"Huh? That fast?" Zhu Zhuqing asked instinctively. "Is the Sect Master's combat strength that poor?"
"Huh? What's fast? What combat strength?" Xiao Wu was baffled. "Zhuqing, didn't you sleep last night? You've got dark circles."
Zhu Zhuqing finally realized – she hadn't slept.
Because of a man, she couldn't sleep! This had never happened before.
She silently got up, and the blanket slipped, revealing her beauty.
Xiao Wu's confusion instantly turned to envy – what a figure, even she, a woman, was moved! After a simple wash.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing went out together, and Tang Lan was waiting at the door.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing, he was a little surprised.
"You, such a disciplined person, didn't sleep last night?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Tang Lan, and in her mind flashed images of him and Xiao Wu... Her gaze naturally drifted away.
Tang Lan felt strange. Did Zhu Zhuqing just think about something inappropriate?
A delusion, perhaps.
Tang Lan took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and channeled his Nine Yang Divine Skill inner energy into her.
It circulated through her meridians, dispelling some of the sleepiness.
Zhu Zhuqing stood there the whole time, neither resisting nor cooperating.
But for someone with her personality, not resisting meant a lot.
"It's okay for Spirit Masters to skip sleep sometimes, but you're a girl. Staying up late makes you ugly, you know!" Tang Lan teased.
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.
She knew that Xiao Wu went over every day to "cultivate" with Tang Lan.
Her mind was a bit of a mess right now.
If she wanted to surpass Xiao Wu, then wouldn't she also have to...
Fortunately,
Zhu Zhuqing was usually taciturn, and her expression was as cold as ever.
She didn't reveal too much that was unusual.
After eating in the cafeteria, everyone gathered on the training field.
To their surprise,
Chi Feng was also on the training field, surrounded by a small mountain of ore and a group of strong men.
Tang San was directing those men, sorting the ore and instructing them on how to refine it.
Chi Feng saw Tang Lan and came over with a smile.
"Sect Master Tang, I heard you're going to hunt for Spirit Rings. I don't have anything else to do, so I'll tag along."
He volunteered to be a bodyguard.
Tang Lan looked at the teachers' group.
Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Li Yusong, three battle Spirit Masters.
Almost the entire school was mobilized.
If a Title Douluo showed up, how would his plan unfold?
"No need," Tang Lan shook his head, refusing. "Just the third and fourth rings. Two Seven Ring Spirit Saints and a Six Ring Spirit Emperor are enough."
Chi Feng didn't press the matter.
"Then I'll stay at Shrek Academy to oversee the construction of the casting workshop, and wait for you and Deputy Sect Master Tang's return."
Tang Lan nodded in agreement. Do whatever you want; it's your business.
But Ning Rongrong wouldn't stand for it!
"Sixth Grandpa!"
"Are you just going to wait for them and not for me?"
Chi Feng gave Tang Lan a helpless look and went to coax the little princess.
Ning Rongrong's temper had improved a lot after the consecutive blows.
It was just a little pouting, which ended quickly.
Chi Feng then remembered something and took out three pieces of Thousand-Year Whale Gel, handing them to Oscar.
"This is Thousand-Year Whale Gel. Taking all three together is the most effective, increasing the Spirit Ring limit by about 1,100 years."
"The young brother needs to hunt for Spirit Rings this time, so use these first."
"I'll send the rest to everyone later."
"I also have to thank Sect Master Tang for his knowledge, which is how we know about this wonderful use."
"Otherwise, it would usually be wasted by those nobles."
Oscar was very interested when he heard it could increase the limit of a thousand years.
But he still restrained his impulse and looked at Tang San and Tang Lan.
These Title Douluo, wouldn't bother currying favor with a small fry like him.
Tang San was very satisfied with this restraint.
He spoke, "Since Elder Chi is willing, Xiao Ao, you should accept it."
"Yes! Master!"
Oscar then took the whale gel.
"Thank you, Elder Chi."
Chi Feng waved his hand with a smile, looking as amiable as a next-door grandpa.
He was completely different from the first time they met, when he had that air of neither being humble nor overbearing.
It seemed that the experiences of these past few days must have been quite exciting!
"By the way."
Tang Lan took out a book as thick as a person's head and handed it to Chi Feng.
"Elder Chi, I would like to ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to help publish this book. Please get it distributed across the entire continent as quickly as possible, at cost price."
Chi Feng didn't immediately agree and began to read through it.
After all, he would be using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's resources. What if Tang Lan had sent him a dirty book? Wouldn't that be a joke?
But once he started reading... He couldn't stop!
"Among the ten core competitive advantages of martial spirits, the martial spirit simulation theory is not entirely accurate."
"Although beast martial spirits and plant spirit rings can also absorb different types of spirit rings, the amplification is not as high as that of the same type of spirit ring."
"Same-type spirit ring absorption naturally comes with a bonus of around 5% in terms of its lifespan. The more compatible it is, the higher the lifespan increase, with a maximum of 20%."
