Chapter 725: Chapter 162: Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch (Part 2)
These three people, although possessing the cultivation of Martial Saints and True Monarchs, do not earn the respect of the world and can only be labeled as ‘Evil Demons’.
Wanted by the court, hunted by the world, they have no way to live under broad daylight.
Because the way these three obtain power is unacceptable in this world.
For instance, the Ancestor of the Nether River once blood sacrificed a city of over two hundred thousand people with his Lifebound Magic Items just to achieve a breakthrough!
For this, the abbot of Pudu Temple, the contemporary Buddha, vowed to kill this person!
Ye Ze’an took Li Fei through an understanding of the world’s dozen or so peak strongn, making Li Fei clearly aware of one point:
Whether in Martial Arts or Magic Dao, to reach the peak, one must choose either a crooked path, unacceptable to the world,
or rely on a great power.
Otherwise, without resources, without a cultivation thod, what can one use to beco a strong person?
“The talent of Marquis Jing’an is indeed unparalleled, but you are not a Loose Cultivator either.”
Ye Ze’an placed another piece on the board.
As this piece fell, a massive dragon of white pieces was slaughtered on the board!
Thus, the outco was decided.
Compared to the last ga, in this ga, Ye Ze’an showed him no rcy, almost pushing him move by move, achieving a ‘slaughter’ in just over fifty moves.
Li Fei conceded:
“Grand Secretary, you’re right, I am not a Loose Cultivator either.”
The fact that he has co this far is thanks to Hao Yi’s unreserved guidance and dedication, followed by the support from Wu’an University.
Now that he has achieved Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, it is not only relying on his own strength; the books in the Royal Book Collection Pavilion and the court’s resources are very important.
In the Royal Book Collection Pavilion, even if a Martial Arts Master made outstanding contributions, at most they could exchange for a few Secret Manuals without restrictions.
Li Fei spent a full three months there!
Valuable resources were worth tens of millions, but in fact, even spending ten tis more couldn’t obtain those resources on the world stage.
If not for backing from the court, Li Fei could not have reached this stage either.
So he certainly does not count as a Loose Cultivator.
Ye Ze’an looked up at him:
“The Buddhists say: To save oneself, first save others. Does Marquis Jing’an agree?”
Li Fei nodded: “I deeply agree.”
He does not actually believe in Buddhist Law, just understands clearly that there is no love or hate without reason in this world.
One needs to provide value to others first to obtain the value they desire.
A smile appeared on Ye Ze’an’s face:
“Shall we have the final ga?”
“Alright.”
Li Fei remained calm as he and Ye Ze’an tidied up the board.
In the third ga of chess, it was once again his turn to play black and start first.
This ti both players slowed down their speed, and Ye Ze’an no longer displayed aggression, becoming instead very patient, slowly accompanying Li Fei to play.
“In your view, if the Blue Patrol Pavilion were established, which sects and aristocratic families from the world should be invited to participate?”
Ye Ze’an asked while playing chess.
Li Fei answered without hesitation: “Naturally, those top grand sects and martial arts families.”
“Should all be invited? Or only a portion?”
Ye Ze’an continued to ask.
Li Fei paused, falling into contemplation.
Taoist Three Sects, Pudu Temple.
One Tower, One Pavilion, Three Mountains, Four Schools, Seven Families.
These total twenty major powers, should all be invited?
This question, Li Fei found difficult to answer.
For instance, the Daluo Sect, its reputation now is almost tarnished, in a half-secluded state.
If the Daluo Sect people were invited to join the Blue Patrol Pavilion, would it be good or bad?
Furthermore, if the court wanted to deliberately incite strife in the world, then it should only provide so seats, letting the remaining uninvited major powers fight for them.
But specifically which powers should be invited, and which should not, how to choose for maximum benefit, and smoothly promote the Blue Patrol Pavilion’s control over the world?
These questions are too difficult to answer…
Seeing Li Fei’s silence, Ye Ze’an did not trouble him:
“Then who do you think should definitely be invited?”
This ti, Li Fei hesitated no more:
“Pudu Temple, Yuhua Sect, Upper Pure Sect, Heavenly Tower, and Red Dust Pavilion.”
These forces all have True Monarchs and Martial Saints. If none of these forces join the Blue Patrol Pavilion,
then the so-called control of the World by the Blue Patrol Pavilion is nothing but a joke!
Ye Ze’an was noncommittal and continued to ask:
“If you were to enter the Blue Patrol Pavilion in the future, where would you most want to control?”
