Zhou Xuan shook his head slightly.
"Cangwu, your swordsmanship keeps getting sharper, but your mind keeps getting simpler."
Old Ancestor Cangwu flushed and lowered his head.
"Killing them outright would certainly vent our anger for a moment."
"But these old monsters have lived for so many years. Which of them isn't as cunning as they come?"
"Kill Tai Chu today, and tomorrow the others will mourn the rabbit's death like the fox."
"When that happens, they'll obey on the surface while dragging their feet behind our backs, showing up for work but putting in no effort."
"Central Province is so vast, with so many forbidden zones. If they casually make an excuse about demon beasts being too hard to kill, what can you do to them?"
"Chase them around with a sword every day to force them to work?"
"Killing won't solve the root problem. It'll only turn the cultivators of Central Province against us."
"What we want is an endless stream of scrap, not a pile of corpses."
Old Ancestor Cangwu was left speechless and could only withdraw in silence.
Zhou Xuan stood and walked over to the Purifier.
He reached out and ran his hand over its casing.
"If we're going to play this game, we have to dismantle their alliance of interests at its roots."
"Don't they want to drive up prices through a monopoly?"
"Then I'll make them spit out everything they've swallowed, principal and interest included."
"An alliance like this looks indestructible, but it's actually the most fragile thing of all."
"As soon as the slightest crack appears in how the profits are divided, they'll bite each other until their heads split and blood flows."
Zhou Xuan turned and began assigning tasks.
"Emperor Jiang Wu, Origin Return Alliance Leader."
The two immediately stepped forward and