Chapter 1033: Just the Daliang Guardian

Chen Chao was well prepared for this visit to Chixin Temple, but for this young garrison commander who was very cunning and scheming, the first choice was to not save face and not bring out real money.

After all, in the current situation, Daliang Chao was like a housewife who had to count the amount of rice and money left in her home to live. She would save as much as possible because no one knew when her husband would bring money home from outside next time.

Yun Jianyue smiled and said, "As the master of a temple, I should seek something for the Taoists in this temple, otherwise, I, the master of the temple, will be stabbed in the back by them."

Chen Chao looked at Yun Jianyue and uttered two words, "Yunling."

Yun Jianyue was stunned. Obviously, he did not expect Chen Chao to say these two words. He looked at Chen Chao in disbelief, and then his face was full of suspicion. Then he murmured, "No, Chen Chao has never been a thief who leaves empty-handed. It is harder than climbing to the sky to take things from you?"

The two words Yunling, not only Yun Jianyue, but all the Taoists in the entire Taoist sect, actually lost their minds for at least a moment when they heard these two words.

It was a solitary mountain located on the border of Qingshanzhou. It was not surprising at first. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, after the climate changed, a kind of medicinal herb called Yunling grass was produced in abundance in the mountain.

Although Yunling grass is just an ordinary herb and has no great effect when used alone, many elixirs in the Taoist sect, especially those great monks with high realms, need this herb to stimulate the efficacy of the tranquility pills they need when they are in seclusion. Therefore, on weekdays, the value of Yunling grass has always been high. The production in various parts of Daliang is sold to the Taoist sect, and all major sects are scrambling to buy it.

And Yunling alone accounts for half of Daliang's annual Yunling grass production.

If Daliang is willing to give Yunling to Chixin Temple, then Chixin Temple will no longer have to worry about Yunling grass. They can even produce extra elixirs and exchange them with other Taoist sects for supplies.

In fact, as early as the Taizong period, after learning that Yunling produced a large amount of Yunling grass, Chixin Temple has been working to obtain Yunling. However, Daliang is naturally very clear about the value of Yunling and has been on guard for these years. Although Chixin Temple is the first sect outside the square, there are other Taoist sects watching Yunling, and it is not easy to rob it directly, so this maintains a delicate balance.

After the Emperor of Daliang ascended the throne, the supervision of Yunling became stricter, and Chixin Temple had even less chance. After Chen Chao became the garrison commander of Daliang, Fangwai would not even think about the secrets of Yunling. If Chen Chao did not have any ideas about them, it would be a blessing.

Therefore, it can be said that as long as Chen Chao is still there, no sect can have any ideas about Yunling.

Chen Chao glanced at Yun Jianyue and said with a painful face: "This thing is very heavy."

Yun Jianyue nodded. If Yunling was taken out, Daliang would have to lose a lot of income every year, which was a lot of Tianjin money.

"What do you want?"

Yun Jianyue was not stupid, and naturally knew that Chen Chao would not give him things for nothing.

Chen Chao said in surprise: "No, Master Yun, Master Yun, you don't think I want to give Yunling to Chixin Temple, do you?"

Yun Jianyue was startled, and then he came to his senses, rubbed his face awkwardly, and blushed.

Everyone knows how precious Yunling is. If Chen Chao gives Yunling away, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame.

He is not stupid, so he will not do that.

"For a period of ten years, Yunling will be rented to Chixin Temple for ten years. During these ten years, Chixin Temple only needs 100,000 Tianjin money every year."

Chen Chao paused, then smiled and said, "After ten years, whether to renew the contract is up to Daliang."

100,000 Tianjin money a year is actually no different from giving it away for free. Chen Chao now takes out Yunling, which is obviously to give face to Chixin Temple, or more precisely, to give face to Yun Jianyue, the temple master.

Repair the relationship between Chixin Temple and the court, and give the Taoists of Chixin Temple another reason to go to the north.

