Lingzhang

Chapter 765 Rising Prices
"It's laughable."

"Previously, the Wang family of Xiguan had repeatedly tolerated this, but on the day of the bloody battle, they were forced by the gazes of the various noble families to step forward and compete with Fellow Daoist Jiang, saying things that left them no way out."

"Once again, we were forced to hand over the scattered resource stars of various star domains, and some of our clansmen and descendants, as well as the commoner geniuses and cultivators who were attached to or signed contracts with us, were killed to vent our anger."

"Having paid such a high price, the Wang family of Xiguan is now looked down upon even more by the conservative aristocratic families."

"Wait until you piss them off."

"Hey! The bloody battle of infighting among the powerful families has truly begun, and the head of the Xiguan Wang family has now become a guest of honor for those stubborn and powerful families!"

"The Snake Pot King of the Mengjiangwei family in Bazhou perished half a day ago."

"It's quite remarkable that the Serpent Pot King is considered one of the top-ranked Outer Realm Venerable Kings in the entire Dao Alliance, belonging to both the Spirit Control and Artifact Sects."

"His lineage of the Serpent Pot combines the essence of both the Spirit Control and Artifact Weaponry schools!"

"The path of cultivation relies heavily on talent."

"When the mantle was passed down to the current Snake Pot King, there was already a lack of successors, and he did not leave any mantle for him."

"This death..."

"Hey! Who knows how many years the lineage of the Serpent Pot will be tarnished because of this."

"Now, I'm afraid the Wei family won't let this go easily either!"

"But the more this is the case, the more stubborn powerful families sent visiting cards to the head of the Xiguan Wang family when I first arrived."

The one who spoke these words to Yue Hanzhang was Liu Jingqiu, who had just arrived from Yanzhou.

His tone was full of schadenfreude.

But there was also a sense of relief, and a touch of bewilderment and感慨.

It turns out that after Yue Hanzhang and Beihai Tiandu lineage stood together, looking back, the stubborn aristocratic families that once suppressed the Dao Alliance headquarters were actually all like this.

In response to Liu Jingqiu's感慨 (sentiments/reflections), Yue Hanzhang's expression appeared much calmer and more indifferent.

"Think about how they drove the Wu'an Su family in Yanzhou to the brink of despair, forcing the Su family head to surrender to the Dao Alliance headquarters."

"Look at them now, how they have driven the Xiguan Wang family to the brink of despair, forcing the Xiguan Wang family, who were originally determined to lie low, to launch a counterattack from the brink of despair."

"This is their usual practice."

"They are driven by self-interest, and often they have even become slaves to self-interest without realizing it."

"They are blinded by petty gains and forget the greater good."

"The current situation is nothing more than dogs fighting each other, nothing surprising."

talking.

Yue Hanzhang flipped his hand and took out a Sumeru jade box, handed it to Liu Jingqiu, and continued speaking.

"Speaking of Patriarch Su, I've seen the top-tier cultivation paths he offered to Lingdu Dao Academy, and they're quite good."

"In addition, he also compiled a list of all the assets of the former Wu'an Taoist Academy and handed it over to Gu Qinghan, the logistics manager of the Tiandu Taoist Academy."

“I have seen the list.”

"Following the unique resources of Yanzhou listed in the directory, I've selected this section—"

"The seventeen universally inherited top-tier Daoist paths are classified into the lineage of the Lingdu Daoist Academy, but they are also a supplement to my cooperation with the Department of Education on universal Daoist paths."

"In addition, there are six secret top-level cultivation paths, four of which will use some resources that are unique to Yanzhou in reality."

"While the Dao Alliance's Patrol Division is stationed in Yanzhou in the north, it must be careful to protect and guard these resource points."

"With these, it should be enough to support the Lingdu Dao Academy's accumulation of Daoist knowledge and skills."

Hear the words.

Liu Jingqiu held the jade box.

His gaze toward Yue Hanzhang was met with a rapid, inward contraction of his pupils.

Leaving aside the extremely subtle distinctions between universal and esoteric teachings.

