Chapter 229: Digging up a Relic (8000)

While speaking, the female master untied the outer garment of her Taoist robe.

Of course, that didn't happen. The female master took out a book from her pocket and handed it over.

The book looked very old. The cover of the book was blurred. The handwriting on it was faint, but it was still unclear.

"I know you have reached the ninth level of the extraordinary level. You only need one step to achieve the sainthood, but this last step is like the difference between heaven and earth for any ninth level master of the extraordinary level." The female master said.

"Maybe if you take one step, you can climb the ladder of blue clouds and soar up to 90,000 miles."

"But if you don't take one step, it's also a cliff of thousands of feet, and you will fall to pieces."

"This book can help you."

Xu Bai took it in his hand, but he couldn't see anything just from the cover, because the handwriting on it was almost invisible, but there was a golden progress bar on the book.

"Open it and take a look." The female master said confidently.

It seemed that as long as Xu Bai opened it, he would be able to agree to her request.

Xu Bai pondered for a moment and carefully turned the first page.

There was no way, he had to be careful. This book looked like it would turn into a pile of debris at any time.

As the first page was opened, after Xu Bai read the contents on it, he quickly put the book in his arms.

"Deal!"

These two simple words meant that Xu Bai agreed to the deal.

If it was just an ordinary secret book, even an extraordinary secret book, Xu Bai might not agree, but this book was different.

It was very similar to the book that King Shengyou gave him before, and it was also a book of experience of failure in becoming a saint.

The record of the book that King Shengyou gave him was quite messy, but this one recorded in detail the failure records of many senior masters of the Taoist sect.

"Will the people of the Taoist sect agree to give you such an important thing?" Xu Bai asked.

Not long ago, King Shengyou had also talked about it. Xu Bai also had a sense of measure in his heart. This thing must still exist, and it is protected by every force as a treasure.

After all, if this kind of thing is released, it will definitely be robbed and bloodied, especially those extraordinary masters.

"One third of the Taoist sects in the world have agreed." The female temple master smiled and said, "After all, there are only a few extraordinary ninth-grade masters in the entire Taoist sect, and I am one of them."

Don't think that Xu Bai reached the extraordinary ninth-grade so easily. In fact, the extraordinary ninth-grade is extremely rare.

There are only a hundred extraordinary masters in the world, and many of these extraordinary masters have not reached the extraordinary ninth-grade. There are very few who have truly reached the extraordinary ninth-grade.

"Then this matter is decided." Xu Bai clapped his hands and made up his mind.

The barbarian fiefdom belongs to the Ninth Princess, and the Ninth Princess belongs to him. After all, it is his.

The female temple master breathed a sigh of relief.

"You seem very nervous." Xu Bai touched his chin. He saw the action of the female temple master just now.

"Hehe, how can the current Prince Xu not make people nervous?" The female temple master said self-deprecatingly.

"All the extraordinary ninth-grade masters are now under pressure from you."

Xu Bai pondered and said, "Not really. Although I have already reached the ninth-grade, I will not fight them."

Female master: "..."

Good fellow, I have not talked to you about fighting now, why do you suddenly say that you did not fight them? Could it be that you once had this idea, but you gave it up later?

She now deeply suspected that Xu Bai was either fighting or on the way to fight every day.

Of course, in order to correct Xu Bai's wrong concept, the female master still told the story.

"There are only two positions left for the sainthood, so it is a very stressful thing for the extraordinary masters in the world to compete."

"With you added, the pressure is even greater. After all, since you entered this circle, you have been soaring directly to the top, so everyone is under more pressure."

Xu Bai rubbed his forehead: "I see."

Facts have proved that he was indeed overthinking, and it turned out that they were afraid that he would compete for the position.

However... he has reached this level of strength. If he accidentally wins it one day, then others can only wish for good luck.

"No more chatting, I have to hurry up." The female master stopped talking to Xu Bai, but found a corner, took out a book, and read it carefully.

