The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 561: 509

“Their meddling is their own business, it doesn’t warrant any attention.” Upon hearing Qingyang Zi’s concerns, Pei Xuanjing laughed and shook his head, finding the matter unimportant.

If he is seeking to enroll instructors from the public, there is bound to be a mix of various types. This is an inevitable situation that Pei Xuanjing had anticipated.

“In fact, these forces interfering is a good thing, because the people they send over are definitely not your average fillers,” Pei Xuanjing said with a laugh.

Although the upcoming branch of the Taoist Academy would need a large number of instructors, there are countless martial artists and cultivators in the world, hence the competition for the positions would surely be fierce.

These forces aiming to plant moles and hold some cards in their hand for future use would have to send highly skillful martial artists and cultivators, mere average candidates would not make the cut or be able to infiltrate key positions, thus they would return empty-handed.

So in a way, their actions are unknowingly assisting Pei Xuanjing by providing him with more useful talents. After all, these martial artists and cultivators from large forces usually have the custom of instructing their junior fellow disciples, and their teaching methods are far superior to those of independent practitioners.

“Hahaha, they are really making efforts indirectly to benefit the headmaster this time,” Qingyang Zi laughed heartily, secretly admiring how bold Pei Xuanjing’s plan was, and suspecting that no one else would dare to implement it.

No matter what the plan or idea is, it requires people to carry it out. Inviting so many people from various forces is bound to carry great risks and potentially backfire, a risk that many people dare not take.

Only Pei Xuanjing has such confidence to suppress any potential mishaps and isn’t afraid of anything going wrong. Pei Xuanjing shook his head with a smile, “It’s not exactly like that, I have told them that the aim of establishing the Taoist Academy is to foster more powerhouses. The wisdom of these people can provide me insights and become nourishment for my cultivation, nothing more. But they just don’t believe it!”

On this issue, Pei Xuanjing is quite helpless. He has voiced his thoughts and intentions more than once. But as his words fall on deaf ears, he can do nothing but let them have their way.

“Oh! Yeah, they just don’t believe,” Qingyang Zi sighed helplessly, revealing a complex expression.

Frankly speaking, if he himself hadn’t stayed at the Taoist Academy for several years and knew well that apart from occasionally preaching, Pei Xuanjing didn’t bother about the daily affairs of the academy or care about the future of his disciples, allowing them to leave freely, he wouldn’t have believed in Pei Xuanjing’s selfless actions either.

But the fact is clear, Qingyang Zi knows that Pei Xuanjing truly doesn’t care; he just wants to give these martial artists an opportunity.

Pei Xuanjing wore an indifferent expression, “These people are just too suspicious. I have already told them my purpose but they simply won’t believe it. So, I can only accept their ‘kind’ actions.”

The reason why Pei Xuanjing wanted to establish a Taoist Academy was to provide the martial artists and cultivators in the world with another path, giving them more opportunities to make their own choices.

However, even if Pei Xuanjing revealed his thoughts, no one would believe it.

Pei Xuanjing’s actions seemed very virtuous and saintly, however many people in the world, especially those ambitious individuals, actually didn’t see it that way.

They never believed anyone could be so selfless, to do so many things without seeking any personal gains, it was simply unimaginable.

Therefore, they paid close attention to Pei Xuanjing’s Taoist Academy, and many secretly speculated whether this was another grand plan similar to the ascension of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, considering Pei Xuanjing’s past style.

After all, the constructions of so many Taoist Academies and the construction of his own sculptures symbolic to the divine position within the academies all bore resemblance to the basing of arrays all across territories during the promotion phase of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. How could such a similarity not give rise to speculations?

So, regardless of the circumstances, all parties would seize this opportunity to plant their people in these soon-to-be-established branch academies, hoping to find out Pei Xuanjing’s plan and gain a part of the potential benefits.

“All factions have been closely observing the Taoist Academy without any break, and they will not miss this opportunity. They only trust their own judgement,” laughed Qingyang Zi.

Not to mention unfamiliar forces, even after the news spread, a lot of information came into the hands of their own True Martial Sect.

Although the headmaster didn’t express any opinions on the matter, given the headmaster’s control over the True Martial Sect, Qingyang Zi did not believe that the activities of these elders went unnoticed by the headmaster, and their non-interference could be seen as an implicit consent, could it not?

Even when their very own vice-headmaster of the academy relayed the detailed situation back to the sect, and the sect continued with their ways whilst harbouring some doubts, what about the rest of the factions?

“Well, let them send their people then!” Pei Xuanjing said with a smile, “In this world, it is these large forces that can provide ample instructors to support the branches of the academy, if they truly do not lift a finger, I would worry about how to find people.”

Indeed, these large forces are the ones that have a complete legacy system. Many of their top fighters have experience teaching the younger generation and know how to easily explain the complicated matters.

However, the independent martial artist cultivators, most of them lack systematic cultivation experiences. Their current statuses are mostly a result of fortuitous encounters, and many find it hard to explain how they reached their present positions.

Thus, even though they might have great potential and prowess, when it comes to teaching students in the academy, they might only rely on their instincts for guidance and wouldn’t be as clear-cut.

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As Pei Xuanjing and Qingyang Zi have said, the attention paid to the academy by all factions has never diminished. Even with Pei Xuanjing bluntly explaining his intentions, no-one believes him.

Now that Pei Xuanjing wants to establish more academies and recruit more instructors, no-one wants to miss this opportunity for sabotage.

Even the head of the Demonic Cult, Xue Wuheng, who is currently overwhelmed with various troubles, made a prompt decision without hesitation after receiving the news, and sent a group of martial artists and cultivators from the Demonic Cult to join.