Chapter 486: I won't regret it, God takes the day
Chapter 486: I won't regret it, God takes the day
"Uncle Pang and the others don't have any selfish motives."
Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang walked out of Tiangong Island and paced side by side towards Zheng Fa's courtyard.
The two of them were silent all the way until they stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge and there was no one around. Then Senior Sister Zhang spoke softly.
"Senior sister, I know."
The plan to clean up the Hundred Immortals Alliance, reform the land tax, and suppress the family was finally passed, but this does not mean that Uncle Pang and the others fully agree with it.
On the contrary, this was the first time that a reform was carried out almost entirely by relying on Zheng Fa's own prestige.
Let’s not talk about other people, just the three elders.
Old Man Yuan and Uncle Huang didn't care, they just felt it was a bit troublesome.
Uncle Pang's attitude was clearly somewhat opposed.
"Of course I know that Uncle Pang is also doing this for the good of the Jiushan Sect."
Speaking of which, none of the people in power in the Jiushan Sect put their family first:
It seems that Senior Sister Zhang lost her parents early, Old Man Yuan is a otaku, and Uncle Huang is a widower, not to mention that he only cares about Senior Sister Zhang.
Uncle Pang seems to be from a family, but it seems that there are not many successful members in the family, and there is no one with the last name Pang among his disciples.
To say that they have selfish motives is a bit unfair to them.
Uncle Pang is relatively conservative. The previous dispute between him and Sister Zhang was not just a dispute over interests, but also involved a certain clash of ideas.
"I'm still a little impatient." Zheng Fa shook his head, with some reflection in his tone. He never assumed that he was always right, but he was still firm on this matter. "But if we don't do it now, it will be even more difficult to do it in the future."
Uncle Pang's opposition lies in the fact that this system actually squeezes the interests of the monks.
In the past, when the monks could no longer roll, they could return to the mortal world, spread out and raise disciples.
This change in Zheng Fa cannot be said to have cut off this escape route, but the cultivators are still not as comfortable as before - the most direct point is that these families used to be the kings of the mortal world, but this is no longer the case now.
Uncle Pang thinks this idea is not very safe, and it is also because of this: in this world, when making a cake, it is natural for everyone to be happy, but when dividing the cake, it is difficult to be harmonious.
Zheng Fa was a little hasty, but he also took into consideration that the top leaders of Jiushan Sect had no family interests now, which might affect them in the future, so he wanted to set the rules for dividing the cake right from the beginning.
"Senior Sister..." Zheng Fa seemed to be explaining to Senior Sister Zhang, and also seemed to be strengthening his own determination, "From the beginning, Jiushan Sect was only suitable for this path."
"Only by being fair, and letting everyone know that as long as they work hard and make contributions, they can gain wealth, status, and even immortality, can we truly develop people's potential and achieve the goal of gathering collective wisdom..."
Senior Sister Zhang suddenly interrupted him and said, "I know."
Zheng Fa was stunned and looked at Senior Sister Zhang, only to see her smiling at him: "I've thought about it a long time ago."
"What have you been thinking about?"
"I wondered if we had a child, would I want him to be like everyone else?"
"..."
Zheng Fa blinked his eyes and wondered how come they have a child?
Senior sister, you are thinking too deeply...
"Of course I know that he can't really be born like an ordinary person. Our wealth, knowledge, and even blessing will make him much more successful than others." Senior Sister Zhang seemed to have really thought about it. "But on the other hand, I accept that he is the same as everyone else in the sect - rewarded for his merits, and the resources and status of the sect are decided only by the calculation spirit."
Zheng Fa fell silent.
Senior Sister Zhang stood on Hongqiao and looked around.
After Yang Shen's body merged with the Sun and Moon Bell, the fog on the Nine Islands had already dissipated.
Now, wherever Senior Sister Zhang looks, the nine islands of the Heavenly Palace are all within her sight. The busyness of the disciples of the Nine Mountains and the laughter of the ordinary people on Paradise Island are all within her ears.
"I chose you, and you chose the current Jiushan Sect." Senior Sister Zhang turned her back to Zheng Fa and said softly, "It was me who chose the current Jiushan Sect."
"It doesn't matter if we end up being enemies all over the world, or if we both die and turn into a handful of dirt. I have thought about everything."
Zheng Fa listened to his senior sister's voice, which was soft, clear, and each word was pronounced with such emphasis that it sounded like a pearl falling to the ground:
"I have never regretted it and I will never regret it."
