Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 271: Progressive and Conspiratorial Arrangement
Three days later,

The candlelight flickered as Gong Tianwu sat behind a rosewood desk, tapping lightly on a secret report with his fingertips.

Yang Qianmin sat beside him, her brows cold, but her eyes would occasionally glance at Yang Lun who was kneeling on the ground.

"Master, I have found out what you asked me to do. It should be referring to the killing of an evil cultivator named Wu Li."

Yang Lun's voice was shrill, but he kept it very low, as if he was afraid that there were ears on the other side of the wall.

Gong Tianwu raised his eyebrows slightly: "How did he die?"

"Wu Li was a cultivator at the third level of foundation building. When he was slaughtering people in Qingshi Town, he was shot to death by several mortal martial artists with flying fire arrows. This incident has spread all over the world."

Yang Qianmin said:

"Flying Fire Arrow? I seem to remember it. It was the idea of ​​engraving the Fire Formation on the arrow. We tried it at that time but it was rejected later."

Gong Tianwu nodded and said:
"That's right. The Lihuo Formation is a magic formation used for alchemy. The temperature it generates instantly is extremely high, and the process is also very complicated. So if we use miniaturization technology to move it to the arrowhead, the requirements for various materials are extremely high, and the cost is also very shocking."

"We have better alternatives, so I personally said no."

Yang Lun said:
"According to the description of those who were present, this group of mortals first shot at us with ordinary arrows, and then used flying fire arrows to launch a surprise attack, and thus succeeded."

Yang Qianmin's eyes moved slightly:
"A group of mortals... were able to rely on the power of inscribed weapons to kill a foundation-building cultivator!"

Yang Lun nodded and whispered:

"What's even more ridiculous is that those martial artists killed each other in order to fight for Wu Li's relics. Now this matter has spread all over the world, and many major forces and immortals have begun to pay attention to inscription literature."

Gong Tianwu slowly closed the secret report, with a stern smile on his lips:

"interesting."

Yang Qianmin: "Do you think this will be an opportunity?"

Gong Tianwu stood up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and looked at the dark night in the distance:

"The Immortal Sect has been high and mighty for too long, so long that they have forgotten that although ants are small, if they gather into a torrent, they can also devour an elephant. There are also many talented and powerful people among mortals, but they have been patient for too long. They can only sigh helplessly in the face of the gap in strength between immortals and mortals."

Yang Qianmin also caught the meaning of Gong Tianwu's words.

"Now, inscription literature has given them hope to cross this gap. They will definitely seize it. After all, mortals have been oppressed for thousands of years, and the resentment and hatred accumulated during this period are unimaginable!"

Gong Tianwu then said, "Yang Lun, go and find out who shot this flying fire arrow."

Yang Lun kowtowed deeply: "I understand."

Before he left, another urgent message was delivered. Yang Lun took it in and said:

"This is the announcement released by Xianmen. It says that Wu Li was being hunted down and was seriously injured. He fled to Qingshi Town and died from his injuries. In view of the frequent rumors recently, the truth is announced to set the record straight."

Yang Qianmin took a look and said:
"The reaction of the Immortal Sect is still so slow. They have been high and mighty for too long and have no sense of crisis at all."

Gong Tianwu said meaningfully:
"Wu Li's murder has opened a Pandora's box. It will be a troubled time from now on."

***
really,

In the days that follow,
An undercurrent began to surge.

There are many ambitious people and geniuses among mortals. Since they have discovered that inscription literature can make up for the huge power gap between immortals and mortals, they will of course quietly begin to promote and control this power.

No one is willing to submit, and no one is willing to be enslaved and humiliated!
In just one year, many Qi Refining cultivators were killed, and the weapons used by the perpetrators were mostly Flying Fire Arrows or a series of products derived from them.

However, the Immortal Sect still seemed numb and slow to react to this, and did not react at all. After all, the probability of a Qi Refining disciple dying was not low. In the eyes of most cultivators, there was no difference between being killed by an inscribed weapon and being killed by a talisman.

