Chapter 1314 - 1414: Gossip Psychology

Do not underestimate the gossip in the cultivation world. The level of information and its circulation is far beyond what you would imagine.

Moreover, the extent of gossip throughout the entire cultivation world is much greater than you would think, because they possess a long lifespan, and if they only focused on cultivation, they wouldn't be able to safely make it through.

After all, solely immersing oneself in cultivation would surely lead to a mental breakdown, like someone who studies intensely for a year without breaks, except for eating and sleeping, which no one could endure; such a method would make a person become very dull.

Therefore, the practice of experiencing adventures exists, as adventures can help them go out and see the world, adjust their mood, and prevent them from living solely within the confines of cultivation, which could lead to a mental breakdown, manifesting as a loss of control.

Sometimes, after breaking down, they might even rush toward common folk and begin slaughtering them.

So, no matter what, they won't stubbornly bury themselves in relentless practice. Instead, they cultivate for a while and then relax their mind or live an exciting life, which involves venturing out for adventures. Going on adventures simultaneously strengthens their power, which is quite beneficial.

Another aspect is that, over their long lifespans, they learn to listen to various gossip. Apart from listening, they excel at spreading gossip because, besides adventures, their mood is only supplemented by gossiping, which isn't groundless gossip.

Some people even pay with their lives to verify whether gossip is true, as they are very meticulous. After hearing a piece of gossip, to prove its authenticity and enhance their authority, they gather the transmitted information and then seek to verify the gossip. Once confirmed, people admire them greatly.

And this admiration feels particularly satisfying, which is why so many people risk themselves to authenticate gossip, actually uttering verified gossip before others to show off.

They lead such boring lives that they can only turn to cultivation, cultivating, and more cultivating. Competing against the heavens means continually practicing, and to change their mood, they can only use the previous method or venture on adventures or seek places with secrets, like forbidden grounds, to take risks.

Of course, this is what the aloof ones do, while those who are somewhat timid prefer not to take risks and instead focus heavily on gossip. Sect Leaders and Elders who can't easily go out only listen to gossip to pass the time. Hence, those who are adept at gossiping become even more involved, as they have Elders and Sect Leaders backing them.

Moreover, gossip in the cultivation world is not spoken lightly; it is carefully checked and confirmed before it becomes gossip.

Unverified gossip is generally just listened to, without being taken seriously. Even if it is true, until others verify it, this gossip won't be taken seriously; it will merely be considered as entertainment.

Sect Leaders or Elders just listen to the gossip without verifying it, because they cannot leave lightly, so they hear gossip to amuse themselves. Usually, these Sect Leaders or Elders will cross-reference the information they obtained from gossip, make comprehensive inferences to arrive at more genuine gossip, and then use these compilations during leisure time.

However, they don't take this gossip as real, knowing if they did, their disciples would too.

This would lead to biased views and using these prejudiced eyes towards others, which is a major taboo in the cultivation world.

Because cultivators have sharp senses, if you view them with such eyes, they'll immediately sense it and recognize your different gaze. Those with a better temper will dismiss it, but those with worse temper will come over questioning your reason for such gaze, potentially leading to a conflict, and sometimes it escalates with heavy-handed actions posing life-threatening consequences.

Generally, there's restraint because they know if such minor situations lead to a fatal outcome, they'd be despised universally. Even if someone first viewed them with a suspicious gaze but merely confronted them, you wouldn't opt to kill someone, which would mark you as a killer, further leading to misunderstandings, potentially labeling you as a demon from the Demon Realm. Your original sect might abandon you as killing due to a mere gaze aligns with what demons do.

Moreover, you'd be sought after by the sect of the person you killed because that's regarded as an unjustified killing of their disciple. If they don't demand an explanation, how would they face their disciples?

Thus, you'd be pursued by this sect, and your original sect won't spare you either; to redeem themselves, they'd join the pursuit and turn your body over to the other sect.

Even if Taichu Sect faced this situation, a disciple killing another sect's disciple without specific reasoning would be pursued by all sects.

Especially due to Taichu Sect being the foremost sect, many sects would choose to watch and join the pursuit, the capable ones included, collectively seeking the person.

Though Taichu Sect's discipline prevents such occurrences, if major sects faced them, many minor sects would seek to drag them down, participating in the pursuit. The crux is, it's considered a joke among major sects.

Not only major sects but any sect facing such situations becomes subject to ridicule; it's not a minor joke but a considerable one.