Chapter 1118 - 563: Rewards and Punishments (3)
Arithmetic originally wasn’t something that could easily be mastered. Disciples with comprehension were fiercely competed over by each mountain, while his particular arithmetic skills required a certain eye and experience inheritance. If a disciple wasn’t carefully instructed, it would take ten to twenty years to nurture from the beginning before seeing if he had the fate.
The Cloud Platform Immortal Alliance system proposed by Lingxu now perfectly solves the recruitment problem.
After all, Cloud Platform Peak, as the main headquarters of the Mystic Sect, regularly holds comprehensive exams on the Five Arts of Xuanmen, Nine Yin discourses, and Heavenly Book reviews. Previously, it was indeed inconvenient for everyone to visit Nine Yin Mountain, so a grand event was organized only once every sixty years.
Now, with the gradual construction of the Cloud Platform, the area has greatly expanded. As long as the sects of the Mystic Sect participate in the Cloud Platform’s infrastructure, they can allocate mountaintops and halls to establish Daoist fields, directly arrange their disciples to live at Cloud Platform Peak, not only enjoying top-grade Spiritual Qi for cultivation without lacking resources, but also conveniently participating in monthly, annual, and placement exams of the comprehensive Five Arts.
Thus, disciples at the Cloud Platform naturally have a foundation in arithmetic, and Reckoner only needs to set up a class at Cloud Platform, use Heavenly Jade Sect’s Daoist Collection to establish some questions, and can select a large batch of fated ones through annual exams. Although most of these people are disciples of the Mystic Sect, it really doesn’t matter.
After all, despite the vastness of the nine major sects, each sect leader has only one position, and except for a very few individuals, most normal circumstances are based on master-disciple inheritance monopolized by the sect leader’s direct line. The world is filled with those who prefer to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a cow, and if fellow disciples among the peers aren’t getting along well and aren’t content being cold-bench elders or Guest Elders, they’ll eventually set up their own mountaintop, seeking their own path. This is the origin of inner and outer mountain sects.
Therefore, as long as someone passes the arithmetic unified exams, passes Heavenly Jade Sect’s tests, and strikes a chord with Reckoner, forms a Daoist companion, there will always be reincarnations of Soldier Disintegration that can be invited to turn to Heavenly Jade Sect, which doesn’t violate the rules of the Mystic Sect, ensuring sect inheritance continues.
Hence, the hidden Immortal Mountain Gates in the Taiji Realm indeed became motivated, greatly supporting Lingxu’s Cloud Platform construction. Not only is the nine mountains unified, but also the Ten Thousand Immortals gathering, hoping to find fated people through this opportunity of gathering True Beings of the world, passing down the Daoist inheritance.
However, logically speaking, Lingxu truly wants to establish the Immortal Alliance, hidden sects might not oppose it. After all, truly they would have their fill without worries, and an additional trading platform is beneficial. But the nine major sects probably would be reluctant.
After all, it’s all about competing for positions. The sect leader might say, "I am also a lord of a mountain, a Lord Taiji, why should I rank behind you?" That kind of reasoning could indeed write hundreds of thousands of words of grudges. Therefore, Cloud Platform’s Void does not form easily in just one day.
However, the Immortal Alliance was indeed established, not merely relying on Lingxu’s unparalleled skills, but primarily due to his magnanimity.
Yes, reaching the Cloud Platform Treasure Vault, far away you would see, directly displayed at the entrance, embossed in talismanic spell texts on the mountain cliff walls, the magnanimity of Lingxu.
Lingxu Daoist Collection.
Yes, this mountain full of Divine Skill, piled like mountains of scriptures, all part of the Daoist Collection. Although Lingxu does not have True Disciples, as long as one comes to Cloud Platform for study, everyone can be his True Disciple.
Even though one might not understand his thoughts, this guy truly emulated Nine Yin Mountain in spreading Daoist Skill openly, sharing all his life learnings, recording and collecting the Five Arts Daoist Collection, True Scriptures of Cultivation Techniques, insights, thoughts at Yun Tai Peak. Of course, because he shared too extensively, the outer mountain walls couldn’t contain it, so outside are Divine Skill tables, but the content can be exchanged using Soldier Repelling Coin.
Moreover, not only as sect leader tasks or rewards from Cloud Platform construction grants Soldier Repelling Coins, but any such coin distributed by Mystic Sect, even debts owed by others, he as sect leader covers them and can be exchanged.
This is magnanimous indeed.
Hence, even large sect factions actually may not want such deep ties with Immortal Alliance, being under such service summons, but the Daoist Collection displayed by Lingxu is too abundant, not learning would be a loss. And the karma borne by the Mystic Sect Leader personally is too significant, not repaying would incur debts.
Thus, the nine major sects, to avoid disciples being lured to Cloud Platform turning Immortal Alliance members, from their True Disciples becoming others’ inheritors, had to eagerly join the Immortal Alliance, even offering some Five Arts Daoist Collection to settle favors.
Previously disciples of Mystic Sect’s various branches practiced on their own mountains, relying solely on verbal teachings from mentors, each family’s secrets were carefully guarded, and disciples initially just focused on training and exams until reaching Golden Core and experiencing trials, Nascent Soul overcoming calamities, sword fighting was the time to prove their mettle.
Now, almost every Inner Sect Disciple having formed Golden Core receives education at Cloud Platform, occasionally takes on tasks, earns money to exchange cultivation techniques, occasionally attends public lectures by Divine Monarch True Man, after classes competes with fellow sect members from various mountains, mutually learning and improving sword fighting, and realm growth becomes rapid.
Development of the Immortal Alliance indeed progresses rapidly, the gathering of Ten Thousand Immortals, with responders gathering in clouds. Seemingly, whoever doesn’t join would be left behind by this advancing vessel towards a new era.
Reckoner descending from Azure Clouds, casually opened the treasure vault seal, the thirty-six dragons on the astrolabe turned their heads in unison to look at the face-squeezing Chen Xuantian.
"Indeed, as the sect leader said, you are cunning and meticulous, too heavy-hearted, not knocking could easily lead astray.
Why calculate these open and honest things, just ask directly.
It should be as it should be, going to see with your own eyes at Cloud Platform Peak, why fill your mind with scheming here.
Enough, words end here, wish you take care on your own. Remember, choose seven treasures for yourself."
Reckoner completed the task, brought him to the treasure vault, then waved his sleeve, riding clouds away at the horizon.