Chapter 104 Statue of Gods
Pan Yun could recite the "Tao Te Ching" by heart. She had not figured out anything useful from her past and present lives, so she soon gave up and stopped thinking about it. She concentrated on studying formations, talismans, and the spiritual realm.

Now, perhaps her state of mind is different, and the fact that Lingjing has a better way to unlock the seal makes her start to think about the relationship between merit, the way of heaven, and the rules of the world.

So these three sudden realizations gave her a deeper understanding of the rules of the world.

Pan Yun has already realized that cultivating only the spiritual essence and body is not enough, one also needs to cultivate the mind and the spirit.

It seems that they had gone astray in their previous life, focusing only on cultivation while forgetting to cultivate their mind and spirit, so that after decades no one could surpass the combat power ceiling of the first generation.

Not to mention getting closer to the Way of Heaven.

Perhaps she should think seriously about how to proceed in her cultivation.

Of course, this is not something that can be figured out in one day, so her main tasks are still studying, practicing and doing experiments.

Pan Yun received letters from his father and brother.

Pan Hong received another fifty taels of silver from her. Although he didn't quite understand why she had to conduct an experiment on the tolerance for changes in the world's rules by sending money, he still waited for two days before writing to her.

It means that everything is the same as usual here these two days and nothing has happened.

As soon as Pan Yun received the letter, he immediately took out one hundred taels from his savings and sent it to them.

If it doesn't matter if it's more than one hundred taels, then she will have one more way to save money in the future.

Nothing happened between Miaozhenmiao and them during this period of time.

She decided to pay back all the borrowed money and then earn some money to lend to Miaozhenmiao and the others to give it a try.

With the rich master as a loyal believer, her talismans are still selling well. It is impossible to make a lot of money from them, but one or two hundred taels is still possible.

However, her savings limit has increased, and earning only one or two hundred taels is definitely not enough, she needs at least five hundred taels.

She also had to complete this experiment before she had that much merit, so that the cost would be low.

Now she can receive 15 points of merit twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, both times during meal times.

It was obvious that the group of little beggars really talked about her once every day before eating.

Therefore, she had to do this experiment before her merits accumulated. With a clearer idea in mind, she would be more at ease when doing things in the future.

Alternative plans should be prepared.

The little beggars were very grateful, so although they didn't want to accumulate merits for the time being, Pan Yun still gave them a bag of millet when he went to the county town again.

Still finding Xiao Qi at the food stall not far from the medicine shop, Pan Jun patted the grain bag on the mule cart and said, "I brought you a bag of millet, but you have to pound the rice yourself."

Xiao Qi excitedly climbed onto the mule cart holding his bowl and said loudly, "Thank you, Sister Pan."

Wang Cong accompanied her to the county town this time, one to buy medicinal herbs for body training, and the other to see the fired statues of gods.

Recently, the cultivation speed of Pan Yun, Miao Zhen and Miao He has accelerated, and the consumption of medicinal materials is increasing. The body-refining medicine that originally needed to be purchased once a month needs to be replenished every twenty days.

Wang Cong drove a mule cart to deliver the millet to the thatched hut.

He looked at the child running out of the thatched hut in surprise.

This bag of millet was bought in the village after they came down the mountain in the morning, and Pan Yun paid for it himself.

At that time, he didn't understand why he had to bring a bag of millet to the county town.

Wang Cong asked in a daze: "Master Junior, is this how you accumulate merits?"

Pan Jun nodded, "Yes, my ability is limited now, and this is all I can do."

Pan Jun didn't stay for long. He touched Xiao Qi's head and told her, "If you have any problems, ask someone to go to Sanqing Mountain to find me."

Xiao Qi nodded in agreement and enthusiastically sent them to the street.

Only then did Wang Cong accompany Pan Yun out of the city to find Yu Qing's brothers.

Pan Yun and his team arrived at the right time. They had just opened a kiln this morning. The statues that had just been opened had been processed and placed in the sun, and a group of people were surrounding them to check for any flaws.

Seeing Pan Yun, Yu Qing was very excited, "Young Taoist priest, you came at the right time. I was just thinking of asking Xiao Jing to go back and invite you. Look, we have made the statue without any flaws."

Pan Yun and Wang Cong went forward to take a look.

The statue's face was solemn, but its eyes were blank and the patterns on its clothes were clearly burned.

The sword was forged individually and needed to be glued on, completely according to the dimensions given by Pan Yun, and it was forged very well.

The glaze is smooth and has a porcelain sheen.

Pan Yun walked around the statue and checked the base, finding no flaws.

Pan Yun asked: "How many kilns do you have?"

Yu Qing stroked his beard and smiled, "This is the ninth kiln. We are lucky. We didn't expect it to work. We thought we would have to fire a few more kilns."

Wang Cong stared blankly at the handsome face of the statue and asked, "Uncle Junior Master, does the mountain god look like this?"

Pan Yun nodded, "Yes, Master looks like this."

Wang Cong: "You said He was a crane..."

"Yes, every time he appears, he turns into a crane and flies away. Isn't he a crane?" Pan Jun paused here, "Do you think Master wants us to raise a crane? Maybe if we raise one well, his spirit can also land on the crane and come down to earth?"

