Taoist Master Xuanhuang

Why are so many people disgusted by the Four Supermen? Simply because they are too powerful.

When something becomes powerful, naturally many people will dislike it.

The same applies to the Demon Suppression Department. Although it is one of the two major departments in the cultivation world, it has no chance of suppressing the Four Superpowers.

Not only will they have no chance to suppress the four superpowers, but the four superpowers will also suppress them in return.

To be frank, it all comes down to interests. The punishments of the Suppression Department can never be completely pure. In many cases, the crimes they punish are intricately linked to forces such as the Four Superpowers and the Eight Great Powers.

Having finally seized the opportunity, one naturally wants to make the most of it.

Everyone in the world is hoping for the Four Superpowers to split up, and this includes the Department of Suppressing Evil.

Only by weakening the four superpowers can we better manage and deter them.

The Four Superpowers are no match for them in terms of power, but the top level of the Four Superpowers is too unbeatable, as they are all disciples of Xuan Masters.

“Vice Hall Master Wu is joking. We Four Superpowers have never been shameless. Your words are too harsh.”

"This is what the Confucian sect leader said."

He simply responded with a smile, lacking his previous sharpness and confidence.

In the past, if these junior leaders had spoken to him like that, he would have fought back, and might even have taken the matter to headquarters to ask them to uphold justice.

But now?

Sometimes those of them below wonder, is division really a good thing?
How impressive it was when we were united as one! But now, everything is difficult.

Deputy Hall Master Wu breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to pursue the matter any further; he knew exactly how to maintain the appropriate boundaries.

"And what was your response?" asked the deputy hall master.

"We will naturally do our best, but as you know, it is very difficult for us right now... Moreover, we believe this is by no means a simple matter. I will report to my superiors later, and I also ask the officials of the Evil Suppression Department to investigate this matter carefully."

This fully demonstrates the current state of the four super companies, highlighting their internal turmoil and sense of powerlessness.

In addition, their experience still matters.

It's just that people's hearts are unsettled, not that they've lost all their previous experience and abilities.

Based on experience, this is definitely a major event, and we hope the Department of Suppressing Evil will take it seriously.

Once they determine it's a major event, their pressure will be much less.

If it's a major incident, it's beyond their ability to solve. When the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. That's what the Evil Suppression Department does.

On the contrary, they would feel more upset if it was a small thing.

“Yes, I will conduct a thorough investigation,” said the deputy hall master.

He may be angry, but he can't forget his responsibilities; he can still distinguish between the two.

After giving their instructions, the four mountain lords of Sichao were naturally unwilling to stay in the Zhenxie Department any longer, and soon took their leave.

Seeing the four leave, the deputy hall master was very happy, feeling relieved.

However, he did not forget the documents in his hand. After carefully reviewing them, he reported the situation to Master Wan, the head of the Gui Province.

Wu, the deputy hall master, discovered that in addition to the hall master, the other three deputy hall masters were also there, realizing that his arrival was quite timely.

After receiving the documents handed over by Deputy Hall Master Wu, Hall Master Wan was suddenly taken aback.

"Hall Master?"

Seeing that the hall master was in a daze, Deputy Hall Master Wu had a bad feeling.

"It's nothing. It's a coincidence, I was just thinking of summoning you even though you weren't here. The document from headquarters is the same one, and they asked us to investigate whether the same thing is happening in Guangxi Province. It seems we don't need to investigate anymore; the boundary is really changing."

Master Wan handed him a jade slip.

"Oh?"

Deputy Hall Master Wu thought to himself, "No wonder everyone's here. I thought I'd come at the wrong time. The Hall Master called everyone for a meeting."

So that's how it is.

Seeing that his colleagues hadn't made a move, he assumed they had all read it, so he didn't hesitate and quickly took the jade slip.

{Summary of the Boundary Contamination Incident!}
"An official document!"

This investigation was astonishing; it turned out to be a top-level official document.

Although it is no longer a real document, but a manifestation of the soul reflected in a jade slip, the color reflected in the soul represents its importance.

After all, it was inherited from a previous civilized society, and some rules have been preserved.

An official document with an official red header is one such document.

"Is this the second official document issued recently?" said Deputy Hall Master Wu.

“That’s right, this is the second official document issued by headquarters after the Heart Tribulation. A storm is brewing!” said Hall Master Wan.

When the headquarters of the Evil Suppression Department distributes important issues to its various branches, it categorizes them into several levels based on their importance.

The most important event, the major event that can shake the entire cultivation world, is the official document.

