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“Thank you, Grand Manager Xie.” Wei Qiancheng, still in a daze, bowed deeply.

His current mood was hard to describe. With Grand Manager Sun Tong's words, half of his pressure was alleviated.

“Thank you, Grand Manager Xie.” The indignant crowd also expressed their gratitude.

Although it might not recover the losses, having something was better than nothing. Being able to recover anything was already good.

“As I said before, only when all cultivators are well can we be well. Everyone, please rise.” Sun Tong said to the crowd.

The crowd once again experienced what the Merit Hall was, and what a Grand Manager should be.

Bi Xia and the others, who had personally experienced this event, seemed to be deep in thought. This was the foundation of the Merit Hall.

Although everyone supported the establishment of the Demon Subduing Department, it was impossible to shake the position of the Merit Hall in a short time.

However, this was also good. A Merit Hall that hoped for the well-being of all cultivators was better than one that was arrogant and did not allow challengers to appear.

Moreover, his establishment of the Qingyun Mountain Demon Subduing Department was not to challenge the Merit Hall.

But because he felt that Qingyun Mountain needed such an organization, a powerful department for punishment.

Just like now, the act of cleaning up the moths, if he hadn't stood up, then it would still be the Four Super and Eight Middles taking action. Such internal self-management and self-cleansing was not feasible.

Next, the leaders of the Eight Greats reported their respective situations in turn. Because of the shocking news of the Divine Cultivator, their reports seemed very ordinary.

When the Four Supers and Eight Greats finished their reports, this year-end meeting was considered over.

Individuals and medium-sized forces attending the meeting were not qualified to report separately, or rather, the matters they reported were not worth summarizing at the year-end meeting.

The information would be compiled into documents and sent to Deputy Grand Manager Xia Qing, who would then give instructions based on the degree of importance.

“Ten years in the cultivation world, ten years of ups and downs. Now that Grandmaster Xuan has returned, he has once again entered seclusion. Fellow Daoists, Grandmaster Xuan has been constantly improving. We dare not compare ourselves to Grandmaster Xuan, but we must also have dreams and goals. This hard-won prosperity is the result of the joint efforts of you cultivators under the protection of Grandmaster Xuan…”

It was another speech of ambition + encouragement.

But this time the audience was still them, but the feelings were very different.

They heard that Grandmaster Xuan had returned and entered seclusion.

The impact of this sentence was too great. Grandmaster Xuan had finally returned. Five years had passed in one go. These five years of waiting had been so bitter.

Qingyun Mountain without Grandmaster Xuan was still a sacred ground, but it always felt like something was missing. Only the place where Grandmaster Xuan was located was the sacred ground of their hearts and bodies.

It was not important that Grandmaster Xuan entered seclusion. Anyway, Grandmaster Xuan's strength and speed of progress had always been like this.

They had long been accustomed to it. What they wanted was Grandmaster Xuan's return again.

To put it bluntly, they were really afraid that Grandmaster Xuan would abandon them and go wandering freely around the world.

Many people had thought about this idea, after all, it had been such a long time, who dared to guarantee it?

In the eyes of cultivators, Qingyun Mountain was a sacred ground, an infinite treasure.

But in the eyes of Grandmaster Xuan, he didn't care about these things at all. It was not difficult to understand that Grandmaster Xuan didn't want these things anymore.

For example, Star Mother Yuanjun, she remembered a conversation with Brother Wanling a long time ago. Master had already reached 129,600 perfection a long time ago, and he was in seclusion again?

Was he really going to unify chaos?

Master was previously in the early stage of the Third Order, and this time he was in the middle stage of the Third Order. Could the middle stage lead to chaos, then what was the later stage, was it unification?

Achieving unification in the Third Order meant that in the late stage of the Third Order, Master would have 100% certainty of stepping into the Third Order.

This was difficult to understand. A cultivator in the late stage of the Third Order had achieved the insights required for the early stage of the Fourth Order.

It was just that he hadn't crossed over to carry out the transformation of the Fourth Order.

It was really incomparable.

… … … …

The crowd dispersed, and soon the content of this meeting spread throughout the cultivation world.

“Looking at the situation, Grand Manager Sun of the Merit Hall has let go of the Demon Subduing Department. This is going to be a change of weather!”

After receiving the content of this meeting, some cultivators began to discuss and understand it.

It wasn't that they were idle and had nothing to do, but that this kind of decisive meeting had a great impact on the entire cultivation world. As members of the cultivation world, how could they escape it?

“Yes, Grand Manager Sun allowed Minister Bi Xia to preside over this cleanup, which is equivalent to delegating power to the Demon Subduing Department. This is an obvious change. Grand Manager Sun is going to let the Demon Subduing Department rise.”

Some cultivators said in agreement.

