Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"How's that? What's the noise down there?"

The Confucian sect, which was hit hardest by the turmoil among the monks, has been paying close attention to the news about the contractor.

There is no way, because they have so many people, so there are so many monks, and many of them have ordinary qualifications.

"Master, there have been a lot of rumors and discussions, but this is an open conspiracy. Even if they are dissatisfied, what can they do? It won't cause any waves... In fact, we don't even need to intervene. Some people want to cause trouble for ulterior motives, and those who are eager to make progress will stop them on their own."

He added: "It is equivalent to dividing them internally. The opponents faced by the monks who are not enterprising and afraid of death are no longer us, but those who want to improve and practice. Therefore..."

"Everyone is smart. After seeing that there is no hope of recovery, they stopped making trouble. After all, it is not good to make too much trouble. Moreover, our compensation plan is a way out. Currently, many monks have chosen the compensation plan."

Yan Lai nodded with satisfaction after hearing this: "Not bad."

The so-called compensation plan is similar to a buyout of wages for layoffs or intergenerational investment.

Confucians are not truly heartless, but it is too much to be inhumane towards useless people.

They have a secret compensation plan, and discuss it with monks who have ordinary qualifications but do not want to take risks. All you have to do is be obedient and do chores, or quit if you don't want to do it.

We will buy out a lot of resources for you at one time.

If you don't just think about yourself, you should also think about your offspring. You can make full use of these resources and strive to cultivate offspring with better talents.

As long as you have the qualifications, Confucianism will open the door to your descendants, and even those with slightly less qualifications will be admitted as an exception.

After this compensation plan came out, even the unwilling monks had nothing to say.

Not only for yourself, but also for your offspring.

What if there is someone with good talent among your descendants?

If things don't go well with the headquarters now, won't my descendants blame me to death?

The Xia people, or the entire human race, will think about their future generations.

Anyone who does not consider future generations cannot be called a real person.

What's more, this is a world of cultivators where force and the strong are respected, and they value their offspring even more.

Even if one dies, if one's descendants are strong, one has hope of returning from the memorial service, such as Master Xuan's Purgatory Ghost Cultivator.

There is a precedent for this.

He is a cultivator from a small family. His level is not high, only in the middle stage. It is said that it is difficult for such a cultivator to retain his soul and go to purgatory after death.

This was indeed the case after this person died. He did not go to Purgatory immediately.

But a magical scene occurred. His scoreboard was placed in the ancestral hall for worship by his family and descendants for half a year, because he had a large number of descendants.

Half a year later, he 'came back to life'.

It's not that the person is alive, but a trace of soul in the score card, which has not dissipated because of the protection of the score card.

The worship of his family and descendants, and the concentration of incense and faith, nourished his soul and brought it back to life.

Then, he, who had no qualifications to go to Purgatory, went to Purgatory and became a ghost cultivator after his soul awakened.

After this incident was spread, passing cases appeared later, which means that this plan is feasible.

Those with strong souls and high levels of cultivation can go directly to purgatory after death and transform into ghost cultivators. Of course, this is not absolute. For example, if your soul is completely destroyed, that won't work.

This group mainly includes monks who have entered the late stage.

It is a bit difficult for a cultivator in the middle stage to send his soul to purgatory after death.

In short, the probability of entering the sixth level is higher than that of entering the fifth level, and the probability of entering the fifth level is higher than that of entering the fourth level.

Nearly one in a thousand who reach the sixth level will go to purgatory after death, one in ten thousand who reach the fifth level, and one in a hundred thousand who reach the fourth level.

The weaker your cultivation, the smaller the chance of retaining your soul and going to purgatory after death.

The one who was condensed by the incense and faith before was a cultivator who had entered the fourth level. Currently, he was the only one of the two fourth-level cultivators whose souls had not completely dissipated after death and could be converted to ghost cultivation.

There is another special case, a being whose soul is naturally very strong.

In short, who wouldn’t want to have a second chance to practice?

Even if one becomes a ghost cultivator, even if it is difficult for a dark spirit to become a saint, even so, no one really wants to die.

Therefore, many people think about their afterlife and their descendants.

They accepted the Confucian compensation plan whether they wanted to or not.

What good can come of making such a fuss?
It’s better this way.

"Has the contractor figured it out?"

Yan Lai asked again.

"I've figured it out in general, but not in detail," Meng Qiao said.

"Why?" Yan Lai asked puzzledly.

