Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"Master, your prediction has come true, but it's not all good news."

Inside the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, one of the eight major powers, Wang Zihao was listening to reports from the two vice pavilion masters, one fat and one thin.

The two vice-leaders, one fat and one thin, were meritorious members of Baicaoge who rose to prominence with Wang Zihao from the beginning, and were also the first and second core members to join Baicaoge.

At the beginning, Wang Zihao was portrayed as a rich kid, a second-generation rich kid, and many people looked down on him.

Who knew that Wang Zihao would rise to prominence through his own abilities and wisdom?

The two of them can be said to have made the right bet.

Their specific names are no longer known; they were referred to as the Fat Pavilion Master and the Thin Pavilion Master.

After all, these two titles were extremely important to the two of them, serving as the greatest proof of their fame throughout the cultivation world.

To maintain its current prestige and reputation, it truly needs such a title.

Once it reverts to its real name, it loses its widespread popularity.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.

Needless to say, both of them were very powerful, both at the early stage of the second tier and about to reach the middle stage of the second tier.

Neither of them had outstanding natural talents, but as the founder of the Spirit Root Method, Wang Zihao would transform even those with poor aptitude by learning the method from him.

So far, there are two main paths to spiritual root cultivation: internal and external. However, the first recognized founder of spiritual root cultivation is Wang Zihao, while the internal spiritual root cultivation method created by Dr. Wang can only be considered the second.

After all, the Doctor's external spiritual root was created by referring to Wang Zihao's internal spiritual root, and Wang Zihao is the true first founder.

With such good fortune and merit, Prince Hao and Baicao Pavilion received indescribable benefits.

As the two who were among the first to learn the Inner Classic Spiritual Root from Prince Hao, their cultivation levels were naturally not weak.

The Hundred Herbs Pavilion is a very independent and unconventional force. It is powerful but low-key, neither mysterious nor ostentatious, yet the cultivation world cannot do without them.

The Hundred Herbs Pavilion controls over 50% of the supply channels for spiritual herbs and plants in the entire cultivation world.

Of course, Baicaoge did not have such great capabilities; the main reason was that it hoped Brother Scarecrow would also entrust the sale of his products to Prince Hao.

I hope Brother Xi isn't good at this, nor does he have the time. It would be better to hand it over to Baicaoge. Baicaoge can earn some hard-earned money. I hope Brother Xi thinks Baicaoge is too good for him.

Even if I tried to do it myself, I couldn't achieve that level of skill.

With Hope Bro, a special being at the third-tier limit, an endless army of scarecrows, and his innate talent for cultivating spiritual plants and herbs, there is truly no one in the entire cultivation world who can rival him.

Second-tier spiritual plants and herbs are currently difficult to cultivate in the cultivation world. I hope Brother has already started cultivating third-tier spiritual plants in batches. The gap is like an abyss.

With the support of Brother Hope, the title of host of the Hundred Arts Competition, and close friendships with various bigwigs, Wang Zihao's social circle is filled with influential figures.

When Wang Zihao first received the news of the Investiture of the Gods, he astutely realized that it was not suitable for him and his group.

We are now considered the chosen ones.

He wasn't particularly talented initially, but he defied fate by creating the Inner Classic Spiritual Root Method, which steadily improved his aptitude, talent, and abilities.

A century of accumulation has made them no less than any of the chosen ones.

Take his natal spiritual root, the Bodhi tree, for example; it's already at the third level.

He wasn't mistaken; he was at the third rank. This meant that as long as he focused on his cultivation, reaching the third rank would be as stable as Mount Tai. If it weren't for the need for better self-cultivation, he could have immediately stepped into the third rank.

His innate spiritual root was reached ahead of schedule under the guidance of Brother Hope, coupled with his own efforts.

The innate spiritual root is like a precious treasure, a cultivator's second life, or even their first life.

Even if a cultivator dies, they can merge their soul into their spiritual root, changing its form so that the spiritual root continues to exist.

Upon hearing the reports from the two vice-pavilion masters, Wang Zihao nodded in agreement.

"And what about us?" Wang Zihao asked.

"We are fine. Under your wise leadership, Master, it was decided from the beginning that the spots for the Conferred Gods would only be granted to those with the three great spiritual roots, not to cultivators. So, since we had no expectations, we were not disappointed."

This is where Wang Zihao's decision-making is brilliant.

They never intended to confer titles upon cultivators as if they were gods, but instead gave the slots to their own spiritual roots.

It's not his own innate spiritual root yet; it belongs to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion as a second-tier spiritual root: the Yuanling Tree, the Longevity Peach, and the Golden Jujube Tree.

These three second-tier spiritual plants are the most important things to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

After all, Baicao Pavilion is the number one power in spiritual plants, so it doesn't only have three second-tier spiritual plants; it has many more.

However, these three are the most important and precious.

