The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1274: Chapters 1222-1223: The Foundation of One’s Position Chapter 1274: Chapters 1222-1223: The Foundation of One’s Position Sometimes, the person who understands oneself the most is always one’s enemy, or rather, one’s peer.

Earth Virtue Star Lord was able to rise in the Great Ming World and even procured an enfeoffment of a divine position as Star Lord, enough to prove his extraordinary means and strength.

However, he was after all an Independent Practitioner who had never truly joined a Sect, and did not understand how Sects operate, nor could he grasp the foundational principles of these powers.

Even though he had seen some powers rise and fall, heard some things from others, he had never truly experienced it himself, so at the end of the day, it was like looking at flowers in the fog, unable to truly perceive the truth.

But Water Virtue Star Lord was different; he hailed from a major Sect, and being able to obtain an enfeoffed Star Lord divine position also proved that he was even if not a revered teacher of the sect, still a core figure within. He naturally understood where the crux lay.

For forces such as Sects, their real foundational principle wasn’t Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, cultivation resources, or the protection of the powerful, but rather in the cohesiveness of the Sect or, in other words, the ‘human heart’.

“Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, cultivation resources, protection of the powerful, these things are important components that establish Sects between heaven and earth, but they are not the core. Only the human heart is most important,” explained Water Virtue Star Lord to Earth Virtue Star Lord, detailing the underlying reasons.

This core ideological secret, in days past, Water Virtue Star Lord would definitely not be willing to explain it easily, even to a power like Earth Virtue Star Lord.

But at this moment, as they were all in the same boat, and with the establishment of the Heavenly Court, it was destined that countless worlds would be incorporated into it, and numerous Sects would rise in power.

Water Virtue Star Lord knew that the era of acting alone had passed. Unless one could suppress the heavens and earth single-handedly like the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, everyone would need to ally with more partners in the coming developments to achieve greater benefits jointly.

Among the Five Virtues Star Lords, Great White Star Lord hailed from Sword Sect, such an immortal sect power which absolutely could not ally with him, and even if they were to cooperate, he would only become subordinate.

Fire Virtue Star Lord was already a True Immortal and possessed the Great River Ancient Country; even though it might be inferior to Sword Sect, it was far superior to him, and collaborating with him would also end either becoming a subordinate or being annexed.

After consideration, his viable allies were only Wood Virtue Star Lord and Earth Virtue Star Lord, these two Independent Practitioners, who were strong but not too powerful, were most suitable.

But this time Wood Virtue Star Lord was lucky to find this world, and even caught the eye of the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, so unless supremely sinister luck befall him, this return would certainly be a great leap forward.

In the short term, he could not catch up to the counterpart, and cooperating with them could end just like it would with Great White Star Lord or Fire Virtue Star Lord.

He was essentially out of options unless he wanted to act alone, so now the only potential ally was Earth Virtue Star Lord.

Only by collaborating ahead could they leverage the advantages of this pioneer team and obtain more fortuitous opportunities in this world for their own Tao certifying.

This was all promised by Emperor Monarch before coming; the so-called pioneer team, like the vanguard of a conquering army, faced great dangers and thus must also have rich rewards.

Emperor Monarch promised that, without affecting his grand plans, these Star Lords could act on their own, freely seek opportunities in this world, and seize creation; all was under his approval, even if in the future, other True Immortals felt discontent, only he would intervene.

It was for this reason that these Star Lords were genuinely pleased to obey his commands, willing to give their all.

Water Virtue Star Lord knew that since this world could give birth to many Emperors of the Immortal Path Realm, it must also have plenty of fortuitous opportunities. For them, being able to take the initiative was already a great opportunity.

However, going it alone could inevitably lead to some accidents. If one could join hands with another, then that would be nothing less than perfect.

The cooperation between the two was evenly matched, neck and neck, where neither would suffer too great a loss, perfectly suitable, therefore he resolved the other’s doubts.

“Do you know why some forces, even with the protection of the powerful, are declining day by day? Why do some forces, seemingly in constant turmoil, on the brink of disaster, can eventually turn the tide and achieve Nirvana rebirth?” Water Virtue Star Lord asked with a smile.

Earth Virtue Star Lord tentatively replied, “Because of the human heart, some powers appear strong but are internally weak, filled with unease, hence are practically like a tomb of dry bones. But some powers, despite being in turmoil, are united as one, and ultimately reviving like dead wood in spring, turning misfortune into blessing.”

Those who had reached this step were not fools; he had previously overlooked this simply because he had neither pondered it deeply nor been in contact with these matters.

Now hearing Water Virtue Star Lord’s explanation, he naturally understood the core, grasping its key.

“Right,” Water Virtue Star Lord nodded, satisfied.

He had spoken thus far; if Earth Virtue Star Lord still could not understand, then even if he resolved the other’s doubts, he definitely would not choose to ally with someone foolish.

As Longevity Taoist Monarch once said, one would rather have a clever person as an opponent than a foolish person as a teammate. Because the harm brought by a foolish teammate can be greater than that of ten clever opponents.