Receiving the secret manual, Wei Gu was not polite and directly chose a secret chamber in the Qingfeng Hall to accept the inheritance.
It wasn't until nightfall that Wei Gu finished inheriting all the forging techniques.
When he walked out of the room and saw Ye Cangtian, he immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply three times.
"Mr. Ye, thank you for passing on such a precious inheritance to Chixia Island. I will forever remember your great kindness. Should you ever require anything, Chixia Island will not refuse..."
After the inheritance, Wei Gu truly understood the preciousness of this legacy.
The refining, extraction, and impurity removal steps mentioned above, each process had reached a state of perfection.
He didn't know if these techniques were significantly different from the original Bingjia Lou's inheritance, but he knew that these techniques were a thousand times stronger than the current ones.
With these techniques, and if he had sufficient materials, he was absolutely confident in forging spirit-grade battle armor.
He even dared to challenge himself to forge demigod-grade battle armor.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian helped Wei Gu up and said, "It's good that I could help you."
Upon hearing this, Wei Gu took out a Qiankun bag and handed it to Ye Cangtian. "This contains three thousand sets of armor and weapons, accumulated by Bingjia Lou over the years. Please accept them."
Now that they were stationed in the Hidden Group, it was equivalent to standing on the Hidden Group's side.
Since they were on the same side, Wei Gu naturally wanted to maximize the combat power of the Hidden Group to increase their chances of winning.
Ye Cangtian did not refuse and directly accepted the Qiankun bag, then said, "Thank you for your support. Sister Lan Yue will arrange the corresponding payment for you shortly..."
"No!"
Wei Gu directly interrupted Ye Cangtian and continued, "Compared to the inheritance you've given, these armors and weapons, along with the Kyushu Fengyun Armor, are nothing."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian fell silent for a moment and said, "Alright, then I will accept them for now. Afterwards, I will send some rare metals and ores for you to improve your refining skills..."
Upon hearing this, Wei Gu smiled bitterly and nodded. He did not continue to haggle with Ye Cangtian, as it would seem too distant.
After chatting for a while, Wei Gu left the Qingfeng Hall.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian went directly to the Hidden Group's office.
However, when Lan Yue saw Ye Cangtian arriving, she couldn't help but snort and say, "Junior Brother, please inform me of your arrangements in advance. Such surprise attacks can be fatal!"
Lan Yue had just settled Chixia Island and found some time. Seeing Ye Cangtian arrive alone, she immediately complained.
Heh heh.
Ye Cangtian chuckled and then said, "Senior Sister, I wanted to inform you, but it was too far, and I have enough faith in your abilities..."
With Ye Cangtian's smooth talk, Lan Yue stopped pursuing the matter and giggled.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian finally got to the point and asked, "Senior Sister, how is the progress on the teleportation gate?"
Hearing this, Lan Yue's expression also became serious. She then took out a map of the Hidden Group, on which many door-shaped markings had appeared. These were the locations of the teleportation gates.
Ye Cangtian briefly scanned these locations and then gave Lan Yue a thumbs-up.
In such a short period, Lan Yue had not only set up teleportation gates in places like Liehuo Courtyard, Jifeng Tower, and Yulong Villa.
She had also set up teleportation gates in the surrounding cities of Feiyun Pavilion.
This was essentially in line with Ye Cangtian's idea. If a war were to break out, the Hidden Group would be fully capable of transferring Feiyun Pavilion disciples.
Then, through the teleportation gates, they could directly attack the enemy's stronghold.
After a moment of silence, Ye Cangtian spoke, "Continue building teleportation gates and connect all the cities. This will make troop deployment more convenient, but these teleportation formations must remain confidential..."
Mm.
Lan Yue nodded. She had the same idea: keep it secret for now to avoid any leaks.
Seeing that Lan Yue had no objections, Ye Cangtian changed the subject and said, "Senior Sister, from now on, deploy all your informants. Feiyun Pavilion has already begun its actions. The sooner we gather information, the more advantageous it will be for us!"
"They have already been deployed. If there is any news, the heads of each city will report it immediately!"
"In addition, I have also passed on mental power combat techniques to the heads of each city, allowing them to improve their mental power and avoid being controlled by Feiyun Pavilion's soul snatching..."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian once again gave Lan Yue a thumbs-up.