"Because the contractor cannot say it, nor will he reveal everything. That would be tantamount to betraying Lord Wanling and breaking the contract, and he would be destroyed both physically and spiritually." Meng Qiao said.

"Okay, I understand." Yan Lai nodded.

Once bound by the contract, one becomes one with the Wanling Palace, and it is impossible to reveal some of the secrets of the Wanling Palace to outsiders.

We can only know some general ideas, and the general situation is what Lao Liu had told his colleagues before.

As for more confidential information, it will not be disclosed to the public.

"Old Meng, what do you think of temporary contractors?" Yan Lai asked.

"This? It's hard to say. After all, no one has tried it. But I think it's better not to try it for now. We still have a lot of room for improvement. Unlike the contractors, there is no other way. We need to be cautious. After all, it involves luck."

Meng Qiao thought for a while and said.

"Well, you're right. Let's not think about that for now and take our time."

After that, he asked, "When will the three masters Sun Hui, Jiu Tong, and Ming Hui arrive?"

"It will be almost done, half an hour at the latest." Meng Qiao.

"Okay, I'll wait for a while, you go ahead and do your work."

"Yes, Headmaster."

Meng Qiao retreated immediately.

The three of them came to him to discuss with the Holy Mother of Tushan about giving up the three major battlefields, as well as some guarding and development tasks.

It's been delayed for a long time, it's time to make a decision.

Even though Qiao Liangyu's hidden danger was gone and they were not so short of manpower, the Big Four still did not choose to forget.

It is true that there is not so much shortage of manpower now, but there is still a shortage.

In addition, the emergence of the Wanling Palace means that it won't be long before new cities will be developed and protected. It's better to be prepared and not wait until the Merit Hall says it wants to start a new round of development, but you don't have the manpower.

Compared to the value of developing new cities, nothing can compare at present.

After all, even though the four major organizations are dismissing monks, they are still short of monks, geniuses, and masters.

The development of new cities is currently the best place to screen talents.

The development of every new city will add a lot of talent.

This is a very valuable asset.

About twenty minutes passed.

Sun Hui, Jiu Tong and Ming Hui came.

"Let's go!"

Without communicating, the four of them nodded in tacit understanding and headed towards the spirit beast base camp.

In the Spirit Beast Base Camp, the Tushan Holy Mother was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, seemingly waiting for the four people to arrive.

"Yan Lai, (Sun Hui, Jiu Tong, Ming Hui) met fellow Taoist Saint Tushan."

The term "fellow Taoist" is used here, and this person is here to discuss interests on behalf of others, and it is not a personal visit.

"It is a great honor for our humble home to have you four fellow Taoists here. Please take a seat."

The Mother of Tushan is smiling, and it is hard to imagine that she has such a majestic temperament without even getting angry.

It doesn't seem abrupt, which is quite magical.

"Haha, I'm sorry to disturb your meditation, fellow Taoist." Yan Lai said.

"Master Yan Lai, you are joking. How can I practice in seclusion? I am so worried about facing so many children all day long. It is impossible to practice in seclusion. I am worried every day when I open my eyes. You four are also masters, you should know what I mean. It is too difficult."

"Haha!" Yan Lai smiled expressionlessly.

He was not stupid and could understand the meaning of the words of Holy Mother Tushan.

Isn't it just complaining that they didn't give the spirit beast any chance before? Holy Mother Tushan is using this as an excuse to complain.

"Saint Mother, you are joking. I see that all of your subordinates are elites. Under your leadership, the spirit beasts have been fully developed. This has been affirmed by Chief Steward Sun of the Merit Hall... To be honest, this is why we are here this time."

"Oh?"

Tushan pretended to be confused and let out a light "hmm".

"Before, the spirit beasts were in their infancy, and our idea was to protect them and give them as much time as possible to grow and avoid losses caused by war. You know, there are various battlefields and pioneering missions. Our human monks sacrifice every day..."

Being eloquent is Yan Lai’s superpower.

He said a lot of nonsense, saying it was for your own good and that he would give the spirit beasts space and time to grow, etc.

Those who don’t know would really think it’s for the good of the spirit beast.

Holy Mother Tushan herself felt a little depressed after hearing this, but she couldn't get angry because if she did, she would be out of shape.

Don't worry about what the monks say. We all know the purpose of their coming here. It would be unbecoming of you to be too controlling.

"Therefore, we have decided to give up the third battlefield and the development and protection of individual cities and other tasks to the spirit beasts. What do you think?"

Yan Lai said finally.

What else can he do? Tushan can't refuse, so he can only agree.

