Chapter 26: Great Scholars Will Naturally Debate the Scriptures

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Great Scholars Will Naturally Debate the Scriptures

With the cooperation of Shi Xiang and the others, Cao Bin quickly gathered ten people. At Li Ye’s suggestion, Zhong Wenhao and Zhu Zhirou were also added to the team.

Gongsun Jie half-suspiciously announced the establishment of the Profound Light Sect Club in public, and immediately felt the changes in his body.

He abruptly stood up from his chair. "This... This..."

Li Ye smiled without saying a word.

Wei Mingze and the others were even more confused about what was going on.

The expressions on Zhong Wenhao and Zhu Zhirou’s faces weren’t much better than Gongsun Jie’s.

Zhu Zhirou blurted out, "Senior Brother, why has the flow of my Inner Strength suddenly sped up? It seems even my eyesight has become clearer."

Zhong Wenhao looked bewildered as he stammered, "M-me too."

The two looked at Gongsun Jie simultaneously. "Elder Gongsun, what is going on?"

However, Gongsun Jie had no time to pay attention to them. He stared straight at Li Ye and asked in a trembling voice, "So, everything you said is true."

Li Ye smiled. "That’s right. Why would I lie to you?"

"Why didn’t you say so from the beginning?" Gongsun Jie asked.

"When Cao Bin told you, did you believe him?" Li Ye looked at Gongsun Jie mockingly and said, "Even before entering the door, you still didn’t believe the things I told you on the field, did you? Unless they are dealt a heavy blow, it’s very difficult to change the mind of someone who thinks they are always right."

"..." Gongsun Jie’s old face instantly flushed bright red. He gave a bitter smile, looked at Li Ye, and cupped his fists in apology. "It was this old man who wrongly blamed Sect Leader Li."

"Even now, you still refuse to respectfully call me Lord Li?" Li Ye asked with a smile.

"Lord Li." Gongsun Jie froze for a moment. After a brief hesitation, he blushed and addressed him as Lord Li. Since the other party had imparted the Path of Immortal to him, it was no different from gifting him an overwhelming fortune. Calling him ’Lord’ was hardly a loss.

As much as he had found Li Ye an eyesore and hated him in the beginning, that was how grateful he felt now. Limited by his physique, he had been trapped below the Grandmaster realm for far too long. Spiritual Power allowed him to see the hope of breaking through to Grandmaster.

Prefect Wei Mingze finally couldn’t help but ask, "Sect Leader Li, could you tell this old man what you all are doing? What is Spiritual Power?"

"Prefect Wei, wait until I finish explaining things to Sect Leader Gongsun, and then I will clear up your confusion," Li Ye glanced at him and smiled.

Wei Mingze nodded and picked up his teacup, no longer pressing the matter.

As the highest authority of a prefecture, he had to maintain his composure. It was also a good opportunity to gather some information from their conversation.

"Lord Li." Having said it once, the second time was much easier. Feeling the changes in his body, Gongsun Jie bowed to Li Ye once more and respectfully asked, "Please tell this old man, how does one cultivate Spiritual Power?"

"Run your Profound Light Sect Club well and make a name for yourself on the field. Your Spiritual Power will naturally rise," Li Ye said. "Just like the Unparalleled Celestial Pride, Shi Xiang. Currently, his reputation is limited to Weining City, yet it has already helped him break through to become an Innate Master. Once his fame resounds throughout the entire Great Chu Country, I’m afraid reaching Grandmaster will be just around the corner.

"Spiritual Power is comparable to Immortal Magical Power. Immortals need incense and faith; Spiritual Power is quite similar. What it needs is worship and influence."

"Make a name?" Gongsun Jie paused for a moment and said, "This old man already has quite a bit of prestige in the Martial World."

"It has to be prestige on the field." Li Ye cast a glance at him and said, "The Cultivation Method I passed down is special. It is an Evil Cultivation Method, which relies on tournaments to work."

PFFT!

Wei Mingze sprayed out the mouthful of tea he had just taken. Without even bothering to clean up, he looked at Li Ye in disbelief.

"An evil method?" Gongsun Jie was also stunned.

"Yes, an Evil Cultivation Method." Li Ye chuckled. He looked at Gongsun Jie and asked, "What, is Sect Leader Gongsun regretting it? I’m afraid Cao Bin didn’t tell you that I used to be a Star Thief. While being hunted by the Galactic Federation, I accidentally crashed onto this planet!"

Star Thief?

Hunted?

