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Phoenix Mountain originally had nearly ten thousand disciples, but after dispatching them in groups, only half remained.
Either they were inherently powerful, or they were specialists in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Beast Taming, talisman making, or they were young with immense potential.
Not only that, Phoenix Mountain had also successively downsized trades, lowered trade volume, closed doors to farm, transferring focus to the route of long-term development.
This series of actions, like a sudden storm, caught others by surprise and their period of adjustment had already ended. After all, it was just a Taoist sect and not a colossal entity like a nation, so transformation wasn't difficult.
Of course, it also brought along a fair share of troubles, with the most important being the resettlement of the dismissed personnel.
