Chapter 684: Meng Ke'er

"One hundred and fifty zhang!"

Yin Qi was delighted; the harvest from imparting the Cultivation of Hundred Professions far exceeded his expectations.

This was only from nine types of Inheritance.

If he were to impart them to others next, wouldn't the harvest exceed two hundred, or even three hundred zhang?

After a long while, Yin Qi finally opened his eyes.

Yao Zhen and the other high-level members of Shenfeng Academy had all accepted the nine types of Inheritance.

They were overjoyed.

Yao Zhen said, "Yin Qi, these nine Inheritance Jade Pillars have already been refined. What are your plans for the next step?"

Yin Qi had long since planned this and said, "I intend to find an open space in the Hundred Trades Department to place these nine Inheritance Jade Pillars and set up restrictions to prevent them from being maliciously damaged.

At the same time, I stipulate that students of Shenfeng Academy can obtain all Inheritances for free.

For non-academy students, one Inheritance will require a fee of ten gold coins."

Yao Zhen and the others nodded one after another upon hearing this.

With such a distinction, the status of academy students would become even more precious.

Ten gold coins is not much, strictly speaking.

To say it is much is in reference to ordinary people.

To say it is not much is in reference to cultivators.

The nine types of Inheritance can only be practiced by cultivators, and they are not short of money.

Once the nine types of Inheritance are spread on a large scale, ordinary people will also be able to easily learn some basics in the future.

Yin Qi continued, "To better promote the development of the industries, I intend to emulate the Mercenary Guild and establish the Nine Great Guilds, such as for Alchemy and Artifact Refining, with their headquarters all located in the Free City.

The functions of the Nine Great Guilds are, first, to assess and grade; second, to facilitate exchange and cooperation; and third, to coordinate development.

If you are all willing, you may also take up positions in the Nine Great Guilds."

He imparted the Hundred Professions not only to harvest luck, but also to secretly control the world through the Nine Great Guilds, or rather, to infiltrate his influence into every corner of the continent.

In the future, whether it is to collect resources for himself or to save people when the Heavenly Dao destroys the world, this will be crucial.

In his mind, he already had a complete plan.

Yao Zhen and the others looked deeply at Yin Qi; they vaguely sensed Yin Qi's ambition, but even having sensed it, they were willing to cooperate fully.

It remained the same point: they were the ones asking something of Yin Qi, not Yin Qi asking something of them.

If Shenfeng Academy did not cooperate, there were plenty of other forces that would.

"Good!"

Yao Zhen and the others nodded one after another.

Facing Yin Qi's invitation, they did not refuse.

Yao Zhen said again, "By the way, there is one more thing. The Ten Great Clans and the Five Great Sacred Lands have all sent people to see you. Do you want to meet them?"

In fact, it was not just the Ten Great Clans and the Five Great Sacred Lands; the Six Evil Sects had also sent people.

It was just that they were all keeping their identities hidden.

Since Yin Qi was going to impart various unique Inheritance skills, they naturally could not miss out, lest they be left behind by the Five Great Sacred Lands of the Righteous Dao.

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "There is no need to meet. Regardless of who they are, the rules are the same: either enter Shenfeng Academy or pay the gold coins. If there are any doubts, I will appear once a month to answer them."

Yao Zhen chuckled and said, "It is just as well not to meet them. The Ten Great Clans, especially the people from the Five Great Sacred Lands, are somewhat dissatisfied with you publicly imparting the methods of Artifact Refining and Alchemy, believing it will bolster the power of the Six Evil Sects. They think it would be best if you imparted these Inheritances to them."

Zhao Cen and the others sneered, feeling quite disdainful.

The academy faction and the sect faction are, in reality, two different systems and two different paths; they have long looked down upon each other.

Sects emphasize the exclusivity of their Inheritance, not passing it on to outsiders. Academies emphasize the openness of their Inheritance, teaching whoever comes.

