GA: Chapter 277: The Lost Inner Self, Those Beautiful Qualities
Seeing the results, everyone became increasingly attentive, striving to explore their own paths and attempting to cultivate.
With this, the journey of cultivation in Huaxia had begun.
"Just as we suspected, the threshold for cultivation has lowered following this fluctuation in spiritual energy."
"The original threshold was so high that even the most loyal soldiers couldn't gain entry."
At the Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau, Liu Suifeng watched the reports of more and more soldiers successfully cultivating, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
When it comes to steadfastness in the [Dao], Huaxia's soldiers are second to none; their [Dao] is to protect their home and defend their country!
They will surely carry out this path and walk it firmly!
But even for the most loyal soldiers in the country, the attempt to cultivate during the second Spiritual Energy Tide ended in failure.
Either, as those from the Daoist school claimed, the Daoist practitioners' hearts towards the Dao were recognized by the [Dao], granting them the ability to cultivate, and this time it applied only within the Daoist community.
Or, it was simply that those Daoists' hearts towards the Dao were firmer than theirs!
Of course, now, whether it was the former or the latter is no longer that important. After all, Daoism is Huaxia's indigenous culture, and throughout history, there have been countless Daoists who descended the mountains to subdue demons; they hold a trust in the Daoist school that is distinct from other sects.
This beast tide was the same; the figures of Daoist disciples could be seen in many places.
Whether subduing demons, practicing medicine to save lives, or helping the common people.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many videos online.
For today's Huaxia, the more people who can cultivate and the more people who possess the ability to protect themselves, the better.
However, one point must be managed well: some cultivation techniques are not suitable for everyone.
Soldiers have techniques for soldiers to cultivate, and civilians have techniques for civilians.
"The martial artist uses martial arts to violate the law!"
Even though people are in a period of exceptional unity and peace due to the Mutated wild beasts, once this period ends, overly powerful internal martial force could easily lead people to harbor ambition.
Even without ambition, if two people simply get into an argument, and in the heat of the moment resort to physical confrontation, if both are practicing techniques with powerful combat capabilities, they could accidentally kill each other.
This is something they cannot allow to happen.
In their future plans, people will practice different techniques based on their different professions.
Teachers can choose techniques that lean towards spiritual power, helping students calm their minds and immerse themselves in learning.
Medical personnel can choose techniques that lean towards life force, allowing them to quickly stop bleeding or even repair injuries in cases of emergency.
Chefs can choose techniques that enhance physical constitution and the five senses, and their culinary skills might even improve as a result.
Of course, this is currently still in their planning stage; they will not force anyone to practice specific techniques, but will only offer them this suggestion.
However, techniques like the Mount Shu Sword Arts will not be released to the public for the time being; only members of the Spiritual Energy Bureau will be able to choose to practice them.
They hope the purpose of the public cultivating is to possess the ability to protect themselves. Protecting themselves does not mean having the thought of being able to counter-kill when encountering danger, but relying on a strong physique to escape quickly, fleeing to a shelter or a safe place.
In fact, in today's Huaxia, along with the process of the whole population seeking, pursuing, and practicing the Dao, the social atmosphere has already begun to change.
Because the prerequisite for cultivation is having a path that one recognizes and is determined to follow.
Doctors, teachers, soldiers, chefs, musicians...
These can all be their choices.
The prerequisite is that they love this path and are willing to continue walking on it, rather than being forced to choose this path for some reason.
Those who can successfully cultivate are undoubtedly those who have boundless love for their profession and path, and are willing to struggle for it their whole lives.
Once they have chosen their path, their desires for other aspects will become lower and lower, and they will become increasingly pure as a result.
They no longer value money, but have picked up the inner self and moral character they once possessed but had lost for various reasons.
They no longer choose an industry because of its future, its prospects, or how much money it can make, but because they love it; it is their dream.
People's thoughts will always change potentially with the shift in social atmosphere. When beautiful qualities like sincerity, kindness, compassion, courage, and integrity are picked up by more and more people and carried out without any reservation, then some malignant things will inevitably be rejected.
Although one could say criminals, robbers, and thugs are also a path, the vast majority of people will never choose such a path, nor would they even realize that this is a path.
