Chapter 58

"Act without desire, act with knowing when to stop, act with yielding."

"First precept: do not disrespect teachers and elders; second precept: do not kill without reason; third precept: do not blaspheme heaven and earth; fourth precept: do not help the evildoer; fifth precept: do not separate flesh and blood."

"Sixth precept: do not kill each other among the same sect; seventh precept: do not be greedy; eighth precept: do not be unfaithful or unfilial; ninth precept: do not be lewd, evil, or steal; tenth precept: do not be arrogant."

"All Shushan disciples respect the nine actions and ten precepts to obtain eternal immortal Dao,"

"If you violate the ten precepts, heaven will punish and earth will destroy, soul will die and Dao will disappear."

That serious Dao sound was like a big hammer hitting everyone's mind.

Contacting such a severe Dao sound in an instant, for a time, everyone couldn't react.

They only felt their minds were somewhat dazed.

Ganyu and the others' faces turned slightly pale.

Jiang Yan flicked several streams of light from his fingertips, which entered everyone's bodies.

Only then did it get a little better.

"Jiang Yan, this is..."

Ganyu looked at Jiang Yan somewhat blankly, but didn't dare to look at that 'Dao' character again.

"This is the Nine Actions and Ten Precepts of Shushan, which is the sect rule of Shushan, and the rules that all Shushan disciples must follow."

"If you violate the ten precepts, the Shushan Law Enforcement Hall will suppress you."

"This is something every Shushan disciple must experience once, but it's only this once."

"If you look at that 'Dao' character again, you will only feel that it will calm your mind."

Hearing this, everyone slowly looked up at the 'Dao' character again.

Sure enough, the feeling just now disappeared without a trace, replaced by a kind of peace from the bottom of their hearts.

But those rules had already been engraved in their hearts.

Although they couldn't understand it now, maybe they would understand later.

Jiang Yan smiled and said softly:

"I believe everyone is not a bad person, and the Shushan Ten Precepts will not constrain you, so don't worry."

"This Shushan recruitment, logically speaking, with your aptitude, it is necessary to ring the bell twice to summon the seven heads and major elders."

"To hold a recruitment ceremony together."

"You all have excellent aptitude, and there are even Pure Yin bodies suitable for the Clear Radiance lineage of Little Bamboo Peak, and sword bodies suitable for the Sword Sect of Heaven-Reaching Peak."

"Normally, you cannot all choose to join under one peak."

"But now..."

Jiang Yan sighed somewhat helplessly.

"Shushan is left with only me, a mere Void-Returning cultivator, so there is really no other way."

"Therefore..."

Before the words fell, Keqing said somewhat excitedly:

"Therefore, you want to take us all in?"

Hearing this, Ganyu was somewhat melancholy, not knowing if Shushan forbade teacher-student romance, otherwise...

But thinking carefully about the ten precepts just now, it doesn't seem to be explicitly forbidden, right?

Loving the master...

Is it considered disrespecting teachers and elders?

At most, it's considered a rebellious disciple, not enough to die, right?

Jiang Yan was interrupted by Keqing's quick words, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

"No, I don't intend to take you all in at once."

"It's just that I will follow your respective suitable directions..."

"Report to the ancestors and recruit disciples on behalf of the seven peaks of Shushan!"

43. Zhongli, acting head of Dragon Head Peak!

"Recruit disciples on behalf of the seven peaks?"

Everyone looked at each other somewhat blankly.

"What is recruiting disciples on behalf of the seven peaks?"

Ningguang asked curiously.

Jiang Yan said warmly:

"You have also learned about the seven peaks of Shushan."

"But I fear you don't know what each of the seven peaks of Shushan is good at."

"Everyone here has their own abilities, and the seven peaks of Shushan, although they are all cultivation, also have their own strengths."

"Therefore, if I were to include you all in Heaven-Reaching Peak, it would be irresponsible."

"Therefore, choosing those who are capable and responding to their destination is the best choice."

"Now Shushan is left with only me; although saying this has the suspicion of boasting, I did indeed dabble in the seven peaks of Shushan back then."

"Barely speaking, I should be able to choose disciples on behalf of the seven peaks."

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

Jiang Yan continued:

"Before this, I should tell everyone about the strengths of the seven peaks."

"Heaven-Reaching Peak has always been the most famous peak of Mount Shu; the people of Heaven-Reaching Peak are especially good at using swords, their sword-controlling techniques are superb, and disciples mostly use swords as their ability."

"Therefore, Shushan is also known as the Shushan Sword Sect."

"Dragon Head Peak is in charge of punishment, the Law Enforcement Hall is managed by the head of Dragon Head Peak, and the disciples under it are all Law Enforcement Hall personnel."

"Dragon Head Peak encompasses all laws, not just swords; knives, guns, sticks, and clubs are all dabbled in."

"To enter Dragon Head Peak, one needs the ability to enforce the law and the power to fight."

Hearing this, Zhongli's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have plans in his heart.

"Big Bamboo Peak is not good at martial arts, but Big Bamboo Peak manages one of the most important departments of Shushan, the Alchemy Pavilion."

"The disciples of Big Bamboo Peak all have the ability to refine alchemy."

"Little Bamboo Peak is mainly based on the Clear Radiance lineage, managing the talisman methods of Mount Shu, and is famous for its curse methods."

"Wind Return Peak is famous for refining, Morning Sun Peak is good at arrays, and Falling Clouds Peak is good at using spiritual beasts and monsters."

"Each peak has its own abilities, but they are harmonious and unique; this is the secret of Shushan's prosperity."

"Of course, it doesn't mean that after you join a peak, you can only study the spells of that peak."

Jiang Yan paused and added:

"Shushan never forbids disciples from learning other side paths; alchemy, arrays, talismans, beasts, and refining are all among the most important side paths of cultivation."

"On the premise of not slackening their own cultivation progress, Shushan has always encouraged disciples to learn more."

"Even if you have learned everything, Shushan will only praise you as a genius and improve your treatment."

"What really needs to be cared about is that those who can join the seven peaks are all inner disciples with excellent aptitude."

"Shushan is unwilling to have so many geniuses waste their talent by learning other side paths and distracting themselves beyond their ability."

"Therefore, even if you have the heart to learn other side paths, you must first consider your own energy problems."

"You must know, greed is not good."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Although such a complicated cultivation system makes people yearn for it, it is truly unrealistic to learn everything.

Everyone fell into silence, thinking about what they were good at and what they were interested in.

Cloud Retainer thought for a long time and sighed:

"Is there no school that studies mechanisms?"

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment and realized:

"Are you talking about those puppet immortal soldiers?"

"Puppet immortal soldiers?"

Cloud Retainer became interested.

Jiang Yan nodded slightly.

"In Wind Return Peak, there is a pulse-suppressing technique, puppet immortal soldiers, which is to condense puppets with refining methods and then manipulate them to fight the enemy."