Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 27: The Dharma is not easily passed down, cultivating immortality requires 'fate'

'No way……'

Yan Yanyan noticed Zhong Cang's unpleasant expression, which made her feel a little worried: "Brother Zhong Cang, what's wrong with you? Is there something I said wrong?"

"No, this matter has nothing to do with you."

As he said this, Zhong Cang looked at his senior brother who was pulling an ox cart in front of him.

Zhou Sheng, the dean of Lingzhifu Academy, is quite nice to Zhong Cang and the others. In order to prevent them from getting hurt, senior brothers from Lingzhifu Academy follow and protect them every time they go to and from school.

At this moment, Zhong Cang directly asked, "Brother Lin, can I ask you something?"

Glancing at Zhong Cang and thinking of his extraordinary talent, Lin Xin nodded: "Okay, Junior Brother Zhong, please ask whatever you want."

After receiving a definite answer, Zhong Cang, who was anxious, didn't care about being polite and said bluntly:
"The teachers who teach talismans and spells in the Taoist temple, their teachings are not profound."

"Hahaha……"

Zhong Cang's question made Lin Xin laugh, a bitter laugh, a miserable laugh. He had already understood the deep meaning of Zhong Cang's words.

"Don't even think about it. They won't teach us anything good. They'll only teach us the most basic knowledge."

"As expected...Alas!"

After receiving a definite answer, Zhong Cang sighed deeply.

This time, he sighed not only for the world, but also for himself.

Zhong Cang still has some confidence in whether he can keep up with the teaching progress.

What frustrates Zhong Cang is that from Lin Xin's words, he already understands. The cultivation education of this era is not only incredibly fast-paced, disregarding whether the learners can learn, but also those teachers—they also conceal their incompetence.

In other words, the classes at Xuehu Taoist Academy only teach the basics of Taoism and talisman drawing.

I want to learn some powerful spells and spiritual arts, or I want to learn the tricks and secrets of drawing talismans and setting up formations.

Sorry, that is the skill that people use to make a living. They don’t teach ordinary people at all.

"This is a bit like Naruto. Six years, only teaching the Three Body Techniques. Fuck!"

Even with Zhong Cang's personality, after realizing this, he couldn't help but swear.

Here, Zhong Cang was helpless.

Li Yan also heard the deep meaning in the words of Zhong Cang and Lin Xin.

This also made him anxious.

"Brother Lin, is there no room for negotiation?"

Lin Xin: "Haha, it's not that there is no chance at all, but people say that the Dharma is not easily passed on. If you want to learn, you need fate."

"As for what fate is, hehe, either you are father and son, master and apprentice, or you are rich and have merits, and you can use silver to buy fate."

Zhong Cang also heard this, and it made him think:
"I don't want to be left behind by those children of the rich and powerful. In addition to basic training, I also need to find some teachers to learn the tricks and secrets of magic and talismans."

"It's just that as an orphan, I can't even think about inheriting the family line. Is it possible to be a master and apprentice?"

Not only Zhong Cang was paying attention to the master and disciple, but others did too.

In this world, because the descendants of cultivators do not necessarily have good spiritual roots, the master-disciple relationship in the world of cultivation is still quite close.

Some masters and apprentices can even pass on their skills.

However, just when Li Yan was about to make efforts in this direction, Lin Xin's next words made everyone present feel a little desperate.

"Master-disciple relationships do exist in Taoist academies. Every year, teachers at the academy accept talented students from humble backgrounds as their disciples, and they train them meticulously. But do you think the deans and teachers at the various branches of Snow Lake Taoist academy would accept unrelated people like us, or would they choose Taoist children from their own academies as their disciples?"

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Now, Zhong Cang finally understood why the students of the Spiritual Plant School were becoming weaker and weaker, and why everyone who entered had a look of despair on their faces. "The spells of the Spiritual Plant School are originally more auxiliary, and lack strong power."

