Helan Mountain is located in the northern border of the Xia Kingdom, with the Tenge Desert at its southern foot and the Badain Jyan Gobi at its western foot. It is an out-and-out wilderness.
In such a barren wasteland, there are still thirteen temples, large and small, which shows how many monks and nuns fled to the West in the Central Plains.
No wonder an earth-shattering war broke out between Buddhism and Taoism. It was because the resources for cultivation could not keep up with the expansion of Buddhism, which led to Taoism taking action.
There is a small mountain in the eastern section of the southern foothills of Helan Mountain, named Tianmatai Mountain. There is a temple in the mountain, which is Tianmatai Temple. Because it is surrounded by the vast sea of Gobi, Tianmatai Mountain is uninhabited and cannot be separated from the people at the northern and eastern foothills of Helan Mountain.
Comparatively, one generation is not as good as the other, which is why we are in today's predicament.
Master Long Ji, the abbot, was sitting under the Discipline Hall, looking at the two middle-aged monks tied up at the foot of the steps. He was silent for a long time, his eyes full of exhaustion.
Abbot Long Yang sighed and asked, "Senior brother, how do you think we should deal with it?"
These two monks are both seniors of the Xuan Dynasty. They adopted young disciples when they went out for alms two years ago. This year, the Helan Mountains were hit by a white disaster and the temple was unable to survive. The disciples adopted by the two were hungry and turned into skin and bones.
For this reason, two monks secretly went down the mountain to cut roads in Qingtong Gorge and were noticed by others. They reported it to Helan South Temple. Helan South Temple is the head of the temples at the southern foot of Helan Mountain. It is customary to have the responsibility of supervising the thirteen temples, so monks were sent to be on duty.
Capture these two people.
Under interrogation in Helan Nan Temple, two monks of the Xuan generation explained their reasons, which also made everyone in the Nan Temple sigh. They did not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, so they tied up the two monks and sent them back to Tianmatai Temple.
Leave it to the temple for disposal.
When such a shameful thing happened in the temple, Master Longji felt the most uncomfortable. He chanted Amitabha and called Bodhisattva so many times in his heart.
Long Ji was unwilling to severely punish these two apprentice nephews. He was not an unreasonable abbot. His temple had fallen into the state it is in today. Do the abbots and abbots of various generations have any responsibility? That is certainly the case.
But not the main responsibility? That's certainly not the case.
Even the disciple is about to starve to death, so the master needs to cut a path. To be honest, Long Ji is willing to understand. But since Helan Nan Temple knows about this matter and everyone has been caught, it is definitely unjustifiable not to punish him.
Sad...
"I was banned from leaving the temple for three years and recited the original vows a thousand times. I went to the monks at Helannan Temple to say thank you for their kindness."
Master Long Yang put his hands together: "I will obey the decree of my senior brother."
Two monks of the Xuan generation kowtowed: "Thank you so much, uncle!"
Master Long Ji's handling can be regarded as being lifted high and dropped gently. The matter has been dealt with, but what to do next? If the most critical issue of food and clothing is not solved, this kind of thing will happen again and again, eventually leading to the complete collapse of the temple.
After letting the two apprentice nephews accept the punishment themselves, Long Ji asked abbot Long Yang to summon the leaders of the four major groups to discuss matters at the Amitabha Buddha Hall.
Solving the livelihood problem in the temple was originally the duty of Abbot Long Yang, but now the trouble has reached a point where Long Ji needs to step in. Without him, it involves the secret recipe passed down by the temple.
After the leaders of the four major classes gathered together, Long Yang said: "Junior brothers, Xuan Heng Fei Fu replied, the formula of Wushen Pills, Jinbo Club said that they don't want..."
Everyone in the class was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't believe it. This is a secret elixir used to assist spiritual practice, and the other party actually said that he was not interested. What kind of trouble is this? It doesn't make sense!
"Xuan Heng said that the Chengdong family of Jinbo Club said that the formula they want cannot be used and they don't know how to refine it, so they are not interested. Unless we agree, the formula will be put up for auction."
"no!"
"Absolutely not!"
"Let Xuan Heng come back and stop talking to them..."
Long Yang said: "Junior brothers, Senior Brother Long Ji and I have also discussed that this formula must not be circulated publicly. We cannot withstand the mouths of temples all over the world, let alone the accountability of Tianlongyuan. But in this way
, Jinbo Club really has no use for this formula..."
That's right, if you only have the formula and haven't refined it, why would you want to use it? The other party's refusal was very reasonable and completely unarguable.
But... if this formula can't be sold, where will the money come from to survive the shortage?
"How about refining the medicine for them? But let's make an agreement first. They will find the medicinal materials. After refining, each black ginseng pill must be given to... to..." The head of the West Hall has no idea about the price. He only knows that
Previously, each piece was sold for five hundred taels, but that included the price of the medicinal materials.
