Chapter 83 Hotel Chat

In the spacious and bright lounge, a group of young people with average looks were chatting happily. They were the students of Xunzhen Academy, which had just become famous internationally. From the moment they received the notice to receive this group of guests, the hotel staff became extremely excited. They adjusted themselves to their best state and provided the most thoughtful service to treat this group of distinguished guests.

Unfortunately, after arriving at the hotel, the guests went straight into the chat room and refused to allow outsiders, so the staff had to disperse with regret. Of course, there is no way of knowing the content of their conversation, leaving everyone with endless room for imagination.

In the chat room, after several ladies chatted about gossip for a while, they stood up from their seats and went to the men's side to communicate with everyone. In order to facilitate guests to chat, many stools are placed in this lounge, which can accommodate at least 20 to 30 people.

Here Jiang Yongyan was curiously asking several soldiers about their life in the army, and the others were also listening with great interest.

"I didn't expect your daily training to be so harsh. No wonder you beat those foreigners in the previous international military competition."

A handsome soldier named Fang Gaoyi had just finished talking about their training in the team, which prompted Jiang Yongyan to express this emotion. I heard that these soldiers selected for the elite class are the best in the army, the legendary special forces. The amount of training they undergo is several times more terrifying than that of ordinary soldiers, which can be called hellish training.

They didn't know each other before and they all came from different units. Fang Gaoyi was from the capital, Dong Chengan was from Ning'an, Guo Kaize was from Shanwu City, Province A, and Zeng Ziyang was from Changyuan City, Province S. Although they are from different units, they are all excellent soldiers selected from thousands of miles away, and they have basically brought glory to the country.

However, it is not known whether it is because the amount of training has been too terrifying, but among the four of them, only Fang Gaoyi has the best talent, with a top-grade gold spiritual root. As for the others, Dong Chengan has top-grade fire and earth spiritual roots, Guo Kaize has top-grade water and wood spiritual roots, and Zeng Ziyang has top-grade wind spiritual roots. Compared with several other students who came from ordinary backgrounds, their talents were still a little worse.

Fortunately, this is not a big deal. Once you enter the elite class, you don’t have to worry about your future development. You will have famous teachers to guide you in your daily practice, and national resources will also be tilted towards them. Even if you have a middle-grade spiritual root, you can have good growth.

Back to the topic, after asking about the military and satisfying the military complex of a few older boys, everyone talked about tomorrow's opening ceremony.

"Team Leader Duan said that tomorrow's opening ceremony will be kept simple, right?" Gu Qianwen asked, picking up a small piece of cake and stuffing it into her mouth. When Duan Shi was talking, she was distracted for a moment and vaguely heard the four words "keep everything simple", but she didn't hear the rest clearly. Fortunately, her classmates were all there, so she took this opportunity to ask.

Qin Hang pushed the lemon tea to her side. The small cakes here were a bit greasy, and it was best to drink lemon tea to relieve the greasiness. After finishing, he answered her: "Yes, it is said to simplify. Those formal things are unnecessary. Everyone's time is precious. It's best to get straight to the point."

"The honorary principal of the academy seems to be Secretary Ye, right? I heard that they were originally planning to let a certain monk take the position, but the teachers didn't seem very interested and declined."

Shi Fan took the teapot, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Gu Qianwen. She had just tasted this small cake while chatting nearby. It actually tasted quite good, but she had to drink some lemon tea right after eating it. It seems to be more in line with the tastes of foreigners and not very suitable for the stomachs of flower growers.

"The teachers were all great men in ancient times. Their status was extremely high. It is understandable that they don't want to be meaningless honorary principals." Tang Wenlin expressed his thoughts, which were of course everyone's thoughts. Although I don’t know the teachers’ resumes, seeing how they behaved neither arrogantly nor servilely in front of Lord Long, I think they must be big shots with high status.

In the past, the emperor would not even be interested in the throne of such a person, let alone the honorary president of a college. Moreover, monks generally focus their minds on cultivation and do not care about worldly fame and fortune.

The chairman and others must be aware of this situation. The reason they made the proposal is because of their status. It would be too disrespectful for the principal not to ask them about the birth of such a noble senior. So they still have to show formality on this point.

Secretary Ye was chosen to be the principal because he has the closest relationship with these students. After all, he is the first leader everyone meets after the test, and it is more convenient for him to carry out the work.

When they mentioned the teachers, the topic of their conversation naturally turned to the teachers. The mysterious monk who awakened from ancient times, this topic is probably the hottest one or two years.

"I wonder what sects the teachers belonged to in ancient times. Are there any of the sects that are popular now?" Gu Qianwen gossiped, "Like Shushan Sect, Emei Sect, Shaolin Sect, Quanzhen Sect, Wudang Sect, Zhengyi Sect, etc."

Chu Yi has the most say on this point, after all, she made it up. "Shushan, Quanzhen, and Zhengyi are three different things. Emei, Shaolin, and Wudang are martial arts sects, right? They don't seem to have anything to do with cultivation in history."

