With 100,000 soldiers, am I the greatest mystery?

Upon hearing Director Zhang's words, Master Chen was completely bewildered.

Ordinary people in the city?

Can an ordinary person from the city successfully build a foundation?

What about the Daoist heart?

Isn't it a test?

Is this what is meant by the Great Way of Nature?

This is what is meant by "Man follows the Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows Nature".

How can we approach spiritual practice with the simplest of minds?

So, all these years, I've been practicing a false path?

Master Chen was still questioning the meaning of life, but Director Zhang clearly wasn't going to let him continue thinking.

He spoke again, "Master Chen?"

Only after Director Zhang reminded him again did Master Chen realize what was happening.

"cough!

Based on the current situation, this person is named Yu Hao.

There shouldn't be any negative impact.

It could even be very beneficial to the Great Xia Society.

The idea that the military was illegitimate is, strictly speaking, true.

But that's alright.

Firstly, the fact that those soldiers didn't smell of blood indicates that they weren't the kind of evil people who craved blood.

Using incense to support a tyrannical army is a legitimate method.

After all, the Taoist soldiers and heavenly soldiers are also worshipped with incense.

Given the current circumstances, it is impossible to obtain Taoist soldiers or heavenly soldiers.

Changbing is the most suitable, and we can't ask for more.

Moreover, that person came from humble origins, and it was already quite remarkable that he could support unorthodox practices using orthodox methods.

Secondly...

As Captain Qin just mentioned, that person is willing to cooperate with the Bureau of Extraordinary Events.

That means he is willing to cooperate with the country.

At least as long as his interests are not harmed, that person will not do anything to harm the Great Xia.

As for what Captain Qin said, Yu Hao is greedy for money and lustful.

Given the current situation, this is not even a problem.

Spiritual practice also requires consideration of resources, methods, companions, and environment.

Moreover, I heard that the State Council and the Elders' Council have already completed the revision of the Marriage Law.

They will announce the new law when the time is right.

These two issues shouldn't be considered major problems.

However, the fact that he has a strong desire to kill is something that needs to be paid special attention to.

Logically speaking, those who cultivate the Tao should have a peaceful mindset.

Unless absolutely necessary.

It is important to note this point.

Try not to infringe upon his legitimate interests.

His ordinary, down-to-earth mentality is precisely what allows him to uphold his principles.

If someone breaks this mindset, it's hard to say what the situation will be like.

I think Director Zhang, you need to issue a statement explaining yourself.

Make sure your subordinates understand what it means to respect the strong.

Otherwise, if someone were to run them over easily, it would ultimately affect the General Administration's judgment of that person.

After listening to Master Chen's words, Director Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "I understand what Master Chen means."

It means making positive and proactive contact first.

He should try his best to enhance his goodwill towards Daxia.

However, I have a question.

If he truly becomes an enemy of the Great Xia, can we subdue him?

Upon hearing this, Master Chen replied without hesitation, "I advise you not to escalate things to that point."

Otherwise, you should be prepared to suffer heavy losses.

Based on the information available at present.

That person's cultivation level is probably at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The difference between a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Qi Refining cultivator is like heaven and earth.

Without using weapons of mass destruction.

Even with our Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, we'd probably have to fill the entire bureau to take him down.

After all, that guy still has a bunch of ruthless soldiers under his command.

And based on my experience...

Soon, the number of soldiers under his command will increase dramatically.

I know a little about the ghost town in the central district of Jiangcheng.

A ghost general led hundreds of ghost soldiers.

Since Yu Hao had the means to raise a rabid army, and also happened to have dealt with that ghostly place.

It seems that the ghost generals and ghost soldiers there have all fallen into his hands.

Based on this situation, Director Zhang can consider his destructive power.

If it really comes to that, then Yu Hao himself is a strange figure no less than the one in Changping.

And what's even more serious is that...

The eeriness of Changping is currently still confined to Changping and cannot stray too far from the ghost realm.

Yu Hao, however, was different; he could lead his soldiers to run around everywhere.

Without any obstacles set up by local deities, he could travel freely throughout the world.

Upon hearing Master Chen's words, everyone present gasped in shock.

Is it no less bizarre than Changping?

Isn't this the biggest weird thing ever?

What's even more terrifying is that it can run around everywhere.

However, before everyone could catch their breath, Master Chen dropped an even more bombshell.

All I heard was him stroking his beard, looking worried, and saying, "Compared to this, Senior Yu Hao, whose temperament is relatively stable..."

I think you should be more concerned about other independent cultivators in the community.

The cultivation world of my Great Xia was once glorious.

This glory extends beyond the current orthodox sects.

Along with this flourishing, unorthodox folk practices also gained prominence.

People might think that this is nothing special.

Even our orthodox sects are missing some classic texts.

Those unorthodox methods practiced by ordinary people will only suffer even more from deficiencies.

Upon hearing Master Chen's words, Director Zhang asked in confusion, "Isn't that how it is?"

Even orthodox sects cannot preserve their classic texts in their entirety.

Those unorthodox, unconventional methods will only be worse off.

Upon hearing Director Zhang's answer, Master Chen shook his head and said, "If we're talking about inference, that's certainly how it should be."

but.

In practice, however, it is not like that.

Our orthodox sects are too big a target, and we have faced several calamities that we could not avoid.

However, unorthodox methods used by laymen do not have this hidden danger.

They usually pass on their skills from master to apprentice or father to son.

Smaller targets make them easier to hide.

Moreover, most magical techniques can be recorded in just a few books.

Let me give you an example, and you'll understand.

As everyone knows, many books were destroyed in the war.

But why are such great works as the Records of the Grand Historian so severely missing?

Why is it that Confucian classics have been preserved relatively intact?

the reason is simple!

Among the Confucian classics, the Four Books and Five Classics, which are considered the core texts, have entered thousands of households.

A few books, packed together, can be taken away.

The remaining books were scattered among different households, one in one place and another in another. Once peace was restored, everyone would pool their resources together.

Then you can collect them all again.

This is roughly what unorthodox methods used by the common people are like.

The target is small, not to mention the means they possess.

Even in times of chaos and disaster, they were spared the risk of starvation.

The reason it remains calm now is because...

It's simply that the separation between heaven and earth has lasted too long, and many successors, lacking guidance, are unable to grasp the basics in a short time.

Or perhaps they simply didn't take it seriously.

Over the years, science has become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

However, not long afterward, the government officially announced the revival of metaphysics.

Those who have the scriptures will practice accordingly.

of course.

It cannot be ruled out that some people have already encountered these things and have begun to cultivate in secret.

But then a problem arose.

Not everyone who suddenly gains extraordinary power can maintain their original mindset like Senior Yu Hao.

Once one loses their true self, turmoil will naturally follow.

Especially now, in an environment where the supernatural is also making a comeback.

With something strange as cover, figuring out the cause of the incident will only become more difficult.

The practice of using excessive military force was quite widespread in the southwest and south.

but.

Not everyone can be like Senior Yu Hao, who insisted on using incense as an offering.

There are also those who, after mastering magic, use it for personal gain, and so on.

Report it now and let the State Council and the Elders' Council find a way to balance the mentality of these folk sorcerers.

For example, explicitly recruit them into the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs and make the benefits of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs clear.

For some who are unwilling to be subject to too many constraints.

One could try to balance their desires by purchasing spiritual items from them and offering them benefits such as allowing them to marry more wives.

This will shift their desires from material possessions to making money and getting married.

of course.

Some necessary oversight should also be carried out simultaneously.

Registration is mandatory.

Only those who are registered can enjoy the benefits.