Chapter 99: Chess Piece
"The higher-ups control high-level resources."
Lu Xuanji pondered.
"Exactly so," the Grand Elder said, "The higher-ups deliberately control the leak of high-level resources. Many rare resources are not only high in price but also scarce, often out of stock. The Pure Yang Pill is priced at a hundred thousand spirit stones, the Purple Mansion Pill at a hundred and fifty thousand, and the Purple Sun Jade at two hundred thousand. Often, it’s not that the prices are high, but that there are simply no goods available. Even if there are, it takes ten or twenty years. The lack of high-level resources makes it difficult for a Purple Mansion great cultivator to emerge."
"Back then, when Ancestor Lu Fuming managed to step into the Purple Mansion, it was partly because he had a Dual Spirit Root, and partly because he obtained three Purple Mansion Pills during an adventure. Originally, the Lu Family had declined, and it was very challenging to produce a Purple Mansion great cultivator, but the appearance of Golden Core Ancestor is an opportunity."
"It’s as though taking over Purple Sun Mountain, he feels indebted to the Lu Family; also, Golden Core Ancestor, to counter the demon race of the Hundred Thousand Mountains and some ancestors of the Dan Yang Sect, needs to cultivate and support lower-tier forces; finally, to balance the Purple Mansion cultivation immortality clans of the Two Commanderies, he plans to cultivate some forces."
"In this scenario, the Lu Family was chosen, which is the Lu Family’s luck, and also your fortune."
The Grand Elder spoke with a hint of joy.
For someone to use you, it proves you have value.
Having value means having the chance to rise, like a salted fish turning over.
If you have no value, you may remain a salted fish for life.
Often, choice is more important than effort.