"In the world in the dream, the life span of human beings is the same as that of ordinary people in this world.
The power of individuals has been weakened without limit. There are no practitioners and no extraordinary creatures. All disputes come from human beings themselves.
War, disease and various natural disasters threaten everyone's life.
However, precisely because of this, humans attach great importance to improving their living environment.
Although it only has a history of a few thousand years, ordinary people in that world have been able to leave the world and reach the outer void with the help of external forces.
The two decrees I issued before were both from the world in dreams, and they have been verified."
Xu Qingzhi listened to Zhang Ke's account with fascination.
"In the world in my dream, I am just an ordinary person, and I have accepted the culture and civilization of that world since I was a child.
And the time spent in the dream is much longer than in reality.
It may only be one night in this world, but in a dream this night may last for several years.
It was like the projection in the mirror suddenly had thoughts. At that time, I was young and couldn't tell which was reality and which was dream.
So when these two me overlap, my character will inevitably be affected."
Xu Qingzhi listened quietly to Zhang Ke talking to himself without speaking.
A person with a strong temperament like Zhang Ke does not need anyone's pity or comfort. All he needs to do now is listen.
At the same time, I also learned why Zhang Ke’s temperament is always contradictory and changeable.
"The reason why I'm talking to you about this is because I realized something from the world in the dream.
That is, the power of the collective is always greater than the individual.
This is a concept, a concept that has been engraved in my bones.
I always firmly believe in this, even if I have already achieved Yuan Shen.
How much water a barrel can hold is always determined by the shortest board.
If you want to fight against immortal cultivators in the future, it is impossible to rely only on cultivators from this world.
We must mobilize all humans in the realm to participate in this matter. Only in this way can we have a chance to win."
Xu Qingzhi couldn't help but said:
"Master, how does what you are talking about relate to the purpose of your practice, 'peace'?"
Zhang Ke smiled and said:
"Don't be anxious, some things need to be paved the way, otherwise it will be difficult to explain clearly.
Maybe you think that my style of conduct has nothing to do with the word 'peace'.
But I learned a point in my dream.
‘Killing’ means ‘not killing’, and only then can we truly achieve ‘peace’.”
Sensing the confusion in Xu Qingzhi's eyes, Zhang Ke continued:
"In the ancient world in the dream, there were seven large countries that were at war with each other for generations.
As a result, countless people were killed and injured, and few men survived to old age.
Until later one of the countries rose up and defeated all the other six countries to unify the world.
From now on, there will be no more wars between countries in the world, and people can live in peace.
Do you think this is a good thing?"
Xu Qingzhi nodded repeatedly and praised:
“This country is amazing!”
Zhang Ke smiled slightly and said again:
"But when he unified the world, he killed countless people.
After all, people from the other six countries do not want to be annexed by other countries, so both the royal family and the common people will resist to the death.
If the most powerful country wants to unify the world, it must kill all those who oppose it.
Therefore, when he finally unified the world, the number of people he killed was almost equivalent to 30% of the population of the seven kingdoms at that time.
Now, do you think what this country did is right or wrong?"
Xu Qingzhi was stunned. After a moment, he said hesitantly:
"It should be right, after all, their descendants can stay away from the war.
Moreover, these six countries can surrender, which will save them from death."
Zhang Ke asked heartily:
"Then if Yunxiao Tiangong wants to annex our sect tomorrow, will you resist?"
Xu Qingzhi blurted out:
"Of course I will, how can I be greedy for life..."
Speaking of this, Xu Qingzhi was shocked, and the rest of the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
Suddenly, Xu Qingzhi's thoughts became confused, and she could no longer distinguish between right and wrong.
Looking at her blank eyes, Zhang Ke said:
"Why do I place so much emphasis on discipline in my sect and carry out punishments and killings on a large scale many times?
It is to restrain the disciples with the sect's precepts so that they will not dare to make mistakes easily.
I want to stop ‘killing’ with ‘killing’!”
At this moment, Xu Qingzhi suddenly understood something.
Zhang Ke is actually dissatisfied with his management over the years, but he may not have said it directly out of concern for his own face.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Qingzhi said:
"Is the master dissatisfied with the disciple's management over the past few decades?"
Zhang Ke was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"You have handled everything very well over the years, and the development of the sect and the nine counties of Penglai has been very reasonable and orderly. Only the sect's discipline has been a bit soft."
Seeing that Xu Qingzhi was about to speak but stopped, Zhang Ke continued:
“It’s like a fire, if it’s not put out at the beginning, it will get hotter and more difficult to control.
