Every ten tea bricks were counted once, and finally, eight hundred tea bricks were placed in two boxes. Because only eight hundred tea bricks were stored, the two boxes were not large at all. They didn't even need a specially made iron frame, simply hanging the two boxes on either side of the Red Fire Horse.

  Chi Yanma is on the same level as Guiyuanzong Wurenma.

  When the Black Armor Army was on the march, the Dark Striped Horse wore heavy armor, and the soldiers also wore heavy armor, adding up to several hundred kilograms. The Dark Striped Horse galloped as usual.

  A nearly thousand-tael silver worth of Red Flame Horse, carrying these two chests, with great ease.

  "Master Zhou, no need to see me off."

  Hong Qing Shan smiled and nodded his head, riding on the Red Flame Horse. The Red Flame Horse galloped with its four hooves flying, effortlessly trotting away from the Qing Yang Tea Manor.

  ……

  The next morning, at the west gate of Huacheng, the cold wind was biting in the winter dawn, but all the merchants and guards gathered here.

  "Everyone's ready! Let's go!" With a loud shout, the merchant troop of several hundred people continued on their way.

  Teng Qing Shan also mixed with Lao Zhang, Hei Zi and several others, forming their own gang.

  "Qin Wei, you didn't bring much tea bricks, did you?" Old Zhang sized up the two boxes in front of Teng Qing Shan. The boxes weren't very big. "What kind of goods are these? Third-grade, second-grade, or... first-grade?"

  "Two products." Teng Qing Shan did not conceal it either.

  "Two boxes of goods?" The black boy next to him whispered, "Qin Ge, you're ruthless enough. These two boxes must weigh nearly a thousand catties. That's almost ten thousand taels of silver. If we can transport them to Yan State, we can sell them for at least one hundred thousand taels of silver. Tsk tsk... One trip is equivalent to me running twenty trips. After this trip, Qin Ge will probably be able to enjoy his life."

  These merchants have extremely sharp eyesight and can guess the approximate weight just by looking at the box.

  Teng Qing Shan rode on the Vermilion Bird Horse, and the Vermilion Bird Horse was ambling along.

  The speed of the merchant team didn't put any pressure on Chi Huo's horse at all.

  "This back-and-forth journey, if you follow the merchant group, is slightly safer. But each time, you have to pay a lot of silver coins. Back and forth, I've invested at least 20,000 taels of silver, plus the goods, that's 30,000 taels. I spent a year's worth of effort running back and forth, it's not worth it!" Teng Qing Shan shook his head and said.

  That bald Najia also smiled: "Want to make money, have to take risks."

  "If this tea brick were to be sold on the vast grasslands, it would make a huge profit." Old Zhang sighed, "But those vast grasslands are too chaotic. And if you encounter the horse thieves of the grasslands, even if you want to escape, you can't get away."

  Hong Qingshan just smiled.

  Along the way, everyone just chatted occasionally. Most of the time was spent resting and conserving energy. This long journey was really exhausting.

  "Hmm?" Teng Qing Shan's ears perked up, looking towards the distance ahead, "Are there bandits ambushing over there?" However, Teng Qing Shan didn't show any anxiety at all, because... on this journey, encountering bandits was no longer a rare occurrence. These merchants who had been doing business for a long time already had experience in dealing with them.

  A moment——

  "Haha……" With the loud laughter, a large number of horse bandits appeared, holding crossbows and knives. There were also many horse bandits carrying long guns, who rushed onto the official road, forming a neat array, blocking the official road.

  The merchant's team immediately stopped.

  "There are still many people, at least a thousand." Teng Qing Shan's eyes scanned and he made a judgment in his heart.

  "The dog is here again, and it's also a horse thief!" Hei Zi cursed in a low voice, "If there were no horse thieves, I would have made a lot more money each time."

  At this moment, the organizer of the merchant group shouted loudly: "Blue Second Master! We are also making a living, please let us pass, and these silver tickets will be used as tea money for everyone." At the same time, a guard beside him immediately took a stack of silver tickets and ran towards the leader of the horse thieves.

  The leader of the horse thieves was a robust man with an iron ring inlaid on his nose, who took over the silver ticket and flipped through it.

  "Old Wu." The leader of the horse thieves sneered, "These days everyone is having a hard time! Half a month ago, I lost many brothers. Taking care of this family costs money... So, now the toll has gone up! These five thousand taels of silver notes... Hmm, you'll have to add another three thousand taels of silver notes. Then I'll let you go!"

  The merchant group was suddenly stirred up.

  The silver sent up was the collective investment of all merchants. This requires a large number of escorts, and on the way, it is given to a family of big bandits to send silver, this business is difficult enough.

  "Lan Er is the master!" The organizer shouted loudly, "This trickle of water, you've taken too much, we can't make a profit from doing business. From now on, everyone will be afraid to take this road and will have to detour. So... Lan Er is the master, let's offer another 1,000 taels of silver. Everyone takes a step back, how about it? We're not just acquaintances for once or twice."

  In an instant, the guards of the merchant group became vigilant one by one.

  The leader of the horse thieves narrowed his eyes.

  "Fine, I'll give you face!"

  The merchant group immediately presented a thousand taels of silver, and the leader of the horse thieves gave an order. All the horse thieves made way at once, and the merchant group continued on their journey.

  "Rise, rise, damn it! That bald Jia cursed in a low voice, "They're raising prices like this, forcing us to raise our prices too. We small business owners will have a harder and harder time making ends meet!"

  "Going back, it's time to discuss price increases. If we don't raise prices, our children won't have a way to make a living in the future," Old Zhang also said.

