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Chapter 1245 - Chapter 1245 Chapter 537 Golden Wind and Jade Dew (Happy

Chapter 1245: Chapter 537: Golden Wind and Jade Dew (Happy Holiday~~)_2 Chapter 1245: Chapter 537: Golden Wind and Jade Dew (Happy Holiday~~)_2 “So, do you also think that Yun Zu’s idea of abandoning martial arts for business was wrong?”

Yun Xiu asked with tear-filled eyes.

“I think Yun Zu’s point that business alone can save the world is absolutely correct, but perhaps, it’s just that the later generations had some problems with their understanding and interpretation,”

Seeing Yun Xiu’s pitiful look with her lips puckered, Tang Luo gently explained, “The matter of martial arts, in fact, is not just about talent and willingness, but more so, it’s about the allocation of resources.”

“Noble families occupy more resources within a region, so they can provide their clansmen with more cultivation opportunities, more cultivation opportunities mean more martial artists are born, as the number of martial artists increases, the chances of producing strong individuals rise, and the class structure naturally becomes more solid.”

“But resources, after all, will run out. Look, even Longzhou, which once claimed to be a wilderness, now has a population of hundreds of millions. If this continues, without any foreign invaders, martial artists will fight each other fiercely over resources.”

“But you also know that the world’s self-healing ability can hardly keep up with the destruction caused by martial artists; by then, true human tragedies could occur.”

“Therefore, distributing resources is an incredibly crucial step, and those in charge of distributing resources, ensuring sustainability, must naturally be merchants, and moreover, they need to be selfless merchants.”

“Yun Zu hoped for the Yun Clan to abandon martial arts for business, perhaps foreseeing the issues the Human Race would face after driving out the demon beasts, but unfortunately, the Yun Clan didn’t last until that time and was manipulated by the Human Race first,”

“Perhaps for those at the highest sacred grounds, the scenario of resource depletion seems impossible, after all, a few sacred grounds monopolize almost eighty percent of the top resources, supporting only their direct family members, they wouldn’t feel a resource shortage.”

“As above, so below; powerful sects occupy fairy mountains and blessed lands. Powerful noble families build cities by water, monopolizing mines and fields.”

“The stronger grow stronger, and the weaker grow weaker; there’s no mystery why the times have been worsening.”

“I digress, let’s get back to the issue with Yun Zu,”

“Abandoning martial arts for business is because he saw the most essential needs of martial artists and understood the final path for the Xiehe Human Race, so Yun Zu hoped his descendants could step ahead. After all, the Ancient Yun Clan’s strength was all built on Yun Zu himself; he also feared the challenges his Clan might face after his saintly demise,”

“After all, the temper of ancient sages is explosive, who doesn’t have several enemies? If the Yun Clan abandoned martial arts to engage in commerce, at least there would be no lingering disasters,”

“And in a stabilized Human Race society, the path of commerce will surely emerge and eventually stand at the middle and upper echelons; perhaps this is how Yun Zu viewed it.”

“Is that so? Why do I feel like you understand Yun Zu better than I do, a disciple of the Yun Clan?”

Yun Xiu was somewhat surprised and wanted to ask for details.

“Hey, it’s nothing much, just love reading miscellaneous books. There are some of Yun Zu’s life stories in there, combined with his final decision and a few anecdotes to make some reasonable deductions,”

Mainly, it was the collection of books from the descendants of the Ancestor in the Four Imperial Spirit Realms that let Tang Luo learn much about secrets of ancient times, knowing that the strong back then didn’t have a martial arts system, and it all depended on talent.

Those who could become sages, those figures had terrifyingly formidable talents, and many of their accomplishments would still be impossible to replicate today.

If there were no sufficiently outstanding descendants, it’s no surprise Yun Zu would concede and even destroy all martial arts scriptures, retiring to a secondary position,”

“But even without power, wealth can attract envy just the same. Isn’t the Yun Family a good example of this?”

At this point, Yun Xiu felt somewhat sad again, “Without the means to protect themselves through martial arts and accumulating eye-catching wealth, in the end, the clan members already felt their wealth was excessively abundant, so they dispersed their wealth widely, granting favors wherever possible, yet their wealth and resources still increased year by year…”

“Well, perhaps Yun Zu didn’t anticipate that although his descendants were not great with martial arts, their talent in commerce was astonishing.”

