On the border of Qianxue Prefecture, aristocratic families are prosperous, but in Xiaoxian City on the edge, they still live a precarious and difficult life.

A small family like the Qian family can still dominate in Tongxian City, but near the border of Qianxue State, they are oppressed and are no different from ordinary casual cultivators.

Suddenly, Mo Hua remembered what he had overheard while hiding in the cave where he was refining evil pills when he was arresting the ancestor of the Qian family in Dahei Mountain. What the ancestor of the Qian family said to the deceased head of the Qian family, Qian Hong:

"...In this world, the jungle eats the strong, the big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp."

"The same is true in the monastic world. Casual practitioners are exploited by small families, small families are oppressed by mid-level families, and mid-level families are oppressed by upper-class families."

"In other words, casual cultivators support small families, small families support middle-level families, and middle-level families support upper-class families..."

"The root cause is that they are all sucking the blood of low-level casual cultivators..."

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The ancestor of the Qian family was an evil man. He built the Black Mountain Evil Stronghold, raised evil cultivators, killed people and made elixirs, and committed countless murders in order to seek his own immortality.

But some of what he said seemed to be undeniable facts...

The ink painting has a complicated mood and a somewhat sad look.

Master Gu was watching from the side and saw that Mo Hua was young and had compassion in his eyes. He couldn't help but shrink his pupils and poured a glass of fruit wine for Mo Hua himself.

Mo Hua thought of another question:

"Master Gu, the family is seeking profit... It stands to reason that the casual cultivators in Gushan City originally made a living by refining the 'array matchmaker' and could live a prosperous life."

"This shows that refining the formation media is also profitable."

"Why do they go out of their way to fish in the lake and waste the mines to refine those luxurious spiritual weapons?"

"Practice more formation media, and by extension, you can earn spiritual stones and popularize formation techniques. Isn't it a good thing?"

"Is it because luxury spiritual weapons make so much money?"

Master Gu nodded and sighed: "This is natural..."

"Ordinary array mediums are used by poor lower-class monks, while luxurious spiritual weapons are used by luxurious and luxurious upper-class monks."

"Even if they are all in the Qi Refining Realm, a thousand low-level monks will not cost as much as a child from a noble family."

"Although our Gu family has property, the profit is not high. Our property is relatively small among aristocratic families. Our ancestors have always had a lot of restrictions on the children of the family and do not allow extravagance and waste."

"But other families, especially the big families who own the 'Spiritual Mine', have countless properties, and have extremely deep family fortunes, are different..."

"A precious Taoist robe worn by one of their direct descendants is probably enough to feed and clothe a thousand Qi Refining cultivators for a year..."

Master Gu looked a little sad when he said this.

Mo Hua frowned, "Is it difficult to refine a luxurious spiritual weapon?"

Master Gu shook his head, "To be honest, this kind of luxurious spiritual weapon is actually very ordinary in terms of skills. Its offensive and defensive effects are very weak, and it may even sacrifice practicality for the sake of beauty."

Mo Hua was puzzled, "Then why are they so expensive?"

Master Gu sighed: "The most important thing is the word 'status'."

"identity?"

Master Gu said: "For a spiritual weapon, whether the material is expensive or not, whether it is rare or not, what kind of weapon refiner it is from, how many years of skill has been passed down, whether it is limited... these are all important things."

"Without these 'finishes', even if you use the same refining skills to refine the same luxurious spiritual weapon intact, it will be regarded as a 'fake' and a low-grade fake."

"So this kind of luxurious spiritual weapon cannot be made by ordinary weapon refiners."

"In addition, the family actually does not need to promote the formation media and popularize the formation methods..."

Mo Hua was startled, a little surprised.

Master Gu said: "What the aristocratic family wants to do is to monopolize, monopolize the inheritance of formations, and monopolize weapon refining resources."

"If the formation is popularized, a formation flag painted with sixteen lines of formation can only be sold for three hundred spirit stones;"

"But as long as you monopolize the formation, a formation flag can be sold for three hundred just by painting it with eleven lines of formation."

"The cost of refining the weapon is lower, and the profit of the spirit stone is higher."

"As long as you have a monopoly on the formation, you can set whatever price you want."

