Half a year later.
Outside, Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
Xiao Wu Jie and the other Deputy Sect Masters convened a meeting of all high-ranking members within the Sect.
"Is there any news about Brother?"
Bai He shook his head and said, "Deputy Sect Master, no. The Douluo Continent was unified by Spirit Hall a month ago, and we know that the Sect Master's last appearance was at Spirit Hall, but Qian Daoliu said he left half a year ago after assisting Qian Renxue in killing Bibi Dong."
"In this past month, I dispatched all the Speed Hall masters, and even I circled the Douluo Continent myself, but I still haven't found any trace of the Sect Master."
Da Ming and Er Ming, who were standing nearby, were very calm. Da Ming said, "Xiao Wu Jie, you don't need to worry. Xiao Tian said this time he was going out for training, so he might not return so early. Moreover, Er Ming and I haven't lost contact with him. If Xiao Tian were to die, we two would also be affected."
With the Spirit Soul Contract, Da Ming and Er Ming had condensed their forms, but if Xiao Tian were to die, their cultivation would drastically decline, cut in half!
However, this situation had not occurred. On the contrary, they occasionally received feedback from Xiao Tian. Although it was much, much less than before, it indicated that he was still alive and well.
It was just that the speed of the feedback proved that he hadn't systematically cultivated for a long time, which made them very confused. Didn't he say he was going out for training?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu Jie and the others also breathed a slight sigh of relief. Ning Rongrong said, "Then, as Xiao Tian last told Qian Daoliu, the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and Spirit Hall will supervise each other."
"Since the Douluo Continent has been unified, the plan Xiao Tian left behind can now be implemented."
"First, establish the Shu Mountain Academy, divided into an outer hospital and an inner hospital. The outer hospital will be located at the foot of Shu Mountain, and the inner hospital on the mountain. It will primarily recruit Spirit Masters with Sword Spirits, and secondly, Tool Spirit Masters with similar Spirits like sabers and spears, teaching them a new cultivation system and imparting basic cultivation techniques and martial skills."
Before Xiao Tian left, he left them many sword techniques, insights into the Sword Dao, and basic methods for spirit power, mental force, and body tempering, divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow ranks, with Heaven being the highest and Yellow the lowest.
Sabers and spears are similar to swords, so Spirit Masters with saber and spear Spirits can also gain some insights from them.
Xiao Tian left these with the original intention that they should learn from them and then create, rather than simply copy.
After all, he couldn't possibly transmit a large number of martial arts cultivation techniques by himself, could he?
That was not realistic.
"Second, Hall Master of the Hall of Defense, heed my command!" Ning Rongrong looked at Niu Gao below.
Niu Gao immediately stood up and said, "Niu Gao heeds your command!"
"Starting today, lead the Hall of Defense and various Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall to begin construction in remote rural areas, allowing commoners without spirit power to also participate in building their hometowns. We will provide a certain wage."
This was also something Xiao Tian left behind: work relief!
Many commoners in the Douluo Continent could not receive subsidies from Spirit Hall because they had not awakened a Spirit, and their weak bodies could not earn much money outside.
The current method was to provide them with work, such as paving roads and building bridges in their villages, so they could support themselves.
Xiao Tian had considered giving them money directly, but this would only foster the illusion that they could gain something without effort, which was undesirable.
The subsidies that commoner Spirit Masters could receive were also adjusted accordingly.
The original subsidy was one gold coin per month for a Spirit Master, ten gold coins for a Spirit Grandmaster, one hundred gold coins for a Spirit Elder, and no subsidy for Spirit Ancestors and above.
Now, it has been changed to one gold coin per month for a Spirit Master, five gold coins for a Spirit Grandmaster, and ten gold coins for a Spirit Elder.
This subsidy was given for free, and the previous subsidy was simply too high!
Didn't you see how Tang San and the others received so many years of subsidies for free, yet in the original work, Spirit Hall was still overthrown?
One gold coin was enough for a family of three for several months. A Spirit Master's expenses were higher, but that was not a reason to subsidize so much.
To earn more money, one must put in their own effort.
The Shrek Seven Devils in the original work lived a carefree life relying on these subsidies, which had completely lost the original intention of the subsidy.
Being a Spirit Master does not mean being superior. If you want more, you have to earn it yourself.
After all, now that the Douluo Continent is unified and everything is waiting to be rebuilt, Spirit Masters will also become more numerous in the future, so it is necessary to cut subsidies directly now.
Perhaps there will be dissenting voices, but if you don't cut what needs to be cut, you will suffer from the chaos!
