Helan Mountain is located in the north of the Xia Kingdom, the southern foot is the Tengge Desert, and the western foot is adjacent to the Badanji Yan Gobi, which is an out-and-out wasteland.

In such a barren wasteland area, there are still thirteen temples of all sizes, which shows how many monks and nuns fled to the west in the Central Plains.

It is no wonder that an earth-shattering war broke out between the two families of Buddhism and Taoism. It was really the resources of cultivation that could not keep up with the expansion of Buddhism, which led to the Daomen to take action.

There is a hill in the eastern section of the southern foot of Helan Mountain, named Tianmatai Mountain, and there is a temple in the mountain, which is Tianmatai Temple. Because it is surrounded by the Hanhai Gobi, Tianmatai Mountain is uninhabited, and it cannot be compared with the population at the northern and eastern feet of Helan Mountain.

Master Longji, the abbot, sat under the precept hall, looking at the two middle-aged monks tied at the bottom of the steps, silent for a long time, his eyes full of exhaustion.

Abbot Long Yang sighed and asked, "Senior brother, what do you think should be done?"

These two monks are Xuanzi generation, the first two years when they went out to change the fate of the young apprentices were adopted, this year Helan Mountain white disaster, the temple can not continue, the two adopted apprentices starved into skin and bones.

For this reason, the two monks went down the mountain privately, cut the road to the Qingtongxia and were noticed, and told to Helan South Temple. Helan South Temple is the head of the temples at the southern foot of Helan Mountain, and the practice has the responsibility of supervising the thirteen temples, so the monks were sent to arrest the two.

Under the interrogation of Helan South Temple, the two monks of the Xuanzi generation said that they were in love, which also caused a sigh from the top and bottom of the South Temple. Without looking at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, the two monks were tied up and sent back to Tianmatai Temple to be disposed of by the temple.

There was such a humiliating thing in the temple, and Master Longji was the most uncomfortable, and he didn't know how many times he had chanted Mida and how many times he shouted Bodhisattva.

If you really want to punish these two teachers and nephews with a heavy hand, Long Ji is unwilling, he is not an unreasonable abbot, his own temple has fallen to this point, and the abbots and residents of all generations are not responsible? But not the main responsibility?

Even the apprentices are going to starve to death, so go and cut a path as a master, to be honest, Long Ji is willing to understand. But since this matter has been known by Helan South Temple, and everyone has been caught, it is definitely unjustifiable not to be punished.

Heartache......

"You are not allowed to leave the temple for three years, and you can recite the Sutra of Wishes a thousand times. I went to the monks of Helan South Temple and thanked them for their kindness. ”

Master Long Yang combined: "Obey the decree of the senior brother." ”

The two Xuanzi monks kowtowed: "Thank you, uncle!"

Master Longji's handling can be regarded as lifting high and falling gently. The matter has been dealt with, but what should be done next? If the most critical problem of food and clothing is not solved, this kind of thing will continue to happen repeatedly, and eventually lead to the complete collapse of the temple.

After letting the two teachers and nephews accept the punishment themselves, Long Ji asked the abbot Long Yang to convene the four major class leaders to discuss the matter in the Amitabha Buddha Hall.

Solving the livelihood problem in the temple is the duty of the abbot Long Yang, but now it has reached the point where Long Ji needs to come forward.

After the leaders of the four major classes gathered, Long Yang said: "Senior brothers, Xuan Heng Fei Fu replied, the formula of the black ginseng pill, the Jinbo Club said, they don't want to ......"

The class capital was stunned, and then couldn't believe it. This is a secret recipe for the elixir used to assist in cultivation, and the other party actually said that he was not interested, what kind of trouble is this?

"Xuan Heng said that the owner of the Jinbo Club said that they couldn't use the recipe they wanted to come to, and they wouldn't be able to refine it, so they weren't interested. Unless we agree, put the recipe up for auction. ”

"No way!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Let Xuan Heng come back, don't talk to them......"

Long Yang said: "Senior brothers, I have also discussed with Senior Brother Long Ji, this formula must not be circulated publicly, we can't stand the mouth of the temples in the world, and we can't stop the accountability of the Tianlong Academy." But in this case, it is really useless for the Jinbo Clubhouse to use this formula......"

That's right, if there is no recipe and there is no refining, why do people want this formula? The other party's refusal is very reasonable, and it is completely irrefutable.

Can...... This recipe can't be sold, so where will the money come from?

"Or, let's refine medicine for them? But let's talk about it first, they will find the medicinal materials, and after refining, every black ginseng pill will be given to ...... Give ...... "This Xitang leader has no concept of the price, only knows that what was sold before was five hundred taels per piece, but that included the price of medicinal herbs.

