Every time Ye Zan goes down the mountain, the group of people on the mountain are worried all day long, but they can't imprison Ye Zan in the sect, so how can we try to dispel Ye Zan's idea of going down the mountain? So, Mo Ru and others decided to find something for Ye Zan to do, so that he would not be idle in the sect all day long and always thinking about running down the mountain.
Originally, Ye Zan was still responsible for refining alchemy in the alchemy hall, but in fact he rarely did it. Not to mention that there is now spiritual rice, which has greatly reduced the demand for auxiliary elixirs. Liu Qian, the master of alchemy, is enough for the rest. Even when there was no spiritual rice, Ye Zan directly used scientific and technological pharmaceutical methods to mass-produce elixirs such as Gathering Spirit and Condensing Yuan, and rarely made elixirs himself.
Therefore, Mo Rusi and others thought about it and thought of letting Ye Zan give lectures to the inner disciples. Although Ye Zan has not been practicing Taoism for many years, he is already at the Nascent Soul realm, and it is natural for him to be called the ancestor. Let Ancestor Yuan Ying give lectures to the inner disciples. Firstly, it can give Ye Zan something to do. Secondly, it also reflects the importance that the sect attaches to the inner disciples.
Even among those inner disciples, most were selected by the Golden Pill Grandmasters, and some even completely cut off the path to becoming direct disciples. But for a sect, the inner disciples are also a very important part and cannot be given up easily.
In the normal operation of the sect, many basic matters need to be done by the inner disciples. Although each thing is very small compared to the sect, together they are enough to affect the operation of the sect. Just like a person, no matter whether he is white, rich, beautiful or tall, rich and handsome, he still has to poop, pee, fart and burp while looking bright and beautiful. There must always be organs to perform these functions.
Moreover, no one can be sure that among the disciples who are selected again and again, they will not come from behind due to some chance. After all, although practicing Taoism depends on qualifications, it also depends on chance and luck. Many things cannot be determined at a glance.
In fact, if you really want to keep Ye Zan tied to the mountain for a longer time, the better way is to let Ye Zan accept a few apprentices. The bond between master and disciple cannot be compared simply by giving lectures. It is not an exaggeration to say that master and disciple are like father and son. Compared with teaching, teaching is obviously more energy-intensive and requires Ye Zan to invest more time and thought.
It's just that Ye Zan's seniority is too high. Externally, he is the same generation as Mo Ru, but in fact he is a disciple recognized by Xuanyuan Taozu. Even Mo Rushi calls him Taishang. Therefore, if Ye Zan accepts a disciple, the disciple's seniority will be much higher than that of Mo Rushi, which is equivalent to finding an additional ancestor for Mo Rushi and others.
It was Ye Zan's own wish to take over the stone forest. It was hard for others to say anything, so he couldn't stop him from taking it. Fortunately, Ye Zan did not bring Shi Lin directly to Yuqing Sect, which made Mo Rushi and others secretly relieved. Therefore, Mo Ru and others do not want to take the initiative to help Ye Zan find their ancestors in the sect.
Ye Zan could naturally see what Mo Rushi and others were thinking. It's just that he himself doesn't actually have much desire to accept a disciple. Accepting Shi Lin as a disciple was purely a whim, and perhaps it was influenced by the other person's luck. What's more, he now has a son and a daughter, which is enough to worry about. If he really wanted to recruit a few disciples among those inner disciples, he really had no interest in worrying about that.
However, Ye Zan does not reject teaching.
Moreover, Ye Zan has been researching recently about the impact of scientific theories on magic, and he also wants to see if others can master these things. Therefore, after Mo Ru suggested that he teach the inner disciples, he agreed without hesitation.
Seeing that Ye Zan agreed to his suggestion, Mo Ru felt a stone fall in his heart. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Junior brother, I will help you. I will go and arrange the teaching."
