From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 86 Promotion
Lushan Station, a fairy island in the sky.

As Qin Chuan stepped off Qingming Ferry, he saw many red banners, all bearing his name. Some of the slogans were so exaggerated that they even elevated him to the highest level in the world, leaving him both shocked and flattered.

One can't help but wonder whose instructions this was.

The answer to my curiosity was soon found.

After stepping down the Qingming Ferry for a short while, I felt strands of divine sense sweeping across the ferry.

Immediately, a group of Taoist priests surrounded a middle-aged man. The man was not wearing a Taoist robe, but a blue casual dress. Even in casual clothes, his air of authority was still undeniable.

He stepped forward and grasped Qin Chuan's hand, saying with great enthusiasm:
"Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan, welcome home."

"Who are you?" Qin Chuan sensed that the other person's aura was slightly superior to Sun Qinghan's, and somewhat approached that of Mei Boxuan, a Nascent Soul Grandmaster who had traveled to the heavens. He immediately dared not be careless and asked for guidance in a respectful tone.

"Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan, this is Master Zhou Zangzhen of our Blessed Land's Immortal Office for Spreading the Dao," the person who came up next to Qin Chuan introduced.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan's face immediately turned serious, and he said, "Lord Zhou."

As expected, he was a Nascent Soul Realm official at the prefecture level, and also the prefecture head of the propaganda department. I wondered if he was the top leader or the second-in-command. However, whether he was the top leader or the second-in-command, he was someone I had to look up to.

The other party, however, seemed to have no airs of a celestial official. Instead, he warmly shook Qin Chuan's hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan, you have done a great service to our Mount Lu this time. You have promoted many of our Mount Lu's specialties to the outer heavens. In the past few months, many sects from the outer heavens have contacted us. Just a few days ago, the 'Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion' from the outer heavens came to our Mount Lu to investigate and prepare to establish a sect there. You can imagine how much spiritual energy your actions in the outer heavens have brought to our Mount Lu."

Qin Chuan quickly replied, "Lord Zhou, you flatter me too much. Everything I have done is inseparable from the support of the Heavenly Court and the leadership of the Daoist sect. It is my responsibility and duty to make some achievements for my hometown."

Upon hearing this, Lord Zhou was even more pleased and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan, you truly deserve to be a model Daoist of the new era. I have been authorized by the Daoist Palace to come and welcome you on behalf of the Lushan Daoist Palace and the people of Lushan. By the way, I also brought some people to take a picture with you so as to better promote our Lushan to the outside world."

Next, Qin Chuan attended the welcome banquet hosted by the Preaching Mansion, accepted interviews from a group of Preaching Mansion members, and left behind many images of the God of Shadows.

I planned to go back the next day, but I was blocked by the Taoist priests of Youxian Mansion again, and another day passed.

Qin Chuan finally realized what was going on. He never expected that he, a mere Taoist priest who hadn't even reached the level of a temple, would become the headline news that every prefecture-level immortal office was vying for.

He certainly didn't think it was a waste of time.

These are all qualifications for future training at the dojo, so we will do our best to cooperate.

Who says he won't go to a blessed land to cultivate in the future?

This is a good thing that allows me to promote myself and also cooperate with the work of the Blessed Land of Immortals.

It wasn't until three or four days later that they finally returned to Jiuchuan County.

Perhaps it was because he didn't specifically notify anyone when he returned, and also because there were many trips back to Jiuchuan by flying boat, unlike the flying boat that crossed the cave, it wasn't easy to know the itinerary. As a result, on the day Qin Chuan returned to his hometown, no one knew that he had come back at all.

Not every household on the street had a Xuan Guang Mirror that could see what Qin Chuan looked like, so no one recognized him as he walked along Jiu Chuan South Street.

Until he arrived at the county temple.

"It's Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan!" The Daoists in the county temple recognized him immediately.

"Is the County God of Qinghan residing in the county temple?" Qin Chuan asked with a smile.

"Yes!" the Taoist priest in the corridor said repeatedly. "The county magistrate has instructed that you should return in the next few days. He told you to go directly to her office upon your return, without needing to inform her."

"Thank you." Qin Chuan cupped his hands in thanks.

The Taoist priest was flattered. Although Qin Chuan was also a Taoist priest of the Heavenly Register, and not yet abbot, everyone knew that this young Taoist priest's future was already a sure thing.

Don't be fooled by his current title of Tianlu Daoren; he might cross social classes tomorrow and be called "Master Qin."

Although it's unknown which temple in Jiuchuan might be the abbot.

Bang bang bang~~
Qin Chuan knocked on the door of Sun Qinghan's official residence. A voice inside called out, "Come in!" When Qin Chuan entered, he saw Sun Qinghan's eyes light up upon seeing the young Taoist priest.

"Qin Chuan, you're back."

Qin Chuan noticed that there were other Taoist priests inside the government office, seemingly reporting on some work. He immediately said, "I'll wait outside first, County God, please go ahead..."

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Sun Qinghan looked at one of the abbots and said, "Write a report about this matter tomorrow and submit it to me for review. You may leave now." How could the abbot not know Qin Chuan's current status in Sun Qinghan's eyes? He was undoubtedly a favorite of the county magistrate, and perhaps even a rising star in the Jiuchuan County Taoist temple? Why would he bother taking up the time of the two county magistrates for such a trivial matter? He took his leave voluntarily.

