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Chapter 844 - 844 295 Father and Son Both Calculate Each Gains!

844: Chapter 295: Father and Son Both Calculate, Each Gains!

[Seeking Votes for the Second Time] 844: Chapter 295: Father and Son Both Calculate, Each Gains!

[Seeking Votes for the Second Time] Li Ping’an asked again, “I want to know, how many karmic obstacles does Emperor Jun, or rather, the Ancient Heavenly Court have?”

The Faceless One answered, “It’s six to eight times that of the total karmic obstacles of the Western Sect.”

Li Ping’an then said, “Why then does the Jie Sect have so many karmic obstacles?”

The Faceless One was silent for a long while before finally saying,

“The Jie Sect’s three thousand immortals of the mortal world, the two characters ‘mortal world’ refer to the potent beings who wandered the heavens and earth during ancient times and accumulated numerous karmic obstacles.

“In the distant past, in ancient times, there were hardly any rules in the heavens and earth; many powerful beings who would readily resort to fighting were commonplace.

“The source of these beings’ karmic obstacles in the Jie Sect is seventy percent from destroying the heavens and earth during Magical Combat, twenty percent from innocent casualties during Magical Combat, five percent from the backlash of killing beings with profound fortune, and five percent from outright slaughter.

“Compared to the Jie Sect, the karmic obstacles of the Western Sect, within its own division, eighty percent come from the destruction caused to the heavens and earth during Magical Combat.

“The widespread influence of the Western Sect, that is, the array of fierce demons gathered under the Western Sect, ninety percent of their karmic obstacles come from direct killing, most commonly through eating humans, refining souls, and ten percent come from Magical Combat involving innocent beings.”

Li Ping’an leaned back slightly and said, “So, these karmic obstacles of the Jie Sect can actually be seen as the destruction of the heavens and earth by the powerhouses who survived from ancient and even more ancient times?”

“That’s correct.”

The Faceless One bowed and said,

“Even after fierce beings joined the Jie Sect, they would follow the rules of the Jie Sect.

It is undeniable that the sect leader of the Jie Sect, since the ancient times of establishing the Sect, has constrained most of the disciples, but the Heavenly Dao will not bestow virtue for this reason.”

Li Ping’an’s mood brightened considerably.

He smiled and said,

“The essential reason for the Jie Sect’s karmic obstacles is the sheer number of powerful beings, the damages to the heavens and earth that originated from the distant past, and the excessive harm to living beings during Magical Combat.

“The karmic obstacles of the Western Sect are mainly derived from those fierce demons.

“Thank you, fellow Daoist, for the enlightenment.”

The Faceless One reminded him, “The Heavenly Dao is impartial and unprejudiced; the greatest karmic obstacles are especially from the destruction of the heavens and earth.

Ninety percent of the Dragon Clan’s karmic obstacles stem from them shattering the ancient lands.

Please, Your Majesty, treat all karmic obstacles without discrimination.”

“Understood.”

“Your Majesty may summon me at any time.”

The Faceless One bowed and retreated, his figure quietly vanishing.

Li Ping’an raised his eyebrows slightly, and as he looked at the Divine Cloth before him, his mood was much more joyful.

However, Li Ping’an also understood a principle.

Although he had found the reason for the Jie Sect’s multitude of karmic obstacles, it wasn’t a reason for him to favor the Jie Sect and alienate the Chan Teaching.

The Chan Teaching really has profound blessings and a pure and correct teaching style;

Within the Jie Sect indeed hide many vicious characters comparable to fierce demons.

The very nature of the Chan Teaching itself is pure and honorable.

Right now, Li Ping’an felt that the main reason the Chan Teaching was not quite right was that they were too “upright”; desiring something here, and something else there.

The characteristics displayed by the Great Sects could actually be considered reflections of the sect leaders’ own personalities.

Taiqing Laozi is a laissez-faire elder, harsh in deed but sparing in words;

Tongtian Sect Leader is a straightforward young man, loyal but somewhat impulsive;

Yuanshi Tianzun is like a patriarchal middle-aged man, burdened with worries, seeking face, laboring to support a family, deeply concerned about his younger brother’s future, fearful his brother could be led astray by a circle of bad friends, yet too proud to open his heart fully to his brother about these concerns and instead trying to find ways to drive away his brother’s troublesome friends…

Li Ping’an’s understanding of The Three Pure Ones became much clearer in an instant.

‘This sorting of the list wasn’t in vain.’

With Li Ping’an’s thoughts now wide open, many matters became less constrained.

He is himself, the Heavenly Dao is the Heavenly Dao.

First, segregate the Jie Sect’s main powerhouses, those who don’t eat humans on one side, and those who have eaten humans on another.

‘Issue the first official heavenly law with the Heaven Emperor’s Seal?

Killing karmic obstacle demons can earn heavenly merit and cleanse one’s own karmic obstacles?’

Li Ping’an stroked his chin, pondering carefully.

This heavenly law wouldn’t do; otherwise, fierce demons would wash half of their karmic slate clean by killing each other.

“A system for enforcing the laws must be established.”

He continued to plan.

Meanwhile.

Li Dazhi had already made significant progress.

…

“Wonderful.”

Li Dazhi held a stack of Jade Talismans, carefully reading through the doctrines of the Western Sect within.

The so-called doctrines are the passages used by the Great Sects for proselytizing, containing the Western Sect’s systems for absorbing believers and providing sustenance for itself through their faithfulness.

Before, Li Ping’an had overlooked one point, and Li Dazhi deliberately didn’t remind him.

The incense merit that the Heavenly Dao accounted for the Western Sect was only the direct incense merit for the Western Sect, roughly the same amount as the Twelve-tiered Golden Lotus could borrow from its believers’ merit.

In the Three Thousand Worlds, situations where the vast majority of beings worship a fabricated deity like ‘Tian Hu the Great God’ as was the case in the original Misty Realm, are not unique.

The achievements of the Western Sect in managing many lesser realms from ancient times to the present are not just those made evident by the Heavenly Dao.

—Previously, Heaven’s secret had not been muddled, and the Western Sect also feared that if its incense merit increased too rapidly, it would attract the joint scrutiny of the three leaders of the Daoism, thus they adopted a method of dividing the incense merit.

After all, for the Western Sect, the main uses of external incense merit outside of their primary realm was to conceal fierce demons and to cultivate Dao Soldiers.

But Li Dazhi took notice.

Not just noticed, but he also had some ideas.

Li Dazhi pushed the Jade Talismans down, his eyes brimming with mirth.

Tianli the elder asked, “What do you plan to do?”

“Spend some time revising these passages, then come up with something like the ‘Bliss Sect’, ‘Carefree Sect’, ‘Southern Sect’, and the like.”

Li Dazhi said with a cheerful smile,

“To use their doctrines, to hoodwink their disciples.

I am the Great Fate Holder, after all, this might just work.”

“Just like that?”