Chapter 80 Difficulties
After having dinner in the dining hall of Xu Ri Peak, Shi Xuan returned to his cave and carefully read the information on the good deeds jade slip. After all, he still needed to know some common sense of the sect to live in Penglai Sect.
This good deeds jade slip is unique to each person. Shi Xuan has completely mastered it after imprinting his divine thoughts on the restriction center.
First of all, it is a question of address. The outer disciples are called senior brothers and sisters according to the order of entry. Those who entered at the same ceremony are called senior brothers and sisters first and then age. No wonder Yu Ruoshui said that she had to call her senior sister Yu.
The outer disciples call the ordinary inner disciples senior brothers and sisters, call the true disciples uncles, and call the Jindan Grandmaster and the elders uncles. The ordinary inner disciples call the true disciples the same as the outer disciples.
Only true disciples, registered disciples accepted by Jindan Grandmaster or elders from inner disciples, and other inner disciples who have cultivated to the Soul Stage, are counted in the sect inheritance. For example, Yu Linglong and Mo Yuan are the 15th generation, while Yu Linglong and Mo Yuan accepted registered disciples, and Xie Fangwei and his generation are the 16th generation. The names of each other will not change because of the changes in the level of cultivation and status of the other party.
Those who have a master-disciple relationship with each other should be called according to their master-disciple relationship. For those who have a close relationship, both parties agree that they can be free from the name.
The second is the issue of clothing. Outer disciples are all black uniform Taoist robes, outer deacons are blue uniform Taoist robes, and inner disciples are blue for men and white for women. However, these are not mandatory requirements, but only require them to be worn when holding a Dharma Assembly, holding a ceremony, receiving guests, etc. There is no regulation on clothing for true disciples, elders, and chiefs. In addition, newly recruited Qi-inducing disciples from outer disciples who have no faults in the sect life for one month can enter the inner sect.
Next, there were several Yuanshen Zhenren back then. Because they lived long enough and had many disciples, they passed down from generation to generation based on the relationships of uncle, uncle, brother, sister, and nephew, forming some veins, and finally developed into the four peaks of Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, and Yuheng. However, there are not many people, and each vein has only a dozen people. In addition, the longer the inheritance, the more alienated and broken the generations are. Each mountain peak is now equivalent to a special hall.
Finally, the introduction of several peaks in the outer sect. Jiaomu Peak is the general affairs peak, where tasks are taken. There is also a dragon and tiger intersection building on it. Xingri and Yihuo Peaks are where the earth fire is refined. Shihuo and Weihuo Peaks are where the tools are refined. Shenshui Peak is where preaching, performing, and fighting are performed. Zhenshui Peak is where the precious spiritual medicines of the outer sect are planted, and Bishui Peak is where the spiritual beasts are raised. The remaining twenty peaks are the residences of the outer sect disciples, but now there are still six peaks that are empty, just used to plant some spiritual medicines.
Besides the common sense introduction, there is the introduction of tasks. The tasks assigned by the sect every month are mainly short-term tasks. Especially for disciples who have been in the sect for less than a year, there will be no tasks that need to be performed outside the sect. These short-term tasks are mainly to help them integrate into the sect, and at the same time leave them enough time to practice, or do good deeds to exchange for elixirs, exercises, etc.
However, there are always exceptions. Among the tasks assigned by the sect, there are still five tasks that take a long time to complete, at least ten days, and the longest is even close to a month. Therefore, the sect rules stipulate that if each disciple has been assigned such a task once, he will not have such a task again in the next month.
These five tasks are: guarding the Yinfeng Cave for twenty days, with two days of rest in the middle; taking care of the medicine field for one month, with three days of rest in the middle; patrolling inside the sect for ten days; smelting 30 pieces of refined iron, refined copper or other materials, basically more than twenty days, and those who are slow may even take a month, but this task is rewarded, and in the end you can get five pieces of the smelted material, which is a big sum of good deeds; watching the fire boy for one month, and there will be elixirs or magic tools as rewards after completion.
