MTL - Asking About Longevity-Chapter 587 genius

Chapter 587 Genius

 After that, Elder Shen began to discuss other matters.

　　It was recorded in the resume and put on hold for discussion, which was equivalent to the "voided" admission order, so it was returned.

The disciple handed over the order of admission to Mo Hua.

 “The matter of joining the sect still needs to be discussed...”

 “How long will the discussion last?” Mo Hua asked.

Shangguanyi knows his wife's temperament, she values ​​affection and justice, and she is usually very smart, but when it comes to people she cares about, she can be a little moody and "protect shortcomings."

 Just because of his resume, all of them were rejected without exception.

 One person goes up the mountain and one person goes down the mountain.

 The rules are set by the headmaster and the elders, and they are final. He has no right to change them just because of his little teaching.

 “Ignorance!”

Elder Shen said: "In the final analysis, as a Taoist sect, I can only teach some monks. It is impossible to truly teach all the monks in the world..."

 “When aristocratic families marry, each generation’s spiritual roots become better and better.”

“The low-level monks are only equipped with middle-grade or even low-grade spiritual roots.”

 Based on my level of formation, there must be some hope.

“In order to build publicity for their so-called ‘proud son of heaven’, the aristocratic family resorted to fraud and bluffing...”

The more **** the sect, the more expensive the repairs are!

Mo Hua sighed deeply, feeling helpless.

"The ancestors established the Tao and Sword Association to unite the disciples and work together to improve their cultivation of Taoism!" "But what about now?"

 The "Eight Gates" are a little more relaxed, but at least they require spiritual roots of high and low grades, and ink painting is also "out of reach".

 Elder Zheng continued:

 “What a spiritual inheritance…”

 Jiangxi regretted: "No..."

“Only those with high-grade spiritual roots can enroll in school?”

 It is completely different from what I thought before.

Elder Zheng was relieved of his anger. After a moment, he said calmly:

 Only Elder Zheng either did not speak, but once he spoke, his words were sharp and the atmosphere was a bit tense.

 “If humanity is unfair, Heaven will...force evil changes...”

Elder Shen looked indifferent and turned a deaf ear.

 The atmosphere returned to normal.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the elders present looked a little ugly.

This is the magnanimity that only the elders of the formation masters in the sect have.

“In this world where people seek immortality by practicing Taoism, they only deserve to spend more than a hundred years working as cows and horses!”

 Elder Zheng said: "Human nature has nothing to do with stance..."

This is also expected from Mo Hua.

“Today, this powerful Taoist sect brings together the inheritance of Taoism from all over the world, seeks the private interests of aristocratic families and clans, and monopolizes Taoism and knowledge. It goes against the foundation of the sect and is unworthy of the teachings of our ancestors!”

Elder Shen’s face twitched slightly, but he still relied on self-restraint to restrain his anger and said calmly:

 “If you have high-quality spiritual roots, you are a genius…”

Mo Hua then asked in confusion: "Is the spiritual root of the formation sect so important?"

Wen Renwan breathed a sigh of relief and naturally thought about ink painting.

As expected, they were all rejected.

Elder Shen calmed down his anger and panic, and looked at Elder Zheng coldly, "Elder Zheng, please be careful what you say. If you continue to talk nonsense like this, I, the Dao Sect, may not be able to tolerate you, an extreme elder like you..."

 “If you are from a lower class background, there will naturally be people who tend to be popular and follow the crowd;”

“If this continues, all the disciples we teach will be selfish and arrogant!”

 He felt very sorry.

“The higher your cultivation level, the stronger your spiritual consciousness will be, and you will be able to become a higher-level formation master…”

These words were extremely serious, and the expressions of all the elders present changed.

He pointed at Elder Zheng, his fingers trembled, and said sternly: "Arrogant!"

“The rules are the rules. For first- and second-level formation masters, if there is one more or one less, it will have no impact. It is not worth breaking the rules.”

 “Absurd!”

