Chapter 108: Lu Yang's Three Questions

"No, you can't say that. Cultivation emphasizes a balance between work and rest. As the saying goes, 'extreme stillness breeds movement.' After staying in one place for too long, one always needs to go out and walk around."

"Xiao Yun, think about it," Bu Yu Dao Ren said earnestly, "cultivation is for immortality and freedom. If you spend all your time in closed-door meditation and cultivation, wouldn't cultivation become like being imprisoned and suffering? That would be putting the cart before the horse."

As a frequent visitor to the Tian Lao, he had a unique right to speak when it came to imprisonment.

"Besides, cultivation is also divided into two types, isn't it? Red dust cultivation and secluded cultivation. People like me are typical Red Dust cultivators. Only by mingling in the red dust, experiencing the human world, and comprehending the immortal way can I break through!"

Lu Yang had heard of this idea. For example, the cultivators who served as officials in the Da Xia Dynasty were Red Dust cultivators, while the cultivators of the Five Immortal Sects leaned more towards secluded cultivation. However, there were very few pure secluded cultivators like his Senior Martial Sister.

No matter how eloquently Bu Yu Dao Ren spoke, Yun Zhi remained unmoved, not even raising an eyelid.

"Master, when you taught me, you told me that pressure brings motivation, and cultivation requires diligence. A day's plan lies in morning, noon, and night, and a year's plan lies in spring, summer, autumn, and winter."

Yun Zhi indeed followed Bu Yu Dao Ren's teachings, cultivating from morning till night with extraordinary diligence.

Yun Zhi was already a rare genius, and with her diligent cultivation, her progress was rapid. When the Immortal Sect Assembly was held, Yun Zhi stood out and won the top spot.

According to custom, the five Sect Masters of the Immortal Sects would comment on the shortcomings of the top performer, and some Sect Masters, fearing that the top performer might become arrogant, would even step forward to fight them.

Then, the five Sect Masters were utterly defeated by Yun Zhi.

By the next Immortal Sect Assembly, while the Immortal Sect disciples were fighting hard on the arena, Yun Zhi was sitting in the Sect Master's seat, commenting, and she was right in the center.

Bu Yu Dao Ren thought to himself, I just wanted you to cultivate diligently, raise your cultivation level, and take my place as Sect Master so I could sneak out and play.

Of course, Bu Yu Dao Ren would never say such a thing, not even if it killed him.

Yun Zhi had no resistance to cultivation; on the contrary, she greatly enjoyed the process. During cultivation, she felt the world was unprecedentedly peaceful, and she seemed to merge with the world, clearly feeling herself constantly growing stronger.

After cultivation, her mind was clear and refreshed. Why not enjoy it?

"Alright, since you want to come out, then come out..." Yun Zhi said calmly, her tone softening.

Bu Yu Dao Ren was overjoyed. All my talking wasn't in vain; Xiao Yun is finally willing to let me out.

"By your own ability," Yun Zhi finished the second half of her sentence and turned to leave.

Bu Yu Dao Ren opened his mouth, stunned, not knowing what to say. If he could get out by his own ability, he would have been out long ago!

"Lu Yang, you..."

Bu Yu Dao Ren wanted to call out to Lu Yang to plead for him, but Lu Yang gave him a look that said, "Master, fending for yourself," and trotted to catch up with Senior Martial Sister.

On one side was the omnipotent Senior Martial Sister who suppressed the Wen Dao Zong, and on the other was the suppressed Master. Choosing which side to stand on was very easy.

"My little disciple, don't go. As long as you peel off the talisman, I will teach you 'One Sword Transforms into Ten Thousand Swords,' where ten thousand swords float in the air, with shining sword tips pointing downwards. Before a battle, you'll already have a three-point advantage in momentum!"

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

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

Bu Yu Dao Ren shook his head. Seeing this, Lu Yang was about to leave again.

Bu Yu Dao Ren quickly said, "I can also teach you the 'True Interpretation of the Sword Dao,' which will give you a deeper understanding of the Sword Dao. When the Sword Dao is cultivated to its peak, you can break all techniques with one sword. No one would dare to withstand your single strike! Invincible among your peers!"

"Can it defeat Senior Martial Sister?"

Bu Yu Dao Ren shook his head. Seeing this, Lu Yang was about to leave again.

Bu Yu Dao Ren quickly said again, "I can also teach you the 'Four Absolute Sword Array.' Once the sword array is unleashed, it will surge through the heavens, cut off all life, bring forth prosperity and decay, and sweep away all enemies!"

"Can it defeat Senior Martial Sister?"

Bu Yu Dao Ren was furious: "Disobedient disciple, if I could beat her, would I still be trapped here?"

Lu Yang felt that Master made a good point, so he chose to stand with Senior Martial Sister.

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

"What is it?"

"I found that the renown of our Five Immortal Sects is too low. Many people don't know about us. When they encounter evil, they can only rely on the government. If the government doesn't intervene, they can only wait, with no other options."

The Da Xia Dynasty was short-handed and, for the sake of face, found it inconvenient to ask the Five Immortal Sects for help. In this process, the common people suffered.

This was a problem Lu Yang discovered in Song Shan. Although the old hunter, Chang Gui, was acting the whole time, his ignorance of the Wen Dao Zong was not an act.

In Yan Jiang Jun, Lu Yang also casually inquired and found that mortals knew very little about higher-level matters and were unaware of the Five Immortal Sects.

Yun Zhi was a bit surprised. She had never noticed this problem, or rather, no one from the Five Immortal Sects had.

She attended the Immortal Sect leaders' meetings every year, and no one had ever brought this up.

"It really is a problem. Should we compile the stories of Wen Dao Zong into books and spread them among the common folk?"

Lu Yang offered his method like presenting a treasure: "Writing books is indeed an excellent way to spread information, but as far as I know, the literacy rate among the common people is not high, and not many people can afford books. Perhaps compiling the stories of Wen Dao Zong into storytelling performances is also a good method."

"Storytelling?" Yun Zhi knew little about this art. Bu Yu Dao Ren was an expert in this field, after all, he was the one who donated the "Complete Collection of Crosstalk" to the Sutra Depository.

"Yes, storytelling. Before I entered Wen Dao Zong, all my knowledge of cultivation came from storytellers."

"Currently, the content of storytelling on the market is uneven and highly contradictory, and their records of cultivation are fragmented, easily leading people to misunderstand cultivation."

"If we compile the stories of Wen Dao Zong into storytelling performances, they will surely be very popular!" Lu Yang said, his fists clenched in excitement.

"The stories of Wen Dao Zong are not that extraordinary. Can they really attract people?" Senior Martial Sister still had doubts about this.

Lu Yang thought to himself, if the stories of our Wen Dao Zong are not considered extraordinary, then how absurd must this cultivation world be?

Senior Martial Sister, you are single-mindedly devoted to cultivation and know little about common sense. You probably don't know the external reputation of our Wen Dao Zong.

Lu Yang felt that with Senior Martial Sister's cultivation, people from other Immortal Sects wouldn't invite trouble by saying in front of Yun Zhi that the Wen Dao Zong people were mentally unsound.

"Definitely no problem!" Lu Yang stated confidently.

"Then who in Wen Dao Zong is suitable for compiling storytelling performances and promoting them externally?" Yun Zhi furrowed her brows slightly, pondering the question.

"I recommend one person, who will surely be competent for this task!"

"Who?"

"Master."

(End of chapter)