After some bargaining, Deng Jingyun successfully obtained the agency rights of the Soul Gathering Device from Feng Shao with a 20% commission.

In fact, Feng Shao could have done without the agency. As long as he raised his hand, there would be many sects and forces rushing to buy the spirit gathering device. But Feng Shao suddenly realized that Wuling City, which had the formation pen and the spirit gathering device, would inevitably attract others to spy on it. At present, Wuling City was not strong enough, so it was better to give up some of the benefits to avoid becoming the target of public criticism.

In fact, Qianyun City is not a particularly good partner, but Feng Shao still chose to hand over the agency rights to Deng Jingyun, mainly to convey to the outside world that Wuling City is willing to cooperate and give up its interests. I believe that it will not be long before many sects and forces will come to discuss cooperation.

In fact, the first person to see the Soul Gathering Device and obtain it was not Deng Jingyun, but Lin Fengtian. The demand for Soul Gathering Devices in Yunjian Pavilion was much greater than that of other sects and forces, so after seeing the Soul Gathering Device, Lin Fengtian placed an order for thirty Soul Gathering Devices without hesitation, along with sixty units of spiritual energy.

Lin Fengtian's plan was to use the Soul Gathering Device to build a large Soul Planting Garden, plant a variety of soul plants and raise soul beasts on a large scale, and build ten Soul Gathering Towers. He had already calculated that even if he bought the Soul Gathering Device from Feng Shao at the original price, Yunjian Pavilion could recover all the costs within three years. Not to mention that the Soul Gathering Device was originally developed by Huoliantang, so the price Yunjian Pavilion got was 70% off.

After discussing the agency rights, Deng Jingyun said goodbye to Feng Shao. Before leaving, he said to Feng Shao: "Brother Feng, on the first day of September, we can set off to the ruins of Qiankun Palace. Before that, I will stay in Wuling City and take a look at the city. I also hope that Brother Feng can make sufficient preparations during this period of time."

Feng Shao understood what Deng Jingyun was talking about, so after Deng Jingyun left, he went straight to the Spirit Gathering Tower.

Since the city was built, Feng Shao has focused most of his energy on city construction, and a small part of his energy has been focused on Lin Xiaoran. After Lin Xiaoran became pregnant, Feng Shao was busy looking for various medicinal herbs and plants for Lin Xiaoran to nourish the fetus, as well as preparing for the wedding. This series of events has greatly shortened his time for cultivation.

After reshaping his physique, Feng Shao's cultivation speed increased a lot. With the spiritual energy bonus from the Gathering Spirit Tower, although Feng Shao only had less than two hours of cultivation time every day, his cultivation speed was still much faster than before. He had recently discovered that his realm had reached a bottleneck. It wouldn't be long before he could break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm.

The stronger the Qiankun Palace is, the more chances they have of survival. Although he has the memory of the Xihe Palace Master as a basis, Feng Shao, who is cautious by nature, still does not forget to make full preparations.

During the time he was in seclusion, he handed over all matters to Bai Shuanghua, Dai Zhixin and Lin Xiaoran.

Lin Xiaoran is now six months pregnant and her baby is already quite visible. Since she became pregnant, Lin Xiaoran has focused on taking care of the baby and has forgotten everything else. When Feng Shao handed over some city management affairs to Lin Xiaoran, although Lin Xiaoran was surprised, she took over the responsibility without hesitation.

Lin Xiaoran’s main task is to establish a cultivation academy.

Everyone knows about cultivation, but the cultivation academy is a new thing. Many people don't understand the difference between the cultivation academy and the sect, and Lin Xiaoran is no exception. It was not until Dai Zhixin explained it to her that she understood the difference between the two.

In simple terms, the academy only teaches cultivation, and students do not need to be responsible for the affairs of the academy. In a sect, disciples must shoulder the responsibility of building and defending the sect.

Compared with the two, the former is obviously much freer.

However, on the other hand, since the monks are not required to be responsible for the affairs of the academy, students need to pay tuition to the academy.