If a disciple violates the precepts at the beginning, you can decisively deal with it according to the sect rules.
Then others will not dare to make the same mistake again.
It is precisely because other disciples see someone making mistakes without being punished that they will imitate him.
And he became more and more courageous, and the mistakes he committed became more and more serious, until he completely degenerated.
Just like after I went on a killing spree, do you think anyone will dare to violate the sect's precepts in a short period of time?
If you had been ruthless back then, 340 disciples would not have been killed and 1,400 disciples would not have been punished today."
Xu Qingzhi was shocked and finally understood his mistake.
After a long silence, he said bitterly:
"Is this what the leader said about using 'kill' to stop 'killing'?"
Zhang Ke said "Hmm" and took out a piece of rune paper. His right index finger flashed with light and wrote sixteen words before handing the rune paper to Xu Qingzhi.
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'Compassion does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth, emotion does not establish affairs, kindness does not serve as an official!'
After Xu Qingzhi took it, he looked at the writing on the paper and chewed these words bit by bit in his heart, feeling that he seemed to have realized something.
After a while, Xu Qingzhi put away the rune paper, thought about it and said:
"Disciple somewhat understands the master's intention.
What you call 'peace' actually means establishing a rule and allowing everyone to act within the rule.
But this process must first use ‘killing’ to erase all dissatisfied opinions, so as to achieve the goal of ‘not killing’.
Just like that powerful country in your dream.
Is it right?"
Zhang Ke nodded approvingly and said:
"good!"
A thought suddenly flashed through Xu Qingzhi's mind, but then she was stunned by her thought.
After a long while, she stammered:
"Master...Master, should you...should you..."
Seeing Zhang Ke's half-smiling expression, Xu Qingzhi was stunned and didn't dare to say what he was thinking. Even the address in his tone changed 'you' to 'you'.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Ke's calm voice sounded in Xu Qingzhi's ears.
Xu Qingzhi shivered, glanced left and right, gritted his teeth and whispered:
"You...you don't want to...want to unify all the sects in this world, right?"
Zhang Ke raised his head and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha~~hahaha~~!"
He laughed so loudly and so freely.
The sudden burst of laughter startled Xu Qingzhi, who was cautious and holding his breath.
Xu Qingzhi heard a hint of pride and determination in this laughter.
After a few seconds, Zhang Ke stopped laughing, looked at Xu Qingzhi and said calmly:
"why not?"
These few words struck Xu Qingzhi's heart like thunder.
At this moment, Xu Qingzhi's mind was completely blank, and time seemed to be frozen at this moment.
After a long while, Xu Qingzhi woke up from his sluggish state.
Then she felt that the blood in her heart was so bright and powerful that it surged toward her brain.
His face turned red instantly, and his whole body trembled.
The agitated emotions seemed to have exploded and were seeping out through the pores in waves.
After a moment, she shouted loudly with an emotion she had never felt before:
"Done!"
The sharp, decisive, tough, fearless, and firm tone startled herself.
She never thought that one day she would make a sound that was unfamiliar to her.
Zhang Ke was stunned. He had thought of the various states Xu Qingzhi might be in.
Including fear, excitement, rebuke, quarrel, inquiry, objection, and even possible agreement, but I didn't expect that she would directly agree without any inquiry.
It seemed like she was even more excited than he was.
Asked strangely:
"Qingzhi, aren't you afraid?
Do you know what my decision means?"
Xu Qingzhi nodded vigorously and said loudly:
"Isn't it just that we are enemies of all the sects in the Azure Realm?
It’s just death, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Seeing his eyes shining brightly, like Xu Qingzhi being injected with chicken blood, the corners of Zhang Ke's mouth gradually turned up, and a smile crept onto his face.
If it were Qingmei or Xiaoxiao, Zhang Ke would take this trust for granted.
Perhaps Qingzhi was just a disciple of the sect, but Zhang Ke couldn't help but feel a little happy that she could trust him so much.
"good!"
This word has firmly tied Zhang Ke and Xu Qingzhi together.
After Xu Qingzhi's mood gradually calmed down, he said:
"Master, what are you going to do?"
Zhang Ke smiled softly and explained:
"Actually, this matter is not as difficult as you think."
Is it really not difficult to rely on the power of one sect to fight against sixty top-grade sects, hundreds of mid-grade sects, thousands of low-grade sects, and countless low-grade sects in the world?
