Chapter 261: Qing Tan Wishes to Join the Sect of Commoners
"Wanning, I've had some adventures and obtained Secret Techniques that allow me to disguise as others and to move through space…" Yu Qingtan began to share some of her experiences with Shen Wanning over a delicious meal.
Of course, she replaced parts about the system with other things where possible, and omitted it entirely when not.
The tales of Yu Qingtan's journey left Shen Wanning in a constant state of astonishment.
"So, Fairy Qingtan, are you really a Soul Devouring Physique?" Shen Wanning, having finished a piece of meat, asked.
"Hehe, just think of me as one!"
"I think you're more like a Fortune Cultivation Body, you're cheating way too much!" Shen Wanning said somewhat speechlessly.
"If I'm not strong enough, how could I have rescued you so quickly?" Yu Qingtan thought to herself, "You wouldn't understand the life of someone with game cheats!"
"That's true, maybe meeting you is the greatest fortune of all!"
"Perhaps it is!"
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"What are your plans from here? Do you want to join the Wendao Sect?" Yu Qingtan asked Shen Wanning after their chat.
"The world is so vast, I want to go see it. What do you think, Qingtan?" Shen Wanning pondered for a while before speaking.
"That's a good idea! But with the Calamity Crossing Old Scoundrel still at large, you'd better follow me for now."
"With my strength so weak, of course, I'll follow you, Qingtan!" Shen Wanning said with a laugh.
"Hmm, you do need some experience to prepare for advancing to the Golden Core stage! Let me first tell you about some things related to Core Formation."
Several days later, Yu Qingtan from the Wendao Sect brought Shen Wanning into the System Space, and using her innate divine abilities, they arrived outside the shanty town of Physician Qing's room in Yaori Immortal City.
The System Space was explained to Shen Wanning as one of her Spatial Treasures.
Since it was already the third month of Spring Sun, the time for Yu Qingtan's appointment with Zhang Erniu of the Sect of Commoners was drawing close.
After releasing Shen Wanning, she circled around the disguised Yu Qingtan, clicking her tongue in amazement, "Qingtan, the Secret Technique of disguise you have is indeed extraordinarily mysterious. You look like a completely different person, even the fluctuations of your Spiritual Power are different."
"Of course, from now on I am Physician Qing Shuang, and you'll be my partner, Shen Wan. Put on this mask." Yu Qingtan said seriously, taking out a Disguising Mask she'd used before.
Although Shen Wanning wasn't widely known, the Calamity Crossing Old Scoundrel was still alive, so it was prudent to be careful. Thus, Shen Wanning was also advised not to use her real name and to conceal her face.
"Mm, alright, Physician Qing!" Shen Wanning found it very amusing, took the mask and tried it on, satisfied with her reflection in the mirror.
Yu Qingtan had also told her about the affairs concerning the Sect of Commoners.
The next day, the clinic of Physician Qing in the outskirts of Yaori Immortal City reopened.
The Loose Cultivators of the Outer City were thrilled, and the sick and injured flocked to the clinic, with Ma Gong, Ma Dayuan, and Xu An paying another visit to express their thanks.
Three days later, outside Yaori Immortal City, the warm sun hung high, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom.
Early in the morning, Zhang Erniu of the Sect of Commoners arrived at Yu Qingtan's clinic with a young man dressed in grey.
The young man had a square face that seemed familiar to Yu Qingtan. Continue reading at empire
"Sect of Commoners' Deacon Gong Kai pays his respects to Fairy Qing and this young lady!" Upon entering and seeing the two elaborately dressed female Cultivators, the grey-clothed youth greeted them politely.
"Greetings, Deacon Gong. This is my good friend Shen Wan, and she is also very interested in joining the Sect of Commoners. May I ask what relation you have with Deacon Gong Ping?" Yu Qingtan inquired.
"So it is Shen, the young friend. My Sect of Commoners welcomes aspiring individuals to join. Gong Ping is my clansman, and you also know of Qing, Fellow Daoist?" Real Person Gong Kai curiously asked.
