Chu Chen was curious and had been a member of the Immortal Court for more than ten years. He held several positions and worked in various places. He had many old bosses.
Judging from the little devil's tone, it seems that he doesn't want to see him...
With curiosity in his heart, Chu Chen went straight out of the practice clean room.
"Ling Xiao, look who's coming!"
At the pavilion in the front yard of the cave, Han Chen greeted him from a distance.
The guests on the side had indifferent smiles on their faces, and there was a hint of embarrassment.
Chu Chen stepped forward to cast a spell, shrunk to an inch, and came to the two of them. He was a little surprised, and smiled and held his hands:
"Friend Li Dao, long time no see!"
The person who came was none other than Li Guang, the former Superintendent of Ghosts and Gods in Guangping County, Qingzhou.
When Chu Chen came back from a banquet in the East China Sea, because he didn't borrow the "Five Elements Rare Treasures" from his immediate boss, he was often poked and shunned by this boss afterwards, and there was a slight grievance between the two parties.
This is also the reason why the little ghost doesn't want to see Li Guang. It has a simple temper and has clear hatred, and its likes and dislikes are all written on its face.
"Fellow Daoist Lingxiao, I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard from Friend Daoist Han that you also came to the Libu Department of the Demonic Academy and came here specially to visit."
Li Guang has completely lost the high-spiritedness, kind smile and politeness he had when he was the top leader in Guangping County, Qingzhou.
Facing his former subordinates and calling him "fellow Taoist," he had no idea at all and accepted it calmly.
There is no other reason. He only broke through to the realm of great supernatural powers two years ago.
In terms of cultivation, he seems to be far behind Chu Chen, and it will probably be difficult for him to catch up in the future.
In terms of status, they are both "Elders of the Demons" of the fourth rank of the Disciple of the Demon Academy, so they are on par with each other and are colleagues at the same level.
However, he is just a newly promoted great supernatural power with little qualifications. He left the team in the Demon Academy and is ranked low.
As for Chu Chen, he has a mid-level fourth-level cultivation, has a term as a fourth-level immortal, and is an alternate elder of the Immortal Court Central Elder Council. He ranks high among the demon elders.
In just a few years, their status has undergone earth-shaking changes.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you also transferred the Li Department!"
Chu Chen asked the two of them to sit down, with a meaningful smile on his face.
It was quite a fate for the two to work together again after so many years.
However, time has passed and the situation is different.
When he was in Guangping County, Li Guang was upset because he did not borrow the Five Elements Treasures. He criticized him quite a lot and often ran against him at the governor's meetings, which made his last period of stay in Guangping County quite unhappy.
But now, it’s not necessarily about who is trying to squeeze someone out, and who is putting small shoes on someone’s back.
Chu Chen is not a small-minded person, and he has always been gentle in dealing with others.
However, he is not the clay Buddha in the temple, and he does not have any anger at all. Before Li Guang could say anything, he teased:
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Li, congratulations on becoming one of the great supernatural powers. I wonder who you borrowed your Five Elements Treasures from?"
Hearing this, Li Guang raised the tea cup halfway in his hand and froze in the air, with a very embarrassed smile on his face: "It was a gift from the elders of the sect."
Chu Chen showed a "sudden look" and said:
"Oh~ it's true!"
When Li Guang heard this, he felt even more embarrassed.
None of Chu Chen's three or two words seemed to be scolding him, but in fact, they were all scolding him.
There is something behind the scenes, and as a person involved, he understands it all too well.
Chu Chen was satirizing his borrowing of "Five Elements Rare Treasures" back then.
For such a precious treasure as the "Five Elements Rare Treasures", who else but a close relative of blood or an elder of the direct line would give you this opportunity with a bodhisattva heart.
It is a great kindness to lend you, but it is right not to lend you.
If you don't have enough connections and don't give any guarantee, it's okay to ask for the "Five Elements Rare Treasures" presumptuously. If you fail to "borrow treasures" and retaliate afterwards, you really don't know what you mean and think highly of yourself.
For a moment, the scene was extremely embarrassing.
