"Emulate Puppet Masters and reform our Dao paths?"
"Elder Qi, how are we to emulate them? How are we to reform?"
"Are you truly going to undermine the orthodox Great Dao of our Immortal Sect and promote those fringe, unorthodox paths?"
"If so, the Immortal Dao will cease to be immortal, and cultivation will become neither fish nor fowl!"
Qi Yuanhe's words caused an uproar among the Immortal Alliance cultivators present, leaving many bewildered and uneasy.
Qi Yuanhe ignored their reactions and continued, "Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our alliance already emphasized developing auxiliary Dao paths such as the Artifact Dao and Pill Dao to aid advancement. Yet from antiquity to the present, these paths have still been called fringe and unorthodox."
"From the standpoint of the primary Dao, this is neglecting one's proper work, unworthy of being treated as mainstream or given serious attention."
"Our long-standing traditions and habits have kept us on the old road of gathering the mighty power of divine abilities into ourselves. This belief is so deeply rooted that even now, some people despise and reject those fringe paths from the bottom of their hearts, disregarding everything they have achieved."
"But is that truly how things stand?"
Only then did Qi Yuanhe turn toward the few who had spoken of unorthodox paths and the Immortal Dao ceasing to be immortal. "Fellow Daoists, do you dare claim that the paths you cultivate can do without spirit peak blessed lands or heavenly treasures? Of all the resources and miraculous medicines you enjoy, which did not come from spirit peaks or arise from external things?"
Someone frowned and argued, "But our Dao paths still rely primarily on an intrinsic driving force. This is what we call drawing heaven and earth within."
Qi Yuanhe said, "Even so, does