Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"A few days ago, I received a message from Sect Xuan Ying. The seventh team of the Inspection Section has set off. The calculation time is as short as three to five days, and at most it is no more than ten days. The Inspection Section personnel will arrive in Jingbei," Tang Ning said.

"I originally came here today to discuss something with Fellow Daoist He. Since Fellow Daoist Xu is also here, it would be great. You also know that the dialogue in the note did not clearly reveal the Xu family's collusion with the Demon Sect. After interrogation and conviction, the Xu family insisted that there was nothing wrong with it, and they used other excuses to explain that something might have happened. "

"Therefore, I would like to ask Taoist friend Xu to serve as a witness to testify against the Xu family. In this way, the physical evidence is available, and even if the Xu family is talented and can't argue, it will not help.

The reason Tang Ning agreed to meet with He Maocai was so that the chess pieces he had planted in the Xu family would come forward to testify. In addition, he also needed to know the Xu family's total financial income over the years, including what the Xu family's properties in Jingbei involved. In this place, after the Xu family was convicted and exterminated, their homes were ransacked.

Furthermore, the Xu family's property cannot be left to waste and needs to be distributed to other companies. It would be very difficult to deal with these follow-up matters if he turns a blind eye to the Xu family's situation. Zhao Guang has been asking about it for so many days and there are still many things that he has not yet figured out. clear.

"No problem, I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Xu Qingwan said bluntly

"One more thing, I don't know the specific situation of the Xu family. How many Bigu Pills they refine every year, how much tribute they pay, how much they sell privately, what their costs and profits are, how many industries they have, where they are, and who is in charge of them? , and do not let outsiders know about private matters. Please tell me one by one, Taoist Xu, so that I can check the accounts after the house is searched. These must be handed over to the sect. Although you are the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, these properties do not belong to you. "

"The Xu family's things have nothing to do with me. Everything I did was just to avenge my great revenge and to comfort the whole family."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "You just said that the Xu family destroyed all of you because of a pearl. I don't know what kind of pearl it is. If you find it, I can report it to the sect and explain the reason, or it can be returned to you."

Xu Qingwan smiled with a self-deprecating look on her face: "No need, that bead is called the Xuan Ling Bead. It is a top-grade spiritual weapon with great power. The Xu family sold it long ago after getting it. The huge amount of spiritual stones, the Xu family relied on this amount of spiritual stones to make their fortune and gradually grow bigger.”

"You Daoist He should know that the Xu family was originally the last among the families in Jingbei. It was with the help of this spiritual stone that the Xu family developed rapidly and joined the Qian Yizong line to achieve its current status. And Xu Qingxian, It was the mastermind of this matter who gained the respect of the previous head of the Xu family for planning this matter, and then took the position of head of the family. "

Tang Ning said: "One last thing, Junior Brother He Wenwen threatened Xu Qingxian to ask for three thousand spirit stones. Did Xu Qingxian give it to him?"

"Give it."

"sure?"

"I manage all the expenses of everyone in the Xu family. Therefore, I know the property of the Xu family very well, so I took the spare three thousand spiritual stones to Mr. He that night."

"How long ago was that?"

"It's about August or September now."

"I understand. If anything unusual happens in the Xu family these days, please inform me immediately."

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Tang Ning returned to the Jingbei mansion and told Zhao Baodao: "Have your father, Qin You, and Zhu Yu come back tomorrow and tell them not to leave the mansion for the next few days and wait for my order."

For the next few days, he practiced behind closed doors in the new courtyard without leaving the house. Until noon on the fifth day, the sun was bright and cloudless. Several small black spots appeared in the extreme southeast, and the black spots became larger and larger. Shooting out at an extremely fast speed.

They are three huge green-winged birds, with several people sitting on each green-winged bird.

The blue-winged bird circled over the mansion several times and emitted several clear chirps that echoed inside and outside the mansion.

Such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of many people. Zhao Guang and four others rushed out of the house immediately and saw more than ten monks wearing Qian Yizong costumes sitting on top of three blue-winged birds. Everyone had profound cultivation, and several people glanced at each other in unison, knowing that they were coming for the Xu family. Although they did not know the specific details, they knew that the Xu family was probably doomed this time due to such a large battle.

In the restaurant, He Yingqing saw three giant blue birds hovering over the Jingbei mansion from the window. He looked overjoyed and said to himself: "Here we are, finally here."

"Junior Brother Gao, is this here?" A man asked above the blue bird

Gao Huan nodded and said, "That's right."

The man patted the blue bird's head, and the blue-winged bird swooped down with a clear cry.

Tang Ning opened her eyes after practicing meditation and saw three blue-winged birds rushing into the mansion. Knowing that the people from the Inspection Department had arrived, she came to the front yard.

The green-winged bird stopped on the eaves, and more than a dozen monks came to the courtyard. Tang Ning waved his hand, and Zhao Guang and the other four immediately dismissed the maid guards who were watching.

"Junior brother Tang, this is Chu Xiuyan, captain of the seventh team of the Inspection Section." Gao Huan pointed to the man leading the introduction: "Senior Brother Chu, he is Tang Ning. He was originally a disciple of the Herbal Medicine Section. He was transferred to Jingbei in two months. The sect ordered him to investigate the murder of junior brother He Wengan."

Tang Ning bowed his head and said, "Senior Brother Chu."

Chu Xiuyan was tall and tall, with a rather heroic look on his face: "Junior brother Tang, based on what you said and the evidence you provided, the Inspection Section has recorded it and reported it to Xuande Palace. This time our seventh team was ordered by Xuande Palace Order to arrest Xu Qingxian and his gang."

