Taoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice up and down, his eyes full of surprise.
Even he was moved by Long Lord's gift, let alone a young man who had just entered the world of cultivation.
With the support of Lord Long, not only did he have superior cultivation methods and treasures, but he also had various invisible connections behind him.
When cultivating immortality in the human world, except for those who are devoted to the practice of alchemy and self-cultivation, other monks must enter the world to practice, and they will inevitably go through the baptism of the world of mortals.
In Qingzhou, the name of Diyuan Longjun is well-known.
As long as you gain the favor of the Dragon Lord, a bright future will lie before you.
Zhang Xiucai in The Division of Ghosts and Gods is a clear example.
The news had just come out, and its reputation had already spread throughout the Department of Ghosts and Gods. Even Magistrate Xu of the county government had heard about it and made a special trip over in the afternoon to meet with Zhang Xiucai.
It can be seen from this that it is general.
Taoist Master Xu Ping has confidence in his disciple's cultivation qualifications, and eight to nine times out of ten he will be favored by Lord Long.
He originally thought that his apprentice was calm and reserved and didn't like publicity, so he kept it secret.
Taoist priest Xu Ping has always appreciated this.
In his opinion, practitioners should be so down-to-earth, one step at a time.
However, there is no need to hide "Long Jun's favor".
Diyuan Longjun has many friends and connections, and has a great reputation in Qingzhou. Obtaining Longjun's treasure will not only not attract covetousness or cause trouble, but also gain a kind of protection invisibly.
As long as you don't seek death and go to the trouble of offending others, no matter whether it's black, white or gray, everyone will give Mr. Long some face.
This is also the reason why the scholar dared to publicize in a high profile that Long Jun gave him the painting and calligraphy treasure of the great scholar.
Taoist priest Xu Ping had already prepared a plan in his mind to introduce the connections behind Lord Long to his apprentice, so that he would not have to be too cautious. However...who would have thought that his apprentice would actually refuse Lord Long's funding.
If the Qingzhou cultivation community heard this news, they would probably be so shocked that their eyes would fall to the floor.
"What do you think? Lord Long's gift is not light. It can be seen that he values you very much."
Taoist Xu Ping was stunned for a long time, pretending to be calm, and asked indifferently.
"I didn't think much about it. Mr. Long asked me for three favors. I felt that I was at a disadvantage, so I refused."
Chu Chen shook his head and sighed from the bottom of his heart. He thought that the practice method "Secret Edict of Thunder" was the complete method for cultivating a third-level immortal official, but it turned out that it only had the first half.
This Dragon King is too clichéd.
If you were bribed by him in the first wave and converted to "Secret of Thunder", you are not allowed to be controlled by him or sell it for him in the future.
At that time, it will no longer be a matter of two or three favors, the whole person will work hard for others.
Damn it, it's my grandma's house.
Taoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice strangely.
"Xiao Chu, do you really think you have suffered a loss?"
Chu Chen nodded naturally: "In this world, debts of favor are the most difficult to repay. Long Jun treats it as a business. Businessmen are only interested in profit. Let alone three favors, I don't want to owe him even one favor. I will practice steadily and become a person in the future."
Immortal officials, you will have all the skills, treasures, and cultivation levels, so you don’t need to rely on others.”
Taoist Xu Ping took a deep look at Chu Chen, and finally a rare smile appeared on his stern and serious face.
“It’s good to be ambitious!”
After finishing the compliment, Taoist Master Xu Ping shook his head and advised: "It is a good thing to have ambition, but we are from a Taoist sect, not as good as a Confucian sect, and we are from a small sect. Cultivation is very difficult. We must have perseverance, perseverance, and determination."
Only with wisdom can you achieve something, so you must be prepared for this."
"Yeah~ I understand, Master."
Chu Chen nodded obediently, thought for a moment, but stopped talking.
Xu Ping looks serious and rigid on the outside, but he is easy-going and delicate on the inside: "Xiao Chu, just say what you want to say without any scruples."
Chu Chen nodded slightly and said: "Master, I have been in the Ghosts and Gods Department for many days. I have always heard from my colleagues that Taizu suppressed the Taoist sect, and the Taoist sect declined because of it. I secretly think that this statement is completely wrong."
"Oh? Why?"
Taoist Xu Ping was extremely surprised. He was even more surprised than when he heard that his apprentice refused Long Jun's funding.
Taizu suppressed Taoism, which is the consensus of the world.
