Chapter 202: Shocking Change

Ten years in the real world, a thousand years in the dream.

What about the Taoism of one lifetime?

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"Well, it's finally over!"

In the old Huangliang game room, Ye Bai propped up his thin body. The young man who should have been full of vigor and vitality is now full of depression.

Sitting in the game room, he looked at his watch and saw an unread message, which was his parents' concern.

However, Ye Bai smiled bitterly, deleted all of them, and then got up and left the room. He took out a bottle of spirit wine from the refrigerator, sat on the sofa and collapsed into mud again, turned on the TV out of boredom, and continued to kill his meaningless time.

It's really meaningless.

What's the point of practicing?

In the prosperous era of Taoism, everyone is like a dragon?

If 300 billion people were all dragons, how could this world bear it?

Most of them are small fish and shrimps, stepping stones and paving bricks for others.

He is no exception.

He failed the college entrance examination again. Not to mention the Wandao Academy, even the universities are difficult to enter.

At this point, either retrain and fight again next year, or face reality and give up the pursuit of dreams.

Ye Bai decided to choose the latter, and he could only choose the latter.

Because this was his third time failing the college entrance examination.

Although Wandao Academy is benevolent and has a method of cultivating farmers to meet the survival needs of people in the world, it is only the basic survival needs.

If you want to practice, you have to work hard for various resources.

But some things cannot be achieved by hard work.

Sometimes, you have to admit that you are mediocre, ordinary, and... incompetent!

Ye Bai was once a young man with dreams, but the cruel blow of reality and the three failures in the college entrance examination told him one thing.

He... is just an ordinary person, a mediocre ordinary person, just like his parents.

Without spiritual roots, poor talent, and average comprehension, he could not be admitted to Wandao Academy or branch schools. He could only enter a third-class ordinary university with no requirements. He practiced the method of cultivating the truth by borrowing falsehood for dozens or hundreds of years, and there might be a glimmer of hope to condense the golden elixir.

Golden elixir is the greatest pursuit of his life for a civilian cultivator like him who has no power, no family, and no background.

But this pursuit is also hopeless.

Today, the world has a large population, reaching 300 million.

How much food would be needed for 300 billion people to practice?

In addition, the life span of cultivators is long, and the burden is even more serious.

Even the Wandao Academy can hardly supply it completely.

Therefore, the threshold for practice has to be slightly raised. Although there is still no discrimination, resources cannot be supplied unlimitedly.

For example, in the college entrance examination, everyone can enroll in primary and secondary schools for free and obtain basic student welfare from the academy. After passing the college entrance examination, they will be cultivated by the academy.

If you fail, you can also retake the exam, but you can only retake it three times at most. After retaking it three times, you will no longer have student welfare and you have to provide all kinds of resources yourself.

Ye Bai is an ordinary person, and his parents are also ordinary people. Although they can get the money together, it is still hopeless to turn the tide in the fourth college entrance examination.

Ye Bai is unwilling to do so, and he has no motivation to do so.

So what if you pass the exam, you will definitely be able to form a golden elixir?

So what if you get a golden elixir, you will definitely be able to become a Yuanying?

So what if you get a Yuanying, you will definitely be able to enter the fairyland?

Anyway, the world is peaceful. Although there is still competition, the pressure to survive is not high. Why bother yourself so much?

Lie down comfortably, recite scriptures every day, meditate, play games, rely on qualifications to build a foundation, enjoy a life of two or three hundred years, and then go to Yinshan Prefecture to enter reincarnation again...

Isn't it beautiful?

What Wandao Grand Meeting, Tianjiao Competition.

What Zhenjun Tianshi, Xianjie Xiaoyou.

What talented men and beautiful women, peerless elegance.

That is the work of geniuses. As an ordinary person, just be at ease and be a screw honestly.

This is a trend that has been set off among the people in recent years.

Ye Bai used to be very disdainful of this, but now... he has to agree.

I don’t know who said that one step in a person’s growth is to accept his own mediocrity and the mediocrity of his parents.

Most people in the world are ordinary people.

They can't be the protagonists in the book, they can only be unknown passers-by who form the background.

Ye Bai is the same. The dream of a young man must finally wake up under the cold reality.

