Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

Ten years in this world, thousands of years in dreams.

What should we do if we follow Taoism for one lifetime?

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"Well, it's finally over!"

In the old Huangliang Game Barn, Ye Bai held up his thin body. The young man who should have been full of energy was now full of decadence.

Sitting in the game room, I looked at my watch and saw an unread message, which was my parents' concern.

However, Ye Bai smiled bitterly and deleted them all, then stood up and left the warehouse, took out a bottle of spiritual wine from the refrigerator, sat down on the sofa and collapsed into mud, turned on the TV out of boredom, and continued to kill his meaningless time.

Really meaningless.

What is the meaning of spiritual practice?

When Taoism flourished, everyone was like a dragon?

If all 300 billion people were pythons and true dragons, how could this world be able to support them?

The vast majority are just small fish and shrimps, stepping stones and paving bricks for others.

He is also included.

After failing the college entrance examination again, it was difficult for him to enter any major university, let alone Wandao Academy.

At this time, you can either rebuild and fight again next year, or you can recognize the reality and let go of the pursuit of your dreams.

Ye Bai decided to choose the latter, and he could only choose the latter.

Because this is the third time he has failed the college entrance examination.

Although Wandao Academy governs the world with benevolence and has cultivators' methods of farming to meet the survival needs of the people in the world, it is only the basic survival needs.

If you want to practice cultivation and have various resources, you have to work hard on your own.

But some things cannot be achieved without hard work.

Sometimes, you have to admit that you are just mediocre, just ordinary, just... incompetent!

Ye Bai was once a young man with dreams, but the cruel blow of reality and three failures in the college entrance examination told him one thing.

He... is just an ordinary person, a mediocre ordinary person, just like his parents.

I have no spiritual roots, my talent is too poor, and my understanding is mediocre. I can’t get into the Ten Thousand Dao Academy, nor can I get into the branch schools. I can only enter the third-class ordinary university without requirements. If you work for tens or hundreds of years, there may be a glimmer of hope to condense the golden elixir.

Golden elixir is already the greatest pursuit in his life for a civilian cultivator like him who has no power, no wealth and no background.

But this pursuit also has little hope.

Today's world has a huge population, reaching 30 million.

If all 300 billion people practice cultivation, how much material do they need?

Coupled with the long lifespan of cultivators, the burden is even more serious.

Even the Ten Thousand Dao Academy cannot fully supply it.

Therefore, the threshold for spiritual practice has to be slightly raised. Although there is still education without distinction, resources cannot be provided unlimitedly.

For example, in the college entrance examination, everyone can enroll for free in primary and secondary schools, and receive basic student welfare provisions from the academy. After passing the college entrance examination, they will be trained by the academy.

If you fail, you can retake the exam, but you can only retake it three times at most. If you retake the exam three times, you will no longer have student benefits, and you will have to provide all the resources yourself.

Ye Bai is an ordinary person, and his parents are also ordinary people. Although he can scrape together the money, there is still little hope of turning things around in the fourth college entrance examination.

Ye Bai didn't want to do this and had no motivation to do so.

So what if you pass the exam, you will definitely be able to obtain the golden elixir?

So what about the golden elixir, will it definitely lead to Nascent Soul?

What about Nascent Soul, will he definitely be able to enter the immortal world?

Anyway, the world is peaceful. Although there is still competition, the pressure to survive is not high. Why bother yourself so much?

Lie down comfortably, chant sutras, meditate, and play games every day, rely on your qualifications to survive until the foundation is built, enjoy a life span of two to three hundred years, and then go to Yinshan Prefecture to enter reincarnation again...

Isn’t it beautiful?

What a grand gathering of all things, a competition of geniuses.

What kind of true king and heavenly master, free and easy in the immortal world?

What a talented man, beautiful woman, unrivaled in elegance.

That's a genius thing. As an ordinary person, you can feel at ease and just be a screw.

This is a popular trend among the people in recent years.

Ye Bai used to be very disdainful of this, but now... he had to agree.

I don’t know who said that the first step for a person to grow up is to accept his own mediocrity and the mediocrity of his parents.

The vast majority of people in the world are ordinary, mediocre people.

They cannot be the protagonists in the book, they can only be unknown passers-by who form the background.

