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

Little Star operated with great efficiency, implementing Gu Qingzhu’s ideas one by one.

Gu Qingzhu was filled with anticipation. Once the disciples’ mindsets changed, how many Dao Venerables would emerge?

This was all his “political achievement”!

This not only concerned his merit but also his path of cultivation!

The Backer Dao Principle/Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle he commanded gathered the power of the masses. If a large number of Dao Venerables ascended under the forces he governed, his own Dao Path would also become smoother.

Simultaneously, his Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle was now formally taking effect.

The power of the Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle was being applied within the Miluo Dao Court, amplifying the effects of many things.

Little Star was the first to speak. “Respected Venerable Qingzhu, the amplification effect of your Heavenly Venerate Dao Principle is excellent! The effects of all major blessed lands have received a boost of one percent to a hundredfold! Cultivators’ training efficiency has increased by a ten-thousandth to tenfold! You are truly formidable!”

A smile appeared on Gu Qingzhu’s face. “Hahaha, this is also why the Miluo Dao Lord asked me to manage the Dao Court on her behalf. With the amplification of my Dao Principle, I believe the Dao Court will become even stronger in the future!”

The Miluo Dao Lord, who was in seclusion, felt that she herself had received a one-in-ten-billion amplification. A faint smile appeared on her face. The reason she had Gu Qingzhu manage the Dao Court on her behalf was precisely for this one-in-ten-billion boost. For her, even a minuscule improvement offered a chance to advance further.

Within the Miluo Dao Court.

All disciples received a message push from the Dao Court Guardian Spirit, immediately causing a huge uproar.

Cultivators everywhere in the Dao Court began discussing it animatedly.

“The Dao Court actually issued such a shocking reform, it’s really hard to understand!” a Dao Yan Realm disciple said, puzzled.

“With the correct Chaos Dao Path right in front of us, switching to cultivate other Dao Principles now is utterly unreliable!”

“The funniest part is this crowdfunding business. If someone truly had the confidence to break through to Dao Venerable, they wouldn’t be lacking resources in the first place.”

One disciple after another felt this matter was far too unreliable.

Meanwhile, within the Seven Stars Dao Palace, many cultivators brought by Su Yuan from the Primordial Chaos showed signs of being moved.

Inside a pavilion.

Several people were conversing.

“What do you all think, is this thing reliable or not?” the Golden Fur King inquired.

“Naturally, it’s reliable. This is Manager Gu’s handiwork!” the Epoch Primordial Dragon on the other side spoke up.

“If it’s reliable, then we can take action!” The Taiyi Sage Lord looked towards the silent Zhuyuan Great Emperor. “Old Brother Zhuyuan, what’s your view?”

Zhuyuan Great Emperor said, “We are considered marginal figures now. Although we’ve all relied on the sect’s power to reach the Dao Yan Realm, we’re all a certain distance from the peak. Many times, it’s not that our abilities are insufficient, but mainly that we didn’t read the situation clearly and didn’t seize opportunities! If we had all joined the Seven Stars Sect from the very beginning back then, I believe we’d all be at the peak of the Dao Yan Realm now, not wandering around in the early or middle stages.”

“I understand Zhuyuan’s meaning,” Daoist Xuanqing nodded. “Since we’ve encountered this opportunity, we mustn’t miss it. But we are all still extremely far from the peak of the Dao Yan Realm. What should we do?”

Zhuyuan Great Emperor looked at everyone and said, “I believe everyone has some savings on hand. My proposal now is for everyone to hand over all their savings to me, allowing me to break through from the late Dao Yan Realm to the peak of the Dao Yan Realm. Afterward, I will apply for crowdfunding to obtain sufficient resources, then help each of you break through to the peak of the Dao Yan Realm one by one. Following that, you will each apply for crowdfunding, then give a portion of your resources to me, allowing me to have a greater chance of breaking through to Dao Venerable. Once I break through, all your contributions will be repaid!”

