Puzhi clapped his hands, stood up, and said, "I once heard many stories about the Outer Seas from my grandmaster, as well as some historical truths about the Primordial and Ancient Eras. Among the historical truths discovered by the Blue Dyeing the World martial group back then, there was a philosophical debate from the Primordial Era that I found very reasonable: 'Discard sagehood and abandon wisdom, and the great thieves will cease.' Injustice in this world mostly arises from inequalities in power, wealth, and strength. If no one practiced martial arts, then everyone would be an Ordinary Person, and a single piece of legislation could bind everyone. I would then treat everyone equally, reining in those with power and wealth. In this way, true fairness would emerge. That is my greatest reliance. Of course, it will take a century or even longer. And why do I say that you bring the turning point? Because those great clans and noble families are precisely the ones who can become the first to abandon martial arts, or at least diminish their mastery of it. Afterward, as my authority extends across the entire East Blue Sea, I will step by step reduce the martial arts levels of those clans and noble families—such as confiscating martial arts manuals and nationalizing them. Then, schools will also stop teaching martial arts. A hundred years—no, let's make it two hundred years—there will eventually come a day when everyone across the entire East Blue Sea is truly equal."
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Chapter 93