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As the sun rose, a brand-new day began, and the Holy Soul Village region bustled with activity once more.
The Red Assembly's growing strength had drawn the attention of the Two Great Empires, Spirit Hall, and forces of every size. In particular, its establishment of schools that taught commoner children knowledge and trained their bodies almost free of charge—and achieved remarkable results—made them especially wary.
Beyond that, the Red Assembly continued building roads, eliminating bandits, and establishing new villages in the borderlands between Heaven Dou and Star Luo, giving displaced people places to live.
Not to mention Tang San of Holy Soul Village, who had used his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to research grain varieties and cultivate Blue Silver Rice. Not only could it yield around eight hundred jin per mu, it was also beneficial to Soul Power cultivation.
As a result, radiating outward from Holy Soul Village and its surrounding areas, the residents of more and more villages could meet their daily needs after paying taxes, while still having enough grain left to sell in nearby cities.
In addition, many blacksmiths and craftsmen had gathered around Holy Soul Village, because Tang San's forging techniques were renowned throughout the region. Any blacksmith with aspirations in forging came here to learn.
There were even rumors that Tang San possessed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, a technique said to belong only to the Clear Sky Sect.
Given the issue with the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San could not directly teach the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to others. However, he did not hide it from them either, leaving them to observe and imitate it on their own—after all, when he had worked at a blacksmith shop in Nuoding City, he had never concealed his forging techniques from the other blacksmiths.
Moreover,