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Chapter 232 The Rules of Tianxin Island
Inside the Pearl and Jewel Pavilion, Fang Zhixuan was comfortably enjoying a back massage from a maid.

The cultivators of Tianxin Island are different from those of other sects; they care more about these worldly pleasures. Their method of cultivation is to let go of their desires and then find ways to satisfy them.

If you're looking for something delicious, the deep sea has all sorts of amazing seafood. If you have the skill, you can venture into the deep sea and hunt for it yourself.

If you crave luxury, the same applies; the depths of the ocean hold countless treasures, and you can exchange just a few for billions of dollars.

Tianxin Island isn't actually good at crafting magical artifacts, but they're really rich, so they can just order them directly from the Hundred Crafts Hall of the Incense Burning Sect.

Since life is so wonderful, are you willing to be buried in the sea after a hundred or two hundred years?
If you're not satisfied, then cultivate yourself properly.

Each level of cultivation comes with corresponding benefits that await you.

Tianxin Island uses this method to encourage its disciples to work hard in their cultivation and break through their cultivation levels.

It must be said that this method is very useful.

Immortality is inherently elusive; a quick look at the history of the cultivation world reveals that very few people have ever achieved the Dao and ascended to immortality.

If you only look at the finish line, many people will give up halfway because this practice is just too arduous.

But what if we look ahead and only consider the enjoyment of the next level?
Once you reach the Spirit Awakening Realm, you can enjoy fine silks and satins to nourish your family; once you reach the Qi Sea Realm, you can eat the rare delicacies of the sea as your daily meals; after refining your body with fierce energy, the best gentle embrace awaits you... These are all visible benefits and tangible enjoyments.

As long as you diligently cultivate yourself, you will have everything.

In this way, even if one cannot live forever, one's life will not have been in vain.

These are the rules of Tianxin Island. At first, some people worried that Tianxin Island would fall into the demonic path. After all, if one's enjoyment of things goes to extremes, it would be no different from the demonic sect.

But Tianxin Island is the righteous path after all, and they are very wealthy.

There are many ancient immortal caves in this world, most of which have been excavated by our predecessors. Only the caves deep in the sea remain because excavation is difficult.

Tianxin Island is inhabited by merfolk, and no one is more suited to infiltrate these caves and explore for treasure than merfolk.

Therefore, Tianxin Island is the wealthiest of the five major sects. It is so wealthy that you can buy whatever you want without coercion or force.

Tianxin Island boasts the world's finest chefs, each of whom could become a top imperial chef in the mortal realm. Tianxin Island also possesses the finest jewels, each piece a rare and precious gem.

The pinnacle of mortal craftsmen is found on Tianxin Island. There are many legends throughout the Central Plains that as long as you hone your skills to the extreme, immortals will descend and take you to the Heavenly Palace to perform for them. You will not only gain wealth and honor, but you may even live a long and carefree life.

This legend stems from the fact that the cultivators of Tianxin Island frequently invited top craftsmen from various places to the outer sea. In any case, the demands of mortals are simple, nothing more than money, power, and sex, and Tianxin Island can provide all of these things.

As for immortality, that's impossible, but giving you some elixirs to strengthen your body and allow you to live to seventy or eighty years old without illness or pain is not difficult.

It was precisely because Tianxin Island had this custom that Fang Zhixuan asked Chen Ye if he wanted beautiful women to serve him; this was considered a unique feature of Tianxin Island.

Most cultivators are not completely abstinent; some even come here because of their reputation.

However, there's no need for Fang Zhixuan to personally receive anyone below the Tongxuan Realm, as he is the second-in-command of this Pearl and Treasure Pavilion.

However, the second-in-command's peaceful time was soon interrupted when a middle-aged man in a brocade robe and jade belt pushed open the door and waved for the maids to leave.

This man had a square face and was extremely dignified. He was none other than Fang Zhixuan's master, Master Yue Song, who was also the head of the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion and a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

Upon seeing this, Fang Zhixuan quickly and respectfully asked, "Master, is there something you need from your disciple?"

Master Yue Song said in a deep voice, "Stop thinking about women all day long. Let me ask you, how many cultivators from the five major sects have come?"

Fang Zhixuan hurriedly said, "Yu Shenxing from the Yunlu Immortal Sect has arrived with his three junior brothers and has been arranged to stay at the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion; the disciples of the Burning Incense Sect have booked an inn themselves, and there are eighteen of them, including four of the chief disciples of the Three Mountains and Five Halls..."

Fang Zhixuan recounted in great detail all the cultivators he had recently received, and finally mentioned, "Chen Ye, the sect leader of the Yellow Springs Sect, has also arrived and has been arranged to stay at the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion."

Master Yue Song nodded slightly. Although this disciple was infatuated with women, he was still quite capable in his work.

"Chen Ye of the Yellow Springs Sect, have you met him? What do you think of him?"

Fang Zhixuan thought for a moment before replying, "Master, this person is difficult to evaluate."

Master Yue Song asked in confusion, "Are there people you can't even comment on?"

Master Yuesong knew his own personality wasn't smooth enough, making him unsuitable for interpersonal relationships. He usually entrusted the management of the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion to Fang Zhixuan, and things had gone smoothly. Fang Zhixuan was the kind of person who was incredibly shrewd and adept at understanding people's hearts; he rarely made mistakes when commenting on others' personalities.

Before Wei Changsheng's incident, Fang Zhixuan had also visited the Pearl Treasure Pavilion. After receiving Wei Changsheng, Fang Zhixuan reported to Master Yuesong that Wei Changsheng was hypocritical and ruthless and would cause trouble sooner or later.

