Chapter 450

Chapter 450: A Stunning Move

“Dismiss the Wintergreen lineage.”

“Dismiss the Dragon Elephant lineage.”

“Dismiss the Spirit Cave lineage.”

“Dismiss the Zhenyuan lineage.”

“Dismiss…” At Cheng Tian Peak, Li Hui dismissed a total of twenty-two lineages, reclaiming the seals from the elders of various factions and demanding restitution for each lineage’s losses. If the deficits were too great, they would have to write IOUs, setting a deadline for repayment.

“From today onward, the Haotu Sect will divide into ten regions, accepting all refugees. Every disciple of the Haotu Sect must venture out to eliminate evil spirits.”

The elders from various factions erupted in an uproar, “What? The Mirror Lake faction only has supervisory duties, not decision-making power! Li Yingjun, you cannot overstep your bounds; we absolutely will not allow it.”

Li Hui’s words stirred up a storm as he scanned the audience and smiled, “The Mirror Lake faction has the right to delineate territory within the sect and to issue tasks to disciples; that is sufficient.”

“What a joke! To carve out territory for the Mirror Lake faction, you need to accomplish great deeds for the sect and pay a vast sum of Sect Points; the same goes for issuing tasks to disciples.”

“Oh?” Li Hui soared into the air and called out, “All elders, witness the methods of the Mirror Lake faction.”

“Let’s see what he’s up to,” hundreds of figures soared up from Cheng Tian Peak, with many disciples from the nearby three peaks following suit.

Li Hui moved swiftly, first arriving at the scripture hall. With a wave of his hand, a loud crash echoed as stone tablets sprang up outside the hall.

“Three thousand six hundred cultivation methods, thirty-two thousand spells, and eight hundred sixty Dao texts, including one exceptional Divine Bird Technique that can assist in spirit refinement. It is suitable for all disciples, and if practiced to a high level, it can transform their spiritual sense into a divine bird.” His words traveled far, stirring a huge uproar.

“The spirit-refining technique? The sect’s fourth spirit-refining technique? No, it allows one’s spiritual sense to take form. This, this…” The elders from various factions were all stunned; the spirit-refining technique was invaluable, and not only did disciples need it, but they did too.

“Quick, verify its authenticity!” No one was not excited; this was the fourth spirit-refining technique of the Haotu Sect. Many had been stuck at Late Condense Essence for a century, unable to progress due to their spiritual sense. If it could really allow for the transformation of their spiritual sense, then breaking through the limits would be a certainty.

Li Hui flew forward, arriving close to Mirror Lake, pointing at a barren land and saying, “Every time the dark moon appears, the sect must pay a price to repel the dark energy. No need to go through that trouble; the dark energy can also nurture spirit fruits and rare treasures.”

“Embrace the Yin and hold onto the Yang, essence of the Nine Suns, and the Yin Ruins orchard, go!”

“Boom, boom, boom…” Accompanied by a series of tremors, hazy phantoms descended and quickly turned from illusions to reality, revealing a vast and strange fruit orchard. The Yin Ling fruit was as large as a melon, which was simply unbelievable. There were also mysterious Yin Wisdom fruits, heavy Yin fungi, and rare treasures like the Refining Yang Tree. While it would have been difficult to nurture such items at another time, they could easily prosper during the current dark moon with just a Yin Gathering Array set up.

This orchard could provide immense benefits.

Li Hui continued onward, casually choosing a desolate mountain, raising his hand and pointing as he said, “The Haotu Sect prides itself on being an upper sect, yet it doesn’t even have a proper tribulation pavilion, which is bound to be a laughingstock. Fortunately, I have materials here to build a grand hall to assist the disciples in understanding the mysteries of tribulation and bless future generations!”

“Boom, boom, boom…” Just as he finished speaking, eternal dark wood suitable for making beams, protective tiles that could withstand Heavenly Thunder, Spirit Cleansing stones to suppress distractions, Prison Wood to combat inner demons, and dragon-coiling stones to reduce tribulation, along with a variety of tribulation soil, descended from the sky, filling the barren mountains. This scene left countless people in stunned silence.