And those who dare to treat this path as their pursuit, carry it out for their whole lives, and even gain the recognition of the [Dao] to be able to cultivate, they will inevitably be arrested and punished according to the laws after the Spiritual Energy Revival.
Aside from time for their profession and necessary activities like bathing and eating, they have slowly dedicated the rest of their time to cultivation.
Not only because cultivation can strengthen their bodies, beautify their appearance, prolong their lives, increase their time (you know what I mean), and extend their years; but also because cultivating and absorbing spiritual energy gives them a kind of spiritual pleasure.
It is as if life is absorbing the substances necessary for evolution, and the incomplete body is being repaired to perfection, making one incredibly addicted.
With this, money seems less important to them.
Aside from the profession they love, which they are willing to spend some time on, and the social interactions between relatives and friends, which they are willing to spend time on, other things can hardly affect their addiction to cultivation.
Money? As long as it's enough.
Isn't having something to eat and something to drink enough?
Why do you need such a good house? Why do you need such a good car?
The purity of the mind has caused people's desires in terms of consumption to drop without limit; apart from daily necessities, they will not purchase anything that offers them no benefit.
Beautiful but extremely expensive clothes?
It's just an ordinary piece of clothing; apart from the brand being a bit famous, what's so good about it?
Spending so much money on this is not as good as buying some cheap medicinal pills to help with cultivation. Once you are beautiful, won't anything you wear look good?
Cosmetics go without saying; can even the best ones be as good for the skin as cultivation?
Watches? Antiques? Curios?
Too expensive, meaningless, unnecessary.
Unless one is extremely passionate about these things, passionate to the bone, or even treats them as their life's path, they can no longer stir the desires of the masses.
Of course, many people in Huaxia have also chosen paths related to commerce, such as businessmen.
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GA:Chapter 278: The Uniqueness of clow cards
Seeking
Some merchants are cunning and profit-driven, willing to trample on everything for the sake of gain; but there are also merchants who are honest, law-abiding, and believe that a gentleman earns money through proper means. Both are paths for merchants.
They can also allow people to cultivate.
However, the people at the Spiritual Energy Bureau are not fools. If the former and the latter want to cultivate advanced techniques, they will certainly choose the latter.
The former brings absolutely no benefit to China.
From the current situation, one can see how wonderful the future of China will be.
Everyone is doing the work they want to do, merchants are honest and trustworthy, and beautiful qualities like sincerity, kindness, and bravery can be seen in everyone.
If the invasion of Mutated Creatures is resolved, the future of China would be almost too wonderful.
But will the future really develop this way?
This Spiritual Energy Tide feedback lowered the threshold for cultivation techniques, which is the foundation for developing into the wonderful state they imagine. But will the next Spiritual Energy Tide, or the fourth one, continue to lower the cultivation threshold?
If there is no cultivation threshold, and you don't need a lifelong path to persist in, will these beautiful qualities still exist? Will they, as they did once before, be lost again with the passage of time?
The unknown is truly intriguing.
Hangzhou City Spiritual Energy Bureau.
Huo Yu stared at the crowd in front of her, completely bewildered.
"What is going on?"
"Why are you all here at my place?"
The beast tide had only just ended, and there were no internal issues; it was a rare moment of peace.
But why did these guys appear here?
Qin Tian, Ye Feng, Chen Bing, Ning Guang, Chen Changsheng.
And also Chu Han, who was previously judged to be a First Sequence, and Zhang Hai of the Second Sequence.
Aside from a few individuals and those still growing, basically all of China's First Sequence were here.
"A Divine Weapon Beast from the Divine Weapon Warriors? It's truly different seeing it in reality compared to the video."
Qin Tian curiously stroked the Flame Beast Lion, which had been extremely vigilant upon their arrival but relaxed after seeing that Huo Yu knew them. Perhaps it felt an affinity with Qin Tian's power, as it did not refuse his touch.
Originally, after the Flame Beast Lion was born, Huo Yu had planned to take it to find Qin Tian for a comparison. However, the incident with Zhao Feng occurred, and she heard that after Qin Tian came out of seclusion, he had fought against a First Sequence Mutated wild beast, so she figured he wouldn't be interested in sparring with her.