The Good Merit Jade Slip also has the important function of storing good merits, but the sect prohibits disciples from giving good merits to each other, and they must complete good merit tasks to obtain good merits.
When Shi Xuan finished reading the jade slip, someone happened to visit outside. The servant Qingsong reported to Shi Xuan that it was two monks from the adjacent hall and another female monk. Shi Xuan got up and went to open the door, and at the same time asked the maid Qinglian to make tea.
The two monks who came were Qi Guanyu, who ranked third in the Out-of-Body Stage, Miao Daiyun, who ranked last in the Out-of-Body Stage, and Shen Hongwen, who ranked second in the Yangqi Stage.
Qi Guanyu was tall and rough in appearance. He was thirty-five years old and had entered the Out-of-Body Stage for seventeen years. Miao Daiyun was twenty-six years old, charming and charming, and had entered the Out-of-Body Stage for five years.
Shen Hongwen started practicing Taoism at the age of twenty. He is twenty-eight years old this year. He can be regarded as a late bloomer. He is dressed like a scholar and looks righteous.
Seeing Shi Xuan coming to open the door, the three of them saluted Shi Xuan with a smile, and then Qi Guanyu stepped forward and said: "We all live in this Xiangyang Mountain. It is true that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, so we are presumptuous to come to visit, and I hope that Junior Brother Shi will not mind. This is Junior Sister Miao Daiyun Miao from Xinyue Peak. You admire Junior Brother Shi very much, so I beg you to come with me."
Shi Xuan smiled and responded: "No, no, Senior Brother Qi, Senior Sister Miao, Junior Brother Shen, it is really an honor for me to come here, please sit inside."
Invited the three people into the hall, and as soon as they sat down, Qinglian brewed tea and sent it up.
Shi Xuan chatted with the three of them casually, and secretly looked at the three of them. Qi Guanyu was very generous and righteous in his words and deeds, Miao Daiyun was charming, and every word and smile had a strong taste of temptation, and Shen Hongwen was a gentleman, always talking about great principles.
After talking for a while, Miao Daiyun first flirted with Shi Xuan, and then pretended to be indifferent and mentioned: "Speaking of which, at the Dharma Assembly, Master Uncle Mo was quite caring towards Senior Brother Shi."
Shi Xuan suddenly realized that these three people really thought that Mo Yuan had a close relationship with him, so they were not afraid of Meng Yuchang's revenge and tried to build a good relationship with him before other people who were watching. He thought so in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm: "That's Master Uncle Mo's fairness and strictness, this is the sign of a great sect in my Penglai Sect."
Miao Daiyun despised Shi Xuan in her heart and said some tricks, but she didn't give up. She walked to the position next to Shi Xuan with a teacup. Although she was not next to Shi Xuan, she passed on the sweet fragrance on her body and continued to say coquettishly: "I don't see Master Uncle Mo treat other disciples like that."
Shi Xuan naturally still gave a bunch of empty words, tricks and nonsense. Even if Qi Guanyu, Miao Daiyun and Shen Hongwen took turns to fight, he would never let go. God knows why Mo Yuan helped him. If he was annoyed by this, it would be a disaster.
Finally, the three of them had to say goodbye in disappointment. Qi Guanyu patted his chest at the door and said to Shi Xuan: "Your Junior Brother Shi and I, Qi Guanyu, hit it off right away. We are like brothers. If you have any questions in the future, just ask me. As your senior brother, I will definitely respond to your requests."
Miao Daiyun also said coquettishly: "Junior Brother Shi, we will have to get closer in the future."
"Senior Brother Shi, if you have any instructions, just find me, Shen Hongwen." Shen Hongwen said with great righteousness.
After seeing off the three people, Shi Xuan told Qingsong, Qingzhu, Qinglian, and Yueji not to disturb him after cleaning up the hall, and then went back to his room to practice.
