172: Chapter 172 National Weapons

After An Ziyao successfully mastered the Spirit-Attaching Technique, the Su Family's Auxiliary Path Institute officially included Spirit Attachment into the teaching system of the hundred arts of cultivation, with An Ziyao personally taking on the teaching responsibilities.

Now that the Su Family was full of talent, after two months of careful instruction, the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce's Spirit-Attached Artifacts and spirit-attached puppets finally achieved mass production.

Sixty percent of the produced Magical Artifacts and Puppets were supplied to the Zhou Army, while the remaining forty percent were kept for the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce to sell externally.

Seeing the Su Family supply so many Spirit-Attached Artifacts at once, the smile on Chu Yutang's face was particularly bright. He made a special trip to invite Su Yang to his courtyard to drink tea and discuss the Dao.

"The Su Family is developing better and better. Have you ever thought about expanding to a Cultivation Market or an Immortal City?"

Chu Yutang took the initiative to pour a cup of spiritual tea for Su Yang and asked casually.

Su Yang did not hide anything and replied truthfully, "The Su Family will not leave Qingyuan, but the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce will certainly expand to Cultivation Markets and Immortal Cities in the future."

"Is that so..."

Chu Yutang's eyes narrowed slightly, and Daoist charms flowed around him.

After a moment of contemplation, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said, "It seems the Su Family's Opportunity is not small; you have already solved the problem of Spiritual Qi demand."

Su Yang's eyes flickered slightly. "Did Brother Chu just use the Heavenly Secret Arts to deduce the Su Family's situation?"

He originally thought the other party would be suspicious. After all, the Spiritual Qi in Qingyuan was thin and there were no Spiritual Veins. For a Foundation Establishment Family to stay here for a long time was no different from cutting off their own future.

But after hearing this, Chu Yutang actually circulated his Daoist techniques and immediately pointed out that the Su Family had another Opportunity.

This made Su Yang curious. Had the other party deduced the existence of the Spiritual Vein, or had he merely glimpsed some clues?

"The National Teacher Path always requires some Heavenly Secret Arts for protection," Chu Yutang explained with a smile. "However, this method is a secret Legacy and truly cannot be taught to Brother Su."

Su Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this, his expression calm, showing no signs of surprise.

Then he changed the subject and asked with concern, "I wonder what the current situation of the Zhou Army is? Is there any new progress in the war between Great Qi and Great Wei?"

Chu Yutang chuckled and set down his teacup. "In previous years, Great Wei did gain some upper hand by forcibly conscripting Cultivators into the army. But as time went on, the tide of battle turned. Now Great Wei has fallen back into a decline, and the flames of war have even reached their prefectural cities."

"Our Zhou Army's secret accumulation over these years is nearing Perfection. In a few days, we will officially raise our banners and set out on the expedition."

Speaking of this, a meaningful curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his gaze landed on Su Yang's face. "With the continuous supply of Spirit-Attached Artifacts and Puppets from the Su Family, our Zhou Army will surely return victorious this time!"

Su Yang picked up his teacup, took a shallow sip, and said leisurely, "Brother Chu must have misremembered. When has my Su Family ever directly provided Magical Artifacts and Puppets to the Zhou Army? All goods are sold through the normal channels of the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce. It is free trade, and we are entirely unaware of the buyers."

Hearing this, Chu Yutang immediately raised his hand and tapped his forehead, laughing in realization, "Look at my memory! Indeed, they were purchased from the chamber of commerce. It was a slip of the tongue."

"By the way, I wonder if the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce... has any spirit-attached flying boats and spirit-attached magical cannons for sale?"

Su Yang's brows rose slightly as he set down his teacup. "Setting aside the fact that the Su Family has no method for refining flying boats and Magic Cannons, just refining these two things requires the level of a High Grade Rank Two Artifact Refiner."

"And currently, the skills of my Su Family's Artifact Refiners are only at the Low Grade Rank Two level. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Brother Chu."

He paused briefly, tapped his fingertip on the table, and continued, "However, Spirit Attachment and Artifact Refining are two different matters."