As long as the news is leaked, it will immediately become mortal enemies with hundreds of Tao Lords and tens of thousands of Yuanshen Lords. Is it really not difficult?
Xu Qingzhi wished she could lie down and shout in Zhang Ke's ear.
Zhang Ke waved his hand and made a cup of tea for Xu Qingzhi and himself.
He said slowly and calmly:
"Do you still remember the 'Heaven' of the past?"
Xu Qingzhi was startled for a moment, then realized what he was doing and cried out:
"Master, are you ready to rebuild Heaven?"
Zhang Ke said ‘hmm’, nodded and said:
“I think the structure of ‘Heaven’ is very reasonable, rather than re-establishing an unfamiliar system with unknown effects.
It would be better to build the ‘Heaven’ again.”
This is the first time Zhang Ke has told others about his ambitions since he started practicing.
Xu Qingzhi closed his eyes and meditated.
After thinking about it, she suddenly realized that this 'Heavenly Court' was really a good template.
Just now she was still thinking about how Zhang Ke would carry out his plan.
Unifying the world of spiritual practice can be said in just five words, but when it comes to actually doing it, there are so many things involved that I really don’t know how to start.
But when Zhang Ke pointed out the word "Heaven", Xu Qingzhi suddenly had a framework in his mind.
As the sect develops and grows, if the sect can be unified in the future, the 'human world' will definitely become a treasure.
And the 'Netherworld' has now been interfered with by the leader. When the leader becomes more powerful in the future, he can also take advantage of the situation to control the 'Netherworld'.
And isn’t the legendary ‘Heaven’ the same team as the ‘Heaven’ in the past?
If you look at it this way, it seems...it seems that things have become much simpler all of a sudden.
Then Xu Qingzhi remembered something.
The sect’s meeting hall is called ‘Lingxiao Hall’, and the layout of the hall is obviously different from the sect’s Taoist heritage.
As early as when it was established, there were people within the sect who tried to dissuade him, but Zhang Ke ignored them.
Now that I think about it, it turns out that Zhang Ke had already made up his mind two hundred years ago.
The name "Lingxiao Palace" is also associated with the "Tianmen Terrace" located at the southernmost point of Penglai. This is obviously the "Nantian Gate" that symbolized the former heaven.
At this moment, she finally understood what Zhang Ke meant by 'peace'.
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"Master, what are you going to do?"
This is the second time Xu Qingzhi has asked today.
Zhang Ke's face turned serious and he pondered for a moment before saying:
“In the world of spiritual practice, strength will ultimately speak for itself.
No matter what our plans are now, if there is no strong strength as a guarantee, then all our ideas will be empty talk.
Therefore, before the sect is strong enough, we must not reveal our intentions."
Hearing Zhang Ke's calmer analysis, Xu Qingzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really a little worried that Zhang Ke would start his plan desperately, but now it seems that she is a bit worried.
The reason why Xu Qingzhi immediately agreed with Zhang Ke's idea of unifying the spiritual world was because he was really moved by Zhang Ke's bold words and ambitions.
There is another ulterior reason.
Once this kind of news spreads, no matter whether it is true or false, any sect will be wary of Zhang Ke.
She was actually worried that if she showed any hesitation, Zhang Kehui would kill her and silence her.
While I was thinking about it, I heard Zhang Ke continue:
"In this realm, the number of ordinary people is thousands or even ten thousand times more than that of practitioners.
If we can instill our philosophy bit by bit into the hearts of every ordinary person in the blue world.
Then each of them may become a part of us in the future.
This is the power of collective.
Why I will spare no effort to help ordinary people become stronger.
This is so that in the future, when ordinary people can straighten their backs and speak loudly in front of practitioners, they can become our most solid backing.
Of course, this may take a long time, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of years to complete.
But as long as we keep doing it, one day the world will change dramatically because of us."
Xu Qingzhi looked at Zhang Ke with admiration, finally clearing up all the doubts in his heart.
Generally speaking, when there are no special circumstances for the True Monarch of Yuanshen, they will spend most of their time in a reclusive state, focusing on their own cultivation.
Rarely interferes in non-personal matters.
But Zhang Ke is different from other True Lords of Yuanshen. He does not pay attention to his own practice, but instead interferes more in worldly affairs.
In addition, Zhang Ke has always been committed to allowing practitioners to penetrate into the secular world and actively participate in improving the lives of ordinary people.
Even Xu Qingzhi used to think that Zhang Ke was too involved in worldly affairs.
