68: Chapter 68 A New Strategy for Wasting Steel

"So you three are here. We've been looking for you."

The three snapped back to their senses and turned to look. Four young men dressed in Spirit Hall Core Disciple uniforms were walking over. Leading them was Lin Mo, the suspected transmigrator they had just been discussing, who had introduced a modernized military training program as soon as he joined the Sect.

Behind him were three others, all Innate Full Spirit Power geniuses recruited by Spirit Hall over the past two years. Each had a shrewdness in their eyes that didn't match their age; they clearly weren't easy to deal with.

Gui Mengguan instantly masked his emotions, replacing them with a perfectly measured look of detachment and politeness. He gave a slight nod. "Are you looking for us for something?"

"It's nothing major." Lin Mo smiled and stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the three of them with a hint of testing. "I just saw that you three brothers have outstanding talent and are personally valued by the Elders of the Elder Hall, so I wanted to make friends."

Qiangu Jue crossed his arms and didn't respond, only giving them a cold sweep of his eyes. Oupai subconsciously took half a step back, his finger already resting on the mechanism of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow at his waist, his muscles tensed.

Lin Mo continued, "The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is about to start. Although we don't need to participate now, we've put together a team and want to invite you three to join. That way, we can get a good ranking together in the future and establish a firm foothold within the Spirit Hall system. What do you think?"

Gui Mengguan's internal alarms went off, but his expression remained calm. "Thank you for the kind offer, but the three of us are used to cultivating together and are only familiar with each other's coordination. As for this so-called Spirit Master Tournament, we don't really care for it, so we won't delay your important matters."

He knew exactly what they were planning. The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was the stage where Tang San made his name in the original story. This group of transmigrators forming a team was nothing more than an attempt to use that stage to gain fame, either to intercept Tang San's Opportunity in advance or to show their faces before the Spirit Hall higher-ups to grab more resources. Inviting them now was either to test their backgrounds or to tie them to their chariot as free muscle.

The smile on Lin Mo's face faded slightly, but he didn't push. He just gave a meaningful smile. "It's fine, you can take your time to consider. After all, in this Spirit City, you won't get far going solo. Having a few more friends is always better than having a few more enemies, right?"

After saying that, he turned and left with the others. Before leaving, he gave the three of them another deep, meaningful look.

It wasn't until their figures completely disappeared at the end of the corridor bridge that the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

[Gui Mengguan: Here it comes, they really came looking for us! These people are definitely transmigrators. Lin Mo's words just now were clearly a warning!]

[Qiangu Jue: Who's afraid of him! They're just a few transmigrators. If it really comes to blows, can't the three of us beat the four of them?]

[Oupai: Don't be impulsive. The most taboo thing right now is exposing our identities. Once we fight and use methods that exceed this era, it will immediately prove to them that we are the same kind. Then it won't be as simple as inviting us to join. Besides, we are currently in Spirit Hall. If internal strife breaks out, the Elder Hall will be the first to deal with us.]

[Gui Mengguan: Oupai is right. For now, we can only play dumb and stall. If they want to cause trouble, let them. We must absolutely stay out of it.]

The three of them understood perfectly. Spirit City had already become a gladiator arena for transmigrators. Lin Mo's group had already banded together and would only become more high-profile. If they weren't careful, they would be sucked into the whirlpool.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Nuoding City, Yu Xiaogang was hiding in his dormitory, his eyes filled with a paranoid red light.

After having his theoretical flaws exposed in public by Lin Yue and being completely ignored by Tang San, he didn't reflect. Instead, he became more convinced that the reason he couldn't win over Tang San was that he hadn't presented a solid "tribute."

In his past life, Tang San was able to be completely devoted to him and treat him like a biological father precisely because he had planned Tang San's spirit rings, searched for Immortal Plants, and avoided countless detours along the way. In this life, Tang San's indifference was simply because he hadn't yet demonstrated his "unique" value.

He thought about it over and over for two and a half years, finally pinning all his hopes on the top-tier immortal grade items in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

In his past life, it was Dugu Bo returning to his nest, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Tang San used those Immortal Plants to skyrocket his Soul Power and evolve his Spirit, bringing the Shrek Seven Devils along for a meteoric rise.

In his view, as long as he could get his hands on those immortal grade items and present them to Tang San, Tang San would surely be moved to tears of gratitude and acknowledge him as his teacher on the spot. When Tang San became a god in the future, he would definitely not forget to take him to the Divine Realm.

But he also knew that he was just a Spirit Grandmaster who had only broken through to Level 29 at the age of fifty. He couldn't even get past the poison formation on the outskirts of the Sunset Forest, let alone go deep into the core area to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

After much deliberation, he turned his attention to his background—

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

In his past life, because his Spirit had an Innate mutation and his Soul Power could never break past Level 30, he was ridiculed by the entire Family. He had a complete falling out with his father, Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, and they never saw each other again until death.

But this life was different. He was a Rebirth. He knew the future direction of the continent, knew that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be wiped out by Spirit Hall in the future, and even more, he knew where the Opportunity to change the Family's fate against the heavens was.

As long as he brought enough bargaining chips, his old father, Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, could not possibly remain unmoved.

Early the next morning, Yu Xiaogang packed his bags and left Nuoding City without looking back, heading straight for the location of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Sect.

Returning to the Sect he had been away from for many years and looking at the familiar Lightning Archway, Yu Xiaogang's heart was filled with mixed emotions. However, he didn't hesitate for a moment and barged straight in, demanding to see the Sect Master, Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen.

The Sect Elders looked at this abandoned son who had been kicked out of the Family years ago with faces full of disdain. However, unable to withstand Yu Xiaogang's forceful attitude, they eventually brought him before Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen.

From the main seat, Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen looked down at the son he hadn't seen in years, his brow furrowed. Lightning faintly crackled around him as he spoke in a cold, hard tone, "So you still know to come back? Back then, you said you would never step foot in the Sect again. Why have you gone back on your word now?"

Yu Xiaogang fell to his knees with a "thud." He didn't stiffen his neck and talk back like in his past life. Instead, he lowered his posture, his voice carrying a hint of deliberate earnestness. "Father, your son knows he was wrong. Back then, I was young and arrogant, failing to understand the Family's painstaking efforts. After wandering outside all these years, I have reflected day and night and have long since regretted my past actions."

Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen was stunned, clearly not expecting him to say such words. His brow relaxed slightly, but his face remained cold. "Cut that out. You suddenly returned—what exactly do you want? Just say it."

"Your son has returned this time to bring a massive Opportunity to the Family."

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