Descending the Mountain to Visit Family, Returning Home Rich

Er Daiyuan and Mai Shenger nearly bowed to Fang Shu at the same time.

"Should Fellow Daoist Fang have any use for Er in this struggle for inner disciples, please say so directly!"

"The same goes for me."

Fang Shu looked at the two women, pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Within the Five Viscera Temple, every contest for inner disciples was often accompanied by a group of outer disciples. Some formed mutual aid societies, while others obeyed immortal seeds with potential.

Their purpose was naturally this: once someone they had befriended successfully entered the ranks of inner disciples, they would have a patron within the temple. Should that person one day break through and become a Foundation Establishment Earth Immortal, even their dogs and chickens would ascend to heaven, and they would reap even greater returns.

It was not just Fang Shu's side. Lu Renjia and Bao Fengtao beside them also exchanged words and settled on certain agreements. The latter clearly intended to support the former as well.

After everyone had spoken their piece, they did not linger. They exchanged bows and prepared to return to their own residences.

Er Daiyuan suddenly caught up with Fang Shu, having something else to tell him.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, I heard you came from a Daoist hall in Guling Town at the foot of the mountain?"

Fang Shu raised his eyes to her and nodded.

The woman said, "Nine years have now passed. We are no longer newly advanced Qi Refiners, and by the rules, we may apply to go down the mountain and travel for a time.

"Moreover, for disciples like us who have just finished listening to the teachings, the Household Hall generally will not refuse requests to descend the mountain. There is no need to use a task