"You refused, why?"
Taoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice up and down, his eyes full of surprise.
Even he was moved by Long Lord's gift, let alone a young man who had just entered the world of cultivation.
With the support of Lord Dragon, not only did he have superior cultivation methods and treasures, but he also had various invisible connections behind him.
When cultivating immortals in the human world, except for those who are obsessed with the way of alchemy and self-cultivation and practice hard, other monks have to enter the world to practice, and they will inevitably go through the baptism of the world of mortals.
In Qingzhou, Diyuan Longjun's name is well-known.
As long as you gain the favor of the Dragon King, a bright future will lie in front of you.
Zhang Xiucai in the Department of Ghosts and Gods is a clear example.
The news had just come out, and its reputation had already spread throughout the Department of Ghosts and Gods. Even Magistrate Xu of the county government had heard about it and made a special trip over in the afternoon to meet with Zhang Xiucai.
It can be seen from this that it is general.
Taoist Xu Ping has confidence in his apprentice's cultivation qualifications, and eight to nine times out of ten he will be favored by Lord Long.
He originally thought that his apprentice was calm and reserved and didn't like publicity, so he kept it secret.
Taoist priest Xu Ping has always admired this.
In his opinion, practitioners should be so down-to-earth, one step at a time.
However, there is no need to hide "Long Jun's favor".
Diyuan Longjun has many friends and connections, and has a great reputation in Qingzhou. Obtaining Longjun's treasure will not only not attract covetousness or cause trouble, but also gain a kind of protection invisibly.
As long as you don't seek death and offend others, no matter whether it's black, white or gray, everyone will give Mr. Long some face.
This is also the reason why the scholar dared to publicize in a high profile that Long Jun gave him the painting and calligraphy treasure of the great scholar.
Taoist Master Xu Ping had already prepared a plan in his mind to introduce the connections behind Lord Long to his apprentice so that he would not have to be too cautious. However...who would have thought that his apprentice would actually refuse Lord Long's funding.
If the Qingzhou cultivation community heard this news, they would probably be so shocked that their eyes would fall to the floor.
"What do you think? Lord Long's gift is not light. It can be seen that he values you very much."
Taoist Xu Ping was stunned for a long time, pretending to be calm, and asked indifferently.
"I didn't think much about it. Lord Long asked me for three favors. I felt that I was at a disadvantage, so I refused."
Chu Chen shook his head and sighed from the bottom of his heart. He thought that the "Secret Edict of Thunder" was a complete technique for cultivating a third-level immortal official, but it turned out that it only had the first half.
This Long Jun is too routine.
If they were bribed by him in the first wave and switched to "Secret of Thunder", they would not be controlled by him or work for him in the future.
At that time, it will no longer be a matter of two or three favors, the whole person will work hard for others.
Damn it, it's my grandma's house.
Taoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice strangely.
"Do you really think you've suffered a loss?"
Chu Chen nodded naturally: "In this world, debts of favor are the most difficult to repay. Long Jun treats it as a business transaction. Businessmen are only interested in profit. Let alone three favors, I don't want to owe him a single favor. I will practice steadily and become a person in the future." Immortal official, you will have all the skills, treasures, and cultivation levels, so you don’t need to rely on others.”
Taoist priest Xu Ping took a deep look at Chu Chen, and finally a rare smile appeared on his stern and serious face.
"It's good to be ambitious!"
After praising him, Taoist Master Xu Ping shook his head and advised: "It is a good thing to have ambition, but we are from a Taoist sect, not as good as a Confucian sect, and we are from a small sect. Cultivation is very difficult. We must have perseverance, perseverance, and determination." Only with wisdom can you achieve something, so you must be prepared for this.”
"Yeah~ I understand, Master."
Chu Chen nodded obediently, thought for a moment, but stopped talking.
Xu Ping looks serious and old-fashioned on the outside, but he is easy-going and delicate on the inside: "You can say whatever you want to say without any scruples."
Chu Chen nodded slightly and said: "Master, I have been in the Ghosts and Gods Department for many days. I have always heard from my colleagues that Taizu suppressed the Taoist sect, and the Taoist sect declined because of it. I secretly thought that this statement was completely wrong."
"Oh? Why?"
Taoist Xu Ping was extremely surprised. He was even more surprised than when he heard that his apprentice refused Long Jun’s funding.
Taizu suppressed Taoism, which is the consensus of the world.
Not only the Taoist sect thinks so, but the Confucian sect also says so, and even the common people in the towns and villages know it.
