Chapter 1146: The Orthodox vs. Demonic Debate: Xu Yeyue

"I naturally need to think more about it!"

Xu Ruowu laughed, "Once we become immortals, we'll still lack plenty—techniques, elixirs, where isn't credit needed? Unless you want to follow the Dao Lord right now, then 【3】 wouldn't Father have to plan more carefully?"

"Won't Father have to plan more carefully then?"

Xu Yeyue's face turned bright red: "I don't want to go there now!"

Although the Dao Lord was extremely handsome and matched all her ideals.

But she'd only known him for such a short time.

To rush to him now would be far too forward.

She was a little demon girl, spoiled and capricious.

But she was also an ancient person.

A person's thoughts are hard to escape their era.

In an instant, she ran off and returned to her room, chatting again with her companions.

Xu Yeyue: "I want to ask everyone a question—what are the specialties of my world?"

Guan Wan: "Your world is a parallel world of mine, just set in the future. I don't have any specialties here, so neither do you."

Su Xiao: "Yes—beautiful women. The Huang system world has plenty of beauties."

Xu Yeyue: "What kind of specialty is that? Who treats people as specialties?"

Hu Yifei: "Exactly! Su Xiao, you're utterly wicked!"

Su Xiao: "Come on—if you lived in that world and sending people up was the only way to advance, I bet you wouldn't refuse."

Guan Wan: "I won't deny that."

Hu Yifei: "I'd try hard myself first; if I really couldn't manage… it seems only that path remains."

Xiao Mai: "It's normal. People all have selfish motives—that's the 'let your fellow Daoist die, but don't let the poor disciple die' mindset in the Nine Provinces novels."

Wang Chao: "Xiao Mai actually knows that phrase? You've been reading a lot of novels lately!"

Xiao Mai: "Hehe, better to know a bit more—maybe I'll meet more familiar faces later!"

Su Xiao: "By the way, Taixuan Brother, what do you think of Pang Ban's method of cultivating the Dao Heart and Demonic Seed?"

Ye Hei: "Whoa, seriously? You've gone insane too?!"

A Zhu: "Miss Su, your tastes are very unusual. There are so many immortal scriptures to choose from—surely you don't still want to Dai Maozi?"

Su Xiao: "What are you talking about? I'm just curious—I don't want to Dai Maozi at all!"

Zhang Taixuan: "That method isn't good at all! In essence, the cultivation process of Dao Heart and Demonic Seed uses extreme hardships to nurture the demonic seed, achieving unity of orthodox and demonic."

Zhang Taixuan: "Asceticism, fasting—all can catalyze the demonic seed. Using Dai Maozi to cultivate this technique, Pang Ban might really be mentally ill."

Su Xiao: "Perhaps he just has a peculiar preference?"

Ye Hei: "This method is simply unbearable to look at."

Su Xiao: "By the way, why do demonic techniques cultivate faster but never become mainstream?"

Zhang Taixuan: "They're called demonic because either the cost is enormous—like the Sunflower Manual, which requires castration—how many people are willing to do that? Or they use others' souls or blood to cultivate. 【33】 Such people are universally reviled and never amount to anything."

"Such people are usually hunted by everyone and never amount to anything."

Zhang Taixuan: "Besides, demonic techniques have severe limitations. Take the Sunflower Manual—when cultivated to Dongfang Bubai's level, even one's nature becomes twisted, a towering man 【35】 ultimately turning neither male nor female."

"Eventually becoming neither male nor female."

Su Xiao: "That's not Tianren Huasheng, is it?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Tianren Huasheng gives birth to all things. Tianren is the state of balanced yin and yang. Dongfang Bubai had only yin—where was the yang? If he had truly reached the 【38】 realm of Tianren Huasheng, his nature wouldn't have twisted."

"realm, his mind would not twist."

Zhang Sanfeng: "The Dao Lord is right. Tianren means the perfect balance of yin and yang—not Dongfang Bubai's grotesque state."

Su Xiao: "So Dongfang Bubai was just slapping gold leaf on his own face."

