Shenzhou, the Jin Dynasty, the nineteenth day of the first month of the first year of Taixi.

The cold wind howled in the land of Heluo, and heavy snow covered the ground three feet high.

However, in a wealthy manor outside the imperial capital, there was light lingering and streams flowing through it.

Even the peach blossoms are scorching, the willows are curling, the pavilions and trees are shaded by each other, butterflies are dancing among the flowers, and there is a beautiful scene of birds singing in the secluded forest and fish leaping in the lotus pond.

The cold wind and heavy snow outside the village did not affect the garden at all!

When I raised my head, I could see a clear sky and even a slight warm breeze in the air, as if it was March.

"Shi Weng, your Golden Valley Garden is really wonderful!"

"I only know that this 'Jingu Chunqing' is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang and is recited by people. It can only be seen in March in Yangchun when the wind is warm and the sun is warm. But I never thought that it can be seen in this season now.

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The speaker was an impolite-looking nobleman in the garden. His face was as white as gel, his cheeks were covered with gold powder, his eyebrows were painted purple, he was wearing a jade rose sachet, and his whole body was exuding intoxicating incense.

He was wearing thin clothes, with the collar of his shirt open, exposing his chest. He was leaning in front of a table admiring the snow, drinking from a gold bottle in his hand, and looking slightly drunk.

Opposite him, there was an old man in brocade clothes with a powerful expression and gray hair, stretching out his hand covered with gold and jade to play with a four-foot-tall coral tree.

The old man's surname was Shi Mingchong, and he was the son of Shi Bao, the founding father of the Jin Dynasty. He was worshiped as a Jiuqing Weiwei, a hereditary Marquis of Xiuwu County, and had thousands of households in the city. He once served as the governor of Jingzhou and made a fortune by plundering merchants. He was also good at running camps.

Today, the country is as rich as any country.

His Golden Valley Garden is just one of many other courtyards, but it is the most luxurious!

Within dozens of miles around, there are buildings, pavilions and pavilions scattered high and low. They built gardens and pavilions according to the mountain shape and water potential of the Heluo land. They also dug lakes and opened ponds to guide the flow of canals, making the clear streams linger in the garden and the sound of water.

Gurgling.

They also used silk barriers, pepper walls, and gold and jade trees!

He also went to the Western Regions and Southeast Asia in exchange for valuables such as pearls, agates, amber, rhinoceros horns, ivory, etc., and decorated the houses in the garden with splendor and splendor, better than the palace.

Extravagance was prevalent in the Jin Dynasty, and Shi Chong was undoubtedly the first.

"My little garden is just a common thing in the world. I used ten thousand kilograms of red stone resin to ask Immortal Zhang of Zhongnan Mountain to design this Jingu Chunqing Formation for me."

"This formation is made of 129,600 grains of gold, which coincides with the Qianyuan stars, so that the garden can be like spring all year round!"

Shi Chong's mouth was modest, but his eyes were filled with contentment.

He habitually boasted and showed off his wealth, as if ten thousand kilograms of red stone fat and one hundred and twenty thousand gold grains were not worth mentioning, but suddenly he realized that in front of him was a Taoist master, Gongyu Zhenren of Zigai Mountain in Jingzhou, who was born in the Wang family of Langya.

A prominent family in the world.

Perhaps he can show off his world-renowned wealth before ‘Gong Ziyu’ attains enlightenment.

But there are differences in the world. The other party possesses the "highest grade" immortal bones and studied under the Penglai Immortal Sect of the East China Sea. Later, by chance, he got a natural ownerless cave and entered the "realm of attaining the Tao" after thirty years of practice.

He is a rare genius in the world.

I'm afraid that when he travels to famous mountains and travels overseas, he has the rarest treasures in the world at his fingertips, but how can he be like me who spends a lot of money to buy them everywhere?

