Chapter 492 9 Mountain Manufacturing, Overtime Pay
Chapter 492 Jiushan Manufacturing, Overtime Pay
When Old Monster Li was escorted back to Jiushan Realm, Zheng Fa was inspecting Gongkai Island.
Beside him were Senior Sister Zhang, Uncle Pang, and Madam Xuanhua.
What caught his eye was an industrial park with mixed styles:
On the left is a square factory building with the sound of machine tools running.
On the right side there is an ancient cauldron with a spiritual fire burning silently inside.
In the distance, there is a row of huge chimneys rising from the ground, and above the chimney mouths, there are dragons of fog lingering.
Madam Xuanhua introduced: "With the secret method of refining instruments from Haori Mountain provided by Shi Shangren, we have realized the automation transformation of the production process of 84 common instruments."
"Now, the average manufacturing cost of magic tools will be reduced to 70% of the original, and the production speed will be more than twice the original." Seeing that Zheng Fa was listening carefully, Madam Xuanhua continued, "If we count the cost of research and development and factory machine tools, based on the current transaction volume, the cost can be recovered in about a year."
Before Zheng Fa could say anything, Uncle Pang called out, "Eighty-four kinds?"
Madam Xuanhua also smiled and nodded, confirming: "Hao Ri Mountain has existed for three eras, and its accumulation in weapon refining is extremely profound. Many magic weapons are actually invented by Hao Ri Mountain."
"For example, the Black Tortoise Shield, the Divine Fire Cover, the Fallen Bell... If Master Shi hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known that these magical instruments were all created by the disciples of Haori Mountain."
"In the past few eras, they have studied these magical instruments very thoroughly, and some of them can even be made directly by machine tools."
Uncle Pang heard this and said with a smile: "Then do we still have to thank Hao Ri Mountain?"
He realized another problem and asked Madam Xuanhua, "Are all the magical instruments that we can make with machine tools from Haori Mountain?"
"About seventy percent."
Uncle Pang twitched his lips, looked at Zheng Fa, and murmured:
"That's good. We will never reconcile with Haori Mountain."
This makes sense. Not only have they learned the secret techniques of Haori Mountain, they have also produced magical instruments of Haori Mountain.
It would be strange if Haori Mountain didn’t explode.
Senior Sister Zhang said coldly: "We are mortal enemies."
Uncle Pang was stunned, turned to look at Zheng Fa, and asked, "Did you... do this on purpose?"
Zheng Fa shook his head and smiled:
"It's just a coincidence."
"Hao Ri Mountain's treasure refining method is the best, so we naturally have to learn it. What's more, we have Shi Nandang to help us."
Uncle Pang and Madam Xuanhua looked at each other, with one expression on their faces:
Guess whether Hao Rishan believes it is just a coincidence?
……
Not to mention that Hao Rishan doesn't believe it, even Tai Shang Dao doesn't believe it.
"This leader Zheng is vindictive, yet it is also shocking!"
Li Shangxian was sitting in a Taoist temple.
This Taoist temple is located at the top of Taishang Daodao Peak, standing on a large rock.
The Taoist temple was only about ten feet long and wide. On the wall inside the temple hung a portrait of the Taoist master. In front of the portrait were two cushions, and nothing else.
Sitting in the temple and looking up, you can see a thousand-foot cliff and a bottomless abyss.
Opposite Li Shangxian sat a middle-aged Taoist priest with his eyes closed.
After hearing his words, the middle-aged Taoist priest didn't even raise his eyelids and seemed to have no reaction.
Li Shangxian seemed to be accustomed to the behavior of this Xuan Ding Patriarch, and said: "The items on his list are all the best magic weapons of Hao Ri Mountain, but they are cheaper than Hao Ri Mountain!"
The middle-aged Taoist priest then spoke: "Okay?"
Li Shangxian knew that this Xuan Ding Patriarch had a peculiar path, and was so stingy that he even felt that speaking was a waste. If one word could explain it clearly, he would never use two words.
"Very good." Li Shangxian nodded and said, "I asked the disciples in the sect, and they all said that although the quality of the magic weapons of Jiushan Sect cannot be said to be top-notch, each one is of excellent quality. Although we bought them at the market price, in the market, magic weapons of the same quality should actually be 20% more expensive."
Xuan Ding Patriarch slightly opened his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Loss?"
