I have a Taoist temple that connects me to other worlds

“After that, I haven't heard much, only remember Master mentioning the term 'Human Immortal.' These are the realms. What else do you want to know?”

Li Yunshang counted on her fingers, repeating the realms she had introduced. Jiang Wen listened attentively, gaining a clear understanding of the cultivation realms in the Great Qian.

Acquired, Innate, Lighting the Lamp, Igniting the Life Fire, then entering the Dao Palace, achieving the Immortal Platform. These are the realms of the world.

“Can these realms represent the strength of a cultivator?” Jiang Wen asked curiously.

Hearing this, Li Yunshang quickly shook her head, pointing to her chest and saying, “Don't misunderstand. The realm only indicates how far you have cultivated. Ultimately, the cultivation world still looks at your magical power and Dao practice.”

“What are magical power and Dao practice?”

“Didn't your master even teach you this?” Li Yunshang exclaimed softly.

“Never.” Jiang Wen shook his head, thinking to himself that he didn't have a master. He was just a novice halfway through, going wherever he ended up.

“This… alright. Then this young lady will tell you. When spiritual energy circulates through the five internal organs in a cycle, it's called one cycle of heaven. Ordinary cultivators can only circulate one cycle of heaven at most each day. After circulating three hundred and sixty-five cycles of heaven, we say that you have one year of Dao practice. The more Dao practice you have, the higher your magical power will be. If your Dao practice far exceeds others, you can still fight them even if you are a realm lower.”

“The money is not urgent.” Jiang Wen felt moved and helped the villager up. “You have always given quite a lot when you came to the temple to pay respects, and I have kept it in my heart. I wonder if you have enough food at home?”

“So that's how it is.” Jiang Wen now understood. He usually counted his cycles of heaven in hours. He could circulate up to twenty-four times a day. In that case, one year of his Dao practice was equivalent to twenty-four years of others?

As expected, there were geniuses in every world. He had only cultivated for a little over a month, by his calculations. Converting it into Dao practice, it was only one or two years. He should still work hard honestly.

“Hmph, this young lady is naturally intelligent. Now I have a hundred years of Dao practice. Even cultivators in the Life Fire realm are not my opponents.” As she spoke, Li Yunshang proudly puffed out her chest. Jiang Wen calculated the gap between himself and her, and that little bit of joy instantly disappeared.

Each immortal sect has its own unique cultivation methods. Those that are not passed on are called secret techniques, and those that can be passed on are called cultivation methods.

“The villagers have always treated me kindly, and this is something I can do.” Jiang Wen thought that when he first transmigrated, the villagers did not shout and kill him for his sudden appearance. Instead, they kindly treated him, allowing him to trade between the two worlds with peace of mind.

Finally, if Mo Xiang hadn't come out to say that someone was paying respects outside the temple, Jiang Wen would have wanted to chat with her for another day.

He only saw people dressed in plain white clothes kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to him and saying, “The village has suffered a great disaster, and all our loved ones have passed away. We want to ask the Immortal Elder for help, so that they can go to the Nine Springs in peace.”

Magical artifacts also have different grades. Those that can be used with spells are called magical treasures, and those that have spirituality are called spiritual treasures. If they can give birth to a weapon spirit, they are innate spiritual treasures. Even the Supreme God Palace only has one cauldron of this level of magical artifact.

“Not so, not so.” Jiang Wen shook his head and smiled. “I'm asking if you have enough food at home?”

“Is that so.” Li Yunshang pouted, flicked her pigtails, and turned to leave. As she left, she threw a book at him. “This young lady sees that you don't understand anything. How will you survive in the cultivation world in the future? This is the Supreme God Palace's entry-level cultivation method, which also contains many explanations of cultivation basics. You should take a good look at it.”

“I will thank the Immortal Elder on behalf of the villagers!” The villagers choked with sobs, kowtowing to Jiang Wen several times. Their eyes were full of gratitude as they supported each other and left the temple.

The villagers looked at each other, with troubled expressions on their faces. Finally, someone gritted their teeth and stood up and said, “If the Immortal Elder doesn't mind, we will pool together and definitely bring some food to offer to the Immortal Elder.”

Afterwards, he asked some other miscellaneous matters, and thoroughly understood the cultivation world.

“Go and take a look.” Jiang Wen probably understood the villagers' intentions. They wanted him to help perform rituals for the dead.

“Who is it?” Jiang Wen looked at Mo Xiang and asked.

Slightly pleased with himself, Jiang Wen looked at Li Yunshang and asked, “I wonder how much Dao practice does this young lady have now?”

“Yes, this morning this young lady passed by their village and saw that many people had died in the village. I heard that they were robbed by refugees from the north. It was very tragic.” Li Yunshang leaned against the railing with her arms crossed, looking at Jiang Wen. “I didn't expect you to be such a good person.”

Thanks to these villagers, he got a lot of game, and the selling price was even higher. Now it was just a matter of paying some grain, which was not worth much money.

“It's difficult, many people may have to sell their children to survive…” The villager's voice became lower and lower, and everyone's emotions were generally low.

Four or five bags of rice are enough for a family of three to eat for several months, and the cost is only a little over a hundred coins.

This little girl, Li Yunshang, was quite substantial, like an encyclopedia, allowing Jiang Wen to understand many things.

After all, in this era, it is common to not have enough to eat or wear. If there is no way to make money, the only thing they can do is sell their children to survive. No matter how hard it is, they can only starve to death at home in the end.

“Brother Jiang, have they suffered a disaster?” Mo Xiang looked up at Jiang Wen and asked.

Mo Xiang, who was standing aside, also wiped away her tears when she saw this scene. She was naturally kind and couldn't bear to see such human suffering.

“We will not treat the Immortal Elder unfairly for these expenses. We only ask that the Immortal Elder can settle the money after the crops are harvested.”

Jiang Wen heard the villagers' words in his ears. He naturally knew that yesterday's violence had taken away a lot of the villagers' food. It was unknown whether the food after this autumn harvest could last through the winter.

“I will stay here temporarily for these few days, and I will pay for it.”

“No problem.” Jiang Wen took the book and said to Li Yunshang's back. “Mo Xiang, take Fellow Daoist Li to find a room.”

“Okay.”