Warding Off Evil

How could he have missed such momentous news?

This was a grave dereliction of duty by the Prince's Mansion.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If Eldest Brother did not receive this news, then it should be false."

He did not believe Li Cunren could be kept in the dark about something so significant.

"Let us hope it is false." A Venerable shook his head, his face filled with pity.

"Exactly. If it is true, there will surely be a bloodbath."

"The Imperial Court will not act directly?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

A Venerable smiled. "If the Imperial Court were to seize it outright, their table manners would be far too ugly. The sects and the common people would all harbor grievances."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "More importantly, the Imperial Court probably has no use for such inheritances, does it?"

For the imperial family, their inheritance was already stable and sufficient.

It was very likely a Celestial Being inheritance as well, perhaps an even stronger one.

No matter how brilliant the inheritance of a Celestial Being's Cave Mansion was, it was still a new inheritance, lacking deep and abundant experience. Cultivating it would be slower and riskier.

Unless it could be proven that this inheritance was superior.

At that point, it would not be too late for the Imperial Court to act.

Li Cunren said, "Not competing with the people for profit is a rule laid down by our ancestors."

"Admirable," Chu Zhiyuan said.

Li Cunren said, "There are benefits and drawbacks to this. If the Imperial Court does not act, they will fight without restraint and employ every conceivable method. In the end, casualties will be unavoidable."

Chu Zhiyuan praised, "That is what makes it truly formidable."

When the sects fought desperately for it, countless grudges, enmities, and loves would be forged. They would