"The teachers at other Taoist temples neither teach us the secrets of magic in large classes nor accept us as disciples. They teach us in secret."

"Plus, the Daoist children who became spiritual plant husbands all had weak spiritual roots and no money..."

——Those who are rich and well-connected can use their connections and personal connections to transfer to other colleges, even if their spiritual roots are of poor quality.

With such a negative BUFF, Zhong Cang felt that it was unfair that Ling Zhifu was not weak.

"No, I have to find a way to break the deadlock, otherwise, I might end up in this situation..."

……

The school’s prejudice made Zhong Cang, who was happy in the first half, look miserable in the second half.

After thinking for a long time, he barely came up with a half-solution.

"Money, companions, Dharma, and land. In the world of cultivation, money is extremely important; it can even connect you with spirits and gods." Of course, money in the world of cultivation isn't just silver or gold; it's something far more precious. "As long as I have enough spirit stones, or precious medicinal herbs or spiritual fruits, I can use them to buy destiny."

Zhong Cang was confident about this method, but he was not so sure about the other one, so he regarded the other method as a half-way out.

"Geniuses always attract attention and attract investment. As long as I demonstrate a high enough talent and strength, even at Lingzhifu Academy, I might be favored by teachers from other academies...I think I can."

"In such a large academy, I don't believe that no one is willing to abandon their prejudices."

In fact, Zhong Cang knew in his heart that in addition to this one and a half methods, he had another method, and that method was very simple and had a higher success rate - asking Shuang Lingxue for help.

However, after the two of them signed the cooperation agreement, Zhong Cang's experiment had not yet begun and the progress had not advanced at all. In this situation, he had already used Shuang Lingxue's money to buy the soul-supporting moss, and with the help of its power, asked Youyun Chamber of Commerce to help him find a spiritual tree that could increase his comprehension.

Even if the land is rented immediately, a portion of it will still be used by Zhong Cang for his own personal use - to cultivate soul-supporting moss.

All these things made Zhong Cang owe Shuang Lingxue too much.

Living off a gigolo like this is not what Zhong Cang wants.

"Even though I have bad teeth and want to eat something soft, I can't just eat it with one person."

……

Zhong Cang sighed and came to the door of Yun Mo's heart lake.

When he saw the gate of Yunmo Heart Lake, Zhong Cang was ready to put aside all his depressed emotions and quicken his pace, wanting to return to the place with rich spiritual energy.

However, he had just taken two steps when he paused and several familiar faces appeared in front of him.

"Shen Tingting, Lin Fugui, and Shen Fang, they actually came... Is it because of the previous contract?"

Knowing their purpose, Zhong Cang waved his hand and asked Li Yan and Yan Yanyan to bring people in, while he himself walked towards Lin Fugui.

"Uncle and aunt, long time no see."

"Hahaha, it's been a long time since we last met..."

Lin Fugui and his men came here this time to naturally hold them accountable. Their Shen family had spent a large sum of money on Zhong Cang and even "sent" their daughter here, all for the purpose of making Zhong Cang stronger so that they could form an alliance with their family in the future.

But he never expected that after taking a large sum of money from him and "kidnapped" his daughter, Zhong Cang did not become a Dharma cultivator as they had expected.

If one fails in cultivation of magic, he can become an instrument cultivator or an elixir cultivator. Shen Fugui can understand this and won't say anything.

But becoming a spirit plant husband was something he didn't want to do no matter what.

"My Shen family needs a farmer to till the fields?"

With this thought in mind, Lin Fugui rushed to Xuehu Taoist Temple with his wife and daughter as soon as he finished his own business.

Because he was angry and anxious, he did not pull Zhong Cang aside to talk to him separately, but directly blocked the door, ready to question him.

However, before meeting Zhong Cang, he was ready to ask for an explanation, but after seeing Zhong Cang, his attitude became hesitant.

There was no way. The Zhong Cang who came just now was not alone, but there were at least twenty or thirty people following him.

(End of this chapter)