The Young Lady of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect

Seriously, was Shrek Academy just trying to disgust people?

This bit of knowledge was obviously wrong, and this thing came from four thousand years ago. This Martial Soul should count as one from their Sun Moon Empire, too...

But the author was Yu Xiaogang, from ten thousand years ago.

Xu Yanli quickly shook his head twice, rested his left hand against his forehead, then continued reading.

Actually, that wasn't the most outrageous part. The most outrageous thing was that, after tens of thousands of years, Douluo Continent still hadn't developed any techniques of its own...

When you thought about it, after his Martial Soul Awakening, he'd spent about four months tinkering with his cultivation method and refining it.

But the foundation of that method lay in the classics and texts from his previous life...

At the time, he hadn't expected to succeed at cultivation. He'd just been lying in the sun every day, always feeling exhausted, so he'd gotten up and practiced a few moves of Wing Chun and Tai Chi, things he'd learned in college...

Then he'd discovered that his Soul Power circulated incredibly quickly. At the same time, the steps of Tai Chi actually made him move faster, giving him a bit of the effect of the Tang Sect's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

But rather than saying it resembled the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, it was more like the Lingbo Microsteps he'd read about in his previous life...

Of course, that was what Xu Yanli had named it, too.

After all, he was terrible at naming things. You couldn't expect someone who named cats and dogs things like "Love" and "Consort" to come up with a good name...

Xu Yanli pulled his thoughts back and returned to his book.

And so, as he read while thinking about other things, the morning passed just like that.

Xu Yanli put the book away. Once he returned, he planned to head to Xiaoyao Pavilion and check how the signal transmission was going.

But it seemed Shrek Academy hadn't even considered the idea. After all, he'd only just brought it up, and there hadn't been any research in that area at all.

What's more, their energy source wasn't Soul Power, but a kind of wave Xu Yanli had proposed.

Although it had originally been converted from Soul Power, it was very weak and didn't require much Soul Power, so it hadn't attracted the attention of those Titled Douluo—not even Mu En, who was lying in his recliner.

Xu Yanli hurried to Xiaoyao Pavilion and immediately went to the room where the printing machine was.

"It worked, Your Highness." The Level 9 Soul Engineer who'd been watching over the printing machine earlier spoke excitedly. "It seems Your Highness's theory was completely correct. Waves can transmit signals..."

Xu Yanli listened attentively from the side and didn't offer many opinions. When something wasn't entirely clear to him, he drew on what he knew from his previous life to offer a few pointers.

After all, he'd only understood a little himself in his previous life, and hadn't studied it very well. Professional matters were best left to professionals. He couldn't just force his way into doing it himself—otherwise, what was the point of keeping so many people around?

Xu Yanli nodded with satisfaction, then turned to leave. At noon, he decided to stay at Xiaoyao Pavilion for a meal.

After all, if he could enjoy a good meal, why would he go stand around eating at Shrek Academy and suffer?

While they ate, Kong Deming asked him about his next steps.

Xu Yanli hesitated for a moment, then said, "Next, start making those high-risk bombs. They need to be powerful enough to defeat a Titled Douluo. As for testing them, there's no need to rush for now."

"What if Shrek Academy notices too easily..." A trace of tension, along with a hint of excitement, flashed through Kong Deming's eyes.

Xu Yanli rubbed his chin. "Don't worry, it's not a big problem. Also, if any commoners come to us for help, we can naturally try to win them over."

"By the way, Your Highness, no commoners have come to us these past two days. Instead, Ning Tian from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect came by," Kong Deming said.

Xu Yanli furrowed his brow, puzzled. "Oh? What did the young lady of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect come here for?"

"She said she hoped to buy some Soul Tools produced by Xiaoyao Pavilion and deepen our cooperation. She also asked whether we could get offensive Soul Tools from the Sun Moon Empire," Kong Deming replied.

Xu Yanli rolled his eyes and took a few more bites before slowly saying, "With the wealth of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, getting offensive Soul Tools shouldn't be a problem. Looks like those low-tier Soul Tools aren't enough to meet their needs."

"So, are we taking this deal or not?" Kong Deming asked.

"Take it. Why wouldn't we?" Xu Yanli chuckled. "In the future, they might use this connection to join our Sun Moon Empire. Nine Treasures Glazed Sect—I can give them a chance to invest in a rare treasure, just as they did ten thousand years ago."

"You mean..." Kong Deming understood at once and nodded with a smile.

No one could resist the temptation of investing in a god, especially not the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, who had already invested in one before.

Though the sect as a whole hadn't gained much from that investment last time, they had two gods, didn't they?

And the prestige of those two gods had allowed the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, a purely support-type sect, to survive to this day.

Now, though, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect was in decline due to the Tang Sect's weakness and various other reasons.

And the Body Sect hadn't yet tied itself to the Heaven Dou Empire. There might still be a chance to bring them over.

Huo Yuhao could also serve as bait in the future, just not right now. He needed to ensure Huo Yuhao's loyalty first.

After a few more bites, Xu Yanli slowly put down his chopsticks. He was full.

"By the way, make sure Huo Yuhao trains hard. As for that million-year-old soul beast of his, the one he wants for his Second Martial Soul, I'll take him to deal with it later," Xu Yanli said as he prepared to leave.

In any case, he'd already handed that million-year-old soul beast over to Huo Yuhao, but he had no intention of giving up Snow Empress and Ice Empress.

A dark glint flashed through Xu Yanli's eyes. He didn't know that, at the moment the Life Core recognized him as its master, a vast power had surged toward him.

It was an unfathomable power. He didn't know if it was the power of fortune.

But every time he broke through in cultivation or gained something, he felt it again—as though he were seizing something, or as though something that had always belonged to him had returned to his body.

Xu Yanli rubbed his forehead, feeling as if he'd overworked his brain. His CPU was about to burn out.

Why did he feel like he wanted to be a salted fish?

How had he ended up charging down the path of a workaholic, never to return?

Forget it. He'd better stay busy. That was still better than being killed by Buddha Ancestor Tang twenty years from now.

Xu Yanli sighed, waved his hand, and returned to Shrek Academy.

The days passed one by one. About a week later, a member of Xiaoyao Pavilion from the Heaven Dou Empire brought him a message.

Xu Yanli took the letter and read its contents. Suddenly, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.