"What do you people know? You know nothing?"
"When I, Wang Laosan, speak, my word is my bond. I never lie. Go ask around about my reputation, and you'll know."
"If it were ordinary wealth, perhaps the high and mighty Liu imperial family wouldn't pay it any mind. But this is no ordinary wealth."
"This time, thousands of billions of spirit stones, a large batch of pills higher than mountains, and treasures were all swept away."
"With so much, who wouldn't be tempted? Even an Immortal Emperor would be tempted."
The drunkard puffed out his chest, his arguments leaving the surrounding people speechless.
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Someone unconvinced continued to argue, "Even if what you say is true, so what..."
"How do we know their exclusive channels for transporting spirit stones?"
"Without knowing the channels, there's no evidence. Without evidence, you're just spouting nonsense."
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"Yes, yes, we don't even know where these things are being transported. How can we intercept them..."
"If we can't intercept them, there's no evidence. You're lying."
His drinking companions chimed in.
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"Are you fools?"
"Where else could they possibly transport them..."
"Besides the imperial capital of Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, Chang'an, where else could they go?"
The drunkard paid them no mind and continued to shout loudly.
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Seeing that the drunkard's words had a basis, several thoughtful individuals among the large group of cultivators exchanged glances and were clearly moved.
Some small groups even took the opportunity to gather and whisper.
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"Robbing the Liu imperial family's convoy? Heh heh, my friend, are you joking? That's a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations..."
"And with so many goods, the guards must be numerous. How could someone like us possibly succeed in robbing them?"
A pre-arranged stooge stood up and said this.
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The drunkard seized the opportunity and continued to shout loudly.
"Do you think I'm trying to trick you? Do you know how much wealth that is?"
"With so much wealth, it's bound to be divided into many convoys and secretly transported to Chang'an."
"Since it's divided into so many teams, manpower will surely be insufficient. Moreover, because this matter is not being done honorably, they definitely can't make a grand show of it..."
"The manpower will certainly not be too much. As long as you dare to act, you can definitely succeed."
"Do you know how much wealth that is?"
"The spirit stones are piled higher than mountain ranges, the fragrance of the pills can travel a thousand miles, and the treasures are as numerous as the stars in the sky."
The drunkard gestured wildly with his hands, as if he had witnessed it himself.
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"Heh, no matter what you say, I still don't believe it!"
Another stooge stepped forward, deliberately challenging him.
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"There's a third-rank aristocratic family in Luoyang City called the Luo family. Do you know them?"
Seeing this, the drunkard became anxious and blurted out an example.
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"Of course I know them. The Luo family?"
As a qualified stooge, he immediately picked up the conversation and said righteously.
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"Haha, good that you know! Do you know the Luo family?"
"The Luo family robbed just one small convoy and got over a million spirit stones..."
"You can all go and see for yourselves now, how much the Luo family has profited..."
"You can all see for yourselves, how much the Luo family has profited..."
"You don't believe what I say, but if you see it with your own eyes, won't you believe it?"
The drunkard laughed heartily.
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"Could this guy be telling the truth?"
"Would the imperial court really do something like this?"
"The Luo family robbed one of their small convoys? Is it true or false?"
Everyone in the restaurant was discussing the matter, arguing about whether it was true or false.
The fervor was almost at its peak.
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"Whoever doesn't believe me can go and see for themselves, go and ask. If you don't even have that much courage, then you're not a man..."
After saying this, the drunkard immediately collapsed.
The people in the restaurant exchanged glances, and before long, the once noisy and chaotic restaurant was empty.
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Such a thing happened almost simultaneously in various important towns across the one hundred and eight domains of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.
And at this very moment, the drunkard who had been lying on the ground suddenly "woke up."
He smiled slightly at the somewhat stunned shopkeeper and waiter, then quickly fled the scene.
This earth-shattering news soon spread throughout Luoyang City, causing the entire city to boil.
The mastermind behind the so-called financial spirit stone storm in the cultivation world, and the one who profited the most, turned out to be the Ministry of Revenue of the Great Jin imperial court, meaning the Liu imperial family.
As soon as this news spread, it caused an uproar.
In this cultivation world version of the financial spirit stone storm, the families and rogue cultivators who had suffered heavy losses, their eyes red, stared intently at the central imperial court of the Great Jin.
At this moment, a murderous impulse surged within them.