The journey of cultivation is very expensive, and the tuition fees of the Cultivation Academy are naturally not low. However, for students with good qualifications, the academy will give certain tuition reductions. And the students have to return the favor. After completing their studies at the Cultivation Academy, they need to join the construction of the academy. In other words, they stay in school to teach.

Many people, at first glance, felt that the teaching model of this cultivation academy was a bit of a scapegoat. After all, the students who were taught were not under the control of the academy. If the students joined the hostile forces, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

In fact, this view is a bit one-sided.

The freedom of the academy model means that it will not be subject to too many constraints and fears. At present, the Cultivation Academy only exists in Wuling City, but in the future, after it grows and becomes famous, the Cultivation Academy can open branches in other cities. The Cultivation Academy in Wuling City can serve as the highest-level cultivation institution, attracting cultivation talents from other cities and turning it into a holy place for cultivation.

In addition, for many aristocratic families, the freedom of the academy is also in line with their interests.

Many large families, for the sake of the family's future, will send their most talented children to large sects to practice. Although large sects have abundant resources, they also have many restrictions. Joining a sect means taking on the dual responsibilities of the family and the sect. Once a conflict of interest arises between the family and the sect, the family children will be at a loss. No matter which side you stand on, you will inevitably be criticized.

It is precisely because of this consideration that many big families have to make multiple considerations when choosing a sect. Once the choice is made, it means that the two parties are almost bound together. From then on, they will prosper together and suffer together. If something big happens to the sect, the families related to it will inevitably bear certain responsibilities and risks.

But if it were a college, there would be no need to consider so much.

The full freedom of the academy also means a sufficient source of students. However, the cultivation academy is not well-known at the moment, so it is unable to attract suitable students for the time being.

For this reason, Bai Shuanghua, Dai Zhixin and Lin Xiaoran got together to discuss and decided to invite all the noble families to visit the Cultivation Academy in the name of Lin Xiaoran after it was built. After seeing the strength of the Cultivation Academy, the noble families would inevitably be tempted. They might not send their best children to study at the Cultivation Academy, but at least they would send some of their inferior children to try the waters.

Because this was the first time Feng Shao handed over such an important matter to him, Lin Xiaoran attached great importance to it. After thinking hard for a few days, Lin Xiaoran wrote a letter and sent it to Xiaoyao Hall. A few days later, Xiao Ruoyao's eldest disciple Xiao Yuqing came to Wuling City with several junior sisters to help Lin Xiaoran establish the Cultivation Academy.

Lin Xiaoran referred to the structure of Yunjian Pavilion and discussed it with Dai Zhixin before finally deciding on the overall layout of the Cultivation Academy.

The Cultivation Academy is located to the west of the meeting hall, covering an area of ​​80 hectares, almost half a block. Among the important buildings, there are an administrative building, two teaching buildings (Phase I), three dormitories (Phase I), four martial arts halls, twelve meditation rooms, a library, five martial arts arenas, six spirit gathering towers, three canteens, and other buildings with various functions.

Although these buildings may seem like a lot, they actually don't even take up a quarter of the college's land. However, considering that the college will inevitably grow and develop in the future, it is necessary to reserve enough land.

Most of these buildings were suggested by Dai Zhixin, and Lin Xiaoran also quite approved of them. But what puzzled Lin Xiaoran was why the names of these buildings were so strange? He didn't know where Dai Zhixin came up with them.

In this regard, Dai Zhixin explained that this is the first step towards comprehensive modernization.

Lin Xiaoran: “…”

I listened, but still didn't understand.

After the overall layout was determined, construction began on the land west of the meeting hall. Buildings rose from the ground one after another, and a brand new cultivation academy was gradually taking shape.

During the construction process, Lin Xiaoran led people to copy out Feng Shao's jade slips of power transmission so that they could be added to the library that was about to be built.

Everything is proceeding in an intensive but orderly manner.

At this time, Feng Shao quietly entered the realm of transformation.