War Hall Established

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"How is it, my Virtuous Nephew?" Seeing Qin Yi constantly examining the various items, Hall Master Yan said with a hint of envy and jealousy, "Besides the four major sects, there's now an additional War Hall with independent resource storage. Palace Master, you've practically made my Virtuous Nephew establish his own sect..."

"No, no. My cultivation is barely enough to fill the teeth of any of you Peak Master. To establish a sect? What a joke!" Qin Yi was startled and quickly tried to clear himself.

If these words were spoken and heard by other sects, they would easily incur resentment. It's impossible that Du Pingsheng and his group didn't have the idea of starting their own sect. After all, people who indulge in Eating, Drinking, Whoring, Gambling, and whoring are quite different from each other, and their cultivation is not of the same lineage. It's just that starting their own sect is not realistic, so they put them together based on the idea that "they are all ordinary people who form a town."

If a half-baked Martial Cultivation like him can establish a sect, why can't others?

That'll be real chaos. He's already hated enough for dating Ju Yunxiu, he doesn't want to be sullied for miles around.

Besides, he had no intention of starting his own school of thought; he was just too busy with too many troublesome things to do.

Seeing his cautious demeanor, Hall Master Yan smiled, glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, and then lowered his voice, saying, "Virtuous Nephew, there's no need to be so timid. Although the Palace Master is recovering from his injuries, he hasn't lost control. Otherwise, your Battle Hall is already quite feared, so why hasn't anyone said a word?"

"Hmm?" Qin Yi asked curiously, "There's more to the story?"

"The Palace Master has somehow found a friend from the Qian Yuan realm. Although the person hasn't come, a wisp of his divine sense resides in the palace, serving as a form of protection. This way, he won't be ostracized, and he'll keep others from acting recklessly. Otherwise, who knows who might become the second Heavenly Mystery Child?" Palace Hall Master Yan laughed. "The Palace Master seems carefree, but he's quite shrewd."

Qin Yi was quite surprised. "Everyone knew? Why didn't they tell me?"

"Virtuous Nephew, that's not very clever of you. If you spoke to the sect leaders face to face, that would be a warning. But letting it out like this just lets everyone know what's going on."

"Tsk..." Qin Yi was speechless. He and Ju Yunxiu had discussed this for so long and were both feeling a little guilty, but the Palace Master was already prepared. "Speaking of which, where did he find this Qian Yuan who is actually willing to go to such lengths to help him guard the palace..."

"Who knows? It's normal for them to have friends of the same level when they reach that level," Hall Master Yan laughed. "So many people are worried that there are no Qian Yuan in the palace now, but there are. If there is a real war, this wisp of divine thought can become a divine presence."

Qin Yi secretly admired the Palace Master, both for his thoroughness and for the superior resources and vision of a Qian Yuan Level expert.

Those of lower rank who try to fathom the powerful are easily made to become the emperor's golden carrying pole. Heavenly Mystery Child also suffered from this. Huiyang seemed quite capable, but ultimately he didn't rule a region independently, nor had he reached the level of Qianyuan, whose divine sense could roam freely at will. His knowledge and insight were still far inferior. How could he possibly win over the Palace Master? Therefore, in the Palace Master's eyes, Heavenly Mystery Child was ultimately just a catfish.

No wonder Hall Master Yan and the others still looked so cheerful. They were merely Qin Xin or even Feng Chu cultivators; all their power came from the Palace Master. If the Palace Master truly lost control, not to mention internal affairs departments, what kind of law Enforcement Hall would he be able to enforce...?

Thinking about it this way, Qin Yi straightened his back a bit more. He had originally worried that no one would listen to him as the head of the Battle Hall Master, but it seems his voice is quite deep after all.

"So, where am I supposed to recruit people?"

"Didn't the Palace Master mean that cultivation would be managed by various sects, but you would be in charge during wartime? What kind of people are you recruiting?"

"Is it possible that I'm the only Hall Master here all by myself? What's the point of giving me such a large district? We need people to watch the warehouse too!"

"Didn't the office staff agree to use Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations the remaining resources?"

"I really have to be the boss of all these old rivals..." Qin Yi, a headache forming in his mind. "How many people are there in total?"

Hall Master Yan tossed over a roster. "The medical, divination, and fortune-telling branches each have left behind a dozen or twenty people, totaling over fifty. The planning branch didn't leave a single person; they all left."

"Wait... were the schemes not done together?"

"Calculation originally referred to Arithmetic Calculation. However, it seems that it is very difficult to comprehend this, and later there were not many people who could do it. So it was discussed together with stratagem, but they are actually two separate branches."

"So there are people who play with math!" Qin Yi was quite surprised. "How is this subject used in the Immortal Dao?"

Hall Master Yan glanced at him sideways. "Virtuous Nephew, you've been a disciple for almost a year now, haven't you?"

"Soon..."

"You don't know much more about the Celestial Palace than outsiders. Is your mind entirely on your Senior Sister?"

Qin Yi blushed and quickly changed the subject. "I'll go check on my administrative staff..."

