Celestial Immortal

Chapter 32

"You refused, why?"

Daoist Xu Ping looked up and down at his apprentice, his eyes were full of surprise.

The gift from Lord Long, even he is very moved, let alone a young man who has just entered the world of cultivation.

With the support of Lord Long, he not only has superior cultivation methods and treasures, but also has all kinds of invisible connections behind him.

In the world of cultivating immortals, except for self-cultivation and painstaking practice who are obsessed with the way of alchemy, other monks have to enter the world to practice, and they will inevitably go through the baptism of the world.

In Qingzhou, the name of Diyuan Longjun is very famous.

As long as he is favored by the Dragon Lord, a bright future is laid out in front of him.

Zhang Xiucai in the Department of Ghosts and Gods is a clear example.

The news has only just come out, and his reputation has spread throughout the Department of Ghosts and Gods. Even the magistrate Xu of the county government has heard about it. He came here in the afternoon and met Zhang Xiucai once.

It can be seen in general.

Daoist Xu Ping has confidence in the cultivation qualifications of his apprentices, eight to nine out of ten will be favored by Lord Long.

He originally thought that the apprentice was calm and introverted and didn't like to publicize, so he kept it secret.

Daoist Xu Ping has always appreciated this.

In his opinion, practitioners should be so down-to-earth, one step at a time.

But, there is no need to hide "Dragon Lord's Favor".

Diyuan Longjun makes many friends and contacts, and has a great reputation in Qingzhou. After obtaining the Dragon Lord's treasure, not only will it not attract people to covet and cause trouble, but it will also gain a kind of protection invisibly.

As long as you don't go to death and offend others, no matter if it's black or white, any party will give Long Jun a face.

This is also the reason why Xiucai dared to publicize in a high-profile manner that the Dragon King gave him the great Confucian Danqing Mobao.

Daoist Xu Ping had already prepared a draft in his heart to introduce Lord Long's connections to his apprentice, so that he would not have to be too cautious, but...who would have thought that his apprentice would reject Lord Long's funding.

If the Qingzhou practice community heard the news, their eyes would drop from shock.

"What do you think? Lord Long's gift is not light, and it can be seen that he values ​​you very much."

Daoist Xu Ping was stunned for a long time, pretending to be calm, and asked indifferently.

"I didn't think much about it. Lord Long asked me for three favors. I felt that I was at a disadvantage, so I refused."

Chu Chen shook his head, expressing emotion from the bottom of his heart. He thought that the practice method "Thunderbolt Secret Edict" was the complete method for cultivating to the third rank of immortal officials, but it turned out that there was only the first half.

This Dragon Lord is too tricky.

If the first wave was bought by him and switched to "Secret Edict of Thunder", he would not be controlled by him in the future and work for him.

At that time, it will not be a matter of two or three favors, and the whole person will give his life to others.

Lost, lost, lost to grandma's house.

Daoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice strangely.

"Do you really think you are at a loss?"

Chu Chen nodded of course: "In this world, the debt of favor is the most difficult to repay. Lord Long treats it as a business transaction. Businessmen are only interested in profit. Let alone three favors, I don't want to owe him even one favor. Immortal official, you will have all the skills, treasures, and cultivation bases, and you don't need to rely on others."

Daoist Xu Ping took a deep look at Chu Chen, and finally a rare smile appeared on his staid and serious face.

"Ambition, not bad!"

After boasting, Taoist Xu Ping shook his head and advised: "It is a good thing to have ambition, but we are from a Taoist school, which is not comparable to Confucianism, and we are from a small sect. It is very difficult to practice. You must have perseverance, perseverance, and courage." Only with wisdom can you achieve something, you have to be prepared for this."

"Well~ I know Master."

Chu Chen nodded obediently, thought for a while, and stopped talking.

Xu Ping looked serious and rigid on the outside, but he was easy-going and delicate on the inside: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't be shy."

Chu Chen nodded slightly, and said: "Master, I have been in the Department of Ghosts and Gods for many days. I have always heard from my colleagues that the Taizu suppressed the Daoist sect, and the Daoist sect has declined as a result. I secretly think that this statement is completely wrong."

"Oh? Why?"

Daoist Xu Ping was extremely surprised, even more surprised than when he heard that his apprentice refused Long Jun's funding.

Taizu suppressed Taoist sects, this is the consensus of the world.

Not only the Daoists think so, but the Confucianists also say so, and even the common people in the city and township know it.