These are the twenty-three top-tier cultivation paths!
Twenty-three top-tier cultivation paths, enough to drive any aristocratic family as mad as the Xiguan Wang family is now!
The fact that they could produce so many top-tier cultivation methods at once is already quite astonishing.

Not to mention.

According to Yue Hanzhang's words, these top-tier cultivation paths were "selected" by him based on the list of resources and foundations provided by the Su family head!

Just how many treasures does Yue Hanzhang possess to be able to "select" thirty-two top-tier cultivation methods?
Four of them are even suspected of being tailor-made for this purpose!
At this moment, Liu Jingqiu's eyes revealed shock, madness, and even greed.

They all looked exactly like the Sang family head when he saw the Dao Hai Spiritual Objects for sale back then.

It also closely resembles Yue Hanzhang's own occasional "outbursts" of greedy desire for everything on the path of cultivation.

Liu Jingqiu's knuckles, which were gripping the Sumeru jade box, had turned somewhat white.

But after taking a few deep breaths, he spoke in a calm tone.

"Elder Yue, rest assured, I will definitely bring these back to Lingdu Dao Academy safely!"

"Moreover, with the full cooperation of the Wu'an Su family, the adjustments of the various saint realms in Yanzhou, whether in the present world or in the star sea, have been very smooth and highly efficient, much faster than rebuilding the Jade Capital Academy from scratch!"

"Furthermore, because of Elder Yue and Fellow Daoist Jiang's past efforts to aid Yanbei, fight the demon race, and restore Yanzhou's borders, the common people, geniuses, and prodigies of Yanzhou are very accepting of the reorganization of Lingdu Dao Academy!"

"This year's semester has only just begun, and the teachings Elder Yue imparted can certainly be passed down among this year's students!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang nodded quietly.

"With this level of efficiency, I am already quite satisfied."

In fact, even without Liu Jingqiu's explanation, Yue Hanzhang could clearly feel the extremely high efficiency of the Lingdu Taoist Academy's reorganization.

He made a clear perception from the source of activating spirituality.

With the opening of the two major academies, Yue Hanzhang's spirituality, anchored in the present world, suddenly soared to a level never before seen.

Part of it was a complete set of Xingliu Medical Pharmacy, part came from the now-rebuilt Tiandu Taoist Temple, and part came from the Yudu Taoist Temple in Jinzhou.

Among these, the revitalizing spirituality brought by medical remedies and that of Tiandu Taoist Academy is comparable. However, that of Tiandu Taoist Academy is slightly inferior.

After all, Yue Hanzhang didn't really have much of a foundation in Jinzhou, and the fact that everything was progressing smoothly was already a good thing.

If this aspect of spiritual activation is to be further enhanced, it may require gradual and subtle influence over time.

The situation in Yanzhou was quite the opposite.

There wasn't even a physical Lingdu Dao Academy yet; it was merely a matter of the Su family head declaring everything verbally and finalizing everything in the form of legal principles. Even the so-called Lingdu Dao Academy itself only existed in the mouths of the cultivators.

The vibrant spirituality originating from Yanzhou has already flocked to Yue Hanzhang.

After that, with each step of the restructuring process, in which the Lingdu Taoist Academy was nominally established, carried out with the full cooperation of the Su family head, the spiritual energy that Yue Hanzhang used to activate it would suddenly increase dramatically.

When it was only halfway through, the amount of this spiritual energy had already surpassed that of the Jade Capital Taoist Temple in Jinzhou.

Even now, the academy has only been completely reorganized, and the top-tier cultivation paths it selected have not yet been passed down.

This vibrant spirituality has even rivaled that of the Tiandu Taoist Academy, its very origin.

This is normal.

Yanzhou is a populous prefecture. It is true that the Su family of Wu'an is gradually weakening, but every year the geniuses and prodigies gathered by the Wu'an Dao Academy from the prefecture are always among the top in the Dao Alliance.

The Tiandu Taoist Academy is currently only in the process of being rebuilt.