The Golden Fur King immediately scratched his head and ears anxiously. “There’s a loophole in this, right? The crowdfunding you apply for should only be usable on yourself.”

“I didn’t see that stipulation!” Zhuyuan Great Emperor said. “This decree indeed has this loophole. Therefore, we must seize this opportunity to soar to the heavens! Those who can use time-acceleration blessed lands should use them! We must complete this operation before the decree is perfected! You all need to decide quickly!”

“Since that’s the case, let’s settle it like this. Zhuyuan has comprehended many Dao Principles. Choosing an obscure Dao Principle to break through is much easier for him than for us!” The Taiyi Sage Lord nodded in agreement.

After a brief discussion, everyone immediately made their decision.

Thus, Zhuyuan Great Emperor soon received all the savings of everyone, including all the savings of the subordinates behind each person, all consolidated into Zhuyuan Great Emperor’s possession.

Zhuyuan Great Emperor immediately entered deep seclusion.

He chose a Dao Principle called “Sacrificial Dao Principle” as his breakthrough direction. This Dao Principle was extremely obscure, yet also a relatively common one. Many Deities’ cultivation paths included the Sacrifice Dao. Whether sacrificing oneself or others, it counted as a type of “transaction” behavior.

Therefore, the “Sacrificial Dao Principle” was also one of the branch Dao Principles of the Transaction Dao Principle.

The difficulty of comprehending this Dao Principle was comparatively low. As long as one offered many sacrificial offerings, advancing in realm was easy.

With the assistance of resources from many fellow Daoists, he finally, after exhausting all resources, successfully advanced to the peak of the Dao Yan Realm.

He then proceeded to the Miluo Heavenly Palace and, in the newly established Crowdfunding Hall, submitted his crowdfunding application.

Originally, Zhuyuan Great Emperor thought this crowdfunding process would be slow.

But not long after he submitted his crowdfunding application, he received crowdfunding funds totaling three billion Dao Yan Crystals.

After receiving the Dao Yan Crystals, he gave a portion to the Taiyi Sage Lord and the others.

These few immediately began making rapid, soaring progress. With no regard for resource consumption, inside a time-acceleration chamber, they successfully broke through to the peak of the Dao Yan Realm in just a few hundred Yuan Assemblies.

Following that, they each submitted crowdfunding applications, receiving resources ranging from two to three billion Dao Yan Crystals.

Then, each of them extracted a portion of their resources and handed it over to Zhuyuan Great Emperor!

Zhuyuan Great Emperor, having gathered everyone’s resources, was the first to enter the Heavenly Dao Platform and began his breakthrough.

By this time, seven hundred years had already passed since Gu Qingzhu issued the task.

Currently, the only ones truly participating in the crowdfunding operation were Zhuyuan Great Emperor and his few companions. Everyone else was still in a wait-and-see mode.

Sitting in the main seat of the great hall, Gu Qingzhu fell into deep thought.

The Guardian Spirit Little Star beside him reminded him, “Lord Qingzhu, the number of people applying for crowdfunding has now reached six. The resource supply for these six people is directly paid by the Dao Court, with a total amount reaching fifteen billion Dao Yan Crystals. I have detected that these six individuals have been misappropriating resources. Should we intervene?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingzhu immediately investigated the actions of the six and quickly discovered their plan.

Instead, he said, “Little Star, immediately mobilize resources and add another six billion Dao Yan Crystals, distributing them to them!”

Little Star reminded him, “Lord Qingzhu, they all forcibly elevated their realms through resources. Their likelihood of breaking through to Dao Venerable is extremely low. If this continues, the Dao Court will waste twenty-one billion Dao Yan Crystals.”

Gu Qingzhu waved his hand. “There always needs to be a trailblazer. As long as one or two among them can break through to Dao Venerable, my measure can truly be implemented. As for the resource misappropriation issue, we’ll patch the loophole after this.”