"Today we are fortunate to invite Lan Feng Zhenjun from Tiangong Artisan Academy to answer a series of questions from all aspects in recent times."

The host's voice like pearls falling on a jade plate called Ye Bai back from his decadent self-world.

Sitting up and looking, I saw two people sitting opposite each other on TV.

The person in the main seat has white hair and a young face. There is a mystery in his eyes, which shows his profound cultivation.

Ye Fan recognized this person, no, it should be said that he is the other party's fan supporter.

Lan Feng Zhenjun, whose real name is Chu Nan, is a leading figure in Tiangong Artisan Academy in the past five hundred years.

It is said that a thousand years ago, he was admitted to Wandao Academy with excellent results, entered Tiangong Artisan Academy to practice and came into contact with Tiangong Creation Method and Lingbao Mecha Technique.

In the following five hundred years, he made rapid progress, not only entering the Jindan realm, but also becoming a master in the field of Tiangong Creation Method. He successfully passed the professional title assessment, was awarded the title of "Lanfeng Zhenjun", and was qualified to be the chief priest of Luotian Grand Ceremony.

In the past five hundred years, he has entered the Yuanying realm and become a leading figure in Tiangong Academy. Even in Wandao Academy, he has a pivotal position. In recent years, the three new mechas launched by Tiangong Academy were all developed by him.

"What kind of program can invite him?"

"Lecture at Wandao Academy...Okay!"

Although he had decided to show off, the young man still sat up when he saw his idol on stage.

"True Lord!"

The female host looked at Chu Nan, smiling but her words were sharp: "My Wandao Academy has been ruling the world for nearly three thousand years. According to the latest demographic data, the population of this world has reached 30 million. What does the True Lord have to say about this? What do you think?"

Chu Nan smiled and spoke calmly: "This world is extremely vast. Our Ten Thousand Dao Academy has many Taoist methods and crafts that have been established in a system. The production and supply, and the needs of the people's livelihood, are not to mention 300 billion, but one trillion. , this world can also accommodate it, and the Wandao Academy can also bear it. "

The hostess nodded: "In Zhenjun's opinion, Wandao Academy's population development strategy will not change in the short term?"

"At least we won't make restrictive changes. After all, practicing the true method through false pretenses is people-oriented."

Chu Nan smiled and said: "As for the rest, there are unpredictable circumstances, and I dare not make any hasty conclusions."

"Thank you, Zhenjun, for clarifying my doubts."

The female host answered: "Second question, there have been rumors for a long time. It is said that a hundred years ago, on the shore of the East China Sea, the sky was broken, and a star like blood fell from the sun, leaving a boundary mark on the high sky of the East China Sea. The wound was later sealed by Wandao Academy. Is this really the case, or are the three of them a tiger?"

"Red Star of the East China Sea, scars from the sky and demon marks!"

When the host asked this question, Ye Bai straightened up and stared at Chu Nan nervously.

A hundred years ago, there was a rumor on the Internet that there was a red star falling on the shore of the East China Sea.

The red star was like blood and extremely ominous. It shattered the sky of the East China Sea and fell into this world, leaving a trace of scars from the sky.

At that time, there were rumors that the red star was a demon star, just like the great demon Pudu Cihang who caused the catastrophe of world destruction three thousand years ago. It came from the demon world outside the territory and would cause a catastrophe.

Such rumors spread quickly and soon caused a stir both on the Internet and in real life.

Although Wandao Academy finally came forward to eliminate the turmoil, it still became a forgotten memory on the Internet, and people would bring it up again from time to time.

Ye Bai understood this very well.

The Wandao Academy has been in power for three thousand months, and the world has been at peace for a long time. Even though the Wandao Academy has organized various competitions to stimulate competition, the problem of internal and external demand cannot be solved by this competition.

This is especially true for the human heart. It has been at peace for a long time, and its passion has gradually lost, just like stagnant water.

Many people crave excitement and break out of this routine life.

Therefore, there is a market for such rumors.

That is to say, the Wandao Academy is as majestic as iron and has absolute dominance and control. Otherwise, these rumors will definitely develop like a snowball and create a doomsday theory of "the devil invades and the world suffers", and obtains a A large number of believers.

