The Time It Would Take to Wear Down the Vast Heaven Sect
In the past, whatever Chu Xinghe did on the Blazing Sun Continent, there were always a lot of doubts.
However, after the doubts from all sides were repeatedly refuted, and it is unclear when it started, but no matter how outrageous Chu Xinghe's behavior became, all parties chose to Watch Quietly as Things Change.
What the hell? You're questioning Chu Xinghe?
"Praising oil"... Haven't those who questioned Chu Xinghe been thoroughly humiliated in the end?
Every time Chu Xinghe does something outrageous, no matter how outrageous it is, whoever is the first to jump out and question him will become a laughing stock.
Therefore, even though everyone believed that Chu Xinghe's attempt to compete with the Ning Clan for spiritual medicine was bound to result in a huge loss, they still chose to Watch Quietly as Things Change.
However, with the intervention and guidance of the online trolls, various doubts still emerged.
Some say Chu Xinghe was just desperate after losing... After all, Chu Xinghe had been winning the whole time, and now that he'd lost to the Ning Clan, how could he accept it?
So it seems like Chu Xinghe is losing a lot of money... but actually he's not making any profit at all!
Some people say that Chu Xinghe was acting recklessly this time. What? Even if your Vast Heaven Sect has low-cost elixirs, can you compare to those who have no cost?
No way... you, Chu Xinghe, don't actually intend to deplete the holy water of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, do you?
That thing existed before the Ning Clan, and they haven't been able to deplete it for countless years. What makes you, Chu Xinghe, think you can?
Now everyone is saying that Chu Xinghe has won too many times, so he's become arrogant... He can't accept the fact that he's lost, and he'd rather waste the resources of the Vast Heaven Sect than stop fighting the Ning Clan. This is completely a case of acting rashly.
The Clan Head Ning listened with satisfaction as the criticisms of Chu Xinghe grew louder.
Tantai Jing's magic services are indeed reliable... No wonder Qiu Tian lost to Tantai Jing.
They're both from the Demonic Sect, but look at Qiu Tian's side... They're always doing evil, as if they're afraid others won't know they're from the Demonic Sect.
Look at Tantai Jing... his services are so convenient for everyone...
How can the difference between these demons be so vast!
Chu Xinghe didn't know whether the Clan Head Ning was happy or not.
Chu Xinghe listened to the increasing criticisms directed at him, and he looked quite satisfied!
There was an unexpected bonus this time! I, Chu Xinghe already quite satisfied with just losing resources, but these doubts have more or less damaged my reputation.
This time we lost both fame and fortune! We're devastated!
Many outsiders are questioning whether the Clear Sky Vast Heaven Sect Chu Xinghe's excessive consumption of the Vast Heaven Sect resources.
It has to be said, the Vast Heaven Sect is indeed under someone's control... The Vast Heaven Sect is probably thinking, "What the hell are you talking about?"
The Xinghe is consuming sect resources? The Xinghe already knows it's consuming sect resources, isn't that a good thing?
You all know that our Vast Heaven Sect, from top to bottom, is 100% supportive of this matter.
Xinghe has always been known for its generosity, only producing milk without ever eating grass. Just look at how many resources Xinghe brings to the sect every year.
Has Xinghe ever consumed any sect resources?
Other sects also emphasize thrift to their disciples, and that they must never waste resources that would cause losses to the sect, except for essential cultivation resources.
But as for Xinghe, look at what the Grand Elder said... Every time the Grand Elder met Xinghe, he said... Xinghe... don't be so focused on saving money. Besides necessary cultivation, you can do some random things too... causing a little loss to the sect is nothing...
There's no way around it; Xinghe has played an indispensable role in the sect's success today. Everyone uses the resources Xinghe provides without limit, so who isn't grateful to Xinghe? And who doesn't feel a little guilty?
So what the Xinghe is consuming now isn't resources, but rather the guilt we've always felt towards Xinghe.
Besides, how many resources could this price war possibly consume? Does the Vast Heaven Sect really need such a paltry sum?
The Clan Head Ning was completely dumbfounded upon hearing the Vast Heaven Sect's response...
Why is this not what I expected...? Logically speaking, if a sect disciple does something wrong, shouldn't the sect punish him at least somewhat?
But what's with the Vast Heaven Sect's attitude of "Xinghe is so amazing, even Xinghe knows how to consume sect resources... what's with Xinghe continuing to work hard?"
Isn't your Vast Heaven Sect being a little too overprotective of your own?
The Clan Head Ning said, "A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. Your Vast Heaven Sect simply doesn't understand this. Your losses today are just the beginning. If you continue to lose money at this rate, it won't be long before your Vast Heaven Sect is wiped out!"
Therefore, the Clan Head Ning once again sought out Tantai Jing, wanting Tantai Jing to help calculate how long it would take for the Vast Heaven Sect to go bankrupt at the current rate of losses!
Tantai Jing quickly provided the calculation results.
But when the Clan Head Ning saw Tantai Jing write down 800,000, he was completely stunned...
Tantai Jing, are you kidding me? Eight hundred thousand years to bankrupt the Vast Heaven Sect? Look at the numbers you wrote, are they even readable?
Upon seeing the Clan Head Ning's agitated state, Tantai Jing immediately stated, "Clan Head Ning, you've misunderstood... This 800,000 isn't a year... it's 800,000 spirit stones... To calculate how long it would take for the Vast Heaven Sect to go bankrupt at the current rate of loss, you'd need 800,000 spirit stones!"
Clan Head Ning: "???"
The Clan Head Ning was dumbfounded... Tantai Jing, do you know that's not even human language?
