Chapter 799
A Gift for Zhao Xingqiu! Who is Song Dayun?
Given Zhao Xingqiu's qualifications, if she had already reached the peak of the Profound Immortal realm, she could have obtained the Golden Immortal Jade Talisman long ago and then gone to the Golden Immortal Pavilion to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
It is precisely because he cannot break through that thin layer of paper that he has remained here as the head steward.
However, she was not discouraged by this, because it was not easy to go from the peak of the Xuanxian realm to the perfect Xuanxian realm. Many people would stay at this bottleneck for decades. He had only been at it for a few years, so it was not a big deal.
However, when she saw Zhang Lingshan go out for a while and return as a Xuanxian at the peak of his cultivation, she immediately felt extremely shocked and angry.
Why!
I work so hard and diligently, but I just can't break through. This kid went out for a trip and inexplicably achieved perfection.
God has been so unfair to me.
"What did you do to break through to the Perfected Profound Immortal realm directly?" Zhao Xingqiu asked unwillingly.
Zhang Lingshan said, “The outside world is vast and boundless, full of all kinds of opportunities. Not only have I reached the Perfection of the Mysterious Immortal realm, but Lei Shuo of the Lei family, whom Miss Bai and I met on the way, also reached Perfection. If Steward Qiu is unable to reach Perfection, you might as well go out and travel. Perhaps you can find your own opportunity.”
"What?! Lei Shuo has also reached perfection? He was stuck at the peak for who knows how many years, longer than me, how did he reach perfection? What about Xiao Xi, what opportunity did she obtain?"
Zhao Xingqiu couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Lingshan said, "After Miss Bai left, she stayed at Lei Ruo's place and didn't go on the adventure with us. Unfortunately, she didn't get the opportunity. After all, fortune is found in danger."
Is it true that fortune favors the bold?
Zhao Xingqiu murmured something, then shook his head.
She doesn't intend to take risks.
Having worked steadily for so many years, he abandoned his usual principle of seeking stability simply because he was jealous of Zhang Lingshan's breakthrough. He fears he will die before he even sees an opportunity.
She is very self-aware.
Having cultivated to this point, I have experienced very few battles, and I only achieved my position as the head steward by working diligently in the ice room.
Therefore, rashly leaving one's comfort zone in search of some vague and illusory opportunity is simply courting death.
Zhao Xingqiu quickly adjusted his mindset. After a brief moment of losing his composure, he took a deep breath and said, "Li Xuanbing, you have already reached the Perfection of the Profound Immortal realm, which meets the requirements for applying for a Golden Immortal spot. However, you don't have enough merit points yet. Keep working hard and accumulate enough merit points, and I can help you apply for a Golden Immortal spot. With your talent, you might get your Golden Immortal spot even faster than I do."
"I would like to see Lady Ice Fairy," Zhang Lingshan suddenly said.
Zhao Xingqiu said, "I will help you apply, but whether or not Lady Bingxian can see me is beyond my control."
"Understood, thank you Steward Qiu. These are some small things I obtained. If you don't mind, please take them and play with them. Steward Qiu has a water-type spiritual root, so these things should be somewhat interesting."
As Zhang Lingshan spoke, he took out a pendant from his ring and stuffed it into Zhao Xingqiu's hand.
These pendants were all made by him extracting and condensing the mystic ice from the Mystic Ice Tree.
But it's not entirely Xuanbing (玄冰).
At the very center of the pendant was the flame of blood and qi from his blood and qi tree.
The flames were frozen within the ice, like a small red droplet of water, releasing no heat whatsoever, yet they were secretly releasing heat continuously.
As long as Zhao Xingqiu continues to wear these pendants, over time, the Qi, Blood, Flame, and Mystic Ice will slowly merge and transform into the purest water-based energy, nourishing Zhao Xingqiu's water-based spiritual root.
At that time, as long as Zhao Xingqiu isn't an idiot, as long as she can sense the subtle changes, she will immediately begin to comprehend them and will surely be able to break through to the Perfected Profound Immortal realm smoothly.
This was the opportunity Zhang Lingshan gave her, as a way of thanking her for taking care of him all these days.
"You've put your heart into this, but it's useless to me. You should take it back."
Zhao Xingqiu didn't notice the blood and flames at the center of the Xuanbing pendant. He just thought that ice was useless to him and casually pushed it back.
Zhang Lingshan smiled and said, "Manager Qiu, I don't have anything good to offer right now, so please accept this small token of my appreciation. If you find it useless, you can return it to me later."
"alright."
