Chapter 1316 Business! (4k)

Unknown cave.

The interior space of the cave is very spacious, no less than a basketball court.

The entire cave is made of earth and stone.

Although soil and stones can be found everywhere, these are soil and stones from the "World of Conferred Gods".

Taiyi Golden Immortals, Daluo Golden Immortals, and Quasi-Sages often fight in this world, but the world still exists. It is conceivable how powerful this world is.

In the center of the cave is a simple chair made of yellow mud and blocks of bluestone, which is very down-to-earth.

Sitting upright on the chair was a handsome young man with an imposing bearing. He had his eyes tightly closed, and rays of light shone above his head. A purple mist rose from his body, and obscure Taoist rhymes flowed out, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daytime.

A roll of yellow-brown bamboo slips floated around the man's body. The bamboo slips exuded an inexplicable aura, as if running through the long river of time, infinite space, exploring fate, and explaining cause and effect...

"Success?"

All the strange scenes in the cave disappeared. The man with his eyes closed opened his eyes, opened one hand, and caught the fallen bamboo slips that he loved.

This person is Wang Ming who is deducing the way forward.

He was practicing the immortal technique at this time.

The end of the immortal path is nothing more than becoming a saint.

There are three ways to become a saint: proving the truth through strength, becoming a saint through merit, and beheading the three corpses.

【Prove the truth with strength】

Wang Ming had deduced this before and failed.

So he began to deduce the method of [beheading the three corpses].

Wang Ming obtained this method from the Queen Mother of the West in the "Lotus Lantern World". It has been many years since he obtained this method. At first, Wang Ming's realm was not high enough to practice it.

After breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm, he had no time and opportunity to practice in the "Super Beast World".

Coming to this world, he was able to practice, but Wang Ming hesitated again.

Among the three ways to attain sainthood, only the one that can be successful is the one that is based on merit.

[Prove the truth with strength] Even the great god Pangu failed, and Wang Ming himself also failed due to insufficient lifespan.

[The method of beheading the three corpses] Whether in this world or in the "primordial world" in Wang Ming's memory, there is no one that clearly states that one can become a saint by using this method.

Wang Ming suspected that Hongjun Daozu, who created this method, might not have really cultivated it using this method.

Amid this doubt, Wang Ming began to deduce.

It was deduced three times in total. The first two times, he failed because of the innate spiritual treasures that were used to behead the corpses. They were not of the same origin, so the three corpses could not be successfully united into one.

To practice the [Three Corpses Slaying Method], one must have an innate spiritual treasure, and the three magic treasures must be of the same origin.

Under this restriction, the only options are the split spiritual treasures of [Pangu Axe], [Chaos Green Lotus], and [Creation Jade Butterfly].

The last time, Wang Ming used: [Pangu Banner], [Chaos Bell], and [Tai Chi Diagram].

The three were deduced together and the result was successful.

"Hong... If he really used [Slaying the Three Corpses to Achieve the Dao], then he probably used the innate spiritual treasure that was split from the [Jade Butterfly of Creation] to synthesize it."

During the deduction, Wang Ming successfully practiced the [Three Corpses Killing Method], but Wang Ming's face did not look good.

“The [method of beheading the three corpses] can make one become a saint, but it is impossible to cultivate it into a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian.” Wang Ming’s heart sank.

The combat power of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian and saints are at the same level.

But the difference is huge.

The difference between Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian and a saint is like the difference between a god and an immortal.

Gods place their original spirits on the [Investiture of the Gods]. As long as the [Investiture of the Gods] is immortal, the gods will be immortal. Even if they are killed by someone, as long as there is a backup of their original spirit on the list and they are offered incense and vows again, they can be resurrected.

But the gods are also bound by the [Investiture of the Gods]. If the person who controls the [Investiture of the Gods] wants to kill the people on the list, it is just a matter of a stroke of the pen.

Fairy!
They are not bound by the [Investiture of the Gods], but if they are killed by others, they will really die, and there will most likely be no chance of reincarnation.

Even though many immortals retained their primordial spirits during the Conferred Gods Battle, their primordial spirits cannot be destroyed.

In fact, it was the immortals of the two sects of Chan and Jie who were holding him back, and there was also the [Investiture of the Gods] to guide him. Otherwise, it would have been extremely easy to kill him.

Saints do not have the [Investiture of the Gods] to entrust their souls to, but they can entrust their own paths to the Way of Heaven.

Although Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian is beyond the constraints of Heaven, he has also lost the protection of Heaven and must withstand all dangers alone.

The saints are immortal, and the way of heaven is immortal.

