Mo Caihuan knew cultivators would never believe in "cooperation for mutual benefit" unless she controlled cultivation resources and guided them through rewards and punishments. The resources controlled by the Star Palace were decent enough, which was why she had proposed this theory and tried to improve its system of rewards and punishments.
"Father went too far! He's at the late Nascent Soul stage. How could he have the nerve to attack you? Absolutely shameless." Ling Yuling was firmly on Mo Caihuan's side.
"He was only worried about your cultivation." Mo Caihuan urged reconciliation rather than a split.
"I don't need his concern. What good is powerful cultivation? Doesn't he still live with his heart in his throat? Sometimes I wonder what cultivation is even for. Just to live longer? Yet even though longevity is the goal, they suspect this and doubt that, always worrying someone is out to harm them, staying in seclusion all day long. They only become active when ancient ruins appear."
"You can't say that. Many powerful cultivators have founded sects, protecting the peace of a region through them. The Twin Saints are the same. Tianxing City owes all its prosperity to them."
"Isn't that just because the Teleportation Gates to the Outer Sea are here?" The princess spared her parents no dignity. "They barely manage anything. It's just the Teleportation Gates. Everyone traveling between the Inner and Outer Seas has to come through Tianxing City. That's why it's so prosperous. They're just reaping the convenience of controlling the gates."
Mo Caihuan knew the princess was still fuming, so she stopped trying to persuade her.
Back at the cave abode on the fiftieth level, the princess was still angry. But after fuming for a while, she finally sank helplessly down beside Mo Caihuan and rested her head