The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 2024: Chapter 1970–1971: Why Does Wang Not Resemble the Emperor of Heaven?

“Currently, the various factions are contending fiercely, and the situation is chaotic, akin to the Spring and Autumn Chaos when the feudal lords were vying for dominance.” said a knowledgeable strongman from the Heterodox Alliance in a cold voice.

However, one has to admit that this description is indeed apt. The veteran Taoist Monarchs have held authority for too long, and the newly ascended Dao Lords are quite discontent with this, eager to challenge the influence of the veteran Taoist Monarchs.

The other immortal sects are ambitious, all scheming for themselves, seeking to secure a higher status and acquire more authority and benefits during this era of transition between the old and new.

“First of all, I believe that, since we have already begun mobilizing everyone, returning to the way things were is not advisable. Regardless of whether the external situation may change, just the thought of stopping the distribution of resource reserves is highly demoralizing.” Zi Tianxiong said aloud, voicing his stance.

As a hero who rose from the bottom, Zi Tianxiong is well aware of the thoughts and perceptions of the disciples below.

From the perspective of the alliance’s upper echelons, temporarily halting the distribution of resources is to preserve the foundation in preparation for more prolonged future battles. After all, they currently have no means of finding more resources to sustain the current situation.

But that is from a macro perspective, not the thinking of many disciples below. Taking back what has already been distributed does not infringe upon just one or two individuals’ interests, it affects all the lower-level disciples in the Heterodox Alliance.

They don’t care about the reasons or excuses, the fact is that it harms their established interests, forcing them to make sacrifices.

Indeed, there was a threat from the Buddhism School previously, and to fight against it to the end, they kept propagating and encouraging, mobilizing all the disciples of the Heterodox Alliance, and provided enough resources for this.

But now that the Buddhism School has retreated, the role of these disciples is not as obvious, and then you want to reclaim those resources, such actions seem capricious, naturally causing dissatisfaction.

Even if this time they can truly enforce the retrieval of resources, who can guarantee that the disciples don’t hold resentment in their hearts, and will be responsive the next time there is a threat, when encouragement is needed again?

No one dares to guarantee that an upper echelon who has been fickle once will not break their word again when the threat subsides once more.

Destroying trust is always far easier than building it.

Zi Tianxiong doesn’t dare to bet on this, nor do the many other strongmen, all remain silent.

Now, Zi Tianxiong’s words have undoubtedly brought the truth to light. It is not only a strategic issue for the Heterodox Alliance but also a matter of internal trust.

This means they’ve cocooned themselves, using the disciples’ enthusiasm, loyalty, and unity to defeat the Buddhism School’s assault, they have also been bound by these very things.

Such capricious changes now, if they damage the disciples’ enthusiasm, loyalty, and unity, would fundamentally destroy the foundation of the Heterodox Alliance in the future.

“It seems, stopping is no longer an option!” Tie Qianshan glanced at the many strongmen present, and no one voiced opposition.

Now they are in a dilemma, either lose resources or lose trust.

But if they lose resources, they might still find and replace them.

However, if they directly lose the trust of many disciples, the entire Heterodox Alliance would implode on the spot, leaving no future to speak of.

Thus, choosing the lesser of two evils, no one insists on stopping any longer.

Indeed, those present are not True Immortals, but they’re gods whose divine positions rival True Immortals, extremely powerful beings in the Realms of Heavenly Seas.

But in the upcoming chaos, only Taoist Monarchs can remain unscathed, and even then, only personally unaffected, as singularly operating Taoist Monarchs will not have the possibility to obtain more resources and benefits.

They are part of the Heterodox Alliance, which is their key support. Without its presence, they lose the chance to stand at the pinnacle in the coming era.

“Since that is the case, we need to consider how to accelerate the current changes in the situation. It’s not about rushing to war right away, but making sure that all religious sects also mobilize, putting everyone in the same condition!” Tie Qianshan expressed his thoughts.

This was his true intention from the beginning, being among those opposing the idea of stopping.

He understands the current situation is complex and ever-changing, with many strongmen and factions converging in the Realms of Heavenly Seas, even the most powerful Taoist Monarchs cannot claim to control everything, making unexpected events nearly certain.

In such a scenario, while the Heterodox Alliance has preemptively mobilized and depleted much of its reserves, from another perspective, they have gained a considerable early advantage and used it to temper the entire alliance’s disciples.

Once the situation changes dramatically, they can immediately react, seize the opportunity to plunder resources, conquer lands, turning this early advantage into significant leverage.

Stopping now, on the other hand, would indeed be the most foolish choice.