Chapter 9
"Thank you!" Ye Zi gave Luo Hengzhi a simple fist and palm salute, but Luo Hengzhi felt that Ye Zi was thanking him very solemnly.
Luo Hengzhi couldn't understand how the entire Lingju Temple could seem different overnight. Although it was still dilapidated, it was filled with a joyful and uplifting vitality.
Master Yunqing went early in the morning to modify the maze array on the nameless mountain, leaving a main road that leads directly to Lingju Temple, and reopened the sect's grand array.
When Luo Hengzhi saw Master Yunqing today, she wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Master Yunqing was more imposing and dignified than yesterday. The aura of a highly accomplished master was overwhelming, making people feel awe and even giving people the impression that he was brave and fearless, ready to fight against the heavens at any time.
"Hengzhi, you can't cultivate yet, but you can read some books first. This is the sign for the library. You can go and see if there's anything that interests you when you have free time." Master Yunqing pushed a jade tablet to Luo Hengzhi's side.
“Yes, Master.” Luo Hengzhi accepted it gladly and held the jade token in his hand. He had been interested in ancient books since he was a child, but they were not easy to find. The library of Lingju Temple must have many ancient books, which he was very interested in.
"Here, take this." Ye Zi took out a ring and placed it in front of Luo Hengzhi.
Upon seeing the plain ring, Luo Hengzhi declined without hesitation, saying, "No need, I don't like wearing jewelry."
He wouldn't accept a ring, a token of love!
“Brother-in-law, you really don’t want it? This is a storage ring, with a space of 100 square meters. My eldest sister got up early this morning to make it for you.” Yan Yan said, taking out the jade pendant hanging around his neck. “Look at this, the three of us share it, and it’s only 50 square meters.”
This tiny ring is actually 100 square meters, which is as big as an ordinary person's apartment. Luo Hengzhi was a little shocked. Curious, she picked it up to examine it and asked, "Even though I can't cultivate, I can still use it?"
Such a magical thing must require cultivation to activate, right?
"Senior Brother-in-law is Senior Sister's Daoist partner. Even without cultivation, Senior Brother-in-law can use it. Moreover, there are no restrictions on Senior Brother-in-law for any magical artifacts created by Senior Sister in the future," Junior Brother Jiang Yuzhi explained.
Luo Hengzhi tried to bring the plain ring close to the jade pendant, but the jade pendant did not react at all and remained motionless.
He said, "How can you use a magical artifact without some spiritual power?"
Just then, the spirit sword flew stealthily to Luo Hengzhi's side and stabbed her finger, drawing blood that dripped onto her jade ring.
In an instant, the plain ring emitted a dazzling white light.
"Alright, let's try again." Ye Zi brushed Luo Hengzhi's fingers, and the wound healed automatically.
Luo Hengzhi glanced at the finger that had been dripping blood, but it was completely healed in the blink of an eye. It turned out that this was for the purpose of blood recognition.
Luo Hengzhi brought the ring close to the jade pendant once more, and the jade pendant was indeed put into storage.
With a thought, the jade pendant automatically reappeared in his hand.
"Amazing!" Luo Hengzhi couldn't help but exclaim.
Luo Hengzhi readily put the ring on her finger, no longer mentioning her dislike of wearing jewelry, and thanked Ye Zi, saying, "Thank you, I like it very much."
Ye Zi found Luo Heng's two different expressions amusing and smiled slightly.
"Boss, I brought some food for the junior brothers." Luo Yi originally wanted to drive here; there was a super cool mountain bike in the garage. However, his boss had specifically emphasized his current "crying poor" persona last night, so Luo Yi had to give up the idea and hike up the mountain, sweating profusely along the way.
When the junior disciples opened the package and saw all sorts of snacks, they happily surrounded Luo Yi. Yesterday, they had wanted to give Luo Yi a storage magic item, but there was only one for the three of them, and they didn't have any extras.
The junior disciples secretly vowed to refine weapons well so that they could prepare one for Luo Yi and have an endless supply of snacks.
