Chapter 803

Seeing how powerful the blood pool's effect was, Jiang Daoxuan first felt a surge of instinctive joy.

But when he saw what followed—the terrifying cost of activating the blood pool—Jiang Daoxuan immediately winced.

Faced with such immense consumption, even Cangwu Jiang, the foremost clan of the Great Qin, could never afford it!

After all, this was divine fluid—nothing like spirit stones could compare!

Ordinary cultivators hoping to obtain it must at least reach the Sun Wheel Realm or the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

Then, Jiang Daoxuan roughly calculated.

If family operations were to remain unaffected and clan members ensured steady monthly resources.

Judging by the remaining quantity of divine fluid in the family treasury, the blood pool could only be activated five times!

Of course, this refers only to the Level One blood pool.

The Level Two blood pool's consumption was far beyond the clan's capacity to bear.

As for higher levels, there was no need to even consider them.

The gap between each level increased tenfold!

"It seems, then, that developing the clan remains a long and arduous path..."

Jiang Daoxuan first sighed.

Then he felt a pang of regret.

Though the blood pool's effect was powerful, since only Level One could be activated, he himself could never use it.

It was clearly stated that once the essence inside the blood pool was fully drained, the pool—originally meant to last three hours—would shut down prematurely.

Given his own profound foundation, draining the Level One blood pool posed absolutely no difficulty.

At that point, no other clan members would get even a fraction of its benefit!

Considering all this, the only true use for the blood pool now was for clan members to bathe and absorb its essence.

But given the limited essence within the pool, it could not be opened freely to all clan members.

Thus, it seemed only an elite path was viable: selecting the most gifted clan members to cultivate in the blood pool.

"Perfect—it could also introduce some new systems..."

Jiang Daoxuan's eyes grew thoughtful.

Then he pulled out the Cangwu Token and dialed Elder Jiang Hong's clan number.

Soon, the call was answered.

At the same time, a deep blue holographic screen appeared before him.

Within it appeared Jiang Hong's aged face.

"I salute the Clan Leader!"

Jiang Hong rose from his seat in the Elder Hall and bowed through the screen.

Jiang Daoxuan nodded.

He had no patience for games—he cut straight to the point, explaining the blood pool's general function.

Then he added his idea: "From now on, our clan will not only hold the Seven Veins Grand Competition every three years—we will also hold the Seven Veins Minor Competition every three months!"

"The Seven Veins Minor Competition will feature only individual matches, no team battles."

"The process: first register on the Cangwu Token, then divide cultivators into groups by realm; the top ten in each group will receive resource rewards, clan contribution points, and the chance to cultivate in the blood pool..."

Jiang Hong listened intently, nodding occasionally.

The Clan Leader spoke plainly—he, as a senior clan figure, understood perfectly.

This division meant, unlike the Seven Veins Grand Competition, it was purely an individual ranking system.

It could split into Post-Heaven Group, Pre-Heaven Group, Purple Mansion Group, Star Wheel Group... and so on.

"Yet this method is truly ingenious—if implemented as the Clan Leader suggests, it will prevent the strong from growing ever stronger and the weak from growing ever weaker, and prevent slots from being monopolized."

"Once a clan member advances in cultivation, they vacate their slot and move to the next group, enabling constant rank turnover..."

Jiang Hong's eyes lit with sudden understanding.

After all, if rankings were based purely on strength, the blood pool's access would be permanently locked by the same group.

And this was profoundly unfair to those with talent but insufficient cultivation time.

But the Clan Leader's method would precisely filter out these truly gifted members, ensuring the clan always had fresh blood.

When Jiang Daoxuan finished speaking,

Jiang Hong's expression turned solemn, and he bowed deeply: "Clan Leader, I understand. Leave this matter to me!"

Jiang Daoxuan smiled.

He had no doubt or concern about the Elder's capabilities.

After all, over this long period, every task entrusted to him had been completed flawlessly, with no issues.

Then, seeing matters settled,

Jiang Daoxuan gave a few final instructions and ended the call.

He lowered his gaze and turned back to the system panel.

【System Warehouse: Advanced Hundred Treasures Blind Box * 2】

At this moment, Jiang Daoxuan was in no rush to draw.

For before that, he still needed to make some arrangements to test his theory.

The next instant,

Shu—

Jiang Daoxuan's mind stirred, instantly summoning the Heaven's Mirror, now upgraded to Emperor-grade Superior!

He held the Heaven's Mirror, ready to begin his calculation.

Calculate?

That's right—he was preparing to use the Haotian Mirror as a medium to divine today's fortune!

If the fortune turned out excellent, it would mean today was a good day for opening blind boxes.

But if the fortune was terrible, then there was no need to draw today; better to pick another day!