Chapter 84 The Risks and Opportunities of Being Promoted to the Xuan-level Disciple
Chapter 84 Promoting to Xuan Level Disciple, Risks and Opportunities
Just as the square was bustling with noise, four or five people in robes with extraordinary bearings on a wooden building a thousand meters away also saw the scene just now, with different expressions on their faces.
If there are any old students here, they will recognize that the people standing here are the leaders of the Taoist temple.
The leader was even Si Yuanpei, one of the three heads of the House of Commons.
"Is it forbidden to wear golden armor?"
Si Yuanpei murmured, with no trace of emotion on his face.
After a while, he spoke again.
"Ke is in charge."
Ke Ya immediately took a step forward.
"Yes, sir, what are your orders?"
"Are there any vacancies for Xuan-level disciples?"
Ke Ya thought for a while and replied:
"Two days ago, a Xuan-level disciple accidentally died while out on a mission. The latest round of disciple-level challenges was held just five days ago, and the replacement could not be filled in time. Therefore, the new candidates will be decided after consultation with all the leaders.
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"There is no need to negotiate. Let Lin Shen take over."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present, including Ke Ya, looked shocked.
After being stunned for a moment, Ke Ya hesitated and said:
"Sir, I'm afraid this move is inappropriate. Although Lin Shen is extremely talented and powerful, at most, compared to the new students, he is not even the top among the Huang-level disciples, let alone the Xuan-level disciples.
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"If Lin Shen is promoted to a Xuan-level disciple all at once, I'm afraid he will become a target of public criticism!"
Facing Ke Ya's doubts, Si Yuanpei was not angry at all and said calmly with his hands behind his back:
"Isn't Lin Shen no longer a target of public criticism now?"
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Ke Ya was speechless.
Some children from aristocratic families joined forces with the intention of suppressing Lin Shen in the guidance war. Ke Ya had already heard about it.
It's just that the Taoist Academy has always encouraged competition and followed the jungle law of the jungle, so he didn't step in to stop it.
To be honest, Lin Shen's performance today surprised Ke Ya.
However, he also understood that after today, while Lin Shen's reputation in the Taoist academy would increase, he would probably encounter more hostility.
Or the children of aristocratic families who dislike him.
Or the old students are afraid that he will occupy the quota and take away resources.
Just as the Siyuan Master said, even if he is not promoted to a Xuan-level disciple, Lin Shen is already the target of public criticism!
In a flash of thought, Ke Ya quickly figured out the intention of Dean Si.
Since he is already the target of public criticism, let's just give Lin Shen a thumbs up.
Although this is putting Lin Shen on the fire, it will also allow him to get more resources and opportunities!
If Lin Shen can get through this, the road ahead will surely be broader and more open!
etc!
Ke Ya's heart suddenly moved.
Although he stayed in the Taoist Academy all year round, he also had a deep understanding of the overt and covert struggles of the sect's forces.
The Taoist Academy is a smaller version of the sect, and there is also no lack of power struggles within it.
As far as he knew, the head of the Si Yuan seemed to be very at odds with the family's influence.
This move may be an attempt to cultivate Lin Shen into a banner against the forces of the aristocratic family!
And his promotion to Xuan-level disciple was his test for Lin Shen!
Thinking of this, Ke Ya suddenly realized and shut his mouth and said no more.
He didn't want to get involved in the struggle between the two forces.
However, Ke Ya remained silent, but another leader stood up and said:
"Sir, Lin Shen's family is in a difficult situation, but he has practiced many powerful martial arts. Is there anyone else behind this?"
He still didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what he meant.
Ke Ya glanced at the leader and recognized that he was Si Yuanpei's confidant. He was probably worried that Lin Shen had other aristocratic families secretly supporting him.
But before Si Yuanpei could say anything, another leader smiled and said:
"I know a little bit about this. According to Han Wu, the flag officer in charge of the martial arts hall, Lin Shen has a divine order in his hand, which belongs to General Cat, and he also keeps a civet cat beside him."
Upon hearing this, all the leaders were immediately relieved of their doubts.
Most of the people who hold General Cat's Order to Invite God have done some kind of transaction with General Cat, and if nothing else goes wrong, they should have obtained those martial arts from General Cat.
This divine king has a lot of connections with the three major sects in Linlong City.
After getting along with each other for thousands of years, I don't know how many martial arts skills of the three major sects have been collected in my hands.
Logically speaking, these martial arts skills should not be spread outside by General Cat, but the top leaders of the three major sects turned a blind eye, and naturally the people below would not interfere in this matter without a look.
Over time, it became what it is today.
"There are many obstacles on the path of spiritual practice. If you don't have the will and determination to face the difficulties, how can you achieve the great path?"
Si Yuanpei glanced deeply in the direction of the square, then turned and left the corridor.
"I'll leave the rest to you."
All the leaders bowed in unison.
