Chapter 144: Enlightenment? The mud is extraordinary mud. It is made from powder ground from top-grade spiritual stone and mixed with the Three Lights Divine Water. Three lights: sun, moon and stars. To condense the Three Lights Divine Water, one needs to have a good understanding of water and be a practitioner with a fifth-grade or higher magical power. On the first day of each month, gather sunlight, on the fifteenth day of the full moon, gather moonlight, and on the thirtieth day of the new moon, gather starlight. Then on the fourteenth day of the next month, condense the three lights into one and transform them into holy water. It is hard-earned and very precious. Therefore, Tao Tie is very focused and attentive when making each clay figure. Three days passed. Tao Tie made 749 clay figures, both male and female. After selection, forty-nine soldiers were chosen from the ten thousand soldiers in Pingyuan County and were cast into clay figures.

After a moment, with the power of magic, the clay figure, which was originally the size of a palm, suddenly changed and quickly grew to the height of a person. This effect of making the desired size come true is also achieved by taking part of the techniques of the Tiangang Method [Throwing Beans to Turn into Soldiers]. "Meet the Master." The forty-nine elites quickly adapted to the living bodies and saluted Tao Tie respectfully. "Ah." Tao Tie responded calmly and motioned for them to stand up. Without further ado, he performed his slightly improved version of the Five Animal Exercises through the Ziwei Jasper Palace and shared it with the forty-nine clay figurines. The part that has been improved is the medicinal and dietary supplements. They abandoned the scarce and expensive food and medicinal materials that were not available on Fuli Island, and instead chose to use more of the output of the island's land and the animals and plants in the sea. Live off the land! If you live by water, you have to eat water! After sharing the "Five Animal Exercises", Tao Tie left behind nine clay figurines. The remaining forty clay figures were divided into groups of ten and assigned to eight people and one ghost follower. During these three days, the followers faithfully implemented Tao Tie's policy of providing free meals in the shanty towns around the four cities. By the way, we also keep advertising the missionary academy’s recruitment and salary. Now that they have suddenly run out of food, they have returned to the main peak to report and wait for further instructions. "Go." Tao Tie said calmly, "Go tell all the people on the island that if they want to continue to have enough food, they should respond to the recruitment and come to build the missionary house. The four lower missionary houses must be built within a month, and many people are needed. During the work, they will be provided with enough food and wages, and they will also be taught literacy, crafts, and spiritual practice." "promise!"

The eight people and one ghost follower obeyed the order and went down the main peak swiftly. At the foot of the mountain, Cai Weiming, Jin Can, Lin Yuhui and Zheng Qinghe, who had been observing the movements of Tao Tie and his followers, were waiting anxiously. The meals provided during these three days did not seem unusual at all, they were very ordinary. But it really scared the four people and some discerning people in the Cai, Jin, Lin and Zheng families. People eat for food. There are three reasons why the four major clans, Cai, Jin, Lin, and Zheng, were able to completely control Fuli Island and completely enslave the people on the island around the Langmo Sect: The first is the power of life and death, the second is the deformed order brought about by the rule of ignorance, and the third is the monopoly of means of production and output, especially food. If they want to live and their families live, the people on the island must submit to the will of the Langmo Sect and the four major clans, and work like beasts of burden and become slaves. Life and death are all in his hands. nowadays, First, Pinghaiwei destroyed the power of Langmo Sect and the four major clans to decide life and death, and then turned around to decide life and death for Langmo Sect and the four major clans; Then the Qingzhou government organized households and distributed land equally among all people, ending the abnormal order and breaking the monopoly of the means of production. Tao Tie brought the food he had obtained from the four major clans, and used a three-day notice of food distribution and recruitment to tell all the people on the island one thing: They could have had enough food to eat without submitting to the will of the four major clans. We will soon go a step further and make the people on the island understand through practical actions and facts that under the order of the Celestial Empire, as long as they work, they can reap rewards, survive, and have enough food to eat! How can the Cai, Jin, Lin and Zheng families still sit still? It was not until now that many people understood the real reason why Miao Zongren, the governor of Pinghaiwei, left four families behind. Without the contrast of the Four Families, how can the good of the Celestial Empire be highlighted? When the people on the island completely believed in the Celestial Empire and were willing to follow it sincerely, By then, if the Celestial Empire responds to the request of the people on the island and liquidates the four families, wouldn't the effect achieved be much better than destroying the four families already? Therefore, the discerning people among Cai Weiming, Jin Can, Lin Yuhui, Zheng Qinghe and other four companies were frightened! The eight men, one ghost follower, and forty clay figures quickly descended the main peak. Cai Weiming, Jin Can, Lin Yuhui and Zheng Qinghe immediately went up to greet him respectfully. The four of them didn't say anything, they just followed behind, and then went to Caicheng in the northwest, Jincheng in the southwest, Lincheng in the northeast, and Zhengcheng in the southeast. Even though the four families could not do anything under Tao Yuanzheng's order, it was better for them to follow along, even if it was just to make themselves known, than to do nothing and wait for death with their necks stretched out. Tan Jinxuan, Mo Yuhan, Chu Yingying, the Five Ghosts and other main followers were too lazy to pay attention to these things and let the four people follow them and do their own things. With three days of laying the foundation by providing meals, the eight people and one ghost have gained some trust and recognition from the people in the shantytowns they are responsible for. Therefore, the recruitment, which was officially launched after being postponed for three days, was much better than the situation three days ago. The eight people and one ghost did not simply recruit workers, but recruited workers while starting work. The sites for the four lower missions had already been decided. With the help of ten clay figures each, the followers had much less to worry about, from registering, allocating jobs, arranging work, to recruiting workers and taking care of their food and clothing, and their efficiency increased rapidly.

