Li Xian's voice was not loud and his words were very gentle, but it was these words that made Zhu Hong speechless and even choked.
Now the Ancient Saint Realm is like a city gate wide open to welcome thieves. Once the world channel is opened, it cannot be closed. It is not a problem for a few or even dozens of masters to sneak in, and the Ancient Saint Realm is indeed powerless to stop them.
But does this have anything to do with the so-called protection of the Shang Kingdom? If you really want protection, why not send someone to guard the exit? Well, it doesn't seem to be a good idea. If the Shang Kingdom guards the exit, the Ancient Saint Realm will still be in their hands.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hong suddenly understood what kind of protection Li Xian meant.
Sure enough, Li Xian continued, "If you want others to stop coveting the Ancient Saint Realm, the best way is to make it so that there is nothing worth coveting. These good things will be collected by our Shang country, at least it will not disturb the stability of the Ancient Saint Realm, and the people can at least have a stable life. In addition, we will also provide technology and so on to the Ancient Saint Realm. I think that for the country, compared to our technology, those so-called treasures are actually not important. Brother Zhu, what do you think?"
Zhu Hong was speechless. What Li Xian said made a lot of sense and sounded correct. At least Zhu Hong could not find any reason to refute it. And it sounded like it was really the case!
But Li Xian did not finish his words. He paused for a moment and continued, "The Shang Kingdom emphasizes contractual relationships. Since we have received benefits from the Ancient Saint Realm, we have reason and responsibility to intervene in the disputes of the Ancient Saint Realm. Any power in the fairyland that wants to destroy the stability of the Ancient Saint Realm will first face sanctions from the Shang Kingdom. Of course, if you encounter trouble within the Ancient Saint Realm, you can also come to us in the Shang Kingdom. As long as the legal basis is sufficient, we will never stand idly by!"
Zhu Hong had the urge to roll his eyes. Although what Li Xian said made sense, most of it was just "rogue's reasons". However, Shangguo was a powerful rogue, a cultured rogue, and a law-abiding rogue...
To sum it up in one sentence - the Ancient Saint Realm is too weak and can only accept exploitation by others; if it is not the Shang Kingdom, it will be someone else. In comparison, being exploited by the Shang Kingdom is already an excellent option!
In the end, the great emperor of the Ancient Saint Realm left dejected but full of indignation. He was dejected because of reality, but Zhu Hong would not give up. As long as the Ancient Saint Realm could keep you stable, as long as you learned the cultivation of the Immortal Realm and the technology of the Shang Kingdom, sooner or later, you would be able to stand at the top of the world.
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However, compared to the Ancient Saint Realm, the countries surrounding the Shang Kingdom were not so lucky. There was not even an unequal treaty, but they were directly destroyed - either they surrendered unconditionally and accepted the trial of the Shang Kingdom, and the trial was completely in accordance with the Shang Kingdom's standards; or they went to war, and in the end their fate was almost always failure and capture.
Oh, there is another way to go, which is to follow the example of Bian State and take refuge in the Five Elements Spirit World, or flee far away and hope that Shang State will never find them.
Which path should it choose? The State of Yue is now facing this choice.
Being close to the sea and so close to the Shang State, the Yue State was like a grasshopper in autumn and would not be able to jump for much longer.
Once upon a time, Yue was one of the largest countries in the east of Yingzhou. Later, after annexing Wu, it became one of the most powerful countries in the east of Yingzhou. After that, the territory once expanded to more than 40,000 miles, almost sweeping across the east of Yingzhou.