Only a few monks realize the difference between the two:

Only monks can use talismans, but even the old, weak, and sick mortals can use flying fire arrows! !
However, the objections of these monks were suppressed before they could have any influence.
Do you remember the three green falcons released by Gong Tianwu?
The power of the cause and effect points is enormous. One of them belongs to Elder Peng from Emei Villa, and he is also a member of the Void Eye Organization.

In the eyes of most people, Elder Peng is one of the pioneers of epigraphy, and Elder Peng is a typical technology fanatic who can find happiness simply in studying epigraphy.

Don’t be fooled, there are actually a lot of such people. Famous ones include Emperor Tianqi who likes carpentry, Emperor Huizong of Song who likes art, Su Dongpo who likes cooking (Dongpo pork), and so on.

However, soon, Elder Peng was pleasantly surprised to find that some of his inscription-related products were actually very popular in the market and could be sold directly for gold or spirit stones, which surprised him greatly.

After all, who doesn’t like to make money?
When he found that the things he made seemed to be in short supply, Elder Peng found a few apprentices and opened a place called Jiqiaotang.

The main business here is to produce these epigraphic products, which sold very well and were soon in short supply.

Soon, even Elder Peng did not expect that the profits generated by this workshop would soon far exceed his imagination!

So Elder Peng decided to expand the scale of production, and then brought in several familiar fellow disciples to share the profits, forming a community of interests.

However, where there are people, there is the world of martial arts. Elder Peng is from the Emei Branch Weapon Making Hall. Since he has friends, he must have enemies.

When others saw that he was very proud of opening the Jiqiaotang and making a lot of money, the other elders would definitely think, I have no less brain or arm than Old Peng, why can I run the Jiqiaotang but I can't?
So other people also started to study this. But what is the most critical part of epigraphy?
microscope!
As long as you overcome this threshold, all you need to get started in epigraphy is a hand.

After achieving certain results, the other elders of the Equipment Making Hall also founded their own inscription workshops.

Therefore, the place with the largest shipment volume of Ming Wenxue's products is Emei Villa, and the income from this aspect even accounts for 30% of the total income of Emei Villa.

Therefore, driven by interests, Emei Villa will definitely stand firmly on the side of supporting the development of epigraphic literature.

Of course, what no one knew was that the person who initially purchased a large number of Elder Peng’s hand-made inscribed objects at a premium was called Ming Zhenzi.

Even at least 80% of Elder Peng’s early works were bought by him - of course, Ming Zhenzi bought some of them personally and entrusted more than a dozen friends to buy some of them.

The workshops run by Jiqiaotang and other Emei elders seemed to be extremely busy in the beginning, with merchants from all over the place coming to purchase and negotiate. But in fact, 90% of the goods sold finally went to one place.

That is the inner court under the name of Marquis Qian.

However, in the middle and late stages, when inscription literature was deeply rooted in people's hearts, the inner court's purchases from Emei Villa became significantly less, because other mortals who had smelled the business opportunity had already flocked to the villa, and there was no need for anyone to carry the sedan chair.

The Imperial Household would certainly not do anything to add icing on the cake, so it used the saved funds to purchase inscription literature products from the Great Snow Mountain.

Although Gong Tianwu's operations seem simple, they are actually extremely complicated. Just coordinating and processing different merchants to help with shopping is already very cumbersome, not to mention a series of issues involved in the subsequent coordinated transportation and sale of goods.

In fact, Gong Tianwu only proposed the corresponding ideas, and the subsequent specific implementation and overall planning were all done by Guangxiao monk.

After all, such a big thing can be done by either Cai Yuanchang or Yang Lun, but it would be difficult to do it perfectly.

Since then, inscription literature has entered an era of rapid development and prosperity. After all, after the other immortal sects discovered that Emei Villa and Daxue Mountain had made a lot of money in this area, the other immortal sects were unwilling to lag behind and followed suit.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Qi, the head of the Shenxiao School that governs the Langshan Kingdom and the Yong Kingdom, is an out-and-out old antique. He has never allowed his disciples to develop products of inscription literature. Now, under such a general trend, he can only nod and give in.

