"You also need this thing to break through the realm now. If you give it to Mingxiao, what will you do?"
Zhang Ke chuckled and said:
"I am not boasting, but within three years, I will definitely achieve Yuan Shen.
If this thing is given to the leader, then our sect will have one more True Lord of Yuanshen."
Tianya Zhenjun and others took a slight breath.
What a loud tone. Is Yuanshen so easy to break through?
Zhang Ke saw what a few people were thinking and explained:
"In the past, when I was outside the territory, my disciple once had the experience of breaking through the soul.
If that realm hadn't been the place where the disciple's mind rests, he would have already achieved Yuan Shen."
"Ss—!"
At this time, Zhenjun Tianya and others were really shocked.
After his mood calmed down, True Lord Tianya said:
"This item is too precious, and the sect cannot take advantage of you. I will go to the treasure house later to see if there is any suitable treasure to exchange with you."
Before Zhang Ke could refuse, True Lord Tianya said again:
"You are right, kindness can turn into hatred. In order for Ming Xiao to have no grudges in his heart, this thing must be exchanged for a treasure of equal value."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Ke couldn't refuse.
True Lord Tianya put away the jade box. With this object, the sect will gain another True Lord of Yuanshen.
The sect's strength has been improved again, and I can't help but feel happy.
He smiled and said to Zhang Ke:
"Ruyi! As soon as you came back, you turned the tide. Not only did you prevent the chaos in the sect, but you also took out treasures such as 'Zhilan Xing'.
Moreover, you have paid too much for the sect over the years, and I really don’t know how to compensate you."
Zhang Ke shook his head and said:
"The disciples have a lot of money in their pockets. Patriarch does not need to worry about it. Since the disciples are members of the sect, they should do things for the sect."
After a brief pause, Zhang Ke said again:
“Disciples have joined the sect since they were young, and in their hearts, the sect is their home.
The reason why I am angry today is because these fellow disciples have brought great harm to this family.
In a moment of heartache, I took the extraordinary action."
Then he turned to face Lie Yan, the two true kings of Xinghe.
"More than a hundred years ago, my disciple was imprisoned by a six-armed snake demon.
It was the two Patriarchs who worked so hard to block the snake demon in the middle of the road, scared the snake demon away with their desperate thoughts, and rescued their disciples.
When the disciple was deaf and blind, it was the Master who stayed by his side day and night, so that the disciple did not collapse out of despair.
Later, the disciples killed Situ Qing and Hou Can at the Tuocheng station and were captured by the Shenyi Sect.
When he was about to die, the two patriarchs saved their disciples.
The disciple remembers clearly that because of this incident, the sect was preparing for a life-and-death battle.
You must know that the strength of Shenyi Sect at that time was far superior to our own.
But even though the disciple brought such a powerful enemy to the sect, in the end, Master Mingxiao never complained about the disciple.
Why is this?
It's because he treats every disciple as his own family.
He would only spread his wings to protect his disciples from the wind and rain, but he would never be willing to scold him.
Disciples are proud to join such a sect and are willing to sacrifice everything for it.
This love can be learned from heaven and earth!"
Lord Lieyan felt very comfortable listening to Zhang Ke's words, and some of the grudges in his heart were quietly being eliminated.
"Haha! You are a member of the sect. If something happens, we will not ignore it.
Although we have saved you before, you have also saved many of your classmates.
And he has paid so much for the sect, even if he is kind, he has already repaid it."
Zhang Ke shook his head and said:
"Disciple remembers this saying:
'You save my life, and I'll save yours. From now on, we will be clean, and there will be no more grudges!'
This is the most despicable sentence in my mind.
It is what those hypocrites use to whitewash themselves, do not want to take responsibility, do not want to worry about anything, and try to abandon gratitude and say it.
From the perspective of disciples, if your life has been saved by others, no matter how many people you save, you will never be able to repay it."
Zhenjun Jiuren became interested and asked:
"how do I say this?"
Zhang Ke replied:
"The grace of saving my life is equivalent to giving you a life.
Allowing you to breathe, hear, see, and feel all the sensations life brings.
Being cared for, cared about, hated by others, and also concerned about others.
And this can only be had by living. If you die, all traces of you in this world will be erased.
Therefore, the grace of saving a life can never be repaid. If you want to repay it, you must give this life back to end it."
When Zhang Ke said this, he smiled slightly and said in a brisk and authentic tone:
"In the eyes of disciples, the sect is home and the only safe haven.
If you are wronged or bullied outside, you will naturally turn to your family members to deal with it.
If there are difficulties at home, disciples will try their best to help solve them. These are all things that should be done.
Therefore, when a disciple does something for the sect, he never thinks about getting anything in return.
In the hearts of disciples, the relationship with the sect is like water and soil.
When we fuse together we become mud.
There is me in you and you in me, we can no longer tell the difference between each other.
