Chapter 1476: Yunxiao's Thoughts, The Plan to Delay the Investiture of the Gods (4/5, Begging for Subscriptions)

"Big Brother, relying on force alone is hardly appropriate." Yunxiao shook her head. "We still need to find a good way out for our fellow disciples."

Not everyone is qualified to become a saint.

Nor does everyone harbor the thought of becoming one.

Among the myriad immortals of the Jie Sect, many actually have very simple desires — carefree freedom, or worldly power.

To unite such a large number of Jie Sect disciples in purpose, the resettlement methods absolutely cannot be one-size-fits-all.

If someone wants carefree freedom and you instead make them a god bound by rules, they naturally won't be pleased; if someone wants power and you instead have them retreat into quiet cultivation, they naturally won't accept it either.

"That is true." Zhao Gongming nodded.

He too was a cultivator of virtue, not the kind who only knew how to charge ahead when faced with matters. Respecting the thoughts of his fellow disciples was naturally something to consider.

Yunxiao's expression turned subtle: "The people in the group all have their own views. How about I ask them first before we decide?"

"Ask the others?" Zhao Gongming's eyes shifted. "That works too."

Yunxiao nodded, closed her eyes, and began communicating with the people in the chat group.

Zhao Gongming sighed inwardly: "It seems my proud little sister has already fallen into it. She says it's just casual chat with everyone, but really she just wants to say a few more words to the Dao Sovereign."

After all, she is a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian powerhouse — there is much she can divine, and her methods are far beyond what ordinary immortals and gods can compare to.

In the chat group, apart from the Dao Sovereign, the strongest is only at the Quasi-Saint realm — what qualifications do they have to offer suggestions for this world?

It can be said that Yunxiao's thoughts are as plain as the lice on a bald man's head — obvious at a glance.

Although he had guessed Yunxiao's thoughts, Zhao Gongming had not the slightest intention of interfering.

The Three Xiaos had long been capable of standing on their own. In such matters, even as her elder brother, he would not say more.

Chat group.

Yunxiao: "Now that Master has handed all Jie Sect affairs to me and my brother, does anyone have a way to make the Jie Sect better?"

Su Xiao: "Make the Jie Sect better? Uh… that's tough. The Jie Sect has ten thousand immortals paying homage, its momentum is grand. But among them, quite a few are of poor character. With these people around, the Jie Sect's reputation can never improve."

Xiao Mai: "But directly purging the ranks isn't possible either, right? After all, the Jie Sect's teachings are right there?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Why not? The Jie Sect only says 'seize a thread of life,' it never said sect rules couldn't be established. For these people, just set up sect rules to restrain them. Those who follow the rules enjoy the Jie Sect's benefits; those who don't, purge them directly. After they're purged, whether they live or die is no longer the Jie Sect's concern."

Yunxiao: "Sect rules? That could work."

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course, this method can only deal with minor figures — purging those Jie Sect members with low cultivation base who don't follow the rules. It can't break the deadlock in the Investiture of the Gods where you beat one Jie Sect immortal and another comes to back him up, dooming ten thousand immortals."

Xiao Mai: "Jie Sect disciples share the same roots and branches. This is indeed the most troublesome part. Even using schemes to sow discord probably won't work."

Su Xiao: "??? Sow discord? Xiao Mai, what are you thinking? Using such a scheme — we wouldn't even need to wait for the three teachings to target us, the Jie Sect would tear itself apart internally first."

Hu Yifei: "Indeed, that's simply a rotten idea."

Yunxiao: "Sowing discord indeed won't work. Dao Sovereign, what should we do?"

Zhang Taixuan: "What is the origin of the Investiture of the Gods?"

Yunxiao: "The three teachings targeting us, the Heavenly Court lacking gods to govern the three realms, Hongjun's machinations?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Looks like you've thought it through clearly. The Investiture of the Gods can be delayed, but it cannot be erased. No matter how good the method, in the end there will still be a fight. The Jie Sect is absolutely a thorn in Hongjun's eye."