The same is true for Ye Bai. The boy's dream will eventually wake up to the coldness of reality.

"Today we are honored to invite Zhenjun Lanfeng from the Tianxian Craftsman Academy to answer a series of questions that have been raised in various aspects in recent times."

The host's beady voice brought Ye Bai back from his decadent self-world.

When I sat up and took a look, I saw two people sitting opposite each other and talking on the TV.

The man in charge has white hair, a youthful face, and a mysterious look in his eyes, showing his profound cultivation.

Ye Fan recognized this person, no, it should be said that he was a fan of the other party.

True Lord Lanfeng, whose real name is Chu Nan, has been the leader of the Tianxian Academy for the past five hundred years.

It is said that a thousand years ago, he was admitted to the Wandao Academy with excellent results, entered the Tiangong Academy to practice, and came into contact with the Tiangong Creation Method and the Lingbao Mecha Technique.

In the following five hundred years, he made rapid progress, not only entering the realm of the golden elixir, but also becoming a master in the field of Tiangong creation. He successfully passed the professional title assessment, was awarded the title of "True Lord of Lanfeng", and was qualified to lead the Luotian Dajiao. .

In the past five hundred years, he has entered the realm of Nascent Soul and has become the leader of the Tianchuang Academy. Even in the Ten Thousand Dao Academy, he also has a pivotal position. In recent years, the three new mechas launched by the Tianchuang Academy are all It was developed under his leadership.

"What kind of program can invite him here?"

"Lecture at Wandao Academy...Okay!"

Although he had decided to show off, the young man still sat up when he saw his idol on stage.

"True Lord!"

The female host looked at Chu Nan, with a smile in her eyes but sharp words: "My Wandao Academy has been in power for nearly three thousand years. According to the latest demographic data, the population of this world has reached 30 million. What does the True Lord have to say about this? What do you think?"

Chu Nan smiled and spoke calmly: "This world is extremely vast. Our Ten Thousand Dao Academy has many Taoist methods and crafts that have been established in a system. The production and supply, and the needs of the people's livelihood, are not to mention 300 billion, but one trillion. , this world can also accommodate it, and the Ten Thousand Dao Academy can also bear it."

The hostess nodded: "In Zhenjun's opinion, Wandao Academy's population development strategy will not change in the short term?"

"At least we won't make restrictive changes. After all, practicing the true method through fake means is people-oriented."

Chu Nan smiled and said: "As for the rest, there are unpredictable circumstances, so I don't dare to make a conclusion."

"Thank you, Zhenjun, for clarifying my doubts."

The female host answered: "Second question, there have been rumors for a long time. It is said that a hundred years ago, on the shore of the East China Sea, the sky was broken, and a star like blood fell from the sun, leaving a boundary mark on the high sky of the East China Sea. The wound was later sealed by the Wandao Academy. Is this really the case, or is it just a trio?"

"Red Star of the East China Sea, scars from the sky!"

When the host asked this question, Ye Bai straightened up and stared at Chu Nan nervously.

A hundred years ago, there was a rumor on the Internet that there was a red star falling on the shore of the East China Sea.

The red star was like blood and extremely ominous. It shattered the sky of the East China Sea and fell into this world, leaving a trace of scars from the sky.

At that time, some good people spread rumors that this red star was a demon star, just like the great demon Pudu Cihang who caused the catastrophe of world destruction three thousand years ago.

Such rumors spread quickly and soon caused a stir both on the Internet and in real life.

Although Wandao Academy came forward in the end to eliminate the turmoil, it still became a forgotten memory on the Internet, and people mentioned it again from time to time.

Ye Bai understood this very well.

Wandao Academy has been in power for three thousand months, and the world has been at peace for a long time. Even though Wandao Academy has organized various competitions to stimulate competition, the problem of internal and external demand cannot be solved by this competition.

This is especially true for the human heart. It has been at peace for a long time, and its passion has gradually lost, just like stagnant water.

Many people crave excitement and break out of this routine life.

Therefore, there is a market for such rumors.

That is to say, the Wandao Academy is as majestic as iron and has absolute dominance and control. Otherwise, these rumors will definitely develop like a snowball and create a doomsday theory of "the devil invades and the world suffers", and obtains a A large number of believers.

