Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"There are five Secret Realm Swamp Domains, which one do you think we should choose?"

Since you've made the decision, don't hesitate. Hesitation will lead to defeat, which is not in line with the Martial Arts Alliance's character.

"I think this guy named Lao Ai is extremely evil, so let's choose him."

Song Hongliang suggested.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a group of high-ranking officials in the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters looked at him with strange eyes.

Immediately, Song Hongliang blushed and hurriedly explained, "Don't misunderstand. With the Dao Lord's three great laws, how could I covet mere evil heretics? I'm just curious about what it means to 'possess a powerful weapon.' That's what I'm very curious about."

It would have been better if he hadn't explained; the explanation only made everyone's gazes more ambiguous.

“After all, he’s a celebrity. Aren’t you curious?” Song Hongliang said, sticking out his neck.

Curious, very curious.

Every single person on the list of the top 100 demonic saints presented by Mr. Paper has a very simple summary and description.

For example, Lao Ai is described as 'born of a thirst for the bizarre, possessing deadly weapons, and having a secret dantian—truly inconceivable.'

"Ah, well, we're a little curious about that too. I have no objection to choosing him," said Sharpshooter.

"Don't misunderstand, I approve of his selection."

"..."

Many people immediately expressed their agreement.

The main reason is that this person's reputation is too special. Of the 100 people on the list, he is the one that everyone is most familiar with.

In terms of sheer evil and power, Lao Ai doesn't even rank high, despite the fact that his methods were extremely wicked and hard to accept.

But that's all; when it comes to sheer evil and wickedness, he doesn't even rank.

All told, Lao Ai killed fewer than 100,000 people, and even those like the Blood Saints, whose deaths started at hundreds of millions, are hard to count.

It is conceivable that each of the top 100 demonic saints is stained with endless sins.

"Ahem, a secret realm dantian, this guy must be developing a dantian opening technique. He's quite the prodigy. If we obtain his technique, we can modify it and make better use of the secret realm swamp. I agree that we should use him as a guinea pig." Jin Ning also agreed.

They even came up with a reason that wouldn't make people think too much about it.

"Yes, that's what I mean. The secret realm dantian means that he is trying to transform his cultivation path, probably refining the secret realm into a dantian. He probably hasn't succeeded yet. Since that's the case, it means that he can't be hiding in the realm, which is a good thing for us."

After hearing Jin Ning's words, he suddenly understood.

Yes, you could say that.

It's not that I'm just curious about what it means to possess a powerful weapon, the kind of thing in quotes.

"You old folks, if you're curious, so be it. What's there to be ashamed of? Even if it's not for our sake, if Lao Ai really had some method that would benefit humanity by allowing us to have more children and grandchildren, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Wu Gang said directly.

I can't stand these guys, always hiding their true intentions.

Of course, he also understood that it wasn't that his fellow Daoists were driven by lust, but rather that they were genuinely curious.

Not to mention others, I'm curious myself.

After all, this person's reputation is just... well, you know.

Cultivation is not about severing emotions and desires. None of the three major schools of thought advocate these things. Instead, they advocate following the natural way and doing as one pleases.

It's not that one becomes detached or indifferent after reaching a higher level of cultivation.

The only thing that can make a person forget their feelings or become indifferent is time, a very long time. There is no other way.

The law of will is king, both metaphysical and physical, a complete talent.

Any attempt to sacrifice normal human emotions for the sake of cultivation is considered a minor path here.

“Vice Alliance Leader Wu Gang is right. If we really obtained this secret technique from him, it would be a contribution to humanity to make it public. Moreover, the higher one’s cultivation level, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring. This is also a problem. As one of the four superpowers, we have a responsibility to help the people of our Blue Star solve their problems.”

Wu Gang's words resonated with many people.

Sun Hui realized that all of his subordinates were talented individuals.

Taking into account their suggestions, it seems to be the most suitable one.

First, as mentioned before, the Secret Swamp Realm, despite appearing to be ranked in the top 100, is actually the weakest among the top 100.

The reason it's ranked in the top 100 is because of the added factor of the Secret Swamp; the Holy One's strength is actually the weakest.

Just like the top ten realms, they are all large realms. No matter how arrogant the Martial Alliance is, it doesn't dare to say that it can take over a large realm. Even a sneak attack would be difficult.

This kind of secret realm is very suitable. For example, Lao Ai's realm is all alone. He doesn't even have any companions, so they can't provide him with support.

Secondly, the secret swamp that Jin Ning mentioned is not only a treasure trove, but it can also help Lin Fan, achieving three benefits in one fell swoop.

