“Twelve years old, a level fifty Quasi Spirit King!”
Long Aoyu clenched his fists, felt the surging power within his body, and smiled with a grin.
“It’s time to go out and see how the Sect Master and the Elders have discussed it.
How the Body Sect should conduct itself in this era is indeed a problem…” Long Aoyu stood up and walked out of the cultivation room.
…
In the main hall’s council chamber, Du Busi and the ten Elders were all present.
Spread across the table were a dozen hand-drawn maps, marking the locations of cities in the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire, the distribution of Spirit Hall branch halls, and the mountain gate locations of the major Sects.
Except for the reclusive Clear Sky Sect, most of the famous forces they had managed to investigate were marked on these maps.
Of course, in just three days, the intelligence they had obtained was limited, and the maps were relatively brief.
With his hands behind his back, Du Busi stood by the table, his gaze slowly sweeping across the maps.
Just as he was about to speak, footsteps came from outside the door.
The voice of the guard outside rang out, “Sect Master, the Young Sect Master has arrived.”
The door of the council chamber was pushed open, and Long Aoyu stepped inside.
The gazes of the ten Elders fell squarely on him, and then Jin Peng was the first to raise an eyebrow, looking him up and down twice.
“You’ve broken through?”
“Mhm, I’m at level fifty.”
The council chamber fell silent for half a second.
Elder Wei spoke first, “A twelve-year-old Spirit King…
When I was twelve, I seemed to be only a Spirit Grandmaster.”
Jin Peng retorted, “That’s because you were trash.”
Elder Wei glared at him.
“You aren’t much better either.
Weren’t you just a Spirit Elder?”
Elder Zhao leisurely chimed in, “Alright, alright.
In front of a freak like Xiaoyu, the cultivation speed of us old guys isn’t worth mentioning.”
Ignoring their bickering, Du Busi stepped down from the main seat, walked around Long Aoyu twice, and then raised his hand to slap him on the back of the head, the force much lighter than usual.
“Not bad.”
Du Busi smacked his lips.
“Even fiercer than your brother was back then.”
Long Aoyu rubbed the back of his head and smiled.
“Sect Master flatters me.”
“Cut the crap.”
Du Busi pulled him over to the table.
“Come here.
You can just take a look at this intelligence.”
Long Aoyu looked down.
A dozen hand-drawn maps and a thick stack of paper records were flipped through one by one.
The intelligence on the major forces was similar to what he remembered, although some details naturally differed because this was the Douluo Continent of ten thousand years ago.
Long Aoyu put down the intelligence and looked up at the expressions of the ten Elders.
Completely different from the solemnity three days ago, everyone’s face now carried confidence.
Jin Peng crossed his legs, Elder Wei leisurely drank tea, and Elder Zhao was using a pen to mark something on the map.
Du Busi noticed his observation and smiled.
“Once you know the details, you won’t panic.
Spirit Hall is indeed strong, but apart from Spirit Hall…”
Elder Wei took over.
“The Upper Three Sects combined aren’t enough for us to beat.”
“With eleven Titled Douluos of our Body Sect standing here, who on the entire continent dares to bare their teeth at the Body Sect besides Spirit Hall?”
Du Busi raised his hand to press down, the corners of his mouth curling up.
“Alright, as long as you have a clear idea in mind.
Now let’s talk about the next steps.
Old Wei, tell us about the plan.”
Elder Wei put down his teacup, walked to the table, and pointed at the location of Wulan City.
“Step one, sell the Body Cleansing Pill.
I will step forward and present three bottles to Spirit Hall in the name of the Body Sect.”
“There are almost no medicinal pills circulating in this era.
Once three bottles of Body Cleansing Pills are sent out, Spirit Hall isn’t stupid.
They will definitely pursue the source.”
“Step two, wait.”
Elder Zhao chimed in, “After giving the gift, there’s no need to rush.
With Spirit Hall’s influence and style, upon receiving such a rare item, they will definitely send someone to investigate.
We’ll just find a casual hotel in Wulan City and wait for them to come knocking.”
Du Busi took over the topic.
