If you are an ordinary Qi practitioner, you may think that this is the scene when the sun rises, but Qi Yuan has become an immortal, and he can naturally tell that this purple energy is not the purple energy of morning glow, but the weather of a saint traveling.
Combined with the current situation in the Three Realms, he instantly understood that this should be the Supreme Leader's plan to leave Hangu Pass in the west.
After all, except for Taishang Laojun, who still has a clone in Tushita Palace, there are no other saints in the Three Realms.
It seems that his master, Taoist Bo Duobao, is about to join the Western religion.
Qi Yuan stared blankly at the purple air that covered the sky in the east. After a long time, he sighed softly, ignored it, turned around and turned into a sword light to return to the Luofu Cave.
He has recently polished his Taoist mind, understood the principles of swordsmanship, and has a vague understanding, so he should hurry up and practice first.
As for why Taishang sent Duobao to the West, what kind of plot was being laid secretly, and whether Uncle Duobao sincerely joined the Western religion, these are not things he should consider now.
He is just a little fairy now. If he can do his own thing well, it is good. There is no need to worry about the saint's heart.
Instead of thinking wildly, it is better to seize the time to practice. When you have enough Taoist cultivation, let's talk about playing chess behind the scenes.
But now, there is no chance to change anything.
At the very least, the many gods under his Kitchen God Division are working hard to help him find children with excellent qualifications. Although those gods may not necessarily be able to discern pearls, there is a high probability that they can still help him find many outstanding disciples.
In this way, he is sure to recruit a large number of talents to strengthen the Emei Sword Sect and strengthen the Taoist power of the Shangqing lineage.
At the end of the year, Qi Yuan returned to heaven.
At this time, the various gods who enfeoffed the lower realms have also returned to the Stove God Division to report to Qi Yuan on the conditions of the people in various places.
Qi Yuan put all these things together and thought back to the Jade Emperor that it would be all done in one visit. It would be countless times easier than his own hard work of collecting all kinds of information for a year.
It seems that this is the advantage of being the head of a department. These trivial matters are completed by his subordinates, and he does not need to do it himself.
After the official report was completed, these gods presented the names of some smart children they had found in their respective guarding places.
Qi Yuan looked through the names they recorded. From their origins to their daily performance, just judging from what they recorded, there were indeed many outstanding children.
It's just that he still needs to go and investigate whether he is really as smart as they say, and whether he is suitable for practicing the sword immortal way.
What made him most happy was that they actually discovered a few children with extraordinary talents, which made him immediately interested.
The others were just fine, but their strength was far greater than that of ordinary people. Although there were not many such cases, they were not too rare. The ones that really interested Qi Yuan were two of them.
Qi Yuan looked at Zhang Jun, the zodiac god who was in charge of Mianchi County, and asked: "You said that the child you found was not only born with great strength, but also could communicate with the earth element's vitality, and once killed a bear monster that invaded their home?
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"good."
Zhang Jun quickly replied: "My subordinates originally focused most of their energy on the city and did not pay too much attention to the outside of the city. After all, the population outside the city is relatively scattered, and it takes some extra divine power to investigate carefully.
But that time, I happened to notice a demonic aura. After tracing it, I happened to see an earthy-yellow aura emerging from the child named Guo Xiaoshan, beating the demon alive who broke into their home and was about to eat people.
die."
Speaking of this, Zhang Jun couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "Even if I came to deal with that bear demon, I would have to spend a lot of magical power to do it. In the end, the child beat the huge bear demon with three punches and two kicks.
His muscles and bones were broken. The scene was really terrifying!
Moreover, that child is only eight years old and is already no smaller than an adult."
Qi Yuan turned to look at Li Cunxiao, who was guarding Tongguan, and said, "What about you, tell me about the child you found?"
"yes."
Li Cunxiao quickly handed over his hand and said: "The child discovered by my subordinates is naturally very fast and can run as fast as flying. When I found him, there were a few ruffians who wanted to bully him. Instead, the child bit the leader severely.
He took a sip and then ran away as fast as a gust of wind, several times faster than a war horse."
Hearing this, Qi Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, in a few days I will go there to investigate in person. If what you two said is true, I will reward each of you with a magic weapon."
