Journey to the head

The new list of merit points only provides high-quality, rare and precious raw materials, elixirs, talismans, treasures, array bases and diagrams, even spiritual pet cubs, spiritual plant and spiritual medicine seeds, etc. hidden in the Yunshan Sect's treasury, in addition to the sect's monthly rations, as additional resources for disciples' practice.

This is still in accordance with the idea of ​​"I am better than others". If you have enough merit points, it would be better to exchange them for spiritual objects of better quality. But if you don't have enough merit points, it will not affect the normal practice of the disciples.

After all, exchanging merit points is just icing on the cake and cannot affect the fundamentals of practice.

The sources of merit points include: completing extra tasks beyond one's job duties, exchanging rare treasures obtained during personal travels, establishing merit on the battlefield, and receiving rewards from the Elders' Council.

For example, the disciples in the talisman-making post must make a certain number of talismans a day, and the disciples in the pill-refining post must refine a certain number of pills a day, and these must be completed unconditionally.

However, after a disciple has completed his or her job duties, if he or she feels that he or she has more time, he or she can earn merit points by completing additional talisman-making tasks.

For example, when disciples are traveling outside, if they discover precious spiritual objects, they can also hand them over to the sect in exchange for rewards and merit points.

After the merit point exchange system was reformed and secret techniques, cultivation experience, and immortal arts classics were removed from the exchange list, disciples were always required to obtain these through other channels.

Therefore, the last and fourth aspect of the reform is to revise and reform the system of martial arts inheritance and master-disciple succession.

The call of "Master" is as great as the sky. Master and disciple succeed each other, and skills are passed down from generation to generation. The bond of inheritance is far stronger and more important than imagined.

Master, Master, is both a teacher and a father.

A disciple who first enters the immortal gate and then becomes a disciple of a famous teacher and receives his instruction day and night, not only inherits his teacher's path of practice but also his teacher's life creed. This can play a very important role in both talent cultivation and the continuation of the sect.

In the past, the newly born Yunshan Sect was too influenced by Lu Qian's modern management ideas and did not attach much importance to the inheritance between master and apprentice. Even the foundation of the inheritance - the skills - could be obtained by disciples through exchange. There were indeed some problems.

Now, after decades of development, the Yunshan Sect Elders Council has discovered these problems and is working hard to rectify them.

After the reform, it was made clear that the head of Yunshan, the elders and the first-class disciples were all qualified to accept disciples, and there were no longer any restrictions on the number of disciples and the conditions for selecting disciples.

In the past, disciples were required to reach the first rank of the inner sect before they could become disciples and true disciples. Now that the ranks of disciples have been reformed, this rule has naturally been abolished.

From now on, as long as one feels that the conditions are met, even if he is a new disciple, the master, elders or A-grade disciples will be able to accept him into the lineage and make him his disciple.

But no matter who you choose as your master, you still need to start as a Gui-level disciple and be promoted step by step according to the ten-level standard.

At the same time, they still assume corresponding job responsibilities according to the corresponding disciple level.

However, in terms of cultivation studies, the guidance will no longer be provided by the Transmission Department, but will be fully undertaken by your own master.

In order to prevent malicious recruitment of disciples, excessive recruitment of disciples, and recruitment without teaching, the Transmission Department will work with the Internal Affairs Department, the Punishment Department, and the Supervision Department to review and evaluate the situation of masters teaching and disciples learning every five years to ensure that masters fulfill their responsibilities.

A master's energy is always limited. Under such a four-court review system, in order to ensure that every disciple has a good development, he is destined not to accept too many disciples.

The master has the power to reward or punish his disciples to a certain extent. At the same time, if a disciple seriously violates the sect rules, he can be expelled after seeking intervention from the elders' council.

However, if the apprentice is abused by the master during the process of master-disciple teaching, the Supervisory Department and the Transmission Department can be asked to intervene until the master-disciple relationship is terminated.

For those disciples who have successfully become apprentices, from now on, the secret techniques of martial arts, cultivation experience, practice guidance, and classics on the art of cultivation will naturally be tailored to their needs and taught carefully by the master. The master with sufficient conditions will also bestow many additional practice resources.

