Li Yao eventually agreed to Fiend Blade Peng Hai's proposal. The two brothers would each contribute part of the capital to establish a new sect.
As a result, Li Yao and Peng Hai were tied to the same tank.
Now that they had common interests, they would be closer to each other, which was good for both of them.
Nominally, Fiend Blade Peng Hai would be the leader of the new sect. Naturally, Shang Tianling would be in charge of the daily operations.
In fact, there wasn't much work to be done. Since it was an investment-type sect, it didn't need too many disciples to make a profit by investing in other sects.
Right now, the most important investment target was the Mountain Sea Sect.
Li Yao invested most of the capital he got from Serpent City into the new sect and became the second largest shareholder.
Besides, he left two sums of money to Grandpa Wang and Sun Biao, his first mentor.
As for the Floating Spear City's Mining Clan High School, he asked Shang Tianling to set up a fund to improve the quality of education and help the students who were poor but talented in Cultivation.
It took Li Yao one day to deal with all the trivial matters. Then, he rushed back to the Grand Desolate War Institution as fast as lightning.
In the next few days, Li Yao was quite busy.
On one hand, he had to familiarize himself with the new experts of the Refining Department. Every one of them had their own unique temperament and style of refining.
Li Yao learned while familiarizing himself with them. He had learned a lot.
His hand speed that was as fast as lightning, his innate perception of magical equipment, and his whimsical ideas on modification had won the unanimous praise of many specialists.
On the other hand, Li Yao proposed a series of plans to promote the Demon Beast Detector to the school through Yuan Manqiu.
Since the Grand Desolate War Institution had invested so much money in the Refining Department, they naturally hoped that the Refining Department could achieve something.
As the first piece of commercial magical equipment launched by the students of the Refining Department, the Demon Beast Detector should be supported by the school's resources.
Just like that, when the Zephyr Guild gradually tightened the noose around the neck of the Mountain Sea Sect through both the capital chain and the distributors, an even bigger storm was brewing. It was brewing amidst the calm and tranquil waters.
Three days later, the first bolt of lightning in the storm finally fell.
"Li Yao. Nice to meet you. I am Gao Xueman, a reporter for 'Predator', a special issue of the Association of Demon Hunters. Thank you for your time! "
Li Yao clicked his tongue inwardly as he looked at the short-haired girl in a neat hunting outfit in front of him.
He knew that Fiend Blade Peng Hai and Shang Tianling would take action.
However, he did not expect the two of them to be so powerful.
Demon Hunter was a very special profession in the cultivation world. It was the most professional demon beast hunter.
They might not be the strongest. However, they had the most abundant hunting experience and wilderness survival skills. Their efficiency in hunting demon beasts was much higher than that of ordinary cultivators.
For Cultivators such as Li Yao, Ding Ling Dong, and Guan Xiong, hunting demon beasts was just a way to cultivate and accumulate wealth.
But for a real demon hunter, hunting itself was the ultimate purpose and the greatest enjoyment!
It was not hard to imagine what a brutal combat group the Association of Demon Hunters was.
'Predator', a special issue of the Association of Demon Hunters, was a very professional magazine. It was also an influential magazine in the cultivation world. Every day, it would publish the latest information on the Grand Desolate Plateau, as well as the combat experience of demon beasts. Of course, there were also introductions to magical equipment.
Many cultivators would read 'Predator' every issue to learn the hunting experience and life-saving skills.
The sales of 'Predator' were even higher than those of the three magical equipment magazines. It was more authoritative in the eyes of many cultivators, too.
The reviewers of the three magical equipment magazines were mostly magical equipment experts.
However, magical equipment experts were not necessarily good at wilderness survival and combat. Sometimes, they were just talking on paper.
The reporters and reviewers of 'Predator'. They were all renowned demon hunters in the world of Cultivators. Their evaluation of magical equipment was based on real battles and the lessons they had learned after countless years of bloodshed.
If they could win the approval of 'Predator' … Then, the negative influence caused by the three magical equipment magazines would be reversed!
"Mr. Li Yao, I'm told that you traveled for ten days and ten nights in the Thunderous Sound Mountain in the Dark Desolate Domain half a month ago and retreated safely in the end. The Thunder Training Camp has confirmed it. Also, it is said that your Crystal Suit was seriously damaged a long time ago. You survived for ten days with only a saber. "
Gao Xueman had done her homework before the interview. She smiled and said, "The incident has been spread out in the Dark Desolate Domain. Many readers of 'Predator' are curious as to how you managed to survive without your Crystal Suit as a Refinement Stage Cultivator."
Li Yao cleared his throat. He took out a slightly damaged Demon Beast Detector from his pocket and said,
"When I lost my way in the thunderstorm deep inside the Thunderous Sound Mountain, I was almost desperate. Luckily, I had a piece of magical equipment that I refined myself with me. It's safe to say that I was able to survive the perilous Dark Desolate Domain where demon beasts were everywhere without the help of this magical equipment!"
