But in the past hundred years, the strength of various sects and aristocratic families in Hebei has gradually recovered. Although it cannot be said that it has caught up with Da Zhao and the Western Tang Dynasty, it has still made great progress, such as Tianhe Sect, Yuelu Sect, Fengyi Sect, etc.

The performance of several sects and aristocratic families such as the Zong family and the Ning family is particularly outstanding.

These sects and aristocratic families also have one characteristic, that is, unlike Da Zhao who are willing to openly display their strength, they are more willing to hide part of their strength for later use.

As the power of each company expands, there will inevitably be fierce competition for the chassis resources of the 18th Road in the Four Prefectures of Hebei Province.

If Hebei used to be a vast land with abundant resources and abundant population, the competition between various sects and families was still at a stage of relatively tacit understanding and tolerance. However, as the strength of the Beirong people, who had withdrawn from Hebei for nearly a century, has recently recovered, they have begun to intervene again in Hebei, Da Zhao and Xi

Tang You also expressed his ambition for the land in Hebei, and the competition began to become fierce.

Chen Huaisheng actually realized that the Da Zhao Dao Palace had some dark ambitions when it forced the Chonghua Sect and Lingyun Sect into Hebei.

Da Zhao Daogong used this to stimulate the Western Tang Dynasty, Beirong and the local sects in Hebei, stimulate their ambitions, and let them fight first.

After all, for Zhao, Hebei has been separated from the jurisdiction of the Central Plains for hundreds of years and is somewhat unfamiliar. The Western Tang Dynasty has been infiltrating Jinyun and the two states, and the Beirong people have ruled Hebei for hundreds of years, so their foundations are better than

Zhao is more powerful. Let them fight first. If the situation in Hebei becomes chaotic, it will definitely be beneficial to Zhao.

As for sacrificing the two unknown southern sects, the Chonghua Sect and the Lingyun Sect, it is nothing to mention.

Now the Chonghua Sect has been operating in Hebei for nearly ten years, but it has not performed very well. In addition, the principals within the sect are more inclined to return to Da Zhao. This has also made the operation for so many years in vain. This has contributed to Chen Huaisheng

The idea of ​​not wanting to return to Great Zhao, but wanting to take over the invisible assets left by the Chonghua Sect and the Lingyun Sect was born.

Of course, you can imagine how difficult this first step is. Even the Chonghua sect, which has several Zifus, is a little discouraged. Now there is only one Gongsun Sheng who is similar to Keqing in Dahuaishan and several aliens who come and go.

Xiu Wen is said to be powerful, but others including Chen Huaisheng are not worth mentioning. Whether he can persevere or not, he may face the risk of destruction at every step.

However, it now seems that this first step was successful.

The Tianhe Sect and the Yuelu Sect faced off, and the An family, the only threat to Dahuaishan in the middle of Weihuaidao, was destroyed. The Cao Kang family formed a temporary superficial alliance with Dahuaishan. What will happen in the future is uncertain.

But in the past two years, everyone still has to work together.

During the twenty days that Chen Huaisheng was in seclusion, a group of monsters had already invaded Dahuai Mountain, but they were only two red-haired mammoths.

Xiong Zhuang, Zeng Guolin, Jing Zhonghong, and Ji Huaijiang plus Xuan Chimei and Bao Que, two Qi Refining Ninth Levelers, ambushed the two red-haired mammoths and successfully killed them. They also obtained more than 6,000 kilograms of monsters for the mountain.

Meat.

It's just that this red-haired mammoth meat is really too coarse and not liked by everyone.

However, with the heavy snow closing the mountains, the supply of monster meat is indispensable. No matter how bad the taste is, it is still the meat of second-level monsters and can provide sufficient spiritual power for everyone, including Taoists.

Supplies, so it still alleviates the need for animal meat in the mountains to a certain extent.

Hearing Xuan Chimei mention this, Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but frown and shake his head, and his tone also raised a few degrees: "Who doesn't want to eat, then don't eat! His cultivation ability has not improved much, but his temper and appetite are still bigger.

It’s high! Even the meat of second-level beasts is too much for me. What do you want to eat? If you have the ability, go into the mountains and hunt by yourself..."

Xuan Chimei didn't expect that this matter would arouse Chen Huaisheng's anger, and quickly explained: "It's not that some people don't want to eat it, it's just that everyone thinks the meat tastes bad. The spiritual power of the meat of the second-level monster beast is better than

The meat of first-level monsters and low-grade monsters is too strong, and no one is unwilling to take it, it’s just everyone’s evaluation after eating it.”

Seeing Xuan Chimei's explanation, Chen Huaisheng extinguished his anger a little. He was not sure whether Xuan Chimei's words were the truth, or whether he just wanted to avoid causing unnecessary conflicts in the mountains. This kind of thing is commonplace there.

Not less, as the number of disciples increases, all kinds of improper thoughts will emerge.

"Chi Mei, we need to start preventing micro-infectious diseases from an early age, otherwise it will definitely lead to bad habits in the future. Starting from tomorrow, this red-haired mammoth meat will be sent to me one hundred kilograms first!" Chen Huaisheng sighed, "Speaking of six thousand kilograms.

Quite a few, but now there are more than a hundred disciples in the mountain with Taoism, second-level monster flesh, and abundant spiritual power.

