Chapter 348

Chapter 348: The Grand Festival Every Five Years

“Ming Waiyang, if you pass the test and gain the merit system… or perhaps the Dao tools, I will teach you how to cultivate in the future.”

“The Tomorrow Society’s research on Transforming Dark Eternal Silence exceeds your imagination.”

After leaving this message, Yuexin departed.

Thanks to Qi Lian, the Tomorrow Society developed beyond expectations; even Yuexin stepped into the spiritual realm and became one of the few breakthrough cultivators.

She had also tried to study powerful laws, but in the end, everything pointed towards attribute fusion.

Thus, she had devoted most of her life’s energy to it and could be considered one of the few who understood attribute fusion, next to Qi Lian.

The reason she said “one of” was mainly due to her lack of practical experience; her Spiritual Roots were too ordinary and utterly unsuitable for combat.

However, her rich theoretical knowledge allowed her to comprehend just how high the difficulty of triple attribute fusion was—a feat no one in the entire Tomorrow Society had ever completed!

The only uncertainty lay with Qi Lian.

But that was within the law realms.

If she were willing to lower her spiritual level, fusing three attributes would be no problem. The question was whether she could maintain that while still within the law realms.

Regardless, these thoughts were still too early. Without fully understanding Ming Waiyang’s character, she had no interest in teaching.

Distrust played a part, but more so, she simply lacked the energy to nurture a child’s character.

“The merit system…”

Yun Ye glanced at the spot where Yuexin had left and then at the panel that appeared before him. He couldn’t help but scratch his head.

Yuexin had left in such a hurry, and he hadn’t mentioned that he hadn’t activated the merit system.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Ye didn’t want to make things awkward for Yuexin, so he left, preparing to wait for the Dao tool awakening ceremony, which came every five years.

It wasn’t far off.

Only four or five months remained.

“Speaking of which, it’s hard to believe that the Tomorrow Society has been established for 35 years; time in the world of cultivation passes too quickly…”

Lying on his bed at home, Yun Ye glanced at the calendar, and he couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

After transforming from Yang Shi to Dao, there was almost no gap in between; during Dao’s lifetime, Yun Ye only lived four years before perishing in the Great Disaster Transformation, which was nearing its end.

Then, after being reborn as Xiang Ying, he had a blank period of seven years before dying at the age of nineteen.

About a year later, he was reborn as Ming Waiyang.

Now, he was four years old.

When he counted carefully, the Tomorrow Society had already been established for 35 years, and as he reflected on it, he felt a sense of melancholy over how fleeting everything in the world seemed.

Adding up his lives on Earth, as well as those as a Farmer and Yang Shi, he was already over a hundred years old. In terms of Earth, that was an age of seeing through the burdens of life.

“Is it fair to say it’s due to the Rebirth Book? Although it feels heavy, my thoughts and fighting spirit remain in peak condition.”

Yun Ye stretched and realized that he wasn’t as sentimental as he had imagined. In his youth, he had boundless energy and motivation.

These reflections on the past would flash by quickly, serving as motivation rather than a burden.

This was related to both the body and the spirit; if both did not decay, he could maintain this state. Otherwise, if either party had problems, it would affect the other, leading to decay and the loss of all creativity and fighting spirit.

……

“I’ll go ahead.”

“Go quickly, don’t be late. Oh, and remember to buy some colorful lanterns on your way back.”

Yufeng cleaned the bowls and chopsticks without looking up.

“Bang.”

Yun Ye closed the door and walked through the streets toward the school.

On his way, Yun Ye yawned and looked around, as if everything had become brand new.

In fact, it truly had.

It was hard not to notice.

Everywhere he looked, there were blue lanterns, moon bells, and warm sunshine decorations that were not too bright.

This was the same even at school, where wonderful red cloth fluttered in the wind.

Even if Yun Ye had never experienced such a festival before, he could immediately tell that an important holiday was approaching in Tomorrow City.

“Hey, Waiyang! Are you ready with your wishes this year? Haha, I’ve been excited and couldn’t sleep all day!”

Wu Xianzhang suddenly jumped from behind and hugged Yun Ye, brimming with excitement.

“Wishes? Of course I’ve thought them through; I’ll do my best to make them come true.”

Yun Ye gave a thumbs-up.

“Do your best to make them come true? Waiyang, can you not say that right before the festival? It’s important to give people beautiful hopes!”

Another voice chimed in as Tian Jialun walked over with a long object on his back, looking helpless.

“I’m fine; over there—”

Yun Ye pointed.

“Ahhh, I don’t need anyone to make my wishes come true! I will definitely charge into the Six Towns with my own strength!”

Yong Fa jumped onto a pillar and shouted loudly.

