Without the foundation-building monks, the Qingshan Sect’s right to speak in Lushan County is equivalent to none.
The business, connections, resources, etc. operated by the sect will be affected, directly causing the Qingshan Sect's power to continue to decline sharply.
As for recruiting disciples and expanding the scale, there is no need to think about it now.
First, the sect has a weak foundation and cannot attract talented people to join the sect for practice, and cannot compete with other sects.
The second is to return to the sect’s economic issues.
At present, it is extremely difficult just to provide salaries for sect disciples, and there are no extra resources to train new disciples.
At least for the next three years, Lu Ping has no intention of recruiting disciples.
In fact, Lu Yuanshan thought so too.
His current goal is to obtain spiritual stones, solve the sect's economic crisis first, and then try his best to train a foundation-building monk when the sect's economy becomes better.
With the foundation-building monks, the sect's situation will be much better, and it will be easier to recruit more disciples and expand its territory.
"But in order to train Foundation Establishment monks, you must first obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill."
"If you don't rely on the Foundation Establishment Pill to build the foundation, the risk of saving one out of ten is too great. It's not worth the risk for Yuanshan and the others."
Without the Foundation Building Pill, if the disciple is forced to build the Foundation, the risk is indeed very high.
Once the foundation building fails, it will inevitably end in the tragic end of severed meridians and death.
The high risk of foundation building is no exaggeration to describe as one out of ten, otherwise there would be no foundation building pill.
The function of the Foundation Establishment Pill is to help the monks increase the chance of foundation establishment to 50%, and at the same time, it can also protect the monk's heart and save the monk's life.
Even if the foundation building fails, the monk's body will not be affected, and he can complete another foundation building and continue building the foundation.
Foundation Building Pill is good, but it costs money.
What Qingshan Sect lacks most now is spiritual stones.
In the past, the Qingshan Sect had a great business. Lu Ping, the ancestor of Jindan, was in charge and was considered a famous giant in Lushan County. The monks in Lushan County would subconsciously give a thumbs up when they heard the name of the Qingshan Sect.
If Lu Ping puts his foot down, Lushan County will be shocked. If he wants to get a few Foundation Establishment Pills, that won't be a problem at all.
Unfortunately, this was all in the past and there is no point in mentioning it now.
"The sect is poor and cannot continue to be poor."
Lu Ping murmured in his heart that he had to work hard to continue to open up the source of revenue. Training alchemists also requires spiritual stones.
"It's true that every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite. It's not easy to just mention something trivial."
While Lu Ping was sighing, Lu Zhiwei brought the moon bud grass to the medicine garden.
Since the loss of Taoist heart, Lu Zhiwei has not appeared here for a long time. Even if she passed by, she would leave in a hurry and never stop to take a look at the medicine garden of the sect. She was very unfamiliar with this place.
The breeze blows gently, and the elixirs in the medicine garden sway gently, some are green and petite, some are colorful, and have different shapes.
Three peach trees grow in a corner of the medicine garden. They are green and tender, forming a beautiful scenery that attracts attention.
Lu Zhiwei took a look at the peach tree. She just thought it was pleasing to the eye and did not realize that it was newly planted in the medicine garden.
She searched for She Qingqing's figure.
It's summer and the sun is scorching hot.
As the guardian of the garden, She Qingqing is using the Gathering Spirit and Rain Technique to water the elixirs to ensure that the soil has sufficient moisture so that all the elixirs can be nourished by water.
Over the medicine garden, a white cloud was formed by the gathering of spiritual power. Under the control and movement of She Qingqing, it dropped a drizzle and scattered evenly in the medicine field.
There is a moist smell in the air, which is only found in rain, and it is fresh and tangy.
When Lu Zhiwei arrived, the watering had come to an end, so She Qingqing noticed Lu Zhiwei as soon as she put away her spell.
"Lu...Elder Lu!"
When she saw Lu Zhiwei, she was quite confused.
Since taking care of the medicine garden, one has to guard the medicine garden all the time, and the other lives in seclusion, neither of them likes to socialize. As a result, She Qingqing rarely sees Lu Zhiwei.
Even in the sect, it is not easy to see Elder Lu.
She Qingqing suddenly met her today, still in the medicine garden. She didn't know how to greet her for a moment, so she had to quickly come to Lu Zhiwei and salute: "Hello, Elder Lu."
"Um."
Lu Zhiwei looked calm and took a casual look at the medicine garden.
After watering through the magic, each elixir plant is stained with clear water drops, like transparent pearls of rice, and looks very beautiful.
"She Qingqing, do you want to become an alchemist?"
After looking away, she felt that there was nothing to talk about with She Qingqing. She didn't know much about the medicine garden and the types of spiritual herbs, so Lu Zhiwei simply went straight to the point.
She doesn't like to talk, so she won't beat around the bush.
"ah?"
Now She Qingqing was even more confused.
Elder Lu came to the medicine garden for the first time, just to ask this?
She is a weapon refiner, not an alchemist.
Does the sect want to train new alchemists?
With her mind spinning wildly, She Qingqing really didn't know how to answer.
I must have thought about it, otherwise I wouldn't have come to take care of the medicine garden. I'm not very talented in cultivation, so there's nothing wrong with finding another way to learn alchemy.
But why does the sect like me?
"Ah what, are you surprised?"
Seeing She Qingqing's reaction, Lu Zhiwei couldn't help but smile. She thought that this little girl was quite interesting. She had some shadows of her when she was a child. She felt silly and cute.
She told She Qingqing about the lack of alchemists in the sect and said that the sect wanted to train an alchemist and she was a good candidate and she could consider learning alchemy.
Of course, Lu Zhiwei did not mention Lu Ping's waking up.
Even if Lu Ping didn't tell her to keep this matter secret, she still felt that she should take the initiative to keep it secret, at least for now.
"It's a good thing that the sect wants to train alchemists."
She Qingqing lowered her head and looked at her dirty toes.
"But I'm afraid that my qualifications are not good, and there are no seniors willing to teach me. I'm worried that I will let down the sect's good intentions..."
Due to long-term activities in the medicine garden, the soles of her shoes are stained with mud all year round. Compared with other female disciples who are neatly dressed and clean, she obviously belongs to the 'sloppy' category, and she smells like elixirs.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you want to learn, the sect will do its best to train you."
Lu Zhiwei resisted the idea of rubbing her head: "If you want to learn, just nod. If you don't want to learn, the sect won't force you. There are still people in the sect who can teach you alchemy."
Lu Zhiwei did not mention Lu Ping's name. She actually wasn't sure how Lu Ping would teach She Qingqing and whether he would personally take action after leading She Qingqing on the path of alchemy.
The sect recruits alchemists from outside, but currently it does not have the strength.
"Think, think!"
This time, She Qingqing answered quickly.
She nodded repeatedly and said: "If the sect does not dislike my qualifications, I am willing to study hard and become an alchemist!"
After all the talk, how could She Qingqing refuse? The opportunity was right in front of her, and she didn't want to miss it.
It would also be great to be able to contribute to the sect and learn the art of alchemy.
"good."
With She Qingqing's consent, Lu Zhiwei was convinced.
She took out the moon sprout seeds.
"These are some moon bud grass seeds. You try to plant them first and take good care of them in the future. I will go to the library now to get you some books related to alchemy."
"Just wait for me here." This chapter has been completed!