The palace hall.

A farewell party is being held.

Wang Yiming and Xia Xiaofei exchanged cups, while shopkeeper Chen sat aside with a dull look on his face.

"Old Chen, this glass of wine is Xiaofei's farewell drink, so you have to give me some face." Wang Yiming raised his glass and said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Chen glanced at Wang Yiming, raised his glass to Xia Xiaofei and said:

"Xiao Fei, now that you have decided, it will be up to you in the future."

He had made his interests clear to Xia Xiaofei, but Xia Xiaofei had already made up his mind to go, and with the self-control player's immortality, he naturally wouldn't be afraid.

Xia Xiaofei quickly stood up, bowed to Shopkeeper Chen and said:

"The senior met me by chance and was able to help the junior reach this point. The junior is already grateful. I should remember the kindness of my senior and dare not forget it.

Even if the junior falls on the road of spiritual practice in the future, it is because the junior is not good enough and will not resent others at all.

This glass of wine should be treated as a toast from the juniors to the seniors."

Shopkeeper Chen took the wine glass from Xia Xiaofei's hand and drank it in one gulp.

"I just saw that you have a certain affinity, so I gave you a push. It doesn't take much effort, so don't worry too much."

"Besides, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse when I go here. Just don't blame me."

As he said that, he couldn't help but glare at Wang Yiming again.

He regarded Wang Yiming as his brother, and Wang Yiming regarded him as a mallet.

Knowing that it was a favor from him, he still pushed his people into danger in order to complete his mission.

He didn't believe that Wang Yiming, who had been operating in the county for many years, would have no other good opportunities.

In this regard, he can only feel the harshness of the world. Although he has Nascent Soul cultivation, he can only be regarded as an unknown person in the current system of Qingxiao City.

What Xia Xiaofei said before was right.

During the Qingxiao Legion's conquests in the east and west, too many civilian monks emerged, and he was just one of the small characters who reaped the dividends of the times.

If he had not joined the army at the time, I am afraid that by today, he would still be just a young monk building a foundation or just entering the realm of golden elixir.

But his qualifications are there, and his current Nascent Soul cultivation level is already his limit. There is no room for improvement, so naturally he will not be valued by Wang Yiming.

If he was still the big shopkeeper in charge of the bank's resources in a county, Wang Yiming would not dare to say anything nonsense to get Xia Xiaofei to join the development camp.

Perhaps he should have gone along with it from the beginning, then he would still be the powerful shopkeeper, instead of being the empty shopkeeper Qingliu who is now being squeezed out by the entire bank system.

For a moment, shopkeeper Chen's heart was filled with ups and downs of emotions.

Wang Yiming saw shopkeeper Chen's dissatisfaction, but didn't take it seriously. He laughed and said:

"Today is a happy day, drink, come, drink!"

He knew what he was doing was a bit unethical.

But there is nothing he can do about the tasks assigned by his superiors. He has quota requirements every year.

The mortality rate in the pioneer camp was frighteningly high. At first, people wanted to get in because of the Taoist master's name, so they had to go through other channels and give him gifts.

Later, it was him who begged others.

But the Golden elixir monks are not radish and cabbage. They cut one crop after another in the field.

Even the Jindan monks with some background in the county are still unwilling to participate in the pioneering camp.

So he could only fool those golden elixir monks who had risen from casual cultivation.

As for force, he really didn't dare to force it.

After all, the death rate in the pioneer camps was high, but not all of them were dead. If an immortal appeared, he and his relatives would all be implicated.

It just so happened that Shopkeeper Chen came to him again and recommended a casual cultivator who was at the peak of the Golden Elixir. It was an instant hit.

He didn't force anyone to go in.

As for the military relationship with Shopkeeper Chen, it comes down to the same level. If the position under his butt is not stable, any brotherhood will not count.

The three people toasted again, but their emotions were different.

Three days later.

With the flash of light from the teleportation array in Fufeng City, Xia Xiaofei followed Wang Yiming and left this county where they stayed for a short time and had not yet had time to understand the local customs and customs.

