After the internal discussion at Peacock Sacred Mountain, everyone had roughly reached a unified opinion, and all were captivated by the promising blueprint
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The next day, the various feudal lords gathered at Peacock Sacred Mountain to collectively discuss the establishment of an Alchemy Academy.
It had to be said—their enthusiasm was sky-high.
"Young Master Zhen, this academy must have you personally serving as its dean. Everyone here trusts Young Master Zhen's alchemical knowledge and heritage."
"Indeed, everyone in attendance fully supports this academy. My Great Cangyun Kingdom is willing to contribute fifty million Saint Spirit Stones to fund its establishment."
"Heh heh, my Great Sanqin Kingdom is also willing to contribute fifty million."
"We will also contribute fifty million."
It had to be said, the feudal lords were brimming with excitement, each one more eager than the last.
Every lord present was a regional powerhouse. The Glazed Royal City sprawled across an enormous territory, rich in natural resources, with fertile lands and spirit-infused soil everywhere.
As a result, most of these feudal lords were extremely wealthy and short on neither money nor resources.
What they lacked was opportunity. What they lacked was heritage.
And this Alchemy Academy undoubtedly offered exactly that opportunity to each and every one of them.
Once the academy was established and everyone had contributed funds, would it really be a problem for their descendants to enter the academy for advanced training?
The atmosphere on-site was electric.
Though he knew that every lord's eagerness was driven in part by self-interest—each hoping that their generous donations would earn the recognition of Peacock Sacred Mountain, thereby securing advantages for their own families' young disciples.
Uniting the Glazed Royal City in solidarity could never be achieved by slogans alone. As long as he satisfied their self-interest and, to the greatest extent possible, aligned those individual interests into a common cause—only shared interest could bind their relationships together most tightly.
Once everyone's interests were tightly interwoven, combined with personal charisma and the appropriate methods of governance, only then could such a vast entity as the Glazed Royal City be managed in an orderly fashion and grow ever more prosperous and flourishing.
The discussion on establishing this Alchemy Academy lasted three full days and three full nights, and people still felt it was not enough. The various great powers of the Glazed Royal City had all participated.
In the end, everyone unanimously agreed to build the academy in the Luojia Mountain Range. The Luojia Mountain Range was itself a spirit-rich region with excellent feng shui.
That area had always been one of the Glazed Royal City's premier zones for spiritual medicine production. The Luojia Mountain Range, stretching for thousands of miles, also served as a natural barrier on the city's northwestern frontier, guarding the Glazed Royal City's main urban area from the northwest.
It was both a spiritual medicine production zone and a prime hunting ground.
Constructing the academy there was truly the best choice. Of course, building such an academy would be no overnight endeavor.
Fortunately, the various feudal lords had eagerly contributed donations, and the great emperors of the Glazed Royal City had all been remarkably generous, strongly supporting
Funding was therefore not a problem.
With the funding issue settled, what remained was manpower and materials.
For a vast power like the Glazed Royal City, as long as money was no obstacle, manpower and materials would follow naturally. However, since
He wanted to build this academy to a grander scale, with higher standards. His goal was for it to become an alchemical holy land of the Upper Eight Domains.
When human cultivators spoke of alchemy, the first place that came to mind would be the Glazed Royal City—not Pill Fire City.
With this in mind, the planning for this academy absolutely could not be modest or half-hearted.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my decision to build this academy is no fleeting whim. If we build it, we must build it into an alchemical holy land. My goal is that when anyone speaks of the dao of pills, Pill Fire City will be forgotten, and the first thing they think of is this academy in the Glazed Royal City. This cannot be achieved overnight. But I hope we will all work together with one heart. I, alone, no matter how great my abilities, cannot accomplish this goal without all of your wholehearted support."