When Shen Qi left Xifeng Mountain, he knew that Tianshuang and the others would not give up easily and would definitely continue to find ways to oppose him. However, he did not want to stop them because he also wanted to see how many people in the current cultivation world he could respect.
Within half a year, Shen Qi will leave with the old man. If there are really people in the cultivation world with high cultivation levels who are enough to threaten the Shen family, then Shen Qi must take some actions against them. If the cultivation world is declining and there are no outstanding talents, then Shen Qi is too lazy to touch them.
He can protect the Shen family for a while, but he can't protect them forever. How the Shen family develops in the future depends on the abilities of Shen Hong and Shen Qiu.
After returning to Jincheng, Shen Qi asked Shen Hong to pay more attention to the movements in Jincheng. If Tianshuang and the others were ready, they would definitely come to him as soon as possible, so that he could make preparations early.
In addition, Shen Qi also made a special trip to the capital to visit Mr. Wu.
Shen Qi originally thought that the cultivation world, like the Fengyue Temple, had suffered a severe blow in the war more than eighty years ago, and even disappeared, so he did not spend too much time looking for them after coming out of seclusion. He did not expect that they would jump out on their own and even go against him.
In this situation, Shen Qi felt it necessary to tell Mr. Wu, so as to avoid causing too much trouble in the future and making it difficult to resolve.
After listening to Shen Qi's story, Mr. Wu's expression became serious. He silently picked up the teacup and drank tea with a frown.
After a long pause, Elder Wu said, "According to what you mean, those people in the cultivation world have always been there, but they just don't interfere in worldly affairs, so people don't know of their existence?"
Shen Qi nodded. "That's true. It might be hard for you to accept this. After all, they've always been there, but you've been completely unaware of them. But that's the truth. You have no choice but to accept it. Now you have to consider how you want to treat them."
Elder Wu put down his teacup, pondered for a moment, and asked, "From your perspective, how likely is it that we can recruit these practitioners for our own use?"
Shen Qi shook his head. "Almost zero! Practitioners are different from ordinary warriors, and they're also different from those ancient warriors in Gu Peng. They are naturally arrogant and superior, and even think they have transcended the realm of humanity. Therefore, they tend to watch things happening around them with a cold eye. Even if someone dies in front of them, they won't react at all. This was the case at Fengyue Temple more than 80 years ago. Unless something happens that touches their interests, it's difficult for them to take action."
Old Wu also felt that the matter was difficult, because he could tell from Shen Qi's words that these practitioners were typical egoists. They used the practitioners' superiority as an excuse to look at everything coldly. When they felt that there was something profitable, they would change their attitude and act recklessly. Dealing with such people was the most difficult.
After a few seconds, Mr. Wu asked again: "Then do you think it is possible for us to subdue them by force?"
Shen Qi shook his head again, "Difficult."
It's not that Shen Qi is not optimistic about Old Wu's idea, but the cultivators have high levels of cultivation and cannot be dealt with by ordinary thermal weapons. Sending out conventional armed teams will definitely not be a match for those cultivators, but if large-scale, high-powered thermal weapons are used, it is likely to cause panic in society. Therefore, using force to conquer cultivators is a last resort. Unless the cultivators have already engaged in behavior that is harmful to society, this trick should never be used.
Of course, if Shen Qi takes action and poses a threat to them, that is another matter.
Old Wu stood up and paced back and forth in the study.
"Shen Qi, then give me a plan. How can we subdue them?"
"These cultivators are highly skilled and powerful. If they had remained in seclusion, keeping their secrets hidden from us, it would have been fine. But they've taken the initiative to come out, and they're so powerful. Even if I wanted to pretend I didn't know, it's no use. To put it bluntly, they may not have other ideas now, but who can guarantee that they won't have other ideas in ten or twenty years?"
"A person's ambition is often linked to their strength. When their cultivation reaches a high enough level, who can guarantee that they won't do something harmful to society?"
Shen Qi said, "I understand what you mean, which is why I came here specifically to discuss this with you. This matter is of great importance. If it is not handled properly, the consequences will be serious."
Old Wu returned to his seat and personally added hot water to Shen Qi's teacup. He asked, "Shen Qi, tell me the truth. How confident are you in dealing with those practitioners?"
Shen Qi smiled. "Although they are numerous and powerful, they are nothing to me. Their excuse for putting pressure on me this time is very simple. It's because I interfered in worldly affairs. As long as I stop interfering in the development of the Shen family, they won't dare to turn against me."
Elder Wu's eyes lit up. "Then can you cooperate with us and subdue all these practitioners?"
Shen Qi shook his head again.
"I'm afraid it's difficult. You know I'll be leaving soon. While I'm here, I can still suppress them with my strength and prevent them from having any other ideas. But after I'm gone, what other means do you have to suppress them?"
"If you conquer them and let them see what the center of power is like, will it foster their ambitions? Will they even develop ideas they didn't have before? If that happens, it will be difficult for you to stop it."
Old Wu was in a dilemma again. What Shen Qi said were indeed unsolvable problems. Without strong enough means, how could he expect these practitioners to listen to him?
Especially after Shen Qi left, he had no way to suppress these practitioners.
"So what do we do now?"
Shen Qi said: "Of course, you should secretly cultivate a strong enough force. When you have a strong ability, you will naturally be able to subdue those practitioners."
"But how can we cultivate a powerful force in secret?"
Elder Wu frowned. "Speaking of powerful, the weapons we possess are already powerful enough. It's just that they would cause panic among the people, so they can't be used lightly. Does that mean... we also need to cultivate strong individual combat capabilities?"
Shen Qi nodded. "Yes, I also think this is the best solution. If you want to deal with cultivators, you can only use cultivators. You don't have enough power now, but you can train them. You have so many resources at your disposal. It shouldn't be difficult to find some young people with enough talent and train them well, right?"
Old Wu immediately felt that it made sense. Compared with those cultivation sects, his biggest advantage was that he had a huge population base. As long as he put his heart into it, he would definitely be able to find enough people with strong talents and no other thoughts. The only thing he lacked was the cultivation method.
But with Shen Qi around, Old Wu felt that practicing the martial arts was no longer a problem.
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