Even though Wandao Academy has eliminated this turmoil, some people still bring up the past every once in a while, and even use it as a gimmick to create some online programs to spice up the boring life.

Wandao Academy didn't pay much attention to this, and over time everyone just took it for fun.

But now it seems... things may not be that simple.

Most people just rehash old stories on the Internet. As an official, Wandao Academy has now taken this matter as an example and invited an important True Lord to take the stage.

this……

Ye Bai felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

Watching TV again, Chu Nan's expression was also serious.

"For this matter, I want to be here, on behalf of Wandao Academy, to apologize to everyone in the world."

Chu Nan faced the camera with a solemn expression: "The magic star descended from the sky and left traces of the creation of the world. It is indeed true. It is not a rumor. The Wandao Academy blocked the news back then because it did not want this incident to cause panic among the public and disrupt the world situation and overall development."

"this……"

The hostess seemed shocked when she heard this.

Chu Nan didn't change his expression: "That magic star is not an ordinary star, but belongs to a demon. Because I didn't know its origin at that time, I could only block the news to prevent chaos in the world."

"I see."

After hearing this, the female host also came back to her senses and asked repeatedly: "Then is this red star really the demon star?"

"good!"

Chu Nan nodded: "This star demon is ominous. It becomes an evil demon when it lands. The academy suppresses it vigorously. After bringing it back for research, it is found that this kind of demon is very strange and is an external monster."

"Outside monsters!?"

The female host asked in a deep voice: "Then the scars of heavenly wounds and demons it left..."

"It will connect you to the outside world!"

Chu Nan nodded and said: "The demon star is very strange and evil. The research in the academy is still shallow and there is not much information obtained. But we can be sure that there must be similar monsters in that world."

"So, we have to make the worst estimate. It is a world of demons and monsters. There are many, even numerous, monsters that can break through the world and will attack our world at any time."

"so……"

Chu Nan faced the camera and said calmly: "A hundred years ago, the Wandao Academy entered a state of first-level combat readiness. Now that the information is officially announced, it is necessary to carry out comprehensive mobilization and combat readiness."

"Next, various regulatory strategies will be launched, such as increasing the number of daily tasks in the divine world, taxation on magical money and spiritual stones, magical artifacts and talismans, as well as the management and control of cultivation materials such as elixirs and spiritual rice. There will be an increase. , it will also be decentralized, and the detailed content will be available to everyone after it is released."

"The most important one is the matter of Luotian Dajiao and ascension. Luotian Dajiao has been changed from every two years to once a year. The assessment for the title of Celestial Master has been closed. All those who have been blessed by Luotian Dajiao and promoted to the Nascent Soul realm , unless your lifespan is short, you are prohibited from ascending, and you will stay in the academy to prepare for war."

"The Tianchuang Institute, Yinshan Prefecture, and subordinate branch industries are fully put into production, turning on the highest production capacity, and producing Lingbao mechas and ghost mechas with maximum efficiency. At the same time, all mechas owned by private individuals must also be recorded. As a combat-ready force, we are ready to be called upon at any time.”

"All cultivators from the Ten Thousand Dao Academy, major universities, civil society organizations, private individuals, and those who have reached the foundation level will be classified as reserve soldiers and accept recruitment at any time. No one is allowed to evade or resist in any name or by any means. Recruit them, otherwise they will be treated as subordinates of demons!"

"Wandao Academy, from top to bottom, including all major branch schools, has officially entered the first level of combat readiness. As the core of the wartime stronghold, it will comprehensively strengthen the city's formation."

"The East China Sea has been designated as a battlefield and is completely sealed. It is guarded by the three major mechas of the academy. Each major branch school has granted authority to form its own mecha teams. At the same time, a mecha support project has been established. Whether it is a civil society or a private cultivator, it can be formed Lingbao mechas can all receive certain resource support.”

"Enable the combat readiness credits and meritorious service system. Regardless of whether you are admitted to the Wandao Academy or branch schools, as long as you are involved in combat readiness production at this time, you will receive combat readiness credits and meritorious service rewards, which can be exchanged for various spiritual items, as well as the admission qualifications for the Wandao Academy. Dongfu qualifications and professional title assessment.”

"The Shennong Main Academy has launched a comprehensive recruitment..."