"Of course, absorbing different spirit rings is not necessarily a bad choice. For example, a spirit master with Blue Silver Grass who absorbs the spirit ring of the Mandrake Snake can increase the toxicity to paralyze enemies. Although the lifespan may be reduced, it can increase the diversity of the martial spirit."
"But at the same time, the possibility of the extreme martial spirit mentioned earlier will also be lost."
"You can decide what's most important."
Chi Feng turned another page.
"The third point of the Ten Core Competencies of Spirit is incomplete. While Spirit Ring bottlenecks don't stop Spirit Masters from increasing their spirit power, they drastically reduce training efficiency and limit the accumulation to a maximum of 10 levels."
"This means a person can only be stuck on two Spirit Rings at most, unable to cultivate directly to Title Douluo before hunting for Spirit Rings."
"Therefore, if there's a spiritual treasure that can increase spirit power without harm, you can be stuck on two Spirit Rings and increase the age of the previous Spirit Ring. But remember not to force growth and overdraw your potential."
"The aphrodisiac effect of Whale Gel is only a side effect. Its actual function is to strengthen the body, thereby increasing the age of Spirit Rings."
"One piece of Thousand-Year Whale Gel increases the upper limit of a Spirit Ring by 500 years. The effect weakens afterward. Three thousand-year pieces can increase the upper limit of a Spirit Ring by 1200 years. Starting with the fourth piece, it can only add a hundred years at most, but it will block the meridians due to resistance, resulting in more harm than good."
"There are no level restrictions on absorbing Spirit Bones, even a 100,000-Year Spirit Bone. As long as the Spirit is awakened, it can greatly enhance the physique and increase the age of Spirit Rings."
Chi Feng read on, page after page, unable to stop!
A vast amount of obscure knowledge, theories that overturned common sense, and combinations beyond imagination made him exclaim that the person who wrote this book was simply a wise man of the age!
Then…
He abruptly stopped on a page!
"Even if Innate Spirit Power is at level 0, it is not impossible to cultivate."
"Furthermore, Innate Spirit Power can be changed through cultivation before awakening a martial spirit."
"The following are two spirit power cultivation routes, both of which can achieve the above effects."
"Those who master the first route can become Tang Sect Outer Disciples."
"Those who master the second route can become Tang Sect Inner Disciples."
This first spirit power cultivation route was extremely simple.
Chi Feng didn't care much for it.
But for the commoners without any connections, it was a glimmer of hope to break through the knowledge barrier!
And the second spirit power cultivation route, it had a name—the First Layer of Nine Yang Divine Skill!
Chi Feng only glanced at it, and his eyes widened in shock!
A Tang Sect secret art?
He flipped back to the title page, and the signature "Tang Lan·Author" was clearly written.
He looked at Tang Lan in disbelief, his face paling.
"Sect Master Tang, are you sure you want to make the Nine Yang Divine Skill public?"
What?
Ning Rongrong and the others were shocked! They quickly gathered around.
Tang San stared at the familiar spirit power pathways, dumbfounded!
"Brother! You're saying you're going to release this book to the entire continent?" Tang San stammered, "Then the Nine Yang Divine Skill will be public knowledge?"
Tang Lan shrugged and spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness.
"It's only the First Layer of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and not everyone can cultivate it just by looking at it."
"Those with poor aptitude won't get anything out of it even if they read it."
"And to be able to cultivate it, one's talent must be at least above average."
"If he can join my Tang Sect, that would be best. Even if he doesn't, he'll still have the benefit of being a student, and in the future, disciples of the Tang Sect will be able to find assistance as they travel the continent."
Hmm…
This was, of course, bullshit.
The core reason he was doing this was for the—Same Source Absorption, which only came with the Nine Yang Divine Skill reaching the Great Completion stage. The First Layer of Nine Yang Divine Skill's purplish inner energy also possessed a yang attribute, which he could absorb without any loss.
At most, he'd need to compress it a little.
Once this book was spread across the continent, it would be like the entire continent was his "reserve blood bank"! And with the help of soul tools, the Blue Silver Grass could weave a Blue Silver Grass Network that spanned the entire continent…
Once this could form a connection, even a god would be exhausted! His ambition was truly immense.
But at this moment, in the eyes of Li Yusong, Flender, and other civilian Spirit Masters, Tang Lan seemed to be radiating light!
Their magnanimity was something they couldn't compare to.
Anyway, if it were them who had this treasure, they wouldn't hide it, but at most, they'd share it with their closest relatives.
To announce it publicly? Absolutely impossible!
The crowd was still in a state of shock.
Chi Feng was still flipping through the books, and the more he read, the more shocked he became!
Spirit Master cultivation experience,
Spirit Beast illustration registration,
Spirit Ring selection analysis,
You could say that.
As long as you thoroughly understood this book, everyone would become a "master"!
"Slap—"
Chi Feng closed the book, seeing the name on the cover—
Tang Sect Encyclopedia!
"Good, good, good!"
"What a Tang Sect Encyclopedia!"
"Sect Master Tang, your broad mind will certainly rewrite the entire continent's landscape!"
