"Your master had a Taoist partner. At that time, I had not yet reached the Bitter Wood Realm. It was probably more than 230 years ago. I only found out about it when I occasionally read the historical records of the sect."
In Elder Sanbao's wooden house, the elder was holding a teacup, looking like an old man reminiscing about the past.
Jiang Xia was sitting opposite him, also looking like he was listening to a story.
“Fellow Daoist Shi Yan was young and in the prime of his life, and his cultivation had only reached the realm of truth. One time when he was traveling, he met a man who was also a cultivator.
It is said that he is handsome and very graceful.
Your master was attracted to him, and the two of them became Taoist companions. However, the most complicated thing in the world is the human heart.
That male cultivator is an evil cultivator.
He took the evil path of using female cultivators as cauldrons, practicing evil Yin-Yang magic, destroying other people's cultivation in order to strengthen his own body. First, your master was cheated of all his magical instruments and treasures.
He was not careful for a moment and drank the evil medicine, which almost put him in a life-threatening situation.
If it weren’t for the timely rescue by Taoist Liu Chu .
I’m afraid your master would…”
At this point, Elder Sanbao shook his head, drank a sip of tea, and continued:
“After that incident, it did cause some commotion.
The leader of the sect, the Demon Lord, was furious, and he personally took the Zouwu chariot, equipped with the Xuantian sword, and hunted down the people in the three realms. He found the evil sect and slaughtered thousands overnight, destroying families and heritage.
This is the way to vent your anger on your master.
Unfortunately, since then, your master has had these taboos.
It has been the custom since ancient times for beautiful women to have short lives, and she was also a person with many misfortunes in her life. From then on, she no longer went out to travel. The head of the sect allowed her to practice the secret Great Dream Technique of our sect, intending to use this illusion practice to eliminate the delusions in her heart.
Unexpectedly, that incident had such a profound impact on your master.
Something went wrong when she was practicing the technique, and she almost destroyed her foundation. At that time, I had just entered the sect, and I immediately refined a furnace of the Great Freedom Nirvana Elixir for her.
It took another three years of protection from the sect leader for her to escape fatal danger.
The reason why your master is drowsy all day long and sometimes confused is because of that incident.
But she was indeed a genius with a very good character. She insisted on going against the delusions in her heart, and after going through many hardships, she spent thirty years to cultivate the Great Dream Heart Method.
Only then can all the suffering in your heart be eliminated and you can return to practicing the righteous Dharma. "
At this point, Elder Sanbao put down his teacup, looked at Jiang Xia who was deep in thought, and said:
“The reason why I told you this is to dispel the resentment in your heart. Your master is a pitiful person and she is very protective of her disciples. She is not as willful and capricious as you think.
Everything happens for a reason.
You, don’t resent her.”
"Um."
After listening to Shi Yan's story, Jiang Xia's last bit of resentment disappeared.
Most of the time, he's actually a pretty generous guy.
Moreover, Shi Yan's experience was indeed too tragic, which reminded Lao Jiang of the female donors in his previous life who were cheated of their money and sex by the scumbag Pua.
It is impossible not to suffer psychological trauma after encountering such a thing. There is no such thing as psychological intervention in this era. Shi Yan has to mediate all the pain by herself.
The fact that she can still live like this shows that she is a strong person.
"It's pointless for a man like me to get angry with a poor woman."
Old Jiang drank the tea in his hand, and his expression became more relaxed. He put the teacup back on the table, smiled at Elder Sanbao who was holding the teacup, and said:
"Let's not talk about Master's matter and Liu Chu's matter for now. I think the elder summoned me here tonight because he has other things to discuss. Let's talk about business."
"Um."
Elder Sanbao nodded, drank a sip of tea, and said to Jiang Xia:
“My disciple Liufu is a simple and honest person. When he told me about the various ideas for the future of the outer sect, I guessed that these ideas were definitely not thought up by him.
But since it was feasible, I allowed him to do it.
I'm sure you've heard that my position in the inner sect is awkward and I've been ostracized by Taoist Liu Chu. But the real situation is not like what Liu Fu said, it's not a struggle for power and profit.
Neither I nor fellow Daoist Liu Chu are the type to be greedy for power. This matter is a bit complicated to explain and there are reasons for it, so I will not discuss it further today.
Let’s talk about the outer sect.