I only spent 150,000 yuan to have your Demonic Sect spread rumors about me before... and now you're telling me it costs 800,000 yuan just to calculate a number? Are you kidding me?
But Tantai Jing said, "Calculate it or not... Do you think we'd willingly take this job? Although I, Tantai Jing, don't know the exact numbers, I, Tantai Jing, know that to calculate the result you mentioned, I'd have to gather all the mathematical geniuses of our Demonic Sect and spend over half a month calculating just to get a rough estimate. Do you think our Demonic Sect's mathematical geniuses are all invincible mathematicians like Ma Liang?"
We've used so many people, and we're charging you 800,000? That's only because you're a new customer, it's cost price, okay...
If you want to accuse us of spreading rumors, we can do so anytime. But if you're asking how many years it would take for the Vast Heaven Sect to be destroyed at this rate of depletion... well, sorry, it's 800,000, not a penny less. And we can't guarantee the accuracy of the calculated number... after all, the number is too large, and with too many digits, a deviation of 30 to 50 digits is within a reasonable range!
Clan Head Ning: "..."
In the end, the Ning Clan Head Ning did not spend the 800,000...
But Tantai's words made the Clan Head Ning understand a principle... Vast Heaven Sect was even richer than he had imagined. Although the spiritual medicine allowed Vast Heaven Sect to continue to suffer losses, the rate of these losses was basically negligible for the Vast Heaven Sect.
Thinking of this, the Clan Head Ning felt terrible... He had thought that with the help of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, he could deal a heavy blow to the Vast Heaven Sect and Chu Xinghe... But now... why did he feel like he was the one being attacked?
However, the Clan Head Ning did not intend to give up so easily. Clan Head Ning immediately found an open space and convened Lineage meeting.
The topic of discussion at the meeting was how to better utilize the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring to strike at Chu Xinghe!
After all, the price war has been going on for so long, and the Vast Heaven Sect has been unable to do anything to the Ning Clan except suffer huge losses. This proves that the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring is invincible. As long as the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring is used well, the Ning Clan will be invincible.
The key point of this meeting was how to maximize Chu Xinghe's losses by utilizing the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring.
The problem is that the price of Earth Spirit Gushing Spring has been driven down to the lowest possible level. Putting aside whether the Vast Heaven Sect is losing money or not, the Ning Clan, who used to make a fortune from Earth Spirit Gushing Spring water, has been selling the spring water like crazy recently, but the resources they have earned back are... less than before.
This is a strategy that results in heavy losses for both sides. If it were a normal force, the Ning Clan could wear them down... but given the size of the Vast Heaven Sect, the Ning Clan would definitely be the first to be worn down.
So continuing to consume resources like this isn't a solution.
Just as the Clan Head Ning was frowning in worry, Ning Hang, an elder of the Ning Clan, spoke up.
"Clan leader, engaging in a price war with the Vast Heaven Sect will only drain their Vast Heaven Sect, but we won't gain much advantage either. As everyone knows, the Vast Heaven Sect is currently striving to become the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Rather than competing with the Vast Heaven Sect in terms of attrition, damaging Vast Heaven Sect reputation is actually more important right now!"
"Elder Ning means we should blow up the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring ourselves?" Elder Ning Buqu seemed to have lost his mind, perhaps because he hadn't eaten shrimp lately.
Upon hearing Ning Buqu's words, Ning Hang looked at the Grand Elder with an expression as if he were an idiot.
That so-called Grand Elder... are you trying to undermine the Vast Heaven Sect or our Ning Clan?
Whether the reputation of the Vast Heaven Sect will be damaged or not, we don't know, but the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring has exploded, and our Ning Clan has really been blown up, okay?
Ning Buqu: "..."
The Clan Head Ning did not speak, but looked at Ning Hang, signaling him to continue.
"Clan Master, Elders, as we all know, Chu Xinghe represents the Vast Heaven Sect to some extent, and the best way to damage the Vast Heaven Sect's reputation is to defeat Chu Xinghe!"
Hearing Ning Hang's words, Ning Buqu was completely dumbfounded... Um... Elder Ning Hang, do you even want to hear what you're saying?
Defeating Chu Xinghe? Your idea is even more outrageous than my previous one!
Regardless of the state of the Ning Clan, my idea could at least slightly tarnish the Vast Heaven Sect. But Elder Ning Hang, your idea... tell me how that's going to work? If you really can't do it, maybe eat some shrimp to boost your brainpower...
Sure enough, all the bigwigs of the Ning Clan looked at Elder Ning Hang as if he were an idiot.
Defeating Chu Xinghe? The Clan Head Ning had previously mentioned consulting Tantai Jing about this, wanting to know if Tantai Jing would accept the job of defeating Chu Xinghe!
But before he could finish speaking, Tantai Jing slammed his hand on the table and stood up, declaring, "Clan Head Ning, if you want to kill me, Tantai Jing, just do it... there's no need to beat around the bush!"
He even defeated Chu Xinghe... I, Tantai Jing, could drink myself to death in the Ning Clan today, and I still couldn't boast about this!
We handle demonic business; we are a legitimate Demonic Sect. Can we please stop bringing up these sordid topics?
Even Tantai Jing, who single-handedly crushed the entire Spirit Beast Continent Demonic Sect, reacted like this? Tell me, who the hell could defeat Chu Xinghe?
Just as the Clan Head Ning announced that someone had come to prepare a plate of shrimp to nourish Elder Ning Hang's brain, Elder Ning Hang spoke again.
"Clan leader... Elders... please let me finish... We may not be able to find anyone who can defeat Chu Xinghe in terms of combat strength, but that doesn't mean we can't try other methods... such as... Chu Xinghe's Voodoo Arts!"