Douluo Continent: If the system had arrived ten thousand years earlier, I would have crushed Tang Sa

Six months later.

Outside, the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

Xiao Wu and several vice sect leaders convened a meeting of all the senior members of their respective sects.

"Any news about my brother?"

Bai He shook his head and said, "Vice Sect Master, no. The continent was unified by the Spirit Hall a month ago, and we also know that the last place the Sect Master appeared was the Spirit Hall. But Qian Daoliu said that he left after helping Qian Renxue kill Bibi Dong half a year ago."

"In the past month, I have sent out all the experts of Mintang, and I myself have traveled around the continent, but I still have not found any trace of the sect leader."

Da Ming and Er Ming, who were standing to the side, remained calm. Da Ming said, "Sister Xiao Wu, don't worry. Xiao Tian said he's going out to train this time and might not be back anytime soon. Besides, Er Ming and I haven't lost contact with him. If Xiao Tian dies, we'll be affected too."

The soul contract has allowed Da Ming and Er Ming to form physical bodies, but if Xiao Tian dies, their cultivation levels will drop significantly, reduced by half!

But this hasn't happened yet. On the contrary, the two of them still receive feedback from Xiao Tian from time to time, although much less than before. This shows that the other party is still alive and well.

However, the speed of the feedback proved that the other party had not systematically cultivated for a long time, which puzzled them greatly. Wasn't it said that they were going out to train?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Ning Rongrong said, "Then let's do as Xiao Tian told Qian Daoliu: the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and the Spirit Hall will supervise each other."

"Now that the mainland has been unified, the plans left behind by Xiao Tian can be implemented."

"First, we will establish the Shushan Academy, which will be divided into an outer academy and an inner academy. The outer academy will be located at the foot of Shushan Mountain, while the inner academy will be located on the mountain. We will primarily recruit Soul Masters with sword-type Martial Souls, and secondly, we will recruit Soul Masters with weapon-type Martial Souls, such as those with sword-type Martial Souls, and teach them a new cultivation system, as well as basic martial arts techniques."

Before leaving, Xiao Tian left them with a lot of sword techniques, insights into swordsmanship, basic soul power, spiritual power, and body tempering methods, which were divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with Heaven being the highest and Yellow being the lowest.

Knives and guns are similar to swords, so those soul masters who possess knife and gun martial souls can also learn something from them.

Xiao Tian left these things so that they could learn from them and create something new, not simply copy them.

After all, he couldn't possibly pass on a large number of martial arts techniques all by himself, could he?

That's not very realistic.

"Second, Master Yutang, listen to my command!" Ning Rongrong looked at Niu Gao below.

Niu Gao immediately stepped forward and said, "Niu Gao, obey my command!"

"Starting soon, I will lead the Yutang group and join forces with many Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall to begin construction in remote rural areas, allowing ordinary people without soul power to participate in building their hometowns, and we will provide them with a certain amount of wages."

This was also left behind by Xiao Tian: a work-for-relief program!

In many parts of Douluo Continent, ordinary people cannot receive subsidies from the Spirit Hall because they have not awakened their spirits, and their weak bodies prevent them from earning much money outside.

The current approach is to provide them with jobs such as paving roads and building bridges in their villages so that they can support themselves.

Xiao Tian had considered giving them money directly, but that would only give them the illusion that they could get something for nothing, which was not advisable.

The subsidies available to ordinary Soul Masters have also been adjusted accordingly.

The original subsidies were: one gold soul coin per month for Soul Masters, ten gold soul coins for Great Soul Masters, one hundred gold soul coins for Soul Venerables, and no subsidies for Soul Grandmasters and above.

The system has now been changed so that Soul Masters receive a monthly subsidy of one gold Soul Coin, Great Soul Masters receive a subsidy of five gold Soul Coins, and Soul Venerables receive a subsidy of ten gold Soul Coins.

This subsidy is free; the previous subsidies were way too high!

Didn't you see that Tang San and the others received subsidies for so many years for nothing? In the original story, they still overthrew the Spirit Hall, didn't they?

One gold soul coin is enough to cover the expenses of a family of three for several months. Soul masters consume more, but that's still not a reason to subsidize so much.

If you want more money, you have to work hard to earn it.

In the original story, the Shrek Seven Devils lived a very comfortable life thanks to these subsidies, which has lost the original purpose of the subsidies.

Being a Soul Master doesn't mean you're superior to others; if you want more, you have to earn it yourself.

