Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Chapter 471 Reminiscing about the past
Bei Bei patted Xu Sanshi on the shoulder sympathetically, changed the subject, and said to Huo Yuhao with a smile: "Yuhao, after two years of development, the Spirit Pagoda has basically gotten on the right track, and we are just waiting for you to come back and take charge of the overall situation."

Huo Yuhao chuckled: "Beibei, with you, Sister Xiaotao, and Tian'er helping with the overall management of the sect, what major situation do I need to take charge of?"

Beibei said helplessly, "You rascal, all you know is how to slack off. Don't forget, I'm still an outsider. You, the proper sect leader, have already returned. Do you still want to continue exploiting my labor?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head: "With our relationship, why talk about being outsiders? Have you forgotten that I, the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, am also an honorary elder of the Tang Sect?"

When the Tang Clan was mentioned, Bei Bei's expression froze, and she became somewhat gloomy.

Xu Sanshi knew that he was thinking of Tang Ya again. He sighed, patted Bei Bei on the shoulder, but didn't say anything.

Although Bei Bei always prides herself on being a disciple of the Tang Clan, Tang Ya, the sect leader, has been missing for four or five years. Bei Bei is the only official disciple in the entire Tang Clan, so it can be said that the Tang Clan is already dead in name only.

"Oh, right, if nothing unexpected happens, four more people should be coming to our sect to join the Spirit Pagoda in the next month. If I'm not there, please help me receive them."

Xiao Xiao asked curiously, "Yuhao, who are they?"

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "They are all talents I recruited from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Three of them are students there, and one is my teacher at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. I plan to have him take charge of the Soul Guidance Hall. Hehe, he is an eighth-level Soul Master, and also a special-level researcher of the Mingde Hall. He has very profound research expertise in soul tools."

Beibei and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.

Level 8 Soul Master? Mingde Hall Special Researcher?

My goodness! If a master of this caliber went to Shrek Academy, he could probably at least become the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, right?

How did Yuhao manage to recruit someone of this caliber?!

Huo Yuhao did not explain, but instead went to the council hall with the others.

The layout here is simple yet sophisticated, with blue brick floors and maroon furniture and decorations that exude a rustic charm.

There are twenty chairs on each side of a long table, with the main seat on the inside facing south.

Huo Yuhao naturally sat down in the main seat and smiled as he addressed everyone: "The next competition will be held in a year. The reason I've been having everyone conceal their souls is so that we can make a splash in the next competition and spread our sect's reputation to the greatest extent possible. Until then, we should focus on the development of soul tools. Money isn't everything, but a sect needs substantial funds to grow and thrive."

Beibei nodded and said, "With the blueprints you sent back and the unique soul tools you designed, our current funding and reserves are already quite good."

Currently, both the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and Shrek Academy are partners of the Spirit Pagoda, and they have indeed contributed a great deal to its construction over the past two years.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has influence throughout the four great empires, possessing considerable resources and connections. The rare metals used by the Spirit Pagoda to manufacture soul tools are mostly obtained from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

In return, the Spirit Pagoda provides soul spirits to their direct disciples, but those who obtain soul spirits are absolutely not allowed to reveal this secret before the start of the next competition. This was something Huo Yuhao specifically emphasized to Ning Que.

In addition, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has priority in purchasing the unique soul tools designed by the Spirit Transmission Tower.

Shrek Academy, on the other hand, selects and recommends students from its graduating outer and inner academies who are not currently affiliated with any sect. These students can join the Spirit Pagoda if they wish.

It's still early days, and very few students are willing to join the Spirit Pagoda. But the main reason for this is that Huo Yuhao deliberately concealed the existence of soul spirits. Up until now, apart from a very few high-ranking members, no one else in Shrek Academy knows about the existence of soul spirits.

Huo Yuhao believed that after the Spirit Pagoda shone brightly in the next competition a year later, the spirits would be displayed on the grandest stage on the entire continent, coupled with the development of the Spirit Pagoda's soul tools.

This emerging sect will be one of the best places for them to go after graduation.

An academy is, after all, an academy; it can only cultivate talent, but it can't retain too much of it. Especially for graduates of the outer academy, after six years of study, if they can't get into the inner academy, they have to leave.

But sects are different; a sect can accept a disciple for life.

As long as the sect is strong enough to provide its disciples with a good cultivation environment and economic foundation, it will naturally be able to retain its members.

In the eyes of the higher-ups at Shrek Academy, the sect founded by Huo Yuhao must be one of their own, so they were happy to see the Spirit Pagoda grow stronger.

After exchanging information about the sect's recent developments, Huo Yuhao made an excuse to send Xu Sanshi and the others away, leaving only Bei Bei behind.

Bei Bei looked at Huo Yuhao and asked in confusion, "Yuhao, what's so mysterious about this?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Bei Bei seriously: "It's about Xiao Ya. She contacted me."

Beibei's body trembled violently, and she jumped to her feet, exclaiming in surprise, "What!? There's news about Xiaoya?"

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Yes, some time ago, Xiaoya secretly came to Mingdu to find me."

Beibei stiffened, sat down again, and said with a bitter tone, "She traveled all the way to Mingdu to find you, but didn't choose to come back to Shrek to find us."

"Hey, hey, hey, Bei Yangyang, your focus seems a bit off," Huo Yuhao muttered helplessly to himself.

After a while, Beibei calmed down and continued to ask, "What did Xiaoya say to you?"

Huo Yuhao coughed lightly and said, "Xiaoya came to me mainly to let us know she's safe. She's relatively safe now. Also, she's doing something very important, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. So she specifically asked me to tell you that you don't need to go looking for her. She'll naturally appear at the next competition a year from now."

Beibei's eyes suddenly lit up: "Xiaoya, she'll participate in the next competition?"

Huo Yuhao nodded seriously.

"In addition, Xiaoya asked me to tell you that she has avenged your parents and has no intention of reviving the Tang Clan. So you no longer need to carry the responsibility of the Tang Clan on your shoulders. She hopes that you can unload this burden and pursue your own dreams."

Beibei's body trembled, her fists slowly clenched, and she said with difficulty, "You're not lying to me? Xiaoya, she really said that?"

Huo Yuhao nodded solemnly: "I swear, I didn't make up any lies to comfort you. She told me this herself. If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself when you see her at the competition a year from now."

(End of this chapter)