At the foot of Mount Qingcheng lies a city where humans have lived for thousands of years.
Although this city is located on the frontier and is not very developed, it is rarely plagued by evil spirits because of the protection of the sect.
For ordinary mortals, a place free from evil spirits and monsters is a good place to live.
Not everyone is qualified to cultivate; in fact, it can be said that only one in ten thousand people are capable of cultivating.
Every year, many people want to join a Taoist sect, but only a very few are accepted.
Therefore, ordinary people have given up the idea of cultivating the Tao.
But at this time, a message spread throughout the foot of Qingcheng Mountain: a cultivator named Zhao Zhonglin said he was willing to teach everyone his cultivation techniques for free.
Many people stopped to watch.
Their faces showed both wariness and anticipation.
The methods of cultivating Taoism are precious and ordinary people have no access to them.
It's not that no one has ever claimed to teach Taoist cultivation techniques for free before, but they've all been proven to be con artists who freeload off others.
Therefore, while these people remained vigilant, they also felt quite happy.
If this is true, then it means they have hope of cultivation.
For them, being able to cultivate is already a great thing.
The cultivation method given by Zhao Zhonglin was indeed capable of being practiced.
When more than one person said they had sensed spiritual energy, it caused a sensation among almost all ordinary people.
The wealthy people wanted to invite Zhao Zhonglin to their home.
Those who had no money listened to the lectures with Zhao Zhonglin.
At times like these, people stopped farming, abandoned their land, and stopped making clothes. It's fair to say that production activities at the foot of Mount Qingcheng suffered severe damage.
The city lord's mansion couldn't help but look worried.
He naturally knew what Zhao Zhonglin's actions meant to ordinary people.
However, don't forget the tax revenue that the city pays to Qingcheng Mountain, and the tax revenue that the Great Xia Kingdom pays as tribute. These all fall on the city lord's shoulders.
The city lord then entrusted the matter to the Taoist Sanyang of Qingcheng Mountain for a decision.
The Taoist priest Sanyang also looked worried about this.
For ordinary cultivators, they generally don't care what ordinary people do.
After all, once you get involved in too much, the cause and effect involved become entangled and unclear.
If it weren't for the fact that cultivation requires a lot of resources, he would have even given up the cities he controlled.
The Taoist priest looked worried about this.
Upon hearing this, Xia Muge immediately said, "This is very likely due to the deception of heretical cultivators."
The story of the demonic cultivator has begun.
In the story, the demonic cultivators did not come to the human world to fight and kill from the very beginning.
Instead, they first disguised themselves as upright people, taught martial arts to ordinary people to gain fame, became familiar with the entire city, and then destroyed the city lord's mansion and the places where many families lived in one fell swoop.
That's how the Tang family was destroyed.
After that, the city was paralyzed.
After Xia Muge recounted the story, Sanyang Daoist broke out in a cold sweat.
If this is true, the demonic cultivators would certainly not be targeting just one city, but rather aiming to overthrow the entire Qingcheng Mountain.
With the arrival of demonic cultivators, there was also an excuse for the Great Xia Kingdom to intervene, and there was a concern that the Great Xia Kingdom would use this as an excuse to incorporate Qingcheng Mountain.
The current strength of Qingcheng Mountain is still too weak.
Xia Muge thought for a moment and said, "Master, there's no need to worry. Even if the demonic cultivators come, they'll most likely be here for me."
"Your words make me even more worried."
Today, Xia Muge represents the future of Qingcheng Mountain.
As long as the summer pastoral songs are there, the future of Qingcheng Mountain will remain.
In Kyushu, the number of fallen geniuses is not small. Sanyang Daoist wished Xia Muge would leave first and avoid the limelight.
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Xia Muge still arrived at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.
Today, Zhao Zhonglin has many followers.
Even some wealthy young men followed him.
Unfortunately, not all wealthy people have the resources to cultivate.
For them, only geniuses and direct descendants are worth nurturing, while collateral descendants are left to fend for themselves.
While building roads may not be suitable for everyone, it is certainly not a blessing for these young people to be abandoned from this particular road.
Zhao Zhonglin's presence here presents them with an opportunity.
Xia Muge was not far away, listening to Zhao Zhonglin's "discussion".
What is the Tao?
"The Way is difficult to discern as right or wrong, and difficult to explain as cause and effect."
"..."
Xia Muge's expression was somewhat strange.
Listening to a heretical cultivator discuss the Dao is quite a strange feeling.
Xia Muge can basically confirm that Zhao Zhonglin is an evil cultivator.
The reason is simple: he looked at these people as if they were nothing more than leeks.
Generally speaking, ordinary cultivators don't have any needs from ordinary people, and rogue cultivators only interact with ordinary people when they want to find a disciple to pass on their skills.
Unorthodox practices are different.
You never know whether that cultivator values your talent or your physical essence.
Although heretical practitioners are not ghosts, they are more dangerous than ghosts.
After all, ghosts sometimes only absorb a little bit of yang energy.
However, when Xia Muge saw the believers around Zhao Zhonglin falling into various states of fanaticism, Xia Muge couldn't help but feel a headache.
He desperately wanted to reveal his true nature to others.
However, since Zhao Zhonglin did this, he must have had a backup plan.
Xia Muge sat there listening to his messy, altered interpretation of the Dao.
As the saying goes, everyone has their own interpretation of the Tao.
Following the path in one's heart is the way of cultivation.
However, he actually attempted to seize the right to interpret the Tao.
Xia Muge felt that he was overestimating himself.
Just as he was about to shout, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Nonsense."
But then another cultivator came out and launched into a long and eloquent speech at Zhao Zhonglin.
He must have enjoyed his rant, because everyone was stunned and speechless.
I never expected that a cultivator would curse others like a shrew.
Not only did they not expect it, but even Xia Muge did not expect it.
However, to Xia Muge's surprise, before Zhao Zhonglin could say anything, these people exploded.
They said fiercely, "Who are you to be so disrespectful to your sage teacher?"
The man was furious and said, "Who am I? I am a top student at the Royal Academy of the Great Xia Kingdom."
"It is your honor to be here to share this knowledge with you. Yet none of you know how to be grateful."
This top student from the Royal Academy exuded a strong sense of superiority when facing others.
Xia Muge's expression revealed a hint of surprise.
Immediately, he revealed an expression of anticipation, wanting to know how it would end.
Just as Xia Muge was enjoying the show, Zhao Zhonglin suddenly made his move.
"Little kid, your real skills are shown in your hands."
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