This phenomenon was very common within the Heavenly Dao Realm.
Or rather, the above was the norm within the Heavenly Dao Realm.
However, Xiao Tianyang was also fortunate.
Not long after advancing to a Tier 3 Plane, he encountered the Abyss Invasion Incident.
After resolving it, not only did he receive rewards from the Heavenly Dao, but the eight Abyssal Planes also became spoils of war for the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty.
Of course, those resources benefited long-term development, but they did little to help the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty develop rapidly in the short term.
The original purpose of opening foreign trade routes was to gather resources.
Although they had to take a slight loss for it, they could catch up with other planes much faster in terms of progress.
This was equivalent to trading money for time.
As long as one had enough capital, one could give it a try.
That said, Xiao Tianyang did not encourage others to imitate him.
Because they did not possess commercial geniuses like Fan Li and Bai Gui.
The larger the flow of capital, the more likely mistakes were to occur, and it could even breed certain undesirable things.
Only when military power and financial strength were balanced could those in power boldly develop their country.
Otherwise, once the interests of a certain group were affected, those in power would have to devote their attention to domestic affairs.
Xiao Tianyang could not accept turning simple matters into complicated ones.
Otherwise, he would not have let loose and dealt with all kinds of historical problems from the very beginning of the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty's establishment.
One of his purposes was to make subsequent development more convenient.
His second purpose was to make the concept of the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty take root in the people's hearts.