With This Pack of Vermin

Shu Mountain, Silver Sword Peak.

Li Xuanxiao rubbed his brow.

How could Shu Mountain possibly prosper with this pack of vermin?

Shu Mountain's problems were even more serious than he had imagined.

They were not merely external, but internal.

As the old saying went, when an imperial edifice collapsed,

it always began from within.

Li Xuanxiao's expression turned grave.

It seemed a campaign against corruption within Shu Mountain had to be launched.

Shu Mountain's regional inspector system also had major problems.

Its authority was simply too great, left unchecked, and when stationed too far from Shu Mountain,

the Shushan Disciples serving as regional inspectors had gradually begun to do whatever they pleased. Local forces feared Shu Mountain, and no one dared offend them at all...

Of course, the system's flaws could not conceal its merits.

First and foremost, it allowed Shu Mountain to better understand the conditions in every region.

At the same time, it kept heretical cultivators, demons, and monsters across the lands from acting recklessly.

It prevented incidents where the people of an entire city, sheltered by a weak faction or nation, were slaughtered for no apparent reason.

Overall, the flaws did not obscure the virtues.

But if there were problems, they had to be improved upon. He could not simply pretend not to see them.

A thousand-mile dike could be destroyed by an ant's nest!!

Li Xuanxiao began drafting proposals according to his own ideas and restructuring the system.

For example, since regional inspectors held too much authority, that authority had to be divided.

And to prevent the two sides from colluding in evil, a whole set of rules had to be established.

While ensuring that regional inspectors could better safeguard peace in their regions, they also had to be supervised.

They could not be allowed to