Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 87 Visiting the Cave
After leaving Pingrong County Government Office, Kang Dabao did not rush back to the market, but returned to the clan first.

He had some friendship with the head of the Hemu Dao Dharma Transmission Channel and the chief deacon of the Fellow Practitioners Association, so he had heard some relatively secret information and had to tell his fellow disciples as soon as possible.

"The Immortal Dynasty sent a royal noble from the capital to deal with the two major forces in Yunjiaozhou. Now the Niu family of Dingnan has been exiled to Liangxi, and the Yue family of Hancheng has been forced into submission. They have also allocated more than a dozen foundation builders to the state court for use, and the Liangyi Sect has not intervened. From now on, it seems that the Immortal Dynasty will really be in charge of Yunjiaozhou!"

Kang Dabao first told his fellow disciples the news he had obtained, and everyone was shocked.

You know, even when Shen Lingfeng, the governor of Shannan Road, took advantage of the time and place, and used the excuse of pacifying the barbarians to raise his might and lead a large army to march into Yunjiaozhou, the Liangyi Sect did not sit idly by.

But this time, it really seemed like the powerful dragon from outside had directly crushed the Liangyi Sect, the dominant force, to death.

For the young monks of Chongming Sect who were born and raised here, what they have heard since childhood is how powerful Liangyi Sect is, how it dominates several states, and how it is rampant.

But now it is known that the Liangyi Sect was conquered by the powerful entry of the Immortal Dynasty, and Yunjiaozhou seems to be under the direct control of the Immortal Dynasty again.

The impact of such changes on them can be imagined.

"Don't go out these days, and we should avoid going to the market for the time being. The news is not right, and I don't believe that the Liangyi Sect will just tolerate it and do nothing." Kang Dabao pondered for a while and then spoke again.

Kang Dabao is now the one who has the final say in Chongming Sect. With his decision, Chongming Sect will temporarily close its gates.

During this period, except for the head of Kangda who occasionally went to the market to replenish stocks and check accounts, everyone else was ordered by him not to go out.

During this time, rumors began to circulate that the magistrate, deputy magistrate, chief clerk, and lieutenant of a neighboring county had acted too aggressively, forcing the local clan to kill them all. The state court was furious upon hearing the news and was about to recruit monks from all counties to quell the rebellion. It seemed that Yunjiaozhou was about to set off another bloody storm.

As soon as this news came out, even Kang Dabao himself hurried back and forth, not daring to stay outside for long.

After returning to the sect, Master Kang, in addition to practicing himself, forced Yuan Jin to refine weapons and Jiang Qing to practice Qi. In his spare time, he would scold his disciples, and look for Pei Yi to drink tea and play chess. He felt that his life was quite comfortable.

This is what cultivation is all about! What is the purpose of cultivating immortality? Is it to splash brains all day long? No matter how many times you lick the blood on the edge of a knife, you will never get used to it. It smells fishy.

Pei Yi, who had been playing chess with Kang Dabao for several days, couldn't stand it anymore.

Even though he was so good-tempered, after drinking several cups of chrysanthemum tea that day, he almost couldn't suppress the anger on his forehead when he saw Kang Dabao staring at the chessboard with a frown on his brow.

"Brother, do you still remember the cave that Lu Wen mentioned before?" Pei Yi suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the courtyard.

"Ah? Oh, I remember now. Junior brother, don't talk about him when you are playing chess. I just thought of a brilliant move and was about to make it, but look, it's gone! Your chess skills are not good. When the old man was here, he would probably hit you with the sole of his shoe." Kang Dabao looked unhappy and muttered to himself.

Pei Yi was speechless after hearing this, recalling that Uncle He was quite good at chess in the past, but his character was so bad that whenever he lost a game of chess, he would run around the yard with his shoe soles flying in the air, chasing after his uncles and aunts who had won against him.

Otherwise, how could it be the turn of Song Erjie's father, a mere mortal county magistrate, to become his chess friend?
Pei Yi almost choked back the words he had prepared to say when he heard what Master Kang said so shamelessly.

Pei Yi paused for a long time before he spoke: "Brother, have you forgotten that there may be second-level lionworm eggs in that cave? If so, there may be some other treasures. We have already wasted a lot of time. If someone gets there first, then our Chongming Sect will suffer a great loss, right?"

"Pah." Kang Dabao placed a piece with a smile on his face, as if he felt he had made a brilliant move.

Turning back to listen to Pei Yi's words, although he felt that it made sense, the thought of going out and possibly getting into another fight suppressed his desire. "The world is in chaos right now, so there's no need to rush for these two days. Why not go later? But what if someone else gets there first?"

Master Kang had just thought of a reason to convince himself, but then he changed his mind and thought that if this opportunity was taken away by someone else, he would be at a greater disadvantage. He began to feel caught in a dilemma.