Elder Shen’s face twitched, slightly ferocious.

 The "eight gates" won't work, so let's go to the "twelve streams"...

 After completing the planning, he began to submit his birthplace resume to the "four major sects" except Qiandao sect one by one.

The Qianxue State is very large, with many sects, and outside the sects, there are also many large and small fairy cities that are attached to the sects.

 When he heard that Qian Daozong had confiscated the ink paintings, Wenren Wanqi said:

 “Why don’t they accept Yu’er’s savior?!”

 It just depends on whether the blind cat can meet the dead mouse.

In the fairy city, there will also be some large carriages traveling along established routes, passing through the fairy cities on the outskirts of each sect.

 The professor sighed.

The atmosphere is a bit tense.

“Only those with high-grade spiritual roots can be worthy of our Daoist sect.”

Elder Zheng said in a trembling voice: "The foundation of our Daoist sect is to 'establish a sect and preach the gospel'..."

 Thousands of years have passed since the Wan Zhen Sect, and there has been no precedent for changing the entry requirements.

“Only those who are from a lower-class background, have endured hardships, and have seen the sufferings of monks can think about safeguarding the interests of powerless casual cultivators in this world.”

“Only by preaching to the world, Qian Dao Sect has its roots and a future. Otherwise, if we continue to grow stronger and seek personal gain, no matter how rich and powerful our Qian Dao Sect is, it will be nothing more than a tree without roots and a castle in the air!”

“The way of heaven is to make up for the excess when there is excess damage…”

 “Are there no exceptions?” Mo Hua asked doubtfully.

Elder Zheng sneered again, "I heard that even if a great monk in the Dongxu Realm wants to join the Qian Dao Sect, he still has to bend down and offer you a glass of wine, Elder Shen?"

 But he only has one person and one mouthful, and he can't change anything.

Elder Shen said coldly: "You mean, I, Shen, have a talk?"

 The ink paintings are only of the lower-middle grade, which is still far behind the upper-middle grade.

Elder Shen felt a chill that went straight to the sky. He couldn't help but tremble all over. He stared and screamed: "Bold!"

  But Mo Hua didn’t expect that he would still be rejected...

Mo Hua probably understood it in his heart.

"you…"

 “After you can grow stronger, for what?”

Elder Shen looked silent and said calmly:

“My Qian Dao Sect has been able to develop from a small sect to the present day only because of our sect’s Dao tradition and many talented disciples with extraordinary qualifications.”

If you can't pay Shu Xiu for your ink paintings, you still can't get in...

Shangguanyi also invited someone to calculate the cause and effect for Yu'er to see if there was any bad omen.

 Elder Zheng’s eyes were sharp, “What is a genius?”

Elder Zheng snorted coldly, his face was upright and unmoved.

He took a deep breath and said, "Only those with high-grade spiritual roots can enroll in the school. This is what the elders unanimously agreed upon after discussing it..."

 Elder Zheng asked: “Who is there everywhere?”

 Everyone responded.

 Elder Zheng sneered, "What do you agree with? Are you just looking at your face?"

"Their eyes will only look up to the sky and they will only care about themselves. Will they pay attention to the dust at their feet?"

His eyes narrowed slightly and he said coldly: "What Elder Zheng meant is that people from aristocratic families are all selfish people? Don't they have the world in mind?"

 …

“He is so good at Mo Hua, but he refuses to accept him!”

She was busy taking care of Yu'er and asked the alchemist to check Yu'er's body to see if there were any injuries, hidden illnesses, or evil spirits entering her body.

“This is the disciple of our Qiandao religion?”

 But half an hour later, when discussing an issue, Elder Zheng's attitude was tough, even angry.

 Most likely it will be left alone.

 Elder Zheng’s eyes were sharp, “There are high-grade spiritual roots everywhere. They belong to aristocratic families and clans! They are not monks in the world!”

Mo Hua thought about it, but there was no good way. He finally decided to find a place and hang out first.

