This Taoist temple covers a large area, with the Taoist temple itself covering tens of thousands of acres.
However, the interior of such a large Taoist temple is extremely empty.
In the past, all the houses in the Taoist temple were full. At that time, only the children of the officials could have an empty room left for them in the Taoist temple.
Even the children of scholars sometimes could not live in a single room.
The children of many Chinese people can only come here to serve as little Taoist boys.
From time to time, the children of scholars would invite outstanding Taoist priests from Taoist temples to go out and visit them.
Unfortunately, all this is already in the past.
After the Taoist Extermination Order was issued, the entire Taoist temple withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
All connections with Taoist temples were severed.
Originally, everyone was vying to join the Taoist temple, but now they all ran away.
At its peak, there were twelve true disciples in the Taoist temple, and hundreds of inner disciples who had lived in the Taoist temple for a long time. As for the registered and unnamed disciples who regularly went to the Taoist temple to study every year, there were even more.
There are thousands of them.
At that time, the Taoist Temple was the most popular and lively place among several nearby counties.
But at this moment, the huge Taoist temple seemed lonely and empty.
"Master."
"Well, what's wrong? Is someone leaving again? Just leave if you leave. When disaster strikes, we will all fly away."
"Master."
"What's wrong? Did someone take away the master's treasures when they left this time? That's not right, the three magic weapons are still there."
"Master, the doctor just came here again. He said that he has tried his best, but it is difficult to delay it any longer. He asked us when we should leave."
"He is really shameless. I remember it was him who begged us so hard that we settled here."
"Back then, he was just a concubine. If he hadn't worshiped his teacher and learned his true skills, why would he have awakened his bloodline? If he hadn't awakened his bloodline, why would he have inherited the position of doctor."
Hearing this, the Taoist shook his head: "Qingmei, don't say that. He can awaken his bloodline mainly because his personal will is strong enough. Otherwise, even if he learns the Tao method, he will not be able to awaken it."
"There are so many determined people in this world. The common people at the lowest level farm every day and have to hand over at least half of their income every year. Don't they work hard enough? Don't they have a strong will? When will they awaken their bloodline?
All it takes is a strong will?”
"Later, when he just became a doctor, he was directly ignored by his retainers. It was you, teacher, who personally took action and helped him kill several arrogant and domineering retainers, so that he could secure his position as a doctor."
"But what about now?"
"As soon as the Dao Extermination Order was issued, we were immediately expelled. Now we can't wait to get us to leave."
"He is truly ruthless and unjust to the extreme!"
Hearing this, the Taoist sighed helplessly. In the current situation, what's the point of talking more?
The Taoist waved his hand and the disciple shut his mouth.
"To this day, the monarch is determined to destroy the Tao. This is not a place to stay for a long time. Now those who are not determined have left. Those who are still here are the true seeds of our Plum Blossom Tao. In the future,
Everyone here can all understand the true preaching book of our Plum Blossom Way."
Having said this, the Taoist looked around again.
Of the twelve true disciples, only four are left at this moment.
There were hundreds of inner disciples, but only fifteen were left at the moment.
There were thousands of registered and anonymous disciples, but now there are only about sixty left.
The once bustling Plum Blossom Road now has less than a hundred Taoists left.
I just don’t know how many will be left when this calamity is over, and whether the inheritance can be passed on completely?
At this moment, the Taoist did not even expect the inheritance to be complete, he only hoped that the Plum Blossom Tao could be passed on.
"Let's talk about it. What do you think? Today everyone can speak freely, regardless of their identity. No matter what is said, everyone can discuss it calmly."
Having said this, the Taoist looked at the true disciple Qingmei Taoist who had just been filled with righteous indignation.
"Master, my opinion is to run!"
"We have to leave quickly!"
"Although I wish I could kill that traitor first, the most important thing now is the sect's inheritance."
"Our Plum Blossom Tao has been passed down for fifteen generations since the founding of the first Taoist Master Mei Hua. There are twenty five types of inheritance at the Taoist level, and two types of inheritance at the Taoist level, but neither is complete."
"There used to be seven treasures of plum blossoms, but now there are only three treasures left."
"The most important thing for us now is to leave quickly, avoid this disaster, and pass on the legacy safely."
Taoist Qingmei started the conversation, and other Taoists stood up to express their opinions.
"How about Huo County? It is the fiefdom of Senior Tian Yan. It is said that there are many treasures and many Taoists. Maybe it can be defended for ten or eight years. By that time, reinforcements from the Donghai Taoist Palace should have arrived, right? I heard
Said, Senior Tian Yan once listened to the teachings under Mo Sheng’s sect.”
"Not to mention whether your legend is true or not, Huo County is currently under attack by the monarch, and the only Xuan-level Taoist soldier in the country is there. What if it also falls by then?"
"I think we should leave the Chao Kingdom. There is no place for us in the Chao Kingdom today. Just leave the Chao Kingdom. Go to the Wu Kingdom or the Yue Kingdom next door. I heard that the current Yue Marquis are very welcome.
We Taoists."
"It's all hearsay, it's not reliable at all."
"Moreover, there are so many of us, and many of our juniors have just become alchemists. How far can we run? Leave the Chao Kingdom directly. Should we take them with us? If we take them with us, we will have to slow down. If we don't take them with us, we will just sit back and watch them die.
.”
"Just like Master said, those who are willing to stay at this moment are the true seeds of our Plum Blossom Tao."
"Those who left were just some duckweeds, and at most they took away some floating wealth. As long as these true seeds are there, we, the Plum Blossom Path, are expected to maintain our inheritance no matter where we go. Otherwise, just us sorcerers will run away and go to other countries, and then we will lose money."
What can be done?"
"When the new disciples are recruited, how much work and years will it take for them to recognize our Plum Blossom Path from the bottom of their hearts?"
"I feel that even if the final destination is abroad, we must first pass through the country and find a safe migration route."
"Master, I heard that another great victory was won in Yancheng, and another county town was captured by them. Moreover, there is Dongning Island behind Yancheng. Why don't we go to Yancheng to have a look first? Yancheng is not far from us anyway.
, The most important thing is that there are not many lackeys of the nobles there. Even if there are, the attention of the lackeys is all on Yancheng and not on us at the moment, and they cannot allocate too much power to target us."
"Well, then Yancheng and Huo County are both listed as alternatives. Which of you is willing to go there in person? Go back quickly..."
Tired, three updates a day is indeed much more tiring than two updates a day.