From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 47 This Carp Is So Infuriating (Please Read It Again)

The monks of Mingyue Temple looked at the boy nervously.

Although You Ming reported his Shinto identity, this is why everyone is nervous. You are a Shinto official, but your Taoism is higher than us cultivators.

Are you sure you're not here to humiliate me?
"You...you have achieved Xuan Guang?"

Li Zhengyuan found it unacceptable. I was blessed by a certain [Spiritual Wandering] monk, and passed the trial with untold hardships before I was able to refine the Xuan Guang in one fell swoop. Within a year, I condensed the Xuan Guang to the [Xuan Guang Che Wu] stage.

You are just a small carp from a county town. How come you can cultivate faster than me?
"Hey, I remember you, your name is..."

"Well, we fought last time, and you were pretty good. You almost beat me."

You Ming looked at Li Zhengyuan with some surprise, but suddenly he was stuck. It had been a year, how could he remember the name of a cultivator?

Last time in Canglang Small Spirit Realm, he defeated nearly a hundred cultivators.

Li Zhengyuan was trying hard to control his emotions. As soon as Xiaoliyu said this, he felt a tightness in his chest.

What Dao heart, what self-cultivation? In the final analysis, he is just a sixteen-year-old boy.

"We are truly destined to meet. The area where your Mingyue Temple is selecting disciples this year happens to be within my jurisdiction. The City God has ordered me to entertain you well."

You Ming certainly didn't know what kind of ideological struggle Li Zhengyuan was going through in his mind. He just wondered why the young cultivator's face turned pale and blue. Could it be that he had practiced the Great Shift of the Universe?
Li Zhengyuan's expression improved a little, but some other disciples of Mingyue Temple were still hostile to You Ming.

Because they had heard before that more than a year ago in the Canglang Small Spirit Realm, a very ferocious carp appeared from the gods, sweeping across the four directions with its own strength, and even their own eldest brother was no match for it.

You Ming seemed not to notice the looks of the crowd. He looked at the wooden boat with interest.

It is obviously a wooden structure, but it is extremely exquisite. There are countless fine patterns and magic arrays on it. After being inlaid with spirit stones, it can fly in the air. Although it is not as fast as the airplanes on Earth, it is almost as fast as ordinary cars.

This kind of creation also made him feel more clearly that he was in a world with highly developed spiritual practice.

In addition to Mingyue Temple, the other sects participating in the disciple selection this time include Faji Sect and Vajra Sect.

You Ming also had some impression of the Faji Sect.

It seems that this sect is the most shameless. More than a dozen people came to besiege me alone. Although they were all defeated by me in the end, the situation was still quite critical at that time.

As for the Vajra Gate...

The little carp had no impression at all. When he first heard the name, he thought it was some branch of Buddhism.

But after meeting them, I found out that this was a physical cultivation sect. In terms of size, it was not as big as the Faji Sect, and it was far behind the Mingyue Temple. It was not worth mentioning in the scope of the entire Tai'an Prefecture.

However, these sect monks were somewhat resistant to the little carp. Even though the little carp kept greeting them with a smile, the group's responses were quite cold.

You Ming felt a little bored and could only fiddle with the compass.

……

At the entrance of Dadun Village, all children aged between eight and ten were called over under the leadership of the village head.

Because Dadun Village is a large village with nearly 300 households and a population of nearly 1,000, there are only eleven children of this age.

However, due to the rapid growth of the small carp in recent years, the number of newborns has become extremely exaggerated. Dozens of women came to watch the fun with their babies in their arms, which looked quite spectacular.

Only at this time did the little carp have a very intuitive understanding of the buff of [Covenant of Reproduction].

The annual Taoist selection is a big deal for the village. Although only one or two people are chosen every year, or even no one is chosen, it is still a great thing if one can really enter the Taoist sect.

You Ming stretched his head, watching with interest as the group tested the children's aptitude. He had expected these cultivators to produce some magical crystal or mirror to test their comprehension or spirituality, but they didn't.

Moreover, the testing methods are slightly different between different sects.

The Mingyue Temple used a ray of its magical power to sense the degree of blockage in the child's meridians, while the Vajra Sect examined the child's bones to determine their inherent strength.

The Faji Sect is the most special. They just chat with the children, mainly to see whether the children's minds are lively or not.

Their sect is good at fighting, so they like to recruit children who are active and clever.

This testing method disappointed You Ming greatly. It was too rustic and didn't have any immortal aura at all. If someone didn't know, they would think you were a martial arts sect.

But in fact, these disciples recruited every year are just fresh blood used by major sects to supplement the outer sects.

After teaching them some skills, they will be sent to the mortal world to manage the sect's assets.

As for the true disciples who can understand Qi, open their minds, and even step into the mysterious light, there may be only a dozen or so people in a sect.

"Meet the Celebration Envoy."

Just when You Ming was about to yawn out of boredom, a little old man suddenly crawled out from the soil nearby.

The old man was about the same height as the small carp, with kind eyes, long eyebrows and beard, wearing brown clothes and holding a wooden cane in his hand.

"It turned out to be the Earth God of Dadun Village."

Although You Ming didn't have much dealings with him, they were neighbors after all, and both sides knew each other.

"Master Xitaishi, thanks to your care over the past two years, there have been many newborns in our village, which has brought a lot of joy to our village."

The God of Land bowed to You Ming, his face wrinkled with smile.

For the gods of the earth, nothing is more important than population growth.

"I've planted some fruits and vegetables in the small temple. Although they're not considered spiritual materials, they're still quite tasty. You must take some back with you when you leave."

Well, just after saying that these immortal cultivators are down-to-earth, it turns out that the Shinto style is the same.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to pick out any good seedlings this year, but in the past two years, especially since this year, several talented children have been born in our village."

The Earth God glanced at the group of immortal cultivators and saw that they were still busy, so he started chatting with You Ming.

You Ming naturally knew what the Earth God was talking about. That was because he had obtained the cheat code of [Wanxiang Yusheng], which gave his newborns a certain probability of becoming geniuses.

This Dadun Village now has two newborns with primary talent and one with intermediate talent.

If placed in the immortal sect, it would definitely be a true seed.

"But it's such a waste for such a talented young man in our village to be given away to a cultivator for nothing."

The God of Land was still muttering to himself. The little carp looked up at him and said, "You suddenly came to me, you don't just want to complain to me, do you?"

"Bah."

Just when the little carp was chatting with the Earth God, a sound suddenly came from the invisible compass.

(End of this chapter)