Thirdly, Mr. Paper briefly introduced the Secret Realm Dantian, which roughly means that the secret realm has been refined into a dantian. If one can obtain this method, it will be a great gain.

Finally, there's Lao Ai's special abilities. This guy is said to be so powerful, based on sacred characteristics, such as Lü Dongbin being a sword immortal in ancient legends, and Zuo Qiuming being a historian saint in history.

Even after they became deified, they continued to possess the talents and abilities passed down through history and mythology.

Following this logic, since Lao Ai was able to become a deity and emerge from history, he must also continue the abilities passed down through history.

It's safe to say that he's exceptional in that area, perhaps even possessing a natural talent.

Putting aside some sordid thoughts, it could actually be a great thing, especially regarding the issue of human reproduction.

For ordinary people, procreation is relatively easy, but once they reach a higher level, the chances of conceiving a child drop significantly.

Once one transcends the ordinary, the decline is precipitous and difficult to reverse.

This seems to be an unbreakable rule, a rule of heaven and earth: the more powerful one is, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring.

It's like some powerful clans that are born strong, but whose numbers are small.

The good thing about humans is that they have the general population, which is not restricted by this rule. But once their cultivation level increases, they become just like powerful beings.

While quality is important for a group to become a top-tier group, quantity is the most crucial factor.

A high-quality ethnic group is at best a superior ethnic group, and that's the limit.

To become a top group, you need both quality and quantity.

The five supreme races and five holy lands in the universe all meet this standard.

Humans are the most representative example.

The mechanical holy land can replicate programs and souls; as long as there are enough spirit crystals, there can be no limit.

However, it's ultimately too extreme, unlike the yin-yang combination of reproduction found in humans.

The same applies to the Sacrifice Spirit Clan. All members of the clan come from sacrifices. As long as there are enough sacrifices and enough energy, they can have as many clan members as they want.

It is also a combination of quality and quantity.

The Flickering Civilization is even more extreme; it can be infinite or even merge into one.

Separation leads to endless possibilities, while unity brings supreme quality; both conform to the principle of quantity + quality.

And the Holy Land of All Races? Just from the name, you can tell it's a union of all races, both in quantity and quality.

Therefore, it can be seen that to become a top group, one cannot be extreme; one must have both quantity and quality.

Humanity, the pinnacle of humankind, is the smallest in both quantity and quality among the five holy lands.

They were never a top race to begin with. If it weren't for Xuanhuang's defying fate, humanity would never have been a top race, nor the ruler of the Blue Star Holy Land.

Just a coincidence.

In addition, humans from Earth are somewhat fastidious about cleanliness, and they don't really accept those who aren't purely human from Earth.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Martial Arts Alliance, even though there are hundreds of billions of humans on Pure Blue Star, it is still far too few.

Within the Xia Kingdom alone, the proportion of pure humans on Earth is only one ten-thousandth, which is far too small.

The expansion of their race was a priority from the very beginning, according to Xuanhuang. Later, when Xuanhuang stopped interfering, they continued Xuanhuang's ideas and have been doing everything they can to expand the human population of Blue Star over the years.

After all, more people mean more of everything.

With more people, there will be more talented people; with more people, there will be more good fortune; with more people…

Anyway, the more people there are, the more everything there will be.

In the Xuanhuang Daoist system, a world that does not exploit resources to the point of exhaustion pursues only one word—abundance.

More is beauty, more is strength, more is everything.

It's hard to understand some worlds, especially those that don't treat people like human beings at all, those that tout a demonic system, and those that don't consider longevity.

This is ridiculous. Are your players randomly selected?
Kill them at will, don't bother with them, and then refresh the human population.

Otherwise, if everyone just ignores everything like this, they would have been wiped out long ago. What's the point of practicing any magic? Without a pool of talent, is there no continuous future?

How can we keep this going?

I don’t understand!!!
Anyone who harvests chives knows that you have to harvest them in batches, without digging up the roots.

Otherwise, where would we find chives to harvest?

The ever-growing human population is a concern for all cultivators within the Xuanhuang Daoist system.

Especially those top controllers like them.

They value the number of living beings even more than ordinary cultivators who live hand to mouth.

While cultivators whose lives are precarious may not need this mindset, they cannot afford to be without it; otherwise, they would not be qualified to become high-ranking members of a major power.

A small-time cultivator can be indifferent; he can completely disregard the deluge after his death.

If a powerful force is failing and wants to continue, it needs a continuous supply of living beings to provide talent.

