Chapter 548: 319

Voices within Immortal Village had begun to oppose the endless fulfillment of mortal demands, for they discovered that the more cultivators intervened in a place, the more problems seemed to arise. From the monarch to the common folk, everyone would immediately seek the aid of cultivators at the slightest inconvenience, resulting in more harm than help.

Cultivators could only help patch some gaps, but it was precisely their adeptness in patching that made the locals forget some problems could be solved on their own. In the end, it only served to increase their dependency and plunge society into difficulty.

After coming to this realization, he felt that perhaps it was time to take another step, to try something more.

So, he cut off Xiemen Waidao mid-sentence and said to him, "Enough, I know you all are versatile and indeed could give it a try. Once I'm back, I will attempt to persuade the others and let you manage more of this place. Now go."