“Oh! Impressive! This is a battle of will; I fear no challenge!”

“It’s time to show everything. I’ve actually hidden my strength, and this time, I’ll shock everyone!!”

“Hahaha… Charge!”

“Become the heir of Tomorrow!”

Surprisingly, quite a few people responded, shouting alongside Yong Fa.

Was the festival this exciting?

Tomorrow Society’s 35th anniversary.

The ceremony to awaken the Dao Artifact.

This event was indeed more important than any other day, with the first six days dedicated to preparations and the final day being the grand ceremony for awakening the Dao Artifact.

Though the number of Dao Artifacts that could be awakened each time was very few, everyone held their hopes high, wishing to be the next heir of Tomorrow!

At the same time, in addition to awakening the Dao Artifact, some people would awaken the merit system and directly obtain qualifications for martial positions.

For Tomorrow Society, this event was the grandest and most important festival held every five years, slowly becoming etched in everyone’s memory.

“Hey, hey, hey, have you heard? This ceremony will cover nearly half of Tomorrow City, with many high-ranking members and more than ten Dao Artifact wielders present. Ah, I can’t wait to see those big shots!”

“Yeah, although the members of Sequence 2 often steal the spotlight, there are many respected individuals from other sequences. The member from Sequence 4 is our principal; my dad says she is a great beauty!”

“A great beauty? How cliché! The leaders from Sequence 1 and the scholars from Sequence 7 are the real impressive figures! I won’t even mention Tian Jing, but even his assistant, Ning Xiao, organized three Spirit Town siege battles, and every time, it was done in an orderly fashion!”

“Hey, hey, hey, the siege battles are actually led by Captain Huo Yang from Sequence 2, so don’t just assign credit!”

“What! Do you understand the importance of management? Besides, Captain Huo Yang only leads the cultivators of Sequence 2; she isn’t very strong herself. In every battle, she is assisted by Vice-commander Ning Xiao! Also, Captain Huo Yang used to manage the school and the judicial system. She isn’t skilled in combat and management. To put it simply, there are very few Dao Artifact wielders in Sequence 2, so they need a respected elder like Captain Huo Yang to make an appearance!”

Discussions about strength, contributions, and importance…

Once these topics came up, the discussions became heated. Yun Ye kept retreating, deciding to be a bystander—he didn’t even know what the truth was.

Meanwhile, Yang Yu and the others eagerly participated in the conversation, talking from the first seat to the ninth, but limited by their information, the hottest discussions were the most frequently mentioned.

Yun Ye also noticed that many children had not been exposed to the Tomorrow Society’s system, but after a few exchanges, they understood it well. It seemed he had made the system easy to grasp.

1st Level: Nine individuals, numbered from 1 to 9, corresponding to nine different functions of organizations.

2nd Level: Eighty-one individuals; (1·1) – (1·9), (2·1) – (2·9) … nine organizations, each with nine 2nd Level members, totaling eighty-one members.

3rd Level: Eight hundred and one individuals; (1·11) – (1·99), (2·11) – (2·99), each of the three levels having 89 members per organization, totaling 801 individuals.

And so on.

From Yun Ye’s perspective, the cultivators handled official duties very simply. With a sweep of their Spirit Sense, they could accomplish tasks in a brief moment, requiring very few handlers.

Currently, Tomorrow Society had a minimum of six levels, each unit already in the six-figure range, easily accommodating everyone, with many vacancies. Only as Tomorrow Society developed further could those vacancies be filled.

Regarding the system, many children’s discussions mainly focused on the first and second seats.

The first seat, the 1st member of the 1st organization, is commonly referred to as Sequence 1, with responsibilities in governance and management.

The second seat, the 1st member of the 2nd organization, referred to as Sequence 2, has military functions, representing Tomorrow Society’s highest combat power.

These two positions, taken at face value, imply one is a leader and the other represents the highest combat strength.

In theory, under Tomorrow Society’s regulations, a leader only needs great wisdom, political experience, and basic self-protection abilities, without the requirement of having the strongest combat power.

In reality, Tian Jing possesses the strongest power in Tomorrow Society, second only to Qi Lian, while most people are unaware that the 7th Seat is in the law realms, hence they naturally view Tian Jing as the strongest.

In this situation, the cultivators in the second seat appear to have little presence. Over time, a mindset emerged that to hold the position of the leader in Tomorrow Society, one must possess the strongest power to gain the public’s approval.

At first glance, this seems reasonable.

How could a leader in such a harsh environment not be strong? If they aren’t strong, how can they protect Tomorrow Society?

However, this is a misguided thought. Even in the extraordinary world, individual energy far exceeds that of ordinary beings, making governance simple.

