Chapter 44: Fukou Mysterious Territory
It’s not that he gave too little, but that Li Shengbing gave too much.

Although the big medicines have big names, most of them are actually old medicines.

If you purchase in bulk from Dayaobang, the average price is about one hundred dollars per plant.

Spiritual materials are truly rare.

Take Ganoderma lucidum as an example. Ordinary Ganoderma lucidum has a short life cycle. It is born and dies in the same year. It can only be regarded as a medicinal material. The price varies from five eagle dollars to three eagle dollars depending on its medicinal properties.

Only the red ganoderma that grows on sacred trees and has been around for more than sixty years can be called a great medicine, and its selling price often exceeds a hundred British pound.

Only the red ganoderma that is born in a place of spiritual energy and survives its own death and escapes the catastrophe of turning into wood is qualified to become a spiritual material.

The fire Ganoderma lucidum sold by Wuyi Temple is about 120 years old. Its grade is not high among spiritual materials, but its price is already extremely shocking.

Moreover, the unit of measurement was no longer silver coins such as the Eagle Dollar that were pegged to silver, but reddish gold.

For similar spiritual materials, the Dayao Gang often sells more than a hundred small yellow croakers, while the Wuyi Shrine even prices them at up to a hundred and fifty small yellow croakers.

The local treasures above this level are usually priceless.

A starting capital of 10,000 yuan is just the threshold, and it is usually accompanied by various additional conditions.

Therefore, Ding Hai and the other two thought it was normal that the three Dibao plants were marked with sky-high prices at the exchange meeting.

To be honest, Ding Hai's original plan was just to buy one earth treasure. Even if all the treasures in his talisman bag were settled at market price, he would only be able to make up 20,000 taels of gold.

This amount of money is not enough to buy two earth treasures without any conditions attached. After the conversion by Wuyi Temple, at most you can buy one earth treasure plus a large amount of spiritual materials.

The situations of Lu Zhuo and Zhuge Kongping should be similar to that of Ding Hai.

Therefore, when they heard the price that Li Shengbing offered for the three plants of Dibao, the three of them were surprised.

While they were surprised, the three of them couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Their relationship with Wuyi Temple shouldn’t be so good that Wuyi Temple would rather suffer losses itself than take care of them, right?
The three people who were self-aware all thought of the same phrase: When you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something in return.

So, even though Ding Hai and the other two were very excited at this moment, they still did not dare to easily ask to accept this generous gift.

You know, the value of the earth's treasures is far beyond the ordinary medicines and spiritual materials. It is a top-grade cultivation resource that is rarely seen by ordinary Yin Shen Zhenren.

After a moment of silence, Ding Hai was the first to break the silence and asked Li Shengbing, "Fellow Daoist, we all know the value of our belongings. I wonder what exactly you want?"

When Lu Zhuo and Zhuge Kongping saw Ding Hai take the lead in speaking to find out Li Shengbing's intentions, they immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Zhang Xilin on the side also secretly watched Li Shengbing, wanting to hear what kind of request he was going to make that was actually worth using the earth treasure as bait.

Li Shengbing smiled and said, "To be honest with you four Taoist friends, I do have something to ask for."

"But this request, first, will not make you go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, and second, will not make you fellow Taoists violate public order and good customs."

“Our sect has invited the famous fortune teller Wang Banxian and his only daughter Wang Hui from Fujian and Guangdong to calculate the whereabouts of the God.

However, the God King is at a high level and very powerful. It is difficult for Wang Banxian and his daughter to calculate the God King's exact whereabouts alone.

This time I came to you to ask for your help and help Wang Banxian, so that he can more easily understand the secrets of heaven and smoothly calculate the whereabouts of the God. "

Ding Hai's heart was moved, but on the surface he remained calm and asked, "What do you mean by 'giving a hand' when Fellow Daoist Li speaks of it?"

Li Shengbing poured another cup of hot tea for the four people before saying, "The four Taoist friends are all capable people.

Fellow Daoist Ding, your star-gazing skills are as good as those of the director of the Imperial Observatory in the capital. It would be a perfect match with Fellow Daoist Zhang's zodiac astrology.

It may be an exaggeration to say that nothing is beyond your calculation, but there should be few things in the world that can escape your calculations."

"Fellow Daoist Zhuge's Wuhou Qimen was once able to calculate everything in the world in the hands of Prime Minister Zhuge. It is said that Fellow Daoist Lu's Eight Diagrams Formation also has a great relationship with Prime Minister Zhuge.

