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"Master, how is Master? Did the Confucian School agree?"

Inside a small courtyard within the Qingyun Mountain Merit Hall.

Yun Niang and Yu Niang stood anxiously at the door, their graceful figures constantly looking around.

Seeing their master, Jin Niang, appear, they hurried forward a few steps to inquire.

"They agreed, they agreed. Just as Chief Steward Xia said, these major powers are 'amiable'.

The Confucian School not only agreed to jointly develop spirit garments with us, but also offered to provide spirit talisman cultivators for assistance. They even agreed to bear half of the costs, but all copyrights and property rights belong to the Merit Hall."

Jin Niang was still in shock.

Previously, she had begged and pleaded for investment, only to be met with countless rejections.

She was almost beaten up by investors because her PPT was a bit too exaggerated.

Now things were different. After joining the Merit Hall, she realized that her research on spirit talismans was not deep enough, and materials were crucial if spirit garments were to be worthy of the name 'spirit garments'.

However, the spirit纹 embroidery on the spirit garments was also indispensable.

Although the Merit Hall recruited many 百艺 cultivators in this Hundred Arts Competition, they were all unpopular 百艺 and those with few practitioners.

There were no cultivators with in-depth research on spirit纹.

If spirit garments were to develop, the involvement of talisman masters was essential. Therefore, Jin Niang consulted Chief Steward Xia Qing.

Xia Qing's reply was to find whoever was strong in spirit纹. The major powers were not as aloof and unapproachable as they thought. She could give it a try.

With a nervous and expectant heart, Jin Niang approached the Confucian School.

After all, the Confucian School had the most research on spirit纹 and spirit talismans.

Even so, they were sued by the炼器 Alliance. If the major powers had shown their full strength, this Hundred Arts Competition might have become an internal competition among the major powers.

"They're really that easy to talk to? If we had known this earlier, we would have approached the Confucian School before. Those small forces in Nan Shi really have no vision," Yu Niang said.

"Oh, silly child."

Although Jin Niang was only in her thirties, she understood the cruelty of the world better than her two disciples, who were not even twenty.

Jin Niang said, "It's not that the major powers are easy to talk to, it's that our identity is useful. We joined the Merit Hall and are now Xuan Shi's people, so the major powers are amiable."

Jin Niang didn't explain everything in detail. Some things needed to be learned by the disciples themselves, even if it meant suffering losses.

Not to mention her disciples, even she was shocked by this 'cruel' reality.

Joining the Merit Hall was a good thing. Everyone was polite to her.

However, she knew that she needed to work hard to maintain this identity.

For one thing, she learned from the cultivators who joined the Merit Hall and from Deputy Chief Steward Xia that the major powers all possessed the skills of these people.

It was just that the major powers didn't participate.

What if the major powers came out in full force?

Could she still maintain her current identity?

Xuan Shi was benevolent and recruited them into the Merit Hall without even screening them.

Strictly speaking, they were not worthy.

"Jin Niang, have you heard?" Before she even entered the small courtyard of the master and disciples.

Neighbor Lao Jiu came over, shouting.

Lao Jiu was also a cultivator recruited this time. He was a spirit wine maker and was even worse off.

Jin Niang had two disciples, girls who had lost their parents and families during the revival of the strange and were taken in.

But Lao Jiu didn't have a single disciple.

Previously, he was ridiculed for wanting to brew spirit wine, saying that in such a cruel world, what was the point of brewing wine? It was a waste of time.

This made Lao Jiu very uncomfortable. He could barely hold on himself, let alone take in a disciple.

Lao Jiu was an old man in his sixties. He could call Jin Niang his niece, but Jin Niang still had two disciples and was a master.

It wasn't good to call her niece, so he called her sister.

Jin Niang also liked it this way, not afraid of being called old.

The revival of the strange had changed a lot. There were no more ethereal habits. Everyone was working hard to survive and didn't care if you called me old.

Calling you sister was a sign of recognition, calling you niece was looking down on you.

"What's wrong, Jiu Lao?" Jin Niang asked in confusion.

"Today is the day that the top three cultivators of each project are meeting Xuan Shi, have you forgotten?" Lao Jiu said.

Jin Niang naturally hadn't forgotten, but she had more important things to do, so she hadn't paid much attention.

"I know, what's wrong?" Jin Niang asked.

"Crazy man Yuan Tianchun, do you know him?"

Jin Niang nodded: "Of course I know him. He's a celebrity among us loose cultivators, especially in our cultivator 百艺."

