Spirit Hall's Demands

"It is not a difficult matter. Here in this border region, Spirit Hall has many troubles to deal with. I must remain at the main hall and cannot easily leave, so I can only rely on Young Master Ye to assist me," Sading said.

"Dealing with Spirit Hall's troubles? Does that mean killing people?" Ye Xuan asked.

"Haha! Young Master Ye is truly an interesting person. Spirit Hall is not some assassin organization. Some tasks involve gathering important medicinal herbs, some involve hunting down fallen spirit masters, and others involve maintaining order... These are the tasks that need to be done recently. If Young Master Ye feels there is no problem, you may stay. If you are unwilling, just consider that I never mentioned it."

After finishing his sentence, Sading took a scroll from his spirit tool and handed it to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan reached out to take it, opened it, and read through it carefully, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes.

The tasks listed within were, in fact, genuinely good deeds.

The tasks required Ye Xuan to help clear out some fallen spirit masters in the city, and among the list of these spirit masters, Ye Xuan even saw a few familiar names.

Among them was the lecherous minor character Bu Le from the original story.

Although these people were in the city, finding them was not an easy task.

Moreover, their strength ranged from Spirit Grandmasters to Spirit Kings, and Spirit Hall did not have enough manpower to handle this.

After reading through, Ye Xuan closed the scroll and asked Sading, "Bishop Sading, forgive my bluntness, but these matters should be handled by the local authorities. Do you have some ulterior motive for doing this?"

Sading's expression tightened. He looked at Ye Xuan, now certain that this was absolutely not a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

If he were merely a teenager, even with great strength, he would likely not be thinking about such questions.

Sading paused for a long moment before finally confessing to Ye Xuan, "It does no harm to tell you, Young Master Ye. These are indeed things the authorities should do, but since they lack the capability, it is an opportunity for Spirit Hall. If we resolve these threats, we will gain much prestige among the common people. This will also facilitate our future operations."

With Sading's explanation, Ye Xuan understood immediately.

Spirit Hall was vying for public support. As long as the people favored them, their influence would continue to grow, and there would be less resistance when they eventually established their own nation.

Ye Xuan knew the future plot and was aware of Spirit Hall's ambitions, so this was easy to grasp.

Ye Xuan estimated that if these bishops could handle these matters well, there would be rewards from Spirit Hall; otherwise, Sading would not be so invested.

Seeing that Ye Xuan had remained silent for a while, Sading asked, "I wonder if Young Master Ye is willing?"

"No problem, leave this to me. Please, Bishop Sading, arrange two rooms for me," Ye Xuan said.

Ye Xuan did not care about Spirit Hall's original intentions.

As long as Spirit Hall did not ask him to do anything truly heinous, he was naturally willing to agree.

"Follow me, Young Master Ye." Seeing that Ye Xuan had agreed, Sading immediately went to arrange the accommodations himself.

The place Sading arranged was a small courtyard with a living room and three bedrooms.

After Ye Xuan had Zhu Zhuqing put away their luggage, he asked Sading to lead them to the Spirit Hall library.

Although this was only a main hall, the collection of books exceeded Ye Xuan's imagination. Of course, the library did not only contain books related to spirits; there were also works on geography, sect information, spirit beast data, various medicines, and more.

Ye Xuan had to admit that as the largest organization, their collection was indeed rich.

There were quite a few people reading here, all members of Spirit Hall, and they were mostly browsing through cultivation techniques for spirits.

As they walked, Sading introduced what kind of books were kept in each section.

After the introduction, Sading tossed a token to Ye Xuan and said, "Young Master Ye, when you are out handling business, you will need to fly the banner of Spirit Hall. This is the Spirit Hall token. I am only a bishop and cannot grant you a higher-ranking token; I hope you will forgive me."

"It is no matter. Bishop, rest assured, when I handle these affairs, I will ensure they know it is the work of Spirit Hall," Ye Xuan said.

"Good. Then I shall not disturb you further. You may read any book here, provided you do not take them out. I hope you can resolve some of these troubles within three days," Sading said.

"Understood!"

Three days was plenty of time for Ye Xuan.

After Sading left, Ye Xuan said to Zhu Zhuqing, "You can also look for some cultivation techniques yourself. If you find anything helpful for your training, spend some time on it. If you find it useless, just go back and focus on your own cultivation. I will return later."

"Understood." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and went off to browse the books.

Zhu Zhuqing certainly would not have had the chance to read the books in the Spirit Hall main hall before.

Although the main hall in Soto City could not compare to the main halls in the two great royal cities of Tiandou or Xingluo, the collection was still useful to her.

Zhu Zhuqing read there for half the day, and once Ye Xuan gave the word, she returned to the courtyard to verify what she had learned.

Ye Xuan, however, stayed until nightfall.

When he returned at night, he saw Zhu Zhuqing practicing diligently. After watching for a moment, he immediately spotted some issues.

During the time he was watching, Zhu Zhuqing noticed his gaze.

She stopped her cultivation and said to Ye Xuan, "Brother Ye, you're back."

"Yes. There are some issues with your cultivation. Get some good rest tonight, and I will teach you tomorrow," Ye Xuan said.

"Understood." Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing was overjoyed.

Deep down, she had always believed that Ye Xuan was also incredibly formidable in the realm of spirit cultivation.

If he were to teach her, it would certainly be no worse than what she could learn at those academies.

The next day.

Ye Xuan spent an hour teaching Zhu Zhuqing before heading to the library.

He entered the Library Pavilion and did not emerge until nightfall.

While reading, Ye Xuan noticed that someone was watching him.

He could guess who had sent the person tailing him; it was undoubtedly Sading. However, he did not care. If they wanted to see what kind of books he was reading in the Library Pavilion, then let them watch.

That night.

Upstairs in Sading's quarters, a Spirit King arrived to report, "Bishop, for the past two days, Ye Xuan has been in the Library Pavilion flipping through books related to martial spirits until nightfall before leaving. The books he reads are all-encompassing; aside from cultivation techniques, he also studies books related to martial spirit research."

"Interesting. I wonder how the Pope and the others will handle such an eccentric person once they find out," Sading remarked with a sigh.

"Bishop, should we continue to keep an eye on him?" the Spirit King asked.

"No need," Sading replied. "If he honors our agreement, he should be dealing with those scoundrels hiding in the city next. From now on, it doesn't matter what he wants to read."