The next day.
Early morning.
A voice sounded.
It woke the people of the Qingyun Dao Sect up.
"Eight is good, eight is good. Master, something big has happened."
A voice rang out.
Daoist Tai Hua, who had only slept for four hours, immediately jumped out of bed and subconsciously packed all his luggage at an extremely fast speed in a bid to escape at any time.
But in the next moment …
The door opened.
It was the third senior brother of the sect. He was holding a piece of rice paper with an ugly expression on his face.
"Sect Leader, don't run yet. It's not a creditor, it's something else."
Wang Zhuoyu was sweating profusely as he hurriedly tried to calm Daoist Tai Hua down.
He was Daoist Tai Hua's third disciple and Ye Ping's Senior Brother, Wang Zhuoyu.
He was good at talismans and formations.
"Isn't it a creditor? Zhuo Yu, it's not that Master wants to say anything to you, but why can't you be calm when you encounter something? Learn from your Eldest Senior Brother. Look at him, then look at you! "
As soon as he heard that it was not a creditor, Daoist Tai Hua immediately heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he chided in a displeased tone.
Daoist Tai Hua felt a little dizzy. Ever since he found out that Ye Ping was a genius, he had been laughing until the wee hours of the morning before going to bed. It was now the wee hours of the morning and he had only slept for four hours, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Hearing that something major had happened, Daoist Tai Hua immediately thought of creditors.
Over the years, in order to develop the Qingyun Dao Sect, he had borrowed a lot of money from outside, so much so that there were often creditors who came to his door to collect on their debts, which made Daoist Tai Hua worried.
"Sect Leader, although it's not a creditor, it's more or less the same. Look at this, this is the latest notice issued by the Sect Management Office in Qingzhou."
Wang Zhuoyu was also a little helpless. He didn't want this to happen, but something big had indeed happened.
"What notice? Is it going to be demolished? "
Daoist Tai Hua was very excited. He grabbed the rice paper and read it quickly.
Soon, Daoist Tai Hua's expression became a little sullen.
No, it was getting uglier.
"Preposterous!"
"Preposterous!"
"This is preposterous!"
Daoist Tai Hua was so infuriated that his face turned red. The good mood he had yesterday was gone in an instant.
There were only a few hundred words on the paper.
The content was very simple. The general idea was:
Due to the abundance of Spiritual Qi in the Azure Province, the land was fertile, and the population was large, resulting in the emergence of countless new sects.
In order to prevent sects from making up numbers and swindling people, they had to carry out a strict inspection of the unrated sects in Qing Province.
The method of investigation was very simple.
After the notice was issued, they had to pay ten low-grade spirit stones within two months to prove their sect's innocence.
Those who failed to pay the Spiritual Stones within the time limit would have their sect disbanded.
If they didn't listen, they wouldn't rule out using force to suppress them.
The resolution had already been approved by the three major sects in Qingzhou and the Jin Nation imperial court.
"Collecting spirit stones for no reason at all? That's simply disregarding the law and bullying the weak. I'm going to the capital city to file a complaint."
Daoist Tai Hua clenched his fists tightly.
He was furious.
This announcement made the sect, which was not rich to begin with, even worse.
Ten spirit stones.
Perhaps it was nothing to the other sects.
However, to the Qingyun Dao Sect, ten inferior-grade Spirit Stones were a huge sum of money.
In the secular world.
One copper coin could be exchanged for a piece of sesame seed cake.
A hundred copper coins were equivalent to one tael of silver.
One hundred taels of silver was equivalent to one tael of gold.
A low-grade spirit stone was equivalent to ten taels of gold.
Ten low-grade spirit stones were equivalent to a hundred gold taels.
It could be said that the Qingyun Dao Sect had not seen Spirit Stones for several years.
The annual income of the Qingyun Dao Sect was about ten taels of gold.
This was still considered to be in line with the norm.
What was the concept of ten low-grade spirit stones?
Everyone in the Qingyun Dao Sect did not eat or drink, nor did they spend a single cent. They would only have ten inferior-grade Spirit Stones after ten years of saving.
This news was even worse than a creditor coming to their door.