  These merchants also have different levels.

  Like the Yangzhou salt merchants, as long as you enter that circle, when doing business, the danger can be minimized. A large number of elite guards are protected, and most horse bandit gangs dare not provoke them.

  Teng Qing Shan and his group were all peddlers. The cost of transporting goods was high, and the profit was low.

  ……

  The sky is clear and vast.

  Teng Qing Shan was riding the Vermilion Bird Horse, advancing forward with the merchant group.

  "Now my top priority is to first reach the 'True Self Realm' at the boundary, and then improve to the level of 'Returning to Simplicity and Truth'. As long as I can catch up with the congenital Golden Elixir in terms of realm, I won't be afraid of the congenital Golden Elixir masters with my physical strength." Teng Qing Shan rode his horse for a long time on this trip to the distant North Sea.

  So, apart from practicing San Ti Shi in a pitch-black room at night.

  Teng Qing Shan's main cultivation was done on horseback.

  "The boundary is elevated, which is actually the elevation of 'divine'! Teng Qing Shan still remembered what Yu Huang had said, "Because the 'divine' is elevated, one can naturally reach the realm of 'true self', and finally reach the realm of 'returning to simplicity and truth'. And in the secret books, the so-called methods of writing words, painting pictures, etc., are actually all about nurturing the 'divine'! Strengthening the 'divine'."

  At just seventeen years old, I have already reached the pinnacle of 'entry into subtlety' in terms of spiritual cultivation.

  It was Master 'Zhuge Yuanhong' who also reached the age of thirty. The genius of that generation, 'Xiang Fanchen', also reached Xiantian at the age of sixteen.

  Actually...

  Discussing the greatness of God, at 16 years old, I absolutely surpass Ximen Qing of the same era.

  It's just that one's inner strength hasn't reached its limit, so there has been no breakthrough. But once the congenital void elixir is reached, entering the microcosm realm means already reaching the peak. Only one step away is the 'True Self Realm'.

  The most difficult thing to achieve in innate talent is the improvement of 'divine inspiration'.

  And from birth to now, Teng Qing Shan's 'god' improvement speed is indeed frightening. Teng Qing Shan doesn't think... the 'god' of his past life can be transferred to this life. In this life, he just has an additional memory of his past life.

  "I think my 'spirit' has improved quickly, it should be related to Xingyiquan." Teng Qing Shan judged in his heart, "No matter whether it's painting, writing or other methods, they are all about tempering the mind, letting the mind merge with heaven and earth, and harmonizing with heaven and earth. Only then... can the 'spirit' slowly grow. While ordinary people live, their spirit not only doesn't grow, but is instead constantly being consumed."

  "And I practice 'Three-Body Style', each time immersing myself in the feeling of yin and yang complementing each other, becoming one..."

  "It is clear that reaching the level of Neijiaquan master, understanding 'Three Body Style', has a great benefit for improving one's 'spirit'."

  Because of this awareness, Teng Qing Shan practices the Three Bodies Style every night and only rests for two or three periods.

  "Painting, writing, traveling the world's mountains and rivers, is what strengthens one's 'spirit'. It's because of painting and writing that one can reach a profound state, fully immersing body and mind. The spirit merges with heaven and earth. And walking south to north, gazing at high mountains, gazing at rivers, will also stir the heart, merging the spirit with heaven and earth..."

  "To put it accurately, whether it's painting, writing, playing the piano, singing and so on, reaching a high level should harmonize with nature, making one's 'spirit' stronger and stronger."

  "Then, riding a horse to reach a high and profound realm can also make one's 'god' stronger!"

  In Teng Qing Shan's view, all methods are interconnected!

  The power of the "god" does not lie in the method, but in whether it is suitable. For example, the "Three-Body Style", even if told to Zhuge Yuanhong, Gu Yong and other pre-heavenly golden elixir, these people are completely ignorant of internal family boxing. The seemingly simple three-body style, these strong men can't feel the meaning contained within.

  And painting... Zhuge Yuanhong can rely on it to strengthen his 'god'. For Zhuge Yuanhong, this is a good method.

  For Tuan Qing Shan, 'drawing' is basically useless.

  So, this 'god's' power has no best way, only the most suitable one.

  "Trilogy style" is very suitable for Deng Qingyang.

  Now, Teng Qing Shan is also working hard to study and practice on horseback! Since joining this merchant group, Teng Qing Shan has been constantly pondering... until now, he has been pondering for half a month.

  Ride horseback, and also integrate soul with heaven and earth...

  Teng Qing Shan rode on the horse, worthy of being called 'one with the horse', his entire body's muscles and the horse's movements were completely in sync, making it look perfect. However, even so, Teng Qing Shan could only occasionally capture that atmosphere.

  Tick-tock! Tick-tock!

  The red horse was trotting along, and Teng Qing Shan sat on it, with man and horse seemingly as one.

  "A corpse!"

  "So many corpses!"

  "Not a few people have died."

  The whole caravan suddenly became noisy.

  "Qin Ge, come on, let's go and see what's going on!" Hei Zi shouted.

  Teng Qing Shan, who was in a state of 'unity with the horse', responded with an "oh", and his leg muscles twitched reflexively, causing the Red Fire Horse to accelerate immediately.

  "What did I just do?!" Teng Qing Shan suddenly woke up with a start.

  "That's it! This feeling!" Chen Qingyan's face showed a look of surprise, after nearly half a month of consumption, with his inner family fist sect master's control over his body, he had been maintaining the unity of man and horse for a long time, and finally touched the edge of cultivation on horseback.

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