Start as a Temple Spirit

The sailors of Xuanxu Sect did not enter the village. They set up camp by the river and made their own fires and cooked their own meals.

They had to guard the black ship, a very valuable black ship.

Yang Chao looked at the hay-like substance in the pot curiously, and asked the captain curiously: "Brother Ou, what are you cooking?"

He was arranged by Wangmu to entertain the sailors of Xuanxu Sect.

The captain had dark skin, looked to be in his early forties, and was of a strong build. He pointed at the purple dried shreds rolling in the pot and said, "This is kelp, a specialty of the South China Sea. Brother Yang, you must taste it later. It is very delicious."

"I must try it." Yang Chao nodded, and then asked about the black dried fish, what kind of fish it was?

The captain of the ship explained it very happily.

Inside the courtyard, the Taoist priests and nuns of Xuanxu Sect looked at the table full of food and felt a little embarrassed to pick up their chopsticks.

A cute-looking Kundao said to Wangmu with an embarrassed look on his face: "Auntie Mu, Wangmu Township is not rich. We are ashamed to eat such good food."

"What are you ashamed of? It's just some homemade dishes and bacon. Come on, pick up some meat and eat." Wang Mu picked up some dishes for the Taoists and said to the young Taoist priests at another table, "You don't want Aunt Mu to serve you some tea, do you?"

"No, no, Wangju...Auntie Mu, we'll pick it up ourselves." Taoist Priest Liu's disciple, Liu Taozi, said hurriedly.

"That's right, enjoy your food." Wangmu entertained happily.

Her mission was to capture these young Qiandao and Kundao who were ignorant of the ways of the world and find out what kind of Taoist sect Xuanxu Sect was.

"Delicious!" praised the little fox who was eating meat.

As soon as it uttered this sound, the Kundao ladies were immediately filled with love.

The beauty of the dusk attracted the young nuns standing on the rock wall to exclaim in amazement.

"Heizi, are the Taoist disciples really better than me?" On the mountain path, a big dog carrying fish back to the village asked Heizi who was standing on top of his head.

Heizi ignored him. He didn't know how many times he had asked the same question.

"Captain, please don't ask anymore. We are all deaf to the sound." The remaining shadow said helplessly.

"Ignore him, let him ask. When he gets tired of asking Heizi, beat him up and he'll know the pain." Da Niu said angrily.

Is it really that difficult to admit that you are inferior to others?

"Haha, the deputy captain is so mean." A temple guard said mischievously.

"Hurry up and don't block the way of the Silver Wolf Guards." Yi Liu's voice came from behind, causing the temple guards to speed up their pace.

"Sixth Brother, we have distinguished guests tonight, it's time to serve your wine collection." Yihuo's loud voice rang out, but Yiliu pretended not to hear it.

"Old Five, you're always thinking about Old Six's collection of wine. That's not good." Yitu shouted.

"Sixth brother, don't you want to drink Old Six's collection of wine?" Yihuo asked back.

"I do want to, but it's not good to keep thinking about it." Yitu said kindly.

In the setting sun, the militiamen and villagers carrying tools walked on the mountain path, casting long shadows.

With the return of militiamen and villagers, Forgotten Township became lively, with smoke rising in the sunset and the countryside beautiful.

"Awooo" the Silver Wolf Guards who returned to the temple lined up in an orderly manner and howled like wolves, as if to inform them that we were back.

Xiaocao walked out of the Forgotten Temple, turned over and sat on the back of the wolf, and ran towards the village gate following the silver shadow.

This scene happened to be seen by the people of Xuanxu Sect who were standing on the rock peak and admiring the sunset.

"Was that little boy just now a grass-headed mountain spirit in disguise?" Taoist Priest Liu asked in surprise.

"Well, his name is Xiaocao, and he is in charge of the village temple's incense-burning ceremony." The old patriarch nodded in response.

"Chief of the Yi clan, the Forgotten Village only needs a sixth-grade master to take charge, and then it can be promoted to a third-grade village." Taoist Liu said as he watched Xiaocao riding away on the silver wolf.

"Forgotten Village is still far from being a third-level village, far from it." The old patriarch laughed and thought to himself: "The temple spirit of our Forgotten Village is Huang Ling."

"Wow, what a handsome silver wolf." The Kun Taoists looked at the silver wolf chasing and playing in the temple courtyard, and their love was overflowing again.

Girls are like this, they like white and handsome guys.

“Chief of the Yi clan, these silver wolves are…” Taoist Priest Liu looked at the pack of silver wolves, thoughtfully.

"Oh, they were all raised from wolf cubs. Originally, we wanted to train them as hunting dogs, but they turned out like this." The old patriarch said with a loving look on his face.

This is the wolf cub that he raised.

"Chief of the Yi clan, if I am not mistaken, these silver wolves have been nourished by spiritual energy since they were young. This should be the work of the temple spirits."

"Haha, I knew I couldn't hide it from you, Brother Liu. They are indeed nourished by Liangshan's spiritual power."

"Liangshan? The name of your village's temple spirit?"

"The full name is Shang Liangshan." The old patriarch nodded.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Shang is the spirit of a pet."

"That's true." The old patriarch nodded in agreement.

The old man could feel that Shang Liangshan really liked Silver Wolf.

As night falls, the pious pilgrimage to the Forgotten Land begins.

The people of Xuanxu Sect also saw the piety of the villagers.

Tens of thousands of villagers lined up and, under the leadership of Silver Wolf Guardian Xiaoli, walked into the Forgotten Temple to burn incense in an orderly manner.

"Master, I finally understand why the Forgotten Village can support temple spirits." Liu Taozi said as he looked at the endless number of villagers who came to burn incense.

"The piety and cohesion of this village have moved even this teacher." Taoist Priest Liu is now looking forward to meeting Shang Liangshan.

However, Shang Liangshan, who had entered a deep level of cultivation, knew nothing about this.

At this moment, he was immersed in the fullness and comfort brought by the circulation of his meridians, absorbing the power of incense, vows, spiritual energy, and star power.

It felt like a long-awaited rain after a long drought, and the water kept flowing.

During the dinner, Yihuo kept urging Taoist Liu to drink, while Yishui asked about the matter of Xuanxu Sect recruiting disciples.

Taoist Priest Liu drank the wine in his cup in one gulp and revealed the secret of how the sect recruited disciples: "Many sects recruit disciples in the name of recruiting disciples, but in fact they recruit menial servants. This is also the reason why the villages send so many disciples to the sects, but few of them learn skills and return to the village with honor."

"What?" Yihuo's fury instantly exploded when he heard that, his eyes widened.

"Old Five." Yifeng lighted the fire, signaling him not to be angry.

Taoist Priest Liu didn't pay attention to Yihuo's angry glare and continued, "This is the sect's custom. Of course, being a menial worker is not without a chance to make a breakthrough. Everything depends on aptitude, but it also requires opportunity, so there are very few people who can make a breakthrough."

"Brother Liu, does your clan also have this custom?" the old patriarch asked with a frown.

"Yes, but there is a difference. Our sect also has menial jobs." Taoist Priest Liu nodded and continued, "But our sect recruits menial jobs on a voluntary basis."

"Not only will they be taught skills, but they will also be paid. The age limit is 18. Those who are willing to stay can stay, and those who are not willing can return home. Oh, and those who return home will be given a considerable amount of travel expenses."

Hearing this, Yi Tu groaned and said, "This is a bit like being a farmhand. The difference is that you can learn skills. Farmers' children should be very eager to do this."