After Mo Ru said goodbye, he immediately ran to arrange the teaching for fear that Ye Zan would change his mind. Of course, when he came to make this suggestion, he had already made preparations. Therefore, in just a cup of tea, he arranged everything and ran back to inform Ye Zan that he would teach at the inner gate tomorrow.
Seeing Mo Ru's urgency, Ye Zan was also amused, but he didn't say much.
After Mo Ru arranged the teaching, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the news quickly spread among the inner disciples. The place where inner disciples practice is also on Yuquan Peak, but it is on the mountainside in front of Yuquan Peak. A large number of buildings were built there for the inner disciples to live and practice, including martial arts arenas, retreat rooms, competition arenas and other functional buildings.
Compared with the outer sect, the living conditions of the inner sect disciples are naturally much better. Each disciple has an independent small courtyard. The courtyard is not big, with basically three main rooms and a courtyard that can be used for activities. Although such accommodation conditions still seem a bit shabby for those disciples who come from wealthy families, it is still better than the situation where a few people share the same dormitory when they are outside.
However, none of these inner disciples focus on enjoying life. Not to mention that it is such an independent house, even if it is really shared with the outer house, no one will complain about the poor conditions. After all, for them, stepping into the inner door means stepping into the door of monasticism, and cultivation is the most important thing.
But on this day, a shocking news instantly occupied the top of the list of hot topics in the inner sect.
"It's true, there is actually Yuanying Patriarch coming to teach and preach!"
"Senior Brother Gu is still in seclusion. I have to inform him quickly so as not to miss this opportunity tomorrow."
"Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Brother Chen are pitiful. They were sent down the mountain just yesterday. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back tomorrow."
Usually, the ones responsible for teaching the inner disciples are several Jindan Grandmasters who come in turns, but no Yuan Ying Patriarch has ever come. Although, in terms of teaching, Patriarch Yuanying may not be better than Master Jindan, just like a university professor may not be able to teach a class of primary school students well. However, many people may not understand this truth, so it is easy to be overwhelmed by this kind of "personal achievement".
In addition to the so-called "fresh" disciples, these inner disciples are mostly "past" disciples who have been selected one after another. For these "past" disciples, in fact, they have heard the things that Master Jindan usually teaches many times. If we were to stop in the lecture hall, it is estimated that these disciples may not be any worse than those Jindan masters when giving lectures.
But even so, many "old" disciples of the inner sect failed to make any breakthroughs in practice, and could only be left over again and again, watching junior brothers and sisters become direct disciples of a certain master. Is it because the teachings of those golden elixir masters are not good enough? At least in their opinion, maybe this time the Nascent Soul Ancestor comes to teach, it will give them a different feeling than before, and it will allow them to find opportunities to get ahead.
As for being favored by the Yuanying Ancestor, he then became the direct disciple of the Yuanying Ancestor. There may only be a few "fresh" inner disciples who dare to think about it. The other inner disciples who have become veterans have already been tempered by the cruel reality and do not have such unrealistic fantasies.
Suddenly, almost all the inner disciples on the mountain came to the lecture hall early. Some "old" disciples may not have been here for several years, but on this day they felt like they were new to the inner sect. Perhaps this was the first time that the old and new inner disciples had gathered together like this, making the already spacious lecture hall seem a bit small and crowded for a while.
Ye Zan did not get lost in the journey of life. He came from the back mountain to the inner lecture hall on time and saw a room full of people.
The room full of people was chatting about today's events. Although the voices were not very loud, when gathered together it was buzzing, almost knocking off the roof. And when Ye Zan walked into the lecture hall from the outside, the noisy voice immediately stopped, as if the teacher suddenly came in the self-study class.
It seems that even though they are in different worlds, these students have a lot in common.
Some of these inner disciples knew Ye Zan, but some had never seen him before. After all, although Ye Zan spent more time in Yuqing Sect, he didn't have the habit of wandering around. However, the robes Ye Zan wore were of the same style as Mo Rushi, so anyone who was a disciple of the Yuqing Sect could tell his identity from the robes.
