Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 164 An Unbelievable Request
"A new Taiyin Goddess?"

The patriarch of the Xiling clan frowned.

"The sun, moon, and stars are the celestial bodies; mountains, rivers, and seas are the terrestrial bodies. Those who govern the six celestial bodies are the celestial gods and terrestrial gods. If a celestial god is lacking, yin and yang are out of balance; if a terrestrial god fails in his duty, life is cut off. When one god perishes, another is born. Isn't this a very normal thing?"

Fang Xianyu smiled and added, "If you also wish to worship the Goddess Taiyin, you may do so according to the established rules."

The patriarch of the Xiling clan relaxed his brow and nodded, saying, "So a new Taiyin God has actually attained enlightenment."

For cultivators, it is very difficult to impersonate a divine official in the Guixu Realm, because the divine officials of the six sects are all unique and have clear directions.

Taking the most common method of identification in Zhongzhou as an example, the constellation calendar commonly used in Zhongzhou has twenty-eight constellations corresponding to the year, month, day, and hour. When the corresponding time is used to clearly worship the divine function, it will inevitably point to the corresponding star lord.

The same applies to the moon and the sun.

The exact time corresponding to the Moon is when it rises to its zenith each day. The exact time corresponding to the Sun is when it reaches its zenith each day.

At this time, performing the corresponding ritual will elicit a "response," even if the "response" is that "the gods don't want to pay attention to you."

Of course, in addition to the Heavenly Gods, the Earthly Gods, Mountain Gods, River Gods, and Sea Gods also correspond to specific times or dates, but that's calculated differently.

Therefore, when Fang Xianyu confidently stated, "At worst, you can also go and worship the Taiyin Goddess," he was already able to completely prove his innocence—at least no immortal or god in the Guixu Realm was powerful enough to impersonate a deity!
"Indeed, among the ten continents and three islands, there are countless immortals and gods, but those who have attained enlightenment through star formations are truly as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!"

Fang Xianyu boasted without blushing at all.

Fortunately, no players participated in the initial meeting with the Xiling clan chief. The only one who could be considered a local force on Earth was Elder Lu Ying, who represented the Chinese nation.

As an "old thing" who has lived for nearly two hundred years, Fang Xianyu is very good at "delegating power" and gives the Chinese people a very high level of trust - this is of course not a naive hometown filter, but a game of interests.

Like many somewhat irrational netizens, some believe that if a supernatural life form existed, the Chinese government would immediately imprison and dissect it for research—this is utterly impossible. Putting aside everything else, conducting destructive research on a unique specimen is a morbid idea that no leader in the upper echelons of the Chinese government would ever propose. As for mad scientists or the like, they are even less likely to have such thoughts—those professors and academicians would dissect all their prized students, but they would never dissect a unique life form!
This kind of interaction between political systems is easier to understand.

Fang Xianyu clearly holds the only "switch," and can turn it off at any time if she is unhappy. In that case, the entire Chinese nation's investment in the Guixu Realm would be a complete waste of effort. Even negotiations and setting conditions would depend on whether Fang Xianyu is willing to listen.

Under these circumstances, how could the top leaders of the Chinese government possibly be so foolish as to do something that would harm Fang Xianyu's interests or go against his wishes? They would be too busy trying to appease him!
Although the possibility of material exchange between the two worlds seems extremely slim at present, as a real and vast universe with intricate connections to the myths and legends of the Chinese people on Earth, the Guixu Realm has the potential to unravel various mysteries that have hampered Earth for many years, whether through macroscopic physics research or microscopic biological exploration. For this reason alone, the Guixu Realm is a huge treasure!

The most straightforward example is the ubiquitous use of anti-gravity flying vehicles among cultivators in the Guixu Realm—almost all flying boats operate on this principle. Of course, in the minds of cultivators, everything might be attributed to "spiritual energy," but "spiritual energy" is not the ultimate answer to the successful application of anti-gravity. Further research is needed to understand why "spiritual energy" can achieve anti-gravity, and how it does so. Once these difficulties are resolved, anti-gravity technology in the Blue Star Realm will break through, marking the true beginning of humanity stepping out of the Blue Star and into the universe. Or, to put it more narrowly, once these technologies are mastered, establishing the Guanghan Palace Special Administrative Region in China will become a reality.

And this is only the benefit that can be seen with the naked eye!

There are many other unseen benefits, such as medicine, pharmacy, biology, and even art and literature, which can greatly inspire and transform the people of China. How could the people of China be willing to give up such benefits?

Given such enormous benefits, how could Fang Xianyu possibly be so secretive and guard against the Chinese as if they were thieves? Are you kidding me? She's not stupid! Her interactions with the Chinese, using their power and influence to her advantage, were all part of her plan. Otherwise, could she really overthrow the privileged class of this other world with a bunch of impatient, silly players who couldn't even focus on cultivation?

Well, while the players did bring her many surprises, this kind of solitary Zen is still quite inferior to the official support from the Chinese government.

For issues like diplomacy, scientific research, education, and social governance, let the professionals handle the professional matters. As for the silly players, they should just accept their fate as韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for being exploited) and do their best to provide them with energy!
Thinking of this, Fang Xianyu smiled and made a request to the Xiling clan leader that almost made her doubt her ears: "Fellow Daoist Xiling, our Taiyin Sect disciples have a rather special cultivation method, which requires us to eliminate evil spirits to improve our cultivation. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xiling would be willing to let my sect disciples go to Guixu Pass to kill demons?"

The Xiling clan patriarch's perpetually expressionless face twisted and shattered at this moment. She asked in shock, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that your disciples will get hurt?"

Guixu Pass and Jiuyou Passage are the two major sores in the Guixu Realm.

The former is guarded by powerful races such as the Quanxian Clan and the Jiaolong Clan, who are born with intelligence. Every year, countless lives of various races perish at the Guixu Pass in order to protect the Five-Colored Array.

Human cultivators did not simply reap the benefits without effort. Whether it was the Myriad Caves Continent, which was filled with Nine Nether Passages, or other Nine Nether Passages in various other places, they were all guarded and sealed by numerous cultivators and immortals. The Twenty-Eight Star Lords alone have been diligently taking turns guarding the Myriad Caves Continent for thousands of years without rest. During this time, even when a Star Lord perished and a divine position became vacant, it was always filled by another Star Lord.

This division wasn't something that was agreed upon by everyone; it was more of a tacit understanding.

Although the human cultivators are numerous, compared to the powerful individual Quanxian Clan and Jiaolong Clan, who are favored by the heavens, their combat strength is ultimately weaker. Therefore, they voluntarily take charge of the Nine Nether Passage, which requires relatively less combat strength.

The demons in the Five-Colored Array at Guixu Pass are not only numerous, but most of them are of medium or higher level. There are also quite a few true demons and demon lords. If cultivators from various human sects and forces were to face them, no matter how many there were, they would only be easy prey. That is why the Quanxian Clan and other races guard the area.

Therefore, when Fang Xianyu made this request, the patriarch of the Xiling clan was completely baffled and even found it utterly absurd.

You, a group of cultivators who barely even reach the Foundation Establishment stage, are going to the Five-Colored Array at Guixu Pass?
What's going on?

I'm so upset because I got my period, I can only post 4k words QAQ. I'll try harder to post more tomorrow QAQ
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