Another point is that sects like Shangqing Palace have unique insights into resource concentration. They will expand when they are strong, but they will limit it to a certain amount and will not expand recklessly by purely forcing others to do so.
The deeper design is that it is difficult to cultivate top-level masters in the cultivation world in a standardized way. A peerless master may emerge one day, and these people will first target those who control most of the cultivation resources. Shangqing Palace will always occupy an upper-middle position in terms of resource possession, but it will not accept incense from all over the world like Wanfo Mountain.
There is a saying that goes, "There are three thousand rivers, but you only take one scoop."
"How do you plan to compete?" Li Yi asked. "Randomly throw in mortals? In that case, I guess the winner will be decided quickly without a competition. There are only one mortal who can practice cultivation in ten thousand, and there are only one who has the fate of becoming an immortal in a hundred miles."
In an agricultural society, it was out of reach for ordinary people to read, and they could only hope that a passing expert would see them. Unlike those powerful people, they could send people to the immortal gate through various channels.
Why are there so many Nascent Souls in the Immortal Palace? Because the Immortal Palace ensures that everyone can practice, and ensures that talented people will not be annihilated by the crowd.
Panhu shook his head and said, "Since we are competing in cultivation, then just choose an immortal sect. Buddhism, Taoism, or Demonism are all fine. You must choose at least one of them, and you can't just choose randomly."
The last sentence was particularly emphasized.
Li Yi had been too casual before, which had already touched Panhu's self-esteem. He had put all his efforts into this game of chess, and Li Yi's nonchalance and casualness was a contempt for him.
"Can."
Li Yi nodded.
The two men each picked up the chess piece, their eyes indifferent, and considered for a long time.
Panhu was as focused as before, looking at the numerous sects and techniques.
The Dao of Time knows everything about the past, so naturally the skills of these small sects could not be hidden from the two of them.
The three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism each have their own merits. As for the Taoism alone, both the ancient times and the immortal times are far superior to the ancient times. Because the ancient times were the era of innate creatures, they did not need to practice the techniques created by their predecessors. Every innate creature spent his entire life studying his own innate magical powers.
The skills and inheritance originally originated from the ancient Taoism.
Since then, the human race has gradually stepped onto the stage of history.
The first thing Panhu looked at was the magic path, which was the most consistent with the cultivation method of the ancient times. It was a naked law of the jungle, and as long as the heart of the Tao was not broken, one could grow quickly and reach the top.
But there are always pros and cons. The disadvantage of the magic is that the foundation is unstable. The higher the realm, the lower the strength of the same realm. The great powers of the magic are often not as good as the great powers of Taoism and Buddhism. All the skills that can be quickly improved are like bamboo, which becomes thinner as it grows, and vice versa, it becomes a dense tree.
Incense is also similar to magic.
"Practice is not about fighting. I may not fight Li Changsheng directly, nor will I fight him to the death."
After careful consideration, Panhu excluded the magic path and incense from his options.
He turned his attention to Taoism and Buddhism, which actually have many similarities. Taoism is originally Buddhism and Taoism is originally Buddhism. The two schools have been learning and copying each other for tens of thousands of years.
But in terms of strength, Taoism is better.
This is not due to the technique, but to the person.
Not everyone likes to be a Taoist priest, and not everyone likes abstinence. On the contrary, the self-discipline of Taoism is more in line with most people.
Restraint is not restriction.
Just go with the Taoist sect.
Panhu Luozi was a young Taoist priest in Shangqing Palace. He was intelligent and had the talent of making elixir.
He chose Shangqing Palace not because of the skills and resources, but because this sect is stable. It does not steal or rob, and when it is strong, it helps the world, and when it is weak, it keeps to itself.
The chess piece will one day become aware of its own aura, and what it needs is not resources, but stability.
"Daoyou, it's your turn."
"Um."
Li Yi nodded and threw it casually, but this time it was not completely random. He followed the rules and limited the location to the cultivation world, not just mortals.
Click!
The chess piece fell into the hands of Buddhism.
A small temple with two or three kittens.
Qingshi Temple.
A simple and unpretentious name, no incense, no money, just practice.
Sects are like people, some like to fight, some don't. Sects like Wanfoshan, which consumes incense from all over the world and enslaves the people, cannot represent the entire Buddhist sect. Sects like Shangqing Palace, which live in peace with the world, cannot represent the entire Taoist sect.
Even within the demonic sect, there are ascetic groups.
Panhu raised his eyebrows. This small sect might be destroyed one day. But Li Yi followed the basic rules, so he didn't say much.
"Let's get started."
He made the first move, and the name of the chess piece was the same as last time.
Li Shengxian entered Shangqing Palace at the age of four and became a disciple of Master Yunqiu.
At the age of five, he studied Taoist scriptures, recognized 5,000 characters, developed a sense of Qi, and was respected by his teacher, who took him on as a disciple.
At the age of six, he refined Qi into his body and began to practice cultivation.
At the age of eight, he had completed the initial stage of body training and took various elixirs to break through the first level of Qi training. He was then accepted as a personal disciple.
Panhu frowned slightly and said, "Pulling up the seedlings to help them grow faster is just for a little fame."
According to the normal cultivation process of the human race, one would not take elixirs until one had broken through the foundation-building stage, otherwise one could only take some Peiyuan elixirs and Bigu elixirs. In a large sect with a long history like Shangqing Palace, even the above two types of elixirs were not allowed.
The reason why Li Shengxian took the elixir so early in this period was because his master wanted a talented disciple who could practice Qi at the age of 8.
The old tree spirit who was watching the battle commented: "Many geniuses among the human race are fabricated. Children with good talents were forcibly raised and their foundations were destroyed, just like you."
At the age of twelve, he took various kinds of elixirs and reached the ninth level of Qi training.
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