In any society, resources will ultimately concentrate in the hands of a few. The difference lies in the category and proportion of these few.
This is even more true in the cultivation realm where resources reign supreme.
Among the Eight Great Families of the Desert, none wish to rule the Desert more than the others, aiming to monopolize resources and thereby strengthen their family more greatly.
The apparent peace maintained over the years is merely due to mutual checks and balances, with everyone on guard and no single family possessing the strength to face seven others alone.
Currently, the Zheng Family, with four Foundation Establishments, is the strongest. However, the resources within the family are strained to support four Foundation Establishment cultivators, forcing them to release pressure outward.
