Transmigrating into Murong Fu, may you have many children and much happiness.

Chapter 222 Valley of Immortality

Murong Fu established a political affairs handling group, consisting of more than 20 people, including living officials such as Zhang Jing, the four major retainers, and Wang Gong, Chen Shidao, He Zhu, and others promoted by Murong Fu. It was also called the deliberation group.

The daily morning court session was transformed into a system where ministers could submit their reports to deliberative groups throughout the day for cross-processing.

In particular, major events such as disaster relief and civil unrest must be dealt with immediately.

This task was originally to be screened and reviewed by the executive body, with some parts submitted to the emperor, but Murong Fu directly handed over the entire task to the deliberation group.

Every administrative matter handled must be signed by the person who handled it, the decision-maker, and the reviewer, with lifelong accountability.

Murong Fu agreed to handle the matter once or twice a month, and any improper handling would be corrected in a unified manner.

In addition, Murong Fu also summoned Su Shi, who had been demoted to Zhanzhou, back and instructed the four of his retainers that Su Shi would serve as an inspector alongside the four of them.

Murong Fu knew that Su Shi had no talent for being an official, but at least he was not a bad person and had a certain amount of influence.

Once the deliberation group is on track, these four senior officials and Su Shi will all be sent to engage in practical business.

Since ancient times, reviewing memorials has been a task reserved for the emperor. At first, the ministers in this deliberation group were extremely apprehensive, fearing it was a test from the new emperor, and they declined in every possible way.

But under Murong Fu's stern rebuke, they had no choice but to do it. After all, there was strength in numbers, and there was also supervision and review.

It was indeed much more efficient than the emperor reviewing memorials alone.

Half a month later, after spending two hours reviewing the work of the more than twenty people over the past two weeks, Murong Fu held a guidance meeting for them, and every point he made was refreshing.

Furthermore, Murong Fu was very decisive and responsible in handling government affairs. After all, he was the emperor and had to be willing to take responsibility, which is an essential quality for a leader.

The ministers were completely convinced. They all said that His Majesty was truly a divine being.

After all, once Murong Fu reached the Grandmaster level, not only did his martial arts improve, but his thinking ability also improved dramatically, and he even gained the ability to multitask.

Moreover, this method of having multiple people repeatedly review memorials and official documents and handle government affairs can actually filter out a large amount of work that has no objections.

Murong Fu naturally handled things in a centralized manner for convenience.

But Murong Fu also knew that the team was far from perfect, and adding him wouldn't make much difference.

What he needs is a good system that can operate efficiently and handle government affairs.

Because he not only wants to be the emperor of the Tianlong world, but since he has already done so, he shouldn't neglect the worlds of Shenxiu and Juedian. The people of each world deserve to live a good life, avoiding meaningless wars and conflicts, but there's no need to rush; accumulating experience will allow him to do things better.

At the same time, he also hopes that when the children grow up, they will become successful and be able to fulfill his responsibility of supervising various regions.

After finishing his official duties, Murong Fu also gave some encouragement to his ministers.

Then, leaving Bao Butong behind, he said, "Third Brother Bao..."

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Upon hearing Murong Fu's address, Bao Butong quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, times have changed. I... Your humble servant is unworthy of such a title."

Murong Fu sighed and said, "Minister Bao... Alas, you have served me for many years. Let's not be too formal in private. I will call you Brother Bao, and you will call me Young Master."

I received your message yesterday, saying you found the Valley of Immortality?

Bao Butong said, "Young master, we have indeed found it."

In the northwest of Dali, deep in a dense forest...

Murong Fu replied, "Alright, then focus on handling government affairs here."

"I will go myself."

Murong Fu then walked on air and left the palace.

Bao Butong, on the other hand, looked tired.

"Sigh, so being a minister is this tiring."

Ordinary ministers aren't actually that tired, but those who serve as ministers in the deliberative council handle national affairs. Naturally, their work is more demanding.

In just a few hours, Murong Fu arrived at the Murong Escort Agency, the most remote place in the north of Dali Kingdom.

The镖局 (bodyguard agency) was established by Murong Fu shortly after he arrived in this world, and it has now become a huge organization that extends throughout the Central Plains and even to surrounding countries.

Murong Fu planned to take good care of the escort agency in the future, as it would be of great use.

Upon entering, they found the head of the escort agency. All the heads of escort agencies had to be interviewed and approved by Murong Sheng before they could take office, so naturally, they knew Murong Fu.