But how fierce is the competition among cultivators?

Dividing one’s mind to plan for the future and think about how to build an organization and a country will inevitably cause distractions. In this situation, how can one compete with those who pursue the strongest abilities?

If someone can truly balance both, it would mean their cultivation talent is astonishingly high, far above the entire era. Otherwise, why would they manage to surpass everyone while also handling multiple responsibilities? Wouldn’t everyone else strive to cultivate hard?

Even if such a super talent existed, the benefits of fully focusing on cultivation would surpass those of struggling to manage governance.

The human vessel is limited; even if talent allows for exceptional potential, time does not permit it—

Hmm?

Yun Ye realized that he had not yet escaped the constraints of ordinary beings.

Who said practitioners cannot control time?

Since the sunset, dusk, and dawn possess the power of space-time rifts, practitioners can surely master it too.

Isn’t Future Spirit Law something that can perfectly combine the functions of the First Seat and the Second Seat?

Unless the enemy also possesses Future Spirit Law and has reached extreme cultivation, this perfection would not have any flaws.

Unfortunately, this is something only absolute strong opponents can achieve.

In the current situation of Tomorrow Society, it is more suitable for everyone to handle their own roles.

“Speaking of which, Yong Fa, you failed, right? The person who defeated you, even if they are a senior, is probably not some nameless nobody?”

Wu Xianzhang suddenly said.

“Who remembers? Just a little nobody I met once. If I could use my full strength, would he have been able to defeat me?”

Yong Fa looked down on it.

“Why didn’t you use your full strength? Was your ability too dangerous?”

Wu Xianzhang was surprised.

“Pretty much. According to my mom, using it once would consume years of my life, so I can only use my power at the lowest level.”

Yong Fa irritably ruffled his hair, leaving it a mess.

Because of these eyes, he almost couldn’t use any technique, and the strong side effects from these eyes made him wish he never had them!

Or he could lower their power and turn them into a stable Spiritual Eye, like Yun Ye—

Yong Fa glanced at Ming Waiyang and sighed repeatedly. Until now, he had only seen Ming Waiyang possess a high-level Spiritual Eye. The others, even if their eyes had some power, it was merely visual, or gained later through cultivation.

The talent to possess a Spiritual Eye is rare; he understood how precious such a thing was. If he asked for more, anyone would think he was greedy.

“By the way, you failed too, right? Speaking of me, what about your opponent? Ming Waiyang gave you special training, but did it not change anything?”

Yong Fa pressed down on the table in frustration and jumped up.

“I defeated a few people, but I was then beaten by members of the student council, and it wasn’t even a ‘three-way’ match. It seems I still have a long way to go,”

Wu Xianzhang shrugged. “I mentioned this because I wanted to ask if you want to train together. You seem like someone who knows how to fight.”

“Uh? Really? You actually want to spar with me?” Yong Fa was shocked and pulled out the chair in front of Wu Xianzhang to sit down. “Are you feeling challenged?”

“Hmm…” Wu Xianzhang paused for a moment, “Actually, I saw your fight with the Left Seat. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be as good as you.”

“I want to improve. If I remain satisfied with the current situation, I will never catch up with those people. I can never become a pillar that holds up the sky. I don’t know if I ever told you, my dream, my pursuit, is to make my family wealthy, to make Tomorrow Society strong and to protect all my friends.”

“The more I cultivate and understand the entire Huangzhou during classes, the more I feel the pressure. This pressure makes it hard to breathe and leaves me extremely restless; I desperately want to break through.”

“So, I want to become stronger. I joined the club simply to grow stronger; Ming Waiyang is truly too strong, and my determination isn’t enough to face him.”

Yong Fa pointed at himself in disbelief: “So you want me to be the stepping stone?”

“If you were to surpass me, Yong Fa… or are you not interested?” Wu Xianzhang said.

“Not interested? What a joke. I’d rather say that this club finally has something worth seeing!” Yong Fa slowly stood up. “Let’s go, let’s be decisive about this!”

“Okay!” Wu Xianzhang smiled.

“I didn’t expect them to be so motivated; are they trying to enrich their spirits before the ceremony to awaken the Dao Artifact?”

“Maybe. Let’s go. That bit of training during class might be tough but it’s certainly insufficient to surpass others.”

Swish!

Yun Ye and Tian Jialun also stood up and left the club.

As they watched the two walk out with their arms around each other’s shoulders, Yang Yu and Tang Si exchanged a glance, feeling a bit helpless: “It seems we need to prepare as well. The scholars may not value combat power, but cultivation is still necessary… Combat is indeed a way to break through limits and can hone one’s will and mind; it certainly cannot be neglected.”

“Hmm!”