"Congratulations, sir!"
In the center of the square.
Taking over the wooden box containing Kanazawa Feiya from Meng Dong, Lin Shen couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
If there were more gambling fights like this, he wouldn't have to worry about his training resources for the next month.
It's a pity that the remaining seven yellow-level disciples gave up without fighting, otherwise they could have won some more resources.
"Junior Brother Lin, congratulations!"
Meng Dong greeted Lin Shen with a smile on his face.
Although he lost the mentoring battle and had to go mining in the spiritual mine outside the city for three days, Meng Dong did not look unhappy at all, but was quite enthusiastic about Lin Shen.
Lin Shen smiled slightly and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a burst of sound.
Xun Sheng turned his head and looked around, and saw a stream of light in the distance approaching from far to near, approaching the square at an alarming speed, and landed in the center of the square in the blink of an eye.
The light and shadow dissipated, revealing the figure inside.
But it was a young man in his twenties, and a talisman on his foot was slowly turning into ashes and dissipating.
"According to the order of the Chief of the Academy!"
The young man shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Lin Shen has performed outstandingly and is extremely talented. From today on, he will be promoted to a Xuan-level disciple!"
The square suddenly became quiet.
follow closely.
The crowd instantly became excited.
"Isn't that right? A Xuan-level disciple?"
"Are you kidding?"
"Absurd! A new student is promoted to a Xuan-level disciple? It's simply unheard of!"
"Is this really what the Master Si said?"
The public sentiment surged, and countless doubting voices jumped out.
Especially the old students looked in disbelief.
No wonder they were so excited, the news was really shocking.
Since the founding of the Taoist Academy, no new student has ever become a Xuan-level disciple as soon as he enters the hospital!
Yes, Lin Shen is indeed powerful and has amazing qualifications, but after all, he is just a new student.
Looking at the Huang-level disciples, there are many who are stronger than Lin Shen. No matter what, it is not his turn to be promoted to the Xuan-level disciple!
Where does this leave those Huang-level disciples who are at the forefront of strength?
"quiet!"
The young man shouted loudly, and the voice filled with true energy spread like thunder, instantly suppressing the noise in the square.
He looked around with lightning eyes and said calmly:
"This is the decision of the President of the Division. Anyone who has any objections can report it to the President of the Division!"
Everyone's expressions suddenly froze.
joke!
How can Mr. Si Yuan, who is such a person, have time to pay attention to these yellow-level disciples?
After shocking everyone with his words, the young man ignored them and turned to Lin Shen. His indifferent expression melted away, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"Junior Brother Lin, according to Commander Ke's instructions, I will be responsible for taking you to familiarize yourself with the Taoist Academy."
Lin Shen finally recovered from the surprise of being promoted to Xuan level disciple, and glanced at Meng Dong after hearing this.
The latter immediately said: "This is senior brother Kou Ming, a Xuan-level disciple!"
"It turns out it's Senior Brother Kou, you've got a job!"
Kou Ming waved his hand cheerfully: "We are all Xuan-level disciples, so Junior Brother Lin doesn't need to be polite."
Meng Dong on the side was secretly speechless.
He has met this senior brother Kou Ming a few times. He is not so easy to talk to on weekdays, but he is so kind to Lin Shen this time. It seems that Lin Shen's importance to the head of the Siyuan is not low!
Meng Dong was thinking about it when he saw Lin Shen turned his head and said:
"Senior Brother Meng, thank you for your hard work."
Meng Dong was shocked and quickly waved his hands and said:
"Senior Brother is not worthy of the title. Senior Brother Lin can just call me Junior Brother or Meng Dong!"
Lin Shen was slightly stunned.
Kou Ming explained with a smile:
"Junior brother Lin, the same disciples in the Taoist academy are ranked as seniors, brothers, sisters, and sisters according to age. Disciples of different ranks are ranked as seniors, brothers, sisters, and sisters. You are now a Xuan-level disciple, and Huang-level disciples naturally should follow the rules.
Call you senior brother!"
Lin Shen was stunned, he didn't expect there to be such a rule.
But then I thought about it, this might not be another interpretation of the supremacy of strength.
With a secret sigh, Lin Shen turned around, waved to Yang Zhongyi and Su Nian, and followed Kou Ming out of the square.
The guidance battle was over. Lin Shen didn't want to stay and be surrounded by others like last time, so he simply left with Kou Ming first.
With Kou Ming, a Xuan-level disciple here, those disciples who wanted to have a relationship with Lin Shen did not dare to come forward and could only watch the two people disappear at the exit of the square.
It wasn't until the two left that the originally quiet square became noisy again.
"Has Lin Shen really become a Xuan-level disciple?"
"Senior Brother Kou is a Xuan-level disciple. He even came to greet Lin Shen in person. It seems like he is really right!"
