Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

Everyone was frightened, fell down on their knees, and cried and begged.

Among them, there are false feelings, false intentions, and sincerity.

Xu Yang sat on the cloud and didn't care.

Over the years, he has robbed everywhere, attacked various major forces, and kidnapped a large number of people.

The composition of these people is very complex.

There are people like Chu Lingfeng and Zhang Shaobai who are direct descendants of Shenwu who are ranked on the Earth Ranking and even the Heaven Ranking.

There is also someone like Li Hongjun. Although he is not on the Heavenly and Earthly Rankings, he still belongs to a branch of the Shenwu inheritance.

There are also some warriors from small families and small forces, as well as lonely people and casual cultivators.

Among the three types of people, the first two are the majority.

After all, Xu Yang's method of kidnapping people was to attack the branch strongholds of the major divine martial forces. Naturally, there were many people from the major divine martial forces, and only a few scattered warriors were involved in the vortex.

But no matter what kind, no matter how many, he treats them equally.

Those who were murderers, committed heinous crimes, or were stubborn and unwilling to accept his Taoist teachings and use labor to atone for their crimes, have been eliminated by him and invested in the extremely promising industry of Yin soldiers and corpses. Now, Either he is sleeping in the corpse ground, or he is enjoying the favor in the altar of hell.

The rest of them are good prisoners who are not guilty enough to die and are willing to accept his education, reform through labor, and know how to return after going astray.

Among these people, the Sanren warriors, the last small force, were the most enthusiastic.

Because of their background, there was almost no possibility of contacting the inheritance of the divine martial arts. Although Xu Yang restricted their personal freedom, he also taught them karma and taught them the law, giving them hope of entering the divine bridge, and allowing them to see an unprecedented world.

With the grace of teaching, the love of teaching the Dharma, coupled with the moral education of preaching and preaching, and the specific effects of teaching skills, these people with the highest enthusiasm directly became Xu Yang's supporters, even die-hards, and they just started The Nascent Soul cultivator Mo Bufan who spoke out was one of the representative figures.

This person was originally a casual martial artist. Although his talent was not bad, he was from an ordinary background and had no access to the inheritance of divine martial arts. He was also unwilling to work as a coward for major forces and work desperately, so he has been trapped in the realm of Yuan Dan. It was almost impossible to see the divine bridge.

As a result, at an auction, he met Xu Yang and became a meat ticket. He then obtained the Taoist Sutra and passed on the Taoist scriptures. He used the martial arts Yuan Dan to practice the immortal Tao Yuanling method. In the end, he not only succeeded in cultivating it before the deadline, but also achieved success in one fell swoop. Entering the Nascent Soul realm, you can extend your life and escape death.

There is no need to say much about the people's aspirations to pass on the Dharma and teachings, to rebuild with kindness, and to have the hope of further advancement.

Soon, he became a representative figure among the prisoners, and was given an important task by Xu Yang, responsible for the supervisory work of a production line of magical instruments.

Therefore, what he said at this moment was indeed sincere and spoke from the bottom of his heart, and was not a shill arranged by Xu Yang secretly.

Not only him, but other individual warriors, small and medium-sized forces, and even some divine martial branches felt the same way.

I have wasted half my life and practiced hard to no avail. Now I have finally found hope, but the teacher who preached and taught me is about to abandon it. How can I not be frightened and cry?

This is the feeling of Mo Bufan, a type of person who, although driven by interests, is also sincere.

There is another category, which is complete hypocrisy.

For example, Zhang Shaobai, who inherited the divine martial arts, was born in Jianhai Pavilion, and was a hero on the Earth Ranking. Even though he was forced to follow Xu Yang for many years and was influenced by Taoism and skills, they could not control people's hearts after all.

A direct descendant of Shenwu like him would not want to take refuge.

It's not just him, there are also several Divine Will Venerables who have just been kidnapped. Although they are respectful on the surface and dare not disobey, it is still impossible to expect them to return to their hearts at the moment.

After all, they still have one hope, that is, two hundred years later, the God of War will be opened, and a group of powerful people with the highest level of divine will and even the calamity realm will return to the world.

By then, Xu Yang's situation can be imagined.

Unless he can defeat these extremely powerful figures who have returned from the Temple of War just like he defeated Li Hengjiang, there is no chance that these divine lords and direct descendants of major forces will return to him.

But it doesn't matter, if they don't return, they won't return. Xu Yang doesn't want them to return.

What he did today was not to win over people's hearts, let alone the hearts and minds of these people.

He is just establishing a legal system and improving the motivation of these prisoners, that's all.

People must have hope. People without hope are just zombies.

Do you expect a group of zombies to be proactive, creative, and dedicated to working for you and creating value?

That is obviously unrealistic!

Even if these people are now under his control and have to do it, but without motivation, their work efficiency will be greatly reduced.

