Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 1068: Chapter 650: Calculation_2
Chapter 1068: Chapter 650: Calculation_2
Today, he was nearing his limit. Unless he could break through to the Seventh Rank, he would be buried in the yellow earth in a thousand years’ time.
Even the Lord faced such a fate, let alone heroes. Setting aside mythical legends, it was fundamentally impossible to follow their path.
A few of them were legends themselves, even including one who was a mythical figure. Though he hadn’t shown signs of senility as he aged, the ravages of time were inevitable.
Facing his gaze, a scholar gently shook his feather fan, “Now is indeed our last chance to break free!”
“But…”
The scholar’s tone suddenly turned fierce, “Opportunities might well be traps!”
“Oh?”
Lin Dong’s eyes focused, as he sat upright, “How so?”
“This direction… it’s both right and wrong!”
The scholar shook his head, speaking gravely, “Though the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion Master has paused and lain dormant, rendering the Ten Thousand Dao Points risky, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion’s operations over the years are not without substance. The Pavilion Master isn’t dead yet. Even if he ascends to the Seventh Rank, there’s still three thousand years of safety.”
“In that case, if the value of the Ten Thousand Dao Points continues to plummet, causing a panic-driven sell-off and creating a market crash, it would be highly unlikely that no one is behind this, stirring the pot.”
“…”
These words made the members of the Lin Clan frown. Only Lin Dong’s eyes shone bright with fury, “Continue speaking!”
“Who could this instigator be?”
The scholar’s gaze shifted, his words becoming elusive, “Is it those like the Heaven-connecting Immortal Palace, who hold longstanding grudges against the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, or… the Pavilion itself?!”
“Hmm!?”
Lin Dong’s eyes sharpened as he realized suddenly, “Are you saying…”
“This market for the Ten Thousand Dao Points… It’s too large!”
The scholar shook his head, speaking solemnly, “Though it might be cynical of me to suggest such a manipulation, I can’t help but speculate.”
“Over the years, the Demon Abyss has swallowed insults and turned the other cheek, avoiding confrontation, affording the Pavilion Master no opportunity to profit from war. The powers within the Sky-reaching Tower have suppressed it too. Amid such external and internal pressures, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion might still hold, yet it can’t satisfy his own needs, hence his lingering at the Sixth Rank, reluctant to break through.”
“But could it be that neither a temporary setback, nor a six-thousand-years reserve, alongside his accumulations from dominating unchallengedly, and the potential of his Sixth Rank Dual Crown, truly prevent him from advancing? Can he truly not afford to advance?”
“With such resources, even if he could not wield his invincible might upon entering the Seventh Rank, safeguarding himself and his territory would hardly be difficult. Yet he’s deliberately not advancing, showing weakness. Is he genuinely lacking confidence, or is he perhaps… luring others into a scheme?”
“Moreover, future considerations factor in. As he ascends in rank, his conduct increasingly repulses others, making those who invest in Ten Thousand Dao Points feel the risk keenly. This too is why the price of the Ten Thousand Dao Points has continued to plummet in recent years.”
“Therefore, could it be possible that this is a strategy? A strategy aimed both internally and externally, at demons and humans alike?”
The scholar’s eyes grew sharp as he saw the crux of the matter, looking towards Lin Dong.
Lin Dong too was startled and suddenly stood up, his expression radically altered.
The scholar took a deep breath and continued, “If this plan succeeds, there will be three benefits!”
“First, recall the Tao Points, controlling the situation. By buying back the Ten Thousand Dao Points from people at a low price during this time, the lower the price, the more the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion profits. They could even avoid the expense of regular conversions, harvesting all those who have invested in the Ten Thousand Dao Points, turning the wealth of many into their own benefit.”
“Second, lure the demon into the trap, profit from the war. By showing himself as weak to others, the Demon Abyss Lord, driven to desperation by him, must take a risky move. It’s not possible to let him advance further after escaping their trap, allowing him to grow stronger. Now, they’ve fallen into his calculations, giving him a chance to reap significant benefits from another great war.”
“Third, rebuild confidence, stabilize the market. As long as he wins the great war and, with an invincible posture, sweeps through the Demon Abyss, the continually plummeting Ten Thousand Dao Points will not only hit bottom and bounce back, their value will skyrocket. This will cause those who suffered from the earlier drop to regret profoundly, re-entering the market and boosting confidence in him and the Ten Thousand Dao Points to a blindly fanatic level. Just like gamblers who, once they start, cannot stop themselves!”
“In this way, even during the Eighth or Ninth Orders, even if he faces another stall, the price of the Ten Thousand Dao Points won’t plummet as it has today. Instead, having learned from this experience, people will gamble with him once more, causing the Ten Thousand Dao Points to rise rather than fall, serving as his resource for expansion and nourishment for advancement.”
The scholar’s analysis left the Lin Clan members below him looking at each other, unsure of what to say.
He took no heed of them and sighed, turning to Lin Dong, “Turning hands into clouds, flipping hands into rain, treating all living beings as chess pieces, making moves between heaven and earth, calculating both the situation and the human heart to the extreme. This Pavilion Master of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion…truly a divine figure!”