After all, this is what the spirit beast wants, and the spirit beast needs to go through various battlefield tests to grow.

This is a necessary step. A spiritual beast cannot grow up without going through tests.

Take the current generals of the spirit beasts for example, they have experienced the test of the demon world and thus stood out from it.

In the past, spirit beasts were not counted before they joined the larger group of spirit beasts.

Before, it was just a wild beast and a ferocious beast without intelligence. Only after learning the method created by Xuanhuang for spiritual beasts, it was considered a real spiritual beast.

Therefore, even if the spirit beast was an old monster before, it was still inexperienced.

Tushan thought about opening up new bases, such as the seven days mentioned by the master, outer space and the universe.

But that doesn’t mean that Blue Star is not involved. After all, the Blue Star Holy Land is the foundation.

No matter whether it is the Seven Heavens, the secret land, or the outer universe, we are all in the dark. It is not safe to explore and develop rashly.

It would be better to practice in various places on Blue Star first.

"Thank you for your concern and care for the spirit beasts. On behalf of all the spirit beasts, I would like to express my sincere gratitude."

Our Lady of Tushan expressed her gratitude in a serious manner.

You can plan as much as you want, but you can't be rude in public.

Especially the sensitive identity of spiritual beasts, which are originally called wild beasts and are often despised.

Therefore, they care more about etiquette than humans.

He added: "Please rest assured, we will definitely shoulder the mission. We dare not say that we can do as well as the monks, but we will never drag you down. We..."

Our Lady of Tushan made another statement.

The four great masters nodded in satisfaction. Communicating with smart people is simple and comprehensive.

However, since they were already hostile to each other and had no idea what was going on, the four of them just had a quick exchange and then left.

The specific detailed steps do not require four people, four people just make the decision.

After the four people left, a piece of news soon began to spread.

No, two pieces of news spread together.

"Have you heard? The spirit beasts are dissatisfied with the current situation and want to fight for their own interests. Therefore, the four major forces have no choice but to give up the third battlefield and some spirit lands, intending to let the spirit beasts open up and develop. We will suffer a considerable loss."

A monk hurried to a clubhouse in Qingyun Mountain and spoke to several friends who were already there.

After saying this, everyone looked at him in confusion.

"What's wrong? Isn't that right?"

This person was also confused.

"Well, we also got some news, but it's completely opposite to what you said. The four major forces did not do well and were criticized by General Manager Sun. The four major forces had no choice but to give up some battlefields or cities and let the spirit beasts guard them. But the four major forces were a little unwilling, so they spread the news that they were forced by the spirit beasts. ... And they used the interests of us independent cultivators to bear the losses."

One of his good friends said so.

After saying this, he and his fellow Taoists fell into silence.

Two completely different messages.

One is disadvantageous to spiritual beasts, and the other is disadvantageous to the four elements.

"this?"

Everyone was silent for a while.

After a while, a monk asked, "Which one do you believe? Or which one do you think is true?"

This question is difficult, but it is also very simple for a casual cultivator.

"It must be a conspiracy of the Big Four. Aren't they suppressing us enough? They are definitely capable of selling out our interests." said a cultivator.

"Yes, yes, I think so too. The spirit beasts are not that bad. They must have been plotted against by the Four. The Four did not want to suffer the loss themselves, so they made up a lie to put the blame on the spirit beasts. It must be them."

"I think so too. The four great villains have committed so many evil deeds. How can they have any conscience? They must have been criticized by Chief Steward Sun, but they didn't want to bear the losses themselves, so they gave up the third battlefield led by us independent cultivators?"

Well, I can only say that the independent cultivators have deep resentment towards the Four Great Ones.

A familiar person may not be a good friend. On the contrary, if it is a spirit beast that has never been encountered before, everyone will naturally stand on the side of the spirit beast because there are no accumulated conflicts.

No one would miss the opportunity to kick the four when they are down.

Even the person who came to report the news just now felt that he had been deceived and thought it was a conspiracy of the Big Four.

"The despicable Four, want to sacrifice our interests to avoid losses, and also put the blame on the spirit beasts, trying to cause conflicts between us and the spirit beasts, humph!"

Everyone understood it instantly.

What's more, their rough way of thinking turned out to be correct.

The four major forces did this because they didn't want to suffer losses themselves and also wanted to stir up conflicts between independent cultivators and spirit beasts.

It can only be said that they are shooting themselves in the foot.

It can also be said that the Tushan Mother’s counterattack was beautiful.

...(End of chapter)