Seeing Zhang Lingshan's sincere expression, Zhao Xingqiu felt embarrassed to refuse him, so he reluctantly put the pendant into his storage ring.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Why don't you wear it, Steward Qiu? It's a lucky charm, and it might help you break through to the Perfected Profound Immortal realm."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xingqiu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Did you obtain it from the place of opportunity you mentioned?"
"Yes."
Zhang Lingshan nodded.
Zhao Xingqiu was overjoyed: "Then why didn't you say so sooner?"
After saying that, he excitedly put on the two bracelets and the necklace. The jingling of the bracelets and the necklace made Zhao Xingqiu feel a little more comfortable.
"I wish Steward Qiu good luck and that he will break through to the Perfected Immortal Realm soon. Then I will continue making ice."
After saying this, Zhang Lingshan was about to walk towards his previous ice-making room.
Zhao Xingqiu said, "Where are you going? You've been promoted to junior manager, where are you going? Shouldn't you go and see how many merit points your four subordinates have earned for you?"
"Oh dear, I almost forgot, I'm now the esteemed little steward, haha."
Zhang Lingshan chuckled and then followed Zhao Xingqiu to what is now the ice-making room.
The ice-making room where the steward worked was quite special; it was a suite with a dedicated rest area.
He had been so busy helping Bai Wanxi with her business dealings that he was suddenly promoted to junior manager and hadn't had a chance to properly experience it.
Today, I finally got to experience the blissful life of a junior manager.
The suite is not only comfortable for working, but also for living, and you can go out at any time to inspect your subordinates' work in the four ice-making rooms across the street.
Most importantly, after he scolded those four subordinates, they not only dared not resist, but also had to obediently hand over their commissions. In addition to their commissions, they even had to secretly give him benefits, begging him to promote them.
Ha ha.
These were truly good days of lording it over others.
However, Zhang Lingshan was not like Pang Mancang or Lu Zhaohe, who were ruthless and cruel. He was handsome and kind-hearted, and did not have the perverse pleasure of bullying working people.
Moreover, he was busy making ice to earn merit points and comprehending the extreme cold ice talisman in his pouch space, so he didn't have time to act arrogantly.
So in the days that followed, Zhang Lingshan stayed in his ice-making suite, making ice while comprehending the Extreme Cold Ice Talisman.
Before we knew it, three months had passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Zhao Xingqiu came once and said that Lord Bingxian was not around recently, and seemed to be busy with something. He asked Zhang Lingshan to wait until Lord Bingxian returned before asking for an audience with her on his behalf.
Apart from that, Zhao Xingqiu never came again. It's unclear whether he was busy with other things or had discovered the benefits of the Xuanbing pendant and was immersed in comprehending its properties.
'Ever since Xia Hengbing, Lei Shuo, and Yu Feihan received the Light Pillar inheritance, they've felt something was off. Given their status, they've probably already obtained the Golden Immortal Jade Talisman and can now go to the Golden Immortal Pavilion to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.'
That day, Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He felt that Xia Hengbing and Yu Feihan had been busy arranging for Lei Shuo and him to return to Anyuan City, probably so that Lei Shuo could come back to retrieve their Lei family's Golden Immortal Jade Talisman.
Having obtained this jade talisman, Lei Shuo can then go to the Golden Immortal Pavilion to break through his current level.
If Lei Shuo successfully breaks through to the Golden Immortal realm and comes looking for Zhang Lingshan, demanding that he hand over the ice coffin, what should be done?
If it were just Lei Shuo alone, that would be fine, but what if Lei Shuo, Xia Hengbing, and Yu Feihan all came to coerce me together?
All three of them said that the person in the ice coffin was their master's wife, the wife of Song Dayun, the leader of the Dayun Sect.
But Zhang Lingshan, an outsider, took his master's wife and the ice coffin with him.
The fact that they didn't kill Zhang Lingshan in the cave was considered a sign of respect from the three of them.
Or perhaps, the three learned from Lei Shuo that Zhang Lingshan had killed a Golden Immortal, and knowing they couldn't defeat him, they didn't dare to make a move.
But if all three of them break through to the Golden Immortal realm, while Zhang Lingshan is only at the Perfected Profound Immortal realm, would they still not dare to make a move?
Give Zhang Lingshan face, and all he needs to do is ask him to hand over the ice coffin.
If they don't give Zhang Lingshan face and just kill him, what can Zhang Lingshan do to them?
'If I had known there was such a tradition inside the cave, I shouldn't have moved the stone slab and put the three of them inside.'
Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
It was because he was too kind; the moment he moved the stone slab to enter the cave, he actually brought the three of them in with him.