What's more, Xu Yang can't always use "prisoners" to do things for him. When Wandao Academy develops, new disciples will definitely replace these labor camp inmates.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish a legal system to distinguish rewards and punishments.

Only in this way can the work efficiency of the group be improved.

Just like in the world of Taoism, why does Xu Yang have to do so many things, including evaluating professional titles, setting up assessments, holding various competitions, and even creating "scars from heaven and demon marks" when the two worlds intersect? Illusion?

The purpose is to increase enthusiasm and enhance the sense of crisis, so as to stimulate internal and external demand and avoid complacency and the formation of a stagnant situation.

The same is true now. If you don't give these prisoners a little hope and let them work like cattle and horses, one day they will be swallowed by despair and would rather die than continue to live like this.

After all, life is precious, and freedom is even more valuable!

Therefore, Xu Yang wants to give them hope and a vision and goal to strive for.

To use a not-so-nice but very vivid metaphor, it is - painting a cake!

Paint them a pie that is fragrant and attractive and can actually be eaten, so that these people will be more active in working for him.

It doesn't matter at all whether that part of the people have returned to their hearts or not.

Under the temptation of freedom, they will be motivated and work more actively, no matter whether they return to their original intention or not.

that's enough.

Xu Yang didn't want to fall in love with them. No matter if he was hypocritical or sincere, as long as he didn't touch fish, he could say anything.

It's a pity that he thought so, but this group of people didn't think so. They were all frightened and showed their loyalty.

In this regard, Xu Yang did not say much and directly set the tone: "The laws are in place and must be implemented once they are established. How can they be invalidated? You are now free. It is up to you to decide whether you want to stay or go. There is no distinction between teachings in the Taoist Academy, and anyone who is willing can enter."

After saying that, he looked at Shi Jinglong and others: "You are also ordinary, your punishment has been fixed, and you can return to freedom after reeducation through labor."

"this……"

Shi Jinglong was startled, and the four people in Changqing Palace were also shocked and doubtful.

How could they, the venerable gods of divine will, be able to reeducate themselves through labor and atone for their sins, thereby regaining their freedom?

Is it posturing?

Or sincerely?

For a while, it was difficult for the five people to make a conclusion.

Xu Yang didn't care about that, looked down at everyone, and said directly: "That's it, let's go our separate ways!"

After that, he flicked his sleeves and the clouds and mist disappeared.

Everyone stood on the ground in shock, and it took a long time for them to react.

"Tao Master, is this what you want?"

Mo Bufan looked stunned, then stood up in surprise.

"Forgive us as prisoners and introduce us to the Wandao Palace. From then on, we will be the disciples of Wandao and the disciples of the Academy?"

"That's it, that's it!"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to enter the Ten Thousand Palaces. This life will be in vain!"

Mo Bufan danced for a while, completely ignoring the astonished looks of others, and laughed loudly before leaving.

After a while, everyone reacted in full, with different expressions and various emotions.

And on the other side...

In the Wandao Academy renovated from Evergreen Palace.

"Ancestor Emperor!"

Su Shaoqing came forward and asked respectfully: "People from various families are waiting in the side hall. Do you want to meet them?"

"No need."

Xu Yang looked at her, chuckled and said, "I accept it all, you decide how to arrange it."

"this……"

Su Shaoqing frowned slightly when he heard this.

Since ancient times, taking sides has been a science.

Since the two paths of black and white, the Holy Land of the Demon Sect shrank and stood firm, leaving a large area without an owner, and the Wandao Academy announced to the world that it was taking the name of righteousness, many people came to seek refuge, hoping to gain a share of the merits of serving the dragon.

The composition of these people is also very complex.

Some of them directly used the name of "Tianwu Legacy" and "Descendants of the Great Zhou Dynasty", and even started a relationship with her.

There are also some people, although they are more restrained, but they also say that they are Tianwu supporters, and come to seek refuge in the names of "Tianwu Association", "Tianwu Sect", "Tianwu Gang", etc., openly and secretly acting like "one of their own".

The last group of people are from various forces, and even some branches of the Shenwu inheritance. They have the idea of ​​​​one family standing on two teams. No matter what the final result is, they can ensure that the inheritance will not be destroyed, and even the family will prosper.

Don't put your eggs in one basket, this has always been the truth of "taking sides".

But in Su Shaoqing's view, such behavior was completely speculative.

In the past, when everyone was shouting for beating and killing, why weren't there so many Tianwu remnants?

When the ancestor emperor was in danger from the enemy, why didn't he see so many descendants of the Zhou Dynasty, supporting him with die-hard loyalty?

Now that the situation has been established, all of them have emerged. The descendant of Tianwu, the legacy of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

What is this if not speculation?

It is true that some of them are true descendants of Tianwu and descendants of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are true supporters and even die-hard loyalists of the ancestor. They did not come to seek refuge before because they had nowhere to seek refuge. After all, the ancestor was guerrillas everywhere and his whereabouts were erratic. Even the great gods and warriors If you can't find the inheritance, how can they come to invest?