……
It is not just Senior Sister Zhang who supports Zheng Fa’s reforms.
He hid his figure and landed outside a villa on University Island.
He watched Mu Qingyan push open the courtyard door and stand at the door. He asked as if he had expected it, "Brother, you are not asleep again?"
Gu Chang in the yard lowered his head and hummed, his eyes still fixed on a clever rat in the cage.
"How about it?"
Gu Chang stood up and patted the dust off his clothes, his expression a little gloomy: "Not very good, the nerve growth is 90% complete, but the nervous system is extremely delicate... a difference of a millimeter means a thousand miles away."
"What's more, if it were to be transferred to a human body, the effect would probably be even worse."
Mu Qingyan nodded, as if she was used to it, and said, "Brother, don't be stupid. Your body is already badly damaged. Master has told you that you can't use yourself as an experiment if you are not sure."
Gu Chang smiled and glanced in the direction of Zheng's court: "Don't worry, I'm just a little anxious."
He looked at Mu Qingyan and sighed, "Master has spared no effort in supporting this project, but we... have been unable to produce any results."
Mu Qingyan walked into the yard.
This small courtyard has three rows of houses. The left wing stores various medicinal materials sent from the medicine garden. The right row of houses is like a small spirit beast garden, where various spirit beasts bred by Jiao Wuji or purchased from outside are kept.
The main room is more mixed style:
The three connected rooms looked like a modern chemical laboratory, filled with transparent bottles and jars of various sizes, connected to various metal observation instruments.
There is also an alchemy furnace placed in a corner of the main house.
This courtyard was allocated by Zheng Fa to the spiritual root transformation project team. The project team naturally consisted of more than just his two disciples, but these two were the core figures and were always the first to arrive.
Gu Chang sighed again, "We can use spiritual medicine as we please. We can buy any spiritual beast we want, regardless of the price. If we need anything, the elders of the sect who have transformed into gods will take the time to come and help. Not to mention the guidance from Master from time to time."
"I am already a useless body. I was favored by Master, but the experiment failed. It is just my fate. I have failed Master's trust..."
He paused, and said in a deep voice: "I actually went back to rest last night, but in my dream... the experiment was successful, so I simply got up and hurried here, but I didn't expect it to be just a beautiful dream."
Mu Qingyan looked frustrated after hearing this: "Didn't Master say that the experiments are becoming more and more successful? Is your theory correct, or am I too slow in developing the corresponding elixir, which has slowed down the progress of the project..."
As they talked, they sorted out the results of yesterday's experiment. Although they were discouraged, they did not mention giving up.
Zheng Fa did not show up, but left quietly.
The biggest problem in suppressing the immortal cultivation family lies in the spiritual roots.
Spiritual roots are a kind of physical attribute, and a high proportion of it is determined by genetics. In other words, cultivators with high-quality spiritual roots are more likely to give birth to offspring with better talents.
This is also the reason why all the sects in the Xuanwei Realm have become family-based to a greater or lesser extent: this is the easiest way to obtain high-quality seeds for cultivation.
Zheng Fa knew very well that spiritual root transformation was a powerful weapon to solve family problems.
If Gu Chang's theory had not been almost confirmed to be correct and technical realization was actually only a matter of time, Zheng Fa would not have made this decision.
Not to mention, the spiritual root transformation would increase the proportion of talent available to the Jiushan Sect by ten or even a hundred times.
The Baixian League has a small territory and a relatively small population. If it uses traditional methods to select talents, it will never catch up with the Four Sects.
Just as Gu Chang said, Zheng Fa has high hopes for this and has invested a lot.
It’s just that the research is indeed more difficult at each stage, and now it’s almost stuck at the last stage, with no progress being made.
He looked at his two apprentices who were busy in the yard, knowing that his presence would probably make them even more anxious, so he chose to leave quietly.
……
But what Zheng Fa didn't expect was that although he was a little anxious, there were people who were more anxious about this matter than him.
In the modern nursing home, the old man found Zheng Fa and asked, "How is your research on spiritual root transformation going?"
Several key figures in the nursing home all knew that Zheng Fa had another power, and they even had some vague ideas about what research was being done there.
"We have encountered difficulties. I am afraid there will be no results in the short term." Zheng Fa shook his head and looked at the old man Bai and asked, "Are you anxious?"
The old man Bai’s spiritual roots were relatively poor, and his cultivation became slower and slower.
His current cultivation level is already weaker than Tang Mudao's.