Judging from the current situation, as long as there is an adequate supply of materials and no problems arise, the main buildings of the four lower missionary houses can be completed within half a month. At that time, we can start promoting and advertising to recruit students from the common people on the island. As for the superior missionary academy on the main peak of the Central Mountain Range. Tao Tie did not adopt the method of recruiting workers for construction. Instead, he personally led nine clay figures and built the temple himself using magic spells mainly based on earth and wood, in combination with the means of setting up formations and refining equipment. It can't be majestic without being majestic. Since it is a superior missionary house, it must be special. This applies not only to the common people on the island and the lower-level missionaries. It is also targeting the four major clans, the remnants of the Langmo Sect, and the overseas demon sects. It's also sending out a signal: I'm here, are you coming? Dong Shou is here. Just as Tao Tie was directing nine clay figures to build the upper missionary house according to the established regulations, "Fellow Daoist Tao, you are behind schedule." With a quick sweep of his spiritual sense, Dong Shou discovered that four lower-level missionary houses had just begun construction on four plains. "is it?" Tao Tie didn't even turn his head and replied calmly, "Where are we behind?" Dong Shou said, "I've been around the sea and visited all the islands, but you're the only one still building a house. On the first day others arrived, they showed off their magical powers, using magic, puppets, or simply spending a lot of money to hire monks who specialize in construction, and built the missionary school on the same day. The next day they started recruiting teachers and students, preaching and teaching, in a hurry. What about you? You're still building a house, tut tut tut... you're really procrastinating." All the materials recycled from the ruins of the Langmo Sect's former site were used up at this time. Tao Tie waved his hand and brought up the materials donated by the four major clans and stored in the warehouse at the foot of the mountain and handed them over to the nine clay figurines. Then he turned around, looked at Dong Shou, and asked seriously: "Dong Yannian, you don't go to spread your teachings, wander around, and come to me again, what does it mean? Don't you want to behave well?" "Tsk." Dong Shou sucked his teeth and answered seriously, "I am just preaching well and performing well." "Really?" Tao Tie dragged out his tone a little, "Being a street urchin is like preaching, which is quite interesting. I am all ears to your profound ideas." "You wouldn't understand even if I told you, and you wouldn't agree even if I understood, so I'm too lazy to tell you." Dong Shou waved his hand, unwilling to continue the topic, and said, "I heard that you had a fight a few nights ago, which caused a lot of noise, and you also captured a demon from the Langmo Sect alive. I think, with your temper, you will definitely torture him after capturing him alive. Did you get any valuable information out of him?" "of course." Tao Tie nodded slightly, then glanced around, his eyes passing over the dozen or so geniuses who were using their own methods to hide their figures and presence, and said without holding back, "I have tortured out the hiding place of the remnants of the Langmo Sect, and also found out that in three days, many overseas demon sects gathered in the outer sea will hold a swearing-in ceremony, and those overseas demon sects will launch a counterattack against the Heavenly Dynasty after the swearing-in ceremony." "Huh? That's it?"

