In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 438 Building the Altar and Barrier
"..."

Xiang Chongyuan remained silent.

But Dai Yang could clearly see that his temples were throbbing.

It's clearly on the verge of exploding.

"So, the bureau's spending money and effort were all in his favor?"

"What? What does he take the bureau for?"

"boom!"

Xiang Chongyuan slammed his fist on the table, roaring, "Am I supposed to be doing odd jobs for his congressman?!"

"He has such an arrogant official air about him!"

"He hasn't officially become a member of parliament yet!"

"He's come all the way here to freeload! Does he even think he's one of the bureau's people?!"

"Tell him! If he doesn't want to work here anymore, he'd better get out of here now!"

The people in the outer offices were startled by the noise.

"What's going on? Who's angered the stern-faced guy again?"

Someone whispered, "It sounds like Director Dai went in. I just passed by the door and overheard a couple of things. Guess what I heard?"

"If you keep me in suspense any longer, I'll cut you up!"

"Ugh, you people, you're all brainless and don't even like to use your brains!"

These words immediately provoked the wrath of the crowd, whose gazes could tear him to pieces. The man hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I'll talk, I'll talk! It's very simple. Tell me, in our bureau, who else has such audacity and such ability to provoke the Black-Faced God, and who can afford to offend him?"

"Hmm? You mean Vice Minister Xie?"

Everyone immediately perked up their ears.

Xie Lingxin has been quite popular lately, so of course they know that.

He discovered that the Environmental Protection Bureau knew about the Wilderness-level Domain earlier than anyone else.

With Tong Huohuo's return and subsequent warnings, the Environmental Protection Bureau had no other intentions regarding its lack of involvement.

After all, it's a Desolate Realm, and even if they were given the chance, probably very few people would dare to go in.

Chu He, Hong Xiao, Hu Buxiao, and several other special operations team members had just returned from a field mission and happened to be passing by the door when they heard this and couldn't help but come over.

Chu He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with our deputy?"

"Oh, you're back? What else could it be? The Black-Faced God has been provoked again and just threw a huge tantrum."

"But you don't need to worry too much. In my opinion, all the Black-Faced God can do is throw a tantrum. What can he do to Vice-Director Xie?"

“There was no way before, but now that Vice Chairman Xie can come and go from a prestigious family like the Hua family and deal with them, it’s even more impossible.”

Everyone nodded.

After this period of time, they had little doubt about Xiang Chongyuan's abilities as the newly appointed bureau chief.

He's much better than Director Dai, and his style of doing things is much tougher.

Working under him isn't so bad.

The Environmental Protection Bureau is much more assertive in the face of outsiders these days.

It's because this black-faced god can help.

However, this does not stop them from disliking the Black-Faced God.

She had no other thoughts, but secretly she would cricket and watch him make a fool of himself.

Chu He and the others thought about it carefully and agreed, so they were immediately relieved.

"Who will go and find out what happened?"

"Who dares? You?"

"..."

Everyone was extremely curious, but no one dared to eavesdrop.

Not knowing the cause and effect, they were at a loss for words.

In the director's office.

Dai Yang smiled ingratiatingly.

"Director Xiang, you're exaggerating. How could Xiao Xie have such thoughts?"

"He's always valued fairness highly; he's the key figure in this matter, and without him, it wouldn't have been possible."

"We'll contribute some money and effort, and we'll essentially get the right to use the back of the road. Besides, Xiao Xie isn't going to occupy it forever; he'll only use it when needed. Most of the time, the bureau will still use it, right? Why not?"

"Humph!"

Xiang Chongyuan was well aware of this.

He knew exactly what Xie Lingxin was thinking.

What do you mean by valuing fairness? It's just being driven by profit!

They have absolutely no awareness whatsoever!

He abhorred this behavior of exploiting public funds and scheming to seize federal assets!
"Say yes! But!"