The Yuanling Tree, as its name suggests, can condense spiritual energy and release Yuanling Qi, which is a higher level of spiritual energy than spiritual energy, such as innate spiritual energy and innate primordial Qi.

Most importantly, the primordial energy is very peaceful, which cultivators can refine and use to nourish their essence, energy, and spirit.

It is a precious spiritual root. If a pregnant woman consumes the fruit it bears, there is a chance that the baby inside her will transform into a primordial spirit.

It is something that countless powerful experts covet, and they all hope to give it to their children.

Putting aside other things, among Wang Zihao's many children, three are already Yuanling bodies.

Furthermore, the Elemental Tree can grow, and once it grows, its value becomes immeasurable.

The Longevity Peach Tree is the same; it's not just a peach tree. If it were a Spirit Peach Tree, it would be too ordinary and wouldn't be worthy of the attention given to it by the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, the number one power in spiritual plants.

The Longevity Peach Tree is a tree of destiny. In short, the extension of life after eating it is the least significant thing; the real key is the long-term change in destiny it brings.

For example, if a creature is burdened with misfortune and disaster, eating this peach can relieve it of its bad luck.

Those who are not plagued by misfortune or disaster will have good luck for a long time after eating it.

As for the golden jujube tree, it is also extraordinary, as it is related to the owner of the gold industry.

The Five Elements Master has lived in the place of origin of the Five Elements for a long time, and his familiarity with the place of origin of the Five Elements is even more authentic than the place of origin of the Five Elements.

In one experiment, the Gold Master bestowed upon the Golden Date Tree an elevation to the level of its original gold essence.

Success! This golden jujube tree has become a spiritual root that can connect to the source of the metal element. Cultivating near the golden jujube tree makes it easier to open up the metal element's divine treasure. Eating the jujubes from the golden jujube tree directly opens up the source of metal and creates one's own metal divine treasure.

The three spiritual roots are all exceptionally special and irreplaceable, which is why they are the three most precious spiritual roots of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

Wang Zihao's dream is that his three spiritual roots will be conferred, which will grant him the power of heaven and earth, as well as the destiny of the Lesser Heavenly Dao.

It can then grow on its own, saving Baicao Pavilion a lot of cultivation resources.

Currently, all the qualifications for cultivating the three major spiritual roots come from Brother Hope, and they are extremely expensive.

Sometimes, after Wang Zihao had thought it all through, he realized that he was working for Brother Hope for free, and not only was he working for free, he was also losing a lot of money.

Without Hope Brother's special resources, such as spiritual spring water and spiritual soil, it would be difficult to sustain the growth of the three spiritual roots.

Once the three spiritual roots are blessed by the fortune of heaven and earth, a lot of trouble will be saved.

This is why I think Wang Zihao is a good person. Not only do I not get the hard-earned money from Baicaoge, but I also have to spend a lot of my own money to buy resources, which makes me feel quite embarrassed.

"In these chaotic times, it seems that the eight of us are not troubled by division, but how could that be? It's just that our power is still weak and has not yet reached the point of decline after reaching its peak. The general trend is ignoring us. It's also because we are too weak compared to the four superpowers. The entanglement and accumulation of cause and effect have not yet reached the point of being uncontrollable. So, it seems that division is irrelevant to us, but this is only temporary, and we will all encounter it in the future."

"This conferment of gods is the seed of the eight major divisions in the future. Just you wait and see," Wang Zihao said confidently.

“Pavilion Master, you are overthinking it. It’s not necessarily true. After all, the Eight Greats are more flexible than the Four Superpowers. They came together from the masses, while we developed on our own. As long as you are here, there will be no trouble of division. You are overthinking it,” said the fat Pavilion Master.

He was telling the truth; there is a big difference between the "Big Eight" and the "Four Supers".

The Four Supermen are a group of people who came together. Of the eight of them, half were led by the Pavilion Master, the Tower Master, and the Alliance Master through their own abilities.

As long as these original pavilion masters, tower masters, and alliance leaders are still alive, no one can split them apart.

"That's true, but who can say for sure? Accidents always happen unexpectedly." Wang Zihao shook his head.

He did not believe in any power that lasted forever.

Putting aside everything else, his position may seem as secure as a mountain, but when he thought of his several exceptionally talented children, wasn't this the source of future division?
With his primordial spirit body, he had already fathered more than three hundred children through his extensive harem-building and stallion-like process.

Three of them possess the primordial spirit body, and the other two, although not primordial spirit bodies, are exceptionally gifted.

These are all sources of future turmoil.

Among the eight, there are not many who rose to prominence on their own merits like I have. I am one, Yuan Tianchun of the Origin Array Sect is one, Wang Daqiang of the Brave Alliance is one, and the rest are not.

The Small World Alliance is a collection of countless worlds.