"Play chess first, it's not such a coincidence. I was just joking about Lu Wen's incident at the time, and my purpose was to lure you and your nephew back to the sect. Since even Lu Wen can easily enter that cave, I'm afraid there won't be anything presentable, let alone a second-level lionworm egg! Let's wait until it's empty."

After thinking for a long time, the word "stability" finally prevailed, and Kang Dabao finally made up his mind not to go out for the time being.

He just pointed at the chessboard and placed another piece.

The chessboard situation was so bad that Pei Yi turned his head away, unwilling to watch. He just randomly placed a piece, which made his head brother look worried and fall into concentrated thought.

"Even Lu Wen can go in easily, so there is no risk for us brothers and sisters. We can just go out and relax." Pei Yi felt uncomfortable when he saw Kang Dabao in deep thought, so he continued to encourage him.

"Tsk." After hearing what Pei Yi said, Kang Dabao smacked his lips and frowned.

Master Kang has a soft-hearted personality and is easily influenced by others. After hearing what Pei Yi said, he began to hesitate again.

"I'm tired of traveling all over the country for business these years. Now I like to stay at home, do business, and teach my apprentices. Besides, it's better to be safe. Let's wait for some time. The third brother is making a breakthrough. When he reaches the eighth level of Qi training, we can go together. It's always safer."

Pei Yi saw that he couldn't persuade Kang Dabao today. He was so angry that he could only sigh half way and was thinking about how to make up another excuse to get out of the chessboard.

"Alchemy? No, I just told my senior brother yesterday that we were out of spiritual herbs. I wanted to ask for leave to go to the market to buy some, but he denied it. Tsk, this life is so hard, I might as well go out and find an evil cultivator to fight with."

Pei Yi was still feeling resentful in his heart.

Suddenly, a man pushed open the door of the dormitory and walked into the courtyard. This man had a handsome face and bright eyes. When he saw Kang Dabao, he bowed and said, "Brother, I have reached the eighth level of Qi training. I have succeeded!"

"Wow!" Pei Yi stood up happily and patted Jiang Qing on the shoulder, and in the process overturned the chess table in front of him, scattering the chess pieces all over the yard.

Seeing Pei Yi so happy, Jiang Qing was a little surprised: "I didn't expect Senior Brother Pei to care about me so much."

In addition to the joy that rose in his heart, the head of the Kang family was also a little surprised when he looked at the chess pieces scattered all over the courtyard. "How did Junior Brother Pei overturn this stone table that weighs a thousand pounds?"

three days later

"Kang Dabao, how can you be the leader? Why can't you treat everyone equally? Why do you leave me to look after the house!" In the courtyard of Chongming Sect, Yuan Jin pulled Kang Dabao's sleeve, and his demeanor was like a little kid who was left behind by his mother and not taken to the market.

Pei Yi, Jiang Qing and the Dong sisters were all laughing nearby. Several younger generations stood in the farewell team, looking distressed.

"You dare to call me by my name. You must have been beaten enough, right? I am the head of the sect and I have the final say. Just listen to me!" Kang Dabao ignored him and walked out without even turning his head. He shook off Yuan Jin and walked out with Pei Yi and Jiang Qing in his hands.

In the end, Yuan Jin didn't have the courage to chase after them, so he could only scold a group of young people for their practice with a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart.

He turned around and went back into the refining room which had not yet been completely completed, and vented his anger on the several silent frames of spiritual ores.

While walking on the road, Kang Dabao saw that Pei Yi was not in a good mood, so he gave his black-blooded horse to Pei Yi and continued to ride his old donkey.

There was no need to bring a cart this time, as the clan was now well-stocked with pack animals, so Jiang Qing picked a sturdy wild ox for transportation.

Pei Yi thanked the "culprit" who caused his mental illness.

This senior brother thought that he might not be able to play chess for a long time, so he dragged himself to play chess for two nights. The skill that Pei Yi regretted learning the most in his life was probably playing chess.
"It's still easier to fight against the bandit cultivators." Pei Yi sighed in his heart, and then he heard Kang Dabao asking: "Junior brother, you said that you went to the empty door with Lu Wen last time. I think it's quite strange. There may be something fishy here."

"Or maybe it's the wrong time. If there is a natural magic formation outside the cave, it wouldn't be surprising if the cave would hide with the weather of the four seasons." Pei Yi stopped daydreaming and replied, stroking his chin.

"It's not impossible," Kang Dabao nodded his head, "Let's take a look first, but don't do anything rash." But in his heart, he didn't have much hope for this visit to the cave.

Stories like the one about a down-and-out monk visiting the cave dwelling of a powerful person, having an adventure, and then changing his fate, and then ascending to heaven in broad daylight with seventy-two saints, demon queens, and enchantresses, have been written about to death in the stories of cultivating immortals.

This is also a common problem among novelists. The more they lack something, the more they imagine it.

Even if most of the cultivators are not extremely evil, they are selfish.

