Chapter 485: Cleansing Immortal, Xuanwei New System
Chapter 485: Cleansing the Hundred Immortals, Xuanwei New System
Zheng Fa, Sister Zhang and others stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the sunset glow as Li Shangxian and his companions disappeared into the distance, bidding them farewell reluctantly.
If it wasn't against ancient etiquette, he would have waved his hand to show his reluctance.
After Zixia disappeared into the horizon, Zheng Facai and Senior Sister Zhang looked at each other and they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Big order!
Tai Shang Dao is definitely a huge monster for Jiushan Sect.
In Dongzhou, Tai Shang Dao has the greatest influence, with its territory more than twice as large as that of Hao Ri Mountain, not to mention the comparison with the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
What's more, in terms of the cultivation level of the cultivators, there are only about twenty cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage in the Hundred Immortals Alliance. Compared with the huge undertaking of the Supreme Taoist Sect, the resources consumed are even less.
To tell the truth, even if the Supreme Dao let a little bit of energy slip through his fingers, it would be enough for the Jiushan Sect to fill up.
Many times, people cannot imagine things they have not seen - for example, Patriarch Xuan Ding only thought that he was stingy enough, but that was because he did not see how poor the Hundred Immortals Alliance was.
Most importantly, he could not have imagined how low the cost would be brought about by the terrifying productivity that the Jiushan Sect had just demonstrated.
The prices on the merchandise list show that Jiushan Sect can make quite a profit!
"I just estimated that according to this agreement, our average profit should be around 50%." Senior Sister Zhang couldn't help but smile, and said cheerfully, "This doesn't take into account that some of the elixirs of the Supreme Dao are in short supply."
Uncle Pang blinked his eyes and said dully, "In other words, we can earn one for every magic weapon we produce?"
"It's to earn at least one."
After hearing this, there was a moment of silence on the top of the mountain, with only a few heavy breathing sounds remaining.
Although cultivators are not businessmen, they all understand the importance of profit.
Profit represents spiritual materials, elixirs and magical tools.
It represents a more powerful Jiushan Sect and a smoother path.
"Isn't this a way to get rich?"
Senior Sister Zhang shook her head and said, "It's definitely possible to make a fortune in the short term, but as time goes on, I'm afraid the Supreme Dao will also be able to react."
Uncle Pang was a little disappointed, and obviously understood what Senior Sister Zhang meant.
Talismans are okay, as they are consumables, but magical instruments are different. They are relatively durable and the market is easily saturated.
"Pity……"
Zheng Fa said, "It's not that there is no solution."
"Ok?"
Everyone turned to look at him, and heard Zheng Fa say, "The best way to solve this dilemma is innovation."
“Innovation?”
Uncle Pang seemed to be thinking about something, and then Zheng Fa continued to explain: "For example, the magic swords of our generation can only increase your strength by 30%, and the next generation can increase it by 40%..."
"Oh! That's a solution!"
Everyone will understand after hearing this example. You have to buy one - the magic weapon is outdated. When fighting, both sides will take out the magic sword, but the opponent's sword is long and hard. Wouldn't you be dumbfounded?
Zheng Fa had a strange smile on his face: "In fact, we can not use the immortal sword that increases strength by 40%, but... use the one that increases strength by 350% first."
"..."
Uncle Pang had a distorted expression on his face as he looked at Senior Sister Zhang, with some condemnation in his eyes - why did you choose such a dirty Taoist partner?
But he also had to admit: he could really earn more by putting his conscience aside.
Senior Sister Zhang shook her head and said, "This is difficult. It will test the creativity of Tiangong Pavilion."
"So we can only rely on education. We need more disciples with rich knowledge and superb skills."
Everyone nodded. By now, everyone could see the importance of education.
The relatively strong industrial capacity of the Jiushan Sect today is not only due to the efforts of Zheng Fa and other high-level officials:
Many times, what these people solve are just principles and solutions.
There are also countless details and even small innovations, which were perfected by the disciples in Tiangong Pavilion and the Academy.
Zheng Fa's persistence over the years has actually borne some fruit.
"And this is also good for the Cave Heaven Method."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Pang and others were a little surprised again.
"The foundation of the power of incense, after all, is people."
Senior Sister Zhang immediately understood and said, "In other words, the more people from the Nine Mountains Realm, the better?"
"It doesn't matter if there are more people or the average level of cultivation is higher."
