At the Moyi Sect's general altar, more than twenty elders gathered in the main hall, discussing the matter of forming an alliance with the Yuqing Sect. Indeed, just as Ye Zan guessed, not all the elders in the hall agreed with the alliance, and even the majority did not. After all, Elder Yu and the others were the only ones who watched Ye Zan demonstrate those things.
"Fellow Taoist Wuji solved this problem for our religion, and we naturally want to be grateful for his kindness. However, there are countless ways to repay this kindness, whether it is giving magic weapons or inheritance, and we have nothing to say. However, if Just because of this, I would never agree to tie the fate of our religion to others."
"Yes, although you have said that forming an alliance with the Jade Qing Sect will have various benefits, but... this matter is indeed worth discussing."
"Our religion occupies this world exclusively and controls the passages in and out. There is no need to form alliances with other sects in the outside world! If we meet a troublesome ally, we may be implicated by them, and then our religion may not have peace in the future."
Although the Moyi Cult guards the teleportation circle that connects the outside world, no one has ever taken a step forward for tens of thousands of years, mainly because of concerns about the safety of the night. However, many things, once they continue for a long time, become so easy to form a habit that the original reason no longer matters.
Therefore, even today's Moi religion no longer needs to worry about peace at night. But in the hearts of many people, up and down, they already regard this way of life as a principle that they need to abide by. Many people feel that the quiet days they have enjoyed for tens of thousands of years were achieved by staying behind closed doors, and they have an inexplicable fear of stepping out of this world.
This is like what the technology world calls a comfort zone. Once people become accustomed to the surrounding environment, they will resist any influence on this environment.
The people of the Moi Cult have lived in the Moi realm for tens of thousands of years. Although they also have markets to communicate with the outside world, that exchange is definitely very limited. No one of them goes out, and they don't allow people from outside the area to go to the market. This way of life has become a solid comfort zone.
For everyone in the Moyi Sect, whether they are stepping out of the Moyi Territory or relaxing restrictions on people from outside the realm, it is a kind of destruction of their comfort zone, let alone forming an alliance with the Yuqing Sect.
After all, forming an alliance requires you to bear the responsibilities of being an ally. There is no reason to just enjoy the benefits without taking the responsibilities. However, the Yuqing Sect is a sect in the Shenhua Realm. Since the Moyi Sect has to assume the responsibility of an ally, it must take a big step out of the Moyi Realm. And no one is sure what consequences they will bring to the Mayi religion if they step out of the Moyi territory.
There is a saying in the world, "Do more and you will make more mistakes, do less and you will make fewer mistakes, and if you don't do less, it will be better." This is the psychology of some so-called "conservative" people. For such people, even if the current situation is not very good, at least it won't be worse if you stick to it. And if you go out, it may be better but it may also be worse. In order not to become worse, you would rather not be better.
To say that such an idea is not completely wrong, it is just that everyone has their own ideas. Some people want to make a breakthrough and make a difference in the world, even if they are broken into pieces. Just like some people like riding roller coasters and the excitement of the ups and downs. But there are also people who just want to maintain the status quo and enjoy the ordinary life in peace and stability, without any big ups or downs.
It is precisely because of this that no one among the elders in the hall can really convince anyone, and the debate became very fierce for a while.
While the elders were arguing endlessly, Ye Zan and Lin Mumu, led by Elder Yu, also arrived at the gate of the hall. Standing outside, Ye Zan and Lin Mumu could already hear the lively quarrels inside like a vegetable market. If they were ordinary people, they might only hear the buzzing sound, but as monks, Ye Zan and Lin Mumu could still hear clearly what everyone was saying.
"Fellow Taoist, please forgive me. After all, many of them have never seen the demonstration of fellow Taoist, so they find it difficult to accept this alliance." Elder Yu explained to Ye Zan in embarrassment.
