Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 317 Huge Harvest
"Is the visitor Li Yunjing, Senior Brother Li from the Seven Star Palace?"

Upon seeing Li Yunjing land, the purple-robed elder at the head of the group asked a question.

As for why he, at his advanced age, still calls Li Yunjing "senior brother"?
Of course, those who achieve the highest level should be prioritized!

The sect sent the message three days ago.

Li Yunjing, a true disciple of the "Seven Star Palace," has taken over as the new abbot of the "Shenxiao Temple" and the Grand Preceptor of the Ming Dynasty.

The information naturally included Li Yunjing's appearance and personal information.

This old Taoist priest in purple robes had low aptitude and, despite his advanced age, had only reached the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Naturally, he had to address Li Yunjing as his senior brother.

Beside the old Taoist in purple robes were two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, both over three hundred years old.

Because their potential has been exhausted, they have no future, and even breaking through to the fourth, fifth, or sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm is extremely difficult.

Therefore, these three people were sent by the sect to the secular world to be responsible for contacting the Ming Dynasty's imperial family.

As for the outer and inner disciples behind them, they had no background and were only sent there to give the "Shenxiao Temple" a show of face, without any real benefit.

"That's right! I am Li Yunjing!"

Li Yunjing stood in the square, looked around, and showed his identity token.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Li!"

The three old Taoist priests in purple robes bowed to Li Yunjing once again.

As for the other disciples, they loudly bowed and said, "Disciple greets Martial Uncle Li!"

"No gift!"

Li Yunjing's deep voice echoed throughout the entire square.

Many disciples at the Qi Refining Realm stood up solemnly and stood aside, looking at Li Yunjing with awe.

This Uncle Li is not just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he is also a true disciple!
In the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", true disciples hold high positions and great power, even above some deacons. How could these ordinary disciples not feel awe when they saw such a great figure as Li Yunjing?

“Senior Brother Li, I am Wang Heyun, the current abbot of Shenxiao Temple.”

The old Taoist priest in purple robes came to Li Yunjing's side and introduced him, "This is Vice Abbot Li Linzi, Gu Wenzhuo."

"My name is Li Linzi. I greet Senior Brother Li!"

The gaunt, middle-aged Taoist priest bowed respectfully to Li Yunjing.

"My name is Gu Wenzhuo. I greet Senior Brother Li!"

Gu Wenzhuo, who was slightly taller, also bowed to Li Yunjing.

When facing true disciples, these ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators are no different from ordinary Qi Refining disciples.

Li Yunjing was initially somewhat uncomfortable and dissatisfied with being sent here, feeling it was a complete waste of time. However, once he arrived, the respect and awe he received from everyone gave him a completely different experience.

Is this the true dignity of a genuine disciple?

"Okay! Let everyone else leave! Junior Brother Wang, shall we hand over the mission first?"

Li Yunjing nodded and accepted their bows graciously before giving his instructions.

"I have no problem with that, but it's getting late, Senior Brother Li. Why don't you rest for the night? I'll come over early tomorrow morning to complete the handover and explain the operation of the Shenxiao Temple and our mission to you?"

Wang Heyun hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked.

"Alright! Go arrange the place!"

Li Yunjing thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed. It was almost midnight, which was indeed not a good time for the handover.

Anyway, I have already arrived at the "Shenxiao Temple" within the stipulated time. In name, I am already the trusted abbot of the "Shenxiao Temple". This does not violate the sect's rules, and that is enough.

"Alright! Senior Brother Li, please!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing had agreed, Wang Heyun was overjoyed and gestured for Li Yunjing to come with him.

Li Linzi and Gu Wenzhuo instructed their disciples to disperse, with those on duty continuing their duties and others resting.

In the Shenxiao Temple, in addition to the main hall where gods are normally worshipped, there are also many exquisitely carved pavilions and towers in the backyard, distributed in various directions.

These pavilions and towers served different purposes, and a large part of them were used as residences for the disciples of the Shenxiao Temple.

Guided by Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo, Li Yunjing went from the main hall square to the backyard, passed through corridors of various sizes and gardens, and finally arrived at his residence.

In this area, besides the disciples sent out by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", there are also many mortal Daoist children.

These young Taoist disciples had no spiritual roots and stayed at the Shenxiao Temple to do odd jobs.