Zheng Fa had just taken a quick look at the cave technique he had just obtained, and now he could only explain based on his memory: "The power of incense, in the simplest terms, is that believers share their spiritual consciousness with the gods."
"There are three influencing factors: faith loyalty, number of believers, and average spiritual awareness of believers. To put it simply, the total amount of incense power is the product of these three factors."
This statement was very concise and clear, and Uncle Pang and others nodded repeatedly.
"We exchanged elixirs with the Supreme Daoist to provide them for our disciples' cultivation, to increase the power of incense, and to upgrade the Sun and Moon Bell..." Senior Sister Zhang said, "It is indeed of great benefit."
"In this case, wouldn't it be better to open up the Nine Mountains Realm and let the people from the Hundred Immortals Alliance in?"
"This is all about loyalty to faith," Zheng Fa explained. "Uncle Master, do you know who is the most loyal to me?"
"Who?"
"Nine Mountains are ordinary people. In fact, the disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect are not that pious."
"Is it really so? These disciples..."
Uncle Pang frowned, his expression hinting at anger.
"No, it's not that they have ulterior motives, but the disciples taught by my Jiushan University may be loyal, but they are not blindly faithful."
After hearing this, Uncle Pang and the others were stunned. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.
As a research-oriented university, it is not a good thing for students to blindly believe in something. This actually illustrates the success of Jiushan University's education.
"On the other hand, the lives of ordinary people in the Nine Mountains were too hard before. My arrival has brought great changes to those mortals."
What day was it in the mortal world of Nine Mountains before, and what day is it now?
No one can question Zheng Fa's status in the hearts of ordinary people in this world.
"This Shinto method actually has so many flaws."
Zheng Fa couldn't help but shake his head. The essential problem of Shinto law was that the quality of its audience was too low.
The power of incense is tempting, but desire is more hurtful.
The benefits that the power of incense brings to Shinto monks cannot offset the harm caused by desire. What's more, Shinto must respond to believers, otherwise it will lose faith...
The costs outweighed the benefits, which led to the demise of this method.
"Shangxian Li said that there are not many mortals in their cave. I'm afraid they chose those disciples who are relatively peaceful and suitable for cultivation."
Senior Sister Zhang suddenly said.
Zheng Fa also had a similar guess in his mind:
In addition to Tianhe Method, Yangshen Method and Fashen Method, even if they do not rely on Shinto, there is also the problem of audience selection.
Now it seems that the Dharmakaya method is passed down through blood, and the loyalty and qualifications of future generations are guaranteed. In terms of the quality of the audience, it is naturally far superior to the original Shinto method.
As for Tai Shang Dao and his companions, it seems that they have taken another path, but they also choose disciples with better qualifications and simpler minds.
As he was speaking, Zheng Fa pointed at the void, and the gate to the Nine Mountains Realm opened, and the few of them returned to Tiangong Island.
He took out the Jade Book of Fortune, sent a few messages, then turned to speak to his uncle and the others.
"Those people from the Hundred Immortals Alliance will definitely not be so pious. I'm afraid they will have desires and disturb the atmosphere of the Nine Mountains Realm." Zheng Fa explained, "In the short term, I don't want to migrate them in on a large scale."
Senior Sister Zhang nodded and said, "In that case, we must earn the resources to upgrade the Sun and Moon Bell from the Supreme Dao as soon as possible."
"Also, although large-scale transactions may cause dissatisfaction among the Supreme Dao,... no one can predict the situation of Xuanwei."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces darkened, and everyone had to admit it - even if Zheng Fa and the others wanted to take it slow and steady, the outside world probably wouldn't allow it.
The chaos in the Milky Way has not yet ended.
Haori Mountain and Leiyin Temple are eyeing them covetously.
The Supreme Daoist may not be unaware of the Nine Mountains Sect.
"Build it as soon as possible and make money as soon as possible." Uncle Pang nodded slowly and said softly, "It will only make our disciples suffer."
Even Senior Sister Zhang had a look of pity on her face.
The reform of the manufacturing of Nine Mountain Realm spiritual tools cannot be separated from cultivators. Now, what limits the production of Nine Mountain Realm products is actually the number of available disciples:
Even though Jiushan Sect now has thousands of disciples, it is still not enough compared to the workers needed in various factories.
