As Taoist Master Zhenling left the hall, the fake smile on his face immediately disappeared.
"You are such an ungrateful person, and you are so ignorant of your own life and death. Don't blame me for not caring about the friendship between us."
At this time, a young Taoist priest came running over from a distance.
"Master, the Zhang brothers have already made contact..."
"Shut up, you idiot." Taoist Master Zhenling cursed viciously.
The young Taoist priest was frightened by Taoist Master Zhenling and dared not speak. He could only follow Taoist Master Zhenling carefully towards his residence.
After entering his room and carefully closing the door, he looked around carefully before Master Zhenling scolded the young Taoist priest, his disciple Li Jie, "You idiot, don't you have any brains? How can you talk about such things outside?"
After cursing, Taoist Master Zhenling finally got down to business.
"Now, tell me every detail of how you contacted the Zhang brothers. Don't hide anything."
While Taoist Master Zhenling and his disciple Li Jie were secretly plotting something big, there was another commotion in the Taiyi Sect.
Fang Meng, the eldest disciple of Taiyi Sect, was also a man of swift and decisive character. After parting ways with Meng Zhang, he packed up his things and was about to leave Taiyi Sect with a few fellow disciples.
Although Fang Meng had a bad temper, he was the eldest brother after all, and he still had a certain prestige in the sect. Moreover, he was generous, straightforward, and very loyal, and he had many supporters in the sect.
Before leaving, Fang Meng and several of his fellow apprentices stole a lot of valuables from Taiyi Sect.
Knowing that Meng Zhang controlled the Taiyi Sect's protective formation, Fang Meng did not dare to be too presumptuous. After stealing a lot of property in a hurry, he left Taiyi Sect in a hurry and did not dare to stay any longer.
Not long after Fang Meng and his men left, two anxious visitors came into the hall where Meng Zhang was.
Taoist Priest Qingling is another junior brother of Taoist Priest Xuanling. He practices the Changchun Jue and has reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. He is the best spiritual farmer in Taiyi Sect. He is the main person who takes care of the most important property of Taiyi Sect, the 19 acres of spiritual fields.
Taoist Master Qingling had a non-confrontational personality and rarely participated in other affairs of the Taiyi Sect. All his energy, even his entire life, was devoted to the spiritual field.
Taoist Master Qingling is a real workhorse and the real pillar of Taiyi Sect. Taiyi Sect has no other industries, and the most important source of income is the spiritual field that Taoist Master Qingling carefully manages.
The annual offerings to Shuangfeng Valley and the cultivation resources for the disciples in the sect all depend on the efforts of Taoist Master Qingling.
As the head of Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhang is full of respect for Taoist Master Qingling, who is diligent and dedicated to the public.
"Uncle Qingling, don't worry. As long as I am here, Taiyi Sect will not collapse. Brother Fang Meng doesn't want to be inferior to others and wants to take his people away. That is his freedom."
Meng Zhang gently comforted Taoist Qingling.
Hearing the news that Fang Meng had led his men away from Taiyi Sect, Qingling, a good-natured man who never cared about other people's affairs, could no longer sit still. He ran to the main hall and asked Meng Zhang for a solution.
Another visitor in the hall was a young man dressed as a scholar and looked to be in his twenties.
This man's name is Tian Zhen, and he is Meng Zhang's senior brother.
Unlike the eldest senior brother Fang Meng, although Tian Zhen is a senior brother, he is most convinced of Meng Zhang in his heart and is Meng Zhang's staunch supporter in Taiyi Sect.
In Tian Zhen's mind, Meng Zhang is the only candidate to inherit the position of Taiyi Sect's leader, and the only person who can revive Taiyi Sect. He unconditionally supports all of Meng Zhang's decisions.
Therefore, he, who had just heard the news that Fang Meng had left with his men, had run to Meng Zhang for advice. He immediately helped Meng Zhang and began to appease Taoist Qingling.
"Uncle Qingling, don't worry. Everyone has their own ambitions. If the eldest brother wants to leave, no one can stop him. Now that Junior Brother Meng has inherited the position of the head, Taiyi Sect will surely flourish in the hands of Junior Brother Meng."
Although Taoist Qingling is not a die-hard fan of Meng Zhang like Tian Zhen, he is a good-natured person and will not refute his fellow disciple in person, even if this fellow disciple is his junior.
Although he was worried, after being comforted by Meng Zhang, he took the initiative to leave the hall, muttering: "The spiritual fields are now in need of people, so I'd better go and take care of the spiritual fields. I believe that the head of the sect can handle all the affairs of the sect."
After Taoist Qingling left, Tian Zhen reported to Meng Zhang: "Master, Fang Meng and his men took away some of the floating wealth. The truly important materials in the sect are all placed in the sect's warehouse."
"I will be personally guarding the sect's warehouse. No one is allowed to get close without your order."
Meng Zhang still attached great importance to his loyal supporters. He gave Tian Zhen a few instructions before sending him away.
Ever since Meng Zhang became the head of Taiyi Sect, he has handed over all the sect's affairs to Tian Zhen.
Meng Zhang, who was sitting in the main hall, calculated that after Fang Meng and his men left, there were really not many people left in Taiyi Sect.
Taoist Priest Qingling and his two disciples, plus Tian Zhen and himself, only made up five people. Even if Taoist Priest Zhenling and his disciple Li Jie were added, there were only seven people, not even enough to play two mahjong tables.
The less people there are, the less troublesome it will be to manage them, Meng Zhang thought to himself.
After a while, Meng Zhang took out a thin booklet from his arms.
The cover of this book is jet black, with five small golden characters "Master's Notebook" engraved on it.
This thin book is actually a magical instrument, passed down among the successive leaders of the Taiyi Sect.
Before being summoned by Huangsha City, the old leader of Taiyi Sect, Taoist Xuanling, gave this book to Meng Zhang for safekeeping.
Now that Meng Zhang has become the new leader of Taiyi Sect, he naturally inherited this book that can only be kept by the leader.
As the last disciple of the old master, Meng Zhang had seen the old master use this book more than once.
Meng Zhang had long been regarded as the old leader of Taiyi Sect, so he never avoided him when using this book.
Although he had never read the contents inside, Meng Zhang still knew how to use the book.
Meng Zhang opened the cover of the book, revealing a blank page. He injected his own true energy, and lines of handwriting immediately appeared on the page.
In just a short while, Meng Zhang figured out what the book was about.
The use of this book is somewhat similar to the electronic paper book in Meng Zhang's previous life. You only need to input true qi to check the contents inside, and you can also use true qi to write on it.
The successive leaders of the Taiyi Sect used this book as a diary, recording their experiences and observations in it.
Although the pages of the book look thin, the content inside is actually huge, with no less than a million words.
Night had fallen and there was nothing else to do today, so Meng Zhang began to slowly read the contents.