Now, upon suddenly seeing their boss, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and the prospective son-in-law of the Dali Kingdom, Murong Fu, descend from the sky, they immediately bowed and paid their respects.

Murong Fu got straight to the point, saying, "I heard you've found the Valley of Immortality and Longevity. Take me there to see it."

Subsequently, the head of the escort agency found a farmer in a nearby location. The group traveled for over a hundred miles, traversing dense forests for a long time. The path was steep and treacherous, requiring them to climb vines to move forward.

Murong Fu, naturally, felt no pressure. In difficult places, he simply used his inner energy to lift the group up.

With Murong Fu's support, the group of people traveled quite smoothly and without much effort.

After walking for a while, the group arrived at a mountain stream. The terrain was abruptly cut off, with no way forward. In the middle was a deep valley, which looked shrouded in mist and bottomless.

At this moment, the local farmers happened to meet two swallow hunters from the local Nu ethnic group. They confirmed the location and learned that they still needed to go up the mountain and travel another two hundred miles.

They also pointed out that there were writings left by immortals on the big tree in front.

Murong Fu naturally leaped up, rising like auspicious clouds.

Upon seeing this, the farmers and swallow gatherers all knelt down and kowtowed, exclaiming that an immortal had descended to earth.

Murong Fu saw the big tree, not knowing what kind it was, perhaps some kind of cedar, with blurry writing on it, covered with green moss.

Murong Fu, now proficient in calligraphy, naturally recognized various scripts, and softly recited:

"The divine book has gone with the wanderer."

This valley is now empty except for the Everlasting Spring.

After reading it aloud, Murong Fu nodded. It was the original description of the Valley of Immortality.

It was here that Xiaoyaozi obtained the divine book and subsequently comprehended the supernatural power of riding the wind. As for the Everlasting Spring, it is said that it can make people look young and prolong their lives.

After going down, I heard two swallow hunters from the Nu tribe say that occasionally people would swing out of the valley along the vines, but once they came out, their originally rosy and shiny skin would become wrinkled and aged within a few days. They would also change from handsome men and beautiful women to hunchbacked and frail old people, as if they would die with a breath.

So the locals dared not go near it, saying that it was haunted by monsters.

But Murong Fu naturally felt that their lifespans might have already ended, but because they were in Changchun Valley, they remained eternally young.

But once you leave Changchun Valley and are no longer protected, your youth will naturally fade away, and you will become what you were meant to be.

It also feels very similar to the so-called "Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man". Then Murong Fu raised his hand and pulled everyone out of thin air to the top of the mountain stream.

During this time, several villagers and swallow hunters kept calling out and begging for mercy, probably because they never thought that one day they could fly.

The head of the escort agency was much calmer, having heard of Murong Fu's miraculous abilities and being mentally prepared, and not wanting to appear intimidated in front of Murong Fu.

Murong Fu then led the group through the air, covering a distance of two hundred li in a very short time. In fact, if they were traveling in a straight line, it would only be a little over a hundred li, but the route here is usually winding and circuitous.

Upon arriving outside Changchun Valley, the group immediately noticed the extraordinary nature of a distant valley.

This place is deep in the mountains, covered with green plants and overgrown weeds, it can be described as lush and verdant.

But that one valley was exceptionally lush and green, as if the plants there were carved from jade or formed from green jade, creating a stark contrast with the other places.

Two Nu people were speaking in their language, and a villager translated, "That's the Valley of Immortality."

Murong Fu nodded. After expressing his desire to enter the valley, he learned that neither the villagers nor the two Nu tribesmen dared to go in.

Only the head of his own security escort agency dared to enter with Murong Fu.

Murong Fu naturally wouldn't force them. He tossed a gold ingot to everyone except for Wang Haiwai, the head of the escort agency, and told them to leave without waiting for them.

Then Murong Fu led Wang Haifei to fly closer to the Valley of Immortality.

However, after flying for a while, Murong Fu discovered that he was actually maintaining a certain distance from Changchun Valley, as if Changchun Valley was moving backward.

But looking back, I realized that my position was always slightly different, and I must have been trapped in a "ghost wall" and going around in circles.

When Murong Fu arrived in this world, although there were magical things like martial arts and internal energy, he had never encountered anything like gods or ghosts, and he had never seen anything like being trapped in a maze before.

So he fell into deep thought.

I don't know exactly what went wrong.

