Development and Alliance

Jiang Yun walked into the grand hall. Several people inside were chatting happily. After understanding the situation, Jieyin and Zhunti were very willing to accept the Mysterious Turtle. Given the Mysterious Turtle's cultivation and seniority, they were unsure how to arrange for them, so they proactively asked for their opinion.

The Mysterious Turtle's thoughts were simple: they wanted to stay by Jiang Yun's side and offer any help they could. For now, they didn't want to concern themselves with other matters and simply wished to travel more within the Primordial Desolation.

Just then, Jiang Yun entered. Jieyin and Zhunti informed him of the Mysterious Turtle's wishes. Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and then said, "Teacher and Martial Uncle have now founded the Western Teachings. As the chief disciple, I should lead by example and contribute to the sect's development. While the two elders handle internal affairs, I don't have much to contribute in that regard. However, for external affairs, I believe I can take on the responsibility with Senior Mysterious Turtle. This way, we can leverage Senior's strength to carry out our work, and it will also satisfy Senior Mysterious Turtle's desire to travel the Primordial Desolation. What do you two elders and Senior Mysterious Turtle think?"

"Fellow Daoist Mysterious Turtle, what do you think of my disciple's proposal?" Jieyin asked, taking over the conversation.

"Excellent, it perfectly aligns with my desires," the Mysterious Turtle replied nonchalantly.

"In that case, Fellow Daoist will serve as a Guardian within our sect, specializing in our external affairs."

The Mysterious Turtle nodded in agreement.

After discussing matters concerning the Mysterious Turtle, Jiang Yun proactively reported on the development of his Spirit Bamboo Mountain Dao Field to Jieyin and Zhunti.

This was the first Level 1 node constructed under the Western Teachings' First Five-Year Plan. As an early pilot project, both were very concerned about its progress and development.

Jiang Yun detailed the establishment of an office structure during the construction of the node, which he created to complete the work more effectively and quickly.

Through this office structure, the process of completing a task could be broken down into multiple fixed stages. Each department would be responsible for one stage, establishing norms and standards within the department. This made each department's function relatively singular, allowing for faster processing of tasks. Through inter-departmental cooperation, the process of completing a task would become concise and efficient.

This was the Assembly Line Effect, the best practice in process management.

Jieyin and Zhunti were very satisfied upon hearing the concept and operation of the office structure. This method differed greatly from the prevailing, rougher approaches of the time. It was a refinement built upon the existing management framework, something not easily conceived by ordinary individuals.

Through this matter, they gained immense recognition for Jiang Yun's management capabilities.

At the same time, they began considering how to establish such a management system on Mount Sumeru to manage the entire Western Teachings.

At this particular juncture, everyone was in a process of wild growth. Whether it was for the development of races or the management of sects, things were very rudimentary. The sudden emergence of a refined, assembly-line management method like Jiang Yun's was truly eye-opening, like a small knife pricking one's backside!

Speaking of the Spirit Bamboo Mountain spiritual land, its initial basic framework was complete. The rest was a matter of time to gradually perfect it along the established structure.

Jiang Yun compiled the development process of the Spirit Bamboo Mountain node, along with the problems encountered and their solutions, into a document and handed it to Jieyin and the others. This was to serve as a summary of experience for other fellow Daoists to learn from and reference.

After discussing Spirit Bamboo Mountain, Jiang Yun moved on to explain the ideas he had proposed to the Dragon Race and suggested an alliance with them.

The current situation of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races was well-known to many powerful beings in the Primordial Desolation, and they generally avoided dealing with them.

Upon hearing Jiang Yun suggest an alliance with the Dragon Race, Jieyin and Zhunti were greatly perplexed.

"Since the Great Tribulation, the Dragon Race has been burdened by racial karma, and their entire clan has fallen into disarray. Everyone avoids them now. You propose an alliance with the Dragon Race; what are the benefits?" Zhunti asked.

"Although the Dragon Race is in decline, their overall strength is still considerable. They still occupy the Four Seas and command the water clans within them. They also have a few elites who survived the Great Tribulation, and combined with the treasures they accumulated during their peak, their foundation is still not shallow. As long as they can eliminate their racial karma by accumulating Merit through suppressing the Four Seas, they will eventually have a chance to rise again. The reason other powerful beings avoid the Dragon Race is simply because associating with them is a thankless and difficult task, with little benefit even if they were to help. For our Western Teachings, we need to revive the West. According to the development plan of the First Five-Year Plan, we are currently lacking a large number of personnel. The Dragon Race, constrained by karma, has been in decline. For them to develop normally, they first need a patron; without one, they cannot develop on a large scale. Secondly, they need Merit, which can eliminate karma. They have a large population. If we form an alliance, we provide them with protection, and they provide us with personnel. This is a mutually beneficial arrangement. Initially, we don't need to interact too deeply with them; we only need to take in a few younger members of the Dragon Race as a link, so we won't be affected by their racial karma," Jiang Yun analyzed seriously.

Some things, if not thought about carefully, can truly be overlooked. Just like in the myths of the Primordial Desolation from his previous life, why didn't the Saints of the West think of cultivating Spirit Veins in the West by drawing in stellar spiritual energy? Of course, the Heavenly Cycle Stars formation wasn't easy to obtain, but other spiritual energies could also be used. However, the difficulty of this matter was immense, and they simply didn't consider such methods from the beginning. This was a mental barrier. It was like the South-to-North Water Diversion and West-to-East Power Transmission projects. Sometimes, one needs to break conventions to achieve results. If one is hesitant from the start, believing something is impossible or shouldn't be done, it will ultimately never be accomplished.

Jiang Yun, based on the development situation in the West and the current state of the Dragon Race, analyzed the benefits of combining the two. This prompted Jieyin and Zhunti to reflect and re-examine whether their perspectives were too outdated and inflexible.

This actually made the two of them a bit unsure of themselves. When it came to flexibility, they considered themselves at the forefront of the Primordial Desolation. They would do whatever was beneficial to themselves and the West, without being bound by trivialities, acting in whatever way was most convenient. The current situation was simply that they hadn't yet learned to view problems dialectically. As long as they learned some theoretical knowledge from Jiang Yun's approach, with their aptitude, they would undoubtedly surpass him.

After listening to Jiang Yun's explanation, Jieyin and Zhunti understood the benefits of an alliance and no longer resisted the idea.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun took out the gift for becoming a disciple that the Northern Sea Dragon Palace had asked him to deliver and presented it to them. He also provided a detailed introduction to the apprenticeship arrangements for the Four Seas Dragon Palace.