Dong Shou frowned slightly, looking a little dissatisfied. "The Celestial Empire has known about this news for a long time. It has been published in the court bulletin and has been spread all over the country." Tao Tie replied as a matter of course: "That's it. Otherwise, how important secrets do you think a demon who was thrown out by the remnants of the Langmo Sect to take risks can know?" "That's true." Dong Shou nodded and suddenly suggested, "I and some of my fellow Taoists want to do something stupid. Would you like to come with us, Brother Tao?" Tao Tie refused without hesitation: "You guys can go if you want. I won't go. Be careful. The overseas demon sects are not weak." "All right. Then you can stay on Fuli Island, build your house, and teach people to read and write, and teach by example." Dong Shou didn't force him. He waved goodbye and left. Going with him were a dozen geniuses who showed up after being discovered by Tao Tie. These people include Confucianists, martial artists, Taoists, Buddhists, and witches, and they all have one thing in common. That is, he respected Dong Shou very much and often listened to the truth taught by this crazy student. After the rules of this practice were announced, Dong Shou publicly announced that three months of preaching on the overseas islands would not be able to save the lives of the people who had been devastated, and that only by killing all the overseas demons could they be saved. Instead of spending the precious three months on preaching that would not have much effect in a short period of time, it would be better to kill more demons and cultivators. Previously, Dong Shou said that he had taken a tour, but in fact he was doing two things. One was to gather his fellow practitioners, and the other was to kill all the clans on the islands assigned to them by his fellow practitioners that were deliberately left behind by Miao Zongren. What is long-term and what is not long-term. If we don't kill them all now and keep these clans alive to leave trouble for the future, do you want to create another crisis for the Tiannan Barrier? Dong Shou looks down upon the current Miao Zongren! Of course, Dong Shou still has great respect for Tao Tie. Especially after seeing that the four lower missions on Fuli Island had to be built bit by bit from scratch by workers recruited from the common people on the island. For many things, you can go further if you do them slowly. If one were to preach in a certain place within the territories of the Twenty-Seven States of the Celestial Empire, the best way would of course be to build a missionary academy as quickly as possible and then recruit students on a large scale. But this is an overseas country where the king’s rule has never been heard of, and it is a wild land where no one knows how many people’s destinies have been changed by the missionary system. How many people can truly understand the importance of a missionary school and studying in one? No! Therefore, Tao Tie was patient and used the simplest and most modest offer of food and wages to lure workers to build the site. Then, during the construction process, he followed the rules set by Taizu: Practice at least once a day! What kind of exercises are you practicing? "Five Animal Exercises". Why practice? If you don't practice, you can only get half the salary. If you practice well, the salary will be doubled. How can I practice the Five Animal Exercises well? Literacy, reading, listening, practicing, all finally come together in one word: "dedication". After half a month, the common people on the island will feel the benefits brought to them by the missionary and will change their original ignorant ideas. A month later, the missionary school was fully completed and officially began recruiting students, and there would be no cold reception. It is unlikely that someone would enter a missionary school but have no interest in learning.

On the contrary, those who gradually get rid of numbness and ignorance in this month, see hope for progress, and want to seize the opportunity to change their destiny that has finally appeared, will try their best to learn and practice! Tao Tie believes that the most important criterion for judging the three-month practice results of the 180 geniuses is not the grandeur of the building or the number of students enrolled. Rather, has it planted a concept in the hearts of the people on the island, making them recognize the missionary, yearn to enter the missionary, and desire to use the missionary to change their own destiny! So, after Tao Tie got the construction work of the nine clay figurines on track, he started to think about another thing. He needs to set an example for the people on the island. As soon as possible, let these people understand that the missionary house can change their destiny, and transform them from cattle and horses and slaves whose life and death are controlled by others into free people with power who can resist injustice. “So, I will first find a genius that has been covered in dust, and carefully cultivate it, so that it can bloom and shine, become extremely dazzling, and attract the envy of others; Or maybe someone has a deep hatred for him, so he can take revenge in public?" Tao Tie thought about it and then made a decision. We need to look for the lost genius, and also for the person with a blood feud. all in all…… Grab it with both hands, both hands must be hard! Then he used the [Five Elements Great Escape] to escape from the highest and most central point of the main peak of the Central Mountain Range into a special space under the main peak. Just now, the Demon Cai Kang could not stand the seemingly endless torture, and finally confessed the real reason why the Langmo Sect sent him to lead people back to Fuli Island a few nights ago. The remnants of the Langmo Sect want Cai Kang to use his shadow escape ability to enter this special space. Inside are placed the corpses of all the successive leaders and demon disciples of the Langmo Sect. These corpses contain a large amount of pure demonic energy and evil thoughts, which can be released using secret methods. They can shatter the earth veins of Fuli Island and cause the entire island to sink to the bottom of the sea. The fate of all living things on the island, including the remaining members of the four major clans, Cai, Jin, Lin and Zheng, were all bound to the ground veins of Fuli Island by secret methods from within the island. The earth veins were shattered, and there was only one ending for all living creatures: all died! This is the overseas demon sect. If we don't kill off the remnants of the overseas evil sects and their vassals, preaching and educating them will not save the lives of the island's inhabitants. Dong Shou is right! (End of this chapter)