Now that Lu Yi had a plan for the future, he naturally could not ignore Shrek, the greatest power at present.
The Spirit Pagoda could operate independently, but every Spirit Transmitter had to be trained by the Ministry of Magic. That was Lu Yi's bottom line, and it was not negotiable.
Even if he wanted to promote Soul Spirits, he could not make the Soul Spirit Contract method completely public as Huo Yuhao had.
Making the method public and recruiting Soul Masters from every faction as Spirit Transmitters might appear to prevent the Spirit Pagoda from monopolizing the field. But history had shown that this approach had nearly wiped out the Soul Beasts.
So not only would he keep the method secret, he would also place strict limits on the Spirit Transmitters he trained, ensuring that no one took private jobs for personal gain.
Lu Yi knew without thinking that this restriction would provoke fierce opposition and concern from many factions, especially the old, powerful ones. But he would not compromise.
Unless an opposing faction handed over its most important, most closely guarded secret technique, Lu Yi would not allow its members to become Spirit Transmitters—and only after he had confirmed the technique's value.
If a Spirit Transmitter sent by any faction broke the rules, their Wand would be confiscated, and their faction's secret technique would be made public.
Any faction that could accept those terms could send people to become Spirit Transmitters.
This was where Shrek came in. It had to provide land, and it had to stand up and shield him from the backlash.
Otherwise, what would be the point of the Sea God Pavilion Elder title Lu Yi was about to receive?
Lu Yi and Ning Zheng talked late into the night, sketching out the overall plan