NOVPUBChapter 927: Chapter 493: The Meeting Begins Chapter 927: Chapter 493: The Meeting Begins Lin Tianming and his two companions fell silent upon hearing this and did not immediately respond to Chen Maohua.
However, Chen Maohua, seeing that the three had not expressed their stance, thought that the Lin Family might have some concerns or were not interested in forming an alliance.
Thus, with a sincere expression, Chen Maohua hurriedly began to persuade them.
“Fellow daoists, now that Wei Kingdom is about to return to calm, our two great families are at a disadvantage. Should Myriad Medicine Valley and Zhenyang Sect have any schemes, we won’t be their match if we fight alone!”
“Besides, a meeting will be held in a few days to distribute the fundamental interests of the various forces. Judging by the conduct of Zhou Yunxiao and Lu Xingfeng, it’s very likely they will join forces to suppress our two families…”
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Chen Maohua spoke continuously about many things, from the situation in Wei Kingdom to the distribution of benefits left by Golden Sword Sect, analyzing all aspects of the challenges Chen Clan and Lin Family would soon face.
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In reality, even if he hadn’t mentioned it, Lin Tianming and his companions had already anticipated this and had some mental preparations.
After a long time, Lin Shikang slowly said, “Daoist Chen, what are your plans for cooperating with our Lin Family?”
Seeing Lin Shikang show some interest, Chen Maohua heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
Following that, he continued, “In terms of family business, the Lin Family excels at Artifact Refining, and our Chen Clan excels at Talisman Making. We could each purchase a certain number of treasures, with prices as low as possible!”
“In addition, we can directly trade other various materials for Artifact Refining and Talisman Making, allowing valuable resources to be exchanged, and also open shops in the workshops under our control.”
“Hehe… Our Chen Clan controls two large workshops with considerable foot traffic. I can make arrangements to generously offer two shops to your noble family to help you quickly establish a strong footing.”
“With our Chen Clan’s assistance, your noble family’s business could rapidly expand to other areas of Wei Kingdom, and it’s not impossible that every workshop would have the presence of the Lin Family.”
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Chen Maohua talked endlessly, seemingly very confident in the influence of the Chen Clan.
Meanwhile, Lin Tianming and his two companions listened for a long time and were contemplating in private.
One must admit, the conditions offered by Chen Maohua were indeed generous and showed sincerity.
After all, the Lin Family indeed needed to expand their business, at the very least thoroughly covering every major workshop in Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World.
To sustain a large family that would have thousands of people in the future and to maintain the Lin Family’s competitiveness, it was essential to plan ahead and accumulate treasures and resources.
To achieve this goal, without the occurrence of a major battle like the one that brought down Golden Sword Sect, they could only slowly accumulate through legitimate business.
Otherwise, they would have to resort to exploring ancient ruins for treasures or engage in unsavory activities like banditry.
While such methods of collecting treasure resources were fast and profitable, they also came with great risks and were not reputable practices.
Moreover, the Lin Family was a righteous family, always valuing family culture and reputation.
With such innate advantages, how could they resort to improper practices under such promising circumstances?
Well aware of these factors, Lin Tianming and his companions communicated privately through transmitted voices, asking for each other’s opinions.
It didn’t take long for the three to reach a consensus, which was to form an alliance and cooperate with the Chen Clan.
Having decided on this matter, Lin Shikang looked at Chen Maohua and then asked with a cupped-fist smile, “Daoist Chen, I won’t hide it from you; our Lin Family indeed needs an ally, who could help us face threats from the other two sects when necessary.”
Hearing these words, Chen Maohua breathed a sigh of relief as though a burden had been lifted.
“That is excellent news. After all, Zhenyang Sect and Myriad Medicine Valley have long traditions and, while they are polite to our two clans on the surface, it’s hard to guarantee they won’t target us when faced with huge benefits!”
“Moreover, Wei Kingdom is currently in a weakened state, and it’s only because of the looming threat from Huang Yang Empire that they are willing to form an alliance with us!”
“In times of peace, it would be extremely difficult for us to get a share of the benefits.”
Chen Maohua said with a grave expression.
In fact, his words were heartfelt and resonated with Lin Tianming and the others. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
The reality was indeed as Chen Maohua had described.
One must know, in times of peace, Myriad Medicine Valley and Zhenyang Sect would exploit the Foundation Establishing Families they sheltered quite severely.
Whenever a crisis arose, they would forcibly conscript family cultivators to serve them, and any dangerous tasks would be assigned to these family cultivators as a priority.
In the end, these family cultivators contributed the most but received pitifully little.
At the very least, the major advantages were held by these top forces, and they kept a tight grip on various resources.
The disparity between what the two sides contributed and received was as vast as the difference between clouds and mud.
But out of respect for power, the majority of family cultivators did not dare to openly express their anger or disobey orders.
It was precisely due to these conditions that, despite being the youngest, even a sect like Zhenyang Sect was able to stand in Wei Kingdom for seven to eight thousand years without falling.
All this underscored the importance of strength.
However, considering that the Cultivation World had been in existence for hundreds of thousands of years, and Qingzhou had been developed for over a hundred thousand years.
Over such long periods, the top powers in each major region had always behaved this way, thus forming a sense of order over the lengthy years.
Only with such order could the Cultivation World remain stable.
Therefore, if one were to look at it from the perspective of Zhenyang Sect and Myriad Medicine Valley, such actions were somewhat justifiable.