Including these menial servants, there were over a thousand people living in the Shenxiao Temple.

This is only a portion!

It should be noted that in order to monitor the entire country, the Shenxiao Temple had branch temples in various prefectures and counties, and if all the staff were counted, there would be tens of thousands of people.

These menial disciples were unable to cultivate immortality, so the Shenxiao Temple taught them martial arts.

Even the worst disciple who came out of the Shenxiao Temple was at least a third-rate master in the martial arts world.

If such a person went to the army and made great contributions, becoming a centurion would not be a problem.

It was precisely because of the existence of the "Shenxiao Temple" that the "Shenxiao Daozong" was able to firmly control everything and make the Ming Dynasty's royal family submit to it.

After Li Yunjing was settled in the most luxurious palace of the Shenxiao Temple, Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo exchanged a few words before taking their leave.

Li Yunjing looked at the palace's layout and thought it was quite nice. He casually set up a set of protective barriers before settling down and sitting cross-legged on the bed to meditate and rest.

[Li Yunjing, a true disciple of the Seven Star Palace and abbot of the Shenxiao Temple]

[Cultivation Level: Foundation Establishment Realm, Fourth Level]

[Spiritual Roots: Top-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root, Top-grade Peak Lightning Spiritual Root]

[Sect Contribution Points: 103 million]

[Spirit Stones: 72 High-grade Spirit Stones, 12000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones, 298000 Low-grade Spirit Stones]

【丹药：破障丹9枚、“真元丹”500枚、“赤阳丹”80枚、“五行斗法丹”7枚、“破境丹”1枚，二阶“疗伤丹”90枚，养神丹15枚、《炼丹术基础大全》二册】

[Talismans: 4 Tier 2 "Blood Fiend Talismans", 4 "Ten Thousand Mile Message Talismans", 50 Tier 2 "Heavenly Thunder Talismans", 80 Five Elements Talismans, Tier 2 Low-Grade Talisman Brush "Golden Silk Purple Bamboo Brush", 2 volumes of "Basic Talisman Techniques", Tier 3 Low-Grade "Jade Flower Heavenly Brush", "Mountain and River Grinding Stone", "Dragon Blood", "Dragon Paper"]

[Formations: Tier 3 High-Grade "Great Five Elements Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Array", one array diagram book, Seven Star Jade Slip, "Spirit Gathering Array" array plate, Tier 2 Low-Grade Excellent "Mysterious Ice Limitless Array", Tier 2 Low-Grade "Minor Five Elements Array"]

[Magic Items: Top-grade spiritual weapon 'Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword', Mid-grade spiritual weapon 'Great Sun Dao Robe', Low-grade spiritual weapon 'Mysterious Jade Inner Armor', Low-grade spiritual weapon 'Swift Wind Boots', Low-grade spiritual weapon embryo 'Five Dragon Wheel', Low-grade spiritual weapon 'Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal', Tier 3 magic treasures 'Ten Thousand Poison Banner' and 'Blood Demon Seal', Top-grade spiritual weapon 'Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace', Mysterious Thunder Origin Ancestral Root, 4 Top-grade spiritual weapons, 3 storage rings, 1 bracelet, several treasure pouches, 2 volumes of 'Complete Explanation of Refining Knowledge', Tier 4 ancient magic treasure 'Yin Yang Treasure Mirror']

[Cultivation Techniques: Level 3 "Purple Cloud Forging Divine Secrets Technique", "Divine Cloud Dao Foundation Building Technique", "Five Elements Withering and Flourishing Technique", "Mysterious Awakening Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Technique", "Reversing the Innate Five Elements Technique" (two volumes); "Five Thunder Orthodox Method" (two volumes); Level 3 cultivation techniques "Heavenly Fire Divine Flame Seal", "Fire Dragon Divine Light Transformation", "Moonlight Power"]

[Spells: Heavenly Gang Stone Armor Technique, Palm Thunder, Five Elements Divine Thunder, Five Elements Technique, Five Elements Seal, Three Heads and Six Arms Great Divine Power]

[Materials: One Tier 3 "Crimson Gold Glazed Stone", ten "Sun Black Stones", one "Lunar White Stone", sixty-four "Heavenly Thunder Stones", and a Source of Life]