 Various matters were brought up one by one, including the enrollment of disciples, the improvement of the sect system, rewards and punishments for teaching, the treatment of elders, etc...

 Elder Zheng was agitated, but calmed down a little, and slowly said:

 Elder Shen was startled.

 The Lingshi Xiu Xiu of Qianzhou Hundred Sects, that is, the entrance fee, is several times more expensive than the top sects such as the Four Major Sects, the Eighth Sects, and the Twelve Sects!

 They have lowered their spiritual root standards, but they have not lowered their cultivation standards.

"no!"

 “You only have cultivation skills, but no Taoist intention!”

“And other monks from small and medium-sized aristocratic families will also become the hawks and dogs of the big aristocratic families and become the minions of the powerful!”

Elder Shen's expression changed, and he said with a strange tone: "Elder Zheng is serious. You said so much, but isn't this Qianzhou still so prosperous?"

 The two of them passed each other without noticing each other.

 “You want Qian Dao Sect to change their religion and change their surname?!”

 “What to do now?”

Although this entry order is useless, it is still left to me by my master and can be used as a souvenir.

Elder Shen calmed down instead and waved to everyone, "Let's disperse now. We will discuss the matter later. Elder Zheng... made some mistakes in his cultivation and hurt his consciousness. He occasionally talks nonsense. Please be considerate..."

 “The threshold for Qian Dao Sect is really high...”

 Qianzhou seems to be different from the surface.

Elder Zheng's voice was filled with a bone-chilling chill, "Then, our sects will use their spiritual roots to apply for a card. From now on, all those who enter the school will have high-grade spiritual roots and be descendants of aristocratic families!"

“The aristocratic family is in full bloom, but you didn’t see that the entire Kyushu is in devastation…”

“It’s not you Shen, it’s your Shen family!” Elder Zheng sneered and said bluntly:

"Who do you think you are? You are just a feathered person. Why should others give you face?"

Wen Renwan also found out about the ink painting a few days later.

“I remember, Elder Zheng, you are also from a noble family, right?”

“Those low-level monks are from poor backgrounds. They don’t deserve to go to school or receive inheritance!”

Elder Shen was furious: "That's nonsense!"

“It’s good to make a living at the bottom and make a living, so why talk about spiritual roots?”

"These disciples are selfish. Although their cultivation is high, they have extremely selfish desires. They are also in a prominent position. They seek their own selfish interests and the interests of the clan. They stand high and **** the blood of monks all over the world. If this continues, they will destroy the nine states of this cultivation world. Where are all the sentient beings?!"

 Isn’t this unreasonable...

 Not a family, don’t enter the same house.

Just now he asked about some formation knowledge, and the ink and painting answers were fluent. Not only that, there were some insights that astonished him.

 “You forgot your origin!”

 He did not dare to ask the elders for advice.

“The Qian Dao Sect is ‘helping Zhou to do evil’, helping aristocratic families to monopolize, being superior to all living beings, and seizing the interests of the world for their own benefit. This is the injustice of Dao..."

Elder Shen smiled and didn’t care, he just said:

Mo Hua bought a map specifically for a clearer map.

Elder Shen looked indifferent, "Elder Zheng, what you said is not contrary to what I have done..."

I also heard that Mo Hua submitted a lot of resumes, but all of them were rejected. Wen Renwan was even more angry:

 “Sightless!”

One of the instructors in charge of entry-level matters at Wanzhen Sect spoke to Mo Hua tactfully.

 Because a few times before, he encountered some disciples who had good formation talents but poor spiritual roots. He wanted to accept them and asked the elders, but he was rejected.

Jiao Xi felt that it was very outrageous, but also very regretful.

 When you go to each sect, you will inevitably pass by the fairy city outside the sect.

He paced back and forth angrily, and then he said:

 “I am a Taoist sect, what do I support?”

 Four of the major sects have begun to require spiritual roots above "high-middle grade".

