Chapter 610: Patriarch Jin and the Nine Nether Sect
"Master Chen Yuan is too ruthless. When you were young, you traveled around Daxia with a fake certificate of ordination and was caught by the government. You were almost arrested and imprisoned for possessing forged official documents. It was only because I came forward to explain that the government did not pursue the crime of possessing forged official documents."
Daxia had strict requirements for the qualifications of monks and Taoists. Whether they were monks from the Buddhist country or disciples of the Hanging Temple, they were all treated equally. They had to pass examinations and reviews and hold a certificate of ordination before they could become monks recognized by the court.
Only after approval can you beg for alms and perform other practices, otherwise it is illegal.
When Master Chen Yuan came to Daxia to spread Buddhism when he was young, the first thing he did was to obtain a certificate of ordination.
Master Chen Yuan couldn't sit still when he mentioned this matter. "If you hadn't told me that I needed to obtain a certificate of ordination to preach in Daxia, and then sold me a fake certificate, how could I have been arrested by the government?"
The elder said confidently: "You came to me first, saying that the people in Daxia were living in dire straits. You came to Daxia to help the people out of their predicament and to bring them to your Buddhist country to recite Buddhist scriptures and become monks."
"I told you that the people of Daxia live better than those of the Buddhist Kingdom, and you still don't believe me. So I want to put you in jail and see for yourself."
"The prisoners in the prison don't live in such a miserable state, so how can ordinary people live like you say?"
"Later, I saw you resisting fiercely when you were caught by the government, so I came forward to explain the reason."
The Great Elder and Master Chen Yuan sat in the first row, and between them was Ao Li from the East Sea Dragon Clan.
Ao Li was so excited listening to the argument that he temporarily forgot about the grudges he had with the Great Elder and subconsciously asked, "Did the government release Master Chen Yuan?"
"No, he didn't know that the documents he held were fake, so he didn't commit the crime of possessing forged documents. But he didn't know the rules of Daxia and came directly from the border, which was considered illegal immigration. He was still caught, and I was caught as well."
"Why did I arrest you?" Ao Li didn't react.
"Because I forged a certificate."
"Oh, yes."
Master Chen Yuan closed his eyes and rested, no longer paying attention to the great elder.
The Great Elder continued to look for acquaintances at the table.
When he is away from home, the Taoist monk is not around. The Great Elder's words and deeds represent the face of the Wendao Sect. In such occasions, he must exercise his subjective initiative and do a good job in the diplomacy of the Wendao Sect.
When the Great Elder was young, he traveled extensively. He had acquaintances among the East China Sea Dragon Clan, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Demon Realm Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, the Qiongqi Clan...
"Xiao Jin isn't here?"
The great elder found that the position of the leader of the Qiongqi tribe was vacant, and was a little surprised. Why didn't he come to such a big event as the founding ceremony of the Demon Country? "Do you know the leader of the tribe, Jin?" Ao Li couldn't help asking again.
"Yes, of course I know him. When Xiao Jin mistakenly joined the Demon Sect, it was us, the Nine Sons of the Dao Sect, who acted in time and rescued him from the Demon Sect."
Ao Li was even more curious: "Which demon sect?"
"Qin Jiunian, shut up!"
Patriarch Jin arrived late, panting from exhaustion. When he heard the great elder talking about this, he gave him a warning look.
Two nights ago, he met Jiang Lianyi, and then rushed back to the clan to meet the ancestor. The ancestor learned that Jiang Lianyi had reappeared in the world and felt that something might happen at the founding ceremony, so he asked him to go back quickly to attend the founding ceremony.
The Dijiang Clan and the Qiongqi Clan spanned most of the demon realm, and Clan Leader Jin worked hard to catch up.
As soon as he arrived, he heard the great elder revealing his dark history.
Patriarch Jin is considered young among the leaders of the major forces, at only over 900 years old.
Nine hundred years ago, when he had just entered the Nascent Soul stage, he felt that the Qiongqi tribe was stagnant and their thinking was rigid. If this continued, they would surely become poorer and poorer.
In order to find a way out, he left his hometown and sneaked to Daxia.
Because he had no legitimate identity, he had been hanging around in the black market for a long time. By chance, he joined the Jiuyou Sect.
After working in Jiuyou Sect for a while, he met a wealthy young man.
The young man was just like him, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and often treated him to meals. The two soon became friends.
The young man lived a life of drunkenness and dreams, but he had endless money to spend, which made the young man very envious.
Once he tentatively asked the young master about his identity and which family was so rich.
The young man said that he was not from a noble family, and the money he spent was not given by his family, but earned by himself.
This made Patriarch Jin even more curious, so he continued to ask the young master how he made money and whether he could participate as well.
At first the young master did not agree, but he worked like a slave for him and it took him a long time to get him to agree.
The young master said that he had a friend who invented a recipe for an elixir that could prolong life. Although the improvement was not significant, it was enough to make those monks who were nearing the end of their lives scramble for it. Now, you can make money by investing money in this industry. Investing 100 can earn 120. The more you invest, the more you can earn.
Patriarch Jin tentatively invested 20,000 spirit stones into it. After a year, the young master gave him 24,000.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
That night, Patriarch Jin was so excited that he couldn't sleep, thinking that the opportunity to make money had come.
However, he was not a reckless person. Worried about the instability of this industry, he tried it for another two years.
For three consecutive years, there have been high profits every year. The young master is not lying! The road to wealth is right in front of us! Unfortunately, there are unexpected events, and this matter was discovered by the superior of the Jin clan, the helmsman of the Jiuyou Sect.
The helmsman squeezed out Chief Jin and started to negotiate with the young master.
After a while, Chief Jin was hunted by the Jiuyou Sect, and he had to run while thinking about the reason.
Until he escaped back to the demon realm, he still didn't understand why the Jiuyou Sect was hunting him.
Two hundred years ago, when he was chatting with the Great Elder, he inadvertently mentioned this matter. Only then did he know that the young man he knew at that time was the Eighth Elder.
The Ninth Son of the Wending Sect set up a scam for the Jiuyou Sect, defrauding the Jiuyou Sect of all its money, and he was the first Jiuyou Sect member to be deceived.
Probably to vent his anger, the leader of the Jiuyou Sect at that time ordered him to be killed, but he escaped.
More than a year ago, he discovered that three members of the Jiuyou Sect had sneaked into the demon realm. When he thought of the days when they would be hunted down, he became furious and slapped the three members to death with one claw.
He joined the Jiuyou Sect and was deceived by the nine disciples of the Wendao Sect. This matter must not be made known to the Great Elder, as it is too embarrassing.
His eyes widened and he looked at the Great Elder with hostility. The Great Elder spread his hands, indicating that he would not tell this to anyone.
I just came here to reminisce about the past, I mean no harm.
The Great Elder wanted to continue chatting with his acquaintance, but at this moment, the sound of a bronze bell rang. The sound was heavy, as if it came from eternity ago, and it echoed above the Temple of Heaven.
Clouds rose above the Temple of Heaven, and the huge figure of Dijiang was looming in the clouds, looking very mysterious.
The white clouds in the sky change and turn into auspicious clouds.
The founding ceremony officially began.
Out of courtesy, the Great Elder had to temporarily suspend his plan to chat.
The second update is at eleven o'clock
(End of this chapter)