[Puppets: Three Tier 2 Low-grade "Puppet Mechanical Beasts", 14 Tier 1 Top-grade "Puppet Mechanical Beasts", and two volumes of "Detailed Explanation of Puppet Techniques"]

[Prohibited Items: None]

[Tokens: True Disciple Purple Gold Token, Seven Star Palace Jade Slip, Treasure Pavilion Platinum Member Token]

[Secondary Professions: Intermediate Second-Tier Talisman Maker, Beginner Second-Tier Array Master, Beginner Second-Tier Weapon Refiner, Beginner Second-Tier Puppet Master, Advanced Second-Tier Alchemist]

[Industries: Qiwu Manor, Xingyue Trading Company (Chiri Market), (Wanjian City)]

[Spirit Beast: Little Yellow (Qi Refining Realm Level 4)]

Li Yunjing briefly checked his frequently used items, leaving behind some of the remaining Tier 1 and Tier 2 items that he no longer needed.

Li Yunjing planned to send the rest to "Xingyue Trading Company".

Anyway, he's currently working in the secular world, so he can come and go as he pleases. As long as nothing goes wrong, and with the emperor far away, the sect won't interfere with whether Li Yunjing wanders around aimlessly.

Having taken stock of his assets, Li Yunjing now faces many challenges.

Those third-tier magic treasures need nurturing, the "Yin-Yang Mirror" also needs nurturing, and the five secondary professions require further cultivation. In addition, the numerous third-tier cultivation techniques he possesses also require time to comprehend. It can be said that if Li Yunjing were to master them all, it would be impossible to achieve his goal without at least a hundred years.

The thought of all the homework he had to do made Li Yunjing's head spin; he had a headache...

The next morning, just after Li Yunjing finished his morning lessons, Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo were waiting outside the door.

"Please come in and have a seat, everyone!"

Li Yunjing opened the door and gestured for the three of them to follow him to the living room and sit down.

"Senior Brother Li, I wonder which day you plan to officially assume the position of Abbot so I can arrange your inauguration ceremony. During this process, we also need to select an auspicious day and invite the royal family and all the civil and military officials to participate... In addition... some celebratory activities also need to be prepared, involving people from our temple, government officials, gentry, and believers..."

After Wang Heyun sat down, he began to ramble on about the handover process.

Li Yunjing listened patiently, but the more he listened, the more he frowned. According to Wang Heyun, this inauguration ceremony might not be finished for ten days or half a month!

He doesn't have the time to waste on unnecessary rituals.
"Um... let's keep things simple! I'm here to cultivate in peace and quiet, and I don't have time to mince words with those people from the royal family."

After Wang Heyun finished speaking, Li Yunjing immediately expressed his own thoughts.

"what?"

Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo were all dumbfounded after hearing Li Yunjing's words, and they looked at each other speechlessly.

After a long while, Li Linzi mustered his courage and asked, "Senior Brother Li, but this has always been how we exchanged favors! If you simplify the ceremony, won't the royal family, civil and military officials, gentry, and believers look down on us?"

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing frowned, snorted coldly, and said, "My 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' can turn the world upside down and make it rain with a flick of the wrist throughout the entire Southern Heaven Continent!"

"They're just royalty! Do they really think they can rebel?"

"In the three years I've been in Yingtian Prefecture, I hope all forces will be smarter. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and merciless, leaving them no way out!"

As a hardliner of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", how could Li Yunjing possibly compromise and give face to the royal family?

A celestial being is a celestial being, and a mortal is a mortal!
If the Ming Dynasty's royal family forgets their own limitations, Li Yunjing wouldn't mind giving them a taste of their own medicine, making them realize who truly owns this world!

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo were all shocked.

Big shots talk differently from ordinary people!

Listen!

This is the true style of a disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!
"Then, Senior Brother Li, how should we arrange the succession ceremony?"

Since Li Yunjing was unwilling to waste time, Wang Heyun naturally wanted to hear what this true disciple had to say, so he asked.

"Keep everything simple. You are in charge of making the arrangements, informing the royal family, and handling everything directly. As for the others, there is no need to notify them."

Li Yunjing said directly.

"This……"

Li Yunjing's requirements are too simple. Is that even possible?
Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo hesitated.

"You guys make the arrangements! It's best to get this done within three days! That way, Junior Brother Wang can return to the sect sooner."

