Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 56 The Reason Why a Teacher is a Teacher

No need to go!

Happy to everyone!

Zhenyang returned to his mansion with a dazed look on his face. He had never expected that the ups and downs in life would be so exciting.

Looking at his former youngest disciple who was standing beside him with a smile on his face, Zhenyang blinked and calmed his somewhat confused mind.

"I didn't expect Jian'er to be so powerful now. It seems that I don't know you well enough."

"Master, if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a disciple like me today."

"Let's not discuss this between you and me, master and disciple. Since you're not leaving, let's continue with the unfinished topic..."

Just before leaving, Zhenyang wanted to teach Linjian his last lesson.

This may not be the last lesson, but I have to finish what I want to say.

"Jian'er, I know you have great ambitions. You want to eliminate the demons, and you want to restore order to this world."

"So I have told you everything the Law Enforcement Elder said to us this morning."

"To be honest, the Law Enforcement Elder's words were a bit exaggerated. But those were just some tricks he used to convince the ordinary disciples. I have no intention of nitpicking the details."

"It's just that through his words, I discovered aspects that I had never thought deeply about before—"

"Before, I thought that the demons were demons. They were the common enemy of our human race. If the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up. It would never have anything to do with ordinary people like us."

"The demon gap is the demon gap. It is just a daily responsibility that our disciples need to bear. It is a test for whether the disciples have reached the qualifications to become apprentices."

"Perhaps because I'm too used to it, I never thought that this daily responsibility would one day become a catastrophic disaster for us ordinary cultivators, our Zhengyang Sect, and even our entire human race!"

"This isn't my first time going to Tianyuan, but it's my first time seeing its fury."

"It wasn't until I heard what the Law Enforcement Elder said this morning that I realized a true fact—"

"The most fundamental and greatest trouble in this world is the Abyss! It's those extraterritorial demons in the Abyss!"

"All the current rules and conditions in our world of immortal cultivation are essentially due to it. It is this that has shaped our world of immortal cultivation today!"

"I won't talk about the past now, let's just talk about the current situation when Tianyuan is rioting..."

"We have three thousand people in the Zhengyang Sect, and we need two hundred people to guard the area every month."

"But when you are in the Sky Abyss Demonic Gap, you will be constantly affected by the demonic energy. You can only hold out for a month at most. If you hold out for longer than that, your mind will be affected by the demonic energy and you will most likely become possessed."

"This effect will last for at least a year, and can only be slowly dissipated through natural purification from the outside world. Repeatedly entering the Demonic Gap below this timeframe will pose a greater risk, so our Zhengyang Sect must prepare at least 1,200 main combat cultivators every year."

"But unfortunately, among the 3,000 cultivators in our Zhengyang Sect, only 30% are dedicated to combat. Even if we include those who only fight and only have children, the proportion is less than 60%."

"Of course, monks can rotate to guard the garrison... But this time, we went with 213 people, but only 82 returned. Twenty-four of them, like me, were seriously injured and disabled, and could no longer be of any major use."

"So, how long can our sect hold out against the rebellion of Tianyuan? Two years? Three years?"

"Our sect is like this, and so are other sects. The entire Longxiong Province, the entire Seventh Realm, and even the entire Xuanhuang Realm! It's all like this!"

"This problem has always existed. It's just that Tianyuan has never experienced a riot of this magnitude before, so the problem hasn't been prominent yet. If it breaks out now, it will be overturned in an instant."

"Of course, the sects foresee further than we do. They've long been aware of this danger. So we have to seize resources and time. We have to seize every opportunity to stand firm against Tianyuan's endless invasion and to persevere longer in this crisis."

“But this also brings up another problem…”

"In order to seize the initiative, some of the sect's actions are truly inhumane."

“This has led to…resentment among the people.”

"After fighting hard to survive, I was abandoned by the sect when I returned. If this continues, people's hearts will surely fall apart."

"But from the perspective of the sect, I can't think of any better way."

"You usually like to say some weird things. For example, you always say that I am just a beast of burden who worries about the adults."

"But what if... these masters, this sect, are actually fighting for every one of us?" "Internal and external troubles, this is the current world of immortal cultivation."

"I can't think of how to solve all these problems. The best outcome I can imagine is that the immortals in the Upper Nine Realms can destroy Tianyuan as soon as possible."

"...But if they could have done it, they would have done it a long time ago."

"I'm sorry, Jian'er, I'm just an ordinary person."

"I don't know the answers to all these questions either. All I can do now is lay out all my insights in front of you and tell you that this is how the world really is."

"Jian'er... no matter what you decide to do in the future, no matter what you seek, your master only hopes that you can look far enough ahead."

“Don’t complain, don’t hate, just do it.”

"There are fifty great ways, and forty-nine natural evolutions. The future is created by you."

……

Many habitable places have been opened up on the main peak of Zhengyang Sect, and the small courtyard in the woods is one of them.

Ever since several of his senior brothers and sisters left school, only his courtyard still has some popularity.

Now, seven new disciples have come to Zhenyang Sect, and several small courtyards not far away have finally welcomed new owners.

But now all these disciples were gathered together. One of them, a young man dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked at Princess Yuwan and whispered, "Why do I feel that this master we worship is... a little weird?"

Looking at the attitude of that elder, and then at the image of that master with missing arms and legs, although they could not feel the weakening of Zhen Yang's cultivation, they also felt that there was something wrong with this master.

He didn't say it to his face because he was giving face to the immortal master in the forest, but he couldn't help but say a few words in private.

Princess Yuwan was straightforward and replied casually, "So what? We came here for Master Lin anyway."

She has some skills and has some vision when traveling around the world.

The beautiful fantasy in my heart about Zhengyang Sect was shattered by those Zhengyang Sect disciples at the beginning of the meeting.

The smell on them is no different from that of the disciples from the sects surrounding the Bao Liuli Kingdom, so the special thing about Master Lin must be only on himself.

This is also the reason why she took the lead in asking to take Lin Jian as her master.

As long as we can practice together, whether we are brothers and sisters? Or master and disciple? It doesn't matter.

"Knock, knock, knock~" A sudden knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

Lin Jian walked in with a peaceful smile on his face.

"Senior brother."

"Elder brother..."

The junior brothers and sisters called out to him obediently.

Lin Jian came over carrying a few secret manuals and jade stones. "These are the basic mental methods and techniques of our Zhengyang Sect. Master asked me to bring them here. You've just entered the sect, so get familiar with the environment first. You can also study the techniques on your own when you have time. I have something else to do, so I can't take you with me for the time being. But if you have any questions, you can always come to me in the courtyard in front."

With that, Lin Jian turned and left. Just as he was about to help them close the gate again, he paused and spoke with his side profile.

"Don't regret your decision today."

"Someone fought a desperate battle with the demons for the sake of humanity, was accidentally injured, and then abandoned."

"He could have been full of self-pity, he could have hated everything, but he just said: 'I understand.'"

“…A teacher’s job is to teach, learn, and resolve doubts.”

"You'll realize later that even if it weren't for me, you'd still have a very good master..."

　Happy New Year, brothers! It's hard to update the new book quickly, so the best I can do is post it in advance~
　　I wish all my brothers a happy new year and make a fortune in the coming year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)