Ordinary martial artists are strictly constrained and managed through the Martial Arts Association, receiving certain resources for cultivation, but their status remains that of high-level labor.

For example, Hee Zhongyang and Luo Jun are of this status.

However, the official attitude towards master-level martial artists is completely different. It is primarily based on mutually beneficial cooperation, and direct suppression is rarely encountered.

Even for martial arts families with master-level guardians, the official strategy is merely to support civilian martial artists as a means of targeting, rather than directly punishing martial arts families, unless they openly rebel.

After all, within the Martial Arts Association, the influence of martial arts families remains powerful and cannot be underestimated.

Upon reaching the grandmaster realm, even the government respects them, offering various welfare and benefits, aiming to bind them with interests.

Although Ye Qingzhou has not yet become a grandmaster, he possesses the potential to do so, hence the government would not treat him like watchdogs and labor, but rather seeks to bind him with interests.

This is why both Gu Minghui and Divine General Cyan Dragon are so amicable towards Ye Qingzhou, recognizing that they are backed by the forces of the Dongji Kingdom.

As for Martial Saints, upon reaching this realm, they act entirely according to their own will.

After all, you can't make an intelligent "nuclear bomb" obediently follow laws and abide by rules set by others.

Clearly, the talent shown by Ye Qingzhou has already surpassed that of Zhangg Xinwu back then.

With Zhangg Xinwu as a precedent, the government knows it is impossible to entirely control a martial dao genius like Ye Qingzhou.

"President, how should we approach Ye Qingzhou in the future?"

Bai Yuanhu pondered briefly, then said, "Provide all necessary benefits and give up other ideas, martial dao itself is hard to control, especially one with Ye Qingzhou's caliber. It's impossible to destroy what you can't obtain, right?"

If destruction was feasible, it would be fine, but failing to do so and creating someone even more extreme than Zhangg Xinwu would be akin to shooting oneself in the foot.

This was how the control faction was swept into the garbage heap of history, learning from their mistakes, the current Martial Arts Association cannot repeat the same errors.

After all, the existence of primordial qi continually cultivates new martial artists.

Unless all primordial qi is eliminated, martial dao geniuses cannot be entirely eradicated. Should we follow Western Pole Kingdom's early days and introduce a "martial artist act"?

That would only lead to ordinary people and martial artists being in furious opposition, serving no practical use.

Thus, the current state policy of the Dongji Kingdom seems stringent in managing martial artists, but in actual execution, it is quite lenient.

The core principle is for mutual harmony and jointly developing the Grotto Heaven Secret Realm, sharing the benefits within.

Finally, Bai Yuanhu specifically reminded Luo Jun: "The case regarding Hee Zhongyang ends here; the perpetrator is Ghost Sword Sorrow Duann Ming, understood?"

"Yes."

Luo Jun bowed his head.

"Now that Ye Qingzhou has joined the Celestial Secret Research Institute, it's evident he is still willing to cooperate with the government. Such a peerless genius shouldn't be treated with the standards used for watchdogs, otherwise, it would backfire."

Bai Yuanhu subtly hinted to Luo Jun not to trouble Ye Qingzhou.

Luo Jun sighed, "President, I know what to do."

Meanwhile, back in Linjiang City, Ye Qingzhou has been involved in various commendation activities for several days, first being welcomed enthusiastically at Linjiang First High School, where Principal Zhao Dezhu was smiling broadly, making the celebration more grandiose than a centennial anniversary.

Later, Ye Qingzhou accepted the city's invitation to dine with the mayor, being informed that he was selected as one of Linjiang's Top Ten Outstanding Youths of the year.

Various societal honors came flooding in.

The Linjiang Commerce Association even had its president personally invite Ye Qingzhou, hoping he would join them as a martial arts consultant, offering a monthly fee of ten thousand.

Do nothing and earn a million annually!

A successful martial artist has such societal influence.

Even without speaking, people are eager to shove wads of cash into their pockets.

Ye Qingzhou didn't rush to accept but first acknowledged Xu Yinquan's invitation to visit the Xu Family, seeking his opinion.

At the Xu Family mansion, Xu Yinquan personally received Ye Qingzhou.

"Uncle Xu, the Linjiang Commerce Association wants to invite me to become their member, should I accept?"

"My suggestion is to agree to it."

Xu Yinquan smiled and explained, "Most business people are very shrewd, you don't need to worry about being burdened by various mundane matters that could hamper your cultivation upon joining. They're not that foolish; the reason they're inviting you is due to your potential. They're hoping your cultivation level will be as high as possible, so they face fewer problems when conducting business externally."

Of course, the social order in the Dongji Kingdom is stable and harmonious, yet where there are people, there are entanglements, especially with the rise of the martial artist group, causing subtle shifts in traditional business order.

Now, some business disputes aren't settled through the courts, instead privately, people organize arena battles to settle them.

Whichever side wins, that side dictates terms.

It's better than letting business disputes escalate into bloody conflicts, which would be quite indecorous.

This is domestically, but many Dongji Kingdom commercial forces abroad operate much more freely.

They directly engage master, even grandmaster level martial artists, and sometimes an arena match can determine the ownership of billions or even tens of billions in profits.

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