He rose and pushed open the stone door of the quiet room.
Outside, He Tu and Wang Guiliang had long since been waiting with their bodies bowed.
Over the past few days, the two had sorted through both sects' personnel, businesses, and resources, waiting only for their sect master to emerge from secluded cultivation.
"Sect Master." Seeing Lin Sheng emerge, they saluted in unison.
"Mm." Lin Sheng strode toward the Council Hall. "How have things been during this time?"
The three entered the hall and took their seats according to rank.
He Tu cupped his hands and reported first.
"Reporting to the Sect Master: after the merger, the two sects have over eight hundred disciples, with fifty-nine at the Martial Corrosion Realm or above; five beast-material shops and three pill workshops within the city, and twelve medicinal fields outside it;
"Our combined monthly income is approximately twelve million Spirit-Rhyme Stones. We have been purchasing large quantities of the divine soul resources you requested. We now have twenty-one Soul-Severing Pills, forty-two stalks of soul-congealing grass, eleven soul-nourishing flowers, and three bottles of Withered-Soul Dew."
Hearing He Tu's report, Lin Sheng nodded slightly.
After absorbing the Hungry Ghost Gang, their collection speed had clearly increased. With both major factions sparing no effort to purchase these divine soul pills and Heavenly Treasures, their efficiency was quite good.
This quantity of resources almost matched He Cang's original stockpile.
If they could multiply that amount several times over, perhaps the injuries to his true spirit could more or less recover.
Wang Guiliang then added,
"There are also the Human Fields outside the city-eleven villages in total, with a population of roughly two and a half million. Should you require a blood sacrifice, they can be mobilized at any time."
Lin Sheng waved his hand, passing