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Daoist Qingxin knew that Daoist Baiyun was going to take Clear Breeze Temple to participate in the martial arts competition. Although he felt that Daoist Baiyun was being a bit too eager, he secretly hoped that Clear Breeze Temple could win.
Therefore, when Daoist Baiyun was training the Daoists at Clear Breeze Temple, he would observe and record the condition of each Daoist.
If any Daoist priest didn't perform well, he would grab them and draw a talisman in their water for them to drink. After drinking it, they would be guaranteed to be in great health, feeling like they could go back into the ring and throw a few hundred more punches.
After watching several times, Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but rekindle her desire to have Daoist Qingxin set up a stall. "Are you sure you don't want to set up a stall in Clear Breeze Temple? With your skills, even if you really charged 200 yuan per session, there would definitely be a lot of people eager to see your skills."
Daoist Qingxin quite wealthy, said, "You think I care about such a small amount of money? Do you know how much I can earn by staying in a haunted house for one night? Do you know how much I can earn by catching a ghost?"
Yun Zhaozhao thought about it seriously for a long time this time, and said, "How about I open a haunted house for you? You can be in charge of catching ghosts and putting them in?"
Daoist Qingxin: "???"
I'm not trying to be mean, but Temple Master Yun, you're really shameless—you'll do anything for money!
Chapter 124
Cloud Peach Temple only found out after registering that Clear Breeze Temple was also participating in the martial arts competition this year.
Such martial arts competitions are held annually by the Daoist community. However, Clear Breeze Temple had never participated before, so when Cloud Peach Temple registered this year, they didn't bother to find out who else was participating.
After they had all registered, they received the devastating news that Clear Breeze Temple was also going to participate.
To be honest, this has made things a bit tricky.
Cloud Peach Temple is currently divided into two camps.
One faction was the "backing down" faction. Members of this faction supported the Cloud Peach Temple's abbot withdrawing from the competition. After all, Cloud Peach Temple had participated in similar martial arts competitions before, and each time they were basically just there to make up the numbers. Since they were going to be just there to make up the numbers anyway, why not withdraw early? This would also avoid the awkwardness of meeting the Clear Breeze Temple members.
However, the other faction, led by Daoist Chunyu, was a radical group that believed that Cloud Peach Temple should not only participate but also find a way to defeat Clear Breeze Temple.
After all, Clear Breeze Temple is currently very popular online and its reputation in the Daoist community is growing. If Cloud Peach Temple can defeat Clear Breeze Temple at this time, it will not only boost the morale of Cloud Peach Temple, but also gain popularity by stepping on Clear Breeze Temple's shoulders.
After all, nobody cares if you beat your neighbor, but what if you beat the boxing champion?
The metaphor may not be the most accurate, but the meaning is the same.
Therefore, Daoist Chunyu firmly supported White Peach Temple's participation in the martial arts competition.
Compared to the followers below, the abbot of Cloud Peach Temple had a more ambiguous stance. Sometimes he felt he should back down, after all, patience brings peace and retreat leads to a brighter future; other times he felt he should go up and fight, after all, losing is not terrible, being unable to accept defeat is terrible... He was torn like this for several days and missed the best opportunity to give up.
Several Daoist temples that were familiar with Cloud Peach Temple knew that Cloud Peach Temple was going to participate in this martial arts competition, and they also knew that they would be going to have a head-on confrontation with Clear Breeze Temple.
If they backed down now, everyone would know that Cloud Peach Temple was afraid of Clear Breeze Temple, Cloud Peach Temple couldn't afford to lose face... no, this temple. So, in a moment of impulse, the head of Cloud Peach Temple ordered Daoist Chunyu: "Beat them!"
Daoist Chunyu had been waiting for the abbot's words, so as soon as he received the order, he began organizing the team overnight.
These martial arts competitions are generally divided into exhibition matches and formal matches.
As the name suggests, the exhibition match involves each Daoist temple sending a few people to perform their temple's signature skills; it's primarily for entertainment.
The real important part is the official competition that follows. The first round of the official competition is conducted by drawing lots, and whoever is drawn becomes the champion. Then, the Daoist priest who wins advances to the next round, and the drawing of lots continues, and so on, round after round, until the final winner becomes the champion.
Because each Daoist priest's abilities are different, it actually comes down to luck. You might be very strong, but in the first round you might draw a Daoist priest who is much stronger than you, resulting in your elimination in the first round. Or, even if you are weak, you might draw someone even weaker than you in the first round, allowing you to advance to the next round without any effort.
Because the competition is full of uncertainties, Cloud Peach Temple might actually run into Clear Breeze Temple.
Daoist Chunyu rallied his carefully selected elite troops. "What is our goal?"
A weak voice came from the side. "No cavities?"
Daoist Chunyu was furious. "Defeat Clear Breeze Temple? What do you mean, 'no cavities'? Come on, say it again, our goal is to defeat Clear Breeze Temple."
The Daoist priests below sparsely replied, "Defeat Clear Breeze Temple."
