Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1190: Chapter 714: Strategy_2

Of course, the delay cannot persist indefinitely, for time also benefits the opponent. Should they further heal their Dao injuries and recover their Yuan Qi, the situation would become even more disadvantageous.

One must grasp the right measure and proportion.

Thus…

Northern Domain, Brahma Sect, Purity Temple.

In the Manjusri Hall, before the Bodhisattva statue, a female nun sat kneeling on a meditation cushion, reciting the Brahma Sect Scriptures.

She is the Master of Jingnian Nunnery, who once made a name in the Northern Domain, and now stands even more transcendently as a Jian Ni.

Times past are like smoke, years leave no trace, thousands of years flow by like water, and many people and many things are no longer as they were—like this Northern Domain, like this Brahma Sect.

Thousands of years ago, the Northern Domain had the Ten Great Holy Lands standing side by side in the Central Plains, with various sects scattered around, and the Devil and Demon Clan each holding their ground in the east and west. Despite the endless conflicts and ceaseless wars, the overall situation remained stable, with the Ten Great Holy Lands in control of the Northern Domain, and their days were exceedingly comfortable.

Alas, with the emergence of one person, who stirred the winds of change in the Northern Domain, founded the Wandao School, subdued the Central Plains Holy Land, united the various sects, and conquered the Devil and Demon Clan, ultimately unifying the Northern Domain, the leisurely days for the Ten Great Holy Lands were gone forever.

Since the establishment of the Taoist Academy, it has been more than a few thousand years. Not only have the surrounding areas become loyal, but even the demons have submitted, and their development has been at its peak. They have also explored the Endless Sea and reopened the Five Domains trade routes, facilitating commerce and exchange.

Furthermore, the Scholar’s Palace governed the world, spread the teachings everywhere, without discriminating. The monopoly status of the Ten Great Holy Lands was completely shattered. Whether it was their external reputation or internal development, both declined day by day, with each of their thresholds withering away, almost to the point of extinguishing their legacy.

Thus, to this day, the once thousands of disciples of the Ten Great Holy Lands have dwindled to merely a few, not only lacking fresh blood but also continually bleeding out, as many ignored disciples have left their sects to join the Scholar’s Palace in search of new opportunities.

The Purity Temple was no exception.

Although she accepted a promising disciple, who became a Daoist couple with the Honored Wandao, under the blessings of one person’s success lifting the whole sect, the status of her Purity Temple also rose. Everyone in the Wandao School treated her with utmost respect, but this still could not prevent the decline of the Purity Temple.

There was no helping it, the triumph and downfall were both due to Xiao He!

Once certain thoughts begin, they are very hard to stop.

The Purity Temple was no exception; with such a precedent set, who still wished to always accompany the Green Lamp Ancient Buddha?

Even if one could not find a Daoist companion as matchless as that senior sister, having someone who understands and comforts you, to explore the Great Dao together, would be good as well.

Therefore…

The Purity Temple saw a secular surge, with who knows how many beautiful young nuns leaving the nunnery.

As the Monastery Head, Jian Ni was helpless against this.

Although the Wandao School treated her with great courtesy, they did not make concessions on matters of principle. Thus she could not prevent the nunnery disciples from secularizing, nor did she have the face or reason to stop them. After all, if even her own direct disciples left, how could she keep others?

With hearts scattered, people dispersed too, leaving today’s vast Jingnian Nunnery with only her, the Monastery Head, and a few elderly nuns remaining.

Nevertheless, this suited the name of Purity.

She relinquished her attachments, no longer entangled with the prosperity of the sect, calmly cultivating within the nunnery. Her Cultivation made rapid strides, having already broken through the Five Stages of the Calamity Realm, ranking her among the foremost figures in the Northern Domain.

In such a manner…

“Monastery Head!”

An elderly nun came, stepping into the hall, and reported, “The Scholar’s Palace has sent an invitation, inviting you to the Divine Land to listen to the Dao.”

“Listen to the Dao?”

Jian Ni paused her recitation of the Scriptures, turned her gaze, and looked at the invitation in the old nun’s hands, her eyebrows slightly furrowing.

The land of the Divine Land, home to hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and fraught with grave dangers, especially for someone like her, a Tribulation Realm Void Immortal, who must face a calamity every thousand years, the chances of perishing and losing one’s path are incredibly high. Therefore, even though the East, West, South, and North Four Domains are relatively poor, few Void Immortals from the Tribulation Realm are willing to go to the Divine Land.

But times have changed, a thousand years ago the Wandao School released a message, claiming that the treatment of ascended cultivators in the Upper Realm was extremely poor, virtually akin to that of slaves, and even subjected to soul-searching and imprisonment as criminals, advising cultivators not to ascend after achieving immortality.

