Chapter 769
Is he leaving?
During the tripartite negotiations, Zhang Lingshan must not leave, lest someone secretly steal him away.
and so.
Zhang Lingshan was fortunate enough to be able to stay in the negotiation room.
But he had no say; he could only watch and listen to how others made arrangements.
However, he didn't remain motionless like a tortoise. Instead, he secretly used his divine sense to test the reactions of these old men.
Over this period of time, Zhang Lingshan's divine sense has improved again. Although he has not yet broken through to the eighth level, he is close.
He wasn't eating Zhang Zixin's top-grade spiritual rice every day for nothing.
Moreover, her current thin figure and withered face are all due to the use of the Ghost Pool. With such a huge consumption, if her divine consciousness has not made significant progress, wouldn't it be a waste of energy?
You should know that his physical body is different from before; it is now a Celestial Spirit Body!
Even if it's just an entry-level Immortal Spirit Body, it's still an Immortal Spirit Body.
Since the physical body has been improved, the bonus gained from each level consumed will naturally also increase.
In addition, the superior-grade Pure Lotus Pill is constantly increasing the experience points of the Immortal Spirit Body.
As the tide rises, so too does the divine consciousness of immortals and gods, which naturally increases rapidly as well.
At this moment, Zhang Lingshan used his enhanced divine sense to touch Ding Hong and Yu Shaoqing's storage rings.
These two were considered relatively weaker among the people in the negotiation room.
To Zhang Lingshan's surprise, the two seemed to only react when he touched the restrictions in their storage rings, and they frowned and looked around warily.
pity.
No matter how we look at it, we could never have guessed that it was an insignificant ant like Zhang Lingshan who touched their storage rings.
'It seems that once I break through to the eighth level of my divine sense, not to mention others, these two's rings will be completely at my disposal. Taking their flying magic weapons will be as easy as taking candy from a baby.'
Zhang Lingshan was overjoyed.
Being dragged out and shared like a tool today is a great humiliation, which makes Zhang Lingshan extremely unhappy.
In the past, when I refined pills and crafted weapons, I could at least sneak in some good food. Although the remaining value was exploited, I still managed to eat quite a bit, so overall it wasn't too bad.
But judging from their current discussion, they plan to build a Pure Lotus Pavilion for themselves so they can spend their days refining elixirs there.
That's fine. If that's all there is to it, it's just a change of scenery, and I can still sneak food.
The problem is that the three parties do not trust each other, so they decided that each party would send one person to guard the Pure Lotus Pavilion and supervise the other two parties.
While it was said that he was supervising the other two parties, in reality, he was also supervising Zhang Lingshan.
That's fucking bad.
How can I steal food then?
If you can't steal food, then you'll just become a tool for alchemy.
Following this trend, let alone stealing the Immortal Spirit Body to reach the Lesser Completion stage in ten years, I'm afraid it will take thirty or even a hundred years before I can achieve the Lesser Completion stage.
This immediately made Zhang Lingshan lose all interest in developing his skills in a low-key manner.
The world is so vast, why should I stay here and be exploited by others?
and so.
He made a firm decision that once his divine sense broke through to the eighth level, he would immediately find an opportunity to break through Ding Hong's or someone else's storage ring, steal their flying magic weapon, and then make a quick getaway.
With his current skills in refining high-grade Pure Lotus Pills, crafting artifacts, and cultivating top-grade spiritual rice, he is able to achieve great results.
The world is so vast, where can't I go?
You can thrive anywhere!
Time passed slowly as the three parties negotiated.
Zhang Lingshan kept his eyes tightly closed, frowned frequently, and looked pale, indicating that he was extremely uncomfortable.
"Young man, this is top-grade spirit rice. Have some to nourish your body."
Pang Mancang's furrowed brows revealed a concerned expression as he handed over a bowl of rice.
"what are you doing?"
Ding Hong snatched the rice away.