Tang Lan was feeling pleased.
This was the culmination of his efforts, merging the Spirit Master Training Manual, the Spirit Beast Illustrated Handbook, the Spirit Cultivation Manual, and the Spirit Ring Identification Manual, along with the foresight of a transmigrator.
About Yu Xiaogang's ten core competitive advantages for spirits?
It should have been discarded long ago; it's garbage.
The reason it wasn't released before was mainly because there wasn't a suitable channel to promote it comprehensively.
Also, it was to guard against the "thesis thief" Yu Xiaogang, who might jump out and claim credit, which would be a headache.
Now,
With the foundation of cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he could confidently use their resources to make his name known.
Attacking that plagiarist, Yu Xiaogang, was actually secondary.
The main goal was to establish his "authoritative image" with Tang San, and indeed, with the entire Tang Sect!
This way, future actions would be easier to make them believe in.
It was all about making the harvest easier.
And, incidentally, it would undermine the rule of Spirit Hall and the two great empires, winning over the hearts of the people.
You see... the original gods of this world were made through faith.
Even though he had the Sea God to take, it was better to be prepared.
Also, even after becoming a god, wouldn't the power of faith still be useful?
Then there was the unexpected acquisition of the Blue Silver Grass signal conversion soul tool, combined with the Same Source Absorption of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, to see if they could be linked together.
If successful, they'll be invincible!
If not, they'll have students everywhere.
Either way, it's a win-win.
"Three years!" Chi Feng said confidently. "Within three years! The Seven Treasure Glaze Sect will ensure this book appears in every corner of the continent!"
His eyes shone brightly as he clutched the book in his hands.
It was foreseeable that
this Tang Sect Encyclopedia would be a must-have in the future! Even
ordinary families would have to buy it!
– It contains methods to help people break through the barrier of zero Innate Spirit Power!
Although this book wasn't written by the Seven Treasure Glaze Sect, distributing it would still bring considerable hidden benefits.
But Tang Lan frowned.
"Three years?" Tang Lan asked, puzzled. "Why so long? Do you need to review it or something?"
"Sect Master Tang, you don't know," Chi Feng explained patiently. "Your Tang Sect Encyclopedia has a vast number of characters and a large number of images. The workload for the entire plate engraving is enormous. Three years is still the result of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pouring in a lot of manpower and resources."
Tang Lan sensed something was wrong.
Does this Douluo Continent actually still use block printing?
"Elder Chi, could you tell me how this whole plate engraving is done?"
Chi Feng immediately explained in detail.
Tang Lan was speechless. It really was block printing.
"No wonder it takes so long, this is really behind the times!" Tang Lan feigned a sudden flash of inspiration.
"If we first create individual character molds in a positive script, and then select the characters from the manuscript, wouldn't we be able to print quickly?"
Chi Feng was stunned!
Oh, this...
Just thinking about it, he knew the convenience of it, saving at least 90% of the time! After all, with whole-page engraving, if a single cut was wrong, it was all scrapped.
It took a master craftsman of ten years' experience to be qualified to do the engraving.
But...
The printing method Tang Lan described would allow them to directly find a bunch of people to carve out all the characters.
Then, they could select and assemble them into an engraving plate, which would be incredibly fast!
Why hadn't anyone thought of this before?
Chi Feng looked at Tang Lan with admiration; this young man's brain was brilliant.
"As expected of Sect Master Tang, just a simple modification has the wonder of a craftsman."
"I wonder if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could use this printing technique to print other books?"
Tang Lan waved his hand dismissively, "Include this movable type printing in the 'Life Encyclopedia' and benefit the world."
What a vision!
Chi Feng gave a thumbs up.
"Master Tang, you are magnanimous!"
"With you at the helm, the Tang Sect will surely dominate the world!"
"The Clear Sky Sect, the reclusive of the three upper sects, the Tang Sect might even…"
"Sixth Grandpa!" Ning Rongrong suddenly interrupted, "There seems to be some movement at the foundry, go check it out."
Chi Feng was stunned for a moment.
His expression immediately changed! Damn it!
This person was that person's son, the legitimate heir of the Clear Sky Sect!
He'd been caught up in Tang Lan's relentless attacks and had spoken without thinking.
He quickly clasped his hands in apology.
"Don't blame me, Sect Master Tang. I misspoke."
"I will personally oversee the Tang Sect Encyclopedia, and it will be available throughout the continent within a month and a half!"
With movable type printing, the efficiency was indeed this high.
"Then I'll trouble Elder Chi," Tang Lan said politely.
As for replacing the Clear Sky Sect... he wasn't interested.
If he was going to do it, he would be the strongest!
His Tang Sect would produce at least seven gods in the future!
The upper three sects?
They weren't worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as his Tang Sect.
As soon as Chi Feng left, the scene erupted!
"Brother, when did you learn all this?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"I just read some of it, and some of it even overturns the teacher's theories. Is this true, Brother?" Tang San was somewhat in disbelief.
"As expected of the Sect Master, even his knowledge is so vast!" Oscar flattered.