I have already made a request to the Sect Master, and he has allowed me to leave the Inner Sect and work with my disciple to be in charge of the Outer Sect affairs. This will help me escape from my predicament.
A lot freer.
But neither I nor my disciple Liufu are good at managing affairs, and I have heard that you have done great things in the mortal world and are especially good at planning, so I still have to ask you for advice on how to run this outer sect in the future."
"You are too polite, elder."
Jiang Xia answered modestly:
"Brother Wang and I really hit it off right away. We've been through a lot together, and now we're partnering up to do business at Fengshan Market. He's definitely a trustworthy person.
Let me make my position clear first. Elders, don't worry that I will turn the outer gate into my own territory. The management rights here will always be in the hands of the elders and Senior Brother Wang.
I’m just offering a small suggestion.”
As he spoke, Jiang Xia took out a scroll from his ring and handed it to Elder Sanbao.
The latter took it in his hand, opened it and took a look.
Written inside are the specific doctrines of the outer sect, a total of thirty-two items.
The wording is simple and accurate, covering everything from the outer disciples' food, clothing, housing and transportation, to the daily practice schedule, and to the specific promotion system.
The elders nodded repeatedly.
Everything needs a guideline, and having a clear outline is the right way to do things. With this thing, the affairs of the outer sect will have a general direction.
Jiang Xia was still explaining his idea.
He said:
“I don’t know much about the cultivation world, but I have met some independent cultivators and have communicated with Sanquezi Ma Tishu. From what I can see, these cultivators are good in every way, except that they have too much free time every day.
This won't work.
Even without talking about the efficiency of input and output, just talking about the path of spiritual practice, it shouldn't be like this. No matter what kind of practice, one must pay attention to a balance between relaxation and tension.
If you practice intensively for twelve hours a day, even the smartest person will become stupid.
Therefore, in my opinion, outer disciples should arrange their time reasonably for practice, and each person should not practice for more than three hours a day.
Set aside one hour of the remaining time to learn how to make tools or refine pills.
Except for the four hours of rest, the rest of the time must be used to serve the sect.
I have discussed this issue with Senior Brother Wang many times. "
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He then took out a map of the area around Mo Shuang Mountain from the ring. This was the one he bought at the Hong Yan Club. It was very delicate and accurate, and it recorded all the mountains, rivers and forests, big and small.
He placed the map on the table, pointed to several areas with different colors, and said to Elder Sanbao:
"This is the terrain of the thousand-mile area around our Mo Shuang Mountain. I asked San Quezi and Senior Brother Wang to take a look. The three of us decided to divide the surrounding area into four regions.
It is used as a place for the outer sect of my Mo Shuang Mountain and the disciples of his San Que Mountain to practice and train.
There is no need to say much about the mortal area.
That is prepared for disciples who have just started practicing.
They can use the teleportation array to go to Fengyang County every day. Kunlun Square has its own daily bulletin, collecting news from the surrounding cities and towns, such as wild animals hurting people, ghosts, and the search for valuables.
Or perhaps the Mortal Chamber of Commerce requested services such as escorting and protecting the house.
Those disciples who have just started practicing and are not yet able to defeat the spirits can accept these easy-to-difficulty reward notices. After completing them, Kunlun Square will use immortal money and spirit stones as rewards. This can also be considered self-reliance! "
Lao Jiang emphasized his tone and said:
“Practice is also a job.
How can we cultivators only think about relying on the sect for support? I think that if a cultivator can't even support himself, he is so incompetent that he should not cultivate immortality.
Besides, if they do this kind of work, it will help them to improve their character and skills, so that they won't become useless people who only know how to practice."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
Elder Sanbao nodded in agreement. It was obvious that Lao Jiang's words touched his heart.
He stroked his long white beard and said with regret:
“I ignored this point back then and only cared about letting Liufu practice. After he entered the realm of Cunzhen, I discovered that Liufu’s knowledge and experience were extremely poor.
Although he has magical weapons to protect himself, he always ends up at the bottom in every sect competition.
I absolutely agree with what you said.
But what do the other three areas mean?"
The elder asked, pointing to three areas where the color gradually darkened.
Lao Jiang said confidently:
"These three areas correspond to cultivators in the early, middle, late and peak stages of the Qi training realm. Elder, please take a look. Although there are no dangerous secret realms and caves around Mo Shuang Mountain.