Pang Mancang said, "I see he's not in good condition. He must have been exploited by you these past few days, which is why he's exhausted. It would be good for him to eat some of my top-grade spirit rice."
"Humph."
Ding Hong snorted coldly, quickly checked the rice, and found no problem with it. However, she did not hand it to Zhang Lingshan, but instead put it into her storage ring. Then she took out a pill and handed it to Zhang Lingshan, saying, "Eat this and quickly adjust your breathing. Don't embarrass me."
"Yes."
Zhang Lingshan took the pill and immediately swallowed it.
It turns out to be a magical pill that even those who don't like to eat.
This wretched woman is indeed reluctant to give me anything good. The fact that she was able to produce this Immortal Spirit Pill was only because Pang Mancang pressured her with high-grade spirit rice.
However, Zhang Lingshan absolutely did not believe that Pang Mancang was a good person.
Since his ascension, he has never met any good people among these officials; they all want to devour Zhang Lingshan.
"Pang Mancang, don't try anything funny at this time. It won't do you any good."
Ding Hong snorted in dissatisfaction.
Although no problems were detected with the high-quality spirit rice that the other party had provided, she still dared not give it to Zhang Lingshan.
The negotiations are currently at a critical juncture. If Zhang Lingshan is ambushed by Pang Mancang, the other side will gain the upper hand, which would be extremely detrimental to the Ding family.
Therefore, now, anyone or anything that gets close to Zhang Lingshan must undergo strict inspection by Ding Hong.
Pang Mancang didn't take Ding Hong's wariness to heart. He just smiled slightly, then closed his eyes to rest, seemingly uninterested in the outcome of the negotiations.
Then, another half day passed before Lu Zhaohe, Yu Shaoqing, and Ding Yangshuo finally reached an agreement.
The first rule is that Jinglian Pavilion was built by the City Lord's Mansion and inspected by the Ding family. It is located in the center of the land occupied by the City Lord's Mansion, Anning Army, and the Ding family. All irrelevant people around it must be cleared out, and no one is allowed to disturb it.
Secondly, the Alchemy Pavilion needs to provide personnel, such as Huo Ran and the previous water-type fire-starting boys, who must be sent to help with alchemy.
Article 3: Each of the three parties shall send three persons to supervise.
The person sent by the Ding family was named Ding Dasheng, a peak Xuanxian expert.
The person sent by the City Lord's Mansion was Lin Bai, Yu Shaoqing's confidant. Logically speaking, as Yu Shaoqing's capable assistant, his talent should not be wasted here just as a supervisor.
However, Yu Shaoqing didn't have a better candidate, and since he was the one taking the blame, he could only ask Lin Bai to do it.
To everyone's surprise, the person sent by the Anning Army was not from the Alchemy Pavilion, but rather Wei Cuicui, the person in charge of Pang Mancang's paddy field area.
Zhang Lingshan noted that this was actually proposed by Pang Mancang himself.
Furthermore, they put Wei Cuicui in charge of providing Zhang Lingshan with high-grade spiritual rice as a token of their sincerity from the Shuitian Region, and also proposed to obtain more high-grade Pure Lotus Pills from the Alchemy Pavilion.
However, these are all internal matters of the Anning Army. Whether Lu Zhaohe agrees or not, they will discuss it themselves when they arrive at the Anning Army.
In short, that's how it's settled for now.
As for the final distribution of the superior-grade Pure Lotus Pills, the Ding family will receive 40%, while the other two families will each receive 30%.
After all, Zhang Lingshan is now a member of the Ding family and is extremely loyal to Ding Hong, so it is reasonable for the Ding family to take an extra share.
No one had any objections to this.
Everything returned to balance.
A world where no one gets hurt has been achieved, except for Zhang Lingshan.
According to the agreement reached by the three parties, his alchemy efficiency must be improved. Although he is provided with plenty of high-grade spiritual rice and corresponding pills, everything is for the purpose of making him refine pills like crazy.
If we say that he was making pills for Ding Hong before, since there was no one to supervise him, he could not only steal food, but also slack off.
