Ma Qianli stared at him and nodded. Suddenly, he asked, "Since you're a descendant of the Cleansing Moon Sect, I'm sure you understand the ups and downs of this world.
What do you think is the future of the Spiritual Mountain Sect? "
Li Chengfeng was taken aback. He smiled bitterly. "Sect Leader, please understand. Although I'm a descendant of the Cleansing Moon Sect, the sect has been in decline for almost two hundred years. Although my mother has struggled to hold on, I feel that the day of my family's revival is still far away.
As for the Spiritual Mountain Sect … I've only been in the sect for two months, I can't even see the future clearly. How would I dare to talk about the sect's future? "
Ma Qianli said, "Very few new disciples can do what you did. Not only did you win the test, you've also reached such a high level at such a young age. That's impressive!"
Li Chengfeng bowed his head humbly. "I was just spouting nonsense. The path of cultivation is easier said than done. Everyone can give advice on the path of cultivation but it's rare to find someone like you, Sect Master, who reaches the end."
Ma Qianli smiled faintly and said, "You don't have to be so humble. Among the young disciples, it's rare to find someone with such a cultivation and who can see through it."
Li Chengfeng did not dare reply. He mumbled, "Sect Leader, you flatter me …"
Ma Qianli stared at him and pointed at the clouds in the sky. "What do you see?"
Li Chengfeng looked up and saw clouds gathering in the sky. He said, "I see clouds rolling, clouds gathering, clouds dispersing."
Ma Qianli nodded and said, "That's right. Everything in the world is like the clouds in the sky. There are times when the clouds gather and accumulate, and there are times when the clouds disperse and disappear. Even the cultivation sects are the same.
The Cleansing Moon Sect was famous five hundred years ago. The great cultivator Li Yue's Cleansing Moon Sword Technique and Cleansing Moon Spear Technique were unparalleled. However, with his death, the world's number one sect fell just like that. How sad, how sad! "
Li Chengfeng felt that Ma Qianli was hinting at something. He became more cautious and lowered his head, not saying a word.
After a while, Ma Qianli saw that Li Chengfeng was able to keep his composure. He smiled and said, "Do you think the Spiritual Mountain Sect has been unfair to Hidden Sword Court?"
Li Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head. "I dare not."
Ma Qianli smiled and said, "In your opinion, what is the most important thing for a sect to prosper?"
Although Li Chengfeng was brave, how could he dare to talk about the future and development of a sect in front of the Sect Leader?
He smiled bitterly. "I don't know …"
Ma Qianli looked at him deeply. "No, you know, you just don't dare to say it.
Today, there are only the two of us here. As the saying goes, 'the law should not be spread to six ears'. Tell me, no matter what you say, I won't blame you … "
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment. "Then I'm just speaking nonsense. Sect Master, why don't you listen?"
Ma Qianli smiled and said, "Then I'm all ears."
Li Chengfeng saw that Ma Qianli was easygoing and did not look like a sect leader at all. He mustered up his courage and said, "I secretly think that the rise and fall of a sect lies in fairness, in the open, and in balance!"
Ma Qianli waited for a while. When he saw that Li Chengfeng did not continue, he nodded. "Anything else?"
Li Chengfeng shook his head. "I can't think of anything else."
Ma Qianli asked, "Fairness? What do you mean?"
"There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in a sect, a huge gap in social status, a huge gap in social status, and a huge gap in social status. Different sects often do not interact with each other and hate each other. This is obviously not good for a sect's growth and development."
Ma Qianli smiled at him and said noncommittally, "Go on, what do you mean by open and aboveboard?"
At this point, Li Chengfeng decided to just let it go. "If a sect is filled with flies and dogs, fawning for personal gain, unspoken rules and schemes everywhere, then the meritorious cannot be rewarded, the virtuous cannot be appointed, and the capable cannot be promoted!
Not only that, they also have to be wary of petty people plotting against them!
Just think about it, who would be able to cultivate in peace? Who would be able to serve the sect with confidence and confidence?
