Lou Xiang's massive body was only two steps away from Tai Yu, but his spittle had already arrived first.
Tai Yu did not mind. Standing firm, he smiled. "Yes, I'm being detained too—monitored, restricted. Maybe someone even wants my life. So what? There's no point in you accusing me here. In my opinion, everyone should focus and make the most of our good fortune in finding the 'Spine Boundary Pattern' Inner Refinement Method in this backwater. Learn it first, carve it into your minds."
Lou Xiang was about to spit out more words when Tai Yu raised a hand and pointed at a certain "Life Sketch" to the side.
He had picked precisely Lou Xiang's.
For some reason, Lou Xiang's body stiffened, and the words that followed became somewhat clumsy.
Tai Yu gave him no chance to recover before continuing, "Within the Pantheon, this set of 'Inner Refinement Method' texts cannot be bought with money alone. You also need a great deal of contribution and the corresponding permissions. Everyone here—this isn't me looking down on you—but starting as 'temporary auxiliary staff,' could you get your hands on this thing even if your whole family stopped eating and drinking and worked yourselves like beasts for five or ten years? Now it's being handed to you for free. Aren't you tempted?"
Lou Xiang finally came back to himself and snorted hard. "You're going to let us practice it...?"
Tai Yu cut him off. "Am I not? I set up this project and pulled everyone in. Maybe I didn't say it outright, but did none of you really have any expectations, any hope? So long as you listen attentively, you should all gain something. But if you spend that time communicating with the outside world and dividing your attention, the results may be