Murong Fu also knew that the so-called "ghost wall" refers to the inability to distinguish directions and the blurring of self-awareness when walking at night or in the countryside, so one keeps going in circles. In fact, this is a kind of hazy state of consciousness.

So he took out a bottle of Forgetfulness Pills from his personal space.

He then swallowed one pill.

Sure enough, Murong Fu then entered Changchun Valley without any hindrance.

It's likely that some kind of formation or magnetic field disturbed Murong Fu's mind, preventing him from finding the right method.

After all, he heard that the people inside could come out, so he didn't think it was a dangerous or intractable problem.

I didn't realize how useful the Forgetfulness Pill was when I first got it, but it turned out to be extremely effective in practice.

It played a significant role in helping Murong Fu break through to the Grandmaster level and reduce external influences.

Murong Fu, leading Wang Hai and the other man, finally flew to the entrance of the valley. To be on the safe side, Murong Fu did not choose to fly in.

Instead, they landed and chose to walk.

Throughout this time, he also focused his mind on the peerless world, and if any problems arose, he would immediately teleport there.

The valley entrance was somewhat winding and dark, but the surrounding vegetation was still lush and green. Murong Fu also felt that the air here was completely different from the outside, with a refreshing quality.

And then he said to Wang Hai, "Wang Hai, what do you think is different here?"

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Wang Hai pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the air here is extremely fresh, and... it has a kind of refreshing feeling that makes one's mind clear. This is an experience I have never had before."

Moreover, the plants here are exceptionally lush and green.

Murong Fu nodded. Since both of them felt this way, it wasn't his imagination.

They continued walking, and soon came to a cave. Murong Fu did not hesitate and continued onward.

He felt that the air in front of him was fresher, and even the flow of his true energy was smoother.

Little Ice, who was lying on top of him, also poked its head out, hissing and sticking out its tongue, squinting its eyes, looking very happy.

After walking a few dozen steps, the two suddenly found themselves in a clear valley surrounded by lush green mountains.

Turning around, I realized that I had come out of a cave in a large mountain.

The top of the valley was shrouded in mist, obscuring the sun, but the valley itself was bathed in sunlight.

This amazed Murong Fu.

Taking a deep breath, I became even more certain that the air here was extraordinary.

After looking for a while, I noticed that most of the area below was wooded, while the middle section had villages and farmland.

After testing for a long time and finding no danger, they then walked on air and headed towards the village.

The forest in the middle is lush with trees and beautiful flowers, but it is full of rare and exotic species that have never been seen before, and they are especially tall.

Before long, they arrived at a flat and wide piece of land, with rows of neat houses in the distance. There were sheds for cattle and sheep all around, and the sounds of chickens and dogs crowing.

People come and go in the fields to cultivate and work, but what they call working is actually just chatting. The men and women dress exactly the same as the people outside Changchun Valley.

They were naturally very surprised to see Murong Fu and Wang Hai.

The hundred or so people in the valley all knew each other, but suddenly there were two unfamiliar faces, and their clothes and appearances were completely different, which made them extremely curious.

A short while later, an old man with a long beard and mustache came over. Although he was an old man, he had white hair and a youthful face, without a single wrinkle.

He claimed to be 180 years old and the village chief.

Murong Fu said he was thirty-three years old this year, but none of them believed him.

A fair-skinned woman said, "How could he be thirty-three? Thirty-three was a baby yesterday."

Murong Fu and Wang Hai were immediately intrigued.

Only after inquiring did I learn that most of the people here can live to be around two hundred years old.

They believed that one was considered an adult at fifty, and Murong Fu's current appearance made him look like someone in their fifties.

They also learned that Murong Fu and the others did indeed come from outside. People outside reach adulthood in their teens, and most of them only live to their thirties or forties, with seventy being considered a long life.

They were immediately shocked.

He pulled Murong Fu and Wang Hai aside and told them about the outside world. They had lived here for a while and had heard about what the outside world was like.

Some people want to leave, and some don't, but the village has a rule that no one should leave.

After hearing this, the villagers sighed, realizing that the outside world was not as good as the one in the valley. This discouraged some people who wanted to leave, but some who longed for freedom wanted to go out and see for themselves.

There will always be people among us who pursue freedom and the unknown.

Later, when Murong Fu learned about the village, he discovered that everyone there shared the surname Wu.

He suddenly remembered the name of the Heavenly Child Granny? Wu Xingyun's master, Xiaoyaozi, obtained the divine book from here; he wondered if Wu Xingyun was also connected to this place...