Throughout history, how many great benevolent people have left behind a legacy to benefit their descendants before they died? Aren't all their disciples and descendants dead? How could it be your turn, a mud-footed man?
Not to mention that the cave dwellings of high-level cultivators are beyond the reach of an ant like himself. Even the cave dwellings of foundation-building or even Qi-cultivating cultivators are not so easy to enter.

It is possible that he would leave some hidden tricks. If something unexpected happens, the Taoist's nearly 200 kilograms of flesh and blood would be left there to be fertilized by the magical flowers and herbs.

Therefore, things like visiting caves are actually quite dangerous.

Don't think that Lu Wen had returned intact. If he was allowed to go in again, he might just be a moment slower than the first time he entered, or his footsteps might be an inch higher, and the next moment he would be chopped into a human pig by the flying swords.

Kang Dabao was now somewhat content with his small fortune, as he had done several no-cost businesses in the past few years, built a sect, had spiritual fields, and a market, so he lacked interest in adventurous things.

He even began to think in his heart that if the next round of spiritual dew was not very effective, after drinking it, he would be able to practice peacefully until he was sixty and still not be able to break through the ninth level of Qi training. Then he could basically give up the idea of ​​building a foundation and focus on training disciples and running the sect.

Before he closes his eyes, if there are a few talented disciples who can successfully build a foundation, then even if Kang Dabao is not very good, he will be able to get a tablet as the ancestor of the revival after a hundred years, and then marry a dozen mortal wives.

Are you kidding? Master Chongming, you can pick your own. I have to work hard to solve the problem of the small number of members of the old Kang family. Otherwise, what if the small clan in the clan accuses me of favoritism?
Having a child is not easy. As long as you are diligent, won’t you have three-digit sons in this life?
Kang Dabao felt that being able to achieve this was enough for his life, so what else was there to be dissatisfied about?

So what if you are a time traveler? You think you are a great person because you traveled through time. Do you still think you are the son of luck? Which son of luck has four spiritual roots and is almost forty years old but has not yet reached the late stage of Qi training?
If it weren't for my good luck, the flowers around the Taoist's grave would have bloomed several times, and it might even be a cenotaph.
Don't look at the black bone. The head of Kang Da has been holding it in his hand for many years. It's almost pulped, but there is still no reaction. If you don't know the method, then there is no hammer method. Don't think of it.

The three brothers traveled for ten days and arrived at Shandugang, Ji County, Fengzhou. When Uncle Li and Kang Dabao separated, he brought Pei Yi and the two families to settle here.

Uncle Li was a man with high aspirations, and originally planned to start a new business here. Therefore, during this period, Uncle Li taught many casual cultivators of humble origins, and he preached and taught them in the mountains every five or ten days.

The purpose was to recruit all these monks to the Chongming Sect in Ji County after he established his foundation, so as to strengthen his power. It was also at this time that Lu Wen met Pei Yi. The two had been friends for more than ten years and almost agreed to be brothers.
"Unfortunately, both things are regrettable." Pei Yi said this with a sigh.

"A blessing in disguise." Kang Dabao felt uncomfortable after hearing this. This old man looked down on me so much that he would rather rebuild the stage than assist me? He thought so in his heart, but he spoke politely to comfort me.

"There must be quite a few monks taught by Uncle Li near Shandugang?" Kang Dabao had some thoughts in his mind. After all, these people have some relationship with Chongming Sect. They are much stronger than ordinary cultivators. Some of those with potential can be recruited.

"There are not many talented ones among them. Besides, I feel that I don't have the ability to judge people, so it's not easy for me to recommend any more to you." Pei Yi was silent for a while before speaking.

Kang Dabao knew that Pei Yi was deeply hurt by Lu Wen when he heard this, and since this was not a matter to be rushed, he stopped talking.

The three of them walked in silence all the way to the outside of the cave where he and Lu Wen had visited last time.

This is a small canyon that is nothing special, and the spiritual energy is very shallow. Ordinary cultivators usually don't come to such places, and I don't know why Lu Wen came here.

"Then let's split up and look for it to see if we can find it. Remember, if you find the entrance, don't go in alone. Wait until everyone gathers together before going in." Kang Dabao gave his two junior brothers some detailed instructions.

The two junior brothers responded in unison and started searching the place separately.

Kang Dabao also found a direction and urged the old donkey to run quickly for a while. The old donkey felt that Kang Dabao, who was sitting on his back, was urging him hard, and although he was a little out of breath, he did not dare to disobey the command.

Just as it was about to take a step and run faster, it suddenly felt its mouth tightened and Kang Dabao suddenly pulled the reins, causing it to stop.

Master Kang seemed to have seen someone. He quickly got off the donkey and covered the old donkey's mouth and nose to prevent it from making any more noise.

Then he took out the concealment array he had received from Bai Bian and put it away. Unexpectedly, he saw an unexpected person here.

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(End of this chapter)