In recent years, many disciples have worked more than six hours a day. If the time for cultivation is added, there is little time left for eating and sleeping.
Now that the great order from the Supreme Dao has arrived, the Nine Mountains Sect must go all out...
"No, I'm going to make others suffer."
"Who?"
Zheng Fa looked towards the Rainbow Bridge, and everyone turned their heads, and saw Sect Leader Chongxuan and Elder Bixia hurrying over.
For a moment, everyone looked at him with pity.
Sect Leader Chongxuan, who had just stepped off the Rainbow Bridge, touched the back of his head and felt a little cold.
……
After following Zheng Fa and the others into the main hall of Tiangong Island, Sect Leader Chongxuan was still a little confused. He secretly glanced at Elder Bixia, and seeing the confusion on her face, he became even more uneasy.
He rushed here as soon as he received the message from Zheng Fa. He was confused to begin with, and was frightened by the looks of this group of people, so he naturally started to have wild thoughts.
"You two, please take a seat."
Zheng Fa pointed at the wooden chair in the hall. Sect Leader Chongxuan was trembling with fear and sat upright, not daring to even touch the back of the chair.
"I'll let you two know that my Jiushan Sect is short of people, especially talent in refining equipment."
The eyes of the head of the Chongxuan Sect lit up, and he quickly said, "Although I am not a good disciple of the Chongxuan Sect, I have some experience in refining weapons. I will be at your disposal."
It’s good to be short of people!
They are only valuable when there is a shortage of people.
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "I like to say ugly things up front. There are many disciples in Chongxuan Sect who are hostile to my Jiushan Sect. Even those who are not hostile cannot be treated the same as my Jiushan disciples or even Qingmu disciples. In other words, they have fewer good deeds and work harder."
"Alliance leader." The head of Chongxuan Sect stood up and bowed, "We have been prepared for this."
At this point, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "To them, the leader is their savior, how can they be greedy?" Seeing that he was sensible, Zheng Fa's eyes were somewhat satisfied. He thought about it, and suddenly took out a bunch of communication talismans from his sleeves.
Like everyone else in the hall, Sect Leader Chongxuan also had a look of confusion in his eyes, not knowing what this meant.
"When I was acting as the head of the Chongxuan Sect..." Zheng Fa said slowly, "many sects in the Hundred Immortals Alliance secretly sent letters to me, wanting to make friends with me."
Sect Leader Chongxuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zheng Fa, feeling a little creepy.
The Chongxuan Sect was destroyed, but these letters were well kept by Alliance Leader Zheng. Who wouldn't understand what this means?
"My Jiushan Sect has also given these sects many opportunities." Zheng Fa's tone was cold and stern, making him even more nervous.
"These sects are truly stubborn and uneasy."
"I have the intention to clean up the Hundred Immortals."
"Those rebellious sects and cultivators coming from Haori Mountain must be eliminated one by one."
Sect Leader Chongxuan swallowed his saliva, knowing that this day had finally come:
Alliance Leader Zheng killed an immortal with one sword, so Haori Mountain naturally doesn't dare to provoke the Hundred Immortals Alliance anymore. Even if they want to do something, the exploded spiritual vein can be used to isolate the two sects, making them out of reach.
There is no power to resist within the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
If you want to join the Hundred Immortal Alliance, this is the best time.
Looking at Alliance Leader Zheng again at this time, he only felt that the other party was murderous and frightening.
But Uncle Pang beside him looked strange after hearing this. He interrupted and asked, "How do you want to deal with the monks from these sects?"
Sect Leader Chongxuan was stunned. How else could he deal with this?
"Catch them and put them to work." Zheng Fa slammed the table and said firmly, "We finally got the order from Tai Shang Dao, we have to hurry up."
"Nine Mountain disciples can't be too tired, and Chong Xuan disciples..." Zheng Fa glanced at the head of Chong Xuan, "They also have some skills, so don't be too harsh on them."
"But those sects don't have the skills and are rebellious, so they can just do some simple work for the disciples." Zheng Fa seemed to have thought it through long ago. "Although these sects are small, they have about 2,000 disciples in total. Add those Yuanying cultivators who came from Haori Mountain, and the number of people is quite large."
The hall fell into deathly silence.
Uncle Pang looked up at the sky and murmured, "Why does this sound familiar to me?"
Senior Sister Zhang said simply, "Lin Bufan."
"Oh, yes! Free slave labor!"