Therefore, Shenfeng Academy held an open attitude toward Yin Qi publicly imparting the methods of Alchemy and Artifact Refining, but the Five Great Sacred Lands were somewhat unhappy, not only because of their fear of the Six Evil Sects, but also because they would lose their 'monopoly'.

The Five Great Sacred Lands have long-standing Inheritances; although their Inheritances in Alchemy and Artifact Refining are nearly non-existent, they still possess some.

Yin Qi laughed, shook his head, and said, "Don't worry about them. I will first set up the Inheritance Jade Pillars; it will take about five days. Principal, you can spread the news today; the Inheritance Jade Pillars will be opened in six days."

"Good!"

………

Following the announcement issued by Shenfeng Academy, the Free City was in an uproar.

The God's Left Hand, which had originally been the focus of everyone's attention, instantly lost its heat, because the God's Left Hand was too ethereal and far less realistic than the nine types of Inheritance.

"Inheritance Jade Pillars—you can learn all the knowledge just by touching your forehead with it? Is it real or fake?"

"Artifact Refining is truly profound; to think there is such a thing as an Inheritance Jade Pillar. If it were promoted on a large scale, wouldn't one be able to easily learn any knowledge without worrying about unique skills being lost?"

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"Haha, that's great. It's only ten gold coins for one Inheritance; I want all nine of them."

"Yin Qi's breadth of mind is truly too vast; he is simply a Saint in the world. The nine types of Inheritance he imparts have actually reached the Immortal Level; he could completely create the strongest Sacred Land in history."

"There are still six days left; I can't wait."

"Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Array Formation, Talismans, Puppetry, Beast Taming, Spirit Planting, Feng Shui, Heavenly Secret—many of these I have never heard of before; I wonder how long their Inheritances have been broken."

………

South City.

In a quiet courtyard.

People from the Five Great Sacred Lands gathered to discuss the announcement from Shenfeng Academy.

Besides the Saintess Meng Ke'er, the Dantai Sect also had an elder, Yu Kexin, who was at the Fifth Order Peak.

The Five Great Sacred Lands were vaguely led by the Dantai Sect.

"Elder Yu, Shenfeng Academy and Yin Qi are both acting arbitrarily and have not taken our advice to heart at all. What should we do next? Are we really going to let these Inheritances be made public?"

The Great Elder of Zixiao Palace said with deep concern, "We have received news that the Six Evil Sects have already sent many people over; once they obtain these Inheritances, they will be even harder to deal with in the future."

The Great Elder of the Dantai Sect sighed, "That may be so, but what can we do about it?"

The others all frowned.

Although Shenfeng Academy, as one of the Four Great Academies, did not have as long a history as them, it had adopted an open strategy and had actually long since accumulated a massive foundation, making them dare not underestimate it.

Moreover, the Four Great Academies had long shown faint signs of uniting to counter the influence of their Five Great Sacred Lands.

Meng Ke'er said at this moment, "Seniors, I believe the key to this matter is Yin Qi. It is unknown what his background is, yet he can easily produce nine types of Inheritances; who knows what his purpose is?"

"This person is as if he popped out of thin air; no background can be found, and he is incredibly mysterious. Not to mention Alchemy and Artifact Refining, things like Feng Shui, Talismans, and Beast Taming are things we have never even heard of."

"Indeed, I even suspect whether he descended from the Immortal World."

"Fairy Meng is right; the key still lies with Yin Qi. We should figure out his background and purpose. The Human Boundary has not easily enjoyed peace for a thousand years; let us not let it fall into chaos again because of him."

Everyone spoke one after another.

Finally, they turned their gazes toward Meng Ke'er: "Fairy Meng, the task of getting close to Yin Qi shall be left to you."

The successive Saintesses of the Dantai Sect are all world-renowned, stunning Beauties; when they travel the world and eventually return to the Dantai Sect, who knows how many young talents' souls they will have taken with them.

That Yin Qi is said to be only twenty years old, a hot-blooded man; how could he possibly resist the charm of Meng Ke'er!

(End of this chapter)