Drawing Cards from the Douluo World

"Remember: respect the worthy, treat your subordinates well, and balance grace with authority!"

This was Dai Weisi's first small attempt to influence the continent's situation. Only if this step succeeded would he have a foundation for his later plans to fully reform the Star Luo Empire.

Thus, Dai Weisi rarely grew serious, issuing commands to everyone in the residence in an authoritative tone for the first time.

Everyone could sense how much Dai Weisi valued this matter and responded in unison.

Dai Weisi's plan was already quite thorough. With the financial resources and manpower of the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce, along with the Star Luo Royal Family's covert support, this plan had almost no chance of failure.

After arranging everything, Dai Weisi could finally settle down and continue his "confinement."

First, he had reached the Soul Ancestor level, earning another chance to draw a card.

Random card draw from Jin Yong's Wuxia Novels...

Obtained martial arts card: "Divine Illumination Scripture."

Upon seeing this martial arts card, Dai Weisi sighed softly. It was another supreme art that he had no use for at the moment.

The Divine Illumination Scripture, which possessed an ability close to bringing the dead back to life, would undoubtedly be most suitable for the Demon King Team's future healing-type Soul Master. Unfortunately, Ye Lingling had not yet reached the age to awaken her Martial Soul.

If Dai Weisi wanted to recruit the owner of the continent's strongest healing-type Martial Soul, he would need to wait a while longer.

Come to think of it, after the former Pope Qian Renxue was severely injured, Spirit Hall had once sought out Ye Jinghu, the current owner of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, to treat him. However, before Ye Jinghu reached Spirit City, Qian Renxue had already died suddenly.

Although Qian Renxue's death had nothing to do with Ye Jinghu, it was possible that some of Qian Renxue's diehard loyalists would vent part of their resentment on him.

If that was the case, recruiting Ye Lingling in the future would be much easier for Dai Weisi.

But that was a matter for the future.

After drawing the Divine Illumination Scripture martial arts card, Dai Weisi glanced over the unused cards in his inventory:

Martial arts:

"Needle Throwing Technique," "Bixie Sword Manual," and "***." These three martial arts were still awaiting the arrival of their fated owners. Of course, the Bixie Sword Manual might never find its destined owner in this lifetime.

"Innate Skill." This supreme art would likely have to wait until Dai Weisi reached the Soul Emperor, or even Soul Sage level, before it could possibly be cultivated.

"Divine Illumination Scripture." Another supreme art, awaiting the arrival of Ye Lingling, the angel in white.

Resources:

Deep Sea Blue Crystal Iron (10 pieces), Minor Returning Pill (8 pills)

Rare items:

Heavenly Sword Forging Diagram, Golden Silk Soft Armor

Incidentally, the Nine Yin Manual (Ancient Tomb version), which had previously been kept at the bottom of his chest, had already been taught to Zhu Zhuyun when she turned eight.

After mastering this supreme art, both her Soul Power cultivation and actual combat strength advanced rapidly. Her current fighting strength was already close to surpassing Liu Yunying, her mortal enemy who was a year older than her.

After sorting through his inventory, Dai Weisi continued cultivating at Wanjin Mountain Villa while awaiting good news.

Before long, the Soul Masters sent to deliver messages returned. None of the three groups had disappointed him.

Longxing City, where the Breaking Clan had fled to seek refuge, was not far from Star Luo City.

Liu Yunying was the daughter of Yang Wudi's former life-and-death friend, and she had gone bearing the full sincerity of the Star Luo Royal Family. Coupled with the Breaking Clan's current dangerous situation—

All these factors combined left Yang Wudi with little choice. He directly led his clansmen in relocating to Star Luo City.

Whether they would truly join Star Luo still had to be decided after Dai Weisi formally met Yang Wudi. But with the cooked duck already on the plate, how could Dai Weisi possibly let it fly away?

