Several first-class sects that had previously been promised benefits by Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect, supported and finally implemented the "separation of investigation and punishment" at the book tasting conference were now filled with regret.
I thought that the previous "separation of investigation and punishment" was not a big deal, but it only once again gave Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect a higher prestige in the sect circle. But later, the experience of Tianchan Sect told everyone that what Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect gained was not "prestige", but a sharp blade that could cut people's heads!
This is not the end. Just when everyone was following the "widening the door" to recruit some suitable casual cultivators to join the sect, another piece of news shocked the first- and second-rate middle- and upper-class sects in the sect circle to the point where they almost lost their footing.
In order to benefit the lower-level sects, Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect deliberately approached the Xuanqing Guards of the Jing Dynasty to get the opportunity to earn more training resources. As long as it is approved by them, you can sign a five-year employment agreement at the recruitment offices of Xuanqing Guards in various places. You can not only earn high salaries, but also gain experience as training, and even gain full membership in Maple everywhere. The mineral veins of Hongshan Villa received some preferential treatment in terms of wages.
At first glance, it seems like a good thing that benefits the lower-level sects. But in the eyes of first- and second-rate sects, that's not the case.
Everyone in the sect circle has always been "eating from the bowl and looking at what others are eating". As long as the hands are long and strong enough, they can stretch the chopsticks as far as they can. If you reach up and you will be beaten, then you have to reach down.
Super sects have appropriate tributes from first-class sects. If a first-rate sect turns its back and exploits a second-rate sect, why can't a second-rate sect just suffer losses? Aren’t there still third-rate sects down there? What, the third-rate sect is running out of money? Aren’t there still the largest number of sects that have not entered the stream? Who can escape if you hug the grass and hunt rabbits?
Whether it's a food chain or a secret rule. Anyway, the sects at the bottom are actually closely related to the sects at the middle and upper levels to a large extent. Principles are like trees and people. They seem to have no connection, but in fact they are fundamentally connected.
Now that Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect have joined forces with Xuanqingwei, the lower-level sects that were supposed to be oppressed step by step have been pulled out of this closed loop. This is equivalent to cutting off a middle-level sect's financial path, or in other words, shaking the foundation of this financial path.
In the past, the upper-level sects forced the lower-level sects to "pay tribute" by eating more and occupying more, and compressing the living space of the lower-level. Now that people are making money from Xuan Qingwei, you can't oppress or take advantage of them, right? In addition, Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect come together to endorse this, who dares to mess around?
In other words, once you sign that employment agreement, you no longer need to face oppression from the top.
What? Will Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect also be affected? Haha, that’s wrong. As super sects, Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect do not need to rely on the resources from someone else's bowl. The resources in their hands are enough. The so-called tribute is just for each first-class sect to buy peace and comfort for themselves. In fact, their tribute is not taken seriously by these two super sects.
Therefore, the benefit here is to benefit the two super sects at the top and the unpopular sects at the bottom. As for the first, second, and third-rate sects in the middle, they have not reaped any benefits at all, and are indirectly affected by their fundamental shaking.
"Sir, can they really endure it?"
In the Black Flag Camp Commander's Office, Shen Hao leaned on his chair and sipped hot tea slowly. This was a new hobby he developed after entering the Mysterious Sea Realm. It seemed that suddenly tea, a slightly bitter and fragrant drink, gradually took over part of the place that originally belonged to wine in his mind. The reason is not difficult to find, because nowadays it is difficult for Shen Hao to feel tipsy with wine.
However, tasting tea and wine, the changes in taste still made him interesting.
The person standing at the bottom, slightly bent and asking questions with a curious look on his face, was Wang Jian. This was the first time Shen Hao met Wang Jian alone after returning from the underground palace.
The conversation was naturally about Blackwater over the past two years, as well as some of the latest arrangements. This includes the fact that the Black Flag camps in various places began to sign employment agreements with nearly a hundred small sects at the bottom according to the lists given by Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect. The incident itself has nothing to do with Blackwater, but subsequent changes in the incident require Blackwater to follow up and observe and collect relevant information.
Since before Shen Hao fell into the underground palace two years ago, black water has been seeping into the sect circle. However, because the threshold and barriers of the sect circle are much higher than those in the ordinary world, the black water has penetrated slowly.
But slow doesn't mean it can't penetrate.
At present, all sects are "opening their doors" to the Xuanqing Guards, hoping to attract the attention of casual cultivators from the secular world to the sect, so as to block the Xuanqing Guards' recruitment of casual cultivators. This was equivalent to a heavy blow to Xuan Qingwei. But for Heishui, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Through this so-called "widening the door", Heishui penetrated a large number of spies into various sects through the mouths of casual cultivators, including many first- and second-rate sects. It's just that for the time being, we can't reach the core position, so we can only peek at the corners.
After hearing about the secret context of the employment agreement, Wang Jian immediately realized that there was definitely more than meets the eye, and the undercurrent was definitely surging. I am also curious whether the sect will have a big fierce confrontation due to this. It would be wonderful if that were the case.
"What can I do if I can't bear it? Why join forces to confront the two super sects?" Shen Hao blew away a little foam in the tea cup, took a sip, and continued: "Zhou Yankong, the sect leader of Wanjuan Shushan, and Yang Wanli, the sect leader of Mingshan Sect, this The cultivation of these two people has never been hidden, and they are at the eighth level of the Xuanhai Realm! Do you think the two of them can kill those eleven first-class sects seven in and seven out if they join forces?
In addition, Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect have more monks in the middle and lower realms of the Xuanhai realm than the eleven first-class sects combined.
This doesn’t even count the background of these two families. How many spiritual weapons are there? How many Xuanhai realm talismans are there?
What's more, do you think that eleven first-rate sects plus dozens of second-rate sects, so many sects can really be united together? Can you really put your head in your waistband and fight with all your strength?
Impossible. They finally dared to run in front of two super sects to cause trouble, and I even looked down upon them. It is more likely that before Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect can give them a chance to step down, they themselves will divide internally first and step on others to rise up. It is better than being evenly distributed with the "sweet dates" given by the two super sects. "a bit more. "
"What do you mean, sir, is that Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect will share part of the profits?" Wang Jian continued to ask.
"There should be some indication. But it is impossible to give up the interests of the underlying sect or their two families. It is more likely to win over some and suppress others."
"Winning over the first-rate and suppressing the second-rate?"
"That's the opposite. Winning over second- and third-rate sects and suppressing first-rate sects is the only way to achieve multiple goals with one stone."
