Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 87 European and African Conservation Laws
As soon as the martial arts tournament ended, Mu Feng rushed back to Kyoto, bringing back a lot of intelligence.

"So, the immortal techniques practiced by the White Stone Immortal Sect are extremely similar to the Blood Demon Technique from over a thousand years ago?"

Inside the Renzheng Hall, Emperor Murong Zhen of the Xiao Kingdom sat upright at a table, frowning as he pondered something.

The Blood Demon Technique was created by the Blood Demon. According to records, it could absorb the true energy of others for one's own use. As a result, the Blood Demon was besieged by martial artists and was eventually trapped and killed in the Qin King's Tomb.

This matter was little known in the general public, but within the palace, the imperial family throughout the ages knew about it; it was hardly a secret.

Mu Feng was performing the traditional Chinese hand-waving salute when he respectfully replied, "They are somewhat similar, but also different. When he confronted me, although I noticed the loss of true energy, it was not absorbed by him for his own use, but rather 'refined'."

Upon hearing that Mu Feng's words didn't refer to absorbing true energy, Murong Zhen breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief, but then murmured, "Refine..."

The hall remained silent for a long time before Murong Zhen finally spoke again, asking, "In your opinion, how should we deal with this? If we were to ask Grand Tutor Qi for help, would that be fair to Immortal Baishi?"

Mu Feng shook his head slightly: "Difficult."

Murong Zhen seemed a little irritated. He simply stood up and continued to ask, "Where are the troops in formation?"

This time, Mu Feng simply bowed and said sincerely, "If we use military formations, we might be able to deal with that little disciple, but as for Immortal Baishi himself... I am guilty, I really do not know his cultivation level, so I have no way to say it."

This means it won't work.

Murong Zhen's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Army Formation" is formed by the warriors in the army standing in their respective formation positions, relying on the warrior who is the core of the formation to form a military formation, which amplifies the true energy in the formation several times over, and the power of the warrior who is the core of the formation is also amplified several times over.

Different military formations serve different purposes; some are primarily for attack, while others are primarily for defense.

Even the most skilled warriors will be defeated when faced with a large army. Even grandmasters, if they manage to escape, will be badly injured.

Murong Zhen asked this question, which was also a question about the strength of the suddenly emerging White Stone Immortal Sect.

There was another long silence in the hall.

"Gao Jing!"

Murong Zhen suddenly called out loudly.

Not far from the table, a man in brocade robes who was waiting nearby hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your subject is here!"

"The imperial edict is to confer the title of Princess Xing upon the Sixth Princess, granting her a fief of two thousand households, and all other rewards... in accordance with the precedent set for the Eldest Princess."

“Posthumously confer upon her birth mother the title of Imperial Noble Consort, and instruct the Ministry of Rites to draft an honorific title for her.”

Gao Jing hurriedly walked to a small table on one side of the hall, picked up a brush and started writing hastily.

"Draft another decree, bestowing upon the Immortal Baishi the title of... well, let's call him 'Lord Baishi,' with the same rank as a Duke, a fief of three thousand households, a grant of ten thousand gold pieces, and a plaque inscribed 'The Number One Immortal Sect Under Heaven.'"

Gao Jing's pen was practically smoking from its strokes, but Murong Zhen hadn't stopped yet, continuing, "Also, transfer General Heshi Lie to Baozhou to command the Shuntian Army, and have him find me a place to build a temporary palace!"

"His Majesty intends to build a temporary palace in Baozhou?"

Gao Jing and Murong Zhen were quite close. Upon hearing Murong Zhen's words, Gao Jing immediately became alarmed and said worriedly, "I'm afraid the Empress Dowager won't agree..."

Murong Zhen waved his hand: "It was a last resort, Mother will understand."

Gao Jing continued writing, but said aloud, "Your Majesty, you've given away so much at once, the Ministry of Revenue will be in tears again..."

"Let them cry!"

...Zhang Chengdao was unaware of the "immense wealth" that was about to be bestowed upon him by Mu Feng.

He was staring at the ten membership red envelopes he had painstakingly saved in his backpack, planning to do a ten-pull for a thrilling experience.

Of course, there is no option for a 10-pull in the member red envelopes. The so-called "10-pull fun" still requires opening them one by one.

The reason Zhang Chengdao saved up ten was because, in all the time since he transmigrated, he had never won a single high-level item from dozens of member red envelopes!
Of all the draws I've done, the best items I've gotten are just a purple ornament and a purple skill book. Forget about the top-tier red quality items in the game, I've never even gotten a gold quality item!

So, even though he knew there was no guaranteed drop, Zhang Chengdao still pinned his hopes on the superstition and planned to try his luck with ten consecutive pulls, hoping to get something good—it couldn't possibly be ten pulls of [Ge Gen Tang] and [Di Da San], could it?

To prepare, Zhang Chengdao even washed his face in the pond in the peach orchard before taking a deep breath and starting to open the member red envelopes.

The first one is 10 servings of [Kudzu Root Soup].

The second item is 10 servings of [Kudzu Root Soup].

The third item is still 10 servings of [Kudzu Root Soup].

Zhang Chengdao was a little vulnerable.

"Hey game designer, dare you drop some good stuff for me?!"

He continued to open membership coupons while grumbling and cursing.

The fourth one was not Ge Gen Tang (葛根汤), but 10 doses of Die Da San (跌打散).

No difference.

Zhang Chengdao hesitated for two seconds between continuing to hold the meeting and "it's not a good day to hold it until next time," and finally chose "since it's already open, let's just hold it all."

The fifth item is 30 servings of [meat].

The sixth item is a single [Phoebe zhennan seedling], of blue quality. It produces wood needed in the later stages of the construction system, which is barely acceptable.

Seeing this sapling of Phoebe zhennan, Zhang Chengdao's expression softened slightly, and he was finally less heartbroken.

The seventh item is 10 doses of [Dieda San].

Staring at the last three membership red envelopes in his backpack, Zhang Chengdao's face turned ashen once again.

The eighth one, a flash of purple light, and after seeing what was pulled out, Zhang Chengdao's expression of surprise turned to speechlessness—it was that purple ornament [incense table] again!
Even if you manage to draw a purple-grade ornament, you should at least give me something else!

There are so many decorations in the game, but they always give you the same one!
Zhang Chengdao didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky. From a certain perspective, it was quite rare to draw two purple-grade ornaments, and even duplicates of each other.

The ninth one is a blue weapon, the [Scaled Iron Hammer]!
This time, Zhang Chengdao was genuinely pleasantly surprised.

He had just promised to find a way to make a hammer weapon for Emperor Ruyan a while ago, and he actually pulled it out today. It's like a pillow being handed to someone who's sleepy!
The first two bonuses weren't bad, and Zhang Chengdao was increasingly looking forward to the last member bonus.

He even couldn't help but make the sign of the cross on his chest, then clasp his hands together in prayer, muttering:

"The Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Great Sage, Zeus, Isis, Stana, Venus, Jesus, Hera, Apollo, Mary... May everyone bless me so that I may get a big one!"

Whether you believe it or not is another matter; the main focus is on pursuing ultimate utilitarianism.

After finishing his rambling, Zhang Chengdao opened the last member's red envelope.

This time, a red light flashed, and what appeared in the backpack was a red manual with four large characters written on it: "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source".

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