Li Yao's words were half true and half false.
Deep inside the Thunderous Sound Mountain, he had swallowed six drops of blood from the heart of the lion dragon. Under the tremendous pressure caused by the explosion of the lion dragon's demon core, he had simulated the high-pressure environment that the senior of the Hundred Smelting Clan, who had created the Thousand Tempering Hundred Refining Technique, had faced.
Not only had his capability soared to the 11th level of the Refinement Stage, his body was also much tougher than that of other body practitioners of the same level.
With the help of the reverse scale of the mutant lion dragon and the Cosmos Ring, he had been able to survive for ten days in the Thunderous Sound Mountain.
However, the Demon Beast Detector had played an important role in the process, too.
Li Yao had known that a reporter was coming for an interview. He had prepared a lot of interesting clips in his head and talked eloquently. Gao Xueman nodded her head in agreement.
As a reporter for 'Predator', Gao Xueman was an expert in wilderness survival and fighting. Now and then, she would ask Li Yao questions about the key points of his speech.
Li Yao had been telling the truth. He had only concealed part of it. Of course, he was not afraid of her questions.
All in all, he was trying to portray himself as a Cultivator in the 7th level of the Refinement Stage who was good at fighting.
"So to speak, the Demon Beast Detector is truly a marvelous tool for survival in the wilderness?"
Gao Xueman's interest was piqued, too. With her abundant experience, she was keenly aware of the value of the Demon Beast Detector.
"You can try it yourself, Miss Gao."
Li Yao had been prepared for this. He took Gao Xueman to the field of the Combat Department.
The field was a perfect imitation of the wilderness. Hundreds of different demon beasts were kept in captivity.
Gao Xueman put on the Demon Beast Detector and tested it excitedly for more than half an hour. The effectiveness of the magical equipment was far beyond her imagination. She still wanted more after the test.
Li Yao simply took out five Demon Beast Detectors and gave them to the staff of 'Predator'.
Gao Xueman, however, turned down the offer. Instead, she bought them for testing purposes.
Li Yao couldn't have asked for more.
Gao Xueman was quite efficient. The next day, 'Predator' published a semi-documentary article named 'Ten Days on the Demon Mountain', which highlighted Li Yao's capability as a Cultivator in the 7th level of the Refinement Stage and the role of the Demon Beast Detector.
At the end of the article, there were comments by Gao Xueman and some staff of 'Predator'.
Their conclusion was completely different from that of the three magical equipment magazines.
"As the first commercial magical equipment made by a refiner, the Demon Beast Detector still has a lot of rough parts that can be improved. However, its innovative monocular model is indeed a breakthrough in the field of detection magical equipment. Its significance has not been fully recognized by the Cultivators yet.
"For a high-level Cultivator with amazing computational ability, the Demon Beast Detector may be insignificant.
"For a low-level Cultivator who is in a team, it doesn't seem necessary for every member of the team to wear a Demon Beast Detector.
"However, if a low-level Cultivator is stranded in the depths of the Wasteland due to an accident, a Demon Beast Detector will greatly increase his chances of survival."
Although the article was placed on the second-tier page of 'Predator', it still caught the attention of the readers because of the high comments.
The Grand Desolate Plateau was full of dangers. Who could guarantee that there would be no accidents?
It was not uncommon for a team to be separated when encountering a powerful demon beast and be stranded alone in the wilderness, waiting for rescue.
Who would refuse a piece of magical equipment that could greatly increase their chances of survival, which was convenient to wear, and which was not expensive?
Li Yao struck while the iron was hot. His cooperation with the Grand Desolate War Institution was fully spread out.
The most influential department of the Grand Desolate War Institution and the department that needed the Demon Beast Detector the most was none other than the Combat Department.
In the Combat Department, there were two student unions. In the Iron Fist Club, Ding Ling Dong was the former president and the current instructor. Needless to say, there was no need to talk about their relationship...
The Chaos Edge Hall was even easier to handle. Fiend Blade Peng Hai was the only Hall Master who had led the Chaos Edge Hall to defeat the Iron Fist Club. He was still a legend in the Chaos Edge Hall.
With the support of the two of them, the institute gave the green light to the Demon Beast Detector project. Coupled with Li Yao's crazy performance in the previous semester, many students still remembered his soaring credits and were full of curiosity about the red magical equipment he had worn at that time.
The first batch of 500 Demon Beast Detectors was sold to the Grand Desolate War Institution at a price 20% lower than the cost.
They were then converted into very cheap credits by the institute. Within two days, all the Demon Beast Detectors had been exchanged by the students.
Regardless of the effect, just the sight of 500 students wearing light red monoculars walking around the campus with indifferent expressions on their faces was a unique scenery.
Needless to say, after a few days, the students who had finished their field hunting training returned to the campus. Most of them had greatly improved their hunting efficiency.
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