Surviving In A Martial Arts World To Become A Saint

With the conclusion of the Blue Scale Assembly, the waves it stirred were far from subsiding.

The establishment of the Gaolin Merchant Guild was like dropping a thunderbolt into Gaolin County, drawing all factions into the vortex.

Under the combined push of the Huang family, Zhu family, weapon forging shops, and Far-Sight Escort Agency, this massive entity extended its tangled tentacles.

The first to feel the bitter cold were the wealthy households and small families.

Under the joint pressure of several factions, most chose to compromise and submit.

Only a few with deep backgrounds or connections to the Luo and Han families were still barely holding on but this was merely the beginning.

Soon, the attacks turned toward the martial courtyards and halls established by martial instructors.

The wealthy households, shops, and even some insignificant nominal positions at the county office that had previously hired guards, martial instructors, and sparring partners all quietly disappeared.

The reasons were remarkably consistent: the merchant guild was coordinating personnel assignments, optimizing resources, no vacancies available temporarily... The Gaolin Merchant Guild used its controlled resources to cut off nearly sixty percent of the martial courtyard disciples' livelihoods in one stroke.