Shortly after Shen Qingmang developed Wuyin Peak's music therapy program, she suggested to Zhong Yingshao that she organize a music festival and talent show. She envisioned turning Wuyin Peak into a venue for entertainment within the Taichu sect, imbuing this ancient and somewhat rigid sect with new vitality.
Zhong Yingshao initially thought it was too trifling, but when Shen Qingmang introduced the theme of the music festival and the competition system of the talent show in detail, he realized that he could make a lot of money and immediately set about doing it.
As a result, Silent Peak leapt from being the least visible sect to the most popular. The monks of Silent Peak, through competing and collaborating on the same stage, sparked many new inspirations, creating new musical scores, and some even experienced sudden breakthroughs during the competition. Both the performers and the audience gained insights.
Looking at the thriving Wuyin Peak, Zhong Yingshao was overjoyed and told Shen Qingmang that as long as she practiced diligently and broke through the first realm as soon as possible, he would pass the position of peak master to her.
Shen Qingmang smiled and refused, and made a request that she had never expected: to leave Wuyin Peak and move to Wuxing Peak.
Zhong Yingshao was reluctant to let her go until he heard her play a suona piece and realized that even though she tried hard, she had no idea how to do music. So he reluctantly let her go and told her to come back more often.
Shen Qingmang left Wuyin Peak and came to Wuxing Peak. This time he did not take anyone as his disciple, but chose to be an ordinary inner disciple.
But word of her continuous job-hopping had spread, and many people knew that the changes at Wuyin Peak were due to her. They were curious about what she would do at Wuxing Peak and whether she would stay. She became the focus of everyone's attention.
Gu Sui Han was not very happy, but he would not stop her from realizing her ambition. He just chose to ask for a little more interest at night.
Shen Qingmang didn't initiate drastic reforms at Formless Peak right from the start. She was observing, trying to see if there were any flaws. A month later, she discovered that the disciples had made no mistakes in their swordsmanship, but had made significant errors in their sword intent.
Although both are military practitioners, the biggest difference between the Invisible Sect and the Zhige Sect is that the sword practiced by the Invisible Sect is the sword of a gentleman. What matters is not the aggressiveness of the moves, but the Tao contained in them.
This is also the reason why the former peak master, the ascended Baopu Zhenjun Cheng Wuyi, often traveled far and wide. He practiced the sword of a gentleman and wanted to experience what it means to be a gentleman in all places.
However, most of the cultivators of the Invisible Sect only knew how to make their sword skills more offensive, but forgot the original purpose of learning swordsmanship.
Shen Qingmang had several long talks with the master of the Invisible Peak, convincing him to let his disciples go down the mountain to gain experience every year, to help the people, to eliminate demons and defend the way, and to make the sword a weapon to protect everyone rather than a fighting skill.
After that, she came to Wuwei Peak again. The master of Wuwei Peak personally greeted her and said that he had been waiting for her for a long time. She almost thought that it was the ghost of An Yanxiang. After chatting with him, she found out that he also wanted to ask her for advice on how to reform the sect.
By this point, everyone could see she was no ordinary disciple, and speculation about her identity was endless. Some said she was a reclusive master from Worry-Free Island, some said she was a spirit of a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, and some even said she was the reincarnation of the founder. Gu Suihan didn't suppress the rumors, allowing them to spread wildly. Shen Qingmang didn't care.
She stayed at Wuwei Peak seriously, observing this powerful sect, and finally came to the conclusion: Wuwei Peak was too scattered and too isolated.
The Wuwei Sect is actually very similar to the Wuya Sect. Both rely on magic and techniques, de-emphasizing magical instruments. However, the difference is that for the Wuya Sect, the Dao is more important than the technique, while for the Wuwei Sect, the Dao is valued over the technique. The Wuwei Sect's members excel at studying various unique and ingenious techniques. Some delve into formations, talismans, mechanical devices, and even alchemy. Some also learn a variety of techniques, changing their interests at any time.
During the sect competition, the sect that everyone is most reluctant to encounter is the Wuwei Sect. They named themselves "Wuwei", but they can do everything. Both Wuwei Peak and Wuxing Peak are very strong. When you meet a disciple from Wuxing Peak, you know that he uses swords, but when you meet a disciple from Wuwei Peak, you never know what tricks the other party will have waiting for you.
Because the Wuwei Sect abandoned the Dao, very few people in this sect successfully ascended to the heavens, and most of them died of natural causes after living for three to five hundred years. This was also the biggest headache for the leader of Wuwei Peak.
Shen Qingmang proposed a solution: to establish industry guilds. This would change the current situation of Wuwei Sect cultivators delving into their own fields, dividing the fields of alchemy, formations, mechanisms, and talismans into several guilds. These guilds would share research results, exchange insights, and even allow for competitions between them. The experience would then be compiled into classics for future generations.
"Can this solve the problem of difficulty in ascending?" asked the Peak Master doubtfully.
"Well, actually, the art and the Tao are not in conflict. The pursuit of art to its ultimate perfection is also a Tao, the way of the craftsman. However, the Wuwei Sect failed to find the right method in the past, emphasizing experience over theory. As a result, practitioners rarely pondered the deeper principles behind the techniques they studied. As long as one grasps this principle, they are not far from the Tao."
The leader of Wuwei Peak suddenly realized.
Thirty years after the various peaks underwent reforms, Shen Qingmang returned to Wendao Peak and, along with Gu Suihan, Shi Mingli, and others, began promoting reforms for the next disciple-recruiting conference. Shen Qingmang proposed a bolder idea: not only would the traditional sect-based teaching system, which had been in place since the beginning, be replaced with comprehensive instruction, but the restriction on entry into the mountain would also be abolished. She advocated establishing schools in the mortal realm to teach the common people, starting with literacy and progressing to simple internal skills and techniques. Anyone interested could learn.
"We always wait for those children who are willing to cultivate to choose us, but not all qualified children can realize their qualifications. If they have not had their spiritual roots tested, or their spiritual roots are not formed until later in life, they may miss the opportunity to enter the sect and can only remain mortals for the rest of their lives. If this continues, our Taichu Sect will lose many talents."
After Shen Qingmang finished speaking, Shi Mingli nodded.
"Also, the age limit should be relaxed. Children aren't the only ones capable of learning. It's never too late for middle-aged or elderly people, as long as they're willing to learn. They may not have the same good memory as children, but they have more experience and a stronger understanding, which can also help with practice."
"Junior sister, what you said makes sense."
"So I think... um? What did you call me just now?" Shen Qingmang was halfway through his words when he suddenly got stuck.
Even Gu Sui Han was startled and subconsciously pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Shi Mingli remained calm. "Junior Sister, I always knew it was you."
"Where did I give myself away? Does Second Senior Brother know about this too?" Shen Qingmang became even more panicked, but amidst his panic, there was also a hint of joy.
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