After a flash of light, Xiao Boqi arrived inside the Nine Heavens Secret Realm.
In his mind, a secret realm must be a place where spiritual energy swirls around green mountains and cypress trees.
But the Nine Heavens Secret Realm before him left him stunned in place.
The mountains have it, as do the misty, spiritual energy, and the verdant peaks and trees.
But at the foot of this mountain, there is a small town.
A town that is no different from any other ordinary town.
Apart from the absence of noisy hawking, the streets of the town were filled with women strolling around.
She wasn't exactly voluptuous, but she definitely possessed a captivating, charming smile.
Aside from the countless beautiful women on the streets, all that's left are old bastards and young punks.
Seeing that Yi Boqi kept looking around the town, Zhang Youdao smiled and explained from the side.
“Brother-in-law, this is Xuandao Town in our family’s secret realm. It is inhabited by our ancestors and... their concubines.”
After Zhang Youdao finished speaking, Zhang Youchui chimed in from the side.
“Our ancestors said that we are not only useless but also unfilial, which means that the task of continuing the Zhang family line still falls on their shoulders.”
He pointed to the beautiful women on the main street of the small town.
"These women were sent by other forces. Don't think they've been taken advantage of. Even if they can't have children, they will still be protected by my Dao Sect. If they give birth to a son or daughter, they will receive a huge amount of resources from my Dao Sect."
After saying that, he grinned at Yiboqi.
"But those people sent too many, and it's hard to guarantee that there won't be a few vixens among them who would swindle those old coffin-filled men out of their life savings. So Feng'er enters the secret realm every now and then."
"I asked curiously."
"Enter the secret realm to eliminate the vixen?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Youdao shook his head in reply.
"No, Feng'er said that these women were also sacrifices of their families and sects, and were destined to suffer. So she was giving those old coffin-stuffers a good lesson in front of all the women."
"In Feng'er's words, the root cause of the outflow of a large amount of resources and treasures is not how seductive these women are, but that these old coffin-stuffers are themselves lustful and easily swayed. So if we want to completely stop it, we have to start with them."
Zhang Youchui then chimed in.
"Feng'er's method is simple: all the daily necessities here are transported from outside. Then, Feng'er will seal off all items needed here. If you want more supplies to be brought in, that's fine."
"But everyone has to work together to beat that most wasteful old coffin-shaped bastard half to death, and then seize all his wealth and hand it over, only then can the supply of materials be restored."
"Then after a while, we'll pick another coffin-stuffer. I've calculated that the wealth these old coffin-stuffers hold has shrunk by about 90%."
Zhang Youdao nodded.
"Almost there, and their tempers are much better now. As long as Feng'er is around, they don't dare to put on airs like the old ancestor."
Listening to his two brothers-in-law, Yi Boqi could even imagine the horrific scene when his wife dealt with these old geezers.
But while I was both amused and exasperated, I had to give my wife a thumbs up.
The patriarch is the strongest foundation of a powerful sect, but if the patriarch has too much influence, the sect leader is just a puppet.
Many things are forced upon us because of a single word from our ancestor, even if we know the decision is wrong.
This is a common problem for superpowers.
But his wife, in an almost joking manner, subtly undermined the ancestor's authority and influence.
The separation of enjoying one's retirement and leading the sect sounds simple, but the difficulty involved is unimaginable.
Marriage alliances are the best way to quickly strengthen a sect's power and form alliances, but they also involve enormous risks.
The collapse of a sect that had been passed down for countless years was largely due to the sharp decline in its strength caused by internal strife.
The biggest cause of internal strife is nothing more than the power held by elders from other clans and excessive intermarriages.
In fact, it can all be summarized into one thing.
In the case of arranged marriages, when a woman from another family marries a member of the Zhang family's direct lineage, she will inevitably seek benefits for her own family, and it is very likely that this was her original intention in marrying into the family.
But that's not the worst part. What's truly terrifying is that after a child is born, under the mother's guidance, they will inevitably have some contact with their maternal grandfather's family.
If there is interaction, it is inevitable that one of the geniuses from the maternal grandfather's family will be brought to the sect. If one has enough power, it is even possible to arrange a position with real power for these people.
Thus, the seeds of disaster were sown.
As the power held by people from other clans increases, vicious internal strife is inevitable within the sect.
Don't expect these people from outside the clan to have the same absolute sense of belonging to the sect or family as the direct descendants.
If this continues, it will be only natural that the sect's strength will plummet and it will eventually be wiped out by hostile forces.
But there is no solution to this problem. The forces that initiate the marriage alliance may not be strong, but it is absolutely impossible to do without their support.
You can think of them as outer armor and shields, or as lackeys, but when it comes to building public opinion, these shields or lackeys can unleash astonishing combat power.
Therefore, every superpower is troubled by this issue, but they simply cannot find a good solution.
But this seemingly unsolvable problem was perfectly solved by his wife.
To arrange a marriage, a woman must be sent.
I agree, but the woman you sent is not from the younger generation of the sect, and the marriage partner she is seeking is not from the sect.
It was the stuffing of my family's old coffin.
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