Chapter 1305
A Superior Method
Chapter 1305 A Superior Technique
The rumors about Lin Fan only stirred up people in the cultivation world.
Although it is hotly discussed among ordinary people, it is only regarded as a trendy topic for casual conversation and people just join in the fun because it does not involve the vital interests of most people.
The rumors of the world's end, however, are different.
It not only touches on the past, but also concerns the future. Everyone in the entire world of Perrault is involved.
Lin Fan's life or death is not something everyone cares about, but no one is indifferent to their own life or death.
So even without conclusive evidence, the seemingly trivial statement that “the ancient world was harmed by cultivators, affecting the entire world, yet they kept it a secret from everyone, maintaining a high and mighty demeanor as saviors” strikes a chord with people.
Public opinion was in uproar, and the attitude of the mortal world towards the cultivation world visibly changed.
What? You're saying it's all nonsense?
Why is this happening out of nowhere? Besides, who would dare to pin such a serious accusation on a cultivator?
evidence?
The whole thing about Lin Fan was completely unfounded, yet you all believed it anyway? What, now that it's your turn, you need evidence?
You were unaware of the situation? You were framed? What about Lin Fan?
We don't care! We know there's no smoke without fire.
If Lin Fan's story is proven true, then your story can't be fake either. If you're innocent, then Lin Fan's story is also complete nonsense...
The clamor swept through the cultivation world, forcing them to temporarily shelve their plans to besiege Changtianmen.
It's not that the cultivators were particularly afraid of those mortals.
The main reason for the world's destruction is that even within the cultivation world, not many people know the details.
Those who personally experienced it are all long gone. Furthermore, biographies deliberately downplay this aspect, leaving even Shen Xiuyuan and his close disciples unaware of the true cause of the world's destruction.
Even Cheng Kong and the others might not know as much as Lin Fan does.
Lin Fan knew this only because Lin Yuan had been defeated and subdued by Yue Zhengyuanqing. Otherwise, Lin Fan wouldn't have known.
Most cultivators' first reaction to hearing about cultivators destroying the world was astonishment, no different from that of ordinary people.
The news swept everything away like a storm, with an irresistible, explosive force. Then, all sorts of details, like spring grass sprouting after rain, spread out in a deluge.
In an instant, my ears and mind were filled with all sorts of true and false information, leaving me no time to distinguish between them.
Of course, if it were just something from the past, the cultivation world could easily excuse themselves by saying they were unaware of what happened.
After all, more than a thousand years have passed. Even if the world-ending event was indeed caused by ancient cultivators, it has nothing to do with them now.
The cultivators of today were all born after the world was destroyed, and the youngest is not even ten years old. If they are to bear the blame for the destruction of the world, how innocent are they?
But what caused the unease was not the cause, but the aftermath.
By linking the ancient world-destroying events with the current cultivators' pretext for besieging Changtianmen, who would dare let them continue?
Even the cultivators involved dared not act rashly before they were certain of the true cause of the ancient world's destruction.
Not to mention those cultivators who know some information, but not much.
Just as Cheng Kong had previously revealed to Lin Fan, the ancient world-destroying event was indeed caused by cultivators, but he didn't say more.
Those who have some understanding, like Lin Fan, are mostly core personnel in relatively important positions.
Because I know some things, I know that the first part of the rumor is true, and I am more cautious than if I knew nothing at all.
But can those who truly know the truth come out and refute it?
They can't! Because that's just how it is!
However, the truth is completely different from the siege of Changtianmen.
But it's impossible to make the facts public!
Doesn't this prove that they knew all along and kept it from everyone?
If they truly accept this, their status in the cultivation world will undoubtedly plummet.
Although mortals have limited abilities, their sheer numbers make them indispensable in the workings of the world.
Just like worker bees in a hive, they may seem to be busy doing mundane tasks, but the hive cannot function without them. Therefore, even though the cultivation world is far superior to the mortal world, in the current world of Po Lun, the lives and interests of people from both worlds are intertwined and cannot be completely separated.