“…”
Lin Dong, upon hearing this, was silent.
“Sir, what you say is erroneous!”
Only a young man stood up, the Late Bloomer among the Lin Clan’s young disciples, “All these are but your conjectures, though articulate, they lack proof. How can we be sure that this is indeed the Pavilion Master’s calculation, and that his plan is guaranteed to succeed?”
“Indeed, the world has its share of wise men. Even if he did devise such scheming, could no one else see through it?”
“Moreover, how can he be so sure that the Demon Abyss will fall into his trap, and once they do, that they will be defeated by him?”
“That is the Seventh Order, not the Sixth!”
“After all said, it’s nothing but a gamble with his life!”
“Successful, he’s deemed a master strategist, manipulating the world!”
“But what if he fails?”
“This matter concerns the life and death of our clan, we cannot gamble so recklessly as he!”
One stood up, and several others followed, all speaking in objection.
“Ha!”
Hearing this, the scholar did laugh indeed, pointing at them with his fan, “Look, such is the human heart, clearly already within his game, yet still claiming his calculations won’t reach them. Denying the obvious now only leads to future regret. How can you not fall into his scheme, not be ensnared by his stratagem?”
“Sir!!!”
Upon hearing these words, everyone’s complexion changed, mingled with shock and anger.
Lin Dong was startled, then reacted and angrily turned to them, “You sold them?”
“This…”
“Our ancestor!”
With furious eyes sharp as swords, he made several people’s faces turn drastically pale, and some even stammered in their panic, “We did it for the sake of our family…”
“Rubbish!!!”
Before they could finish, Lin Dong unleashed a palm strike, sending several flying out of the door, where they fell and did not get up.
“Our ancestor!”
Seeing this, the remaining members of the Lin Clan all knelt down, their foreheads touching the ground.
“Have you learned to make decisions on your own, you bastards?”
Lin Dong’s anger did not subside as he looked at them, “I am not dead yet!”
“Lord Ancestor, calm your anger!”
“We won’t dare to do it again?”
“They were just confused for a moment!”
The members of the Lin Clan knelt on the ground, trembling like chaff.
Though the Sky-reaching Tower had strict rules for conflicts between lords, being part of the Lin Clan, they had all joined Lin’s Alliance through the “Alliance Order,” and Lin Dong, both the Alliance Hierarch and Clan Leader, had full authority over life and death in his own Territory World and could have killed them outright.
Looking at these unworthy descendants, Lin Dong also felt helpless and could only suppress his anger, “How much did you sell?”
“…”
The Lin Clan members trembled terribly and began to unveil the truth, causing the scholar watching at side to shake his head repeatedly.
What is human nature?
This is human nature!
What is an overt plot?
This is an overt plot!
What use is seeing clearly if you have no courage to take the risk?
The children of wealth will not seat at ease, the more they have, the more they fear to lose.
Therefore, a panic sell-off of the Ten Thousand Dao Points was inevitable, the trend had been set, and not one or two so-called wise men could stop it.
This was only about the Ten Thousand Dao Points, just the Sky-reaching Tower!
Looking at the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, didn’t they know it might be a trap, but could they afford not risking their lives to enter the fray?
All along the way, they had abandoned lords from the Second Order, Third Order, Fourth Rank Fifth Rank, and all of the Sixth Rank, constantly fleeing, not knowing how many prices they paid, how many losses they suffered.
Now at Seventh Rank, could they still avoid it?
Advancing from Third Order to Fourth Order is easy, from Fourth to Fifth Order straightforward, and for those favored by heaven, even advancing from Fifth to Sixth Order is not difficult.
But what about after the Sixth Rank, Seventh Order, Eighth Order, Ninth Order, and Tenth Order, could they still avoid so effortlessly?
Some must stay behind, many, many people, to face the onslaught!
Thus, they had no choice, even if they clearly knew it was a trap, they would rather take a risk, because trying still offers a chance, not trying would only mean waiting for death.
“…”
“Good, very good, I really raised a bunch of filial sons and grandsons!”
The figures reported by the people made Lin Dong so angry that he ended up laughing.
“Lord Ancestor, please calm your anger!”
The people of the Lin Clan, still kneeling on the ground, pleaded for forgiveness.
Lin Dong paid no attention to them, only looking at the scholar, “How many tissues do we have left to use?”
The scholar’s eyes sharpened, “My lord, are you planning to?”
“I want to gamble one more time!”
Lin Dong’s eyes were sharp, looking at the people kneeling on the ground, his words emotionless like ironstone: “If the Heavenly Destiny wants me to lose everything, then let it be!”
“…”
Meanwhile, inside the Sky-reaching Tower, in various districts.
“This Ten Thousand Dao Conference is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances and postponed to three thousand years later. We kindly ask for everyone’s understanding!”
One piece of news, like thunder, exploded among the crowd, further intensifying the panic.
A landslide occurred at this very moment, and its momentum was irreversible.
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