The Neifu of course strongly supports the products of the Shenxiao Sect. The first month's profits made them rich and they were all smiling from ear to ear.

This is also the scene that Gong Tianwu wants to see the most. Such a prosperous era will surely promote the development of epigraphy at a very high speed.

However, as the saying goes, oil cooks in a raging fire, and flowers bloom in profusion. Gong Tianwu also knows very well that when this peak stage comes, it actually means that the turning point from prosperity to decline is about to come, and the time when the truth is revealed is not far away.

The only thing Gong Tianwu can do is to control the situation as much as possible, develop with all his strength, strengthen himself, and try his best to delay the arrival of that moment.

To be honest, the current situation is better than Gong Tianwu expected. This is mainly because he underestimated the greed of the major immortal sects. All the sugar-coated bullets he fired were swallowed up by them, making them the main force driving the development of inscription literature.

But who would refuse to have more chips in hand?

Since Guangxiao monk was in charge of handling all state affairs, Gong Tianwu put his remaining energy into another aspect, and began to plan the public opinion aspect.

The first newspaper launched was a newspaper aimed at merchants, called "Records of Commercial Affairs of the North and South", which contained business information, northern and southern customs, stories of merchants, etc. It was initially published once a month, but later, because it was extremely popular, it was changed to once every ten days.

Before the launch, Gong Tianwu suggested to his subordinates that the price of this thing should be cheap and its uses should be diversified.

Needless to say, the price is important. Diversification gives this thing more functionality. For example, it can be used to wipe your butt, wrap things, paste walls, start fires, etc. - because more functionality means stronger liquidity.

There are two main reasons why we want to launch this newspaper thing first:
1. It has a strong paralyzing effect, making those in power feel that it is harmless and will not be banned.

2. Merchants are one of the few groups of ordinary people in this era who can travel around the world frequently. Newspapers targeting them will be spread more conveniently and quickly.

Sure enough, once the North-South Commercial Records was launched, the printing volume soared from the initial 3,000 copies to 1 million copies in less than a year! Many illiterate people also rushed to buy it, which was caused by the versatility proposed by Gong Tianwu.

More importantly, the sales volume of up to one million copies also enabled Daqian Bookstore, which printed the "Records of Commercial Affairs of the North and South", to quickly turn from loss to profit.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu launched two more newspapers, namely Tianxia Kuaishou and Qingyun Zatan.

The main content of the World News is to report major events in the world, describing disasters, wars, etc. in the entire wilderness in an objective and neutral tone.

Below the title bar of the World News there is a line of small words that explains the purpose, which is also the inscription.

Fair, open and just!
Although it is clear that this newspaper will have the lowest sales and will most likely lose money, Gong Tianwu has the highest expectations for this newspaper because he hopes to establish credibility with it.

As long as everyone who has read this newspaper will believe what is written in it without thinking, then the money spent will be worth it.

As for Qingyun Zatan, it is provided for the group of scholars and will publish various current articles and miscellaneous discussions.

At the end, a page will be set aside to tell interesting stories about scholars, such as encountering a female ghost late at night, meeting a fox in a ruined temple, and also telling interesting stories related to the four treasures of the study, etc.

These three publications are all issued through the corresponding channels of Daqian Money House.

Afterwards, Gong Tianwu also listed the various plans in detail:
It is expected that in five years, there will be more than fifty similar publications in Dahuang, of which no more than five will be related to itself on the surface, but in fact at least half of them will be secretly controlled.

During the rare peaceful time that followed, Gong Tianwu visited his old friends from his previous life one by one.

For example, the Seventh Sister of the Demon Spider, with whom he had had deep communication in previous lives,

For example, the dog demon Hua Manlou, the green corpse Rong Jian and so on.

However, the Seventh Sister was still a little girl at that time, and the dog demon Hua Manlou had just transformed not long ago.

As for Qingshi Rong Jian, there is no need to mention him. He has a withdrawn personality. Although he is not as the legend says that he would kill people and suck blood when they meet, Gong Tianwu was also turned away.

