Chapter 804: Chapter 691: Clouds of War (Major Chapter)
The Tao Sect, Kowloon Mountain and the towering surrounding mountains have not become much livelier despite the addition of over three thousand disciples.
The sect is managed in a closed manner, prohibiting disciples from leaving until they have achieved a certain level of cultivation.
Whether Inner Sect or Outer Sect disciples, all are working hard on cultivation.
The Trial Tower, Reward Hall, Book Collection Pavilion… Apart from cultivation, these places are where Inner and Outer Sect disciples most often go.
The tasks in the Reward Hall are just minor chores of managing the mountain gate for now, but the rewards given by Tang Yu are not low, enough for sect disciples to exchange for entries into the ‘Trial Tower’ or borrow books from the ‘Book Collection Pavilion’.
Providing cultivation resources for thousands of disciples, many of which are rare, even unavailable resources in the Mountain and Sea World, requiring transport from other worlds… It seems costly and precious, but when compared to Tang Yu himself, or to Eileen and others during cultivation, it doesn’t even reach one percent, or one per thousand.
Not directly granted because resources cannot be given for free.
Tang Yu considered whether to enable the ‘Consuming Crystal’ function, allowing disciples from prominent families to use unused resources like Source Crystals to exchange for sect points… After careful consideration, Grandmaster Tang decided against it.
These elite disciples within the sect are positioned to be nurtured as the backbone force.
Just as top powers like the Seven Lustrous Federation perceive the Tao Sect, top experts are present, not just one, but the backbone force is quite lacking.
Beyond Yan Dingtian, Shanggong Ling, and a few followers whose names he didn’t remember, there is no Unity Realm combat power.
Perhaps nightmares and other unique Puppets could be added, but not many.
The backbone force is the main strength in confrontations between top powers, and can’t always send Eileen and the others to deal with difficult dangers— their precious time should be spent on cultivation, comprehending laws.
The ‘Consuming Crystal’ function isn’t conducive to the healthy growth of sect disciples… nor would it earn much money, as an Awakening Tier junior’s expenses can’t compare to Stepping Void Realm or Unity Old Ancestor.
In medium-sized powers, the Unity Old Ancestor controls most of the resources of the faction and family; these are the ‘Consuming Crystal’ groups Tang Yu hopes for.
Tang Yu spends thirty seconds handling some internal sect affairs.
He opens the system panel and browses current resources in the warehouse.
“In the past months, more than half of the profits from ‘Treasure Pavilion’ have been used for the construction of Tao Sect and Tao City, and resources for synthesizing ‘Source Extraction Crystal’ are insufficient.”
His origin is extremely robust; during the Super Second Peak it was 500%, now it has enhanced to 1600%.
His avatar doesn’t have the ability of Blood Rebirth, but a solid origin can enable the avatar to unleash stronger combat power, and origin burning lasts longer.
He has discovered that when first touching laws and only being able to invoke a tiny bit of law power, it could still be driven by Source Power.
But it would be depleted in just two or three seconds.
Once the law is learned and more world rules can be invoked, relying solely on Source Power is insufficient; it needs origin burning.
The power becomes ten to a hundred times stronger.
The same ‘Glazed Flame’, now he can use it to completely annihilate a Peak Unity Realm in half a second.
“Fortunately, the construction of Tao City is basically complete; once Tao City becomes the world center in the future, its real estate and transmission income alone will far exceed the ‘Treasure Pavilion.”
He closes his eyes to sense.
In the Contract Book, the page with ‘Red Moon’ is still grey and cannot be selected.
She is still unconscious.
“Previously thinking Ghostly Sea Crystal was sufficient, but to allow each of them like Luo Zhe to increase their origin limit by 2000%, now seems far too little…”
He plans not to grant Source Extraction Crystals to every follower, yet he certainly won’t be stingy with those like Luo Zhe, Grey Blade, Winnie, who have made outstanding contributions to the history of territory development.
For Luo Zhe with such aptitude, somewhat average comprehension, if his origin is sufficiently robust, there might be some chance of reaching the Saint Realm in the future.
Tang Yu taps on the tactical smartwatch to make a call to the Blue Water Duchy office.
“Beep beep beep—”
He walks to the windowsill and leans against the railing.
Looking out, he sees a path paved with Fluorescent Pebbles, adorned with brilliant multicolored flowers along its sides, and beyond is a gently sloping area somewhat lower than mountain peak terrain, featuring grand palaces and pavilions arranged in a row.
The corridors twist gracefully, eaves rise against the sky, akin to the creation of nature’s divine grace.
As the signal connects, Grandmaster Tang withdraws his gaze and asks calmly:
“How is the situation over at the Ghostly Sea region?”
The voice on the other end is somewhat tense, “Lord, um… since the day countless Unity Realm and Divine Domain Realm escaped from the Ghostly Sea, months have passed, the turbulence in the Ghostly Sea has gradually subsided, the storm above the sea and the chaotic currents beneath have weakened significantly, but typical Unity Realm is still very difficult to survive within the Ghostly Sea region…”
“Many large pirate groups have already departed, only the Three Emperors, various empires, and the North Sea Divine System fleets remain outside the Ghostly Sea region, those forces periodically dispatch Divine Domain Realm into it; we cannot obtain specific intelligence, only know that Ghostly Sea Crystals have become much scarcer, and the sea’s Abnormal Period is approaching its end…”
Tang Yu hangs up disappointedly.
Regardless of the outcome, the Three Emperors standing at the world’s summit have no fate with the treasures of the Emperor of the Sea, and yet, they…
…
Unable to retreat into seclusion, Grandmaster Tang walks along the Fluorescent Pebble path towards the outside.
“To be honest, as Sect Master, I’ve walked less than one percent of the places within the sect.”
Usually, wherever he needs to go, for far distance he uses the Transmission Array, for nearby he relies on Space Shifting.