In the words of the elder, "We, Ten Thousand Formations, are a formation sect. Two-legged toads are hard to find, but there are not many two-legged formation masters."

Mo Hua shook his head.

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

When a sect accepts a disciple, it depends on spiritual roots, bloodline, and family background. Does it have anything to do with whether he can save Yu'er or whether he is a good boy...

 One hundred and seventy-six. Two hundred and thirty. One hundred and thirty-seven. Ninety

“Is this good preaching?”

 “You...your words are worthy of death!”

 Outside Qiandao Sect.

"Otherwise, no matter how good you are at learning formations, your cultivation is only foundation building. If you fail, you will be a second-level formation master. You will never be able to learn formations above second-level in your lifetime..."

“I don’t understand, what’s wrong with this move that caused Elder Zheng to lose his composure and say such ‘rebellious and unethical’ words?”

The disciple was polite and said with a touch of indifference: "The elders are discussing matters and we, the disciples, are not allowed to interfere. I don't know, so just let it happen..."

Elder Zheng continued to expose his shortcomings, "How many quotas have you secretly deducted over the years, and who have these quotas been given to?"

"So, the threshold has been raised step by step..."

 Four major sects and eight gates all require at least high-grade spiritual roots.

“Spiritual roots determine the disciple’s talent and the upper limit of his cultivation...”

 The other elders were also in an uproar.

 If you accept it, then accept it; if you don’t accept it, don’t accept it.

 A group of elders discussed and put forward their opinions, and then looked at Elder Shen's face and finally reached an agreement.

“But that being said, the influence of spiritual root formation is not that exaggerated…”

This does not seem to be a purely "study" place...

“Discussing Tao and swords has become a means of comparison and profit-making!”

“In a few hundred or even a thousand years, all the disciples of the aristocratic family will be of the highest grade, or even have the highest grade spiritual roots.”

Elder Zheng nodded, "Yes, this originally had nothing to do with spiritual roots, but..."

Elder Zheng sneered and said nothing.

 The reasons are without exception, they are all “incompatible with spiritual roots”…

 He asked Mo to draw again and drew several formations.

Mo Hua began to carefully plan the route.

“Young Master, your spiritual abilities are still lacking...”

“The sect even added fuel to the flames, allowing one person’s efforts to contribute to the whole!”

 Among the twelve streams, there must be a few sects that specialize in formations.

 Among the hundreds of sects in Qianzhou, there are indeed sects that are willing to accept the ink paintings.

If it doesn’t work out, I’ll learn the formations myself first, try to get a second-grade junior formation master, and then go to the Qianxue Prefecture and major fairy cities to draw formations and earn spiritual stones, and then look for other opportunities...

The superb formation patterns, the effortless layout, the leisurely brushwork, and the vaguely revealed master-like demeanor made him almost suspect that he had seen it wrong.

 Elder Shen frowned, "This has nothing to do with spiritual roots..."

These fairy cities are adjacent to sects and depend on sects for their rise.

“Have the world in mind? Do they know how to do it? Do they know what the world is? Do they know what kind of life the monks in the world live?”

 Unless your background is big enough, you can go through the back door.

 …

 Without rules, there is no square or circle.

Where is this from?…

 Elder Shen was stunned again.

Although the fare is a bit expensive, it is still within the range that Mo Hua can afford.

But Shangguan Yi did not dare to say the words "unreasonable". Once he said it, he would be finished and would have to sleep in the study for the next few months...

Elder Zheng looked at him with extremely disappointed eyes.

“The reason is that the requirements are becoming more and more stringent...”

Shangguanyi could only nod his head and said: "Yes, yes..."

 The teacher shook his head, a little helpless.

“My ancestors from the Qian Dao Sect have gone through many difficult times and founded the sect. Is it to make the sect stronger?”

Shangguan Yi on the side couldn’t laugh or cry when he heard this.

Elder Zheng sneered, "If you have a high-grade spiritual root, you are a genius? It's the most ridiculous thing in the world!"

