"Three years. We will return to our ancestral land in the Central Plains in three years. At that time, we will bring cultivation techniques for the Great Grandmaster Realm and even the Celestial Person Realm. Ten Innate techniques can be exchanged for one method to forge Innate Body for the Great Grandmaster Realm, and one hundred Innate techniques can be exchanged for one cultivation technique for the Celestial Person Realm."
Wang Hao held up three fingers and said with a smile.
Although the words were simple, their content made the breathing of those present quicken.
They originally thought that the appearance of a cultivation method at the Great Grandmaster Realm was already quite good, but they never expected that this person would actually release a cultivation method at the Celestial Person Realm.
This is such a wonderful surprise!
"Young friend Ximen, please rest assured, we will give you a satisfactory result in three years!"
The gaunt old man at the head of the group immediately patted his chest and assured them, and the others also looked confident.
It should be known that there are thousands of Half-step Innate experts hidden in the Central Plains today. These people can quickly break through to the Innate Realm and become Great Grandmaster in the early stage.
When the time comes, they can take the lead and gather all these people together, enough to sweep across the entire world!
"Yes! I await your good news! By the way, besides Innate martial arts, other lower-level martial arts manuals also have some reference value. Well, ten Grandmaster Realm martial arts correspond to one Innate martial arts, ten First-Rate martial arts correspond to one Grandmaster Realm martial arts, and ten Second-rate martial arts correspond to one First-Rate martial arts."
Nodding in satisfaction, Wang Hao then added a sentence.
Although Innate martial arts skills are the most valuable, other lower-level skills also have some value. They can not only be used to enrich one's own martial arts foundation, but also be obtained from Dongfang Bai to exchange for Fortune Points.
The rest was much simpler. After returning home, these people wrote down their martial arts techniques in a manual and handed it to Xie Feng, who then had Wang Hao review and study it.
In return, he also shared many powerful "overseas martial arts techniques".
Of course, these overseas techniques were all modified and optimized by him based on the many techniques he had read. Even if the original cultivators got their hands on them, they might not be able to see any connection with the techniques they had previously submitted. They would only feel that they were perfectly suited to themselves.
This is similar to how wool sweater manufacturers collect large quantities of wool, process it into finished wool sweaters, and then sell them back to herders. The value of the two is fundamentally different, and the profits obtained are unimaginable.
"I'm taking from the people and using it for the people!"
Sitting cross-legged in the main hall, Wang Hao put down the secret manual in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.
"Fortunately, after developing Innate Divine Sense, my memory has greatly improved; otherwise, it would have been truly difficult to memorize these secret manuals!"
Glancing at the martial arts manuals that filled almost half of the main hall, Wang Hao couldn't help but sigh again.
He was going to write it down and take it to Dongfang Bai later, but with so many people watching, he couldn't reveal his relationship with Dongfang Bai. So he could only find an opportunity to write it down later and then transfer it there.
However, this requires a strong memory to memorize it word for word and then recite it from memory.
With his original memory, it would have been very difficult for him to memorize so many profound martial arts manuals. However, now, with the blessing of his Innate Divine Sense, his memory has been enhanced by at least ten times, making it a piece of cake for him to memorize these secret manuals!
"Oh? Is it finally coming?"
As if sensing something, Wang Hao glanced in one direction, a smirk playing on his lips.
He'd finally had enough fish!
" Mr. Ximen, the eight patriarchs of Confucian School request an audience!"
Xie Feng's voice rang out from outside the gate. It was the arrival of the eight Confucian School patriarchs, and they had come late at night, clearly not wanting too many people to see their actions.
"Let them in!"
He said calmly, and soon the main hall doors were pushed open, revealing a group of people standing outside. Leading them were the eight Confucian School patriarchs, followed by dozens of figures carrying many large boxes, presumably the treasures that had been promised earlier.
"Young friend Ximen, how have you been?"
The eight Confucian School patriarchs greeted him with light laughter, and only after seeing that Wang Hao showed no unusual expression did they breathe a sigh of relief.
They were genuinely worried that the kid was still angry about what happened a few days ago, which would be very detrimental to the deal. Fortunately, judging from today's situation, the deal is likely to go through.
Wang Hao did not respond at all. The eight Confucian School patriarchs were not embarrassed. They gestured, and the dozens of people behind them stepped forward, put down more than a dozen large boxes, and then retreated. They even sensibly closed the door behind them.
At this point, only Wang Hao and the eight Confucian School patriarchs remained in the main hall.
Although these eight old guys were very strong, Wang Hao wasn't afraid of them. After all, there were many experts from other forces watching outside. As long as these eight old guys weren't stupid, they definitely wouldn't make a move.
If it weren't for the desire to prevent the entire martial arts world and even the Central Plains from descending into chaos, he would have even joined forces with those experts to wipe out those eight old Confucian School scholars.
However, if that were to happen, not only would the Central Plains be engulfed in endless war, but it would also hinder his plans, and there would be even less chance of anyone helping him to collect those unique martial arts techniques from all over the world.
So we still have to endure it!
"This is what I promised you last time, young friend. Please take a look!"
The elderly Confucian School scholar at the head of the group spoke kindly, displaying great magnanimity.
Wang Hao's gaze also fell on the opened boxes, which contained mostly strange ores, bizarre treasures, and precious medicinal herbs.
He was too lazy to look at these things carefully, so he simply had Xiao Mengmeng activate the Treasure-Seeking Function to filter them.
"Damn, the Confucian School truly lives up to its reputation as the wealthiest family in the Central Plains; they actually possess nineteen treasures?"