Moreover, the mortals' admiration and worship of cultivators, as well as the replenishment of new blood, are also an important part of the virtuous cycle in the cultivation world.
In this situation, the cultivation world can only handle it by ignoring the issue.
After all, some things, as long as they are not put into writing, can remain mere doubts or speculations forever.
In time, rumors will just remain rumors.
As a result, the entire world of Perlo was immersed in a clamor of public opinion, and the few people in the know at the top of the Immortal Sect tacitly remained silent.
Correspondingly, this sudden and unexpected attack scattered all the immortal sects that had banded together to attack Changtianmen.
The vast majority of the immortal sects snapped out of their bewilderment, immediately reined in their actions, and reassessed the current situation.
Especially for small and medium-sized sects that are restricted in their information and know nothing, everyone seems like a treacherous person pretending to be ignorant.
Lin Fan's situation was suspicious from the start.
They weren't unaware, but it was all driven by self-interest. Whether it was obtaining top-grade spiritual roots or stirring up trouble at Changtianmen, it was something everyone wanted to hear about.
Success! They'll get a share of the profits; opportunity always favors the prepared.
Even if it isn't true, it's not a big deal. Who can guarantee they won't be fooled unintentionally? Besides, they're just joining in the fun...
However, once the statement "attacking Changtianmen will lead to the recurrence of the cataclysmic disaster" is made, those who do not understand the situation will inevitably think:
If this is true, wouldn't these small sects become easy pawns, sent to test the waters?
No wonder the winds are blowing so evenly this time; all the sects in the cultivation world are eager to make their move, even the smallest, insignificant sects are implicitly getting involved. This would have been almost impossible in the past when it came to competing for power.
I initially thought it was a golden opportunity for everyone to work together to prolong the Tianmen Marshland raid. Now that I think about it, do you think those shrewd people would let them get away with it so easily?
Whether or not people dismount at Changtian Gate is unknown, but a group of people will definitely be sent down under the horse's hooves, and aren't they the best candidates?
Various conspiracy theories and rumors spread throughout and outside the sects. The already divided sects became even more fragmented, each fearing that anyone who approached them was there to harm them.
Everyone chose to protect themselves until the cause of the world's destruction was determined.
The eerie silence made it seem to the mortals that the actions of the cultivation world were tacitly accepted.
The rumors intensified, and before anyone knew it, a sense of resistance towards the cultivation world began to emerge among the people.
The various negative aspects of cultivators were suddenly magnified infinitely, including their suppression and monopoly over ordinary people... one by one, little by little, like a flash flood breaking through a dam, they suddenly erupted.
Chengkong went to the library to find Linyuan.
The old man completely ignored him, as if the sky falling had nothing to do with him, and slept soundly with his back to him.
Before he knew, Cheng Kong would sometimes use his status as the sect leader to put him in a difficult position.
Now that suspicions are rife, the identity of the sect leader has become the most useless thing.
Cheng Kong stood outside the library, silently gazing at the sky, regretting countless times how he had ever accepted the position of sect leader.
Lin Fan's matter was pushed aside by the ancient world-destroying event, and Changtianmen temporarily escaped a calamity, which did indeed relieve him.
But the timing was too coincidental.
The rumors seem to have been inspired by the Lin Fan incident, but the methods were more extreme, and the result was even more difficult for them to back down.
Having such methods is not enough; one must also have the ability to control the overall situation...
The sky was cloudless, and an eagle spread its wings, its feathers piercing the clear sunlight before soaring into the sky.
Cheng Kong narrowed his eyes, and with a flash, disappeared.
Inside the library, behind the wooden counter, Lin Yuan suddenly rolled over.
The book that had been pressing on his head fell off the bench, flipped halfway, and landed on the floor, revealing the title in black lettering on a white background.
"The Art of Attack".