Chapter 425
Zheng Fa smiled slightly, and with a single sentence from Senior Sister Zhang, the importance of the matter was laid bare.
Zheng Fa seemed to ignore her expression. "I was once a mortal, just like you."
This was the statue of the Thunder God! But looking at Zheng Fa, they found it hard to feel anger—after all, it was the Thunder God himself who had toppled this statue.
"Intermediate education should be placed on Le Tu Island..." Zheng Fa said slowly. "The outstanding students among mortals can enter Le Tu Island for study."
"Not just that," Zheng Fa continued, "the exceptional students from Le Tu Island can naturally advance to University Island for further learning. Those with less talent shouldn't be wasted either; after absorbing our ideas on Le Tu Island, they can return to the mortal realm to govern or become teachers, guiding agricultural production."
"The Thunder God?"
"The first thing to learn is the art of talismans, or topology..." Zheng Fa had clearly thought this through long ago. "It seems that the talisman path is the foundation of the immortal path; every cultivator should learn it."
A good ruler can determine the fate of many.
"The Tianhe Sword Dao was formed during his Golden Core stage, and from then on, sword cultivation became the most powerful method of combat in the Xuanwei realm..."
"Senior Sister, I want to make some changes to the education system of the Jiushan realm."
This person was unyielding, insisting that the power of the Tianhe Venerable during his Golden Core stage was unparalleled.
They all understood that the Thunder God would not deceive them.
Zheng Fa turned to Xiao Qing, then surveyed the confused and disheartened citizens of Banshan City, and slowly spoke:
When Zheng Fa first entered the Jiushan realm, the people in the city were mostly gaunt and emaciated.
It was best to mix together without disturbing one another.
To eliminate the divide between immortals and mortals in the Jiushan realm required the rare Qingjing Bamboo, a task fraught with difficulties.
"This... the Holy Ancestor was vague about it before..." the Blood River Ancestor shook his head. "It seems to be called something like 'Refining Swords into Threads'?"
If the integration of industry, academia, and research lacks the industrial component, the other two are just castles in the air, difficult to sustain.
Yet the incense offerings at the temple grew stronger by the day.
He didn't actually know much about the Tianhe Venerable.
"This idea came to me after my master and the others developed the immortal formation. I want to split the current university into two: one for various research, and the other for practicing combat and rehearsing immortal formations."
The disappearance of the divide between immortals and mortals is the final hurdle to breaking this cycle.
Senior Sister Zhang remained silent for a long time before sighing, "Other sects in Xuanwei still see mortals as a burden, unlike you. You... truly spare no one."
"In my view, the future education system of Jiushan should be divided into three levels—"
Zheng Fa suddenly asked.
They looked up at Zheng Fa, seemingly captivated by this divine power, their respect burning like a fervent flame.
Unexpectedly, this term was heard again from the Blood River Ancestor.
A hint of confusion appeared on Xiao Qing's face.
Pang Shushu and the others listened in bewilderment, clearly unaware of what this was about.
These people either hadn't heard or were too afraid to stand up.
He turned around, extending his hand toward the statue.
The less Zheng Fa cared, the more fervent they became...
The Thunder God had truly descended! "Rise..."
Some seemed to think this group was too conservative, directly stating three starting points!
"Start learning from these."
Xiao Qing looked up and saw the statue before her glowing, illuminating the entire temple!
Zheng Fa's purpose here was to explain the reforms for the Jiushan realm, ideally visiting every locality to answer the mortals' questions and encourage them to study hard.
But that alone didn't warrant his personal visit.
"But after forming the Golden Core, everything changes."
Outside the temple, the residents of Banshan City knelt in droves.
Recently, a post had become extremely popular.
...
"Ah?"
...
In the previous system of the Jiushan realm, while they didn't exclude these people, there wasn't much room for them to showcase their talents.
"But in our hearts, we cannot have an omnipotent god..." Xiao Qing listened blankly as Zheng Fa finished his last sentence.
No...
"Besides the three subjects mentioned above, the curriculum should be richer."
Gradually, the light in the air coalesced into a human form, and a young man stepped out from the radiance, hovering in mid-air within the temple.
The power of the immortal formation held significant weight among the followers of the Great Freedom Demon, not to mention that this field of study was just beginning, with vast potential for development. Zheng Fa had high hopes for it.
Zheng Fa understood that this statement was reasonable; the Qingjing Bamboo was driving the evolution of the Jiushan realm, but the process was painfully slow, so much so that only he could feel it.
