After Nie Xinying left Qing Xuan Daoist Palace, she took out the talisman Zhang Yu gave her and called for a flying carriage. After more than a summer, she arrived at a certain hall and met her teacher, Deng Jing, who had just come to the upper level.
Deng Jing saw that Nie Xinying had made great progress in her cultivation and nodded, "You are indeed my disciple. As long as you are given the opportunity, your cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds."
Nie Xinying blinked and said, "Teacher, are you praising me?" But why did she feel that her teacher was praising her?
Deng Jing was not embarrassed at all and smiled, "Good is good. Since you are good, why can't I praise you? I am not as hypocritical as some people."
"Some people?" Nie Xinying seemed to be deep in thought, but she smiled inwardly. Her teacher was praising her again with this sentence. But she knew that this was Deng Jing's temper. It was just that when they were in Baizhen Mountain, there were two other branches guarding, so he had to show his dignity, so he did not often do this.
She thought for a while and raised her head, "Teacher, I was able to make progress this time because of Junior Brother Zhang. He also asked a senior, Ming Zhou, to show me around."
Deng Jing looked serious and said, "I know that you and Zhang Tingzhi used to be fellow disciples, and he also cared about this friendship. But now you are my disciple, so this has to be discussed separately. I will repay Zhang Tingzhi's favor for you in the future. As for Ming Zhou, you don't have to thank him. There are some things that he should do." He looked to the side and said, "Ming Zhou, don't you agree?"
With a flash of light, Ming Zhou appeared and said with a smile, "Yes, Deng Tingzhi's style is outstanding, and he is a true immortal. To be able to work for Deng Tingzhi, Ming Zhou is more than happy."
Nie Xinying was surprised. The Ming Zhou she met before was not like this. He was confident and unrestrained, and somewhat similar to Junior Brother Zhang Yu. She had a good impression of him when they talked, but now he was saying good things about her teacher. It was as if they were two different people.
Deng Jing said meaningfully, "These days, Ming Zhou has been following me."
Nie Xinying's mind raced. These days, she clearly saw that Ming Zhou was always in the Qingxuan Daoist Palace and never left, but now her teacher said that Ming Zhou was by her side. It was very likely that this Ming Zhou Daoist had two people, or even more.
She had some guesses about this person's identity from the beginning, but now she was even more certain of her original thoughts.
Deng Jing saw that she seemed to have understood, so he said to Ming Zhou, "In the future, my disciple's words are my words. When I'm not around, Ming Zhou, you just have to listen to her."
Daoist Ming Zhou bowed and said, "Ming Zhou understands."
Deng Jing lowered his head and said to Nie Xinying, "Disciple, did you receive the order that Xuanting issued a few days ago?"
Nie Xinying said, "I received it, but there's no way to go from the upper level to the lower level. In order to wait for your arrival, I didn't go to the inner level these few days."
Deng Jing said, "That Square Layer Realm can be recharged for thirty to forty years in a year, it's a good place. I think that you shouldn't be in a hurry to climb to the upper level, but you should first go there to consolidate your skills. First, you should cultivate to a certain level, then come back and try to break through. This way, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Nie Xinying said, "Thank you for your advice, teacher."
Deng Jing said matter-of-factly, "I've always taught my disciples well, you should thank me. However, this matter was pushed by Xuanting, so you should also thank yourself for being in Tianxia. If you were in Shenxia or Guxia, it wouldn't be so easy. At that time, the disciples in the sect often fought fiercely over some resources, and there were even some who turned against each other and became enemies."
He seemed to have thought of something and shook his head, "Sometimes, we don't want to be like Xuanxiu and open the door to Taoism, but we can't do that. Oh right, do you have any difficulties in your cultivation?"
Nie Xinying said, "I have a few questions in my cultivation that I would like to ask you, teacher."
Deng Jing said, "Let me hear it."
Nie Xinying spoke of her problems, and Deng Jing patiently answered them one by one, resolving many of her doubts. After that, he allowed her to cultivate on her own.
He then returned to the inner room and sat down.
After some time, he suddenly heard the sound of a bell from the sea of clouds, and a large ray of light shone down from the sky and landed in front of him.
He shook his sleeves, got up from his seat, and walked into the light. Then, he saw a long river of light meandering down from the top, until it disappeared into the distance. There was a seat at every turn, and there was an empty seat at the place where he appeared, but it was slightly behind. As he walked up to the seat, he saw the court administrators appearing one by one on the long river of light.
The other court enforcers also saw him. Since they were quite familiar with him, they greeted him politely.
At this moment, there was a sound of a bell from above. Deng Jing looked towards the top of the long river of light, and saw a young Daoist with jade fog and starlight floating around him. His Qi was unfathomable, and standing on the other side of the long river of light, Deng Jing could feel that the light emitted from his body could cover the bottom of the long river.
He recognized that it was Zhang Yu, and his expression turned serious as he took the initiative to bow his head.
When Zhang Yu saw Deng Jing, he also raised his sleeves and bowed.
At this moment, there was a sound of a bell from the main seat on the long river of light, and the light shone. Head Administrator Chen Yu's figure walked out, and the court administrators bowed, "Greetings, Head Administrator."
Chen Yu stood still on his seat and bowed, saying in a deep voice, "Greetings, court administrators."
After the greetings, everyone sat down amidst the sound of the bell.