Now, he doesn't even have the chance to slack off.
"Ding Hong, our City Lord's Mansion is building the Pure Lotus Pavilion very quickly, in three days at most. During these three days, don't exploit Zhang Lingshan anymore. Take good care of him and let him grow up healthy and plump. We need to see Zhang Lingshan in his peak condition so that we can better refine the high-grade Pure Lotus Pill!"
Before leaving, Yu Shaoqing offered a seemingly kind reminder. Ding Hong snorted and said, "Zhang Lingshan is doing very well here with me, you don't need to worry about him."
"So best."
That's all.
Yu Shaoqing then led his men away, leaving Lin Bai behind to guard Zhang Lingshan at all times.
From this moment on, the surveillance has already begun, for fear that the Ding family might secretly cause trouble while the Pure Lotus Pavilion is still under construction.
"Xiao Cui, you stay here too. Report any problems immediately. Don't report to me, just report to Pavilion Master Lu."
Pang Mancang gave the instructions.
"Yes!"
Wei Cuicui quickly replied.
Lu Zhaohe said, "Let's go too."
"and many more!"
Sima Yue said, "Let Zhang Lingshan heal my disciple first."
Lu Zhaohe glanced at him and said, "Then let Zhang Lingshan save him. I'd also like to see his current abilities."
This wasn't a lie; she was genuinely curious.
Zhang Lingshan was used as a vessel by him to transfer the Ember Poison Fire into his body, and his water-type spiritual root was completely absorbed and rendered useless.
The result was incredible; they were able to come back to life.
She really wanted to see just how many more amazing things this guy's water-based spiritual root had to offer.
"Everyone, move aside and don't disturb Zhang Lingshan."
Ding Hong said loudly, leaving space for Zhang Lingshan, but the main reason was that she was worried that Lu Zhaohe and others might take advantage of the situation if they got too close.
Meanwhile, Ding Hong stood in the inner circle near Zhang Lingshan, keeping a close eye on him, worried that there might be something wrong with Qi Shuyan as well.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhaohe gave a mocking smile.
Everything has been settled, yet Ding Hong is still so cautious; she's really petty.
However, she didn't say much, just watched quietly.
Zhang Lingshan remained silent, lightly touching the skin of Qi Shuyan stained with the poison of the Ash Bone Fire with his right hand, and then slowly channeling his water-based spiritual energy to permeate the other's skin.
As time goes by.
Everyone then saw that Qi Shuyan's scorched skin began to slowly recover.
"This guy's water-based spiritual root is truly extraordinary."
Someone couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"It is said to be a mixed spiritual root of three elements, but in terms of this water element spiritual root alone, it is no worse than a single water element celestial spiritual root."
"That's why they say they can refine top-grade Pure Lotus Pills."
"This is a gift from heaven to our peaceful city."
Everyone sighed with admiration.
Unbeknownst to them, Zhang Lingshan was also conversing with Qi Shuyan, but no one could hear their conversation; it was entirely Zhang Lingshan communicating with the other through the divine consciousness separated from the Soul Tree.
"Old Qi, you truly deserve to be called a genius in weapon crafting. You've actually become the disciple of Sima Yue, the head of the Weapon Crafting Pavilion. Judging from his care for you, it's not fake at all; he genuinely loves you. This is a good thing; I won't have to worry about you anymore."
Zhang Lingshan said.
Qi Shuyan did not speak, because his consciousness was touched by Zhang Lingshan's divine sense, so whatever he thought would be heard by Zhang Lingshan.
“My master is very good to me. But his strength is still limited. Although he is a Golden Immortal, he doesn’t have much say and can’t help you. I’ve begged him, but he was powerless to help me.”
"It's alright. I'm glad to see that you have someone to rely on now. Just take care of yourself from now on. If you have the ability, you can help Song Yi and the others. After all, we climbed up together."
Zhang Lingshan gave instructions.
