Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning walked to the main seat and sat down, waving her hands: "No need to be polite, please take a seat! I am a guest like everyone else. We just follow the arrangements of the owner here."

Everyone nodded in agreement and took their seats one after another.

Fang Xiaoyuan picked up the wine glass and said, "Uncle Tang is here to make our house shine. My brothers and I would like to toast to him first."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank in one gulp.

Tang Ning put down her wine glass and said with a smile: "Many of you here are old friends. There is no need to distinguish between seniority in the cultivation world. I still remember that when I first came here, Senior Brother Fang was still in his prime. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. It can be said that I don't know how to practice. years."

"Today I am taking over the host for the first time, and I have established a rule. I will only talk about human relationships and affairs here, and shall not involve sect affairs. No matter how big or small my position is, or my level of cultivation, I will only be treated as friends. Violators will be fined three drinks. What do you think? ?”

"I will obey my uncle's orders." Fang Xiaoyuan responded.

Tang Ning glanced at him, and Fang Xiaoyuan immediately woke up and immediately changed his words: "Fang violated Manager Tang's drinking order and drank three cups by himself first."

After saying that they drank three cups in a row, several people smiled slightly, and then pushed the cups and changed the cups. This wine was the second-level spiritual wine collected by Luo Qingshui. It was also beneficial to everyone's cultivation. As everyone pushed the cups and changed the cups, The atmosphere was less solemn than before.

Fang Xiaoyuan picked up the wine glass and said, "I would like to offer this glass of wine to Manager Tang. I really have something to ask for, and I hope Manager Tang can agree to it."

Tang Ning smiled and said, "Because I like wine, I will get drunk every time I drink. I will forget my nature when I am drunk, so I have made a rule that what I say after drinking is never counted. You can make any requests, and I will definitely comply with them."

Everyone chuckled.

Fang Xiaoyuan said: "Fang has always heard about Tang Guanshi's ability in refining elixirs. He wanted to get the elixir but couldn't get it. Today, I'm drunk to make a promise to you. Can the elixirs refined in the future be given priority to our brothers and sisters here?" Save us the hassle of going back and forth to Broken Ridge Mountain.”

"All refined elixirs from now on will be placed in the finance room of Xuande Hall, and all of you here will be provided with 80% price until they are sold out."

Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, and the banquet ended happily, and everyone returned to the cave.

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In the meeting hall of Qianxing Mountain, the high-level monks of the sect gathered together. Not long after, Luo Qingshui came in from the outside, went straight to the main seat and took a seat, and said: "Junior brothers are all here. I believe you all know that Junior Brother Tong is not feeling well. I have proposed to the sect to resign as the head of Xuande Hall. If you are interested, you can participate in the election. "

The hall fell into silence for a while, and no one spoke first. After a while, Tang Ning said, "I hope to participate in the election of Xuande Hall."

None of the people looked surprised when they heard what he said. Only Zhuang Xingqian glanced at him. Shi Mingsui and Yin Qingyuan each looked at their noses and their noses at their hearts, without moving.

They naturally knew that Tang Ning had frequently met with Luo Qingshui and Tong Quan'an's old confidants in Xuande Hall in the past few days. She had obviously received the support of Luo Qingshui and Tong Quan'an, so they did not think anything of his participation in the selection of the leader of Xuande Hall.

No one in the hall said anything anymore, Luo Qingshui said slowly: "The election time for the master of Xuande Hall is at the end of this month. If other junior brothers are interested in participating in this election, they can inform me at any time. Junior Brother Shi, tell me about you Qingxuan Hall knows how many disciples have joined the sect since the sect opened its recruitment restrictions."

Shi Ming Sui said: "Since the ten-year establishment and recruitment of disciples and many restrictions have been lifted, so far, we have recruited more than 500 disciples in ten years."

"More than two hundred of them are casual cultivators who have been working for us, including the disciples of the chiefs from various places, the intelligence department and the inspection department, some directly subordinate personnel of the department, as well as casual cultivators recruited from industries outside Yuan Yidian There are also disciples from a practicing family who are close friends with us.”

"In addition, there are more than 300 people who are young children with spiritual roots who have not yet transformed from the mortal world. After being taught and practiced by this religion, they have successfully transformed into mortals and entered the path of spiritual practice. Currently, 300 people have been taken away from the Yongquan Pavilion outside the sect. Mortal children with spiritual roots who have not yet transformed from the mortal world are stepping up their cultivation to enter the realm of mortal transformation.”

"More than 300 disciples who have successfully transformed into mortals have been assigned to serve in various ministries and departments. Most of those who have joined the sect as casual cultivators and family disciples have been placed in the Yingxia Mountain camp to await punishment."

Luo Qingshui said: "It seems that the effect is quite good. In just ten years, more than 500 disciples have joined the sect. This way, we don't have to worry too much about the sect's foundation stone not being solid and the sect being left behind. Junior Brother Shi, do you think we can go further?" By relaxing the restrictions, not only the casual cultivators who used to work for us, but also those who are clean can be recruited to work for our sect against the Demon Sect."

