Divide and rule, to feast the Attendants!
Li Chen noticed that, when this matter came up, the Foundation Establishment experts who looked like Wilderness Rogue Cultivators all exchanged knowing smiles.
How was this divide and rule? It was plainly divide and devour.
Was this not precisely why they were so enthusiastic, joining the discussions about dealing with Che Rong?
According to the rules of the Underworld, if a Spirit Peak Blessed Land lost its line of succession, it truly became a place where "the virtuous may dwell," open for everyone to contest through their own abilities.
However, since Yunshan Valley had once joined the City-State Alliance, legal authority here still rested with the disciples of the Yunshan Lineage. No matter how powerful those outside experts were, unless they surpassed the City-State Alliance's resolve and strength in maintaining order in the Underworld, they had to acquire it according to certain rules.
As a cultivator, Luo Changshan had multiple identities and attributes, not just one.
To his children, he was a father; to his disciples and followers, he was their master and patriarch; to the Suyang region, he was the Yunshan Valley Master, a senior Master Artisan...
The list went on, and these distinctions also formed the basis for the three kinds of succession: "bloodline," "legal lineage," and "Dao lineage."
The bloodline needed no explanation. Although Luo Changshan had daughters but no sons, his descendants who carried his blood would attend to his affairs after death and the continuation of his family line.
The legal lineage was the basis on which Luo Changshan, as the owner of a Spirit Peak Blessed Land, participated in the governance of the City-State Alliance, and it was also the primary focus of the alliance's protection.
The Dao lineage comprised all the techniques, schematics, knowledge, and other