The combination of these two magic skills will probably be able to reproduce 70% of Prime Minister Zhuge's style. "Li Shengbing frankly explained why he gave the four people a piece of earth treasure for almost nothing.

Because what he asked for was not small.

It is not as simple as he said to perfectly combine the star-pulling technique with the zodiac astrology.

Similarly, it is not easy to achieve a perfect combination of Wu Hou Qimen and Bazhen Diagram.

This requires Ding Hai, Zhang Xilin, Lu Zhuo and Zhuge Kongping to teach each other their secret skills without reservation.

Not only can you not have any reservations, but you must also abandon all selfishness and devote your whole heart to the collaboration.

If the partners Li Shengbing had chosen for them were not from Wuyi Temple, but from other forces who had nothing to do with Wuyi Temple.

Ding Hai and his three companions almost thought that Li Shengbing wanted to steal their inherited magical skills.

This is not the 21st century, and there is no trace of knowledge sharing.

In this era, cherishing what you have is the mainstream idea.

Take Ding Hai for example. When his master, Taoist Qingyun, taught him the Beidou Zhanxielu, he asked him to swear an oath to the tablet of the founder of Kaimai.

Except for those disciples who have also worshipped the tablet of the ancestor, the Beidou Slaying Evil Record will never be passed on to others. Those who violate this oath will surely become possessed and die a miserable death.

When the other people learned the unique skills from their master, they must have made similar vows.

Therefore, the knowledge circulated in the spiritual world is basically a hodgepodge, and there are very few complete inheritances and techniques passed down.

"I'm sorry that I can't do anything about this matter. I appreciate the kindness of the Son of God." After hearing Li Shengbing's conditions, Lu Zhuo immediately stood up and refused.

The Eight Diagrams of Gods and Ghosts is not something that everyone can learn in Wudang. If Lu Zhuo is not the direct descendant of the current leader, he has no right to practice this unique skill.

How could he go against his oath and pass the Eight Diagrams of Gods and Ghosts to Zhuge Kongping just for a small favor?

Even though the original Eight Diagrams Formation was indeed created by Zhuge Kongming.

That is a betrayal to the Wudang sect.

The same goes for Zhuge Kongping. It is true that he gave up the position of young master of the Zhuge family, but he did not betray the Zhuge family.

He wants to exchange the Wu Hou Qi Men, which is the basis for the survival of the Zhuge family, from him with just a few local treasures. I'm afraid he is blindly thinking.

"Wu Hou Qi Men is the family's unique martial arts. I dare not disobey the ancestral teachings and pass it on to others, and disappoint the Son of God."

After Zhuge Kongping rejected Li Shengbing, he also got up and left.

Suddenly, only Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin were left hesitating in the stone pavilion.

Ding Hai did not leave immediately because the Star-Pulling Technique was not the fundamental technique of the Xie-Slaying Sect.

This magic technique was discovered by his family's founder from the tomb of a former director of the Imperial Observatory in the Tang Dynasty.

Because it is more in line with the Beidou Zhanxie Lu, it was included in the inheritance by the founder of Kaimai.

There are at least ten lineages in the world that know this magic, and the current director of the Imperial Observatory in the capital is the most prominent one among them.

Ding Hai felt that he had made a good deal by exchanging all his knowledge of this technique, which was neither a secret nor a common one, for a zodiac astrology that sounded quite high-end.

After all, there is earthly treasure to be had besides zodiac astrology.

The reason why Zhang Xilin did not leave was similar to that of Ding Hai. Zodiac astrology was not a technique of the Tianshi Mansion, but a legacy of his secular family.

Now, he is the only one left alive in the secular world, and he did not make any great vows when he first learned astrology.

As long as the price is right, there is no harm in trading this technique.

In the stone pavilion, Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin's eyes met, each trying to understand the other's intentions.

Li Shengbing was also quietly waiting for the two people's reply. At this moment, there was a subtle sense of tension in the air, as if even the hurricane blowing through Shiting was holding its breath.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Ding Hai nodded at Zhang Xilin and asked him if he was interested in the exchange.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xilin nodded slightly to Ding Hai and agreed to exchange magic techniques.

He had just secretly learned the Yang Five Thunder Technique from his master, and now was the time when he needed resources for practice.

After reaching an agreement, Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin looked at Li Shengbing at the same time.

Although the two of them felt that they were not at a disadvantage in this exchange of magic, it did not mean that they would agree to Li Shengbing's previous conditions.