“Everyone, what do you say, will there be changes in this cleanup presided over by the Demon Subduing Department? After all, this cleanup has been carried out every few years, but it has never been completely cleaned up. What do you say this time?”

Some cultivators changed the topic, he was more concerned about this.

“There will definitely be changes. There will definitely be changes. But if you say that it will be completely cleaned up and will never happen again in the future? That's impossible. This is not cleaning up moths, this is fighting against people's hearts. People's hearts are changing. A person who is fine now, who knows what will happen tomorrow? There is always a fluke mentality, it can't be cleaned up.”

“Well, I also think so, but I feel that this time the Demon Subduing Department will clean up more thoroughly than the internal cleanup of the Four Supers and Eight Middles.”

“This point is certain. Not to mention avoiding the internal cleanup of their own people, even Minister Bi Xia of the Demon Subduing Department needs this action to prove that the Demon Subduing Department is worth supporting. So, you watch, it won't be long before 'good news' appears. Haha…”

The vast majority of cultivators supported such a cleanup.

After all, as long as they are not moths, they are happy to see the moths being cleaned up.

Only in this way can the entire cultivation world be good, and only when the cultivation world is good can they be good.

“I don't know what these people are thinking. Why do they always have trouble with ordinary people? You are a dignified cultivator, bullying ordinary people, what kind of ability is this? I don't understand. You say you can't see hope, isn't there still the contractor of Lord Wanling?”

He also said: “I think, they want both, but they dare not and dare not. Cultivation is difficult to improve, and they are afraid of dying as contractors. They have to vent their 'tyranny' on ordinary people. Speaking of which, they are also some poor bugs.”

“I don't agree with this statement.” Some cultivators objected.

“They are not pitiful at all. Compared to ordinary people, they are already very lucky. At least they can be cultivators. Hopelessness of improvement is not an excuse. Does it mean that if there is no hope of improvement, they should harm others? They are all a bunch of cowards, a bunch of despicable bastards, definitely not pitiful bugs.”

Some cultivators echoed: “This statement makes sense. I always think that Grand Manager's words are the truth. Only when the cultivation world is good can we be good. Don't think that this is far away from us. In fact, it is not far away at all. When the cultivation world is good, even we will benefit.”

Someone extended it: “Yes, just like Grand Master Mingshan of Buddhism 'persuaded' the Canglan Realm, why could he persuade a great realm alone? Isn't it what Abbot Minghui said, it is the credit of the entire cultivation world, it is the prosperity of our joint efforts.”

In general, all sensible cultivators supported this very much.

It even extended to the Open Azure World of Monk Minghui.

“Speaking of Azure World, are you going?” A cultivator asked, seizing the opportunity.

“I don’t plan to go. It’s an opportunity for the major and minor forces, and it won’t be of much use to us. As individual rogue cultivators, is there a place more suitable than Qingyun Mountain for us?”

“That’s right, we don’t lack resources or training, we only lack time. Instead of chasing after the Azure World, it’s better to accumulate here in Qingyun Mountain. There’s innate spiritual energy here, and all the resources we need. Going to the Azure World would be a losing proposition.”

“Indeed, the development of the Azure World will mostly benefit the major and minor forces. They have more people and greater strength, and their levels are also different. I believe that even the major and minor forces will not send high-level cultivators there, only those with low cultivation levels who need training and opportunities. The experts will be like us, cultivating in Qingyun Mountain and the surrounding areas of Nanshi.”

Hearing everyone say this, a cultivator said, “It seems that great minds think alike. The Buddhist sect’s plan is not for us, but to shut the mouths of the major and minor forces, and incidentally… incidentally, to make a good start. In the future, after other forces independently conquer a world, their Buddhist sect can also participate.”

After speaking, he added, “It’s not that I’m judging a gentleman’s heart with a petty person’s mind, or slandering the decision of the Buddhist masters, but rather that the major forces think more and need to consider all aspects. It’s not as simple as we are.”

“No need to explain, we understand what you mean.” An old-looking cultivator waved his hand.

Then he asked again, “So, no one is going?”

Everyone was stunned, and then shook their heads to indicate that they were not going.

“That’s good. I was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation to go to Yue Province. It’s best not to go to that remote place.” The old cultivator was the most稳重 one in this group.

If these people had any doubts or problems, they would ask the old cultivator.

However, if the old cultivator’s words were placed elsewhere, they would be a bit incorrect.

To dare say that Guangdong, the boss, is a remote place, this…

One mistake, one capital, one shot, one interior, one volume, one look!

But here, no one felt that it was wrong, because in the eyes of these Qingyun Mountain cultivators, except for Qingyun Mountain, other places were all remote places.

Even Nanshi was just so-so.

