True Venerable Tianli used to be very poor, and he had opposed Pixiu for years, suffering no small losses on top of that.
Fortunately, True Venerable Tengxi had fallen a few years earlier, and he had swallowed up a batch of the other man's assets, fattening himself up nicely and improving his financial situation.
Besides, rumor had it that he had earned quite a bit in the other world over the years. The cost of modifying the spirit vein should not be much of a problem.
As for attempting to reach the Soul-Splitting Realm... well, life needed a little hope to look forward to, or else it just became aimless.
By now, True Venerable Tianli's subordinates had basically all been moved to the outer perimeter of the spirit vein, and no one was permitted to watch the modifications at the core.
And the communication between three True Venerables was utterly impossible for anyone below True Venerable to sense, so there was no need to worry too much.
Jing Yuexin should still have around fifteen years before she formally entered seclusion. Too early or too late would not be very good.
Designing the seclusion site now left more than enough time; it was simply a matter of making calculations from many angles.
Qu Jianlei and Han Li could even take the time to rest and recover while they were at it.
One day, the two were meditating when their brows suddenly rose in unison, and both opened their eyes.
Before long, True Venerable Tianli's divine sense came over. "Interesting. My people learned some news. The Baiyou Merchant Alliance really is..."
The next moment, Qu Jianlei and Han Li confirmed the news, and the two exchanged a glance.
"The merchant alliance's reinforcements finally arrived," Qu Jianlei said calmly. This had been within