Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 653: ...

The master and disciple had not seen each other for a long time. After a lengthy conversation, they chatted into the late night. Meng Zhang was very satisfied with Niu Dawei's performance and encouraged him greatly. Additionally, before leaving the sect, Meng Zhang made some arrangements.

At present, Fang Hanyu, who was in seclusion at the sect, would come to Jiuqu City after exiting seclusion to replace Niu Dawei's position and assume the role of elder in charge of the Taiyi Sect stationed at Jiuqu League. Niu Dawei, on the other hand, would return to Taiyi Sect and take up the role of the Sect Master's senior disciple and acting Sect Master, responsible for overseeing all internal affairs of the sect.

After Niu Dawei returned to Taiyi Sect, he would also have to complete an important task arranged by Meng Zhang. In the current Cultivation World, many sects are hesitant to accept new disciples, unless they are exceptionally talented and outstanding in various aspects.

The way the entire sect cultivates disciples is somewhat similar to the university system Meng Zhang experienced in his previous life. Disciples choose their own cultivation path, actively participate in learning the required knowledge, and voluntarily seek guidance from senior members of the sect.

As the leader of the sect, Meng Zhang is actually quite happy to see this situation. In the sect, the relationship between master and disciple is a strong bond. With numerous disciples and disciples' disciples, it's easy for them to form interest groups and factions, which is not conducive to the management of the sect and may even lead to the sect's division under certain extreme circumstances. However, Meng Zhang didn't think too much about it before, and he didn't interfere with the high-level cultivators' decisions in this regard, allowing them to make their own choices.

During the previous battle with the Sea Clan, Taiyi Sect suffered losses among its disciples. While the number of new disciples increased in recent years, the quality was not as good as before. One reason for this decline in quality is that the threshold for accepting disciples was lowered, leading to a decline in the overall quality of disciples. Another reason is that Meng Zhang felt that Taiyi Sect's disciple cultivation system needed some improvement.

In the past, regardless of age or background, all new disciples who entered Taiyi Sect were sent to the sect's academy for several to ten years of study. In the academy, they would learn fundamental techniques and the basic knowledge required for cultivation. Some younger disciples or those who were illiterate had to start from learning characters.

These disciples were nominally classified as outer disciples but could only be considered apprentices in reality. After completing their studies in the academy and obtaining some basic abilities, they could barely step into the threshold of the Cultivation World. At this point, they needed to rely on themselves, completing various sect tasks to obtain the sect's good deeds and exchange for various cultivation resources and techniques.

This training process is followed by most sects in the Cultivation World, including Taiyi Sect during its prime and the major sects in Jiuqu League's Primordial Spirit period, with few differences. What Meng Zhang wants to improve is to make the high-level cultivators in the sect devote more time and effort to cultivating the younger generation.

According to Meng Zhang's plan, in the future, any cultivator at the mid-Foundation Building stage or above in their Cultivation Base must, under normal circumstances, accept disciples from the sect. Foundation Building stage cultivators can take Refining Qi stage disciples as their apprentices, and Gold Core stage cultivators can accept Foundation Building stage disciples as their apprentices, and so on.

Whether they are outer disciples or Inner-Sect Disciples, bowing to a master cannot change their identity and status. However, they can receive care and more guidance from their masters.

Of course, the high-level cultivators taking on disciples is not only a mandatory requirement of the sect but also a way for them to obtain merits for the sect. The more outstanding disciples they cultivate, the greater benefits they can receive.

Meng Zhang assigned this task to Niu Dawei, both as a test for him and to allow him to interact with all the high-level cultivators in the sect, especially those Gold Core Daoist Masters.

The day of the mission's departure was set for ten days later, leaving Meng Zhang with plenty of time. During his stay in Jiuqu City, besides communicating and guiding Niu Dawei's cultivation, he strolled around, personally getting to know the place.

Before departing, Meng Zhang visited Jin LiTrue Monarch again. Jin LiTrue Monarch was busy with her affairs, so their conversation didn't last long. However, before parting, she bestowed two pseudo Fourth Rank talismans upon Meng Zhang for self-defense.

Jin LiTrue Monarch wasn't a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, and her talisman-making skills were ordinary. Even with a Primordial Spirit cultivation base, she couldn't draw true Fourth Rank talismans. She had expended a lot of effort and precious materials to create a few pseudo Fourth Rank talismans. While they might not have much effect in battles among Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, in the hands of Gold Core cultivators, they could be quite useful. They could threaten Gold Core stage cultivators and even offer some resistance against enemies at the Primordial Spirit level.

Originally, Jin LiTrue Monarch had made some of these talismans to be used for Jin Qiao'er's self-defense. But since she had a few left and Meng Zhang was about to go on a journey, she casually gave him two as a precaution.

Meng Zhang already had a genuine Fourth Rank talisman in his possession, but he hadn't been able to refine and use it. However, after experiencing life and death in a battle with a powerful True Dragon clan member, Ying Gaofei, he decided to strengthen his arsenal. He expended his blood and damaged his cultivation base to blood-refine the Fourth Rank talisman, so now he could probably unleash most of its power if he had to.

Receiving the pseudo Fourth Rank talismans from Jin LiTrue Monarch, he naturally expressed his gratitude and continuously thanked her. Objects refined by a Primordial Spirit True Monarch couldn't be purchased with spiritual stones, even with all the wealth in the world.

Jin LiTrue Monarch's generosity made Meng Zhang feel her goodwill. He could see that Jin LiTrue Monarch's obsession with power had delayed her cultivation. He had initially wanted to remind her, but he thought that with his current cultivation base and experience, he had no qualification to give advice to Jin LiTrue Monarch. If he accidentally offended her, it would be regrettable.

With this in mind, Meng Zhang held back his words.

After leaving Jin LiTrue Monarch's place, Meng Zhang felt somewhat conflicted. Over the years, due to the incident with the Sea Clan's major battle, the higher-ups of Taiyi Sect had some reservations about Jin LiTrue Monarch, finding her less reliable. In truth, Jin LiTrue Monarch wasn't a bad person; she just had a bad temper and tended to wear her emotions on her sleeve. In the cutthroat and deceitful Cultivation World, she could be considered a rare straightforward person.

She had sheltered Taiyi Sect for many years, making her contributions invaluable to the sect. However, Taiyi Sect couldn't always rely on others, nor could they place the fate and future of the sect solely on her shoulders. In the future, there would undoubtedly be new disagreements between them, and they might grow apart.

Shortly after returning from Jin LiTrue Monarch's place, the day for the mission's departure arrived.

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