If it were anyone else, who would be willing to share the treasure with you? They would definitely have gone in alone, leaving the other three outside for Chu Heng to deal with.
It's all because of Zhang Lingshan's momentary kindness that he brought such a disaster upon himself.
But it's not a big problem.
As long as he can meet the Ice Immortal and obtain a Golden Immortal quota, he can also break through to the Golden Immortal Pavilion. Then, let alone Lei Shuo and the other two, even if thirty more people come, Zhang Lingshan will not be afraid.
Of course, it would be even better if one could master the basics of the Extreme Cold Ice Talisman, but it seems there isn't enough time for that right now.
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Regardless of other matters, we must at least first understand this Great Fortune Sect Master, Song Great Fortune."
With that in mind, Zhang Lingshan decided to go to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
The Qingyun Chamber of Commerce has the Six Treasuries, which contains valuable and vast knowledge, including classics, history, medicine, artifacts, talismans, and formations. Even if one doesn't master all of it, mastering just a part of it would be of great use to Zhang Lingshan.
Knowledge is power; this statement holds true everywhere.
"You four, then transmit the message to your four nodes."
Before setting off, Zhang Lingshan showed off his skills to his four subordinates, and then, amidst their ecstatic gazes, said, "This is my contact ice talisman. If Steward Qiu comes looking for me, contact me immediately."
"Yes!"
The four of them quickly responded.
In fact, Zhao Xingqiu could have directly contacted Zhang Lingshan using his identity token, but Zhang Lingshan was worried about something going wrong, so he left four more ice talismans for contact, so that he could be contacted no matter what.
In this way, you can go to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce to read books without worry.
The Liuku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Six Treasuries) of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is quite valuable. While a single volume may not seem expensive, the total value of so many volumes is still enormous.
and so.
Zhang Lingshan didn't intend to buy them to read, and buying so many at once would attract attention.
What he wanted to do was to secretly copy all the books using his divine sense so he could read them later.
Others can't do this, but he can.
Firstly, when he was studying the Heavenly Wind Array Plate, he had already deciphered the various arrays of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. His divine sense was unimpeded here, allowing him to see wherever he wanted.
Secondly, his divine consciousness can be dispersed into countless paths, penetrating everywhere, allowing him to multitask and thus making his replication efficiency extremely high.
So all he needs to do is, as before, rent a tea room to drink tea and read books.
It may seem like he only reads one book, but in reality, he copied countless copies.
Give him a month, and he'll have all the books in the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce in his possession.
Anyway, there are plenty of spirit stones now. I got a million from Yu Feihan for free. Not only can I book a teahouse for a month, but I can also buy some pills to replenish my divine consciousness.
The Great Fortune Sect is said to be able to seize the destiny of the world. And Song Dayun is its most outstanding sect leader, known as the Divine Calculator, whose plans are flawless!
Zhang Lingshan felt a chill run down his spine.
I knew this guy was good, but I didn't expect him to be this good.
What surprised Zhang Lingshan the most was that he had not seen the introduction of Song Dayun in the History Collection, but in the Classics Collection.
It should be noted that the History Collection records the history of the Daqing Dynasty from beginning to end, including everything that could be openly revealed.
However, the history before the Daqing Dynasty is recorded very briefly, and it is mostly written about barbaric and primitive times, so it has little reference value.
The Jingzi Collection records various ancient classics, including not only the classics of the Daqing Dynasty itself.
On the contrary, most of the ancient books were obtained from other places, and they recorded the history of the entire immortal realm between the lines.
However, the history recorded in these classics is fragmented and disjointed. After all, history is not their focus; they merely use historical anecdotes to verify the correctness of various viewpoints in their classics.
The Great Fortune Gate appears in no fewer than one hundred ancient books.
Zhang Lingshan also had to painstakingly analyze the situation and conduct macroscopic research before he finally found information about Song Dayun.
Although the information is limited, what Zhang Lingshan just said is enough to prove that this person is extraordinary.
A figure mentioned by the most outstanding figures in ancient classics must be a supreme powerhouse from ancient times.
No wonder when those three beams of light descended, they said they would let Xia Hengbing and the other two find the ruins of the Great Fortune Gate and welcome Song Dayun back.
This guy is going to come back from the dead.
This is what is called meticulous planning; it not only foresaw his death, but also Xia Hengbing's three disciples, and even his future resurrection.
but.
He overlooked one person.
Therefore, it's not a foolproof plan; we should take it seriously, but there's no need to be afraid.
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
Just then, Zhao Xingqiu's voice came from the jade pendant at his waist: "Li Xuanbing, return to the Ice Chamber immediately, the Ice Immortal has returned." (End of this chapter)