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The main hall was bustling with people, some accepting tasks, some handing them in, and others gathering information; it was incredibly noisy.

"Hey Lao Wang, wanna team up for Blackwater Marsh? There's a new quest there for collecting 'Ink Jade Lotus,' and the contribution points are high!"

"Senior Sister Li, are you still short of people for your caravan escort mission? Count me in!"

"Look! The Weaponry Hall has released another large batch of quenching iron quests! First come, first served!"

Their enthusiasm was fully mobilized.

Previously lazy independent cultivators have started to actively form teams to hunt down low-level monsters in order to earn contribution points to exchange for breakthrough pills.

Disciples of smaller sects would vie to take on various production tasks in order to obtain resources for their sects' development.

The entire alliance exudes a vibrant and hopeful energy.

As night fell, the Liuyun Palace was brightly lit with candles.

Shen Mo stood by the window, looking down at the mountain below. The Four Seas Market was still brightly lit, and disciples were still coming and going in the Mission Hall. Further away, the queue at the newly built contribution point exchange point had just dispersed.

A bustling yet orderly vitality permeated the air.

Su Xiao appeared silently behind him, a hint of emotion barely perceptible on her cool face: "Sect Leader, today's jade coins were issued, and a total of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones were exchanged."

"The amount of low-level materials issued from the resource vault is thirty times the usual amount. The number of missions accepted in the mission hall has increased fiftyfold. The enthusiasm of disciples from all factions is unprecedented."

Shen Mo didn't turn around, his gaze still fixed on the scattered lights below the mountain. He slowly said, "Junior Sister Xiao, look at the scene below the mountain. How is it different from a month ago?"

Su Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "In the past, we were like scattered sand, but now... it seems as if there is an invisible bond connecting us. Although it is noisy, it is orderly; although we are driven by profit, we abide by the rules."

"Not bad." Shen Mo turned around and said with satisfaction, "Contribution points are this link. It rewards those who give, satisfies those who need, brings resources to life, and motivates people."

"In the past, we relied on morality and force to maintain our alliance. Morality is easily broken, and force is hard to sustain."

"Only when interests, tangible interests, bind everyone's future and destiny together can this alliance truly have a backbone."

He walked to the table, picked up a jade coin that emitted a shimmering glow, and rubbed it between his fingertips. "The economic base determines the superstructure. The contribution system is the backbone of my Qingyun Alliance. Only with a strong backbone can there be flesh and blood." Only then can it withstand the storms. Now, its framework has finally been initially established.

Su Xiao looked at the small jade coin in Shen Mo's hand with a complex expression. As the commander of the Shadow Guard, she knew all too well the astonishing control and far-reaching plans hidden behind this seemingly simple jade coin.

It has invisibly bound the desires, efforts, and even the lives of countless cultivators to the Qingyun Sect and to the man before them.

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On this day, he summoned all the core elders, including Han Lin, Su Xiao, Shi Tie, and even Li Xiaocao of the Dan Hall and Zhao Qingyan of the Zhen Hall, to the hall.

The group sat on either side, their faces showing signs of fatigue from their busy work, but their eyes were bright. Things had been going smoothly for the alliance lately, and everyone was full of energy.

Shen Mo skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable weight: "I have invited you all here today because there is a matter that concerns the foundation of the alliance for centuries, and it is something I need to discuss with you all."

Everyone's expression tightened, and they sat up straight.

"My intention," Shen Mo said, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, "is to establish the 'Qingyun Dao Academy'."

"A Daoist academy?" Shi Tie scratched his head, looking bewildered. "Sect Leader, we already have a Battle Hall to teach fighting and an Alchemy Hall to teach alchemy. What's the point of having a Daoist academy? To teach the kids to read and write?"

He simply couldn't understand why, in the cultivation world, might makes right and all this empty rhetoric was pointless.

Li Xiaocao and Zhao Qingyan exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.

Han Lin stroked his beard and pondered, while Su Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Shen Mo smiled slightly, and instead of answering, asked, "Junior Brother Tie, why do you think the Blazing Sun Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect have been able to survive for a thousand years, remaining an unyielding force against the outside world despite internal conflicts?"

Shi Tie didn't even hesitate: "So what if we have strong fists! If our ancestors were good fighters, then their descendants can naturally do whatever they want!"

"Then why did my Qingyun Sect, which inherited the lineage of Ancestor Liuyun and was once illustrious, decline midway and only begin to recover today?" Shen Mo asked again.

Shi Tie choked, opened his mouth, but couldn't answer. He had never understood this matter. Logically speaking, how come the descendants of the Flowing Cloud Ancestor were getting worse with each generation?

Han Lin sighed and replied, "What the sect leader said is absolutely right. The inheritance of a sect does not rely solely on martial prowess, but more importantly on the continuity of the lineage and the disciples' identification with and belonging to the sect. The decline of our Qingyun Sect in the past was certainly due to the presence of external enemies, but the internal break in the lineage and the disunity among the disciples were also key factors."

"The core disciples of sects such as Lieyang and Tianjian are all trained from childhood, and their loyalty to the sect is almost instinctive."

Shen Mo nodded: "Elder Han is right. Self-interest can gather people for a time, but the Daoist tradition can bind people's hearts for a lifetime. Now that the alliance has just been formed, the disciples of various sects have come together for profit, but their hearts are not yet truly united."

He stood up, walked to the map of the Southern Region hanging in the hall, and traced the territories of various factions marked on it with his finger: "The Qingyun Academy is not only established for the Qingyun Sect, but for the entire alliance!"

"We will select promising young disciples with good character from various member sects and even independent practitioners to enter the Taoist academy for joint training over several years."

He turned around, his gaze intense: "The academy's instructors will be elders from various sects taking turns teaching, exchanging knowledge and skills. However, the core Daoist methods and cultivation philosophies should be based on my Liuyun Daoist lineage, embracing all other schools!"

"We want these young people to learn, grow, and develop together!"

"Let them know from a young age that they are members of the 'Qingyun Alliance'! Their future is inextricably linked to the future of the alliance! When they return after completing their studies, they will be the seeds of various factions, the capillaries connecting the alliance to its very core."

"In this way, after one or two generations, why should we worry that the alliance will not be as solid as a rock?"

His words struck everyone like a thunderclap.

Shi Tie's eyes widened, and after a long pause, he managed to stammer, "My...my goodness! Sect Leader, your intentions...are far too profound! You're trying to turn someone else's promising talents into our own!"

Li Xiaocao suddenly realized and exclaimed excitedly, "Sect Leader, you're brilliant! In this way, the basic alchemy techniques of the Pill Hall can be shared with the Alliance, which will not only help discover promising talents but also promote exchanges! Perhaps we can even find geniuses who can improve pill formulas!"

Zhao Qingyan's eyes also gleamed with admiration: "The same applies to the art of formations! If we can gather everyone's wisdom and deduce them within the academy, the art of formations will surely be refined to perfection!"

Han Lin was greatly pleased and said in a trembling voice, "Sect Leader's proposal is a long-term plan that will benefit generations to come! Its educational value surpasses that of a million soldiers! However... would the Blazing Sun Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, and others willingly send their elite disciples here?"

Su Xiao said coldly, "Of course they won't be willing to accept this. But we can start with small sects and independent cultivators. As long as the academy shows results and demonstrates a far superior environment and future than their own training, they will have no choice but to be tempted."

"At that time, whether or not they send someone off will be out of their hands."

"Furthermore, the rules can be established, and each faction will make recommendations according to a certain ratio. If they don't send their recommendations, they are cutting themselves off from the future of the alliance. What will their disciples think then?"