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Afterward, this information was relayed to the front desk staff at Spirit Pagoda...
They exchanged glances and swiftly opened the large hall dedicated to the sale of Artificial Spirit Souls, then used a loudspeaker to broadcast their voices throughout the entire Spirit Pagoda!
They announced loudly, "Dear Soul Masters, after two months' time, our Spirit Pagoda's new batch of Artificial Spirit Souls has been successfully created. If any Soul Master is in need, you can now purchase them as usual!"
"Additionally, to express our apologies from the Spirit Pagoda, the price of Artificial Spirit Souls will be reduced by twenty percent! For a limited time of seven days!!"
However, after the announcement, the space before their eyes remained empty...
One of the staff members sighed, "Ah, just look at how deserted our Spirit Pagoda has become. In the past, if there was a drop in the price of Artificial Spirit Souls, it would be crowded with people!"
Another staff member shrugged their shoulders, "You're telling me! But, well... once the information gets out, there should be a large number of Soul Masters coming to buy Artificial Spirit Souls, since aside from our Spirit Pagoda, no other power possesses this technology!"
"That's right! It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that our Spirit Pagoda controls the lifeline of Soul Masters!"
After several hours had passed, the information about Spirit Pagoda resuming the sale of Spirit Souls had spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred...
This directly attracted a large group of Soul Masters eager to break through their bottlenecks, as well as those taking advantage of the "price drop" period to make purchases!
In this way, the entire Spirit Pagoda had become crowded and bustling, with noisy conversations echoing in every corner...
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, I heard that the Spirit Pagoda finally opened its doors today to sell Artificial Spirit Souls, what a long wait it's been for me!"
"Exactly, without Artificial Spirit Souls these two months, I don't even know how I've managed to get by! But at last, the Spirit Pagoda has started selling them."
"I didn't expect Spirit Pagoda to actually decrease the price by twenty percent as an apology; that's quite sincere! Hahahaha!"
"Psh, only a twenty percent discount, they're practically playing us for fools!"
"Idiot, you're buying a century-old Artificial Spirit Soul, naturally, the drop won't be much. But if you're purchasing a ten-thousand-year-old Artificial Spirit Soul, that's going to save you hundreds of thousands, even millions of federation coins!"
"That's right, that's right, I've been saving my federation coins just for a high-quality, ten-thousand-year-old Artificial Spirit Soul. Today, I can finally get what I wished for!"
As for the staff members, they were frantically trying to pacify the crowd, "Everyone, please calm down, one at a time, we have ample supply of Artificial Spirit Souls!"
"That's right, that's right, we at Spirit Pagoda can guarantee that everyone will be able to purchase an Artificial Spirit Soul that suits them, so please quiet down a bit!"
"This customer, please queue up at the back. If you try to cut in line arbitrarily, we will not proceed with the sale!"
Leng Yaozhu, who was looking down from above, nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems the plan is quite successful. Reducing the price by twenty percent indeed calmed the emotions of many Soul Masters!"
At last, the heavy stone in her heart was lifted!
After all, Spirit Pagoda was the collective effort of many Pagoda Masters; it must not be destroyed by her own hands!
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After rushing back to Shrek Academy, Gu Yue immediately entered the classroom. Her beautiful eyes quickly swept the room, but she did not find Tang Wulin and the others.
Not only that, but even the traces of the Tang Sect disciples had disappeared...
At that moment, the other students also noticed her, and they addressed her with surprise, "Class president! Where have you been for the past two months?"
"Yeah, class president, where did you go? We saw that Tang Wulin and the others were always looking for you!"
"Eh, the class president is back? I thought she had dropped out!"
In response, Gu Yue simply smiled faintly and reassured softly, "Mm, thank you all for your concern!"
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Zheng Yiran pouted her lips and said, "Hmph, I thought they were too ashamed to come back to the academy!"
Yang Nianxia said helplessly from the side, "Yiran, it seems like we don't really have a gap with Gu Yue and her group anymore. Besides, the last time we were in a crisis, it was..."
Zheng Yiran immediately waved her hand and said, "Enough, enough, I'm just complaining a bit! It's not like I really hate them."
The reason she wasn't showing a good face was very likely because Tang Wulin and others' strength had skyrocketed, surpassing her!
Xu Yucheng glanced at Gu Yue and said suddenly, "If you want to find Tang Wulin and the others, you might have to wait a while. I remember they went with the main Tang Sect force to the newly constructed Tang Sect!"
Gu Yue nodded to show she understood, then turned around and was about to leave...
But she bumped into a figure and stepped back two steps, then raised her hand to rub her forehead, only to look up and realize the man in front of her was Xu Sheng...
Seeing this, she spoke with a touch of astonishment, "Xu... Teacher Xu."
Xu Sheng's tone was gentle as he said, "Mhm, Gu Yue, welcome back!"
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Looking at the wide, majestic building in front of her...
Xie Xie smacked his lips and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, is this the newly constructed Tang Sect? Despite being slightly lacking in decoration, it's not inferior to the old Tang Sect at all!"
Tang Wulin nodded and added, "The key is that this location is very close to Shrek Academy, which is very convenient for disciples with dual identities."
Xu Xiaoyan skipped along with her hands behind her back and said, "Isn't that nice? When we have time, we can also stroll around Tang Sect!"
Wu Siduo's beautiful eyes lit up as she reminded them, "Wait a second, we seem to have already reached the Soul King level, which means we can advance from Grade White to yellow grade!"
Ye Xinglan also seemed to realize this, "Wu Siduo is right, the yellow grade requires the strength of a One-Word Battle Armor Master, and we've all reached that, so why not try to advance?"
Xie Xie struck his head, excitedly saying, "Right, how come I didn't think of that? With every advancement, you can choose another Tang Sect Secret Technique, it would be foolish not to take advantage of that!"
After many real battles, they had come to understand that these Tang Sect Secret Techniques were indeed very effective, and mastering all of them would be of great help to improving their strength!
Xu Lizhi muttered, "I always feel like you're just looking to take advantage of things, Xie Xie..."
Xie Xie's eyes shone coldly, "Fatso, what did you just say?"
Xu Lizhi's head shook like a bobblehead, "No... nothing!"
Tang Wulin interrupted their conversation, "Alright, no more joking around, let's all advance to the yellow grade sooner so we can leave."
Not for anything else, but just then, Yang Nianxia had sent news that Gu Yue had returned to Shrek Academy...
Soon, they approached a Tang Sect Elder and explained the situation...
The Elder furrowed his brows, "Advance to the yellow grade? But the Tang Sect has just been rebuilt; we aren't prepared for such matters yet..."
Then he took a deep breath, "Nevertheless, follow me. As long as you can withstand my attack for ten minutes, you'll be considered to have successfully advanced!"
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