"Urgent... It's indeed a bit urgent." The white old man touched his curly hair, frowned, and said, "It's mainly Xiaotian."
"Teacher Tian?"
Zheng Fa was stunned. What was this about Teacher Guan Tian?
"She, she despises my low spiritual roots and looks down on me!"
"..."
Zheng Fa thought back to how the two old men interacted with each other, and he couldn't see why Teacher Tian looked down on this old man.
"Just look at the past six months. She's been running to the newly built spiritual plant experimental field every day!" The old man seemed to see Zheng Fa didn't believe him, so he pointed to the sky and the ground and complained, "Sometimes I can't see her for the whole day!"
"Wait a minute..." Zheng Fa stopped the old man from complaining and frowned, "I remember that Teacher Tian is also busy with the experiment of spiritual root transformation?"
Spiritual root transformation is more useful in the modern world.
Therefore, the two worlds are actually conducting research together, and are even communicating with each other through Zheng Fa.
The problem here is actually similar to that of the Nine Mountains: there is no suitable elixir. Therefore, a new test field was built in Hongshan, just behind Hongshan.
Many transplanted plants were planted there - mainly some rare seeds, most of which were transferred from seed banks in various places.
Others are based on the genes of the magical medicines in the Nine Mountains Realm to find some possible related species.
The old man nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"Then isn't Mr. Tian doing this for you?"
Teacher Tian has good spiritual roots and even double spiritual roots. If he is anxious to cultivate himself, why bother spending all his time on spiritual medicines every day?
For whom? Isn’t it clear?
"It's for me... that's because they look down on me because I have low spiritual roots!"
Looking at the old man's confident look, Zheng Fa covered his forehead with his hands.
He finally understood that this old man came here to show off his affection.
When the old man saw that he had seen through his thoughts, he raised his head and was about to fly into the sky, saying in a fake voice, "My mind is now calm and indifferent, and I no longer care about cultivation. Talent and spiritual roots are like floating clouds to me... But Xiaotian is devoted to this, and I feel sorry for her, don't I?"
Zheng Fa's spiritual consciousness passed through Hongshan Mountain and found Teacher Tian.
Sure enough, Teacher Tian was standing in the field, looking a little disappointed.
It can be seen that the progress in cultivating spiritual medicine is not great.
Zheng Fa looked at the smug old man, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "I have become a god."
"..."
"Dual spiritual roots plus a Taoist body, that means fast."
The old white man lowered his head.
"Of course, considering your tranquility and indifference, Mr. Bai, I don't think you care."
"..."
After saying that, Zheng Fa gently patted the old man Bai's shoulder, and auspicious clouds appeared above his head. He wanted to use the Lingshan method, but unexpectedly, an idea came to his mind and he looked up at the sky.
The old man was still in autism when he saw Zheng Fa suddenly step into the air and fly higher and higher.
This was the first time Zheng Fa came to the modern world after his transformation into a spirit. As soon as he used his spiritual power, he felt something was wrong - he felt an attraction coming from deep within his body, and after further sensing, he realized that the attraction came from... the sun.
After practicing the "Huangting Sutra" and condensing the Dharma body, it can be said that he has completely merged with the Fusang wood.
The hibiscus tree is closely related to the sun in the modern world.
Now he was naturally also affected by the sun, and even summoned.
That's why he abandoned the old man and rose up quickly, wanting to find out the truth.
……
The old man looked up and watched Zheng Fa getting farther and farther away, until he could no longer see his figure clearly.
On the one hand, he was curious, and on the other hand, he was a little worried, so he kept looking for Zheng Fa's trace.
But after searching for a long time, he couldn't see Zheng Fa anywhere with his eyesight, and he became more and more anxious.
He circulated the magic formula in his hands and used the spiritual eye technique, wanting to take a closer look, but suddenly his fingers paused, his mouth opened wide, and he stared blankly at the sky.
There is no need for the spiritual eye method - anyone with eyes can see Zheng Fa:
Zheng Fa's figure, like a huge god, covered half of the sky.
He walked up slowly, stretched out his hand, took the setting sun hanging high in the sky, and actually... played with it?
The old white man swallowed.
Zheng Fa suddenly sat cross-legged with his eyes dim, as if he was realizing something.
He held his hands in front of his abdomen, and the sun rotated back and forth in the palms of his fingertips, just like a toy.
Tang Lingwu flew to the side of the old man Bai, and looked up at Zheng Fa with a puzzled expression. She turned to look at the old man Bai with questioning eyes.
The old man shook his head, indicating that he didn't know what was going on.
