boyutpedia Chapter 401: Profitable Means
Chapter 401: Profitable Means
Ling Yu thought for a while, then slowly said:
"Teacher, you are the first to win over the female disciples through the Rejuvenating Pill. Women love beauty very much, and they will definitely stand on your side for the Rejuvenating Pill, thus forming an alliance of common interests. Teacher has grasped the women's love of beauty, so this is to win over a group of them."
"To divide a group of them is to seize the weaknesses of the male monks and change their attitude towards you. Although you can't win them over, you can make them feel divided and receive the teacher's kindness. Then these people will not do bad things."
"As for the group that was fighting, I'm sorry that I didn't see it because of my poor eyesight~"
Zhong Baixuan nodded, agreeing very much, but frowned and said:
"Junior Brother Changqing, you seem to have grasped something in this, so you can capture those people more quickly."
"As expected of Senior Brother Zhong, he is truly amazing." Chang Qing couldn't help but sigh that Zhong Baixuan's mind was insightful and he seemed to have realized something.
Yun Qinghan and Jie Xinyu did not speak. Jie Xinyu took out a jade slip and wrote down his understanding on it.
Changqing reached out his hand and called out the couplet in the house, which read: The world is bustling with people all for profit, the world is bustling with people all for fame.
"The mystery lies in this pair~"
"People in this world are all born for profit and live for fame. I would like to ask you, what do you think is the difference between you and ordinary people after practicing?" Chang Qing asked another question.
Zhong Baixuan spoke first, "Mortals seek food and clothing, love gold and silver, value lust, fear death and envy immortality, scheme against each other, and fight constantly. We cultivators are different from them. We only value the Great Dao, and immortality is not something that we cannot seek~"
Changqing nodded:
"What mortals seek is to live and reproduce, and their life span is no more than a hundred years. So what mortals do is nothing more than the desire for sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind. The six desires are the basis of their survival, and we are all mortals, born from the mortal world. We seem to have cut off the seven emotions and six desires, but in fact, the seven emotions and six desires have always existed.
There are also fights, greed, envy, and lust in the cultivation of truth. One can slaughter a people for a little treasure, and one can refine blood and become a demon for immortality. One can also flee to the wilderness to survive. What they do is not a reflection of the seven emotions and six desires!
So we are no different from ordinary people."
As Chang Qing spoke, the four of them began to think. The more they thought about what had happened during their practice, the more frightened they became. After a long time, they looked up, but the light in their eyes had faded a lot.
Their previous identities made them somewhat proud and complacent, but after discovering the truth, they felt a sense of panic as if they had fallen from a high place to the mortal world, as if there was a great terror on this road to immortality.
Seeing that they were in a different state, Chang Qing did not intend to stop them. If they could not even recognize themselves, how could they save all the spirits? Revealing some of the truth in advance might not be bad for them. They were the ones who would go on adventures with him in the future. It would be beneficial to let them calm down and return to their true selves.
A hint of floral fragrance filled the air. Chang Qing opened the medicine furnace, and a few pink pills emerged from it, slowly spinning in the air with intense residual heat.
The anti-aging pills were put into jade bottles, exactly five bottles, and hung in the air to cool.
When they came to their senses, they were not too disappointed. Cultivation was still cultivation, they just had a better understanding of it, which they could still bear.
"Since we are no different from mortals, then we will treat them as mortals as well. What do they want most?"
Chang Qing smiled slightly: "Everyone in the world has said that everyone loves beauty, especially women. There are many poems. There is a poem where I came from.
There is a beauty in the north,
Unique and independent.
One glance can make a city fall in love with you.
Look back at the country that has fallen.
Therefore, beauty is the biggest reliance of women, and they can do anything for their looks~"
Zhong Baixuan suddenly realized that a woman’s beauty is also an advantage.
Ling Yu became alert and thought he would have to stay away from those women from now on. It was really scary that they would abandon their bottom line just for beauty.
Yun Qinghan and Jie Xinyu were in a trance. When they recited this poem, it seemed as if a woman of unparalleled beauty appeared before their eyes. Just one look at her and the city gates were breached. She smiled again, and the king no longer attended the court early in the morning. She was so stunningly beautiful that she was admired by all the people in the world.
Changqing continued:
"Since beauty is also a kind of benefit, men are a little different. Some benefits can only impress them temporarily. The bottom line in their hearts is very solid and not easily shaken by external things. Therefore, they can only form an alliance of interests and let them continue to benefit and enjoy the benefits. Then they can be relatively content. That's all."
Ling Yu thought for a moment: "Teacher, the beauty of women and the profit-seeking of men can be regarded as winning over and dividing. Where are those who are in opposition?"
"You only see the surface. Those who are in opposition are hidden in the divided group. Just like today, those people will not be completely convinced. They just endure it because there are so many people supporting me. Who knows, they may do bad things behind your back. These people are hostile to you and may stab you in the back at any time."
"So that's how it is~" Zhong Baixuan suddenly realized.
"So, the three groups will gather together, and let those who are won over fight against those with malicious intentions, check and balance each other, and those who are divided will not take action for the time being, then my safety will be guaranteed!"
Everyone suddenly understood.
"This principle is most suitable when applied between forces. I think the sects nowadays also survive in this way!" Ling Yu said, drawing inferences from one example.
"I didn't expect the word 'profit' could be so deeply involved. It's really scary!" Yun Qinghan was a little scared.
"The word 'profit' can refer to money, spiritual stones, treasures, or even the fate of immortals. Sometimes fighting is just a means, profit is a means, and also a killing skill. A great cultivator does not have to do everything by himself. It is more likely that he will manipulate everything behind the scenes through secret means.
"Planning strategies in the tent, killing the enemy thousands of miles away. Isn't that right~"
Changqing didn't say anything more at this point. He instilled some little fox seeds in them and allowed them to grow and develop, thus avoiding Ganglie's fate of dying young.
“How many people can forge their bones on the road of cultivation and reach the pinnacle?” Chang Qing sighed sadly.
The few of them took these words to heart and their expressions returned to normal.
"Okay, everyone take one pill of the Rejuvenating Pill~" Chang Qing pushed the jade bottle in front of the people.
Zhong Baixuan scratched his head and said, "Junior Brother Ji, this is for women! I won't use it~"
"Okay~ You must keep your word. You can keep this black skin~" Chang Qing teased.
"Huh? The Rejuvenating Pill has this effect? Why didn't you tell me earlier~" Zhong Baixuan took the bottle away in lightning speed and forgot what he had just said.
"Ling Yu, you should take one too. Give it to the girl you like and maybe it will help you find a partner in marriage!"
After a few people left, Changqing stood up, looked at the sky, and thought that the handsome uncle wanted to ask him something, so he went back to the house, put away the bright white robe, changed into ordinary disciple clothes, and went down the mountain.