Every minute and every second is extremely tense for extraordinary masters now. They wish they could break up the time bit by bit and use it bit by bit.

Xu Bai saw that the female master was reading a book by herself, and he felt bored. He took out the experience of entering the sainthood given by King Shengyou before and continued to work hard.

...

Time passed slowly, and five or six days passed in a blink of an eye.

It seems to be only five or six days, but for the group of construction talents in the Construction Department, they have completed a lot of buildings in these five or six days.

During this period, Chu Ling has been recruiting people, all of whom are people in the palace, and some of these people are recruited from the Great Chu State.

At the beginning, Xu Bai said that this palace was still a bit deserted and there were too few people.

He just said it casually, but Chu Ling remembered it all the time, so she specially recruited the people in the palace first.

As for those people in the martial arts world, they haven't come yet, or they have come but haven't shown up.

This is a very simple truth. The host hasn't even opened the door yet, and you guests want to break into the house. This is too disrespectful to the host.

What's more, the host's fist is very hard.

So everyone is waiting, waiting for the door to be opened here.

At this time, in an area 100 miles away from the palace, the Construction Department is building frantically.

As long as they are given enough materials, the buildings here will rise from the ground.

Kong Meng is the person in charge this time, and he is watching his men working continuously.

Holding the drawings in his hand, looking at this side, he estimated in his heart how long it would take to complete the construction.

His Majesty gave them a very short deadline, so they are almost working day and night. According to Kong Meng's estimate, it will be completed soon.

"Huh..." Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Once it's done, I can go back to the capital to report, and I can finally relax."

To be honest, the emperor of the Great Chu Kingdom treats his people very well, and they are also very good to their ministers, so even if it is not completed on time, as long as there is a reason, His Majesty will not blame.

But Kong Meng himself is nervous.

If it were any other project, he would have no problem, but this is the palace, and most importantly, it is about Xu Bai's palace.

The legends in the rivers and lakes have always been more and more outrageous, and now the various legends about Xu Bai have reached a very special level.

What cruel and ruthless is no longer enough to describe Xu Bai. Now Xu Bai has been passed down as a synonym for horror in the rivers and lakes.

Kong Meng is afraid...

If this side cannot be completed, then Lord Xu will blame him. He is not as easy to talk to as His Majesty, and he doesn't know if he can save his head.

Seeing that the construction period can be completed smoothly, he finally relaxed a little.

But sometimes, the more you don't want it, the more things will develop in the direction you don't want.

A gust of wind blew, and Kong Meng heard a scream not far away.

"What happened?"

After hearing the scream, his heart squeaked, and he hurriedly put away the drawings and ran to the place where the scream came from.

When he saw what appeared in front of him, he was stunned on the spot.

A big pit appeared in front of us, as if it was blown up by something, and there was a person in the pit with blood on his body, shouting in pain.

Several colleagues carried the man out, and after checking, they found that he was only injured and not in danger of life.

It is also very dangerous to do their job.

Kong Meng was about to comfort the injured colleague and let him rest first, but unexpectedly, when he subconsciously glanced at the big pit, he was stunned on the spot.

The big pit was empty, but above this empty big pit, the air was constantly twisting, as if there was a high temperature burning below.

"Twisted air... and this familiar feeling... Not good!" Kong Meng reacted and his face changed.

"Quick! Stay away from here, this is a relic that is about to be opened!"

"You leave quickly, and send another person to the palace to find the princess and tell her what happened here!"

Kong Meng had entered the ruins, and he entered by chance, so he was very familiar with this feeling.

He didn't expect that he would inexplicably encounter a relic that was about to be opened.

The ruins are very dangerous. The people there don't know that they are dead and are still living according to the usual rules. They may become spirits.

In order to keep his colleagues around safe, he has to evacuate quickly.

After all, this is no longer something he can be responsible for, and he must report it.

Several colleagues ran away like flying, and one rushed directly to the palace.

...

In the palace.

Chu Ling was holding a pen in her hand and writing and drawing on the book.