Even if Zhunti and the others were killed by Haotian, as long as Hongjun was willing, he could resurrect them from the Heavenly Dao at any time.

"Whether it's a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian or a saint, they are all good.

Although I don't mind becoming a saint, the conditions for becoming a saint are too damn difficult." Wang Ming complained.

Which one of [Pangu Banner], [Chaos Bell], and [Tai Chi Diagram] is easier to obtain?
When the owners of the three magic weapons were at their weakest, they were all Golden Immortals, and none of them worked alone.

"Forget it, let's think of other ways!"

Wang Ming shook his head and no longer worried about how to obtain the [Pangu Banner], [Chaos Bell], and [Tai Chi Diagram].

Wang Ming planned to use the [Method of Killing the Three Corpses] as a retreat when he had no other options.

The conditions for practicing this method are too strict, and the side effects are also very strong.

Wang Ming practiced martial arts in his early years. After reaching the end of the martial arts world, he turned to study the way of qi and blood, the way of true qi, the way of qi luck...
Now Wang Ming plans to calculate the future of Qi and Blood Dao.

The "Book of Changes" floated up again, emitting an inexplicable Taoist charm. Wang Ming also closed his eyes, and the whole cave was filled with rosy light again.

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"Pong!"

Ji Fa threw the bronze wine jar out angrily and it hit the wall of the palace.

This action frightened the serving palace maids so much that their heads trembled in panic, fearing that Jifa's anger would implicate them.

Duke Zhou Ji Dan took a look, sighed, waved his hand, and asked all the servants to leave the palace.

"Brother Wang, being angry won't solve the problem."

Jiang Ziya agreed with Ji Dan, "Yes! We should find a way to solve this dilemma immediately."

The words of Jiang Ziya and Zhou Gong Ji Dan could not extinguish Ji Fa's anger. His eyes were still red with anger and he wanted to kill someone.

Jifa was really angry.

Not long ago, he was about to invite the princes of the world to form a coalition again to attack King Zhou.

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He's numb!
After Wang Ming took control of Chaoge, he did not choose to attack or retaliate against any of the princes.

It's just endless large-scale military training.

Display of various armaments.

This situation caused panic among the princes of the world, and they had no choice but to follow the path of militarism.

Jifa and the others knew that doing so was not a good thing, but the weak would inevitably be beaten.

There was only one way to go. After more than a decade of military competition, the wallets of the 800 princes in the world were already empty.

In the third year of the large-scale military exercises, the economies of various countries collapsed, but they were still not completely wiped out.

Because of military training, business collapsed, agriculture was abandoned, and industry was abandoned.

They choose to purchase all resources from abroad, and they don’t care at all about spending too much money.

I plan to use my money to buy your food today to train my troops, and then lead my troops to defeat you tomorrow. By then, the food will be mine, and your country will also be mine.

The typical idea is that my neighbors stockpile food, so I stockpile guns, and my neighbors are my granaries.

But what if...

Neighbors don’t have any food either?
All the princes in the world were dragged down by Wang Ming's economy because he lavishly recruited farmers for military training, leaving agriculture in ruins.

Grain production was abundant everywhere, and no one expected that the large-scale military training would last for more than ten years. At first, everyone was burning their reserve grain, but later they found that grain could be purchased.

Then they would be even more unscrupulous in recruiting farmers to train soldiers.

then,

The country's agriculture was basically abandoned.

Those in power know that this is a temporary solution, and when they see their next-door neighbors getting stronger again, their strong muscles will make them feel insecure, so they have no choice but to follow suit.

Ji Fa was so angry that he bit his teeth desperately to suppress his anger, and his gums were bleeding: "This King Zhou, who has committed heinous crimes, has sores on his head and pus under his feet. He is too vicious."

Duke Zhou Ji Dan remained silent. He knew that Ji Fa was so angry that he had lost his noble manners.

Jiang Ziya also didn't dare to say anything. Strictly speaking, this matter was their negligence.

When Ji Fa ordered Jiang Ziya and others to prepare supplies for the attack on Chaoge, he was shocked by the data.

Nowadays, all the food eaten by princes in the world comes from Chaoge City.

Jiang Ziya said: "We must revive agriculture, otherwise when Chaoge cuts off our food supply, most people will starve to death."

Duke of Zhou Ji Dan sighed: "I'm afraid this matter is difficult."

Ji Fa remained silent. On his desk was a sack filled with grain.

Ji Dan asked many experienced farmers to check, and found that none of the grains could be used as seeds.

"The quartermaster and the officials who manage the country's supplies, drag him out and chop him up. How can there be such a stupid person?" Ji Fa said with a fierce look in his eyes.

