Chapter 1,202 Lost Pearl in the Ocean
Beiweizhou, the world of demon cultivators.
People only know that there is a Heavenly Demon Palace in Beiweizhou, but few people know that there is also a Saint Queen Palace in Beiweizhou.
The Saint Queen is a powerful person who can be said to be on par with the Demon Emperor Wei Changtian!
Xiao Mian did not know who the Yuanying ancestor from the "Saint Queen Palace" mentioned by Heisha Ji was, but he was sure: the undercover of the Heavenly Demon Palace must be Yelusha!
Together with the three Yuanying ancestors in Dongwuzhou, there are a total of seven Yuanying ancestors in the three states, who are planning to give Tiandu City a strong medicine.
If Xiao Mian is also a Yuanying ancestor, it would be understandable for Heisha Ji to invite him. The problem is that Xiao Mian is just a top-level Jindan cultivator. Even if his combat power is amazing, he is invincible at the same level and challenges cross-level, he is just a top-level Jindan cultivator.
In this case, even if Heisha Ji sincerely invites Xiao Mian to join, what will the other Yuanying ancestors think?
Putting aside Dongwuzhou and Beiweizhou, even the spiritual monk Benchu would probably trip Xiao Mian up and play dirty tricks from time to time, right?
Thinking of this, Xiao Mian slowly shook his head.
Heisha Ji's face changed slightly, but she was originally a cold person. Seeing Xiao Mian flatly reject her kindness, although she was indignant, she did not say much.
After the conversation, Heisha Ji turned into a ball of black mist and disappeared.
There was no one in the private room. Xiao Mian pondered for a moment and summoned Guitou.
The first thing Xiao Mian did was to ask Guitou to monitor the snowball.
"Spirit fetus!" The ghost baby came out of the body, and Guitou gathered in front of the snowball, looking at it carefully, and sighed while looking at it: "Tsk tsk! I didn't expect it to be successful..."
"Ghost Old! What do you mean by this? I vomited so much blood, is it very likely to be in vain?"
"Why are you so anxious? Isn't it successful?"
Ghosthead didn't even turn his head, but made Xiao Mian speechless.
"You kid! Don't act so good after getting the advantage! If this sacred spiritual fetus is successfully delivered and well nurtured, its future achievements will be limitless!"
"May I ask the old ghost: What should we do next?"
"What should we do? Nothing to do! Just wait!"
The ghost head's words made Xiao Mian feel relieved.
He took the snowball into his body and turned to talk about the matter of the Black Evil Princess.
"The three states have joined forces. If Tiandu City is careless, it will suffer a loss. But they can do their thing, and we can do ours."
"I was just about to ask you! How is the 'Pearl of the Sea' plan going?"
"The day before yesterday, a child with a mutant thunder attribute spiritual root was sent out of Tiandu City. That child happened to be the 100th child!"
"Really? One hundred! Almost..."
"Are you going to stop? That's right! This matter may be beneficial to Nanyue State, but it is not harmless. I reminded you at the beginning. Now that it has come to this point, retreating at the height of the tide is not a bad thing. Besides, the three states are causing trouble at the same time, and Tiandu City must have noticed it. If it gets into trouble, it will be more trouble than gain."
Rarely, Guitou accepted Xiao Mian's advice.
The so-called Pearl of the Sea plan is to extradite the dusty pearls scattered outside back to Nanyue State.
Of course, because Nanyuezhou was too far away, Xiao Mian had to temporarily deposit those pearls in Chujun Tianxia City, saying that they were Nanyuezhou cultivators.
If that was all, the Canghai Yizhu Plan would be understandable.
After all, Xishuzhou, Dongwuzhou and Beiweizhou all did the same.
However, the core difference of the Canghai Yizhu Plan was that Xiao Mian's target was not the descendants of Nanyuezhou cultivators, but all the missed talents in Tianducheng!
It was just because Tianducheng had an extremely complete management of the local cultivators in Tianducheng that Xiao Mian did not dare to challenge the majesty of the Zhoutian Xingxiu formation too much.
Therefore, the target Xiao Mian chose was exactly the cultivators from the three states!
When Xiao Mian asked Heibu to circle the list of Nanyuezhou cultivators that day, he also circled the list of cultivators from the other three states at the same time.
After that, from the list of these cultivators, Xiao Mian selected some young cultivators with excellent qualifications but not conspicuous. Through the black cloth, Xiao Mian tampered with the identity information of these cultivators to make them from Nanyuezhou. Then, he recruited them to Tongbao Pavilion with his own means, and sent them to Tianxia City with the help of Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
Although Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce also has its own Zhoutian Xingxiu formation, it is different from the Zhoutian Xingxiu formation of Tiandu City.
