Seeking common ground while reserving differences?
Bibi Dong froze.
Zhou Qing continued, "Forcibly controlling people's thoughts like Star Luo does is the worst possible choice. We will not interfere with people's freedom of thought.
Just as with the academies we established, quite a few of the students we trained have found loopholes and shortcomings within them.
First, if they are willing, they can point them out so we can correct them.
Second, they can help us uncover members who dare to exploit their authority for profit and bully others.
Third, as long as the spirit is passed down, those who are oppressed and deceived will, even without us, eventually be led by someone to resist the Red Assembly that has strayed from our original intentions and can no longer progress with the times."
Xue Qinghe's mouth fell open, his expression strange. "This is the first time I've seen a ruler looking forward to those beneath him rebelling against his rule."
"Well, I'm not a ruler... but yes, I do look forward to it." Zhou Qing smiled faintly, lifted his teacup, and moistened his throat. "If there isn't the slightest problem beneath us at the start of a nation's founding, then there really is a problem.
Cultivation is the same. It requires constantly resolving all manner of problems encountered as Soul Power circulates through the body. It is also a process of understanding the human body.
When Soul Power encounters an obstruction while circulating through the body, surely you can't just dig out the Meridians and flesh in that area?
If the affected area is small, it is manageable. The flesh can grow back, though it will leave a scar. But if the area is too large, forget losing an arm or a leg—even if a single fingernail were pulled out,