As for the rest of the people, Gong Tianwu didn't want to visit them. After all, what he was going to do next was something he had never done before! That was to fight against the entire Immortal Sect with his own strength.

Let the mortals stand shoulder to shoulder with the immortals above the nine heavens!!
Don't let such a dangerous thing disrupt their peaceful life before they have stood firm.

***
Time flies, and another ten years have passed in a flash.
However, for Gong Tianwu, it was just two sessions of seclusion in the glacier near Xiankong Island.

He carries with him a magic weapon: the soul-catching whistle.

If there is any emergency, Gong Tianwu can be awakened from his seclusion and all matters can be dealt with urgently.

On this day, the Yuan magnetic divine light burst out violently again.

Gong Tianwu let out a long roar and flew straight up from the narrow crack in the ground.

The black robe he was wearing at this moment was still stained with lingering magnetic crystal fragments. A blue-purple halo was flowing around him, reflecting spider-web-like cracks on the ice surface beneath his feet.

Gong Tianwu raised his hand and pressed the bronze mask on his face, then he looked at a ray of magnetic divine light floating over his head. He suddenly rushed up, bathed in it, and absorbed it all into his body.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu used all his strength to operate the Yuanci Gold Seal to refine it, and then ejected it more than a meter out from his mouth and nose.

The refined and ejected magnetic divine light moved with Gong Tianwu's will, as ethereal and uncertain as the aurora, sometimes like a thin gauze, sometimes like a raging wave, winding and swimming in the air with no pattern to follow.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu casually stretched out his hand and saw a huge hand made of a mixture of red and golden colors appear in front of him. It directly slapped the glacier in front of him, causing it to tremble violently and even triggered a terrible avalanche!

This is the magical power derived from the Yuanci Gold Seal:
Yuanci Killing God Hand.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu flicked his fingers and saw a round ball mixed with blue and white light forming in front of him and slowly flying away.

This is the bipolar magnetic divine thunder.

This thing looks harmless, but it will explode if touched. It is incredibly powerful and can even cut off the connection between hardware magic weapons and their owners.

It also has a great inhibitory effect on mechanical creations such as the Sky Surveying Ship.

Finally, Gong Tianwu's ten fingers kept flicking in front of his chest, and the magnetic energy quickly wrapped around his fingertips and took shape. The metal particles in the air quickly gathered together, and finally quickly turned into a ray of light that was as sharp as an arrow or a sword.

This light is the latest Magnetic Polar Arrow he has learned. It allows Gong Tianwu to fly directly after stepping on it, making it look like he is flying on a sword.

This movement is not only extremely fast, but also consumes very little spiritual energy in the body because it can use the power of the geomagnetic field to assist in flying.

Of course, as long as the content of metal particles in the magnetic polar vector is adjusted, it can be used for attacking extremely effectively.

At this time, the cold wind swept across the ice field, rolling up fine snow particles, which refracted fine silver light in the sunlight.

Gong Tianwu landed slowly on the ground. He had mastered the three great magical powers a month in advance and had even raised his strength to the seventh level of foundation building. He nodded with satisfaction and prepared to go home.

After all, he has been in seclusion for more than three years. Although the soul-catching whistle at home has not been activated, there must be a myriad of matters waiting for him to deal with.

But at this moment, two streams of light suddenly came from a distance:
One ray of light was icy blue, and the other ray of light was a mixture of blue and white.

After just a few seconds, the two streams of light stopped in front of Gong Tianwu, revealing the figures of a man and a woman.

"Who are you? How dare you steal my practice of Yuanci Divine Light from Xiankong Island?"

The voice was clear, yet carried an unquestionable majesty.

The person who spoke was a man in a blue shirt.

This man's name was Xu Lin. He stood with his hands behind his back, dressed like a middle-aged scholar. His face was elegant, but there was an unshakable coldness between his brows. The jade hairpin that bound his hair glowed faintly blue under the aurora.

About ten feet to his side, the woman was called Xue Qing. Her figure was looming, and her white skirt seemed like it would disappear in the wind and snow at any time.