"They shouldn't be losing money," Li Shangxian replied, "Instead, they are getting more and more. Now, 60% of the magic weapons in our market are from the Hundred Immortals Alliance."
Patriarch Xuan Ding thought for a while before slowly nodding his head.
Li Shangxian understood that this meant that the business with the Baixian League could continue.
Buying the same magic weapon at a lower price... this deal is exactly what Master Xuan Ding likes.
But he came here to say something else:
"Hao Rishan is not very willing."
Patriarch Xuan Ding opened his eyes and looked at him.
Li Shangxian took out a communication talisman from his sleeve and shook his head, saying, "That Yun Zhenxian is anxious."
He handed the communication talisman to Xuan Ding Patriarch, still explaining:
"The magic weapons sold by the Hundred Immortals Alliance are numerous and cheap. Some of us bought their magic weapons and took them to Haori Mountain to sell them..."
"At first, because the magic weapon was of good quality, they hadn't discovered it yet."
As he said this, Li Shangxian couldn't help but want to laugh:
"After a few months, they realized that their magic weapons had not been sold, but there were still many magic weapons on the market."
"They originally thought that some disciple was not following the rules, but after investigating, they found us!"
Li Shangxian swore that after hearing this, Master Xuanding also showed some strange smiles in his eyes.
He also felt outrageous.
How could he have imagined that the breakthrough in the battle between the Hundred Immortals Alliance and Haori Mountain would be a magical weapon!
Relying on its own equipment refining technology, Hao Rishan is firmly ranked among the top sects of Xuanwei Sect.
Even the Supreme Dao had to admit that when it came to refining equipment, they were no match for Hao Ri Shan.
But on the other hand, Haori Mountain also relies heavily on refining equipment. Otherwise, how could a True Immortal-level figure be convinced by just some magical instruments?
"Zheng Fa... This is to dig the roots of Haori Mountain." Li Shangxian sighed a little, "Now they are just some magic tools. If they were magic treasures, or even spiritual treasures..."
Those who can cultivate to the fruit of Tao will naturally understand the significance of the hundred arts of cultivating immortals to the sect.
"If this continues, by the time Lu Zhenxian attains the status of Golden Immortal, I'm afraid Haori Mountain will also be destroyed."
Patriarch Xuan Ding shook his head and said, "It's difficult."
"It is difficult, but isn't Hao Rishan unable to sit still now?" Li Shangxian pointed at the communication talisman and said with a smile, "It can be seen that he is really a little panicked."
To be honest, he racked his brains but never thought that Zheng Fa had this skill!
If there were a Dan Dao sect that was more powerful than the Tai Shang Dao on the market...
When Li Shangxian thought about it, his heart ached. He knew how much money the sect had made by relying on their unique recipe of elixir!
The four Xuanwei sects are all wealthy and powerful. Even the Supreme Taoist would go crazy if they lost such a piece of income.
In other words, Zheng Fa is not afraid of Haori Mountain at the moment, otherwise Yun Zhenxian would have been unable to hold back and attacked Jiushan Sect.
"Grandmaster, how should we reply?" asked Li Shangxian. "They asked us to restrain our disciples and not sell these magic tools."
At this point, Li Shangxian couldn't help but complain: "Speaking of which, it's not our people who go to Haori Mountain to sell, but they come to Taishangdao to buy."
"After that, I still can't tell the real from the fake."
"Can we be blamed for this?"
Patriarch Xuan Ding smiled, and the communication talisman on his fingertips spontaneously combusted without fire, turning into ashes and floating into the cliff.
"Yes! Why bother with him!"
Immortal Li laughed and stood up, bowed to Master Xuanding and said goodbye.
He flew into Tianchi Peak and took out the Tongjian.
"Li Shangxian?"
Zheng Fa's face appeared in the light curtain with a surprised expression. It was obvious that he didn't know why Li Shangxian suddenly came to find him.
"Do you know that we earned you the spirit stones from Haori Mountain?"
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, and then listened to Li Shangxian explain the reason.
Hao Ri Mountain and Bai Xian League are now enemies, and since the spiritual veins on the border have been destroyed, there is actually not much trade between them.
Zheng Fa never took the Haorishan market into consideration.
Who would have thought there would be re-export trade?
What was even more unexpected was that, judging from Yun Zhenxian’s reaction, this incident had caused a huge shock to Hao Ri Mountain.