"If you can earn spiritual stones lying down, you don't need to spend any time studying the application of array media, the optimization of array methods, and the promotion of array science..."

"These things are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and will not bring benefits to the family, so the current situation is..."

"The formations are treasured by aristocratic families, and they either cherish them as unique skills, or shelv them in a high cabinet, or they would rather put them in a corner to gather dust."

"But ordinary monks don't know how to use formations, so they can only rely on aristocratic families, and they have no choice; ordinary formation masters, who don't have the inheritance of formations, can only rely on aristocratic families..."

Master Gu's tone was solemn and his expression was sighing.

Mo Hua frowned and said nothing, wondering what he was thinking about.

Master Gu looked sideways slightly, looking at the expression on the ink painting, and suddenly smiled and apologized:

"I won't say this anymore. My original intention is to entertain the young master. I don't want to mention these disappointing things. Please forgive me, young master."

Master Gu poured wine for Mo Hua again.

Mo Hua drank silently and said nothing more until the banquet was over.

When leaving, Master Gu only said:

"During the next ten-day holiday, I will send someone to deliver the prepared matchmaking to the Gu family in Qingzhou City. Young Master can pick it up when he has time."

Mo Hua cupped his hands and saluted, "Thank you so much, Master Gu."

"Young Master, you're welcome."

Master Gu waved his hand and watched Mo Hua go away at the entrance of Xianhe Tower. He sighed slightly before turning around and leaving.

After leaving, Master Gu purchased some materials for refining the formation media in Qingzhou City, and then returned to Gushan City by car.

In the car, his apprentice Dachuan was also there.

Dachuan is a monk born and raised in Gushan City. He has learned to refine weapons since he was a child and rarely leaves Gushan City. This time he went to Qingzhou City and saw the scene of the fifth-grade immortal city, which was eye-opening.

In the carriage, Dachuan said with envy:

"Master, Qingzhou City is much more prosperous than our Gushan City..."

Master Gu softly said "hmm", but there were some words he didn't say.

In the past, Gushan City was also prosperous. Although it was not as prosperous as Qingzhou City, it was quite lively with people coming and going, laughing and talking.

Today, Cheongju City is more prosperous than before.

But Gushan City has been in depression forever...

There is not only one Qingzhou City in this cultivation world, but also countless Gushan City.

Dachuan was not very experienced in the world and did not understand these words, so Master Gu did not say them.

After the car drove for a while, Dachuan suddenly remembered something, glanced at Master Gu, and whispered:

"Master, why are you so polite to that young Master Mo?"

The master is Jindan, a third-grade weapon refiner.

As for that little Mr. Mo, he only had the initial cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, so he looked so small and weak.

Although Dachuan felt that he should respect the young Master Mo, his master put his stature too low. He went to Qingzhou City specially and waited for a long time at the Gu family just for the flower spirit stone.

, treat that little Mr. Mo to some fish.

Okawa is very confused.

Master Gu only said: "You don't understand..."

Dachuan whispered: "Is that young Master Mo very distinguished?"

Master Gu thought for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and frowned: "I'm not sure either..."

Okawa was startled.

Master Gu looked thoughtful, "I asked a cousin to inquire in the clan. Although this young Master Mo often comes and goes from the Gu family, he seems to have no blood relationship with the Gu family..."

"Although he is valued by Mrs. Shangguan, it seems that he is not a relative of the Shangguan family or the Wenren family."

"He entered the Taixu Sect and claimed to be a 'casual cultivator'..."

"Rogue cultivator?" Dachuan was stunned for a moment.

Master Gu nodded slightly.

"But..." Dachuan hesitated, "If he is really a casual cultivator, wouldn't our show of friendship be in vain?"

"No..." Master Gu's eyes narrowed slightly, "How could an ordinary cultivator be treated so favorably by the Gu family and the Shangguan family, and how could he be admitted to the Taixu Gate?"

"Then what if...he is really a casual cultivator?" Dachuan said weakly.

"What if he is really a casual cultivator..." Master Gu looked solemn, "This is actually a good thing..."

Dachuan was stunned and looked confused.

Master Gu took a long breath and sighed meaningfully:
To be continued...