Chapter 113: Lu Yang

"Well, that's not entirely true. Cultivation emphasizes a balance between work and rest. As the saying goes, 'when stillness reaches its peak, thoughts of movement arise.' After staying in one place for too long, one must go out and walk about."

"Think about it, Little Yun. Isn't the purpose of cultivation to attain immortality and live freely? If one spends all day in closed-door meditation, cultivation becomes no different from being imprisoned and suffering. It's putting the cart before the horse," Daoist Bu Yu said earnestly.

As a frequent visitor to the Heavenly Prison, he possessed a level of authority on the subject of imprisonment that others lacked.

"Furthermore, isn't cultivation divided into 'cultivation in the mortal world' and 'cultivation in seclusion'? Someone like me is a typical practitioner of the mortal world. Only by mingling in the red dust, playing among the people, and gaining insights into the Dao can one achieve a breakthrough!"

Lu Yang had heard of this theory. For instance, cultivators who became officials in the Great Xia Dynasty were practitioners of the mortal world, while those from the Five Great Immortal Sects tended toward seclusion. However, there were very few who were as purely reclusive as his Senior Sister.

No matter how eloquently Daoist Bu Yu spoke, Yun Zhi remained unmoved; she didn't even lift an eyelid.

"Master, when you taught me in the beginning, you told me that pressure creates motivation. Cultivation is a matter of diligence; the plan for the day lies in the morning, noon, and evening, and the plan for the year lies in the spring, summer, autumn, and winter."

Yun Zhi had indeed done exactly as Daoist Bu Yu taught, practicing from morning until night with extraordinary diligence.

Yun Zhi was a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years, and with her diligent practice, her cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. When the Immortal Sect Assembly was held, Yun Zhi left everyone in the dust and took the top spot.

According to tradition, the five Sect Masters of the Immortal Sects would critique the shortcomings of the champion. Some Sect Masters, fearing the champion might become arrogant, would even enter the arena to spar with them.

And then, the five Sect Masters were soundly defeated by Yun Zhi.

By the time the next Immortal Sect Assembly arrived, while the disciples of the Immortal Sects fought bitterly on the arena, Yun Zhi sat among the Sect Masters, offering critiques—and right in the center, at that.

Daoist Bu Yu thought to himself, *I didn't want you to practice diligently to raise your cultivation so you could take over as Sect Master, all so I could sneak out to play. *

Of course, this was something Daoist Bu Yu would never say, even if it killed him.

Yun Zhi had no resistance toward cultivation; on the contrary, she enjoyed the process. During practice, she felt the world was unprecedentedly tranquil, as if she had merged with the world, and she could clearly feel herself constantly growing stronger.

After practice, her mind was clear and her spirit refreshed—what was there not to like?

"Fine. Since you want to come out, then come out..." Yun Zhi said calmly, her tone softening slightly.

Daoist Bu Yu was overjoyed. *My efforts weren't in vain; has Little Yun finally decided to let me out? *

"By your own ability," Yun Zhi said, finishing the second half of her sentence before turning and leaving.

Daoist Bu Yu opened his mouth, completely at a loss for words. If he could get out by his own ability, he would have done so long ago!

"Lu Yang, you..."

Daoist Bu Yu wanted to call Lu Yang over to plead his case, but Lu Yang gave him a 'Master, you're on your own' look and trotted after his Senior Sister.

On one side was the omnipotent Senior Sister who suppressed the Congwendao Sect, and on the other was his suppressed Master; it was easy to choose which side to stand on.

"Little disciple, don't go! As long as you peel off the talisman, I'll teach you 'One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand Swords.' Ten thousand swords floating in the air, their bright tips pointing downward—you'll win by three parts in momentum before the fight even begins!"

"Can it defeat Senior Sister?" Lu Yang ran back. As a sword cultivator, who wouldn't want to learn a few handsome and peerless sword techniques?

Power wasn't important; what mattered was being cool!

Daoist Bu Yu shook his head, and Lu Yang turned to leave again.

Daoist Bu Yu hurriedly said, "I can also teach you the *True Interpretation of Sword Dao*, which will give you a deeper understanding of the Sword Dao. Once practiced to the peak, one sword can break ten thousand techniques; no one will dare to take your sword! You'll be invincible among your peers!"

"Can it defeat Senior Sister?"

Daoist Bu Yu shook his head, and Lu Yang turned to leave again.

Daoist Bu Yu hurriedly said again, "I can also teach you the *Four Absolute Sword Array*. Once the array is unleashed, the energy will pierce the heavens, severing all life, withering and flourishing all things—it will sweep away all enemies!"

"Can it defeat Senior Sister?"

Daoist Bu Yu was furious: "Rebellious disciple! If I could beat her, would I still be locked up here!"

Lu Yang felt his Master made sense, so he chose to stand on Senior Sister's side.

"Senior Sister, I discovered another problem during this mission."

"What is it?"

"I found that the popularity of our Five Great Immortal Sects is too low. Many people don't know about us. When they encounter demonic evils, they can only rely on the government. If the government can't handle it, they can only wait helplessly, with no other options."

The Great Xia Dynasty lacked manpower and, due to pride, found it inconvenient to ask the Five Great Immortal Sects for help. The ones who suffered in this process were the common people.

This was a problem Lu Yang had discovered while at Songshan. Although the old hunter's ghost had been acting the whole time, his ignorance of the Congwendao Sect was not an act.

While in Yanjiang County, Lu Yang had also inquired casually and found that commoners had very limited knowledge of higher-level affairs and knew nothing of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

Yun Zhi was somewhat surprised. She had never really noticed this problem, or rather, no one from the Five Great Immortal Sects had ever noticed it.

She attended the Immortal Sect leadership meetings every year and had never heard anyone mention this.

"That really is a problem. Should we compile the affairs of the Congwendao Sect into books and spread them among the people?"

Lu Yang presented his method as if offering a treasure: "Writing books is indeed an excellent way to spread information, but as far as I know, the literacy rate among the people is not high, and not many can afford books. Perhaps turning the affairs of the Congwendao Sect into storytelling performances would be a good method."

"Storytelling?" Yun Zhi knew very little about this trade. Daoist Bu Yu was an expert in this area; after all, he was the one who could donate the *Complete Collection of Crosstalk* to the Scripture Library.

"Yes, storytelling. Before entering the Congwendao Sect, all my knowledge about cultivation came from storytellers."

"Currently, the content of storytelling on the market is uneven, full of contradictions, and the records of cultivation are only half-understood, which easily leads people to have misconceptions about cultivation."

"If we compile the affairs of the Congwendao Sect into storytelling, it will definitely be very popular!" Lu Yang said, clenching his fists in excitement.

"The affairs of the Congwendao Sect are not particularly strange; can they attract people?" Senior Sister still had doubts about this.

Lu Yang thought to himself, *If the affairs of our Congwendao Sect aren't considered strange, then just how absurd must this Cultivation Realm be? *

*Senior Sister, you are focused on cultivation and know very little about common knowledge; you probably don't know the reputation of our Congwendao Sect in the outside world. *

Lu Yang felt that given Senior Sister's cultivation, people from other Immortal Sects wouldn't seek trouble for themselves by saying to her face that the Congwendao Sect had a mental illness.

"There will definitely be no problem!" Lu Yang said confidently.

"Who in the Profound Heaven Sect is suitable for writing storytelling scripts and handling external publicity?" Yun Zhi frowned slightly, pondering the question.

"I recommend one person who is definitely capable of this task!"

"Who?"

"Master."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 114 =====