"Yes, it's him. He was accepted as a nominal disciple by Xuan Shi. Xuan Shi also asked him to form a force, either an alliance or a sect," Lao Jiu said enviously, his eyes full of longing.

"Really?" Jin Niang's almond eyes widened slightly, her peach mouth opened slightly, and her 素 hands clenched tightly.

"How could this be fake? Who would dare spread such news? Those cultivators who met Xuan Shi all said so. He was really valued and brought into Xuan Shi's sect."

Lao Jiu's slightly hunched body straightened a bit, as if he was fantasizing about the scene of being brought into Xuan Shi's sect.

"How amazing."

"We can say that we are lucky, but not too lucky. Although we were recruited by Xuan Shi, I dream of meeting Xuan Shi, but unfortunately, unfortunately."

Lao Jiu had the strength to say this.

In the past few days, Jin Niang had learned about Lao Jiu's abilities.

Even if the spirit wine masters of the major forces participated in the competition, Lao Jiu might not lose, and even had a high chance of winning a top three spot.

She couldn't do it. After seeing the foundation of the major forces, if the embroiderers and spirit garment masters of the major forces participated in the competition, she would definitely not be able to beat them.

"You old man, are you eyeing Xuan Shi's spirit wheat?" Jin Niang covered her mouth and smiled.

"Haha..." Lao Jiu wasn't embarrassed to be exposed.

He did indeed have his eyes on Xuan Shi's spirit wheat.

It was the Xuanhuang spirit wheat obtained from the Wheatfield Watcher, and then Xuanhuang planted some on a small scale.

Under the special care of the Tongtian Jianmu, it had matured in less than a month, and more spirit wheat was harvested.

As a spirit wine master, Lao Jiu naturally coveted these spirit wheat.

His previous spirit wines were all fruit wines because he couldn't find spirit seeds of grains.

“You don't need to rush, Old Man. Deputy Director Xia said that the spirit wheat is currently too scarce and needs to be planted multiple times before it can be sold to the public. When that time comes, you'll be able to brew spirit wine. If you ask me, instead of worrying, you should be thinking about how to brew even better spirit wine once you get the spirit wheat.”

Old Man Wine waved his hand dismissively, “This old man has been longing for it for years! All the plans have been rehearsed countless times in my mind, all that's missing is the spirit wheat.”

Then, as if thinking of something, he asked, “How did it go? Was the negotiation with the Confucian School successful?”

Jinniang smiled and nodded, “The Confucian School is very easy to talk to.”

“Easy to talk to?” Old Man Wine was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, “Indeed, easy to talk to, haha…”

It was the kind of 'you know what I mean' laugh.

After laughing, he looked at a tightly closed door not far away. Old Man Wine said, “Little Wu, is he still in seclusion? I really envy you young people, full of vitality.”

Old Man Wine was referring to Wu Tong.

After being recruited into the Merit Hall, he applied to study the 'Beast Taming Art' in the Dream World, something he had always dreamed of.

He envied it before, but couldn't afford it.

After joining the Merit Hall, he was able to study the 'Beast Taming Art' for free after passing the review.

Therefore, after passing the review, he studied the 'Beast Taming Art' and has been in seclusion ever since, rarely even communicating with others.

Only because the three of them were neighbors could they occasionally exchange a few words.

“Yes, Fellow Daoist Wu Tong is truly diligent.” Jinniang glanced at the tightly closed door.

“The opportunity to leap through the dragon gate naturally requires diligence. Who wouldn't cherish it? Failing to do so would be punished. I won't keep you. You should be busy. I'm going to Pavilion Master Wang Zihai's place. Since I can't brew wine for the time being, I'll go help him take care of the spirit plants and demon plants of the Mystics, and see if there are any spirit plants that can be used for brewing.”

Saying that, Old Man Wine waved his hand and turned to leave.

…

Martial Alliance Headquarters.

Today, several high-level members were present, which was a rare occurrence.

Including Wu Gang, who had been fighting in the wilderness, Jin Ning, who had returned and left again, and Zhao Long.

Currently, Song Hongliang is in the Blood Moon Realm, presiding over affairs in place of Sun Hui.

The reason for bringing Jin Ning, Wu Gang, and Zhao Long back this time was also because of the Blood Moon Realm.

With the increase in experts and the number of cultivators comprehending the complete Visualization Diagram, it was no longer necessary for the entire force of experts to come out in full force to fight in the wilderness.

The Blood Moon Realm needed experts, so Sun Hui planned to rearrange the experts.

