Master of Strange Dao

After discussing the matter of bridging the two Divine Dynasties, the big issue seemed rather simple; it would succeed or fail, no room for haggling.

Time was an issue, no opportunity for quibbling.

But when it came to business negotiations, the talk dragged on for a long time.

The Crown Prince wanted to buy the Jade Pillar and Jade Tablet, and he also wanted to customize the frequency band privately so that those not specifically invited couldn't listen in using the Jade Tablet.

Yu Ziqing firmly refused, stating bluntly that he didn't have the capability to do that at the moment.

What was he thinking? Yu Ziqing's public channel hadn't even gained traction yet, and he wanted to use private frequencies.

Indeed, he lacked the capability for that, and this wasn't a lie, as he couldn't even refine the worst quality Jade Tablet.

After selling a batch of goods and finishing the business talk, Yu Ziqing quietly left the unknown villa.

On the third day, a shipment arrived in the Capital City of Dali from Almsgiving Town.

Some knew Yu Ziqing had visited, but it didn't matter; it was just business, after all.

In any case, Yu Ziqing always approached Dali first for such matters, which wasn't an issue.

With confirmation from the Dali Crown Prince, Yu Ziqing informed King Xiang, asking him to report back to Emperor Zhen.

Yu Ziqing himself stayed in Almsgiving Town, took a look around, and met with the Deceitful Ghost.

This guy was indeed a business talent. The current largest source of income for Jinlan Mountain, a continuous source, came from this Deceitful Ghost's shop.

From the Jade Pillar and Jade Tablet to the materials of Abyss Devils,

most were monopoly businesses; the Deceitful Ghost didn't engage in other ventures, only monopolies.

And it was mostly wholesale; while they did small retail shops, they didn't open branches.

Though it seemed like making less profit, actually, everyone downstream needing devil materials—people, shops, forces—used these materials, from talismans to pills to artifact refining.

The raw materials in their hands all originated from Almsgiving Town, with every middleman to shop gaining profit.

It was an invisible web, a whole chain of interests.

And the steady supply of devil materials came only from the hungry ghosts in the Abyssal Rift.

Currently, in the Abyssal Rift, it appeared that the hungry ghosts were losing more than winning; they had grown accustomed to this strategy.

Each one was afraid of frightening the devils away so they wouldn't dare approach again.

Without the Great Devil Commander's restraints, these devils were a scattered mess; a slight provocation gave them a glimmer of hope, and they would charge forward endlessly.

They wouldn't think they couldn't break out,

because they had broken out once before. Though they lost, it was blamed on the Great Devil, unrelated to the devils below.

"Wang Fugui?"

"What are your orders, my lord?" The Deceitful Ghost approached respectfully.

"Manage well. Recently, the first version of the basic Dharma Method in Jinlan Mountain is nearly complete. When it's time for the first group to try cultivation, surely you'll be among them."

"Thank you, my lord. Rest assured, I won't fail your trust," the Deceitful Ghost said joyfully.

The prospect of dehydrated beef was too remote, not materializing yet, and it wasn't certain it'd be useful once done.

But this hungry ghost Dharma Method offered tangible hope.

These ordinary hungry ghosts, who hadn't transitioned, relied on their instincts to gather power.

Unlike Cece and Wu Shuangge, who didn't need a Dharma Method—they had their own paths, and a cultivation method was merely icing on the cake.

But for other hungry ghosts, this cultivation method was extremely important.

It was like the difference between wild Demon Clan without a cultivation method and those with inheritance, a vast difference.

It was as if a supposed thousand-year Great Demon was rubbed on the ground by a human cultivator who cultivated for decades.

In that scenario, that Demon Clan surely lacked inheritance and a Dharma Method, relying entirely on instinct to gather power and fight.

Under the same cultivation time, replace an ordinary monster with a Dragon Clan member, and in most cases, the human would be rubbed on the ground by the Dragon Clan.

Even at the Ninth Tier, cases of a human stripping and flaying a Dragon Clan member of the same rank were rare.

If not, the alleged No. 6 from the East Sea Sea Clan wouldn't dare approach the land before knowing the whereabouts of the Peeling boss.

Now, every now and then, one would see this guy perseveringly inquiring about it in the Seventh Floor's ring.

This Dharma Method, even a basic cultivation method, was far more effective than slowly accumulating through instinct.

Yu Ziqing took a turn around and then went to inspect the Abyssal Rift.

He sprinkled out some stored sweet rain; though not much, it was spread evenly, allowing each hungry ghost to get a bit.

After confirming there were no issues, Yu Ziqing left the Abyssal Rift.

In the Abyss, it was chaos. The devils didn't just fight with the hungry ghosts; they fought among themselves and within their clans.

Especially the Black Sky Devils, who were killing each other chaotically; reportedly fighting to produce a new leader to cultivate a new Black Sky Devil Mother or a Black Sky Great Devil.

Freedom Heaven said this difference between devils and humans was evident.

Humans advanced to the Ninth Tier through resources, inheritance, talent, and personal effort.

Here among devils, it depended on bloodlines, and when bloodlines were similar, they depended on mutual strife.

Whoever sat in that position had a high probability of evolving and ultimately becoming the new commander, then gradually a new Great Devil.

Not to mention inter-tribal devil fights, intra-tribal fights were commonplace; with the Black Sky Devils even encouraging internal conflicts for leadership.