As expected, Wei Changsheng committed the heinous act of killing his own sect members, and his execution was exactly what Fang Zhixuan had anticipated. But now that Fang Zhixuan said Chen Ye was difficult to evaluate, Master Yue Song suddenly became interested and asked, "What's so special about Chen Ye?"

Fang Zhixuan naturally poured a cup of tea for Master Yuesong, invited him to sit down, and then said, "When we first met, I thought he was some kind of demon who dared to parade around with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner on my Tianxin Island. I had a slight misunderstanding with him."

"I once thought that Chen Ye, at such a young age, was the number one person in the Tongxuan Realm. A genius who cultivated to the Tongxuan Realm in just over a year must be arrogant. It's not that he has a bad personality, but that he has been praised by others so much that his status has changed, and naturally he will have a different mentality. This is common sense."

“If this person were arrogant, he would definitely be dissatisfied. But Chen Ye is beyond my expectations; he is so reasonable that it surprised me.”

Master Yuesong speculated, "Perhaps, because of Tianxin Island's reputation?"

Fang Zhixuan shook his head and said, "Master, you've heard about this man's experiences. He forced his way into the Fenxiang Sect's territory, dragged Wei Changsheng out, and then beat the Shenlou Sect to a pulp on the arena without holding back. He didn't even give face to the Fenxiang Sect or the Shenlou Sect, so why is Tianxin Island an exception?"

That makes a lot of sense; these are Chen Ye's most famous achievements.

Many independent cultivators have come to regard Chen Ye as an idol, as the embodiment of fearlessness in the face of power.

Master Yuesong had no choice but to ask, "Then why do you think he didn't take it to heart?"

Fang Zhixuan remained silent for a while before saying, "If I had to give an answer, I would say that this person is very shrewd, but not the kind of calculating and scheming person. Rather, he is extremely mature. He can distinguish between saving face and right and wrong, and he can also distinguish between deliberate neglect and a misunderstanding."

"If you have no ill intentions towards him, he will be very easy to talk to and you will feel very comfortable with him. Like my disciple, he can be considered a very tactful person."

Master Yuesong then asked, "If that's the case, why do you say it's hard to evaluate?"

“These are all my guesses,” Fang Zhixuan said with a wry smile. “But this doesn’t match his previous behavior at all. This Sect Master Chen pointed his finger at True Person Ziyan and cursed her. He doesn’t have the slightest bit of social graces.”

"Logically speaking, it must have taken him a lot of time to develop his interpersonal skills. These are skills ingrained in his bones, and there shouldn't be such a drastic change. If it were me, no matter how disrespectful Master Ziyan was, I wouldn't point my finger at him and start cursing."

"Unless this Sect Master Chen has experienced something that has changed him completely, he wouldn't be able to exhibit such a contradictory situation. That's why I said this person is hard to judge. I can't draw any conclusions, so I can't deduce any weaknesses in him."

Master Yue Song hadn't expected his disciple to have this kind of impression of Chen Ye; it sounded far more complicated than a simple compliment.

"Then you see, why did the Qinghe Sword Sect bring him along? It's because of Chen Ye. The private affairs of the five major sects have become public knowledge, and they have to invite other sects to cover it up. The most troublesome thing is that the monks from Cixin Temple also came. It really infuriates me."

Master Yuesong became very unhappy whenever Cixin Temple was mentioned.

It's not that there's any grudge between the two factions, but rather that the rules of Cixin Temple are completely different from those of Tianxin Island.

Cixin Temple requires asceticism, almost completely severing one's desires.

Abstaining from sex, abstaining from meat, and various other precepts are all about restraining desires and cultivating a pure and desireless mind.

This is a case of "those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." Even without any enmity, the relationship between the two factions is far from amicable. Moreover, Cixin Temple is located near Tianxin Island, so there will naturally be overlap when the two factions preach.

Imagine this: Tianxin Island has taken a liking to a craftsman and offers a large sum of money to invite him to the island, but the craftsman puts his hands together and says, "Amitabha, money is nothing but dirt."

Tianxin Island then offered him the lure of beauty, saying they could find him a beautiful woman as his wife. He clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, lust is a knife that scrapes the bone, and a beautiful woman is nothing but a painted skeleton."

Isn't that infuriating?

The existence of Cixin Temple greatly hinders the daily work on Tianxin Island.

"Alright, things have come to this, you should entertain them properly. It's good that the younger generation of the five major sects have all gathered here, it's time for you juniors to get to know each other. Perhaps some of them will become the future leaders of the five major sects."

Fang Zhixuan quickly said, "Master, don't worry, I will arrange this properly. Once the disciples of Qinghe Sword Sect arrive, I will organize a banquet."

Master Yue Song nodded, finding his disciple quite reliable.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Master Yuesong seemed to remember something and reminded Fang Zhixuan, "This grand event is now known throughout the world. You must be careful to avoid being ambushed by those demons hiding in the shadows."

Fang Zhixuan asked doubtfully, "This is Tianxin Island's territory. Which devil would dare to cause trouble here?"

Master Yuesong sneered, "Heh, I'm afraid you'll think that way, and then you'll be caught off guard. Let me tell you, the least important thing to demons is human life. Forcing their disciples to die together with the enemy is just commonplace in their eyes. If you think they wouldn't dare, you'll suffer a terrible defeat at any time."

These younger generations have never experienced the brutal war between good and evil, and the millennia of peace have left them with very little understanding of the demons.

This grand gathering is to address the resurgence of the Demonic Sect.

Master Yue Song looked at his disciple and thought to himself, "I only hope that you can live to the end."

(End of this chapter)