Although new changes were occurring in the wilderness every day, and countless shattered secret realms and fragments of small worlds were appearing daily,

as long as one didn't go deep and didn't take risks, the danger wouldn't be too great.

Moreover, the Martial Alliance was not a small force; it had many experts.

Previously, half of the experts from the Martial Alliance headquarters in Xia Capital had come, and although these experts were not well-known,

their strength was exceptionally powerful.

For example, there were several Mr. Liu Da, the legend of the martial arts hall in Nan City, at the headquarters.

These people had previously reached the edge of losing control.

But after coming to Nan City and learning Xuanhuang's methods, the previous loss of control due to their powerful strength had now all turned into strength and had been redeemed.

Martial arts have always been a very strong display of Xia Country.

Because the dream of Jianghu martial arts is the dream of countless teenagers.

Now, the establishment of the Martial Alliance and the fact that Mystics come from martial arts, although these things have not been publicized everywhere,

don't think that there is no impact.

This impact is overwhelming.

Just talking about the number of experts, the Martial Alliance is no worse than any of the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, and may even rank second in the number of experts.

The first is the Confucian school. This is too much of a cheat. The previous government officials and soldiers were all theirs, so there is no way to compare.

But the second is definitely the Martial Alliance.

When the strange revival began, the previous government strongly promoted martial arts halls. Every county had one, and big cities had several.

It is conceivable that the Martial Alliance has the most cultivators.

Currently, the Qingyun Mountain Martial Alliance is the nominal and de facto leader of martial arts.

This is recognized by the martial arts cultivator world.

It is no exaggeration to say that experts gather here.

Let's put it this way, there are several who are stronger than Sun Hui.

The Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist schools have Yan Lai, Minghui, and Jingtong, three undoubtedly first-class people.

But the Martial Alliance is the opposite. There are three or four who are stronger than Sun Hui, and there are one or two people who are comparable to the leaders of the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

That is, the former chief curator and deputy chief curator of the Xia Capital Martial Arts Hall.

One is called the Godly Spear, and the other is called the Guandao.

Of course, the two were martial arts masters before, and they were also the chief curator and deputy chief curator of the Xia Capital General Hall. They are also much older than Sun Hui. Sun Hui is only in his forties, and the two are nearly seventy years old, about the same age as the leaders of the three religions.

However, the two are actually very martial arts obsessed. They were chosen as the chief curator and deputy chief curator because there was no other way. In fact, the two are more obsessed with martial arts.

The two felt too good after coming to Qingyun Mountain.

They don't have to manage affairs, and there are endless martial arts to climb. It's too wonderful for them.

So there is no power struggle at all. The two are respectfully called honorary supervisors, but the specific person in charge is the chief instructor, who is responsible for imparting experience and guiding the younger generation.

They are the stabilizing needles of the Martial Alliance.

Of course, the two are not stupid either. They know that they can't compete with Sun Hui. He is a Mystic initiate, and he was also the Mystic's old superior before. His niece is the Mystic's personal assistant.

Are you still going to compete? Isn't this stupid?

Besides, the two really don't like being supervisors; they prefer to practice.

Therefore, the integration of the Martial Alliance was very smooth, without much turbulence.

The chief curators did not compete, and the others from other provinces and cities did not have any ideas.

Moreover, Sun Hui, who has luck, is not simple either, and he is making rapid progress.

Previously, his strength was only in the top 50 in the entire Martial Alliance.

Now he is in the top five. Except for the two stabilizing needles, no one dares to say that he is stronger than Chief Supervisor Sun.

This is only two or three months, and you can see the horror of luck condensing.

Perhaps it won't be long before he can catch up with the two stabilizing needles.

In summary, the Martial Alliance is called the four major forces, and it really has the strength.

It's just that many artisans and other cultivators are really not good at it.

Their combat power is unparalleled, but their auxiliary power is weak.

We said before that we would not engage in fancy things, and we have the confidence to break it with force.

Due to time and distance, there are still many experts rushing from martial arts halls all over the country, and the Martial Alliance has also started planning for dissemination.

The Confucian school has three hundred gentlemen, and they also have three hundred martial arts masters, who are also going to various cities to preach the Tao.

Today, experts gathered, and Sun Hui returned from the Blood Moon Realm.

With the end of the Hundred Arts Competition and the natives brought from the small world, the Martial Alliance needs to hold a meeting to arrange plans for the next period of time.

The entire hall was filled with three hundred people, all of whom were high-level members or experts.