After learning about the current state of Sun-Moon Continent from Chrysanthemum Douluo, Su Wen didn't rush to set off.
At the very least, he needed to finish handling matters related to Widsom Palace first.
"If you want to go to Sun-Moon Continent, you can wait for the next expedition organized by Spirit Hall."
Spirit Hall does indeed regularly conduct exploration missions of the ocean, which includes efforts to obtain Spirit Tools from Sun-Moon Continent.
"Oh? When does Spirit Hall set out?"
"Spirit Hall arranges a voyage every twenty years. The next voyage is in five years; you can wait for it."
Su Wen was speechless.
Five years?
Would I still need to rely on Spirit Hall to get to Sun-Moon Continent after five years?
"May I see Spirit Hall's route map?"
"Oh? Master Wen intends to go to that Continent on his own?" Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at Su Wen with a strange expression, as if he were looking at someone seeking death.
"I won't set out without certainty; I will wait for Spirit Hall's actions."
Chrysanthemum Douluo shrugged.
"Although I have overseen a voyage once, I am not familiar with the specific route. After all, someone else is responsible for navigating the ship, and I don't understand those details."
"I will ask the Pope about it when I return."
Su Wen was not upset about not getting the route map to Sun-Moon Continent.
"Was Elder Chrysanthemum's visit solely for the news about Sun-Moon Continent?" Su Wen asked.
"That's definitely not the case. Elder Chrysanthemum also came to remind Master Wen that since Widsom Palace is to be established across various parts of the Continent, being too independent will make it difficult to achieve unification."
Su Wen narrowed his eyes, neither happy nor sad, and said, "Is Spirit Hall reminding me or warning me?"
"It's merely a reminder to Master Wen that there is no need to be overly confrontational with Star Luo Empire. After all, they occupy half of the Continent. Opposing them will only hinder the development of Widsom Palace."
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"I think that sissy had a point," Fighting Heaven Douluo commented after Chrysanthemum Douluo left.
Ning Fengzhi also spoke up, sharing his view.
"Widsom Palace stands from the perspective of benefiting the entire Spirit Master World, but this world is inherently class-bound."
"Spirit Master is the most esteemed profession in this world, and becoming a Spirit Master, particularly a powerful one, creates an insurmountable gap in status between ordinary Spirit Masters and even ordinary civilians."
"On the Continent, class distinctions are inevitable, and those powerful forces will persist."
"To endure long-term, one cannot directly oppose all the noble classes."
Su Wen sighed and said, "Uncle Ning, don't I understand this?"
"I also know that class distinctions cannot be eliminated. As long as there are human Spirit Masters with their own emotions and desires, there will be classes and disparities in status; this is unavoidable."
"In founding Widsom Palace, am I not also trying to avoid the disadvantages brought by class rigidity?"
"While many strong Spirit Masters have already divided some of the Continent's resources, there will always be lucky individuals with mutated Martial Spirits, Spirit Masters with special talents, and various opportunities."
"The so-called promotion of Spirit Master World by Widsom Palace is, after all, about investing in these Spirit Masters, accelerating the progress of Spirit Master World through the growth of these newly emerged talented Spirit Masters."
"Only by ensuring that each generation produces outstanding Spirit Masters, who have the potential to surpass the previous generation's strongest Spirit Masters, can mutual promotion be achieved."
"History must move forward, and the Spirit Master World must develop to greater heights."
"Forces that do not align with this development trend will eventually be submerged in the river of history."
"Actually, in addition to Spirit Bone Hall and Spirit Tool Hall, I also plan to establish a new hall—Spirit Ring Hall."
Ning Fengzhi, impressed by Su Wen's far-sighted vision for the development of the Spirit Master World, was momentarily puzzled by Su Wen's new plan.
"Spirit Ring Hall? Does researching Spirit Rings have any direct impact on Spirit Masters?"
Spirit Skills, Martial Spirits, and cultivation-related research are the aspects most directly related to Spirit Masters and were recognized as the initial three major halls of Widsom Palace.
Now, Su Wen wants to add Spirit Bone Hall, which is understandable. Spirit Tool Hall can also be seen as beneficial for ordinary Spirit Masters.
"But what is the purpose of Spirit Ring Hall?"
"Spirit Ring Hall will be established, but it will not be heavily promoted. The research project I am tentatively setting is about the methods Spirit Masters use to obtain Spirit Rings."
"Methods to obtain Spirit Rings?"
"Uncle Ning, you have overlooked one thing: Spirit Beasts."
"The development of the Spirit Master World is destined to see more and more talented Spirit Masters emerge. However, the rise of each Spirit Master is accompanied by the fall of powerful Spirit Beasts."
"Even Titled Douluo-level Spirit Masters, who live only a few hundred years, may need to hunt three to four Spirit Beasts that have grown for tens of thousands of years."
"The progress and prosperity of the Spirit Master World will only lead to further decline of Spirit Beasts."
"Without finding an alternative to Spirit Beasts, the faster the Spirit Master World develops, the faster it will lead to their own extinction."
Ning Fengzhi fell silent.
Looking at it this way, the Spirit Ring Hall seems to have even greater significance.
It involves a project concerning the entire future of the Spirit Master World.
However, it's uncertain how long such research will take or how many generations of accumulation will be needed to achieve the goal of obtaining Spirit Rings from other sources.
"Since ancient times, Spirit Masters have only been able to obtain Spirit Rings from Spirit Beasts. Your idea is excellent, but you can't create artificial Spirit Rings, can you? The technology required is beyond what the current Spirit Master World can provide."
Artificial Spirit Rings are far too advanced for the current Douluo Continent.
It should be noted that the Douluo Continent does not even have Spirit Tool technology yet, making it impossible to perform high-difficulty techniques like Spirit Ring synthesis.
Ning Fengzhi is quite an innovative thinker, but he still cannot imagine how one might create artificial Spirit Rings.
He still had no concept of soul tool technology.
"Haha, it doesn't necessarily have to be an artificial Spirit Ring. There are actually many directions to explore. For example, utilizing the bloodline power of Spirit Beasts, or forming a contract with Spirit Beasts where they actively bestow Spirit Rings, all of these methods hold potential."
Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly.
Although these methods sound feasible, achieving them will definitely not be easy.
"Right now, the priority is still to complete the establishment of the Wisdom Palace."
Su Wen did not continue discussing these matters with Ning Fengzhi.
He was constantly under the pressure of managing the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge and wished he could resolve this issue immediately.
The sooner he completed the establishment of the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge, the sooner he could relieve himself of the pressure from it.
Su Wen was highly efficient. Two months later, which was four months after he arrived at the Star Luo Empire.
Spirit City.
As a mark of respect for Spirit Hall, Su Wen planned to build another Wisdom Palace in Spirit City.
This would also be the last Wisdom Palace on the Continent.
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