The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings - Chapter 2020: 1966–1967: Treacherous Clouds, Allies in Flux

Chapter 2020: Chapter 1966–1967: Treacherous Clouds, Allies in Flux

“The Taoist School is a vast system, not as closely-knit as the Buddhism School, nor as filled with conflict as the Demonic Gate. The whole Taoist School can be said to be both loose and large.” Xuan Lingzi was quietly analyzing the intriguingly cloudy situation.

If it were within the Buddhism School, sending out a Quasi-Taoist sect leader and a newly ascended Dao Lords strong enough to represent the entire Buddhism School’s attitude, as they often do things in unison without other voices.

Conversely, in the Taoist School, it’s not like that; perhaps in many matters they advance and retreat together, but such decisions are made by actual leaders, not by a Quasi-Taoist or newly ascended Dao Lords making the decisions.

Within the Taoist School system, whether Pang Hong or Bai Qicang who has just been certified as a Daoist Monarch now, their statuses are similar to True Monarch Xuan Lingzi in the Xuantian Sect, even if they hold considerable power, they still belong to the second-tier disciples.

In many matters, they can make decisions, which will be recognized, and external parties will endorse these as their supporters’ attitudes, but in a few matters, it’s different, and the current matter is one such case.

Concerning the major issues of the Heavenly Court, those who truly can make decisions are the veteran Daoist Monarchs, and it is only characters at the ancestor master level of various top immortal sects who have the final say.

Within the entire Taoist School, those who can be called leaders are the Longevity Daoist Monarch, Ancestor Celestial Master, Mystic Capital Taoist Monarch, and Taisu Yuanjun, while others such as Lord Divine Skill Miao Ji, Lord Quanyangzi, and Daoist Chong Ying, who previously supported the three great immortal sects and Buddhism in a conflagration, barely qualify.

Such figures, not only because of their formidable power, but as ancestral masters who pioneered a cultivation path within the Taoist School, have countless cultivators following in their footsteps to enter the Immortal Path, therefore possessing enormous influence.

Currently, Pang Hong has not yet been certified as a Daoist Monarch, and even if he does, by walking the Golden Core Dao, without forging his own path, without distinguishing himself, he cannot be termed as an ancestral master.

Lord Bai Qicang’s Talisman Sword Skill, a derivative of Ancestor Celestial Master’s Talismanic Skill, shows signs of forming its own sect, but has not truly been validated, and at least for now without sufficient disciples, its influence remains limited.

“Since the Longevity Daoist Monarch sent Pang Hong to participate, this is regarded as distancing from the Witch Deity Teaching, at least signaling to all parties that even having incarnations as the ancestral witch of the Witch Deity Teaching, it does not mean fully supporting the Witch Deity Teaching, for the counterpart also has the identity of Emperor of Longevity and must consider the views of other deities.” Taoist Monarch Xuantian quickly analyzed the situation and continued.

“Although Bai Qicang is insufficient to influence the Taoist School’s decisions, the fact that he stood out to duel with Witch Deity Teaching’s Zhu Jiuyin proves that Ancestor Celestial Master at least does not wish to cooperate with the Witch Deity Teaching.” Taoist Monarch Xuantian said.

Xuan Lingzi nodded approvingly of this point, and said solemnly: “Who doesn’t know that Ancestor Celestial Master’s rise to fame and true ascent to the peak involved attacking mountains and breaking temples and sealing the Six Heavenly Ghosts. What mountain was attacked, what temple was broken, and what things are these Six Heavenly Ghosts, how could he view the Witch Deity Teaching favorably.”

Witch Deity Teaching has been passed down for thousands of years; though quiet and powerful, it cannot be said there are no enemies, not only are there, but they are quite strong, especially this Ancestor Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

As the oldest human race tradition, Witch Deity Teaching, controlling human race sacrificial authority and standing side by side with the ancient shared lord of the human race, Witch Deity Teaching’s influence was exceptionally strong; before the Taoist School was even born, the Witch God lineage’s cultivation method was the human race’s orthodoxy.

However, it was only later when the successive rulers of the human race suppressed the witch priests, reduced their influence, and gathered authority, then supported the Taoist School and various sects, really suppressing the influence of witch priest sacrifices, leading to today’s Witch Deity Teaching’s establishment.

Yet even if Witch Deity Teaching later seemed low-key, it doesn’t mean the influence of the Witch God would easily vanish, besides Witch Deity Teaching thinking of itself as the orthodoxy, many strong cultivators from other Witch God lineages also exist.

Numerous Witch God lineage cultivators have persisted through thousands of years, integrated into the Taoist School, Demonic Gate, Buddhism School, even Confucian Gate, entangled continuously, and even seeking rebirth through borrowed bodies.

Faced with such clingy afflictions, even the major sects find it difficult to control, after all, both sides have been entangled for countless years, the cutting off would be very difficult.

And at that time, Ancestor Celestial Master suddenly emerged, holding the Three Five Evil-cutting Divine Sword, Yangping Zhidu Seal, then went on to attack mountains and break temples, sealed the Six Heavenly Ghosts, suppressed various heretics, achieved his name as Ancestor Celestial Master, established the Taoist School’s strong position, and thereby became the supreme strong overlord in the world.

Although Witch Deity Teaching already disregards worldly affairs long ago, claiming itself as the orthodoxy; other Witch God lineage cultivators as branches, even so, how could they be comfortable when the branches were extinguished?

Moreover, even if Witch Deity Teaching doesn’t mind, perceiving this as helping them eliminate heretics, yet from Ancestor Celestial Master’s perspective, given his dissatisfaction with the Six Heavenly Ghosts, how would he view the root, Witch Deity Teaching favorably?

The conflict between the two is irreconcilable, except for previous demon race threats, now interest trends, and Longevity Daoist Monarch’s suppression, along with various forces’ ambiguities, preventing an outbreak.