The Defense Clan, which possessed the Armored Rhinoceros Martial Soul, agreed even more readily.

Honest people were not blindly loyal fools. The Defense Clan had just been abandoned and left in misery by the Clear Sky Sect, while Dai Weisi's sincerity and tangible benefits were laid out before them in every regard.

Thus, after merely a few seconds of exchanging glances, Niu Gao and the Defense Clan's upper ranks decided to pledge allegiance to Dai Weisi.

Yes, they were not pledging allegiance to the Star Luo Royal Family, but to Dai Weisi personally.

Niu Gao did not even come to bargain like Yang Wudi. He came directly to pay respects to his new master.

After all, honest people understood things perfectly well too—

Without showing some sincerity, getting hold of the remaining half of Dai Weisi's Body-Refinement Insights would not be so easy.

Cheng Yue had been ordered to swallow up all of the Clear Sky Sect's properties in Star Luo. His mission was the heaviest, and he returned the latest. When he appeared before Dai Weisi again, his white robes were stained with quite a bit of blood.

The Clear Sky Sect's armed forces had all withdrawn, so who had Cheng Yue fought?

For a colossal force like the Clear Sky Sect, even if it had completely gone into seclusion, there were not many forces with the nerve to lay their hands on its properties, just as there were not many who dared provoke Dai Weisi.

At this time, Spirit Hall was busy hunting down the Clear Sky Sect. The other two of the Upper Three Sects were both within the Heaven Dou Empire, while the Lower Four Sects did not have the courage to make a move against people from the two great empires...

Within Star Luo, there was only one answer—

Those hyenas from the Elder Council.

Fortunately, the Elder Council lacked sufficient intelligence and did not understand the Clear Sky Sect's specific circumstances, so they had only sent one Soul Sage to lead the operation.

When they encountered the elite Soul Masters of Wanjin Mountain Villa and the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce led by Cheng Yue, they were routed almost as soon as the battle began. The bloodstains on Cheng Yue's body all belonged to the enemy.

"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission! All of the Clear Sky Sect's properties in Star Luo have now been taken by us."

"The Wanjin Chamber of Commerce has already contacted the city lords of each region to register and catalog the properties under the name of Wanjin Mountain Villa."

Dai Weisi nodded in satisfaction and said to Cheng Yue, "Sir has traveled and fought across thousands of miles on this journey, battling without rest. You have worked hard!"

"This Minor Returning Pill can nourish the meridians and strengthen one's foundation. Please take it, Sir, to ease the fatigue of your travels."

As he spoke, Dai Weisi took out a Minor Returning Pill and handed it to Cheng Yue.

Although Cheng Yue had never taken a Minor Returning Pill before, he knew that Dai Weisi had intended to use this pill to lure Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan here. Naturally, he knew it was an extremely precious medicine.

After accepting the Minor Returning Pill, Cheng Yue swallowed it in one gulp without much thought.

The moment the medicine entered his throat, he realized how extraordinary the Minor Returning Pill was. He immediately apologized to Dai Weisi and returned to his own courtyard to enter seclusion.

The small amount of Soul Power provided by the Minor Returning Pill certainly could not help a Soul Douluo like Cheng Yue advance in Soul Power Level. But for Cheng Yue, its effects of nourishing the meridians and strengthening his foundation were what mattered most.

For a commoner Soul Master to grow to the level of a Soul Sage or Soul Douluo, he would have had to fight desperately against countless people along the way. His body had inevitably suffered injury after injury.

Dai Weisi's Minor Returning Pill might not completely cure Cheng Yue's old ailments, but it had at least cleared away eighty or ninety percent of his hidden injuries. As long as he recuperated properly for a few days, he should be able to recover some of the cultivation potential he had possessed in his youth for some time to come.

Perhaps before the great curtain rose over the continent, Cheng Yue would also have a chance to ascend to the realm of a Titled Douluo and become one of Dai Weisi's important aides.