All the heavens, it all began with the master paying homage to the sage at night.

"Are all the disciples on the second floor of the academy like you?"

Ye Hongyu had never met the disciples of the back mountain of the academy. Although she said that Su Yu was shameless, she was still curious and wanted to learn about the disciples of the back mountain of the academy through Su Yu, and to understand what kind of place the unknowable place of the academy was.

"No, I only joined the academy one day earlier than Chen Pipipi. I'm more familiar with the seventh senior sister in the academy, and the second senior brother also taught me."

Perhaps due to the idol effect, Su Yu did not keep anything from Ye Hongyu. Apart from some secrets, he was willing to tell Ye Hongyu some things about the back mountain of the academy.

Ye Hongyu narrowed her eyes. The second floor of the academy was an unknown place, and the Master was the most powerful being in a thousand years. Would he accept an ordinary cultivator as a disciple? Obviously not.

Another disciple of the Master was Chen Pi Pi, a peerless genius in the Daoist school for thousands of years. Su Yu ascended to the second floor of the academy before Chen Pi Pi, which is enough to show that Su Yu has a talent that is no less than that of Chen Pi Pi.

For a fleeting moment, Ye Hongyu wanted to draw her sword and stab Su Yu to see his reaction, wanting to know what qualifications Su Yu had to climb to the second floor of the academy before Chen Pipi Pi.

Su Yu did not mention the situation of the other disciples on the back mountain of the academy, but he did mention the Master's philosophy on managing his disciples.

"Everyone in the back mountain of the academy is a genius. It is a very interesting place where disciples' thoughts and freedom are not restricted, and they are allowed to develop in their respective fields."

"Pipi's personality is indeed very suitable for the academy. He should not be confined to the Taoist temple. He should stand on the platform of ideals to explore and discover."

Ye Hongyu frowned. She felt that Su Yu was right, but her upbringing told her that this was not right. Without a restrictive environment, one could not cultivate the most reverent faith in Haotian, which would be a departure from Haotian's will.

Chen Pi Pi's identity shouldn't be like this. Even if he goes to the academy, he should still uphold Haotian's faith.

The free spirit of the Tang Dynasty and the restrictive ideology of Xiling clashed once again, planting a small seed in Ye Hongyu's heart.

One day in the future, Ye Hongyu will grow to a certain point, and she will find that what she believes in cannot protect her, nor can it make her stronger. In that case, she may begin to question her own beliefs.

However, in the short term, Ye Hongyu will not question this belief, because this belief will bring her a high status and give her a head start over others.

Ye Hongyu was born and raised in Zhi Shou Guan. The Heavenly Book, which ordinary cultivators crave throughout their lives, was merely reading material for Ye Hongyu to pass the time. Her identity and status naturally placed her above the rules, making her a beneficiary of the Daoist rules.

Su Yu said a lot, but what he said was based on his own subjective understanding of the academy. What the academy is really like is different in everyone's eyes.

"I've talked about the academy; could you tell me about the Xiling Daoist sect?"

Ye Hongyu was taken aback. Xiling Dao Sect? The lineage of Haotian Dao has been passed down for countless years and has formed its own management system. Its Daoist temples are all over the Haotian world, and even include the Tang Dynasty, the Moon Wheel Kingdom, and the grasslands.

The Taoist sect is the master that controls the entire human world, and also the servant of those who worship the Heavenly Emperor.

"Undeniably, the life of an ordinary person is best in the academy or the Tang Dynasty. However, Haotian Dao also has its own advantages. Its strict hierarchical system gives cultivators like us supreme status and glory."

"We have the support of the people to give us whatever we want, and all we need to do is remove the wicked, then govern and protect the people."

"You are a teacher in the back mountain of the academy, and you hold a prestigious position in the Tang Dynasty. But you are just you. Only practitioners like us know and respect you. The common people of the Tang Dynasty may not remember your name or respect you as they would a master."

"The status of cultivators in the hearts of the people of Xiling will always be higher than that in the Tang Dynasty."

Su Yu hadn't expected Ye Hongyu to say so much.

To be realistic, a cultivator's status in the territory ruled by Haotian Dao is definitely higher than it is in the Tang Dynasty.

If Su Yu were a native of this world who enjoyed status and glory, he would definitely be more willing to join the Haotian Dao Sect, because his power would allow him to take whatever he wanted from mortals.

As a time traveler, Su Yu enjoys the prosperity and freedom of the Tang Dynasty even more, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are living, breathing people.

Those who live under the rule of Haotiandao are servants of Haotiandao, and servants of countless cultivators of the Daoist sect.

Su Yu never expected that he would talk to Ye Hongyu for so long and in such depth, and the two even discussed the ideological contradictions between the Tang Dynasty and Xiling.

For many years, both Xiling and the Tang Dynasty have deliberately avoided this ideological conflict, maintaining a superficial harmony.

As long as Confucius lived, Xiling could never defeat the Tang Dynasty. And the world was too big; even with Confucius, the Tang Dynasty could not completely destroy the deeply rooted ideology that Xiling had inherited for tens of thousands of years.

"The conflict has always existed, but unfortunately, it can never be resolved."

Ye Hongyu felt quite regretful. In fact, she hoped that the two ideas could coexist, so that she could enjoy supreme glory and also live in a free world.

Su Yu said, "Yes, it has always existed, but it shouldn't have much to do with someone like me. I'm neither a great thinker nor an ambitious person, and I don't want to concern myself with the ideological conflict between the two."

Ye Hongyu said, "Have you ever thought that the Master will leave one day?"

Su Yu chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Do you think the Master will leave?" But his heart was in turmoil. Something seemed wrong. He had become the Master's disciple, but the Master was not at the academy to help him block Haotian's view.

If all the countries under the rule of Haotian Dao invaded the Tang Dynasty, could the Tang Dynasty withstand it without Master Fuzi?

Ye Hongyu said, "I always feel that this world will descend into chaos, and people like you and me, each serving our own masters, will become pawns on the chessboard."

"If we meet again in the future, I will not show any mercy."

Su Yu said, "Thank you for telling me so much. If we really meet on the battlefield in the future, I can spare you this time."

Ye Hongyu was somewhat surprised; Su Yu seemed to have become quite the gentleman at this moment.

Su Yu thought to himself, "What gentleman? We'll definitely fight in the future. Whether he gives way or not, words don't count. It's best if Ye Hongyu gives way a little. Otherwise, if he encounters a battle maniac like Ye Hongyu, Su Yu isn't sure if he can defeat her."

As Su Yu expected, Ye Hongyu said, "Alright, if we meet on the battlefield, I can spare you this time."

Su Yu said, "It's a deal!"

Ye Hongyu said, "It's a deal!"