Chapter 395: Chapter 281: Unrest in Central Continent, the Zhao Family Changes Direction
“…The three-destroy policy is being carried out in an orderly manner, more than a hundred Yin Caves in the Heavenly Burial Plain have been destroyed, millions of zombies and evil ghosts have been burned, but the progress of the ‘Golden Wall’ is severely lacking, only one-third completed, the Sect Alliance has once again summoned fire and earth cultivators, offering generous rewards…”
“…According to information released by Dangxian City, the exchange price of spirit stones has generally risen by ten percent, temporarily shutting down the channel for top-grade spiritual stone exchange. Transactions of large-scale spirit ore have reached the highest level in five thousand years, and the average transaction price of Mystic Iron has increased from four spirit stones per pound to five spirit stones. Meanwhile, the shortage of Spirit Pills is becoming more and more severe…”
“…In the last year, Ten Thousand Nations Plain has seen nations such as Wuzeng, Zhou Yang, Xifeng… and eleven others removed from the map. There are dense clouds of war over the Ten Thousand Nations Plain, where multiple large-scale mortal wars involving millions of casualties have occurred. Many nations have formed national alliances, and the supporting Cultivation Families have also suffered heavy casualties…”
“…Led by the Carefree Sect, many Cultivation Sects have been continuously opening their doors to new disciples in the past two years, significantly lowering their admission standards. Outside of the Ten Great Sects, the minimum requirement has been lowered to Four Spirit Roots for entry into other second-tier forces. He Mountain Sect, Heqi Sect, and other lesser-known forces…”
“…Cities like Pocket World City and Dangxian City, which are major hubs for Loose Cultivators, are experiencing low traffic and continued market depression, seemingly due to the mass joining of Sects and Cultivation Families by Loose Cultivators…”
“…Lancang Ancestor of the Purple Sun Sect has mysteriously perished, the cause of death still unknown… Independent Practitioner Master Mu Yan has sat down, leaving behind relics that were obtained by a certain Qi Refining Practitioner… The Beast Garden of the Beast Taming Sect has suddenly undergone a riot, with three Sixth Rank Great Demons escaping, and those below Fifth Rank…”
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On the ninth floor of the Eight Diagrams Bright Tower, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion. His right hand slowly placed the intelligence Jade Scroll into the Storage Bag, while he murmured to himself, “A storm is brewing, and the winds are filling the tower!”
After spending ten years in the Shattered Star Sea, the situation in the Central Continent had undergone tremendous changes once again, and the current situation was becoming increasingly severe. It seemed as though every major power was slowly tightening a string.
The atmosphere in the Cultivation World became heavier and more somber, as everyone was sitting on a powder keg, about to ignite at the slightest spark.
Without a doubt, it all originated from the Heavenly Burial Plain. The seal between the two realms was about to fail, and the Netherworld Ghost Realm would inevitably invade the Tianzhu Realm anew.
The impending Great War between the two realms was what caused this tense and heavy atmosphere in the Central Continent.
The Central Continent Sect Alliance had not hidden their actions in the Heavenly Burial Plain as they terrorized and burned zombies and ghosts.
As a result, the news that a Great War between the two realms was imminent shifted from a slow to a rapid, and finally, a frantic spread among the cultivators.
Perhaps the Cultivation Worlds of other continents and oceans, due to their great distance, had little knowledge of this matter.
But in the Central Continent, not just Loose Cultivators, but even some well-informed mortals were aware of this shocking, catastrophic news.
Therefore, when Zhao Sheng returned to Xinglong City, the Xinglong Zhao family, from top to bottom, was overjoyed, and people’s hearts were immediately stabilized.
However, because of this, Zhao Sheng found himself “surrounded” by all the elders, facing countless urgent matters that needed to be reported to the ancestor and awaiting his responses.
You can imagine that sometimes a dispute over the ownership of a spirit mine could involve interests on the scale of millions of spirit stones.
In the Xinglong Zhao family’s absence, significant affairs like this were not the only ones; there were many more that were ten times more important and complex, awaiting Zhao Sheng’s decisions.
Faced with this difficult situation, Zhao Sheng had no choice but to spend half a month specifically dealing with these issues.
But it was not until two months later that he was able to reorganize both internal and external affairs of the family, and once again make the operations of the entire Zhao family smoother, significantly improving the efficiency of their operations.
Thus, even if Zhao Sheng occasionally felt frustrated, he would envy the carefree and detached life of Independent Practitioners.
However, he did not realize that these Independent Practitioners were actually very envious of him, having an Immortal Dao Clan comprehensively supporting his cultivation.
As time went on, spring turned to autumn.
Half a year later, a subtle transformation began to occur within the Xinglong Zhao family as other powers vigorously recruited Loose Cultivators and activated a dangerous mode of “big fish eating small fish.”
The development trend of the Zhao family shifted swiftly from expansion to defense, from pioneering to production. The effort in developing new areas had drastically decreased by half.
Not only that, the Zhao family even began to reduce internal expenditures, cutting unnecessary expenses. They terminated various unprofitable deals externally, sold off non-essential fixed assets, and at the same time, massively stockpiled various types of supplies.
On the surface, the actions of the Xinglong Zhao family appeared similar to other Cultivation Forces, seemingly reducing consumption in anticipation of war, voluntarily hoarding resources, and secretly stockpiling essentials.
But in reality, until Zhao Xuanjing advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, maintaining stability and keeping a low profile were the primary concerns for the entire family.
Moreover, uncertain of how the Great War between the two realms would evolve, Zhao Sheng secretly initiated a plan called “All Clan Weapons.”
With the decree from the Golden Core Ancestor, the vast machinery of the Xinglong Zhao family thunderously sprang into action.
Of course, it’s difficult for a large ship to change course. Even with Zhao Sheng in command, it took the Xinglong Zhao family an entire year to finally complete the turnaround.
Less than two years later, the major powers in the Southern Border saw the stark transformation of the Zhao family.
At that time, Zhao Sheng seized the opportunity to make a deliberate appearance during the birthday celebration of an ancestor of the Elixir Cauldron Sect.
While finalizing a large transaction for the purchase of Spiritual Medicine with the Elixir Cauldron Sect was secondary, the most important thing was to tell the world, “I, Zhao Sheng, the Golden Core Ancestor of the Zhao family, am still alive!”
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