"If things go well, the work could be finished this month, or next month at the latest,"
Alkaid remarked.
In these ten years, if he were to ntion his biggest expenses, purchasing elixirs was one part, and specially crafting a Spirit Treasure Level pill furnace for Xie He was another.
The last part was this Spiritual Treasure.
Moreover, this existence, equivalent to a superior grade Spiritual Treasure, accounted for the majority of the costs.
Speaking of investnt costs...
They were no less than three hundred million.
Of course, the reason for such a hefty investnt was mainly because his cultivation was sowhat low.
An external elixir, made from Crimson Red Gold Core, was ultimately not as effective as one's own ford Golden Core.
Especially when that external elixir was still very unstable.
Contemplating, Alkaid also paced himself and continued to polish this Spiritual Treasure.
When he had almost completed his workload for the day, he sensed sothing.
After briefly preparing, he divided his divine sense and appeared in the Void Divine Realm.
This was a fan-shaped conference room.
Since he was slightly delayed for a mont, by the ti he arrived in the Void Divine Realm, there were already many figures present.
Clearly, this conference was different from the previous ones, which only involved three to five, at most a dozen, high-level figures.
This ti...
Hall Masters, Vice Hall Masters, Elders, Sub-sect Masters, and Domain Master level figures were all here.
Nearly two hundred people filled the Void Divine Realm.
Upon his appearance, many people actively greeted him.
Alkaid also returned the greetings to each of them.
And conversed leisurely with Zhao Siliang and a few others whom he knew well.
This Sub-sect Master looked around at the gathered individuals and expressed so surprise, "Is there going to be so major action? Recapture the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"
"Recapturing the Hundred Thousand Mountains... might be brought up on the agenda at this conference, but the real task is to discuss Limitless Star Palace's withdrawal from the Black Feather Sect on the Black Fla Continent,"
Alkaid said.
"Limitless Star Palace has withdrawn from the Black Feather Sect on the Black Fla Continent?"
Zhao Siliang was montarily stunned.
Then he also grasped the seriousness of the matter.
But at the sa ti, he was sowhat puzzled, "With this withdrawal, the impact on their reputation is not small, after all, strictly speaking, they have not achieved an absolute victory in the Black Feather Sect, and the remnants of the Black Feather Sect, as well as the Northern Alliance, still occasionally launch attacks against them."
"The current world situation no longer allows Limitless Star Palace to continue wasting ti at the Black Feather Sect, they have more powerful opponents to deal with,"
Alkaid explained succinctly.
"More powerful opponents? Who? Myriad Beasts Sect? What new developnts have they made?"
Zhao Siliang asked, astounded.
Alkaid looked at him, smiled, and said, "Is there a possibility that this opponent... is us?"
"Us?"
Zhao Siliang's pupils suddenly constricted.
Seeing this, Alkaid smiled and said no more.
Zhao Siliang, although a Sect Master of the Nine Heavens Domain Sub-sect, was only considered as part of the high-level managent of the Nine Cauldrons Sect, not its strategic decision-making layer.
The strategic decision-making layer of the Nine Cauldrons Sect had always been restricted to those dozen or so individuals.
Many things, he did not know.
Thus, he also didn't know that after fifteen years of golden developnt, the current Nine Cauldrons Sect had beco imnsely powerful.
During their exchange, a figure suddenly appeared at the very front of the fan-shaped conference room.
As this figure appeared, the surrounding discussions in the room simultaneously ceased.
Everyone, from the Hall Masters to the Sub-sect Masters, Domain Masters, and Elders, stood up and respectfully saluted, "True Person."
In their saluting, they were sowhat surprised.
It was known that in previous etings, Li Hanqiu never attended.
The etings he attended were often ones that could decide the direction of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Li Hanqiu nodded to everyone.
Then his gaze landed on Alkaid, who was in the third row. He motioned for him to co over.
Seeing this, Alkaid ended his conversation with Zhao Siliang in the fourth row, smiled, and stood up. Under his sowhat astonished gaze, he directly moved to the first row.
And the first row...
Contained only eight people.
Nascent Soul True Person Li Hanqiu, Sect Master and Campaign Hall Master Li Qingshan, Elders' Council Great Elder Huang Tianhao, Deputy Sect Master and Campaign Hall Vice Hall Master Lou Yuyu, Deputy Sect Master and Heavenly Palace Hall Hall Master Murong Hui, Deputy Sect Master and Guardian Hall Hall Master Jiang Zhuoyue, Deputy Sect Master and Judicial Hall Hall Master He Xifeng, Sect heir and Sect Master's assistant, Sect Master's disciple Xu Nianhua.
Xu Nianhua was included because he had reached the Unity Realm seven years ago, and currently, he was the only cultivator besides Alkaid at the Nascent Soul Stage level in the Triple Core Formation Realm, which earned him the qualification to be included in this group of eight people.
Before this, only seven people used to sit in the front.
However, for Alkaid to be called to sit in the front, none of the other Hall Masters without additional Deputy Sect Master duties, along with the other Vice Hall Masters, Sub-sect Masters, Domain Masters, and Elders, found it surprising.
They even thought it was about ti he took his place at the front.
But...
What surprised many was that upon Li Hanqiu bringing him to the front row, he was directly seated beside him.
Even to the left of his position.
This arrangent seed to place him even higher than Li Qingshan, the Sect Master.
For a mont, there was quite a stir in the room.
