Chapter 34 Distribution of Profits
After Gu Dao's actions, he became the strongest person in the arena. Who would dare to compete with him, and who would dare to argue with him? Isn't it obvious that the ancient clan intends to take the lion's share of the spoils?
Thinking of this, everyone felt extremely resentful, but resentment was useless. It was too late to say anything now. Their race was not like the ancient race. Seven-star and eight-star Dou Sheng were already the clan leaders. Seven-star Dou Sheng would not easily take action. How could the clan make them take action for such a trivial matter?
Even worse, there are the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan, the two weakest of the eight ancient clans. Six-star Dou Sheng are already their clan leaders. This time, the two clans only sent two elders who were at the early stage of four-star Dou Sheng, and they were the lowest in cultivation among them.
Since it's about the distribution of benefits, there will inevitably be competition and disputes. Originally, the clan leaders wanted to send elders of similar strength, and then let them distribute the benefits based on their abilities. This way, the benefits could be distributed fairly and justly, and secondly, it would not damage the harmony and avoid causing some unnecessary misunderstandings.
However, no one expected Gu Yuan to be so ruthless, actually sending Gu Dao directly. Now, he alone can defeat the elders of the other clans in the arena, making the distribution of benefits meaningless.
Of course, even knowing that Gu Dao would lead a team to seize the Xiao Clan's wealth, other races wouldn't send elders with even greater strength, as this was already their limit. Since it's about distributing profits, couldn't a three-star or four-star Dou Sheng be acceptable? Therefore, many other factors are involved, including demonstrating the strength of their respective races—a common practice known as "flexing their muscles!"
Therefore, the elders they have dispatched are the most powerful ones within their reach. Of course, even if they cannot dispatch powerful elders, they would never come in person, because even if they ultimately obtain substantial benefits, it would be a very shameful thing—it was something they, as the patriarch of an ancient race, had snatched from the hands of a group of elders!
Without a doubt and without any objections from others, the Ancient Clan took four-tenths of the profits in this distribution, the Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, and Medicine Clan each took 15%, and the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan together took 15%.
As for the decrease in the Xiao Clan's wealth, these clan elders didn't give it much thought. They knew how terrifying the war that broke out in the Xiao Clan's Xiao Realm was. The entire Xiao Realm was affected, not to mention these losses. Some damage was inevitable, and it was precisely because of this that the Xiao Clan's biggest secret was completely buried.
As for those cultivation techniques and fighting skills, although Xiao Feng did not take them with him, many were destroyed in the battle. Many techniques and fighting skills were reduced to a part and could not be cultivated, and some were even completely destroyed. Therefore, the wealth of the Xiao Clan was not as much as the other clans had imagined.
Even so, the gains of these races are still very substantial. If they can fully digest all of these gains, the overall strength of their races will surely experience a qualitative leap.
In just a few days, the wealth accumulated by the Xiao clan over tens of thousands of years was completely divided up by the various clans. The elders of the clans quickly returned to their respective clans with their spoils, and the Xiao Realm once again fell into silence and desolation. It is likely that it will not be long before this place is completely annihilated and disappears from this world.
After the elders returned to their clan, they reported all the events, big and small, that had happened in the Xiao clan to the clan leader. In particular, they embellished the story about the ancient clan in order to quell their anger.
After listening, the clan leaders all had a surprisingly consistent opinion: they believed that the appearance of the ancient path did not only mean that the ancient clan wanted to get the best share in this distribution of benefits.
Indeed, the wealth accumulated by the Xiao clan over the past ten thousand years is enough to make anyone envious. However, they believe that this is not the key point. If Gu Yuan really wants more benefits, why not just show himself? Even if showing himself would be beneath him, he can simply order Gu Dao to take all of the Xiao clan's wealth for himself.
After all, given Gu Dao's strength, even if he did that, it wouldn't matter. The elders of the other clans were no match for him, so he could still bring all the wealth of the Xiao clan back to the Gu clan. However, Gu Yuan did not do that. While sending Gu Dao out, he did not gain too much benefit, but kept his own gains within a reasonable range.
It's important to understand that even if the ancient clan only sends an elder at the one-star Dou Sheng realm, the clan will still receive the same amount of benefits, only fewer in terms of potential gains. This is because while the distribution of these benefits appears to be negotiated, there are actually established rules in secret.
The stronger one is, the more benefits they gain; the weaker one is, the less benefits they gain. This is an inviolable rule. Otherwise, like the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan, even if their clan leader personally intervened and could obtain all the benefits, they wouldn't dare to claim them. Why? Because their strength is too weak, far inferior to the other clans.
Once acquired, it would be akin to a toddler parading through the streets with a gold nugget, attracting attention and offending other races, not to mention the resulting hatred, and possibly even leading to the extinction of one's own race.
Among these ancient races, the Ancient Race was the strongest, and therefore it reaped the most benefits. The Thunder Race, Flame Race, and Medicine Race followed, and finally the Stone Race and Spirit Race. The distribution of benefits was exactly as described.
"It seems Gu Yuan not only wants more benefits, but also wants to intimidate us and make us understand our own position!" The clan leaders all thought in unison. Clearly, they had seen through Gu Yuan's intentions.
Now that the Xiao Clan has perished and the Soul Clan has suffered countless losses, only the Ancient Clan still maintains its strength.
Apart from the Ancient Clan, none of the other clans have ever had a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and their overall strength is far inferior. This has given Gu Yuan some ideas.
Under such circumstances, the Ancient Clan is undoubtedly the strongest.
That's why he did this to intimidate the other clans, to let them know his identity and status, and to confirm that the Ancient Clan is the leader of the eight ancient clans.
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