"You want us to ask Yu Leyang to withdraw? Are you kidding me?"
Faced with the sudden request from the Taiyi Sect people, both Mo Rushi and Ye Zan from the Yuqing Sect looked a little unbelievable. Of course they knew that the Taiyi Sect would never want to see someone from the Yuqing Sect win first place in the Foundation Establishment Discussion, but they did not expect that the other party would make such a request so directly.
On the Taiyi Sect's side, it is true that there is little they can do against the Yuqing Sect. The public opinion supervision function of online live broadcast prevents them from using many of their usual methods easily unless it is absolutely necessary. All the available methods had been used before, including magical weapons and armored equipment, but he was still knocked down by Yu Leyang with a single shot.
If Yu Leyang's magic weapon is the same as other magic weapons, it only has a relatively single function, and those who are interested can make targeted arrangements. However, who would have thought that the same magic weapon can have various powers by just changing different bullets.
That's right, Taiyi Sect didn't equip Han Feng with many magical weapons, just two magical weapons and a suit of armor. But it's not because they are poor, it's not that they can't provide more magical weapons and equipment to Han Feng. The key is not that they can use as many magical weapons as they have. Han Feng is only at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Although those magic weapons can use spiritual stones to provide power, the user does not need any strength at all. At least he can find the time to guide the magic weapons.
In fact, let alone a disciple of the Foundation Establishment Realm, even if he were a Golden Pill Grandmaster or an Ancestor of the Nascent Soul, it would be impossible for him to raise dozens or hundreds of magic weapons at once. Only when you reach the realm of Yuanshen and can be distracted by thousands of things, can you use your distraction to control multiple magic weapons. Therefore, whether it is Han Feng or other talented disciples, no matter how many magical weapons they are equipped with, they can only use one or two at the same time. And Han Feng's failure has proved that Taiyi Sect's response method failed.
There was really no other way. Taiyi Sect could only come to Yuqingzong and ask Yuqingzong to take the initiative to let Yu Leyang withdraw.
Of course, Taiyi Sect is the boss and one of the hosts of this Dao Discussion Conference, so what he made to Yuqing Sect was a request, not a low-profile request.
The "messenger" of Taiyi Sect is named Jiang Zhu. He is the first disciple of Wuya Zhenjun, and he also has a high status in Taiyi Sect. Seeing the reaction of the people of the Yuqing Sect after hearing the request, Jiang couldn't help but snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "You should understand that this discussion is for the purpose of mutual exchange between our righteous ways. Your sect's The disciple's reliance on the power of magical weapons to reach this point has violated the original intention of exchanges and exchanges. If such a person is finally allowed to win the first place in the foundation building discussion by relying on such means, wouldn't our Northwest Dao Sect become the world's leader? People’s laughing stock!”
"Where did Jiang Daoyou start from saying this? The purpose of this Tao discussion is indeed for the exchange of various sects, but who said that using magic weapons does not count as communication? Not to mention the rules of this Tao discussion, the exchanges between various sects What's the essence of it? Isn't it just to see each other's strengths and weaknesses through competition and promote each other's strength? Could it be said that when it comes to fighting against the devil, these disciples will just open their mouths when they encounter the opponent's powerful magic weapon? Can you make the other party quit and no longer be your enemy?" Ye Zan sat next to him and retorted with a hint of mockery in his tone.
"So, according to what this fellow Daoist Ye means, my disciples from all sects must rely on magical weapons to succeed? It should be noted that cultivation is achieved by oneself, and magical weapons are only external forces after all. If it is difficult to improve one's own cultivation, relying only on magical weapons can only be complacent for a while. . That disciple of your sect has been able to reach this stage with the power of magic weapons only because his opponents are all foundation-building disciples. According to your statement, if he really encounters someone from the devil's path, would he still require him to be there? I am not as good as you in terms of realm!" Jiang Zhu directly took Ye Zan's theory and used it to refute Ye Zan's own statement.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Jiang seems to have great confidence in the disciples of your sect. It turns out that he can defeat a demonic person who is a level higher than himself without even using magic weapons! Our Yuqing Sect is just a small person. This small sect has just made some progress in the past few years. How can it compare with Guizong in terms of training its disciples?" Ye Zan's words seemed to be compliments, but anyone could hear the ridicule inside. .