Zhang Taixuan: "Pretty much. Other demonic techniques are the same—they easily twist the mind and lead one astray. The path of cultivation is simply seeking one's true self. Whether demonic, orthodox, or Buddhist, it's all the same."

Su Xiao: "Do the demonic sects seek the true self too?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Yes, the demonic sects seek the true self—releasing one's nature, living freely and unrestrained."

Su Xiao: "But don't demonic techniques easily twist the mind? Isn't that contradictory? If your nature is twisted, how can you seek the true self?!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Not contradictory. The core idea of the demonic sects is strength rules, survival of the fittest. If you can't find your true self, stray from the path, and destroy yourself, 【46】 what right do you have to be called a demonic sect master?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Not contradictory. The core philosophy of the Devil Sect is the strong dominate, the weak perish. If one cannot find their true self, strays onto a wrong path, and walks the road of self-destruction, he"

Zhang Taixuan: "As long as there are enough demonic sect masters, someone will always maintain their nature and walk the path of supreme true demonic! This is one difference between demonic and orthodox paths. In demonic Dao, disciples are 【48】 expendable—no matter how many die, as long as one succeeds in a hundred million, it's acceptable. In orthodox Dao, even if a disciple is useless and can't become immortal or sage, he can still 【49】 slack off, build his own family—there are many choices, and orthodox Dao doesn't restrict him."

Zhang Taixuan: "As long as the Devil Sect has enough high-level experts, someone will always maintain their mind and walk the path of Supreme True Devil! This is one of the differences between the Devil Sect and the orthodox sects. The Devil Dao treats disciples as"

"expendables; no matter how many die, it's fine as long as one succeeds among millions. The orthodox sects, even if a disciple is useless and cannot become an immortal or saint, can still choose to"

Su Xiao: "No wonder demonic Dao is so cruel."

Zhang Taixuan: "If you compare cultivation to starting a business. A demonic sect member sells all his resources at the start—so at first, he has the most capital and sees results fastest. But if he can't find a good business path, his capital will be squandered quickly."

Zhang Taixuan: "Orthodox Dao, by contrast, requires extensive groundwork before starting—it takes a long time and progresses slowly. But the success rate is much higher."

Zhang Taixuan: "If you were choosing, which would you pick?"

Su Xiao: "I won't pick either! Both are too troublesome! Now I finally understand why Sect Master Yue cut so decisively when he got the scripture."

Yue Buqun: "Why am I being dragged into this? I didn't cut! I really didn't cut!"

Xiong Ba: "If you hadn't joined this chat group, who knows?"

Yue Buqun: "Don't talk about me—you're just the same, just as utterly defeated."

Xiong Ba: "At least I didn't cut. 【Smug】"

Yue Buqun: "Don't talk about me—you're just the same, defeated just as thoroughly."

Xiong Ba: "At least I didn't cut myself. 【Proud】"

Zhao Kuangyin: "Enough. If you keep quarreling, it'll only get worse. @Miss Shi Jian, have you made your decision?"

Shi Jian: "Mm. I've decided. I can give you the World Pact, but you must promise not to slaughter indiscriminately on my side."

Zhao Kuangyin: "Rest assured, I'm not a bloodthirsty man. The chat group can vouch for me—you can trust me."

Shi Jian: "Good. Then let's sign the pact under everyone's witness."

Zhao Kuangyin: "That suits me perfectly."

Su Xiao: "By the way, speaking of that—where's Huo Shuixian? How's it going on your end? Have you decided yet?"

Hu Yifei: "You really do love meddling. Even Emperor Liu Che hasn't spoken!"

Huo Shuixian: "I've decided—I'll make my father Emperor!"

Liu Che: "???"

Huo Shuixian: "Father spent his whole life as a powerful minister, yet after his death, the Huo clan was stripped of power and exterminated. I can't accept it. If we're going to be wiped out anyway, not rebelling would be unthinkable."

Su Xiao: "Wow. I'm just… wow."

Li Shimin: "Excellent! Liu Che, what do you think?"

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