After all, regardless of alliance or not, Ye Zanke is still the benefactor of the Moi Sect. But in the debate inside, it was because it was difficult for anyone to convince anyone, so what they said became increasingly ugly. Some people directly doubted Ye Zan's motives, thinking that Ye Zan had bad intentions when he proposed an alliance. Some people also think that although Ye Zan solved this problem for them, he himself did not do much, so how can he really be treated as a great benefactor, etc.
"Elder Yu, you elders, do you always discuss things like this?" Ye Zan didn't pay attention to the words of those people inside, but he was a little funny about this quarrelsome discussion method.
Elder Yu sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "Oh, fellow Taoist, you are laughing. My religion has been monopolizing this world for tens of thousands of years. How can there be so many big things worthy of such debate? It is these elders gathered together, This is the first time in thousands of years.”
Indeed, unlike those forces in the outside world, the Moi Sect has to think about grabbing land and developing its sect all day long. After all, the entire Moyi domain is controlled by the Moyi family. There is no way to seize the territory and there is no room for development of the sect. This resulted in the fact that they, the elders at the top of the sect, had almost no major issues that needed to be discussed together.
If, apart from this alliance with the Yuqing Sect, there is anything else that could bring all the elders together, I am afraid that only Ye Ping'an's appearance can do it.
"That's it!" Ye Zan wanted to understand this, nodded clearly, and then asked in a teasing tone: "So, Elder Yu, do you think we should go in now, or wait outside?"
Elder Yu's face turned red with embarrassment, and he nodded quickly and said: "Since fellow Taoist disciples have arrived, there is no reason to wait outside. Besides, it is not an option for them to continue arguing like this."
Ye Zan and Lin Mumu could hear clearly what those people inside were shouting, and Elder Yu, as the Dharma Prime Minister, could naturally hear every word. Therefore, he did not dare to wait any longer. God knows how many unpleasant things those people would say if they continued to argue.
"Fellow Taoist Wuji of the Yuqing Sect and Taoist Taoist Master Lin of the Great Zizai Sect have arrived. If you haven't come out to greet us, how long will it take!" Elder Yu shouted angrily at the people in the hall.
Suddenly, the quarrel in the hall was like the TV being suddenly unplugged, and there was no sound at all in an instant. Immediately afterwards, the door of the main hall rumbled open, and the more than 20 elders inside walked out. However, the faces of these elders were more or less ashamed.
After all, even someone like Faxiang Daojun would find it difficult to pretend that nothing happened if he was caught speaking ill of people behind their backs.
"I have seen fellow Taoist Wuji!" When the elders saw Ye Zan when they went out, they immediately raised their hands to greet Ye Zan.
Ye Zan did not argue with the other party about what happened before, and quickly returned the salute to everyone, saying: "Elders, please don't do this. I have met all the elders of Yuqing Sect Wuji!"
Although Lin Mumu was unhappy with these elders, he didn't want to ruin Ye Zan's affairs, so he also raised his hands and said, "Lin Mumu of the Great Freedom Sect, I have met all the elders."
"You guys!" Elder Yu pointed at the elders, shook his robe sleeves helplessly, turned around and said to Ye Zan: "Fellow Daoist Wuji, and fellow Daoist Lin, please follow me to the hall to talk. ”
Under the leadership of Elder Yu and surrounded by other elders, Ye Zan and Lin Mumu walked into the main hall. But he saw that inside the main hall, some arrangements had been made in advance for what he was going to do, making it look like a small auditorium. Obviously, the elders who had seen his demonstration also hoped that Ye Zan could use those demonstrations again to convince other elders who had not seen it.
"Fellow Taoist Wuji, we have arranged this place, but I don't know whether it is according to your Taoist wishes. If there are any shortcomings, you can tell us, and we can make changes according to your requirements. "Elder Yu followed Ye Zan and pointed at the layout in the hall.
