Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 313 The Heavenly Secrets Sect

Establishing a new sect is no simple matter; at least, just building the most basic sect buildings is not a short-term project.

Without the aid of modern technology, building a single room, especially one with high requirements for materials and appearance, would take months. For a complex of buildings like a sect, with at least a dozen or even dozens of rooms, the "construction time" would be measured in years.

But...

It takes a lot of effort for ordinary sects to go to such lengths, but behind Tang Xiaoyu is Zhang Chengdao, who has an extremely powerful cheat code!
When Zhang Chengdao renovated the sect buildings of the White Stone Immortal Sect time and time again, he had accumulated a lot of unused buildings in his backpack, including more than a dozen wooden and tile houses, which could be made available for Tang Xiaoyu.

Of course, none of this was free. Tang Xiaoyu, with tears in her eyes, signed several agreements. Basically, Zhang Chengdao, representing the White Stone Immortal Sect, conditionally gifted the Heavenly Mystery Sect sixteen wooden houses, a well, and a kitchen. In return, the Heavenly Mystery Sect would need to train cultivators skilled in array formations and above the Foundation Establishment stage to be sent to the White Stone Immortal Sect for five years of exchange. During this period, the White Stone Immortal Sect would provide these exchange cultivators with market-appropriate wages and food and lodging.

This so-called "exchange" is actually just going to work at the White Stone Immortal Sect. It's cheap work, and this model is something Zhang Chengdao came up with from the "joint training between universities" idea before he transmigrated. It works very well!
Just like Tang Xiaoyu almost cried after she understood the contents of these agreements—she was so moved.

Not only was the master worried that his newly established sect would have nowhere to settle down, so he provided him with a house that could be considered a magical treasure, but he also gave him the opportunity to train disciples and send them to the White Stone Immortal Sect for training. This was because he was afraid that the disciples trained by his sect would not be on the right track, so he could give them timely guidance!

This wonderful misunderstanding even reached several of Zhang Chengdao's personal disciples, and even Murong Ruyan was very moved when she heard about it.

If I cultivate diligently and break through to the Core Formation stage, can I also establish my own power like my fourth junior sister, and receive my master's care and guidance?
Because of Tang Xiaoyu's incident, Murong Ruyan became increasingly ambitious and diligent in her cultivation, but we won't go into details for now.

The sect that Tang Xiaoyu established was named "Tianji Sect".

This was because she considered that the Tang Sect wanted to focus on weapon crafting in the future, and she also planned to teach array formations. Since she believed in quality over quantity, she simply focused on these two areas. When choosing a name, she only selected names like "Tianji Sect" and "Tiangong Sect," which were obviously related to weapon crafting and array formations.

After Tang Yinxiang, the sect leader, made the decision, the new sect that settled on Tianhe Mountain was named "Tianji Sect" because she felt that this name was more in line with the cultivation of arrays, and it sounded more grand, which would probably be very beneficial to the future "employment" of the disciples.

Although there are more than a dozen wooden houses, these are only temporary accommodations. The main hall of the sect and various other buildings, halls, and towers still need to be built by hired people.

The wooden tile house is much simpler than the stone tile house in the White Stone Immortal Sect, especially the most expensive two-story stone tile house decorated with flowers and plants.

Not only were the roof tiles of varying sizes, resembling a fish with its scales missing, but many areas were also covered with thatch. The walls of the entire house were also made of wooden planks, which looked uneven, and even the door was dilapidated, making it truly unsightly.

But this unassuming wooden-tiled house, in early spring, immediately shuts out the biting mountain winds and feels as warm as if it were heated by a stove.

The room was fully furnished with everything imaginable: beds, tables, chairs, chests, and even a small, specially partitioned room containing a bathtub and a strangely styled chamber pot, which none of the Tang Clan disciples had ever seen in Yuzhou City, and which had no smell at all.

Although the two disciples from the White Stone Immortal Sect that Tang Xiaoyu brought did not belong to the Heavenly Mystery Sect, they were going to stay with Tang Xiaoyu for a few more days. In addition to helping his senior sister, who was not from the same sect but did share the same master, to organize the sect, they were also brought here specifically to teach these Tang Sect disciples how to cultivate.

But at this moment, they have an additional task—teaching these people how to "go to the toilet".

In most cases, monks do not need to go to the toilet.

Especially for cultivators after the Foundation Establishment stage, even if they eat, they can easily "expel" the filth by breathing exercises, so they don't have to worry about the cycle of food... Well, it's really lucky not to have the risk of hemorrhoids.

However, cultivators before Foundation Establishment, including those who have just begun to draw Qi into their bodies, find it difficult to eliminate impurities in this way and still need to defecate.

At this time, the advanced, clean, and efficient "urinals" in the many buildings of the White Stone Immortal Sect were highly praised by the disciples.

In fact, similar devices exist in the homes of the wealthy.

They used silk cushions, incense-scented wooden tubs, and some even prepared soft silk cloths for wiping their bottoms. In short, it was extremely luxurious. However, because there was no modern water supply system, those wooden "toilets" could not be flushed with one button. Instead, after relieving themselves, maids and servants would clean and dispose of them. If it was a wealthy family in the city, they would transport the excrement out every day. If it was a fortified village or manor in the countryside, it would be used to fertilize the land. These were all top-quality fertilizers.