"That is, on the premise that he can actually forge a Dao weapon!"

Xiang Chongyuan said with a dark face, "If he can't refine it, he has to compensate for all the losses."

"Also, if he wants to use Taoist soldiers, he needs to submit a report and apply in advance. If it conflicts with the bureau's mission, he must give way unconditionally! The bureau takes priority!"

"This……"

Dai Yang frowned, his chubby face contorted.

He wanted to say something, but Xiang Chongyuan's requests were also reasonable.

As a member of the Environmental Protection Bureau, he seemed to have no reason or position to say anything.

"So be it."

Xiang Chongyuan said with a dark face.

If even these cannot be guaranteed, then there is no need to continue.

Dai Yang knew that once he made a decision, it couldn't be changed, so he could only nod and say, "Alright, I'll go and push it through!"

Now he can only hope that Xie Lingxin will accept these conditions.

Having a group of Taoist soldiers is extremely important for the current Environmental Protection Bureau.

……

Soon.

Xie Lingxin, who had just finished refining another set of Lingfei San, received a call from Dai Yang.

"Oh?"

After hearing his explanation, Xie Lingxin only considered it for a moment before smiling and saying, "Okay, I agree."

He originally offered to help refine the Dao soldiers, but he just wanted to get an advance payment and get something for nothing. His main goal was to get the Environmental Protection Bureau to help him build the altar.

Debts can be repaid slowly in the future.

Surprisingly, the dark-faced god-like figure, despite his lack of talent, still possessed considerable courage.

"How many do you want to refine?"

"one hundred!"

Dai Yang's voice came through: "To be honest, this was squeezed out by the bureau after emptying its internal treasury and using up this year's and next year's budgets." "But judging from Director Xiang's intentions, he will also personally go out and beg for donations through his own channels, so there should be quite a lot more to come."

One hundred...and there will be more?

Xie Lingxin was a little surprised.

The five powerful families, as an alliance, only managed to squeeze out two hundred Xuanjing for him, which was certainly nothing to them.

But the Environmental Protection Bureau isn't a family business, so it's probably not easy for them to squeeze out this many slots.

It seems... the situation isn't very optimistic either, otherwise Black-faced God wouldn't need to work so hard.

"Alright, I'll draw up the blueprints for the altar in a bit, and I'll ask Director Dai to build it as soon as possible."

In any case, with the Environmental Protection Bureau involved, he will get even more Dao soldiers in the future.

Even if the Dao soldiers are forged, they still have to obey his orders.

It's just a temporary loan to the bureau.

This is a channel for gradual and sustained growth.

It's like getting it for free, so he has no reason to refuse.

After discussing some details with Fatty Orange, I spent some time drawing up the blueprints for the altar and sent them to Fatty Orange.

He then began to think about refining Dao weapons.

According to the records in the "Illustrated Map of the Generals of the Temple of Heaven", there were actually many types of Taoist soldiers.

The levels also vary.

The highest level, such as the generals and marshals of the Thunder Department, the legendary Marshal Deng and Marshal Xin, and the well-known Thunder God, all belong to the category of Taoist soldiers.

Both Taoism and Buddhism have Taoist soldiers, but there are still differences between them.

One relies on spiritual practice, the other on taking refuge in the Buddha.

The refining process goes without saying.

It could be created out of thin air, or its soul could be directly extracted and refined into a Dao weapon.

I'll take you if I want to, that's how powerful and domineering I am.

The latter, however, relied on persuasion and conversion, transforming their physical bodies into soldiers.

Buddhism, Taoism, and military affairs are not mentioned here, so Xie Lingxin has no way of knowing the specifics.

Taoist soldiers in the Taoist sect range from generals and commanders to strongmen.

The Six Ding and Six Jia, the Yellow Turban Warriors, and even the legendary heavenly soldiers and generals all belong to this category.

Strictly speaking, Yue Fei was also a Daoist soldier.

