Zhang Ke raised his hand to signal a few people to drink tea, and then continued:
"Momen makes good use of all things, using the power of earth veins combined with mechanical power to build an array to transport water to every household in a high-rise building.
It also uses formations combined with mechanical power to build high-rise lifting platforms between floors so that people can easily go up and down floors.
In addition, there are many related infrastructures that have received help from Momen disciples.
Penglai and Penglai can be built into what they are today in a short period of time, and the Momen puppets are indispensable."
Luan Zhixiang smiled and said:
"I see, but I heard that although Mo Sect does good work, the price is quite high. I guess your sect has spent a lot of money, right?"
Speaking of this, even Zhang Ke couldn't help but grin, with a look of pain on his face.
"Not only is the asking price high, it's simply ridiculously high. I don't even dare to calculate how much it has cost over the past ten years."
After a brief pause, Zhang Ke continued:
"However, all the expenses are worth it."
True Lord Weiyang looked at the countless busy figures on the large and small Penglai and sighed:
"Yes! As long as the people can settle down as soon as possible, no matter how much it costs, it will be worth it."
Then he pointed to some stone pillars with some strangeness and asked:
"Fellow Taoist, what is that?"
Zhang Ke smiled slightly and introduced briefly:
"Those are just some parasols. When the sun is high in the sky, they will be opened to block the sun."
"Oh~~! That's it."
True Lord Weiyang responded with his mouth, but he didn't believe it at all in his heart.
However, this stone pillar obviously involves the secrets of the 'Yi Qi South Sect', so I don't want to ask more questions.
Luan Zhixiang's spiritual thoughts have always been entrenched on the pillars on the sea between Penglai and Penglai.
He had a vague guess in his mind, but the idea was too shocking for him to believe.
After chatting for a while, he couldn't help but ask:
"Fellow Taoist Ruyi, what are the pillars between the big and small Penglai used for?
If it doesn’t involve your sect’s secrets, can you give me some advice?”
The large and small Penglai are facing each other across the sea, hundreds of miles apart, and the edges are neatly sectioned.
Luan Zhixiang heard someone say that Penglai Island was originally one body, but because he angered the Taoist Lord of Destruction, he was chopped into two by one of them, and became today's Penglai Island.
Several people were sitting in Xiao Penglai at the moment. They could not see the scene in the distance with their sight alone. They could only rely on their spiritual thoughts to observe.
After hearing Luan Zhixiang's inquiry, several other people also explored the area between Penglai and Penglai.
Zhang Ke turned to face the junction of Penglai and Penglai, chuckled lightly, and said:
"That year, the 'Tiandao Sect' destroyed Dao Lord and opened a mountain with one hand, splitting our Penglai Island into two.
Now, we have to connect Penglai and Penglai together again!"
Luan Zhixiang's heart was shocked, he held his breath and said in a deep voice:
"Could your faction be building a bridge?"
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"Exactly, we want to build a bridge spanning hundreds of miles of sea to connect the large and small Penglai.
He can cut off Penglai Island, but he can never cut off the spirit of Nanzong."
Luan Zhixiang looked at the thousands of Nanzong disciples and people in the sea between the two islands.
They work with full concentration and meticulousness.
No complaints or dissatisfaction can be seen on their faces, and their tired expressions reveal determination and perseverance.
This look is not just on one person's face, but on everyone's face.
There are thousands of people in the world, but the vast majority of them are just living in confusion.
But the Nanzong people are different. They are confident and independent in their bones. It seems that everyone has their own goals and hopes.
They work hard, fight hard, and walk unswervingly on the road to hope.
Luan Zhixiang felt a little trembling in his heart.
At this moment, unprecedentedly, the bridge spanning hundreds of miles was nothing. What mattered to him more was the spirit of Nanzong.
There seems to be a power in them to break through obstacles.
They are like sharp knives that can pierce through everything, they are like mountains that are stable and firm, and they are like ocean tides that sweep across the heaven and earth.
Luan Zhixiang didn't know how to describe the aura of the Nanzong people.
All words could not express the shock in his heart.
If he asks Zhang Ke, Zhang Ke will tell him that this is the change he has always expected.
Man can conquer heaven!
We will never accept adversity, we will only work hard!
Everything that cannot defeat us will eventually make us stronger!
This is a spirit and a concept. As long as we implement it consistently, one day we will stand at the top of the world.
Not to mention the shock in Luan Zhixiang's heart, True Lord Weiyang said:
"Fellow Taoist Ruyi, I have something unclear and I would like to ask for advice."
