Chapter 660: Chapter 88: The Thoughts of Wei Dongliu Chapter 660: Chapter 88: The Thoughts of Wei Dongliu Not long after, it became known that high-rank Cultivation Techniques indeed existed within the Dharma Transmission Hall of the Mortal Life Path Sect, and such news spread like wildfire throughout Mount Wutai, and even among the cultivator communities in Zhongyuan and the Guanzhong Area.
Aside from the inexplicably excited Mortal Life Path Cultivators, those affiliated cultivators who had originally taken this as a joke or a publicity stunt were finally starting to feel sour.
Many began to openly ridicule and question, with comments like, “Never have I heard of this ‘Sky Travel Secret Record’; it must surely be a fabricated technique,” and “A trial is required for Dharma Transmission?
If you don’t want to give it, then don’t, but there you are, foolishly letting yourselves be toyed with.” The sarcastic remarks were endless and varied.
Naturally, the Mortal Life Path Cultivators were not willing to be slandered or to allow others to demean their dreams, so they fiercely countered these critics.
The first issue was the “Sky Travel Secret Record,” with cultivators extensively researching ancient books and discovering that the scripture originated from the “Atlas of the Eight Desolates and Four Seas,” authored by an Elder of the Great Wilderness from ancient times.
In the final chapter, the Elder of the Great Wilderness claimed that, as his lifespan was drawing to an end, leveraging his extensive experience from traveling in all directions, he created this very mysterious Qi Refining Technique…
In essence, it was not something spun from thin air but a Qi Refining Technique that had been genuinely recorded.
The detractors were not appeased, questioning how one could know whether the Elder of the Great Wilderness was just bragging?
“If such a technique exists, then show us how it’s done!” The dispute between the two sides grew increasingly heated.
The second issue was about the necessity of a trial for Dharma Transmission, which was criticized as “excessively harsh” since failing the trial would mean all previous efforts were in vain.
The Mortal Life Path Cultivators argued forcefully that there was no harm in being a bit harsh.
“You can’t even exchange for the technique yet, can you?”
“It’s because this is something valuable that it has to be harsh, understand?”
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“Otherwise, it would have been taken by others long ago!”This argument wasn’t unfounded, but since the Dharma Transmission Hall had only recently opened, and no one had come forward with definitive proof of their benefits, the debate remained largely hypothetical.
However, as people gradually began to gain merits for the Mortal Life Path Sect and less than half a month passed, someone successfully passed the trials of the Dharma Transmission Hall and received the corresponding Cultivation Technique Scroll.
With people finally tasting success one after another, those strange rumors spreading outside slowly began to quieten down out of discernment.
In their place was an unprecedented surge of enthusiasm among Mortal Life Path Cultivators, who were all discussing how to accumulate enough merits, whether to choose Daoist Magic or Qi Refining Techniques, and how to pass the trials of the Dharma Transmission idol.
Wei Dongliu, however, couldn’t be bothered with these trivialities.
As most of the administrative work had been handed over to Madam Jiang, he finally had the leisure time to stroll around and inspect the current state of the Mortal Life Path.
After all, to become the ruler of the Six Paths, one must first truly be the leader of the Mortal Life Path.
The Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect might fall into decline, but the Mortal Life Path must prosper!
Recognizing that his own prominent identity was too recognizable, Wei Dongliu instructed Ah Jing to use Illusion Technique to thoroughly conceal his handsome features, transforming him into an average cultivator indistinguishable from the masses.
He then went to the Administrative Hall responsible for distributing tasks to check on the conditions of the cultivators.
Speaking of coincidences, it was roughly a few decades ago that Wei Dongliu, having just established a low profile, was led by Jiang the Witch to this exact place, where they founded the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect.
It was also here that Wei Dongliu first witnessed the disheartening state of the Mortal Life Path, which far exceeded his initial expectations.
In Wei Dongliu’s original view, the Demon Cult was supposed to be a place of survival of the fittest, rivers of blood, a breeding ground for the strong, a lawless land…
Yet, he did not expect to find a group of people desperate for money, poor, and unfamiliar with the world – just country bumpkins.
From that point on, he made a grand vow: one day, when he held the power of the Mortal Life Path, he would ensure the sect shone once again with the brightness of the sun and moon, transparent and clear, no longer carrying the name of the direct lineage of the Intercepting Cult!
Lost in these lofty thoughts, Wei Dongliu was suddenly pushed from behind:
“Don’t block the way!
If you’re here for a task, go inside; don’t stand in the doorway!”
Wei Dongliu turned his head and saw several Mortal Life Path Cultivators he did not recognize rushing into the hall in a hurry, urgently calling out to the attendant:
“What tasks are available?
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The harder, the better!”
The attendant for the Mortal Life Path was also held by an external disciple, so he knew arguing with them was useless and slowly said:
“Near Nanliang Gorge, three Buddhist Cultivators have been discovered.
You need to either kill them or expel them from the territory.”
“This one it is!” the cultivators immediately slapped the counter and shouted, “The exact location, and information on the adversaries, quickly!”
“Before you, more than twenty people have already gone.” The attendant continued slowly, “Looks like you won’t be able to catch up.”
“More than twenty people?” the Mortal Life Path Cultivators called out in unison, “It’s just three Buddhist Cultivators, why send more than twenty Cultivators?”
“Over a hundred people came to ask,” the attendant chuckled as he replied, “Isn’t it very normal that more than twenty have gone?”
Wei Dongliu listened on the side with a hidden smile, then approached to make conversation:
“Fellow senior brothers, I notice that recently there seem to be many sect members taking on tasks.
Looks like it’s far more than before…”
“It’s all because those Inner Sect Disciples are also scrambling to take on tasks!” One of the cultivators cursed in frustration, “Now there are too many monks and too little porridge.
Who knows how long it will take to accumulate enough merit to enter the Dharma Transmission Hall!”
“Brother Fu, watch what you say!” Another cultivator hurriedly came to calm him down, “To accumulate merit by doing tasks requires persistence over a long period.
Those from the Inner Sect lack patience.”
“Once they realize that it’s faster to curry favor with their masters, they will naturally give up.”
“Indeed.” Wei Dongliu also agreed, taking the opportunity to ask, “But by doing daily tasks, one can also accumulate merit?”
“These are the words of the Sect Leader’s wife.” A benign-looking Mortal Life Path Cultivator kindly advised him, “In the past, tasks would yield Spirit Stones, and apart from what was needed for daily cultivation, the rest would be spent like money.”
“However, in the markets outside, Spirit Stones are easy to find, but precious items are scarce, leading to extremely high prices for various cultivation resources.
No matter how many Spirit Stones we save, they are never enough.”
“Now, within our Mortal Life Daoist Sect, after cultivators complete tasks, they can choose to take only a portion of the Spirit Stones, while the rest is converted into merit for the record.”
“Since merit is unique to our sect, exchanging it for Daoist Magic means no competition with external cultivators, making it more cost-effective than exchanging for Spirit Stones to buy resources outside!”
Wei Dongliu found this intriguing, thinking to himself that this was indeed like the benefits of a monopolistic market.
Ah, these cultivators are quite shrewd!
Seeing his look of admiration, the cultivator smiled amiably and modestly said:
“I can’t take credit for this, it was Sect Leader Wei who said this…
Eh, haven’t you read that book yet?”
He took out a Scripture from his bosom, holding it out like a treasured possession, and cautioned:
“I just bought this from someone; I can lend it to you.
But you must be careful not to dirty it.”
Wei Dongliu took it, puzzled, and saw five bold characters on the Scripture:
“Thoughts of Sect Leader Wei”
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