Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 506: Gu Qingzhu's Thoughts

Gu Qingzhu frowned and said, "Why impose such rigid restrictions?"

The Guardian Spirit explained, "To put it simply, our Dao Court currently controls territories across eleven Chaos Kingdoms. Under normal circumstances, a single Dao Principle can only be mastered by eleven entities. Versatile, all-purpose Dao Principles like Time, Space, Earth-Water-Wind-Fire, the Five Elements, and World will be snatched up very quickly. This will lead to a situation where high-order Dao Venerables are unable to obtain the qualification to control them."

Gu Qingzhu's brow furrowed deeply. He immediately realized this was indeed a super troublesome issue.

"Then, can't we just let disciples go to other places to make their breakthroughs?"

The Guardian Spirit nodded. "That is naturally possible. However, other places are also occupied by other forces. If you go there to break through, it's seen as a provocation. You'll most likely get killed!"

It was only then that Gu Qingzhu began to understand why Miluo Dao Lord had been so full of praise after Patriarch Su opened up an independent space-time and new territory.

Gu Qingzhu shook his head. "Wait, there are an enormous number of different Dao Principles. Why stubbornly cling only to these? Can't we let disciples choose other Dao Principles to break through to the Dao Venerable realm?"

The Guardian Spirit said, "Cultivators naturally yearn for the stronger path. With ready-made Chaos Paths available, everyone naturally wants to comprehend these Dao Principles."

Gu Qingzhu fell silent again. This was indeed a problem.

Precisely because the Dao Court's scriptures were profound and revealed multiple cultivation paths to becoming a Chaos Dominator, everyone naturally fixed their gaze on these paths. This created a vicious cycle trapped by quota limitations.

No wonder the number of Dao Venerables who broke through was so few.

Besides this first problem.

The second major difficulty was the resource issue.

The resources required for each breakthrough to Dao Venerable ranged from a minimum of one billion Dao Yan Crystals (equivalent to ten trillion Dao Sources) to a maximum of ten billion Dao Yan Crystals.

This amount of resources was simply too vast for a peak Dao Yan Realm cultivator. Most peak Dao Yan Realm cultivators needed an extremely long time to accumulate such wealth.

It was only then that Gu Qingzhu realized why the Heavenly Dao Platform was so important. First, it represented that you had obtained a quota to control a Dao Principle. Second, the Heavenly Dao Platform provided the breakthrough resources supplied by the Dao Court.

It directly solved the first two major difficulties.

The third problem was the inheritance of Daoist techniques, which also required a massive amount of contribution points to exchange for. To put it bluntly, this was also a resource problem.

The fourth was the issue of insufficient comprehension aptitude. This should have originally been the number one or two problem, but it happened to be mostly solved by Su Yuan's previous transaction. The problem shifted from one of comprehension aptitude to a lack of resources.

Buying comprehension time also costs money.

Subsequent problems, such as willpower, physical body, cultivation attainment, True Spirit, mind, and other more personal issues, were not within Gu Qingzhu's current consideration.

Afterwards, Gu Qingzhu looked at the investigation results for the Dao Yan Realm and the Wuji Realm, and he discovered similar issues.

Precisely because Dao Principle quotas were limited, those in the Wuji Realm became hesitant when choosing which Dao Principle to use for breaking through to the Dao Yan Realm. For those in the Dao Yan Realm breaking through to a higher realm, the problems were comprehension aptitude, resources, and the like.

"If we could let disciples choose other Dao Principles to break through, the number of Dao Venerables would absolutely increase rapidly!"

The Guardian Spirit reminded him, "No matter how many low-order Dao Venerables there are, they are useless before a high-order Dao Venerable!"

Gu Qingzhu rolled his eyes. "No matter how many Dao Yan Realm cultivators there are, they are like ants before a first-order Dao Venerable. If there are more Dao Venerables, we can occupy more territory in the future! Naturally, the number of powerful experts would also increase!"

"Without complete inheritance guidance, low-order Dao Venerables cannot break through to become high-order Dao Venerables!" the Guardian Spirit stated.

