Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Zhang Ziqing nodded and said: "There are approximately 300,000 monks in the entire Qingwu Camp, distributed in six counties of Qingzhou. Each county is a reduced legion, with only half the number of regular legions."

"Our office in Xuantang City is the third regiment of the first column of the fourth regiment of Qingwu Camp, with a total of more than 500 disciples."

"The Third Wing is divided into four brigades and directly affiliated brigades. Each brigade has about a hundred people. There are ten squads under the brigade, each with ten people."

"Xuantang City has thirty pavilion cities, and all affairs are handled by the first, second, and third brigades. Each brigade is responsible for the affairs of the corresponding ten pavilion cities. In other words, each pavilion city has a The team is stationed and responsible for handling local affairs related to the sect. "

"And the fourth brigade is stationed at the Xuantang City headquarters."

After hearing this, Tang Ning nodded and said, "That's it."

Zhang Ziqing continued: "The internal establishment of Qingwu Camp is actually similar to that of the sect's department. There are also ten managers. Taking the headquarters as an example, the team leader is the head of the office, the team supervisor is the office supervisor, and there are Seven stewards and one deputy captain.”

"Vice Captain? What does this position do?" Tangning was a little curious. According to Xuanmen's regulations, there is a separate management system for the three halls, but down to the Ministry, in order to restrict the deacons' rights, the Ministry of Supervision was set up.

Deacons and inspectors often have quarrels in their fight for power. Now that there is an additional deputy captain, isn't the situation even more complicated?

Wu Tongming answered: "Brother Zhang and I have already inquired. This position of deputy captain is equivalent to the general manager of the wing. He is responsible for the specific affairs of the wing. The position is ranked above other managers. It is only ranked between the wing captain and the wing supervisor." under."

"I secretly speculate that this may be the reason why the three forces within Taixuan Sect are fighting each other. Therefore, such a position is specially set up under the deacons and supervisors so that the three forces can occupy a place in every place. This is not only It is a unique position in our Qingwu Camp, and each department of Taixuan Sect also has the position of deputy director. "

"The deputy captain is not a false position. Although his power is not as powerful as that of a deacon and an inspector, it is a key position that connects the past and the future."

"Not only is the salary and treatment higher than that of ordinary stewards, but the position is very critical. Only when you are promoted to deputy captain can you participate in the selection of captains and supervisors. Ordinary stewards have no chance to participate in the selection."

"It is like a ladder, or a threshold. No matter how high your cultivation level is, if you want to choose the vacant deacon and supervisor positions, you must first get to the position of deputy captain."

"In other words, the deputy captain is the next inspector and captain."

"The head of this department is senior Fang Dasheng, who has an old relationship with you, Brother Tang. The supervisor is a monk named Hao Jianren, and the deputy captain is Sima Nianzu, a descendant of the Sima clan in Yuanxian County."

As soon as Wu Tongming finished speaking, Zhang Ziqing unconsciously lowered his voice and said, "In addition, we also inquired about the relationship background of the three seniors in important positions in this department. We heard that senior Fang Dasheng represents the master-disciple line behind him. Senior Hao Jianping represents the authentic line, while Sima Nianzu represents the aristocratic line."

"These are open secrets that no one knows."

"Brother Tang, you have a close relationship with Senior Fang. He takes such good care of you. In the future, we two brothers will have to rely on you to take care of us. We are all brothers in need who were born in Qinghai, and we can be regarded as hometown people. You can't help but miss the old friendship. ah!"

Tang Ning said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang is joking. Just like you, I am a new arrival here and am not familiar with the place. Although I have a relationship with Senior Fang, we are just casual acquaintances. Senior Fang is a benevolent and righteous person. Thinking of old friendship, he expresses his kindness. I have come here to seek a job, but I can't repay this kindness, so I don't dare to hope for anything else."

Zhang Ziqing said: "Brother Tang, what you said is wrong! Taixuanzong is no better than our small sect in Qinghai. A sect of this level has many different methods!"

"If nothing else, let's just say that in the mountain range we are in, there is a fifth-level middle-grade spiritual vein hidden underground. The headquarters has set up a hundred spirit gathering arrays at the spring, which gathers almost all the spiritual energy of the entire spiritual vein. In the formation, they are arranged in order of rank.”

"The higher the level of the Spirit Gathering Array, the closer it is to the spring, and the purer and richer the spiritual energy inside it. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth we are currently testing is the residue after being filtered layer by layer."

"If we can enter the formation to practice, not only will we save the cost of elixirs, but the effect will be even better than elixirs, which will be of great benefit to our practice. Brother Tang must know this section!"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Of course I know that it would be beneficial to practice in a spirit gathering array with such rich spiritual energy. However, there are more than 500 people in this department and there are only 100 spirit gathering arrays, which is not enough."

"I heard that the use of the Spirit Gathering Array takes a rotating form. You have to wait for arrangements from above before you can use it when it's your turn, and you also need corresponding merit points."