A month passed in a flash. Ming Qingyue and other Qi-inducing disciples also entered the inner gate a few days ago, and then there was a sensational news that she was spotted by Yu Linglong on the same day and accepted as an inner disciple. As long as she reached the Soul Stage, she would be a true disciple. Shi Xuan could only smile bitterly. He was reluctant to call her Senior Sister at first, but now he had to call her Uncle.
At the same time, Jie Wei officially became Yu Linglong's registered disciple and entered the inner sect. Yu Linglong also said that as long as she broke through to the Qi Induction Stage, she could become her inner disciple.
Don't think that Yu Linglong has many disciples just because she accepted two disciples at once. In fact, before that, she only had one disciple - Leng Rumei, one of the true disciples, known as the Ice and Snow Fairy by many disciples. She has been practicing Taoism for more than 50 years and has reached the Soul Stage. She is now in seclusion. It is said that after she comes out of seclusion, her Soul will be fully developed, and then she will go out to look for the opportunity to make a pill.
During this month, Qi Guanyu and others visited frequently at first, but as Mo Yuan ignored Shi Xuan, they came less and less. At the same time, Shi Xuan also felt the indifference of some other disciples. I think he judged the situation and made a choice.
However, as Ming Qingyue, who often visited Shi Xuan during this period, was accepted as an inner disciple by Yu Linglong, the attitude of those disciples towards Shi Xuan improved greatly, which really made Shi Xuan see what human feelings are like.
Fortunately, Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan's attitude towards Shi Xuan remained the same, which made Shi Xuan quite relieved. As for Zhang Haiping, although his attitude did not change drastically, he gradually became indifferent. After all, Zhang Haiping had always had a grudge against Shi Xuan.
In addition, Shi Xuan successfully refined the Cold Wind Sword, Wild Wind Sword, Whirlwind Sword, and Hurricane Sword among the Six Swords of Slashing the Wind. Only the last two swords, Yin Wind Sword and Heart Wind Sword, have not yet realized the mystery. The first four swords of "Six Swords of Slashing the Wind" are just mediocre. The reason why they can be called first-rate and second-rate is mostly because of these last two swords, and the word "slash" in "slashing the wind" also falls on these last two swords. Therefore, Shi Xuan is not in a hurry, but just practices more every day.
Another major event is that those disciples who had sheltered at the Dharma Assembly were expelled from the sect, including Wang Yuan, but the inner disciple Qin Yu was judged to have improper problems and was only punished to face the wall for two years.
This day was the first day of every month, the day when the sect assigned tasks. Shi Xuan and other outer disciples came to the Good Deeds Room to wait for the arrangement of the outer deacon.
Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan had to stand with other friendly female cultivators, so Shi Xuan was alone, without any other disciples. Those people stood far away, fearing that they would be related to Shi Xuan.
Could it be that as Yu Ruoshui and the others had found out, the deacon Ye Xiangan who was responsible for assigning tasks had a close relationship with Meng Yuchang, or that Ye Xiangan had a close relationship with Meng Yuchang's follower Ma Yuanjing.
As the tasks were assigned one by one, it was finally Shi Xuan's turn. Ye Xiangan was a short middle-aged man with a short beard. He looked at Shi Xuan with a smile, his eyes full of mockery and contempt. Shi Xuan's heart sank slightly, and then he saw him say: "Shi Xuan, be responsible for guarding the Yinfeng Cave."
It was expected, but Shi Xuan still felt angry, but this was an arrangement within the sect's rules, and the noisy words just suited their wishes.
Shi Xuan stood in the corner in silence, restraining his emotions. Suddenly, he heard Ye Xiangan's slightly mocking voice: "Yu Ruoshui, guard the Yinfeng Cave."
"Zhou Dielan, take care of the Zhenshuifeng medicinal field."
Shi Xuan's anger suddenly ignited, and he clenched his hands. He actually brought trouble to his friend! Meng Yuchang, Ye Xiangan, this debt will be repaid one day!
————Under pressure, he actually reached a thousand words per hour.