Hearing this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Gu Qingzhu's mind. He asked, "In the past, could low-order Dao Venerables not figure out high-order Chaos Paths on their own because their comprehension aptitude wasn't high enough?"

The Guardian Spirit said as if it were obvious, "Naturally!"

"But now it's different! My Patriarch can increase their comprehension aptitude by a thousandfold, ten thousandfold! Wouldn't they then be able to figure out brand new Chaos Paths they couldn't grasp before? With the path ahead no longer shrouded in fog, they wouldn't have to stubbornly cling to those fixed Chaos Paths!" Gu Qingzhu said excitedly.

Hearing this, the Guardian Spirit fell silent. "That would require a massive amount of resources! Buying comprehension time is not cheap."

"Expensive isn't the problem; the problem is having no hope! Dao Venerables have infinite lifespans. At worst, they can just slowly accumulate the resources!" Gu Qingzhu already had an idea forming in his mind.

"Little Star, immediately compile a list of obscure, unpopular Dao Principles that no one chooses!"

Gu Qingzhu immediately issued the order.

"Respected Acting Manager, compiling the list of Dao Principles for you now!" Little Star meticulously carried out Gu Qingzhu's command.

Soon after, Gu Qingzhu received a list containing over ten thousand Dao Principles.

There were eight hundred Dao Principles with high prominence, and ten thousand Dao Principles with low prominence!

What immense potential was this?

Gu Qingzhu already had a plan.

Subsequently, Gu Qingzhu said, "Little Star, I want to establish a Dao Court welfare program where resources are used first and repaid later. Peak Dao Yan Realm cultivators who wish to break through to Dao Venerable can first take a loan from the Dao Court. After they break through, they can slowly repay it in the future. Can such a welfare program be established?"

The Guardian Spirit immediately said, "Acting Manager, I must remind you, the Dao Court's resources did not fall from the sky either. All resources require careful planning and strict budgeting. Although you possess the authority to deploy them, if you mess this up, the Dao Lord will not let you off easy!"

Gu Qingzhu said calmly, "I am currently the Acting Manager, possessing the authority to allocate resources!"

He paused, then continued, "Establish an official crowdfunding institution. Peak Dao Yan Realm cultivators needing to break through can submit a crowdfunding application at this institution. All disciples of the Dao Court will be eligible to provide resources for that peak Dao Yan Realm cultivator."

"If the peak Dao Yan Realm cultivator succeeds in breaking through, they will repay this funding fivefold! If they fail, they only need to repay the original amount. The Dao Court can handle the repayment on their behalf initially. The peak Dao Yan Realm cultivator ultimately just needs to repay the resources to the Dao Court. Those who contributed to the crowdfunding will not suffer any loss."

Gu Qingzhu spoke eloquently, laying out all the ideas in his mind one by one.

Guardian Spirit Little Star initially thought it sounded unreliable. But after Gu Qingzhu laid out his ideas one by one, he suddenly realized this method actually seemed feasible!

Those who break through first can feed resources back to the disciples within the Dao Court. Those who fail to break through are motivated to repay their debt to the Dao Court by unleashing their potential. No matter what, the Dao Court does not lose!

Going through this entire process, the Dao Court's strength might truly experience a rapid, qualitative leap.

Guardian Little Star said, "Respected Venerable Qingzhu, are you certain you wish to establish things this way? Do you need to convene the Dao Venerable Elders for discussion?"

Gu Qingzhu waved his hand. "I'm not mobilizing large-scale resources from the Dao Court's treasury. These are matters I can decide on my own, correct?"

"Correct!" Guardian Little Star nodded.

"Good, then issue my orders. First, open up the control quotas for those ten thousand Dao Principles. Second, establish the crowdfunding institution. In the initial phase, the Dao Court can participate in the crowdfunding. Once subsequent results are good and the system is running smoothly, the Dao Court won't need to make additional investments!"

"Respected Venerable Qingzhu, integrating your commands now. Deploying corresponding institutions. Generating various tasks. Conducting small-scale promotional guidance testing for cultivators at the Wuji Realm and above."