NOVEL NEXT Chapter 189: A Small Matter! And She Is Calling Your Name! (Request Subscription)_5
The vast majority of cultivators are inevitably connected to the common people.
Not to mention necessities like clothing, food, housing, and transportation, even when it comes to alchemy, it's impossible for cultivators to do everything themselves.
Cultivation is far from a simple task, as it requires a tremendous amount of time just for the practice itself.
Therefore, learning alchemy, talisman drawing, and other skills alongside cultivation is already the limit of a cultivator's energy.
Yet, cultivation requires many materials, and elixirs are indispensable, making one much stronger when obtained.
Elixirs themselves require a vast array of materials, each complex and representing a separate field of knowledge.
No cultivator could possibly know the growing locations of every herb, nor could a single person refine an elixir alone.
Take the mountains near Xufu Town, for example, where indeed some villagers make a living by gathering herbs.
In such circumstances, how could traveling cultivators possibly know more about the herbs than the locals?
Aside from truly remote places, it simply doesn't happen that things are just lying around waiting for cultivators to collect them.
Cultivators naturally need silver and gold; only with silver and gold can they buy herbs, and only with herbs can they become strong.
This is why establishments like the Cloud Mountain Sect need to engage in businesses like cloth-making.
They also lack money, or else who would provide them with daily necessities, or help them find various alchemy herbs?
Even the most basic necessities.
Without common people, could so-called cultivators just pop out of stones like the Monkey King?
Thus, a world with only cultivators is hard to imagine.
Cultivators relying on common people, resembling a profession based on them, seems more reasonable.
The stronger the world of cultivation, the stronger the common people should inherently be.
And there would certainly be a governing authority that imposes constraints on cultivators.
Otherwise, if cultivators appeared unchecked, they would be more terrifying than hungry ghosts, and the world would be obliterated and shattered.
"So the Yang Family seeking out a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator is akin to hiring a bodyguard."
"However, the authorities have already protected the town from falling into the terrifying shadow of cultivators."
"Normally, basic tasks could be left to those in the Qi Cultivation Realm; hiring someone in the Foundation Establishment Stage is overkill and spreads terror."
Yuchi lowered his head in silent contemplation.
"Otherwise, today, the Yang Family found a Foundation Establishment cultivator, appearing just like the Yang Family."
"But can other families not see this? Of course, they can, and going forward, other families will notice and follow suit."
"This forces Xufu Town, which originally didn't need Foundation Establishment cultivators, to accommodate so many of them."
"This is a trend of dangerous emergence."
The logic is simple.
A neighbor spent a fortune to hang two forty-meter-long machetes at their door.
As the Patriarch, one can't simply ignore such a thing; a different kind of competition arises.
Yuchi gently tapped his fingers on the table, and the tea cup made a slight sound.
He didn't immediately express his thoughts but instead smiled at the frightened Chen Jianghua and asked:
"So you've come to me because you want me to help you with what exactly?"
Chen Jianghua, trembling, took a breath full of gratitude and excitement, immediately replied:
"To answer President Yuchi, I want you to help persuade the Yang Family not to cooperate with Foundation Establishment cultivators."
"Otherwise, we'll be forced to seek Foundation Establishment cultivators ourselves."
"And there are only so many Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the prices will skyrocket."
I understand; when many people start using pens, some will begin inflating the pen prices.
Yuchi smiled gently, looking calmly at Chen Jianghua, and said, "I understand your point."
Then, noticing Chen Jianghua's obvious fear and trepidation, he gave his response.
"Firstly, I'm very grateful that you sought my help when encountering an issue."
"This is a sign of trust in me, Yuchi, and a trust in our Xufu Town United Commerce Association, which makes me very happy."
"Secondly, when faced with such a problem, you did not rashly choose to compete immediately."
"Instead, you considered the situation carefully and found a relatively clear path, which comforts me greatly."
"Lastly, I will certainly help you with your issue, but I cannot intervene on behalf of the association."
"This matter isn't directly tied to the interests of the association itself."
"I cannot deploy the resources of the association for such reasons."
"Nor can I use the dignity granted by the association to engage in this kind of questionably just act."
Did he... did he refuse? Chen Jianghua was very afraid, his heart sinking halfway.
But that was not the case; Yuchi hadn't finished speaking.
Seeing the other's sudden worry, he reassured him by saying:
"The peace of Xufu Town is not the sole responsibility of my association; the authorities want to see the town's peace more than anyone."
"Therefore, the authorities would never want to see an inexplicable influx of powerful Guest Ministers in Xufu Town."
"To them, this is simply an unstable factor."
Chen Jianghua immediately lifted his head to look at Yuchi, his eyes somewhat blurred for a moment, and even his son was in a daze.