In this way, even Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce cannot see through the roots of these pearls.
It was just that when Xiao Mian proposed the plan of Canghai Yizhu that day, Guitou had raised objections.
Although some of those targeted by Xiao Mian were from Nanyuezhou cultivators, most of them had no relationship with Nanyuezhou.
With the power of the black cloth, Xiao Mian could do this heaven-defying act of stealing the sky and changing the day.
However, if the matter is exposed in the future, Xiao Mian may face thousands of people pointing fingers.
That day, Guitou had advised Xiao Mian: Why not narrow the target to the small piece of land in Nanyue Province...
However, Nanyue Province's weakness was not overnight. Even the number and quality of cultivators who drifted to Tiandu City in the past thousands of years were far inferior to those in the other three states.
Since it has been done, it must be done thoroughly!
Xiao Mian has made up his mind and insisted on his own way, so Guitou had no choice but to give up.
According to what Xiao Mian said that day: Those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters!
This is not just a general talk. Only those who have reached a certain level can truly put this sentence into action.
Xiao Mian did not personally participate in the entire plan.
Even the implementation of the entire plan was completed during Xiao Mian's retreat.
It was only today that Xiao Mian decided to terminate the plan of the Lost Pearl because of what Hei Sha Ji said.
One hundred young monks with either heavenly spiritual roots, mutated spiritual roots, special physiques, or excellent understanding have been quietly sent out of Tiandu City by Xiao Mian.
These one hundred young monks are both pearls in the ocean and seeds of the future.
From today's standpoint, Xiao Mian didn't know how many of them could abandon the darkness of today and restore the glory of tomorrow.
All Xiao Mian can do is to create more possibilities for Nanyue Prefecture in the future...
With the termination of the Lost Pearl Project, Xiao Mian thought that the matter had come to an end, and that no one would know the secret of this matter from now on.
Unexpectedly, just three days later, another Nascent Soul Ancestor came to Sibao Hall.
The original spirit monk!
"Senior Primordial, what are you doing here?"
"..., Donor Xiao! What the poor monk wants to talk to you next is of great importance. Do you plan to have a lofty discussion with the poor monk in the lobby of the Four Treasures Hall?"
"You are the superior ancestor of Yuan Ying, and this junior is just a little golden elixir. How can you be so virtuous and capable as to be able to talk eloquently with you, my senior ancestor?"
In his words, Xiao Mian had no intention of welcoming Ben Chu into the inner hall.
Benchu's expression turned cold, his eyes showing a cold light.
The next moment, the cold light disappeared from Benchu's eyes, and he launched his spiritual consciousness transmission towards Xiao Mian.
The next moment, Xiao Mian's expression changed, and he stared at Benchu with disbelief.
Nodding, Benchu smiled enigmatically, turned around and left the Four Treasures Hall.
In the inner hall, Xiao Mian summoned the ghost.
"Previously, Heisha Ji kindly invited me, and now even the spiritual monk Ben Chu has come to invite me. How long ago, Xiao Mian of Nanyue also became a favorite?"
"Hmph! If that girl Heisha is sincere, then this bald donkey Ben Chu is definitely hypocritical!"
"Who says it's not the case!" Xiao Mian said to himself as he tapped the table casually: "What's even more weird is that the invitation to Nanyue Prefecture to join seems to be a collegial decision of the three states!"
"Among the seven Nascent Soul Ancestors from the three states, only Heishaji has some connection with you. Among them, Benchu and Yelusha want to kill you. As for the three from Soochow State, even if you have not offended them. They, they won’t take you seriously either.”
"Hmph! Who knows! The seven Nascent Soul Ancestors from the three states are kindly invited to host a banquet at Qiankun Tower. No matter how rude I am, I don't dare not attend the banquet!"
"Are you going to keep the appointment?"
"There is no good banquet, you have to go through it to find out!" Xiao Mian suddenly stood up and walked out of the inner hall with a light chuckle: "Although the tiger is fierce, if the hunter is thoughtful enough, who will live and who will die, Especially the unknown. Besides, I don’t believe that the seven of them would act rashly on me, a junior, before the grand event is successful—if they don’t want to risk the entire plan being exposed in advance because of my little life!”
After saying this, Xiao Mian had already left the inner hall.
At this time, the inner hall was already empty...
Let’s talk about that night, in the Qiankun Tower.
