The Southern Priest wanted to move, but the flying sword made him lose all his thoughts. No matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to react faster than the flying sword!
Lou Xiaoyi was still going on. He had to create a facade that he was in control of the situation and that he came here with Xuanyuan's secret order. Although he might have been demoted, it was an internal matter of Xuanyuan. It was impossible for the people in Mao Zian Town to know about it.
All of this was to find out the truth as soon as possible, not to waste time on lies. The lies of these local bullies would be endless from the beginning, making you waste a lot of time on seeking confirmation. If he really came here with a mission, it would be fine if he had his own helpers. But now he was alone, how could he have the time to go around seeking confirmation?
He hated guarding missions, because it had already deviated from the principles of a cultivator. He had to consider too many other aspects, such as the feelings of the ordinary people, the feelings of the local cultivators, the feelings of the merchants, and the transmigrators coming from the opposite side …
It would be best to kill decisively and make the final decision, but he might not have the ability to do so. What he saw now was only the power of the cultivators on the surface of Mao Zian Town. He did not know what was under the surface!
The worst thing was that he had lost the Swordsman's advantage. He could not just kill and leave, but he had to stay here for a long time. If he acted too violently, there would be endless revenge until the day he could not stand it anymore!
So, in order to not be violent in the future, he had to pretend to be violent now.
"But I am still willing to give you a chance! Because I was also a Rogue Cultivator before I came to Xuanyuan. I know the difficulties of being a Rogue Cultivator. There are some things that you will never have the chance to do if you don't take risks. But I don't really want to do something to overthrow Xuanyuan's position in the Western Region! "
He could not blindly be tough and cold-blooded. He had to be gentle occasionally. He could not force the Southern Priest into a corner. Otherwise, what difference would it make whether he spoke or not?
Just as Southern Priest was about to respond, he was forced back by the flying sword. He could tell that if the Swordsman didn't want him to speak, he couldn't speak. Judging from his personality, he was a typical swordsman who was self-centered and didn't care about the consequences.
This kind of person is easy to deal with, as long as you tell the truth. However, this kind of person is also not easy to deal with, because if you make him unhappy, he may not reason with you and directly use violence!
"The prerequisite is that you have to tell me what you know! You don't want me to guess and ask you a question and you answer it!
You can't judge from your point of view what should be said and what shouldn't be said!
This is my right! What I can promise you is that as long as it doesn't involve matters of principle, I can pretend that I didn't see anything. After all, some things are common in the Western Regions and the Fifth Ring. Even if I find you, I won't be able to change the overall situation!
My patience is limited and I can only listen to you once, so you'd better cherish this opportunity! "
The Southern Priest felt his body lighten, and the flying sword disappeared. He could now use any means to fight back, but he didn't have the courage to do so. He had lost his mind!
So what if he fought back? Would he be able to beat this Swordsman? Would he be able to outrun this Swordsman? Would he be able to escape Xuanyuan's pursuit after today? Would he give up the resources he had accumulated for most of his life without even trying to form his Azoth Core? What was he after?
Thus, he smiled bitterly. "Of the two things you mentioned, I really don't know the truth about the disappearance of the previous Guardian of the Light Valley! I haven't even heard of any related news. As a loose cultivator in the Western Regions, I rely on sending Daoist children to Xuanyuan to make a living. Anyone with a bit of intelligence would know what to do and what not to do!
As for the second thing, I admit that I messed up the delivery of Daoist children. In order to obtain more resources, I tampered with both the delivery and receipt! "
Lou Xiaoyi listened quietly and didn't interrupt.
"Mao Zian Town has a population of nearly a hundred thousand. Every year, there are thousands of children of the right age to learn Daoist skills. Among them, there are less than a hundred who can afford to pay for their education. The ones who are sent to Pine Tree Dojo are around a hundred. In the end, those who can really sense Qi are around twenty to thirty people. I also rely on these Daoist children to collect Spirit Stones from various sects."
Lou Xiaoyi nodded. This was the structure of the basic cultivation system in the Western Regions. Not only in the Western Regions, but also in the other two regions. The Fifth Ring was too big, and there were countless towns and cities. It was impossible for a sect to control every town and city. It was time-consuming and laborious, so it was better to let loose cultivators who were in urgent need of resources to do this.
Of course, if you do this kind of basic cultivation in my territory, you have to ensure that the Daoist children are supplied to the sect that controls it first. You can't let the fertile water flow to other people's fields.
There were many things that could be manipulated. For example, in theory, the Daoist children had the right to choose their own orthodoxy. This right was even above who controlled the area. This was the so-called freedom of the Great Dao and the flow of talents in the Cultivation World.
For a sect, if the local Daoist children all had the freedom of the Great Dao, they would definitely not be willing to do so. Therefore, the way the Daoist Dojo educated them was very important!
The Daoist children were still young and did not have a clear direction in their cultivation. If the Daoist Dojo Master instilled Xuanyuan's good Xuanyuan's wonderful Xuanyuan's swordsmanship every day, then of course, most of them would choose to go to Xuanyuan, and vice versa.
For the Daoist Dojo Master, there were many factors that would affect his choice. For example, in Mao Zian Town, he had to first consider sending the Daoist children to Xuanyuan's Daoist Palace. Because this was the Western Regions, Xuanyuan's territory! Secondly, he had to consider which sect was willing to pay a higher price!
There were always small and medium-sized sects that needed more fresh blood because of the issue of inheritance. Therefore, they would pay a higher price. For example, in his previous life, the key universities had no lack of students because of their reputation and attractiveness. However, those second and third-rate schools could only think of other ways. Throwing in spiritual stones was the fastest and most direct method.
A smart Daoist Dojo Master would find a balance. Not only could he not offend the local big sects, he also had to earn some extra income from other places. There was room for manipulation. It all depended on the Daoist Dojo Master's courage, whether he was in urgent need of spiritual stones, etc.
"In the past, most of the Daoist children were sent to Xuanyuan from Mao Zian Town. A few were sent to other places. This was also the rule of Xuanyuan in the Western Regions. However, in recent years, as I grew older, I felt that I didn't have much time left, and the accumulation of resources was far from enough. Therefore, in the past ten years, the ratio slowly changed. It became a situation where half of the Daoist children were sent to Xuanyuan and half to other places. This was because I wanted to quickly accumulate resources.
This was my fault! "The behavior of the Southern Daoist was not an isolated phenomenon. It was a common occurrence and an open secret. It was the main way for the Daoist Dojo Masters to earn some extra income.
Lou Xiaoyi was actually most worried that he would ask such a trivial question. Should he investigate or not? What a headache!
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