Building a sect from scratch.

"Most people are not like that. Liuzhou is bitterly cold, and most of the people there are crippled. The path to immortality is cut off, and they cannot cultivate immortality. Even I am crippled. To be honest, it is absolutely impossible for me to become an immortal and prove the Dao."

Chakota paused as he spoke, then deliberately began to introduce the town: "Our Liuzhou has three major towns: Hubuyu, Quanrong, and Sushen. Sushen is the largest and not far from here. Quanrong is different from us; they don't like to live in groups and prefer to live scattered. Only 'Bari Town' is a bit larger, which is in the direction I just pointed out to you."

"Heavenly Crippled" refers to someone whose spiritual roots are barely perceptible or almost nonexistent. Because it is difficult for them to sense spiritual energy, they are called "Heavenly Crippled."

A deficiency in the earth is similar to having five spiritual roots, except that it may involve more than a dozen spiritual roots. Each spiritual root is equally powerful, making it difficult for spiritual energy to be gathered in one place, thus making cultivation difficult. Hence, it is called a "deficient earth."

These two concepts were mentioned in the daily lectures of the Taiyin Sect, but most players didn't pay attention. The Jade Emperor, however, knew a little about them because he was constantly being dragged to class and memorizing materials in the project team. After a moment of realization, he asked, "So, your 'Hu Buyu Clan' is not a sect of cultivators, but a family? A clan?"

Chakota nodded: "That's about right. However, we Hubuyu people all know a little about magic. Even if we can't be called cultivators, we are not ordinary people either."

The players were all incredibly surprised by Chakota's words.

Everyone knows that the mortals of the Guixu Realm are consumables, property, and "rice" to cultivators in most areas, but not people. It is simply impossible for the entire population to cultivate immortality! However, Chakota's words overturned everyone's understanding.

Renxin Huadao eagerly pressed on, "Wow! So, the Hu Buyu clan is a place where everyone cultivates immortality!?"

"Cultivating immortality? Hmph!"

Unexpectedly, Chakota's tone seemed quite disdainful, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he explained, "We don't have the ability to cultivate immortality. We only learn some magic to survive on this land!"

Seeing that there seemed to be something hidden behind Chakta's words, the Jade Emperor quickly tried to get closer to him, saying, "Don't tell me! Everyone under the rule of our Taiyin Sect can learn magic and cultivate!"

As expected, Chakota's interest was piqued, and he asked, "Oh? The Taiyin Sect... even mortals can cultivate?"

The Jade Emperor patted his chest and proudly boasted, "Of course! Moreover, we have a free library that includes all the cultivation techniques below the Golden Core stage that our Taiyin Sect possesses! Furthermore, our Taiyin Sect is planning to achieve universal literacy!"

"Literacy education?"

"It's about teaching everyone to read for free! Once they can read, they can read books on their own! No matter what they do, as long as they are people under the jurisdiction of the Taiyin Sect, we will carry out literacy education!"

Although everyone in the game was just a backdrop to the Jade Emperor's "diplomatic" actions, all wearing social smiles, the team chat was practically turning the place upside down with their chatter—

"No, is the Emperor trying to get information out of us or is he trying to develop the rabbit? I feel like he's acting strangely."

"His redness is so intense it's practically black!"

"Maybe this Hu Buyu clan member is also one of our Dawali clan members!"

"What the hell is this, Comrade Daovari..."

Chakota nodded earnestly: "Being literate is a good thing. Our Hu Buyu clan has a school where we learn the language of Zhongzhou." Nietzsche seized the opportunity to ask: "Hey, fellow Daoist, if I may ask, what language were you speaking, the language of those people who just greeted you? Liuzhou language?"

Chakota replied, “It can also be called Liuzhou language. We all call it Tiangui language. It has no written form. It is a language spoken by all the people of Liuzhou. Moreover, the pronunciation varies from place to place. The Quanrong, Sushen and our Hubuyu clans all speak different languages, but they can generally understand each other.”

The Jade Emperor nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "Indeed! There are many dialects in the Central Continent! Sometimes even two adjacent villages speak different languages. Only the Central Continent dialect used by the major sects is largely the same!"

"The Middle Continent language we learn was passed down from the Sword Sect many years ago, the Sword Sect..."

Chakota seemed to want to say something, but hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not speak. Instead, he pointed to several exceptionally large houses standing side by side in the distance and said, "Look, that is our Hu Buyu clan's shrine. The one on the far right is dedicated to the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity!"

After saying that, she suddenly shouted loudly towards the temple: "Niohuru! Hu Bu Yu Niohuru!"

"Oh my! You little girl, you're not very tall, but you have a really loud voice!"

A hoarse voice came from inside the house, and then a thin, frail old man, leaning on a cane, shakily shuffled out of the house.

His eyes were cloudy and grayish-white, settling into their sockets like a pair of malfunctioning eyeballs on a dead man's face, their movement seemingly labored. His face was so wrinkled it could trap a fly; his yellowish-brown skin clung tightly to his bones, as if shriveled from being roasted. The long, greyish-blue coat with a fur collar hung loosely on him, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

Chakota exclaimed, “Niuhelu! These are friends from the Central Continent! They are disciples of the Taiyin Sect and also worship the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity!”

Then, she introduced to the players: "This is Niuhelu, Hubuyu Niuhelu. He is the priest of our Hubuyu clan. Our Hubuyu clan worships more than a dozen gods and immortals, and he is in charge of them all!"

The Jade Emperor bowed somewhat awkwardly. The customs of Liuzhou were quite unique; they addressed people by their clan name rather than their surname. He didn't know how to address them and could only say, based on his intuition, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Hu Buyu... Hu Buyu Niuhelu..."

"Oh, oh, you also offer incense to the gods of fortune, prosperity, and longevity? Then let's offer incense together... Fellow Daoist or not, just call me Niuhelu. I don't know anything about cultivating immortality or becoming a god..."

Niohuru narrowed his eyes, mumbled something indistinctly, and led the way back into the house.

The Jade Emperor, Nietzsche, and the others exchanged thoughtful glances and followed him into the house.

The house still had no windows, but the wooden planks on the roof seemed to have been deliberately removed, allowing sunlight to stream down from directly above and illuminate the entire house.

"Wow, it's so warm!"

As soon as the Jade Emperor, who had never completely shut down his five senses, entered the room, he felt a warm aura surging from all directions, so warm that he immediately broke out in a sweat.

"It's too cold outside in Liuzhou to survive, so we can only work on our health indoors. Every household here has burned the Four Symbols Vermilion Bird Formation. If it's not well-ventilated, we'll get too hot and bothered..."

Niu Helu kept rambling on, lighting a large bunch of incense sticks and distributing them to the players one by one. Pointing to three wooden plaques standing in an inconspicuous corner, he said, "Those are the shrines of the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity. Don't make a mistake!" (End of Chapter)