It now appears that all of Zhang Ke's actions have a strong purpose, and he has been persevering in executing his plans.
In two hundred years, the growing strength of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ and the Nine Counties of Penglai proves this point.
If Nanzong continues to expand its influence like a snowball, there is no telling what the world will look like in a few hundred years.
Xu Qingzhi imagined everything that might happen in the future, and couldn't help but smile.
Only when he felt Zhang Ke's gaze did he withdraw his thoughts with some embarrassment.
He asked without saying anything:
"Then when does the leader think it's time for us to launch our plan?"
Zhang Ke opened his mouth and said:
"At least when our sect's strength can truly compete with high-grade sects."
Then he muttered again:
"At least Qingmei and I will have to be promoted to Tao Lords before we can have the confidence to sit down and negotiate terms with the major sects, otherwise we may make wedding clothes for others."
I don't know why, when Xu Qingzhi heard Zhang Keyan talking about Qingmei, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable in his heart, as if his things were taken away by others.
But she also understood why Zhang Ke said this.
Qingmei already has the strength to surpass her peers.
Not to mention Zhang Ke, after that one-two-hundred-and-twenty-nine wheel battle, he is already recognized in the world as the number one person under the Dao Lord.
If he and Qingmei can advance to the rank of Dao Lord, they will definitely become extremely powerful beings among the Dao Lords.
The deterrent power formed by the two of them together is enough to make any sect take it seriously.
Perhaps Qingzhi just felt uncomfortable, and at the same time, he secretly made up his mind to improve his strength as much as possible.
If he were as powerful as Qingmei, I wonder if Zhang Ke would pay more attention to him.
For a moment, Xu Qingzhi's mind was filled with confusion and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After listening to each other, Zhang Ke sighed softly and said:
"It's a pity that the 'Tao De Sect' split at the beginning, otherwise it would be the most suitable sect to complete this plan with its strength to dominate the entire world.
After all, no one knows when the cultivator will return, and we don’t know if we have a chance to complete this plan before his return.
What I really care about is integrating the power of the Azure Realm to fight against future immortal cultivators.
As for whether this person who integrates power is me, I don’t care too much.”
Xu Qingzhi blurted out:
“A real man only cares about his name and his tools, and cannot pretend to be a real person!
No one can believe that others can do things according to their own wishes.
Therefore, the leader must do his duty in this matter and must not pretend to be aloof."
This was said so rudely that Zhang Ke couldn't help but touch his nose and said with a wry smile:
"I just said it casually and have no intention of handing it over to others."
Xu Qingzhi said seriously:
"Master, ever since you said you were going to rebuild the 'Heavenly Court', the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of our disciples have been tied to you.
There are some things you should never say casually.
Maybe you just said it carelessly, but it may shake other people's minds.
This kind of consequences is not only unbearable for you, but also for the sect, so from now on, the leader must think twice before saying anything."
After a pause, Xu Qingzhi continued:
"Even these words should not be said to your disciples until you have the ability to implement them."
"Ahem!"
Zhang Ke couldn't help but blush a little and quickly coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
Xu Qingzhi was right. What he said today was indeed a bit premature and very dangerous.
Now he also feels a little regretful. You must know that he never mentioned these words to Qingmei and Ding Xiaoxiao.
Perhaps it was because Xu Qingzhi's words aroused his thoughts that he revealed the secrets and ambitions that were deepest in his heart.
After Xu Qingzhi said a serious word, he immediately smiled and said:
"However, the disciple is very happy to gain the trust of the master."
Xu Qingzhi already had an unparalleled appearance. At this moment, he suddenly smiled. In an instant, like hundreds of flowers blooming at the same time, even everything in the world seemed to have lost its color.
For a moment, there was nothing foreign in Zhang Ke's eyes, his mind couldn't help but lose control, and his whole person fell into a brief sluggish state.
After a few seconds, Zhang Ke came to his senses and no longer dared to be alone with Xu Qingzhi.
He knew what was wrong with him, and he didn't want to do anything to disgrace Qingmei and Ding Xiaoxiao.
"Ahem, if you have nothing else to do, don't come to me for the time being.
In the past few years, I will go all out to refine the 'Ruyi Dinghai Dharma Pillar', and I will leave all the affairs of the sect to you.
In addition, I also wish you success in advancing to Yuanshen."
After saying a few words, Zhang Ke swayed and left Lingxiao Palace as if he was running away.
The moment he left, Xu Qingzhi's faint laughter was faintly heard.