After listening for a long time, Sect Leader Chongxuan finally understood that this Hundred Immortals Alliance Leader might not be very interested in suppressing the rebellion...
But I am very interested in workers who don't want spiritual stones.
Not only was he interested, Uncle Pang's eyes also suddenly lit up: "Leave this job to me! I've investigated the Hundred Immortals Alliance! I have many old acquaintances in those sects!"
Zheng Fa laughed. He raised the communication talismans and said, "The sects here are naturally disloyal to our Hundred Immortals Alliance."
"But for some sects, we don't know much about their internal situation."
He paused, and then said, "Old Han recently sent a message saying that many sects in the Hundred Immortals Alliance have been secretly absconding after the battle between me and Luo Sanxian."
Uncle Pang said angrily, "They really know the situation."
"These sects have been broken up into smaller groups, and Elder Han doesn't have enough manpower to find out where many people have gone." Zheng Fa looked at the head of Chongxuan with a gentle expression, "If we can't find them all, I'm afraid we can't do our best."
Sect Leader Chongxuan's heart skipped a beat, and he finally understood why Zheng Fa had deliberately come to find them.
Apart from the arrangements for Chongxuan disciples, I'm afraid it's for this!
As expected, Zheng Fa continued, “I think the sects here are all on good terms with Chongxuan Sect…”
The head of Chongxuan Sect hesitated. He was naturally afraid of Zheng Fa, but he wanted him to sell out these sects that Chongxuan Sect had been friendly with for generations, especially some of the cultivators in them had been friends with him for thousands or tens of thousands of years...
He hesitated, wondering how much he should say.
"Oh, yes." Zheng Fa added, "There are a lot of letters in here. They probably all told me that I was favored by Shi Nandang..."
"Ok?"
"Some people also call me Master Li."
The head of Chongxuan Sect stood up and saluted, his face furious: "In my life, I hate traitors the most!"
Zheng Fa glanced at him and chuckled, knowing that the other party would cooperate sooner or later, and he was just asking for a way out.
"Leave this matter to Uncle Pang. Elder Han will give you the information." He nodded to Uncle Pang and added, "If there is any resistance, I will have to trouble you, Fairy Xie."
Xie Qingxue nodded.
Then Zheng Fa said, "Senior Sister Zhang, select a group of disciples on Paradise Island to take over the territories of these sects."
Senior Sister Zhang looked surprised and asked, "Have you decided?"
“This is the best time.”
Zheng Fa's expression was also serious, and the others in the hall were naturally even more confused.
Zheng Fa glanced at them and explained, "After this cleanup, my Jiushan Sect will control more than 80% of the land of the Hundred Immortals Alliance."
In the beginning, when Tongmingshan left, their territory was occupied by Jiushan Sect, which covered an area of nearly two states.
Later, many sects went to open up the sea area, and many of the lands they occupied were exchanged for the Jiushan Sect's elixirs and magical instruments.
In addition, sects such as Qingmu Sect joined the guild, and the Jiushan Sect acquired shares in the spiritual mines of some sects.
If the last part of the sect’s land is confiscated.
The Jiushan Sect is now indeed the major landlord of the Baixian League.
"So Zheng Fa, you want to...divide the land?"
Uncle Pang also understood. He had done a survey of all the immortals and naturally knew who originally owned these lands.
"Yes, divide the land." Zheng Fa was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I plan to ban the sale of indentures, divide the land equally, and even collect taxes based on the land in the future. The more land, the higher the tax."
"what?"
Uncle Pang was puzzled and didn't understand why Zheng Fa acted like this.
The others also looked a little surprised.
The division of land is not uncommon in Xuanwei's history. When a new sect rises, this scene is bound to occur.
But few people do what Zheng Fa does.
Because the purpose is obvious: to suppress the family.
This is truly unheard of for the cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm.
Zheng Fa also looked a little hesitant. He said, "Actually, I wanted to ban the sale of farmland, but Senior Sister Zhang advised me to go slow."
Uncle Pang showed a rare look of disapproval: "Why do you have to do this? If you do this, I'm afraid that many cultivators will be hostile to our Hundred Immortals Alliance."
Zheng Fa knew that what he said was true. Elder Bixia in the hall had an ugly expression on her face because she had a big family behind her.
This is really somewhat outrageous - those who can form a family in Xuanwei are actually all cultivators or people related to cultivators.