But seeing that Li Qingshan, as well as all the Hall Master level figures, appeared accustod to it, they quickly suppressed their surprise.
"Is this... the number two person?"
Zhao Siliang from the rear also found it sowhat unbelievable.
In his understanding of Alkaid...
It was not strange for him to be in the first row, even ranking fourth just after the ancestors, Li Qingshan, and Huang Tianhao wouldn't be surprising.
But now...
He had not only surpassed Huang Tianhao, the Great Elder who presided over the Elders' Council, but he had even surpassed the Sect Master as well, which really was...
astonishing.
Once everyone had taken their seats.
Li Qingshan greeted Alkaid and Li Hanqiu before stepping up on the stage.
His powerful divine sense quickly spread to everyone through the Void Divine Realm.
"Originally, we were going to hold our annual work eting in a month, but due to so special circumstances, let's consider this eting as being brought forward. We are all cultivators here, so there's no need to stick to many cumberso formalities,"
Li Qingshan began with a smile.
Without waiting for others to reply, he waved his hand, and rays of light and shadows projected from above.
"Let's first report on the progress of the sect..."
He said, glancing at the data in his hand, he paused, then continued, "The charts are quite comprehensive, but I think I have a better way to present. Let's directly compare the current data with that of the sect from twenty years ago. This way, everyone should be able to have a more intuitive understanding of the changes within the sect over the past two decades."
"Are we using real data this ti?"
Alkaid Divine Sense asked Li Hanqiu beside him.
"There's no hiding it anymore, let's reveal so solid information. After all, under your leadership, the sect has been changing day by day. In another three to five years, even these 'latest' data might beco outdated, so whether to preserve it is no longer important."
Li Hanqiu said, smiling, "Moreover... it's ti to let them truly understand the real situation of the sect, to establish the sect's confidence. Given the current situation, it might be one or two years at the earliest, or three to five years at the latest, before the Limitless Star Palace inevitably makes a move against us. We cannot let everyone be panicked and fall into despair, thinking there is no chance of winning when that mont arrives."
"That won't be necessary, everyone in the Nine Cauldrons Sect is very clear about our developnt over the years, anyone would know that we've beco much stronger than we were twenty years ago."
"Being much stronger is one thing, but just how strong we have beco is another matter,"
Li Hanqiu said, glancing at Alkaid, "Like you, I'm finding you harder and harder to read."
"Hehe, the Sect Master said I should go up later to report on the export situation of the Purple Cloud Courtyard, I'll explain my own situation then,"
Alkaid said.
Li Hanqiu listened, slightly startled, his expression turned unusually serious, "Is it okay to say that now?"
He was well aware of the deeper implications behind Alkaid's words.
"It is now,"
Alkaid affird.
For a mont, Li Hanqiu's face quickly spread into a smile, "Good! Good! That's wonderful!"
He looked up at Li Qingshan and imdiately said, "I'll call him down right now, don't bother reporting, go up first, I can hardly wait to know just how much you've grown in these ten years!"
"Don't don't don't,"
Alkaid hurriedly waved his hand, "Let's stick to the original plan."
Although Li Hanqiu really wanted to know where Alkaid's confidence to reveal himself ca from, seeing him say so, he had no choice but to suppress his curiosity, rely telepathically conveying to Li Qingshan, "Hurry, make it concise, Alkaid, it's ti for you to step into the spotlight."
Li Qingshan on the stage was stunned.
But since his uncle had commanded so, naturally, he could not disobey.
He quickly skipped so details that could be summarized and went straight to the main topic, "Twenty years ago, our Nine Cauldrons Sect's nominal output of spirit stones was 50.31 million, actually 81.25 million, and now, after improvents to each Spirit Gathering Array, the true total output of spirit stones has climbed to 464.10 million! That is 464.1 million!"
This number, when revealed, caused an uproar throughout the venue.
"So many!?"
"That is sowhat... unexpected."
"So, the reports from the previous years... were understating?"
Everyone had speculated based on the sect's extravagant spending over the years, as well as the quick approval of many construction projects and formation projects, that the sect's current inco must be substantial.
But they all guessed that the number should exceed 300 million, but they couldn't specify how much exactly, nor dared to guess any further.
Yet now, Li Qingshan, the Sect Master, was officially making this number public...
464.1 million!
What an astonishing figure!
The Myriad Beasts Sect, Supre Yin Sect, Heavenly Law Pavilion, Golden Temple, no top power could compare.
Only the Limitless Star Palace and the Immortal Alliance could still surpass them.
But...
Let's not even ntion the Limitless Star Palace, the number one sect of this age.
The Immortal Alliance, they are a coalition-type power.
Consisting of eight major families, and dozens upon dozens of dium and small-sized families combined.
In terms of coordination, cohesion, and mobilization, they simply couldn't compare to the unified spirit of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
In a sense...
The current Nine Cauldrons Sect might already be considered the second largest spirit stone-producing power.
And indeed, it isn't too hopeful to think that if they could reclaim the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and transform them, they could beco rightfully the second largest producer of spirit stones in Cangwu."
"This is economic strength, next, let's talk about the current military strength of our Nine Cauldrons Sect."
Li Qingshan continued, another pile of data erged.
And this unreserved disclosure...
suddenly made everyone's murmuring halt.
Their gazes involuntarily settled on the top few words of the data.
"I understand Dharma Phase! Our sect guardian Spiritual Treasure 'Primordial Realm', but what does 'Crimson Red Gold Core' an!?"
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