Upon receiving Xiao Mengmeng's report, Wang Hao couldn't help but curse under his breath.
He had only found five treasures that Xiao Mengmeng barely found acceptable in the Old Zhu Household's secret vault back then, but he never expected that the Confucian School would bring out nineteen of them all at once.
This is clearly not all that Confucian School possesses; there must be much more within its core territory.
That's really impressive!
After a moment of reflection, Wang Hao stepped forward and selected the nineteen treasures. He then glanced at the box of manuals and said calmly, "Although our Ximen Household doesn't have much information about the Little Sage Manor, we are certain that the Fortune Supreme Treasure they amassed back then was a bamboo scroll. This is the most suitable vessel for your Confucian School's Fortune Supreme Treasure."
Although books may seem insignificant, they are the best carriers of civilization, and Confucian School focuses more on teaching and nurturing people; there is no more suitable Fortune Supreme Treasure.
As for whether the Confucian School would listen, he didn't care.
Upon receiving Wang Hao's response, the eight Confucian School patriarchs were overjoyed. They quickly calmed themselves down and pondered for a moment before turning their attention back to Wang Hao.
"It contains Fortune Supreme Treasure, which may resolve the hidden dangers of Karmic Cause and Effect in my Confucian School school?"
Although the existence of Fortune Supreme Treasure seems to be quite powerful, what they urgently need now is to suppress those Karmic Cause and Effect so that they can find a way to break through to the Celestial Person Realm. Only in this way can they preserve the Confucian School tradition in the coming calamity.
"That's a bit risky!"
Once again displaying a look of apprehension, Wang Hao looked up at the heads of the eight Confucian School patriarchs, as if he could see the so-called Karmic Cause and Effect, karma, and expressed his uncertainty.
These words caused the eight Confucian School patriarchs to turn pale, but Wang Hao's next words gave them a glimmer of hope.
"Actually, you don't need to be fixated on a single path. You can try other methods at the same time. For example, when you are gathering the Fortune Supreme Treasure, do some great things that are beneficial to the nation and the whole world. You can get the blessing of the nation's Fortune and the favor of the world. This can also alleviate some of the problem. Doing both in parallel should be about right."
However, these two methods only address the symptoms, not the root cause. You must eradicate the Root of Karmic Cause and Effect; otherwise, these Karmic Cause and Effect will continue to increase and eventually crush you.
Wang Hao explained it in great detail; he didn't deceive these eight old guys in this regard, though he did have some personal motives involved.
If the goal is to quickly establish Tenka Fubu across the Central Plains, enhance the overall strength of the nation, and prepare for future great wars, then the Confucian School approach is of paramount importance.
If the Confucian School school interferes and delays the plan to Tenka Fubu, that would be a huge disaster.
So his real goal was to fool these eight old guys, not expecting them to help him complete his plan to Tenka Fubu, but just hoping they wouldn't cause any trouble.
The eight patriarchs of Confucian School fell silent. After pondering these past few days, they naturally understood the root of the problem. Eradicating these problems would undoubtedly severely damage the interests, and even the very foundation, of Confucian School.
So this is a very difficult decision; at least they are finding it hard to choose right now.
Wang Hao paid little attention to the hesitation of the eight old men, and instead picked up the nineteen selected treasures to examine them one by one.
Of these nineteen treasures, ten are precious medicinal herbs, all of which are thousands of years old.
It's just that the low-level martial arts world of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer at the World lacks Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi energy; otherwise, in the Primordial Great World, it would have become a spirit long ago.
After thinking about the ten spiritual herbs, Wang Hao ultimately suppressed the idea of consuming them to accelerate his cultivation.
Although boiling these precious medicinal herbs into Cheng Tang and consuming it would greatly increase one's cultivation progress, the increase wouldn't be by much.
Most importantly, his cultivation level was almost entirely induced by numerous medicinal herbs. Although the proper methods of consumption, coupled with the powerful Nine Revolutions series of cultivation techniques he had deduced, left no hidden dangers, his foundation was still somewhat weak.
This wouldn't be a problem when dealing with ordinary opponents, but in this world, he ultimately has to contend with Heavenly Mandate, and the worst part is that he doesn't yet know how Heavenly Mandate will manifest itself.
Therefore, he must cultivate his skills to the highest level possible, leaving no flaws whatsoever.
Therefore, the best course of action is for him to cultivate diligently on his own to solidify his fragile foundation. These elixirs are of little help to him.
In comparison, if these medicinal herbs are saved for later, after the Smiling Proud Wanderer World Breaking the Limit and generates the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, the efficacy of these herbs will be much greater, and their value will be at least a hundred or a thousand times greater than it is now.
After carefully putting away the ten spiritual herbs, Wang Hao turned his gaze to the remaining nine treasures, five of which were strangely shaped ores that he couldn't yet identify.
The other two items are two weapons, a Azure Dragon Crescent Blade and a broken sword, both crafted from special materials and possessing extraordinary power.
These two weapons themselves are not very useful to him, but he can extract the special materials inside and recast them into other weapons.
Besides these, the remaining two treasures are a crystal ball and a piece of withered yellow bone, which appears to be the leg bone of some kind of creature. They also possess extraordinary power and are clearly rare treasures of heaven and earth.
"Young friend Ximen, could you please allow us to examine our own Fortune and Karmic Cause and Effect?"
Seeing that Wang Hao had finished examining the nineteen rare treasures, the leading Confucian School patriarch said in a deep voice, clearly still not quite trusting Wang Hao's words and wanting to see for himself the extent of their Karmic Cause and Effect.