I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 530: Thinking Politics Has Improved Means I Wasted My Time
"That was a brilliant move! If this leader of the righteous alliance really is a transmigrator, then he must have been sent here by the hanging lamp!"

After gaining a clear understanding of the righteous alliance's methods for controlling spirit stones, Feng Xue couldn't help but marvel at how sophisticated these tactics were.

Well, just like Feng Xue's first reaction when she heard about these rules, this is a benevolent policy for ordinary people!
Cultivators are, after all, predators. Although the Righteous Path Alliance exploits cultivators, it also restrains their misdeeds, which makes the lives of ordinary people much better...

No wonder!
This is the standard "segmentation" method, which is essentially the same as the modern practice of cutting off a relatively wealthy portion from the dance class and calling it the seed class. This is because cultivators themselves are not true immortals, and they cannot truly detach themselves from the workforce.

In other words, the cultivation system itself cannot be separated from mortals; otherwise, it would be a cultivation world, not a place where cultivators and mortals live together.

While it may seem to restrict cultivators from plundering the common people, it actually results in a huge burden of consumer costs being borne by the cultivators.

Originally, cultivators only needed to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. Even if they sought out rare and precious materials, it had little to do with mortals. This created a great distance between mortals and cultivators. Mortals would not live with cultivators, and cultivators would not come to the mortal world to cause trouble for no reason. Even if there were demonic cultivators who killed mortals to refine the Myriad Soul Banner, they were rare exceptions.

However, things changed after the spirit stone system was promoted, because the cultivation resources changed from the spiritual energy that was originally readily available in the world to spirit stones that needed to be exchanged for resources, thus raising the cost of cultivation for cultivators.

High-level cultivators are supported by low-level cultivators, but how can low-level cultivators cultivate?

Ultimately, this cost must be spread among mortals, which changes the way cultivators exploit mortals from "treating them as ants" to "treating them as ants that can produce resources."

Don't think this is a good thing. Only a minority of people are bored enough to bother ants, but if resources can be obtained from ants, then it is inevitable that ants will be domesticated.

The demonic cultivators who used to kill to refine treasures will still do so after the spirit stone system was introduced, only they will do it more covertly. Meanwhile, the cultivators who were originally benevolent will still squeeze the living space of mortals even if they do not exploit them.

It's only because Feng Xue was aware of America's inhumane behavior that she might not have been able to spot the problem at first glance.

However, this method of increasing the cost of cultivation also gave Feng Xue more leeway in her actions.

……

Lin Feng was an ordinary rogue cultivator. Although someone once said he had the name of a "protagonist," he didn't think he was really a protagonist. After all, the person who said that was now the biggest demonic cultivator in the cultivation world, and he dared not reveal that he had once teamed up with that person to go down into a secret realm.

Of course, even if I dare not admit it, I still have to continue cultivating. After all, that big shot is known for having many aliases. If I were to be implicated in anything related to him, at least one-fifth of the rogue cultivators in the entire cultivation world would have to be killed.

I heard that the Righteous Alliance organized another siege against that big shot, but it failed without a doubt. I also heard that he developed a strange spell that turns one's natal magic weapon into something filthy. It's truly gratifying!

Yes, it's very gratifying.

Although no one in the officialdom believed what that demonic cultivator said, these low-level rogue cultivators, regardless of their cultivation level, believed him to some extent. After all, many people had come into contact with him. Although you can know a person's face but not their heart, at least he hadn't been tricked by him and had even been saved by him. But the righteous alliance had been sucking the blood of rogue cultivators all along.

It's a pity that he's used to fighting alone, otherwise... Thinking of this, Lin Feng shook his head again. Even if that person really wanted to set up a battle with the Righteous Path Alliance, what use would they be, these middle and lower-level rogue cultivators who would be helpless without spirit stones?
"We still need to cultivate. Once we reach the Nascent Soul stage, we will no longer be bound by these spirit stones!"

Lin Feng muttered to himself, but his gaze swept over the roadside stalls. This was a common habit among independent cultivators. The goods in the shops of famous sects were naturally fine, but the prices... well...

There's no need to use something so good now, since we're not on the verge of a breakthrough.

"This is... the power of Yin? I'm so lucky to have run into someone selling spirit fruits?"

Suddenly, Lin Feng shuddered and quickly looked around to make sure no one from the Righteous Path Alliance was nearby before hurrying to the stall and saying:

"Shopkeeper, how much is this?"

"This number." The shopkeeper held up three fingers, his expression a half-smile.

Lin Feng frowned slightly when he saw the three fingers, looked down at the fruit, and seemed conflicted.

Price is not an issue, but the key question is... is this product genuine?
When buying things from independent repair stalls, you need to keep your eyes open. After all, if it's a good item, why would you be the only one to notice it when others haven't?
However, the rich and pure Yin energy was indeed exceptionally refined. Just as he was struggling with this thought, he suddenly felt a sense of peace. The feeling was calm and serene, which made him somewhat intoxicated. When he looked up again, he saw that the shopkeeper's ambiguous smile was becoming increasingly strange.

I'll gamble! It's just three days' worth of hard-earned money anyway!
Having made up his mind, Lin Feng gritted his teeth, took out three spirit stones, picked up the spirit fruit, and felt the Taiyin spiritual energy flowing into his body. He immediately felt much more at ease.

But he still used the Spirit Absorption Technique to take a shallow breath of it.

Although the money and goods are non-refundable upon exchange, he still wants to see if it's worth it first.

Just one breath brought a feeling of complete comfort, as if a flash of inspiration had appeared in his mind. Then, like the creation and destruction of the universe, countless pieces of knowledge expanded in his sea of ​​consciousness, only to return to calm in an instant.

"This is..." Lin Feng was shocked, but then he realized that he was still standing in front of the stall. The spiritual fruit in his arms was gone. Only the knowledge in his mind and the strange spiritual power in his body reminded him that this was not a dream.

"You..." Lin Feng wanted to say something, but seeing that the shop owner still had a half-smile, he was immediately startled. At that moment, he suddenly felt that this person was so similar to that old acquaintance!
Not daring to linger, Lin Feng gritted his teeth, feigning anger and helplessness, and quickly left the stall. As for whether this demeanor would cause the stall's business to suffer...

That's definitely not the case. After all, these days, when you buy things from a random repairman's stall, whether you get a bargain or lose money, you'll always act like you've been taken advantage of.

But once Lin Feng had run far away, the shopkeeper casually pulled out another Taiyin Spirit Fruit, exactly the same as the previous one, and placed it on the stall. The owners of the other stalls exchanged knowing smiles, each waiting for their own fish to take the bait...

(End of this chapter)