About ten minutes later, Zheng Fa suddenly opened his eyes.
He stood up, stretched out his finger, and pointed at the sun.
The sun flashed between golden and white, as if breathing, becoming brighter and brighter, and then exploded at Zheng Fa's fingertips!
In an instant, the dazzling light filled the sky, and even the old man Bai couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hands.
"meteor!"
After all, Tang Lingwu was already a golden elixir, and her eyesight was far better than that of the old man Bai, so she shouted first.
When the golden light dimmed, the old man saw clearly that it was indeed a meteor!
A sky full of golden light shot out from the sun and spread in all directions.
In the center of the golden light was not a meteorite, but a cluster of runes. With dazzling light and long tails, they streaked across the sky and fell into various parts of the world.
"What a nice view……"
Tang Lingwu murmured.
The old man also felt dazzled and felt as if he was watching a dazzling fireworks show.
There was even a firework heading straight towards Rainbow Mountain.
It fell into the forest of Hongshan Mountain, flashed a few times, and disappeared.
"Eh..." Tang Lingwu frowned, expanded her consciousness, and suddenly said, "Hongshan has changed!"
"changed?"
The old man asked blankly. Before Tang Lingwu could say anything, a phantom of a turtle and a snake appeared on the top of the mountain. It faced Zheng Fa and bowed to him from afar.
He could also feel that Hongshan suddenly had some spiritual energy. The concentration of this spiritual energy was no less than when Zheng Fa used the Lingshan method before, but it was different from the previous spiritual energy.
He and Tang Lingwu looked at each other, thinking of the meteor shower just now, and had some guesses in his mind. He said, "I'm afraid this is not just in Hongshan."
“It’s true that there is more than one place in Hongshan!”
Team leader Yang came hurriedly with a look of horror on his face. He seemed to be also shocked by the strange phenomenon in the sky and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
The cell phone in her hand kept vibrating until she entered the nursing home and was affected by the increasingly rich spiritual energy, and then it gradually became quiet.
"How to say?"
Team Leader Yang glanced at his phone and saw that it was no longer usable, so he simply spoke from memory:
"I've received news from various places along the way, including voice and video." She said quickly, "Some strange phenomena have appeared in famous mountains and rivers in various places."
"What vision?"
Team leader Yang pointed to the turtle-snake image above his head, and said nervously:
"In the south, a long green dragon leaped out from a river, able to summon wind and rain."
"In the deep mountains and old forests of Kangxi, there is a black bird flying in the sky, and thousands of birds are following it. I just watched the video."
"There is a snowy mountain in the west, which is a holy mountain. It seems that a golden-winged white tiger has appeared. People there are going crazy."
The old man and the other man were stunned. They looked at each other, and thinking of the strange situation in Hongshan, they said in unison: "Spiritual veins revived?"
"Spiritual veins revived?"
Now it was Team Leader Yang who didn't understand. After Old Man Bai explained the unusual situation at Hongshan, she suddenly realized, "Maybe it's true."
"I'm afraid it's not just in China, it's the same everywhere in the world. As long as the mountains and rivers match the spiritual veins, they should have changed by now."
Thinking of the "meteor shower" that had just rushed towards the world, the old man and the other nodded, thinking that this guess was very likely.
Team leader Yang said with a sigh: "I didn't expect that the dean's transformation into a god would cause such a big scene..."
The old man looked at Zheng Fa in the sky, with a look of envy on his face. He took two deep breaths and said with determination: "I want to become a god too!"
"..."
Tang Lingwu and Team Leader Yang looked at each other, speechless:
In this world, there are probably not many people who have strengthened their faith in the Tao because the scene of transformation into a spirit is too grand.
Then the old man suddenly cried, "With my broken spiritual roots, I don't know when I can become a god."
……
In the newly built spiritual plant experimental field, Teacher Tian was looking up at Zheng Fa, feeling curious and worried.
Seeing that Zheng Fa was fine and that the spiritual energy of Hongshan had changed a little, she felt relieved.
"Teacher!" Suddenly, a student shouted from behind her, "Look!"
Teacher Tian looked back in confusion and saw orchid flowers blooming one after another in the field behind him.
She was slightly startled, then quickly stepped forward and leaned over to look at the newly opened orchid. As if she didn't quite believe it, Teacher Tian used the spiritual eye method to look at it again and again, and then he confirmed: "There is spiritual energy!"
She stood up and shouted, "This is a spiritual plant! A new spiritual plant!"
(End of this chapter)