However, without the old Taoist's methods, even if he had mastered the Spear of Separation, he would not have been able to make Yue Fei one of the Five Thunder Kings.

The lowest rank among the Taoist soldiers was the Yellow Turban Warrior.

What he wanted to train was this Yellow Turban Warrior.

This is also the only Dao weapon he can currently refine.

The Yellow Turban Warriors of the Thunder Department are the most elite of the lowest ranks within the Thunder Department.

Although it is the lowest in rank, it possesses divine power and is granted the authority of thunder by the Thunder Department.

They were responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as capturing, moving, and executing.

Exorcising evil spirits and destroying temples, praying for sunshine and rain, curing diseases and eliminating plagues, warding off disasters and resolving calamities, summoning ghosts and gods...

These basic functions of the Thunder Department all rely on the Yellow Turban Warriors.

Originally, those with great supernatural powers would create Dao weapons directly through their great supernatural abilities.

But he is different.

He is leveraging external forces.

Even though it's about borrowing from oneself...

However, it is also equivalent to a cultivator in the human realm asking the gods in the upper realm to lend them troops.

Every step of the process is essential and none can be omitted.

There are four main points: setting up an altar and establishing a boundary, practicing meditation and internal cultivation, using incantations to communicate with the divine, and issuing talismans and decrees!
Originally, the three steps were all fixed rituals, and once one's spiritual power and magical abilities reached a certain level, they could be performed naturally.

The difficult part is the second step, "internal cultivation of thought".

After all, there wasn't really a "higher realm" for him to borrow.

Essentially, it's not about seeking externally, but about "internal cultivation."

Using the method of visualization, one contemplates the Thunder Ancestor, and the Qi of the five internal organs interacts to form "Thunder Qi".

This is the key to becoming a Thunder Soldier.

What would be extremely difficult for others was very easy for him.

He even transformed his consciousness into the Thunder Ancestor, and had long since mastered Yin Thunder and Cloud Thunder, possessing complete mastery of thunder magic.

Manipulating the thunder energy is as easy as using one's own arm or fingers.

On the contrary, building an altar and barrier was too costly and difficult for him.

All of these issues have now been resolved.

Early the next morning, Hua Baorui brought him Xuanjing (a type of magical crystal) and the various materials he had promised for building altars and refining magical artifacts.

Fat Orange was quick to act; as soon as the materials arrived, he brought over all the manpower needed to build the altar.

I heard that these are all experts in treasure refining who were transferred from various departments in the four cities of the new district.

Those who can refine magical artifacts are a minority, and their status is naturally not low.

Everyone was somewhat annoyed by this sudden assignment.

Normally, people ask them to refine things, but now they are being ordered around.

I heard he's still working as an assistant.

Can this be tolerated?
Naturally, each nose is not a nose, and each eye is not an eye.

When they finally saw Xie Lingxin, the person in question, they became even more disrespectful.

Xie Lingxin ignored it; he would have been annoyed too if he were in her shoes.

Anyway, the blueprints were given to them, and the task was assigned to them by the district, so it had nothing to do with him.

As long as they complete the task, that's fine.

Dozens of expert treasure refiners gathered to build the altar.

Xie Lingxin was also busy.

Setting up an altar and establishing a protective barrier requires a number of ritual implements.

There are quite a few items such as thunder banners, magic rulers, swords, magic seals, and talismans.

This is not so easy. Without the Eight Trigrams Furnace, even these experts in refining treasures would probably find it difficult to refine one in a short time.

He had to do it himself.

It's just refining magical artifacts, not magical treasures, so it won't take too much time.

However, the sheer number of items was overwhelming. Even with his innate Eight Trigrams Furnace, it took him more than ten days to refine them.

During this time, he also astonished those experts in refining magical artifacts.

One by one, they began to question the meaning of life.

If you have such abilities, what do you need us for?
Are you kidding us?
(End of this chapter)