If there was no condition of exchanging magic, the exchange price Li Shengbing had previously given them could be said to be extremely sincere, so sincere that both Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin felt embarrassed.

In the spiritual world, if someone is willing to give you a treasure for free, remember, kneel down immediately and kowtow to him as your godfather.

If you have a godfather like this, the Yin God is not the end of your journey, you might even be able to try to touch the Yang God.

But after adding this condition, one or half a plant of Dibao is not enough.

Even if the ultimate beneficiary of the exchange of magic is not from Wuyi Temple, it doesn't matter. Facing the gazes of Ding Hai and the others, Li Shengbing retracted his right hand holding the teapot, sat upright and said to Ding Hai and the others sincerely: "My two Taoist friends, whether you believe it or not, eleven earth treasures are the greatest sincerity I can offer."

“Although the elders want to find the whereabouts of the True Lord as soon as possible, they can’t do it at all costs.

Wuyi Temple is not without the Divine Lord. On this basis, I can use my family connections to provide ten spiritual materials for each of you two Taoist friends. What do you think?"

Li Shengbing simply threw out all the chips he could.

There are eleven stocks of Dibao, and Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin can decide how to distribute them.

In addition to this, he compensated each of the two people with ten spiritual materials.

This is not a small move.

If the contemporary Wuyi God and Li Shengbing were not from the same lineage, their interests would be deeply intertwined, and they would prosper together and suffer together.

There is no way that the extra twenty spiritual materials can be found.

Ding Hai nodded and agreed to the price, then reached out and took off the talisman bag from his waist and handed it to Li Shengbing.

Since he was a good person, he naturally had to understand the rules: “The goods that I asked the person in charge for the price at the exchange meeting are all in it.

This amulet can still be used for another year, so I'll give it to you as well."

Zhang Xilin took out a gold note from his pocket and placed it in front of Li Shengbing: "This is a gold note jointly issued by the Thirteen Hongs in Yuezhou, which can be exchanged for twenty thousand taels of gold.

I have benefited from your help this time, and I will keep it in mind. When I work with Daoist Ding to set up the formation later, I will do my best and not let you down."

Li Shengbing didn't hesitate to put the talisman bag and the exchange ticket in front of him into his pocket, then took out a jade token and tapped it a few times.

A moment later, on the bluestone path that Ding Hai and the other two came from, an old Taoist priest with a strong aura carried a pile of boxes and slowly walked towards the stone pavilion.

Looking at the old Taoist priest whose aura was almost as powerful as his master, Ding Hai guessed Li Shengbing's intention.

This is an obvious warning.

Warn Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin not to just walk away after taking the benefits.

Wuyi Shrine is not a soft persimmon that they can easily bully.

In this regard, neither Ding Hai nor Zhang Xilin said anything inappropriate.

In order to rescue their own God, they have invested a lot of resources in you in advance. They are worried that you will run away, so they specifically warn you. Isn't this the most normal thing to do?

This warning will never come true to them as long as they don't have any bad intentions.

After placing a pile of jade boxes and wooden boxes in front of Ding Hai and the others, the old Taoist priest, who was comparable to the Yin Shen Zhenren, left without saying anything.

A loud drum does not need a heavy hammer. Some things just need to be known by everyone. Speaking them out will hurt feelings.

There were eleven jade boxes, and Ding Hai got six of them.

There were twenty wooden boxes, and Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin each took half as agreed.

After receiving the agreed-upon reward, the two of them left the stone pavilion without any hesitation and walked to a quiet and deserted place, where they silently recited the magic skills they wanted to exchange.

After going through it once, the two of them had initially memorized the entire content of their respective techniques.

In order to understand the other party's skills as quickly as possible, Ding Hai and the other person did not continue to express their thoughts orally.

Instead, they agreed to meet at Shiting tomorrow, each bringing their paper reflections.

He devoted all his efforts to teaching the other party the magic skills so as to complete Li Shengbing's commission as quickly as possible.

The next day, the two met as agreed and began to teach each other with all their strength.

With the resources in hand and Zhang Xilin's dedicated explanation, Ding Hai learned zodiac astrology incredibly quickly.

After taking a spiritual ingredient, he was able to deduce the zodiac astrology to perfection with the help of the system.

