“Zi Qiao, before you leave tomorrow, come with me to the Sanqing Temple. Since you've learned some things from our Maoshan sect, you should pay respects to our ancestors as well.” Earlier, because he was busy with Old Master Ren’s matter, Jiu Shu had forgotten about it, and now he remembered and reminded him.
“Don't worry, Shi Bo! I understand.” Zi Qiao didn't think much about it and agreed. After all, it was something he should do.
Xue Mo Yin pondered for a moment and said, “Then we'll go with you too. We've been here for so many days and haven't thought about this.”
Early the next morning, the group packed their belongings, prepared to pay respects to the Sanqing Temple before bidding farewell to Jiu Shu. Afterwards, they could just find a place to open a portal.
Jiu Shu looked at the group, “Let's go, I'll take you there.”
The Sanqing Temple was located deep in the Yizhuang. Besides cleaning and offering sacrifices, Jiu Shu and his disciples rarely came here.
Upon entering, they saw a plaque with the three large characters Sanqing Temple.
Jiu Shu pushed open the door, inside were three statues about three meters tall, looking solemn and majestic.
“These Sanqing statues have a history of at least five hundred years. You all walk through this troubled world. Praying here is considered seeking the protection of our ancestors.”
The group felt a bit awkward hearing this. They weren't from this world, so what did they mean by walking through the troubled world?
But since they were already there, they lit incense and inserted it into the incense burner. Then they knelt on the cushions in front of the statues and bowed three times. Just as they were about to get up and leave, suddenly a white light lit up around Wan Yu, and one of the Sanqing statues also lit up.
“Taiqing Dao De Tianzun, the ancestor bestows his teachings!” Jiu Shu murmured in a daze.
The others all looked at Wan Yu, surprised and speechless. The Sanqing bestowing teachings! This was damn amazing.
After a few minutes, the light gradually faded, and Wan Yu slowly opened her eyes, but her gaze seemed to reveal an exciting aura. Just as the others were about to approach and ask, a light shone on Mei Jia as well. This time the one bestowing teachings was another one of the Sanqing statues. Xue Mo Yin had been reading a lot of books these days, and he recognized this one as Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun.
After Mei Jia received the teachings, the others learned to be wise and waited. Sure enough, Zi Qiao was next. Like Mei Jia, his teachings came from Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun.
Then a light shone on Hu Yi Fei. However, Xue Mo Yin felt that the light around Hu Yi Fei was brighter than the others. Looking over, he was shocked. This time, the teachings were bestowed by two, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun and Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun. She also received the teachings longer than the other three.
Seeing that everyone else had received teachings, it was a lie to say Xue Mo Yin wasn't envious. This was a true Sanqing legacy. In mythology, these three were the most revered saints. Their legacy couldn't be ordinary.
After Hu Yi Fei received the teachings, everyone's eyes focused on Xue Mo Yin. He felt a little uneasy and then felt a pause in his mind, as if something was slowly being transmitted into his brain.
The light around him was visibly strong. Taiqing Dao De Tianzun, Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, all three statues lit up!
Xue Mo Yin's time receiving the teachings was also much longer than Hu Yi Fei's. After it ended, the group looked at each other and bowed respectfully three times.
Jiu Shu seemed to still be in shock, standing motionless.
“Shi Bo, Shi Bo, what's wrong with you?” Zi Qiao gently nudged him. Jiu Shu finally came to his senses, but hearing Zi Qiao's address, he quickly covered his mouth.
“Let's go outside and talk.”
Once they were outside the Sanqing Temple, Jiu Shu let go of Zi Qiao, “Remember, no matter what happened before, now that you've received teachings from the ancestors, you are true disciples of the Sanqing. I can't accept the title of Shi Bo no matter what. Also, don't call Simu Shifu anymore.”
Zi Qiao said, “You're overthinking things. The saints aren't as petty as you think.”
“Nonsense! Rules are rules! I know you have a kind heart, but keep this favor in your heart. Just don't forget our Maoshan sect.” Jiu Shu said seriously.
Seeing Jiu Shu's expression, Zi Qiao knew it was useless to argue. “I understand, Shi...Jiu Shu.”
“Good, just understand. Wait here, I'll get you some things.”
As soon as Jiu Shu left, Xue Mo Yin's mind suddenly received a voice from the system, “Contacting massive energy, system is upgrading. Estimated time: 30 minutes. All functions except dimensional portal will be unavailable during upgrade.”
System upgrade? The massive energy was probably referring to the energy from the Sanqing teachings. He wondered what benefits this upgrade would bring.
Mei Jia's face lit up with excitement, “Wow! Our luck is amazing this time! We…”
Xue Mo Yin interrupted, “We'll talk about it later.”
Jiu Shu came back with several books in hand, handing them to the group, “You all have received the teachings of the saints. My skills and techniques are nothing compared to that. However, you are all new to this. These books contain the most basic knowledge, which might be helpful to you. Don't worry, these are copies, feel free to take them.”
“Thank you, Jiu Shu. We should be going now. Jiu Shu, take care. Until we meet again!” Xue Mo Yin cupped his fist.
Hu Yi Fei did the same, “Until we meet again!”
Then they turned and left. They needed to find an empty, deserted spot to leave from.
After the group left, Wen Cai walked over with a box, “Master, this is what they asked me to give you.”
“Open it and see.”
Wen Cai opened it and saw gold inside. Shocked, he quickly closed the lid, “Master, this…”
Jiu Shu stroked his beard, “Take it to the warehouse. Our Maoshan sect is destined for greatness! Hahaha!”
Xue Mo Yin had reached the clearing where they had arrived. It was time to leave.
Hu Yi Fei was a bit reluctant, “I wonder if we'll ever see Jiu Shu again.”
Wan Yu and Mei Jia also felt a bit sad. Although they had left Jiu Shu a lot of money, compared to what they had received from him, it was nothing.
Even Zi Qiao was silent, staring at the Yizhuang, not saying a word.
Xue Mo Yin wasn't feeling good either. This parting, who knew if they would ever see each other again? “Alright, stop being so gloomy. Jiu Shu's world is so amazing, we might come back someday. Now, it's time to go home.”
Opening the dimensional portal, the group slowly walked in. Mo Yin was right, maybe they would have a chance to come back here again someday.
On the way back, Wan Yu and Mei Jia learned their lesson and sat down obediently, hands clasped together. However, it was just a psychological effect. They were still going to get dizzy.
Those few tens of seconds felt like hours to them. They slumped onto the sofas in the villa and lay motionless for a while before regaining consciousness.
“Get up everyone, time to settle the mission.”
The system had finished upgrading before they returned, but he hadn't had time to examine the changes. He clicked on the mission settlement panel.
“Congratulations, host, mission complete. Money reward: one million. Individual rewards will be settled through individual panels.”
Zi Qiao exclaimed, “Holy crap! Double what we got last time! We're rich!”
Mei Jia counted on her fingers, “One times seven is seven, two times seven is fourteen, March 8th is Women's Day. Oh my god! So much money!”
“You two, let me keep your money.” Xue Mo Yin looked at the two and said.
Zi Qiao didn't mind. After all, it was his idea. Mei Jia protected her phone, “Why?”
Yi Fei tapped her head, “You can't even calculate this much money if you keep it. You're going to lose track.”
Mei Jia immediately wilted. She really couldn't calculate it.
“Alright, the real business is next. Zi Qiao, you go first.”
“No problem. I go first, I go first.” Zi Qiao rubbed his hands. The upcoming points were the real prize.