It can be said that from another perspective, the monk who merges with the Tao is more like a humanoid weapon.
Although he can intimidate everything for a certain period of time, he will eventually become uncontrollable and no different than leaving.
Those extra things God bestows on you have already been marked with a price behind your back, and they will one day be taken back.
This is probably the result of giving up and getting something!
Because of this, those monks who have newly merged with the Tao are so willing to "listen" and try to find all their potential enemies to avoid leaving irreparable regrets in the future.
Having said this, I already have a very clear understanding in my mind as to why Yan Yuan refused to tell that person's name.
It's not that we are really afraid of him, but many things have reached a very critical moment. We have to plow the courtyard and clear the holes when the sect leader comes out of seclusion, so we don't want to alert the enemy too early.
However, one thing that is very certain is that when the suzerain comes out of seclusion is a very critical node, and the information obtained by each force is inaccurate.
Because of this, both sides are making intensive preparations for the final contest.
No matter how harmonious everyone appears on the surface, internal competition has already reached a fever pitch.
It is difficult to say that the monk behind the scenes who is now at the top of the Confucian sect and has chosen to merge with the Tao and achieve the ultimate cultivation level, did not make this choice out of consideration for the final battle.
This will at least allow them to have a certain degree of counterbalance even when faced with an unfavorable situation after the sect leader leaves seclusion, and will not be manipulated at will.
When I truly understood the situation before me, I was stunned.
Unexpectedly, I would be inadvertently involved in a power struggle that could destroy everything.
After all, this is a Confucian sect! One of the three leading sects in the world!
Once it is not handled properly and a destructive level dispute breaks out within it, it is destined to sweep the entire world of immortal cultivation.
For any monk, it is difficult to escape, it just depends on the degree of involvement.
Similarly, I also understood why those monks who had reached the level of reaching heaven and earth did not take action during the Demon King's battle.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t!
For those monks who have just merged with the Tao, their strength improvement is limited, and more of their abilities are reflected in "listening", making it difficult to influence the direction of the battle.
And those veteran monks who have already reached the level of heaven and earth have long since become uncontrollable because their willpower is too strong, and it is difficult to direct them to participate in battles.
More importantly, although the Demon King's battle was brutal, it did not reach the level of annihilating any of the three sects of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Because of this, even if the three sects possess the ultimate method that can barely control the Fusion Dao monks, they may not be willing to use it easily.
After all, this kind of disaster is not entirely a bad thing for an organization that has experienced a long passage of time.
Many times, experiencing an impact from the outside world may alleviate the rigidity of power within the organization caused by a long period of time, allowing the organization's vitality to be maintained in a healthy manner.
Even though Yan Yuan was very dissatisfied with the ruling faction within the Confucian sect at the moment, calling each one "mediocre", he still had a positive understanding of this internal confrontation.
For Confucianism, which has existed since ancient times and has continued smoothly to this day, this setback is nothing!
Many seemingly irresolvable conflicts and too many disputes that are difficult to reconcile will suddenly become insignificant once placed in the long river of time!
After experiencing these thoughts, I have a clearer understanding of the true strength of Confucianism.
I have to admit that even if Yan Yuan calls himself a "mediocre" and belittles the current Confucian faction in power, he must still recognize their strong strength.
It is conceivable that in this world of immortality where strength is the most important, if there is no strong enough strength as a support and just relying on the power of public opinion, it would be impossible for this group of people to successfully take power back then.
And now, they have arranged for their own people to merge with the Tao at a critical moment, and officially set foot in the realm of Tongtian Chedi, to deter the Taishang Elder and other factions who may make a comeback at any time.
As a result, everyone, including Yan Yuan, was unable to organize a force of resistance in an upright and honest manner for a period of time. This is evident from the terrifying nature of its true strength and the profound foundation it has accumulated!
And I am now completely relieved, knowing that even though my father’s moves include words like “reaching the heavens and reaching the earth”, he is not a person who has truly achieved the cultivation level of “reaching the heavens and reaching the earth.”
Otherwise, I am really worried that when we meet one day, he will be indifferent to me because of Rongdao, or even not recognize me at all!
That is undoubtedly the biggest tragedy for me!
However, this possibility is not impossible.
Judging from his various behaviors in carefully arranging everything for me in advance, they are consistent with the thinking characteristics and behavior patterns of monks who have initially merged with Tao as mentioned by Yan Yuan...
But I also understand that you can't dwell on this kind of thing. When you have determined something in your heart, your thinking will be fettered.
At this time, any of your thoughts and actions are very likely to be compromised in order to maintain this recognition, or even to directly defend it regardless of other visible causes and effects.
This is terrible!
Therefore, I force myself to forget all the unrealistic assumptions that have emerged in my mind at this moment, so that one day in the future, I can wait for the result I have longed for.
"Master, after our monks reach a certain level of cultivation, the only path left is to integrate the Tao and then set foot on the path of reaching heaven and earth?" I asked curiously.
"No, there are other ways, but they all don't work!" Yan Yuan said, with a reminiscence look on his face, as if he was recalling something.
"Actually, I also asked Master the question you asked me, little Master Uncle."
"He told me that in ancient times, when our Confucian sect had not really risen, there were actually other paths of cultivation that we could take."
"It's just that it was so long ago that he doesn't know what those roads are, whether they are one or more, and he doesn't even know their names."
"If my master is here, maybe he can answer something?" he said uncertainly.
"In that era, there were countless immortal cultivating forces in the entire world. Whether it was our Confucian sect, Taoist sect, or Buddhist sect, they were all just numerous little-known sects at that time."
"A hundred schools of thought contend, and thousands of religions contend! That era was a great time for cultivating immortals!"
"Later, something happened in this world, which caused great changes in the world." (To be continued)