Next to Chu Ling, Ye Zi also picked up a pen to write.

Taking advantage of the gap between writing, Chu Ling smiled.

"I didn't expect that my sister has such potential in management."

After coming here, Xu Bai soaked in the treasure house all day.

As for the subsequent operation, Chu Ling thought that he was the only one, but he didn't expect Ye Zi to be proficient in this.

"When I was in the Ye family before, I had to see everything, and the things I saw were very miscellaneous, so I naturally summarized them." Ye Zi smiled.

Chu Ling smiled slightly, although she didn't say anything, but she was very clear in her heart.

The person in front of me is actually very smart, but she is willing to play dumb in front of her husband.

But it is precisely because of this behavior that she is the smartest.

"Sister, when everything is built, what realm will you reach?" Ye Zi asked curiously after a short break.

Chu Ling is now on the road of the emperor. This business is related to the area under his jurisdiction.

The better the area, the better the management, and the stronger the strength.

There are no restrictions on this business, but there is also the biggest restriction, which is whether the current Great Chu State is willing to let you go.

So Chu Ling can go, but others can't.

Otherwise, one day he will run to a place and say that he wants to take the road of the emperor. At that time, what he will wait for is the troops of the Great Chu State.

Everyone will be so stupid as to take this road.

Chu Ling heard this, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "It is estimated that I will just enter the Transcendent Realm, but for me, it has already been a great benefit, and my life span will be extended as a result."

"As the fiefdom gets better and better, my strength will also increase steadily."

She was also a smart woman who didn't hide anything and answered sincerely.

Ye Zi smiled and said, "That's good. After you reach the Transcendent Realm, you can give birth to children for your husband."

Chu Ling nodded slightly when she heard this.

Now it was just the two of them, and they were talking about private matters, so there was nothing to worry about.

The two of them were chatting and writing at the same time, and at this moment, a palace maid ran in in a hurry.

"Princess, someone from the Construction Department came to say that a relic was found during the construction process. Now please make the decision, Princess."

Chu Ling put down her pen and frowned.

Relics?

She thought it was something else, but she didn't expect it to be this.

"I know, you let the construction engineer leave first, and don't go over there, so as not to cause any losses. I'll go and take a look in a while."

The palace maid agreed and walked away with her head down.

After the palace maid left, Ye Zi also had a solemn expression.

The ruins are very dangerous, everyone knows this, but this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that there are various resources inside.

Moreover, now is different from the past. Various forces are paying attention to this place. The ruins appear at this time. I am afraid that various forces will show up in advance, right?

After all, the appearance of the ruins will definitely attract everyone's attention.

"Go ask my husband." Ye Zi said.

For now, we must first see what Xu Bai thinks, which cannot be crossed.

Chu Ling nodded and put down the pen in her hand: "Sister, come with me."

Ye Zi agreed.

The two walked towards the treasure house together.

...

In the treasure house.

Xu Bai was looking at the progress bar seriously in the light outside the window.

Not far away, the female master was also reading a book. Neither of them disturbed each other, and neither of them said anything to each other.

Xu Bai had not looked for Chu Ling and Ye Zi for several days.

The two of them had come here several times, and they knew that the female master was here, but they didn't say anything.

Now in Xu Bai's eyes, there was only the progress bar, and he was completely immersed in it.

The progress bar of this book progressed very slowly, but Xu Bai was happy with it.

At this moment, there was a sound of light footsteps at the stairs. Xu Bai put down the book in his hand and looked over subconsciously. He saw Ye Zi and Chu Ling coming hand in hand.

His eyes stayed on Chu Ling and Ye Zi's faces for a moment, and found that their brows were frowning, as if they had encountered something.

"What's wrong?" Xu Bai folded the book and covered it on the table, and asked.

Beside him, the female master didn't care and was holding the book and reading.

Chu Ling glanced at the female master, and then said: "Husband, when the people from the Construction Department were building the house just now, a ruin suddenly appeared. They were unsure, so they told me. I thought that my husband had been to the ruins once, so I wanted to ask, is there any danger?"

