Chapter 520: Good Causes, Good Consequences
In other words, ordinary disciples have limited knowledge, so they can be seduced by demonic words.
So if Nascent Soul experts, who should not be confused by demonic words, also join the Four Gods Sect, does it not prove that the New Four Gods Sect is not lying?
"If the New Four Gods Sect is indeed so powerful, then we must not let them come to the North Wilderness."
Elder Xue frowned at Tian Lin and then said to Zhai Xingzi:
"This sect has just been established for less than a year and already can seduce so many Nascent Soul experts. If they reach the North Wilderness, I'm afraid our Wenda Sect will be overtaken by them."
Zhai Xingzi laughed and said:
"Why does Elder Xue have so little confidence in our sect? Besides, Cultivation has never been about exclusivity—having the New Four Gods Sect come to exchange and learn from each other might actually be a great help in cultivation for our sect's disciples.
Moreover, the urgent task at hand is to save the lives of the people in the North Wilderness. If the New Four Gods Sect wants to occupy more ground and recruit followers, as long as they can save lives, what does it matter if we give them the entire North Wilderness?"
There is indeed nothing wrong with this statement.
For the Wenda Sect, the ultimate goal is to go to another world.
So the territory for the Wenda Sect is something that can be abandoned at any time.
The only concern is that after the New Four Gods Sect comes, their demonic words will confuse the disciples and have them believe their teachings. Ultimately, turning the Wenda Sect into something neither human nor ghost—
"Even if the food problem is solved, how will the Evil Spirit problem in the secret realm be resolved?"
Facing another question from Elder Xue, Zhai Xingzi said:
"The Evil Spirits in the secret realm are finite. I believe if all the elders in our sect and True Disciples work together day and night, we will be able to open up a place suitable for mortals to live."
Before Zhai Xingzi came, the sect only let ordinary Inner Sect Disciples reclaim the land.
But now that Zhai Xingzi is here, he not only wants True Disciples to go open up land but also wants the Nascent Soul elders to help.
Many people were instantly displeased, and someone said angrily: "Ridiculous! For the sake of some mortals, we disturb our cultivation, isn't this nonsense?"
Zhai Xingzi heard this and sneered, looking at that elder and said: "I, as the Great Elder, was agreed upon by all of you. Now I have given an order, and you're unwilling to obey, what's your reasoning?"
The elder said: "Naturally, we must listen to the Great Elder's words, but it also needs the Sect Master's approval. Just because you became the Great Elder doesn't make the entire Wenda Sect a place for your dictum."
Zhai Xingzi nodded and asked Sect Master Tang: "Sect Master, what do you think?"
Everyone looked at the Tang Family Ancestor, who pondered for a moment and said: "I think what the Great Elder said makes sense, let's do as he requires."
This statement surprised many people.
Everyone knows that Zhai Xingzi is the strongest, and the Tang Family Ancestor may not be able to suppress Zhai Xingzi.
But no one expected the Tang Family Ancestor to 'surrender' so quickly, without even making a token argument.
"Fine! You folks go, I am currently in a critical stage of cultivation and don't have the time to play with you!"
Zhai Xingzi replied, "Since you are an elder of the sect, you must heed my orders. If you want to retreat, I won't stop you, but you can't until you've finished what I require. Otherwise, the sect's rules are not just decorations."
The elder laughed angrily, "Then I will leave the sect, what can you do to me?"
Zhai Xingzi also chuckled and said, "Since you are leaving the sect, please take your clan and leave the secret realm entirely."
The current North Wilderness is already full of Evil Spirits, with no place suitable for human habitation.
If this elder leaves the secret realm with his clan, it will be difficult to find a shelter. And in the future, looking for development will be even harder.
Furthermore, being driven by Zhai Xingzi from the secret realm, when the sect finds the path to another world, how could they allow him passage? This would virtually cut off his and his clan's future.
"Zhai Xingzi, you dare!"
After the elder finished speaking, Zhai Xingzi said nothing more.
Everyone saw a glow flicker on his right arm, followed by a golden serpent emerging from his sleeve.
The golden serpent had two horns on its head, with breaths of flames exhaled with each breath.
Besides this, even though the golden serpent didn't show hostility toward everyone, the aura it emanated was suffocating.
"Is this a True Dragon hatchling?"
Tian Lin looked at the golden serpent in great curiosity, unable to imagine this little creature possessing Divinity Transformation power.
However, Tian Lin also knew that although the golden serpent looked small, its age was older than everyone present.
"Okay, okay—if you have the guts, kill me today!"
The elder also did not want to die, but who knew Zhai Xingzi would be so decisive and truly intend to kill him after a disagreement.
Unwilling to lose face, he forcibly showed a posture of fighting to the death with Zhai Xingzi.
Luckily Elder Xue stepped forward, pulling that elder aside, "Just a small conflict, why harm each other?" He also told Zhai Xingzi, "Since the Great Elder has given orders, we should naturally comply. I only hope this action of yours doesn't harm everyone for your selfish gain."
Zhai Xingzi smiled at this, gently petting the True Dragon hatchling on its head. The hatchling shrank its head, coiled around Zhai Xingzi's arm, and returned to hide in his sleeve.
It seems that after Elder Xue provided a way out, the elder finally saved his life.
However, with the previous elder as a warning, even if others were unhappy with Zhai Xingzi's decisions, they dared not stand up against him.
"Alright, please, elders, prepare yourselves and ask True Disciples to prepare as well. Starting tomorrow, I will also have Inner Sect Disciples help relocate citizens outside the sect."
Seeing that Zhai Xingzi had nothing more to say, everyone dispersed.
On the way back, Tian Lin shared a ride with Elder Xue, who asked Tian Lin, "Is that New Four Gods Sect really as powerful as Zhai Xingzi says?"
Tian Lin was momentarily speechless, "Although as a Disciple I passed on some farming books at the Goddess Sect, those books were actually very ordinary, not available on the market, just some unconventional farming methods—"
Elder Xue said, "Farming methods not available on the market? So the farming method you gave them is quite an extraordinary one."
Tian Lin shook his head, "It's not some extraordinary method at all! Just small innovations in farming not seen on the market."
"Having discoveries different from predecessors is not easy. And so many Nascent Soul experts from the Goddess Sect being willing to join the New Four Gods Sect indicates that the teachings of the New Four Gods Sect indeed have their merits.
Perhaps, Zhai Xingzi's proposal to rely on the New Four Gods Sect to support the North Wilderness isn't impossible."
Tian Lin nodded and added, "But is Zhai Xingzi so kind-hearted? Offending so many wealthy elders for those many proletarians?"
"Wealthy? That's a fresh term."
After Elder Xue said this, he began to sneer coldly, "Zhai Xingzi isn't so kind-hearted. He saves these North Wilderness civilians and Loose Cultivators merely to have everyone consume his goodwill, then achieve his virtuous outcomes!"