Tang Luo shrugged helplessly, “But the Yun Clan’s misfortune doesn’t signify a failure of Yun Zu’s ideals; I actually think that as long as Human Race society exists, there’s great potential for commerce; Yun Zu’s judgment wasn’t wrong.”

“Thank you!”

Even the path denied by her own elders received such positive affirmation from Tang Luo, leaving Yun Xiu deeply moved.

She also caught a glimpse of the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul in Tang Luo’s hand, suddenly startled, “This…”

“Ah, almost forgot about this.”

Tang Luo stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Yun Xiu, boasting, “Look what I brought back for you.”

“How is that possible?” Yun Xiu’s face was full of incredulous joy, murmuring, “Aren’t those gloves in the hands of the Yanyun Grandmaster? Could it be? Impossible, Wang Chang and Xiang Yan acted together, your return alone is fortunate, how could…”

“What’s impossible about it?”

Tang Luo took off his gloves and arrogantly thrust them into the stupefied Yun Xiu’s arms, declaring, “What ‘Wang the Patrol’s Demise’ and Yanyun Grandmaster? In front of your man here, they couldn’t withstand a single blow. Wang Chang fled in disgrace, Xiang Yan was completely annihilated, and now the Xiang Family is left with only Xiang Qian, who’s one foot in the coffin. What is there to fear!?”

“…”

Even if Yun Xiu greatly acknowledged Tang Luo’s strength, she found it hard to compare him with Xiang Yan.

After all, the might of the Yanyun Grandmaster had been proven in countless battles. One could question his character, but not deny his strength.

But now she heard that this demon, who haunted the Yun Clan like a nightmare on the road, had died in the Endless Void.

In a daze, Yun Xiu felt an unreal sensation, and in the haze, Tang Luo’s figure loomed large, his body marked by lightning scars that gave him an air of mysterious profundity.

…

“Ancestor Xiang Qian’s spirit fades!”

“Yanyun Grandmaster perished into the void!”

“East Camp was breached by the Da Lin Commerce Alliance. Troop leader Xiang Chong failed to match Dao Yemo’s Godslaying Blade and fled, East Camp completely fell!”

The world is full of unforeseen events that come without warning, Xiang Qian anticipated the Devil Lord Gouchen might break out, but never envisioned Xiang Yan would meet disaster.

Wearing the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, Xiang Yan stood as a peak powerhouse, the pride of the Xiang Family, one in a million. But now…

Xiang Qian seemed to age a hundred years all at once. The master, who once looked youthful and resembled an immortal, now appeared ominously aged, his body exuding decay and despair.

Clan Leader Xiang Ange was killed, Town master Yun Xiu was captured, future inheritors of the family martial arts, Xiang Nan and Xiang Zhuang, died one after the other. Now even the pillar of the Xiang Family…

In a daze, Xiang Qian seemed to see the Xiang Family at its zenith reduced to ashes in a blazing fire, clan members running and crying for help, yet as a grandmaster, he could do nothing.

This should not be the future of the Xiang Family, nor could it be.

If the Xiang Family was to be wiped out, then let no one live!

…

Spirit World Passage

Xiang Lan, thrown into the passage, was in great fear, constantly moving quickly.

After all that the family had sacrificed, they used her as a pawn for survival, and she had deceived Devil Lord Gouchen.

If Gouchen survived, it spelled trouble for her; if Gouchen died, she would be trapped in the passage.

She wanted to live, so she had to find an exit, but little did she imagine, the passage would be so endlessly vast and darkly profound as if it had no end.

After several twists and turns, she finally lost all sense of direction and collapsed to the ground.

“Oh no!”

Kin to the golden winds, Tang Luo sprang up from the stone bed and finally remembered something he had forgotten, turning to Yun Xiu awkwardly, “That Xiang Lan, have you seen her?”

“Her?” Yun Xiu was a bit puzzled. “Wasn’t she the one you took for the trade and wasn’t rescued by the Xiang Family?”

“Uh…” Tang Luo felt he had been a bit careless and, annoyed, said, “After I threw her into the Spirit World Passage, I didn’t follow up. Now I have no idea where she might be wandering.”

“Then you should hurry and find her.”

As she said this, Yun Xiu attempted to rise but was pulled back onto the bed.

“Why the rush~”

Tang Luo nonchalantly said, “A mortal-body cultivator, she can be left alone for three to five days, no big deal. Let her wander in the passage a bit longer, after being locked up for so long, consider it as letting her get some air.”