Many young members of the Human Race, when faced with conflicts between tribes, instinctively chose to mediate and reconcile rather than stir up strife;
When supplies were distributed, they gave priority to the elderly, the weak, women, and children; when confronted with bullying, some chose to endure it and seek a more reasonable solution, while others mustered the courage to argue their case without going too far;
When faced with temptation, most could keep to their principles and remember their responsibilities to their people.
Their choices might have been naive, even "foolish," but the sincerity, kindness, sense of responsibility, and yearning for harmonious order that sprang from their hearts
quietly resonated with Laozi's true teachings of morality: the "Virtue of Non-contention," the "Altruistic Heart," and "natural harmony."
The Daoist aura within the formation was like a gentle spring rain, acknowledging and nourishing this resonance.
Many members of the Human Race and other living beings who harbored cunning thoughts or had come solely for personal gain could not hide their intentions from the cleansing currents of the Dao of Morality.
Their choices were often selfish, combative, or greedy, completely at odds with the formation's intent. In an instant, they were gently yet firmly "escorted" out of the formation and deposited at the foot of the mountain, their faces bewildered or ashamed.
In the end, among those who had persisted in the formation for three days, kept their thoughts clear throughout, made choices in accord with the true meaning of morality, and won the formation's approval, the number was only a tenth or so of those who had entered at first—but there were still over a hundred.
The power of the formation gently enveloped them and teleported them away.
Those who remained were all "seeds" of relatively pure character, decent comprehension, and