Chapter 356 People Always Live in Someone’s Shadow
The news that if Xiao Yun was granted a title of nobility, Emperor Yu would use the power of the Dao Pillar to help Xiao Yun break through the fusion stage quickly spread, and even Li Yanmo heard about it.
"Is that pillar really that powerful?"
Lily Jiang, who was drinking medicinal tea, rolled her eyes.
"That's not nonsense. The cultivation system of the entire universe is based on the Dao Pillar. As the owner of the Dao Pillar, the cultivation speed of the core members of Dayu is countless times faster than that of the sect's cultivators. How do you think Zhao Qian can reach the Fusion Stage before she is 200 years old?"
Li Yanmo frowned subconsciously as if thinking about something. "For such a good thing, I'm afraid Dayu will have to pay a lot of price."
"That's natural. The Dao Sect originally existed to share the cost, but it turned into a million-sect alliance. Dayu Dizhou has to bear the cost alone," Jiang Baili put down the teacup, fumbled for the pipe and started smoking. "As a place where national destiny converges, Dizhou has actually been hollowed out."
"As a large state, there are only a few spiritual mines left."
"It's so serious!" Li Yanmo was shocked. He just came here to chat, but he didn't expect to talk about such explosive news.
He still remembered Mu Mei's description of the spiritual mine.
Nutrients that nourish the world.
In such a huge state like Dizhou, there are only a few spiritual mines left?
"Why are the millions of sects in your sect so eager to make a move?" Jiang Baili shook her head leisurely. "The current Emperor Yu and the princes and princesses are all the most powerful generation, but the core team of Dayu is in a period of transition. Logically speaking, those noble sons should be in the Nascent Soul stage at this time, instead of still practicing Qi."
"They have enough talent, but they deliberately slow down their training speed so as not to bring too much burden to the Imperial State."
Nuyao at the foundation-building platform also nodded as if she remembered something. "This makes sense. Even if there is an invasion by a demon star, with the foundation of the great state, there shouldn't be an extreme situation like the Pingyao Mountain Range."
"I'm afraid that Dizhou is Meizhou after the disease broke out!"
Li Yanmo's eyes bulged, "What should we do? How come you are so calm!"
Lily Jiang’s face was full of weirdness, “Didn’t you just give 900 billion top-grade spirit stones to Dayu? Do you know how many top-grade spirit mines can be made with 900 billion top-grade spirit stones?”
"Well……"
Mu Mei in the foundation-building platform reminded quietly, "Nine hundred."
"Nine hundred...?"
"No major state can have 900 top-grade spiritual mines at its peak," Lily Jiang blew out a smoke ring, "If these 900 spiritual mines are consumed, I'm afraid the Imperial State will have an overnutrition."
"So it must be true that Dayu plans to help your apprentice cultivate the Saint Bone when he is granted the title of Marquis. Otherwise, there are too many resources and nowhere to use them."
Li Yanmo always felt something was strange, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem like a bad thing.
He had no way to get rid of those top-grade spirit stones in the first place. Not only could he get rid of the top-grade spirit stones in his hands, but he could also help Dayu extend his life. It was a perfect win-win situation. The only problem is that Dayu is too honest and really converts each top-grade spirit stone according to the market value.
But this is only a minor problem and can be solved by digging a few more holes.
Zhuozhou.
Shen Ziqing and Zhong Sanyuan had just negotiated a long-term business deal and were drinking tea in a teahouse when they happened to hear someone talking about Xiao Yun from Yanzhou.
Zhong Sanyuan couldn't help but sigh, "Five hundred years ago, my master often told me that people who were born in the same era as me were very unlucky, and they were destined to live under my shadow."
"Two hundred years ago, my master changed his words. The contemporary Emperor Yu is invincible in the world. It is not shameful for us to live under the shadow of Emperor Yu and his son."
"In the past few years, my master often comforted me that Xiao Yun and I are not from the same generation. As the saying goes, the waves behind push the waves in front, and it is not surprising that the waves in front are beaten to death on the beach. Old guys like us should have been prepared to be eliminated by the times long ago."
"Anyway, there is no conflict between the Xinghe Three Transformations Sect and Dayu, and the fist of the Invincible Saint King can't hit us."
Shen Ziqing raised his eyebrows, smiling, "Mr. Zhong wants to know how Tianxu Tower should deal with the Invincible Saint King?"
"Cough - I thought I covered it up well," Zhong Sanyuan coughed awkwardly.
"Xiao Yun is also my master's apprentice."
Zhong Sanyuan was stunned with a strange expression.
Shen Ziqing’s tone didn’t sound like he was lying, but his answer was so fast that it was hard to believe.
However, Zhong Sanyuan did not intend to ask too many questions to get to the bottom of the matter. It would be impolite to ask too many questions.
"As expected of Brother Li."
Just then, Dai Qianqiu came back. Seeing that Dai Qianqiu looked unnatural, Zhong Sanyuan and Shen Ziqing frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"Something went wrong. In addition to us, there are others who secretly took over Zhuozhou's trade routes," Dai Qianqiu was shocked subconsciously, "They directly took over several of Zhuozhou's largest merchant groups and let those large merchant groups swallow up their subordinates."
Zhong Sanyuan raised his eyebrows, "What are their methods?"
"They force people to buy and sell things, and the methods used are extremely brutal," Dai Qianqiu sighed helplessly, "Those big merchant groups all have a background as cultivators, and ordinary people simply cannot resist."
Dai Qianqiu paused and added, "It's not Yuanluo Sect."
Zhong Sanyuan's face gradually darkened. "Not blatantly touching mortals is Dayu's bottom line. We have not concealed our actions. The first-class sects are not brave enough to cause trouble for us at this time."
Dai Qianqiu frowned and nodded.
In their view, this incident was simply a repeat of Yuanluozong's incident in Meizhou.
It would be fine if they could just establish a first-rate sect, but they dared to establish two super sects?
Isn’t this a bit too arrogant?
At this time, Shen Ziqing suddenly spoke up and put forward a different opinion.
"It's not necessarily that they are deliberately causing trouble for us. Maybe they just simply want to get a piece of the pie in Zhuozhou's construction. Their behavior that seems to be causing trouble now is purely because they are [used to it]. This is how they do things."
Dai Qianqiu and Zhong Sanyuan were both stunned, and simultaneously recalled what Shen Ziqing had said not long ago, "Many reincarnated immortals."
"Mr. Shen, do you mean that the subordinates of those reincarnated immortals are imitating us?" Dai Qianqiu's expression was serious.
If this were the case, the problem would be different.
Shen Ziqing nodded, "Nine out of ten. Anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see that the overall situation of Zhuozhou has been decided, and now it's just a matter of sharing the benefits."
"Some people can't bear to see Dayu and Tianxulou share all the profits, so they are so eager to act and directly take down those largest merchant groups... I think they must have invested a lot in Zhuozhou."
Shen Ziqing curled the corners of his mouth.
"But they really helped me a lot by doing this."
"You two, we don't need to care. Even if we can't reach an agreement, we have to show up in front of those mortal merchants to express our sincerity. When they change their minds..."
Shen Ziqing's narrowed eyes slightly opened, and his warm smile made Dai Qianqiu and Zhong Sanyuan's scalps tingle.
“Being able to think of us.”
(End of this chapter)
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