Chen Changsheng's words left Dugu speechless.
After standing there in a daze for two breaths, Dugu finally retorted, "The Great Path of Cultivation values a mind free of worldly things. Pure sword cultivators, even more so—"
"Enough, enough, enough!"
Chen Changsheng cut Dugu off directly and said disdainfully, "Now you're lecturing me about grand principles."
"A mind free of worldly things is true enough, but cultivation places even greater importance on Wealth, Companion, Technique, Land."
"You sword cultivators stake your lives at the drop of a hat. First, because you're too pure. Second, because you're poor!"
"Don't tell me the Great Path of Cultivation requires a mind free of worldly things. A mind free of worldly things doesn't mean you should own nothing at all."
"In an age of war, you sword cultivators could still find some 'ownerless things.'"
"But in an age of peace, is there even a single patch of land in this world that belongs to you sword cultivators?"
"All these years in the Pill Epoch, if Yun Ya Zi hadn't been supporting you from behind, could you, Dugu, have lived so carefree?"
"Now that Shi Qi has met a girl who knows how to carefully plan and manage a household, you should be secretly celebrating."
Faced with Chen Changsheng's eloquent tirade, Dugu simply could not come up with a single word of rebuttal.
"I want to go see this girl."
"Wait a little longer. She might not even like your disciple yet."
"Female prodigies with exceptional talent are easy to find, but a woman like this—one of good character, who knows how to carefully plan and isn't tainted by the Cultivation World's ways—is truly hard to come by."
"With Shi Qi's circumstances, if he wants to marry her as his wife, that'll depend on whether his