The truth is universal, but your disciple doesn’t agree with it?
Chu Chen smiled, his eyes long and as deep as a deep pool.
"The truth recognized by most people in the world does not mean it is the absolute truth. Sometimes, it is just a prevailing public opinion trend and a man-made concept."
Public opinion trend, concept consciousness...
Xu Ping didn't understand it at first, but after savoring it carefully, he vaguely understood it.
Chu Chen continued:
"Because of the shackles of knowledge and vision, it is difficult for the people of the world to have their own unique and accurate opinions. Right and wrong are all determined by one word. Whoever has the right to speak can occupy the moral high ground."
"There are two mouthpieces in the world, one is the Confucian sect, and the other is the Taoist sect."
"In order to demonstrate the status of the prominent sect in the world, the Confucian sect naturally spared no effort in promoting the Taizu's exclusive respect for Confucianism and suppressing the Taoist sect. Needless to say, this is a matter of personal responsibility. I am a Confucian sect monk, so I will do the same."
"But Taoism is interesting. Taoism also promotes Taizu and the imperial court to suppress Taoism."
"Master, is this true? Do you think the imperial court suppressed Taoism?"
Taoist priest Xu Ping showed his deep thoughts and said:
"The Taizu and the imperial court naturally had their place in suppressing the Taoist sect. Otherwise, the prominent sects in the world would not have been snatched away by the Confucian sect. However, the imperial court also had its support. At least he was cultivated by the imperial court as a teacher and was not treated badly."
"Master, you have reached the key point."
Chu Chen smiled and said: "Our small sect of Lingshan Sect, if we don't have unlucky luck, it may be difficult to obtain the top-level inheritance of the law. But right now, Master, you are now the seventh-level Immortal of the North Pole Exorcist Academy, and you are the eighth. The Beidi Dharma lineage inheritance of the Sutra was placed in ancient times. Master, do you think this opportunity is easy to come by?"
"It's hard!"
Taoist priest Xu Ping vaguely guessed what his apprentice meant, and said with emotion: "The top dharma lineage inheritance is all in the hands of the big sect of the Immortal Sect, how can the small sect have the right to get involved."
"Isn't that right?"
Chu Chen slapped his thigh and said decisively:
"The real targets of Taizu and the imperial court's suppression were not ordinary Taoist monks, but the great Immortal Sects. The imperial court gave the resources that originally belonged to the great Immortal Sects to ordinary Taoist priests, causing damage to the interests of the Taoist Immortal Sects. You said, if the Immortal Sect of the Taoist sect is happy, why don't they point at Taizu and the court every day and curse, with so much resentment!"
"this..."
As if a thunder flashed across Xu Ping's chest, huge waves surged into the sky.
The disciple's words subverted his understanding.
The most important thing is that he was convinced by these "deviating from the mainstream" remarks.
Nowadays, the real power holders of Dachang Immortal Court and Taoist sects in the world are still the original great sects of Immortal Sect. Therefore, they preach over and over again that Taizu and the imperial court suppressed Taoist sects.
Because the Immortal Sect of the Great Sect controls Dachang Immortal Court, their voices have become the consensus of the Taoist monks...
However, from the standpoint of ordinary Taoist priests and ordinary people in the world, did Taizu and the imperial court really suppress Taoism?
Taoist priest Xu Ping thought about it carefully and he was sure that there was really no suppression.
Nowadays, whether in the center of the imperial capital or in the prefectures and counties, the Taoist sect and the Confucian sect are in charge of their own affairs, working together and restricting each other, and the Taoist sect's momentum is not bad at all.
If we really want to suppress Taoist sects, Taizu and the imperial court also suppressed the big sects of immortal sects, using force to deprive a small group of people of their interests and use them to support the lower-level Taoist sect monks and cultivate more Taoist sect monks.
After the founding of the Dachang Dynasty, Taoist sects were actually more prosperous than before. The number of ordinary Taoist monks increased dramatically, and many small sects and small sects became gods and attained Taoism... It’s scary to think about it!
Taoist Xu Ping looked at his apprentice with a very strange look. He could tell the autumn by looking at a leaf. At such a young age, he was able to see through the chaos and understand the essence of the world.
This is so rare, this kind of understanding, this kind of insight, what kind of treasure have I picked up.
"Did you think of these yourself?"
Taoist priest Xu Ping swallowed and looked at his apprentice in surprise.
At this moment, he believed that the gift from Lord Long was not worth the favor of his apprentice.