For disciples who have not yet taken a master, the experience and guidance they need to practice the main techniques and secret skills mainly come from the Transmission Department.

For junior disciples who are still laying the foundation, the Transmission Department provides regular lectures in the form of large classes, systematically teaching the knowledge of cultivation and granting entry-level cultivation techniques based on the disciples' spiritual roots and qualifications.

In addition to the deacons of the Transmission Department, an additional position of "part-time teacher" was established, and excellent disciples with solid foundation were selected to serve as teachers. They were given teaching allowances so that junior disciples could use their spare time to ask them for advice on cultivation. At the same time, brothers were encouraged to discuss with each other and report any unresolved problems to the teaching disciples.

This mechanism of mutual consultation and guidance can not only help disciples grow better, but also significantly deepen the relationship between brothers and sisters, which is of great benefit to collective growth.

As for the intermediate and advanced disciples who already have a certain foundation in cultivation and have begun the path of independent cultivation, the Transmission Department holds a "Xuan Yin Miao Fa Hui" every five years, which is presided over by the Director of the Transmission Department himself.

In addition to answering disciples' questions about cultivation, the most important thing is to test the disciples' progress in cultivation, and select appropriate techniques and secrets from the "Yunshan Seven-Level Dongxuan Sutra" to grant to the disciples based on their spiritual roots, daily performance, achievements, and moral reputation.

Currently, "The Yunshan Seven-Level Dongxuan Sutra" is the fundamental inheritance book of the Yunshan School. It is a collection of various top skills and secret techniques, and the situation of the included skills is as follows.

In terms of exercises:
There are more than twenty seventh-grade skills (foundation-building level).

There are twenty kinds of sixth-grade exercises (Jindan level) such as "Qianyun Sutra".

There are fourteen fifth-grade skills (Nascent Soul level), including "The Art of the Dustless Mirror", "The Art of the Eight-Armed God to Capture the Dragon", and "The Mysterious Book of Mysterious Ice".

There are six fourth-grade skills (soul level): "The Secret of Divine Illumination to Ascension to Immortality", "The Secret of Tide and Thunder", "The Secret of Four Stars Shining on the Divine Sword", and "The Secret of Taibai Fubo Rippling Light".

The third-grade skills (Lianxu level) do not include "Taishang Yuanling Zhenhai Xuan Gong", but also include "Qianyuan Tuomai Zhuling Zhenjue" and other two types.

In the occult:
Including dozens of types such as "Secret Book of Waves Formation", "Purple Qi Sky Net", "Wind Shadow Cloud Body", "Boiling Blood and Burning Soul Sutra", "Spectral Light and Shadow", "Rock Armor Steel Body", "Ice Barrier", "Taibai Star Gold Yuan Secret Instructions", "Dream Weaving" and so on.

However, whether it is a technique or a secret art, whether one can get started and whether one can master it has a lot to do with one's talent.

Although there are many high-level techniques in "Yunshan Seven-Rank Dongxuan Sutra", most disciples still practice the seventh-rank techniques. The sixth-rank techniques are considered a small number, and there are even fewer above the sixth-rank.

It’s just because I don’t have enough talent or aptitude that I really can’t learn it and can’t get started.

Therefore, although many disciples are qualified enough to learn higher-level skills and secret techniques based on their merits and conduct, they can only practice a sixth or seventh-level technique.

For example, up to now, only Wang Yu has practiced "Eight-Armed Heavenly God Capturing Dragon Skill", Jiang Baitao and Li Da have practiced "Divine Illumination Ascension to Immortality Skill", Wang Ruoyu has practiced "Tide Surging Thunder Skill", Xiao Tianci has practiced "Four Remaining Stars Dark Illuminating Divine Sword Skill", etc.

Fortunately, there are many techniques compiled in the "Yunshan Seven-Rank Dongxuan True Scripture", and one can always find the most suitable one to teach according to one's talent. This is much better than a sect with a weak foundation that has no suitable techniques and disciples can only practice hard.

Of course, in addition to the "Xuan Yin Miao Fa Hui" held every five years, during this period, if a disciple feels that he has made great progress and has special needs for consultation or needs to change his practice, he can also apply individually. However, if he applies recklessly, he will be severely punished.