The former territory of the Beiting Protectorate, which was once ravaged by the demon race, also needs more time for its population to recover and thrive.

The stories of blood and fire that unfolded in the past, the fierce battles fought in the land of Yanbei, still resonate with Yue Hanzhang to this day.

Behind this profound and vibrant spirituality lies the aspiration of the people!
This also made Yue Hanzhang realize from the bottom of his heart.

With the establishment of Lingdu Dao Academy, he once again possessed an impregnable base of support!
Even after the path of teachings continues.

This surge of spiritual energy will become even more powerful.

Think so.

Yue Hanzhang then looked at Liu Jingqiu.

"However... I have a favor to ask."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jingqiu smiled warmly, her eyes even brightening slightly.

If someone makes an unreasonable request, Liu Jingqiu sees it as a lack of tact.

If it were Yue Hanzhang who said this, Liu Jingqiu would only hope that he would make more unreasonable requests!

"Elder Yue, please speak freely!"

Yue Hanzhang then slowly said, "The matter is related to Lingxiu. Even I misjudged the progress of the reorganization of Lingdu Dao Academy. Therefore, before, with Fellow Daoist Liu taking care of the shaping of Lingdu Sacred Realm, Jiang Lingxiu re-engaged in the battle of the ancient battlefield."

"This battle is different from the previous ones."

"The bloody battle that happened before greatly boosted the morale of all the cultivators of the Beihai Tiandu lineage. Right now, they are in a state of mental clarity. The longer they are tempered in blood and fire, the greater their gains will be."

"It's not good to interrupt rashly!"

"Moreover, with the Wang family of Xiguan going mad and the bloody infighting among the die-hards starting, their strength invested in the ancient battlefield has diminished. This part is just right for the various repairs of the Beihai Tiandu lineage, which is gradually making great strides in their spiritual enlightenment."

"The battle lines are already fixed and cannot be moved lightly."

"If the matters concerning Lingdu Dao Academy are settled, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Liu to stay in Yanzhou and take charge of Lingdu Sacred Realm for a while longer."

"I owe you a debt of gratitude for this matter."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jingqiu smiled and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Elder Yue, you're being too kind!"

"It was nothing more than a small favor, something I should do!"

"Moreover, the aftermath of a bloody battle caused a violent upheaval of infighting among the stubborn aristocratic families, but for the fellow Daoists of the Beihai Tiandu lineage, it was a state of enlightenment and opportunity."

"With the tempering of this bloody battle alone, almost everyone except Dean Shang has advanced to the first level of the Outer Realm!"

"At such a great time, I, Liu, would love to stay in Lingdu Sacred Realm for as long as possible."

"Because this means that Fellow Daoist Jiang can achieve even greater improvement!"

"but……"

"Since we've come this far, Elder Yue, all the fellow Daoists of your esteemed academy have achieved something, stepping into the third level of the Outer Realm. With their monstrous talents, they have drawn their battle power to penetrate a realm. They are either right before our eyes or not far ahead."

"This is the perfect time for them to grow and flourish."

"Only Jinzhou and Yanzhou... isn't that a bit too few?"

really.

When it comes to being eager for quick success and instant benefits, the Dao Alliance headquarters is undoubtedly number one.

These words warmed Yue Hanzhang's heart.

He was not only renowned in Yanzhou!

Let's leave aside the nearby Qizhou and Wuzhou for now.

Yue Hanzhang's rise to fame in the past, along with his plans to drastically alter the script of his previous life and venture into the film and television industry, have laid a solid foundation of reputation for him in the southern states.

Even if the reputation of any state in the South cannot compare to that of Yan State, it will certainly be stronger than that of Jin State, which has no foundation.

and.

Yue Hanzhang's goal was never to cause trouble only in the northern prefectures.

The South is the true stronghold of the die-hard aristocratic families!

It is the most vulnerable and strategically important heartland of the entire Dao Alliance, a land of plenty!

"No rush, the infighting among the aristocratic families is still raging. Let's wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)