Yunxiao: "Then please, Dao Sovereign, tell us the method to delay the calamity of the Investiture of the Gods?"

Even having broken through to the Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian realm, Yunxiao still had not the slightest confidence to oppose Hongjun.

The other party was simply too powerful.

The first saint between heaven and earth!

The ancestor of the Mystic Gate!

The one merged with the Heavenly Dao!

All of these proved that Hongjun's strength was absolutely no simple matter — not something she, who had just broken through to the Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian realm, could oppose.

Zhang Taixuan: "To delay the Investiture of the Gods war is actually quite simple. The Heavenly Court lacks gods — just have those decent-character Jie Sect members enter the Heavenly Court to take up positions. Once there are divine spirits, what's there left to fight over in the Investiture of the Gods? Even if the three teachings want to stir trouble, the scale of the fighting won't be too large."

Su Xiao: "Although becoming a god through the fleshly body is very free, there are limits, right? At this rate, won't the Jie Sect be completely finished? When the time comes, they could very well be controlled by Hongjun."

Zhang Taixuan: "If Hongjun wants to control them, does he still need the Investiture of the Gods List? You underestimate saints too much."

Su Xiao: "Since Hongjun is so powerful, why bother using the Investiture of the Gods to weaken the Jie Sect? Logically speaking, as the controller of the Heavenly Dao, shouldn't the Investiture of the Gods world be his absolute domain?"

Zhang Taixuan: "What is the Jie Sect? It's the one that has fled. Don't you understand yet? The Jie Sect is the last unstable factor in the Investiture of the Gods world, and also the final hurdle in his merging with the Dao. Hongjun cannot yet be called the absolute controller of the Investiture of the Gods world — his mind is entirely on merging with the Dao. Unless it's a major matter, he won't appear, and he certainly won't come out just because a few Jie Sect disciples hold some authority in the Heavenly Court. There's still a need for scheming now!"

Yunxiao: "The final hurdle? No wonder the Dao Sovereign said this calamity is unavoidable and can only be delayed. The struggle for the Dao is to the death — Hongjun cannot retreat, and the Jie Sect cannot retreat either!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Exactly. If you're really worried about problems with the Investiture of the Gods List, Yunxiao, you and Zhao Gongming can act to snatch the Investiture of the Gods List and let me have a look."

Yunxiao: "Won't that be dangerous?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Don't worry. I don't have much confidence in suppressing Hongjun, but a mere Investiture of the Gods List — could it really turn the world upside down?"

Yunxiao: "Then many thanks to the Dao Sovereign."

Zhang Taixuan: "Once your disciples become Heavenly Court gods, you can take advantage of the delayed Investiture of the Gods great calamity to raise your strength."

Zhang Taixuan: "On the other hand, the disciples who become gods must also be carefully selected — they must be absolutely loyal to the Jie Sect. They have another mission!"

Yunxiao: "A mission?"

Zhang Taixuan: "The Heavenly Court, as the institution governing heaven and earth, holds considerable authority. These people who become gods must strive to keep that authority in their own hands. This can add a bit more chance of victory when opposing Hongjun in the future."

Su Xiao: "The Heavenly Court was all distributed out by Hongjun. That little bit of authority in the Heavenly Court won't be of much use against Hongjun, right?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Sometimes, the last straw that breaks the camel's back is very useful — normally you wouldn't see it, of course. At the moment of true decisive battle, this last sliver of authority might just be the key to victory. More importantly, it gives the Jie Sect disciples something to do and a sense of mission. Otherwise, just slacking off in the Heavenly Court, over time these originally well-behaved Jie Sect disciples will be ruined."

Zhang Taixuan: "The Tongtian Sect Master left you to manage the Jie Sect, and in the end all the disciples are ruined — could you be at ease with that?"