Even an ordinary person can contribute their wishes, good fortune, merits, incense offerings, and faith.

There is no such thing as ordinary people being completely useless.

It's useless because your method is ineffective and fails to tap into the contributions of ordinary people.

There is a group of divine cultivators, and various branches of cultivation, including the Xuanhuang Daoist method. There are no useless beings.

Even for the sake of quantity, we must take down Lao Ai.

At least at this moment, the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance held such a sacred thought, and were definitely not curious about this person 'possessing a sharp weapon'.

"It's him!"

The Martial Arts Alliance leadership made a unanimous decision.

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"Keep a low profile during this period and don't cause any trouble."

Lao Ai gave instructions to his subordinates.

"A storm is coming!"

he sighed.

After the three great deities announced that killing demonic saints would bring merit, the entire cultivation world became motivated.

Even the nine top-tier realms have begun to take action, which greatly frightened Lao Ai.

He got to where he is today entirely by surviving, by surviving until he reached his current level and cultivation.

Such a cautious and sacred person would hide at the slightest sign of trouble.

Even though his secret dantian was about to be completed, he did not let a small matter ruin his grand plan.

"Since we're keeping a low profile these days, let's get back to work."

In an instant, as he came to his senses, a certain aura began to fill the entire secret realm. His subordinates began to loosen their robes, their desires surging, and...

He owes his current situation entirely to the cultivators who initially explored the secret swamp. After being captured, the men were buried, and the women became his bricks and tiles.

However, in order to have more subordinates, and to prevent all subordinates from constantly doing manual labor, a small team of three hundred people is always sent out to lure and capture more subordinates.

For now, let's not go out and capture subordinates; since we're idle anyway, let's just do some manual labor.

With the blessing of Lao Ai's special supernatural powers, it won't be long before they all grow to the size of bricks.

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"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

The Immortal Realm also felt immense pressure due to the same problem.

Demonic Realm? Demonic Sainthood?
They refuse to admit it. How could they be possessed by demons? They think they're perfectly normal.
"It's all their fault... It must be their fault... Let's observe for now and avoid attracting attention..."

A heated discussion ensued throughout the entire Immortal Realm.

For reasons that cannot be discussed in detail, they have become more low-key.

Despite the loud slogans and the fact that they changed the title of Xuanhuang Daozhu to Xuanhuang Daomu, they still managed to change it.

However, the three great immortals and saints knew that this was all a lie, a deception of believers, and not true.

Since the three supreme gods all said that killing them would bring merit, it means that they are truly in danger of annihilation.

Moreover, if they look down on true cultivators, do they dare to look down on the nine top realms that have already taken action?
All nine holy traitors have begun their actions; hopefully, they won't be targeted.

The fairy goddess pondered for a long time. Although her actions were extreme, when it came to how many sins she had committed, she seemed to be far from being among the worst.

The thought of this made her very sad.

It's a very complex emotion, a feeling of wanting it all but not all.

They both desire to remain unnoticed, like a small calamity, and to be powerful, inspiring fear and dread.

This perfectly reflects the nature of their fairy realm: not very capable but self-important.

For a while...

Those who are not officially recognized as saints have all gone into hiding. Regardless of whether they can truly cultivate themselves, they will never be the first to stand out.

The fate of those who stick their neck out is well-known; the seven realm saints who were suppressed and killed by the Evil Suppression Department are proof of this.

Humans are truly capable of killing themselves.

Anyone with a modicum of sense would wonder why they were born.

My birth was due to the strange, a strange enemy, and I was born to overcome the strange.

But now, what about the eeriness?
They have been suppressed by true cultivators and can no longer be born; they have disappeared from the land of Xia Kingdom.

If your arch-enemies are nearly extinct, and you arrogantly believe that humanity poses no threat to you, then you're not just stupid, you're utterly foolish.

"Right, weird?"

Suddenly, many of the divine beings, who were blessed with spiritual enlightenment, thought of the strange.

What does it mean that a fourth-tier True King can be unsealed and emerge into the world?
At this moment, the fourth-order bizarre true king was born.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been released at this moment.

Operating according to the original rules, the Realm True King was unsealed because a strange fourth-tier True King was born at this moment.

Due to the special circumstances of the Xia Kingdom, the True King was born, but strangely, there was no news of his arrival.

"There is..."

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PS: ...To be continued...

Many changes have been made. Some titles have been altered, but even pinyin won't work; they'll all be censored. I've had to use irrelevant alternatives. (End of Chapter)