Hearing that Li Shangxian ignored Hao Rishan's request, Zheng Fa also understood that these were all trivial matters. To be honest, the value of the magic weapon was not high for Li Shangxian and Tai Shang Dao, so there was really no need to care.
Secondly... the more the Hundred Immortals Alliance attacks Haori Mountain, the more the Supreme Dao will be happy to see it happen.
Li Shangxian added: "Don't worry, Haori Mountain doesn't dare to touch you. Even Leiyin Temple is going to send people to Dongzhou. If they dare to attack you, I, the Supreme Dao, will not sit idly by."
Zheng Fa frowned and asked, "Leiyin Temple is coming to Dongzhou?"
"Not only Leiyin Temple, but Yaochi Immortal will also come for the matter of Tianhe Sect."
Zheng Fa understood that this was a preparation to encircle and suppress the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
Li Shangxian patted his forehead, as if he had suddenly realized something: "You forgot again, I came to you for this matter!"
"what?"
"Yao Chi Nishang Yuanjun wants to visit Jiushan Sect and asked me to tell her first."
This was beyond Zheng Fa's expectation, so he asked, "Nishang Yuanjun, is she coming to Jiushan?"
"She is not going there on purpose, but passing by." Li Shangxian explained, "She is the True Immortal who presides over the formation in Yaochi, and she is also going to Tianhe Sect."
"True fairy..."
Zheng Fa frowned slightly, still a little afraid.
"Don't worry." Li Shangxian smiled, "It's not a bad thing."
"Ok?"
"Yaochi and Leiyin Temple are enemies. They are not willing to sit idly by and watch Immortal Lu achieve enlightenment."
Zheng Fa nodded and believed it.
After all, he had long discovered that Yao Chi and Taishang Dao had a close relationship, but no true immortal had ever come to the Jiushan Realm.
It's just that he has the Xianjian Sword, and now his Yang Shen body has merged with the Sun and Moon Bell, so his strength is three times stronger than before.
In the Nine Mountains Realm, he really doesn't need to be so fearful.
Especially the Lady Nishang Yuanjun of Yao Chi, who was specially greeted by the Taoist Taishang, so she was probably not an uninvited guest.
Before Ling Xin hung up, Li Shangxian brought up the past again: "I have to say, the trick of imitating Hao Ri Mountain's magic weapon is brilliant! If Hao Ri Mountain can be defeated without a fight, then Immortal Lu may not be able to achieve the Golden Immortal..."
Zheng Fa shook his head slightly, and said what was in his heart: "Li Shangxian, whether you believe it or not, I didn't mean to do this."
Li Shangxian frowned, as if he felt that Zheng Fa's words were not sincere.
"My original intention was just to create more and better magic tools. As for the rise and fall of Haori Mountain... it has nothing to do with it." After hanging up the spiritual letter, Li Shangxian was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said:
"It has nothing to do with this... This Alliance Leader Zheng is so arrogant."
……
To be honest, Zheng Fa was not as surprised as Li Shangxian.
To him, this was just the inevitable process of the development of the Jiushan Sect. It was just unlucky that Haori Mountain got in the way.
On the other hand, he also understood that in the Xuanwei Realm's weapon refining market, most of the money was actually taken away by magic weapons and even spiritual treasures.
The wealth of the Xuanwei Realm is extremely concentrated, and cultivators below the Golden Core stage occupy less than 10% of the resources.
Only cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage are truly wealthy.
But for Nascent Soul cultivators, magic weapons are no longer useful, and only magic treasures are handy.
Therefore, although Li Shangxian was excited, according to Zheng Fa's estimation, the impact of this incident on Hao Ri Mountain's weapon refining income might not even be 10%.
The reaction of Yun Zhenxian of Hao Ri Mountain was simply because... the copycat defeated the original one, and the Jiushan Sect had practiced its own magic weapon better, which was really a slap in the face.
On the other hand, there was naturally uneasiness about the Jiushan Sect's ability to refine weapons.
To put it bluntly, it is not very harmful but extremely insulting.
But to be honest, in the end, trade will not be enough to defeat Hao Rishan.
Zheng Fa looked up at the sky.
At the dock of Jiushan Market, one Shenxiao flying boat after another was rising and landing. More than 700 Shenxiao flying boats were carrying various magical instruments produced in Jiushan Realm to Baixian League and to the border of Taishang Dao.
He also sent spiritual materials from all over the Hundred Immortals Alliance and elixirs from the Supreme Dao to the Jiushan Sect.