Before long, Li Hui selected another desolate mountain, continuously cracking stone and soil to lay down foundations, directly bringing forth a tall tower inscribed with star charts.

The elder from the Astrological lineage exclaimed, “Heavens! An Astrological Tower? This is a thirteen-layer Astrological Tower; even the highest Astrological Tower in the empire has only fifteen layers!”

“Yes, a thirteen-layer Astrological Tower! I hope your Astrological lineage performs many divinations for the disciples to ensure they succeed in eliminating evil spirits and turn misfortune into good fortune.”

“Thank you for the grace of the Mirror Lake faction!” The elder of the Astrological lineage bowed respectfully, thanking him three times in succession.

Li Hui nodded; in the past, he had exhausted the resources of the Mirror Lake faction to achieve his own ambitions and had profited wildly from the sect’s caverns and secret realms. Today, he would certainly return a hundredfold and rejuvenate the sect’s fortunes.

Suddenly, news spread throughout the sect: “I know the sect has seventy-two caves, thirty-six mansions, eighteen secret realms, and nine ancient tombs. Many places have become nominally existing. Today, we will reopen these caves for trials, which contain numerous evil spirits and opportunities waiting for you to explore and unearth.”

“Reopening the caves? Leaving opportunities behind? What a grand gesture!”

“Isn’t that just bragging? The sect has spent countless efforts over two thousand years to build these trial caves, and now he says we’re reopening them?”

They indeed reopened. In front of the elders from various factions, Li Hui left behind an abundance of treasures, talismans, classic texts, spiritual materials, alchemy, and various rare tribulation soils for each cave he visited.

With each place he went, booming sounds would erupt, either creating a massive collapse, leaving behind several buildings, or relocating a nest.

Some elders recognized the scenes and suddenly realized, “I see! He actually acquired the Ancient City of Yin Ruins, dismantled it, and brought it into the sect…”

Before the elder could finish speaking, several elders pulled him aside to scold, “Fool! You think you’re the only one who figured it out? Are we all blind? The Ancient City of Yin Ruins used to belong to all sects; now it solely belongs to us, Haotu Sect. We can quietly reap huge rewards, you understand?”

“I understand; I understand! Anyway, the Ancient Tomb of the Divine Sparrow can no longer be restarted, and the Ancient City of Yin Ruins is no more in the world.” The elders were sharp! Watching Li Hui’s actions, he easily filled in the seventy-two caves and opened the thirty-six mansions. Once he reached the eighteen secret realms, it would be truly impressive, as he sketched out a thousand ground-splitting treasure talismans to partition the Ancient City of Yin Ruins.

Even so, the Golden Shell remained heavy, unable to fully merge with the ancient city.

“Let’s go to the Meridian Ancient Tomb.” Li Hui headed to the Meridian Ancient Tomb to make arrangements and suddenly instructed, “The Ancient Tomb of the Divine Sparrow has been concealed; please send someone to clean it out, and I will relocate a building that will regularly produce beast bone seals, beast taming seals, prisoner dragon seals, and Tomb Seals.”

“The Seal Tower? He wants to hand the Seal Tower over to the sect to manage.” The elders present were all excited; how many times had the major sects fought over the law seals? Obtaining a law seal equated to mastering a profound technique; if it could be elevated to Dao arts, what an advantage that would be!

How to utilize these ancient law seals had already fostered numerous pathways. The Seal Tower could not be maintained deep underground, but placing it in the ancient tomb would make all the difference; finding ways to cultivate it could significantly elevate the sect’s power, laying the foundation for competing for higher sect rankings.

Li Hui did not care; placing the Seal Tower within the Haotu Sect was the only way to maximize its effectiveness.

In short, the Seal Tower was the place to reward servants according to their deeds, while the Ancient City of Yin Ruins loomed shrouded in mist. Que San and Han Wu were trying to find a way to decipher it, but their progress was painfully slow.

Finally, Li Hui arrived at the Task Office and said, “Let’s tally up! Let’s see how many Sect Points I can earn, how much land I can allocate to the Mirror Lake faction, and how many tasks I can issue to the disciples of the entire sect.”

“Ah?” The elder of the Task Office nearly went crazy.