Lan Yue had already anticipated these matters, which proved that she was fully capable of handling things independently!
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian smiled and said, "Senior Sister, you can now delegate the tasks and do not need to do everything yourself. Your most important mission is to break through to the Heavenly level.
You must remember that you not only manage the Hidden Group but are also the future master of Yulong Villa..."
Hmph!
Upon hearing this, Lan Yue snorted and glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian, saying, "Junior Brother, do you have any humanity? Are you trying to work me to death!
Don't think I don't know what you're up to. As soon as I take over Yulong Villa, you'll be free and clear!"
Uh...
Ye Cangtian was immediately embarrassed by her words.
He scratched his head and quickly said, "Senior Sister, I can't chat with you any longer. Bao'er just refined some pills for me, and I need to go back and absorb them. I'll leave it to you..."
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian slipped out of the room.
Watching Ye Cangtian's hasty retreat, Lan Yue burst into laughter and said, "You little rascal, so you have moments when you try to escape too..."
...
A thousand miles away, at Feiyun Pavilion.
In the main hall, the Pavilion Master sat at the head seat, listening to the guards report various pieces of news.
The current war situation was quite favorable. Feiyun Pavilion was fighting on multiple fronts, and their forces had reached the gates of various factions.
Coupled with the help of inside informants, they should be able to annex these forces soon.
Of course, not all news was good.
The most troublesome currently was the Hidden Group in the cities surrounding Feiyun Pavilion.
Feiyun Pavilion had initially infiltrated the Hidden Group, but the Hidden Group's internal inspections were now extremely strict, and many of their informants within the Hidden Group had been exposed.
In addition, the Hidden Group was exceptionally vigilant, giving Feiyun Pavilion no opportunity for attacks or sneak attacks.
Mm.
The Pavilion Master nodded in understanding at this news. Ye Cangtian was not a simple person, and it was not surprising that he had led the Hidden Group to achieve this.
However, that was all there was to it. Once Feiyun Pavilion annexed other factions and then advanced on the capital, even Ye Cangtian himself would not be able to turn the tide!
Thinking this, the Pavilion Master looked at the guard and asked, "What is the news regarding the other four enshrined elders?"
"Except for the Fourth Enshrined Elder, there is no news. The other enshrined elders are in a stalemate..." the guard quickly replied.
The Pavilion Master did not say much upon hearing this. After all, these enshrined elders were dealing with peak factions, which were not easy to deal with.
Report!
Just then, a report came, and another guard entered.
He directly approached the Pavilion Master and bowed respectfully, saying, "The Fourth Enshrined Elder has returned and requests an audience with the Pavilion Master!"
"Please bring him up."
A faint smile appeared on the Pavilion Master's face. His return so soon suggested that things had gone very smoothly.
However, he couldn't understand why the Fourth Enshrined Elder, who usually met him without announcement, was doing so this time...
Amidst his confusion, the guard brought the Fourth Enshrined Elder to the hall.
The next moment, the Pavilion Master's expression suddenly turned grim. The Fourth Enshrined Elder's face was pale, and the absence of any aura on his body indicated that his cultivation had been crippled!
But Chixia Island did not have any Heavenly level experts. Who could have crippled the Fourth Enshrined Elder's cultivation?
Thinking this, the Pavilion Master asked grimly, "Speak, what exactly happened!"
"It was Ye Cangtian!"
"Ye Cangtian appeared on Chixia Island, completely disrupted our plans, and killed countless Feiyun Pavilion members!"
"We barely managed to make it back..."
Listening to the Fourth Enshrined Elder's words, the Pavilion Master's eyes darted around.
After a moment, he looked grimly at the Fourth Enshrined Elder and said, "How is that possible! If I've calculated correctly, Ye Cangtian could only have met you after the auction ended and he directly traveled to Chixia Island, right?"
"Pavilion Master is wise, I thought so too!"
"And those who participated in the auction, like Hun San, did not know about my actions. Therefore, I suspect that there are informants from the Hidden Group among the high-ranking officials of Feiyun Pavilion!"
"Furthermore, I asked Ye Cangtian about this, and he frankly admitted it, but he did not reveal specific names..."
Hearing the Pavilion Master's words, the Fourth Enshrined Elder quickly responded and recounted the subsequent events.