However, this cannot change the overall nature of these people. Most of them are those who follow the wind, and some even harbor evil intentions and have bad intentions.

In this regard, Su Shaoqing's original plan was to be more cautious, to screen carefully, and only to choose those who were sincere.

But now Xu Yang refuses no one and is ready to accept them all.

This made Su Shaoqing a little worried: "Emperor Ancestor, there may be people with evil intentions among these people!"

"so what?"

Xu Yang smiled and didn't care: "It doesn't matter what the deeds are, as long as the deeds are good, there is no reason to criticize the crime. Now is the time to employ people, there is no reason to turn them away, accept them, and then commit suicide." There are arrangements."

"This is!"

Although he had doubts in his heart, after he said this, Su Shaoqing couldn't say any more and could only lower his head and answer.

Seeing her like this, Xu Yang shook his head and enlightened: "People's hearts are intolerable, and factional disputes are inevitable. But as a superior, you must suppress these disputes within a certain limit. You can have them, but you cannot exceed them. , People's hearts can be private, but they cannot abolish the public service because of private interests, let alone break the law for profit, do you understand?"

"..."

Su Shaoqing was startled and raised his head, his beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

Then he woke up and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said repeatedly: "Young Master has made a big mistake, please punish me."

"stand up."

Xu Yang shook his head, helped her up with his empty hands, and said calmly: "People's hearts are selfish, this is human nature, and it is inevitable. Today, the Wandao Academy has been established, and the events of the Great Zhou Dynasty have become a thing of the past. If you are unwilling to walk out, Then I can divide a territory, let you re-establish the state, inherit the throne, and repay your Su family's achievements, how about it?"

"Young Master, you don't dare!"

These words made Su Shaoqing even more frightened, and she quickly shook her head: "Shaoqing only wants to be by the side of the ancestor!"

Seeing her like this, Xu Yang just smiled and said comfortingly: "Then you still have a lot to learn, so that you can take on important responsibilities. Although I cannot grant you the honor of empress, in this Ten Thousand Dao Academy, there are many You, Su Shaoqing, have a place."

Su Shaoqing finally calmed down, but he was still a little frightened: "The emperor's love for me, Shaoqing will definitely remember it in your heart."

Xu Yang shook his head and said softly: "You don't have to be so restrained with me, and you don't have to put those irrelevant things on your shoulders. Doing so will only make you lose yourself and hinder your practice."

"Young Master...understand!"

Su Shaoqing nodded, his eyes still a little confused, and he didn't know if he really understood.

Seeing this, Xu Yang stopped saying anything and let her understand it slowly.

In fact, she didn't make any big mistakes. She just had a little bit of thematic thinking and regarded herself as the head of Tianwu's legacy. She somewhat rejected and even resisted other Tianwu's descendants who came to seek refuge with her.

In short, she is afraid that she will "fall out of favor!"

She may not even be aware of this subjective idea.

Xu Yang didn't blame him too much for this, because people's hearts are like this, and not everyone can understand it.

Although I don't blame her, I want to remind her that Xu Yang still values ​​her very much. I really don't want her to put all the burdens of the family on herself, lose herself, hinder her practice, or even make mistakes...

However, she needs to understand these things by herself. If she understands everything clearly, then Xu Yang won't mind handing her over to take charge of the Ten Thousand Dao Academy and train a "female empress" to preside over the stage.

Whether it's an emperor or a Taoist king, although this kind of supreme position is coveted and even dreamed of, it doesn't have much appeal to Xu Yang.

Cultivation, enlightenment, and transcendence are his fundamental pursuits, but he really can't let go, otherwise he would be too lazy to care about so many things.

He has no interest at all in being an emperor or a Taoist master, he just doesn't like having someone over his head to control him.

Going a step further and returning to the topic, there is actually no need to think too much about the Tianwu legacy and the various parties coming to vote for it.

It doesn't matter whether they are deeds or intentions, whether they take sides or speculate, what matters is what they can do and what they will do.

Xu Yang never thought about it, so everyone followed him wholeheartedly, and they didn't mind if his subordinates had other ideas.

After all, it's not illegal to think, as long as they don't do it and create value for him, then what they think is their business.

Xu Yang only needs to ensure that they can create value and will not become a hidden danger and harm the whole. This is enough.

This is also very simple. After the laws are established and the system is perfected, it will be a big melting pot. These people are like firewood. When they invest in it, they will exert their value. Even if they have different intentions, they will be gradually assimilated by this huge melting pot, or destroyed and swallowed up. .

Therefore, Xu Yang does not need to worry about what trouble these people will bring him. Under the legal system of Wandao Academy, they are just firewood and have no choice but to burn.

After the burning reaches a certain level, even if they still want to rebel, the people around them, and even themselves, will kill this dissent!

This is the general trend, majestic and unstoppable!

If you don’t believe it, just watch…