After watching the abbot leave, Sun Qinghan gestured to the prayer mat in front of him, inviting Qin Chuan to sit down.
"Why are you only getting back today? I reckon you should have arrived at Mount Lu three days ago!"

Curiosity shone in her eyes.

Qin Chuan smiled helplessly: "I was blocked by several immortals from the blessed land in Lushan. They insisted that I leave behind a picture of the divine god and cooperate with their publicity, which delayed my time."

Sun Qinghan understood and didn't ask any more questions.

For many people within the Lushan Daoist temple, Qin Chuan's actions outside the heavens had unexpectedly brought them many political achievements. If they could ride this wave of goodwill, they could fulfill many performance evaluation responsibilities for the second half of the year and even the next two or three years. How could they easily let Qin Chuan go?

She simply sighed and said, "The dangers you encountered and the things you did on this trip were all things I hadn't anticipated."

Neither the crisis on the Ark of Creation nor the return gift from the banquet at the Perfect Temple were within her expectations, but they both brought her surprise and joy.

So she asked curiously, "Where did you learn the small-space teleportation technique you used on that Ship of Creation?"

After Qin Chuan became famous, his past experience was no secret to Sun Qinghan. She could transfer him whenever she wanted. In her opinion, Qin Chuan studied agriculture and spirit cultivation, and after graduation, he entered the Agriculture and Spirit Temple. At most, he had some talent in talisman and array formation, but he had never been in contact with any master of spatial arts.

Qin Chuan was actually prepared for this question, but he didn't expect that someone would ask him so soon after he returned to the Heavenly Realm. So he said, "I learned it from the flying boat."

No lie is as good as the truth.

"Flying boat?" Sun Qinghan frowned in thought, then suddenly realized something and asked in surprise, "The small space teleportation array on the inter-cave-space flying boat?"

"Indeed, when I saw the flying boat moving across the cave, many runes flashed in the outside world, and I had some understanding of it. After that, I naturally learned how to do it," Qin Chuan said calmly.

From the very beginning, from the day he obtained the Heavenly Essence Furnace, he knew that he had to embark on a path of portraying himself as a genius.

"By riding a flying boat, I comprehended the technique of spatial teleportation..."

Sun Qinghan was lost in thought. Although she had received a message from Liu Sangsang after Qin Chuan returned to the heavens, saying that Qin Chuan had stolen two sword techniques from her Moon Cold Palace in just two short rides on her sword light, and that she should make up for the debt she owed Ling Cheng, or else she would have to pay it off with a person.

I thought it was just empty talk from that crazy girl Liu Sangsang, but I never expected... Is there really someone in the world who can learn all Taoist arts at a glance and master them after just one lesson?

Fortunately, she was also a twenty-eight-year-old Golden Core female cultivator who was considered a prodigy. After putting herself in others' shoes, she quickly accepted that Qin Chuan, a person in her county, was comparable to her at eighteen and even surpassed her in terms of talent in Daoist arts.

After that, I was no longer surprised, but I became more convinced of what my mother had said: if I don't give this kind of person an important position, others will have to reach out for him.
So, after Qin Chuan gave a detailed report to Perfect World, Sun Qinghan asked a few questions.

Finally, in complete silence, the room fell silent.

Sun Qinghan smiled slowly and said:
"Qin Chuan, before you left this world, I said that if you handled this matter well, it would be a turning point in your career. Now it seems that everything was not a prophecy."

Qin Chuan replied humbly and sincerely, "It's all for Jiu Chuan's sake."

"Logically speaking, your age, the time you've been practicing, and your cultivation experience are not yet up to the standard for progress. But your contribution and influence this time are too great to be suppressed. On the contrary, it would be if someone really tried to suppress you that something would happen."

Sun Qinghan placed his two long, slender hands, fingers interlaced on the desk, his eyes like the moon, and said:

"Next, it may be a month or two, and the fellow Daoists from Zhuoxiantai will talk to you about your Dao heart and work direction. You need to think about how to talk to the fellow Daoists from Zhuoxiantai."

Qin Chuan's heart stirred.

Zhuoxiantai is in charge of the promotion and demotion of all Taoists in the Heavenly Court, which obviously means he is going to be promoted to a higher level. But Sun Qinghan's next sentence makes him wonder how to tell his fellow Taoists at Zhuoxiantai... It means that he needs to choose his next direction of cultivation.

Although it is said that no matter where one cultivates, it is all for the sake of Heaven and the people, it is best to have a clear direction.

Since Sun Qinghan asked this question, it means that she seems to have already made arrangements for herself.

So Qin Chuan looked at Sun Qinghan and asked softly, "How would the County God like to talk?"

What I'm implying is, where do you want me to go?
"My best choice is, of course, to have you come directly to my side as my chief secretary. With your demonstrated adaptability and talent in Taoist arts, you are fully capable of doing so."

Sun Qinghan did not hide his thoughts and said:
"But I've prepared at least three options for you. Would you like to hear them all?"

(End of this chapter)