Not surprisingly, Xiao Mian met a number of Yuanying ancestors: Heishaji and Benchu from Western Shu State, Yelusha and Shengyin from Northern Wei State, and the three Yuanying ancestors from Soochow State - these three The ancestors of Yuanying are from the same lineage, and they are three disciples of Baishouweng.
Xiao Mian saluted one by one, lowering his eyebrows to please his eyes, respectful and humble.
"Almsgiver Xiao! I wonder what you Nanyue Prefecture thinks about what the poor monk said earlier?"
"Senior Benchu!" Xiao Mian waited for Benchu to finish his words and whispered softly with a smile: "This is a big deal! This junior is just a little golden elixir, how can he represent South Vietnam?"
"Hmph! Xiao Mian! You don't have to be self-effacing!" But it was the elder of the Holy Harem, the Patriarch Shengyin, who stared into Xiao Mian's eyes and said softly: "In today's cultivation world, who doesn't know you? Xiao Mian of Nanyue is the descendant appointed by the elder Wan Zong. Since you can represent Nanyue and the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, why are you shrinking now? In your eyes, I am not as good as a mere monk. A Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce?”
This ancestor of Shengyin is actually younger than Zhu Yanji. She has a beautiful face, a natural charm, and a beautiful country.
What made Xiao Mian even more speechless was: the ancestor of Shengyin suddenly had a bald head.
I don’t know if her predecessor was a nun from a nunnery in Western Shuzhou...
But the more beautiful she looked, the more disgusted Xiao Mian became.
Why does a good-looking person look so evil?
Without realizing it, Xiao Mian thought of Wan Dongyao, Gu Qingcheng and others...
Having said that, on the surface, Xiao Mian behaved more and more respectfully.
"Reporting to Patriarch Shengyin: The previous agreement with the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce was decided by me, Patriarch Qingqiu, the Supreme Elder of the Taoist Sect in Nanyue Prefecture. This junior is just running errands."
"Hmph! Boy! Don't drink the fine wine without toasting!" Sui Miyun, one of the three ancestors of Soochow Province - Baishou Weng's disciple - glared at Xiao Mian and shouted solemnly: "As of now, Now that you know our plan, you can either join the event and fight against Tiandu with us; or you must keep it secret!"
"..."
When Xiao Mian heard this, he was speechless.
Keep it a secret? How to be conservative? How absolutely?
What better way to keep a secret than a dead man?
The implication behind Sui Miyun's words is - join or die!
Xiao Mian remained silent, sometimes frowning and sometimes staring, showing his undecided attitude.
After three breaths, Xiao Mian sighed.
"It's not that I don't want to follow you seniors and join in the great cause. It's just that my cultivation is low and I'm afraid of delaying your important matters! But--" Halfway through his words, before Sui Miyun and others could start a fight, Xiao Mian said loudly: "But since you seniors think so highly of me, and the matter is related to the revival of Nanyue, even if it means sacrificing my life, I will do my best! I hope you seniors will help me!"
After three breaths, Xiao Mian went from being indecisive to being unwavering.
This was naturally not something that could be decided in three breaths. Xiao Mian had made up his mind long before the appointment.
He wanted to see: What evil intentions did the three states cultivators have for being so kind!
If things really couldn't be done, at worst, they could just go their separate ways!
Anyway, from the beginning, Xiao Mian had never thought of extraditing those Nanyue state cultivators who were bound to Tiandu City back.
For the other three states, because the local cultivators are strong, the return of the cultivators from Tiandu City is not enough to cause accidents.
But Nanyue State is different!
As the largest city in Nanyue State, Wanzong City has only a few thousand Jindan cultivators, most of whom are Jindan beginners and intermediate cultivators.
Once the likes of Luosha return to Nanyue, if they harbor evil intentions, they will inevitably become the celebrities of Nanyue State in the near future.
What is more terrifying is: once these returnees unite with ulterior motives...
By then, the overall strength of Nanyue State will not only fail to increase, but will be weakened by internal friction, which Xiao Mian will never allow.
As for the pearls chosen by Xiao Mian, the highest level is only the foundation-building stage, and some have not even built their foundation yet, so naturally there will be no threat...
The road to the revival of Nanyue State is extremely difficult, and Xiao Mian will not allow any accidents to happen.
After that, the eight people, including Xiao Mian, agreed on some details.
After coming out of Qiankun Building, Xiao Mian said goodbye to Heisha Ji who was hesitant to speak, smiled and shook his head, and walked towards Sibao Hall.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mian stood outside Sibao Hall in shock.