My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 472 - 425: Raising Gu and Poison

Chapter 472: Chapter 425: Raising Gu and Poison

The anger finally incensed the Scripture Pavilion’s Repository Guards, a nameless old master in the Crossing Tribulation stage who personally took action, arresting the current head teacher and gave him a savage lesson.

Laws were then established in the Inner Sect prohibiting the two Calculation Dao families from setting traps and fighting each other, with severe punishment for any discovered violations.

Thus, falling from grace, the Calculation Cultivator lineage nearly reached the brink of extinction without an Infant God, causing the Shi Family and Qin Family to cut all ties.

These were the basic facts Wang Zijia understood.

"Just as you understand, Junior Brother, our two families are forbidden to fight, but the struggle for Dao persists, only now it’s conducted internally within the clan."

"Unlike God Monarch Dao Child of other ordinary clans, like Senior Brother Bai’s Gu Family, where one’s status depends on innate talent, achievements, and possibly a bit of networking, the composite factors ultimately determine who will be the top person in the current generation."

"In our Shi Family, every around three hundred years, we hold a struggle for Dao. The new, old, and young generations of disciples participate together, using the entire clan as a chessboard, each branch clan as a basic game board. We lay our pieces across the whole clan to compete for Dao, ultimately competing for the God Monarch Dao Child of our generation."

"The entire clan came together to support them!"

"While the struggle originated from the dispute for the Dao, it also terminates with Dao, strictly forbidding any extension into personal grievances. Of course, disputes will inevitably lead to grudges, but at most it will end in petty hostility and the endeavor to trip each other up."

"We would never escalate to the degree Senior Brother thinks of needing to escape disaster!"

"Senior Brother, your misunderstanding must stem from the death of our Tenth Uncle, yes?"

When Shi Wanquan mentioned this, he paused for a moment before speaking. "In fact, the fate of Tenth Uncle does not blame others. Fifty years prior, the result of the struggle for Dao, in fact, was already resolved."

"But due to a sheer stroke of luck, Tenth Uncle obtained a god-sent Spiritual Object, which spurred his stubborn refusal to admit defeat."

"This led to Ninth Uncle, who forced him to accept a humble position in a third-grade cave dwelling, almost without any resources to mobilize, in an utterly destitute state."

"Ninth Uncle intended to compel Tenth Uncle to yield, and afterwards, he would mobilize the clan’s resources. Factoring in the patriarchs’ accumulated efforts over the years and Tenth Uncle’s own gains, their combined power barely sufficed to attempt a breakthrough."

"But, both Tenth Uncle and Ninth Uncle were excessively proud and obstinate, all wanting to be that number one!"

"Neither of the old patriarchs dared to intervene out of fear that Tenth Uncle would submit out of pressure but harbor resentment in his heart, leading to hidden troubles. It would be a disaster if both succeeded to become the Infant God."

"In the end, Tenth Uncle made a desperate move, but as you can see, the breakthrough failed, causing serious damage to his Dao."

"Even under such circumstances, he could still live out his remaining days in peace if he had been willing to admit defeat. But he was too stubborn."

"And the central principle of our Shi Family’s struggle for Dao is that each generation must come out with a clear victory or defeat. There must be a first one. For we are not only fighting for the Dao, but also for the Master!"

Upon elaborating, Shi Wanquan’s face bore profound meaning.

"The Master?" Wang Zijia asked in puzzlement.

Shi Wanquan nodded, saying, "That’s right, the Master. The Master of the family. Our family teems with cultivators, all are meticulous thinkers, many believe they have extraordinary ability, possess lofty aspirations, assuming they can calculate the hearts of everyone."

"It’s a good thing, but with too many opinions when something major arises."

"If we don’t want to repeat past tragedies, we absolutely must have someone who earns everybody’s respect and obedience in every generation, a person who can ultimately establish the right course. Not necessarily with absolute authority, but they must have the power to outperform the collective decision."

"If not, what if Tenth Uncle and Ninth Uncle both achieve the Infant God, and the two patriarchs follow in succession in feathering after a hundred years? Wouldn’t it lead to another split in the family?"

With his explanation, Wang Zijia had a clear understanding of the general situation of the Shi Family and realized the nature of this clan.

"Ninth Uncle achieving the Infant God was indeed the reason I immediately sent Xiao Fei out, but it wasn’t to escape danger. I didn’t want him to get involved in the next generation’s struggle for Dao."

"Ninth Uncle achieving the Infant God marked the conclusion of the previous generation’s struggle for Dao. In the next two or three hundred years, it is destined for our ’Wan’ generation, Xiao Fei’s ’Ren’ generation, and the ’Rui’ generation after that to participate in the struggle for Dao."

"Our ’Wan’ generation was probably pressured too much by Ninth Uncle and Tenth Uncle, so we aren’t very promising."

"The clan has high hopes for the ’Ren’ generation, and Xiao Fei and the disciple Ninth Uncle took on a few years ago are the ones garnering the most attention."

"But, as you know, Wang Junior Brother, Tenth Uncle doesn’t want Xiao Fei to participate. This was his last wish. Therefore, I thought of sending him away to not participate in the clan’s struggle for Dao."

Wang Zijia came to a sudden realization upon hearing this, now fully understanding the causes and consequences.

Gu Yuebai, who was sitting silently nearby, spoke up, "Actually, I sometimes really object to their Shi Family’s rules, forcing a huge family to differentiate between winners and losers. It’s so lacking in sentiments."

"But from the time of losing their Infant God status, teetering on the brink of extermination to the present day with three God Monarchs living under the same roof, it took them less than three thousand years. They are showing signs of soon returning to their peak."

"I can’t deny that each generation’s outstanding cultivators, who fight their way to the top, have more potential to achieve the status of Infant God than our clans’ god seeds designated through such integrated means."

Shi Wanquan sighed, looking towards Wang Zijia, "Now, do you understand why I said matters aren’t as you have perceived, Junior Brother Wang?"

Wang Zijia nodded his head, glancing at the young girl behind Gu Yuebai, then the young boy next to Shi Wanquan.

He observed them in silence for a while, and then finally turned to the boy, Shi Renfei, asking, "Do you wish to participate in the family’s struggle for Dao?"