Does Jiang Zhu’s statement make sense? From a certain perspective, it makes sense. No matter how powerful the magic weapon you use as a disciple of the Foundation Establishment Realm, you cannot be a match for the Master of the Demonic Golden Pill. But the problem is that if a Foundation Establishment disciple is not even good at magic weapons, it is even more impossible to deal with the Golden Pill Grandmaster relying only on his so-called "own strength".
Although the two realms, Golden Core Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm, are one behind the other, the actual gap can be said to be worlds apart. Simply put, the Golden Core Realm has turned true energy into mana and can use a large number of spells, while the Foundation Establishment Realm can only use a few basic spells. If a foundation-building disciple has a powerful enough magic weapon and can still struggle in the hands of the Golden Pill Grandmaster, then without the magic weapon, he really has no choice but to be slaughtered by others.
Jiang Zhu thought he was playing a game of "treat him in return," but when he heard Ye Zan's response, he realized that he had actually been tricked. He could only suppress the anger in his heart, and immediately turned the topic back to his purpose, and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, your sect's Yu Leyang must withdraw. There are no rules in this regard in this Dao Discussion Conference, but Our sect has prepared to formulate a more stringent rule at the next Dao discussion conference, so that those who take advantage of it will not be able to succeed again. "
"Let's talk about it next time. Since there is no such rule this time, Yu Leyang will not quit." Ye Zan said firmly.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, can you take the initiative?" Jiang Zhu didn't want to be entangled with Ye Zan anymore. He turned to Mo Rushi, who had never said anything, and said: "True Lord Hushan, I hope that True Lord Hushan can handle this matter." Think about it carefully, it’s enough for the disciples of your sect to have come this far, do you really want to make everyone’s faces look bad?”
"This..." Mo Ru glanced at Ye Zan. Although he seemed a little hesitant, he finally said: "My junior brother's words represent my opinions, and they also represent the opinions of my Yuqing Sect."
The relationship between the Yuqing Sect and the Taiyi Sect is no longer a matter of giving face or not. One side is worried that its status will be replaced, and the other side will not tolerate the road to rise being blocked. This is not a matter of someone saying a few words and adopting a certain attitude, and the two sides will be able to live in peace. Unless the Taiyi Sect is willing to have its status shaken, or the Yuqing Sect gives up on its rise, this contradiction cannot be reconciled at all.
Although the Yuqing Sect may not necessarily replace the Taiyi Sect, the Taiyi Sect does not think so. Just like in the secular world, in the struggle for imperial power, even if someone says that he is not interested in the throne, and he is really not interested, will others really believe it? Sometimes, if you tell the truth about some things, others will definitely believe it. Others are more willing to trust their own judgment and nip all threats in the bud.
"Okay! Okay, okay!" Jiang Zhu was so angry that he stood up and said a few words of "good", then glanced at Ye Zan and Mo Rushi, and said bitterly: "In this case, I won't say anything more. I hope you two won’t regret today’s decision in the future!”
After saying this, Jiang Zhu shook his sleeves and turned around angrily to leave without even saying goodbye.
After Jiang Zhu left, Mo Rushi was a little worried and said to Ye Zan: "Junior brother, look at this... In fact, it doesn't matter to us whether this so-called number one is ranked first or not."
Indeed, even if Yu Leyang wins first place, the reward he can get will not be anything extraordinary.
For Yuqing Sect, if a disciple becomes the first in this foundation-building discussion, the improvement in reputation is actually quite limited.
What's more, although the methods used by Yu Leyang did not violate the rules, they were difficult to be recognized by most people. Many people, especially those who build foundations and refine their Qi, as well as those mortals who are determined to practice Taoism, are young and passionate. These people will inevitably have naive ideas, thinking that their own strength is what they are, and they will despise external forces such as magic weapons.