…

Changle City.

This was originally a small ordinary town, and the first city lord was only a monk who practiced the devil's path.

It stands to reason that if such a small town is lucky, it can be granted a title by Qingxiao Daocheng, send officials to the city, and be included in the governance system of Qingxiao City.

If you are unlucky, there may be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, and the city will be destroyed and people will die, turning it into a ruin on the earth.

Such things are too common in the vast land of Qingxiao Dao.

But the geographical location of Changle City is excellent, and it is only a thousand miles away from Qingxiao Daocheng.

So it became the first batch of cities to be attached to Qingxiao Daocheng.

As Qingxiao Daocheng became the dominant force, Qingxiao Daocheng became famous far and wide, and Changle City also grew stronger, becoming the gateway and wing of Qingxiao Daocheng.

Nowadays, the monks who are in charge of Changle City are in the realm of gods, and it is hard to find a household registration in the city worth a thousand dollars.

Outside Changle City is the recruit camp of the Pioneer Battalion.

Xia Xiaofei stood at the gate of the camp and looked towards the east, faintly seeing the shadow of a giant tree connected to the sky and covering the sky with its shadow, like a legendary jianmu.

"That is the Qingxiao Sacred Tree, which existed on the first day Qingxiao Daocheng was established. Later, Qingxiao Daocheng became bigger and bigger, and the Sacred Tree became taller and taller.

Until now, few people know how tall the sacred tree is.

If you can see the Qingxiao Sacred Tree, it means that Daocheng is not far away."

Wang Yiming explained a few words, then sighed and said:

"Originally, I had a chance to live in it."

"It is said that living in Qingxiao Dao City is like living in a blessed land of cave heaven, and one is practicing thousands of miles with each passing day. Why would Uncle Wang think of giving up?"

Xia Xiaofei was stunned for a moment, quite curious.

Wang Yiming didn't explain any more, just shook his head and said: "It's all over."

"You all follow me in."

In addition to Xia Xiaofei, there were two other people who came with him to join the development camp this time. They were both from Fufeng County, and their cultivation levels were slightly lower than Xia Xiaofei's. One was in the middle stage of the Golden Elixir, and the other was in the late stage.

Soon, Wang Yiming led three people into the camp to report, and there were no obstacles or setbacks along the way. It was very smooth.

Seeing that the name cards of the three people were entered into the roster of the development camp, Wang Yiming was obviously relieved.

"Well, I can only send you here. I wish you a bright future and a bright future."

Wang Yiming raised his hands in blessing and his face was radiant.

With these three quotas, he doesn't have to worry about the superiors making trouble for him in the next three to five years, saying that he's not doing things well.

Xia Xiaofei and others quickly returned the gift.

Then the sergeants from the recruit camp came and led them to their respective barracks.

It's better to say it's a barracks than a training room or a separate room.

After all, they are also Jindan monks and not really novices in cultivation. It would be a bit insulting to ask them to live in Datongpu.

"Your room is right here, remember your number, the recruit manual is here.

Also, your thangka has been replaced by the military’s standard name card. Take it, this will be your identity certificate from now on.

This is a welfare for new recruits, with a special prohibition seal in the military, one for each person."

The sergeant led Xia Xiaofei to the barracks and took out a storage bag, a jade slip, and a name card.

Xia Xiaofei quickly accepted his thanks, threw a small bag of spirit stones, and asked what he should do next.

The leading sergeant weighed the spiritual stone in his hand, and a smile appeared on his stern face.

"Senior, you're welcome. Although this is a camp for new recruits, you can act freely. As long as you don't leave the camp, you can do whatever you want.

As for the taboos in the camp, your future responsibilities are all in the recruit manual.

I'm just a soldier in the army and don't know much.

It's just that the superior officers come here every month to select people. Once they are selected, they must complete the task of recruiting new soldiers.

When the mission is completed, you will leave the recruit camp.

As for where to go, I don't know."

"Thank you."

Xia Xiaofei did not look down on the leading sergeant because he only had foundation building cultivation, but was very polite to him.
To be continued...