big deal and I could live a peaceful life.

But if he were to practice Taoism, this drawback would cause his practice speed to be at least one-third slower than a normal immortal seedling.

It takes others ten years to enter the Qi Refining stage, but it is very likely that he will need thirteen years, or even more.

And as the time of cultivation increases, the distance becomes wider.

The resources for cultivation are limited, so it is normal that a child like him was not selected at the beginning.

"What's your name?"

The Five Ways of Gongtian.

The child said respectfully:

"My name is Peng Lizhen."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Do you know what you are doing here?"

Peng Lizhen said:

"I know. My uncle asked the immortal to give me some advice on my cultivation." Gong Tian Wuqi said:
"Guide your practice? Have you sensed the Qi and entered the Dao?"

Mr. Peng said hurriedly:
"To answer the immortal's question, when he went to the Immortal Gate, the Immortal Guide said that he had the ability to practice, but not the destiny. So I thought of finding a fragmentary practice formula for him to try, and he was lucky enough to enter the gate three years ago."

Gong Tianwu nodded, reached out and touched Peng Lizhen's forehead and said:

"So you are practicing the Taoist Guanzhen Gong. This method is easy to learn, moderate and peaceful, and has no side effects. It is quite suitable for you."

Mr. Peng said hurriedly:
"Yes, yes, that's what the immortal in the temple said at the time. He said that the most important thing for self-practice is safety and that nothing goes wrong."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Okay, show me the results now."

Peng Lizhen apologized and took out a small paper crane from his pocket. Then he closed his eyes and concentrated. Surprisingly, he saw the small paper crane fluttering in the air with a very graceful and lifelike posture.

Seeing this scene, Gong Tianwu's brows moved slightly. It took this child three full years to sense Qi!

Even if he has sufficient resources, it will be extremely difficult for him to make progress at each level of the Qi Refining Stage in the future. It is estimated that he will be stuck at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining Stage by the time he dies.

Take Gong Tianwu for example, the time it took him to sense the qi was estimated to be calculated in days, no more than a week.

However, this child has a little advantage. He seems to have a certain talent in the subtle control of true energy.

In modern terms, it means micromanagement! Just like the Kobold in DOTA, he can control his clone at the same time, and it is difficult for enemies of the same level to defeat him.

However, the kid's kobold upgrade speed is only one-third of others, or even slower. Once he passes the early stage, he will be crushed by the numerical advantage.

Therefore, Gong Tianwu felt that Zhushan should be the most suitable person for this child. When he reaches the third level of Qi Refining, he may be able to control the three bamboo flying swords he cultivated to fight against the enemy, and he may be able to compete with the cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Of course, Gong Tianwu had no intention of looking for opportunities for Peng Lizhen. After thinking about it, he took out a small cloth bag from his arms.

This cloth bag is only half the size of a fist, and there are some strange runes on the surface.

Then, Gong Tianwu opened the cloth bag and found six strange beans inside. The beans were black with blood-red textures on the surface.

Gong Tianwu sprinkled a bean on the ground, and immediately saw a burst of white smoke rising, and then a big man in armor emerged from it, but his eyes were quite dull.

Then, under the control of Gong Tianwu, the big man threw a set of punches on the spot, with great vigor and it seemed that he was at least a senior martial artist!

Then Gong Tianwu poured out the remaining five beans together, and they immediately became six big men.

With ease, the six men divided and attacked together, as orderly as an army. Each of them had the strength of a martial artist and was not afraid of pain or life or death.

Not only that, each big man can even spit out flames from his mouth, which can reach as far as more than ten meters. Although the cooling time is as long as half a day, it is still extremely lethal when used unexpectedly.

The two people next to him opened their mouths wide and even felt dizzy.

This bean bag is a rare treasure for disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, and it is very suitable for Peng Lizhen's talent.

Gong Tianwu then threw the bean bag to Peng Lizhen, and then taught him a mantra of control, and gave him a warning:

"This magic weapon needs spirit stones to operate. One spirit stone can operate it for about two days."