Qi Shuyan, hearing the elegant words and knowing the refined meaning, immediately knew that Zhang Lingshan intended to leave. Although he didn't know how the other party would do it, he believed that Zhang Lingshan could definitely do it.
After all, even Lu Zhaohe's Ember Poison Fire couldn't kill Zhang Lingshan, so who else could?
This was a supreme expert who could command Yi Chen's obedience even in the mortal realm. Although he was suppressed in the immortal realm, it was because he was new to the immortal realm and unfamiliar with it, and was temporarily trapped in this cage-like environment.
But now so much time has passed, and the mountain has been to so many places, that it has seen far more than any of the people who ascended to heaven.
He must have already found the way out, which is why he gave himself such instructions.
"Big Mountain, I wish you a safe journey."
Qi Shuyan said sincerely.
"Ah."
Zhang Lingshan didn't say anything more. After obediently expelling the Ash Bone Poison Fire from Qi Shuyan's body, he withdrew his fingers and said, "Go back and rest for a few days. Don't overwork yourself, and you'll be fine."
Thank you.
Qi Shuyan cupped his hands in greeting and stood beside Sima Yue.
Sima Yue examined it carefully, nodded, then snorted and said, "Let's go!"
He didn't want to greet Lu Zhaohe, the instigator, and left directly.
Lu Zhaohe gave Zhang Lingshan a deep look and said, "You're very good. Keep up the good work."
Having said that, he led the Anning Army away.
Ding Hong watched her retreating figure and sneered, "This old woman is afraid of you because she saw how easily you could dispel the Ember Poison Fire and realized that her methods were no longer effective against you. Haha."
Ding Yangshuo said, "Although we can use Zhang Lingshan to deal with this old woman, she can integrate the Ember Poison Fire into her every move, making her quite troublesome. We can't keep Zhang Lingshan tied to our waists all the time."
"Grandpa, don't worry, Zhang Lingshan will always be one of us."
Ding Hong smiled.
Ding Yangshuo nodded upon hearing this, then suddenly said in a deep voice, "Have all the traitors been dealt with?"
"It's clean now."
When the traitor was mentioned, Ding Hong's expression turned ugly.
They never expected that a few petty traitors would ruin their plans; they deserve to die.
Otherwise, if I had secretly had Zhang Lingshan refine a high-grade Pure Lotus Pill to help my grandfather advance further, and even improve the abilities of other clansmen, we wouldn't be in this helpless compromise situation today.
Although they were annoyed, since things had come to this point, the two could only compose themselves and stop thinking about it.
"As agreed, you should find Zhang Lingshan a house, give him some pills, and fatten him up. After all, he is the Pure Lotus Pavilion Master who came from our Ding family, so we can't let our Ding family down."
After Ding Yangshuo finished speaking, he left with his men.
Ding Hong looked at Zhang Lingshan with a smile and said, "Zhang Lingshan, I never expected that you would suddenly become the master of the Pure Lotus Pavilion and be able to have a place in a place like Anning City where every inch of land is precious. You can be considered to have brought honor to your ancestors."
"It's all thanks to my master."
Zhang Lingshan said.
"Hahaha." Ding Hong laughed loudly, then her face darkened. "Remember, never forget your identity."
"Yes, Master, I will remember your teachings." Zhang Lingshan bowed and said.
Although Ding Dasheng, Lin Bai, and Wei Cuicui were watching from a distance, they couldn't hear the conversation and dared not extend their divine senses.
After all, Ding Hong was a Golden Immortal, while Lin Bai and Wei Cuicui were only Profound Immortals. Even at the peak of the Profound Immortal realm, they could still act arrogantly in front of ordinary people, but in front of Ding Hong, they could only lie down.
"Ding Dasheng."
Ding Hong suddenly said, "The three of you will be responsible for taking care of Zhang Lingshan. So, the task of raising him to be plump and healthy falls to you three. Don't be reluctant; you'll reap many benefits from following Zhang Lingshan in the future." (End of Chapter)