“After all, other people’s disciples are in the upper or middle grades, and your own disciples are in the upper or lower grades, mixed with a few middle grades, and you can’t live with it in terms of face..."

 In most cases, he can only turn a blind eye or close one eye and reluctantly "agree".

“In order for us to seek fame and fortune, do we take credit and be proud of ourselves?”

 Start with the best sect first, and Mo Hua plans to vote down one by one.

Just when I was going down the mountain, I passed by a monk wearing the robe of an elder of the Qiandao Sect, with half-white beard and hair, and stern eyebrows.

 In the empty hall, only Elder Zheng and Elder Shen were left.

 The teacher liked ink painting very much, so he patiently explained: "The spiritual root determines the technique and cultivation level, so it is naturally important."

 Elder Shen raised his head, glanced at him, and said calmly:

 “Elder Zheng, you are late.”

Low the entry -level spirit root standard to "middle and lower products".

Mo Hua lifted his spirits, and the little disappointment in his heart suddenly disappeared. He raised his head and chest, and left the mountain gate of Qiandao Sect with high spirits.

"but…"

Mo Hua sighed and had no choice but to give up.

Disciples along the way bowed their hands and bowed, and he nodded slightly. It was not until he entered the Qiandao Sect's meeting hall that he frowned.

He didn’t expect that after traveling all the way across mountains and rivers, he didn’t even enter the Qian Dao Sect’s door...

 “A good horse is equipped with a good saddle, and a sword is given to a hero.”

These fairy cities look somewhat similar to the Lizhou City outside the Five Elements Sect, but they are much more formal, and large-scale construction is prohibited to avoid entangled interests and disturb the peace of the sect.

This elder of the Qian Dao Sect with stern eyebrows has four golden patterns on his Taoist robe.

Elder Zheng’s face was expressionless.

He pointed at Elder Shen and said, "Don't you know what the family has done?"

too expensive…

 Elder Zheng slapped the case angrily, "What the **** are you talking about?!"

 …

Mo Hua made it clear that he didn’t need anything in return, but Wen Renwan felt a little apologetic, so he still asked someone to secretly protect Mo Hua and see what Mo Hua would do.

The city has complete facilities for monks to buy and sell utensils, eat and stay, and some monks also live here.

 “Give it to the Shen family?”

"Let us establish a sect and preach Taoism, popularize the practice of Taoism, and spread it to the world. This is called the 'Qian Dao'!"

"But the good and evil of human nature have nothing to do with the cold class. Although there are some changes, the fundamentals will not change."

because…

 A few days later, Yu'er was safe and sound.

 “Being from a noble family, you will naturally safeguard the interests of the noble family;”

 “There are all high-end, middle-end, upper-low, and even middle-low grades...”

Since Qian Dao Sect does not accept him, he can only find a way to join other sects.

 “A genius who is indifferent and conceited and pursues his own selfish interests?”

Although there is little hope, you must give everything a try.

“Furthermore, there are too many monks now, especially monks with high-grade spiritual roots. There is no shortage at all…”

“Or was it sold at a high price to a family that wears the same pants as the Shen family?”

The entry standards for Qianzhou Hundred Sects are mostly "high-grade" spiritual roots, but there are some special requirements, such as some specialties in alchemy, weapon refining, talisman refining, and formation painting, and the conditions can be relaxed appropriately.

 He glanced at the threshold in front of Qiandao Zongshan Gate and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

“I’m afraid that within a few years, I’ll have to give up the ‘high-quality’ ones…”

 Elder Zheng's eyes were like swords, "Qianzhou is prosperous, and the prosperous families are the ones who prosper."

"yes!"

 Probably just declined...

 Mo Hua started his own study plan.

 “Being from a noble family, there are naturally people who care about the world;”

Moreover, the distance is a bit far, and one route cannot be completed, so Mo Hua can only pick a few and try them out.

