The Shennong Ding is a bronze square tripod with four legs and two handles. It looks ordinary, but in fact...

In fact, there is nothing strange about it.

When the true energy was injected into it, it was like injecting it into a stone, there was no reaction at all.

The two of them didn't have time to test them one by one, so they rode at full speed towards Penglai Yuqing Temple.

However, things were not peaceful in Penglai Yuqing Temple at this time.

The seven elders from the entire sect who specialized in weapon making came together to visit Master Xuandu to discuss the redistribution of resources.

"When the stone tripod was still there, the output and quality of Tiangong Workshop's magic tools were the best in the whole sect, so we had no objection to it getting the largest share in the sect's resource allocation." One of the elders said dissatisfiedly, "But now that the stone tripod has unfortunately fallen, the number of high-level magic tools produced by Tiangong Workshop has dropped sharply. If the original share allocation remains unchanged, it will be a bit unreasonable."

"Ahem." Xuandu Sect Master obviously wanted to smooth things over, so he coughed and said, "I see that the income that Tiangong Workshop brings to the temple doesn't seem to have dropped much."

"That's only because they sold low-quality flying swords in large quantities to independent cultivators at low prices, so their income has recovered!" Another elder took out a flying sword and showed it to everyone. "Look, it has the simplest Taoist seal, and there is no seal on it. If it is hit by any powerful Taoist impact, it will immediately become ineffective and damaged!"

"A few days ago, an old friend came to me with this flying sword and asked me if it was produced by your Yuqing Temple. I didn't have the face to answer him!"

"This..." Although the head of Xuandu Sect could not forge swords, he knew how to distinguish good from bad. When the other party waved the flying sword in front of him, he could not say "This sword is good" against his conscience, so he could only insist, "There is no regulation in the temple about the quality of the magic weapons sold to the outside world."

"The headmaster is right." The third elder said, "However, if you want to sell good products, you naturally need good materials. If you want to sell bad products, then why do you need so many resources?"

"Tiangongfang can naturally go the route of small profits but quick turnover, but everyone knows how much this route will cost. What we mean is that if Tiangongfang only produces Jindan-level magic tools, then we should simply treat them as Jindan-level toolmakers, and temporarily reduce the monthly salary for all materials."

"It won't be too late to bring them back once the quality of the magic tools they produce improves!"

"That's right!" The elders echoed noisily.

Xuandu Sect Master smiled bitterly and said nothing. Although these people said it was a "temporary reduction", wouldn't the extra resources from the reduction be immediately divided up by these elders?

If we want to take it back later, from whose share should we take it? Can we spit out the meat we have already eaten? It must be a mess that cannot be resolved!

Master Xuandu pondered for a moment, then looked at Elder Miaoling of Yuguang Pavilion.

Since the death of Elder Shi Ding, Yuguang Pavilion has become the largest instrument-making school. Elder Miao Ling's reputation among the instrument-makers in the temple has also risen rapidly, and he seems to be on the verge of replacing Elder Shi Ding.

As for Master Jingyun… although he had a second-grade golden elixir, he had not reached the Nascent Soul stage after all.

You may be a seed of cultivation for the sect, but the weapon-making circle doesn't care about your potential. If you can't make a magic weapon of a sufficient grade, the seniors won't bother with you at all.

With the knowledge of Master Xuan Du, how could he not see that although these people were "jointly visiting", they were actually circling around Elder Miao Ling?

Even if everyone divides the meat, these people are just the knives used to divide the meat. In the end, the matter still has to be discussed with the person holding the knife.

"Haha." Elder Miao Ling still looked like a kind-hearted old woman. When she saw the headmaster looking at her, she leaned on her cane and said, "Shi Ding's body is still warm, and you are forcing him too much. Is that really a good idea?"

The elders who were still arguing suddenly stopped talking, and each of them showed an expression of shame.

Act! Keep acting! Master Xuandu sneered in his heart.

"Master, I have to say something fair." Elder Miaoling continued, "The distribution rules in the sect were set by the Wanxiang Immortal in the past. Generally speaking, there is only one fairness: how much resources you take, how much goods you produce."

"Since the fall of the stone tripod, the output of magic tools at Tiangong Workshop has dropped sharply. Everyone can understand that... Master Jingyun has just formed his golden elixir, so he may not be able to fully integrate his father-in-law's skills in making tools in such a short time."

"Therefore, this distribution system has been maintained for several years, mainly to give Tiangongfang time to recover."

"Now that time has almost passed, we elders will naturally have to find ways to fill the gap in Tiangong Workshop's output, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the fellow Taoists in the outside world, don't you agree?"

The head of Xuandu sect was silent, but he had to admit in his heart that Elder Miaoling was right.

The reason why Penglai Yuqing Temple has its current status is, on the one hand, because it has politically clung to the support of Kunlun Taiqing Sect, and on the other hand, because it has made many good friends outside.

Pills, talismans, magic tools... many high-level cultivation resources can only be produced by Penglai Yuqing Temple. Therefore, all the high-level immortals who need them naturally have to give face to Penglai.

The death of Elder Shi Ding of Tiangong Workshop caused a gap in the production of high-level magic weapons.

High-level cultivators who used to look for Elder Shiding to refine magic weapons now don’t know who to look for. Some even come to Master Xuandu to ask.

What could the head of Xuandu Sect do? Since he really couldn't find a replacement, he could only patiently appease the man.

It would be great if people like Elder Miaoling could improve on the art of making tools and fill in most of the gaps left by Elder Shiding.

But this means that the share of resources allocated to Tiangongfang will have to be reduced accordingly... Now the sect protection formation has to be maintained by Master Jingyun, so how can he add insult to injury to Tiangongfang!

"I heard that Master Jingyun is now in charge of the sect's protective formation?" Elder Miaoling suddenly asked.

"That's right." Master Xuandu nodded.

"Haha, it has been many years since the Demon Cult besieged Penglai." Elder Miaoling smiled gently, "You have been practicing for so long, but you still haven't finished it? I think it's because Master Jingyun is not very familiar with the formation."

"I recently went out to visit a friend and happened to meet Senior Yun Zhen. I heard that the Penglai formation was breached by the Demon Cult, so the senior said he was willing to come back and help."

The head of Xuandu was slightly startled.

Elder Yun Zhen, formerly the elder of Yuqing Temple in Penglai, majored in the art of talismans, but also dabbled in research on formations.

But later on, this elder went out to found his own sect, so many Penglai monks don’t know this senior now.

According to the intention of Master Xuandu, the sect's protective formation must not be handled by anyone other than the Penglai monks.

But strictly speaking, Elder Yun Zhen is not an outsider, but a "former Penglai native"... It is hard to say whether he can be trusted or not.

I have to ask the Immortal Wanxiang for instructions.