These elixirs were then distributed to the various factories of Jiushan Sect, Jiushan University, and Jiushan Military Academy, and transformed into the cultivation of the Jiushan Sect members.
He looked towards the medicine garden again. Beside the Sun and Moon Bell, the power of the incense was becoming increasingly dense, changing almost every day, and was even growing visibly to the naked eye.
Zheng Fa knew that this was because the population of the mortal world in the Nine Mountains Realm was becoming increasingly prosperous.
He is also a disciple of Jiushan Sect, and his strength is improving rapidly.
This is the thing that can kill Hao Rishan.
"Unfortunately, there is still more than 30% left."
Zheng Fa sighed inwardly but suppressed his impatience.
After all, it often takes others thousands or even millions of years to go from Yang Shen to Corpse Transmigration, even with the help of Cave Heaven Method. Now that his Yang Shen body has only been condensed for a short time, the power of the incense is more than half of that required for Corpse Transmigration.
If he had been in a hurry, others would probably have died long ago.
If Zheng Fa had not been able to transform into the Three Pure Ones in one breath and isolate himself from the desire for incense, he would not have dared to use the power of incense so unscrupulously.
If Zheng Fa had not learned many methods of developing his sect and earning spirit stones in modern times, the power of incense would not be so strong.
The speed at which he cultivates the Dongtian Method is probably the fastest in Xuanwei's history!
If it weren't for the threat from Lu Zhenxian of Haori Mountain, he wouldn't be so anxious.
Thinking of this, Zheng Fa looked at Gong Kaidao again, slowly closed his eyes, calmed down, and began to improve and revise the "Huangting Jing" with the realization of his yangshen body.
He knew that most of the power of these incense sticks came from the Nine Mountains disciples stationed in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, thousands of mortals, and the workers on Gongkai Island.
They have already paid a lot, so much that Zheng Fa couldn't bear to worry any more.
……
On the Gongkai Island, Old Monster Li looked at the machine tool in front of him with a dull look.
He was captured and brought to the Nine Mountains Realm and sent to the Law Enforcement Hall.
A group of about a hundred people were sentenced to hard labor.
Disciples below the foundation-building stage were not so bad; they were all sent to various factories and sentenced to fifty years, a hundred years, or even lifelong hard labor, depending on the severity of their crimes.
The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall explained it clearly: if one has never killed anyone, one can have his sentence reduced by accumulating good deeds.
If there is a blood debt, it will be difficult and you have to make some significant contributions.
But the problem is... this is only for disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He is completely different.
Not only does Old Monster Li have countless dead souls in his hands, he is also a Nascent Soul cultivator. As soon as he arrived in the Nine Mountains Realm, he was forced to hand over his soul seal, and from then on he had no control over his life and death.
He also understood that if the Jiushan Sect did not value his knowledge and cultivation, it would never spare his life.
But now, he is not doing well:
On the one hand, he had to explain all his skills and experiences to the Jiushan Sect.
On the other hand, he and several other captured Nascent Souls were put into a research group to study the manufacturing of magical weapons.
It is impossible to escape. At most, he will be like the Blood River Patriarch, with his soul imprinted in the hands of the Nine Mountains Sect for the rest of his life - and even for this he will need to make real great achievements.
During the time that Old Monster Li was on Gongkai Island, he was able to see the real situation here.
He had never thought that magical weapons could be made in this way!
But on the other hand, he also understood that the Jiushan Sect's manufacturing method was only useful in the magic weapon stage, and there were many problems when using it to manufacture magic weapons.
In the Xuanwei Realm, refining magic weapons is actually the exclusive privilege of Nascent Soul cultivators - the only exception is the natal magic weapon of the Golden Core cultivators.
Therefore, the method of the natal magic weapon has spread widely, and everyone practices it:
To some extent, this allows Jindan cultivators to possess some of the skills of Yuanying.
There are many difficulties in using this kind of machine tool to accomplish things that Jindan monks cannot do:
Firstly, the researchers must mainly consist of Nascent Souls.
Secondly, this machine tool must be a magic weapon itself, and even a magic weapon is not enough!
Old Monster Li secretly felt that the Jiushan Sect was daydreaming.
But the monks of Jiushan Sect don’t think so.
His research group consists of three Yuanying from the Jiushan Sect, four captured Yuanying, and more than twenty Jindan disciples.
The work attitude of these Nine Mountain Sect disciples...