Luo Hengzhi watched his junior brothers jumping around happily like ordinary children, and felt gratified that he hadn't given the wrong gift.
Master Yunqing was in a great mood today. Ye Zi had finally broken through the suppression of the Heavenly Dao and successfully advanced two levels.
Later, the Taoist temple had hope for the future, so when they saw the three little ones eating snacks like crazy, they didn't stop them.
Even the way he looked at Luo Yi was with a smile, and he sized him up a few more times.
With just a glance, Master Yunqing made another discovery, and beckoned to Luo Yi: "Young man, come here."
"Master, what are your orders?" Upon hearing Master Yunqing call him, Luo Yi ran over eagerly and asked respectfully.
Seeing that Luo Yi was covered in sweat, Master Yunqing waved his hand, and Luo Yi immediately felt refreshed. When he touched his head, there was no sweat left.
"Thank you, Master." Luo Yi bowed with his hands clasped in a very proper manner.
Master Yunqing smiled and raised his hand to touch Luo Yi's brow.
"It really is a single water elemental root!" Fearing there might be a mistake, Master Yunqing examined it again, and indeed, it was a single water elemental root.
A thousand years have passed, and not only have immortal beings descended to earth, but spiritual roots have also been revived in this mortal world at some unknown time.
Could it be that the time for the revival of the cultivation world is truly approaching?
Upon hearing about spiritual roots, Ye Zi also got up and walked to Luo Yi's side. She placed two fingers on Luo Yi's brow and then gave him a meaningful look.
"Sister-in-law, don't look at me like that, I'm scared." Luo Yi felt goosebumps instantly when Ye Ziqing swept over him with her cold gaze.
"Would you be willing to become my disciple?" Ye Zi asked Luo Yi with a blank expression.
"Become a disciple?" Luo Yi couldn't believe it. The immortal wanted to take him as a disciple? If he could go to Lingju Temple with his boss, that would be the best!
"I...can I? I'm willing, of course I'm willing!" Luo Yi looked excitedly at his boss, Luo Hengzhi.
Master Yunqing's meaning was clear: Luo Yi must have an extraordinary physique and talent for cultivation. Since he has the aptitude, why not learn from him? Luo Hengzhi glanced down, indicating that Luo Yi should become his disciple.
Luo understood his boss's meaning in a second.
"Master, please accept my bow." Luo knelt down and bowed deeply to Ye Zi.
"Okay, get up." Ye Zi nodded in satisfaction.
"Junior nephew, get up quickly." Little Shenmu tugged at Luo Yi's sleeve. From now on, he was no longer the youngest in the temple; he had a junior nephew.
"Junior disciple?" Luo Yi looked at the baby in front of him. Why was there such a thing waiting for him? Was his seniority being lowered too much? Luo Yi felt a little wronged and looked up at Luo Hengzhi.
Luo Hengzhi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, as he hadn't even noticed this incident before.
"Greetings, three junior uncles." Luo Yi had witnessed the abilities of the three youngsters yesterday. Each of them possessed extraordinary skills at such a young age, so he felt he hadn't wasted his time as their junior uncle.
"Good junior nephew." Yan Yan readily took out a bottle of Body Tempering Pills and handed it to Luo Yi. "After you guide your Qi into your body, you can take it. It can expel impurities from your body and reshape your muscles and bones."
"Thank you, Senior Uncle." Luo Yi happily accepted the gift.
"This fan is for you, to ward off evil spirits and protect yourself." Jiang Yuzhi also took out a gift.
"This is a wealth-attracting talisman to improve your fortune." Little Shenmu also prepared a gift for his nephew.
"Thank you, Second Martial Uncle, Junior Martial Uncle." After receiving the gifts, Luo Yi became more and more fluent in addressing them, and she became quite skilled at accepting gifts.
“Master, you and the eldest brother performed a ritual at the village's corpse pit yesterday, and someone filmed it and posted it online. The video went viral, and our Lingju Temple became famous as a result.” Luo Yi looked at Ye Zi, thinking this was a good opportunity to open up sales channels, and suggested, “Master, we can take this opportunity to open the First Pill Pavilion in Qingyong City. We can sell robes and talismans in the store. This will help build the brand of our Lingju Temple.”