However, she had reported the matter of the Flame Beast Lion, and Qin Tian and the others were all aware of it.
"The scent on you smells better than Huo Yu's."
The Flame Beast Lion said very realistically.
"Shut up!"
Huo Yu's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing the Flame Beast Lion's words. She knew the beast meant that Qin Tian's fire attribute was denser and more powerful than hers, but just because she knew didn't mean the others did.
Especially Chen Bing, is that half-step backward you took for real?
Ye Feng, you dog, take back that weird look in your eyes!
"You didn't come to find me just to pet it, right?"
Huo Yu suppressed the urge to punch the Flame Beast Lion twice, looking at them strangely.
"Don't overthink it, there's no special reason."
Qin Tian said softly upon seeing Huo Yu's expression.
"This time, it's for this."
As he spoke, a card appeared in Chu Han's hand, and everyone present was familiar with this card.
Cardcaptor, one of the clow cards, the Sword!
"The five elements armor, Teigu, devil fruit, Divine Weapon Beast, and clow cards are all his creations."
"The five elements armor and Divine Weapon Beast choose their hosts, while Teigu and devil fruit rely on luck, opportunity, and compatibility."
"But the clow cards are different."
According to what was shown in the anime, clow cards possess intelligence and can use their power even without a master.
One must know that the abilities of some clow cards are not weak, and some abilities could very likely cause major casualties in reality.
"So you want to capture the clow cards?"
"To be a magical girl for once."
Huo Yu looked at the few of them, her expression somewhat strange.
In her mind, she couldn't help but imagine replacing Sakura's face with Qin Tian and the others, then shuddered uncomfortably. Meeting Qin Tian's cold expression, she forced a laugh.
"But according to Bai Xuan's past operations, the clow cards should be scattered across China and even the world, just like the devil fruit. How are we supposed to collect them?"
"And we don't have any connection with the clow cards."
"Sakura has Kero, and she herself is the chosen successor of Clow Reed, which is not ordinary; Wang Xiaoming has a compass that can... compass?"
As if thinking of something, Huo Yu said somewhat uncertainly.
"It is exactly as you think."
Ye Feng nodded, then took out a compass from his space ring.
"A compass made by Wang Ming and a Taoist artifact refining expert, it precisely locates the position of every single clow card."
"Currently, only thirty-two clow cards can be detected. Those who are stronger should take a few more, while Chen Changsheng and I will take a few less, but first, we must consider the issue of compatibility."
"If some clow cards have already been obtained by others, check their past; as long as there is no problem, it will be fine."
"But still, be careful. The Sword card's ability is already this strong; I feel that the other clow cards won't be weak either."
This is also the reason why all these First Sequence members have come out together.
The Sword card gave Chu Han individual strength not inferior to the First Sequence, even producing sword energy and sword intent; the other clow cards must also be more powerful than they appeared in the anime due to the spiritual energy.
The Second Sequence might not be able to capture the clow cards while guaranteeing their own lives.
"Indeed."
Huo Yu nodded in deep agreement.
Not to mention anything else, the four great elemental clow cards must definitely be stronger than the vast majority of clow cards.
However, the abilities of clow cards are strange and varied; for example, the Create card actually possesses the ability to materialize things written in a book!
If this were obtained by someone with a wild imagination and mental issues, there is no telling what kind of terrifying monsters they would create.
"If you hadn't confirmed it repeatedly, I really wouldn't have expected that the creator of these items was actually the White Emperor."
Chu Han, listening to their discussion, couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
Originally, he had no qualifications to know this information, and upon learning it, he couldn't believe it at first.
In the past, his impression of the White Emperor was just that he was powerful, the recognized strongest in China, and that the strength of the other three differed greatly from his.
It's just that the White Emperor appeared very few times; apart from the earliest video, there were only the Snow Mastiff summoning device and the two times in Sea City. Although he appeared rarely, each time demonstrated the White Emperor's power.
He had originally thought that the White Emperor had been arranged by the state to carry out special missions.
As it turned out, things were completely not as he had thought.
If they were soldiers defending their home and country, then Bai Xuan was the god of this world.
He would not limit his gaze to any one country, but rather all civilizations in the entire world; he did not care about the Death of any individual, what he cared about was the future of Earth.