A Pool of Stagnant Water

The speaker was none other than Bai Yu, the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain.

With Luo Goddess Mountain being the first to speak out, the other sects and royal families seemed to have a plan as well. After discussing it privately, they also came up with a general idea.

Those who had disagreements also agreed to meet privately to finalize the details.

With the official business settled, they were all more in the mood for casual conversation.

Someone remarked, "Looking at this list, we all know how low the prices are. Yet, the Lingxian Sect didn't intend to monopolize the market and become the sole seller in the Mortal Realm. Instead, they sold it to us at a low price, even building a commercial district and leasing shops so we could also make a living this way. This is clearly a blatant concession."

"That makes perfect sense. Since the Lingxian Sect has such good intentions, we should go along with them and develop the commercial district properly. That would be a win-win situation," someone echoed.

At this moment, Han Shangyi, the leader of the Clear River Sect, spoke up, "In order for the Xiushui City commercial district to develop faster, and more importantly, for our own shops to prosper, why don't we send some of our people who won't affect the supply to go outside and do some promotion?"

Upon hearing this, many people couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Fellow Daoist's words are quite correct."

"If cultivators from other sects and countries come to Xiushui City to buy supplies in the future, wouldn't we be in trouble..." An elder said, his hand stroking his long beard trembling uncontrollably as he plucked out a hair.

If Lingxian Sect can truly handle the large volume of goods coming in and out in the future, then they'll be set for life!

Not only will their wealth increase with the availability of Spirit Stone, but their status in the entire Mortal Realm will also rise accordingly.

Whether it succeeds or fails, everything depends on whether the Trade Center in Xiushui City can truly supply the various orders from so many sects a month from now!

However, considering the situation of the Li Imperial Clan and the Clear River Sect, Cloud and Mist Sect, and Shangyang Sect, this Trade Center actually has a high probability of stability...

It seems they need to make some arrangements within their own organization as soon as possible.

Each person was making their own plans.

The reception room fell silent.

Han Shangyi, the leader of the Clear River Sect, who was sitting and discussing matters with his elders via telepathy, suddenly received an unexpected telepathic message.

As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he was not someone that any cultivator could easily transmit their voice to. The only people who could easily transmit their voice to him were those with much higher cultivation levels or those who had unique voice transmission Secret Method, and his daughter Han Weishu.

Upon receiving his daughter's telepathic message, Han Shangyi calmly glanced around, then cleared his throat and suddenly spoke:

"Gentlemen, regarding the Rogue Cultivator, I've suddenly thought of a good solution."

Upon hearing this, everyone was quite puzzled.

Nobody's been discussing anything about Rogue Cultivator, right? Why are they suddenly being Rogue Cultivator like this?

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Han Shangyi explained directly, "In our view, the Rogue Cultivator outside are mostly low-level cultivators who don't have many spirit Spirit Stone. They don't have much purchasing power, and most of them, having given up hope of cultivation, are unlikely to exchange their meager Spirit Stone for cultivation resources. In other words, they are unlikely to become the consumer group of our future cultivator commercial district."

Although no one knew the purpose of his words, they nodded in agreement.

"That's true. Most of those Rogue Cultivator have no hope of advancing. Even if they have some savings, they probably won't exchange them for Cultivation Resources, and they probably won't get much anyway."

"Yes, if we really have to give up cultivation, it would be more appropriate to use what we have left to exchange for worldly possessions."

Han Shangyi continued, "But no matter what, Spirit Stone or anything else, as long as they are useful to us cultivators, their value in the mortal world is immeasurable. Therefore, if we make a profit from this, we can hire many Rogue Cultivator to work for us."

These words stunned everyone present.

Someone asked thoughtfully, "Is Sect Leader Han planning to hire Rogue Cultivator to manufacture goods for the sect in order to secure more orders?"

Han Shangyi shook his head. "Most Rogue Cultivator have low cultivation levels, not to mention they rarely have any special skills to rely on."

After all, if one possesses a special skill, they will definitely be retained by the sect and will not become Rogue Cultivator.

"We can't hire Rogue Cultivator to manufacture goods, but we can hire them to help out with some miscellaneous tasks within our sects and in Rogue Cultivator Xiushui City. This way, both our own sects and the royal family can free up more of their own manpower. Those who are capable can work directly, and those who are not yet capable can have more time and energy to learn," Han Shangyi said.

"Many Rogue Cultivator claim their cultivation is hopeless, but in reality, many are far from lacking in talent. They simply lack resources or are hampered by unexpected events during their cultivation, forcing them to give up. If they had the opportunity to climb higher, who would want to remain stagnant?" Han Shangyi continued eloquently. "We've hired rogue Rogue Cultivator to do odd jobs. With Rogue Cultivator to do and Spirit Stone to earn, they have a channel to accumulate wealth, instead of being limited by insufficient resources and losing all hope. This is a long-term plan. Do you all agree?"

"Sect Leader Han said is correct from the perspective of Rogue Cultivator, but what benefit do we gain from it? We earn Spirit Stone, but instead of keeping them for ourselves, we have to take them out to pay extra wages to Rogue Cultivator. If we can hire Rogue Cultivator to do the work, our own disciples can do it better and more diligently. Why bother hiring those Rogue Cultivator who have no future?" asked a Golden Core cultivator from the royal family of the Golden Mandarin Duck Kingdom.

Han Shangyi was about to explain to him the difference, the need for market circulation, and how only in this way could they cultivate more talent and achieve better development, and what it meant for the wealthy to help the less fortunate.

But someone spoke up before him.

"Isn't our Mortal Realm already a stagnant pool?" It was Bai Yu leader of Luo Goddess Mountain, who spoke up.

That simple sentence silenced the entire room instantly.

Even Han Shangyi, who had just been about to explain, remained silent.

Yes, their Mortal Realm is already stagnant enough.

It has been stagnant for a very, very long time.

The cultivators present were all at least several hundred years old; this had been the case in the Mortal Realm since their birth.

In their youth, they may have had various resentments and aspirations, and a desire to break free from societal constraints and change the world. However, as they grew older and gained more experience, and as their status and position gradually improved, their thoughts slowly began to change.

My past self was just young and ignorant.

Adults should have an adult way of dealing with things.