"Two hundred taels...... Well, one hundred taels, no less!" the first seat of the East Hall insisted uncertainly.

Long Ji raised his hand and pressed down: "Junior brothers, don't be impatient, let the abbot finish the matter." ”

Long Yang continued: "Senior nephew Xuan Heng suggested that he accept the proposal of the Jinbo Club and refine the black ginseng pill for them. The way to do this is ......"

Jinbo Club invested 7,000 taels to establish Tianma Pharmaceutical, with 70% of the shares of Jinbo Club and 30% of Tianmatai Temple......

Hearing the number of seven thousand taels, the four class leaders were a little confused. The first seat of the West Hall counted with his fingers: three black ginseng pills were refined with the elixir of the entire medicine garden before, and the price was 1,500 taels, and this 10,000 taels was equivalent to four and a half medicine gardens......

The Jinbo Club and Tianmatai Temple have improved the prescription of the black ginseng pill, and the medicinal effect is mainly to meet the needs of mortals who are not in the practice......

Tianma Pharmaceutical operates independently, and after the purchase of medicinal materials, it is handed over to Tianmatai Temple for refining, and the finished drugs are publicly auctioned by Jinbo Auction House......

This method seemed to work, and the four class leaders nodded in unison.

Seeing this, Long Yang said, "Have the four junior brothers agreed? Very good, Senior Brother Abbot and I also think it is feasible." But we have one condition, the Jinbo Club must agree, and lend us 1,500 taels of silver first!"

Abbot Long Ji said: "This matter is very important, I intend to, go to Xingqing Mansion by the mantle monk Xuan Tan, firstly, to bring the recipe over and discuss the improvement with the other party, and secondly, to promote this matter as soon as possible, and transport the grain and seeds back from the famine...... Can't afford to delay any longer......"

The mantle monk Xuan Tan is the first disciple of the abbot Long Ji, who assists the abbot Master Long Yang in handling the affairs of the temple on weekdays, and his status is much higher than that of the monk Xuan Heng Aslan, and he is also the middle and high-level of the temple who can make decisions on the spot. Having him come forward can save a lot of time in communication.

When Xuan Tan arrived at Xingqing Mansion, another three days had passed, and he knew that the temple was now in an extremely difficult situation, so he didn't dare to delay at all, and asked Aslan to contact him as soon as possible to see the owner of the Jinbo Club.

When Zhao Ran met the two in the study, he was quite caught off guard, and when Liang Xingxia announced the appointment, he only said "Aslan", not Xuan Tan. Xuan Tan looked obviously younger than Aslan, so Liang Xingxia thought he was Aslan's follower.

As soon as Zhao Ran and Xuan Tan met, their hearts immediately lifted.

Aslan is just a monk who has just entered the monk realm, so Zhao Ran is not afraid to meet Aslan, to put it bluntly, Aslan will never see that he is wearing a magic mask.

Now that he saw Xuan Tan, Zhao Ran was beating the drum in his heart. As the mantle of Tianmatai Temple, Xuan Tan's cultivation is definitely not low, but it is not clear what level, at least Xuan Tan's cultivation realm is much higher than Aslan.

The magic mask that Dongfang Li gave to Zhao Ran was of little use in front of the monks of the Bhikshu Realm, as long as the monks of the Bhikshu Realm became suspicious and used their magical powers to inspect Zhao Ran, Zhao Ran's true face would be exposed.

But now, Zhao Ran can only say hello hard, and after sitting down, he orders tea.

Liang Xingxia saw the young Xuan Tan sitting on the top of Aslan, and immediately knew that he had made a mistake, looked at Zhao Ran apologetically, shook his head slightly, and showed that he didn't know.

Zhao Ran thought about it, but still felt that he couldn't mess with himself, so he stabilized himself first.

Xuan Tan had never met Zhao Ran before, and even if he took off his mask, he didn't know that the Cheng Dong family in front of him was Zhao Ran, who was once wanted by the Bayan Kala Mountain Temple. Even if Xuan Tan sees through the mask, he insists that he spends money to buy a magic weapon, and the rich people of the "Cheng Dongjia" generation, what's wrong with buying a magic weapon to play with? Who can say that it is not right?

As long as you notice that the situation is not good, it's a big deal to pat your ass and run away, anyway, the money you earn is in the storage wrench, and you can get enough.

As for one's own cultivation, as long as you don't fight the Fa, you won't be exposed.

Of course, for the sake of peace of mind, you still have to find a way to inquire about the other party's cultivation realm first. Thinking of this, Zhao Ran calmed down and said: "I heard Master Xuanheng say that your temple is quite a master in cultivation, so I don't quite understand, as a cultivation temple, how can it not survive the famine, Master Xuanheng also explained a thing or two for me, but I always couldn't believe it......"