Shi Mingsui said: "If too many people are recruited, it will be a big burden on the sect's finances, and it is difficult for these recruited casual cultivators to guarantee their loyalty to the sect. Once the war with the Demon Sect stops, these people will go again." Where to arrange it? This is also a big trouble. "

"The casual cultivators we are accepting now are monks recruited by local leaders or from industrial areas outside the sect. They originally work for us, and the sect pays their salaries. For our sect, there will be no financial burden in accepting them. "

"As soon as the war subsides, they can be allowed to return to their respective duties and return to shops, information stations, or serve under the chief. As for those casual cultivators who have nothing to do with the sect, it will be easy to accept them, and subsequent arrangements will be inconvenient. I think There is no need to accept them unless it is absolutely necessary.”

Luo Qingshui nodded: "Okay then! As you wish, Tangning, how is your Yuan Yidian's production expansion plan going? What are the benefits?"

Tang Ning said: "So far, we have selected a total of 432 disciples from various departments and departments to teach and teach alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and formation making techniques."

"Among them, there are 250 people who are learning the art of alchemy, 73 people are learning the art of weapon refining, 66 people are learning the art of making talismans, and 43 people are learning the art of making formations."

"This ratio can be said to be far beyond our expectations. As long as two hundred of the more than four hundred people meet our standards, then in twenty or thirty years, the sect will increase its income by two million spiritual stones."

"Now the entire plan is proceeding in an orderly manner. Two hundred and sixty-seven of them have reached our preliminary standards, that is, the alchemist has reached the standard for refining Qi-nourishing pills, the weapon refiner has reached the standard for refining first-level low-grade magic weapons, and the talisman maker has reached the standard. The standard for making a first-level low-grade talisman has been met, and the formation master has met the standard for making a first-level low-grade formation flag.”

"For departments that have not met the target, we have reduced their funding by three thousand spiritual stones per person, while for those departments that have exceeded the target, we have given them an increase of three thousand spiritual stones per person."

"As of last month, 250 alchemists have refined a total of 5,620 bottles of Qi-nourishing pills, 940 low-grade magic tools, 2,130 stacks of low-grade magic talismans, and 211 All ten sets of first-order low-grade formation flags have been collected by the sect.”

"As for the income, there is no specific data yet. Whether it is alchemy, weapon refining or talisman formation, it requires a lot of human and financial investment, and it is difficult to see results in a short period of time."

"So far, we have invested more than four million spirit stones in cultivation materials. This is assuming that we have fire veins. If everything goes well, we can see the results in twenty or thirty years."

"The biggest problem now is that there are not enough alchemy rooms. More than 200 alchemy disciples are allocated thirty alchemy rooms. On average, every eight to nine people enjoy one alchemy room, which means each person only has one hour to spend on alchemy and improving their skills. , this is definitely not enough.”

"I intend to focus on cultivating those talented disciples, and still adopt the elimination system to send all the disciples who have not reached the standard back to various departments."

Luo Qingshui nodded and said, "You can decide this matter yourself."

Tang Ning said: "In addition, I have a suggestion. All disciples who have reached the standard will be removed from their respective departments and added to the corresponding elixir, talisman, weapon, and formation flag departments. After completing their studies, three students will be selected every year. Months to complete the sect’s mission.”

"Otherwise, once you return to the department, you will be a master of hands and your skills will be wasted."

"The two departments also have affairs to deal with. I may not have that much time to devote to refining elixirs and refining weapons to hand over to the sect."

Luo Qingshui said: "Junior Brother Shi, what do you think?"

The transfer of disciples falls within the responsibilities and authority of Qingxuan Palace. With so many changes in personnel positions, Shi Ming must nod his head. Even though Luo Qingshui is the head teacher, he cannot act arbitrarily.

Shi Ming then said: "I think it's better to observe and observe! What we need are disciples who are skilled in skills and can create wealth and value. Their current level is far from qualified. At present, all departments are short of manpower, so they rashly More than two hundred disciples rowing away may disrupt some arrangements. "

"Besides, it's not easy to arrange these people when they arrive at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The alchemy room is still not enough, which cannot solve the fundamental problem."

Luo Qingshui nodded and said: "Then take it slow! We'll talk about it later. Junior brothers, if you have nothing else to do, let this discussion end here!"

Several people got up and left the hall one after another, and went their separate ways.

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Tang Ning returned to the cave and sat cross-legged. After a while, the stone door opened and Gu Yuanya walked up to him in a few steps and said impatiently: "Master, are you going to be promoted to the master of Xuande Hall?"

"You are so old, and you are still making noises like this."

Gu Yuanya sat down and said, "Master, are you coming to Xuande Hall?"

Tangning smiled and said, "Who did you listen to?"

"Everyone in the sect knows it, but I don't know it yet." Gu Yuanya said with slight dissatisfaction.

"It hasn't been decided yet."

"Master is hypocritical. You have obviously met with the deacons and supervisors of various departments of Xuande Hall in the past few days. Everyone said that you will definitely be promoted to the master of Xuande Hall!"

Tang Ning shook her head and said, "Don't jump to conclusions easily until the last minute. Often you think you are sure of victory, but in fact the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind you. You can't be careless at any time!"