By the way, those who joined Spirit Hall or other Sects of the Empire were considered to be employed within them, and had additional income. It's not that these subsidies were cut, they would also complain.
Moreover, this subsidy only applied to Spirit Elders. The bishops and deacons of the various sub-halls of Spirit Hall would not have too many opinions, and even if they did, they could only keep them to themselves.
"Third, Hall Master of the Medicine Hall, heed my command!" Ning Rongrong then looked at Yang Wudi.
Yang Wudi also stood out: "Yang Wudi heeds your command!"
Ning Rongrong nodded and said, "Pass down the order: if any Medicine Hall disciples are willing to serve in remote villages for three years, they will teach basic medical knowledge to the villagers during these three years. If there are talented ones, they can be taken as apprentices. After returning in three years, they can receive a Profound Water Pill and a bottle of 100,000-year Qi and Blood Potion."
The formula for the Profound Water Pill was also given by Xiao Tian before he left. It required the essence blood of about ten types of sea Spirit Beasts. This was not available yet, but it could be promised for now.
Since the essence blood of sea Spirit Beasts was difficult to obtain, Xiao Tian also left two alternative pill formulas: one was the Profound Herb Pill, refined from various herbs, and the other was the Profound Beast Pill, refined from the essence blood of Douluo ContinentSpirit Beasts. Both had the effect of increasing innate spirit power by one level.
Then, Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Fengzhi, smiling: "Father."
Ning Fengzhi: Oh no, it's coming for me!
"Our Sect needs funds from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School because, in addition to what was mentioned above, we also need to establish public low-level Spirit Master academies throughout the Douluo Continent. For the next six years, all enrollment fees, tuition, and miscellaneous fees will be waived for students. This will also benefit commoners without spirit power to learn some knowledge to protect themselves."
Ning Fengzhi: No, what's the point of this?
Even Ning Fengzhi couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.
"Was this also left by Xiao Tian before he left?" Ning Fengzhi said very seriously: "Do you know how much the teachers' salaries alone will cost in a year like this? Not to mention the cultivation resources…"
"I know, that's why this compulsory education is only for the six years of the low-level academy. Father, you also know that those more expensive things like simulated cultivation all start from the intermediate Spirit Master academy. The low-level Spirit Master academy mainly focuses on learning various knowledge to build a foundation. This amount of consumption should be acceptable, right?"
Ning Fengzhi: If it's acceptable, why doesn't your Shu Mountain Sword Sect pay for it yourself?
Ning Fengzhi's mouth twitched, and he was at a loss for words. His Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was rich, but it wasn't meant to be spent like this, was it?
Compulsory education really brought no profit. The reason Xiao Tian did this was to give commoners a basic understanding and a greater knowledge of this World.
As for whether it would lead to further polarization later, he couldn't control it. Everything he did could only apply to the present.
As for future matters, they would be left to future people.
He was not a god who could foresee everything. He could only, within his own cognitive limits, make the lives of some lower-class commoners a little better.
Thus, issues such as rural infrastructure, medical care, and education began to be implemented in an orderly manner with Spirit Hall, under Ning Rongrong's instructions.
Soon, another year passed.
Dragon Valley.
At this moment, Xiao Tian had already buried most of the corpses in the Dragon Valley, except for the bodies of the Mountain Dragon King, Ice Dragon King, and Fire Dragon King, which were the largest in the Dragon Valley!
During these two-plus years, he had not actively cultivated. Simply by relying on the consumption and recovery of his spirit power, his spirit power level had reached level eighty.
But he did not condense his eighth spirit ring because it might take another one or two months, and he wanted to first bury these dragon corpses.
"Boy, your level reached eighty several months ago, didn't it? Why don't you condense your spirit ring?" The Mountain Dragon King asked curiously.
Xiao Tian: "Each of my current spirit rings is 800,000 years old. This eighth spirit ring might need 900,000 years to condense. First, the condensation time is too long, at least one month. Second, I don't have enough Qi and Blood Pills and Qi and Blood Potions with me to support me in condensing to 900,000 years."
As he spoke, Xiao Tian prepared to start digging a hole for the Ice Dragon King. The Mountain Dragon King, Ice Dragon King, and Fire Dragon King exchanged glances, nodding thoughtfully, and began to communicate with their mental force.
Mountain Dragon King: What do you two think of him?
Ice Dragon King: I think he's fine. He has passed my test. Fire Dragon King, what about you?
