Chapter 2709 - 2701: Pleasing Everyone Is Impossible (Second Update)

Chapter 2709: Chapter 2701: Pleasing Everyone Is Impossible (Second Update)

Have I become a bit conceited after achieving transcendence? Yu Qingzhu was blaming herself, when she heard the support of the opposing Nascent Soul, even the leader agreed.

She pondered for a moment, organized her words, and then respectfully addressed Elder Youshan, speaking solemnly, "Greetings, Elder Youshan, could you tell me where the extreme spirit of the Xiong Clan was lost?"

She had come relatively late and hadn’t heard the previous disputes, but upon hearing this, True Immortal Youshan’s expression turned rather grim.

After all, he felt it very clearly and knew this cultivator arrived later, so he didn’t turn hostile but instead spoke seriously, "Such an embarrassing matter, my clan would rather not delve into it. If you have any thoughts, just speak frankly."

This time, he didn’t hesitate and stated it clearly, Yu Qingzhu quickly grasped the cause and effect and, after a moment’s thought, spoke, "Forgive the offense, Elder, I just want to know, was the extreme spirit lost at the entrance of the Xiong Clan, or when everyone descended to the lower realm?"

Feng Jun somewhat knew what she intended, and gave her a helpless look—Aren’t you just looking for trouble?

Elder Youshan, upon hearing her, also guessed her intention, but the feeling... How to say it? It was a bit peculiar. Since she wanted to approach from this aspect, he couldn’t just push it aside, could he?

Of course, he couldn’t let the Xiong Clan’s reputation be diminished, so he replied seriously, "These words are a bit abrupt, but anyone who dares to tamper at the entrance of my Xiong Clan... it would lead to a relentless conflict; it was just as the clan members intended to descend to the lower realm, and were momentarily caught off guard."

He gently educated Yu Qingzhu while simultaneously providing the information she sought.

Doing so already felt a bit like showing weakness, but according to the rules, the counterpart had the right to know this information.

Yu Qingzhu looked at Feng Jun and then spread her hands, "Mountain Master, this counts as thievery in our own White Pebble Beach’s front door."

You’re really creating trouble for me! Feng Jun helplessly curled his lips, yet he had to uphold the dignity of his sect and couldn’t refute her publicly, so he courteously addressed the others, "Please hold on, everyone, this matter requires some deliberation from us at White Pebble Beach."

"No need to deliberate," True Immortal Youshan was already certain of the counterpart’s action, so his attitude was clear and firm, "Thank this young friend for your kindness, but this is a mistake made by my Xiong Clan members, no need for White Pebble Beach to concern itself."

"Still, I must ask Elder Youshan to wait," Feng Jun stated calmly and with a firm attitude, "The Xiong Clan cares about face, and White Pebble Beach’s face is not easy to disregard either, mainly because similar incidents haven’t occurred before, we need to discuss a policy."

Xuanyuan Buqi also knew what Feng Jun wanted to discuss and couldn’t help but chime in, "Young Friend of the Xiong Clan, Young Friend Feng may not necessarily stand up for you, they are just establishing rules... You’re overthinking, better wait for their procedure."

The words weren’t pleasant, but they were truthful. Regardless, with his status as a True Immortal, speaking bluntly, could the Xiong Clan truly hold a grudge?

Actually, these relatively old-fashioned clans paid more attention to age and seniority. Being called "Young Friend," Elder of the Xiong Clan could only nod respectfully, "White Pebble Beach may set rules, but truly, my Xiong Clan does not require assistance."

Feng Jun didn’t pay heed to this stubborn person, apologized with a bow, and took Yu Qingzhu, blinking away instantly.

Returning to the estate, he summoned several core disciples of White Pebble Beach, including Zhang Caixin and four other transcendent ones, Sister Hong, Gazi, Gao Qiang were also present, even the Bidirectional Gate was temporarily closed.

As for good scenery... she wasn’t summoned this time, mainly because she was always somewhat passive, even if present, she’d basically be ornamental, better to oversee the Xiuzhen Courtyard on Earth.

Closing the Bidirectional Gate caused quite a stir, yet Jing Ling’s refining of a magical treasure made anyone curious about approaching the estate refrain—they could not bear the consequences.

Yu Qingzhu was a bit surprised herself, she merely contributed a suggestion, yet the leader made such a big deal of it.

Now the only one able to observe them was Yi Jue, but she was cooperating by sprinkling spirit stones, occasionally paying attention made sense, beyond that was unnecessary, she wasn’t a meddlesome person.

Feng Jun introduced the situation briefly and then turned to Yu Qingzhu, "Explain the rationale for White Pebble Beach’s involvement."

"The other party targeted our clients," Yu Qingzhu answered seriously, "This should be considered a challenge to White Pebble Beach; if we fail to respond, over time, White Pebble Beach’s reputation will suffer damage."

She provided the reasoning, but then Yun Buyao, who was present as well, voiced her opposition, "But the Xiong Clan already stated they don’t need our assistance. Since they aren’t eager, why must we voluntarily approach them... Does White Pebble Beach not care about face?"