Wang Cong didn't dare to say a word.

The more Pan Jun thought about it, the more he felt that it was true. "When we return, we will buy a few cranes to raise."

But there was no one selling cranes in Yushan County, and there was not even a family raising cranes.

People all raise chickens and ducks, and cranes are still a rare species, so they can only be found in farther and larger places. Wang Cong is not good at rejecting others, especially elders, so he can only nod and say, "I'll go back and ask."

The statue has been fired, but it still needs to be painted and eyes added.

Taoist statues are brightly colored, with colorful clothes and even bright hair, so they need to be painted.

Yu Qing and his team had already prepared the paints. They were used to doing this kind of work. After making sure that there was no problem with the statue, Yu Qing asked Wang Xiaojing to move the paints out.

"There is one more thing I need from you, little Taoist priest."

Pan Yun smiled and said, "Master Yu, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"I think Xiaojing is diligent and smart, so I want to keep him as an apprentice, but I don't know if the Taoist temple will agree."

Because Wang Xiaojing was brought here by Pan Yun and the others, and stayed behind to oversee the casting process of the statue, Yu Qing subconsciously thought that Wang Xiaojing was also a member of the Taoist temple.

It’s just that he is not a Taoist priest.

Pan Yun said: "Xiaojing is a villager at the foot of our Sanqing Mountain. We have to ask his opinion on this matter. If he is willing, there will be no problem for our Taoist temple."

Yu Qing said happily: "I asked, Xiao Jing is willing."

Wang Xiaojing just came out with some paint, and Yu Qing immediately called him over, "Come, tell the young Taoist priest if you are willing to stay in my Yu family as an apprentice?"

"I do!" Wang Xiaojing turned to look at Pan Jun.

Pan Yun nodded at him, and Wang Xiaojing immediately knelt down in front of Yu Qing, kowtowed, and shouted loudly: "Master!"

“Good, good, good,” Yu Qing laughed, “I didn’t expect that I not only burned a statue of the god, but also got a good apprentice, hahahaha…”

Yu Sheng said unhappily, "You're talking as if I didn't contribute. Our two families burned the statue together."

"Yes, yes, I don't want to take credit for your work. Hurry up and paint it. Once it's dry, you can wrap up the statue and give it to them to take away."

Pan Yun rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll come too."

Wang Cong quickly pulled her back, "Little Master, are you okay?"

"Can I do it? I'm a master of formations and talismans, and I've won awards for my art. The drawings of the statues were drawn by your father and me, so please remove the 'ma'."

Pan Yun knew the blueprints by heart and knew which parts should be painted what color without even looking at them.

She took the bright red paint, dipped her brush in it, spread it evenly, and then began to color it, painting the entire surface in one stroke with extremely steady hands.

Not only Yu Qing, but also Yu Sheng's eyes lit up when he saw it, "This..."

They looked at Pan Yun and buried their regret deep in their hearts. With such skills, he should come to their kiln to fire the kiln.

If he can draw and has steady hands, he must be able to carve clay smoothly.

The statues of gods are molded from clay and carved before being put into the kiln for firing, so molding and carving are very important to them.

And for these two things, steady hands are extremely important.

They turned to look at Wang Xiaojing with a little more expectation in their eyes, hoping that he could have the talent of Pan Yun.

"Come on, come on, let's color it too."

The three of them worked together and quickly finished the lottery.

Pan Yun left it there to dry and asked Wang Cong to settle the balance.

In order to avoid any accidents today, Pan Yun gave the public funds taken by Xuanmiao to Wang Cong.

This was prepared early in the morning for the construction of the mountain temple.

Yu Qing: “Eyes…”

Pan Yun said: "We can wait until the mountain temple is built before we can order the eyes ourselves."

This is also the rule. The eyes of the gods are painted after they enter the temple. Generally, the master of the kiln is paid to do it.

However, Pan Jun has this skill, so there is no need to trouble them.

Sanqing Mountain was too far away, and Yu Qing was unwilling to make the trip just for that little red envelope money, so he happily agreed.

He said to Wang Xiaojing, "You have been out for a long time. Go back with the Taoist priest this time. Talk to your family about being an apprentice and come back in three days."

Yu Qing said: "If I come back again, I can only go home once a month. Apprentices have a hard time and have to do all kinds of work. You and your family know this, right?"

Wang Xiaojing nodded vigorously, "I know, my family knows too, Master, don't worry, just tell me if you have anything to say, we have no objection."

Yu Qing nodded with satisfaction.

Let him go back and get his bag and go with Pan Yun.

After the paint dried, the Yu family wrapped the statue in a piece of rag, spread a thick layer of straw on the cart, and then put the statue on the straw to secure it.

This considers the payment of money and goods as settled.

Pan Yun waited until Wang Xiaojing came over, and then they drove away together.

Pan Jun sat on one side, shaking his legs and said, "Let's go to Qian's house."

Wang Cong didn't know why he felt embarrassed for his junior master. "Junior master, why don't you give me the talisman and I'll help you sell it? It's not good to trouble Master Qian all the time."

Pan Yun: "My nephew, you are a businessman. It is not a loss for the Qian family to buy my talisman. Not only can they make a profit by reselling it, but they can also make connections through the talisman."

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