In addition to the secret techniques of martial arts, cultivation experience, etc., there are also skill books on the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, which are jointly reviewed by the Transmission Department and the Internal Affairs Department, and awarded according to the personal expertise of the disciples, and relevant experts are invited to teach and guide.

After this reform, the disciples' secret skills will either come from their own master or from the Transmission Department. From this perspective, the Transmission Department is the disciples' master. In this way, the inheritance of the Yunshan Dharma will be more orderly, and the disciples will also be part of the inheritance, truly sharing the honor and disgrace with the Yunshan Sect, and being inseparable from each other in life and death.

From the powerful "Operation Winter Thunder" to the lively institutional reforms, the 407th year of Jiashen was undoubtedly a busy year for the Yunshan Sect's internal governance.

By the time late autumn arrived and the forests were dyed with new colors, the eight departments and two divisions, as well as the new disciple grades, merit point exchange and skills transmission system were put on the right track. The Yunshan School once again entered the development track with a brand new look.

Most of the disciples were in high spirits, especially on the first day of September, when a new batch of sixty spiritual seedlings in Lingsha City matured and entered the mountain gate, becoming the first batch of sixth-generation disciples of Yunshan Sect. The fifth-generation disciples thus became uncles and uncles, so naturally they did not dare to slack off.

It’s a pity that God is stingy. Among this batch of sixty spiritual seedlings, the best one has only three spiritual roots, and there is still no double spiritual roots.

Looking back over the years, among the spiritual seedlings produced under the Yunshan Sect, only Tan Yunxing and Wei Zhaixing have double spiritual roots. It can be seen that the probability of having double spiritual roots is really not high, even lower than one in hundreds.

What is even more subtle is that, of these two people with dual spiritual roots who were originally placed with high hopes, one fled for fear of crime and is now missing, while the other was sent to another sect with the destiny of heaven. Now, apart from Lu Qian, there is no other person with dual spiritual roots in the Yunshan Sect.

All we can say is that everything we eat and drink is determined by fate. God has his own way of balance, and it is impossible for the Yunshan Sect to take all the benefits.

Most of the disciples were excited, but Cui Linglong, the new deacon who was assigned as a Grade D disciple, had very complicated feelings, feeling both surprised and melancholy.

When Liu Zaijiu was looking for a place to build his foundation, he was unexpectedly spotted by a Nascent Soul master and was accepted as a disciple. If this event had happened in normal times, it would have definitely caused a stir, but now it has been overshadowed by the waves of "Operation Winter Thunder" and the sect's reform.

After receiving Liu Zaijiu's handwritten letter and the head of the sect personally endorsing it, the Cui family father and daughter believed it without a doubt. However, Cui Linglong was very sad and could not help complaining that this Yuanying was so unkind that she refused to let her lover come back to take another look.

Cui Shanyan continued to comfort him, saying that even the leader had to respect such a person, and it was normal for him to have some strange tempers. The most important thing was to have such an opportunity to carry wine, and love affairs should of course be put aside.

Cui Linglong naturally understood this truth, and there was nothing she could do but try hard to cheer herself up, practice diligently, and look forward to the day when she would see Liu Zaijiu again.

Later, when the crimes of the Liu family were exposed, the Cui family's father and daughter were shocked. Fortunately, they found out that Liu Zaijiu had never been involved in the Liu family's crimes, so they felt relieved.

When it comes to making elixirs, although Cui Linglong doesn't have the talent like Liu Zaijiu, she has inherited her father's skills and can be considered above average.

On the path of cultivation, she is also good at magic, her methods are flexible and powerful.

After the reform of the Yunshan Sect, Cui Linglong was appointed as the deacon of the Internal Affairs Department, and jointly managed the Lingyao Hall with his father Cui Shanyan. He also inherited Liu Zaijiu's job responsibilities, so he naturally did his best to fulfill his responsibilities.

It’s just that when the night is quiet and everyone is asleep, the sadness and longing in my heart cannot be expressed to others.

Of course, when it comes to the busiest person in Yunshan Sect, it must be the Sect Leader Lu Qian.