Ruins?

Xu Bai said, "Oh", and lost interest instantly: "There is no danger, as long as no one is close. After a while, the ruins will naturally disappear, and it will be the same to rebuild it."

If it was the ruins he encountered before, he would still be interested, but now he is really not interested.

He has reached the strength of the ninth level of transcendence. Now he just wants to finish these failed experiences of becoming a saint and see if there is a chance to become a saint.

If he became a saintly master, then everything could be put on hold. If he hadn't become one, these things wouldn't interest him.

He still knew what was important.

There were indeed many secrets in the ruins, and even many progress bars, including the reasons for the depletion of resources, which might also be in there.

But now there was really no shortage of progress bars, all he lacked was time, so he didn't want to go.

And this ruin only appeared for a short time, as long as time passed, it would naturally disappear.

"Husband, what we mean is that now the eyes of the whole world are focused here, and many forces have already arrived." Ye Zi said slowly.

"The ruins suddenly appeared, and they must have been discovered. If we just surround it and let it disappear slowly, those forces will think we are keeping it to ourselves."

"So if these forces need resources, they can be allowed to enter the ruins."

Xu Bai touched his chin and pondered for a moment.

The surroundings became quiet, no one spoke anymore, and the two women were waiting for Xu Bai's reply.

After about half an incense stick of time, Xu Bai put down his hand.

"It's not easy to control when there are too many people."

To be honest, even if they volunteered to go to the ruins, there are still some risks with so many people.

Now many things are not perfect yet, so it's not appropriate at this time.

Everything should be cautious.

Chu Ling thought about it and said, "Then follow my husband."

Xu Bai smiled and said, "I thought you would refute me."

Chu Ling shook her head: "No, Chu Ling is my husband's person, so naturally I will take my husband as the leader."

The female master who was reading a book next to her suddenly raised her head, glanced over here, and made a "huh~" sound, and dragged it out, with a sense of disgust.

After Xu Bai's eyes came over, she turned her head and continued to look at the book in her hand.

"Open it." Xu Bai said.

Chu Ling was slightly stunned: "But at the beginning, didn't my husband say that he was afraid that he couldn't control it well?"

Xu Bai's eyes gradually deepened, and said: "Isn't there still the Yingyue Jiantian Division Branch? Just give it to her, just in time to see her strength."

"If she can't handle the situation here, I will take action. After all, this place is not far from the ruins."

When they came, General Manager Mu once said that Yingyue's management ability was outstanding and she was fully qualified for this position, so this would be a test for Yingyue.

"Husband, you are protecting Yingyue." Ye Zi, who was next to him, seemed to have figured out Xu Bai's idea.

"Smart." Xu Bai touched Ye Zi's head: "I told her before that strength is the most fundamental. If she doesn't have enough strength, accepting this position will bring trouble. If she can't even handle this matter well, then Chu Ling will exercise your rights in this fiefdom and remove her."

"After all, if you can't handle this matter well, it will be more dangerous to encounter other things."

After saying this, Chu Ling also understood Xu Bai's intention and agreed.

"Okay, you go first, I still have to read a book." Xu Bai said.

The two women also knew that Xu Bai was doing business, so they didn't get entangled and turned around and left.

The room fell into silence again. Xu Bai picked up the book and continued to look at the progress bar.

...

The ruins not far from the palace were soon known to the forces lurking around.

Ruins have always been an important resource, so most forces have kept their eyes on this place.

But they did not move. After all, they were on someone else's territory. If the owner did not say anything, they could not move rashly, otherwise they would offend the owner.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was the next morning, and the ruins still existed.

Then, just when everyone thought that this place would disappear, a message came out from the palace, which moved everyone's heart.

"The ruins are open, and people from all major forces are welcome to go there, regardless of life or death."

The meaning of this sentence, in addition to allowing everyone to enter, is that it is all voluntary, and they are responsible for their own life and death.

