441: Current Status of Wraith Hall

Early morning.

The morning sun rose from the ground, immediately bursting forth with ten thousand rays of light to awaken all living things in the world.

However, many living beings and Cultivators in the Cultivation World are tireless.

They seclude themselves in remote places to Cultivate diligently, or search for items needed on their cultivation path in inaccessible mountain ranges, not following the sunrise-to-sunset routine of Mortals.

At this moment.

In the central region of Lingzhou, on the grassland beside the Whirlwind River Valley, large-scale roads had already been opened up. Countless carriages or Cultivators would land on the ground from a great distance and walk along the roads in an orderly fashion.

These people were either going to the Netherworld Soul Hall or leaving it, and everyone was beaming with joy...

Because three months ago, the Netherworld Soul Hall opened up resource exchange.

Righteous Path Cultivators could use Spirit Stones or Cultivation Techniques to trade at the Netherworld Soul Hall in exchange for enough medicinal herbs or cultivation qualifications, while Evil Cultivators could use the same method to trade for Evil Qi Pills or cultivation qualifications at the Netherworld Soul Hall.

The Netherworld Soul Hall has now become the largest leading force in Lingzhou!

Because the concentration of Spiritual Qi here is far greater than that of the former Five Great Immortal Sects. Cultivating here for one day is comparable to three months of hard cultivation elsewhere. Coupled with the fact that the Netherworld Soul Hall has a heaven-defying background and is protected by an Immortal from the Mortal Immortal Realm, many people have chosen to come to the Netherworld Soul Hall to seclude themselves and break through their Realms.

On one hand, the efficiency of cultivation here is relatively high.

On the other hand, it is very safe here, with no need to worry about being found by enemies when breaking through...

Countless visiting Cultivators travel through the Whirlwind River Valley; Spirit Medicine, Spirit Beasts, Spirit Fish, Formations, Immortal Caves... everything seems quite novel to them, so some people have already started using their entry into the Whirlwind River Valley as capital for bragging.

...

At this moment.

In the main hall within the Whirlwind River Valley underground cave.

Han Tiezhu, Qin Mu, Jiang Mengting, Chen Bingxue, and other core members of the Netherworld Soul Hall were discussing the next countermeasures. Since Qin Feng left, Lü Qingqing had also left. No one knew where she went; they only knew she returned once every six months.

Outsiders all knew that the Netherworld Soul Hall had the foundation of an Immortal in the Mortal Immortal Realm, but only Tiezhu, Jiang Mengting, and the others knew clearly that Lü Qingqing's return was merely to boost the reputation of the Netherworld Soul Hall. Perhaps she had her own matters to attend to; otherwise, she wouldn't come back for a turn and then rush away again...

Tiezhu sat at the head of the main hall, his face full of worry, and asked the crowd: "How is the revenue and expenditure of the Netherworld Soul Hall this month?"

"Excluding expenses, the Spirit Medicine Peak earned a total of 36,860 Spirit Stones last month. It should be even more this month."

"Last month, Spirit Fish, Spirit Beasts, and the like earned a total of 8,600 High-Grade Spirit Stones. This month... there shouldn't be many Spirit Beasts or Spirit Fish left to sell."

"Visiting Cultivators secluding themselves here contributed 128,000 Spirit Stones last month."

"..."

The people standing in the main hall were almost all responsible for something within the Sect.

Jiang Mengting stood beside Tiezhu, writing rapidly with paper and pen. After everyone finished reporting, she immediately said:

"Junior Martial Uncle, the Netherworld Soul Hall earned a total of 563,261 High-Grade Spirit Stones last month, which is more than half as much again as last month. The Netherworld Soul Hall is doing better and better now."

Tiezhu nodded and asked again:

"How many people in the Netherworld Soul Hall have broken through to the Soul Transformation Stage now?"

Wen Xiaomei immediately replied: "Thirteen."

"What about the Core Formation Stage?"

"There are over 360 people in the Core Formation Stage, and the remaining 800+ are all in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Now, our Netherworld Soul Hall no longer has any Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators."

Hearing this news, Tiezhu's expression eased slightly, but his brows were still filled with worry.

