Dragon's Origin

Chapter 295: First, Become One of Us (Part 1)

However, before leaving, Wang Sheng had one more thing to do: arrange for those expert Daoists from the LaoJun Temple who had promised to help him.

The LaoJun Temple had many experts, a large portion of whom had spent their entire lives cultivating within the temple, eventually becoming masters and the foundation of the temple.

Wang Sheng had discussed this matter with Daoist Ling Xu and the Grand Master previously, and they had agreed to send a group of experts to follow Wang Sheng and see the world. As Wang Sheng said, to transcend the world, one must first enter it. How can one let go if they haven't picked up? Those experts who experience the mortal world, if they have unwavering resolve, will definitely become the pillars of the new generation of the LaoJun Temple.

Previously, when Wang Sheng was managing Qian Sheng Yuan, Daoist Ling Xu was instructing this group of disciples, teaching them the Nine Character Incantation and Tai Chi Chuan, the purest Daoist cultivation methods. After such a long time, they had barely entered the basics and were ready to venture out.

The greatest contributor to this was of course Wang Sheng, especially in the teaching of the Nine Character Incantation. During Wang Sheng's last spiritual energy body tempering, he triggered a resonance among hundreds of people, allowing them to simultaneously comprehend the power of the Nine Character Incantation, enabling everyone to begin their practice. It was precisely because of this that when Grand Ancestor Ling Xu and the Grand Master mentioned sending a group of people to train with Wang Sheng, it did not cause much dissatisfaction.

Before, Wang Sheng was unknown and without reputation. What virtues and abilities did he possess to command a group of highly virtuous Daoists? But with this layer of karmic connection of imparting knowledge, it was completely different. Even Daoist Qing Ling had no objections to Wang Sheng's arrangements, let alone others.

Less than a month after Qian Sheng Yuan opened, a hundred Daoist experts arrived at the Marquis of Chang Sheng's residence in succession. These experts did not come together, using the guise of protecting Mei'er to avoid alarming the Emperor. In addition, these Daoist experts had changed into secular attire, and apart from their extraordinary temperament, it was basically impossible to tell that they were from the Daoist sect.

These people used the excuse that they were guards secretly recruited by Mei'er at Baoqing Yutang, so no one saw anything wrong. Especially since these people came just over a month after Wang Sheng was assassinated and the training room was blown up. From an arrangement point of view, discovering insufficient guards and then transferring experts from various places to rush over was perfectly timed and flawless.

Since they were here to train, Wang Sheng didn't need to treat them like highly virtuous Daoists. Everyone had been told before departure that no one would object to Wang Sheng's arrangements, and they would do whatever they were told.

Qian Sheng Yuan definitely needed guards. Currently, there was only one store, but there would be three or four more in the future, so they could be arranged. The Marquis's residence also needed guards. Wang Sheng couldn't entrust Mei'er's safety entirely to the few guards arranged by the Emperor; he also needed these Daoist experts to share the burden. As for Mei'er's future beauty salon business, it would definitely need a group of people as well.

Calculating this way, a hundred people, three businesses, rotating shifts, there wouldn't be many people in each shift. These experts would also rotate, striving to allow them to see customers of different identities and statuses during their guard duty. Training, of course, meant seeing more of people's hearts.

Rotation was naturally to allow these experts to have more time. Their salaries were not low, and they could spend freely in the capital during their spare time. This was also part of the training; they had to see the glamorous world.

They would train in these places for a year first, and then Wang Sheng would take a group of people to the Thousand Absolutes Land. The Thousand Absolutes Land was for cultivation training, not for training in people's hearts. These things had already been discussed with these Daoist experts in advance, as well as with Grand Ancestor Ling Xu and the Grand Master, and they had all nodded in agreement.

Originally, the plan was to have all these experts experience everything here, but after Wang Sheng experienced an assassination, he pondered for a long time and decided to take a few Daoist experts into the Thousand Absolutes Land. If it hadn't been for Daoist Qing Ling last time, he would have definitely been wiped out by Blood Saber and the World Honored One. Where would he have had the chance to arrange these things?

Speaking of which, for Wang Sheng, the safest place was not the capital, nor Worry-Free City, but surprisingly the Thousand Absolutes Land. That Thousand Absolutes Land, which was full of dangers for outsiders, was a rare treasure land for Wang Sheng. At least Wang Sheng could sleep soundly there, but outside the Thousand Absolutes Land, there were people everywhere plotting against Wang Sheng.

This time into the Thousand Absolutes Land was mainly for safety and cultivation. On the other hand, it was to advance the process of saving the girl in his dream, and as for the rest, it was to build another base for himself. A cunning rabbit has three burrows; having a few more wouldn't hurt.

And Wang Sheng's target this time was the underground palace that he and Mei'er had explored together last time. That place was originally the location of an alchemy sect, with a strategically important location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After a little renovation, it could be turned into a good camp.

Originally close to the core of the Thousand Absolutes Land, there were many benefits to cultivating there. Moreover, the underground palace was even safer. It could even use the earth fire veins to refine pills, killing two birds with one stone.

The camp set up with Yu Bao Zhai was mainly controlled by Yu Bao Zhai, and Wang Sheng took a share. Wang Sheng now needed a base where he could be the master.

When Wang Sheng told Daoist Qing Ling about this plan, the old Daoist immediately couldn't sit still and begged Wang Sheng not to leave yet. He would return to the LaoJun Temple and discuss it with the Grand Ancestor and the Grand Master.

Daoist Qing Ling returned in less than half a day, and Daoist Ling Xu appeared at the Marquis's residence. Without saying a word, he directly pulled Wang Sheng out. Wang Sheng didn't even have a chance to ask before he was pulled out of the capital and headed straight for the LaoJun Temple.

Several dozen miles was not a problem. When he arrived at the LaoJun Temple, Wang Sheng saw the Grand Master leading a group of old Daoists with high moral standing, wearing the most orthodox robes, waiting for him in the LaoJun Hall of the LaoJun Temple.

Before Wang Sheng could figure out what was going on, Daoist Ling Xu had quickly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was actually wearing formal robes and standing at the front.

"Kowtow!" The old Daoist didn't explain anything to Wang Sheng and directly ordered.

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Facing the founder of the LaoJun Temple, the statue of the Daoist patriarch, Wang Sheng had no problem kowtowing. This was the LaoJun Temple, and in front of so many seemingly old but almost all able to kill him in seconds, Wang Sheng respectfully kowtowed three times to the Daoist patriarch.

Daoist Ling Xu waited for Wang Sheng to kowtow, then handed him three incense sticks to offer. After completing all of this, he allowed Wang Sheng to get up. Then the old Daoist kowtowed and offered incense, followed by the Grand Master and others. All of this made Wang Sheng confused. What was going on?

"Alright, we've worshiped the patriarch. I, the old Daoist, have taken Wang Sheng as a secular disciple of my Daoist sect on behalf of my master." After everything was over, Daoist Ling Xu told Wang Sheng the origin of the ceremony just now.

What? Wang Sheng was directly stunned. He had become a secular disciple of the Daoist sect?