In order for this family to become more prosperous and stronger, the disciples may do some puzzling things.
But please believe me, Patriarch, everything I do is for the sake of the sect, and there is absolutely no personal selfishness."
"well said!"
True Lord Xinghe opened his mouth and praised, this disciple can always bring surprises to him.
True Lord Tianya on the side was different.
He vaguely heard a different meaning in Zhang Ke's words.
"Haha! Ruyi! There seems to be something else in your words.
In your words, you deliberately emphasized your feelings for the sect.
This is obviously preparation for what you are going to say next.
Obviously you may do something detrimental to the sect, but you are worried that we will not understand you, so you say so, right?"
Zhenjun Xinghe and others were slightly shocked.
Slowly recalling the meaning of Zhang Ke's words, I heard some clues.
Zhang Ke was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:
"Disciple, I would like to ask some of the ancestors, what is the meaning of the sect's promotion?"
Tianya Zhenjun and others have a strange feeling that what Zhang Ke wants to say next may be crucial.
True Lord Chongxiao said solemnly:
"The upgrade from the seventh grade to the sixth grade means that our sect will be promoted from a lower third grade sect to a middle third grade sect.
This is not a matter of rising from the eighth level to the seventh level and then wandering down to the third level, this is a qualitative change."
Zhang Ke nodded and asked:
"What's the difference?"
Zhenjun Jiuren said in a concentrated voice:
"Of course there is a difference. The improvement of strength and the enhancement of the right to speak, aren't these all differences?"
Zhang Ke shook his head, obviously not satisfied with this answer, and waited for other people's explanations.
Zhenjun Xinghe and others fell into deep thought.
Sect promotion is what every sect pursues from beginning to end. There are naturally a lot of truths in this, but it cannot be expressed in words at the moment.
True Lord Tianya said in a deep voice:
"Ruyi! What do you think about the sect's promotion?"
Zhang Ke's pale eyes swept over everyone's face.
Only Yan Feier and others knew that his eyes had returned to normal and had not been exposed on weekdays.
"In the disciple's opinion, there are two benefits of upgrading a sect. The first is influence, and the second is benefit.
Let’s talk about the first point first, the cultivation level of each sect leader.
The leader of a high-grade sect is usually a Dao Lord, a middle-grade sect is a True Lord of Yuanshen, and a low-grade sect is just a real person in the Golden Core Realm.
Why is this?
In fact, this is a kind of invisible suppression.
for example:
If a sect conference is held at a certain moment, all the heads of the ninth-grade sect will gather together.
Then, it would be difficult for the Jindan leader of a low-grade sect to express his opinions to the Yuanshen leader of a middle-grade sect.
This is the suppression of the realm, and it is difficult for anyone to avoid it.
In the same way, the Master Yuanshen of a middle-grade sect is even more powerless against the Master Daojun of a high-grade sect.
In this way, the various measures agreed upon by the conference will only take place in the game between upper-third-level sects.
If the spiritual world is compared to a game of chess.
The high-ranking sects set the rules of the chessboard, and no matter whether they advance or retreat, they can only follow their rules.
Middle-level sects are chess players and can only play chess according to the rules, but they can decide how to play.
The lower-ranking sects are spectators beside the chessboard. They can watch and talk, but they cannot move.
As for the non-ranked sects and casual cultivators in the world, they can only be chess pieces on a chessboard, at the mercy of others.
Upgrading to a mid-level sect can elevate us from spectators to chess players.
Being able to control some of one's own destiny to a limited extent, and having room to move around.
This is the first benefit of upgrading. Our influence increases and we have our own right to speak."
Zhenjun Jiuren admired in his heart that Zhang Ke spoke very thoroughly and spoke to the bottom of everyone's heart.
"Then what does the second point of interest refer to?"
Zhang Ke took a breath, this was what he really planned to say today.
“Benefits include many aspects, including the growth of resources, the improvement of strength, and the distribution of benefits.
There are many other visible and invisible benefits.
Today I will only focus on one point.
resource!
There are many types of resources, including spiritual resources, mineral resources, population resources, etc.
Among them, population resources are the biggest gain after upgrading.
According to general rules, a middle-grade sect can control at least five cities.
Judging from the current scale of our sect, it would require an additional population of at least 20 million.
This is more than double the current population of the sect. This huge population base will bring us more outstanding disciples and more luck to the sect.
Related to this are more mines, forest farms, fishing and animal husbandry, spiritual fields and other spiritual resources.
Secondly, as a middle-grade sect, you will receive more benefits.
The disciple remembers that when Tiantai Shanfang City was established, many shops were given away, from which we can clearly see the difference in sect rank.
For example, if you conquer a secret realm, different sect levels will naturally receive different share ratios.
In addition, there are some other benefits that are not listed here one by one.
The reason why I say this is because I discovered a very serious problem."