The royal family strictly controlled cultivator forces within its territory and especially despised evil cultivator organizations like the Blood Demon Sect. However, toward forces like the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild that brought in enormous tax revenues, it had always adopted a policy of both courting and restricting them.
After it was exposed that the Blood Demon Sect had triggered the Beast Tide and that the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild had secretly supplied materials, the court and public were thrown into an uproar, and the people's resentment toward the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild completely erupted.
On the fifth day, Lin Taichu was already able to get out of bed and walk, though his spiritual energy still did not circulate smoothly enough.
He had Qian Ming remain at the Spiritual Medicine Hall while he changed into plain blue cloth robes and walked through the city alone.
Yunshui City's streets were broad and orderly, with most buildings on either side made of bluestone. Although the city remained under martial law, shops had gradually begun reopening, with only additional patrolling guards stationed outside.
As he passed a weapon shop, Lin Taichu heard the shopkeeper talking with a customer.
"Have you heard? The Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild's branch was smashed up. Last night, so many people threw stones at their gates that even the guards couldn't stop them."
The customer stroked a longsword, his tone full of satisfaction. The shopkeeper wiped down the counter. "Serves them right! Their Dharma Artifacts cost thirty percent more than everyone else's, and they even sold fakes. They used to have the government backing them, so no one dared provoke them. Now that they've colluded with evil Cultivators, who can tolerate them?"
Lin Taichu entered the shop, and the shopkeeper immediately greeted him. "What do you need, sir? We've just