Hearing Xu Feiniang ask about the price, Shi Feiyang did not immediately respond, instead saying that he needed to go back and think it over.

The reason for his hesitation was that the decision would affect numerous lives in the future.

Once he allowed the trade of souls in Mingyu Immortal Market, it could be determined that many lives would be killed in the future, their divine souls extracted and captured, brought here for sale, and then used for Sword Refining, Treasure Refining, and Demon Refinement.

This was something he did not want to see.

Yet even if he disagreed, many things could not be avoided.

Originally, the cultivators of the world were still in an "hunting society." Whenever they needed something, they would go out and look for it, collecting medicinal herbs from famous mountains and seas if needed, and someone like Li Jingxu would have to deduce the veins of the Five Elements and refine them himself.

Furthermore, all resources were naturally produced with limited output. Even an elder from the Emei Sect like the Drunken Daoist only had one Flying Sword to showcase, material resources for cultivation were scarce, and exchanges between them were limited to gifts and bartering, with no appearance of currency yet.

Money itself does not generate value, the main purpose of money is to integrate labor to create value.

Shi Feiyang's Outer Heaven Divine Mountain belongs to an "agricultural society," cultivating on a large scale, breeding, mining, and smelting, combining the efforts of a million citizens in large-scale production.

Countless members of the lowest class of the Demon Clan were organized, each individual's abilities were limited, but small contributions added up, accumulating like sand into towers, eventually nurturing treasure beads and various kinds of True Qi that even astonished Drunken Daoist and Xu Feiniang.

For Drunken Daoist to obtain a pearl, he would have to cultivate a thousand-year clam spirit and also manage at least a thousand Little Demons to collect daily essence water to nourish this clam spirit, taking over ten years to produce a bead, which for Drunken Daoist, was basically impossible to achieve given the excessive expenditure of effort and time, affecting his own cultivation and netting him little benefit.

Among the group of immortals, there were also those who engaged in agriculture and breeding. Originally, Zheng Dianxian wanted to use the Golden Spider Hanging Golden Ship method, preparing spider food in advance, clearing several acres to grow Seven Birds Immortal Fruit, but after the completion of the Golden Ship, he stopped planting.

The most famous was the Green Robe Ancestor, who in order to breed the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu extensively, planted vast fields of highly poisonous flowers in Bai Man Mountain.

However, these scales were very small and sufficed only for their own needs, and were not taken out for trade or sale.

It could be foreseen that with a large outflow of natural treasures from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, the Flying Swords and Magical Treasures in the hands of the Sword Immortals would increase, and the intensity of their duels would become increasingly fierce.

Then, people of the Evil Demon factions would have even more demand for souls and Primordial Spirits. Where there's demand, there will be a market; others can entirely trade elsewhere, even establishing a dedicated "Ghost Market" for trading souls.

Every advantage has its disadvantage; it's impossible to only take the benefits without any side effects.

The Three Emperors Dao only benefits "people" and is ruthless in killing different species and Demon Beasts, even going to the extent of trapping their Primordial Spirits in cauldrons for thousands of years without release.

Shi Feiyang, in following the Dao of the Three Emperors, had to go back to the source to redefine "people." According to the "Human Dao," regardless of the original form, all are considered "people", and those who cannot follow the "Human Dao," even if they are originally human, are considered part of what Mengzi calls "the ranks of beasts," and it's permissible to kill them without concerning oneself with ignorant acts of kindness.

In the past, it was humans who developed intelligence, observed the Dao of Heaven, held to the actions of Heaven, and became recognized as "people." If dragons, horses, and turtles also observe and hold to the Dao of Heaven, they too follow the "Human Dao."

Moreover, the Dao of the Three Emperors isn't exclusively about being kind and doing good deeds; the energy of killing within it is also intensely strong.

In ancient times, exterminations occurred frequently, and even the victors would behead and cook their captives for sacrificial offerings to heaven and ancestors, or at the very least, reduce them to slaves.

To establish conscience for heaven and earth, classify life for the citizens, sustain the study of past saints, and inaugurate everlasting peace – these are the virtues of the Dao of the Three Emperors, not merely helping old ladies cross the street and performing good deeds.

Subsequent generations misunderstand and self-castrate as if merely advocating "benevolence, righteousness, and moral conduct" could make foreign tribes submit and millions admire...

In reality, everyone who follows the Dao of the Three Emperors benefits, whereas the "non-people," the ranks of beasts, can be treated as fish and meat!

Shi Feiyang weighed repeatedly, if souls cannot be traded, could bodies be traded instead? If bodies cannot be traded, birds, beasts, insects, and fish cannot be traded either. If all biological products cannot enter the market, then everyone would have to become vegetarians.

He finally made a decision: trading divine souls could occur in Mingyu Immortal Market, but only those of "non-people."

Firstly, ordinary people's Life Souls, especially those from Central Earth who receive education and follow the Human Dao, are not allowed. There are exceptions in the form of some "beasts" which are hard to judge. Since the Immortal Market is not a government institution and doesn't make judicial decisions, the policy must be simple: no mortal Life Souls are allowed in the Immortal Market at all, and Magic Artifacts crafted from mortal Life Souls are also prohibited. If any appear, they will be immediately confiscated, the holder expelled from Tianjin, and if resisted, executed on the spot with their Primordial Spirit extracted and auctioned at the Soul Market.

Secondly, trading the Primordial Spirits of citizens of Yu Country is not allowed.

Shi Feiyang had long established standards for humans and demons. Anyone who follows the Dao of the Three Emperors and acts according to the "Human Dao," regardless of their original form, is considered a citizen of Yu Country and is issued a citizenship gold medal, some wear it around their necks, some sew it on their hats, some mount it in jade and wear it around their waist.

Citizens of Yu Country who receive Shi Feiyang's teachings, and all who are recognized as citizens also following the "Human Dao," regardless of their original form, must not be arbitrarily killed, otherwise they will face a hundredfold retaliation. Even if they commit offenses, they should be adjudged and punished by the relevant government departments of Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

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