Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 532: Spirit Furnace! Soul Tax! Tax Shelter!
Guardian Lu escorted Jiang Lin and his men to the territory of Canaan Academy before leaving quietly.

As soon as the Heron Guardian left, Hu Qian and Elder Yan, who were traveling with Jiang Lin, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Elder Spirit Craftsman, why do we have to cooperate with the Soul Palace?"

The other accompanying personnel also looked at Jiang Lin, waiting for his answer.

In the eyes of the Canaan Academy group, they can completely fulfill the agreement reached with the Black Emperor Sect on their own.

Although no one knew the exact reason why the Black Emperor Sect became the first force in the Black Horn Region besides Canaan Academy to possess the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array, Canaan Academy found that they and others were not at a disadvantage. Why?
Because a few months ago, when Elder Yan was cleaning the library of the Refining Academy, he accidentally discovered a book of 'ancient refining blueprints' - "Spirit Furnace and Spirit Stone".
Although Elder Yan was filled with doubts—he had been at Canaan Academy for decades and had no idea the library possessed such "ancient refining blueprints"—he remained fascinated by the idea, and with his soul having almost recovered, he began to refine the spirit furnace according to the systematic refining process outlined in the "ancient refining blueprints."
Perhaps it was Elder Yan's continued sharpness, or perhaps the data provided in the 'Ancient Refining Blueprints' was too comprehensive, but Elder Yan only needed a month to successfully refine the Spirit Furnace and Spirit Stones. And perhaps it was because he was a late bloomer, but Elder Yan also achieved a breakthrough and directly refined a fifth-tier Spirit Furnace.
After testing the effect of the spirit furnace, Elder Yan began to refine spirit furnaces for Canaan Academy day and night. Fortunately, this non-combat fighting spirit does not require high soul power, and Elder Yan has obtained a new spirit forging method. Elder Yan can produce a fifth-level spirit furnace for the teachers and elders of Canaan Academy almost every week. If it is a low-level spirit furnace that does not require spirit forging, he can even refine three or four in a day.
At the same time, Elder Yan also taught the new students of the Refining Academy the techniques of refining low-level spirit furnaces and spirit stones, so that they could also refine
Even Jiang Lin was a little surprised by Elder Yan's fanatical love for the spirit furnace when he heard the news.
Jiang Lin originally didn't want the identity of a Spirit Craftsman to be equated with that of a young Lin, so he gave the Spirit Furnace blueprint to Elder Yan, allowing Canaan Academy to take the "prestige" and then Jiang Lin would come to Kuku to increase production capacity.
As a result, before Jiang Lin even noticed, Canaan Academy had already begun to increase its production capacity.
Later, when Jiang Lin inquired, he learned that Elder Yan thought that this spirit furnace could become the special fighting weapon of Canaan Academy. He assigned tasks to the cattle and horses in the outer courtyard. For example, if they handed over a certain number of spirit stones, they would be able to enter the inner courtyard for training.

Well, how should I put it? Jiang Lin thinks Elder Yan is a promising talent.
"You know what it means when a tree grows tall, it attracts the wind?" Outside Canaan Academy, Jiang Lin looked at Hu Qian, Elder Yan, and the others behind him and patiently explained, "When the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array is inside Canaan Academy, we can hide many things. But once it's exposed to the public, the 'Soul Tax' imposed by the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array will eventually be discovered, especially by the Soul Palace. If we don't cooperate with the Soul Palace, then Canaan Academy will inevitably become their target of destruction. If they can't obtain it, then they'll destroy it. It's perfectly natural."

After discovering that Elder Yan was also a promising talent, Jiang Lin gradually confronted the Canaan College leadership about the soul tax.

If one wants to accomplish great things, a person's energy is always limited. Jiang Lin cannot do everything by himself. He has to build the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array by himself, collect resources by himself, and even collect rent by himself. Not to mention the Douqi Continent, Jiang Lin feels that he is completely unable to take care of the Black Horn Region alone.

As for Jiang Lin's soul tax, the Canaan Academy's top management expressed their high approval, which was extremely rare, after realizing that it had no other side effects.
In particular, after Jiang Lin revealed the design of the 'tax haven', the top management of Canaan Academy directly called Jiang Lin a business genius who was buried by his equipment refining skills!
What is a tax haven? As Jiang Lin's skills in the Nine-One Gathering Array mature and his research into the Soul Secrets deepens, he can create an additional area within the Nine-One Gathering Array where the Soul Tax will no longer be collected. This allows for a seamless improvement in cultivation, perfect for talented Dou Qi cultivators!

The current cultivation logic of the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array is extremely hostile to geniuses. Why? Because they naturally cultivate quickly, the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array's impact on their growth is minimal compared to the side effects. However, the Soul Tax imposed by the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array can affect the advancement of a genius cultivator's Soul Realm. For ordinary people, since most will never reach Dou Wang in their lifetime, their Soul Realm isn't a concern, and a slightly higher or lower one won't have much of an impact.

And now, Jiang Lin’s amazing tax haven design made the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array, a slightly flawed array matrix, suddenly become perfect!
Furthermore, you can't just enter the tax haven whenever you want; you have to spend money, spirit stones, and resources to enter! In short, the soul tax you avoided must be compensated in other forms!

Jiang Lin had only initially proposed such a shocking design, but it already shocked the Canaan executives!
They exclaimed that this child was terrifyingly powerful, and if allowed to grow, he would surely become the trusted confidant and great sun of Canaan Academy! However, the man with his back to everyone roared, "Wait! The soul tax is nothing! It's an imperceptible consumption tax. We'll be the benevolent and stern magistrate! We'll also collect the spirit stone tax!"

When everyone heard this, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, banging their heads on the ground, and cried out, "Your kindness, the world will never forget it!"

"And have you almost forgotten that I actually have another identity as a Soul Palace?" Jiang Lin looked at the people behind him and smiled slightly.

"Ah." The elders of Canaan College were slightly stunned. If Jiang Lin hadn't said it, they almost overlooked Jiang Lin's identity as a Soul Palace.

"The main reason is that the benefits are too great. Canaan Academy alone can't afford the soul tax and spirit stone tax. However, the Soul Palace is different. The Soul Palace only values ​​the soul tax, and I happen to be able to communicate with them. Canaan Academy will temporarily increase the output of the spirit furnace, and then we can collect the spirit stone tax."

Jiang Lin was willing to recruit the Soul Hall because, after considering many factors, he found that the people in the Soul Hall were relatively pure. Spiritual stones did not attract them much, and the soul tax was what they coveted the most.

Jiang Lin has not yet told Guardian Lu the specific details of the soul tax. He still needs to wait for Hun Ke'er to come back before he can maximize the benefits. Otherwise, without the tiger skin, he will not be able to get so much benefit.

"According to the time, Master Ke'er should be back soon, right?"

(End of this chapter)