Daoist Chunyu: "Win the championship."
The Daoist priest below thought, "..." Has Daoist Chunyu gone mad? The first target was somewhat plausible, but what the hell is he thinking about this second one?
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While Cloud Peach Temple was pumped up with enthusiasm, Clear Breeze Temple remained quite calm.
After the initial excitement of learning that Cloud Peach Temple was participating, the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple quickly calmed down and began to carefully study the martial arts weaknesses of each Daoist temple.
Daoism has different schools and martial arts categories. Some are good at fist techniques, some at leg techniques, some at swordsmanship, and some at fast attacks... In short, because they are all different, the countermeasures are naturally different as well.
Daoist Baiyun had previously devised different teaching tasks based on the unique characteristics of the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple. Now, while formulating these teaching tasks, he has also identified specific breakthrough points for each of their martial arts styles.
It's a bit like cramming at the last minute.
Anyway, let's grab something; we might find it useful someday.
If it's really not needed, at least it'll save you from getting beaten up a bit more.
The night before the martial arts competition, Yun Zhaozhao, just like Daoist Chunyu, came over to encourage the Daoist priests participating in the competition.
She first handed out a Chinese medicine packet to everyone, telling them that it contained all sorts of herbs, including those for stopping bleeding, treating bruises and sprains, and even those for feigning unconsciousness or death...
The Daoist priests, upon receiving the herbal medicine packet, were utterly baffled as to what Yun Zhaozhao was up to.
Yun Zhaozhao: "Is it hard to understand? Although I really hope you can win, there are winners and losers in any competition. So if you can win, then fight; if you can't, then lie down and pretend to be unconscious or dead. There's no need to cause someone's death over a small competition."
One of the Daoist priests asked Yun Zhaozhao timidly, "What if we lose? Won't that seriously damage Clear Breeze Temple's reputation?"
Yun Zhaozhao laughed at this question, "The way you talk, it's as if Clear Breeze Temple has some particularly good reputation in the martial arts world."
The Daoist priests. "..."
Thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true. Since its establishment, Clear Breeze Temple has been under a lot of public pressure. No other Daoist temple has ever been at the center of public opinion like Clear Breeze Temple.
So, is it really such a big deal that Clear Breeze Temple lost a martial arts tournament? It doesn't seem so!
At least Yun Zhaozhao doesn't think so at all.
Daoist Baiyun was initially worried that Yun Zhaozhao's words would discourage the group of Daoist priests, but in fact, after Yun Zhaozhao finished speaking, the group of Daoist priests were completely relieved and able to move forward with a light heart.
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Since the competition wasn't in City A, Yun Zhaozhao didn't go with them, but Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen did.
These two people broadcast the match results to Yun Zhaozhao every day.
It has to be said that Clear Breeze Temple was quite lucky, as they encountered a completely unknown small Daoist temple in the first round of the competition.
The Daoist priests of this small Daoist temple looked like a makeshift group, unlike the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple, who already had some martial arts skills and had undergone intensive training under the strict tutelage of Daoist Baiyun. Therefore, when the two sides clashed, the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple won effortlessly.
If Yun Zhaozhao's distribution of herbal medicine packets to the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple had relieved their burdens and allowed them to compete with a lighter heart, then the victory in the first round of the competition has truly boosted the morale of the Clear Breeze Temple.
After all, no one expected Clear Breeze Temple to be so lucky as to survive the first round. Even Daoist Baiyun himself thought that Clear Breeze Temple was destined to be eliminated in the first round.
Unexpectedly, this was a pleasant surprise.
What surprised and delighted the Clear Breeze Temple even more was that they drew Cloud Peach Temple in the second round of the draw.
I don't know what the people at Cloud Peach Temple were feeling on the day the lottery results came out, but the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple felt like they were celebrating the New Year early.
Daoist Baiyun dug out all the martial arts videos from Cloud Peach Temple overnight and organized everyone to study them. Actually, they had already studied them once before, but at that time they didn't know if they would be able to draw Cloud Peach Temple, so they only briefly went through the process.
But things are different now. Now we study each frame carefully, for fear of missing any detail.
Besides studying Cloud Peach Temple, Yun Zhaozhao was also thinking about how to better boost the morale of Clear Breeze Temple from afar.
After much thought, I realized that in times like these, I still have to rely on my financial resources.
So she directly told everyone in the group that if they could defeat Cloud Peach Temple this time, all the Daoist priests who participated would have their prize money doubled... no, tripled.
Moreover, not only the Daoist priests participating in the competition received triple prize money, but also the accompanying Daoist Baiyun, Daoist Cen, and Daoist Mao, among others, all received triple prize money.
Clear Breeze Temple and Cloud Peach Blossom Temple were already sworn enemies, and with the added bonus of triple rewards, all the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple were now determined to take down the Daoist priests of Cloud Peach Temple.
The martial arts prowess of Cloud Peach Temple is roughly equal to that of Clear Breeze Temple, so when the strengths are similar, whoever wants to win more will win.