"Speaking!"
True Lord Weiyang considered his words and asked:
"We are all practitioners, and the ultimate goal of practice is to transcend ourselves.
It seems to me that the Taoist sect is deeply involved with ordinary people. Will such a deep entanglement of cause and effect affect the ascension of the Taoist friends in the future?"
True Lord Tianya and Luan Zhixiang couldn't help but turn their attention to Zhang Ke.
The two of them also had similar doubts.
In the Azure Realm, there are many sects where practitioners and ordinary people live together.
But they always maintain a state of aloofness from ordinary people.
When there is danger or difficulty, practitioners will naturally lend a helping hand to ordinary people, but this is a passive behavior.
Its purpose is only to bring good luck to all sentient beings' faith.
The more advanced your cultivation is, the less you want to be too involved with the world. Cause and effect are like threads. When you want to escape from the world and ascend, the endless cause and effect will entangle you and make you unable to transcend.
Therefore, practitioners all over the world have a deep-rooted idea, that is, not to be too involved in worldly matters, which is extremely detrimental to practice.
But Zhenjun Weiyang discovered that the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ was different.
The disciples of this sect seem eager to break themselves into pieces and blend into ordinary people, and actively participate in the lives of ordinary people.
Although he did not go deep into Penglai and have a detailed understanding of it, Zhenjun Weiyang still vaguely felt that a strange change was taking place.
It's just that this change cannot be seen clearly and thoroughly, like seeing flowers in the fog, which can't help but make him feel deeply curious.
'What exactly is Zhang Ke doing, and what is his ultimate goal?'
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Ke laughed twice and was about to answer when his expression suddenly changed.
"It seems I was caught taking a break here!"
Several people nearby also noticed something unusual and looked into the distance.
Two figures came through the air from a distance, one had wings flapping behind his back as if a metallic luster appeared, and the other had countless gears meshing and rotating on his side.
Suddenly, the two of them flew down onto the rooftop.
Zhang Ke stood up and smiled:
"Let me introduce to you, these two Taoist friends are Momen Lingyun and Fenghua Taoist friends."
Later, Luan Zhixiang was introduced, and Weiyang Zhenjun got acquainted with everyone.
After greeting each other, several people took their seats.
True Lord Lingyun was impatient and said directly:
"Fellow Taoist Ruyi, this 'Baili Bridge' is still waiting for you to calculate the direction. It would be better for you to hide here and be lazy."
Zhang Ke smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly.
"The rough calculation has been completed. Judging from the current progress, there is no need for me to intervene for the time being.
A fellow Taoist happens to be visiting, so I will take a rest."
While True Lord Lingyun was still waiting to speak, True Lord Fenghua already said:
"Fellow Taoist Ruyi has been working really hard recently, so he deserves a rest for an hour."
Everyone couldn't help but smile, it seemed that Lord Fenghua seemed to be speaking for Zhang Ke, but in fact he was still urging Zhang Ke to do his work.
Luan Zhixiang was a little surprised.
Mo Sect is a unique sect, and their practice is different from that of ordinary practitioners.
After embarking on the path of cultivation, the more thoroughly you understand things, the faster your cultivation will be.
Even if it is a stone, people in Momen can study it and make a flower.
What they pursue is the essence of things!
In the eyes of Momen, the practitioners in the world only rely on the vitality of heaven and earth to support their practice. Once the inspiration between heaven and earth fades away, there may be no more practitioners in the world.
On the contrary, Momen relies on the analysis of the origin of things. Even if the vitality of heaven and earth disappears, Momen will not decline.
Therefore, people in the Mohist sect have a dismissive attitude towards most practitioners.
This also led to the rejection of Mo Sect by practitioners all over the world.
According to Zhang Ke's understanding, people in Momen are like science students.
He has a very high IQ, is good at technology, and has a slightly low EQ, otherwise he would never say such a thing at this moment.
Luan Zhixiang was once despised by people in the Mo sect, so he understood the pride of the Mo sect disciples.
That's why Ling Yun and Fenghua Zhenjun were surprised by Zhang Ke's attitude.
Being able to have two true kings come after him to accuse him just shows their recognition of Zhang Ke.
True Lord Fenghua urged, and then asked curiously:
"What are you fellow Taoists talking about?"
True Lord Weiyang stated his question again.
The two True Lords Ling Yun and Feng Hua couldn't help but become interested.
