Chapter 262: Calm and Calm?

Chapter 262: Calm and Calm?

However, no matter which sect or individual, including Zhao Kuangyin, Han'e, Fairy Taiyan, and others, they couldn't find Yunlong. For this situation, everyone can only secretly sigh that the whereabouts of the cloud dragon are ethereal, and the divine dragon is no longer visible.

And because they were hit hard and changed their plans temporarily, the various forces belonging to the Demon Dao became more and more low-key and did not continue to make any big moves. And after recruiting a large number of disciples, the various sects of the Righteous Path once again closed the mountain gates, and even found all the Returning Void Stage Grandmasters stationed abroad after three years, and they didn't know what to do.

The entire cultivation world was panicked for a while, the atmosphere was tense, and there was a tendency for wind and rain to come. Even Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but call the disciples of the major sects in the Heavenly Master of the Protector many times to ask the reasons for the major sects of the righteous path, but the answer he got was: "The normal internal movement of the sect has no special meaning. ”

This answer was not satisfactory, and according to some cultivators who had passed through the mountain gates of the major sects, during this period of time, almost every other month, a series of dazzling lights would appear from the locations of the mountain gates of the major sects, and the light was mostly golden and white, and even the mountain protection array could not completely cover it; along with these strange lights, there was also a significant increase in the length of plant growth within a radius of a hundred miles from the mountain gate, as well as slight earthquakes that occurred from time to time.

All kinds of strange phenomena have panicked many weak sects, and they are all afraid or guessing, could it be that the righteous path and the sects have been holding back for a long time, and seeing that the demon path is now weak, they want to practice spells and prepare their armies for battle? Every great battle between the righteous and the devil is a catastrophe in the cultivation realm, and almost half of the cultivators in the cultivation realm will be involved, and the weaker the one, the faster they will fall. The abnormal behavior of the major factions of the righteous path can't help but think about the worst aspects.

However, after three years of nervousness, the major factions of the righteous path have no other abnormal actions, and people's hearts have gradually settled down, after all, compared to the demons and monsters that make people talk about the color change, even though the main sects of the righteous path are a little domineering and arrogant, but they have not done anything that everyone knows to hurt the heavens and reason, and after a long time, other people who were originally nervous will become accustomed to it.

The Demon Dao is low-key, the righteous path is hidden, and the constraints of these two behemoths are missing, and the air in the cultivation realm seems to be much more active, plus in the past few years, the enthusiasm of mortals for cultivating immortals has not diminished, and almost all the sects that have gained the table have recruited disciples and established branches.

And Zhao Kuangyin, in order to win over these cultivators, was also very generous to reward the cultivation materials, the elixirs refined in the worship courtyard, the middle and low-level magic weapons, and even some places that were sparsely populated and treacherous, but were full of spiritual energy, to the cultivators or sects who had made contributions to the Great Song Dynasty. And in the name of the Great Song Dynasty, if someone can complete the task, according to the difficulty of the task, he can also receive the various rewards described.

In this way, it has intensified the enthusiasm of these sects to participate in human affairs, and they also know that the resources of the Great Song Dynasty are limited after all, and those cultivation materials and pills are enough, but the land is limited, and the spiritual land will be given light one day, if they don't take advantage of Zhao Kuangyin's generosity, they will get more land, and I am afraid that there will not be so many opportunities in the future.

Driven by interests, those small and medium-sized sects even sent the only gods in the sect and the masters of the return period to participate in human affairs and receive the task of receiving the cloth of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the strength of the Great Song Dynasty court increased dramatically, not only did all kinds of actions go smoothly, but also from the cultivators who belonged to various forces, they joined forces vertically and horizontally, and co-opted and suppressed, not only made most of the cultivators feel awe and convincing to the imperial court, and established their prestige, but also recruited a group of military and political talents who were beneficial to the wealth and nobility of the world from the aspiring cultivators, enriching the power of the worship court and the imperial court.

Under the wise leadership of the imperial court, the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty increased day by day, and the land continued to expand in all directions, and the Liao State in the north, the barbarians in the south, and the foreign races in the west won more and lost less, and expanded the territory for thousands of miles; the internal security was good, the people were rich and stable, and there were cultivators who were proficient in heaven and geography and called for wind and rain, and officials participated in politics, the climate was smooth, the grain harvest was bumper year after year, and the population increased sharply, a prosperous era.

However, these are only the superficial appearances that can be seen by the little people and the uninformed, and the truth hidden under the surface will always be known to a few

In the summer of the 40th year of Jianlong, Yangzhou, since ten years ago, the imperial court vigorously developed coastal trade, the navigation in the coastal areas also followed the fire, and there were more and more merchants who went to sea to make money, and the huge interests of shipping also attracted more people to participate, thus attracting a large number of people and taxes for Yangzhou, the coastal state capital, the imperial court had money, and expanded it on the basis of the town, plus the donations of those maritime merchants, and now the rebuilt Yangzhou City has become a giant city that can accommodate a million people. If the manor also has a floating population in Yangzhou, Yangzhou alone has a population of more than 2 million.

Due to its mild climate in the south, high grain maturity rate, and the fact that most of the people of Yangzhou are involved in shipping-related businesses, there is never a shortage of food and money. Every day, no matter morning or evening, there will be merchant ships at the wharf outside the city to unload and set sail, and then the porters waiting on the shore will rush to resist the goods and pick up goods, and make money with their own strength.

Along the wharf, there is a 20-meter-wide official road that is made of gravel, cinder, and rammed earth and leads to Yangzhou City for 20 miles. Along the way, there are tea sheds, restaurants, inns and even villages that serve passers-by. According to the locals, this road is called "Ming Road", which began to be built in the Tang Dynasty, and was later interrupted due to war, and was repaired again after the situation stabilized.

What is strange is that no matter which side occupies Yangzhou, the forces will not deliberately destroy Mingdao, but will send people to maintain and build, even in the chaotic era, no one has broken this convention, so even though Mingdao has experienced hundreds of years of ups and downs, it is still almost intact, and has become an important trade route connecting Yangzhou City and the seaside wharf.

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