Another person here also knows something about these things. The books handed down by the Gu family have introductions to these things. Gu Jiayan is very clear that the sects that have been legendary in history are actually fictitious, or they are just martial arts sects in the mortal world as Chu Yi said.

But of course it was impossible for an ordinary person like him to know all this, so he seemed to be very interested in participating in everyone's discussion.

"If these sects existed in history, Teacher Xiao Ling should be from the Shushan Sect, and he looks like an elder. The Emei Sect probably doesn't recruit male disciples, but Teacher Bai Zhi is a demon cultivator, so he probably won't join a human sect. I wonder if there are other inheritances."

Zeng Ziyang, a soldier from Changyuan, said: "Teacher Wen Ting is very gentle and looks like a scholar. I don't know what school he belongs to."

Unexpectedly, he had the best impression of Wen Ting, and focused his attention on Wen Ting as soon as he appeared.

"The demon clan should not have any sects, right? They usually rely on the memories of their ancestors to pass on their heritage, right?" Shi Fan said as he looked at Liu Jimeng for confirmation. At first, they were rather reserved when getting along with Liu Jimeng, but after chatting for a while, the gap disappeared, and now they were like friends, talking and chatting casually.

Receiving her gaze, Liu Jimeng also spoke up: "Yes, there are basically no sects in the demon clan. If there are, there are only the factions of the major upper demon clans, such as the nine-tailed fox clan, the white tiger clan, the mermaid clan, the phoenix clan, the dragon clan, etc. The true body is born to belong to the faction, of course, traitors are not ruled out."

"The division of status within the clan is similar to that of the ancient royal family, with bloodline determining the superiority and inferiority. The higher and purer the bloodline, the higher the status. The highest leader is the demon king. Each clan has a demon king, who is the most powerful one in the clan. We also learn the cultivation techniques through our own memory inheritance. The power of the techniques we can obtain depends on the bloodline you inherit. Anyway, the better the bloodline, the better the talent and foundation, and the better the future development."

At this point, Liu Jimeng couldn't help but shrugged, with a helpless expression, "In short, the demon race is a race that pays more attention to talent, bloodline, and roots than the human race. The descendants of races like the nine-tailed fox, phoenix, and white tiger, even if they are born very weak, are far superior to rabbit demons, cat demons, and dog demons. Oh, right," she suddenly laughed at herself, "Plant monsters are at a lower level."

"How could that be?" Gu Qianwen was surprised, "Plant monsters aren't that weak, right?"

Although the legends handed down from history may not be entirely true, we can still get a glimpse of the shadows of the past. In those strange novels written by the ancients, plant monsters occupy half of the world, and it can be said that they are stirring up trouble and doing all kinds of evil. Of course, she is not saying that plant monsters are vicious, but that they can be portrayed as villains who make the protagonist suffer. Plant monsters must have their own extraordinary qualities.

Before Liu Jimeng could explain, Qin Hang interrupted and said, "I'm afraid it's much more difficult for plants to cultivate consciousness than animal-type monsters. Regardless of the species, animals are born with intelligence equivalent to that of human children, which is a higher starting point than plants that have no consciousness or feeling."

Liu Jimeng nodded in agreement, indicating that Qin Hang was right.

Then she took over the conversation and continued to explain: "Before you achieve a little success, all living things around you are enemies except yourself. You see, whether it is the strange stories written by the ancients or the fantasy novels imagined by modern people, the basic elements are natural treasures. What is the majority of them?"

“It’s a spiritual plant.”

Chu Yi answered quickly: "Spiritual plants are indispensable to cultivators. Whether it is for healing or advancement, they cannot do without various magical spiritual plants."

Tang Wenlin, who had been listening carefully, could not help but speak up now: "Many spiritual plants with the potential to become demons cannot even wait until the day when their spiritual wisdom is awakened. From the Golden Immortals to the monks who have opened their eyes to enlightenment, when they find a spiritual plant, they only think about picking it when it is ripe, instead of protecting it until it successfully awakens."

“Just like now in the early stage of spiritual energy revival, like humans, nature should also give countless plants the opportunity to go further, but humans will not give them this opportunity.” Gu Jiayan said lightly. “The rapidly developing new society needs these resources.”

His tone was very calm, and if you looked closely there was no fluctuation in his eyes, because he did not think this was a serious matter. Indeed, on the surface, the living environment of plant-type monsters seems to be worse than that of other creatures, and only one in ten thousand can successfully embark on the path of cultivating immortals. But not everything can be generalized, and the situation for other creatures is not much better.

Take humans for example. They are born to be suitable for practicing Taoism. As long as they have talent, it is relatively easy to embark on the path of practicing Taoism. But look at the current population base. Even if the resources are abundant or the spiritual energy is strong, it is far from enough. There are always more people than resources and the competition is fierce.

At the same time, they also have to face the threat of other races. In the eyes of monks, humans are also a good "delicacy".

As the saying goes, 'Heaven and Earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs'. Under the way of Heaven, all things are equal and there is no distinction.