At the very least, a creditor wouldn't ask for ten Spirit Stones, right?
Even if he asked for ten Spirit Stones.
This should be considered as paying off the debt, right?
It's not difficult to borrow again if you return what you borrowed? He could borrow more in the future.
But who would be able to accept giving ten low-grade Spirit Stones to others for free?
The most infuriating thing was that you had to give it to him.
If you really don't give it to them, they will immediately send people to suppress you.
Everything was lacking in Qingzhou, but there was no lack of unrated sects.
His head hurt.
His head hurt.
His head really hurt.
Daoist Tai Hua was very upset. Yesterday, he had already thought about saving some money to buy a new sword manual for Ye Ping, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen. That made him feel terrible.
He was so upset that he wanted to seek death.
"Master, what should we do?"
Wang Zhuoyu stood at the side, at a loss for words.
'What should I do? '
'What can I do? '
'What can I do? '
'Do I really have to go to the capital to complain? '
'Do you know that officials protect each other? '
Daoist Tai Hua was filled with complicated emotions.
He wanted to cry, but he couldn't.
After a long while, Daoist Tai Hua took a deep breath and said, "Get everyone to gather in the main hall, I'm going to hold a sect meeting."
Daoist Tai Hua looked listless.
He was indeed in trouble this time.
The notice was obviously for real.
The three major sects in Qingzhou had agreed to it, including the Jin Nation imperial court. It was definitely not a joke.
"Okay, Sect Leader, don't be too upset, there are always more solutions than difficulties. We believe in you."
Wang Zhuoyu said with a serious expression.
"Get lost."
Daoist Tai Hua cursed angrily.
'What do you mean believe? '
'Aren't you just trying to push the blame to me? ' 'Do you want me to bear it alone? '
"Okay."
Wang Zhuoyu left.
He walked briskly. Although he was also upset, he couldn't think of a good solution.
He might as well sneak away first. Anyway, even if the sky collapsed, there would be someone to support it.
However, at the end, Daoist Tai Hua's voice sounded again.
"By the way, don't let the new Junior Brother know."
Daoist Tai Hua instructed.
'Don't wash your dirty linen in public. '
It was better for the insiders to know about such matters.
Just like that.
Two hours passed.
In the main hall of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Four figures arrived at the main hall early in the morning.
Three of them had gone down the mountain, so they were not in the sect.
At this moment …
Daoist Tai Hua appeared.
However, he looked a little tired and his eyes were slightly red as if he had been crying.
"Sect Leader."
"Sect Leader."
"Greetings, Sect Leader."
Upon sight of Daoist Tai Hua, the crowd greeted him respectfully.
In formal occasions, they had to address him as Sect Leader, regardless of whether there were outsiders or not.
Daoist Tai Hua was a little anxious.
He did not answer them and instead went straight to the main seat and looked at them with an extremely solemn expression.
"I'll cut to the chase, the greatest crisis of the Qingyun Dao Sect has appeared."
Daoist Tai Hua said with a solemn expression.
As soon as he said that, the expressions of the people in the main hall turned sullen.
Daoist Tai Hua did not say much and instead took out the notice for everyone to see.
Soon, the main hall fell silent.
They understood what the notice meant.
However, someone soon spoke up.
"Ten inferior-grade Spirit Stones? Is the sect management office crazy? Are they trying to reap benefits from us? I'm going to complain to the capital! "
It was Xu Luochen's voice.
He seemed to be extremely agitated and his words and actions were very similar to Daoist Tai Hua's.
However, he was not the only one. Although the others did not say anything, their expressions were sullen too.
Ten inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
That was simply making things worse for the Qingyun Dao Sect, which was already not rich.
However, Su Changyu was the calmest person in the main hall.
He looked at Daoist Tai Hua with a calm expression.
"Sect Leader, how many Spirit Stones are there in the sect?"
Su Changyu asked seriously.
He did not pursue the root of the problem and instead thought of a solution, fully displaying his responsibility and demeanor as the Eldest Senior Brother.
"70."
Daoist Tai Hua said slowly.
After he said that, everyone couldn't help but sigh in relief.
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