After all, the mainland is now unified and everything needs to be rebuilt. There will be more and more Soul Masters in the future, so we must take this opportunity to directly reduce subsidies.

There may be dissenting voices, but if we don't make a decision when we should, we will only cause more trouble!

By the way, joining the Spirit Hall or other sects in the Empire is equivalent to taking up a position within them, which provides additional income. It's not that they would complain if these subsidies were cut.

Moreover, the subsidy only applies to Soul Masters; the bishops, deacons, and other members of the various branch halls of the Spirit Hall will not have much of an opinion on it, and even if they do, they can only keep quiet about it.

"Third, Master of the Medicine Hall, listen to my command!" Ning Rongrong then looked at Yang Wudi.

Yang Wudi also stepped forward: "Yang Wudi, listen to my command!"

Ning Rongrong nodded and said, "Pass down the order: any disciples of the Pharmacy Hall who are willing to serve in remote villages for three years will be teaching the villagers basic medical knowledge. If any have talent, they can be taken on as apprentices. Upon their return after three years, they will receive a Mysterious Water Pill and a bottle of 100,000-year-old Qi and Blood Elixir."

Xiao Tian gave me the recipe for the Profound Water Pill before he left. It requires the essence blood of about ten kinds of sea spirit beasts, which we don't have yet, but we can promise it for now.

Because the essence blood of sea spirit beasts is relatively difficult to obtain, Xiao Tian also kept two alternative pill formulas: one is the Xuancao Pill, which is made from various herbs, and the other is the Xuanshou Pill, which is made from the essence blood of continental spirit beasts. Both of them can enhance the first level of innate spirit power.

Then, Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Fengzhi and smiled, "Dad."

Ning Fengzhi:

Oh no, it's coming for me!

"Our sect needs the funds from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School because, in addition to what has been mentioned above, we also need to open public low-level soul master academies in various parts of the continent. During these six years, students will not have to pay any fees, including registration fees and tuition fees. This will also benefit ordinary people without soul power to learn some knowledge to support themselves."

Ning Fengzhi:

No, what's the point of this?

Even Ning Fengzhi couldn't come up with a solution for the time being.

"Was this also left behind by Xiao Tian before he left?" Ning Fengzhi asked seriously. "Do you know how much it costs to pay for the teachers alone over a year? Not to mention the cultivation resources."

"I know, so compulsory education is only six years of lower-level academies. As you know, Dad, those expensive things like mimicry training start from intermediate-level soul master academies. Lower-level soul master academies mainly focus on learning various knowledge to build a foundation, so this level of expenditure should be manageable."

Ning Fengzhi: If possible, why doesn't your Shushan Sword Sect produce it itself?

Ning Fengzhi's lips twitched, he had no words to express his suffering. His Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was rich, but it wasn't like this how they spent their money, was it?

Compulsory education doesn't actually bring any benefits. Xiao Tian did it this way because he wanted ordinary people to have a basic understanding and to have a better understanding of the world.

As for whether this will lead to further polarization, he can't control that; everything he does is only applicable to the present.

As for what happens next, let others handle that.

He's not a god who can predict everything; he can only do what he can within his own understanding to help some ordinary people at the bottom of society live a little better.

From then on, issues such as rural infrastructure, healthcare, and education began to be addressed in an orderly manner by the Spirit Hall, under Ning Rongrong's specific instructions.

Soon, more than a year had passed.

Dragon Valley.

At this moment, Xiao Tian had already buried most of the corpses in Dragon Valley, except for the corpses of the Mountain Dragon King, Ice Dragon King, and Fire Dragon King, which were the largest in Dragon Valley!

In the past two years, he has not actively cultivated, but has only relied on the consumption and recovery of his soul power to reach level eighty.

However, he did not attempt to condense his eighth spirit ring, as this might take another month or two. He wanted to bury the dragon corpses first.

"Kid, you reached level 80 a few months ago, right? Why haven't you condensed your soul rings yet?" the Mountain Dragon King asked curiously.

Xiao Tian: "Each of my current soul rings is 800,000 years old. This eighth soul ring may take 900,000 years to condense. First, the condensation time is too long, at least a month. Second, I don't have enough Qi and Blood Pills and Qi and Blood Potions on me to support me to condense it for 900,000 years."

After saying that, Xiao Tian prepared to start digging a hole for the Ice Dragon King. The Mountain Dragon King and the Ice and Fire Dragon King exchanged a glance, nodded thoughtfully, and began to communicate with each other using their mental powers.