Ye Zan was quite satisfied with this. After all, it was just a demonstration for more than 20 people, and it was not a large-scale concert, so he nodded and said: "Elder Yu, don't bother, this is enough for me. "
"It's so good, it's so good!" Seeing that Ye Zan didn't find fault, Elder Yu also let out a sigh of relief, turned back to look at the elders who followed, and said: "Everyone, regarding the alliance between our sect and the Yuqing Sect Regarding the matter, your previous comments were just based on your personal conjectures because you have not seen Taoist Wuji’s demonstration. Now, Taoist Wuji has arrived. Please sit back and wait for those who have seen Wuji’s demonstration. It’s better to make a judgment based on the content.”
Originally, when Ye Zan arrived, those elders who did not agree with the alliance wanted to question Ye Zan. Although, they had said bad things about people behind their backs before, and when they were caught doing it, they felt a little embarrassed. However, when it comes to the "destiny" of the Moyi religion, even if these people feel guilty, they don't want to change their minds.
However, Elder Yu's words blocked those people's words.
In fact, people who agree or disagree with the alliance are full of curiosity about what Ye Zan is going to demonstrate. Don't look at Elder Yu and others. They have seen Ye Zan's demonstration before, but it is difficult to let others truly understand those things by just relying on words.
It's like if you tell a person that the water in the cup will scald him or her, since he has never been scalded before, how can he understand the concept of scalding. This is true for many things. You said that rail trains travel at thousands of miles per hour. How many people can think from this and what specific changes it will bring to the lives of ordinary mortals? Perhaps, the only thing they can think of is that people can travel between the two places faster and goods can be transported faster, but what about the deeper impact
Only by laying out everything and listing all the data like Ye Zan can people see how big the impact is here. Why is it said, “If you want to get rich, build roads first”? Are roads built just for transportation convenience? Does the convenience of transportation just make people more money? What will happen if people make more money? Many of these problems cannot be explained clearly with words alone.
Moreover, what is more important is that these Dharma and Taoist monarchs have been away from worldly life for a long time, and they themselves are not the parent officials who govern one party. If he were a truly capable secular official, he might be able to imagine the many impacts that could be brought about by changes in transportation. As for these Dharma Masters, if you ask them to think about the lives of ordinary mortals, it would be very difficult for them not to say, "Why not eat minced meat?"
"Okay, since Elder Yu said this, then I want to see how miraculous the things you admire can be!" Someone said in response from below.
"Yes, after hearing so much from you, I am getting more and more confused. Let's see what Fellow Taoist Wuji tells us." Another elder also followed suit.
Soon, more than twenty elders found their own seats and sat down, surrounding the "demonstration stage" in front of the hall, as if they were listening to cross talk in a small theater. Perhaps to them, the previous "bragging" of Elder Yu and others can indeed be listened to as a cross talk to relieve their boredom.
Seeing everyone sitting down, the hall became quiet. Ye Zan stood in front of the "demonstration table" and took out the projection equipment for demonstration. There was no need for any setup testing. After the projection equipment was started, the image was projected onto the curtain on the "demonstration stage", and a rail train roared past.
"Elders, the first thing I want to demonstrate to you is this rail train." Ye Zan paused the screen and pointed at the long steel dragon above.
Demonstrating those things was too simple for Ye Zan, not to mention that he had made more comprehensive preparations for it during the "retreat" before. It can be said that what Ye Zan is going to demonstrate this time will not only shock people who have never seen it, but also Elder Yu and the others who have seen it will have a deeper understanding and understanding of it.
In Ye Zan's demonstration, although the protagonist was rail transit, the most important thing was the impact of rail transit on the secular world.
Goods can be transported more conveniently. Does it just make it easier for businessmen to make money? People can travel between two places faster and go to places that they couldn't go before. Is it just more experience? For these questions, Ye Zan gave answers in the demonstration.
The entire society is a huge machine, and every change in the gears affects more than just the gears themselves. Rail transit is such a gear. It seems to only involve travel and transportation, but the rotation of this gear will continue to spread the impact to the entire machine.
Just like in the world of science and technology, a steam engine brought the entire world into the Industrial Revolution, causing earth-shaking changes in the entire world. Some things may not require a steam engine, but after the surrounding factors change, they have to change accordingly.