Afterwards, Li Mu proved the Dao for all the surrendered monks one by one, and they were all granted the sixth-level leaf proof of the Dao. For these stubborn people, it was good enough that he could help them prove the Dao, and it was naturally impossible for him to give them the high-level branch proof of the Dao. Now he had a lot of talented people under his command and was not short of people. If these people wanted to prove the Dao of the high-level branch, they could only strive for it through their own efforts.
At the beginning, these people were somewhat resistant and even disgusted with the idea of preaching, but under the pressure of Chen Siqi's power, they had to obey.
However, after successfully proving his truth, the feeling was completely different. His loyalty to the Qiongzu Universe immediately disappeared completely, and his faith was directly transferred to the Lingxiao Universe and to Li Mu.
Even those who had previously thought that Chen Siqi was a cruel and ruthless witch, suddenly felt a deep gratitude towards Chen Siqi in their hearts. In their opinion, if it were not for Chen Siqi, they would still be foolishly sticking to serving the Qiongzu Universe and being loyal to the six major forces.
If the two-year deadline is up, they will probably only become the nourishment of Jianmu, and die without leaving anything. Even the six major forces of the Qiongzu Universe to which they are loyal do not know about the existence of this group of people. Even if they know, they probably will not look up to them at all. It is nothing like now, where they can easily obtain the enlightenment that they cannot get in their lifetime. From now on, as long as the higher-dimensional universe is immortal, their lifespans will be inexhaustible.
They now understand how stupid they were in the past. The beneficiaries of what they protected were only the vested interests of the six major forces, and they did not get any benefit at all.
Thinking back on their previous years, in the Chaos Sea, as individuals they were bullied and exploited by various forces. If they joined any of the major forces or formed their own gangs, they would have to pay taxes to the Domain Lord's Mansion every 100,000 years, and were overwhelmed by the high taxes.
As independent cultivators with no hope for the future and facing various oppressions, their favorite thing to do is to sing praises to the six major forces while pointing their spearheads at the major forces in the Chaos Sea, blaming all the injustices they have suffered on those major forces.
In fact, now that I think about it, they even got the source of their suffering wrong. Are the major forces in the Chaos Sea wrong? Of course, it is indeed wrong to exploit the vulnerable groups, and this cannot be washed away.
But why did they oppress the weak monks? Although there were some forces whose intentions were not right, it was abnormal that almost all forces, big and small, were doing this.
There is only one reason for this, and that is the taxation levied by the Domain Lord's Mansion. The tax is levied once every 100,000 years, and it is a sword hanging over the heads of all major forces. These forces can hardly afford the high taxes by relying on their own mining and the like, and the consequences of failing to pay the taxes in full are very serious. At the very least, the leader of the force will suffer, and at worst, the entire force will be uprooted by the City Lord's Mansion.
Under such a high-intensity tax policy, the major forces have no choice but to extend their claws to the vulnerable group of independent cultivators. After all, if you are a dependent cultivator and are robbed or exploited, you will only lose money, but if the major forces fail to pay the taxes in full, you may even lose your life in serious cases.
Some people may think that the people from the major forces are playing the victim. After all, if you say that you have such a hard time, then why do you want to establish a force? Since only forces of a certain scale pay taxes, you can also choose to be an independent cultivator. In this way, you don’t have to worry about paying taxes, right?
This idea is still too naive. You have to know that the rules are set by the Domain Lord's Mansion, and they will always find a way to collect taxes if they want.
Besides, if he didn't establish a faction or gang, would others be willing to be independent cultivators like him? Wouldn't they become targets of bullying after becoming independent cultivators? You should know that there are many cases where independent cultivators were bullied by major forces and people died. Instead of handing your fate over to others, it is better to control it yourself.
Everyone curses the exploiters, but everyone wants to be an exploiter, and this is true for the independent cultivators, and the leaders of the major forces as well. They try every means to plunder wealth, firstly to pay taxes, and secondly, to accumulate enough wealth to smooth relations with the City Lord's Mansion, dreaming that one day they will also be able to find a job in the Territory Lord's Mansion, and then they can walk around the Chaos Sea, and then wealth will come rolling in, right?
Moreover, if one could become a person of the Domain Lord Mansion, he would not have to pay taxes on everything he earned. What would that mean? The Domain Lord Mansion governed everything in the Chaos Sea, and the people of the Domain Lord Mansion naturally had great power. The speed at which they accumulated wealth was not comparable to those leaders of various forces, and they did not have to pay taxes. In this way, they could obtain a huge amount of wealth in a short period of time.
Most importantly, when the Territory Lord's ten billion-year term is up, he will most likely take all his subordinates away. At that time, they can completely escape from the cage of the Chaos Sea and rush to the promising world of the Qiongzu Universe. Such a temptation is irresistible to any cultivator in the Chaos Sea.
On the surface, the Domain Lord Mansion only collects taxes from the major forces, but in fact, from various policy analyses, it is all to deceive the major forces to collect "taxes" from the independent cultivators. Do the independent cultivators understand this principle? Of course they understand, after all, they are all old monsters who have lived for who knows how many years, and each one is more cunning than the other.
But what can they do? Everyone knows that the Domain Lord's Mansion is backed by the six major forces, and how can these small cultivators shake such a huge force? Not to mention going against the six major forces, even if they say something bad about the six major forces, they may be reported by the people around them, thus bringing disaster to themselves and their relatives and friends.
Therefore, they could only direct their spearheads at the major forces in the Chaos Sea, and keep silent about the Domain Lord's Mansion and the six major forces. In order to avoid getting into trouble by accidentally saying bad things about the six major forces, they even began to paralyze themselves, forcing themselves to take the six major forces as their faith, and all they said was loyalty to the six major forces and maintaining the rule of the six major forces.
Over a long period of time, many people's thoughts were unconsciously led astray. For example, the more than three million people who were persuaded by Chen Siqi to surrender, not only did they not blame the six major forces for their suffering, but they also became loyal supporters of the six major forces and were even willing to give their lives for it. It was really laughable.
It seems absurd, but in fact there is so much helplessness and bitterness behind it.
"We pay our respects to the Palace Master! Thank you for bestowing upon us the great Dao!" After the monks had successfully attained enlightenment, they saluted Li Mu respectfully.
"Get up." Li Mu said lightly.
After briefly explaining a few things to everyone, Li Mu prepared to let the old members of Lingxiao Palace arrange the destinations for the more than three million new members.
"Hey~ Brother, have you forgotten something?" Chen Siqi said with a light cough.
Li Mu smiled helplessly, and then said to everyone: "Achieving enlightenment is not the end. You still have a long way to go in the future, so don't be proud and complacent. In the future, you will follow Marshal Siqi and make achievements. You may have the opportunity to obtain advanced enlightenment, and it is not impossible to become the Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor! Work hard, everyone."
Upon hearing this, the monks were excited again and burst into tears of gratitude towards Li Mu.
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