Wei Mingze’s mouth felt dry. It seemed he had stumbled upon some extraordinary information. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"..." Gongsun Jie continued to stare blankly.

Li Ye scoffed and said with profound composure, "If Sect Leader Gongsun is afraid, you can just disband the club and go back to being the Sect Leader of the Profound Light Sect. In the future, maybe an orthodox Immortal will fall from the sky and teach you a genuine Cultivation Method."

The football club emblem had to rely on its own attributes to emit Demon Qi; no matter how one looked at it, this thing didn’t seem orthodox at all.

It was better to firmly establish the identity of an evil path from the very beginning. Once everyone tasted the benefits, the evil path would become orthodox too.

The football club emblem only had meaning by relying on the league.

Otherwise, what would be the point of having just a single, isolated club in the world amusing itself?

This was Demon Qi’s first time residing within an emblem, and with its memories sealed, it had absolutely no idea how to develop itself. Fortunately, the path Li Ye chose for it was the right one.

When he proposed the concept of a league tournament, the football Team Emblem received enough nourishment to start thriving. Imparting a bit of Demon Qi to a newly established club was a breeze. Not to mention, it could even receive feedback from these people.

The world had existed for thousands of years; if there were orthodox Immortals, they would have appeared long ago. Why would they have to wait until now?

Gongsun Jie gave a stunned, bitter smile.

No wonder Lord Li acted so wickedly. That explained it perfectly.

He had already tasted the benefits of Spiritual Power, so giving it up was absolutely impossible. Gongsun Jie looked at Li Ye and said righteously, "Lord Li, your words are mistaken. If martial arts are used for good, they are righteous; if used for evil, they are evil. It is nothing more than a different way of cultivation. There is no distinction between Righteous Dao and evil paths."

Shi Xiang glanced at Gongsun Jie and silently curled his lips.

Once you seize power, there will always be great scholars to justify your doctrine.

At this moment, Li Ye suddenly understood the meaning of this phrase. He clapped softly. "Sect Leader Gongsun is absolutely right. In the future, when Sect Leader achieves Great Success in your Spiritual Power, I will definitely take you to the Galactic Federation to forge a great career."

This meant bringing him along for Ascension!

Gongsun Jie’s eyes lit up, and he hastily said, "Thank you for your guidance and support, Lord Li."

Having cultivated an Evil Skill, he was now someone of Lord Li’s lineage. Naturally, he would Charge forward and break enemy lines for Lord Li’s cause. He had always been a man who knew how to repay a debt of gratitude.

With such a good grasp of the situation, no wonder this guy managed to become a Sect Leader.

Li Ye shook his head, bringing the topic back. "Sect Leader Gongsun, you’ve established the Profound Light Sect Club on short notice, but the skill level of these people is inadequate. If you want to bring glory to the club, you still need to put effort into selecting the members."

"Mhm." Gongsun Jie nodded. "Please don’t hesitate to instruct me, Lord Li."

"Right now, there is only the Fun People Club and the Profound Light Sect Club in the world. No matter how much our two clubs stir things up, our influence is limited."

Li Ye glanced at Gongsun Jie, then turned his gaze to Wei Mingze, saying, "Therefore, I created the Planet Cup league. The goal is to make the pie bigger and get more clubs involved.

"Only when the league’s influence expands to the absolute limit will everyone who participates get a piece of the pie. In the end, the reputation accumulated throughout the league matches will push the champion team’s fame straight to the heavens, truly allowing the champions to reach the sky in a single bound."

"You still want more people to participate?" Gongsun Jie instinctively didn’t want to share the cake.

"Of course. The evil path relies heavily on natural selection. Whoever is stronger, whoever can pull off more tricks, will snatch the most fruits," Li Ye smiled. "Therefore, in the match five days from now, Sect Leader Gongsun need not show any mercy to my Fun People Club. Just play however you need to play. If you intentionally go easy on us, you will be the ones to lose..."

"This old man understands." Gongsun Jie looked thoughtful and cupped his fists again. "Please explain the league rules, Lord Li."

"A club’s players can’t just consist of one team, and their skill levels will inevitably vary. But since only eleven players can take the field at a time, I plan to divide them into a Class A league and a Class B league based on player skill levels, and hold matches separately..."

Looking around at everyone in the hall, Li Ye detailed the rules of the football league, leaving the crowd completely dumbfounded.

Finally, he looked at Wei Mingze and said, "Of course, to host such an event, we must obtain the official backing of the Chu Country. For this, I will inevitably have to trouble Lord Wei."