"As soon as I was admitted to the hospital, I became a Xuan-level disciple. This is such a leap to heaven. I'm so envious!"
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Yang Zhongyi and Su Nian looked at each other, feeling a little dazed until now.
Why did Lin Shen suddenly become a Xuan-level disciple?
How is this going?
On the contrary, Zhao Xueying, Xue Feng, Chong Yan and a few others showed thoughtful expressions.
It didn't take long.
Kou Ming took Lin Shen to a spacious courtyard.
The plaque on the gate of the courtyard has the three characters "Gongxunyuan" written on it.
"Junior Brother Lin, this is the Merit Academy. All the disciples who are admitted will have the most contact with us here in the future!"
Lin Shen nodded lightly.
He had long learned from Yang Zhongyi that in addition to the fixed resources allocated monthly according to status levels, Taoist disciples who wanted to obtain more cultivation resources needed to complete tasks issued by the Taoist Academy and obtain meritorious deeds to redeem them.
Whether it is accepting tasks or exchanging resources, it is all done in the meritorious courtyard in front of you.
The two walked into the courtyard gate side by side.
After passing through the courtyard, what comes into view is a long and spacious corridor.
Kou Ming pointed to the left and said:
"Go in from here, where you will receive the mission. Come on, I will take you to see it."
The two then walked through the corridor and came to a bright hall filled with tall cabinets.
Looking around, one can see that the shelves are neatly arranged, separated into rows by horizontal wooden boards, and each row is covered with densely packed wooden signs.
If you look carefully, you can see that those wooden signs are full of small characters written in fly script.
"What is written on these wooden signs are the mission contents."
Kou Ming casually took off a wooden sign and handed it to Lin Shen.
Lin Shen thanked him, took it and looked at it carefully.
'The spirit mine outside the city will be on duty for ten days. It requires Qi Dynamic Realm cultivation and will be rewarded with thirty merit points!'
Then look at the other wooden signs.
'Assist in handling the chores of the Alchemy Academy, it will take half a month, and it requires Qi Dynamic Realm cultivation, and the reward will be forty merit points!'
'Collect five wood spirit grasses, the age is required to be no less than thirty years, and the reward is 80 merit points!'
'Go to the Longyuan Mountains to kill a white-eyed demon tiger. You need to get the tiger's spine as a certificate. You need to cultivate in the Long Breath Realm and you will be rewarded with a small amount of work!'
'There is a suspected monster in Bishui Lake thirty miles to the west of the city. Go to investigate and collect evidence. If a monster is found, you need to find out detailed information about its strength. You need to cultivate in the Long Breath Realm and be rewarded with three small merits!'
Lin Shen was a little dazzled by the dazzling array of tasks.
He looked around and saw that there were at least twenty or thirty similar cabinets in the hall. If each wooden sign on each cabinet represented a task, the number of tasks would be at least one or two thousand.
As for Jiuyang Taoist Academy, including this year's new students, there are only less than 800 people in total.
Can Taoist disciples complete so many tasks?
Seeing the change in Lin Shen's expression, Kou Minglu thought about it and understood what he was wondering about, and explained with a smile:
"Junior brother Lin, although there are many tasks here, in fact more than half are collection tasks, such as this one."
Kou Ming pointed to the wooden sign with the task of collecting wood spirit grass.
"Most of these tasks are issued by Danyuan and Qiaogong Pavilion. These two places require a large amount of materials all year round to refine various elixirs, weapons and magic weapons, so they often publish bounty tasks for various materials in the hall.
These tasks will hang here for almost a whole year, and even if someone completes them, they will not take the wooden sign."
Lin Shen suddenly realized that these are permanent tasks.
Kou Ming smiled and continued:
"Let me tell you about the types of tasks in detail. The tasks in the Merit Academy can be roughly divided into four types. The collection type I just told you is one of them. In addition, there are intelligence type, crusade type and duty type."
Under Kou Ming's narration, Lin Shen gradually gained a general understanding of the mission.
So-called intelligence missions usually involve investigating the situation somewhere inside or outside the city.
For example, whether there are monsters or monsters, whether there are evil practitioners hiding, etc.
Such tasks are often highly uncertain. Sometimes they may just be a false alarm, and sometimes they may encounter unexpected and huge dangers.
Therefore, Taoist disciples will be cautious when accepting such tasks, lest they accidentally step into a trap.
As for the crusade missions, as the name suggests, they are related to combat.
The content of this type of mission is often to destroy monsters, demon clans, and all kinds of ghosts, monsters, mountain spirits and strange beasts.
Because it requires fighting, the danger is higher, but the rewards are often more generous.
As for the last type of duty task, the content is usually to guard various spiritual mines and animal farms outside the city, or to work in the Taoist Temple's Qigong Pavilion, Alchemy Courtyard and Medicine Garden.
This type of task has almost no danger, but relatively, the reward is also the lowest among the four tasks.