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Chapter 1389: Chapter 1020: Addressing the Symptoms, Not the Root (Part 2)

Du Li was dumbfounded, his face full of confusion.

To comprehend the Heavenly Dao and thereby find one’s own Great Dao is to achieve enlightenment. Only with enlightenment can one ascend to immortality; otherwise, no matter how high one’s cultivation is, one is just a pitiful creature in the mundane world, ultimately perishing as lifespan runs out.

But the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao are to be understood through intuition, not through words; who can clearly articulate them?

Even up to this point, Du Li does not dare say he has touched upon the Great Dao, and now, upon hearing Qu Luming’s words, he is even more bewildered.

How does one save the world when long-standing obsessions give birth to heart demons?

Is the collective ascension plan right or wrong?

After so many years of busyness, what am I really doing?

Lost in thought for a moment, Du Li takes out the Heart Mirror, not using a spell to enlarge it, leaving it small like a bright moon in his arms.

The spiritual energy in the courtyard is too rich, and there are too many celestial sceneries, so the aura of the Heart Mirror is not obvious; he just stares at the cultivators randomly reflected by the mirror.

Yun Shu, with hurried footsteps, though merely a puppet body, possesses an untainted true heart—she explores the Path of Runes, drawing more advanced runes, contributing a modest effort to the courtyard;

Yun Ying, with slightly furrowed brows, is pondering how to improve the refining of puppet bodies, so that the residual souls temporarily nurtured in the scrolls can soon acquire bodies and continue to live;

The Sect Leader of Cloud Concealment Sect is concerned for the world, wishing for the return of the human race; yet does not wish for too many innocent demon beasts to suffer;

A little sword cultivator from Chenxi Valley is devoted to perfecting his swordsmanship, with a desire to cut through darkness with his long sword, returning brightness to the world...

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Taking a broad view of Mr. Jiang’s courtyard, there is compassion, broad-minded benevolence, and keen, thorough sword intent; in stark contrast, the Demon Realm Alliance is full of selfishness and greed!

"It turns out that those with sincere virtue and righteous position are all in Mr. Jiang’s courtyard." After a good while, Du Li sighs softly, "The Demon Realm Alliance is simply a muddy pool, where everything is tainted with filth once it enters, regardless of its original purity or impurity."

Jiang Yuan glanced over the identification details and heard his sigh. In his heart, he thought that with the system’s oversight, the people, or demons, devils, ghosts living in the courtyard, regardless of strength and realm, at least their character is impeccable.

Even Jiu Qing, whom he had the least respect for, has rid himself of many dirty tricks he learned in the Demon Realm. He now keeps to himself and trains diligently, even volunteering to help refine the remaining demonic energy on the wasteland.

Just as well, Jiang Yuan also wanted to quickly become the greatest cleaner between heaven and earth, clearing the congested Ruins Realm.

Once the Shuiyun Lake courtyard reaches level 100, it can casually integrate new plots of land, so they selected three pieces of ruin fragments to merge, letting Jiu Qing devour and refine the remaining demonic energy, serving as pioneers.

However, compared to the Divine Mountain, those three pieces of ruin fragments are quite insignificant.

He pondered that one lone demon cultivator like Jiu Qing was too slow. If he could take some time to visit the Demon Realm and recruit some demon cultivators to live in the courtyard to help with "pioneering", it would be ideal!

"Sir! Sir, do you have a moment?" Jiang Yuan, while clicking to accept an application from a guest, watched the livestream of Bai Yunqi’s eldest disciple crossing a thunder tribulation in the chat group, when he heard Hou Ze’s voice, laced with laughter.

"I finally managed to contact Hao Daqiang!" Rushing in with travel-worn clothes, he couldn’t wait to say, "He said he was in secluded meditation before, but it didn’t go too smoothly this time.

So, feeling distressed, he’s looking for a quiet place to ease his agitation. If you’d like to meet him, Sir, I can arrange for it to be on Trapped Snake Island. What do you think?"

Glancing at the queue, Jiang Yuan estimated the time, and arranged with Hou Ze to meet in the evening at a miscellaneous goods shop in the Golden Chicken River Market.

Having successfully crossed his tribulation and advanced to the Void Realm, Wan Mingchuan immediately reported the good news to his master using a communication stone. However, he did not return to the courtyard; instead, he also left Bai Yunqi and Ling Di behind to assist Celestial Sword Sect in its responsibility to protect mortals.

After finally binding all the guests successfully, Jiang Yuan looked out happily over the major groups that had been assigned their territories and had begun engaging in construction! Then, he caught sight of Du Li sitting at the end of the land, holding the Heart Mirror, lost in confusion.

"Alliance Leader Du, it’s time for a beating." Jiang Yuan walked over, casually taking out the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and proposed, "I see your heart demon has improved a lot; how about we try spacing them out a bit more? Making four runs a day—isn’t that too much trouble?"

Immersed in his bewilderment, Du Li looked even more bewildered upon hearing this, "Huh? My heart demon has improved a lot? Really?"

This made him even more confused.

The obsession with saving the world had turned into a heart demon; previously, he felt there was no solution other than to save the world. But now, having been awoken by Mr. Jiang’s direct impact, even his heart demon was gradually dissipating—where should he go now?

Jiang Yuan applied a bit of force to give him a tap, seeing the heart demon’s health bar decrease a bit, nodding as he said, "Indeed, it’s much better than before; don’t you feel anything?"

"No, I don’t. If Mr. Jiang thinks a longer interval is fine, how about once a day?"

It was still daylight, and there was time before the appointment with the Array Master Hao Daqiang, so Jiang Yuan simply sat down beside him and patiently inquired, "May I know what exactly your heart demon is, Alliance Leader Du?

Miss He was once also entangled by a heart demon, her realm even stalled; once she found the root cause and unraveled it, her heart demon instantly vanished. This Demon-Subduing Pestle is indeed effective, but it treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Even if we can completely dispel your heart demon, if the root cause remains, it is bound to produce a heart demon later on. Would you, Alliance Leader Du, be willing to share your thoughts? Maybe everyone can help resolve the root cause."

Upon hearing this, Du Li couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "Please, sir, don’t make fun of me when I say this."

Originally, he didn’t want to tell anyone about this, but now as the situation develops much like an untethered wild dog, he sat here pondering it for half a demon’s lifetime and still didn’t figure it out—might as well lay it all out there and talk.

"In the End of Dharma Era, ghosts are close and gods are distant, legend says immortals battle Outer Heaven Demons beyond the Outer Heaven. As a cultivator aspiring to ascend to immortality, every time I gaze at the starry sky, I feel extremely anxious, wondering how the immortals are faring in battle, worried about the fate of countless Little Worlds beneath the heavens."

As soon as the other started, Jiang Yuan felt a million alpacas trample wildly past his mind.

Holy cow! No wonder he is a high level cultivator who looks down on the world between heaven and earth, look at how broad-minded this person’s worries are, even worrying about the affairs of immortals. In contrast, I am just tending to my fields every day to grow wealth, it feels slightly lacking in ambition.

"Later, I realized how ridiculous I was," Du Li sighed, shaking his head, "Without even having touched the Great Dao, with the chance of ascension being slim, I began to think of such distant matters. The wars of immortals, what concern are they to a small cultivator like me?

When I no longer worried about such grand matters, I began to worry for the Wilderness World. Later, I learned that it was because the demon race seized the worlds humans lived in, causing the once-bountiful world to worsen year by year.

Frankly, Mr. Jiang, my heart demon is about saving the world—I want to save the Wilderness World teetering on the brink of crisis, and even grander, I wished to ascend to aid the immortals beyond the Outer Heaven and save an even larger world!"

Finally hearing his confession from his own mouth, Jiang Yuan pressed further, "That collective ascension plan the Demon Realm Alliance came up with, couldn’t be because Alliance Leader Du thought the Wilderness World was beyond saving, so you might as well sacrifice it for more cultivators to ascend and help beyond the Outer Heaven, right?"

The other nodded bitterly.

"Let me tell you, some things are better spoken out loud, keeping them bottled inside is the easiest way to get sick." Seeing this, Jiang Yuan clapped his fist into his palm with a smile, "In short, Alliance Leader Du also wishes for the Wilderness World to improve, not sink, correct?

The method I suggested earlier is quite good, migrate all the demon beasts to the New World, and the demon cultivators also all move away, then the Wilderness World will gradually recover. If you want to save the world, you must take action!"

Du Li turned green from holding it in, "It’s not that I don’t believe in Mr. Jiang’s power, but... it’s practically the entire world’s beings that need to migrate, how easy is that to accomplish? Not to mention, demon cultivators may not be willing to move..."

"That is still much better than your collective ascension plan, dragging all beings under heaven to the grave." Jiang Yuan truly wanted to pry open his skull to see its structure—how could he be so stubborn?

He casually grabbed a green leaf and held it in his mouth, dusting off non-existent dirt he smiled and said, "I need to prepare for my appointment now; addressing your heart demon is not too difficult—after some time, you’ll see."

Heh, when Yan Xuan’s progress bar reaches one hundred percent, and he crosses tribulation to ascend as a divine beast, then you’ll know the true use of the Power of the Celestial Dao!