Li Fei looked up and calmly t Ye Ze’an’s gaze:
“Feng Province.”
Ye Ze’an’s expression remained unchanged, and he said casually:
“I plan to set up twenty-three cabinet ministers in the Blue Patrol Pavilion, each corresponding to one of the twenty-three provinces.”
“Huh?”
Li Fei was stunned.
He imdiately realized, unable to help but want to applaud.
This idea is really… too cunning!
The court established the Blue Patrol Pavilion to add another shackle to the World, further controlling the World and various forces.
In this situation, to get the major forces to cooperate, one must ‘cut off so at’.
But cutting off too much at makes it difficult to manage, and in the future, the Blue Patrol Pavilion might beco an even larger hidden danger.
If too little is cut, it will be easy for the Blue Patrol Pavilion not to have enough prestige and control power.
Ye Ze’an chose to set one Blue Patrol Pavilion mber for each province, directly handing the thorny selection problem over to the major forces to solve themselves.
One mber per province, everyone is fair, and no one gets special treatnt, making sense both emotionally and rationally.
But the problem is, so provinces don’t even have a top power, like Feng Province.
And so provinces have several, like Bai Sha Province has three!
In this situation, it’s impossible for the twenty top forces all to join the Blue Patrol Pavilion.
The major forces Li Fei just ntioned, which have Martial Saints and True Monarchs, all ‘dominate’ a province, and their selection is unquestionable.
Twenty-three provinces, each province corresponding to a cabinet minister, is equivalent to selecting twenty-three ‘Martial Arts Alliance Leaders’!
This will certainly spark internal conflicts among local forces, indirectly achieving ‘centralization’, without worrying about this power ‘spilling over’.
In this way, the court can better control the localities by only needing to manage these twenty-three ‘Martial Arts Alliance Leaders’, achieving twice the result with half the effort.
“No wonder people can beco the Grand Secretary.”
Li Fei only felt admiration.
“So, do I have the opportunity to control the World and various forces in Feng Province?”
He suddenly thought of this and couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitent.
The martial sects and aristocratic families in Feng Province are limited, with the highest being Martial Arts Master level cultivation.
The only two Great Grandmasters are university presidents, making it unlikely they would enter the Blue Patrol Pavilion as mbers.
“The twenty-three Blue Patrol Pavilion mbers must be at least Martial Arts Masters or possess equivalent combat power.”
Ye Ze’an placed a piece and continued:
“The specific selection thod is to use a public vote. In each province, as long as there are Tao Foundation Stage or Possession Stage combat forces, martial arts sects, aristocratic families, and gangs can join the Blue Patrol Pavilion.
Each Dao Foundation Stage Martial Artist or Possession Stage Great Mage has one vote. Ultimately, each province will hold a public vote, and the Martial Arts Master with the highest vote becos the Blue Patrol Pavilion mber responsible for the province.”
Li Fei slightly frowned.
He initially thought the selection of cabinet ministers was a competition of martial strength, but Ye Ze’an planned to use this public voting thod.
In this way, it would be a competition of connections, influence, and one’s own forces.
The Lu Family has been operating in Feng Province for hundreds of years, and in terms of votes, Li Fei doesn’t have the confidence to surpass them.
He opened his mouth, wanting to voice an objection, but couldn’t find a better selection thod.
If adopting Ye Ze’an’s public vote thod, provinces without top forces would certainly elect soone from the court.
For instance, in the case of the Lu Family in Feng Province, the elected person would certainly be soone the Lu Family could control, and since the Lu Family’s foundation lies in the court, this indirectly equates to being a ‘Martial Arts Alliance Leader’ belonging to the court.
Aside from this, Li Fei also thought of another point:
So forces deliberately conceal their Tao Foundation Stage combat power, such as the old ancestor of the Chen Family in Xing City, where the outside world has never been able to determine if he is dead or has broken through to the Tao Foundation Stage.
Now with Ye Ze’an establishing the Blue Patrol Pavilion and creating this public voting thod, would the forces reveal their hidden cards to gain more voice?
Could this public vote also be considered a ‘great examination’ of the World?
This Grand Secretary’s actions always seed to achieve multiple goals with one move, interconnected!
“Does Marquis Jing’an think he can beco the Blue Patrol Pavilion mber corresponding to Feng Province?”
Ye Ze’an placed another piece and asked another question.
PS: These two days, I’ve been arguing every day with the community property managent over sealing windows for the new ho… When I get ho, I’m already physically and ntally exhausted, so the word count is a bit lower, please bear with .
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