Chapter 1426: A Gamble
As Mu Shuo listened to Sui Gujin's words, she felt a chill crawl up her scalp. She realized that Sui Gujin wasn't lying at all. It was true that both the Ten Desolate World and the Forbidden Wildlands had experienced tremendous growth and development.
Whether it was the top-tier clans and sects or the common folk at the bottom, everyone had reaped great benefits. Had they relied on themselves, they could never have gained all those benefits in a lifetime.
What about Ye Guan? Had he received the purest faith power from the Ten Desolate World, the Forbidden Wildlands, and the Other Shore? No!
Ye Guan had provided his tiny pagoda, offered countless Pure-grade Supreme Emperor Origin Essence Veins, and single-handedly supported the Ten Desolate World, the Forbidden Wildlands, and the Other Shore.
Yet in return, he received nothing close to what he had given. Even now, everyone was still prioritizing their interests. Some were still thinking about how they could extract more from Ye Guan.
"Going from rags to riches is easy to accept, but it is hard to accept going from riches to rags. Once they get used to the Academy Master's help, they'll hate him once he stops helping them. That's just human nature. Give a starving man a bowl of rice and he'll be grateful. Give him more and you become his enemy."
Mu Shuo's expression grew complex.
"Before things get to that point, you need to make a change. Like what I said earlier, do the so-called "ideological work" and keep promoting it. They must understand that they will have better days only if the Academy Master manages to build a brand-new Order.
"If the Academy Master fails, everything they own will vanish into thin air."
Sui Gujin looked at Mu Shuo and asked, "Who is the reason behind your survival and settlement in the Old Lands today?"
Mu Shuo's face was grave as she replied, "The Academy Master."