"That's probably what happened. Please let the Pavilion Master and the elders make a decision."
In the main hall of Penglai Pavilion, Taoist Xuanhe stood in front of the master of Penglai Pavilion and several elders, and explained the purpose of the Taoist palace's "Taoist Shou Zhen".
Naturally, it is not something that the elder, Taoist Xuanhe, can decide on his own, such as exchanging treasures for disciples.
Therefore, after sending Lin Ze away, Taoist Xuanhe immediately sent someone to notify the decision-makers of Penglai Pavilion to discuss the matter together.
Except for the three elders who have gone out to do business and have not yet returned, the remaining people who are qualified to participate in Penglai Pavilion's major events are all in the main hall.
The head of Penglai Pavilion looked back and forth at the elders and asked, "What do you elders think?"
One of the elders, who had broken his arm, said with an angry look on his face: "The Taoist palace's move is too shameless. It does not allow me to go ashore to recruit disciples first, and proposes to use treasures in exchange for disciples. I really think that I am waiting for any disciples."
Isn’t it up to them to control it?”
Sitting on top of the Broken Arm Elder, an old-faced elder coughed lightly and said, "The Fifth Elder's words are biased. It is the Taoist saint who prohibits overseas Taoist sects from landing, not the Taoist palace."
"Strictly speaking, if Dao Palace had not turned a blind eye over the years, how could these overseas branches have continued to this day?"
Elder Broken Arm snorted softly: "The second elder is exaggerating a bit. In my opinion, it's not that the Dao Palace deliberately let the water go, but that they have no ability to stop me from landing."
"Can't stop it?" The old-looking second elder sneered, "The Taoist palace really wants to stop it, but can the overseas Taoist sects withstand the pressure?"
"Not to mention that there is never a shortage of Taoist masters, and there is never a shortage of top experts, let's talk about the influence of Taoist palace in Taoist sects. If we really want to make a statement, can overseas Taoist sect branches really come to shore?"
"If the Taoist palace were to be more ruthless, who would dare to go ashore and directly send people to exterminate the Taoism? With the Taoist edict endorsing it, who would criticize it?"
Seeing that the fifth elder of Penglai Pavilion was still about to refute, the second elder said coldly: "Don't think it's impossible. With the foundation of Dao Palace, just sending one strong master-level person is enough to sweep most overseas sects."
The fifth elder opened his mouth, but finally did not speak again, but turned his face away, and the atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a while.
Upon seeing this, the master of Penglai Pavilion quickly smoothed things over and said, "What we are discussing now is the exchange of treasures for disciples. The two elders must not deviate from their original intention. What do you think of the great elder?"
For a moment, everyone in the hall focused their attention on the decrepit elder.
"Since the Pavilion Master asked about the old Taoist, the old Taoist will just say a few words," the great elder said slowly in a hoarse voice.
"Previously, because Biyou Palace summoned overseas Taoist sects to come ashore to question the charges, the pavilion sent five elders to follow them and took the opportunity to recruit many disciples. This can be said to have greatly alleviated the urgent need of insufficient successors."
"Logically speaking, in a short period of time, we don't have to worry about not having enough disciples to inherit the orthodoxy. The transaction is optional."
"However, have you ever thought that this generation of disciples has nothing to worry about, but what about the next generation?"
"The root problem of the shortage of disciples in Penglai Pavilion has still not been solved. If the Taoist sage does not withdraw the edict, overseas Taoist sects will not be able to turn over."
"If this Taoist Shouzhen is just for a transaction, we will ignore it at all and waste Penglai Pavilion's accumulation over the years."
"If it is true, as he said, that this is a long-term deal, then what he brings is hope for the continuation of our Penglai Pavilion orthodoxy."
"Do you think this still needs to be discussed?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was shocking.
Yes, if this deal can continue forever, why will we have to worry about not having enough disciples to inherit the lineage?
The second elder even praised directly: "The first elder is really wise."
The master of Penglai Pavilion glanced at the expressions of several elders and made a decision: "In this case, please ask Elder Xuanhe to invite the Taoist monk Shouzhen to come over to discuss the specific transaction matters."
"Especially in terms of price, it would be too expensive to exchange a seventh-grade natural material for a disciple with master potential."
But the great elder said: "Pavilion Master, wait a minute, don't rush into this in advance, let's get it clear before we talk."
The master of Penglai Pavilion was stunned and said: "Didn't the Great Elder support the deal with the Dao Palace?"
The great elder nodded, then shook his head: "It's right to trade with Dao Palace, but you need to understand two things first."
"First, whether the person coming is from the Dao Palace, and second, whether this move is approved by everyone in the Dao Palace."
"If this Taoist Shouzhen is not a disciple of the Taoist Palace as Xuanhe said, or if he only acts in private, it means that this deal will not last long."
"And what we want is durability."
The Pavilion Master of Penglai Pavilion nodded repeatedly: "You are right, the old is the hotter, the elder is very thoughtful, and what he said is absolutely true."
"Elder Xuanhe, can you confirm the identity of the person coming?"
Taoist Xuanhe smiled bitterly and said: "Reporting to the Pavilion Master, I really can't be sure about this, but I am sure that the contact method he used is definitely unique to the Tao Palace."
The master of Penglai Pavilion frowned slightly, with a look of embarrassment on his face. His identity could not be confirmed. How could he trade with confidence?
Seeing this, the great elder smiled slightly and said, "Pavilion Master, don't worry. It's easy to confirm the identity of the person coming."
"Didn't the Taoist Shouzhen want Xuanhe to inform other sects? As he wished, he could send people to inform each family and ask them to come together to identify it."
"As Xuan He said, since this person is the junior disciple of the Palace Master, he will definitely not be an unknown person. It will not be difficult to identify him."
At this time, the fifth elder, who had lost his arm, suddenly asked: "Elder Xuanhe, based on what you just described, does it seem that this person is very likely to be a strong master?"
Xuanhe nodded and said: "Pindao always has a feeling of fear in front of this Taoist Shouzhen. In Pindao's memory, he only had this feeling when he met the master of Biyou Palace."
There was something Xuanhe didn't say, the feeling he had when facing "Taoist Shouzhen" was much stronger than when facing the master of Biyou Palace.
The fifth elder asked: "Does this person look like a young man, with a delicate face and a few freckles on the bridge of his nose?"
"Huh?"
The Fifth Elder did not answer, but looked at the Penglai Pavilion Pavilion Master and the Great Elder, and said, "If I were to meet Shouzhen, I might be able to tell whether he is from the Dao Palace."
Seeing everyone looking at him with searching eyes, the fifth elder smiled calmly and said: "If I guessed correctly, Shouzhen should be the one who chopped off my arm."
Everyone in the hall glanced at the empty sleeves of the fifth elder, and their expressions were extremely complicated.
In order to obtain enough disciples to pass on the Taoism, overseas Taoist sects have paid too much.
Xuanhe also said with a sigh on his face: "No wonder Na Shouzhen said that he came here this time for something else, to apologize, so that's it."
The master of Penglai Pavilion immediately made a decision and said: "In that case, Elder Xuanhe, could you please go and invite fellow Taoist Shouzhen to come here and ask him, by the way, do you represent an individual or a Taoist palace?"
"What do you think, Great Elder?"
The master of Penglai Pavilion looked at the great elder with earnest expression.
The great elder nodded gently: "This move by the Pavilion Master is a good idea."
Seeing the great elder nodding, Xuanhe quickly responded: "I will ask Taoist Shou Zhen to come here."
Then he quickly left the main hall and flew towards the sea to the west of Penglai Island.