Chapter 453: We're Different
Many immortal cultivators were silent for a while.
An old monk with a crane embroidered on his robe, and a childish face coughed dryly, and said, "Feng Xiaoyou, what do you mean......"
"I mean, our business is facing a huge hidden danger, like a sharp blade hanging above our heads, which will make the flowers in front of us bloom at any time, turn into a sand tower in the wind, and disappear."
Xiao Gong advocated opening his arms, looked around, and said seriously, "In the past six months, the careers of our people seem to be thriving - we have made friends with the earthlings, we have co-founded a company with the earthlings, we can enter some confidential military bases of the earthlings, visit and participate in their cutting-edge weapon experiments, and even, we can go to the streets and alleys, among the children of the earth, but we are not afraid of them."
"Everyone must be very satisfied with their current life, at least many of the Daoists here, using their supernatural powers, have earned more cultivation resources on the earth than they have worked hard in the immortal cultivation world.
"It's just that have you ever thought that the trust and goodwill of the earthlings towards us are temporary, and if we want to truly become a flesh-and-blood 'community of interests', we are still facing a great uncertainty, that is, the immortal cultivators who continue to cross over one after another.
"Yes, on the surface, we have temporarily controlled the situation, many Daoists are free hunters registered with the Association, and they have hunted and captured many evil demons who are traitors, so that the impression of the earthlings towards immortal cultivators will not become worse and worse.
"But there is a premise here, that is, the immortal cultivators who have crossed over are only limited to the level of the Qi refining period and the foundation building period, and we can still barely control them.
"What if, in the near future, with the intensification of the revival of the aura, there will be a large number of immortal cultivators in the Dan stage or even the Yuan Infant stage who have crossed over?
"Which Taoist friend here has the confidence to be able to control a Jiedan monk, or even a Yuanying powerhouse? If these Yudan and Yuanying just don't listen to our advice and insist on wreaking havoc on the earth and killing countless earthlings, what will we do when the time comes? β
The crane-haired old monk frowned and said, "We are a decent family, and we are naturally different from the bloodthirsty and murderous evil demons, even if they kill on a large scale, how can they settle the account on our heads?" β
"Because we are all immortal cultivators."
The little palace master said coldly, "Earthlings who have lost their minds don't have the patience to distinguish between 'famous and upright' and 'evil and demonic ways', not to mention that you can guarantee that the famous and decent Yuan Ying will not misjudge the situation and covet the earth?"
"The Tower of Trust, it is difficult to build to the sky, and it requires the unremitting efforts of so many of our fellow Daoists, but to destroy it, it only takes a Yudan or Yuan Infant to go crazy.
"If a hot-headed high-ranking cultivator, in a fit of rage, spends a day wreaking havoc in the downtown area and slaughtering tens of thousands of earthlings, do you think the earthlings will still trust and like us immortal cultivators?"
The crane-haired old monk thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "This is indeed a problem. β
"It's a big problem, and it's going to affect us anyway."
The little palace master said, "Think about it, if you are an earthling whose relatives were slaughtered by immortal cultivators, you are naturally not a high-level cultivator - the opponent of those Jiedan and Yuanying, but the neighborhood where you live happens to have a restaurant opened by an immortal cultivator, so how will you vent the pain of losing your loved ones?"
"Think about it again, if you are an immortal cultivator who keeps to yourself and opens a restaurant or youth education institution, and you have worked hard to run a small business for several years, but suddenly one day, you are besieged by countless crazy thugs, and the scene is completely out of control, when you can't bear it anymore, will you accidentally launch your supernatural powers to fight back?
"Such a powder keg only needs a small spark to detonate, as long as there is a large-scale mob attack and an incident of immortal cultivators returning fire, the relationship between immortal cultivators and earthlings will never return to the past, and our careers will all be finished!"
Many of the immortal cultivators present were deep in thought.
Since they can comfortably earn a lot of money, honor, status, and cultivation resources by legal means, they are never willing to see the later immortal cultivators go crazy and destroy, using those simple and crude methods to burn and loot.
The crane-haired old monk said: "Feng Xiaoyou, is there any way to maintain the image of us as 'good immortal cultivators' while the friction between the two sides continues?" β
"There is no way."
The master of the small palace said, "A rat feces spoils a pot of porridge, we can only do our best to prevent the emergence of 'bad immortal cultivators', but 'bad immortal cultivators' will definitely appear, a bad immortal cultivator kills a hundred earthlings, even if we're 'good immortal cultivators' who save 10,000 earthlings, we can't make up for it."
