Gan Yu mingled among the children and saluted the magistrate who was wearing a crimson official robe.
Among the children who were with him, there were not only young children, but also teenagers like him, even middle-aged people, and even old people with premature hair.
Having a white head is a claim to fame, and it’s no lie!
The county magistrate's surname was Xu. He was a Jinshi. He had a face like a crown of jade and three long beards. He looked to be about thirty or forty years old, with a majestic appearance and a very official appearance.
It took only two years for Xuzhi County to become a Jinshi in high school, and he was elected to Qingxi County and served as the ninth-grade chief registrar. Three years later, he was promoted to county magistrate Cao, followed by county captain, county magistrate... and finally became the seventh-level official.
I have been serving as county magistrate for more than ten years, and it can be said that all the hardships have been overcome.
In the Taoist court where there are many officials, the promotion speed is definitely fast. At least no one is stuck at every step, which is enough to show that there is a strong background behind him.
"Ahem..."
Xu Zhixian looked a little pale and seemed to be ill. At this time, he raised his hand.
Gan Yu suddenly felt a soft force coming in, lifted himself up, and looked at the sickly Xuzhi County, feeling a sense of awe in his heart.
"You are all well-educated people. I am recruiting talents for the Taoist court this time... You must remember that you are loyal to the Taoist court. If you become an official in the future, you will be worthy of the people..."
Xu Zhixian gave a few words of admonishment, looked at the expectant eyes of some people, and suddenly smiled: "Well, judging from your appearance, you have been anxious for a long time, so I will personally consecrate you..."
As he spoke, the government officials around him bowed and left.
There seemed to be a scent of incense lingering in the hall, hazy and somewhat mysterious.
Gan Yu glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly felt that the appearance of Xu Zhixian seemed to be somewhat similar to the statue of the City God he saw when he went to the City God's Temple to pray. He couldn't help but lower his head quickly to cover up the shock in his eyes...
"rise!"
Xu Zhixian didn't say much to the children and made a seal with one hand.
In his body, a crimson-red throne of the 'Qingxi County City God of the Seventh Grade' suddenly shone brightly.
A ray of red light is like a bird, holding a talisman in its mouth and turning into spiritual light, rushing straight out of the sky.
"ah!"
As mighty as a mountain!
All the children present were pale and kneeling on the ground.
Then, the clear cry of a mandarin duck was heard, and above the head of Xuzhi County, the red divine power transformed into the shape of a mandarin duck, surrounding a Taoist drum.
This Taoist urn is also red in color, as if it were made of beautiful jade. There is a line of divine inscriptions in it, which is - 'The secret urn of the Supreme Taoist Alliance'!
Under the injection of red divine power, this Dao Rui instantly separated some spots of light and turned into gray-white 'Tai Shang Boy's Spiritual Official Ruins'!
But compared to the boy's urn that Fang Xi had seen, these talismans obviously lacked a trace of charm, giving people a false feeling.
Xuzhi County looked serious: "The city god Xu Xinji has brought talents for the country, and the emperor, the emperor, and the queen have learned from each other!"
On his hand, a copper seal appeared, which was the official seal of the seventh-rank magistrate!
Xu Zhixian held the official seal with both hands, and another phantom of the City God's golden seal seemed to appear in the void and merged into the official seal.
Snapped!
He stamped official seals under many of the boy's urns.
The red divine power seemed to turn into ink mud, and then flickered on the Taoist drum.
Buzz!
With a roar, the children's baskets suddenly became majestic and fell into the eyes of all the children.
Gan Yu was shocked, and after a little meditation, he felt that there seemed to be an extra talisman in the sea of consciousness.
At the same time, he had taken spiritual substances and had already laid a good foundation. At this time, he could even feel that there were inexplicable ideas emerging in the void, which made him feel hungry and thirsty.
Unconsciously, he sat cross-legged and attracted a ray of spiritual energy from heaven and earth into his body.
"Introducing air into the body?"
When Xuzhi County saw this scene, he couldn't help but nodded slightly: "It is indeed a good seed to be able to do this right when it is first planted..."
What's more important is that Gan Yu is young enough and still has time to work hard on the road to the imperial examination.
As for those white-headed men, their hope is slim...
After a while, all the children recovered from their strange behavior, with a hint of joy on their faces.
The laws of the Taoist court are strict, and the laws of Taoism suppress the aura of the world!
Without the Taoist secrets, even if you can learn some with difficulty, in the end it will be nothing more than the moon in the water or the flowers in the mirror.
But now, once you are taught the urn, you have entered the Tao in one step!
It’s like reaching the sky in one step!
Xu Zhixian coughed again, it seemed that the previous gift of the urn was a big burden for him. Seeing Gan Yu also wake up, he said in a deep voice: "Give the boy the urn, and from then on he can draw on the wisdom of the world and strengthen his body.
Even casting spells... This is the grace of the Taoist court. You must remember that if there are any unfaithful and unfilial people in the future, I will personally claim the soul and go through all the sufferings of purgatory..."
When he said this, his voice was so cold that Gan Yu couldn't help but feel excited.
I know in my heart that what this magistrate of Xu County said is true!
…
A forest somewhere far away.
In the cave.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, with Mei Changkong's roasted hare and river fish in front of her...