Among Feng Jun’s disciples, she held the heaviest murderous aura, and being a native of the Kunhao Realm, having endured hardships in youth, she possessed a rather cold disposition—she was fairly considerate towards direct members of White Pebble Beach, but held little sentiment for outsiders.

This isn’t necessarily the case," Liu Yiyi from the Kunhao Realm spoke out, though she hailed from a loose cultivator group, the Kongming Mountain Liu Family Brothers conducted affairs quite systematically.

So she has a bit of insight when examining issues, "Why would actions at White Pebble Beach need the Bear Clan’s permission? We should have our own ideas."

Sister Hong blinked and asked Feng Jun, "According to the rules of other lower realms of Tianqin, if there is a robbery at the market entrance, should the market manager be responsible or not?"

Her question was well-posed, considering local customs, properly integrating into the local culture.

Feng Jun had indeed considered this issue and had discreetly asked the Big Boss earlier, so he answered.

"The lower realms also have a wide variety of customs and traditions, impossible to sum up in one sentence. However, from a transactional perspective, robbery outside the market isn’t considered against the rules, and most cultivators... don’t like unnecessary trouble."

This is the reality; regardless of whether cultivators are cold or not, most don’t like meddling without reason, they prefer to mind their own business, and there’s generally no joy in helping others unless they encounter a common enemy; then, they might lend a hand—but not doing so is also normal.

Actually, it’s not just the Kunhao Realm; Earth is pretty much the same nowadays.

"What if the main family is strong enough?" Gao Qiang rarely spoke up, with a justice sense beyond ordinary from being a self-reliant traditional Chinese medicine fraud exposer, "Clearing the market entrance of malevolent forces shouldn’t be taboo, right?"

"Taboo surely not," Liu Yiyi was quite clear on this point, "Having outsiders coveting the front of one’s house is definitely a disgrace to the main family, but often, both sides interfere with each other... This too forms a kind of ecological balance."

"That’s understandable," Sister Hong nodded deeply in agreement, "Just like in... a shop, if a thief is around, the shop assistant can’t actively point it out to avoid inviting retaliation from thieves."

Actually, she meant to say "store", as such occurrences are also common in the Earth Realm, but she paid some attention to her phrasing in the end.

Because this was a suggestion from Yu Qingzhu, after causing an incident, classmate Yu rose strongly to approach Zhang Caixin’s second position. As an elder sister, it’s quite normal for her to verbally oppose.

However, it’s not all about party lines; crucial is she was once savvy in both black-and-white worlds, thus understands the importance of ecological balance well.

"That’s the lack of grit from... shop assistants," even rarer was Gazi also spoke, his sense of justice is strong too, "If it’s a truly powerful shop, it would definitely beat the snot out of the thief, but when theft happens outside the shop... it’s not easy to handle."

"Storekeepers are just storekeepers, not enforcers," Gao Qiang hearing this, even he opposed, "Though White Pebble Beach isn’t enforcers either, they have the right to set rules; once rules are set, of course, they can clean up the monstrous entities outside."

His meaning was: Earth Realm has police, but in the Cultivation World, there’s none; upholding justice relies on oneself.

Yu Qingzhu nodded, "Even sanitation and cleaning, storefronts have the ’three guarantees’, sweeping snow from the streets in winter is expected. Having a store means providing good service for customers... Promoting civic virtue is also necessary."

The concept of ’three guarantees’ in front of the shop originated in areas managed by Luohua disciples, although most local disciples are familiar with similar basic ideas.

However, people have mixed feelings about sweeping snow; higher realm cultivators fly, and Qi Refinement practitioners and martial cultivators don’t feel the slipperiness, so in clan territories maybe snow is cleaned, but in public places, who specifically does such things for weak ones?

The cultivator society naturally produces corresponding culture and cognition.

Yun Buyao found snow sweeping meaningless, too formalized, but since it was what her family demanded, she wouldn’t opposed.

On hearing this, she further expressed, "If it were purely at White Pebble Beach’s entrance... or even Lantern Town, I wouldn’t oppose this viewpoint, but the Bear Clan was robbed in lower realms before, with so many places to descend to, can we truly manage it all?"

Gao Qiang couldn’t hold back, "How would you know it won’t work without trying? Thieves target cultivators coming to White Pebble Beach, making it targeted, equating to White Pebble Beach being targeted, with so much power here, we can fully utilize it."

"Truly unafraid of trouble," Yun Buyao pouted unpleasantly; although her impression of Gao Qiang wasn’t bad, even now he’s arguing against her, the intent is good, so she didn’t mind his small Qi Refinement Realm status, "I’ll remain silent, listen to the Big Boss."

"I’m indifferent," Feng Jun opened his arms naturally, "This matter concerns us all; that’s why I gathered everyone to express their views, mainly to analyze pros and cons. Even if we abandon discussing, we must implement the rules ultimately set."

"No issue with that," Yun Buyao nodded straightforwardly, "I’m indifferent to what the rules are; once they’re set, I’ll implement them without reservation."

In her view, such discussions really aren’t meaningful; aren’t cultivators meant to act freely?