Strange mountains and rivers

This trip, Chen Huaisheng and Chen Song took five or six days to complete the roughly 70,000 to 80,000 people in the dozen or so villages around Dashuweizi.

The harvest is not small. There are nearly 300 Dao seeds between the ages of seven and fourteen. Innate Dao seeds account for about 20%, that is, more than fifty innate Dao seeds. The remaining two hundred or so will follow. As you grow older, your spiritual roots awaken.

Among the more than fifty innate Taoists, Chen Huaisheng made a preliminary selection, and there were about twenty people with better conditions.

In his opinion, these twenty or so people can actually be included in the disciples recruited by Jingzhen of the Chonghua Sect in the 31st year.

But it is impossible for the Chonghua sect to select more than twenty people as disciples in a small big village.

Because according to this scale, the next Dawang Town and Minjialou will have at least 20 people, and then the other surrounding villages further away will have a population of nearly one million, wouldn’t it mean that Recruiting two to three hundred disciples?

In the past few years, the Chonghua Sect recruited only a dozen disciples a year. Later, taking into account the needs of the development of the situation, a larger enrollment was made.

The number of people has increased sharply from fifteen or sixteen to thirty, forty or even forty-fifty every year. In three years, the number of Chonghua Sect disciples has increased from more than 180 to more than 300.

This is why it sounds like there are many disciples of Chonghua now. There are about 240 or 50 people coming to Hebei, but most of them are disciples who have just successfully enlightened or are at the first level of Qi refining.

In Hebei, these disciples are of little use.

So now Chen Huaisheng himself can only be a preliminary screener.

In his opinion, it would be good if one-third of the twenty or so people could eventually enter the sect. As for Shitang Village, perhaps in addition to the two siblings, at most one person with the surname Tang could enter. .

When Chen Huaisheng returned to Wolong Ridge with the list after this journey, Chen Song had already brought more than 300 mortals from Shitang Village and Panjiazhai and some Taoist seeds into Wolong Ridge.

This was also the agreement reached with Shitangzhuang and Panjiazhai. Shitangzhuang and Panjiazhai would provide manpower to help the Chonghua Sect clean up and repair existing buildings. The Chonghua Sect would give priority to the allocation of spiritual sites and the recruitment of disciples.

"Is this the list?" Xu Muyang glanced at it and handed it to Wang Yao.

In the past few days, Chen Song has reported the entire situation to Xu Muyang and Wang Yao, and the people he brought back are also working in full swing, and the progress is going very smoothly.

"Well, there are two to three people in the larger villages, and there is only one person in the small ones. Considering the balance issue, I choose at least one Tao type in each village." Chen Huaisheng said thoughtfully: "Actually, according to my My thoughts are that the qualifications and talents of these people are not bad. At least they are not much different from the conditions we have selected as disciples in Langling in recent years. And I am thinking that we need to quickly establish a foothold in Hebei, and maybe it will be more relaxed. , it’s nothing, especially since the sect wants to reform the system of recruiting and teaching apprentices, maybe having more disciples to choose from is not a bad thing.”

According to the basically established principles, all Taoist masters above the foundation level can teach apprentices on their own in the outer hall and central hall of the Chuan Gong Academy. In principle, the number should not exceed twelve.

With the approval of the sect, high-level Qi refining students can accept and teach disciples in the outer hall, but the number will be limited. For example, the peak Qi refining level cannot exceed eight people, the ninth level Qi refining level cannot exceed six people, and the eighth level Qi refining level cannot exceed Four people, no more than two people can reach the seventh level of Qi refining.

Such regulations are also to prevent the recruitment and teaching of disciples from affecting their own spiritual progress.

Wang Yao shook his head and said nothing, obviously feeling that the list he brought back was too large.

However, in an area with less than 100,000 people, it is necessary to recruit more than 20 disciples. No matter how fast the Chonghua Sect needs to expand, it will not be able to take such big steps.

Xu Muyang was noncommittal.

What he considered was that these disciples would be recruited into the outer hall of the Chuangong Academy, and then selected by Taoist masters in the sect who wanted to recruit disciples. The rest would continue to practice enlightenment in the Chuangong Academy, and all they had to pay was some spiritual food. , but if we can take this opportunity to win the support of these surrounding clans, this is also a way.

"Huaisheng, our first step is to go out. The circle of Daduweizi has established a connection with us. The list of the first batch of disciples has also come out. How to select them specifically? We will come back after the first group of people arrive. Plan."

Xu Muyang said while thinking: "I think we can put the Minjialou and Dawang Town aside for the time being and wait until they take the initiative to come to us. Our main focus now should be on the construction of the mountain gate. , all aspects of cleaning and repairs must be completed in the shortest time, so that the disciples who have moved north can feel an environment that is no worse than that in Langshan, Panshan, so that they can quickly devote themselves to practice without being affected by other things. The impact of chores.”

"In the final analysis, the most important thing is to settle the group of disciples who followed us north and get their practice on the right track."

Wang Yao nodded and agreed with Xu Muyang's opinion: "Huaisheng, Master Xu's opinion is very pertinent. Many things must be done step by step. Haste makes waste."

Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but laugh. Why did they both feel like they couldn't hold themselves back and were eager for success?