Thinking that the other party was still his junior, Shi Chong felt slightly sad, and immediately said: "Oh, it's just a plaything, how can it be so useless! How can it compare to the wonder of a real person's 'Zixuan Cave Heaven'?"

"If the real person likes this scene, he can live in the garden forever. I have more than ten thousand slaves, enough to serve the real person."

Gong Ziyu laughed loudly: "That Zhang Jilian has a grudge against Shi Weng? Or did you offend him somewhere?"

Shi Chong was at a loss: "Immortal Zhang and my Shi family in Hanoi have been friends for generations. I have a grandson who worshiped Immortal Zhang without any offence... Well, please tell me clearly, but what's wrong with this formation?"

Gong Ziyu smiled and drank the wine in his glass, feeling waves of heat emanating from his chest.

Immediately, a beautiful maid came forward with a scent and poured wine from a golden pot. The wine fell into the cup, making a light and sweet sound.

Suddenly, green light burst out from Gongzi Yu's eyes, shining directly into the sky.

In an instant, golden valleys surged from the ground, a total of 129,600 grains, all emitting golden light and floating in the air.

"ah!"

Gong Ziyu suddenly displayed the formation diagram, and the beauty pouring the wine was startled, her hand shook, and the wine spilled out, and got on Gong Zi Yu's delicate hand.

The beauty's little face instantly turned pale, her whole body was trembling, and her teeth kept clashing together.

Gong Ziyu didn't care, and didn't even look at her. He just threw away the wine, put the golden bottle back on the table, and stopped drinking.

The wine on your hands also inadvertently turned into steam and disappeared.

Gong Ziyu said cynically: "Shi Weng, that Zhang Jilian is good at formations, how could he make such a mistake? He must have done it on purpose..."

Shi Chong glanced at the guard not far away, and then responded: "Oh? What's the mistake? Please clarify."

Although no order was conveyed, the guard understood it and gently stepped forward, dragging away the beauty whose legs and feet were already weak.

The beauty didn't dare to ask the guards for mercy until she was dragged out of the door. Her pear blossoms were covered with rain, and her sad look made people feel pity for her.

But the guard didn't say anything. He took out the dagger and stabbed it into the beauty's heart. He turned it half a circle and pulled it out. Then he skillfully wiped the blood with a white silk cloth.

Two more slaves were called to drag the body away, and they looked at the dozens of beautiful maids waiting outside the door with a normal expression.

Whenever Shi Chong entertains guests, many beauties will take turns pouring wine, so that the guests can see a different style with each drink.

"Next."

Hearing the guard's cold words, dozens of beautiful maids trembled, and the leading woman said in a trembling voice: "The immortal was discussing important matters with the master, and he stopped drinking..."

The guard still said: "The master didn't say stop."

The woman had no choice but to hold up the wine bottle with a sad look on her face.

Seeing the guard suddenly taking out a dagger, the woman quickly reacted, straightened her expression, put on a smile, and walked out.

However, Gong Ziyu really stopped drinking. He supported his chin with his right hand and pointed to the sky with his left hand: "I don't understand the formation, but I also know that this formation does not need to be so troublesome! You want to imitate the entire set of Qianyuan Star Dou Diagram? The grand formation in his cave is no more than that.

Is that all?"

"If you want spring all year round, you only need the Canglong constellation, or even the image of 'seeing a dragon in the field'. Three hundred and twenty-four grains of gold are enough to set up an array."

"Of course, with Shi Weng's wealth, he certainly doesn't care about a little extravagance."

Shi Chong smiled sarcastically: "That's it, it doesn't matter!"

"What's the difference between 120,000 and 300?"

Shi Chong's property is as big as the sea, his magnificent houses are as long as mountains, and his fertile land is tens of thousands of hectares. His thousands of concubines in the back room are all dressed in exquisitely embroidered brocades, and their bodies are decorated with dazzling pearls, jade and gemstones.

All the beautiful silk and bamboo music in the world have entered his ears, and all the rare birds and animals on land and water have entered his kitchen. He has lived a life of luxury and luxury, which has become a habit. He doesn't care about trivial matters such as whether he can set up an array with only three hundred gold grains.