Ding Crab
State: Concentration (Perfection)

Mysterious Skill: Beidou Slaying Evil Record
Yuan Qi: Zero
Magic: Palm Thunder (perfect), Divine Movement (perfect), Netherworld (perfect), Maoshan Talisman Array (perfect), Star Pulling (great success), Zodiac Astrology (perfect)

Martial arts: True Explanation of Body Building (perfect), True Explanation of Boxing (perfect), Shrinking the Earth into an Inch (perfect), Xinyi Liuhe Quan (great achievement)
Zhang Xilin was not slow in learning the Star-Pulling Technique. In just over ten days, he had mastered the technique to a small degree. He was much better than Ding Hai before he started cheating, and lived up to his name as the Dragon and Tiger Twins.

In fact, Zhang Xilin was also very surprised at Ding Hai's learning progress. He used only seven days to perfect a technique that he had never been exposed to before.

This is something that even his senior brothers could not do.

His senior brother's highest record was to learn a technique in half a day, achieve minor success in three days, and achieve major success in seven days.

It took nearly half a month to finally perfect the technique.

After Ding Hai mastered the art of zodiac astrology, he could have set up the formation that Li Shengbing and others wanted on his own without the cooperation of Zhang Xilin, but he did not do so.

He and Zhang Xilin had no grudges against each other, so why would he want to kill him?

The local treasures and spiritual materials provided by Wuyi Temple include the cost of setting up the formation.

If he took on so much responsibility alone, wouldn't it be obvious that the people in Wuyi Temple would become dissatisfied with Zhang Xilin?

"You didn't set up any formations, so why did you take so many earth treasures and spiritual materials?" People with such dark thoughts are everywhere.

There is no need to provoke such people unless necessary.

Zhang Xilin, who was taken care of by Ding Hai, was not an ungrateful person.

When setting up the formation, he took the initiative to undertake some complicated and lengthy but not difficult tasks many times.

In less than a month since the day they exchanged their magic, Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin worked together to complete a brand new formation.

To be honest, when Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin found Li Shengbing carrying the formation plate and the formation flag, Li Shengbing felt it was a little unbelievable.

Even with the combined strength of their Wuyi Temple and sect, they have not yet been able to cooperate with Wang Banxian to complete the Ziwei Heluo formation he proposed.

These two peers who worked alone not only did not hold them back, but instead surpassed them by a long way. Not only did they develop a formation that was only feasible on paper, they also thoughtfully made formation plates and flags.

Don't be so exaggerated!
After following Wang Banxian in setting up formations for such a long time, even those who had never set up a formation before now had a basic understanding of it.

A formation that can produce formation plates can be used by the person who sets up the formation to copy batches of formations at any time as long as there are sufficient resources.

Anyone with a little knowledge of formations basically understands what this means.

After testing the effectiveness of the new formation under the leadership of Wang Banxian, the people of Wuyi Temple and Wang Banxian fell silent.

A month ago, Wang Banxian was in charge of the formation, and several elders of the Wuyi Divine Palace who were comparable to Yin Shen Zhenren assisted in the formation. They worked very hard to barely figure out the information.

It was easily figured out after using the formation that Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin came up with.

If the two of them had not used poor materials when making the formation plates and flags, the new formation would not be able to withstand the excessive input of mana.

The people of Wuyi Temple estimated that they would be able to find their own deity without having to set up the Ziwei Heluo formation proposed by Wang Banxian.

These are not just their own words, but the original words uttered by Wang Banxian's only daughter Wang Hui when she complained that Ding Hai and the other man were too perverted and did not give anyone else a chance to survive.

After handing over the new formation to Li Shengbing, Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin parted ways.

Although they do admire each other after their previous cooperation, they should not forget their own cultivation.

The other heroes of the southern spiritual world, after obtaining the cultivation resources they wanted at the exchange meeting, all stayed in the guest house of Wuyi Temple and went into seclusion.

Even if they were in seclusion for ten years, they would not be a match for Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin after they came out.

But it's not a pleasant feeling to watch the people around you moving forward while you are standing still.

Therefore, after they had some free time, Ding Hai and Zhang Xilin also chose to practice in seclusion.

Both of them had many ideas that they wanted to accomplish through this retreat.

As a result, the two of them perfectly missed the day when Wang Banxian deduced the whereabouts of Wuyi God.

With the help of the new formation deduced by Ding Hai and the others, the Ziwei Heluo formation set up by Wang Banxian lived up to everyone's expectations and figured out where the contemporary Wuyi God was trapped.

But looking at the two words "Fukou" that Wang Banxian had spent half his life to calculate.

All the masters of Wuyi Shrine present were like dumb.

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