Although in the eyes of the major Sacred Places, this was nothing but slander, fabrications, and scaremongering, still many believed it, especially those Heaven’s Chosen Sons with great ambitions, eager to become True Immortals, who have headed to the Divine Land in droves.

As a Tribulation Realm Void Immortal, while Jian Ni was unwilling to believe it, her inner convictions were shaken. After all, the reputation and regulations of that person and his school had become deeply rooted over thousands of years. Even someone from a Holy Land like her did not believe he would speak without basis or engage in deceptive practices.

Thus, Ascension was no longer an option.

But this Divine Land…

Jian Ni took the invitation, opened it, and saw beyond the invitation to listen to the Dao, there was also a description, stating bluntly that the Divine Land was in turmoil, and the world was in peril.

“This…”

Jian Ni’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, her expression hesitant, finding it difficult to make a clear decision.

Seeing this, the old nun took the opportunity to say, “The Scholar’s Palace wishes to quell the turmoil in the Divine Land. This time, not only will they preach the Human Sect’s Taoism, they will also unite the strength of all living beings. I’ve heard that all the Void Immortals from the Northern Domain’s Scholar’s Palace have already set out, and even the Mahayanas are preparing to go.”

“…”

Jian Ni fell into a deep silence for a considerable time before finally asking, “What about the other sacred sites?”

“Nobody has declared their stance for the time being.”

The Elder Nun shook her head: “However, the devil and demon clans have dispatched quite a few Void Immortals, and even that Tongtian Saint has started to move.”

“Tongtian Saint?”

Jian Ni’s brows were deeply furrowed as she looked at the invitation. After another long silence, she closed it and said gravely, “When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact; Jingnian Nunnery cannot stand by idly on this matter.”

With these words, her decision was made.

The catastrophe of Divine Land, the chaos throughout the world, the safety of the Five Domains.

The invitation clearly outlined all the interests involved, the life and death relations.

But even so, to summon the calamity immortals from the four domains still seemed somewhat impractical.

After all, the Immortal Path values self-interest!

You utter one sentence about the common people being in trouble, and we should take various risks to go to the Divine Land to help you quell the unrest?

It’s not that simple!

Therefore, Wandao School not only clearly stated the relationships of interests in the chaos within the invitation but also offered many generous treatments, such as listening to the Tao, which comes with a series of benefits—it can increase cultivation, elevate realm, and even join the school, devote to the Human Sect, enjoy the assistance of Qi Fortune, in addition to Ten Thousand Dao Points, as well as Taoist Academy taoism, Supernatural Secret Techniques, Miraculous Elixirs, Divine weapons…

In short, there are numerous benefits, which even calamity immortals would greatly benefit from, allowing a significant increase in the hope of Crossing the Tribulation, possibly becoming True Immortals.

With such an array of incentives on top of the Wandao School’s years of governance and moral teaching, no wonder even the Devil and Demon Clan have mobilized an abundance of calamity immortals to go.

The Northern Domain is this way, and the other three domains are likely in a similar situation. Over the years, the Wandao School has not only been operating in the Northern Domain, but the other three domains have also been progressively brought under its rule and developed.

To this day, except for the Central Region Divine Land, the entire world’s five domains are probably under the control of Wandao School.

Now that Wandao School is calling upon the forces of the world, summoning the True Immortals from the four domains to go to the Divine Land, to decide a deadly struggle against the root of the unrest, there lies both great peril and great opportunity, depending on how each party chooses.

After a long deliberation, Jian Ni also decided to go.

After all, she was a cultivator from the Brahma Sect, and how could the four characters “universal salvation of all beings” only be lip service? Even without all the various benefits offered, she intended to contribute her strength with a single sword strike; only by doing so could she truly unite knowledge and action, making her Wisdom Sword Dao heart flawless and leak-free.

However…

“Wait!!”

A cold voice halted the Elder Nun.

“Monastery Head?”

The Elder Nun turned around, puzzled.

“Human hearts vie for gain, leading to disasters; how can we ruin our pure cultivation over this?”

Jian Ni’s expression turned icy, a stark contrast to her previous demeanor: “From today onwards, Jingnian Nunnery will close its mountain and shut its doors, attending to no worldly affairs.”

“This…”

“Yes!”

The Elder Nun showed a bewildered expression, not understanding the sudden change in her attitude, but she did not dare to question further and respectfully complied with the order.

Inside Manjusri Hall, only one person remained, silent and cold.

Jian Ni’s expression was icy, but gradually returned to calm as she sat down again and began chanting the Brahma Sect Scripture in front of the Manjusri statue.

It was at this moment…

“How ignoble of the great Brahma Sect, do you not feel ashamed?”

A soft whisper suddenly rang out, breaking the Brahma Sound in the hall.

“!!!!”

Jian Ni’s pupils shrank in shock and anger as she turned back and saw a figure standing with hands behind their back, who had inexplicably appeared beside her.

It was…

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