I just want to draw a territory as a sphere of influence first. As for how to slowly digest and absorb the clan forces in this sphere of influence for my own use, that is a step-by-step process. How can it be accomplished overnight?

It seems that I have left an impression in their minds of being reckless, impulsive, aggressive and reckless. Perhaps this has a lot to do with the fact that I broke through the second level in one retreat and then rushed to the sixth level of Qi Refining in three years?

"Uncle Xu, Brother Wang, you have misunderstood. I have no intention of recruiting all the Taoist talents with a population of dozens or millions in southern Fuyang into the sect at once. The sect must absorb them all at once. It’s probably too much for two or three hundred disciples to come in. I just think some things can be done first, and the specific operations can be done step by step.”

Xu Muyang nodded slowly: "As long as you have this intention, plan ahead and plan carefully. Huaisheng is your advantage, but the sect's ability to withstand many things must also be considered..."

The newly recruited disciples from Dadu Weizi arrived almost at the same time as the disciples who crossed the river from Da Zhao.

For this group of disciples, Xu Muyang, accompanied by Chen Huaisheng, made a special trip to Datu Weizi. A third-level foundation-building deacon came in person, which showed that he attached great importance to this matter. It was finally determined that Fifteen, which is beyond Chen Huaisheng's expectations.

Accompanying them were the head Shang Jiuling, the head courtyard Li Yu, and the elder Wu Tianen, while the chief elder Zhu Fengbi, the deacon of the Chuangong Academy You Shaoyou, and the elder Ma Daochun were still waiting on the south bank of the river to Wei County to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack.

The arrival of Shang Jiuling, Li Yu and Wu Tianen immediately made Xu Muyang, Wang Yao and Chen Huaisheng heave a sigh of relief.

There are really too few manpower here. Although two to three hundred people have been recruited from Shitangzhuang and Panjiazhai to help with work, these are just mortals plus a few Taoists. If they really encounter trouble, they will definitely die. share.

But now, with one Zifu and two foundation builders, especially Li Yu, who is already at the peak of foundation building and is only one step away from Zifu, the arrival of these three people can be said to have ensured the Chonghua Sect's success in Fuyang Road. No one on this territory dares to provoke easily.

"..., the Deacons Council and the Presbyterian Council have discussed it. Ou Qingchun was changed to the role of elder and stationed in Bianjing. This is his own intention. The deacon of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was taken over by Wu Tianen, the deacon of the Zhike Court was taken over by the elder Ma Daochun, and Wang Yao himself Taking over as elder from now on,..."

Wang Yao was a little frightened, but Shang Jiuling's words left no room for negotiation: "Wang Yao, this is the moment when Chonghua is in danger and his life is in danger. Letting you take over as the elder is not to give you enjoyment or glory, but to let you shoulder the heavy burden. , you don’t have to be reserved,..."

This is the first among the younger generation of disciples to build a foundation. This honor and respect made Yao Liwei, Zhao Sitian and Chen Huaisheng feel warm in their hearts.

Except for a few deacons and elders, the only people who can enter this hall are the disciples of high-level Qi refining in the sect. Except for some who are still in the second and third groups who have not yet come, there are eight people in the hall, except Chen Huaisheng. Because I can sit here as Xu Muyang's assistant this time, the others are all Taoist masters with advanced levels of Qi refining.

But everyone also knows that with Chen Huaisheng's progress, it will only be a matter of time before he reaches the high level of Qi refining. And based on Chen Huaisheng's performance during this period, he is a sixth level Qi refining person. Sitting here, he can't No one can question him.

Seeing Wang Yao ascending to the throne and sitting in the exclusive chairs for deacons and elders, all the Taoist disciples below applauded and celebrated.

In fact, if we exclude the fact that Shang Jiuling and Zhu Fengbi entered the Dengzi Mansion, the strength of the Chonghua Sect has been steadily declining in the past two years.

Zheng Zeyuan died in battle, Tong Baichuan rebelled, Ou Qingchun retired, and Elder Keqing completely rebelled. Now only Li Yu, You Shaoyou, Ma Daochun, Xu Muyang, Wu Tianen, and Wang Yao are left in the entire Chonghua Sect.

Xu Tianfeng and the other two Taoist masters Wei Jiutian and Jiao Tansheng in the inner hall of the Chuan Gong Academy were all stuck at the peak of Qi refining and had not been able to break through.

Xu Tianfeng and Wei Jiutian are still working hard to attack, but Jiao Tansheng has been lingering on this bottleneck for twenty years and has long given up on breakthroughs.

"Perhaps everyone knows that since our Chonghua sect has suffered such a disaster and has now moved to Hebei, if we want to return to the old place of Da Zhao, we must make changes..."

Shang Jiuling's eyes were blazing, "The sect was indeed a bit conservative in the past, but now we can no longer follow the steps as we did before, otherwise we may become the next Xuanhuo Sect..."

Shang Jiuling used the Xuanhuo Gate where Chen Huaisheng stayed as an example.

"The sect must make huge changes in the recruitment and training of disciples. The sect will also invest all resources in cultivating disciples. At the same time, the sect must make changes in the internal affairs department..."

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