My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1106: A Sublimation

Seeing the immortals' fighting spirit rising, Wen Rui's eyes shone even brighter. He took a step forward, his voice suddenly rising, carrying a power that pierced people's hearts: "Do you all know that the suppression of our Jie Sect by the Chan Sect today is just like the fear and containment that the United States has of China in a certain time and space!"

Upon hearing this, the immortals in the hall, though unaware of the meanings of "America" ​​and "China," sensed the implied meaning from the solemnity of his tone.

Seeing this, Wen Rui continued, "The Chinese people never provoke other countries. They only focus on developing people's livelihoods and benefiting the people. However, because of its growing strength, it has threatened the hegemonic position of the United States. As a result, the United States has labeled it as 'evil' and suppressed and contained it at every turn—by imposing technology embargoes, smearing its image, and undermining cooperation, it has used every means possible."

"Isn't this just like the slander that the Chan Sect made against my Jie Sect back then?"

"Seven hundred years ago, and even today, the Chan Sect has treated our Jie Sect in the same way!"

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the scene in the water mirror where the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were secretly filming their discussion before launching their attack.

"Our Jie Sect spreads the 'Secret Method of Intercepting Heaven' in the mortal realm, which involves intercepting and analyzing the Heavenly Dao, allowing all beings to comprehend the Dao on their own and enabling all races to share the Dao. When have we ever committed any 'evil' act? What the Chan Sect fears is never any 'defying Heaven,' but rather that we have threatened their monopolistic Daoist tradition of ten thousand years and their hegemonic position that dominates the Three Realms! They are not afraid that our Jie Sect will revive and turn around to oppress them, but rather that all beings will no longer follow the Chan Sect's lead, and that they will lose their supreme divine authority!"

"In that case, no one will believe their basic doctrines, their so-called 'interpretation of the Way of Heaven,' anymore. They'll just be offering empty explanations, talking to themselves!"

"Before the Investiture of the Gods, my Jie Sect had tens of thousands of immortals come to pay homage. Humans, demons, and even plant spirits could all attain enlightenment and become immortals under the Jie Sect."

Wen Rui's voice carried a hint of reminiscence and passion, "We practice 'education for all,' willing to spread the Daoist teachings to every living being who yearns for cultivation, and willing to seek the well-being of all beings. This is why we have won the support of all races and are showing great prosperity! But what about the Chan Sect?"

His tone suddenly turned cold, full of sarcasm: "The Chan Sect thinks too highly of itself and follows the 'elite route'—only winning over the human race's elites and only accepting those with impeccable lineage and 'orthodoxy.' They readily label the demon race, the monster race, and even humans with slightly inferior aptitude as 'evil spirits' or 'heretical sects.' What is this if not racial discrimination?"
"They are detached from all living beings, only knowing how to maintain their own authority, never thinking of making progress or changing. Even the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods was caused by the indiscriminate killing that brought about the heavenly tribulation. Their disciples were disloyal and their external races were full of resentment, and the conflict had intensified to the extreme!"

"They had no other choice but to set their sights on my Jie Sect!"

A fierce glint flashed in Wen Rui's eyes: "By slandering us as 'defying the heavens and disrupting the Dao,' by joining forces with the Western Sect to suppress us, and by using conspiracies and tricks to seize our magical treasures and kill our fellow disciples, they have barely managed to continue their lineage. But this is nothing but drinking poison to quench thirst! The fact that Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, such as Daoist Ran Deng and True Man Pu Xian, switched their allegiance to the Western Sect is the best proof of this. Even their own people couldn't stand such behavior, let alone the beings of the Three Realms!"

He surveyed the assembled immortals in the hall, his tone resolute and unwavering: "The Chan Sect of today is but a dying ember, its edifice crumbling! They have lost the support of the people, lost the original intent of the Dao, leaving only corrupt divine authority and laughable arrogance. Think about it, how can such a sect last? Today they can maintain their lineage by suppressing us, but tomorrow they will be replaced by a force more aligned with the people!"

