Liang Sheng was looking from the outside in at the chess game, clearly understanding the situation in the Market. The tricks and strategies of the Three Sects and Six Orders were remarkable; it was practically a reincarnation of the Great Qing silver plan from the past life.
They have to push someone into a situation of despair and then offer them a glimmering hope. How else would they get these Loose Cultivators to work relentlessly for them and gain Cultivation Resources?
Given Liang Sheng's cultivation level, he even caught snippets of private discussions amongst the Three Sects and Six Orders. They felt quite helpless about Pei Shiping's Foundation Establishment breakthrough.
Pei Shiping was an uncontrollable factor in their calculated plan, but this wasn't a big issue for them. They were simply astonished.