Previously, headquarters issued an official document related to the Heart Tribulation. Although the Heart Tribulation mainly occurs to cultivators, it is still a major event, and the Suppression Department instructed its subordinates to pay attention.

The Department of Suppressing Evil is a department under the Dao Lord and is closely related to the Dao Lord's cause and effect. In other words, ordinary disasters will not affect them.

Nevertheless, caution is still necessary.

For example, after the document on the mental tribulation was issued, they, as the maintainers of order in the cultivation world, did indeed discover that the probability of malicious incidents had doubled due to the arrival of the mental tribulation.

The world is a melting pot, and you and I are all in it. No one can escape it; we all mingle in this melting pot.

Since it is a melting pot, it cannot escape the entanglement of cause and effect. Then, the causes and effects of you, me, and others become intertwined, converging into an inescapable web of cause and effect.

They're all there, all online.

The arrival of the tribulation of the heart made the already boiling furnace even more intense, and some beings were forced into the tribulation intentionally or unintentionally.

Mental tribulations can cloud one's judgment; good deeds are protected by good, and evil deeds are punished by evil.

When some cultivators who do not cultivate virtue and goodness are affected by mental tribulations, they seem to lose their reason and become blinded by their minds. They are so sinful that they are like demons and become completely different people.

Darkness was originally hidden beneath the shadows, but with the arrival of the tribulation of the heart, everything was exposed.

Coupled with their clouded minds, turmoil began.

Let's compare the core domain with the extradomain.

The core domain is the core territory of true cultivators. Generally speaking, the cultivators here are stronger than those from other domains, whether in terms of cultivation level, fortune, or merit.

The term "other realm" refers to the small worlds that have merged into the Blue Star, the territories outside the core area controlled by true cultivators.

The core domain is a place where only the strong survive, for it is difficult to live here without being powerful.

It's not just that the competition in Nanshi is fierce, it's also very intense.

Those who cannot overcome the challenge will be eliminated, and this is also true here.

For example, those who cannot establish themselves in Nanshi will be eliminated and moved to other cities in Haidai Province outside of Nanshi, and those who cannot establish themselves in these cities will be eliminated and moved to even lower-level cities.

From top to bottom, no one can escape the scroll.

It's not the kind of roll that starts from the bottom up.

These kinds of rolls are not very useful; they will be suppressed by higher authorities in various ways, or transferred out, or the weaker party will bear the consequences.

Strictly speaking, the scrolls from top to bottom aren't called scrolls, they're called competition.

Only when those at the bottom fight amongst themselves, becoming bloodthirsty over the smallest gains, can things truly escalate into a power struggle. This kind of power struggle is useless; it can't shake the interests of those at the top and has little practical use.

The reason why the cultivation world is so turbulent yet has little discontent is because the turbulence has always been top-down.

With everyone at the top racking their brains for progress, those below have little dissatisfaction; even if they can't compete, they accept it willingly.

After being diverted layer by layer, those who could not even survive in the core domain would be swept away to other domains.

They often have low cultivation levels, weak willpower, and little luck.

These are people who are easily affected by inner tribulations, also known as inner demons, which come from both the outside world and their own inner world.

If it were a world without magic, a world full of ordinary people, at most they would become withdrawn, depressed, have personality disorders, or even mentally ill, or even perverted people seeking revenge against society, etc.

But this is an extraordinary world, and inner demons can also transcend the ordinary.

Like a maggot clinging to your bone, it's ever-present and there's no cure yet. The only way to get rid of this inner demon is to rely on yourself.

The only way to overcome inner demons is through sheer willpower and a tenacious spirit.

If one cannot eliminate their inner demons, they will be controlled by them, devoured by their own evil side, and eventually become a demon, a demonic being.

The core domain is called the Heart Tribulation, and the other domain is called the Heart Demon.

This also shows that different forms of address represent different ways of responding.

The cultivators in the core domain are powerful and have stronger wills. Although they are in a calamity, they have multiple means to overcome and resolve it. Therefore, it is just a calamity, not a demon.

The situation is different in other realms. There are few, or even none, powerful cultivators. Most of the cultivation methods come from their own small worlds and are simply unable to cope with the calamities of higher-dimensional main worlds.

Because of fear and dread, they call it a demon in one's heart.

This is the status quo.

The tribulation of inner demons has begun. As the department responsible for suppressing evil throughout the cultivation world, how could it not have noticed that the fighting in the other realms has increased many times over recently?

Now things are even more complicated; boundary pollution has also arrived.

"These are truly turbulent times!" said Deputy Hall Master Wu after reading the documents.

No wonder Master Wan said a storm was brewing; it really was.