Li Yunjing waved his hand and gave the order directly.

In Yingtian Prefecture, Li Yunjing held the highest position, and his orders were not to be questioned!

"Yes! We'll do as you say!"

Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo nodded and agreed to the matter.

Seeing that Li Yunjing seemed to think he had no time to deal with them, the three gave a helpless bitter smile, bowed again, and then left Li Yunjing's main hall.

After Wang Heyun, Li Linzi, and Gu Wenzhuo left, they immediately gathered the disciples of Shenxiao Temple to begin preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the new abbot.

At the same time, Gu Wenzhuo personally went to the palace, met with the current king, and invited the royal family to attend and witness the event.

The royal family, of course, dared not refuse and repeatedly stated that they would follow the arrangements of the Shenxiao Temple.

After Gu Wenzhuo left satisfied, a large hall deep within the palace was filled with members of the royal family discussing the matter.

If Li Yunjing were here, he would be greatly surprised!
Inside this grand hall, there were nine members of the royal family, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators!

This is the hidden power of the Ming Dynasty's imperial family!

In the dimly lit hall, only a few candles flickered gently.

The main hall was very quiet; it seemed that no one wanted to be the first to speak.

After a long while, at the head of the hall, on the golden dragon throne, an old man with a white beard and wearing a dragon robe coughed.

"Everyone, the Shenxiao Dao Sect has sent a true disciple here. Let's all share our thoughts and see what the Shenxiao Dao Sect's true intentions are."

This old man possessed extremely high cultivation, having already reached the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This was also the strongest member of the royal family, and an emperor from five generations ago!

"Logically speaking, the cultivators who work at Shenxiao Temple are usually low-level Foundation Establishment cultivators."

The old man looked down, and a handsome middle-aged man pondered for a moment before speaking, "This time, did the Divine Firmament Dao Sect send this person here because of some conspiracy?"

"Zhu Hao, isn't that obvious?"

A man on the right sneered and said, "The Divine Firmament Dao Sect has sent out a true disciple. It must be because our royal family's power has grown so strong that they want to plot against us!"

"What should we do? He's a true disciple of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, we can't just kill him, can we?"

A female cultivator from the Zhu family, dressed in a fiery red phoenix robe, spoke coldly.

"Cough cough!"

These words startled everyone. Their research on how to deal with Li Yunjing did not include killing this true disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!
That's a big shot from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!

If Li Yunjing were to die in Yingtianfu, it would likely immediately incur the wrath of the Shenxiao Dao Sect!
It's even possible that the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" could depose the Zhu family's imperial status, replace them with a new emperor, and complete a change of dynasty!

Nobody doubts this!
The true disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are equivalent to princes of secular dynasties!

This is a crown prince who has a chance to inherit the throne!
Who dares to touch Li Yunjing?

"Don't talk nonsense! Our relationship with the Divine Firmament Dao Sect is generally very good; there's no tension between us!"

Seeing that everyone's talk was getting more and more outrageous, the old man in the dragon robe who was in the lead had no choice but to speak up.

After he finished speaking, seeing that everyone had stopped arguing, he looked at the reigning emperor sitting at the end of the table.

The old man asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done with this person?"

"Ancestor! I believe that peace is the best policy! We should deal with this man the same way we dealt with those imperial advisors before!"

The emperor, dressed in a nine-dragon imperial robe and wearing a flat-topped crown, looked majestic and said in a deep voice, "However, this time, we may have to pay a heavy price!"

"Indeed! A true disciple of the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect,' his status is different, so his price is definitely not what it used to be!"

"But how much will we have to give to satisfy Li Yunjing's appetite?"

"It will probably take ten times the price to get rid of this person!"

"Ten times? Ten times is just a little over? Those good-for-nothings can be satisfied with a thousand low-grade spirit stones a year! Do you think this true disciple can be satisfied with only ten thousand low-grade spirit stones?"

"Not bad! If it were me, I wouldn't be satisfied either!"

"How much should we pay? There needs to be a figure, right?"

……

Everyone was talking at once, discussing what price they would have to pay to ensure that Li Yunjing wouldn't cause them any trouble for the next three years!

Zhu Hao spoke up at this moment, saying, "I think the price of 30,000 low-grade spirit stones should satisfy Li Yunjing."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)