Mountain Dragon King: What do you two think of him?

Ice Dragon King: I think it's fine. You've passed my test. Fire Dragon King, how about you?

Fire Dragon King: Hmm, I have no objection either, and I suppose those clansmen whose dragon tombs were personally built by Xiao Tian also have no objection.

Mountain Dragon King: Alright, since Xiao Tian needs the power of blood and qi to condense his soul ring, let's join forces with many dragons to give him a surprise after he buries our three corpses.

Ice Dragon King: What do you want to do?

Mountain Dragon King: There are so many dragons in Dragon Valley. Each dragon contributes some of its blood and energy, as well as its dragon soul. That should be enough for him to condense his eighth and ninth soul rings.

Fire Dragon King: Ninth Soul Ring? Mountain Dragon King, do you mean you're going to give him a Soul Bone too?

Mountain Dragon King: Why not? Isn't he still missing four soul bones? If you two are willing to give them, I'm willing too. We've seen what he's done over the past two years.

Xiao Tian was unaware of the secret discussions among the three Dragon Kings.

He only knew a little bit about Tang Wulin's Thousand-Day Dragon Burial.

In his view, the reason why the Zhongshan Dragon King gave him the Soul Bone in the original work, and why he was able to gain the recognition of the entire dragon race and obtain the title of Dragon God, was because he had the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King. But what about him?

He was just an ordinary person, without any so-called dragon bloodline. Why would these dragons recognize him?

Perhaps, in the eyes of others, his nearly three years of burying these dragons without seeking anything in return is foolish, or they think he is gambling, betting that the three dragon kings will give him some benefits, and that he is hypocritical.

But to be honest, they are just three million-year-old soul bones.

His strength does not rely on his soul bone.

He currently possesses four soul bones: the external soul bone of the Void Sword Wings, the external soul bone of the Sword Heart Eye, the left arm bone of the Titan Giant Ape, the right arm bone of the Azure Bull Python, and a right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor that has not yet been absorbed in the storage soul tool.

He had actually tried to persuade Ah Yin to break the soul contract with him and return to human form, so that she could absorb the soul bone herself. But Ah Yin refused; she wanted to remain in his spiritual sea in the form of a soul spirit.

So this soul bone is just sitting there for now. He has the secret of the character "者" and can fly, so he doesn't need this soul bone.

But who would be suitable to give it to someone close to them?

A support-type soul bone like the Blue Silver Emperor is suitable for anyone, since everyone gets injured sometimes.

Therefore, whether it's Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, Rong Rong, or Dugu Yan, they are all very suitable for absorption.

It's not suitable to give it to anyone, which is what's troubling her. She can only leave it for them to choose for themselves later.

Therefore, the soul bone is not really important to him; what he needs now is to level up.

Although he has wasted more than two years here, he does not regret it. As long as one does things in life with a clear conscience, that is enough.

Anyone who sees this scene and has a conscience will feel compassion and help with the burial.

Lan Xuanyu: Hehe

Three days later, Xiao Tian finally buried the last corpse of the Mountain Dragon King. Ah Yin gently wiped away her sweat, her face full of tenderness.

huh~~

Xiao Tian smiled, half-flying into the air, looking down at the rows of neat dragon tombs, he felt a great sense of accomplishment. The past two years had been worthwhile!

In the past two years, although his soul power has not grown much, his state of mind has grown a lot, he has become more peaceful, and he has also gone further in the way of swordsmanship.

After Xiao Tian landed, three beams of light suddenly appeared in front of him, revealing three soul bones with different attributes, each a million years old!

Since he hadn't originally intended to, Xiao Tian stared blankly at the three soul bones for a moment before asking, "Seniors, what are you doing? Are you giving them to me?"

"What's wrong, little guy? Why are you so surprised? You don't actually think that we three are shameless enough to let you help us for nothing, do you?" the Fire Dragon King said.

Xiao Tian was immediately a little embarrassed: "Actually, this is what I wanted to do when I saw this scene. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed. After all, I haven't cultivated for almost three years. I don't know how things are outside now. My family and friends must be worried."

"Hahaha, good lad, don't you have even the slightest interest in our soul bones?" said the Mountain Dragon King.

Xiao Tian said, "I am definitely interested. Who can resist a million-year-old soul bone? But I always hold the belief that if I get it, I am lucky; if I lose it, it is my fate. What is meant to be mine will be mine and I will never escape it. What is not meant to be mine, no matter how hard I try to grab it, I will not be able to. I will just let things take their course."