Chapter 366: Chapter 365: I’ll Be Waiting for You at the Cyan Hope Sect

"Very good, very spirited."

Lv Bai nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "Punishing without teaching is not a good idea, you don’t need to rush."

"Yes!"

The Supreme Elder, clad in a loose robe, took a step back and shouted to the sky, "Loyalty! Integrity!"

The Integration Stage Great Powers behind him also mustered their strength, following the Third Supreme in unison.

In an instant, the sound of loyalty echoed throughout the sect’s entrance.

On the other side of the square, Master Yuxu and several other elders of the Cyan Hope Sect stood together, each with a dazed expression.

They had witnessed these renowned senior cultivators, in just half a month, transform from arrogant and proud to this indescribable state.

Wang Du Gui opened his mouth, as if in discomfort, and said, "This truly is... an unspoken loyalty."

Hearing this, Master Yuxu’s mouth twitched, completely at a loss for words.

With them like this, it was even harder for the surviving disciples of the Cyan Hope Sect to maintain their composure, feeling as if the filter through which they viewed these senior masters was shattered.

Lv Bai didn’t mind this, and thought that the senior masters didn’t dare to mind either.

He withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, stood up, and looked up at the sky.

[All Ink] activated silently.

In the next second, the light was blocked, and darkness descended.

The entire sky over Xuan Province was instantly dyed pitch black.

Before people everywhere could react in fear to this sudden change, the darkness receded, and the sky was once again filled with light.

However, in the blue sky, a striking line of words remained.

[To all the Immortal Sect speakers, I am Lv Bai, waiting for you at the Cyan Hope Sect.]

Below was a line of smaller black text.

[If you haven’t arrived by sunset today, face the consequences.]

This scene was witnessed not only by the cultivators but also by countless mortals across the vast Xuan Province, who saw the change in the sky.

In contrast to the mortals who lamented, feared, and panicked, the cultivators of the Immortal Sects of Xuan Province heaved a sigh of relief.

Just like a Sword of Damocles hanging over all the Immortal Sects, it was better for it to fall than to remain suspended forever.

Without hesitation, the sect leaders and Saint Masters of the Immortal Sects resolutely set off.

If someone were to stand in the sky over Xuan Province at this moment, they would see rainbow lights shooting into the sky in all directions, all converging towards a single point.

...

Although it wasn’t the first time seeing such a sky-covering gesture from Lv Bai, each viewing still evoked an indescribable shock.

The expression of the Third Supreme grew even more respectful, carefully inquiring, "Elder Lv, do you need us to guard various parts of the sect entrance?"

Lv Bai waved his hand, indicating that these Great Cultivators could take a break for now.

It would take time for the Immortal Sect speakers to arrive, and taking this opportunity, Lv Bai once again reviewed his thoughts, pondering over any oversights.

He indeed intended to use this world as an experiment, but he wouldn’t recklessly mess around.

Caste systems, feudal systems, and even slavery were not on his mind at all.

Viewing from a high vantage point.

Essentially, the most important aspect of any system is about who holds the decision-making power in governance.

Ultimately, it boils down to three options: one person makes the decision, a small group holds the decision, or everyone has equal decision-making power.

These represent autocracy, elite rule, and democracy, respectively.

It’s apparent that having a small elite group decide the course of society is far too flawed.

And full democracy is equally unrealistic; under the influence of group dynamics, it’s nearly impossible for the main body of society to possess independent thinking ability, and most people will simply become puppets controlled by others. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

On the contrary, complete reliance on a sole autocrat represents the most extreme case, with the highest possible upper and lower bounds.

Simplified, it’s easy to infer that the theoretically optimal solution is for a morally upright person proficient in all fields to decide the tribe’s development.

Of course, this is the most ideal state.

Under the precondition of having great power, this person must also possess the strongest power, at least among the strongest.

Moreover, this kind of person must emerge in every generation; otherwise, such order cannot be sustained.

With so many stacked prerequisites, it’s destined that reaching this perfect state is impossible; at most, one can only strive to approach it.

Fortunately, Lv Bai himself wasn’t pursuing perfection.

If one truly possessed unregulated, unchecked power, it’s highly likely that they wouldn’t become a sage governing justly but rather a tyrant.

The dark side of human nature is something even Lv Bai couldn’t assure himself of managing impartially, let alone others.

The longer Lv Bai pondered such matters, the more he believed that regardless of how a program runs, as long as it runs, it’s best not to meddle with it.

After all, once a revolution starts, it can’t be stopped, nor will it fully adhere to the initiator’s plan.

It’s merely because he now has the chance to experiment; otherwise, he wouldn’t even entertain the idea.

...

The setting sun dipped below the western hills, the afterglow like fire.

Before this, hundreds of Immortal Sect speakers had arrived at the Cyan Hope Sect one after another.

Few came alone; a considerable portion of the Immortal Sects were led by their sect leaders with the elders, attending the gathering together.

Numerous high-tier cultivators gathered at the entrance of the Cyan Hope Sect, conversing with each other to relieve the tension within.

"Time is running out."

As the night loomed, Lv Bai stretched lazily, turning to look at the Third Supreme beside him.

With a tone of amusement, he asked, "Which Immortal Sects have yet to arrive?"

The Third Supreme had clearly been monitoring this situation, and upon Lv Bai’s inquiry, promptly took out a jade scroll, raising it above his head with both hands in deep respect.

"Reporting to Elder Lv, aside from the sects relocating their entire sects, the list of sects not yet sending representatives is all in here."

"These are no longer ordinary Immortal Sects; a heavy hand is required."

Lv Bai had no intention of examining the jade scroll with his Divine Sense, simply waving his hand and adding, "It’s your Inspection Team’s turn now, any difficulties?"

"We ensure task completion."

The Third Supreme took a step back, leading the entire Inspection Team in a unified shout, "Loyalty! Integrity!"

As the echoes of loyalty lingered within the sect entrance, the figures of these Great Powers had already traversed the skies, disappearing from sight.

A total of twenty-three Integration Stage, four Mahayana Stage, accompanied by two Immortal Artifacts from the Golden Scale Sacred Land and Taishi Sect.

Without considering Lv Bai, this formidable force wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it could rampage across Xuan Province; no single Immortal Sect could oppose it alone.

The only question might be the level of loyalty, but as long as Lv Bai remained, it wasn’t a significant issue.

Seeing this, Master Yuxu suppressed the strange feeling within him, hesitantly asking, "Elder Lv, what about the fellow sects outside the entrance..."

Lv Bai casually said, "Let them come up, they’ve waited long enough."