Chapter 434: Playing Hard to Get

“How vicious!”

Hong Muer couldn't help but curse.

"Some super sects are ancient sects that have come here by stealing from the past. Although they are from the Great Wilderness Sect, they have long been assimilated by the Great Yu Sect. However, the Great Wilderness Alliance is a real Great Wilderness Sect, and they are not a Great Wilderness Sect, but..." Zhong Sanyuan's eyes twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Nearly a hundred."

"These nearly one hundred people are not ordinary Great Wilderness disciples, but the ancient geniuses of the Great Wilderness period! If they can get the resources and help from the Dao Sect Competition, they can establish a Great Wilderness sect in the world within a hundred years at most."

Hong Muer was startled when she saw Zhong Sanyuan's serious expression. After thinking seriously for a while, she became confused again, "It's not that serious, the Dao Pillar is right there. If it was so easy for the Great Wilderness Dao Sect to take root in the world under the Dao Pillar's nose, there wouldn't be an ancient sect that used the method of stealing the sky and changing the day to transform into the Dayu Dao Sect."

Zhong Sanyuan shook his head, his tone becoming heavier, "Miss Hong, the problem is not that they established the Great Wilderness Sect, but the impact they will cause!"

“Even if they are suppressed by the Dao Pillar, the cultivation methods of the Great Wilderness’s geniuses are still far superior to those of ordinary sects.”

“It is indeed difficult for the Great Wilderness geniuses to establish a Great Wilderness sect, but those sects with weak traditions will certainly make friends with them and covet the Great Wilderness cultivation methods.”

Hong Muer frowned. "How could a sect with a weak tradition possibly master the Great Wilderness cultivation method? What is there to worry about?"

Zhong Sanyuan shook his head and sighed helplessly, "This is the most terrifying part. They can't do it, so they become obsessed with it. Their lack of understanding should have cut off their contact with the Great Wilderness Dao, but instead it has given them the courage to not know what taboos are."

Li Yanmo remembered what Nuyao and Jiang Baili had said about the origin of the Great Wilderness Taoist tradition.

The cultivators before the Great Wilderness blindly imitated Nuyao in obtaining the elixir. Not only did they not realize the consequences of doing so, they even devoted themselves to it wholeheartedly.

What is scary is not that those sects with weak Taoist traditions learned the Great Wilderness Taoist tradition, but that they became madly obsessed with it, researched it non-stop, and finally became a unified existence like the Great Wilderness Taoist tradition in the form of Dayu's Taoist tradition.

Hong Muer scratched her head, still confused, but Li Yanmo was frowning, so the potential problem must be very serious, so she should not ask too many questions.

"Then...is it better to just kill them all at this Dao Sect Competition?"

Zhong Sanyuan pondered for a while, then nodded and shook his head.

Because it wasn't Li Yanmo, Hong Muer slapped him directly and said, "Speak human language."

"The geniuses of the Great Wilderness Taoist sect have revived and appeared in front of the millions of Taoist sects. This is what has already happened," Zhong Sanyuan rubbed his forehead, which was red from being slapped. "The Taoist competition is nothing more than a formality to allow the Great Wilderness Alliance to enter the Taoist sect in a reasonable manner."

Hong Muer suddenly realized, "Millions of Taoist sects already know about the existence of the Great Wilderness Alliance. Those Great Wilderness geniuses can still take root in some inferior sects."

"Instead of letting them multiply and thrive in an unknown place, it is better to drag them out into the open and deal with them," Shen Ziqing said with a smile after his eyes flickered, "Master, I have a plan."

"Oh? Tell me about it," Li Yanmo raised his eyebrows.

"It is an unchangeable fact that sects with weak traditions will imitate powerful ones, and there is no need for us to deny it," Shen Ziqing raised his finger and said with a smile, "Since they will definitely imitate a certain sect, why not let them imitate us?"

Zhong Sanyuan was stunned, then suddenly realized and clapped his hands repeatedly.

Hong Muer didn't understand, but she clapped her hands anyway.

Shen Ziqing continued, "I can also pretend to be a Great Wilderness Taoist sect, and take advantage of the momentum of the Great Wilderness Alliance to appear at the Taoist sect competition. As long as we show a strong enough Taoist sect, those sects with weak Taoist sects will naturally follow our example. As long as we guide them reasonably, we can not only prevent those sects with weak Taoist sects from considering the Great Wilderness Taoist sect, but also strengthen the Dayu Taoist sect itself."

Li Yanmo nodded and raised his hand to make a move, "Second Brother, guidance alone is not enough. At that time, we will need to borrow your business path to deliver the supplies to those small sects so that they have enough time and energy to study the Taoism."

Shen Ziqing was slightly startled, and immediately bowed his hands and bowed, "Disciple understands, but there is one more thing, that is... the manpower for the Dao Sect Competition."

Zhong Sanyuan's eyes flashed, and he smiled and raised his fingers to tap the table, "Hahaha - Brother Shen, look at what you said, don't we have a lot of idle people here?"

Shen Ziqing pretended to hesitate, "This...is not good."

"Why don't you just ask?"

Several people slowly came to the training ground under Tianxu Tower. During this period of time, most of the geniuses were here refining spiritual energy and preparing to form pills.

"What?! I don't have to fight for the Sin Domain! Thank you, Lord Li, for giving me this opportunity! I will definitely perform well!"

Cui Yuer widened her eyes and cupped her hands repeatedly. Her eager look made Shen Ziqing a little confused. It was Zhong Sanyuan who explained it.

"This Cui Yu'er is the granddaughter of the Sin Domain Sect Master. She wants to leave the sect and go out on her own all the time," Zhong Sanyuan accepted.

"Why...?" Li Yanmo was a little curious.

Cui Yuer put her hands on her hips, her eyes clear, "Because I want to take the civil service exam and work in the Ministry of Justice!"

Li Yanmo immediately retreated tactically, and even Shen Ziqing opened his squinting eyes.

Zhong Sanyuan rubbed his forehead. "That's what... There have been examples of disciples from super sects who have managed to get a position in the Great Yu Dynasty, but this is based on a prerequisite, that is, they have a clean background and have never done anything to harm innocent lives. The cultivation method of the Sin Domain... has a little bit of a gray area."

"What do you mean by subtle?"

"They don't harm innocent lives. They specifically harm lives that harm innocent lives, including but not limited to demon cultivators and monsters," Zhong Sanyuan paused and added, "The key point is the word 'harm'. They will keep torturing those monsters and demon cultivators. Their methods are extremely cruel, even to the point of being inhumane. Under Dayu's laws, this is considered lynching. But the Crime Domain has a clear understanding of the bottom line, and its reputation in the local area is surprisingly good."

"Even uh... he has the reputation of being a great judge."

Li Yanmo was speechless and looked at Cui Yuer, "So what's the reason why you want to leave the sect and take a position in the Ministry of Justice?"

"Of course, it is to change the criminal law so that the crime domain does not count as lynching."

“…You have ambition. I believe in you,” Li Yanmo patted Cui Yuer on the shoulder to encourage her.

(End of this chapter)