Li Guang's face was a little helpless, and he immediately sent a message with his spiritual consciousness, thinking that Han Chen would help and say a few good words.
"Brother Han, look..."
Han Chen shook his head secretly, ignored the request, and opened his mouth to put in a good word for Li Guang.
The "entanglement" back then was still caused by him, and he had no reason to put in a good word for Li Guang.
On the contrary, he was quite critical of Li Guang.
If it weren't for the fact that he and Li Guang were family friends and couldn't wipe out his face, he wouldn't be able to show up today.
"Brother Li, it was indeed you who did something wrong back then. If you apologize today, the matter will be over."
Li Guang looked quite ugly after listening to Han Chen's spiritual message.
He was born in the Shangqing Arctic Sect, the top sect of Immortal Sect. He has extremely high talent and is favored by the elders in the sect. Now he has broken through to the realm of great supernatural powers. It is the moment of great success.
Ask him to apologize, how can he keep it on his face?
"Brother Han, Fellow Daoist Chu, and Pindao just remembered that there is an urgent matter to deal with, so we should take a step back first."
After that, Li Guang hurried away without saying a word.
In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared in the front yard of Qingchen Cave, looking quite embarrassed.
"Senior Brother, this person is so unreasonable. He is obviously here to visit Senior Brother. As soon as the tea was brewed for him, he left. It's so rude. The spiritual tea sent by Sister Ying'er is so precious. I don't know why, so I took it to feed the tiger.
son..."
The little devil pursed his lips and looked contemptuous. Even his tutor was better than Li Guang.
After saying that, it carried the jade tea tray and left.
When Chu Chen heard this, he shook his head and chuckled, looking indifferent.
The clay figurine is still very angry, but Li Guang doesn't even have the most basic attitude and is unwilling to assume a low profile. How could he have a hot face but a cold butt?
"Eh~"
Han Chen couldn't help but sigh, looked at Chu Chen apologetically, and said:
"Ling Xiao, it was my mishandling of this matter that caused you to be in trouble for nothing. This kindness will be remembered by my brother for the rest of his life!"
"Old Han, you are too serious. This is nothing but trouble. It's nothing."
Chu Chen smiled freely and didn't care at all.
When Li Guang was his immediate boss, he didn't pay much attention to the other party's targeting, let alone now.
If Li Guang doesn't have any self-awareness, Chu Chen doesn't mind giving him a hint.
"That's true, I'm afraid he is no match for you right now."
Han Chen shook his head and sighed:
"Li Guang is not a bad person in nature, but he is too arrogant and thinks very highly of himself."
In fact, if Li Guang is willing to lower his profile, sit down and have a good talk, let go of the grudges without talking and laughing, get back on good terms, and forge friendship, he can at least settle the "entanglement" and keep the two sides in harmony.
It's a pity that the other party is very proud and unwilling to lower his attitude at all.
In fact, maybe people don't feel that they are wrong at all, but they just think that Chu Chen is "a villain who gets his way" and shows off his status and cultivation.
Chu Chen shook his head and said:
"No wonder Li Guang has been trapped in the fifth level of Taoism for many years. With his talent, I am afraid that he has already broken through to the realm of great supernatural powers. With this kind of character, hehe, he will suffer sooner or later."
"Who says it's not?"
Han Chen retracted his gaze that sent Li Guang far away, smiled and said to Chu Chen:
"Ling Xiao, Great Elder Chongxu is about to arrive in Cangzhou City and take charge of the Demonic Academy. Please don't go into seclusion today. When the time comes, all of us in the academy will go to greet you..."
.......
In the afternoon of that day, just as Han Chen said, Taoist Chongxu, the great elder of the Xianting Central Presbytery, arrived in Cangzhou.
Two reorganized warships traveled thousands of miles to protect the Dharma, and the eight ministers, deputy ministers, elders, deacons and other middle and high-level people of the Demon Academy met each other for thousands of miles. Thousands of troops and horses lined the road. The scene was extremely grand.
After arriving in Cangzhou City, the Southwest Governor Yu Xuzi personally hosted a banquet with senior officials from the eight states to entertain Taoist Chongxu who had come all the way from the imperial capital.
