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After receiving the enormous amount of supplies, all that remained was dividing up the territory for the Ninth Branch.
Wei Geng raised his arm and waved the wristwatch-like device. At once, the entire academy's light screen appeared before everyone.
The academy was divided into eight large regions, each cut into a triangle. Centered around the Demon-Slaying Tower, they extended outward from their sharpest points, each occupying more than a hundred square li. Their vastness could easily be imagined.
"The plans for the academy's eight branches are already very clear. However, with the Ninth Branch about to be built, do any of you have suggestions for establishing the Dao Spirit Academy?" Wei Geng looked at all the branch heads, seemingly wanting to know their attitudes toward the new branch as well.
It was impossible to want a share of the benefits without giving up some territory.
"The territory of my Extreme Spirit Academy isn't very large. The Dao Spirit Academy can take some land from the Art Spirit Academy, the Curse Spirit Academy, the Law Spirit Academy, and several other branches," Qun Qing spoke first.
The moment his voice fell, the white-capped old man from the Law Spirit Academy let out a soft snort and said quietly, "Our Heavenly Curtain Academy was built atop the core of the earth Spirit Vein on Heavenly Curtain Island. However, because of the differences in the mountain's elevation, the core extends outward in a fan shape. Although your Extreme Spirit Academy is somewhat remote, it lies above the axis of the main vein, so naturally you don't want to give up any territory. Our several branches may have large territories, but everyone knows they aren't located on the main trunk of the Spirit Vein. What use is being large?"
"Indeed. Now that the Ninth