Ye Zan smiled indifferently and comforted Mo Ru: "Brother, the conflict between our sect and Taiyi sect is simply impossible to reconcile. Even if we listen to them, Yu Leyang will withdraw from the next step. Bidou, will there be any change in Taiyi Sect's attitude towards us? Don't forget, they have already arranged some ice and snow secret realm, and I don't know how to prepare to deal with us. "
Although it is said that if this step is given up, it will not be a loss to the Yuqing Sect, but the question is why should this step be given up? They are already thinking about how to plot against Yu Qingzong, and this step will not make the other party change their mind. In the end, they will still have to figure out how to plot. Since the other party would have to deal with Yuqingzong whether to give in, then why should Yuqingzong give it face, and why should it maintain the superficial harmony for a moment.
"Forget it!" Mo Ru sighed helplessly. Of course, he also understood that some conflicts were simply irreconcilable. Since the rise of the Yuqing Sect made the Taiyi Sect feel threatened, the two sects must have a winner. In this case, no matter how much face you give them, they won't really appreciate it, and they won't hesitate at all when it's time to take the knife, so why should you be angry about it
However, Taiyi Sect failed to allow Yu Leyang to withdraw automatically, but it was not that they had no other options. Just then, when the finals of the Foundation Establishment Forum were about to begin, the Taiyi Sect suddenly announced in public that two disciples of the Taiyi Sect had abstained.
Aren’t the people from your Yuqing Sect refusing to quit? Well, our Taiyizong quits and won’t play with you any more!
Although the Taiyi Sect did not officially state the reasons why the two disciples abstained, the two disciples privately expressed their complaints about the unfairness of the competition on the Internet, placing the blame entirely on the Yuqing Sect. The remarks of these two disciples also caused a large-scale debate on the Internet.
Whether the magic weapon is considered an external force, and whether using the magic weapon in the arena violates the original intention of communicating with fellow sects. Such a topic suddenly became a hot topic on the Internet, attracting a large number of melon-eating people to watch and discuss. However, perhaps like the world of technology, the monks in this world, especially in the online world, have also shown obvious hatred against the rich, so that the balance of public opinion has been tilted towards the two disciples of Taiyi Sect from the beginning. there.
Although, in terms of status, the two disciples of Taiyi Sect, as elite disciples of a first-rate sect, are definitely better than Yu Leyang, who is from a second-rate sect. However, Yu Leyang used a large number of magic weapons in the ring. This behavior was obviously showing off his wealth in the eyes of many people. Coupled with his status as the young owner of Yuqing Game Room, he became a hated rich second generation in people's eyes.
In addition, as I said before, monks in peaceful times, especially those passionate young people, still have very naive ideas in their hearts. They will not consider whether things will develop according to their imagination if they really meet a demonic person, and they will only think that what they imagine is the truth. Most of them do not have the experience of a real life-and-death fight, and usually compete with their fellow disciples. Why can't sneak attacks, and can't use magic weapons and other foreign objects? This creates a lot of "shameful" taboos in sparring.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Yu Leyang's behavior of relying on magical weapons to win has completely insulted their reputation for being upright and upright. Some extreme people even directly denounced Yu Leyang as being a crooked sect and the Yuqing Sect as harboring filth and evil, claiming to kick the Yuqing Sect out of the righteous ranks.
Ye Zan comes from the world of technology, and has long been immune to this set of things on the Internet. However, other people in the Yuqing Sect do not have such immunity as him, and all of them attach great importance to comments on the Internet. As a result, even within the Yuqing Sect, some people began to blame Yu Leyang, thinking that Yu Leyang's achievement of first place was simply a discredit to the Yuqing Sect.
"Interesting, Taiyi Sect is quite capable and has actually learned how to guide public opinion on the Internet!" As Ye Zan is the controller of the Internet, the Internet has no secrets for him. After such a situation occurred, he immediately retrieved some background information from the network, and soon discovered the mystery behind it.
Although this topic has become a topic of discussion for almost everyone, the first people to support the two disciples of Taiyi Sect were only people from Taiyi Sect and a few other second-rate sects.
People on the Internet always have a mentality of blind obedience, and no matter what they say, they will not be punished, so their speech is much more intense than in reality. Anyway, for them, whether they are right or wrong, it will not have any impact on their real life. To put it bluntly, they do not need to be responsible for what they say. In this case, the dark emotions in people's hearts are more likely to be released, and it is easier for people to take advantage of them.