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"In this venture, we've gained quite a lot," sighed Shui Wuya in the room, his face showing a rare expression of joy.
The eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon had brought them a profit of a whopping twenty million gold soul coins, enough to relieve their financial worries for quite some time.
"Young Master, here are the soul guidance device production insights I've summarized recently. Perhaps they will be useful to you," said Han Feng respectfully, handing a notebook to Shui Wuya before leaving the room.
Shui Wuya took the notebook and quickly began to study it.
After about half an hour, he slowly raised his head, a look of enlightenment appearing in his eyes.
"The path of soul guidance devices is not necessarily the ultimate path. Perhaps I don't need to master all categories of soul devices. Just reaching the production level of a nine-grade Soul Master in one category might be sufficient," murmured Shui Wuya to himself.
For him, becoming a nine-grade Soul Master proficient in various types of soul devices was possible but would take several years at least.
Obviously, that wasn't worth it. It was better to focus on crafting one type of soul device, such as from first-level soul cannons to ninth-level soul cannons. Although this approach had its limitations, it would lead to faster progress, allowing him to reach the level of a nine-grade Soul Master in the shortest time possible.
After some thought, Shui Wuya quickly made up his mind to take this path.
"Compared to others, my advantages lie in my powerful spiritual power and soul power network, as well as the Extreme Ice Soul Power..."
Having determined his direction for advancement, Shui Wuya thought for a moment and decided to create a fourth-level soul guidance device called the Illusion Crystal—an environmental control soul device capable of creating illusions instantly.
However, the reason Shui Wuya chose to make the Illusion Crystal was because its levels ranged from one to nine, with each level corresponding to the same level of Soul Master.
In this way, focusing on the production method of the same type of soul device would allow Shui Wuya to advance to a nine-grade Soul Master in the shortest possible time.
With a firm decision in mind, Shui Wuya immediately took out the soul device materials from his storage soul device and began to craft.
While Shui Wuya was engrossed in crafting the Illusion Crystal, a familiar figure appeared again in the shop next to the inn.
"Boss, I want to buy some Frost Pearls," said Ji Juechen, who had just returned from the Spirit Beast Forest, as he entered the shop.
"Frost Pearls?" The shopkeeper was momentarily puzzled, then immediately understood. "I'm sorry, sir, but our Frost Pearls are sold out at the moment, so we can't fulfill your request."
"No stock?" Ji Juechen frowned upon hearing this. He had witnessed the power of Frost Pearls himself—they were only third-level soul guidance devices, but when fired in rapid succession, they were capable of freezing and killing even millennia-old fire attribute spirit beasts.
"I wonder if the boss can provide the source of those Frost Pearls," Ji Juechen asked after a moment, taking out a card from his pocket and placing it on the counter.
"I'm sorry, sir, but the policy of our store is to keep the sources of our goods confidential," replied the shopkeeper with a forced smile, maintaining secrecy for Shui Wuya.
"Even so, I won't insist. Just please inform me if new Frost Pearls arrive," Ji Juechen left his contact information and then left the shop.
Watching Ji Juechen's departure, the shopkeeper's face was filled with a deep sense of puzzlement.
"Why would a talent from the Royal Soul Master Academy be so interested in those third-level Frost Pearls?"
...
In a secret chamber in Mingdu, more than ten figures dressed in various robes gathered around a research table in the center of the room. Quietly resting on the table was an eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon.
If anyone else were present, they would immediately recognize these figures as the top Soul Masters of the Ming Mirror Hall in the Sun-Moon Empire!
"Strange, the crafting method of this eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon is completely different from all the current methods," remarked an elder in white robes, his face showing a mixture of astonishment and uncertainty, his voice tinged with fatigue.
Over the past few hours, the Soul Masters in the chamber had repeatedly dismantled the eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon on the research table. However, each attempt had ended in failure.
"The anti-disassembly prohibition in this fixed-mounted soul cannon has already reached the level of a nine-grade soul device, or even higher. With our current abilities, it's difficult for us to dismantle it intact," another elder in black robes lamented, his face filled with regret.
"Are you sure this eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon was obtained by you at the Mingxi Auction?"
At this moment, the elder in the white robe who had spoken first suddenly turned his gaze toward a sturdy man standing at the edge of the secret chamber. It was he who had brought back this eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon from the outside.
"Absolutely, I obtained special privileges at the Mingxi Auction, allowing me to auction it off," the sturdy man responded promptly.
"The so-called nameless master must be a nine-grade Soul Master, and his achievements must be profound."
"Indeed, if we can find this person and recruit him into our Ming Mirror Hall, it will greatly enhance our soul device strength!"
For a while, the Soul Masters in the secret chamber were all talking excitedly, discussing the matter.
Some gained insights from the crafting method of the eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon and promptly left the chamber to prepare for seclusion and soul device production.
...
"Phew, finally succeeded."
In the inn room, Shui Wuya looked at the three fourth-level Illusion Crystals floating above his palm, finally showing a relaxed smile on his face.
It had been a month since Shui Wuya decided to make the Illusion Crystals.
During this month, he had experienced numerous failures, especially at the beginning when he first attempted to craft fourth-level soul devices, causing quite a few explosions.
But perseverance paid off. On this day, he finally succeeded in making the Illusion Crystals!
To test the power of the Illusion Crystals, Shui Wuya immediately released a strand of spiritual power into one of them. In an instant, a force of illusion surged forth!
"Not bad power at all!"
Shui Wuya quickly withdrew his spiritual power from the Illusion Crystal. From his perception, the power of this fourth-level Illusion Crystal was extremely effective against Soul Masters of the fourth rank.
With proper manipulation, it could even produce unexpected effects when facing Soul Kings or Soul Emperors!
Before long, Shui Wuya arrived at the soul device shop next to the inn, carrying the three Illusion Crystals.
"Boss, sell these for me."
With a lift of his hand, Shui Wuya placed the three Illusion Crystals on the counter.
(End of Chapter)