Fire Dragon King: Hmm, I have no objections either. I presume the clan members whose dragon tombs were personally built by Xiao Tian also have no objections.
Mountain Dragon King: Alright, since Xiao Tian needs the power of qi and blood to condense his spirit ring, after he buries the bodies of us three, we will unite with many dragons and give him a surprise.
Ice Dragon King: How do you plan to do that?
Mountain Dragon King: There are so many dragons here in Dragon Valley. If each dragon contributes some qi and blood, and dragon souls, it should be enough for him to condense his eighth and ninth spirit rings.
Fire Dragon King: Ninth spirit ring? Mountain Dragon King, do you mean you also want to give him a Spirit Bone?
Mountain Dragon King: Why not? Isn't he still missing four Spirit Bones? If you two are willing to give, I am also willing. In the past two years, we have seen all his actions.
Xiao Tian was unaware of the secret discussions among the Three Great Dragon Kings.
He only knew a little about Tang Wulin's Thousand-Day Dragon Burial.
In his opinion, the reason the Mountain Dragon King gave a Spirit Bone in the original work, and why he was able to gain the recognition of all dragons and obtain the title of Dragon God, was because he had the Golden Dragon King bloodline. But what about him?
He was just an ordinary person, without the so-called dragon bloodline. How could these dragons recognize him?
Perhaps, in the eyes of others, his spending nearly three years burying these dragons, with no expectation of reward, was foolish, or they might think he was gambling, gambling that these Three Great Dragon Kings would give him some benefits, thinking he was hypocritical.
But to be honest, they were just three million-year Spirit Bones.
His strength did not rely on Spirit Bones.
He currently had four Spirit Bones: the Sky Spirit Sword Wingsexternal Spirit Bone, the Sword Heart Eyeexternal Spirit Bone, the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone, the Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone, and a Blue Silver EmperorRight Leg Bone stored in his spirit tool which he hadn't absorbed yet.
He had actually tried to persuade Ah Yin to dissolve their Spirit Soul Contract and return to human form, leaving this Spirit Bone for her to absorb herself, but Ah Yin refused. She wanted to remain in his spiritual sea as a Spirit Soul.
So, this Spirit Bone was currently just sitting there. He had the Zhe Zi Secret and could also fly, so he didn't need this Spirit Bone.
But for those around him, who would it be suitable for?
An auxiliary Spirit Bone like the Blue Silver Emperor was very suitable for anyone. Who doesn't get injured sometimes?
Therefore, whether it was Xiao Wu Jie, Zhuqing, Rongrong, or Dugu Yan, it was very suitable for them to absorb.
It wasn't suitable for anyone, which was also where her distress lay. This could only be left for them to choose later.
So, Spirit Bones were not really that important to him. What he needed now was to simply raise his level.
Although he had wasted over two years here, he did not regret it. In this life, one only needs to act with a clear conscience.
Anyone with a conscience who saw this scene would surely feel compassion and help with the burial.
Lan Xuanyu: Hehe.
Three days later, Xiao Tian finally finished burying the last corpse of the Mountain Dragon King. Ah Yin gently wiped his sweat from the side, her face full of tenderness.
Whoosh~~
Xiao Tian smiled, half-flying into the air, looking at the neat rows of dragon tombs below. He felt a great sense of accomplishment. These two-plus years were not wasted!
In these two-plus years, although his spirit power hadn't grown much, his state of mind had matured greatly, becoming calmer, and his Sword Dao had advanced further.
After Xiao Tian landed, three rays of light suddenly fell before him: three Spirit Bones with different attributes, and they were all million-year ones!
Since he had no such thoughts initially, Xiao Tian looked at the three Spirit Bones, slightly stunned. After a moment of silence, he said, "Seniors, what is this? Are you giving them to me?"
"What's wrong, little fellow? So surprised? You wouldn't think that we Three Great Dragon Kings would shamelessly let you help for nothing, would you?" The Fire Dragon King said.
Xiao Tian immediately felt a little embarrassed: "Actually, this is something I wanted to do myself when I saw this scene. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed. After all, I haven't cultivated for almost three years, and I don't know what's happening outside now. My family and friends might be worried."
"Hahaha, good boy, don't you have any interest in our Spirit Bones?" The Mountain Dragon King said.
Xiao Tian said, "Of course I'm interested. Who can refuse a million-year Spirit Bone? But I always adhere to one belief: if I get it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's my fate. What's mine is mine, and it won't run away. What's not mine, no matter how hard I try to grasp it, I won't get it. Everything just follows its course."
(End of Chapter)
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