Anyway, he has a lot of materials for refining weapons, and he has the firewood in him. He can refine a few magic weapons at any time without any cost. It is perfect to use them to reward these gods.
"Thank you very much, Lord Zao. Thank you very much, Lord Zao."
When the two heard this, they were immediately overjoyed.
A magic weapon!
You must know that for these low-level gods, apart from the matching divine robes and seals, heaven rarely gives them other treasures. If they want them, they must either refine them themselves or save some cultivation resources to exchange them with other gods.
They had become gods for less than a year, and of course they had no extra resources to exchange for magic weapons. Qi Yuan promised to reward them with a magic weapon, which was definitely an unexpected surprise for them.
With a magic weapon to protect you, you don't have to be frightened when facing some monsters.
Just like the bear demon mentioned by Zhang Jun earlier, even though it was only a demon beast that had only recently awakened its intelligence, if he were to face it alone, he would feel a little guilty.
Although he has become a god, his divine power is weak, and his strength is not much different from that of ordinary earth servants.
After hearing Qi Yuan's reward, the other gods of the Kitchen God Division looked at Li Cunxiao and Zhang Jun with envy. They were extremely envious that these two men were so lucky to have discovered such a gifted genius.
These people thought to themselves that it seemed that they should pay more attention to the villages outside the city in the future. Maybe in some remote mountain village, a genius far superior to human beings would be born.
Even the few gods who stayed behind in the Kitchen God Division were full of envy.
However, they would not go to the lower realm just for such a magic weapon.
Although guarding in the lower realm is a lot of power and more carefree, there are also many dangers. It would be bad luck if you encounter a powerful monster.
They were originally just a group of ordinary people with a background of cooks. Their potential was limited and they could not be compared with those gods with extraordinary backgrounds.
Now that I am lucky enough to become a god, it is already a great blessing. Why do I need to take risks in the lower world?
In their opinion, it would be better to go to the lower world and live a peaceful life than to stay in heaven.
After the reports from the gods guarding the various places were completed, the gods who stayed behind at the Kitchen God Division also quickly reported to Qi Yuan the recent situation of the Kitchen God Division.
Everything else is fine, except that the number of people in the Kitchen God Department has increased recently, especially the kitchen, which has reached the level of overcrowding, which makes these gods who are left behind by the Kitchen God Department feel a headache.
One of the left-behind gods named Zhao Zhengju said: "Originally, we already have a lot of people in the kitchen. When you went down to the next world, there were also a lot of people sent by various parties to learn cooking skills.
Coupled with the fact that the underworld is still sending cooks to heaven in a steady stream, the number of people in the kitchen is too large to be filled.
Do you think it would be better to ask His Majesty to issue an edict so that the underworld no longer has to send people to the top?"
"no."
Qi Yuan shook his head and said: "Why do you refuse to give people away from the underworld? This is giving our Kitchen God Division an opportunity to grow stronger. If we stop because of this trivial matter, it will be a small gain but a big gain.
Isn't it because there are too many people in the kitchen? It's easy to say that we can just ask the master craftsman from the crafts department to come over and build two more kitchens.
Moreover, I am not in heaven during this period, and Master Gao Yan does not come back often, so some gods with good connections from other ministries are too embarrassed to come to visit, but many of them must also be thinking about the taste of the spiritual meal.
Most of the forces in the lower world choose to send people to the Kitchen God Division to learn cooking skills. However, all the ministries in Heaven have a lot of people, but there are no extra people to allocate to learn spiritual cooking skills.
Later I will tell the ministries that we can hire the spiritual chefs from our Kitchen God Division to stay in each ministry and organize banquets for them. This way, we can allocate some spiritual chefs from the kitchen and let them each bring a few apprentices with them."
"This...can they agree?"
Zhao Zhengju asked hesitantly.
"Why don't you agree?"
Qi Yuan smiled and said: "There are frequent exchanges of gods between ministries. It would be too harsh to just talk about official business. We are all gods. After handling their respective duties, we have a lot of time to kill.
At this time, wouldn’t it be nice to invite three or five friends from the same profession, hold a few banquets, and drink a few glasses of fairy wine!