“Old Qi is right, I think the Buddhist sect really has this plan, intending to attract more cultivators to Yue Province by opening up the Azure World. After all, they are the only dominant force there, and they have been operating for eight or nine years without any leaks. Moreover, the other three families have not made any efforts, but they just can’t compare to the Buddhist sect in Yue Province.”

“Just like in Gan Province, no one can shake the position of the Taoist sect. The Buddhist sect’s wide opening of good connections may be this plan, who knows.”

The old cultivator stopped him, “Although it’s possible, the masters’ compassionate hearts and the act of widely opening good connections are the main things. Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore, lest we be misunderstood.”

The old cultivator stopped this topic, saying too much would be misunderstood by the Buddhist sect.

The current Buddhist sect is not the same as before when anyone could teach them a lesson or two. The Buddhist sect’s reputation is currently at its peak.

“What’s most shocking is Wei Qiancheng’s despicable behavior, it’s really too much.”

When it came to Wei Qiancheng, everyone didn’t hold back.

They couldn’t wait to have a battle with the Divine Cultivators, so how could they have a good tone.

Wei Qiancheng’s one-time overreach really offended all the cultivators of Qingyun Mountain.

Not the entire cultivation world, but the cultivators of the entire Qingyun Mountain.

The reason is that cultivators in other places can’t afford such high-end World Source power.

The World Source power has always been exclusive to Qingyun Mountain cultivators, and they don’t have enough for themselves, so naturally it won’t flow out of Qingyun Mountain.

Nanshi had only heard of it, and no one knew the specific effects.

Therefore, it can’t be said that Wei Qiancheng offended all the cultivators, but it’s correct that he offended all the cultivators of Qingyun Mountain.

“Fortunately, the Chief Steward salvaged a lot, otherwise some cultivators would have gone to Wei Qiancheng’s house, and might have even blocked the door.”

“Cough cough, Wei Qiancheng doesn’t live at home, he lives in the First Divine Hall.” A young cultivator said.

Everyone: …

“Little Jiu, if you can’t speak, just shut up, okay? Such a handsome young man, how did you grow a mouth?” A cultivator said, hating that iron couldn’t be made into steel.

“Me? This? Ah!” Little Jiu looked confused.

What do you mean by growing a mouth, don’t you have one?

The young man couldn’t speak, and people expressed their anger by saying they would block the door, but you said that Wei Qiancheng lived in the First Divine Hall.

Isn’t this killing the conversation?

Good heavens, who dares to block the First Divine Hall?

Is this disliking Wei Qiancheng or disliking Xuan Huang Daozhu?

“Old Cheng, what are you planning to do?” The old cultivator asked.

Old Cheng among them had recently spent a great price to obtain the priority purchase right for the next batch of World Source power.

This time it was all in vain.

“Damn Wei Qiancheng. What else can I do, I can only follow the Xuan Master’s instructions. I plan to go to the Merit Hall to see if I can recover some losses. If there’s really no way, I can only admit that I’m unlucky.”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he added, “I’m not done with Wei Qiancheng and the Divine Cultivators.”

“Calm down, what did I tell you? You must restrain your anger when you encounter anything, it will only make things worse. Didn’t Wei Qiancheng say that there would be remedial compensation? Why don’t you unite and ask about it, so that you can recover some losses.”

The old cultivator said.

“That’s right, Old Cheng, Old Qi is right, don’t wait, hurry up and unite with the cultivators who have suffered losses, and question Wei Qiancheng together, and let him give compensation.” A companion said.

“This? What if he doesn’t give it?” Old Cheng asked a little worriedly.

“Does he dare? Don’t look at him as the Sect Leader, but we and the Divine Cultivators are not on the same path at all. It’s true that we are rogue cultivators, but our big identity is still that of the Three Great True Cultivators. If he dares not give it, it’s equivalent to offending the entire True Cultivator group… Moreover, he himself said that he would do his best to compensate, how can he not admit it now that the Chief Steward has taken action? There’s no reason for that.” A companion said.

This was correct.

Regardless of whether they were rogue cultivators or major forces, they at least had a common identity as True Cultivators.

Or rather, members of the Three Great True Cultivation systems.

They were still different from the Divine Cultivators.

Among the True Cultivators, they were a weak group of rogue cultivators, but when facing the Divine Cultivators, their identity was that of True Cultivators.

All True Cultivators would side with them, both for identity recognition and for mutual benefit.

This relationship was very strong.

If Wei Qiancheng didn’t admit it, even the Four Supers and Eight Greats would stand up for them.

They just didn’t have a reason to suppress the Divine Cultivators, and they just wanted to settle the account for intercepting the World Source power. You, Wei Qiancheng, are delivering yourself to our door.

“I understand, I’ll go now, goodbye everyone.”

Old Cheng instantly understood and left in a hurry.

… (End of this chapter)