"Two hundred taels...well, one hundred taels, no more!" the head of the East Hall insisted uncertainly.
Long Ji raised his hand and pressed down: "Junior brothers, please be patient and let the abbot finish the matter."
Long Yang continued: "Xuanheng's nephew suggested that we accept the Jinbo Club's proposal and refine black ginseng pills for them. The specific method is..."
Jinbo Club invested 7,000 taels to establish Tianma Pharmaceutical. Jinbo Club held 70% of the shares and Tianmatai Temple held 30% of the shares...
Hearing the number seven thousand taels, the four members of the class were a little confused. The leader of the West Hall counted on his fingers: he used the elixir from the entire medicine garden to refine three Wushen pills for a price of one thousand five hundred taels. This ten thousand taels
Two is equivalent to four and a half medicinal gardens...
Jinbo Club and Tianmatai Temple have improved the prescription of Wushen Pills, and its efficacy is mainly suitable for mortals who are not practicing...
Tianma Pharmaceutical operates independently. After the medicinal materials are purchased, they are handed over to Tianmatai Temple for refining. The finished medicines are publicly auctioned by Jinbo Auction House...
This method seemed feasible, and the four heads of class nodded in unison.
Seeing this, Long Yang said: "Do the four junior brothers agree? Very good. Senior Brother Abbot and I also think it is feasible. But we have a condition. Jinbo Club must agree and lend us one thousand five hundred taels of silver first!"
Abbot Long Ji said: "This matter is important. I would like the monk Xuan Tan to go to Xingqing Mansion. Firstly, he will bring the formula there and discuss improvements with the other party. Secondly, he will facilitate this matter as soon as possible and provide the food and supplies to tide over the famine."
The seeds are shipped back...there can be no further delay..."
The monk Xuan Tan is the first disciple of Abbot Long Ji. He usually assists the abbot Master Long Yang in handling temple affairs. His status is much higher than that of monk Xuan Heng Aslan, and he is also a senior member of the temple who can make decisions on the spot. By
His presence can save a lot of time in communication.
When Xuan Tan arrived at Xingqing Mansion, another three days had passed. He was well aware of the extremely difficult situation in the temple and did not dare to delay at all. He asked Aslan to contact Cheng Dong's family as soon as possible and asked to see the Chengdong family of Jinbo Club.
When Zhao Ran met the two of them in the study, he was quite caught off guard. When Liang Xingxia announced the appointment, he only said "Aslan" and did not mention Xuan Tan. Xuan Tan looked obviously younger than Aslan.
So Liang Xingxia thought he was Aslan's follower.
As soon as Zhao Ran and Xuan Tan met, their hearts immediately lifted.
Aslan was just a monk who had just entered the monk realm, so Zhao Ran was not afraid to meet Aslan. To put it bluntly, Aslan would never be able to tell that he was wearing a magical mask.
What he saw now was Xuan Tan, and Zhao Ran was excited. As the mantle of Tianmatai Temple, Xuan Tan's cultivation level must be not low, but at what level, it's unclear. At least Xuan Tan's cultivation level is higher than Aslan's.
Much higher.
The magic weapon mask that Dongfang Li gave to Zhao Ran was of little use in front of the monks at the monk level. As long as the monks at the monk level became suspicious and used their magical powers to inspect Zhao Ran, Zhao Ran's true face would be exposed.
But now, Zhao Ran could only say hello and ordered tea to be served after sitting down.
When Liang Xingxia saw young Xuan Tan sitting on Aslan's head, he immediately knew that he had made a mistake. He looked at Zhao Ran with deep regret and shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not clear about it.
Zhao Ran thought about it for a while, but still felt that he couldn't mess up his position and wanted to stabilize himself first.
Xuan Tan had never met Zhao Ran before. Even if he took off the mask, he would not know that the Chengdong family in front of him was Zhao Ran, who was once wanted by the temples in Bayan Har Mountain. Even if Xuan Tan saw through the mask, he would insist that it was Hua Ran.
The magic weapon that money buys is the "Chengdong Family" generation of rich people. What's wrong with buying a magic weapon for fun? Who can say it's wrong?
As long as you notice that the situation is not good, you can just slap your butt and run away. Anyway, the money you earned is all in the storage ring, and you can get enough.
As for your own cultivation, as long as you don't fight, it won't be exposed.
Of course, in order to feel at ease, we still have to find a way to find out the other party's spiritual realm first. Thinking of this, Zhao Ran calmed down and said: "I heard from Master Xuan Heng before that your temple has quite a few experts in spiritual practice, so I don't think so.
I understand why as a practicing temple, it is impossible to survive the famine, Master Xuanheng also explained it to me, but I still can't believe it..."