From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 27 Getting Rich
Before long, the chanting session ended.

As Qin Chuan was leaving, he noticed several Taoist priests huddled together, talking in hushed tones.

He Xingchen stepped closer and whispered, "It's about some official business, and I'm looking for a convenient way to handle it."

Although the words were subtle, Qin Chuan instantly understood: "I understand, I understand."

It seems that this is the real "scripture" in the chanting session.

After He Xingchen explained the true meaning of chanting the scriptures, seeing that Qin Chuan had no resistance, she felt a little more at ease.

On their way home, the two chatted happily.

After this meeting, He Xingchen felt that Qin Chuan had a limitless future, and their conversation became much closer than before.

Lying down at night, Qin Chuan recounted his gains for the day—although he hadn't earned a single penny, the favors he had received, the connections he had made, and the mental cultivation manual he had acquired were all things that money couldn't buy.

However, the matter of making money still needs to be figured out.

Unexpectedly, the next day, as soon as he returned to the He family courtyard after work, a person rushed up to him in a great hurry:
"Are you the little master of spiritual plants, Master Qin?"

In the alley outside the He Family Compound.

Qin Chuan looked at the middle-aged man who excitedly greeted him upon his return with a strange expression.

"Master Qin, we've been waiting for you to return!"

The other person looked anxious.

This man was dressed in the manners of someone of high status and wealth: he wore boots made by the government, dressed in silk, and had a watch on his wrist—everything he wore was valuable.

In particular, he had a five-inch jade slip tucked behind his waist—a popular jade talisman for transmitting sound.

Before his rebirth, Qin Chuan always thought that communication talismans in the Xianxia world were from mainland China. Only after transmigrating did he realize that behind this small jade talisman lay a massive infrastructure. Just receiving sound waves and transmitting messages across the world was a huge challenge.

This thing is like the mobile phone of my past life; it was invented from outer space and receives spiritual wave messages through the Fubo Tower.

Dongsheng Tianxia was only introduced in recent years, but its promotion has been slow due to the massive construction project of Fubo Tower.

In addition, the Heavenly Court closed itself off to exorcise demons and destroyed mountains and temples in the past few hundred years, so these items only exist outside the heavens, which has led to their high price. A single item costs two thousand spirit coins.

With the world changing and times shifting, this thing will surely become popular in a few years, and its price should drop. At that time, perhaps I can get one myself. After all, having grown up with the mobile phone era, I still hope to have a convenient communication tool in this world.

Qin Chuan's gaze lingered for a moment on the conspicuous communication jade talisman, then he turned to the man and said:
"My surname is indeed Qin, but I dare not accept the title of 'Master Healer.' May I ask who you are, sir?"

The man hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Zhao Musheng, and I manage a medicinal herb field in Tianying, the county. Recently, several first-tier spiritual herbs in the field have become diseased, and we have sought medical help everywhere without success. Yesterday, I happened to hear that you miraculously restored the Dragon Beard Orchid at Lin Xiaoheng's temple..."

Qin Chuan immediately understood—it turned out that the news of yesterday had spread.

"Did Director Zhao find out about yesterday's events so quickly?" He was somewhat surprised.

Zhao Musheng smiled sheepishly: "I have some connections with Lin Guan, and he introduced me to Master Qin. Would you mind stepping aside and taking a look at the medicinal herbs in the garden?"

Qin Chuan's heart stirred.

Unexpectedly, even though he didn't accept Lin Xiaoheng's consultation fee and only wanted to make friends, Lin referred him to a business deal. This is the benefit of having a relationship.

Since this herb in Zhao Musheng's garden is a first-grade spiritual herb, if it can cure the illness, the consultation fee will certainly be considerable.

Sure enough, getting in touch with Lin Xiaoheng had such advantages.

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Since it was Brother Lin who recommended you, then let's go and take a look."

Zhao Musheng was overjoyed: "Master Qin, please come quickly! The flying boat is already waiting outside the alley."

An airship?!
If the Jade Transmission Talisman is a standard accessory for the wealthy, then the Flying Boat is the ultimate symbol of wealth.

Even the cheapest flying boat costs more than 200,000 spirit coins.

Before long, Qin Chuan arrived outside the alley.

A number of neighbors had already gathered at the alley entrance—it was a rare sight to see a flying boat parked in an alley these days.