Even though Wandao Academy has eliminated this turmoil, some people still bring up the past every once in a while, and even use it as a gimmick to create some online programs to spice up their boring life.

Wandao Academy didn't pay much attention to this, and over time everyone just took it for fun.

But now it seems... things may not be that simple.

Most people just rehash old stories on the Internet. As an official, Wandao Academy has now taken this matter as an example and invited an important True Lord to take the stage.

this……

Ye Bai felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

Watching TV again, Chu Nan's expression was also serious.

"For this matter, I want to be here, on behalf of Wandao Academy, to apologize to everyone in the world."

Chu Nan faced the camera with a solemn expression: "The magic star descended from the sky and left traces of the creation of the world. It is indeed true. It is not a rumor. At that time, Wandao Academy blocked the news because it did not want this incident to cause panic among the public and disrupt the world situation and overall development."

"this……"

The hostess seemed shocked when she heard this.

Chu Nan didn't change his expression: "That devil star is not an ordinary star, but belongs to a demon. Because I didn't know its origin at that time, I could only block the news to avoid chaos in the world."

"I see."

After hearing this, the female host also came back to her senses and asked repeatedly: "Then is this red star really the demon star?"

"good!"

Chu Nan nodded: "This star demon is ominous. It becomes an evil demon when it lands. The academy suppresses it vigorously. After bringing it back for research, it is found that this kind of demon is very strange and is an external monster."

"Outside monsters!?"

The hostess asked in a deep voice: "Then the scars it left behind..."

"It will connect you to the outside world!"

Chu Nan nodded and said: "The demon star is very strange and evil. The research in the academy is still shallow and there is not much information obtained. But we can be sure that there must be similar monsters in that world."

"So, we have to make the worst estimate. It is a world of demons and monsters. There are many, even numerous, monsters that can break through the world and will attack our world at any time."

"so……"

Chu Nan faced the camera and said calmly: "A hundred years ago, the Wandao Academy entered a state of first-level combat readiness. Now that the information is officially announced, it is necessary to carry out comprehensive mobilization and combat readiness."

"Next, various regulatory policies will be launched, such as increasing the number of daily tasks in the divine world, taxation on magical money and spiritual stones, magical artifacts and talismans, as well as the control of elixirs, spiritual rice and other cultivation resources, which will be increased. , it will also be decentralized, and the details will be available to everyone after they are released.”

"Among them, the most important are Luotian Grand Ceremony and Ascension. Luotian Grand Ceremony will be held once a year instead of every two years. The Heavenly Master qualification assessment will be closed. All those who are blessed by Luotian Grand Ceremony and promoted to the Nascent Soul Realm are prohibited from ascending unless they have a short life span. They will be kept in the academy for war preparedness."

"Tiangong Artisan Academy, Yinshan Prefecture, and its subordinate branch industries will be fully put into production, start the highest production capacity, and produce Lingbao mecha and ghost mecha with the maximum efficiency. At the same time, all mecha owned by civilians will be recorded in the register as a war preparedness force and be ready to be called up at any time."

"Wandao Academy, various universities, as well as civilian groups, private personnel, all cultivators who have reached the foundation will be listed as reserve soldiers and will be ready to be called up at any time. No one will be allowed to evade or resist the call-up in any name or by any means. Otherwise, they will all be treated as subordinates of demons!"

"Wandao Academy, from top to bottom, including all major branch academies, has officially entered the first-level combat readiness state. As the core of the wartime stronghold, the city formation will be fully strengthened."

"The East China Sea is listed as a battlefield and fully blocked. It will be guarded by the three major mechas of the academy. The major branch academies are granted authority to form their own mecha teams. At the same time, mecha support projects will be established. Whether it is a civilian group or a private cultivator, they can get certain resource support by forming a spiritual treasure mecha."

"The combat readiness credit and merit system will be opened. Regardless of whether you are admitted to Wandao Academy and its branch academies, as long as you invest in combat readiness production at this time, you can obtain combat readiness credits and merit rewards, which can be exchanged for various spiritual objects, as well as Wandao Academy admission qualifications, cave residence qualifications, and professional title assessments."

"Shennong Main Academy has started a full-scale conscription..."