While Junxian cleverly used Shang State as a lever to gain huge benefits from the Holy Land, Shang State was also holding a meeting concerning the future of the Immortal Land.
The participants came from several continents and several oceans, and the scope of influence (in terms of area) was almost one-tenth of the fairyland.
Okay, that’s a bit exaggerated, as there were only one or two people coming to many places, but the impact area is still quite wide.
After Yan Ze'an said the five words "sustainable development", everyone was immediately confused, wondering how a "price reduction storm" could be linked to sustainable development.
And what does sustainable development mean? It sounds reasonable.
Yan Ze'an took out the document he had discussed with the virtuous king for a long time and began to explain:
"My friends in the Immortal Realm, there is one thing that everyone knows very well, that is, cultivation cannot be separated from resources. Wealth, friends, Dharma, and land are all indispensable. But in fact, what are wealth, friends, Dharma, and land? Generally speaking, it refers to: wealth, friends who can communicate and solve doubts, skills and methods, and a place to gain a foothold and practice. But I think that wealth is not just superficial wealth, but various resources in cultivation. Including spiritual energy, elixirs, magic weapons, etc., this is the first and most important. However, this is also the biggest problem we are facing now. In the past hundreds of thousands of years, we can say that the number of practitioners has increased, but the resources for cultivation have become better and better, and this trend is accelerating. If there are no accidents, perhaps within a few thousand years, Yingzhou will become a desert for cultivation. By then, I am afraid that even a hundred-year-old medicinal material will become a legend. In the past years, the difficulty of cultivation, I think you all have a deep understanding. Because of the lack of resources, we have skills, but it is difficult to even reach the Nascent Soul stage."
At this point, Yan Zean paused for a moment, and everyone looked at each other, then nodded. Yes, it has only been a dozen years, how could anyone forget that difficult time. Most of the people present, except for the people from Shang State, have practiced for hundreds or even thousands of years. That difficult time has left an indelible mark in their hearts.
Yan Ze'an looked around and continued, "Everyone, although we have abundant resources now, I must point out that these resources are actually the last resources of the fairyland. We have extracted the wealth accumulated underground for tens of millions of years. Once this wealth is used up, the entire fairyland will become a desert and completely lose all vitality."
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
One person couldn't help but ask, "Prime Minister Yan, are you saying that you want to raise the price?"
"No!" Yan Ze'an's eyes were sharp, piercing into the man's heart fiercely, "I'm not asking for a price increase. I'm saying these words today as a member of the Immortal Realm. The rise and fall of the Immortal Realm concerns each and every one of us present here. Today, I won't talk about any big principles, I'll just talk about the most realistic situation. According to the research of the geological science department of Shang State, at the current rate of demand for resources in Shang State, the oil and other resources stored underground can only support about a hundred years at most. And this consumption is accelerating. As more and more people begin to practice, and as society continues to develop, our demand for natural resources will be endless. The wise king said so. If we continue to develop at this rate, at most in fifty years, we will face the dilemma of resource scarcity again!"