He was required to make the final decision on everything from rectifying work styles and enforcing discipline to institutional reforms. In addition, he was also responsible for his personal practice and research on "Mirror Flowers and Water Moons", Guishui Thunder Method, and dream weaving. Apart from these, even if he had a breath of free time, he would devote it to the refining and nourishment of the embryos of magic weapons.

Miaomiao Xuanjun was rarely generous and gave two top-grade weapon embryos to Lu Qian and Wu Yan respectively. Having a magic weapon that can be used at hand is very important for a Jindan Zhenren, which greatly affects his combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Lu Qian tried his best and devoted all his efforts to refining the two artifacts, a mirror and a tower, hoping that they would succeed as soon as possible, so that the two magic weapons could fully adapt to Lu Qian's spiritual strength, spiritual roots and spiritual power characteristics, and be firmly imprinted with his spiritual imprint, so that the magical properties could be fully stimulated.

The mirror has the functions of delaying, breaking illusions, removing delusions, revealing shapes, and tracking. It can also clear the mind and calm the emotions.

When attacking the enemy, the tower can bind, freeze, and suppress the enemy, and when defending itself, it can protect the entire body.

Once the ritual is successful, Lu Qian's methods will become more diverse.

However, these two top-grade embryos were of extremely high grade and powerful, so it was naturally not easy to refine them. It would definitely not be possible without years of hard work, and Lu Qian's current refinement was just the beginning.

There is also the establishment of Xinfang City and the relocation of Shuangyefang. The overall plan has been roughly worked out, and contacts have been made with the various factions in the Chongming Alliance and all the major businesses in Shuangyefang. However, due to the excessive busyness of the affairs within the factions, construction has not started yet.

Seeing that the reform was finally settled and on the right track, Lu Qian was able to spare some of his energy, but he couldn't take care of the affairs of the market town and had to focus on another important matter.

Spiritual vein.

On the one hand, the Level 4 intermediate spiritual vein of the Sky-Splitting Sword Peak was destroyed in an instant. Of course, this "instant" has lasted for several years. This spiritual vein is obviously like a candle in the wind, swaying left and right but not extinguished. Even the Xuanwei Sect cultivators guarding the Sky-Splitting Sword Peak lamented that this spiritual vein lasted longer than expected.

The moment the spiritual vein is destroyed, it represents the beginning of a grand event for the entire Cangzhou, and the battle for innate spiritual energy begins.

There is no doubt that the current Chongming Alliance will participate in the competition as a whole, but Kan Yuanzi's lifespan is declining and his vitality is no longer preserved. He originally had more than ten years of life left. If he gets into a few big fights, he might not die of old age and will certainly not be able to participate.

With the addition of Ye Xiaobing, there are only six Jindan people in the Chongming Alliance who can participate in the competition: Lu Qian, Gu Nishang, Wu Yan, Yu Jiao, Zhenren Cangfeng, and Zhenren Haoran.

Lu Qian already had an idea of ​​how to form a team to participate in the competition.

On the other hand, it is a test of the influence of the golden branches on the spiritual veins.

At this moment, the moon was high in the sky. Although it was a cool autumn day, the strong stench and poisonous gas could not be blown away.

Within a radius of a hundred miles around Bichao Mountain, the area was filled with venom and poisonous clouds, and no one, human or animal, was allowed to approach.

Only on the top of the dark and bare main peak of Bichao Mountain, around the spiritual vein in the shape of a banyan tree, after decades of spiritual energy diffusion and purification, a pure land of ten meters in radius is formed.

Now this piece of pure land that was left was firmly protected by the Five Elements Formation. Within the formation that could not be seen by the outside world, the spiritual energy was rich and the spiritual mist was rolling, covering Lu Qian's figure.

This Bichao Mountain spiritual vein, which was originally at the middle level of the second level, has actually been upgraded to the high level of the fourth level!
But the spirit vein was already dull and its spiritual light was dissipating. Lu Qian stared at the glittering golden branch implanted in the spirit vein, with a look of nervousness on his face.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy shook, and after the last flash of light, this spiritual vein shrank visibly to the naked eye.

Level 4 high level, level 4 middle level…level 2 middle level, level 2 low level…

A low level!
With a crisp sound, the spiritual vein shattered and dissipated!

Lu Qian stared for a long time and sighed in disappointment. (End of this chapter)