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"Well? Isn't my second soul skill amazing?" Tang Yuehua playfully winked, her lashes fluttering like dancing butterflies, and giggled.
"Hehe, of course it's amazing. You're my wife—how could you not be amazing?"
Dai Weisi encouraged her with a smile. The Ruyi Ring wasn't a high-grade martial soul, but the fact that Tang Yuehua could unleash such power with an ordinary one was already incredibly impressive.
Once the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum and the Earth Dragon Golden Melon grew again, he could give them to Yuehua-jie. After consuming these two celestial herbs, her Ruyi Ring martial soul would undoubtedly become far stronger than it was now.
Although Dai Weisi disliked the Clear Sky Sect, now that Tang Yuehua was his wife, he naturally had to treat her well.
Before long, the two of them arrived at Tang Yuehua's boudoir. Though Moon Pavilion was a noble etiquette academy, her room was quite modest. Aside from a work desk, a wardrobe, a cozy double bed, and a few pots of flowers, there was little else.
"Yuehua-jie, isn't this a bit too simple for you?"
"Ah, back then I didn't have money, so I had to make do. Besides, I'm not some pampered lady. I'm not that delicate," she said casually as she brewed a pot of hot tea and poured Dai Weisi a cup. Then she smiled and added, "Alright, Dai Weisi. The walls here are soundproof, so you can go ahead and tell me what you're really here for.
Don't try to play coy—I know you didn't come to Heaven Dou City just to visit me. I'm guessing it has something to do with the preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Tournament next week, right?"
"My wife is so clever—you guessed it right away." Dai Weisi nodded. "I want to see if Heaven Dou Empire has any soul masters worth my attention. And while I'm at it, I want to check in on my foolish little brother.
Of course, the most important reason is to see you! I heard you've already established the Star-Moon Sect. How many soul masters have you recruited so far?"
The mention of the Star-Moon Sect sparked Tang Yuehua's interest. She sat across from Dai Weisi, eagerly launching into her explanation.
"To be honest, I really have to thank you for those ten million gold soul coins you gave me. I used them to buy up a few advanced soul master academies that were on the verge of bankruptcy and merged them into what is now the Star-Moon Sect.
Then, I hired professionals to build specialized mimicry cultivation grounds. After more than half a year of hard work, the sect was finally completed. It was only three months ago that we officially began recruiting students and disciples."
"Oh? How's the response? How many students have signed up?" Dai Weisi asked eagerly.
At his words, Tang Yuehua couldn't help but curl her lips into a satisfied smile. Seeing this, Dai Weisi immediately guessed that the number must be quite impressive.
"Come on, Yuehua-jie, don't keep me in suspense. Just tell me how many—make your husband happy!"
"Giggle~" Tang Yuehua raised five fingers and chuckled. "Five hundred! In just three months, the Star-Moon Sect has recruited five hundred soul masters. Among them, one hundred are support-type soul masters, another hundred are healing-type, and the remaining three hundred cover various other types."
"Five hundred?!"
Dai Weisi's eyes lit up at the number. "How did you manage to attract so many? Yuehua-jie, how exactly did you do it?"
"It was simple. First, the Star-Moon Sect only accepts civilian soul masters with innate soul power of level 3 or higher. And for these civilians, we offer two tuition plans.
The first option is a contractual indenture: full tuition waiver, free meals and lodging, plus a monthly stipend of five gold soul coins.
Once a student hits a bottleneck in their cultivation, an elder from the sect will personally take them to obtain their soul ring.
The catch is that the student becomes part of the sect—body and soul. They live as members of the Star-Moon Sect and die as its ghosts. Any betrayal will be met with the full wrath of the entire sect.
The second option is a standard tuition of fifteen gold soul coins per year. The sect trains them to the Soul Ancestor level.
Once they reach the Soul Ancestor stage, they graduate and can choose to leave and forge their own path or officially join the sect and receive the same treatment as full disciples."
"I see. My dear, you're brilliant. That's an excellent system," Dai Weisi murmured in approval. No matter the world, there would always be poor people.
Since the sect only admitted civilian soul masters—many of whom couldn't even afford food, let alone schooling—Star-Moon Sect's emergence was a godsend. Not only could these civilians eat their fill, but they also had the chance to grow stronger. Of course, they'd jump at the opportunity, even fight for it.
If not for the sect's requirement of innate soul power above level 3, the number of applicants might have been several times greater.
Under such circumstances, as long as they weren't ungrateful scoundrels, most of these soul masters would follow Tang Yuehua loyally.
And if a white-eyed wolf did appear, the Star-Moon Sect still had several disciples from the Clear Sky Sect—some even with Contra-level strength.
If someone turned traitor, just crush them with a hammer—make an example out of them.
"Also, I have a surprise for you. In these three months, I've found three children with innate soul power above level seven."
"Innate soul power over level seven? Yuehua-jie, your luck is amazing!" Dai Weisi smiled faintly. Zhu Zhuqing had innate soul power of level seven and became the Nether Douluo after taking the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
These three children were worth evaluating. If they proved loyal to the sect, gifting them celestial herbs would be no problem.
Dai Weisi didn't need their loyalty for himself—just to Tang Yuehua and the Star-Moon Sect.
"Yuehua-jie, where is the Star-Moon Sect located? I'd like to see the sect you built with your own hands."
"Hehe~ Don't be in such a rush!" Tang Yuehua blushed, took off her outer robe, and threw herself into Dai Weisi's arms. She cooed, "You rarely come to see me, so keep me company for a while first!"
"Heh, I was planning on waiting until tonight, but it looks like you couldn't hold back."
Dai Weisi kissed her gently and laughed, "Alright, I'll keep my wife company first, then we'll visit the Star-Moon Sect later."
"Heehee, okay!"
Drawing the curtains, the two spent a sweet and passionate day together.
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Dai Weisi stayed at the Moon Pavilion for a week. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder—and it truly did.
Throughout the week, apart from class time, Tang Yuehua was glued to him, clinging to him so much that he couldn't even focus on cultivating.
And now, a week later, the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Tournament preliminaries was officially underway.
Tang Yuehua had already bought two tickets and brought Dai Weisi to the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena to enjoy the grand event.
In previous tournaments, Tang Yuehua hadn't bothered to watch. After all, she wasn't a soul master herself and watching only made her envious.
But now that she had become one, naturally she wanted to witness this grand occasion.
(End of Chapter)