Plus, as a member of a righteous sect, if you are not righteous, do not follow the rules, do not have good intentions, bully your fellow disciples on the mountain, and harm the people at the foot of the mountain, how will your fellow disciples look at you? How will the world look at us? "
Li Chengfeng's words were obviously aimed at Shanxue's nose, and each word was laced with hidden daggers. However, he did not finish. "As the saying goes, if one's reputation is not righteous, then one's words are not righteous!
If a sect's reputation is not good, then where does that sect get its confidence and credibility from?
If they use force to oppress others, then what's the difference between them and gangs?
Are we cultivators just a bunch of gangsters who practice martial arts? "
Li Chengfeng was reminded of the Tong 'an Massacre and could not help but feel his blood rush to his head. He finally blurted out the words he had been holding in for a long time in front of the Sect Leader.
Li Chengfeng regretted it immediately, his heart thumping wildly as he felt a lingering fear. He lowered his head, sweating profusely.
Li Chengfeng thought to himself, "Oh Li Chengfeng, do you really think you're some big shot?
The Sect Leader asked you to speak, yet you dare to say anything? "
Unexpectedly, Ma Qianli was still smiling without anger. He continued, "Then what do you mean by 'balance'?"
Li Chengfeng did not dare to continue. He was afraid that if he angered the Sect Master, all his previous efforts would go to waste. He thought for a moment, then carefully organized his words. "I personally think that the best thing about the four heavenly courts of Spiritual Mountain is that they keep each other in check, and not one of them dominating the other. Or that they will endlessly fall into internal strife … This will only make our friends suffer and our enemies happy."
Ma Qianli was noncommittal. He nodded slightly and said with a faint smile on his face, "Yes, anything else?"
The more Ma Qianli behaved like this, the more uncertain Li Chengfeng felt. He whispered, "I'm done."
Ma Qianli grinned. "Weren't you full of grievances?
That's all? "
Li Chengfeng looked ashamed. "I was rude, please punish me!"
Ma Qianli smiled. "Li Chengfeng, take a look. Look at this mountain. What's the difference between it and other mountains?"
After saying that, Ma Qianli pointed to a mountain not far away and said leisurely.
Li Chengfeng looked to see that it was Goddess Peak. He knew that Ma Qianli's words were full of hidden meaning. He would not just ask about the difference between this mountain and other mountains.
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment. "This mountain is not that mountain, that mountain is also this mountain."
Ma Qianli glanced at him and smiled. "You're a slippery one, but you're not wrong.
Every mountain is different, but at the end of the day, a mountain is still a mountain, and water is still water!
No matter what kind of mountain it is, it's still a mountain. It has shapes, rocks, soil, streams, and all living things.
There was everything beautiful, but there was also everything rotten.
You see darkness and decay on this mountain, but do you think other mountains don't have it?
No, they all have it!
When life is born, there's death. When there's Yang, there's Yin. When there's prosperity, there's decay. This is an unavoidable law. "
"You're right, but you didn't get to the root of the problem."
Ma Qianli said earnestly. His attitude was not like he was talking to a new disciple he was meeting for the first time, but rather to his own confidant.
Li Chengfeng said respectfully, "Please enlighten me, Sect Leader!"
Ma Qianli walked up to him, his eyes flashing as he stared at him. "There's only one way to maintain the prosperity of a sect: circulation!"
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment, then decided to play dumb. "Please enlighten me, Sect Leader!"
Ma Qianli knew what he was thinking but he did not mind. He said, "A sect must be able to circulate between the top and bottom, left and right!
Circulation ensures survival of the fittest, circulation ensures mutual exchange.
But … the Spiritual Mountain Sect hasn't had circulation for a long time, much less left and right! "
Then, Ma Qianli took another step forward and enunciated each word clearly. "It's not just the Spiritual Mountain Sect, it's the same for the entire cultivation world and the entire Nine Heavens!
Li Chengfeng, can you explain why the Nine Heavens hasn't accepted a single cultivator into Immortal Ascension for more than a hundred years? "
Li Chengfeng's mind exploded. He finally understood why Ma Qianli wanted to see him personally. He also understood why Ma Qianli had gone through so much trouble to tell him all these things. In the end, all he wanted to say was this!
He knew his true identity!