Zhang Ziqing asked: "Brother Tang, where did you hear this news?"

"Oh! When I went to visit Senior Fang Dasheng that day, his disciple Xu Mengyuan came to convey the order. I chatted with him a few words along the way, so I knew." Tang Ning lied casually.

He didn't want to reveal too much about his relationship with Fang Dasheng, especially in front of these two people. If they knew that Xu Mengyuan was accompanying him to Qianyuan City, it might cause some trouble. One thing is worse than one thing less, and it is a taboo to communicate with others in a superficial way.

He knew in his heart why Fang Dasheng treated him so enthusiastically. This was his trump card, and he didn't want to expose it prematurely.

Zhang Ziqing smiled slightly: "It seems that Senior Fang, this disciple, has not been honest with you, but it is understandable. In their eyes, we are outsiders after all, so there is no need to speak so openly."

"What does Fellow Daoist Zhang mean by this?" Tangning heard what he said, and it seemed that there was something hidden in it.

Wu Tongming said: "It is true that not everyone can use the Spirit Gathering Array, but what he said about using it in turns! It's just a prevarication for outsiders. We have asked more than one person these days. The use of this Spirit Gathering Array is basically all It’s a default decision.”

"Oh? An internal decision? What kind of internal decision?" Tangning asked quickly.

Wu Tongming said: "How else can it be decided by default? It's just that people with backgrounds and connections can use it. People without backgrounds and connections can only wait. The so-called arrangement is not theirs."

"We have inquired from many people. Among the hundred spirit gathering arrays, only one reaches the fifth-level standard, and there are twenty-four that reach the fourth-level standard. These are all used by Nascent Soul-level monks. The remaining seventy-five spirit-gathering arrays are of the third-level standard, which are what we Golden Core cultivators use."

"And among the seventy-five third-level standard spirit gathering formations, there are ten or twenty that have been controlled by others for a long time. They are all disciples who are close to the senior leaders of the headquarters."

"For example, Xu Mengyuan, the disciple of Senior Fang Dasheng, has been occupying a spirit gathering array for a long time. Even if he doesn't use it, it is not open to the outside world. In other words, the spirit gathering array is his exclusive cultivation treasure."

"The rest are pretty much the same. They are either the disciples of high-level officials, or the uncles and children of high-level officials, etc."

"Except for these twenty spirit gathering arrays, the remaining fifty or so are open to the public, but not everyone can use them. Only those with connections have the quota, unlike what Xu Mengyuan said used in turn.”

"If you have no connections and no background, even if you wait a hundred years, your turn will not come once. This is all an open secret. Several of the people we inquired about have never entered the Spirit Gathering Array to practice. "

"Furthermore, even if it is your turn to use the Spirit Gathering Array, due to the different grades of the Spirit Gathering Array, the intensity of the spiritual power inside is also different. Even the third level Spirit Gathering Array can be divided into upper, middle and lower grades. Like me, With regard to cultivation, if you use a third-level low-grade spirit-gathering array, the effect will naturally be inferior to that of a third-order high-grade spirit-gathering array.”

"There are many ways here, and the relationship must be in place before you can use the spirit gathering array corresponding to your cultivation level."

Tang Ning nodded thoughtfully, without saying anything. Her thoughts were racing in her heart. Xu Mengyuan had never told her this. It seemed that he didn't trust her very much, at least not sincerely.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, the two of them have not known each other for a long time. Although he was polite, he was just acting according to the teacher's orders. The key is Fang Dasheng's attitude. It seems that he must find an opportunity to visit and see what he is doing. How much weight does it hold in Fang Dasheng's mind?

This is crucial.

Zhang Ziqing said: "Brother Wu is right. Through conversations with other people these days, we have reached the unanimous conclusion that relationships are far more important than ability in this place."

"Not only the use of the Spirit Gathering Array, but almost all benefits can only be obtained by having a corresponding relationship, such as merit points."

"We inquired and learned that merit points can be exchanged for any item, whether it is magic weapons, elixirs, or practice materials, even treasures of heaven and earth, as long as there are enough merit points, they can be exchanged for them."

"In addition, merit points are an important indicator of job promotion. In Taixuanzong, it does not mean that you will be automatically promoted to the corresponding position after your cultivation reaches a certain level."

"There are many monks in this department who have reached the Nascent Soul level and are still serving in the team. The reason for this is because their merit points have not reached the corresponding standards."

"The way to obtain meritorious deeds is to complete sect tasks, and sect tasks are issued by the senior leaders of the alliance. This is very maneuverable. Some tasks are simple and have high merit points, so the senior leaders will hand them over to their trusted disciples. ”

"Some tasks are cumbersome, even dangerous, and the merit value is not high, so they leave them to others."

"Some people can't even receive a mission for decades. Without a mission, there is no merit points. Without merit points, you can't get any benefits. Even if it is your turn to use the Spirit Gathering Array, you are not qualified to use it."

"So if we want to gain a foothold here, we must have a backer, otherwise we can only let others squeeze us and squeeze us at will."