"Lord Gu, more people have come to Spirit City lately, all asking about you. Do you think we should stop them?"
Qian Daoliu was now like a full-time steward.
Anything related to Gu Yuan took first priority.
As a worshipper, he actually had little to do on ordinary days.
He essentially just presided over the Worship Hall, occasionally letting people know he was there.
That was the best deterrent against the other Soul Master factions.
Now, however, he had plenty to do, such as developing the Myriad Worlds Organization.
In his vision, leading more people from the Douluo Continent into the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds might be a better choice.
Let the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds know of the Douluo World's existence!
It could be said that his horizons had long since changed.
Now, he and Bibi Dong had drawn up a strategy for future development.
They would rule the entire Douluo World-not just the Douluo Continent, but the Sun Moon Continent as well.
Then they would select outstanding talents to venture into the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Bringing more people would, for one thing, bolster the Douluo World's prestige.
For another, they could attend to Gu Yuan.
As Lord Gu campaigned across the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds, he needed more people at his side to attend to him. That was what a proper entourage looked like.
That was the change in their horizons!
The other Soul Master factions knew nothing of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds and were still thinking about how to rake in more resources.
How to wring more benefits from the other Soul Master factions.
Meanwhile, Spirit Hall had long since elevated its goals.
"Ignore them. Knowing who I am will only make them despair even more."
"Deal with those people as you see fit. I already know about your plan with Dong'er. It's a good idea."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu was wild with delight.
What an honor it was to receive Lord Gu's praise.
It also proved that their thinking was correct. They would have to take greater care in selecting more outstanding talents in the future.
"All of you, withdraw for now. Convert your Soul Power into Spiritual Power. This is the most crucial first step in cultivation, so don't let anything go wrong."
"Dong'er, you and Hu Liena stay."
"Yes!"
Everyone from the Worship Hall and Elder Hall withdrew, leaving Bibi Dong and Hu Liena.
Ah Yin stayed behind as well.
Although she was already an official elder, she had yet to be assigned a residence.
"Brother Gu Yuan, did you have something important to tell us?"
Bibi Dong blinked, sitting on the same throne as him.
She even held his arm, as though staking her claim.
How could such little gestures escape Gu Yuan's eyes?
But he did not stop her. Instead, he found it amusing.
"Nothing too important. I just wanted to chat a little."
"Hu Liena will be appointed Saintess. From now on, she'll attend Spirit Hall Academy as usual, but only for half the day. She'll spend the rest of her time at Spirit Hall cultivating the Myriad Spirits Art."
"Dong'er, you still have goals to accomplish, so you won't have much time left for cultivation. Take this."
With that, he took out a spatial ring.
Bibi Dong accepted it and swept it with her divine sense, immediately getting a fright.
The space inside the ring was enormous, but it was already packed full of things she had never seen.
"Spirit stones can aid cultivation, and the spirit fruits each have their own wondrous uses. The instructions are all inside. Read through them, and you'll understand."
"There are also some magical treasures. Refine them according to the instructions."
The things Gu Yuan provided were extraordinary even in the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Although they were all used by mortal cultivators, they were definitely top-tier resources.
As for resources used by immortals, they could not use those yet.
Using them rashly would instead damage their foundations.
"Brother Gu Yuan, you're leaving all these things for me to manage?"
Bibi Dong was stunned.
The resources inside could sustain all of Spirit Hall's upper ranks for tens of thousands of years, couldn't they?
Suddenly, the ring felt heavy.
"Yes. I can rest easy leaving them in your care. If they're not enough, just let me know."
Gu Yuan shook his head slightly. After all these years since transmigrating, he had long since obtained endless resources with the system's help.
He no longer needed the system now!
Bibi Dong nodded and put on the ring.
She still wanted to rule the entire Douluo World, so she would indeed be rather busy and would not have much time to cultivate.
With the help of spirit stones, she could make up for the time lost.
Gu Yuan, meanwhile, thought that perhaps he could refine some time-related magical treasures.
That would work a little better.
After all, cultivating solely with spirit stones was fast, but it lacked a process of consolidation.
"Arrange a residence for Ah Yin. From now on, she will be one of Spirit Hall's upper ranks."
"But don't assign her any duties for now. Let her focus on cultivation."
Bibi Dong understood.
Ah Yin's cultivation was not high at present, merely equivalent to that of a level sixty-five Soul Emperor.
With such cultivation, becoming an official elder of Spirit Hall would naturally draw no objections from the upper ranks, because Lord Gu had arranged it.
But outsiders did not understand and might gossip.
Thus, staying within Spirit Hall to cultivate was indeed the better choice.
"Thank you, Senior."
Ah Yin breathed a sigh of relief. She had been feeling a little awkward just now.
Now, she could finally rest easy.
Being allowed to focus on cultivation without having to face so many people was indeed quite wonderful.
Once her cultivation improved, she would be a little safer when she ventured into the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Worlds in the future.
Following Senior, she might even have a chance to become an immortal!
After becoming an immortal, she would truly live forever, with an absurdly long lifespan.
"Then go make your preparations."
After speaking, Gu Yuan left the Pope's Palace and went to the highest point of Spirit Holy Mountain.
Spirit City was built on Spirit Holy Mountain.
From its highest point, all the other mountains looked small. The surroundings were indeed quite pleasant.
"Although the quality of the heaven and earth Spiritual Qi here is good, making this a rare treasure land, it's still somewhat lacking for cultivators. I'll need to set up a Hundredfold Spirit Gathering Array."
Spirit Holy Mountain had always been a rare treasure land on the Douluo Continent, a sacred cultivation ground in countless people's hearts. The quality of its heaven and earth Spiritual Qi was indeed good.
But in Gu Yuan's eyes, it was still somewhat lacking.
Especially now that Spirit Hall's upper ranks had all begun cultivating the Myriad Spirits Art.
If they cultivated simultaneously, they might drain all the heaven and earth Spiritual Qi nearby.
The ultimate result would be that, despite cultivating hard, they would absorb little heaven and earth Spiritual Qi, and their cultivation would improve very slowly.
Setting up a Hundredfold Spirit Gathering Array could solve this troublesome problem.
He pointed a finger, and a huge white array appeared in the sky.
The instant the array appeared, heaven and earth Spiritual Qi from a thousand li around surged madly toward it.
Within Spirit City, everyone could distinctly feel their bodies grow much lighter.
The Soul Masters felt their Soul Power circulate considerably faster. Cultivation became easier, and their efficiency improved greatly.
"A thousand li is still a little too little. I'll have to connect it to the starry sky and convert stellar power into heaven and earth Spiritual Qi."
He looked up at the sky. In his eyes, the stars filling it were individual masses of power.
He connected the Hundredfold Spirit Gathering Array to the starry sky, making it devour stellar power madly and convert it into heaven and earth Spiritual Qi to nourish Spirit Holy Mountain.
Once he finished all this, the Spirit Gathering Array vanished into the void, where no one could see it.
Only then did he return to Eastern Abyss Pavilion.
Bibi Dong was still busy with the things he had instructed her to do. With nothing else to occupy him, he might as well see how the Clear Sky Sect was reacting.
With Tang Hao killed, had the Clear Sky Sect already received the news?