Hall Master Yan accompanied him to the main hall of the Battle Hall Master and said with a smile, "Virtuous Nephew, you don't need to worry. They are all low-level disciples. The highest-ranking ones are only at the early stage of Qin Xin, and the rest are at the early stage of Shui Feng."

"Now that's worrying! What kind of battle are you calling this? This is Children's Corps!"

Upon arriving at the main hall, he saw dozens of people sitting in rows, seemingly eating fruit. They were all dressed as Daoist priests, some with long beards. They all looked somewhat worried when Qin Yi entered.

These people are really in a sorry state. They probably couldn't keep up with their cultivation, and their relationship with the higher-ups of the Scheming Sect was likely not good either. They didn't go with them and weren't taken away. Helplessly, they were left here at a loss. Their sect was gone, they had no one to rely on, and their cultivation could only rely on scriptures. They didn't even know where the resources would come from.

I heard that I was assigned to the new War Hall, so at least I'd have someone to belong to, but the War Hall Master is Qin Yi...

Even if they are marginalized in the Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations, and strategy, they know that their own faction has been plotting to master Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting for two or three hundred years. How can they live with Qin Yi as their superior?

Besides, Qin Yi is a Martial Cultivation with minor skills in Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting. They are not on the same path at all, and the best outcome would be for him to work as a janitor in the battle hall.

A group of people felt that life was full of grayness.

Qin Yi stood before them. According to the rules, he should have addressed them as "Hall Master," but the people's lips moved but they couldn't bring themselves to say it.

Qin Yi wasn't offended. He glanced around and noticed that the middle-aged, bearded Daoist priest sitting in front of him had the highest cultivation level, reaching the third level of the Qin Xin realm! He then asked, "How should I address this gentleman?"

The Daoist priest forced himself to say, "I am Xi Lingzi, and I am of the same generation as Qin... and the Hall Master."

"What are your names for Xi Lingzi and Xi Xiangzi?"

Xi Lingzi thought to himself, "It's over. As expected, it's coming down to personal grudges." Helpless, he replied, "Xi Xiangzi is my Senior Brother."

Why didn't you go with him?

"In his early years, he competed with Xi Xiangzi for the position of Peak Master, but lost."

Qin Yi blinked repeatedly, and after a long while, he said, "That Xi Xiangzi is actually the leader of the Medical Sect?"

Everyone turned to look at them.

You've been at odds with Xi Xiangzi since you first joined the sect, and you still don't even know who he is... Even if Xi Xiangzi keeps getting the short end of the stick in front of you, you should at least know who he is! You're incredibly audacious...

Qin Yi scratched his head. Xi Xiangzi was too much of a nobody. From the first handshake, his mind had been drawn to Zheng Yunyi. The entire Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations Sect was all about strategy. If he wanted to understand anything, he should understand Heavenly Mystery Child. Why bother understanding Xi Xiangzi...

"Seriously, I'm not trying to mock you, but for such a nobody to become the head of the Medical Sect shows how much the Medical Sect has declined. This shouldn't be happening. What's wrong with your Medical Sect? Is it lacking in inheritance or resources?"

Xi Lingzi observed Qin Yi for a while, and seeing that he genuinely looked confused and showed no sign of mockery, he honestly replied, "First of all, our medical sect's medical skills or External Pill are quite different from others. We are obsessed with the act of refining pills itself, rather than refining pills with a specific purpose in mind."

Qin Yi nodded and said, "I understand. The same goes for music, Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting. It's wrong to be obsessed with these things for the sake of fame and fortune."

Xi Lingzi said helplessly, "Therefore, our approach is different from others who only refine pills when they need them. We advance through the act of refining pills themselves, which requires a large amount of resources and constant pill refining. Moreover, it's pointless to keep refining low-level, trashy pills; the demand will only increase, and the Pill Formula we refine will correspondingly become more and more advanced..."

Qin Yi finally understood. There was no way he could advance... No matter how large the Immortal Palace was, it couldn't possibly provide medicinal herbs indefinitely. The required herbs increased with each level up; who could afford to supply them? This rendered even the point of forcibly advancing with pills meaningless. After advancing, he wouldn't even be able to find high-level resources. For someone obsessed with alchemy, it would be better not to advance at all...

This leads to a vicious cycle, resulting in a very weak overall system.

In Heavenly Mystery Child's and even the Palace Master's view, all you need to do is refine some regular medicines to provide for the sect's needs; anything else is unnecessary. Forcibly upgrading your level wouldn't necessarily be of much use. In their minds, these are just logistical support roles, so when the Battle Hall was established, they allocated all of them to it at once...

But Qin Yi felt it was a waste to use people like this...

This group of alchemists is a unique resource of the Celestial Palace, and frankly, they are more valuable than advanced Alchemist who only know how to refine pills according to formulas. Because of their passion for this art, they will inevitably have many innovations, and the surprises they can produce when trained to a certain level are immeasurable. Wouldn't it be a waste to only use them to refine some ordinary Qi Nourishing Pill?