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Chapter 223: It's Not What I Want, It's Really Helpless
Saying is one thing, doing is another.
Fu Yunsheng's considerations are quite reasonable, and Chu Shen decides to go along with it.
Shortly after the opportunity in Lingyang Cave was born, Chu Shen brought a group of concubines back to the Qunyu Palace, as if he really came to the Chu family estate to handle affairs.
Those who were interested only obtained the reply from the Chu family estate's servants that Chu Shen and his family had never left home, and it was indeed to check accounts and arrange affairs for the next period of time.
Those who were interested only thought they were overthinking, and were quite regretful about missing the opportunity in Lingyang Cave.
As Chu Shen expected, the appearance of the Imperial Decree Mountain God Order was too unexpected, causing even the prestigious families and the powerful figures of various peaks to feel regret for missing out on it.
This also caused, after a period of time, the Golden Water Dragon King Cave in the Hidden Immortal Cave to show anomalies, immediately attracting more attention.
Just like the Lingyang Lord, the Golden Water Dragon King was a local deity enfeoffed by the ancient Heavenly Court, in charge of the Golden Water River, and was one of the many water dragon lords at that time.
However, the importance of the ancient Golden Water River was much higher than that of the ancient Lingyang region, and the Golden Water Dragon King's status in the Heavenly Court was higher than that of the Lingyang Lord. The anomalies in his cave naturally attracted more attention.
When the old times reappeared and the virtual and real spaces gradually shifted from virtual to real, another opportunity snatch came to an end in chaos.
This time, Chu Shen did not participate, nor did he need to incite the enthusiasm of the crowd for the opportunity of the ruins. With the example of Lingyang Cave, the competition for the opportunity in Jinshui Dragon King Cave will be even more fierce.
The previous scope of Jinshui Dragon King Cave was already larger than Lingyang Cave, attracting more scholars from the outer circle and disciples from the inner court. Even with law enforcement disciples maintaining order, casualties still occurred during the competition for the opportunity.
Two scholars with low cultivation and weak strength refused to give up such a good opportunity and forcibly participated in the competition for the opportunity. They were secretly attacked and killed in the chaos.
The situation is extremely bad. This happened within the sect, not outside the sect, and yet there was a case of loss of life!
Law enforcement disciples are not to be trifled with. They quickly identified the target who killed their fellow disciples and captured them. There were naturally various trials and punishments afterwards.
However, some people also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to "regulate" the rules of such opportunity competitions. They proposed to Yan Shu, the acting saintess in charge of the palace affairs, to no longer allow scholars with low strength to participate in the competition for the celestial palace ruins.
This naturally caused an uproar among the scholars from the outer circle. It is a common rule in the cultivation world that the weak have no say. They have very little influence on the decisions of the governing body. Usually, they rely on the balance of power within the Holy Lord's faction to maintain their rights. Now that the Holy Lord is in seclusion and Yan Shu, the acting saintess, is being indecisive, the situation is a bit unfavorable.
At this time, Chu Shen stood up and clearly opposed the proposal of the inner court disciples monopolizing the opportunity of the ruins. He even posted his opposition in the form of big-character posters everywhere:
The inner court disciples are official disciples of the celestial palace, but the scholars from the outer circle are also quasi-disciples of the celestial palace. Most of the inner court disciples were promoted from the scholars from the outer circle. Even though there is a difference in cultivation level between the two, is it fair to have such a double standard in terms of reasonable rights?
The scholars from the outer circle are not allowed to enter the inner court at will, but the inner court disciples can freely go to the outer circle. Allowing the inner court disciples to participate in the competition for the opportunity in the outer circle ruins is already disadvantageous for the scholars from the outer circle. Now even this opportunity is being taken away. Isn't this too despicable and lacking in confidence?
On the surface, canceling the participation of scholars from the outer circle in the competition for the opportunity in the ruins is something that benefits the inner court disciples. But if today they can prohibit the scholars from the outer circle from participating in the competition for the opportunity in the ruins, will they be able to prohibit those without power or influence in the inner court from obtaining the opportunity in the future?
Throughout history, wise rulers have always emphasized the protection of the rights of scholars in the outer circle. This is because the inner palace represents the present state of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace, while the scholars in the outer circle represent its future. Hindering the development of the outer circle scholars, isn't it akin to killing the chicken to get the eggs?
The governing body in charge of the palace affairs, are they truly standing on the side of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace as a whole, or are they flattering the powerful minority within the Langxuan Heavenly Palace?
Such questions can be considered sharp and incisive.
After this wave, it is said that Yan Shu was infuriated and caused quite a stir, damaging many connections.
But Chu Shen's arguments are not without reason. Not only did the outer circle scholars appreciate the questions he raised, even the powerless disciples in the inner palace, after reading his questions, allowed their selfish thoughts to cool down and greatly appreciated his perspective.
The reasoning is simple: those who start the trouble, will they not suffer the consequences?
If today the rights of the vulnerable scholars are stripped away, will the same be applicable tomorrow to the powerless disciples in the inner palace?
Both the outer circle and the inner palace of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace have been ignited with a wave of thinking and debate due to Chu Shen's call.
However, Chu Shen is not considering the balance between the outer circle and the inner palace of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace. He is merely sowing discord and fueling the flames, subtly pointing out a problem that many people have overlooked: who is pushing for these regulations that are detrimental to the majority?
Needless to say, the blame is definitely directed towards those entrenched interest groups that have been in the heavenly palace for countless years.
This can be considered as his way of dealing with these forces that have ill intentions towards him, as well as a way to create momentum and build up the precious aura of the relic opportunity.
If the relic opportunity wasn't so precious, why would people go to great lengths to eliminate competitors?
Since the relic opportunity is so precious, how can one not strive to seize it when there are signs of a relic appearing and the opportunity is about to present itself?
There are many ordinary disciples competing for the opportunity, and with more people, there is greater strength. Those aristocratic families and influential figures from various immortal peaks, if they want to seize the opportunity, wouldn't they have to invest more manpower and resources?
Of course, despite Chu Daguanren's efforts to fight for the rights of the scholars and inner disciples, in reality, these unorganized weaker groups are truly disadvantaged. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a motley crew. When it comes to actual competition, they would most likely lose when they clash with the organized aristocratic families, direct relatives and disciples of influential figures from the immortal peaks.
In the end, the probability of the aristocratic families and influential figures from the immortal peaks being able to seize the relic opportunity is still the highest.
However, when Chu Daguanren feels that these people have put in enough effort, he might resort to more ruthless methods. Would they not be greatly distressed?
Plan approved!
"You little guy, you have quite a lot of thoughts just to deceive people."
Fortunately, the tree grandmother, who learned about Chu Shen's entire plan, expressed her approval of his scheme.
Chu Shen watched as Bi Fang trained hard to control the fire in his mouth in the Grotto-Heaven, and said, "I have to deceive people like this. I actually want to live a peaceful life, but those guys just won't leave me alone. I don't want to experience another incident like the Chu family manor being attacked, or the cases of Shuzi and Song Xi disappearing."