These people had come daily to pray, partly out of admiration for the Thunder God's might.
Zheng Fa shared this sentiment—he wanted to change the immortal sect system of the Xuanwei realm, but that didn't mean the system was entirely flawed. In fact, the immortal sects had existed for so long for a reason—at least, they had their practical factors.
Not long ago, the world had undergone a great change, with the Nine Stars revolving around the sun.
...
Zheng Fa pointed to the valley, where flowers of all shapes and colors bloomed in competition. Within a few breaths, fruits began to form on various plants, a scene of abundance.
But Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang exchanged glances, both thinking of one thing—those words "Refining Swords into Threads," which they had both seen! In Yan Wushuang's little booklet, it was mentioned—Xie Qingxue had once said that without mastering the Nine Transformations Golden Core method, one could not reach the realm of Refining Swords into Threads.
What Zheng Fa aimed to do was to merge modern concepts with this reality.
Senior Sister Zhang remained silent, listening intently.
The main reason was the research results of Master Qian and the others, which, due to the divide between immortals and mortals, could not be transformed into new industries...
But... the divide in their hearts seemed far from simple.
This question, Zheng Fa felt, was hard to articulate—his greatest reliance was on two divine abilities and the Jiushan realm.
He watched for a little while, feeling it best not to appear before the Master Sister, secretly wanting to slip away.
The people outside the temple looked on with eager anticipation.
Yan Wushuang felt her Master Sister Xie Qingxue had gone mad.
"Learn?" Xiao Qing seemed not to understand the word, staring blankly. "How do you learn?"
On the other hand, there was a genuine fear that after the changes in the world, their good days would face setbacks.
He glanced at the comments in the post.
"I calculated that the resources needed by a Qi Refining cultivator are almost equivalent to the incense power generated by one hundred mortals."
Tears began to flow from some in Banshan City—they remembered their friends and family who had starved to death.
Bang! A loud noise echoed.
As the temple keeper, Xiao Qing had the most interactions with Zheng Fa and managed to muster the courage to speak, "Thunder God, do you have any instructions?"
Xiao Qing felt as if she had dreamt of this gaze before and cautiously asked.
One who cultivates the old-style talents of Xuanwei, maintaining the safety of the Jiushan realm.
"In fact, in the early years, the Tianhe Venerable was not well-known; in that era, he was nothing special... I read in the records that at that time, there were many young cultivators who seemed more talented and had better backgrounds than him..."
"Whether there are any in the Nascent Soul stage within the sect is hard to say."
Moreover, the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor had been killed by the Tianhe Venerable, so he likely paid even more attention to him.
Zheng Fa pointed to the sky, where colorful lightning burst forth like fireworks, illuminating everyone's faces.
It was unclear whether it was to please himself or if he truly believed it—about sixty percent of the people claimed they could subdue two Tianhe Venerables, one in each hand.
"Perhaps there really are immortals and gods in this world..."
But... are they mortals like them?
"This is what I want you to remember."
"At least the Taishang Dao recognizes this title," the Blood River Ancestor shook his head, not waiting for Zheng Fa to ask further. "The Tianhe Venerable came from the Tianhe Sect... well, it might be even less impressive than the previous Jiushan Sect."
Not only did he have few allies, but he was also scolded thoroughly.
"But now, I can command thunder and lightning."
Zheng Fa looked at their mixed expressions of joy and sorrow and suddenly asked, "Do you want to learn?"
But this post... had already amassed over a thousand replies!
Senior Sister Zhang was taken aback. "You want to cultivate people to govern the mortals on Le Tu Island?"
It seemed she truly didn't remember, as the Blood River Ancestor mentioned these terms.
Le Tu Island was the backbone of the Jiushan education system, bridging the past and the future.
After Zheng Fa finished discussing the educational reforms of the Jiushan realm with Pang Shushu and the others, he suddenly heard the Blood River Ancestor bring up that post.
Xiao Qing had no idea that Zheng Fa was contemplating how to change the future of mortals in the Jiushan realm.
The history of the Xuanwei realm was very vague, with each sect having a different understanding of history—previously, the Jiushan Sect did not recognize the era of divine paths.
"I can bring about a bountiful harvest."
At this point, the Blood River Ancestor expressed some sentiment: "It is said that the most profound methods within the Tianhe Sword Dao have now been lost even to the Tianhe Sect..."
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