"Our Jie Sect has a new school of thought that extracts fragments of the Heavenly Dao, analyzes their structure, and derives the truth. We have the incense offerings of millions of believers in the mortal world, the support of elites from all races, and the original aspiration of 'teaching without discrimination and benefiting all beings'!"

Wen Rui raised his fist and said passionately, "As long as we unite as one, we can not only repel the suppression of the Chan Sect, but also make the Jie Sect a sect that truly conforms to the Way of Heaven and benefits all living beings! At that time, it will not be a gathering of ten thousand immortals, but the aspiration of hundreds of millions of people! Isn't such a future worth fighting for?"

These words struck like a thunderbolt in the hearts of the immortals. They had never considered from this perspective why they had started the war against the Chan Sect back then. Many of them even thought that the war was a mistake, that it was the impulsive act of a few direct disciples of the Jie Sect, and that the Tongtian Sect Leader was confused for a moment.

Now that I hear that Rui has clarified the situation and analyzed the evil nature of the Chan Sect in a very logical and clear way, it is like a sudden awakening, like being enlightened from a dream.

I used to think I was the villain, but now I realize that I'm actually a tragic hero who was betrayed by a villain!
"Well said!" Doumu Yuanjun's eyes were filled with fervor: "Well said! This is exactly how our Jie Sect should be! If we had listened to this child back then, or if we had let him speak at the oath-taking ceremony before the war, our Jie Sect's myriad immortals wouldn't have been like a pile of loose sand, a bunch of rabble!"

"Back then, in the Great Formation of Ten Thousand Immortals, how many Jie Sect immortals went through the motions but didn't put in their full effort, or when they saw the unfavorable situation on the battlefield, their morale plummeted and they considered retreating?"

"If everyone had fought as fiercely and relentlessly as the disciples of my Golden Spirit Immortal Sect back then, how could we have suffered such a crushing defeat?"

The Golden Spirit Mother is the most qualified to say these words. The Golden Spirit Immortal Sect is full of ruthless characters. Wen Zhong, Yu Yuan, and Yu Hua all showed a very strong fighting spirit in the Investiture of the Gods. Including the Golden Spirit Mother herself, all the disciples of the Golden Spirit Immortal Sect, except for Wen Rui who was not qualified to participate in the Great War of Ten Thousand Immortals because his realm was too low to become an immortal, all died heroically in battle.

The Old Mother of Lishan lowered her head in shame. She and the Holy Mother of Jinling were the two extremes, becoming representatives of the negative example. During the Great War of Ten Thousand Immortals, she didn't even dare to throw a shuriken at the Primordial Heavenly Venerable from eight hundred miles away, and spent the whole time idling and AFK.

When the battle collapsed, she "wisely" chose a strategic retreat, leading her disciples to flee.

Remembering how Wen Rui had been criticizing her for being timid and cowardly all these years, Old Mother Lishan was still holding back her anger, thinking she would teach Wen Rui a lesson when she had the chance.

After hearing his analysis, Old Mother Lishan felt utterly ashamed, never expecting that there was such a profound meaning behind that great battle.

Only then did he realize that his understanding of the Jie Sect's doctrines was far inferior to that of Wen Rui, a mere junior. He had failed to comprehend the original intention of the Tongtian Sect Leader in establishing the Jie Sect, and the incomparably generous and benevolent spirit of the Sect Leader as a saint.

What does it mean to have compassion for all living beings?

This is!
Zhao Gongming, Yuan Hong, Huode, Shuide Xingjun, and a group of Doubu Xingjun echoed his sentiments, making the atmosphere in the hall extremely lively.

Zhao Gongming couldn't help but shed tears, murmuring, "My three dear sisters, you didn't sacrifice yourselves in vain because of me; you fell on the path of striving for a bright future for all living beings!"

(End of this chapter)