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If Zhang Xianren had explained it to him at the beginning, given his character, he would have abandoned the labor-saving plan and deliberately chosen a more grand formation with the same purpose.

Gong Ziyu then said: "But the problem is that the formation eye is not here... The so-called formation is more important than change! The formation leader can control it freely, operate the formation, and change it in all directions, otherwise it will be different from the barrier that draws the ground to fortify it."

"Huh?" Shi Chong was shocked. He really couldn't control the formation, and he couldn't even close it.

Since this formation was set up, no one has needed to control it. Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Immortal Zhang would send a boy to replenish the mana in the formation, thus keeping it like spring all year round. As for the rest, he had never mentioned it to him.

"Is it true that a formation that can operate and change is called an formation? The formation eye is not here? So the leader of this Jingu Chunqing formation is not me, or is it that Immortal Zhang?" Shi Chong felt that he had been deceived.

He spent tens of thousands of kilograms of red stone resin to ask Immortal Zhang to set up the formation, and spent a huge amount of money to gather the materials needed for the formation.

In the end, this formation is still in the hands of others? Thanks to him, he entertains the boy with delicious food and drinks every year, and rewards him with Ganoderma lucidum, mica, pearls, and white jade. Are they maintaining his own formation?

Shi Chong didn't care about these expenses, but Zhang Xianren didn't tell him anything, he just thought he was taken advantage of.

Moreover, it is clear that just to see the image of a dragon in the field, but a whole set of Qianyuan star diagrams has been constructed. Is it for some other purpose? Is there a hidden mystery?

Shi Chong thought a lot for a while, but Gong Ziyu didn't explain too much. When Shi Chong asked what kind of formation this was, Gong Ziyu only said: I don't understand the formation.

"This Ji Lian is so shameless. What if he had told me earlier that I would give him some wealth? Humph! The Zhang family in Runan is nothing more than that." Shi Chong felt unhappy and showed no respect for the immortal Zhang.

Although that Immortal Zhang is profound in Taoism, his family status is only at the 'middle to upper' level, which is far behind him!

Thinking of this, Shi Chong was extremely sad. As the saying goes, there are no ordinary people among Xuanshi, and no poor family among immortals. How come a talented person from a high-ranking family does not have immortal bones?

Gong Ziyu smiled faintly: "Zhang Jilian is from a middle-class family and is a small family man. Shi Weng need not be angry. I have traveled to famous mountains and visited cave palaces. One day I will go to the Xuande Cave in Zhongnan Mountain to discuss the Tao with the three great masters of Taibai Peak.

Just get back the formation eye for Shi Weng."

"Oh, that's great! That Zhang Jilian just deceived me because I don't know how to do Taoism and there are no magicians in my life! Now that a real person is here, let's see who dares to look down on me!" Shi Chong quickly stood up and took away the wine in the beauty's hand.

Kettle, personally pour wine for Gong Ziyu.

This made the newly arrived beauty sigh in relief with tears in her eyes.

While the two were talking, the guards had already killed two women in a row, and she was the third one to come in!

Now that Shi Chong is pouring the wine himself, she has nothing to worry about and can retreat safely.

Gong Ziyu glanced at the glass of wine but did not drink it.

He just said: "Although Shi Weng does not have the magic of channeling, he is the richest in the world. Even Xuanmen is envious of him. It costs a lot of money to collect and refine elixirs. Zhang Jilian cannot afford to support him. Seeing that his life span is about to end, he has not yet entered the world.

Dao realm, I was afraid that I was in a hurry... so I tricked Shi Weng."

"And with Shi Weng's wealth, if you practice cultivation on your own, it is not impossible to reach the realm of Taoism in your lifetime."

Shi Chong was heartbroken, which pot was Gong Ziyu not picking up? If he could cultivate immortality, would he still be here?
To be continued...