The two men were the elders of Xiankong Island. They had heard reports from their disciples a long time ago that someone on the ice field was using the Yuanci Divine Light to practice. Xiankong Island had always regarded this place as a forbidden place, so they immediately became alert and arranged for the elders of the sect to patrol.

But this person's whereabouts are elusive, so I have never met him before, but today I happened to catch him in the act.

Gong Tianwu deliberately exposed his whereabouts to go fishing. When he saw that someone really came to his door, he chuckled at this time, and the voice under the mask had a metallic echo:

"That's interesting. The Earth's magnetic field was created by heaven and earth. When did it become the private property of Xiankong Island?"

Xu Lin sneered. He had no intention of engaging in a verbal fight with anyone. The cold light on the jade hairpin suddenly became brighter.

Without warning, the ice between the three of them suddenly exploded! A large mass of ice mist and dust instantly filled the air within a radius of a hundred feet, greatly interfering with the enemy's vision and perception! Then, Xue Qing's bare hand stretched out from the void, with gray mist entwined between her five fingers. Even the light was distorted wherever she passed, and she quietly pinched Gong Tianwu's neck from behind.

Gong Tianwu seemed to have anticipated this, and he suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a sarcastic remark:
"Xuan Yin Illusion Technique is nothing special."

However, Xu Lin then waved his wide sleeves, and what flew out of his sleeves was not a magic weapon, but a ray of cold light condensed to the extreme.

The light was as bright as the moon, and even the air condensed into fine ice crystals wherever it passed, which flew towards Gong Tianwu in a rotation.

However, Gong Tianwu did not dodge or give way. He met the attack with his left palm. A magnetic vortex suddenly appeared in the palm of his palm, and he actually fixed the ray of light in mid-air!
“Give it back to you.”

The cold light suddenly changed direction, with blue and white electric light wrapped around its surface. This was the bipolar magnetic divine thunder that transformed the original pure cold light into a killing weapon interwoven with thunder and ice, and shot directly at the open space next to it.

The next second, Xue Qing's figure suddenly appeared there. She hurriedly made a hand gesture and the Xuanyin Barrier instantly unfolded, but it was blown into countless cracks the moment it came into contact. She also let out a scream, and her mouth was bleeding. She flew backwards.

The virtual forest finally changed color.

Because he suddenly realized that the enemy in front of him was so strong and his reaction was so fast, which he had never seen before in his life! !
The jade hairpin that Xu Lin used to bind his hair suddenly broke, and his black hair fluttered in the wind. He muttered something, and was about to use his most powerful ice sword technique.

However, Gong Tianwu's right hand hanging by his side was already emitting a strange dark metallic light, and one step ahead it condensed into three constantly rotating magnetic pole arrows in his palm.

"You have lived here for hundreds of years, right?"

Gong Tianwu's cold voice came through the mask: "Have you ever seen the wonder of magnetic field reversal?"

While Gong Tianwu was speaking, the first Yuanci Earth Pole Arrow had already been fired out, and Xu Lin's body-protecting cold energy shattered.

Xu Lin's counterattack only reached five meters in front of Gong Tianwu before it was twisted by the magnetic force and flew more than a hundred feet away, leaving only a sharp scratch on the hard ice.

Then, the second Yuanci Earth Pole Arrow pierced his right shoulder, and the elegant scholar groaned for the first time. What was even more terrifying was that Xu Lin found that the Cold Soul Divine Light that he had cultivated for many years was flowing backwards in his meridians!

"You...you actually repaired the Yuanci Gold Seal!!"

Xu Lin almost screamed out in fear, but unfortunately his cry was only strangled in his chest.

The third magnetic polar arrow chased Xue Qing into the void, and a shrill scream was heard in the distance.

Gong Tianwu had no intention of pursuing. He stood in front of Xu Lin and bent over to pick up the broken jade hairpin. Under the reflection of the aurora, the delicate pine pattern carvings on the hairpin were visible.

At this time, Xu Lin could no longer stand steadily. He knelt on one knee, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, but he still straightened his back stubbornly.