Not only the Taoist sects think so, but the Confucian sects also say so, and even the common people in the towns and villages know it.
The truth is universal, but your disciple doesn’t agree with it?
Chu Chen smiled, his eyes long and as deep as a deep pool.
"The truth recognized by most people in the world does not mean it is the absolute truth. Sometimes, it is just a prevailing public opinion trend and a man-made concept."
Public opinion trend, concept consciousness...
Xu Ping didn't understand it at first, but after savoring it carefully, he vaguely understood it.
Chu Chen continued:
"Because of the shackles of knowledge and vision, it is difficult for the common people in the world to have their own unique and accurate opinions. Right and wrong all depend on one 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 prominent sect in the world, the Confucian sect naturally spared no effort in promoting the Taizu's exclusive respect for Confucianism and suppressing the Taoist sect. Needless to say, this is a matter of personal responsibility. I am a Confucian sect monk, so I will do the same."
"The Taoist sect is interesting. The Taoist sect also promotes Taizu, and the imperial court suppresses the Taoist sect."
"Master, is this true? Do you think the imperial court suppressed Taoism?"
Taoist priest Xu Ping showed his deep thoughts and said:
"Taizu, the imperial court naturally has its place in suppressing Taoist sects. Otherwise, the prominent sects in the world would not be snatched away by the Confucian sect. However, the imperial court also has its support. At least I have been cultivated by the imperial court as a teacher, and I have never been treated badly."
"Master, you have reached the key point."
Chu Chen smiled and said: "Our small sect of Lingshan Sect, if we don't have unlucky luck, it may be difficult to obtain the top-level Dharma lineage inheritance. But right now, Master, you are now the seventh-level Immortal of the Arctic Exorcist Academy, and you are the eighth-level master.
The Beidi Dharma lineage inheritance of the Sutra was placed in ancient times. Master, do you think this opportunity is easy to come by?"
"It's hard!"
Taoist Master Xu Ping vaguely guessed what his apprentice meant, and said with emotion: "The top-level inheritance of the Dharma lineage is all in the hands of the big sect of the Immortal Sect, how can the small sect have the right to get involved."
"Isn't this right?"
Chu Chen slapped his thigh and said decisively:
"Taizu, the real target of the imperial court's suppression is not ordinary Taoist monks, but the great Immortal Sects. The imperial court gave the resources that originally belonged to the great Immortal Sects to ordinary Taoist priests, causing damage to the interests of the Taoist Immortal Sects.
You think, if the Immortal Sect of the Taoist sect is happy, why don’t they point at Taizu every day, and the court curses and resents him to the sky!"
"this..."
As if a thunderbolt flashed across Xu Ping's chest, huge waves surged into the sky.
The disciple's words subverted his understanding.
The most important thing is that he was convinced by these "deviating from the mainstream" remarks.
Nowadays, the real power holders of Dachang Immortal Court and Taoist sects in the world are still the original great sects of Immortal Sect. Therefore, they preach about Taizu over and over again, and the imperial court suppresses Taoist sects.
Because the Immortal Sect of the Great Sect controls Dachang Immortal Court, their voices have become the consensus of the Taoist monks...
However, from the perspective of ordinary Taoist priests and ordinary people in the world, Taizu, did the imperial court really suppress Taoism?
Taoist priest Xu Ping thought about it carefully and he was sure that there was really no suppression.
Nowadays, whether in the center of the imperial capital or in the prefectures and counties, the Taoist sect and the Confucian sect are all responsible for their own affairs, dividing labor, cooperating, and restricting each other, and the Taoist sect's momentum is not bad at all.
If we really want to suppress Taoist sects, Taizu and the imperial court also suppressed the big sects of immortal sects, depriving a small group of people of their benefits by force and using them to support lower-level Taoist monks and cultivate more Taoist monks.
After the founding of the Dachang Dynasty, Taoist sects actually became more prosperous. The number of ordinary Taoist monks increased dramatically, and there were many small sects and small sects who became gods and attained Taoism... It’s scary to think about it!
Taoist Master Xu Ping looked at his apprentice with a very strange look. He could tell the autumn by looking at a leaf. At such a young age, he was able to see through the chaos and understand the essence of the world.
This is so rare, this kind of understanding, this kind of insight, what kind of treasure have I picked up.
"Xiao Chu, are these your own thoughts?"
Taoist Xu Ping swallowed his saliva and looked at his apprentice in surprise.
At this moment, he believed that Long Jun's gift was not worth the disciple's favor.