Chapter 354: Later

Wang Man said: "Martial cultivation and magical cultivation differ; now that Fellow Daoist Yan has broken through to the Golden Core stage and condensed a Martial Dao Golden Core, are there any differences from a magical cultivator's Golden Core?"

"If there are differences, I can tell the two of you apart. For example, Fellow Daoist Wang, although his injuries have fully healed and he has returned to the Golden Core stage, his Golden Core seems a bit withered, still showing insufficient accumulation; as for Fellow Daoist Yang... he seems to be cultivating some kind of Golden Core secret technique?" Yan Buji said lightly.

Wang Man and Yang Long were both startled, looking at Yan Buji.

No matter how they looked, even if they released their spiritual sense, it would be blocked outside; they couldn't help wondering: "We should not have sensed Fellow Daoist Yan releasing his spiritual sense—how could you perceive it?"

Yan Buji smiled: "This is what martial cultivators call the state of heaven-man unity. With a slightly higher state of mind, I can see it."

Is that unreasonable?

"Like the divine ability Heart-Eye Penetration?"

"Probably, but it's merely a subtlety of this Martial Dao Golden Core."

Actually, Yan Buji merely sensed a little and discovered that both of them were somewhat off.

Wang Man needs no further explanation—he is simply a case of broken mirror made whole, and insufficient accumulation is normal; but Yang Long seems to be practicing some very unique Golden Core secret technique.

Yan Buji doesn't fully understand, but he can sense myriad changes within, resembling the embryonic form of a demon king; perhaps it's some kind of shapeshifting technique.

But they haven't even noticed their own perception, which shows that the Martial Dao Golden Core is indeed profoundly mysterious.

Yan Buji naturally can comprehend his own power, but because his magical cultivation level is not high, he remains unclear whether, at the same Golden Core stage, martial cultivators are stronger or magical cultivators are stronger.

But now Yan Buji can say that if he exerts his full strength and ventures into the seventh layer beyond the Boundless Sea Trench, even if besieged by several demon kings he would not flee in disgrace.

Thus, the three discussed their insights on the Golden Core realm for several days. This was also greatly useful to Yan Buji; if he were to someday obtain an Earth Origin Grand Pill and combine it with the Spirit-Flesh Union Method—if it truly works—he might actually continue on the path of magical cultivation.

A few days later, they began chatting about the recent situation of the Dragon People.

Yan Buji nodded: "It seems Wang Chao and his companions have already found those several resource sites."

Yang Long froze, astonished: "You mean you discovered them long ago?"

Yang Long had previously felt that Wang Man's attitude was off; logically, now that Wang Chao and his group have secured dominance with no hope of a comeback, not contending for control of the resources would be utterly hopeless.

But hearing Yan Buji's words now, it seems he deliberately allowed them to find them.

"The dangers there are not limited to demon kings alone," Yan Buji chuckled.

"In other words, having obtained the resources, what then? The Dragon People are also people, and people feel all kinds of emotions. Before, it was fine; everyone had grown accustomed to the erosion of sloth and didn't care about external things. But now?" Yan Buji chuckled: "Wang Chao and his followers have established a ruling system, so they will assign duties. Duties are tied to benefits, and they also use some kind of drug to further stimulate the Dragon People's vitality to resist the sloth, so...."

Yang Long furrowed his brows: "Are you hoping to wait for their internal strife? I'm not saying that, but whether it's the current Wang Chao or Long Batian, they have plenty of means; it's not like they wouldn't have anticipated this situation."

"Since you say that, then this situation will definitely happen, right?" Yan Buji laughed.

"What I mean is....."

"I know." Yan Buji nodded: "Do you think Wang Chao and his group will definitely have a way to resolve all the unfairness in benefit distribution, even if they resort to tyranny to suppress this backlash?"

"So then, what are your plans?"

Wang Man looked at him: "The building will tilt; it's absolutely impossible to collapse in an instant."

"So the better Wang Chao does, the greater the chance for us to appear when it collapses." Yan Buji laughed.

"But what if others can hold on?"

"They can't hold on!" Yan Buji suddenly declared: "Do you think those three resource sites are abundant? Have you forgotten that the Dragon People's breeding method is even more terrifying than that of humans?"

Yang Long staggered: "You... you wouldn't happen to know that Dragon People only need five months to give birth, and knowing that those resources are certainly insufficient, so...."

"Exactly. I didn't expect the Dragon People's breeding period to be so short—in other words, within just twenty years the entire Dragon People will exceed a hundred thousand, even reach two hundred thousand in population. With so many people, Wang Chao and his group could never rely on those three resource sites to feed the entire Dragon People."

"The upper-layer Dragon People who enjoy privileges and benefits will certainly not be willing to distribute their meager resources downward; as the resource sites gradually wither, they cannot become the key to the Dragon People's strengthening, which will only cause the lower-layer Dragon People to increase in number and their conditions to worsen further."

"When an individual's life keeps getting worse, it must be that the collective has a problem. Imagine: you work hard outdoors all day with high intensity, return home to find the resources insufficient to feed your family; meanwhile, the upper-layer managing Dragon People can enjoy fine clothes and food, even discarding leftovers without giving them to those below—what would happen?" Yan Buji laughed.

Yang Long's face changed: "Mass uprising?"

"It's a coup!"

"What the Dragon People need is not rapid forward development; Wang Chao clearly hasn't realized this, so he is not a qualified king."

Yan Buji said lightly: "If it were me, I could use the Bloodline Seal-Breaking Method in my hand to first strengthen a portion of Dragon People for my own use, make them submit to my rule, and then govern those Dragon People who have not broken the bloodline seal. Surely, spiritual materials like the Kun-Peng would not be hard to find within the Boundless Sea Trench?"

Since the Dragon People were exiled to the Boundless Sea Trench, it clearly shows they are not wanted to leave.

This proves that the Boundless Sea Trench must contain demon beasts like the Kun-Peng or spiritual materials on their bodies, which are enormous threats to the Dragon People, so naturally they dare not step even half a foot outside the Boundless Sea Trench.

But if the bloodline seal is broken, and Dragon People wield Accumulation Devices made from Kun-Peng spiritual material to fight those Dragon People who have not broken the seal, what kind of scene would that be?

All power must be built upon strength.

"What we need to do is merely win over a few people during this period. Of course, Yang Long, you can also set out to help me locate those Kun-Peng demon beasts or spiritual materials." Yan Buji said lightly.

"What if they discover other resource sites?"

"Impossible." Yan Buji laughed: "Unless they have the courage to enter the inner seven layers, but that.... is not a place the current Dragon People can meddle with."