Both prey items were roasted until golden brown and fragrant, and placed on a dinner plate made of huge green leaves, with accompanying fruits beside them.
In a bamboo tube, there is boiled boiled water.
It's pretty good to be able to do this in this mountainous place.
Mei Changkong was not here at this time, but went to look for food for himself.
Fang Xi opened her eyes and nodded with some satisfaction.
At the same time, he was recalling the scene where Gan Yu was conferred upon him.
"So, is this how the Taoist Temple split from the upper-level Taoist Temple?"
"No...what comes out from the split is just a fake with a superficial appearance!"
"The real key is to use the seal to ask for the witness and recognition of heaven and earth..."
Silently thinking about everything before, Fang Xi gained a better understanding of the operation of Shinto.
"With such layers of control, the emperor in the end can indeed deprive the officials below of their priesthoods with just one word, and even decide life and death, so that he can truly 'mouth the constitution of heaven'!"
"What if there is no Taoism and only priesthood?"
"Even... where did this priesthood between heaven and earth originally come from? Could it be that it was also split from a certain priesthood?"
Fang Xi felt that he seemed to have touched some of the deepest secrets of heaven...
…
Earthly Immortal Realm.
Xingkong Island, Kyushu Sect.
Inside the cave, Fang Xi was wearing a blue robe. The robe was as smooth as brocade and very breathable, with a large number of micro formations engraved on its surface.
This robe alone is comparable to the entire net worth of the cultivator.
For Fang Xi, such enjoyment was nothing more than ordinary. At this time, she was sitting in front of the desk with disheveled hair and a very lazy expression.
On the desk, there are six talismans placed side by side.
From the ninth-grade "Tai Shang Dao Ting Du Gong Zhi Ji" to the eighth grade "Tai Shang Dao Ting Beidou Secret", and even the day and night traveling god priesthood, and even the most conspicuous "from the ninth grade Qingxi County City God's Temple Reward and Punishment Court Wu Judge" '...At this moment, all the magic has been lost, just like ordinary talismans, lying quietly on the desk.
"Sure enough, the laws of heaven and earth are different, so it can't be used immediately?"
Fang Xi murmured, picked up the Magistrate Wu's priesthood again, and began to observe it carefully.
Shinto talisman edicts are naturally far more valuable than Taoist imperial edicts.
This ninth-grade priesthood is even rarer than the eighth-grade Taoist priesthood, and even the divine inscriptions are several times more complex and profound!
"After this period of observation, my way of talismans has steadily entered the seventh level..."
"After all, after being promoted to a fusion, it will be easier to advance to the level of cultivating immortals and hundreds of arts..."
Fang Xi murmured, picked up the priesthood of 'Qingxi County Town God's Temple Duty Tour Director', and entered it with his spiritual consciousness.
After this period of research, he finally made some discoveries.
At this time, his spiritual thoughts moved, and he went to the core of the priesthood through the divine inscriptions and obtained several divine spells.
For example, the 'Summoning Talisman', 'The Art of Seeing Heaven and Earth Hearing', 'The Art of Controlling Wind', etc.
These are all divine arts. As long as you refine the priesthood of the God of Sunshine, it is equivalent to receiving an initiation, and you can learn it in an instant.
Not only that, as long as you consume divine power, you can cast it instantly.
"Just need to make some modifications, collect incense and faith in the immortal world, and it should be possible to reactivate the priesthood..."
Fang Xi pondered for a while: "It's just that most of the priests are earth-bound spirits... After they go beyond their own realm, their divine power is greatly reduced... which is a bit troublesome."
But this trouble is actually relatively simple to solve. You just need to carry a cave treasure with you and move a large number of believers into it.
Fang Xi spent so long in that Taoist world without discovering the existence of cave treasures. It seems that such cave treasures either do not exist or are extremely precious.
'But this is normal. In a lower realm like the human world, the treasure of the cave is extremely rare...'
'As for carrying believers with you, it is just a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution... People from the Kyushu Realm can also study it, such as installing some high-power incense faith signal towers to extend the scope of the clergy field.'
Technology is constantly moving forward.
Especially with a combined Taoist master, plus the Void Returning boss, and even a group of god-transformation elites, the current technology of the Kyushu Realm can completely crush the Kyushu Realm when there were only Nascent Soul cultivators.
"The Taoism is formed by splitting, and the priesthood may be the same..."
"Even the clergy in the world may eventually converge on that one person... who is the source of all gods!"
The more Fang Xi studied, the more he felt that the Emperor of Heaven was unfathomable.
At this time, he took up the priesthood of Judge Wu.
Although the Shinto talisman transformed by this priesthood has lost all its brilliance, it is still dazzling, as if it were carved from fine jade, and there are traces of red blood lines inside.
And when his spiritual thoughts entered the interior of this priesthood, in addition to some magical skills, there was actually more knowledge.
For example...how to collect people's incense beliefs and refine 'incense money'!
This money is the currency that flows between gods, which can replenish and transform divine power... and its value far exceeds that of gold and silver.
In addition, after becoming a god, you can also combine the divine inscriptions you have comprehended with your priesthood to refine an object of Shinto authority.
This object can be an inscription, a tower, a tripod...but the most common thing is a seal!
"Generally speaking, it is difficult for gods of the ninth rank to create such artifacts...Only when you reach the seventh rank can you have greater confidence."