"I have thought about this for a long time." Zheng Fa glanced at the crowd and saw that they either had confusion or opposition on their faces. He knew that if he couldn't even convince these people, this idea would definitely not be able to move forward.
"First, I want to limit the income from the fields and even suppress the price of land."
"Ok?"
"The achievements of our Agricultural College have raised the grain yield to a very high level." Zheng Fa explained, "In the future, the income from farmland will definitely be higher than it is now. However, if a large amount of wealth enters the farmland, the development of the Baixian League's industry will inevitably be restricted."
The logic behind this statement is very simple, and Uncle Pang and others understood it immediately. However, they felt that Zheng Fa was making a big deal out of nothing.
"On the other hand, my Jiushan Sect does not need small sects and families to help us rule the Hundred Immortals Alliance." Zheng Fa said, "I don't dislike families, but now it seems that family cultivators will definitely put their own interests first."
"Even within the Nine Mountains Realm, there are family forces."
"I can still tolerate it now, but if it continues like this, I am worried that those disciples will forget their original intentions and even want to change the algorithm of the Nine Chapters of Calculation... We must nip this in the bud. This may just be the first step in limiting the power of my family."
As he spoke, he glanced at Elder Bixia.
To be honest, this cheap master's little tricks brought him a lot of convenience, but the problems reflected also made him alert.
Not to mention the situation in Haori Mountain.
Hearing him say this, Uncle Pang sighed, knowing that Zheng Fa had made up his mind.
"Other immortal sects rely on their families to rule because there are not enough people in the sect and not enough talent. But my Jiushan Sect has Jiuzhang Suanling and students from the vocational college, so we can already implement direct rule."
"Jiushan Sect does not need these families and sects, so let's collect a tax first."
Uncle Pang still frowned: "I can understand your worries, but this action will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the monks, and I am afraid that chaos will occur again."
"So I have been very cautious about this step." Zheng Fa nodded, "Like I said, now is the best time."
It just so happened that Hao Ri Mountain was dormant, so Zheng Fa naturally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to clean up the Hundred Immortals Alliance and establish a system to prevent the situation from becoming more complicated in the future.
Seeing that everyone was still hesitant, he explained: "In fact, it was the Cave Heaven Method that made me make up my mind."
"What is this Guandongtian Law about?"
"I want to build a grassroots school in the Hundred Immortals League." Zheng Fa said simply, "Only those with excellent academic performance can enter the Nine Mountains Realm. From this perspective, those family private schools and sects are competing with us for talents. Not to mention the people's support brought about by the distribution of land, and the improvement of farmers' enthusiasm."
He understood this very well, for he was born a tenant farmer, and the Zhao family was not a harsh family.
But his family still had a hard time living on the farm. What was even more outrageous was that those who did not rely on the major families were even worse off - because all the high-quality resources were in the hands of the major families.
When he was at the Zhao family, he saw clearly:
Whoever is close to the main family will be valued and given resources. Over time, people from a family background will naturally be loyal to the clan members.
It has to be said that he benefited from this, but he was unwilling to let the people of the Hundred Immortals Alliance suffer the same fate.
Otherwise, even if the productivity of the Baixian League develops further, the wealth will only fall into the hands of various small forces.
In the practice of the Cave Heaven Method, the Supreme Daoist may choose a genius in cultivation, while the Demon Ancestor may choose a member of the bloodline.
Zheng Fa, on the other hand, wanted to spread the Nine Mountains concept through school education, select talents, cultivate people who can truly go with the group, enrich the Nine Mountains world, and provide support.
From this perspective, these small sects and families are all his competitors.
In essence, Zheng Fa had two choices regarding who the Jiushan Sect would rely on in the future:
The group of monks of the Xuanwei tradition, and ordinary mortals.
He chose ordinary people.
It can be said that this is his final step in transforming the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
This is also the reason why Uncle Pang and others are uneasy and even want to persuade them.
As Sect Leader Chongxuan listened, he was horrified. Sect Leader Zheng had never called for war and killing against the Hundred Immortals Alliance, but he had long known that Zheng Fa was not as tolerant and gentle as he seemed.
But he really didn't expect that Zheng Fa wanted more than anyone else, and was more ambitious than anyone else - the Jiushan Sect in Zheng Fa's mind was, from any angle, a sect that the Xuanwei Realm had never seen before.
(End of this chapter)