Chapter 2244: Back To Teaching

Liu Zhen thought that he hid his emotions really well, but Zhao Hai could see the anxiety in his eyes. Zhao Hai also knew why Liu Zhen was anxious. He was afraid that Zhao Hai would accept the benefits that Yu Linfeng and the others presented and put in a good word for them.

Zhao Hai already guessed that Liu Zhen would think this. Therefore, he said that if he couldn’t join the Forbidden Path Sect, then Yu Linfeng and the others would be dealt with. This was to dispel Liu Zhen’s anxiety.

Liu Zhen didn’t think that Zhao Hai had pondered over his thoughts in advance. He only smiled faintly and said, “We’re not in a hurry. Your main job right now is to cultivate. Once you join the Forbidden Path Sect, all of our problems would be solved.”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “I will do my best. However, I won’t be able to participate in the gang’s missions.”

Liu Zhen smiled and said, “If you can’t participate, then don’t. Not only you, your two brothers also don’t need to participate in the missions. You can also bring two people to accompany you during the sect’s assessment. Your two brothers are just right to be your companions.”

Zhao Hai nodded, “Thank you very much, Brother Liu. But the Forbidden Path Sect hasn’t announced their recruitment. Isn’t it too early for me to be in seclusion?”

Liu Zhen shook his head and said, “It’s not early. The sect will make an announcement soon. This means that people are already preparing. If you seclude right after the announcement, it will be too late.”

Zhao Hai nodded, “Alright, then I’ll begin my seclusion. If there’s anything, you can send someone to inform me.”

Liu Zhen nodded. Then he said, “Little Ling, the Blood Knife Gang is depending on you.”

Zhao Hai smiled, “Rest assured, I’ll bring you good news.” Liu Zhen stood up and then left.

Just after Liu Zhen left, Ma Long and Liu Cai arrived at Zhao Hai’s courtyard. After the two sat down, Ma Long immediately said, “Junior Brother, what happened? Why did Yu Linfeng and Liu Zhen visit you one after the other?”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “What else, they are hoping that I can join the Forbidden Path Sect to help the Blood Knife Gang.” Then he told the two about his meeting with Yu Linfeng and the others.

After explaining the situation, Zhao Hai said, “The three of us must work hard to join the Forbidden Path Sect. At this point, it seems impossible for us to return to the sect in a short time. If we keep being rogue cultivators, our cultivation will suffer. Once we join the Forbidden Path Sect, the resources we can get access to will increase. When the time comes, our cultivation might be faster than if we returned to the sect. The two of you need to focus.”

Ma Long and Liu Cai’s bodies shook when they heard Zhao Hai. To be honest, they haven’t thought about this point. They were only thinking about the mission that the sect has given them. Now, with Zhao Hai’s words, they discovered that if they continued to be rogue cultivators, then their cultivation progress would stagnate.

Zhao Hai looked at the two and said, “Yu Linfeng sent me some pills. You can take them. I’ve decided to go into seclusion, you should do the same. We need to do our best to join the Forbidden Path Sect.” Then he took out several bottles and divided them between Ma Long and Liu Cai.

Ma Long and Liu Cai weren’t polite and took the pill bottles before cupping their fists towards Zhao Hai and leaving. Once the two left, Zhao Hai closed his door and hung a token at the entrance, showing that he’s in seclusion. Then he arranged a few formations before going to his room and entering the Space.

Laura and the others are currently in Coiling Dragon City, which means that the Space was very quiet. Zhao Hai let out a long breath and then lied down underneath the Hundred Spirits Tree. He looked at the swaying leaves of the tree as he emptied his mind and relaxed. After some time, Zhao Hai fell asleep. After days and days of strategizing and manipulating people, Zhao Hai was tired.

When Laura and the others returned from Coiling Dragon City, they discovered Zhao Hai lying down under the tree. A heartbroken expression couldn’t help but appear on their faces. Unknowingly, their steps became lighter.

Meg looked at the others and whispered, “Let Big Brother Hai sleep. Once he wakes up, we’ll join him to eat.”

Laura nodded, “Go make something delicious for Brother Hai. Something he likes to eat. He’s been too busy lately. It’s rare for him to have some free time. He won’t be staying in the Space for too long. From what I can see, he’ll go visit the Tyrant Blade Sect and the Long Clan in two days.”

Meg sighed, “Big Brother Hai is too busy. I’ll go and prepare the food.” Then she turned around and left.

Laura and the others sat beside Zhao Hai and looked at him. It has been some time since they’ve spent a moment with Zhao Hai, but this didn’t dilute their feelings. Instead, they became more and more appreciative of Zhao Hai. They also know that Zhao Hai loved them the same.

The women looked at Zhao Hai like he was their whole world, their endless starry sky. It seems like they couldn’t look at him enough.

After one hour, Zhao Hai slowly woke up. Although he also slept outside, he kept his guard all the time. It was impossible for him to fully relax. He could only sleep with no worries inside the Space.

Zhao Hai woke up and saw Laura and the others. He couldn’t help but smile, “You’re back? Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Laura smiled at Zhao Hai and said, “You seem like you needed the rest, so we didn’t wake you up. Brother Hai, you’ve been working too hard recently, consider staying in the Space for longer.”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “Forget it, I’m short of time. After resting for two days, I’ll go back to the Tyrant Blade Sect to take a look. Then I’ll go to the Long Clan before returning to the Underground World.”