Not only the children were excitedly circling around, but He Qingxuan and her fellow tenant Zhou Bingwen also joined in the fun, extremely curious, as a flying boat had never been to this alley before.

"Who is this boat looking for?"

"Anyone in our neighborhood who knows someone like that?"

In this day and age, it goes without saying what kind of background or wealth someone who can drive a speedboat has.

Amidst the murmurs, Zhao Musheng eagerly led Qin Chuan over.

"So you were looking for Brother Qin Chuan!" He Qingxuan exclaimed excitedly.

"Hey, Miss He, do you know that handsome young man?" an old man in the alley asked curiously.

"That's the Taoist priest who lives at He Ruifeng's house. His name is Qin Chuan, and he works at Nongling Temple."

Some people recognized Qin Chuan—he went to and from work every day and had long been familiar with some of the elderly people in the alley, who knew what he did for a living and which company he worked for.

As Qin Chuan approached, He Qingxuan asked excitedly, "Where is Brother Qin Chuan going? Will he be back tonight?"

"This gentleman asked me to take a look at the spiritual plant, and I will naturally return in the evening."

Qin Chuan did not hide anything. After telling He Qingxuan, he smiled and nodded to Zhou Bingwen, who had given him steamed buns before.

After Zhao Musheng coaxed away the children who were watching, Qin Chuan also boarded the flying boat with a sense of novelty.

Woo!
The flying boat took off. Qin Chuan, possessing cultivation, stood firmly, finding the experience novel—unlike airplanes, this flying boat allowed him to lean out and look directly into the air currents, making it clearly more free and exciting.

"Only those who cultivate the Dao can fly after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, but they must obtain a flying talisman beforehand. Otherwise, flying a sword without a talisman will land them in jail."

Qin Chuan wondered when he would be able to ride a sword and soar through the sky, but that goal was still far away—especially in this cultivation officialdom, where many people died in the position of "Deputy Director" and found it difficult to advance any further, while he himself couldn't even see the end of his career as a full-fledged official.

The airship was indeed swift.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhao Musheng carried Qin Chuan out of the city and landed on a medicinal mountain on the outskirts of the county.

As soon as he landed, Qin Chuan felt the mountain was full of spiritual energy, even more so than the observation fields of Nongling Temple.

"Master Qin, please come with me."

Zhao Musheng led Qin Chuan to several rare and precious plants, and said with a worried expression:

"This is a Thunder Spirit Ginseng, two Earth Dragon Potatoes, and a Wind Sand Grass, all of which are first-tier spirit herbs, but now..."

First-tier spiritual herbs correspond to the Qi Refining stage, but there are also differences in quality. For example, the Dragon Beard Orchid can increase the probability of Foundation Establishment, and the few here can either heal injuries or enhance spiritual energy; their quality is no less than that of the Dragon Beard Orchid.

"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee it will work." Qin Chuan left room for maneuver—the worst thing a doctor can do is to make definitive statements.

After observing carefully for a moment, he immediately determined with his keen eye that insects and fungi had grown in the soil, affecting the growth of the medicinal herb.

He then used the Yi Wood Azure Sky Technique to slowly transfer the Yi Wood True Qi into the Thunder Spirit Ginseng.

Zhao Musheng's expression changed from worry to joy, and then to ecstasy—because he saw that the leaves of the Thunder Spirit Ginseng had regained their green color, with electric arcs flashing intermittently.

After an incense stick had burned, Qin Chuan finished his practice, slightly out of breath, and said:

"These plants are in very serious condition and cannot be cured in a day or two. To eradicate the disease, we need to continue the treatment with Qi for at least seven days."

The problems here are far more troublesome than those related to dragon's beard orchids.

"If it can be cured, that's good! If it can be cured, that's good!" Zhao Musheng was extremely excited—these few spiritual herbs were worth nearly a thousand spiritual yuan. If they could be saved, it would take at least a month to cure them, let alone seven days!
For the next seven days, Zhao Musheng picked up Qin Chuan from get off work on time every day and went to Yaoshan to treat the medicinal herbs.

By the seventh day, the medicinal plant had fully recovered.

Zhao Musheng was filled with gratitude and respectfully presented a purse as payment for the consultation.

Qin Chuan weighed it in his hand, a look of surprise on his face: "So much?"

The bag contained at least thirty or forty spirit coins, equivalent to more than a year's salary for him!

When so much money is thrown at you, your first thought is: Could this be considered bribery?
(End of this chapter)