The same applies to the Weapon Forging Alliance, which was formed by weapon forging cultivators after they filed a complaint during the first Hundred Arts Competition.

The same applies to university alliances. Although Zhu Changxun was very prestigious, they were formed by a combination of universities from various regions.

The Listening Pavilion doesn't count; it's too special. Currently, there are only three official members, which is quite extraordinary.

Sun Bole of the Spirit Beast Sect, like many others, was a force formed by gathering the beast-taming cultivators from the first Hundred Arts Competition and combining them according to the Dao Lord's Divine Transformation Technique. This force was the most interesting, as they had already discussed their plans to disband from the beginning.

All in all, there are only three who were led by themselves.

Wang Daqiang is about the same as me; I have over three hundred children, while Wang Daqiang, though hesitant, also has over two hundred.

She also gave birth to three children with the Thunder Body. One of them, a girl who called herself the Mother of Lightning, was the most powerful, and all of them were among the top eight. Wang Daqiang had also bought Yuanling Fruit many times.

It is said that one of the children is a primordial spirit, and Wang Daqiang also had a relationship with a woman with a special constitution, and they had a child whose existence is kept very secret. It is said that the child is also extraordinary.

Yuan Tianchun has no philanderers anywhere, after all, he is the Dao Master's personal disciple and dares not tarnish his teacher's reputation.

There aren't that many children, maybe ten or so, but even though the number is small, it's not a small matter.

Isn't this the source of future turmoil?
Sometimes, when Wang Zihao and Wang Daqiang, the two kings, are alone together, they get worried.

Because of the large number of children and the mediocre reputation, although no one dares to mock the strong, there are still a few sarcastic remarks.

There are countless people who are envious, jealous, and hateful.

There are many sarcastic nicknames for them, such as "the two kings next door," "Lord Horse," and "King of Studs."

The two of them naturally didn't care. They wouldn't even let anyone say a few words. Even if they were powerful, they couldn't be so domineering.

Besides, there are many others who are at the same level as him or even stronger, and he can't beat them.

Let them say it; they don't care at all.

But the thought of their children fighting over it in the future makes them feel uneasy.

Such is the way of the times. Although the cultivation world has only existed for a hundred years, the idea of ​​having many children and many blessings has been passed down for a long time.

Moreover, because the population of Earth had drastically decreased due to the strange calamity, monks had to encourage their lay disciples to have more children to contribute to the talent pool and fill the vast territory with people.

Even now, there is still a prevailing trend among ordinary people to encourage having more children.

After all, even if the population were a thousand times larger than the Earth's surface area, there would still be countless desolate and uninhabited areas.

They were praised for doing this, as it was considered a contribution from the person in charge.

But gradually, having more children became mainly for ordinary people and low- to middle-level cultivators.

These high-ranking officials have started to be criticized for having many children, with people believing that their offspring will steal resources from countless others.

After all, with such a powerful father, how could their descendants lack resources?
This is just ridiculous.

Some people's fantasies are truly absurd.

Even if they don't have descendants, it doesn't mean that resources will flow to the lower classes; that's impossible.

But the lower classes can't help thinking that if there weren't so many descendants of experts, resources would definitely flow to them.

Prince Hao and Wang Daqiang, the two kings and their stallion, are also speechless.

Therefore, the winds of change have shifted, and a group of the weak have openly opposed the strong having more children, which has made some high-ranking officials who have had more children laugh in anger.

It's true, someone wants to die.

Then we stormed in, and wow, what a shock we found! The source of all this information pointed to a certain superpower. Oh well, we couldn't afford to mess with them.

If you, the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, are allowed to fabricate lies to slander us, the Four Superpowers, then we will fight back.

The stallion among the eight major powers has fallen silent.

Go ahead and say it; it doesn't affect me at all except for making me feel disgusted.

This is no longer the world we knew before. In this world, the strong rule, and strength is the ultimate truth. The weak can only curse and complain at best, which is of no use whatsoever.

However, the competition for future generations will be very real.

The two kings really did consider it.

That's why Fat and Thin Pavilion Master said you're overthinking it. Wang Zihao replied that he wasn't overthinking it at all; in fact, he was less worried.

A hundred years have passed, and their children's children all have children of their own; it has become a large family.

This is an unavoidable problem, one that needs to be solved by oneself.

Otherwise, he could suppress it for hundreds or thousands of years, but he absolutely cannot suppress it for longer. In fact, like the Four Superpowers, the more he suppresses it, the greater the power it will unleash.

For example, this time, many of my own children are ordinary, or even lack the qualifications to cultivate.

Of his more than 300 children, more than 1,000 grandchildren, and nearly 10,000 descendants, less than 100 are capable of cultivation.

Mean reversion, a terrifying rule that is difficult to articulate.

He did not fight for the deification of any of his children, and this was the beginning of his troubles with his descendants.

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