"Master Wan, we can ignore the mental tribulation; after all, it's a cultivator's tribulation that they must overcome themselves. But the realm's corruption..."

Master Wan nodded and said, "What you said is exactly the purpose of this meeting. I was just about to look for you when you arrived. Since you're here, let's discuss it together."

Master Wan waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down first.

Deputy Hall Master Wu finally understood why his arrival was so timely; it turned out to be like this.

"Strictly speaking, these things can be considered as one thing, and can be categorized as all being caused by mental tribulations."

"To define it," said Master Wan.

After speaking, the four deputy hall masters reviewed the situation in their minds.

Then he kept nodding.

What the hall master said is correct; it can be categorized as one matter.

The pollution of the realm may be caused by the mental tribulation, or the appearance of the mental tribulation may be caused by the pollution of the realm. They are complementary.

To be honest, they are both quite clever, and generally speaking, they are similar.

Because of the power of the Blue Star Holy Land, the Heavenly Dao needs this place to digest more resentment, so the resentment scattered throughout the universe is pouring into Blue Star in exponentially.

The exponential influx infected the transformation of the realm and also infected the inner demons of the cultivators.

Resentment is no good, especially the resentment after the shattering of countless worlds. The fragments of the shattered worlds became strange, and the resentment after the shattering of countless worlds is not simple either.

Moreover, the eerie is a combination of fragments of rules and resentment.

"These are two things, but also one thing. As the Department of Suppressing Evil, we are responsible for punishment and law enforcement. This is a right granted to us by the Dao Lord. Whether they are true cultivators or sacred beings of the realm, they all need to exist under our guidance and discipline. Therefore, this is our duty."

Once the concepts were unified, the next step was to determine the direction.

Master Wan can only say that he truly deserves to be the head of a province; his words are resounding and authoritative.

Whether one is a true cultivator or a saint, it is very important to live a disciplined life under the guidance of the Exorcism Department.

Sure enough, his words made the four deputy hall masters' eyes light up.

What I initially felt was pressure and a problem, but after Master Wan said that, it seems that it is neither a problem nor a difficulty at all.

This is a further guiding direction for the Department of Suppressing Evil.

“Yes, yes, even the sacred need to exist under our guidance. Leaving aside other places on Blue Star, just within the Xia Kingdom, it belongs to the Dao Lord’s lineage. Since it is within the Dao Lord’s lineage, it should be managed by our Evil Suppression Department.”

Deputy Hall Master Wu followed up with his words.

"It may seem like the four major divisions are actually a kind of progress. We are all progressing, and our Evil Suppression Department cannot fall behind. I agree with what the Hall Master said. We must also make progress."

"Yes, I really want to improve."

"..."

The other three deputy hall masters spoke.

Who doesn't want to improve? What seems like a crisis or a problem is actually an opportunity within a crisis. Opportunities are earned through hard work.

"So, Master, you mean we'll handle what the Four Superpowers can handle, and we'll also handle what they can't handle?"

Master Wan said, "This is what I think. It seems that my brothers and sisters also support us. Since you all support us, why don't you set an example and report our opinions to headquarters, so that headquarters can decide what to do?"

Master Wan said with satisfaction.

"I agree, let's set an example."

"Yes, we need to improve (the department)."

"..."

The headquarters issued an official document, and then it was time for them to demonstrate their abilities.

Those who lack ambition can simply follow orders and execute the documents issued by headquarters without failing in their duties or making any merits; that's enough.

Those with ambition will report their ideas to headquarters to gain approval, and then put their skills to good use.

Guisheng's Demon-Suppressing Department is ambitious and wants to improve.

Moreover, they were 90% certain that headquarters would agree.

This kind of thing has happened many times before. Although the Evil Suppression Department is special, it doesn't mean it's unchanging.

They are ultimately different from the Hall of Merit.

The Hall of Merit is truly the place where the Goddess of Merit resides. All efforts and struggles are meaningless; maintaining the Hall of Merit is the most important thing.

The Department of Suppressing Evil is different; it still has its own ideas. Although it is a department responsible for punishment and law enforcement, it needs to keep pace with the times in order to expand its sphere of influence and strengthen law enforcement.

"So what if they are sacred? To be fair, they were created to fight against the supernatural. And what are we? We are spiritual practitioners who control the supernatural. We can control the supernatural, and even the sacred cannot escape it."

Several deputy hall masters began to stroll around, not out of arrogance, but out of self-encouragement and confidence.

"That's right, even the sacred need regulation. Those who make progress should stay, and those who don't want to progress should be eliminated."

"This is our chance!"

...(End of chapter)