"Sir Yang, would you believe me if I told you that I'm here to inform you of the reason we wanted those things?"
"Not even a little slightest chance. I've already done more than enough to prove I should be in the know several years decades ago. So what difference would it make?"
"That hurts a little."
"Tell me about it. Of course it hurts, since you don't trust me with it."
"Well while it hurts you are correct. I can't tell you the secret. Rather, I have a disciple who is of…"
"I refuse. I'm not opposed to having more wives. But I will not be used this way. I know you are trying to find my secrets and methods."
"I see, can you at least tell me why you haven't been promoted to the Open Heaven Realm yet?"
"Ah, now that I can tell you. The reason is simple. Aside from not having the resources needed I don't really see a need for it yet. Think about it, I can brutally beat down Rank 7s with little expenditure. What reason do I have to desire a new realm before I have the resources I want?"
"Are you able to tell me how many resources you need? I noticed when you became a great emperor you condensed several different times."
"This is a little private. However I can confirm it is not a cheap expenditure."
"And what will you use your power for?"
Yang Rai in that moment implanted the knowledge in her mind. The story of his past. He was almost destined to fight an endless eternal struggle no matter what. And all to protect his friends and family. He would stand alone against all the world's might to do it if he had to. Yu Xiang Die after seeing some of the memories Yang Rai showed her, it made sense now. He wasn't being hostile. He was just angry they were keeping him from properly protecting his family with the best information.
"I apologize for disturbing you. I'll leave you to your work. I need to go and have Qu Hua Changs gift delivered."
"Please do and refrain from asking me those questions again. It's not an experience I like living through."
She left and was escorted away by the Chief Manager. Yang Rai sighed before going back to doing his work.
He began condensing more Rank 8 Trees. He learned from an attempt to make a rank 9 resource that he would need 9 times more rank 8 than he needed rank 7 for a set of Rank 8. It was not a pleasant situation he had been presented with. He used all of the new little world spirits to the fullest. He began condensing 100s of resource trees. The Rank 1 trees could be considered useless but a few of the little world spirits make tea from them. Since it was a good idea Yang Rai decided to make more of them so they could drink as much of the tea as they wanted so long as they saved some for him to use in void land. After many fusions he had made his rank 6 and below trees number 729. He really likes to keep everything in sets of 9. As for his Rank 7 trees they now numbered 243 while his Rank 8 trees hit 182.