Just as Peng Lizhen took the bean bag, Gong Tianwu suddenly realized that the divine reading technique had actually been activated. He heard the child's inner voice:

"The opportunity has finally come! Just wait and see, Fatty, I finally have a chance to break free from your bondage."

"When I become successful someday, I will repay your humiliation of my mother bit by bit to your daughter!!"

Gong Tianwu remained expressionless, but he felt a little curious and sympathetic in his heart.

When Mr. Peng heard that a spirit stone could power something for two days, he just frowned slightly, but that was all.

He was not a man who had never seen the world. He had invested at least ten spirit stones in supporting his nephew over the years.

But Gong Tianwu continued:

"If the beans inside are damaged during the battle, put them back into the bag and they will be restored to their original state after a period of time."

"If the beans inside are completely damaged, then you can take the black beans harvested on a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin time, and put them in the bean refining bag to refine them again, but this will also speed up the consumption of spirit stones."

At this point, Gong Tianwu originally wanted to leave and end this cause and effect, but suddenly he felt that he should still give this child hope:
"It is fate that we meet today. If one day you can make these six bean soldiers perform such movements, you can come to me to become my disciple."

After hearing what he said, Peng Lizhen's eyes suddenly widened, fearing that he would miss even the slightest bit.

In the next second, the six big men transformed from beans lined up neatly and started to stack up. The big man at the top stepped on the shoulders of the man below him, and then stepped down one by one, forming a vertical "1" with six people stacked up!
Not only that, the big guy who was stepped on at the bottom could actually walk and punch!
After completing this action, Gong Tianwu took back the bean soldiers, put two spirit stones into the bean refining bag, and threw it to Peng Lizhen.

Needless to say, the uncle and nephew of the Peng family were immediately very grateful. Mr. Peng knew very well in his heart that although he had lost a large amount of food, there were opportunities to make money at every moment. However, the opportunity to meet a real person was something that many people had never waited for their entire lives.

Needless to say, the two of them tactfully said goodbye at this point.

Gong Tianwu also waved his hand nonchalantly, but suddenly, his pupils contracted and a line of small words floated across his retina:
"Peng Weiqiang (Mr. Peng) was supposed to die in a riot two years later. After his death, the food he had allocated was robbed by the demons, which directly led to the starvation deaths of hundreds of thousands of people."

"Not only that, the demon tribe that obtained this batch of food was able to recover some of its vitality and was able to establish a large-scale beast tide, which caused great suffering to the people. The fate of at least one million people was affected."

"However, after you took away Peng Weiqiang's food, his fate changed. Because it involves so many people, it is currently impossible to assess the specific situation. According to current estimates, he will gain more than 10 cause and effect points."

Seeing this, Gong Tianwu couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate and the impermanence of life. He had just given a small bottle of insect repellent to Zhu Laofei, but it actually changed the fate of Zhu Laofei in Mujiang City.

Unexpectedly, this time it was even worse. What he did in the mortal world directly affected the fate of millions of people.

As the saying goes, you may try to plant flowers but they may not bloom, but you may plant willows by accident and they may grow into a shade. This is really something to sigh about.

After the two men left, Gong Tianwu beckoned over Steward Liu and said:
"Go check the matter between Peng Liangshang and his nephew."

Butler Liu obviously did not expect Gong Tianwu to suddenly make this request. He hesitated for a moment and said:
"Yes."

In the end, it only took an hour, and Butler Liu said:
"Peng Liangshang's cousin is called Peng Xiangui, and he is Peng Lizhen's father. He has a weak character, so the relationship between him and his wife has always been bad. He died of illness ten years ago."

"Peng Lizhen's mother is called Xu Qinhui. She married into the family because her family coveted the high dowry offered by the Peng family. After Peng Xiangui died, she immediately remarried."

"But within a year of marriage, her second husband died of illness again, so she was labeled as a jinx and it was difficult for her to remarry."

Gong Tianwu heard this and said:

"So, Xu should be someone with an idea?"

(End of this chapter)