After hearing Zhou Lifan's comforting words, Zhou Ruli seemed to have figured something out, and his eyes began to regain their wise light.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Lifan was extremely happy. In just twenty years, his father had already become like a dying old man.
It's been a long time since I've seen him in high spirits.
"I hope that offering the family's inherited treasure can help us avoid this disaster."
After hearing what Zhou Ruli said, before Zhou Lifan could answer, the family manager hurriedly walked in.
"A team of adults from the God Catching Division came to visit. The leader said he was an old acquaintance of the head of the family."
Hearing this, Zhou Ruli almost jumped up from his chair.
"Hurry with me to greet the distinguished guests."
Before they could walk out of the hall, a group of warriors came towards them, led by Zhuge Qingyun.
"Caomin Zhou Ruli pays homage to the Lord God."
Zhou Ruli hurriedly knelt down on the ground and paid homage to Zhuge Qingyun.
"Master Zhou, you're welcome. We are all acquaintances in the past, so these red tapes are waived."
In response to Zhuge Qingyun's politeness, Zhou Ruli did not change his attitude like a gathering of old friends, but still respectfully introduced the Lord Shen into the hall and took his seat.
However, he and Zhou Lifan just stood aside and did not take their seats.
"Master Zhou, you don't have to be like this. You and your son can sit down too."
After the two people bowed respectfully, they sat down in the chairs.
After the greetings, the scene fell into an awkward silence. Zhuge Qingyun drank hot tea by himself, without any intention of speaking.
As the weaker side, Zhou Ruli naturally did not have the confidence to compete with others.
He returned to the center of the hall and fell to his knees.
"Please also ask Shenhou to save the Zhou family for the sake of past friendship."
"Master Zhou, where do you start with these words? Maintaining social security is the responsibility of the Detective Division. If you are really threatened, you can come and report the case, and the Division of Detectives will make the decision for you."
Zhou Ruli didn't believe that Zhuge Qingyun knew nothing about the Heart Fist Sect coming to Hedong, but the other party's business-like attitude made him completely lose the initiative.
After all, he is also a smart man. Thinking of this, he lowered his forehead to the ground.
"The Southern Territory Heart Fist Sect bribed the Zhou family and wanted to get to know the Shenhou. This shows that it has ulterior motives. Please investigate clearly."
His words completely offended the Heart Fist Sect. If Zhuge Shenhou ignored this matter, then the Zhou family would be in disaster.
"Master Zhou, please rise."
If Zhou Ruli had reached this point today, he would still behave in both directions, and Zhuge Qingyun would naturally be too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
Fortunately, his final choice did not tarnish his reputation as a wise man.
"Master Zhou, the leader of the Heart Fist Sect personally recruits disciples. How can you refuse such a good opportunity?"
"Reporting to the Lord Shen, as the people of Tiangong, the Zhou family is absolutely loyal to Tiangong. Regarding this, I can make an oath."
Zhuge Qingyun interrupted Zhou Ruli with a wave of his hand.
"Tiangong has unified the mountains and seas, and the southern region also belongs to Tiangong's sphere of influence. Why are there so many concerns?"
"Although the villain is stupid and has misjudged the situation, he still has a clear understanding of the wolfish ambitions in the Southern Territory. Please give me a clear warning."
"I will meet Cai Ru at Chu's Restaurant tomorrow evening. Just inform him of the news. The rest of the matter has nothing to do with you."
After hearing Zhuge Qingyun's words, Zhou Ruli felt a huge stone fall from his heart.
At this time, he took out the brocade box that he had prepared long ago.
"This is a treasure that has been passed down by the Zhou family for many years. It is a long-lasting stone slab. Watching it regularly can make people smarter."
Hearing what Zhou Ruli said, Zhuge Qingyun couldn't help but feel moved, so he asked, "It's so magical. Head Zhou might as well introduce it in detail."
"Actually, the villain doesn't know the origin of the treasure, but as long as he looks at this treasure, he will become clear-headed, but the time cannot be too long, otherwise he will have a splitting headache."
"The Zhou family is rich in strategists, all thanks to the power of this treasure."
Although Zhou Ruli was also a little heartbroken, seeing that the success aroused the interest of Shenhou, he felt that all the efforts were worth it.
After listening to his story, Zhuge Qingyun was basically able to confirm that this treasure must be related to soul power.
"If this treasure really has such miraculous effects, I will not treat the Zhou family badly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ruli and his son hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
The haze that originally shrouded the Zhou family because of the wrong choice seemed to have dissipated because of Zhuge Qingyun's words.
After leaving the Zhou family, Zhuge Qingyun did not delay at all, but went to the Chu Mansion first.
"A stone tablet that can enhance soul power?"
"That's right, although my subordinates haven't verified it yet, from Zhou Ruli's description it should be related to soul power."
After hearing their conversation, the girls also gathered around curiously.