After he finished speaking, he introduced everyone in the team one by one. "

The seventh team of the Inspection Department has a total of ten people, eight men and two women, with an average cultivation level of around the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining. Among them, Chu Xiuyan has the highest cultivation level, with a tenth level of Qi Refining. There are also two ninth-level Qi Refining monks, two An eighth-level monk has at least the fifth level of Qi refining.

"Junior Brother Tang, the general situation was explained to me and the other brothers from the Inspection Department on the way here. Please tell me the specific situation!" Gao Huan said. He was originally a disciple of the Secret Security Department. He is the actual manager and person in charge of Yi Zong's scattered properties in Chu State, and he is the actual manager and person in charge of the interests among them. In addition, he also reported the matter, so he came to assist in the investigation.

Tang Ning nodded and said: "The Xu family is a powerful person here. They mainly take care of the sect's Bigu Pill industry. There are also some private industries that are not important. Xu Qingxian is the head of the Xu family. His brother Xu Caiwei left home in his early years and joined the Demon Sect. , Xu Qingxian has always been disconnected from him. As far as I know, he not only cultivates a large amount of Bigu Dan herbs privately, but also sells them to the Demon Sect. "

"Every year, the Xu family refines approximately 12,000 Bigu Pills. In addition to supplying 4,000 pills to the sect, the remaining 8,000 pills are all supplied to the Demon Sect. It is no exaggeration to say that the Xu family may be the largest source of Bigu Pills for the Demon Sect. When the former head of the household, He Wengan, found out about this, he blackmailed the Xu family and threatened to give him three thousand spiritual stones, otherwise he would be reported, and then He Wengan was killed. "

"He Wenben failed to report the knowledge, protected the members of the Demon Sect, and accepted bribes in private. He died unjustly," Gao Huan said.

"I'm afraid He Wengan only knows one thing but not the other. He only knows that the Xu family colluded with the Demon Sect, but he doesn't know the specific matters involved. According to the information provided by the tip, the price of Bigu Pill supplied by the Xu family to the Demon Sect is higher than that on the market. Half of the price of Bigu Pill on the market. One spirit stone can buy two pills for Bigu Pill. However, the Xu family sells it to the Demon Sect for two spirit stones and three pills. Relying on this income, the Xu family has made a profit over the years. It’s full of money. If He Wenbian knew this, he wouldn’t have offered such a low price.”

Chu Xiuyan asked: "Twelve thousand Bigu Pills are refined every year? The number is not small. How many monks and alchemists are there in their family?"

"The Xu family has a total of thirteen monks, including ten monks with the surname Xu and three monks with the foreign surname. As for the refiner of the Bigu Pill, there is only one person who is truly called an alchemist, but refining the Bigu Pill does not require a professional alchemist. . The Xu family found many casual cultivators to teach the methods and techniques of refining the Bigu Pill, and asked these people to refine the Bigu Pill for them. "

"How are the cultivation levels of the Xu family?"

"The cultivation levels are generally low. The highest one is Xu Qingxian, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining. However, according to the latest information provided by the informant, Xu Qingxian once spent a lot of money to purchase a deputy first-level armor.

"First-level armor?" Chu Xiuyan asked in surprise: "Are you sure? As far as I know, this thing is not sold in several markets in Chu, Qi, and Wu, unless you go to Broken Ridge Mountain, and it is not often in stock."

Not only him, but everyone around him looked slightly shocked when he heard this.

War Armor is not a magical weapon, but a type of spiritual weapon. Its effect is much more powerful than a magical weapon. The most important thing is that the requirements for the user themselves are too high, but the price is ridiculously expensive.

What is a spiritual weapon? In a broad sense, it refers to a mechanical instrument with powerful spiritual power. Unlike a magical weapon, a magical weapon requires the support of the user's own spiritual power to exert its power. If the holder of a top-quality magical weapon is only in the middle stage of Qi refining, it will not be able to exert its power. Without its effect, the spiritual power in the body may be drained, but the use of spiritual weapons will not cause this problem at all.

Spiritual weapons can operate as long as they have enough spiritual power, and they can be operated and used after being installed with spiritual stones. Their power and ability are far greater than those of weapons. Therefore, practitioners call spiritual weapons the moving center of formations.

War armor is a relatively dexterous and lightweight mechanical device among spiritual weapons. It is easy to carry, has comprehensive functions, and is powerful. It is deeply loved by monks in the cultivation world.

However, its manufacturing process is very complex, and the materials used are rare and special materials. It is no exaggeration to say that the remaining bits and pieces of the lowest-level armor refining materials are enough to refine several top-quality magic weapons. Yes.

Therefore, only some large sects and powerful power groups can create it.

Take the first-level armor as an example. The links of the entire armor are naturally tight, and the defensive power of any part of the body is comparable to the best defensive magic weapons. There are also many offensive spiritual weapons in it, and the combat power is no less than that of top monks in the Qi Refining Stage. Apart from being expensive, it has almost no flaws and can be called perfect.

A complete first-level armor requires at least 30,000 spirit stones. If some small spiritual weapons are added, it will be impossible to obtain without 40,000 spirit stones.

Don’t think it’s too expensive. This thing is even expensive in some places, such as Xingang...

(I just discovered that the names in the previous chapters have been spelled wrongly. I have corrected them now. I went to work too late and felt dizzy...)