A Stab, but Far Too Shallow!

The secret formula for the spirit runes was provided by the Bai Clan...

After obtaining the secret formula for the Spirit Pattern Cloth, Zhou Ping'an strictly ensured that there was absolutely no possibility of the formula being leaked. All those who had access to the formula were disciples from the Vast Heaven Sect, and each of them was 100% loyal.

Even under these circumstances, Zhou Ping'an still broke down the secret recipe into more than a dozen different parts and then assigned each craftsman to be responsible for one part.

Moreover, for safety reasons, Zhou Ping'an even added some deceptive elements to these parts.

Even if you could bribe all the craftsmen to piece together all the steps, you still wouldn't be able to create the Spirit Pattern Cloth because of those deceptive elements.

After all, the Spirit Pattern Cloth was Zhou Ping'an's lifeline... Zhou Ping'an wanted to ensure its safety to the fullest extent.

Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility of the Spirit Pattern Cloth being leaked.

But now Zhou Ping'an was completely dumbfounded...

Without further ado, Hu Wenhai described in detail all the materials needed for the Spirit Pattern Cloth and the various manufacturing methods...

Listening to Hu Wenhai's description of the Spirit Pattern Cloth manufacturing method, Zhou Ping'an even doubted whether the secret formula for Spirit Pattern Cloth actually belonged to the Bai Clan, because Hu Wenhai's method seemed to be even more detailed than the one provided by the Bai Clan.

"Wenhai... you've seen the Spirit Pattern Cloth recipe before?" Zhou Ping'an's first thought was, could it be that Senior Brother Xinghe told Hu Wenhai the Spirit Pattern Cloth recipe?

Zhou Ping'an wasn't worried that Hu Wenhai would leak the secret formula. After all, Hu Wenhai was personally discovered by Senior Brother Xinghe; how could he possibly leak it?

"No... this thing doesn't need a secret recipe. You can tell just by looking at it..."

"You used a total of eighty-one different materials, including Celestial Star Hemp, Moonlight Gauze, Five-Colored Brocade, Flowing Fire Crystal, etc. These materials were combined in different proportions to create the Spirit Pattern Cloth. In fact, this simple combination of proportions is basically a kind of talisman splicing..."

Zhou Ping'an: "?"

"But the Spirit Pattern Cloth you created using so many rare materials didn't even unleash the full power of those materials, not even one percent of it. Isn't that a mistake?"

Zhou Ping'an: "??"

"I've written out a formula for you. Re-manufacture it according to this formula. Using these materials will increase the effectiveness of the current Spirit Pattern Cloth by about fifty times... I'll do some more research for you later; it should eventually be able to increase it by about a hundred times..."

Zhou Ping'an: "???"

"Oh, right... if you want to maintain the current level of Spirit Pattern Cloth, you don't actually need so many rare materials. Just use normal cloth, plus some of the simplest talismans from the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art, and you can achieve the same effect, or even surpass it..."

As Hu Wenhai spoke, he took out a piece of ordinary cloth from his Qiankun Ring. Then, in front of Zhou Ping'an, he cast several simple talismans onto the cloth. The next moment, the originally ordinary cloth appeared with specks of starlight, although it didn't look as beautiful as the Spirit Pattern Cloth...

However, its effects directly surpassed those of Spirit Pattern Cloth...

Zhou Ping'an's mind was completely blank at that moment...

At this point, Zhou Ping'an was at a loss for words... "Our Vast Heaven Weaving painstakingly created this Spirit Pattern Cloth, and you, Hu Wenhai, just gave it a fifty-fold increase in effectiveness without a word?"

But that's not the most terrifying part. The most terrifying part is that Hu Wenhai can create the effect of Spirit Pattern Cloth from ordinary fabric?

Zhou Ping'an studied the Spirit Pattern Cloth woven from the ordinary fabric that Hu Wenhai handed him for a long time... Finally, four words appeared in Zhou Ping'an's mind... Unparalleled wealth!

You know... when Senior Brother Xinghe said he wouldn't sell a single piece of Spirit Pattern Cloth, Zhou Ping'an also thought Senior Brother Xinghe was right.

After all, this thing is really too expensive to manufacture, and even if we sell it, there's no guarantee anyone will buy it.

Although the Bai Clan used to make a lot of money selling Spirit Pattern Cloth, the amount they made was nothing compared to what the Vast Heaven Sect Bai Clan Zhou Ping'an threat.

Spirit Pattern Cloth is so expensive to produce that even if someone buys it, it's usually just a small amount to show off. Its actual function is completely disproportionate to its cost.

So it's the right thing to not sell this stuff.

But at this moment, Hu Wenhai can create the effect of Spirit Pattern Cloth using ordinary cloth, which is completely different!

After all, what's the price of ordinary fabric?

However, once ordinary cloth acquires the effects of Spirit Pattern Cloth, even without selling it at the price of Spirit Pattern Cloth... just increasing its price by thirty to fifty times compared to normal cloth... it would absolutely sell like hotcakes!

Spirit Pattern Cloth is not something that ordinary Rogue Cultivators could afford, and even a major sect like Martial Emperor City would never provide it to all its disciples.

But the price of ordinary cloth is completely different. Even if the price is increased by thirty or fifty times, it is still within an acceptable range. Even Rogue Cultivator can accumulate resources over a period of time to exchange for a piece of cloth!

Therefore, the ordinary version of the Spirit Pattern Cloth that Hu Wenhai produced at this moment was simply an incredible windfall!

However, Zhou Ping'an's excitement didn't last long before he calmed down.

This ordinary-looking Spirit Pattern Cloth may appear plain, but it's actually anything but...

This is because it incorporates Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art (a type of divination ritual) into ordinary cloth, ultimately creating the effect of Spirit Pattern Cloth.