Chen Yu looked at Deng Jing's seat, and said, "Today, Deng Tingzhi has entered the court as an administrator, and according to the rules, he should be sharing power and responsibilities. What do you think Deng Tingzhi should be in charge of?"
Chong Tingzhi was already prepared, and he knocked on the jade bell, stood up, and said, "Head Administrator, I have a suggestion. Now that the various True Cultivators have entered the world to accumulate merit, there are still many True Cultivators who are lazy and procrastinating. Deng Tingzhi has both prestige and ability, why don't we let him manage the matters of the various continents? Supervise the various True Cultivators to enter the world, and carry out rewards and punishments. "
Dai Tingzhi frowned, and he knocked on the jade mallet, stood up, and objected, "Chong Tingzhi's suggestion is not appropriate, if it is purely to regulate the various Xuan Realms and supervise the True Cultivators, it is possible. But to carry out rewards and punishments, this authority is too heavy, moreover, I, Xuanting, have only held this authority for a short period of time, and there has never been a precedent of this authority being handed down directly. "
However, Chong Tingzhi insisted, "There are special methods for special times. If we do not have the authority to carry out rewards and punishments, how can we handle this matter? Just based on prestige? No one can necessarily reconcile the various parties well, when the time comes, it will not only be Deng Tingzhi's own prestige that will be damaged, but also Xuanting's prestige. "
Zhong Tingzhi also stood up at this moment, and cupped his hands, saying, "Head Administrator, Chong Tingzhi, I also have the same opinion. True Cultivators need to be controlled, and this kind of convenient authority should be given to Deng Tingzhi. "
The Chong Tingzhi looked at the two of them, and they knew in their hearts that the two of them had recommended Deng Jing, and now they were actively giving him authority, obviously they wanted to rope him into their camp, and at the same time influence all the True Cultivators.
But they were not too worried, as all cultivators who had cultivated to a certain level had their own Dao, and their own set of perseverance, if their Dao was not compatible, no matter what you did, it would be useless, even if you were fellow disciples of the same sect.
But the two of them had indeed grasped the timing. Over the past few days, everyone had seen that Head Administrator Chen's starting point was to do his best to improve the strength of Tianxia, and seemed to be making some preparations. The two of them had proposed this matter, and perhaps they would be able to obtain the Head Administrator's support.
But at this moment, they heard a chime, and a strange expression appeared on everyone's faces. Sure enough, they heard a voice, "The two of you are wrong."
Zhong Tingzhi and Chong Tingzhi's expressions changed slightly. In the recent few court discussions, this person seemed to have been silent, and did not speak much, so they gradually spoke freely, but now they realized that they seemed to have been too careless, and neglected this person too much.
Chao Huan said leisurely from his seat, "According to the laws of Tianxia, if those True Cultivators have not done anything wrong, there is naturally no need to punish them, but if they have done something wrong, they can be punished according to the laws. Deng Tingzhi, as the Chong Tingzhi, has the responsibility to regulate the conduct of the True Cultivators, so why should he add in the authority to reward and punish? "
He looked at the two of them, and said with a smile that did not seem like a smile, "Why, could it be that the two of you want to establish another law outside of Tianxia's laws?"
Chong Tingzhi immediately defended himself, "We definitely do not have such intentions!"
He bowed to Chen Yu, "Head Administrator, these True Cultivators also understand etiquette, and know how to delay things. They have ways to delay things, and others can learn from them.
Moreover, the matter of cultivation is a private matter, if one has the intention to resist and does not cultivate, it is impossible to punish them. Xuanting allowed the True Cultivators to enter the world, and to go to the lower levels to cultivate, in order to improve the abilities of the True Cultivators of Tianxia, and naturally, this is the most important thing. If there is no authority, it is difficult to supervise, and I hope the Head Administrator and Chong Tingzhi can understand. "
Chao Huan laughed, and said, "In my opinion, why should the two of you be worried about this? Desperate times call for desperate measures, aren't we in wartime now? My Tianxia's laws can even treat the retired Chong Tingzhi, how can it not treat a few True Cultivators? "
Chong Tingzhi was stunned, and immediately became speechless.
He had almost forgotten about this matter. Ever since Shen Lian was captured, this wartime policy had not been revoked. With this, it was indeed not appropriate to talk about the authority to reward and punish.
Deng Jing laughed, and knocked the jade mallet. He stood up and bowed, and said, "Head Administrator, Chong Tingzhi, may I speak up here?"
Chen Yu nodded, and said, "Deng Tingzhi is the Chong Tingzhi, naturally, you can speak in the court."
Deng Jing said, "Then let's talk about the authority, and the authority to reward and punish, there is no need to give it to me. If I can't do this well, how can I have the face to be the Chong Tingzhi? However, since Xuanting wants me to do this, I can't not make it convenient. I need to bring my disciples along, and give them important tasks, after all, my disciples are easy to use, and this can be considered a bit of selfishness. "
Chen Yu said, "Deng Tingzhi is too serious, this is a reasonable request, and not considered selfishness." Chong Tingzhi could not do everything himself, and when there was no one by his side who could help him, it was normal for him to order his disciples around.
However, he did not immediately agree to this matter, and instead looked at the seat to his left, and said, "What does Zhang Tingzhi mean?"
Zhang Yu raised his sleeves and bowed, and said, "Head Administrator, I think it is feasible."
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