, on average, each person needs three to five kilograms per day. How many days can it last? It will be eaten in less than 20 days, but how long will it take until next spring? Three months! If there is no monster attack, we

They all have to take the initiative to go into the mountains to hunt and hunt, otherwise they will have to rely only on spiritual plants and spiritual grains to survive, which will inevitably have an impact on everyone's practice!

Chen Huaisheng had to take it seriously.

If you don't become a family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Only when you become a family do you know the difficulties inside.

Just talking about the consumption of animal meat is not a simple matter every day.

If an ordinary Taoist wants to maintain a good physical condition, three to five kilograms of animal meat per day is necessary. Of course, this refers to the meat of unqualified demonic beasts. If it is first-level demonic beast meat, the amount can be reduced gradually, and two to three kilograms is enough.

, the second-level monster meat is about one pound to one and a half pounds for a Taoist species.

There are now about thirty Taoists in the mountain, and they only consume about forty kilograms a day.

It doesn't seem like much, but in one winter, it weighs about 4,000 pounds, which is not enough for one red-haired mammoth.

Therefore, in fact, in winter, many sects basically reduce the supply of animal meat to Tao species by half, or even stop the supply when times are difficult, and only ensure basic food such as millet, jade and wheat.

Of course, if this is the case, you can't expect Daozhong to do all kinds of hard work for you in winter as usual.

For disciples in the early stage of Qi refining, the demand for monster meat is much higher than that of Taoist disciples. For example, the meat of a non-grade monster or a first-level monster is basically five to eight pounds. The meat of a second-order monster can be reduced by half, three to four pounds.

Just a kilogram.

At present, there are more than forty first-stage Qi refining disciples in the mountain. The daily consumption of the meat of a second-level demon beast is about 150 kilograms. After one winter, under normal circumstances, it requires 15,000 kilograms, five heads.

The red woolly mammoth is gone.

Therefore, unless a sect is particularly outstanding in the first stage of Qi Refining, it is impossible to guarantee the full amount of the disciples, and they still need to halve or even reduce it to 30%.

In the middle stage of Qi refining, there are about twenty people in the mountain. Each person consumes about five to six kilograms of second-level monster meat every day. Twelve thousand kilograms in one winter, four red-haired mammoths are enough.

The demand for high-level Qi refining disciples has increased a lot. The daily demand for second-level monster meat is more than eight kilograms. Foundation builders basically need more than twelve kilograms a day. Of course, other spiritual plants can be used for this.

To get some discounts, it also requires comprehensive matching, but in general, the demand is quite large.

Monsters such as red-haired mammoths with sufficient spiritual power and heavy weight are really rare to find. More often, they are the most common iron-maned wild boar, azure giant ox, arrow deer and big-horned sheep. The weight

Six to seven hundred kilograms to one or two thousand kilograms, but the spiritual power content is much lower. These animal meats are the main supply of the sect.

Things like the Black Leopard and the Moyun White Eagle are the least cost-effective, weighing only two to three hundred kilograms, and hunting is still very dangerous.

In fact, almost no sect can maintain an adequate supply of animal meat and spiritual plants for all its disciples, which in disguise means that the disciples' practice will be affected.

This is also very common among sects.

Only those disciples whose talents and talents have been recognized by the senior leaders of the sect, or whose family background is very good and can bear the burden on their own, can obtain sufficient spiritual food guarantee. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the poor, rich in literature and martial arts cultivate immortality.

So what Chen Huaisheng likes most now are third-level monsters like Aolong, which are not the strongest but are heavy enough. An adult Aolong weighs more than 10,000 kilograms. Even if the bones and skin are removed, it weighs seven to eight thousand kilograms of muscles.

There are some, and the taste is better than the red-haired mammoth. As a third-level monster, it has stronger spiritual power. One can hold up to five or six red-haired mammoths.

It's a pity that most third-level monsters like Aolong live deep in the mud beside swamps. It can't be said that there are none here in Dahuai Mountain, but there are very few. For example, Tongtianbo and the banks of the Yellow River are the habitats of this kind of Aolong.

land.

It turns out that this kind of third-level monsters are not common in Hebei, but since the wave of monsters the year before last, Aolong has often appeared in the sights of monks everywhere.

"In fact, everyone has been preparing for these since early summer. There are still quite a lot of rank-free and first-order monsters around Dahuai Mountain. Almost every hunting trip can bring back dozens of them, but they are all in the form of first-order monsters.

Mainly beasts and gradeless monsters,..."

Xuan Chimei has learned a lot about the details of the mountain in the past few months, and is also well aware of Chen Huaisheng's worries.

"As long as you save a little, you can still get through this winter. If it doesn't work, it's normal to reduce the quota appropriately. Whether it's Wolong Ridge, Chongyang Mountain, or even in our Jiulian Sect, no one

We should be able to ensure sufficient animal flesh spiritual plants, spiritual millet, spiritual rice, and corn and wheat all year round. As long as they are in place, it will be worthy of everyone. Dahuaishan has done a good enough job in this regard."

Chen Huaisheng shook his head: "Chi Mei, what you said is common sense, but we are different. People are following us, and now people's hearts are not yet solid. The huge losses caused by the monster tide the year before last have made some people confused. Fortunately, I came to Dahuaishan last year to catch up.

The monster tide ebbs, we show

We have strong strength, so we have barely stabilized the situation. This year, at least the situation in Hebei will not be too bad, so it is more reasonable for us to give everyone an impression of stability and abundance and stabilize people's hearts. Otherwise, if there are other changes next year, we will not be able to
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