Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 148 - . Indulging in reading the news, neglecting Cultivation.
Chapter 148: 148. Indulging in reading the news, neglecting Cultivation.
Yu Qing hurriedly walked on the road to Sword Lake.
Occasionally, she encountered some disciples who were chatting. With her excellent hearing, Yu Qing could hear that they were discussing the content of the Wangyue Daily.
This deepened the worry in Yu Qing’s heart.
It had been seven days since Yan Gulan’s failure to forcibly demolish Moon Viewing Peak.
Heavenly Sword Sect had returned to peace, and Fang Zhou continued to publish the newspaper, but instead of releasing an issue every other day, it was now every three days.
This naturally caused strong dissatisfaction among the readers.
Unfortunately, no matter how much they cursed, Fang Zhou accepted it humbly and continued with the next issue.
He monopolized the industry and was not worried about sales at all; he could sell it however he wanted.
Even if he sold a lump of dogshit, they would curse and then still eat it.
Thus, the popularity of Wangyue Daily remained as high as ever. In fact, after switching to every three days, the popularity notably increased because scarcity made things valuable.
During this period, the disciples stopped playing chess, stopped painting, and spent all their free time discussing the content of the Wangyue Daily.
Every time Wangyue Daily was published, plenty of disciples stayed up late that night, causing them to be listless the next day.
After noticing this situation, Yu Qing conducted a special investigation and found that in the month or so since Wangyue Daily started issuing, the disciples’ cultivation progress had clearly declined, while the kitchen’s vegetable consumption had increased significantly.
Yu Qing saw this and grew anxious, which was the reason she came to Sword Lake today.
Entering Sword Lake, Yu Qing saw True Master Yu Jian sitting above the lake. His eyes were closed, and his whole body was surrounded by energy, clearly in the midst of cultivation.
Yu Qing saluted her master and then conveyed her observations and her purpose.
True Master Yu Jian slowly opened his eyes: “Yu Qing, what do you think?”
Yu Qing felt deeply conflicted. Fang Zhou was her close friend, and seeing his newspaper sell well naturally made her happy.
But Fang Zhou’s newspaper had already severely affected the cultivation of Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, and as a True Disciple, Yu Qing could not ignore this.
Facing a dilemma between public and private interests, Yu Qing did not know how to choose and could only seek her master’s advice.
Now hearing her master ask her what she thought, she could not give an answer.
Looking at the troubled disciple, True Master Yu Jian smiled warmly: “Do not be burdened. If a mere newspaper can cause so many disciples to relax, it only proves that their determination to seek the path is not strong. The road of cultivation has countless hardships and obstacles, if they can’t even pass this small test, then it would be better to give up the pursuit early.”
Finishing his words, after Yu Qing showed a sudden realization, True Master Yu Jian continued: “If you still have doubts, you can go and ask that kid. See what he thinks; he is quite clever and should have a solution. Also, bring him to Sword Lake.”
Yu Qing was quite surprised, not expecting her master to want to meet Fang Zhou.
Could it be that she was going to trick Taoist Fang into staying here?
Impossible, impossible. No matter how shameless her master was, he wouldn’t be this shameless.
“Thank you, master, for the clarification. I understand what to do now.”
Yu Qing saluted True Master Yu Jian and then left.
After she left, True Master Yu Jian took out the half-read newspaper from behind him, flipped to the novel section, and started reading with great interest.
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“What? You say the disciples of Heavenly Sword Sect are obsessed with the newspaper and neglecting their cultivation?”
This was the question Yu Qing posed to Fang Zhou when she met him again.
“That’s right!”
Yu Qing nodded: “Every day, the disciples talk about your newspaper content, even neglecting their cultivation. If this continues, their minds dedicated to seeking the path will disappear. I have already asked my master, and he asked me to seek your advice.”
Saying this, Yu Qing cupped her hands and saluted Fang Zhou: “Please, Taoist Fang, teach me a solution.”
Fang Zhou was quite speechless; he wanted to say Yu Qing was making a fuss over nothing.
The newspaper was just leisure reading, no different from playing chess or painting. If Heavenly Sword Sect disciples were obsessed with the newspaper and neglecting cultivation, it indicated their pursuit of the path and self-control were insufficient, and they should just go down the mountain early.
However, this was the first time Yu Qing sought his help, and it was True Master Yu Jian who sent her here, so Fang Zhou dared not be careless.
Solving this matter was also quite simple. Fang Zhou helped Yu Qing up, smiled and said: “This is a trivial matter. The disciples you mentioned merely lack a role model. Once the current serial novel ends, I will serialize a classic by Lao Shiji, which has a cultivation theme. It will ensure that the disciples will become deeply immersed in cultivation after reading it.”
Yu Qing was surprised that the issue troubling her for so long was easily solved by Fang Zhou, feeling a bit embarrassed.
After thinking for a while, she took out a manuscript from her sleeve, blushing, and handed it to Fang Zhou: “Taoist Fang, after much deliberation, I think you’re right. Publishing my ideas in the newspaper can help find like-minded people and encourage disciples to strengthen their dedication to the path. This is something I wrote before; the writing is immature and my insights are shallow. I fear it may be laughable, but please review it.”
As a literary young woman, Yu Qing had undoubtedly written novels, but she usually kept them hidden for her own enjoyment.
After being influenced by Fang Zhou for so long and seeing other disciples’ submissions being accepted by Wangyue Daily, she could no longer resist taking it out.
Fang Zhou was very surprised, not expecting Yu Qing would indeed submit a manuscript, especially since she took a long time to consider, he thought she had given up.
Fang Zhou collected Yu Qing’s manuscript and solemnly said: “Don’t worry, I will read your manuscript carefully and won’t laugh, no matter how funny it is.”
Yu Qing slightly exhaled in relief, trying to hide her embarrassment, she changed the topic: “By the way, my master asked me to invite you to Sword Lake to meet you.”
Fang Zhou’s heart tensed; he thought it was finally happening. For some time, he had been waiting for Heavenly Sword Sect’s upper echelons to react and discuss the Wangyue Daily with him.
After all, having seen the power of public opinion, the Heavenly Sword Sect would not leave it in the hands of an outsider.
Unexpectedly, the old foxes of the Heavenly Sword Sect were quite patient, only acting today.
True Master Yu Jian was indeed the best choice to approach Fang Zhou. Her position was high enough to represent the Heavenly Sword Sect, and she had a bit of connection with Fang Zhou.
Having True Master Yu Jian involved also showed substantial respect for Fang Zhou, not treating him as an insignificant pawn.
There might be some influence from Ling Xiaoyue, but it also proved that Heavenly Sword Sect was genuinely a reputable sect, uninterested in bullying the weak. Fang Zhou felt a bit guilty for throwing mud at Potian Sword Sect earlier.
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But remembering Yan Gulan, Fang Zhou’s guilt disappeared. Every prestigious sect has its parasites, and the trouble caused by parasites naturally makes the entire sect carry the burden.
Fang Zhou smiled at Yu Qing: “True Master Yu Jian wishes to meet me, which is a great honor. Please, lead the way.”
“No need to be polite, follow me.”
Yu Qing immediately took Fang Zhou to Sword Lake.
When they reached a higher position on Yujian Peak, Fang Zhou suddenly pointed to a certain spot: “Eh, what is that?”