Except for the personal conquest of Mr. Ming Jing, the emperor of the dynasty, no one can find a higher standard than this.
This is the value of "an important minister of the Zuo Kingdom".
The nine great elders of the Xianting Central Presbytery are all "important ministers of the Zuo Kingdom". Taoist Chongxu is among the nine, ranking middle to lower, but he is also a real important minister of the Zuo Kingdom and one of the top powerful men in the world.
In the past few days, several mountain gods and earth gods have led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to build the Demon Temple in full swing. During this period, they used magical powers and worked very efficiently.
The entire temples, halls, caves, and houses of the Demonic Monastery are almost complete.
As soon as Taoist Chongxu arrived, and with this important minister of the Zuo Kingdom in charge, the Demonic Academy was officially established.
The next day, Taoist Chongxu held a meeting of the Demon Academy. All senior officials of the academy attended the meeting to discuss the matter of demons and demons throughout the eight southwest states, and assigned errands to the eight departments.
Overnight, the new but large-scale Demon Academy quietly began to operate.
...
The Demonic Courtyard, Libu Meeting Hall.
A bhikshuni dressed in linen clothes and holding beads in his hands sat on the main seat and looked around.
"We pay our respects to Master Huixin!"
In the hall, everyone stood up and bowed to the woman on the main seat.
"Fellow Taoists, there is no need to be polite."
Master Huixin's cold face had a gentle smile, like an orchid in an empty valley, with a sense of tranquility and calmness.
Master Huixin was born in Putuo Temple, a Buddhist sect of the Nanhai sect. He was a bhikshuni, commonly known as a nun among the people.
Putuo Nunnery, whose dharma lineage originates from Mount Putuo, respects Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, the Savior of Suffering and Suffering, as its founder, who spreads his Dharma, saves all living beings, and saves suffering.
Master Huixin once served as the abbot of Putuo Temple and was a strong man with a third-level Taoist practice. After worshiping in the Immortal Court, he received the third-level outer robe and was conferred the title of Master Dongyuan. This time he was transferred to the Southwest Governor's Mansion and served as the deputy of the Demon Academy.
Envoy (third grade), concurrently serves as Minister of Departures.
In other words, Master Huixin is Chu Chen’s immediate boss.
In addition to Master Huixin who serves as the concurrent minister, there are also two deputy ministers in Libu.
One is Taoist Priest Feilong, who was born in the Arctic Tianxin Sect, is a fourth-grade Cave Spirit Master, Hunyuan Shangqing, leads the Thunder City Department, and is an alternate elder of the Xianting Central Presbytery. He has perfect fourth-grade Taoism and practices super-grade methods. It is said that his magic power has reached
At the third level, he has extremely amazing magical powers. His strength is second only to Master Huixin. He is the second-in-command of the Li Department. He assists Master Zuo Huixin in presiding over the affairs of the Li Department of the Demon Academy.
One is a native of Konggu Mountain, a member of the Ten Thousand Saints Sect, a fourth-grade Dongling Mage, and a candidate elder of the Immortal Court Central Presbytery. He is a late fourth-grade Taoist practitioner and has extraordinary supernatural powers.
Next, there are Chu Chen, Li Guang and these "Elders of the Demon", with Taoist cultivation ranging from the early stage to the middle stage of the fourth level, totaling twelve.
In addition, there are a number of "Demon Deacons" with fifth-level Taoist cultivation.
This is the upper-level structure of the Southwest Eight Prefectures of the Demonic Academy. The entire Eight Demonic Divisions have similar configurations and are quite close in strength.
Speaking of which, the two deputy ministers of Li Bu have some connections with Chu Chen.
The deputy minister, Konggu Shanren, was born in the Wan Sheng Sect, and came from the same sect as his former Taoist friend Jiuqiu Shanren in Guangping, Qingzhou. The main point of practicing Kung Fu was "refining the essence". He followed the path of physical sanctification, and his martial arts powers were astonishing.
Another Feilong Taoist has even more connections.
To be more precise, it has something to do with Li Guang.