It was too slow!

Now his own Realm had only broken through to the Late Stage of the Soul Transformation Stage. Apart from Lü Qingqing, who was often absent, he was already the highest combat power of the Netherworld Soul Hall. Most of the other Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators were in the Early Stage and had no combat power at all.

"Too slow!"

Tiezhu couldn't help but say, then with a dark face, he asked everyone present: "Are the people under you slacking off? When you were Loose Cultivators, you wished you could soak in Spiritual Qi to Cultivate. Now that the conditions are good, have you all become lax one by one?"

Wen Xiaomei was also somewhat anxious.

She knew that the Deputy Hall Master was worried about the Hall Revered Master's safety and wanted to let the Netherworld Soul Hall develop rapidly to reach a level capable of checking and balancing Immortals. Only in this way could the Hall Revered Master return early.

However, apart from the Hall Revered Master, the Deputy Hall Master, and those few Disciples who had higher Aptitude, the rest of the Netherworld Soul Hall were basically ordinary people with limited talent, potential, and Aptitude...

Wen Xiaomei said helplessly:

"Deputy Hall Master, some people have limited Aptitude. Even if they take a large number of Breakthrough Pills, they cannot break through. If it really doesn't work, we can select some Disciples with higher talent to Cultivate with full force and let them sprint to new heights."

"..."

The others didn't speak, but they didn't refute either.

With the current conditions of the Netherworld Soul Hall, this was the only way to maximize efficiency. Even if those with poor talent would have their benefits reduced, some people present had already recognized the reality. If they couldn't break through even with one Breakthrough Pill a day, who could they blame?

They could only blame themselves for not being up to the mark, which instead dragged down the Sect...

"It seems this is the only way to do it now."

"Then let's do this: from today on, Disciples of the Netherworld Soul Hall will be divided into Outer Sect Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples. The Outer Sect will be responsible for daily chores and trivial matters, while the Inner Sect Disciples will Cultivate with full force and break through!"

When saying this, Tiezhu's eyes were already filled with bloodshot veins.

During this period, he had gone crazy wanting to make himself stronger and make the Netherworld Soul Hall stronger. Tiezhu even had a bold guess in his heart: the Netherworld Soul Hall had already been targeted by the so-called Immortal, but it was just that Lü Qingqing had been blocking it for him for now.

Because every time Lü Qingqing returned, the aura on her body would become weaker. When she returned last time, she was already full of fatigue.

The crowd had no objections to Tiezhu's orders and immediately left the hall to execute the new orders and reform the Netherworld Soul Hall again. Tiezhu, however, slumped on the chair with a dazed expression on his face.

"Sigh, I only wanted to build my own career and create a force of my own before, never expecting that managing a Sect would be so mentally exhausting."

Jiang Mengting comforted him quickly: "Junior Martial Uncle, you don't need to belittle yourself; you are already very capable."

Seeing the state of the Netherworld Soul Hall, Zhao Xuanyuan also looked anxious, while Qin Mu stood on the side picking his nose, not taking the current difficulties to heart at all...

Under the irrigation of massive resources.

Now Jiang Mengting had broken through to the Early Stage of the Core Formation Stage, Zhao Xuanyuan had reached the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and Qin Mu had barely reached the Early Stage of the Core Formation Stage.

Just at this moment, Tiezhu suddenly had a whim and said to Jiang Mengting: "Junior Martial Niece Jiang, help me calculate, when can your Revered Master return?"

"..."

Jiang Mengting's expression was awkward, and she said: "Junior Martial Uncle, didn't I calculate it once last month? It will be at least fifty years before Revered Master returns, and... Revered Master's cultivation should have broken through again now. Forcibly calculating his whereabouts will cause a greater backlash to me."

Hearing that the backlash would be greater, Tiezhu was even more excited. He immediately took out several ruddy Heaven Rank Elementary Blood Qi Pills and Vitality Pills from his storage ring and said:

"Junior Martial Uncle doesn't expect you to calculate when he will return now; I just want to see how big the backlash is, so that I can deduce what Realm he has reached."