He suddenly started coughing violently, and every breath he exhaled was filled with tiny ice crystals, while his skin and hair were covered with strange spots like rust.

"Do you want to live or die?"

Gong Tianwu said calmly.

"If you want to die, you can kill yourself. If you want to live, then tell me all the secrets and magical powers of Xiankong Island that you know."

Xu Lin suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood and gasped hoarsely:

"Who are you? Who are you?!"

At the same time, Xue Qing was already a hundred miles away. She staggered and fell out of the void, her white dress stained with glaring red, and she was gasping for breath.

After a few seconds, she looked back in the direction she left, and fear appeared in her eyes for the first time.

"How terrifying! That person's strength is far inferior to that of the Sect Leader!!"

Xue Qing's vision was still very accurate. When Gong Tianwu deliberately exposed his whereabouts three years ago, he actually felt that it would be difficult for the people of Xiankong Island to keep him.

After all, he had already cultivated the Yuanci Gold Seal to a very high level at this time. Combined with his rich combat experience in these past few lifetimes, he believed that even if he could not win, he could still escape.

After this battle, Gong Tianwu realized that there was probably no one on Xiankong Island who could be his opponent.

***
Three days later,

Gong Tianwu had already boarded a large ship and was heading upstream towards Yanzhi City.

The big ship he was on at this time was called Fu'an. There was an "Inscription of Swift Wind" on the sails and an "Inscription of Water Pilot" engraved on the bottom of the ship. In this way, when there is wind, the speed is twice that of an ordinary ship.

Even in the case of headwind and upstream, there is no need for trackers to pull, and the speed can still be maintained at about 20 kilometers per hour.

Because it was a bright and sunny day with green trees on both sides of the river, most of the passengers went to the deck to bask in the sun. Gong Tianwu discovered that there were hidden secrets on the clothes of several wealthy young men around him.

For example, the brocade robe worn by the fat man also has the product of inscription literature applied:

The gold thread texture is not embroidery, but a flowing "constant temperature inscription", which keeps one warm in winter and cool in summer; the carvings on the cuffs hide a "dust-avoiding inscription", which keeps one out of dirt.

The woman's long skirt was obviously a dress produced by "Yun Ni Fang".

The whole dress is inlaid with thirty special jade pieces, each of which is engraved with flowing inscriptions. Especially when walking, it is like being covered by a river of stars, and the rate of turning heads is extremely high.

Not only that, there is a low-temperature inscription in the tail cabin of the Fu'an. The temperature is only about ten degrees below zero. It is definitely not good enough if it is used in actual combat, but it is excellent for preserving river fish and vegetables.

"This brother is invited."

Suddenly, Gong Tianwu heard someone talking next to him.

When I looked back, I found that it was a fat young man wearing a scholar's uniform.

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:
"My name is Gong Wu, and who are you?"

The young man said with shining eyes:

"My name is Xu Mingxuan. I noticed that the clothes you are wearing are quite special. May I ask if it is the legendary ferret coat?"

Gong Tianwu looked down and found that he was indeed still wearing mink fur for warmth. This thing was indeed quite rare here, so he nodded and said with a smile:

"Yes."

Xu Mingxuan laughed and said:
"It's noon now, Brother Gong, let's have lunch together. The fish on our boat is cooked quite well."

Gong Tianwu was indeed a little hungry at this time, so he happily agreed.

Following Xu Mingxuan into the elegant room on the boat, I immediately felt the temperature drop and the heat from the sun was gone.

A closer look revealed that there was a bamboo tube in the corner of the room, with cool air blowing out of it. This should be the inscribed version of the air conditioner.

The dishes were served soon. Xu Mingxuan pointed mysteriously at a plate of crucian carp with green onions and said:

"Brother Gong, you can try this dish. It is cooked without fire and has a very unique flavor."

Gong Tianwu took a bite and found that this dish should be made by stewing the crucian carp in warm water first, and then pouring the fried topping on it. It has a tender and smooth texture and tastes sour and delicious, but how come it doesn't require any fire?