Li Guang was born in the great Immortal Sect [Shangqing North Pole Sect] and practiced [Tianxin Zhengfa].
This Taoist Feilong was born in the [North Pole Tianxin Sect] and also practiced [Tianxin Zhengfa].
The two teachers came from the same lineage, and both respected the Ziwei Emperor in the North Pole of Zhongtian as their main god.
Moreover, the relationship between their two families is not like that between the Lingshan Sect and Shuiliandong, where one is a direct lineage and the other is a branch. The inheritance of the Dharma lineage is different, so the relationship is not close.
They both belong to the orthodox lineage of Tianxin in the North Pole, and their practice methods are from the same lineage. One is from the southern sect, the other is from the northern sect. The two families share the same spirit and have a very close relationship.
After visiting the fairy court, the two families always hugged each other to warm each other and supported each other, just like one family.
"No wonder Li Guang is so arrogant. It turns out he is confident and has a backer in the Li Department."
Chu Chen murmured to himself.
Taoist Feilong is not an ordinary monk with great supernatural powers. Although he is a fourth-grade Taoist, he has practiced various super-grade techniques. His magical power is comparable to that of the upper three-grades, and his Taoist and supernatural powers are not inferior at all.
To a certain extent, Taoist Feilong can also be called a "high-ranking third-grade" powerhouse. Looking at the entire eight southwest states, he is a very important figure.
Obviously, Li Guang had known for a long time that such a senior from his sect had been transferred to the Southwest Demon Academy, and he did not pay much attention to repairing the relationship with Chu Chen.
For the proud man, coming to visit him was already a low profile.
You, Chu Chen, don't know what's good and what's good, and he won't tolerate it either.
...
As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.
When the Demon Academy was first established, the stalls were not spread out. There were not many ready-made Demon errands in the entire academy, and even fewer were assigned to the Libu.
As a result, on the first day after taking office, there was a situation where there were too many people and not enough food for everyone. Not everyone had something to do at the first time.
As the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good at serving as officials.
It had only been two years since Li Guang had broken through to the realm of great supernatural powers, and he had not yet held the rank of fourth-level immortal. As soon as he was appointed as the "Elder of the Demons" of the Demon Academy, he got an errand.
It is said that it was proposed by Feilong Taoist.
It is said that Taoist friends who are transferred from outside the Eight Southwest Prefectures will first be exposed to errands and test the waters, so that they can become familiar with the customs of the Eight Southwest Prefectures and understand the situation of all parties, so that they can quickly integrate into the Eight Southwest Prefectures.
Master Feilong's proposal was well-founded and Master Huixin did not veto it and agreed on the spot.
Afterwards, the first day of the meeting of the Demonic Tribe was over. Chu Chen did not receive the errand and went back to the cave directly.
...
"Senior brother, it must be Taoist Li Guang's instigation of Feilong. He likes to do these little tricks the most."
After returning to Qingchen Cave, the little ghost was very angry and had the idea of writing Li Guang into his notebook every now and then.
Even it knows that the merits of the evil demon elder Mu Shou are far inferior to those of the deputy governor of the state, and he has to rely on slaying demons in order to cultivate more merits.
If Taoist Feilong never assigns errands to senior brothers, or assigns bad errands, it will be troublesome.
"Little devil, just say this in front of me. Don't talk nonsense when you go out. Taoist Feilong is a senior of the Taoist sect, so he will not interfere in the grievances of the juniors."
Chu Chen warned the kid, shook his head, and thought deeply.
Although he said this to the little devil, he was preparing for the worst in his heart.
After all, people's hearts are unpredictable.
Of course, Chu Chen, who is open-minded and open-minded, did not get too entangled in this matter and took it step by step.
"Little devil, it's okay to have some free time. Senior brother, I happen to be using [Thunder Essence] to refine the divine seal. Demons are raging in the eight southwest states, so don't worry about running out of errands to do."
After saying that, Chu Chen said nothing and went into seclusion to practice, waiting for the call from the Demon Academy.
...
Until three days later.
The little devil's voice came from outside the clean room, and his tone was quite exciting.
"The flying talisman of Libu summoned me, senior brother, we are here to survive."