Hearing this, Laura’s expression couldn’t help but change. “You want to return to the underground? Brother Hai, do you want to make a move against the ghost cultivators? That’s very dangerous.”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and replied, “I have changed my plan. I won’t retaliate against the ghost cultivators directly. I’ll attack them through the Red Goblins. Now that the Space has analyzed the most suitable path for the Red Goblins, I can visit them and teach them how to cause trouble to the Ghost Cultivators. With the Red Goblins causing trouble, the Ghost Cultivators would have problems if they put all of their strength into attacking the True Spirit Realm.”

Laura stared, she looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Path for the Red Goblins? What are they good at? Machines?”

Laura asked because the Goblins in the Space have shown great talent in machinery. It hasn’t been long since the Goblins were introduced to the Space. Moreover, they were a race with a broken inheritance. They were a pitiful group who didn’t know how to progress. But right now, the Goblins had the best machinery talent among all races in the Space. They even have cities that could move. They managed to construct flying battleships. Although they would still be defeated if they waged war in the True Spirit Realm, their progress still shocked Laura and the others.

Because of this, Laura and the others had some impression of the Goblin race. But in regard to cultivation, they seem to be lacking.

Hearing Laura, Zhao Hai smiled and said, “No. The Red Goblins’ strongest suit isn’t machine building. The Red Goblins have lived in the underground world for many years, and it has changed their physique. Their compatibility with the fire element has surpassed any race. Because of this, I’m prepared to teach them fire element cultivation methods. This path is more suited for them compared to machinery.”

Laura and the others stared. Then Laura said, “However, cultivation doesn’t take just one or two days. It’s simply impossible for Red Goblins to get stronger in a short enough time to cause trouble to the Ghost Cultivators. It would take some time before they cause any headaches to the Ghost Cultivators.”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “They don’t need to get strong. The Red Goblins have very powerful fire energy inside their bodies that they cannot use. Only special Red Goblins have the ability to use this fire energy, which became the resistance. However, their method of usage is very primitive. They couldn’t even exert one percent of the energy’s power. As long as they are taught, they will give immediate results.”

“Also, don’t forget that the underground world has the Earthfire Pillars. Although these pillars are transformed from the sun’s fire, it isn’t much worse. The Red Goblins can use the Earthfire Pillars for cultivation, which would accelerate their increase in power. And with the vast numbers of Red Goblins, I believe it won’t take long before they can cause massive headaches to the Ghost Cultivators.”

Laura nodded, then she smiled and said, “It seems like Brother Hai is going to be a teacher again. But this time, it won’t be the Long Clan. You can leave the children to us, we won’t be teaching the goblins.”

Hearing this, Zhao Hai laughed and said, “Don’t worry, you won’t. Let’s go, I can smell Meg’s cooking from here. Let’s have a meal. We haven’t eaten together for quite some time.”

Laura and the others also laughed. Then they stood up and went indoors together with Zhao Hai. Just like Zhao Hai said, it has been some time since they had a meal together.

Zhao Hai stayed in the Space for the next two days. Instead, it was Laura and the others who left to teach the Long Clan’s children. Because of this, during the day, they will go to Coiling Dragon City leaving only Cai’er to accompany Zhao Hai.

Naturally, Zhao Hai didn’t do anything while Laura and the others were away. He was sorting through the Space’s cultivation methods to find anything that would be suitable for the Red Goblins. He ranked them from low to high-level. Moreover, the methods that the Red Goblins could cultivate aren’t the same as the methods of humans. What’s most important for the cultivation method of the Red Goblins was that it should rely on Earthfire Pillars to practice.

Earthfire Pillars were everywhere in the underground world. It was practically the underground world’s sun. The Space took this into account in coming up with a cultivation method for the Red Goblins. The methods ranged from using Earthfire Pillars directly to cultivating only in its vicinity. Each method differed in speed and strength.

Although the Space was able to create different levels of cultivation methods, Zhao Hai doesn’t know anything about them to be able to teach the Red Goblins. Therefore, he spent his days studying the methods so that he could teach them to the Red Goblins.

Zhao Hai stayed inside the Space for a total of three days. After he was familiar with the cultivation methods, Zhao Hai left the Space. The first place he went to after leaving was the Tyrant Blade Sect. This was because, in Zhao Hai’s heart, the Tyrant Blade Sect was his true home in the True Spirit Realm. The other places were mere stopovers, this included the Long Clan as well as the Battle Corpse Sect.

The Tyrant Blade Sect was currently filled with tension. This was because the sect was in full war preparation. Even Zhao Hai’s peak was becoming very busy. The wasteland under Zhao Hai’s residence has been turned into fertile land. In addition to food sources, the lands were also planted with herbs that could be used as strategic resources. All of the peak’s production has been handed over to the sect. Buying and selling of goods has been forbidden by the sect.

To Zhao Hai, this restriction wasn’t a big deal. He didn’t care about contribution points since the sect would give him all he needs. The plants were also useless to him. So, it doesn’t matter if the sect takes all of the plants.

The Yin Yang Elders took charge in taking care of the fertile lands. Therefore, Zhao Hai has nothing to worry about. The Tyrant Blade Sect also doesn’t need to win him over. If Zhao Hai still gets offended by all the restrictions, then he would be unworthy of the sect’s attention.

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