The next dish turned out to be a pot of sauerkraut and pork. The mystery was solved when it was served. It turned out that there was an "inscription of fire separation" under the pot, which was similar to an induction cooker. It also made sense to say it was "cooking without fire".

After some greetings, Xu Mingxuan said sincerely:
"To be honest, my father suffers from leg carbuncle, and he suffers a lot every winter. Later, I heard from a famous doctor that using ferret fur to make leg guards might be a temporary solution. So if Brother Gong is interested in selling them, I am willing to pay a high price."

Gong Tianwu laughed loudly and took off his fur coat and handed it to Xu Mingxuan:

"Since you are filial, how can I not help you?"

Xu Mingxuan was overjoyed and was about to take out his money when he suddenly felt the boat shaking violently and he almost fell down.

Gong Tianwu grabbed him and saw a speedboat passing by at high speed outside the window. The waves it created were the culprit for the previous shaking.

At this time, there were a lot of shouting and cursing on the whole ship. After Xu Mingxuan saw it, he spit heavily and said angrily:
"This damn Lingbo ship relies on its fast speed and is only doing official business, so it doesn't care about us at all."

Gong Tianwu looked carefully and found that there were two hydrofoils at the tail of the speedboat, with a very unique shape.

He suddenly recalled that more than three years ago, a document he reviewed before his retreat included a drawing of this Lingbo boat. In addition to its unique shape, the most important thing is that there is a "water-dividing inscription" on the bottom of the boat, which is the key to its amazing speed.

Along the way, Gong Tianwu also saw inscribed wild bulls used for plowing and inscribed fast horses used for pulling carts, which made him feel very gratified.

After all, before this retreat, Gong Tianwu had repeatedly stressed that the main promotion efforts for inscription literature should be directed towards the common people, so that inscription literature could be applied to the daily lives of every household.

Let the inscribed products, which are like the "swallows in the halls of the rich and powerful", fly smoothly into the "homes of ordinary people".

This is Gong Tianwu's preparation for future market layout.

You must know that throughout history, the wealthy tycoons and businessmen in every dynasty did not run industries and scopes that were exclusive to the rich, such as silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry, but things that ordinary people could consume and must consume.

For example, salt merchants, cloth merchants, and grain merchants! !
What Gong Tianwu did was to target the low-end market of civilians and make efforts and plans for it in advance so that he could gain more profits from them.

It is worth mentioning that at this time Gong Tianwu’s destiny has increased to a full seventy points!

The reason is that the concept of "economic warfare" he proposed was greatly developed under the leadership of Guangxiaoseng.

Without the rest of the people realizing it, the grain, salt and fuel industries in a large number of areas were controlled by the Daqian Bank.

The God of Wealth Silver Dollar directly replaced the silver treasure and became the most popular currency, without a doubt.

Even more than 300 million God of Wealth Coupons have been issued. Under such circumstances, it is not a rare thing for Gong Tianwu's destiny to reach 70 points.

After a few days of "secret visits" along the way, Gong Tianwu confirmed that his territory was still thriving, and then returned to Yanzhi City.

At this time, Gong Tianwu stood at the city gate, and suddenly a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the whole person suddenly split into three!
There was no difference in their dress, expressions or actions. Then the three Gong Tianwu walked towards the marquis's mansion, the military camp, and the yamen respectively.

This magical power of transforming into three pure ones from one breath was squeezed out of Xu Lin by Gong Tianwu.

This guy obviously didn't have the courage to die, so facing Gong Tianwu's questioning, he used a little bit of tricks and just told Gong Tianwu everything he wanted to know, just like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

However, most of these things are useless, only this magical power of transforming one qi into three pure ones is quite good and was favored by Gong Tianwu.

And according to Xu Lin, this thing was actually a fragment he obtained by touching the corpse of an elder of the Wutai Sect after he had assassinated him. It should be the authentic copy that Xu Fei's mother had narrated.

Gong Tianwu's cultivation at this time has reached the level of the middle stage of foundation building, and there is no threshold to cultivate such supernatural powers.