The "Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong" completely integrates itself into the secular world, which is indeed somewhat unique.
Ling Yun and Feng Hua also discussed this matter secretly.
In the past, among the practicing sects in the world, only Mo Sect had frequent contact with the secular world.
Therefore, the two of them were also a little curious as to why Zhang Ke did this.
Zhang Ke smiled, served more tea for everyone, and spoke slowly.
"Fellow Taoist Weiyang just mentioned one thing, that is, once the causal involvement with the world is too deep, it may be detrimental to ascension in the future, but what is this?"
True Lord Weiyang nodded and said:
"Cause and effect are like threads. The deeper they are involved and the more entangled they are, the harder it is to break free. This is a public opinion."
True Lord Tianya also said:
"Yes, we are practitioners. What we pursue is to transcend ourselves and be free and at ease. Being in a cage is not my intention."
Zhang Ke is an outstanding disciple who is rare in the sect for thousands of years. He does not want Zhang Ke's path to be implicated in the secular world, so he gives advice.
The other people did not speak, but waited for Zhang Ke's answer with glaring eyes.
Zhang Ke pondered for a moment and asked a question.
"Fellow Taoists, I have only been practicing for a short time, and there is one thing I still haven't figured out."
He paused briefly and then said:
"Fellow Taoist Weiyang mentioned ascending, so let me ask you, why do we have to ascend to other realms?"
True Lord Weiyang was startled, and then explained:
"The end point of cultivation in this world is Tao Lord, and there is no way up.
Only by ascending to the great world can we continue to practice!
Although we may not be able to reach the realm of Dao Lord in this life, ascension is our hope!"
Zhang Ke raised his head and looked at the few people, who all looked as if they were taking it for granted.
Obviously, for practitioners, ascension is the motivation for their practice.
Zhang Ke was silent. This was a conflict of ideas that was almost irreconcilable.
He took a deep breath and decided to change everyone's deep-rooted thoughts, starting today.
"Everyone, I admit that the Azure Realm is just a middle world, and the Tao Lord is the end of cultivation.
But..."
He turned his head and looked at everyone present, and said word by word:
“But why don’t we elevate this world to the universe?
In this case, we don’t need to stay away from the place where we were born and raised, and we can continue to practice!”
As soon as these words came out, the five people present were all shocked.
True Lord Weiyang lost his voice and said:
"This...how is this possible?
We are only in the Middle Thousand Worlds, how can we be promoted to the Great Thousand Worlds?"
Zhang Ke said slowly:
"We are cultivators, and cultivating is an act that goes against heaven.
We pursue longevity and immortality!
From the day we embark on the path of spiritual practice, we have been fighting against fate.
Foundation building, Xiantian, Golden Pill, Yuanshen, Dao Lord, Dao Lord, Heavenly Lord!
Our cultivation realm can be improved, so why can’t this world be improved?”
‘Rumble—!’
Zhang Ke's words shook the hearts of the five people like thunder.
'Can the Middle Thousand World be promoted to the Great Thousand World?'
They never thought about this problem.
From the beginning of their practice, the sect's teachings, the inheritance of volumes, and the narrations of fellow practitioners, accumulated over time, and lasted forever, causing them to imprison their thoughts.
Can the Middle Thousand World be promoted to the Great Thousand World?
Of course, there are people in the blue world who have been working hard for this.
Is it just to increase the area of the region when the sect ascends a level and brings secret realms from outside the region?
no!
The purpose is to learn the laws of different worlds and increase the foundation of the Azure Realm, so that one day the Azure Realm can be promoted to the Great Thousand Worlds.
But this point has been ignored by most practitioners intentionally or unintentionally.
In essence, practitioners are an absolutely selfish group. For them, it will take many years to advance to the Azure Realm.
One hundred years, one thousand years or ten thousand years!
Waiting for too long without seeing any hope would be despairing.
Therefore, they retreated and virtually closed themselves off.
They would rather pursue an illusory ascension than face this problem head on.
But at this moment, Zhang Ke put this issue directly on the table.
Zhenjun Weiyang and others were silent. They slowly chewed Zhang Ke's questions in their hearts.
'Since the realm can be improved, can the world be improved?'
Zhang Ke and others thought for a while before speaking again:
"The world is not as good as you think.
Everyone should know that during the sect's promotion mission, our sect led a secret realm back to the blue world.
Now, let me tell you some of the things that happened in that ‘Misty Secret Realm’.
So that you can understand, what exactly is ascension?