He glanced at a Nine Mountain Golden Elixir standing nearby and felt puzzled:
Why don't these people take a break?
These Nine Mountain Sect monks only leave the factory once every three days on average, or sometimes they only rest for one day before coming back!
They were so diligent that Li Laoguai and his companions dared not slack off or even leave. They could only work day and night and only rest once every few days.
After a long time, I became completely discouraged.
Looking at these Nine Mountain Sect monks, they all look full of energy.
To be honest, Old Monster Li was really puzzled - he had lived for thousands of years and had never seen a disciple who was so keen on devoting himself to the sect.
He even felt shocked from the bottom of his heart.
Perhaps it was because the confusion in his eyes was too obvious, the Jindan disciple looked over, but there was not much hostility in his expression, just confusion.
After all, although they were unfamiliar with each other at the beginning, these people had been working together for quite a while, so they were considered acquaintances.
"I want to ask..."
Old Monster Li didn't want to hide it either. After all, he could see that he could not leave the Nine Mountains Realm, so he didn't care.
But halfway through the conversation, a young girl's voice sounded in their ears.
The Jiushan disciple waved his hand, signaling him not to speak for the time being.
Li Laoguai also knew that this was the Yuan Zhenren who hosted the Jiushan News, but now was not the time period for Jiushan News to be released...
"Dear disciples of Jiushan, dear disciples of Jiushan, let me interrupt you with a piece of news!"
There was a moment of silence in the factory.
"Just now, Huang Yun, a disciple of Jiushan Military Academy, successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!"
"This is the fiftieth disciple to achieve Nascent Soul status since the release of the 'First Fifty Years' plan!"
“Although there is still a long way to go to reach the goal of 500 Yuanying, my Jiushan Sect has the confidence and determination to achieve the goal!”
"The headmaster has decided that all work and school in the sect will be suspended for ten days!"
After hearing the news, Old Monster Li couldn't help but smile with joy, but at the same time he felt unworthy of himself. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, he felt like crying just taking ten days off.
But he was also somewhat shocked. According to the news, these fifty Nascent Souls were only produced after the "First Fifty-Year Plan".
He had been in the Nine Mountains Realm for some time, so he naturally knew about this plan. He also understood that it would take at most ten years for this plan to be implemented.
In other words, in the past ten years or so, the Jiushan Sect has had fifty more Nascent Souls?
What a speed!
But when he looked at the Jindan disciple next to him, his expression seemed a little depressed.
"you……"
The Jindan disciple sighed: "Ten days of rest will cost me a lot of merit and elixirs."
Old Monster Li felt something was wrong. His lips trembled as he asked, "You don't rest for the sake of merit and elixirs?"
"Yes." The Jindan disciple did not hide it. "The headmaster stipulated that if you work for more than five hours a day, you must double your merits. If your research makes progress, you will also receive subsidies for various elixirs."
Old Monster Li's heart was shaking: "So you only go back once every three days..."
"Oh, we've calculated that if we work three days in a row and rest one day, it won't damage our body. If we exchange it for pills, it will not only not affect our cultivation, but it will be twice as fast as not working overtime!"
“With the addition of various elixirs to restore spiritual power and spirit, cultivation is much faster than before.”
“Many of the disciples who have achieved Nascent Soul in the past few years have accumulated good deeds and elixirs in the factory.”
"I calculated that if I fight for another eight or nine years, I will have a chance to achieve Nascent Soul."
Old Monster Li understood.
They work so hard because they have access to various resources for cultivation, and they are much faster than if I just practiced alone!
"By the way, what did you want to ask?"
Old Monster Li was silent for a moment and thought to himself, what's the point of asking this?
The more people work, the more they get. After ten years of hard work, they can even accumulate resources to reach the Nascent Soul stage, which lasts for ten thousand years...
If it were him, he would be willing to come here every day!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look to the other side.
Standing next to him was his old enemy, the middle-aged Nascent Soul who was captured with him. He used to be an elder of a sect of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
If Haori Mountain was like this, he would not come to the Hundred Immortals Alliance. Wouldn’t it be better to stay in Haori Mountain?
Now he didn't want to ask this disciple from Jiushan.
He just wanted to ask this middle-aged Yuanying, as an elder of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, why are you running?
The middle-aged Yuanying glanced at him, his spiritual power fluctuating, and this expression seemed familiar to Old Monster Li...
It's like he wants to self-destruct again.
(End of this chapter)