Jiang Ziya said: "It's not their fault. These grains were tampered with by the immortals. The immortals used their own spiritual consciousness to destroy the vitality of each grain. As long as they don't plant them, ordinary people can't easily find the problem.

As for the issue of our own grain being completely consumed, there is nothing we can do about it. Common sense would have us eat the old grain first."

If it was just about food, Ji Fa would not be so angry.

What really made him angry was that Xiqi was almost hollowed out.

The currencies of different countries are not standardized, so transactions are basically based on barter.

The most common product is undoubtedly the slave trade.

It is unknown how the Shang Dynasty managed to quietly get rid of all the craftsmen in Xiqi over a period of more than ten years.

As a result, the industrial system collapsed, and military training was extremely energy-consuming in terms of weapons and armor.

When those in power give orders, they clearly know that their subordinates can only achieve 10% of the work target, but they still require their subordinates to complete %.

Ji Fa and his men did the same. They just gave orders. No matter how capable the quartermaster was, he could not do anything without the right ingredients.

At this time, a caravan from Chaoge arrived.

Willing to let Xiqi use old and obsolete military equipment to trade for new equipment in a three-for-one exchange, or trade for raw materials.

Ji Fa closed his eyes and took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down: "Shang! Shang! It really is Shang!

Through business, he has grasped the lifeblood of the princes of the world in his hands. "

Jiang Ziya sighed and said, "Yes! This is the first time that I, an old minister, understand the horror of business. This is a war without the smoke of gunpowder."

Ji Dan's eyes showed a frustrated look: "King Zhou has been setting a trap for us for many years, and his routine is one ring after another. Even if we see through it, we have to fall into the trap. Emperor Xin did not give us the opportunity to choose."

Ji Fa said nothing.

He also understood that what Ji Dan said was the truth, and it was precisely because it was the truth that Ji Fa found it difficult to accept.

The coalition of princes was defeated in the Battle of Chaoge and disbanded; Chaoge's large-scale military training naturally panicked the princes and they had no choice but to follow suit; as long as Chaoge did not stop training, the princes would not dare to stop training.

"If it were just a military competition, the princes of the world would still be able to remain rational and would not completely abandon domestic agriculture and industry and only develop the military.

What’s hateful is that King Zhou was so vicious. He sent a thousand imperial edicts to all parts of the country to enfeoff the princes, causing the princes to really fall into war.

In the midst of war, under the pressure of life and death, even if we know that giving up agriculture and industry is a stupid thing to do, it is better than building a country that will be destroyed." Jiang Ziya analyzed in a deep voice.

"The one King Zhou hated most in the whole world was Xiqi. Of the one thousand imperial edicts, two hundred were for Xiqi.

At that time, merchants from Chaoge quietly sneaked into Xiqi and offered large-scale discounts on military equipment to those who received the imperial edict.

The quartermaster's responsibility was mainly for not discovering the problem and not reporting it in a timely manner.

It was my brothers who really drained away Xiqi's resources..."

"Pong!"

Ji Fa slammed his fist on the table and said, "Don't mention those traitors, they are not my brothers.

For his own selfish reasons, he directly emptied out the foundation of Xiqi.

Don't those idiots know what kind of disaster will be brought to Xiqi by doing so?"

Ji Dan said: "I thought my brother said before he died, if I win, no one will bother me; if I lose, no one will bother me!"

Ji Fa's face turned even darker when he heard this.

People all believe that after death, they don't care about the flood, but now Ji Fa has to bear the consequences.

Jifa wished he could drag those brothers out and whip their corpses a hundred times.

"It's no use saying all this. I wonder what solution you have for this dilemma?"

Duke of Zhou Ji Dan shook his head and said, "King Zhou's schemes are too deep. Ordinary means are powerless to reverse the situation. There is no possibility of a comeback."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fa did not comfort his younger brother, but turned to look at Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya felt a lot of pressure from Ji Fa's gaze, and finally said, "I have two strategies to break the impasse."

Ji Fa became more excited: "Father, please tell me quickly."

Jiang Ziya said: "The best strategy is for us to let the immortals invest in agriculture to save our abandoned agriculture."

Ji Fa thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid this won't be easy."

He was well aware of how arrogant and insignificant the immortals here were.

Jiang Ziya gritted his teeth and said, "Then there is only the worst plan. We don't need any military supplies. We can use the [Space Suspended Ring] to send troops immediately. In a very short time, we can wipe out the vassal states, rob them of their food and weapons, and then immediately attack Chaoge to win a quick victory."

(End of this chapter)