“So, our ancestors of Qiandao Sect are not worthy to be my disciples of Qiandao Sect?”

 Elder Shen was furious, "How outrageous!"

Elder Zheng scolded: "Hypocritical, what kind of etiquette? You don't even have the face, what kind of etiquette can I talk about?"

The elders dispersed one after another as if they had been granted amnesty.

They are no more self-aware than the four major sects, the eight major sects, and the twelve sects, so they are not so strict.

“What others give you is the face of the Shen family behind your back!”

"Is your preaching good?" Elder Zheng said angrily, "Our Qiandao Sect, no, the entire Qianxue Prefecture, what are we teaching now?"

"In this case, we can only teach geniuses first, and then by extension, we can benefit the world."

“Preach to whom? Preach to the monks all over the world!”

“Only those talented people who care about the world are worthy of being called geniuses!”

 The ink painting will be put away according to the imperial order.

Elder Zheng sneered and asked: "How many of the ancestors of the Qiandao Sect have high-grade spiritual roots?"

He doesn’t think that he, a small foundation-building monk, is worthy of a fifth-grade sect like the Dao Sect and needs to negotiate for ten days and a half.

Jiao Xi pointed upward, "It's because the four major sects all do this. They take the lead. The eight sects, the twelfth sects below, and even the hundred sects of Qianxue have no choice but to follow suit."

He had no choice but to recognize the reality, lower his standards again, and look for it from the "Hundred Gates of Qianzhou".

The boundaries of Qianxue State are so large, just find another sect!

 “There is no place for me to stay here, I have my own place to stay!”

He really wanted to accept the ink painting, but he had no choice. He couldn't make the decision at all.

 Elder Shen frowned, "You are using strong words to make sense!"

 But in this case, it has nothing to do with the entry requirements.

“At this time and that time, the great road has evolved, and it is not what it used to be. Nowadays, monks in the world are everywhere with high-grade spiritual roots. Why can’t they..."

The ink painting has a childish appearance and an innocent temperament, and he looks no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.

 Elder Shen was slightly angry, "Elder Zheng!"

“Elder Zheng, be a good example to others, don’t speak dirty words, or lose your etiquette...”

 Elder Shen still only said: "Nonsense!"

 The eight gates are a bit too much, eight in total.

With a majestic look on his face, he walked straight into the mountain gate.

I have already received the order to join the clan, yet I still shirk the discussion like this.

 But the ink painting cannot go.

 “What a good idea…”

“Our Ten Thousand Formation Sect requires high-grade spiritual roots to qualify for entry. If you are a first-grade formation master, you can relax the conditions, as long as you have high-grade spiritual roots…”

"Continue to discuss... Recently, the disciples have entered the sect, and there are many matters. They should be dealt with as soon as possible without delay. If the discussion is completed as soon as possible, everyone will be more relaxed..."

Elder Shen’s eyes flashed slightly and he remained silent.

“My Dao Sect is a top sect, so naturally it also needs top-qualified disciples.”

Mo Hua cursed in his heart.

Elder Shen said coldly: "Elder Zheng, you are slandering Shen and the Shen family with your nonsense!"

Elder Zheng said word for word: "You are not a monk in the world!"

"Is it slander? You know in your heart what the atmosphere of this Qiandao Sect is like. Why do I need to say more?"

 He felt a little lost and started to invest in the "Eight Gates" under the "Four Major Sects".

Elder Shen was indifferent and looked at the left and right:

"Elder Zheng is exaggerating. The Qiandao Sect has grown so far, which shows that we are preaching well..."

 Elder Zheng took his seat and snorted coldly, "It doesn't matter if you come early or late."

Such a grand and luxurious sect with high thresholds and a sect that only accepts "geniuses" is indeed not suitable for me...

　　He used to be the person she cared about the most, but since she had her son, she could only stand aside...

Shangguanyi was a little helpless.

There is only one update left. I will work hard and try to add another update at the end of the month~

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)