In addition, I will also ask Your Majesty to train fire-headed troops in various military camps in the heaven. By then, there will be more manpower shortages, and there will be overcrowding."
"Firehead Army?"
Zhao Zhengju was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Are you... planning to interfere in military affairs?"
Qi Yuan said with a smile: "I don't know anything about marching and fighting. Why do I interfere in military affairs without causing dissatisfaction among the generals? Besides, I finally got some leisure time and I don't want to get involved in those things anymore.
However, even if you think so, it seems that other gods will also have this view.
I will go to your Majesty to discuss this matter, so you don’t have to worry about it, just train more spiritual chefs for me."
"yes!"
The few remaining gods quickly agreed.
Since they were decreed as gods, they have already possessed divine power, and their control over their own power has become much better than before, so their corresponding spiritual cooking skills have also improved a lot. Basically, everyone who has been decreed as a god
Spiritual chefs are chefs who can make spiritual meals using fairy ingredients.
After sorting out the affairs of the Kitchen God Division, Qi Yuan went to the Lingxiao Palace with the reports from the gods under his command, preparing to report to the Jade Emperor on the people's situation in the lower world as a routine matter.
Not surprisingly, after he said that he was going to provide the leading troops for the major military camps in heaven, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction among some divine generals.
Several marshals with noble status and commanding one side of the heavenly army jumped out immediately: "What do you mean by Lord Zao? Are you planning to cultivate a private army, Lord Zao?"
"Um?"
Qi Yuan was stunned. Although he knew that some heavenly generals would be dissatisfied without knowing the details, he did not expect that he would be given such a big label.
"Where do we start talking about cultivating a private army?"
Qi Yuan squinted his eyes and glanced at the military marshal who said these words. He seemed to be a disciple of Fu Yuan Immortal and his disciples. No wonder he spoke so hastily.
Judging from the aura on his body, he is still a being in the realm of Taiyi Xuanxian, but this is the Lingxiao Palace, so Qi Yuan will not be afraid of him.
"If you don't want to cultivate a private army, just take care of the affairs of your Kitchen God Division. Why are you interfering in military affairs for no reason?"
The marshal of soldiers and horses was still a little reluctant.
"Shui Wuxin, how can you talk?"
Luo Xuan, the chief god of the Ministry of Fire, stood up and scolded: "Which of your eyes saw Master Nephew Qi... Well, did you see Lord Zao intervening in military affairs?
Isn't he giving advice to the Jade Emperor? Why are you jumping out in such a hurry before he has even finished speaking?"
"What, you still can't say it?"
Shui Wuyi is the marshal in charge of the 100,000 Tianhe navy, and he currently has the largest number of people under his command among the Fuyuan Immortals and their group.
It's just that in recent years, he has also been implicated and has been suppressed overtly and covertly.
Fortunately, the Jade Emperor does everything within the rules. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, the Jade Emperor will not do anything to him. The worst he can do is to send him to the lower world a few more times to deal with the powerful demon king. With his ability, he can easily You won’t lose, but you will come back with some achievements.
Therefore, he felt that he had seen through the Jade Emperor's plan, and felt that as long as he did not violate the rules of heaven, the Jade Emperor could not do anything to him. After spending these few years in peace, he returned to his old ways and returned to his previous arrogance.
"Is it because Qi Baimei is your nephew that I can't suspect him of having ulterior motives?
Mr. Huodexing, please don’t forget that this is the Lingxiao Palace, and you are a deity in heaven. You must be loyal to His Majesty, but don’t put your past friendships above the laws of heaven!”
Shui Wuxin sneered in his heart. Anyway, he and the group of immortals who taught Jie were not destined to become Taoist friends. Of course, when they found an opportunity, they would step on them without any courtesy.
"you……"
Luo Xuan had a hot temper and was not good at words, so he was immediately angered by his words.
This was really smoke from all the orifices, and even the divine fire of his life came out more than three feet away, causing several gods around him to avoid being burned by the flames on his body.
Luo Xuan, as Lord of the Star of Fire, possesses extremely powerful fire powers, but no one dares to get it easily, otherwise it would be bad luck if he loses his face.