By the way, Gong Tianwu had heard a statement about the relationship between cultivation, supernatural powers, and magic weapons before, and he thought it was quite appropriate.

This statement compares the monk's attack to a man attacking a wall.

Cultivation = how much force this person can unleash to attack the wall.

Weapon = What tool (hammer, axe, stick) the person used to attack the wall.

Divine power = the person's technique of exerting force before attacking the wall.

For example, if you just raise the hammer and start smashing it, the resulting power will definitely be the weakest.

Someone who knows what’s going on will jump up grabbing the hammer, then smash it down head-on with force, and the power will surely be astonishing.

Some practitioners would hold the hammer and spin it four or five times before smashing it hard, which would definitely cause maximum damage.

At this time, Gong Tianwu used the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones on a whim to see if these people who he spent every day with could recognize him.

To Gong Tianwu's surprise, he came to nothing in the military camp and the government office. But when he returned to the marquis's mansion, he found that all the important officials he wanted to meet were gathered there.

Not only that, even Yang Qianmin sat in the main seat. Mr. Hei, the incarnation of Guangxiao monk, has now established himself as the chief counselor and sat in the hosting position. As for Cai Yuanchang, Chen Shengzhi, Ye Yuanjing and others, none of them were left out.

Seeing Gong Tianwu quietly appear, everyone was overjoyed. Yang Qianmin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Husband, you are finally back."

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:
"Why, is there something big happening?"

Yang Qianmin said:

"It is indeed a big deal. When the decision was made, we almost wanted to inform you. Weren't they afraid of delaying your cultivation?"

Gong Tianwu laughed and said:
"Interesting, interesting, what kind of important decision is this?"

Yang Qianmin smiled and said:

"This is an excellent idea proposed by Mr. Hei. I will not say more. Please let Mr. Hei speak."

If it were someone else, they might be more humble.

But who is Guangxiao Monk? The former empire's reality, an existence above ten thousand people and below one person, stood up and said:
"What the master has always been worried about is that Mingwen's war potential will be exposed, and then it will arouse the fear and suppression of the immortal sect, so the current situation is to cover it up."

"However, this approach is still a bit negative, and the potential of epigraphy has already exploded. It is becoming increasingly difficult to hide it, and it may even have a counterproductive effect!"

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu said thoughtfully:
"What you said makes sense."

The monk Guangxiao said:
"Therefore, I think we can be more proactive and take the initiative to expose our war potential."

"If this kind of controlled exposure is done well, it can actually allow the Immortal Sect to regard mortals who have mastered inscriptions as additional combat power."

"This is similar to the auxiliary soldiers on the battlefield, the militiamen who defend the city. They are very useful on the battlefield, but no one thinks they are a big threat or have strong combat power."

After hearing what Guangxiao monk said, Gong Tianwu did not express his opinion, and said thoughtfully:
"Mr. Hei, your idea is correct and it is obviously much more proactive, but it is very important to grasp the degree."

The monk Guangxiao said:

"We started planning this two years ago and have been preparing for two and a half years. We are gathered here today to wait for the results."

Gong Tianwu said in surprise:
"Oh? So you've already started."

The monk Guangxiao said:

"Yes, as early as seven or eight years ago, there was intelligence showing that the immortal sect Shenxiao Sect that ruled our area had actually shown signs of decline."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu immediately recalled the relevant information:
According to information from multiple sources, the Shenxiao Sect is in big trouble.

Although its founder Luo Shenxiao was Zhou Qingyun's disciple, he had passed away seventy years ago.

The one who usually supports the sect is Luo Shenxiao's sixth disciple Hu Jingshen, whose cultivation level is at the sixth level of foundation building.

However, Hu Jingshen's personal qualifications were somewhat different. He was unable to practice the Emei techniques and magical powers passed down by Zhou Qingyun, but instead practiced a Kunlun technique that Luo Shenxiao accidentally obtained.

Under such circumstances, the relationship between Emei Villa and this side cannot be said to be severed, but it is certainly not that close anymore.

(End of this chapter)