The Three Halls and Six Departments, the Deacon Elders
Being a true disciple of the Xuanwei Monastery brings many benefits, such as receiving 10 Low-Grade Spirit Stone and 10 mid-grade Soul-Refining Pill every month, as well as magical artifacts including the Mountains and Rivers Reflection Mirror and the Profound Light Eight Trigrams Robe.
In addition to these tangible benefits, he can also use a certain amount of spiritual materials free of charge each month in the Artifact Refining Hall and the Alchemy Hall to refine magical artifacts and pills.
Most of the library's books were also made available to him, and now he can study 10 skill books for free every month.
Lin Xu glanced at the explanation of the rights of true disciples, and his gaze finally fell on the one he cared about most - true disciples need to obtain one million merits and, after gaining the approval of the abbot of the Daoist temple, they can serve as stewards and elders of the three halls and six departments!
His eyes lit up instantly, his heart pounding with excitement. "If I could be promoted to Elder, my power would increase significantly, making it much easier to succeed as Abbot!"
Compared to the previous benefits, this was what Lin Xu truly valued.
Xuanwei Monastery has three main halls and six halls. In theory, each hall master and hall master should be an elder of the sect. However, in reality, apart from the Demon Subduing Hall and the Hall of Art Transmission, which already have hall masters, the other positions are vacant.
Among them, the Demon Subduing Hall Master Daoist Chongxiao led Daoist soldiers and disciples to fight against the underground city. Lin Xu escorted supplies to the front-line military camp every day, and this elder was in charge.
The Hall Master of the Hall of Art Transmission is stationed in the Scripture Pavilion year-round. The seemingly ordinary old Daoist priest that Lin Xu met when he went to the Scripture Pavilion was none other than the Hall Master, Daoist Xuanling.
The remaining positions in the Incense Offering Hall, as well as the six halls of weapon crafting, alchemy, spirit beast crafting, talisman crafting, formation crafting, and merit-making, are all vacant.
Lin Xu glanced at it and immediately set his sights on the position of Hall Master of the Incense Offering Hall.
The Incense Offering Hall is responsible for spreading the Daoist faith and collecting incense offerings from the public.
It's not just because the Three Halls are of higher status than the Six Halls, but more importantly, the Xuanwei Monastery's inherited cultivation techniques, "The Bright Lamp Spirit Kindling Art- Mystic Art God-Descending Technique," both require the consumption of incense offerings to accelerate cultivation.
Therefore, for Xuanwei Monastery, incense offerings are hard currency and resources for cultivation.
For Lin Xu, the missionary duties at the Incense Offering Hall allowed him to more directly intervene in the affairs of the five villages under the temple's jurisdiction.
Just imagine Peach Tree Village, and you'll know how much profit could be gained if all five villages were developed!
"A million merit points is easy to obtain, the difficulty lies in gaining the approval of Daoist Xuanzhen." Lin Xu pondered for a moment, but had to temporarily give up. "Perhaps, defeating the dungeon is one way? Oh well, let's take it one step at a time and collect the million merit points first."
His gaze fell upon the "Mystic Yin Soul Refining Scripture," a cultivation technique that Lin Xu had specifically chosen for the ghost followers under the Ghost Bride's command in preparation for the next phase of his plan.
As the "Mystic Yin Soul Refining Scripture" slowly unfolded in his sea of consciousness, ancient and mysterious characters condensed into runes within his divine sense, twinkling like cold stars and imprinted deep within his soul.
After breaking through to the Day Wandering Realm, Lin Xu's spiritual consciousness became as clear as crystal. Especially after creating the advanced version of the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter," his understanding of the technique became increasingly clear.
The profound secrets of the "Mystic Yin Soul Refining Scripture" were quickly analyzed, transformed into seal script, and reconstructed into a branch of the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter".
Just like specific program plugins, modular cultivation techniques used to achieve specific functions have become part of the advanced chapter of "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter: Soul-Cleansing Song of the Forgotten River".
That's right, this cultivation technique was specially chosen by Lin Xu for the Ghost Bride. It is based on the "Soul-Cleansing Song of the Forgotten River" and incorporates the power of Xuan Yin, specializing in the cultivation of the soul.
The candlelight flickered, illuminating the deep shadows in Lin Xu's eyes, while the Ghost Bride knelt beneath it.