In addition, some particularly powerful and wealthy families would have "stone toilets," which were very similar in style to modern toilets, but still lacked the function of "flushing" and the corresponding convenience.

And all of this has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Most ordinary people, even those from the small landowning class, had to relieve themselves in the open, or above pigsties or chicken coops. The better-off might build dry latrines. These conditions would be difficult for any modern person to tolerate, but given the level of social productivity in this ancient martial arts and cultivation world, they were commonplace. But the White Stone Immortal Sect was different.

Apart from the buildings that Ye Shuyun built later, most of the buildings that the sect leader Zhang Chengdao personally crafted all had very advanced "toilets" with running water.

All the chamber pots were made of special wood, similar to those used by many high-ranking officials and nobles. The difference was that these chamber pots were fixed, with a magic array carved on the bottom. Once the release was complete, the array would be activated by turning a knob, and the excrement would disappear.

Next, another knob is a special "dust removal" function that thoroughly cleans the inside and outside of the toilet, so you don't have to worry about dirt at all.

Even inside the "toilet," there are arrays that release "mind-cleansing techniques" to maintain fresh air.

After using the toilet, there is also a washbasin, which is automatic and seems to be made of some kind of water-condensing array. Unlike modern washbasins, although it has a basin to collect water, it does not have water pipes. Instead, water spheres automatically condense on the ceramic basin engraved with the array, and you clean yourself in the water spheres.

After cleaning is complete, there is also a drying function—provided by an array that Zhang Chengdao didn't recognize at all, as well as a standard array that provides the "dust removal" function.

In short, if Zhang Chengdao hadn't genuinely struggled to understand the numerous details and specific formations of this design, he would have wanted to create a product service specializing in building "immortal technology toilets." If he could sell this to high-ranking officials and nobles, he would definitely make a fortune. Privately, he had even come up with advertising slogans, such as "Making release an enjoyment," and so on...

Of course, besides the fact that Zhang Chengdao didn't understand the "immortal technology toilets" that came with the buildings in his cheat system, making it impossible to replicate them, there was also the burden of his many identities such as "White Stone Immortal," "Sect Master of White Stone Immortal Sect," and "Land True Immortal," which made him embarrassed to engage in this kind of excrement and urine industry chain.

It was precisely because of this that, after experiencing such convenient, clean, and nose-free toilet facilities, many disciples of the White Stone Immortal Sect would start talking about toilets in private conversations, even at the dinner table, which made the atmosphere within the sect quite "smelly".

At this moment, amidst a chorus of exclamations, Guo Shun and Xiang Lijue gave a special lesson to everyone on how to use the toilet in the wooden-tiled house, earning them countless admiring glances.

Hmm... It may sound a bit ridiculous to be revered for having access to advanced toilets, but before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, going to the toilet is a very important part of life.

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"Third Senior Brother, may I ask you a question? I wonder if the craftsmen who built those buildings in the sect last time were from your Ye family's own team, or were they hired from outside?"

The next day, Tang Xiaoyu, having temporarily settled the disciples of the Tianji Sect, flew back to the Baishi Immortal Sect without stopping to inquire about the situation from Ye Shuyun.

In fact, even now, construction is still underway within the White Stone Immortal Sect. However, since the more important buildings have already been completed, what remains are some minor details, such as the buildings in the various main peaks, which are not urgent. Therefore, Ye Shuyun has only left a small number of craftsmen, and the scene of several hundred people gathering in the square to lay paving stones is no longer the same as before.

Tang Xiaoyu joined the sect during the first Immortal Fate Conference, when most of the buildings had already been completed, so she did not see such a scene. She only vaguely remembered that later, her third senior brother Ye Shuyun arranged for people to build a lot of houses, such as the large halls where classes are held now, which were all built later. That's why she asked this question.

Ye Shuyun had heard about Tang Xiaoyu's plan to establish a new sect to settle her former disciples, so she said with a smile, "Fourth Junior Sister, you're too kind. Some of those craftsmen are veteran craftsmen that our Ye family has been looking for for many years, while others are from the Sword Forging Manor who came to help."

After saying that, he took the initiative to ask, "Junior sister, do you also need a crafts team to build houses? I can help find some crafts teams that the Ye family knows, but the cost will be higher than that of ordinary crafts teams because they all have to come from the Southern Chu Kingdom."

"If we could use the same craftsmanship that Third Senior Brother used last time, that would be even better!"

Tang Xiaoyu had great confidence in Ye Shuyun's judgment. At least the wealthy Ye family pursued quality, and she didn't want the house to end up being ugly and unexplainable!

So she patted her chest and said confidently, "As for money, I have plenty here, Third Senior Brother, don't worry!"

After all, the Tang Clan has controlled Jiannan Road for so long and specializes in shady businesses. Although they can't compare to the Ye Family, they are certainly not short of money!

Tang Xiaoyu, on the other hand, is an old woman who has lived for three hundred years. The money she has saved for her own funeral, as well as the wealth passed down from her master, grandmaster, and other sects, is more than that of ordinary sects. So why would she be afraid to spend money!
With Tang Xiaoyu's words, Ye Shuyun also assured her, "In that case, I will send a letter, and I should be able to invite the craftsmen my junior sister needs within half a month at the earliest!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaoyu was overjoyed: "Then thank you very much, Third Senior Brother!"

(End of this chapter)