The truth that is universal in the world, does your own disciple not recognize it?

Chu Chen smiled, his eyes were long and deep like a deep pool.

"The truth recognized by the majority of people in the world does not mean the absolute truth. Sometimes, it is just a prevailing public opinion trend and a man-made concept."

Trend of public opinion, conceptual awareness.
Xu Ping didn't understand it at first, but after savoring it carefully, he faintly understood it.

Chu Chen continued:
"Because of the shackles of knowledge and vision, it is difficult for the people of the world to have their own unique and accurate opinions. Right and wrong are all based on a single word. Whoever has the right to speak can occupy the moral high ground."

"There are two mouthpieces in the world, one is Confucianism, and the other is Taoism."

"In order to demonstrate the status of the Confucian sect in the current era, the Confucian sect naturally spared no effort to promote the Taizu's exclusive respect for Confucianism and suppress the Taoist sect. Needless to say, I am a monk of the Confucian sect, and I will do the same."

"The Daoist sect is interesting. The Daoist sect also promotes Taizu, and the imperial court suppresses the Daoist sect."

"Master, is this the truth? Do you think the imperial court suppressed Daomen?"

Daoist Xu Ping expressed deep thought and said:
"Taizu and the imperial court naturally have places to suppress Taoist sects. Otherwise, Xianzong would not be snatched away by Confucian sects. However, the imperial court also has support. At least the teacher was cultivated by the imperial court, and there was no maltreatment."

"Master, you have touched on the key point."

Chu Chen smiled: "Our small sect of the Lingshan School, if there is no chance against the sky, I am afraid it will be difficult to obtain the top-level Dharma lineage inheritance, but right now, Master, you are now the seventh-rank leader of the Arctic Exorcism Academy. The inheritance of the Northern Emperor's dharma lineage was placed in ancient times, Master, do you think this opportunity is easy to come by?"

"It's hard!"

Daoist Xu Ping vaguely guessed what the apprentice meant, and said with emotion: "The top-level dharma lineage inheritance is all in the hands of the great sect of the Xianzong, how can the small sect have the right to meddle in it."

"That's not right."

Chu Chen slapped his thigh, and said decisively:
"The Taizu and the imperial court really suppressed ordinary Daoist monks, but the Great Sect Immortal Sect. The imperial court gave the vast number of ordinary Taoist priests the resources that originally belonged to the Great Sect Immortal Sect, which damaged the interests of the Daoist Sect Immortal Sect. Tell me, if Xianzong of the Daoist sect would be happy, would he not point at Taizu and the court every day and swear at him, filled with resentment!"

"This"

As if a thunderbolt flashed across the sky, Xu Ping's chest surged with monstrous waves.

The apprentice's words overturned his cognition.

Most importantly, he was overwhelmed by these "deviating from the mainstream" remarks.

Now the Dachang Immortal Court, the Taoist sect in the world, and the real rulers are still the original Dapai Xianzong, so they preached the Taizu and the imperial court over and over again to suppress the Taoist sect.

Because the Dapai Xianzong controlled the Dachang Xianting, their voices became the consensus of Taoist monks.
However, from the standpoint of ordinary Taoist priests and the people of the world, did the Taizu and the imperial court really suppress the Taoist sect?
Daoist Xu Ping thought about it carefully, and he was sure that there was no suppression.

Nowadays, no matter in the center of the imperial capital, or in the prefectures and counties, the Daoist and Confucianist sects are in charge of their own affairs, division of labor and cooperation, and mutual restraint, and the momentum of the Daoist sect is not bad at all.

If you really want to talk about suppressing Daomen, the Taizu and the imperial court also suppressed the Daoist sect, using power to deprive a small group of people of their interests, and use it to support the bottom Taoist monks and train more Taoist monks.

After the founding of the Dachang Heavenly Dynasty, Taoist sects are actually more prosperous than before. The number of ordinary Taoist monks has increased dramatically, and there are many people from small sects and sects who have become gods and attained Taoism. Thinking carefully, it is terrifying!
Daoist Xu Ping looked at his disciples with an extremely strange gaze, seeing autumn from a single leaf, at such a young age, he was able to see through the chaos and gain insight into the essence of the world.

This is so rare, this kind of savvy, this kind of insight, what kind of treasure did I pick up.

"These are your own thoughts?"

Daoist Xu Ping swallowed, and looked at his apprentice in surprise.

Now, he believed it, the gift from Lord Long was not worth the favor of his apprentice.

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