"Greetings, Master." Yan Jingshu bowed gracefully, her eyes bloodshot yet radiating a gentle and virtuous light.
"Get up." Lin Xu nodded. "How many ghosts have you gathered these past few days?"
"Reporting to Master, we have gathered 317 red-clad ghosts escorting the bride, 5 wandering spirits on night patrol, and 3 lantern-bearing ghosts. All are ready and waiting for your command." Yan Jingshu gently raised her head, her fingertips lightly lifting the red veil on her forehead, her eyes seemingly respectful yet gentle. "Recently, the Yin energy has been increasing, and there are more wandering spirits in the deserted graves and temples within a hundred miles. If Master requires it, even more ghosts will come to join us within three days."
The Ghost Bride's wedding procession was quite large. In addition to the lowest-ranking red-clad ghosts, there were also high-ranking ghost servants such as lantern-bearing ghosts, sedan chair-carrying ghosts, and umbrella-wielding ghosts, each with their own duties.
However, due to the limited time, the Ghost Bride was unable to find all the special ghosts needed for the procession. Even so, the more than 300 ghosts formed a dense, overwhelming crowd that startled the onlookers.
Lin Xu nodded slightly. "Three hundred is enough. Take them into my meditation room in batches, where I will refine them with Water and Fire Refinement and Deliverance!"
This group of demons is a crucial part of his next plan, and its strength must be increased as much as possible before the operation begins.
"Yes, Master." Yan Jingshu responded and withdrew. The candlelight flickered red, and a cold wind swept through the hall. In a short while, more than a dozen shadows filed in from outside the hall.
The leading ghost, dressed in red with flowing hair, held a large red lantern that made its face appear blood-red. It was the Lantern-Holding Ghost, an Elite Template ghost and the most powerful member of the ghost horde.
Lin Xu glanced at it and found that the extra lamp-bearing ghost was a vengeful ghost with blood-red eyes and a body full of resentment, clearly having died with hatred in its life.
Even though some of her resentment had been cleansed when she was transformed by the Ghost Bride, her soul was still shrouded in a chilling black mist, faintly exuding a violent aura.
As Lin Xu conceived the thought, the Glazed Heart Fire shot out from the spirit lamp, enveloping the entire body of the lamp-holding ghost. The black mist ignited upon contact with the flame, and resentment was drawn out like threads amidst the screams of agony.
The Glazed Heart Fire is a special spiritual flame formed after the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter" is refined. It is extremely pure and clean, combining the wonders of water and fire. It can cleanse violent energy and refine impure thoughts, and has a miraculous effect on the spirit and soul.
Within minutes, the black mist was completely burned away, and the face of the lamp-wielding ghost gradually became clear. The resentment swirling around him turned into green smoke and dissipated. The originally illusory spirit gradually solidified, resembling bluish-gray glass.
The Lamp-Holding Ghost is the Ghost Bride's right-hand man. He has been planted with Dharma Seed and inherited a bit of the true meaning of the "Soul-Cleansing Song of the Forgotten River," condensing a wisp of pure soul fire.
At this moment, all the malevolent energy and resentment surrounding the Lamp-Holding Ghost vanished, and the Soul Fire, like the bright moon breaking through the clouds, illuminated the soul body completely.
The mixed ghostly energy was quickly refined by the soul fire, gradually condensing into pure magical power. A wisp of golden light slowly flowed, burning and refining the remaining filth in the soul body bit by bit.
As the eyes of the Lamp-Holding Ghost gradually cleared, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Lin Xu's eyes. With a thought, the Glazed Fire rolled up a scroll of Yin Soul Plain Paper.
As the spiritual fire burned, faint golden patterns appeared on the originally grayish-white Yin Soul Paper, revealing the seal script of "The Soul-Cleansing Song of the Forgotten River." Each character was like heavenly music, and the strokes flowed with the profound power to purify the soul.
In an instant, densely packed ghostly runes appeared on the Yin Soul Paper, transforming into a long scroll that was directed toward the Lamp-Holding Ghost.
The lantern-bearing ghost, originally in spirit form, was wrapped in a long scroll and transformed in an instant into a lifelike paper figure with open and closed eyes, holding a lantern and standing respectfully before the table.