So.
A situation similar to that in Holy Soul Village was playing out in every corner of the two great empires and their various kingdoms.
They were all commoners. Though they lacked much knowledge, they were simple and kind-hearted. Spirit Hall had helped them awaken their martial souls for many years, and in the end, over ninety-nine percent of them chose to trust Spirit Hall.
They cultivated Spirit Hall's techniques.
This was also a widespread phenomenon across the continent. If the empires ever thought of doing something good for them instead of exploiting them, the sun would probably rise in the west.
Suotuo City.
The city lord returned from outside and tossed a cultivation manual to his son.
His foolish son looked utterly confused.
"Martial God Compendium?"
"Father, Su Chen is going to lead the Spirit Hall Empire against us nobles. Why are you still giving me one of his techniques?"
"We should cultivate the techniques distributed by the empire—the Jade Tang Compendium created by Grandmaster!"
The city lord looked exhausted.
"Idiot!"
"I've built up a lifetime of prestige. How did I end up with such a brainless idiot for a son?"
"Tell me, who developed the techniques distributed by the empire?"
"Grandmaster, of course! Yu Xiaogang, the Grandmaster who developed martial soul theory!" the city lord's son replied.
The city lord grew even angrier. "Since you know it was researched by that Grandmaster, you still dare cultivate a technique he developed?"
"What martial soul theory? He's a useless man who can't even break through twenty-ninth rank Soul Power, and you expect him to research martial soul theory?"
"And you expect him to create cultivation techniques?"
Uh...
For a moment, the city lord's son did not know how to respond.
"But aren't the orders from above telling us to promote