As soon as this news came out, all forces moved, appeared from their hiding places, and gathered around the ruins.

At this time, in the palace treasury.

The female master took a sip of tea: "Aren't you going to even look at it?"

Xu Bai shook his head: "Reading is more important."

That's what he said, but now he is a super-level ninth-grade power, and his soul has already covered that place.

If there is something that Yingyue can't solve, it won't be too late for him to take action.

Seeing this, the female master knew that Xu Bai had no intention of talking, so she stopped talking and continued to read.

...

The ruins.

Chu Ling and Ye Zi came together in gorgeous clothes, attracting everyone's attention.

"Meet King Ling!"

All the forces present bowed and saluted, and the sound was deafening.

There were dozens of forces gathered here, a full thousand people, a crowd of people, and there was no end in sight, but there was a path in the middle for Chu Ling, Ye Zi, and some soldiers to pass through.

Chu Ling looked back and forth and saw several very distinctive major forces.

First, there were the academy disciples who were all dressed like scholars. These people were very conspicuous among this group of forces.

Standing in front was a woman with a veil on her face. Although Chu Ling had never seen this woman, she knew about her because of Xu Bai.

"Liu Xu, right..." Chu Ling thought in her heart, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

There was another force, all of which were bald, but the leader was a young man in black clothes and black hair.

These two forces were very close, and it was obvious that they had a deep friendship.

"Wuhua, the newcomer in Buddhism, who is now in the limelight, seems to have a deep friendship with my husband." Chu Ling thought again.

The last one with a characteristic was a Taoist who was dressed like a Taoist priest.

Needless to say, Chu Ling also knew that this was the one brought by the female temple master.

In addition, there were some more chaotic forces, including those from major families and some sects.

"The biggest forces that came all have a deep friendship with my husband. It seems that they may have given my husband face." Chu Ling thought in her heart.

Beside him, Ye Zi reached out and gently touched Chu Ling, so that Chu Ling came back to her senses and signaled that it was time to start.

Next, Chu Ling began to speak. Most of what she said were some rules, such as how to send people in, or whether life and death are determined by fate.

Anyway, the general meaning is that you should discuss the people among yourselves, and then what happens has nothing to do with us.

Everyone listened and nodded repeatedly.

This is the rule, and the ruins are like this.

If you want to fight, you must be prepared to die.

In the dark, Yingyue took her people and lurked around to ensure that no accidents would happen on this trip.

Finally, when Chu Ling finished speaking, everyone took their people and went to the ruins.

Before coming, it must be arranged who should enter.

Each force took turns to enter until the number of people in the ruins reached the upper limit, and then stopped.

Beside, the maid found chairs for Chu Ling and Ye Zi and asked them to sit.

Since it was the first major event, they naturally had to stay here.

This time, not only was Xu Bai testing Yingyue, but Chu Ling also thought that Xu Bai was testing herself.

So she even asked her elder brother to lurk outside with a team of soldiers to ensure that everything was safe, at least to ensure that there would be no major problems outside the ruins.

Facts have proved that some things are not as complicated as imagined.

This is a fiefdom, and it is also home to the famous Prince Xu, who is now a master of the ninth level of transcendence.

No one dared to make trouble here. If anyone dared to make trouble, their heads would probably be pulled off.

The surroundings were quiet. The maid brought out another table. Chu Ling and Ye Zi took out a few folded papers and began to write various development plans on them.

It was better to do something when they were idle.

At this time, Wuhua and Liuxu, who were standing below, looked at each other, walked out silently, and walked towards Chu Ling and others.

"Stop!"

The soldiers standing next to them stopped the two with weapons and shouted loudly.

"No need to stop them. They have a close relationship with my husband. I guess they have something important to discuss." Chu Ling waved her hand and asked the soldiers to retreat.

After receiving the order, the soldiers put away their weapons and stood back to their original positions.

Wuhua and Liuxu walked up and saluted first. Then, Liuxu did not speak, but Wuhua spoke for him.