“We’ll talk once Spirit Hall sends people.
We’ll exchange pills for some resources, and ideally, have Spirit Hall help find people who possess the Body Martial Soul.”
Speaking to the end, a flash of anticipation and gentleness flickered in Du Busi’s eyes.
For the Body Sect, every single owner of a Body Martial Soul, as long as they were not Evil Spirit Masters, was family!
Jin Peng nodded.
“The medicinal herbs are ready-made.
The Sect’s medicine garden has enough stock for half a year.
Once we figure out the herbs available in this era, we can continue refining them.
We aren’t lacking in alchemy skills either.
Several disciples in the Sect specifically study this…”
Long Aoyu listened from beginning to end.
There was no problem with the plan, but it missed a very important thing.
Long Aoyu pondered for a moment and spoke, “Sect Master, Elders, I have an idea.”
Du Busi looked at him.
“Speak.”
“Since this era only has a few storage-type Spirit Tools, most of which are inherited from ancient ruins, and there is no mature Spirit Tool manufacturing industry, let alone widespread production of combat-type Spirit Tools…” Long Aoyu paused slightly.
“I suggest the Sect open up research and manufacturing of Spirit Tools.”
“Xiaoyu.”
Elder Zhao frowned.
“Our Body Sect has always never touched Spirit Tools.
We rely on fists and flesh.
What use are those lumps of iron?”
Long Aoyu shook his head and explained, “We didn’t touch Spirit Tools before because in our era, the Sun Moon Empire developed far ahead in Spirit Tool technology, and we started too late to catch up.
But it’s different now.
Times have changed!
In this era, although Spirit Tools already exist, their development is still extremely primitive compared with the future, and almost no one understands advanced Spirit Tool manufacturing.”
“If we can manufacture Spirit Tools, even if they are just the most basic offensive and defensive types, they will sell extremely well, and this is a monopoly!”
Long Aoyu paused and intensified his tone.
“If the Sect can manufacture Spirit Tools in batches, our bargaining chips with Spirit Hall won’t just be pills, but a monopoly on Spirit Tool supplies across the entire continent.
In this way, we can take the initiative in the negotiations!”
Jin Peng’s expression became thoughtful.
Elder Wei and Elder Zhao looked at each other, neither rushing to refute him.
The council chamber was quiet for a dozen breaths.
“It makes sense!”
Du Busi’s fingers tapped on the armrest, nodding in approval.
“Xiaoyu, what you said makes sense.
But there is a problem.
Who will do it?”
“Up and down the Body Sect, not a single person understands Spirit Tool manufacturing.”
The corners of Long Aoyu’s mouth curved slightly.
“I will.”
“Give me a month.
I’ll lead a few dexterous disciples to try and make a batch.
If we make them, the Sect gains another path.
If we can’t, there’s no loss.”
Du Busi nodded.
“Alright, go to the treasury for materials, and pick your own manpower.
A month from now, I want to see results.”
“If it doesn’t work, you will go honestly cultivate and stop messing with these things, understand?”
“Understood!”
Long Aoyu agreed with a smile.
As soon as his voice fell, a ding sounded in Long Aoyu’s mind.
[Special Task Released: Within one month, the Sect must manufacture one hundred Spirit Tools, of which combat-type Spirit Tools must not be less than fifty.]
[Task Reward: High-grade Spirit Tool × 3, Sect Contribution Points × 5000.]
Long Aoyu’s heart skipped a beat.
One hundred pieces in a month, this was no small number!
“Sect Master, Elders, I’ll head to the treasury first.”
Long Aoyu turned and walked out, while saying in his heart, “System, open the Sect Shop, Spirit Tool blueprint category.”
[Sect Shop opened, Spirit Tool blueprint category]
A pale golden light screen instantly unfolded before Long Aoyu’s eyes.
There were too many!
The sheer number of blueprints made Long Aoyu’s eyes spin.
From level one to level thirteen, from the most basic Spirit Tool lighting devices to fixed-installation Spirit Tool cannons, they were dazzling, filling his entire field of vision.
Next to each blueprint were marked the level, description, required materials, and exchange price.