Chapter 305 - 244 Ling Biao_2
However, the Mystic Sect’s descendant temples each have their own secret teachings, practicing separately and competing with each other for benefits. The organization is not rigorous, and they even dismiss heresies, fighting among themselves, leading to severe internal friction and an inability to truly exert the Mystic Sect’s strength.
Even if the nine major sects arrange some collective action, the descendant temples still disobey in appearance, leaving the Mystic Sect Leader helpless.
Therefore, to concentrate powers and compete with the Immortal Palace Divine Sect, the nine major sects have gradually reformed the organizational system of the Mystic Sect, gradually introducing the Jungle Temple system.
The Jungle Temple, initially, was simply the outer courtyard of the Mystic Sects on each mountain. Outside the mountains, a Taoist temple was established, used for recruiting and teaching newbies, selecting outer disciples, and hosting fellow practitioners for temporary stays.
But gradually, as the Mystic Sect developed and the disciples increased, if several sects united to annihilate other Demon Path clans and captured new Cave Heaven Blessed Lands and sect headquarters, these places rich in Spiritual Qi suitable for cultivation would all be built into Jungle Temples.
If there are too many elders at the Divinity Transformation level within the sect and too many disciples from side branches, in order to avoid fighting over the Sect Leader’s direct resources and falling into internal friction, they will be sent out to establish branch lines or directly venture out for training, to cultivate in Jungle Temples in other areas.
Originally, the allocation of Jungle Temples was internally decided by each regional Mystic Sect, but after last time joining forces to annihilate the Xiaoyao Sect, at least half of the Mystic Sect was eradicated, leading to a surplus of new Taoist temples in cave abodes, all available for distribution. At that time, the internal friction of the Mystic Sect was already severely intense. To avoid a counterattack by the Immortal Palace Divine Sect, the Xiaoyao Sect’s properties were nominally regarded as Jungle Temples, shared by the Mystic Sect disciples. Of course, in reality, they were allotted by the nine major sects to their trusted aides.
Thus, being appointed as the head of a Jungle Temple by the nine major sects became a convention, and once you are part of a Jungle Temple, you naturally have to follow the decisions of the Mystic Sect to maintain your little piece of land and the benefits from Tribute. The Mystic Sect disciples temporarily residing in these temples must also dutifully undertake the collective tasks of the Mystic Sect to exchange for elixir pills and magical treasures as cultivation resources.
This arrangement makes the disciples in the Jungle Temples a force that the nine major sects can directly mobilize. Hence, the nine major sects each plot to vie for the allocation of the positions of Jungle Temple leaders, sometimes even holding activities like sword fighting to the death.
With the Northern Expedition Training now underway, the branches of each sect of the Mystic Sect have mobilized, sending disciples down the mountains for trials. The correlation of nine thousand Soldier Repelling Coins is naturally more than just the disciples gaining cultivation resources and Soldier Repelling Coin rewards through training. Each sect can also, based on the disciples’ performances, allocate the Taoist properties of the Jungle Temples, thus resolving the sect’s internal cultivation resource allocation issues.
Perform well, and the sect’s resources increase. Even if you don’t manage to secure them, fewer competitors on the table due to deaths might not be a loss either.