This is different from normal Spirit Pattern Cloth.

The normal Spirit Pattern Cloth sent by Hu Wenhai seemed to have increased its effect by fifty times, but normal Spirit Pattern Cloth only needs to be woven. Vast Heaven Weaving only needs to improve it according to the method provided by Hu Wenhai to produce Spirit Pattern Cloth with a fifty-fold increase.

For ordinary cloth to achieve the effect of Spirit Pattern Cloth... first, you need someone who understands the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art... and it can't be just one person.

After all, no matter how strong Hu Wenhai is, no matter how fast his hands are, even if he transformed into a loom, he couldn't possibly mass-produce ordinary Spirit Pattern Cloth, right?

So Zhou Ping'an was experiencing a bittersweet feeling as he looked at the ordinary Spirit Pattern Cloth in his hand.

The joy comes from the sheer wealth this thing would bring if it could be mass-produced, but the pain lies in the fact that it seems there's absolutely no possibility of mass production.

Zhou Ping'an told Hu Wenhai his thoughts with a wry smile.

Hearing what Zhou Ping'an said, Hu Wenhai, who had been smiling, was also stunned for a moment.

Upon seeing the Spirit Pattern Cloth, Hu Wenhai immediately understood its problems and even made improvements...

Not only did Hu Wenhai improve the original Spirit Pattern Cloth, he even created a new version of ordinary Spirit Pattern Cloth.

After accomplishing all of this, Hu Wenhai was also very excited!

Senior Brother Xinghe, I, Hu Wenhai, can finally help you... I can finally build up the sect!

My talisman, Hu Wenhai's talisman, has finally worked...

Our Vast Heaven Sect disciples wear high-grade Spirit Pattern Cloth, while we can sell low-grade Spirit Pattern Cloth. This is how Hu Wenhai helped Senior Brother Xinghe!

We've made a fortune!

But upon hearing Zhou Ping'an's words, Hu Wenhai was dumbfounded...

What is this? It doesn't work?

I, Hu Wenhai, finally got a chance to help Senior Brother Xinghe, but it turned out to be a failure?

But Hu Wenhai knew Zhou Ping'an was right... This Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art was very simple for him... but even if he used his full power, he couldn't possibly create too many ordinary Spirit Pattern Cloths...

In other words, even if a manufacturing method exists, due to the peculiar nature of this method, it's impossible to produce too many.

Therefore, this method is completely unfeasible!

Hu Wenhai looked dejected, and Zhou Ping'an also looked regretful.

Zhou Ping'an knew that if the ordinary version of the Spirit Pattern Cloth could be mass-produced, Vast Heaven Weaving would become Vast Heaven Zhiling directly!

It stood up immediately!

The method is good, but no one can produce it. It feels like being a frog in a glass case – the future is bright, but there's no way out.

Regardless, this matter still needs to be reported to Senior Brother Xinghe as soon as possible, since Senior Brother Xinghe said that everything related to the Spirit Pattern Cloth must be reported to him.

Pulling Hu Wenhai along, the two arrived at the Spirit Crane Palace... From afar, they could hear a tune coming from Senior Brother Xinghe's room.

"Good luck... I'm so lucky... Good luck has brought me joy and love!"

Not wanting to disturb Senior Brother Xinghe's enjoyment, the two waited until he finished singing Senior Brother Xinghe little tune before going inside.

Zhou Ping'an immediately delivered the Spirit Pattern Cloth that Hu Wenhai had researched, which increased the efficacy by fifty times, along with Spirit Pattern Cloth made from ordinary cloth, to Senior Brother Xinghe.

Chu Xinghe was completely dumbfounded when he saw the new secret formula for Spirit Pattern Cloth and the regular version of Spirit Pattern Cloth that had been delivered...

What the hell is this? I finally had two happy days, and then Hu Wenhai, you popped up?!

What the hell are you talking to me about?

Do you know how difficult it was for Lao Tzu to make the Misfortune Compass turn?

Wait... the Misfortune Compass seems to be spinning?

Soon, Chu Xinghe realized something was wrong. Under normal circumstances, if Hu Wenhai were to strike, the Misfortune Compass might very well reverse his own fortune.

But at this moment, the Misfortune Compass was still spinning normally, which meant that Hu Wenhai, that bastard, had not stabbed him!

Soon, Chu Xinghe learned everything from Zhou Ping'an.

Let's leave aside the Spirit Pattern Cloth that can enhance the effect by fifty times, since its production cost is prohibitive. Even with a fifty-fold increase in effect, the inherently weak effect of Spirit Pattern Cloth means it's not enough to be considered a game-changer.

So although Hu Wenhai stabbed himself, the stab was too shallow; at most, it was just a minor scratch!

For someone whose skin had already become thickened from being stabbed so many times, this stab was no big deal at all!

But the regular version of the Spirit Pattern Cloth is truly terrifying... Chu Xinghe can imagine that if this thing were to be mass-produced, it would probably sell like hotcakes.

The problem is, this thing requires the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art!

Do you think the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art is some kind of joke? Currently, apart from Hu Wenhai, no one can learn the Ancient Heaven-Reaching Talisman Art!

Therefore, while the regular version of the Spirit Pattern Cloth can be manufactured, it is impossible to mass-produce it!

Seeing Hu Wenhai's teary-eyed and adorable face, Chu Xinghe burst out laughing!

Junior Brother Ben! You're still young! You have a long way to go before you can betray your Senior Brother Xinghe!

You think you can betray Senior Brother Xinghe?

That's incredibly naive!

I'm telling you right now, Senior Brother Xinghe, when it comes to Spirit Pattern Cloth, you have absolutely no idea how you can lose!