If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 353 This is more than just a matter of merit
Yanzhou, Yan Valley.

As a first-class sect in Yanzhou, Yan Valley was built on the largest volcanic group in Yanzhou.

This volcanic cluster is already on the verge of eruption due to its rich fire spirit energy. The Flame Valley, entrenched above this cluster, deliberately detonates the volcanoes to harness this vast and violent fire spirit energy to enhance their cultivation. As a result, the entire sky of Flame Valley is constantly obscured by volcanic ash, rendering it a veritable forbidden zone for mortals.

However, since the volcanoes there often erupted and were uninhabited by mortals, Dayu could only turn a blind eye to Yan Gu's actions. Furthermore, Yan Gu itself was a first-rate righteous sect. Although it didn't frequently slay demons, it didn't cause any trouble either, just like the Yuehan Sect.

So, while the disciples of Yangu were puzzled by the fact that Yanzhou was the target of the expedition, they were not worried at all. They continued to do their work, even somewhat amused, as if they were waiting to see how Dayu would find fault with them. After all, they, Yangu, had not even participated in the plot to sow discord between the noble marquises and the commoner marquises.

However, the upper echelons of Yan Valley were in a panic. Yesterday, they strictly forbade their disciples to go out, but today they asked their disciples to run around to see if the Dayu Expeditionary Force had encountered any difficulties and to help if they could.

Many Yan Valley disciples were confused by the idea of helping each other if possible.

The conflict between Dayu and the Taoist sect has been going on for a long time. They are well aware of the attitude of the sect towards Dayu. They, Yan Valley, have not done anything illegal, so what is there to be afraid of?

But since the elders had spoken, they naturally could not disobey. They also wanted to see how Dayu's expeditionary force would find trouble.

Dayu's expeditionary force, on the other hand, was quite leisurely, arriving in a large force, setting up camp at a chosen location, and then allowing everyone to move freely and earn military merit. It seemed as if Yanzhou, a central province, was no different from smaller provinces like Meizhou, the only difference being that the princes would no longer be stationed at the base camp as before.

In the main general's camp, Ji Fa called Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun thought Ji Fa wanted to discuss official business, so he bowed respectfully, but Ji Fa just waved his hand.

"Xiao Yun, your master has recently allocated funds to Dayu again."

"Funding?" Xiao Yun was stunned, his face full of confusion.

In his memory, it seemed that Tianxu Tower always owed Dayu money and needed Dayu's funding for construction. How come it suddenly became Li Yanmo who allocated funds to Dayu?

"Brother Li is incredible. Master Tuomo recently sent 900 billion pieces of top-grade spirit stones to Baidi City, causing the Ministry of Revenue to go bankrupt. I heard that Your Majesty..."

Ji Fa hesitated for a moment and then had a strange expression on his face. "I've already gone to dig up the graves of my aunts and uncles to see if I can gather enough heads."

"Gather enough... heads?" Xiao Yun had more question marks on his head.

Ji Fa began to explain, "What Brother Li sent was not a high-grade spirit stone worth 900 billion supreme spirit stones, but a real 900 billion supreme spirit stones. One billion supreme spirit stones can add a real supreme spirit vein to the great state."

"As for the meaning of a supreme spiritual vein..."

"Xiao Yun, you should have been to the Pingyao Mountains. What do you think of it?"

Xiao Yun nodded immediately, his expression serious, "It's extremely bad."

"The Imperial State is the place where Dayu's national destiny lies. As the saying goes, those who are granted a mandate by heaven will live long and prosper. Xiao Yun, do you know why the nobles of Dayu in the Imperial State are not only young, but also powerful?"

Xiao Yun shook his head, "I've always been curious about this."

Although Xiao Yun was born a refugee, he has seen a lot of things in the past eight years. What he finds most bizarre is the huge difference between the core cultivators of the Dayu Dynasty and the cultivators of the sects.

Among the millions of Taoist sects, it is not uncommon for a person to achieve the Golden Elixir after hundreds of years of age. Even in super sects, it is considered normal.

But among Dayu's core team, it's not uncommon to reach the Fusion Stage at the age of several hundred. For example, Zhao Qian, the daughter of the Minister of War, is currently idling in Qianzhou.

With a fusion stage of less than 200 years old, he would be a monster among monsters in any super sect, but among Dayu's core team, he is only the top one, not the only one.

"The methods of cultivation and the different realms are merely meant to allow cultivators to approach the Dao. The more one understands the Dao, the faster one will cultivate. If the Dao actively opens its doors to cultivators, their realms will soar at an extremely fast speed."

Xiao Yun was startled and thought of a possibility, "Could it be that the Dao of this world is the work of Dayu..."

"Yes and no. The Dao is ruthless and will not favor anyone."

"So the first Emperor Yu refined the Dao Pillar."

“First, it is to suppress the chaotic Daoism in the Great Wilderness. Second, it is to communicate with the Great Dao, so that the cultivators of Dayu’s team can grow at an extremely fast speed and quell the chaos.”

"Everything has a price. The Dao Pillar will continuously consume the power of the First Emperor Yu."

"The first Emperor Yu has long since fallen, so the one bearing the brunt of the Dao Pillar is the Imperial State, the great world formed from the small world nurtured by the first Emperor Yu."

"The more cultivators Dayu cultivates, the greater the consumption of Dao Pillars. However, the world is too vast, and the people are too numerous. Dayu must cultivate enough cultivators to suppress millions of sects, so as to prevent the Great Desolation Era from returning."

"The Imperial State was hollowed out as early as Dayu's first ten thousand years. The Dao Sect was supposed to share the burden of the Imperial State, but due to some ancient sects that were trying to sabotage the state, they became disloyal. Dayu was forced to launch an expedition to prolong the life of the Imperial State."

"But if we take too much, it will cause the Great Yu Daoist lineage to collapse, giving those ancient sects who are trying to steal the world an opportunity."

"And the evil stars in the sky are constantly eroding the Imperial State, the place where the nation's destiny lies."

“That’s why there are places like the Pingyao Mountains.”

Ji Fa sighed deeply, "This expedition is not only to punish the sects, but also to prolong the life of the Imperial State and prevent the emergence of places like the Pingyao Mountains in the Imperial State. However, we all know that we must subjugate at least three super sects in order to prevent the further deterioration of the Imperial State."

"And in this case, your master gave Dayu 900 billion genuine top-grade spirit stones. Even if he copied seven or eight super sects, he might not be able to gather 900 billion top-grade spirit stones."

"Only fifty pieces of supreme-grade spiritual ores are needed to transform a dangerous place like the Pingyao Mountains into a sacred place for cultivation. Now Dayu has at least nine hundred pieces of supreme-grade spiritual ores—"

Xiao Yun's expression gradually became strange.

As the ancients said, a man of great achievements will frighten his ruler. Li Yanmo's actions are more than just frightening his ruler. They will even make Emperor Yu go crazy.

"That's just secondary. Your master has seriously implemented the sect registration system. It's already been done in Meizhou. This is something that Dayu has been worried about for hundreds of thousands of years and still hasn't been implemented."

"If your master opens his mouth, His Majesty will have to move his butt down."

"But Dayu would definitely not do something like this."

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