"Why are we talking so lively?" Ye Zan walked directly to the front of the lecture hall, turned around and asked the inner disciples.
Originally, Ye Zan was just looking for something to say. After all, he had never been a teacher before, let alone lectured like this. However, those who have been students should have experience. Once the teacher says something like this, it often means that anger is brewing in his heart and he does not really want to chat with you.
Although those inner disciples are different from students in the world of science and technology, some of them are in their thirties or forties, but they are still students when they sit in this lecture hall. Therefore, upon hearing Ye Zan's question, almost everyone held their breath immediately, and the entire lecture hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Seeing this scene, Ye Zan shook his head helplessly, but he had no intention of imitating some teachers and making friends with students. In his opinion, teaching is to tell what you know. As for whether the students listen or understand, it has nothing to do with him. Anyway, this Yuqing Sect is not a university, and student performance will not be the criterion for performance appraisal.
"Well, some disciples must know who I am. If you don't know, you can ask someone who knows." Ye Zan stood in front of the lecture hall, raised his hand and hung a blackboard in the middle. The words "Tao" are blocked. Then, he took out another piece of chalk and wrote on the blackboard while saying, "Today, what I want to tell you is magic."
Talking about magic
To be honest, although the blackboard was very strange, many "old" disciples of the inner sect were a little disappointed when they heard Ye Zan talk about teaching spells. For ascetics in the foundation-building realm, spells are of course also very important, but due to limitations in cultivation, there are very few spells that can be cast. This also means that they don't have much to learn in terms of spells.
Some "old" disciples have been in the inner sect for more than ten years. They have already learned the spells they can learn, and it is useless to learn the spells they cannot cast. Moreover, in addition to learning spells, you also need to know how to cast them. The key is just like martial arts, which requires a lot of practice. If you can't even perform it, how can you practice it
What's more, those golden elixir masters who come to teach can also teach spells. Ye Zan said that he wanted to teach magic. In the eyes of many inner disciples, it might just be a repetition of those previous courses. Although no one dared to say anything, everyone's originally extremely eager eyes suddenly became much indifferent following Ye Zan's words.
Ye Zan glanced at the disciples below. Even though he had never been a teacher, he could see their emotions at this time from their expressions. However, he did not explain anything. He directly raised his finger and pointed at a disciple and said, "Do you know how to cast spells?"
The disciple who was called stood up and said energetically: "Back to my ancestor, I know a thing or two."
Although these disciples were disappointed and uninterested in what Ye Zan had to say. However, unlike students in the technological world, none of them dare to show off, let alone make trouble. After hearing Ye Zan's question, they still had to cheer up and not give an answer without any slack. After all, the person in front of them is not only a teacher, but also an ancestor with Yuanying realm cultivation.
"Know something about it? Show it to me." Ye Zan continued.
"Disciple is showing off his embarrassment!" the disciple replied, then raised his hand and began to show the technique of casting spells.
In fact, this spell-casting technique is really not interesting to watch. Unlike the Japanese anime in the world of science and technology, ninjas have to make a clicking seal with their hands in front of their chests when using ninjutsu.
However, when it comes to this, this hand technique and the seal still have some similarities, that is, they both use the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The spell-casting technique is made with one hand, with four fingers except the thumb, a total of twelve knuckles, which are used to express "Zichou Yinmao...". When pinching, you use the tip of your thumb to quickly pinch the twelve knuckles to combine the tricks needed for various spells.
However, if you think about it, you will know that just pinching the thumb with such a hand is naturally not very interesting.
However, it is precisely because of this that when the two of them fight each other, the other party will not see what spells they are planning to use. Otherwise, if you make it very obvious and visually pleasing, then the other party will know what spell you are going to use at a glance, and they can take precautions in advance.