At the Chen Clan's peak sixty years ago, they had even secured nearly thirty percent of Yuyang Market's tax revenue. Their annual Spirit Stone dividends exceeded fifteen hundred.
Fifteen hundred Spirit Stones a year meant fifteen thousand in ten years. Such an enormous share had made the Chen Clan flush with wealth back then. Not only had they spent heavily to cultivate several Tier 1 High-grade Spirit Veins, they could even afford a supreme treasure like Violet Sun Jade.
But after the Chen Clan declined and no longer had the strength to station Foundation Establishment cultivators at Yuyang Market, the share that belonged to them was divided among the Six Great Families.
"Back then, each of the Six Great Families swallowed a hefty share of ours." As the Third Elder spoke, he frowned. "It won't be easy to make them spit out everything they've swallowed."
"If they refuse, then we'll settle it with a Sword Duel."
The Old Clan Leader swept his sleeve, his spirits soaring. "By the old rules, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the various Immortal Clans will fight a match, and strength will determine the tax shares of Yuyang Market."
"We're already inviting the various families to a banquet, so there's no need to make them run about any further. We'll simply have the match on Qingyuan Mountain."
Chen Nianzhi nodded. The major Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans jointly controlled Yuyang Market, and they had long established a mature method for dividing Yuyang Market's tax revenue.
According to the rules set back then, Yuyang Market's shares were allocated based on the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators each family possessed. If two families had the same number, their shares would be determined by the cultivators' levels of cultivation.
Furthermore, if any family was dissatisfied with its assigned share, it