Under the main peak of Shenyin Mountain, on the side of the waterfall stone pool, Ye Feng and Daomen Dao Sect Xiao Mengzi, Fu Zheng Zheng and Danding Sect Qingling Dao Leader sat on a big bluestone.

These three people, each of them is the supreme existence in the Dao Sect, and they are all absolute leaders in their respective fields, and Ye Feng, as a fledgling junior, is a great honor to be able to sit with these three people.

Ye Feng turned his head sideways, and suddenly saw a stone tablet standing in the middle of the waterhole under the first-order waterfall. Looking closely, there are four big characters written on it with a red pen - rule by inaction.

"This is the place of enlightenment of the Taoist sect of the Taoist sect, and on the stone tablet, the "Tao" of the Taoist sect is recorded. 'Governing by doing nothing' is the way of Master Xiaoyaozi and the way of Taoist disciples. Qingling Dao Chief looked at Ye Feng's curious eyes and explained.

Five hundred years ago, it was a time when the princes were dividing and the princes were merging. The vassal states used intrigue and ingenuity among themselves, conquered cities, and killed constantly.

When the demon clan went east, under the leadership of Xiaoyaozi, the countries fought together against the demon clan and reached an extremely short-term cooperation. But in the process of cooperation for a short time, all the countries are intriguing, trying to weaken the strength of other countries with the help of the power of the demon clan.

At that time, the Yangning Kingdom had gone through several generations of monarchs to change the law and become a strong country, abandoning the concept of using benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith to let all nations come to the court, and established the idea of martial arts and nine realms and three realms of martial arts to unify the Central Plains. Let Yangning become a war machine, and the army will attack everywhere it goes, and it will be invincible.

However, within the Ning State, the aristocratic group with the clan as the link leaned towards the government and the opposition, the officials were corrupt, and the state officials were preying on the people.

The entire Central Plains region was full of wolf smoke, corpses were everywhere, and the people were miserable.

When fighting against the demon clan, Xiaoyaozi witnessed the scene of the people's poor life, and also knew that the situation could not be changed with the power of the Daomen.

After the demon clan returned to the land of nothingness, Xiaoyaozi led the disciples of the Taoist sect to return to Shenyin Mountain, concentrate on enlightenment, and no longer interfere with the choice of the world, so there are four big characters on the stone tablet "rule by doing nothing".

"Governing by inaction does not mean doing nothing, but not intervening too much and following objective laws." Ye Feng fell into deep thought, and for a long time, with a somewhat respectful tone, asked, "If the Dao Sect is threatened by the imperial power of Yangning Kingdom, will it still be like this?" Being able to intervene but not intervening, and wanting to intervene but not being able to intervene are completely two concepts. ”

Ye Feng shook his head and sighed: "Without a strong cultivation, you can only be at the mercy of others as a chess piece, without a strong Dao method, how can you talk about concentrating on cultivation in the Shenyin Mountain and doing nothing?" ”

The seven words of standing and talking without backache have already reached Ye Feng's mouth.

I thought that this slightly offensive topic would make the atmosphere tense, but I didn't expect Master Xiaomengzi to smile faintly and comment: "Very thoughtful." ”

Although I don't know how old Mengzi's real age is, but he can sit in the position of the Taoist sect through the Tao, his state of mind is immeasurable, Ye Feng thinks about it, and he really has the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman.

"Cultivation is the cultivation of the mind, and the cultivation is also the avenue between heaven and earth, which is the right path, so why be limited to the level of cultivation? No matter how high the cultivation is, if the cultivation is not the right path, if the cultivation is not the original intention, then it is useless. Daomen disciples, unlike Jun Qian, never interfere with the imperial power, and the rise and fall of the imperial power has nothing to do with the Daomen. No matter who the world is in the hands of, it will not affect the cultivation of the Daomen. Xiaomengzi explained.

"The younger generation does not have such a realm, they just want to cultivate the way of survival, and they don't want to participate in the power plot party struggle." Ye Feng smiled bitterly.

