Chapter 536: Chapter 87 Pill Alliance Falls Apart
The old farr cursed, continually swearing at the nobles in the city, mixed with the local dialect, similar to “kao nen niang,” “diu ni lao mu.”
Jade Sword Buddha was bewildered, as she had obviously never learned to curse and seldom heard such foul language.
This was also what Gu Wen thought was the problem with the Daoist Sect and the Venerables; in actuality, they had never interacted with the populace and knew nothing about the lives of mortals.
The Divine Thought could reach thousands of miles, yet it could not touch the common people.
Because each place has its own conflicts, and they cannot be solved by a grand idea or a decree for public welfare.
The reason Gu Wen always believed her master could not achieve Universal Unity was because she had too much to bear.
Protecting the Human Race, fighting against Jianmu, battling heaven and earth, and fighting against people.
Her master’s life was like an unextinguished fla, recklessly venting her existence, never hiding her ideals and ambitions.
She had to achieve Universal Unity, had to make everyone like a dragon, no matter how many tis it took.
But human strength has its limits. Li Yunshang can be a hero, but success cannot rely on heroes alone.
So what is the problem with Danqing State?
Power does not rest with the people, the people are not in power, pills are as profitable as the sea, and desires blind people’s eyes.
The forr can be temporarily set aside, as power still needs to remain with the cultivators. This can prevent cultivator rebellion and ensure the deterrence of power.
The latter is the most serious issue, as the Daoist Sect lacks systematic economic regulation.
There needs to be public banks and other institutions to manage the finances of each state. Large groups like the Pill Alliance cannot be allowed to monopolize everything from the production of raw materials to the manufacturing of finished products and sales.
Pills are both commodities and necessities, equivalent to petroleum in industrial civilization.
It must be divided; the existence of the Pill Alliance is unreasonable, and it is also unreasonable for an entire state to solely cultivate spiritual dicine.
Each place must ensure a certain amount of self-sufficiency.
Gu Wen listened quietly, while the Jade Scroll in his hand glowed with spirit light, revealing small characters one by one.
Finally, he asked: “So, sir, what do you think of the Daoist Sect?”
The old farr imdiately gave a thumbs up and said: “Of course, it’s the Official who clears the skies; as long as the Daoist Sect is here, we have food to eat. Every ti the Daoist Sect sends down an Immortal, people in the city start delivering grains and oil door-to-door, and eating at every al is not a problem.”
“If only people from the Daoist Sect could co every day, sigh… life is unbearable, working a lifeti to save up just enough for a coffin.”
Eating at, eating fill, do ordinary people have such high demands now?
Jiang Fugui, listening on the side, was sowhat stunned.
Because in his mind, if the common people could lead a stable life and not starve, they would already be laughing. If they could eat at from ti to ti, they would praise the peaceful and prosperous tis and eulogize those in power.
Now rely not being able to eat at every al causes dissatisfaction?
Gu Wen, however, did not see this as a problem. The people’s pursuit of a better life is always present; rely being full cannot satisfy them.
He continued to ask: “Then, sir, what do you think a prosperous age is?”
“I, a farr, don’t know much, vaguely rember my elders talking about it when I was a child.”
The old farr shook his head, grinning with yellowed teeth: “A long ti ago, under the rule of the Immortals, life was good. Every household dried cured at, there was fish every year, and schooling was free. I’ve waited for so many years, not knowing if I can enjoy this before I die.”
Gu Wen said: “Sir, if you live another ten years, you will enjoy it.”
“I don’t think I can, I’m already sixty-five, soone my age could be buried tomorrow.”
The old farr shook his head and sighed: “Daoist Elder, would you join in the village for a al before you go?”
“No need, we must return to the city.”
“That’s a pity.”
Gu Wen gave the old farr a broken spiritual stone, worth his year’s inco, then turned and disappeared into the countryside after three steps.
Jade Sword Buddha and Jiang Fugui followed closely behind.
The old farr wasn’t seeing cultivators fly through the sky for the first ti; cohabitation of Immortal and mortal, the world was no longer the sa as it was eight hundred years ago.
He packed his tools and headed ho, with more cultivators flying overhead.
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On the Flowing Cloud Immortal Boat.
Daoist Sect disciples patrolled with magic swords, Golden Core cultivation was seen everywhere, Nascent Soul cultivators could only serve as captains of ten-man teams.
Contemporary cultivators had long been accustod to collective action. Eight hundred years ago was an era of individual valor, now it is an era of groups and formations.
A Heavenly Pride, one in a thousand miles, could not compare to ten Taoist Soldiers of similar cultivation.
The forr were always few and far between, a sect might not recruit a single Heavenly Pride in decades. The latter, however, maintained a stable number yearly and could still stand out and beco Heavenly Pride.
This ti, the Daoist Sect dispatched eight hundred people; eight hundred Golden Cores were enough to crush the whole of Danqing State.
Inside a room on the Immortal Boat, children were crying incessantly.
Three descendants of the Jiang family, two boys and one girl, the eldest brother, second sister, third younger brother.
The youngest brother was only nine years old, clinging to his sister and crying his heart out, while the elder brother and sister were at a loss. They were no older than twelve, suddenly dragged into a cell and then taken out by a stranger, it was impossible to remain calm amidst the many changes.
Calm, a term that was a luxury for children.
Chi Yu Zi sat on a chair with her ears covered, her eyes were cold, scaring the originally quiet elder brother and sister into tearing up as well.
Suddenly, the frost on her face disappeared, her eyes lit up, and her whole deanor beca spirited.
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