"If the Zhou Army can provide ready-made flying boats and Magic Cannons, along with the refining methods for both, my Su Family could directly perform Spirit Attachment on the finished products."

Performing Spirit Attachment on finished products does not require mastering the refining methods for flying boats and Magic Cannons.

Su Yang's words were actually proposing trade terms to the Zhou Army.

Whether it was Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or other hundred arts of cultivation, Rank Two or higher advanced Legacies had become exceptionally precious.

They either required an astronomical amount of Spirit Stones to purchase, or they were monopolized by one or several forces. If an outsider wanted to obtain them, they would need to join their Sect or Family and exchange for them through sufficient contributions.

Furthermore, the refining techniques for flying boats and Magic Cannons were core secrets strictly controlled by the imperial court.

Since the Zhou Army dared to raise the banner of rebellion, they must have already mastered the refining methods for these two National Artifacts.

For the Su Family, now was the perfect Opportunity to exchange for these two Legacies.

Regardless of whether the Zhou Army ultimately succeeded or not, once the overall situation became clear, it would be basically impossible for the Su Family to obtain such core Legacies again.

"This..."

Chu Yutang's expression froze.

Although he had deduced that the Su Family had profound Luck and no small Opportunity, he had not expected Su Yang to propose such shocking terms.

flying boats and Magic Cannons were both National Artifacts.

The former was somewhat acceptable; the imperial courts of various countries often sold flying boats externally for profit.

But the Magic Cannon was a Sharp Weapon for sieging cities. Even if it was only a Rank Two Magic Cannon, as long as the firepower was sufficient, it could forcibly penetrate a Rank Three Formation. Its importance was self-evident.

"I need to report this to my superiors; I cannot make the decision personally."

Chu Yutang thought for a moment and did not refuse on the spot.

The Zhou Army knew the power of the Spirit-Attaching Technique well.

Perhaps a single Spirit-Attached Artifact was not enough to be shocking, but once an entire army was equipped with them, it would be enough to become a crushing Sharp Weapon of war.

If Spirit Attachment could be performed on flying boats and Magic Cannons, it was simply unimaginable to what extent their power would increase.

While the refining methods for flying boats and Magic Cannons were important, flying boats and Magic Cannons that had undergone Spirit Attachment were equally invaluable.

Perhaps the high-level leadership of the Zhou Army would actually agree to this deal!

Chu Yutang was eager to report this to the upper levels and no longer kept Su Yang to drink tea and discuss the Dao.

So Su Yang stood up, took his leave, and returned home.

Just as he entered the inner courtyard, he saw little Su Xinrui squatting by the flower bed, curiously poking at the tender leaves of several spirit plants with his chubby little hands.

The movement seemed a bit reckless at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was very controlled, not harming the flowers or grass in the slightest.

Su Yang's eyes immediately lit up.

This little fellow was finally starting to take an interest in spirit plants!

He had high hopes for Su Xinrui and planned to pass down all of his Alchemy skills to him.

With the support of the two Fates, [Hundred Herbs Soul Connection] and [Nine Revolutions Pill Heart], Su Xinrui would surely shine brilliantly on the path of Alchemy.

"Xinrui, what are you doing?" Su Yang asked with a smile as he walked over.

"Grandpa!" Su Xinrui greeted politely. "I smelled a nice fragrance and am looking to see which plant it's coming from. I want to plant a pot of it in my room."

"And did you find it?" Su Yang asked.

Su Xinrui nodded with a smile.

"I found it. It's this one..."

He pointed toward a flower emitting a faint blue halo, but found he couldn't name it.

The moment he pointed at the flower, it seemed to possess spirituality, and with a 'swish', it burrowed into the soil, appearing in a cluster of flowers a hundred meters away in an instant.

"This is a Hundred-Year Ice Spirit Flower. It has already developed a bit of spirituality and will flee at the slightest disturbance," Su Yang explained to his grandson with a smile. "Not only does it have a refined fragrance, but it can also dispel the summer heat."

Su Xinrui listened intently and became increasingly curious, asking one question after another about why the Ice Spirit Flower would run and whether there were other flowers that could do the same.

This conversation quietly opened the door of curiosity for Su Xinrui toward the world of spirit plants.