Wasn't This Targeting a Bit Too Obvious?

Although nobody in the world cares about the questions raised by a certain Ling name cannot be revealed.

However, the Grand Elder stated on the spot that the method of controlling the demon beasts was developed independently by the disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect under the guidance of Xinghe, and was not done by the Savage Wilderness Tribes.

To prove this, the Grand Elder used the simplest and most direct method... which was to directly reveal the method...

When they heard that the first step in controlling demonic beasts was to cultivate the Charm Art using the Charm Physique, everyone exclaimed, "Elder, you're so foolish! By announcing this, aren't you just revealing the secret technique to the public?"

Although Charm Physique is extremely rare, it doesn't mean it's impossible to find.

Just as everyone was figuring out how to find the Charm Physique, the Grand Elder announced the second step.

The Grand Elder stated... controlling demonic beasts is actually quite simple... all you need to do is use the Mirror Image Talisman from the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art to seal the Art of Charm inside, and that should be enough...

Everyone was completely stunned after hearing this...

Um... Elder, is your understanding of the word "simple" different from ours in some way?

While the Charm Physique is indeed hard to find, it's not impossible if we try... but where the hell am I supposed to find the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art?

Do you know why it's called the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art?

That means this technique itself has already been lost...

Lost things mean they can't be found anymore... Is that what you call simple?

The Grand Elder is known for his honesty; he revealed everything without holding anything back, lest he arouse further suspicion from someone named Ling wished to remain anonymous.

The Grand Elder didn't even hold back on the third step, stating directly that controlling the demonic beast involved three steps... and this third step was even simpler... all it required was the enhancement of Poison Venerable Ji Changfeng's Bewilderment Art, and everything would be complete...

You tell me, is it simple or not...?

All parties. "..."

Everyone was speechless...

Because what the Grand Elder said was correct; the three steps to control the demon beast were indeed very simple.

Using Charm Art to bewitch and control demonic beasts... you tell me, isn't that simple? The Mirror Image Talisman afterward is just a matter of creating it, which also highlights its simplicity. As for the final Bewilderment Art enhancement, that's pretty simple too.

It's simple, but the problem is... aside from the first one, who besides the Vast Heaven Sect could get the other two?

All parties were truly speechless... It's just like with the Crystal of Xinghe before. The Vast Heaven Sect immediately published all the methods for cultivating and planting the Crystal of Xinghe the public the moment it was released.

The problem is, so much time has passed, does anyone know how to grow Crystal of Xinghe?

Aside from the people of the Muyue Kingdom, who the hell can cultivate Crystal of Xinghe?

Even if you could cultivate it, do you know how much it would cost without the blessing of the Wood Spirit from the Muyue Kingdom?

Given this cost, wouldn't it be more appropriate for us to just buy it directly?

And now the method of controlling the demon beasts is exactly the same... My Vast Heaven Sect is revealing all the methods without reservation.

But what good will it do you know...? Do you possess the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art, or do you have another Ji Changfeng?

If you lack either of these two things, tell me, what's the point of learning them?

So his idea of learning the technique by observing others was immediately thwarted.

The rest is simple.

In the following period, the Grand Elder personally met with various influential figures to conduct in-depth discussions on issues related to the trading of demonic beasts.

Everyone knows very well that the demonic beasts that can be controlled this time are a more precious resource than their spirit and flesh.

Which family wouldn't want to provide their disciples with a couple of demonic beasts for protection and to enhance their combat power?

The only way to increase combat power is to purchase from the Vast Heaven Sect.

Regarding the price, the Grand Elder also emphasized benevolence and righteousness, so we can just calculate and purchase based on the resources we used when cultivating the spirit flesh of the demon beasts.

Seeing the Grand Elder's benevolent actions, everyone gave him a thumbs up.

Even if the Grand Elder raises the price to a very high level this time, everyone will have no choice but to grit their teeth and buy it.

But to everyone's surprise, the Grand Elder was still willing to sell at the previous price.

The Grand Elder's face beamed with joy at the praise from all sides...

What? You're saying the Grand Elder doesn't raise the price...?

The Grand Elder believes that everyone should have some bottom line... We've actually been quite ruthless... We made a hundred times the profit on the price Xinghe initially offered...

That was before Mu Bai had researched and developed the demon beast elixirs. Now that we have Mu Bai's demon beast elixirs, we have reduced our costs by almost ten times compared to before. So, if we sell them at the previous prices, we've already made a fortune!

After seeing off the various bigwigs with chrysanthemums on his face, the Grand Elder encountered Ling Su, the Grand Elder from the Cloud Firmament Sect.

"Elder... it was all a misunderstanding... I was misled by the slander of a petty person, please don't take it to heart! Our Cloud Firmament Sect has specially prepared generous gifts to resolve this misunderstanding."

Upon seeing the lavish gift presented by Ling Su, the Grand Elder immediately said, "Elder Ling, you're joking..."

"How could I possibly take the district affairs committee to heart... After all, everyone has misunderstandings sometimes!"

"The Vast Heaven Sect and the Cloud Firmament Sect have always been close friends. How could I care about such a small misunderstanding... Elder Ling, how could I possibly accept such a generous gift?"

As he spoke, the elder, feeling somewhat embarrassed, instructed Feng Fei to take all the valuable gifts away...

