"Finally, none of them are normal people."
The next day, at the White Cloud Monastery, George looked at the Taoist monks inside the temple, muttering to himself inwardly.
By his sense, many of the Taoist monks in the temple possess a considerable amount of energy within them, not inferior to the magical power in the adult wizards of London.
In other words, he guessed right. The White Cloud Monastery indeed is not an ordinary Taoist temple, and there are really people who practice the cultivation of Qi here.
"Is it Mr. Jin?"
While George was observing the Taoist monks, one young monk noticed him as well, his eyes lighting up, and he took a few strides towards him.
"Yes, it's me. Who are you?"
George's face showed a hint of confusion.
The young monk took out his phone, displaying a photo of George on the screen.
"My name is Huang Ming. Miss Jin called my senior brother this morning to let him know that I will be responsible for showing you around our White Cloud Monastery. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."
"So, that's settled then. Thank you for your help, Master Huang."
George looked at the photo and immediately understood.
It turned out that today, originally Jin Yuan Yuan had planned to take him to the White Cloud Monastery, but there were sudden matters at her company and she couldn't come. Therefore, she had sent him alone.
However, it seems that Jin Yuan Yuan is concerned that George may not enjoy the visit to the White Cloud Monastery, so she called a friend there and arranged for him to have a local guide.
Having a Taoist master from the White Cloud Monastery act as a guide is definitely professional.
"I'm not worthy of the title, Master. My senior brother will scold me if he knows I'm accompanying you. I estimate that you and I are not much older than each other. You can call me Huang Ming, or Huang Taoist Elder, it's up to you."
Huang Ming quickly waved his hand and laughed.
Under the guidance of Huang Ming, a native Taoist of the White Cloud Monastery, George thoroughly toured the entire temple complex and also learned a lot about the history and related culture of the White Cloud Monastery.
However, in Huang Ming's explanation, there was no mention of any information about cultivators of Qi.
"Master Huang must have been here at the White Cloud Monastery for quite some time to have such extensive knowledge of its history."
After visiting the White Cloud Monastery, George bought two bottles of water and found a less crowded area for tourists to begin his questioning.
Huang Ming did not notice, but instead laughed and sighed:
"I've been here for quite some time, I entered the White Cloud Monastery when I was seven years old, and now it's been fifteen whole years."
"Fifteen years, have you learned any magical arts or spells?"
George continued asking.
Huang Ming was taken aback and shook his head immediately:
"Mr. Jin, you must have watched too much TV. There are no magic spells in this world. There are a lot of Taoist texts in the temple, but they're all very normal scriptures that you can find on the internet."
"However, I have learned some martial arts for health and fitness. If you want to learn, I can teach you a few moves."
Although Miss Jin is an ordinary person, her mother has contributed quite a bit of money to the monastery, according to my senior brother's view, we definitely need to maintain good relations and give her warm hospitality.
The fundamental methods such as cultivating internal elixir and cultivating the Yang spirit are things that cannot be taught, nor can they be told to ordinary people.
Teaching some strengthening exercises for health is no problem.
My senior brother often participates in some TV programs, teaching viewers traditional Chinese health exercises like Bagua Guan and Jin Tang Gong.
These days are not like the olden days when everyone would seclude themselves in the temple and ignore worldly affairs.
Even the Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, who is considered the top expert in the cultivation world, still has to cooperate with the Culture and Tourism Bureau and make appearances for interviews and such.
"Huang Daoist Elder, to be honest with you, I am also an extraordinary person. However, I have been studying abroad for quite some time and just returned home. I am curious about the situation of extraordinary people in China."
Seeing that Huang Ming keeps his mouth shut tightly, George no longer beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Since it has been confirmed that the Taoist monks in the White Cloud Monastery are not ordinary people, perhaps being straightforward and direct will have better results.
"Extraordinary people? What kind of extraordinary people are you referring to?"
Upon hearing George's words, Huang Ming visibly startled, but still did not loosen his tongue.
George reached out his hand and made a gesture towards the mineral water bottle in Huang Ming's hand.
"Bottle flies over."
The bottle in Huang Ming's hand flew out immediately and landed in George's hands.
"Huang Daoist Elder, I'm not lying to you, nor am I challenging you with my arrival. I simply don't have a clear understanding of the situation in China and would like to learn more. In addition, I'd like to make friends."
George handed the bottle back to Huang Ming.
Huang Ming snatched the bottle back:
"Said earlier, why did you make things so complicated. These things aren't a big deal."
After confirming that George is indeed an extraordinary person, Huang Ming's demeanor visibly relaxed.
For them, dealing with extraordinary people is much better than dealing with ordinary people.
Dealing with ordinary people requires careful speech and cannot show abilities that exceed normal human cognition, which may seem simple but is actually very troublesome.
If you accidentally give away your true identity and cause a commotion, not only will the elders of your martial arts school look for trouble with you, but the relevant authorities will also take action against you.
On the other hand, among extraordinary people, even if there's fighting and killing, as long as it doesn't affect ordinary people, it's a matter between the extraordinary people themselves.
"Before, I wasn't sure. After walking around, I have a rough idea now."
George smiled and explained.
Huang Ming nodded in understanding.
"Yes, indeed. When it comes to determining whether someone is an extraordinary person, one should be cautious."
Since you are an extraordinary person, your family has also made significant donations to our monastery. Ask away if there's anything you want to know.
I can clarify any questions you have, as long as they don't involve any secrets of our school."
"Thank you, Huang Daoist Elder."
George made a Daoist gesture of respect, then began to slowly discuss the general situation of cultivators of Qi in China.
The situation turned out to be more favorable than he had expected.
Maybe because of the impact of modern culture and the information age, young Taoist like Huang Ming doesn't have many conservative thoughts and is very open to chatting.
And after communicating with Huang Ming, George also had a clearer understanding of the situation among the cultivators of Qi in China.
In George's understanding, the power of cultivators of Qi in China is mainly divided into three groups.
In the martial arts novels he read in his previous life, it was divided into the protagonist, antagonist, and government.
There are many righteous factions, including ancient schools that have been passed down from generation to generation such as the Tianshi Estate, White Cloud Monastery, Shaolin Temple, Tang Clan, Wudang Sect, and Wuhou Sect.
There are also some family-based factions, such as the Lu family, the Lü family, the Wang family, and the Gao family.
And new forces, such as the Tianxiang General Assembly, a company-type organization.
If you want to go into detail, there are many more, each sect and school has its own cultivation method, and their abilities are also diverse and peculiar.
This made him very happy because it meant that he could learn a lot of new things.
The only evil force is "All-Nature".
Founded by Yang Zhu, one of the hundreds schools during the Warring States period, "All-Nature" is a thousand-year-old evil sect that advocates "full nature and true self, without being burdened by material things".
Most of its members are itinerant cultivators and outcasts from various sects and schools.
This is because as long as one claims to be "All-Nature", they are considered to be "All-Nature", which makes the membership too complex and results in being rejected and resisted by all righteous factions.
In fact, there is a rule among righteous factions that anyone who encounters a member of "All-Nature" can kill them without any consequences.
