Having an entrance to unlimited Secret Realms was unquestionably a major strategic resource. It meant he possessed an endless supply of Soul Bones and Soul Rings.
With such resources, they naturally had to be put to good use.
The Secret Realm Hall was Qian Xunyi's arrangement. He intended to use it to spread his influence across the Douluo Continent.
As for why he did not make use of Spirit Hall, which had originally spread throughout the Douluo Continent, and instead established a new hall?
Because he did not trust it.
Although this was not yet the foul and corrupt era of Bibi Dong, Spirit Hall was a vast system, and internal corruption was unavoidable.
With the mountains high and the emperor far away, how could he ensure that the local Spirit Halls and Soul Master Halls had no entanglements of interest with the local nobility or the two great empires?
If he handed out the Secret Realm Tokens and the local Spirit Hall bishops took them, only to ultimately hand them over to the Upper Three Sects, the two great empires, and the various sects and noble powers as wedding clothes, he would never allow it.
Although he could reclaim the tokens with a single thought and held absolute authority over them, he could not monitor how every token was used.
Besides managing qualifications for entering and leaving Secret Realms, the Secret Realm Hall could also serve as his eyes and ears—monitoring Spirit Halls across the land internally and gathering intelligence from the continent externally.
After arranging everything, Qian Xunyi announced the end of court. Gui Mei and Huang Mian then left Spirit City at great speed, heading across the Douluo Continent to set up the systems for these Secret Realm entrances.
Qian Xunyi, meanwhile, began preparing for another matter: