Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 702 Heavenly Dao Artifact Sect! The World United!

"What's wrong with your teacher lately?" On Shenyun Square, Jiang Lin looked at Nalan Yanran with a somewhat complicated expression.

Well, Jiang Lin rescued Tang Huo'er because of the hidden patriarch of Burning Flame Valley behind Tang Huo'er. Rescuing Nalan Yanran, however, was due to an accident.

Jiang Lin had not expected Nalan Yanran to come, so when he discovered that Nalan Yanran had not submitted a blank paper, he took the initiative to help her get it up.

As for whether Nalan Yanran will achieve great things in the future, Jiang Lin doesn't care. The Yunlan Sect has been kind to Jiang Lin; without their help, he wouldn't have been able to accomplish many things in the early stages. Saving Nalan Yanran isn't just about saving Nalan Yanran alone, but about saving the entire Yunlan Sect lineage behind her.

And most importantly, there might be a strange fire in that small, nearly destroyed secret realm held by the Yunlan Sect.

"Ever since the Black Corner Region caught the attention of the Central Continent forces, my teacher has been favored by a senior from the Flower Sect and is now in seclusion in the Flower Sect." Nalan Yanran thought to herself, "As expected, no wonder she has had such a smooth journey. It turns out it's because of the 'favor of an old friend'."

"Hmm," Jiang Lin nodded lightly, without saying anything further. To be honest, Jiang Lin's feelings for Yun Yun were somewhat complicated. When Jiang Lin was weak, Yun Yun helped him a lot, all without asking for anything in return. Sometimes Jiang Lin would rather she ask for an exorbitant amount than have her ask for nothing in return, because the hidden meaning of "not asking for anything in return" was that she had much more to gain.

"Perhaps you have noticed that I am a weapon refiner, but your identities are complicated. Some of you are alchemists, some are ghosts, and some are members of the magical beast race. However, since I have said that those who have come up here are all destined, it means that I do not care about your previous identities."

"Because the Dao I will pass on to you is a different kind of Dao, and it will spread outwards through you as the lineage." As Jiang Lin spoke, he no longer hesitated and passed on the first five levels of his "Divine Essence Emperor Technique," as well as "Formless Artifacts" through soul inheritance, passing it down layer by layer.

"These inheritances have been passed down to you. Spend the rest of your time cultivating diligently." After nearly three months, Jiang Lin finally passed on his complete inheritance to the seven people, and also explained the key difficulties in detail. Some people did not quite understand, but the five members of the Medicine Spirit Clan understood most of it. Jiang Lin understood that the rest was up to them to comprehend on their own.

Jiang Lin then rose, his divine aura sweeping across the crowd on the nine-tiered lotus platform below. He said softly, "The secret techniques of the Weapon Sect have now been fully taught. Your souls have been cleansed of impurities, and you are grateful for the grace of Heaven and Earth, as well as the care of all fellow Daoists. Therefore, I will publicly reveal the first level of the 'Divine Aura Emperor Technique' and the first three levels of the 'Formless Weapon Technique' to the world. I am not one to hoard my knowledge; power must match one's character. I hereby establish the Heavenly Dao Weapon Sect. Anyone who can pass my sect's examination will be able to receive my sect's advanced inheritance, including but not limited to advanced combat skills, alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and so on. All that my sect possesses can be obtained through the examination."

"As for what will happen next, the seven disciples of the Weapon Sect will inform you soon."

"This concludes the sermon."

After saying that, before anyone else could react, Jiang Lin used his spatial power to send everyone out of Lotus Artifact Mountain. At the same time, the towering divine essence Dharma image merged into Lotus Artifact Mountain below, and in the next moment, countless forests began to appear rapidly throughout Lotus Artifact Mountain!
Beyond the forest, several simple earthen buildings appeared on Lotus Mountain.

"Ah...this is probably a Heaven-Rank Wood-type Battle Technique, isn't it?"

"Wait, is this how you use earth-type combat techniques?"

"Why hasn't anyone developed such a practical fighting technique before?"

"What? That three-bedroom, one-living-room earth-elemental combat technique is actually a rank-earth combat technique? And it can be learned at the Heavenly Dao Weapon Sect if the conditions are met?"

The sudden appearance of forests and buildings on Lotus Mountain shocked all the forces in Central Continent.

They had seen far more powerful fighting techniques before, but they had never seen such a strange, everyday fighting technique! No wonder someone from the Soul Palace said that the Spirit Craftsman had temporarily modified some earth-type fighting techniques; so this was the kind of earth-type fighting technique they were talking about!
However, the commotion outside was none of Jiang Lin's business, because at this moment, on the tree-lined Divine Essence Square, Jiang Lin left some cultivation resources and some guidelines on the construction of the Weapon Sect for the seven people in front of him with different expressions. Then he let them build the Weapon Sect on their own, and he himself disappeared.

Yao Ling and the others looked at the various documents and books in the space rings, as well as Jiang Lin who had disappeared without a trace, and couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

"It seems we'll have to put in the effort to build up the Weapon Sect ourselves." Yao Ling felt somewhat helpless; she hadn't expected Jiang Lin to be so irresponsible. He just announced a project and then dumped it on his student? Is this how a mentor should act?

"Hehe, don't bother Master with trivial matters." Old Ghost Tianhuo chuckled, glanced at the construction guide for the Weapon Sect left by Jiang Lin, and then said with a smile, "The Weapon Sect is an upgraded version of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion. Since Master asked us to handle it, then it will be easy."

“If Senior Sister finds it troublesome, you can ask those people from the eight ancient clans for help. As long as you follow the procedures in the plan and pass the assessment, you can become a member of the Weapon Sect.” Tianhuo Laogui had been with Jiang Lin for a long time, so he understood Jiang Lin’s personality and said, “I’ll see if I can get some people from the Heavenly Craft Pavilion.”

"Fifth Brother can rely on the power of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Anyway, he doesn't need to care about worldly rules. As long as he can pass the Weapon Sect's assessment, he can join the Weapon Sect. However, the Weapon Sect's assessment is different from the Divine Essence assessment. Master describes our place as a school. There are many majors. Under Alchemy, there is a further subdivision. Under Weapon Refining, there are also subdivisions such as Array Formation, Puppetry, and so on." "The Weapon Sect's management system, in addition to elders, also has a student advancement system. According to the level of knowledge, it is divided into nine ranks. Actually, it can be understood as the ranks of Alchemists and Weapon Refiners. However, Master makes this much more detailed. For example, there are seventh-rank Array Formation Masters and sixth-rank Magic Alchemists. Although I don't understand it very well, I roughly understand how it works."

"However, it's worth noting that the elder system Master created is a bit different. As long as you can achieve something beyond the comprehension of ordinary people at a certain level, you can become an elder. Students are assessed every year, and those who fail to keep up with the progress after multiple exams are expelled? Talent is sent out? Elders are assessed every three years? If you fail the assessment, you become a student?" As Tianhuo Laogui explained, Yaoling and the others began to examine the sect construction guide left to them by Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin basically transplanted the system from modern universities. Since his purpose in establishing the Weapon Sect was not to dominate, he did not need the Weapon Sect to be so 'privatized' and to become a sect above all other sects.

Anyone can come to study here. It has some of the characteristics of Canaan College, but its system is more complete and more research-oriented, and it is more neutral.

After reading the sect construction guidelines provided by Jiang Lin, Yao Ling and the others fell silent. From these guidelines, they could easily see Jiang Lin's true definition of the Weapon Sect: a super neutral academy, the kind that encompasses almost all forces in the world.

The Pill Tower, the holy land for alchemists? Instead of being looked down upon at the Pill Tower, why not come to the Weaponry Sect to learn from other majors and have a brainstorming session with students from various disciplines?

Joining a faction to learn combat skills? Their Weaponry Sect might actually offer a combat skills major.
Want a different kind of fire? Their Weaponry Sect could easily create a "Different Kind of Fire" major, or perhaps bring it over to other different spirits as a spectacle?

Most importantly, Yao Ling and the others discovered that the Weapon Sect's assessment doesn't test strength, but rather intelligence. In other words, it's not impossible that in the future, a Dou Zun powerhouse might doze off in a first-year class and get slapped hard across the face by a Dou Wang teacher. If the Dou Zun student tries to resist, he'll be pinned to the ground and slapped hard again by the Dou Sheng class representative.
When asked why someone who had reached the Dou Zun or Dou Sheng level still had to start from the first grade, the answer was that he was expelled from the first grade when he was young. He then worked hard to break through to the Dou Zun level and prepared to go back and settle scores, so he started from the first grade again. However, because of his talent awakening as a poor student, he was slapped in the face by his teacher.
Normally, the higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's intellect. However, intelligence doesn't necessarily increase significantly with higher cultivation levels. At most, the higher your cultivation level, the stronger your brain's processing power, but your intelligence doesn't change much. Therefore, sects like the Weapon Sect, which rely purely on intelligence, are truly rare.

However, those who reach the level of Dou Sheng generally possess exceptional mental comprehension abilities. Unless they encounter someone who's overly reliant on medicine, or genuinely lacks talent in certain areas.
"Master is clearly trying to get us to rely on the power behind us." Yao Ling's eyes flashed. With her intelligence, she understood that if the Weapon Sect could be established, it would definitely become the most terrifying super neutral power.

What? You won't let me remain neutral? Sorry, go talk to my notable alumni.

"Fellow disciples, this is the first test our master has left us. Everyone, do your utmost to persuade other forces to invest in the construction of the Weapon Sect." With that, Yao Ling departed to contact the Yao Clan. The Weapon Sect wasn't a traditional force; it was clearly a super academy. Therefore, Yao Ling hoped the Yao Clan could be persuaded.

To Yao Ling's surprise, she had expected the stubborn Yao Clan to be difficult to talk to, but the clan leader, Yao Dan, was surprisingly easy to talk to. And it wasn't just Yao Dan who was easy to talk to; even when Yao Dan asked Yao Ling to find Xuan Kongzi of the Pill Tower, Xuan Kongzi was also surprisingly easy to talk to.
Shi Tian went back to look for the Stone Clan leader, but found that the leader was missing. However, he still wanted to prioritize sending the other Stone Clan members to work as laborers for the Weapon Sect. Whether they could pass the exam was another matter; he just wanted to get them assigned to labor. Moreover, the quick-witted Shi Tian felt that his clansmen were not stupid. If the Weapon Sect created a civil engineering major, wouldn't they, as stone people, be a perfect fit for it?

Yao Tianhuo then went to the Tiangong Pavilion and had the people there transfer directly to the Weapon Sect to initially establish a weapon-refining profession.

Binghe and his group first recruited their own forces to act as errand runners, and then tried to find a suitable profession for their forces.
After some hesitation, Feng Qing'er chose to contact the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
Soon, everyone discovered that most of the various forces were very easy to talk to. The Medicine Clan's Pill Tower was willing to build an alchemy department for the Weapon Sect. As more and more forces joined, the construction of the Weapon Sect became more and more complete. Finally, when everyone came to their senses, they were surprised to find that the composition of the Weapon Sect was becoming more and more complicated.

Finally, when someone did the statistics, they came up with a startling result!

The Ancient Clan, the Medicine Clan, the Thunder Clan, the Soul Clan—these seemingly incompatible super-powers have all invested in the Weapon Sect?!
"Aren't you surprised? The Medicine Clan would actually join forces with the Soul Clan?" In the Medicine Realm, Yao Dan, a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, looked at Yao Ling's puzzled expression, sighed, and continued, "That Spirit Craftsman's talent is astonishing. If 'Formless Weapons' only allows him to rival the Weapon Ancestor and will only usher in a new era of weapon crafting, then the appearance of 'Divine Essence Emperor Technique' means that guy wants to become an Emperor."

“Although we can only hear part of the ‘Divine Essence Emperor’s Technique’, we know what that guy is doing just from the first level of his technique that he revealed.” Yao Dan looked in the direction of the Spirit Realm. Although he had not investigated it, Yao Dan could roughly deduce some things.

"Now that the entire Spirit Clan has disappeared, I have no doubt that they are already paving the way for that Spirit Craftsman. The Divine Essence Emperor Technique has truly shocked us old guys. Because the Spirit Craftsman is still missing many things, this technique can only be considered a Heaven-rank technique. But even if it is only a Heaven-rank technique, this thing is in a completely different realm from other Heaven-rank techniques!"

"Moreover, the words 'Emperor's Technique' show that the spirit craftsman is extremely confident in himself. We can't understand where that confidence comes from, but the abilities he has shown before, that method of resonating with the energy of heaven and earth, means that no one can defeat him at the same level. Once he reaches the late stage of Dou Sheng, he will be the strongest Dou Sheng, not even the peak Dou Sheng!"

"Do you understand what this means? And the Soul Emperor is quite lenient about it!"

"The Medicine Clan wouldn't trust anyone else, but that Spirit Craftsman's Weaponry Sect is an invitation to everyone."

"The Medicine Clan may choose not to go, but the Soul Clan, Soul Palace, Pill Tower, and other forces will all choose to join. At that time, all forces that choose not to join will become outcasts." The Medicine Clan had many concerns, but the Spirit Craftsman's current actions were actually quite reassuring.

In particular, since the Spirit Craftsman also harbors ambitions to become an emperor, the Medicine Clan will definitely support the Spirit Craftsman, not the Soul Emperor.

Furthermore, there was one more thing that Yao Dan didn't explicitly mention: the clan leaders discussed the possibility of comprehending the Emperor's Technique.
Finally, in utter silence, they discovered that the Spirit Craftsman was already a person blessed by heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)