Zhuge Qingyun carefully opened the brocade box and took out a stone slab measuring one west foot square.
There is a divine phoenix on it that wants to spread its wings and fly high. Judging from the stone slab, we can tell that it is very old.
But the pictures are as alive as they are, unaffected by time at all.
Everyone can even see the fiery red feathers on the divine phoenix's body.
As the painting deepened, the image of the divine phoenix about to spread its wings and fly high appeared in everyone's consciousness, as if it had come alive.
And there is a panoramic view of the picture in the mind, but during the actual visualization process, only part of the image can be seen. But whether it was a certain part of the body or the feathers of the divine phoenix, everyone entered a mysterious state.
While visualizing, everyone's sea of consciousness seemed to be boiling. Although it was oscillating, it was not harmed in any way.
Because this kind of oscillation operates according to a certain special law, it not only does not harm the soul body, but also strengthens the soul body with every vibration.
The frequency of this vibration seems to be the "password" to unlock the soul body. The soul body that was originally standing still begins to rotate slowly. In this way, not only will it become stronger, but even the soul power will be greatly improved. promote. It's like a fat man who doesn't exercise all day long and suddenly starts jogging. You may not see much effect in a short period of time, but if you stick to it for a long time, the effect will be amazing!
Precisely because of the magic of the stone slab, everyone seemed to be in trance. Everyone kept their original movements and stood still.
What Chu Ming visualized was the tail wing of the divine phoenix, and he felt that the sharpness shining with cold light fit perfectly with the flying knife soul skill he had created now.
And at the same time, Chu Ming seemed to be in a sea of fire. The blazing flames enveloped his whole body, but he did not feel the burning pain, but instead felt a warm and comfortable feeling.
Not only him, but everyone who looked at the stone slab had different feelings. The same thing was that their sea of consciousness began to change unconsciously.
Not only their soul power was enhanced, but their soul bodies also became tougher.
The first person to wake up from trance was Zhong Huahua, and she was also the weakest among them.
At this time, a quarter of an hour has passed.
After about half an hour, other people began to wake up one after another.
Obviously, the longer you meditate, the greater the benefits will be. This is related to each person's talent and strength, but talent plays a greater role in it.
For example, Zhong Ling, Shang Xiuxun and Wanwan wake up at the same time. Although their martial arts realm is not as good as Wanwan's, the powerful talent of the beast control master allows them to have almost the same visualization time as the latter.
After checking their own status, everyone showed excitement. They did not expect that a small stone slab could have such a magical effect.
Zhuge Qingyun also secretly called it a fluke. He didn't expect that the God Catcher had tried so hard to search for clues to the soul power, but all returned in vain. Instead, he had made such a huge harvest in Hedong City.
The young master is truly blessed!
Chu Ming was the last one to wake up, and almost an hour had passed since Wanwan, who was closest to him.
Although there were no techniques for cultivating soul power before, relying on the primitive method of having splitting headaches every day, the soul power still increased a lot.
"Good baby."
Entering meditation this time was equivalent to more than a year of hard training, and Chu Ming couldn't help but admire the role of the "slate".
"I guess the Zhou family doesn't know its true value."
What Zhuge Qingyun said was true. Zhou Ruli thought that this stone tablet could make people smart, but he had no idea of its true function.
"Do you know where it comes from?"
"It should be an accidental acquisition by the Zhou family. Even they themselves don't know the origin of the stone slab. It is estimated that no one has discovered its value before."
The appearance of this stone slab was too important for Chu Ming, who was preparing to create his own soul skills. It was even said to have a decisive role in the future battle situation.
"In any case, we have benefited from the Zhou family and allowed their children to enter the God Catching Division."
"My subordinates understand that they can be used, but they cannot be reused."
Although Chu Ming did not give any clear instructions, Zhuge Qingyun guessed what the young master was thinking.
Chu Ming said nothing, which was equivalent to acquiescing to his statement.
No one thought that returning to Hedong on a whim would yield such a huge harvest.
Not only did he understand that when condensing flying knives, he had to let nature take its course and follow the law of accurate rotation of consciousness, thereby greatly improving the efficiency and power of the attack.
And he also obtained a mysterious slate, which completely solved the dilemma of improving soul power.
Now that he has solved the two major problems, he does not intend to stay here too long. He wants to return to Shengxian Valley immediately and continue his years of seclusion.
"We still need to continue to collect techniques and martial arts related to soul power, and the exploitation of resources must not be delayed."
After instructing Zhuge Qingyun and saying hello to Uncle Fu, Chu Ming led the girls back to Shengxian Valley.
In the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.
Both Nanshan Fortress and Beishan Fortress are close to completion, and miraculously the progress of the two projects is almost the same.
Although the scale of the Liangshan Fortress is far smaller than that of the Qishan Fortress, its construction is far more difficult than the latter.