Even a cornered dog would leap over a wall, let alone a human.
"My storage bag is empty, and you're all pocketing immense profits? And you still dare to be so arrogant and smug? If I don't get rid of you, I've lived this life in vain."
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In Luoyang City, the so-called Luo family was actually one of the forces secretly allied with Wu Tao. In other words, the Luo family was also a stooge.
Since the Luo family was a stooge, they naturally wanted to make the situation more dramatic. Over a million spirit stones were piled up in the backyard.
The cultivators who came to investigate and scout, upon seeing this situation, their eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
Seeing their expressions, one felt like they could devour people.
Even the Luo family members, who were mentally prepared, couldn't help but gasp at this scene and secretly activated their family's defensive formations.
There was no choice. Even the toughest man would yield when faced with a group of people radiating killing intent, with bloodshot eyes, and ready to kill at any moment.
What's more, there were a group of people who, seeing no trouble, jumped around, stirring up trouble. The cultivators, already blinded by rage, without a second thought, grabbed their spiritual artifacts and treasures and headed towards the imperial capital of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, Chang'an!
The news from the Luo family was true, and this matter was like pouring oil onto an already erupting volcano.
Many, many cultivators had red eyes, their killing intent scattering, making it unsafe for anyone nearby.
Large numbers of cultivators, armed with spiritual artifacts and treasures, streamed towards the imperial capital of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, Chang'an, in droves!
In the one hundred and eight domains of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, such as Changchun City, Shangjing City, and Guan City, tens of millions of cultivators moved simultaneously.
If it were just a mob of rogue cultivators, it wouldn't amount to much.
The Liu imperial family could suppress them without even using their full strength.
However, this time, it wasn't just rogue cultivators; all the aristocratic families in the Purple Prefecture cultivation world had mobilized.
This time, the aristocratic families were leading the charge.
The enraged rogue cultivators were merely a knife in the hands of the aristocratic families.
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Of course, the true culprits behind all this were Wu Tao, Ye Yu, and their group.
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At the same time, Ye Yu emerged from the basement he hadn't left for nearly a year.
Behind him stood Yun Hong and a group of trusted subordinates.
Looking at the sky, Ye Yu took a deep breath and said, "The time has come. Fan Persi, you must return to Chu Domain immediately and tell Master that the plan is about to commence. He should make preparations!"
Upon hearing Ye Yu's words, Fan Persi immediately transformed into a beam of light and disappeared.
After Fan Persi left, Ye Yu looked back at Yun Hong and his trusted subordinates and said in a low voice, "The plan is about to begin. We should also set off. Chang'an City is about to become the center of a storm. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."
"Yes!"
Yun Hong and his trusted subordinates were slightly stunned but immediately responded.
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As time went by, the news became increasingly exaggerated.
From the initial version, many other versions branched out.
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Some said that the Liu imperial family had raked in trillions of spirit stones during this major upheaval in the cultivation world market.
Others said that the Liu imperial family had so many Foundation Establishment Pills that they could feed them to dogs rather than give them to others.
Still others claimed that in the Liu imperial family, the spiritual energy within each of their cave-heaven residences was so dense that it could be liquefied and used for bathing.
These were relatively normal versions, perhaps exaggerating tenfold at most.
There were even more exaggerated versions...
Some claimed that the Liu imperial family controlled all the longevity resources in the Purple Prefecture cultivation world, and even a Qi Refining stage Liu imperial family cultivator lived longer than a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Others said that if it weren't for the existence of the Liu imperial family, the resources needed for daily cultivation would have increased by at least ten times.
These versions were clearly exceptionally exaggerated.
For a Qi Refining stage cultivator to live longer than a Nascent Soul stage cultivator was more difficult than creating a Soul Transformation stage cultivator.
If the Liu imperial family truly possessed such capabilities, they would all be Soul Transformation stage cultivators by now.
As for the claim that daily cultivation resources would increase by more than ten times if the Liu imperial family didn't exist, that was also fundamentally impossible.
At most, only a small number of people would gain significant benefits, while the vast majority would remain as they were.
Of course, these were the thoughts of those with clear minds and wisdom, the cultivators who were rational.
However, most cultivators did not think this way. They projected all their misfortunes, grievances, and unfulfilled desires onto the central imperial court of the Great Jin, the Liu imperial family.
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They wanted revenge. They wanted retribution. They wanted the Liu imperial family to pay the price.
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