The Grand Elder was incredibly hospitable, immediately arranging a banquet and summoning the heads of all the palaces of the Vast Heaven Sect to jointly entertain Ling Su.

During the banquet, the heads of the various palaces rose to offer toasts, demonstrating their enthusiasm.

But despite the enthusiasm... Ling Su started to panic... Why did this scene and dialogue feel so familiar?

Why didn't anyone mention the demonic beasts until the end of the banquet?

Helpless, Ling Su had no choice but to lower his stance again and inquire about purchasing the demon beast.

Upon hearing Ling Su's words, the Grand Elder immediately became anxious...

"Elder Ling... look... this is another misunderstanding! I thought you were here to clear things up again... So you wanted a demon beast too... Why didn't you say so earlier... You wanted a demon beast, right... They're all sold out!"

Ling Su: "???"

What? Sold out already? This time, Ling Su didn't leave... Instead, he directly pulled the Grand Elder aside and said, "Please give us a chance... We know we were wrong... Our previous nonsense was truly the work of petty people, and it was absolutely not our Cloud Firmament Sect targeting the Vast Heaven Sect..."

So please, Elder, give us a chance...

The Grand Elder looked helpless in response to Ling Su's words... He said, "Elder Ling, you don't need to be like this. Our Vast Heaven Sect wouldn't make things difficult for your Cloud Firmament Sect just because of the meddling of some petty people, right?"

After all, we Ten Great Sects are of one family and share the same blood. How could we possibly make things difficult for the Cloud Firmament Sect because of a few despicable, shameless, vile, filthy, and utterly immoral individuals who are worse than pigs and dogs and deserving of divine punishment?

The Grand Elder said, "When I said it was sold out, I really meant it... After all, our Vast Heaven Sect has a limited number of demon beasts... We need to consider our own disciples first, right?"

Only the remaining monsters can be sold...

But there's a proper way to sell... Think about it... Even if we were to sell, wouldn't we have to follow the ranking?

Shouldn't it be time to buy Martial Emperor City after Northern Nether City is sold?

After Northern Nether City, it's the Star Moon Sect's turn. And after the Star Moon Sect, there's another sect ranked high.

Our Vast Heaven Sect has to be reasonable... Even if we're selling, we should sell according to the ranking order, right? After all, there has to be a first-come, first-served principle. Otherwise, wouldn't the other Ten Great Sects say that our Vast Heaven Sect doesn't respect the rankings?

So, your Cloud Firmament Sect is ranked tenth, shouldn't it be ranked lower...? But if it's ranked lower and sold out, there's nothing we can do about it!

Ling Su immediately became anxious upon hearing the Grand Elder's very reasonable explanation.

Um... Elder, do you want to listen to whether you're speaking human language...? Our Cloud Firmament Sect is ranked tenth this time, and we have no objection to this way of selling, but last time when it came to demon beast spirit meat, we were ranked third... and we didn't see you selling in order!

So, Elder, isn't your targeting of our Cloud Firmament Sect a bit too obvious?

The First Elder immediately provided an explanation in response to Elder Ling Su's questioning.

The First Elder said, "Elder Ling, you are unaware of this, but I did consider what you just mentioned last time..."

Last time, when our Vast Heaven Sect sold demon beast spirit meat for the first time, we had no experience and sold it in a mess, not in order, and even ignored the fact that Cloud Firmament Sect was ranked third.

So this time, our Vast Heaven Sect has learned its lesson and decided to sell in order of priority. The problem is, your Cloud Firmament Sect has accidentally fallen from third place... so it's not your turn again... Isn't that a coincidence?

Ling Su: "???"

Ling Su was finally warmly seen off by the Grand Elder at the gates of the Vast Heaven Sect. All Ling Su knew was... "This is... we're being targeted! But what they're saying makes perfect sense. What are we supposed to do?"

When we were ranked third in the world, you told me you were selling things recklessly...

We're now ranked tenth in the world, and you guys are starting to sell in order again... Isn't this a bit too obvious?

Finally Ling Su gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, "So Vast Heaven Sect is targeting us, huh...?"

So you won't give us any controllable monsters, huh...?

Fine... if you won't sell, then our Cloud Firmament Sect will find a way ourselves.

That day, Ling Su rushed back to the Cloud Firmament Sect and issued an order for the sect's disciples to go to Demon Cloud Valley to capture demonic beasts... and then bring them back to the Cloud Firmament Sect to study how to control them.

If the Vast Heaven Sect can figure it out, there's no reason why our Cloud Firmament Sect shouldn't succeed!

As it turned out, Ling Su was indeed successful... After a large number of demonic beasts were sent to the Cloud Firmament Sect, the Cloud Firmament Sect went into a frenzy of research on them...

That place at the Cloud Firmament Sect was quite a scene... all sorts of demonic beasts were running around wildly, and various cries of agony rose and fell.

After this news spread, some young geniuses who had been rejected by the top ten sects and had no other choice but to join the Cloud Firmament Sect immediately switched to other sects.

There's no way around it... we went there to learn martial arts, not to feed monsters...

Other disciples are buying controllable demonic beasts from the Vast Heaven Sect to boost their combat power, and we're also rapidly increasing our combat power at the Cloud Firmament Sect...

Can't I not improve...? Those monsters are running rampant, if your combat power doesn't increase, you'll be eaten by them that very day...