Forming the Eastern Depot?

Because it had been refined by someone else, it would not provide any additional Soul Power or Qi-Blood. Instead, it made that Soul Bone much easier to refine.

Once he finished refining the Soul Bone, Tian Hao finally walked out of the room.

"Woof!"

Xiao Ha, who had been guarding the door the entire time, immediately wagged his tail happily when he saw his little master come out.

Tian Hao took out Xiao Ha's special food bowl, filled it with a large basin of dried meat, and prepared a basin of clean water before asking,

"Which room is Sister Ah Yin in?"

"Woof!"

Xiao Ha indicated one of the rooms with his head, then lowered it and began eating ravenously.

It had been guarding its little master's door for the past two days and had nearly starved.

After rubbing Xiao Ha's large head, Tian Hao got up and walked to Ah Yin's door.

"Knock, knock!"

He knocked on the door and waited quietly.

Before long, the door opened. Ah Yin stood inside, though her complexion was not very good.

"You went to see Tang Hao and the others?"

Tian Hao walked in and asked, guessing that Ah Yin had definitely gone to see the Tang Hao Brothers. Judging by her appearance, things had not gone pleasantly.

"I already explained everything to them. I chose to join the Spirit Hall, but they..."

Ah Yin nodded. Recalling the expressions of her two Sworn Brothers at the time, she felt very uncomfortable and finally could not help asking,

"Is there really no way to resolve the conflict between the Clear Sky Sect and the Spirit Hall?"

Tian Hao was not surprised that Ah Yin would ask this. After all, she was famous for her kindness.

"This world is strange. Being weak is a crime, but being strong is also a crime. There are many reasons why the various powers fear our Spirit Hall, but the main reason is that we are too strong. We possess not only the strongest Peak Douluo, but also the greatest number of Titled Douluo and Soul Masters.

"Moreover, even if our Spirit Hall disbanded, those powers still would not feel at ease. They would definitely take advantage of the situation to exterminate all of us, after which the strongest power would replace our Spirit Hall. Then the cycle would repeat itself.

"This is the history of human development. Does it sound ridiculous?"

Tian Hao pulled over a chair and sat down, explaining the ridiculous yet cruel essence of the matter.

Even in the original story, after Tang San and the others destroyed the Spirit Hall, they merely replaced it with the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. There was no real difference. In fact, their conduct later was even worse than the Spirit Hall's.

At least during Douluo Dalu 1, Fallen Soul Masters were not so rampant, and the Spirit Hall still helped commoner children awaken their Martial Souls for free.

"Things are still relatively good now because Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen has been gone for several years, and the Clear Sky Sect has restrained its Actions considerably. During the period when Clear Sky Douluo was still around, they were tyrannical beyond compare, flaunting their power at every turn.

"Do you think the Clear Sky Sect's title of Number One Sect Under Heaven came from nowhere?

"They fought for it and killed for it. The number of dead souls beneath their hands is no smaller than anyone else's.

"And Tang Hao's domain definitely required an enormous accumulation of Killing Intent. Anyone could figure out where that Killing Intent came from without even thinking hard.

"So there is no true justice or wrongdoing among the various human powers. They simply stand on different sides.

"Your Soul Beast Clan must absolutely not think about getting involved either. Our Spirit Hall will never borrow the power of your Soul Beast Clan to suppress or scheme against any human power. That is our bottom line, as well as our respect for both Clans.

"Otherwise, it would make the situation throughout the world even more complicated and drag your Soul Beast Clan into it as well. That would not be a good thing."

Tian Hao offered the advice kindly. He did not want Ah Yin to become involved in human affairs in the future for the sake of Tang Hao and his brother.

He simply could not stand Xiao Wu's actions in the original story. They were purely brainless.

The pressure the Spirit Hall placed on the various powers had been too great, forcing them to unite every force they could against it. Otherwise, Xiao Wu would have been doomed long ago, and she might even have dragged the entire Soul Beast Clan into the mess.

"I Understand!"

Ah Yin smiled bitterly and nodded to show that she understood. She had no way to change such matters either.

"Don't worry. As long as Tang Hao, his brother, and the Clear Sky Sect do not provoke our Spirit Hall, we will not take the initiative against them. But if they come looking for trouble, then we cannot be blamed."

Tian Hao gave Ah Yin another precautionary warning. Neither he nor the Spirit Hall intended to attack the Clear Sky Sect at this stage. The main reason was that he had provided too many wild ideas, and they would need several years to digest them.

What they needed most now was steady development. Why would they have the time to go out and cause trouble?

They wished the entire world could become peaceful. If things continued this way, the longer they dragged things out, the more advantageous it would be for them.

Even with the New Soul Ring System plan, he currently only intended to give the Spirit Hall another source of fiscal income.

After all, the pressure of the Soul Master subsidies was truly considerable. Although they Cooperated with the Two Great Empires, those two empires had been reducing their funding ratio through various excuses over the years. The Spirit Hall had no choice but to cover the missing portion first.

He had heard Bibi Dong say that more than half of the wealth the Spirit Hall had accumulated over the years had already been spent. If they did not find a solution, a major problem would certainly arise.

Selling Spirit Rings was a decent source of income. It could make up for that shortfall, and if handled well, might even leave them with a surplus.

Ah Yin nodded bitterly. She had no way to say anything about this either.

After all, she could not exactly demand that the Spirit Hall simply refuse to fight back. Besides, once that New Soul Ring System spread, her Soul Beast Clan would essentially become tied to the Spirit Hall. Naturally, she did not want the Spirit Hall to be destroyed.

It was just that the relationships within the Human World were too complicated and sometimes made no sense at all, like a tangled mass of thread.

Seeing the confusion in Ah Yin's heart, Tian Hao smiled and explained, "It looks complicated, but there is one point that has never changed: interests. The interests of every side. Those interests form one node after another.

"As long as you can see these Interests nodes, many things become much easier to understand."

No matter which world it was, interests were always the most fundamental foundation, as well as the source of all conflict.

"Interests?"

Ah Yin murmured softly. She truly did not know what to say. Who would have thought that the essence of everything was so simple and ridiculous?

Thinking about it carefully, the reason her two Sworn Brothers were hostile toward the Spirit Hall could seemingly also be explained by interests. In the past, she had been influenced and misled, believing that the Spirit Hall was an evil power.

Seeing what Ah Yin was thinking, Tian Hao said frankly, "Our Spirit Hall is not truly spotless either. There are also many corrupt parasites hiding in the shadows.

"But we are Unable To do much about it. After all, our inheritance is too ancient, and some decayed parts will inevitably appear within it.

"Besides that, the various powers have also been secretly bribing our people, causing them to fall and change. This has affected the Spirit Hall's image.

"At this stage, the Pope and the High Priest are planning to clean out those parasites. Things will improve greatly afterward."

A year ago, after leaving Spirit City, they had traveled for a month and passed through quite a few cities. They had secretly observed the members of those Spirit Hall Sub-Halls and Spirit Hall Branch Halls, especially the branch masters. Overall, they were neither too bad nor too good.

And that was only in the regions near Spirit City. If they looked at the many Sub-Halls and Branch Halls in the territories of the Two Great Empires, the problems within them would certainly be even more serious.

"After we return, I'll suggest to the Pope that we establish an internal supervisory department similar to the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. However, its authority cannot be made that great. We should create a system of checks and balances among three powers."

Tian Hao pondered in secret. He understood the importance of discipline very well. The Spirit Hall currently lacked sufficiently detailed rules and regulations, and its management was relatively lax. It was inevitable that problems would appear.

If they wanted to achieve a great undertaking, this deficiency had to be resolved.