"Lord Ling, I don't know where Donor Xu is. The ruins have been opened, why is there no trace of him?"

"My husband is reading in the treasure house and doesn't want to come here." Chu Ling replied.

Wuhua paused for a moment after listening to him: "After this relic is finished, can we go to the palace to see Mr. Xu?"

"Of course, you have a good relationship with your husband, you can go anytime, I believe your husband also wants to see you." Chu Ling said.

Wuhua stopped talking and bowed to leave.

Liuxu also turned around and prepared to go down.

Chu Ling did not stop him, nor did she say much, she continued to write with her head down.

This scene was seen by the forces present, they cast envious eyes and whispered.

"Alas, if I knew that Prince Xu had such potential, I would have tried my best to say a few words to Prince Xu and get familiar with him."

"Forget it, if we knew, we would run faster than you."

"That's true. When Prince Xu was humble, these two forces had already thrown out the goodwill they should have, so this is what they deserve."

The discussion was very small, but the people present could hear it.

They were sour, their teeth were almost sour.

But sometimes, it is just such a coincidence. Look at the academy and the Buddhist sect. If people want to see them, they can see them easily.

But if it were me, I would probably be caught before I even got close to Prince Xu.

What is this called? This is called the gap.

When Prince Xu was born in a humble place, he had already laid a solid foundation with the two forces, so now that Prince Xu has ascended to heaven, they naturally enjoy the benefits.

There is no way, many forces have nothing to say about jealousy except envy.

The air at the ruins is still distorted, and on the other side, in the treasure house, Xu Bai looked at the book in his hand, but his brows were tightly locked.

The progress bar is still there, and it is moving slowly, but Xu Bai feels a little confused when he sees the content on it.

He is not boring to grind the purity bar. When he is grinding, he reads this book as a novel, so he uses it to pass the time.

There is something strange about the content above.

To be precise, it is not strange, but suspicious.

All the records in it are some failed experiences of becoming a saint. After reading it, Xu Bai summarized some experiences and classified some of the experiences.

Today, this category is normal, but there is a category that makes him confused.

This door is a profession, to be precise, the eunuch profession.

Didn’t I say before that eunuchs will never become saints in their lifetime?

Even if they have half a foot in the sainthood, the other half will never step in.

But why are there failed experiences of becoming saints here?

This failure proves that they have tried to become saints, and that they have a chance to become saints.

Xu Bai couldn’t figure it out, and asked the female master next to him about this doubt.

The female master was reading a book. After hearing what Xu Bai said, she put down the book in her hand and said in the same doubt: "It’s impossible. From ancient times to the present, eunuchs have never been able to become saints. There is no possibility. How can they try to make a breakthrough?"

"So you don’t know the reason?" Xu Bai narrowed his eyes.

He had expected the female master to explain it to him, but he didn't expect the female master's answer to be exactly the same as his.

"You got this book from King Shengyou, he must have read it, why don't you go and ask him?" The female master asked curiously.

Even she would be curious about such a secret.

Xu Bai shook his head: "Now that the ruins are open, I won't go for the time being. Anyway, let's take a look first."

The ruins are open, and he still has to guard here, so he doesn't want to go for the time being, and he is working on the progress bar.

Xu Bai has an idea in his mind that this doubt may not even be known to King Shengyou, otherwise he will definitely tell him.

After all, he wants to read this book, and this book was given by him. When he sees the content here, he will definitely have doubts and will go to ask him. There is no need to do so much.

So Xu Bai doesn't want to ask for the time being, and there is another reason. After he finishes working on this progress bar, he may have an answer.

Thinking of this, he continued to work on it, his soul still shrouded the ruins, and he didn't find anything unusual.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, the sky gradually darkened.

The female master lit the oil lamp and continued to sit back and read.

Xu Bai also used the oil lamp to work on the progress bar.

I thought that tonight would pass peacefully again, but unexpectedly, a gust of wind blew and Xu Bai heard a voice in his ear.