Yun Jianyue said, "The garrison commander of the Liang Dynasty always works with his head held high, and slaps people when he is not satisfied. But now he bows his head in Chixin Temple?"

Chen Chao looked at Yun Jianyue and smiled, "It's because you are the abbot. If the abbot is still safe now, when I walk into this Taoist temple, you will be in chaos."

Yun Jianyue nodded, "I don't believe what others say, but since you said it, I will reluctantly believe it."

Chen Chao snorted, glanced at the Sutra Library, and quickly retracted his gaze, then asked curiously, "Can I go to the back mountain to take a look?"

There are many old Taoists in the back mountain of Chixin Temple, some of whom may have broken through the Forget Worry Realm and have reached the Fuyun Realm.

It's just that those people never care about the outside world, but just concentrate on practicing.

Yun Jianyue shook his head and said, "The seniors won't do anything. If you come to provoke them, you may not die, but what's the point of sending them out of Yunling?"

Chen Chao smiled and said, "I just want to see if there are any old immortals who really care about the world and want to work with me to kill the demon emperor."

Yun Jianyue remained silent.

He often thought about this question. For the so-called cultivators of our generation, is immortality so important?

Chen Chao quickly saw that something was wrong with Yun Jianyue, patted the young Taoist immortal on the shoulder, and smiled and said, "Just kidding, even if the old immortals in there are willing to take action, it will be useless."

Yun Jianyue turned around and rolled her eyes at Chen Chao, "I'm not comforted."

Chen Chao changed the subject and smiled, "Tell me something you might be interested in. Find a quiet place, where there are no one around."

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The two came from the Sutra Library to Yun Jianyue's cave. This Taoist master, now the master of Chixin Temple, even set up a formation to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping on the conversation between him and Chen Chao.

When Chen Chao entered Chixin Temple, of course, countless people were paying attention.

Chen Chao waited for Yun Jianyue to finish the arrangement, and then sat opposite him, then slowly said: "Have you ever thought that the world is a circle drawn by one person, starting from the starting point, after thousands of years, and finally returning to the starting point."

Chen Chao stretched out his finger and drew a circle on the ground in a serious manner, extending from the starting point and finally returning to the starting point.

Yun Jianyue looked at this scene and whispered: "Come from nothing, return to nothing."

Chen Chao glanced at him.

Yun Jianyue said, "This is one of the teachings of Taoism."

"Then your so-called... Daozu...seems to have been reminding you of something."

Chen Chao keenly realized that the so-called Daozu of Taoism should have known the truth long ago, but think about it, it is impossible for a person who is qualified to establish a religion and be called the founder to be short-sighted and just an ordinary cultivator.

Yun Jianyue said, "You mean, after thousands of years, the whole world will probably be wiped out by someone like a chessboard, and then start a new game."

Chen Chao nodded and said, "Master Yun is really smart."

After saying this, Chen Chao glanced at Yun Jianyue, and then without waiting for the young Taoist to speak, he said, "Some chess pieces are not important, so they are left on the chessboard with a casual wave of the hand."

Yun Jianyue said, "Daozu may be that person."

He reacted quickly.

But soon, his question followed, "Evidence."

Chen Chao then began to talk about the things he knew, whether it was the Rongshan Sect, the goddess, or the Fuyun Sect on the paper.

After listening, Yun Jianyue was silent for a long time, and finally murmured uncertainly: "God?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "I think it is some cultivators with higher realms, and they must have something to do with those cultivators overseas. The old Taoists in your temple will also know some of the truth."

Yun Jianyue looked at Chen Chao and was about to speak, but Chen Chao waved his hand and said, "That's a matter for later. If I can't stop the demon clan now, then there is no need to consider those things at all."

"But you have to know that if there are really such people hiding, we don't know what they are doing, which is a terrible thing."

"I tell you this because if that day really comes, we have to stand together."

Chen Chao said calmly: "It's more important than standing together now."

Yun Jianyue whispered: "To save the people from water and fire?"

Chen Chao smiled and shook his head and said, "I'm just the garrison commander of Daliang."