Xiao Mengzi's eyes were complicated, and he sighed: "People in the world have no desire to show their ambitions throughout their lives. With great power in his hands, countless gold and silver have become the 'Tao' of all people. As the Chosen One, you coexist with Lingyuan, and you have the protection of the Nine Star Division and the Purple Cloud Sword Sect, why do you only want to cultivate the way of survival? ”

Ye Feng listened silently, and suddenly said: "No matter how great the power is, after all, it is not as high as the imperial power, everyone just wants to live under the imperial power, the Nine Star Division is like this, and the Purple Cloud Sword Sect is also the same." Even though the Yangning Kingdom has many drawbacks, as long as the Yangning Kingdom exists for one day, everyone will have to survive under the deterrence of the imperial power. ”

"But why do people who originally hated the imperial power want to protect the imperial power when the imperial power is threatened?" Xiao Mengzi asked softly, with a bit of school examination in her tone.

Ye Feng did not hesitate and replied: "Because of the decline of one imperial power, there will definitely be a new imperial power. No one dares to guarantee whether the next imperial power will be better than the current one. The people are so entangled, and after weighing various pros and cons, they make a helpless choice. ”

Xiao Mengzi took a deep breath and sighed, "The number of days has been set, how are sentient beings struggling? The number of days is undecided, so where should sentient beings go? ”

Then, Xiao Mengzi asked, "So, your choice to maintain the imperial power?" ”

"Yes." Ye Feng nodded: "Before there is no better choice, I can only do this." ”

"But you just said that you don't want to participate in the power plot party struggle, since you have chosen to maintain the imperial power, you are bound to take the initiative to stand on the side of the imperial power, is this what you call the way to survive?" Xiao Mengzi asked rhetorically.

Faced with this question, Ye Feng hesitated.

What is the Tao?

As a traverser, he has become a pawn in a power struggle, and his life is at the mercy of others, so how can he talk about cultivation?

On the other side, Xiao Mengzi slowly raised her hand and waved it lightly on the bluestone, and peach blossoms bloomed on her fingertips.

In the middle of the crowd sitting, four teacups suddenly appeared on the big bluestone, which were placed in front of the four people. The teacup is crystal clear, as if it is composed of water, and if you look closely, you can see the flow of water waves.

Ye Feng's gaze couldn't keep up with Xiao Mengzi's spell casting speed, only to see a touch of pink on her fingertips again, and a stream of water grew out of thin air above each of the four teacups, accompanied by a few touches of green, poured into the teacups, and flowed along the walls of the cups.

Ye Feng had never seen such a magical spell, and subconsciously reached out to pick up the teacup, and the unique touch of the water spread to his whole body through the skin of his palm.

Suddenly, the fragrance of tea overflowed.

"Everyone's path is different, and everyone's way of cultivating is also different, if you don't know what is the path you should pursue, you might as well ask yourself at this moment, what is your original intention?" Xiao Mengzi's eyebrow shaved orchid fingers twisted the teacup and drank tea elegantly.

"Initial intention?"

Ye Feng also took a sip, slowly put down the teacup, and fell into deep thought.

There are many cultivation systems in Yangning Kingdom, and each school and sect has its own purpose, understanding, and beliefs, and all of them are working hard for the peak of their own system.

But no one has ever reached the top in their respective fields, because they have forgotten their original intentions, they have forgotten the Tao, so they have stagnated.

Ye Feng was in a trance, and asked blankly: "Dare to ask the Dao Gate since its creation, can there be a Ninefold Ascendant?" ”

Xiao Mengzi shook his head and generously admitted: "Since the creation of the Dao Gate, even the Dao Sage Xiaoyaozi has only eight grades. After Xiaoyaozi, for five hundred years, the highest Daomen was only seven grades. ”

Ye Feng's heart moved, and he asked, "Since the Dao Sect doesn't ask about world affairs and concentrates on cultivating, why can't you realize the path of the Nine Levels of Ascension?" ”

Xiao Mengzi looked at Ye Feng, his eyes were serious, and his tone was sincere: "Humanity is declining, how can you ignore it?" ”

Ye Feng stared at Xiao Mengzi for a long time, his gaze slowly moved away from the face that exuded supreme nobility and sacredness, and looked at the waterhole stone tablet on the side, as well as the bamboo forest of the forest, and the huge Shenyin Mountain.

Therefore, the Daomen still has the world in mind and has compassion for all humane beings. It's just that there is no way to resist the imperial power, so it is attributed to Shenyin Mountain and ruled by inaction? ”