But I heard from Senior Brother Shi Rui that on the border of Fengming Country, due to a war many years ago, some mass graves were left behind. They have been nurtured by spiritual energy all year round, making those places become places where evil spirits reside.
No one dared to go there, and it even looked like a ghost town.
This is prepared for fellow disciples who have just entered the Qi training stage.
They don't have to accept the reward from Kunlun Square, but will be directly hired by the Fengming Kingdom court to suppress the evil spirits and recover the country. I have already discussed this matter with Fengming Kingdom's Governor Hong.
His court was willing to offer a high price, also to be paid with immortal money.
I also set up an exchange table for external sect contributions for Senior Brother Wang. When he goes to the ghost land to fight against the spirits, he can exchange the contributions for the residual souls of the ghosts he brings back.
This place is not very dangerous, it is the most suitable primary dungeon for them... well, I mean, it is the most suitable place for them to have their first adventure, practice their skills, and practice the manipulation of magic tools."
Elder Sanbao nodded but did not answer.
Jiang Xia added:
“As for the last two places, we have to go into the vast forest of the southern wilderness.
There are monsters and goblins there, so it is more dangerous. It is also close to the Star Valley where ghosts and resentful spirits reside. Only cultivators with great accomplishments in cultivation can travel there.
There are also abundant materials for making tools there, so we can use the method of offering a reward, and open it to both the inner and outer doors. If anyone needs something but cannot spare the time, they can post a reward at the outer door.
The remuneration is determined by themselves.
The materials brought back can also be handed in to the outer sect and can also be exchanged for contributions.
In this way, our outer sect will no longer be a big pot where everyone is treated equally, but will give the disciples enough motivation.
Diligent disciples will naturally have good things to help them practice.
The lazy ones...
Since they can't create value for the sect, and they have to eat and use our resources, what's the point of having them? From now on, the outer sect will be assessed once a year, and those with extremely low contributions will be warned.
If you are still as lazy as before in the second year, you will be kicked out directly! "
Lao Jiang said murderously:
"Mo Shuang Mountain doesn't support idlers who only know how to eat for free, and the outer sect is not a trash can that accepts everything. And if we clear out some, we have to recruit some more tools... new disciples.
My idea is that we should recruit new members every three years in the future. Only by constantly replenishing fresh blood can we make the outer sect flourish. "
"Haha, my friend, how can this be just a small suggestion?"
After listening to this, Elder Sanbao looked at the map again and said with a smile:
“My friend, you have formulated a complete doctrine for our outer sect, which can ensure that our outer sect grows and prospers at the fastest speed. You are worthy of being the person recommended by Liufu.
Jiang Xiaoyou is truly a pillar of our Mo Shuang Mountain.
However, I have also looked at the exchange table. It is okay now that there are few disciples, but when there are more disciples in the future, those materials will be attractive to low-level cultivators.
But the quality is a little lacking.”
The elder twirled his beard and said:
"I have put into it, as well as the introduction to Mohist weapon making, the notes of experience in practicing Mohist scriptures, my introduction to alchemy, etc.
Unfortunately, the drawings of the top-grade magic tools and magic treasures of each realm of the sect are not allowed to be viewed by non-inner disciples. If you want to find more good skills and tools, it will be a bit…"
"I have!"
Jiang Xia interrupted the elder's worries. He stretched out his hands, and with the light flickering in the ring, a thick book and a roll of drawings were handed to Cha Sanbao.
The elder took it in his hand, first glanced at the book, his eyes widened in shock, then looked at the scroll drawing, this time he was even more shocked and stood up.
"this……"
Elder Sanbao said to Jiang Xia in astonishment:
“I heard from Liu Fu that this secret art of possessing spirits was bought by you at a high price from the Hongyan Society, and with the great fortune bestowed upon you by my disciple Ru Yue’s prosperous destiny.
How can you just hand it over to me as an outer sect member so casually?
And this Fiery Sun Seal is a real magic weapon. I have felt its power today. It is even more rare that one can control it freely in the Qi training stage.
It is now qualified to be stored in the inner gate's storage cabinet.
It is a priceless treasure.
I can’t close the outer gate!”
"Then consider these two items as my entry into the Outer Sect."
Jiang Xia shook his head and said:
"Elder, don't be anxious. Just listen to me. These two items are not given to the outer sect for free. I also have my request."
"Now, please forgive me, Elder. I'm going to ask for a lot of money."