"It's a good idea." Ye Zi hesitated. She had spent 2 million on repairing the Taoist temple and had no money left to open a shop for the time being.
Looking at the simple Lingju Temple, Luo Yi naturally knew its current situation. Otherwise, his junior uncles wouldn't have been trying to make money behind Yunqing Zhenren's back: "Many people online want to invite our temple to perform rituals. If we take on a few, we should be able to raise the money to open a shop soon."
"Yes, keep an eye on this matter." Ye Zi could tell that Luo Yi not only had ideas but also a clear mind. Having followed Luo Hengzhi for so many years, he must have some business acumen.
Luo Hengzhi, once a business prodigy, is now reduced to nothing. It must be the work of the Luo family; they have gone too far!
Luo Hengzhi was taken aback when she was suddenly called out, and then realized that it was Ye Zi's inner thoughts.
Originally, Luo Hengzhi was worried that Luo Yi would say too much and reveal something, but he didn't expect that the cultivator's amazing thought process would automatically cover it up for him.
Yes, yes, that's how you should think of it. He, Luo Hengzhi, is just a pitiful little thing who has been bullied by the Luo family and has nothing left.
"Master, can we accept orders under the name of the Taoist temple?" Yan Yan had opened an account under the name of the Taoist temple a long time ago, and it was even verified, but they had always been in seclusion and no one paid attention to them. Yan Yan pointed out a few comments that wanted to perform rituals and cautiously asked his master for his opinion.
Master Yunqing: "Take your time. The mountain road has been opened, and the location of Lingju Temple will be updated on the map later."
Luo Hengzhi opened the map, and sure enough, the map had automatically updated to show the exact location of Lingju Temple.
Luo Hengzhi never expected that Master Yunqing had already removed the maze on the nameless mountain, and that the secluded Lingju Temple was about to open to the public in just one day!
Once Lingju Temple comes into existence, the area down the mountain... will undergo a major transformation.
Luo Hengzhi silently sent a message to Luo Yi, saying that now that they had the first-mover advantage, they needed to make some adjustments as soon as possible.
Times are changing. If you fall behind even one step, you will fall behind at every step and be eliminated!
Luo Yi replied with a knowing look. He had already made a detailed revision plan overnight after returning home last night, and he was going to show it to the boss today. Now he took the opportunity to send it to the boss.
"Master Yunqing." Huo Qinglei appeared at the entrance of the Taoist temple, followed by a large convoy of vehicles carrying various materials needed for the repairs.
Master Yunqing put down his teacup and prepared to get up, but Ye Zi pressed him back into his chair.
"I'll handle these trivial matters from now on. Master, please have some tea." Ye Zi called to Luo Yi and walked outside.
Ye Zi looked up and gazed into the distance. The main road leading to Lingju Temple was occupied by large trucks loaded with materials, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The 2 million was well spent; it bought so many things!
Before Ye Zi could speak, Luo Yi stepped forward and busied himself with arrangements: "Masters, you must be tired from your journey. Please go and rest under the tree for a while."
The drivers, who often travel on mountain roads, spontaneously gathered together and started chatting.
"There really is a Taoist temple here. I've been running through Wuming Mountain for a long time, at least hundreds or thousands of times, and I've never seen a Taoist temple here before. It's really strange."
"Have you noticed how much fresher the air is here? It instantly makes you feel more energetic."
"What, you don't know? This is a Taoist temple for immortals. The places where immortals live are naturally different. You should speak with more respect."
"Gods and immortals? Look at this place! It's all dilapidated and run-down. It doesn't look like a temple for immortals at all. What kind of immortal would live in such a run-down place?"
The man didn't say anything, but took out his phone and opened a video: "Watch first before you speak. A flying god who can make a pen write by itself, is he really a god? If you anger a god, don't blame me for not warning you."
"Isn't this photoshopped? My child showed it to me last night, and it looked incredibly real. But it's all special effects; it's just online hype!"
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