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[How do you make someone else keep an agreement when you haven't kept it yourself?]
[This seemed like a fundamentally impossible task.]
[But Qian Xunji couldn't give up; after all, this concerned his Disciple's future strength.]
[At this moment, Qian Xunji wished so much that Yu Yuanzhen could return to the strength he once had when he was suppressed by him.]
[In that case, he could Face Yu Yuanzhen with a forceful attitude.]
[However, there are no 'ifs' in this world.]
[Yu Yuanzhen already possessed the strength to crush him; it was no longer possible for him to force the other party.]
[At the same time, because he was the one who broke the agreement first this time, Qian Xunji had no way to seek help from his father at the Hall of Worship.]
[Although in the Hall of Worship, besides his father Qian Daoliu, there was also Gold Crocodile Douluo, a Titled Douluo whose strength was equally extraordinary.]
[But the entire Hall of Worship was almost entirely his father's domain.]
[Generally speaking, if his father did not approve of something, the worshipers basically would not go against his wishes.]
[They were all Qian Daoliu's brothers, and they knew his character all too well.]
[Anything forbidden by Qian Daoliu certainly wasn't anything good.]
[Without the Hall of Worship intervening, his side couldn't defeat Yu Yuanzhen.]
[Even within his Supreme Pontiff Palace, there was Dragon Scale Douluo, an old brother who was on good terms with Yu Yuanzhen.]
[Thinking it over, Qian Xunji found that he could only admit defeat in this matter.]
[At the thought of potentially having to Face Yu Yuanzhen's mocking Face in the future, Qian Xunji couldn't help but clench his fists.]
[Thus, surrounded by various negative emotions, the fact that his Disciple Bibi Dong had broken through to Rank 40 didn't even make Qian Xunji happy for more than a few days before he returned to his irritable state.]
[Of course, as uncomfortable as it was, things that needed to be faced still had to be faced.]
[So, Qian Xunji personally wrote a letter and sent it to Yu Yuanzhen, who was far away at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.]
[A short while later, Yu Yuanzhen, having received Qian Xunji's letter, gave a cold snort.]
"This Qian Xunji really has some nerve. We agreed that Xiaogang would learn their knowledge at Spirit Hall, and we would provide them with Whale Glue."
"In the end, for the sake of those secrets, he directly used his studies to threaten Xiaogang."
"Hmph, now he has the Face to ask us to continue fulfilling the agreement, and he doesn't even explain this matter in the letter. What, does he think I'd be completely unaware of this?"
[Yu Yuanzhen leaned back in his chair, his Face full of disdain for Qian Xunji.]
[Compared to his father Qian Daoliu, this fellow Qian Xunji really was a piece of work.]
"Since he broke the agreement first and now wants us to fulfill our promise, then he must pay sufficient compensation."
[A sharp glint flashed in the Grand Elder's eyes.]
[This was a great opportunity to squeeze a good sum out of Spirit Hall.]
"Then when replying, tell him clearly: if he wants us to fulfill our promise, he must compensate Xiaogang for his losses!"
[Yu Yuanzhen sat up straight.]
"As for what the compensation should be, I'll write a letter to Xiaogang later and ask him what he needs."
[As his voice fell, the Grand Elder first nodded, then glanced at a metal object placed beside the table.]
"How is the contact with the Blacksmith Association going?"
[After Yu Xiaogang completed the production of his spirit tool, following layers of inspection to ensure there were no problems, he informed his father of the matter.]
[Upon receiving this news, Yu Yuanzhen was initially incredulous. For many years, countless people had tried to replicate spirit tools, but none had ever succeeded.]
[So in the current Douluo Continent, spirit tools could only be obtained through archaeological excavation.]
[Now, his son actually mastered the technology to manufacture spirit tools?]
[Wouldn't their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect make a fortune in the future?]
[After carefully browsing and inspecting the spirit tool Yu Xiaogang sent back, Yu Yuanzhen also had the Sect's blacksmiths forge identical parts according to Yu Xiaogang's blueprints.]
[Later, Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder personally assembled them, completing the production of a spirit tool.]
[Only then did everyone understand that such a secret was actually hidden within Spirit Bones; the manufacturing principle of spirit tools turned out to be Spirit Bones.]
[Next was the work of cultivating blacksmiths exclusive to the Sect.]
[For such matters, leaving it to outside blacksmiths might lead to the core secrets being stolen.]
[Therefore, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had to cultivate its own blacksmiths.]
[It was worth mentioning that Yu Xiaogang felt that instead of training blacksmiths, he would rather develop machines to manufacture the parts.]
[Although Yu Xiaogang was not skilled in mechanical research in this area, it didn't matter; the blacksmiths were.]
[So Yu Xiaogang often ran to the blacksmith shops in Spirit City to consult the blacksmiths for their ideas.]
[Seeing Yu Xiaogang come to ask them about blacksmithing matters, those consulted blacksmiths didn't hide anything for the sake of gold coins.]
[After all, in their view, a young master like Yu Xiaogang, who grew up in luxury, would never join the blacksmithing industry to compete with them for their livelihoods.]
[And Yu Xiaogang indeed had no intention of competing with these blacksmiths.]
[Even if his machines were actually researched and developed, he would only provide them for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's use.]
[But before Yu Xiaogang's machines were developed, the Sect still thought about cultivating some high-level blacksmiths.]
"Alas, the high-ranking blacksmiths over at the Blacksmith Association simply ignore us."
[At the mention of recruiting blacksmiths, Yu Yuanzhen sighed.]
"The Blacksmith Association has always been relatively close to the Clear Sky Sect."
"Just like our Beast Spirit Alliance, they won't allow us to easily insert ourselves."
[Speaking of this, Yu Yuanzhen was also somewhat helpless.]
[Among the current Upper Three Sects—the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—each had their own exclusive livelihood.]
[For instance, in the Clear Sky Sect, those in the Family who could become Spirit Masters were certainly trained to be so, while those who couldn't were sent to manage the Family industries.]
[Among these, blacksmithing-related weapons and minerals were considered a major source of income for the Clear Sky Sect.]
[After all, the Clear Sky Sect's Legacy Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, was a hammer head, making it perfect for blacksmithing.]
[Meanwhile, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had recruited a group of Beast Spirit Spirit Master families and individual Spirit Masters to form the Beast Spirit Alliance.]
[The characteristics of a Beast Spirit were exceptionally strong five senses plus a powerful physical constitution.]
[This allowed Beast Spirit Spirit Masters to sense danger or discover hidden herbs in the Spirit Beast forests before Tool Spirit Spirit Masters.]
[Consequently, the Beast Spirit Alliance had livelihoods such as Spirit Hunting, helping Spirit Masters collect information on Spirit Beasts, and searching for herbs.]
[And from this, two types of work—breeding and planting—had also branched out.]
[As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, relying on the treasure-hunting and treasure-appraising functions of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, combined with the school's Legacy of social grace, they had achieved remarkable success in commerce.]
[Each of the Upper Three Sects had its own specialized industry. Generally speaking, they would not allow the other two of the Upper Three Sects to interfere in their own field.]
[It was no wonder Yu Yuanzhen had a headache.]
[If their own Family wanted to cultivate their own blacksmiths, others couldn't interfere.]
[But wanting others to help cultivate them?]
[Sure, as long as you could afford the exorbitant price the other party would demand.]