"Hehe, I've seen him by chance, not familiar. I don't know if you also happen to have another clansman named Gong Zheng?"
No wonder this Real Person Gong Kai looked six or seven points similar to Real Person Gong Ping.
"Uh, no, we don't have that."
"I see. Well, Deacon Gong and Helmsman Zhang, please come in and take a seat first!" Yu Qingtan said. Zhang Erniu was the helmsman of the Sect of Commoners.
"Deacon Gong, I've always known that the Sect of Commoners vows to clear the universe of evil. I wonder, if we join the Sect of Commoners, what positions can we hold? What are the responsibilities and obligations?" Yu Qingtan asked.
"May I ask what are the strengths of Physician Qing and Shen, the young friend? What are you good at?"
Yu Qingtan revealed the spiritual power fluctuations of a mid-Golden Core stage, while Shen Wanning also showed the spiritual power fluctuations of a late Foundation Establishment stage.
"I am at the mid-Golden Core stage, skilled in medical spells. Shen Wan is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, proficient in water-based techniques."
Speaking, Yu Qingtan cast a third-stage technique, Bloom of the Withered Tree, on Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning cultivated the Water Source Sutra, and after using the Three Lights Divine Water, although she hadn't grasped the Water Dao Domain yet, her efficiency in learning water-based techniques had greatly increased. At this moment, her proficiency in the Water Blade Technique, Water Curtain Technique, and Water Escape Technique was rapidly growing.
"Physician Qing indeed has skilled techniques. Below the leader of our Sect of Commoners, we have the Eight Great Law Kings and thirty-six leaders, all Nascent Soul predecessors. Further down, we have deacons, hall masters, and helmsmen. Below the helmsmen are the sect members. As newcomers to our sect, Physician Qing and Shen, the young friend, can serve as helmsmen. If you make significant contributions later, you can be promoted higher.
As for responsibilities, these include carrying out some missions from the sect. Most of them are voluntarily accepted, while a few are mandatory. Completing them earns you Contribution Points, which you can exchange for cultivation resources."
Deacon Gong Kai explained.
"Sounds pretty much like an ordinary Daoist sect." Shen Wanning couldn't help commenting.
"The missions of our sect are mostly for the benefit of the loose cultivators at the bottom, and they're fairer and more impartial, which is what makes us different from other sects. Plus, if one doesn't agree with the teachings of our sect, one can choose to leave at any time."
Despite Shen Wanning being only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, Deacon Gong Kai did not neglect her but patiently explained.
"I wonder, how many sect members does the Sect of Commoners have? Is there a Holy Maiden?" Yu Qingtan suddenly asked.
"Ah, although our sect was established just over a hundred years ago, we have already developed over a hundred million sect members. However, we do not have a Holy Maiden yet."
Deacon Gong Kai said.
Though the Sect of Commoners did not have a Holy Maiden, some other factions did, so he understood what the term Holy Maiden represented.
The Holy Maiden is one of the potential successors to the sect leader and must also be a faithful practitioner of the sect's teachings.
"Then I would like to become the Holy Maiden of the Sect of Commoners. How about it?"
As soon as Yu Qingtan said this, including Shen Wanning, everyone looked at her in surprise.
Good grief, you want to become the Holy Maiden right off the bat? Who gave you such gall?
"This... I'm afraid that's not quite possible," Deacon Gong Kai tactfully refused.
"Developing sect members is one of your important tasks, right?" Yu Qingtan asked.
"That's natural."
"What if I say I can increase the number of Sect of Commoners' members to one billion within three years? Could I possibly become the Holy Maiden of the Sect of Commoners then?" Yu Qingtan said with a confident smile.
Gong Kai, Zhang Erniu, and Shen Wanning all involuntarily gasped. Aren't you bragging without a draft?
The leader of the Sect of Commoners, one of the God Transformation Honorables, took over a hundred years to develop the sect to over a hundred million members. And you say you'll add a billion in three years? Who would believe that?
"Physician Qing must be joking!" Deacon Gong Kai's smile had faded from his face.