Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology-Chapter 315 - 283: 3 Governors and 5 Masters, Mixed Play Journey to the West_2

"Currently, Donghua Jungle has eleven temples: Five Ghosts Temple, Mountain Demon Temple, Yunze Temple, White Bone Temple, Swordman Temple, Cultivation Truth Temple, True Demon Temple, Five Poison Temple, Dragon Pond Temple, Taiyin Temple, and Heavenly Fire Temple."

"The new Four Temple Masters are Xiao Xuan, Zhou Xuan, Li Hu, and Zhong Mountain."

"The total revenue of the jungle is six million two hundred thousand..."

"From now on, the jungle and the Taoist temples will separate operations. Some of the businesses will be delegated to the Taoist temples below, and the jungle will only collect thirty percent of taxes."

Song Lin pondered for a moment and said.

"The jungle doesn’t need to take on everything; otherwise, it will become just a grand Taoist temple, which is unfavorable for branch temple development."

"Not everything has to be centralized."

"Centralizing everything only leads to more bloating and complications."

"An ambitious Magic Vein Master doing one thing will encounter at least a dozen people obstructing them. It’s better to let them independently lead a Taoist temple, giving full play to their initiative."

"In the past, we lacked money, so we banded together and shared resources. Now that things have stabilized, it’s time to let go."

"In this case, the jungle’s revenue drops to just over three million."

"It’s not an issue."

"The jungle’s total population of cultivators is 4,615: 366 Qi Refining Taoists, 31 Divine Establishment cultivators, and 5 Core Formation cultivators."

"New candidates for the Three Capitals have also been chosen."

Song Lin summoned two other individuals.

Soon, Wang Ziyue and a woman entered. This woman was Qingyu.

Qingyu joined the sect with her skills. Originally at Divine Establishment, over ten years she stepped into Core Formation, excelling in the Swordman and Taoist Soldier branches.

"Shi Yinhua will serve as Capital Management, Wang Ziyue as Grand Commissioner, and Qingyu as Capital Institute."

Song Lin took out the jungle register, which recorded the names for all positions.

"Understood!"

"The Five Masters..."

The Five Masters along with the Eighteen Heads are the managers. The Five Masters oversee five different departments.

The Hall Master manages discipline, the Hall Master oversees Spirit Pill Refining and Artifact Refining, the Scripture Master governs blessed land arrays, the Spirit Master handles corpse refinement, ghost cultivation, and Taoist Soldiers, and the Scripture Master focuses on spirit fields, gardens, and beasts, among others.

Song Lin considered for a moment.

"Recruit Yan Jiuge from Swordman Temple and Guu Yuchan from Cultivation Truth Temple back to the jungle. Guu Yuchan will serve as Hall Master, Yan Jiuge as Hall Master. Recruit the temple masters of Five Ghosts, Mu Ke, and Yun Lian back, and appoint them as Spirit Master, Scripture Master, and Scripture Master respectively."

Both Guu Yuchan and Yan Jiuge are Core Formation cultivators. Staying at the lower temples would be a waste of their talent.

Moreover, they’ve already trained disciples capable of taking charge. It’s time for them to return to the jungle as its core strength.

As for the other three, they’re merely filling positions. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The Five Ghosts and Mu Ke may only have a few decades left to live. After that, they can try their luck at Taiyin Refining Temple.

Meanwhile, this period allows the younger generation to grow into their roles.

Yun Lian holds the position of Land God, and his management of the blessed land is reasonably competent.

The arrangement for the Three Capitals and Five Masters is complete.

"As for the remaining Eighteen Heads..."

"You will make the decisions for the Eighteen Heads yourself."

"Which individuals should take over the five temples whose masters were promoted?"

Shi Yinhua asked. He still instinctively relied on Song Lin’s leadership.

"Return to normalcy. Don’t interfere in the temple master transitions at Descendant Temple; let them decide for themselves."

Song Lin realized an issue.

It was that people hadn’t yet adapted to the formal phase of becoming part of the jungle.

In the past, exceptions were frequently made. To unite forces, Song Lin personally intervened in many matters, and the Donghua Temple fully managed the affairs of all individual temples.

So, the current priority is to help them adapt to the order.

The jungle’s order must not be disrupted, nor can the rules and regulations be changed.

Three days later.

All members of the jungle gathered.

In front of the dharma altar, Song Lin burned incense and prayed to the heavens, formally announcing the establishment of Donghua Jungle.

Song Lin’s status transitioned to Donghua Taoist and Donghua Ancestor.

He became one of the fifteen Taoists in the Taoist School.

In the future, no matter how the winds of fate shift, the offerings to his name would not diminish.

Song Lin went to the entrance gate and personally inscribed the words "Donghua Jungle."

Couplets were placed on either side:

"The Qi of all realms surges boundlessly!"

"My Dao flourishes daily and grows strong!"

"For eternity!"

A grand banquet lasting a full day and night was held.

The eleven counties under Donghua Jungle enjoyed feasts through running tables for an entire day.

On this day, demons and ghosts kept their distance, fearing they might be slain for the celebratory flag ritual.

After the banquet, everyone calmed their hearts.

Song Lin instructed Shi Yinhua.

"Prepare for the second large-scale recruitment. Remember, both virtue and talent are essential!"

Donghua Jungle was in dire need of people.

The last wave of talent consisted of figures like Guu Yuchan.

Now, after several decades, new talent has yet to emerge—a worrying sign.

Of course, there were fewer people and money back then. Now things are different; people are undoubtedly needed in greater numbers, and quality must also follow suit.

Inside a sealed room.

A Taoist practiced breathing techniques, his demeanor indifferent, as the Everlasting Lamp illuminated his face clearly.

"Finally, it’s come to an end."

The development of the jungle involves all temples collectively.

Now, there are three focuses: disciple training, financial stability, and the blessed land and Magic Vein.

With these aspects handled well, the strength of the jungle will naturally grow steadily.

Beyond daily maintenance, there are occasional crises to address, such as the Dragon Abyss Conference that occurs once every hundred years.

"Donghua doesn’t need to participate in the next Phoenix Platform Dragon Throwing. In the one after that, we’ll need to plan for a leadership transition."

Song Lin thought.

There are still roughly a hundred years to go.

By then, Song Lin would certainly not be satisfied with merely being a Taoist.

The next step after Taoist is Taoist Alliance Master, then Master, Palace Minister, Left Minister, and above that, Heavenly Master. Zhi Xin was a Palace Minister.

The position of Taoist is merely that of a regional vassal. Those positions that truly command widespread influence across the Taoist School, and even the Taoist Alliance, are beyond this level.

"Perhaps pursuing the Mage path is an option?"

The Mage path aligns with Taoist scholastic pursuits.

Teaching the Dao to countless disciples and achieving divine mastery of Taoist Skills.

Song Lin is currently a Refiner; beyond this lies Mage and Grandmaster.

Mei Hua and Long Buddhist have followed this path, boasting a vast lineage of students.