Chapter 222: Chapter 222: The Fundamental Reason Affecting the Expansion of Taoism!
Translator: 549690339
He saw Huai Qingyun arriving on a lucky cloud.
Xuanqing was somewhat curious.
Because in the past, his disciple Huai Qingyun, always used the Earth God’s burrowing technique, this was the first time he saw him use the Cloud Riding technique.
“Qingyun, why did you use the Cloud Riding technique this time?” Xuanqing raised an eyebrow and asked with interest.
Hearing this.
Huai Qingyun’s face soured.
As a sentient locust tree, he actually preferred to move unremarkably underground. After all, there are all kinds of nutrients underground, and going underground feels like home.
However…
“I… I…” Huai Qingyun gritted his teeth and then said: “Sister Yang Ying said that only the loach spirit likes to drill around underground!”
Upon hearing this.
“Pfft~”
Xuanqing almost burst out laughing.
In his mind, he remembered that last time, Yang Ying did indeed say in front of Huai Qingyun that only the loach spirit would burrow underground back and forth.
Unexpectedly… this seemingly innocent misunderstanding was remembered by Huai Qingyun.
At this moment.
Seeing Sir’s expression.
Huai Qingyun’s cheeks flushed visibly, and then quickly took out the Sumeru bag from his bosom.
“Sir, this is the replaced Gathering Qi Bead, I… I have something else to do, I will not disturb you.”
As soon as the words fell.
Whiz-
Huai Qingyun’s figure flashed, he covered his face and fled.
Seeing this.
“Qingyun has grown up, he even knows to be shy-” Xuanqing muttered with a sigh.
He watched his disciple’s retreating figure, and in his mind, he unconsciously remembered the innocent expression when he first enlightened him.
Shaking his head, he drove out the stray thoughts in his mind.
Then.
Xuanqing turned his attention to the Sumeru bag in his hand, “The exciting time has arrived, let’s see how much incense money I have harvested!”
With a thought.
“Recharge!”
[Ding! +84,200,000 Ingots!]
Hearing the prompt sound in his mind, Xuanqing’s heart skipped a beat, then he took a deep breath and silently commanded in his heart:
“Open Character Panel!”
[Name]: Xuanqing
[Physique]: Chaos Morality Holy Body.
[Grade]: Left Attendant Immortal Lord of Taiji Palace, Envoy of Five Thunders, and Director of Thunder Department (Fourth Rank)
[Cultivation]: Integration of Void Stage (Mid Stage)
[Cultivation Method]: Food-Qi Decree
[Divine Ability]: Fate Dragon Control Chapter (°°), Heavenly Star Thirty-Six Arts (Great Achievement), Five Elements Talisman Array (Perfection)
[Ingots]:84,220,056
On the Character Panel, the grade has been updated to the fourth rank. As for the Ingots column, the long string of numbers looked celebratory just by looking at it.
“Tsk tsk… 84,200,000 Ingots!” Xuanqing couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
Even though he had calculated in advance that he could have seventy to eighty million of incense money, it was still exciting and thrilling when he actually harvested this amount.
Speaking of which.
This income of more than 84,000,000 Ingots was the most he had earned since he started practicing.
“There’s only a deficit of more than fifteen million Ingots to exchange for a Ginseng Fruit Tree Seedling.” Xuanqing’s eyes glowed with anticipation.
Of course.
Before exchanging the ginseng fruit tree seedling, one must first ensure… the daily acceleration of the Luck Jade Seal’s consumption.
The cultivation at the mid-stage of the Integration of Void Stage requires the full gathering of the three flowers of essence, Qi, and God Soul at the crown, becoming an unblemished golden immortal!
“First, wait for Yang Ying to see if there is an even more advanced development plan for Black Wind Country, and then understand the development of the Taoist temples!”
“Finally, return to the game for closed-door cultivation, initiate the time
acceleration… until the Divine’s flower is condensed.”
Thinking thus,
Xuanqing sat cross-legged, quietly waiting for the arrival of Yang Ying and Elder Jingde.
Several hours later.
Rumble…rumble-
A helicopter flew in from afar, landing at Qingping Temple’s parking lot. Two elders descended from the ladder.
They disappeared in a flash at the parking lot, and when they appeared next, they were already in the inner courtyard of the Taoist temple.
“We greet the temple master!” Elder Jingde and Elder Qianqing raised up their Yin Yang Fish above their heads and bowed as they spoke.
“Hmm!
Xuanqing slightly nodded his head, and then asked: “How has the temple developed over these three months?”
Upon hearing this,
Elder Jingde and Elder Qianqing glanced at each other,
“Temple master, as per your instructions, we have expanded the number of Taoist temples while ensuring stability.”
“Besides Changling City and Jiang City, we have additionally opened up E City, Yang City… Guangzhou… etc, making them holy lands of Taoism.”
“Currently, the number of Taoist temples in Yan Country has broken through two thousand.”
After listening to Elder Jingde’s detailed explanation about the development of Taoism over the past three months,
Xuanqing nodded slightly.
No wonder,
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You have done well and worked hard!
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“It’s our privilege to serve the temple master and promote Taoism!” Qianqing sincerely responded, clasping his fists.
“Elder Qianqing speaks the truth!”
Elder Jingde from the side also nodded in agreement.
For them, having been able to meet the temple master and receive ginseng fruit, which served as a source of mana, before their life ended was a great boon. They were no different from real cultivators, aside from not experiencing the process of cultivation. There was no difference in terms of their mana or their divine techniques.
Hearing the words of the two elders,
Xuanqing nodded internally.
His mighty God Soul allowed him to easily discern whether their words truly came from their hearts.
“By the way, have you encountered any unsolvable or tricky situations in the development of Taoism?” Xuanqing asked.
Upon hearing this,
Elder Qianqing contemplated for a while and spoke: “To report to the temple master, there are no unsolvable issues.”
“However…when it comes to the expansion of Taoism, there is a severe shortage of manpower. With the academies established by Taoism, even after lowering the score cut-off and improving job benefits, there’s still an insufficient recruitment of manpower!”
“The main difficulty lies in the modern information society. With it being highly entertaining, many students who meet the cutoff score and intend to register, fail to pass due to their temperament.”
Having heard these words,
the atmosphere became heavy.
Elder Jingde on the side also nodded in agreement. He immediately recalled his granddaughter Ru Xiao in a similar situation.
“Elder Qianqing has a point. My own granddaughter is too restless. She spends her days watching short videos on her phone instead of cultivating her conduct.”
An information-rich society has fickle minds, which makes it difficult to recruit people?
Xuanqing mildly furrowed his brows.
Indeed, this was a troublesome issue. It would greatly affect the expansion of Taoism, and eventually, his incense collection. However, even so, he was still unwilling to lower the threshold, especially regarding temperament, which absolutely could not be lowered.
Otherwise, one day, Taoism might become like Buddhism, full of mediocrity and scoundrels.
After pondering for a while,
Xuanqing spoke up: “This issue is somewhat troublesome, however… it’s not insolvable!”