"What's more, the people of the earth are preconceived and have become highly vigilant against the three words 'immortal cultivator', including virtual games such as "Earth Warriors", which are becoming more and more popular, and it is the best embodiment of the eight words of 'non-my race, their hearts must be different'.
"Not to mention, there are still many people on the earth who specialize in fighting immortal cultivators for profit, I mean those hawks in the parliament and the military - these people have been preparing for war with the immortal cultivation world all their lives, they and the military-industrial complex behind them, of course, hope that the situation is as severe as possible, these hawks will not let go of immortal cultivators easily, and will definitely try to create a tense atmosphere and exaggerate the horror of immortal cultivators, with them, the three words 'immortal cultivators' will never be washed away."
"So ......"
The crane-haired old monk said, "Feng Xiaoyou said so seriously, it won't really be helpless, right?" β
"Of course, there is a way, it depends on the meaning of your fellow Daoists, which is why I invited you to watch "Transformers" today!"
The little palace master suddenly smiled sweetly and said, "Please think about a question - the Decepticons have done a lot of evil and have killed countless earthlings, but why are few earthlings angry with the Autobots?" β
"This ......"
The crane-haired old monk pondered for a moment and said, "It can't be said that there is no anger at all, the hawks who are extremely vigilant of Transformers in the movie also exist, but most earthlings can distinguish the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, this, the reason is very simple, because one side is the Autobots, and the other side is the Decepticons!" β
"What's the difference?"
The master of the small palace said, "Aren't they all Transformers?" β
"That's the same, at least people do a good job on the surface."
The crane-haired old monk smiled, "The names of people's factions are different, the symbols are different, and the deformation posture of the signboard is different. β
"Soβ"
The little palace master's eyes flashed, revealing a sly smile, "As long as the names are different and the logos are different, it is possible to divide different factions?" β
Many immortal cultivators were slightly stunned, and then suddenly brightened.
"Everyone has figured it out, the word 'immortal cultivator' has stinked on the street, and there are many stakeholders who need it to continue to stink, it is difficult for us to wash it, and the price paid for whitewashing is too great."
The little palace master said slowly, "But why do we have to stick to the three words 'immortal cultivator' and not start anew?"
"Just like the Transformers are divided into two factions, one Autobot and one Decepticon, in a simple and clear way to let the earthlings understand which is good and which is bad, we can also give all the 'good, righteous, and peaceful immortal cultivators' a new name, just like the so-called 'just name is good', wouldn't it be more conducive to our development on the earth to use a new name to make the most thorough cut with those bad immortal cultivators?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
The crane-haired old monk knocked on the table with a toy model for a long time before stopping everyone's discussions, his face was solemn, staring at the little palace master, and said cautiously: "The name of the immortal cultivator has been handed down from the ancient times, and it was changed rashly, which is not very goodβat least, it is not something that a monk of your or my level can decide." β
"No, you guys have thought about it, I didn't want to change the title of 'immortal cultivator' in the language of the immortal cultivation world."
The little palace master smiled sweetly, "I just want to unite all fellow Daoists and propose to the Earth Alliance to standardize the name of 'Immortal Cultivator' translated from the major official languages of the Earth Alliance."
"For example, we can stipulate a special translation name for 'good immortal cultivators with good names from decent families', and 'bad immortal cultivators from the evil demon outer path' is another translation name, one like 'Autobots', the other like 'Decepticons', and then do a lot of branding, make up some origin stories, just like "Transformers", Cybertron Civil War, completely oppose 'good immortal cultivators' and 'bad immortal cultivators', solidify the stereotype of earthlings, can't it be perfectly cut?"
The crane-haired old monk was silent for a moment, and said, "Feng Xiaoyou, just say it directly, how should it be translated in order to distinguish the difference between 'us' and 'them'?" β
"It's simple."
The master of the small palace said, "Those fools who do evil, are heinous, or have a clear brain and have to fight the earthlings head-on, are still called 'immortal cultivators', anyway, all the black pots and shit pots and messes are deducted from their heads, all the bad things are done by them, and it has nothing to do with us at all."
"And we are like the Autobots in Transformers, benevolent, kind, firmly believe in justice and protection, and have been in a civil war with those immortal cultivators for thousands of years, the opposition is serious, and we are unending rivals, we are-"
The little palace master lightly clicked the remote control.
The "Transformers" cartoon on the big screen behind it instantly jumps and turns into a beautifully made PPT.
On the first page, there are only three big characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing:
"Cultivator".