If I Do Not Enter Hell, Who Will!

Regardless, after Wu Lan's anatomical breakdown, Su Yu finally had some clues for finding the remaining three apertures. He had experimented with many cultivation arts and had long been frustrated by his inability to locate those final three apertures; now, his mood improved considerably. "Wu Lan, next, help me focus primarily on this area..." Su Yu looked solemn, entrusting her with a grave mission! Wu Lan was equally serious, wearing an expression as if she were stepping onto a battlefield, filled with the heroic sense of being entrusted with a critical duty in a moment of crisis! *As expected, without me, Su Yu wouldn't succeed.* *This mission is of paramount importance!* Su Yu chuckled inwardly, not saying more. He soon turned to Wen Zhong and said, "Senior Brother, there's another matter. I have a cultivation art here that heavily overlaps with the thirty-six-aperture fusion method, but its power is somewhat weaker than the Qianjun Art..." Without needing him to elaborate, Wen Zhong immediately asked, "You want to use this to replace the Qianjun Art and promote it throughout the Human Realm?" "Yes!" Su Yu nodded. That was precisely his intention. Wen Zhong adopted a solemn expression. "The Qianjun Art has been tested for hundreds of years. Although it doesn't open many apertures, it is the safest and best suited for humans to open apertures and enter the Qianjun and Wanshi Realms... To rashly change the cultivation art is impossible unless this new art possesses extreme universal applicability. "Of course, with the aperture fusion method as a foundation, if it isn't much weaker than the Qianjun Art and doesn't cause any major issues during cultivation, then it won't be a problem..." Speaking of this, Wen Zhong continued, "However, a cultivation art system isn't just about opening apertures. There must also be supporting martial techniques. Moreover, it is best to have a matching body-strengthening method. Once a cultivator reaches Tengkong, they must forge their body, exchange their blood, and undergo a total transformation. Additionally, it would be best to have a method for the Nine Transformations of Lingyun, the Nine Transformations of Origin Qi. These all require complementary arts." Wen Zhong said gravely, "Junior Brother Su, a cultivation art cannot be widely spread simply based on how many apertures it opens or how well it performs in Qianjun and Wanshi. This is an entire system, not just those two brief realms. "This is different from the aperture fusion method. The aperture fusion method is supplementary in nature, but from what you're saying, you want to promote a complete cultivation system!" Su Yu nodded. "I know. In fact, subsequent methods currently exist as well, including body-strengthening methods. Of course, the method for the Nine Transformations of Origin Qi doesn't match very well for now..." Su Yu added quickly, "Subsequent deductions can be made later. Besides, even if it truly doesn't match, body-strengthening methods and the Nine Transformations methods originally exist as standalone components; they aren't strictly locked into a single continuous system." These things could be substituted without major issues. Naturally, a complete, tailored set would be more compatible and harmonious. Wen Zhong said no more on that point. "Fine, then we can discuss this thoroughly. However... I suggest you recruit more people. To be frank, while I am well-versed in aperture research, body-strengthening and the Nine Transformations of Origin Qi are not my specialties." Every field had its master; he couldn't be proficient in everything. "All right, I will recruit several seniors later..." Su Yu didn't mind. It was indeed necessary to recruit more talent. This wasn't something that could be produced in the short term, but they couldn't just sit idle either. Su Yu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Senior Brother, what do you think would happen if I disseminated a basic cultural art for divine apertures? Would it cause too great an impact?" "Inevitably!" Wen Zhong nodded. "A basic cultural art is different from the Myriad Characters Scripture. It means one can open divine apertures during the Yangxing stage, opening them rapidly. Upon reaching Tengkong, a cultivator will quickly possess combat strength, and switching to the Myriad Characters Scripture later would also be extremely swift..." Su Yu shook his head. "No switching. One that opens seventy-two divine apertures—the kind you can cultivate all the way to the end!" At these words, Wen Zhong's face changed. A basic cultural art that opens seventy-two divine apertures! That meant there was no need to switch cultivation arts. One could remain a bit longer in the Yangxing stage, step directly into Tengkong, and as soon as their divine characters and willpower caught up, advance to Lingyun, or even the ninth layer of Lingyun! The key lay in the fact that this would allow many cultivators at the Yangxing stage to begin cultivating from a young age, rather than having to wait until Tengkong. The Zhu family was considered formidable, right? Yet they treated a basic cultural art that opened twenty-four divine apertures like a priceless treasure! The gap between twenty-four and thirty-six divine apertures wasn't that massive, but once it reached seventy-two divine apertures, it was like the difference between heaven and earth! It would rapidly transform the landscape of the entire Civilization Master sphere—specifically, the situation below the Shanhai Realm! Given some time, three to five years, a new batch of newly advanced Lingyun cultivators might be born! Wen Zhong's expression grew heavy. This was far more significant than he had imagined. Su Yu... truly had a knack for giving people surprises! No, frights. Could a seventy-two divine aperture art be disseminated? Thirty-six was fine, but seventy-two... Wen Zhong couldn't say for sure right now. He quickly said, "This must be asked of Manor Head Zhu. Once you disseminate a basic cultural art with seventy-two divine apertures, those on the human side won't dare and cannot touch you, but assaults and assassinations from the All-Races Cult will be ceaseless, not to mention targeting from the all-races themselves. Of course, as long as you don't go to the All-Heavens Battlefield, they won't send Invincibles charging into the Human Realm just for changes below Shanhai. "However, you will bring immense trouble upon yourself unless you stay in the research institute at all times. Moreover, the Zhu family must provide you with sufficient guarantees!" Wen Zhong took a deep breath and said, "Su Yu, you must understand that researchers among Civilization Masters are the crystallization of wisdom. Every major prefecture values them immensely, and the all-races do as well. Assassinations are endless!" Su Yu nodded. "I know. But without taking any risks, wanting to gain fame, leverage influence, and sweep forward with overwhelming momentum is impossible! A basic cultural art with seventy-two divine apertures is a great thing—I know that. But as you said, what it changes is merely the situation below Shanhai, not above it!" This was a compromise. Below Shanhai, one was not an overlord-tier expert. No matter how many Lingyun cultivators there were, they couldn't overturn the overarching balance of power. Even if the all-races wanted to kill Su Yu, they wouldn't pay too high a price—such as using an Invincible to assassinate him; the probability of that was slim, though Sunmoons were very likely. Wen Zhong's expression shifted repeatedly! Once this cultivation art emerged, changes would genuinely ripple through the Human Realm. Crucially, Great Ming Prefecture's original low profile might shatter in an instant, thrusting it into the center of attention across the Human Realm! "Let's go. We must find the Manor Head!" Wen Zhong dared not advise Su Yu on this or say anything further. A mere Lingyun like him couldn't make such a decision; they had to consult the Zhu family. Su Yu didn't argue. He packed his things and glanced at Wu Lan, who was still dissecting the puppet. Helpless, he wondered: *Did you even hear a word we were saying?* Still... when Wu Lan became serious, one had to admit she truly looked like a researcher. Indeed, she was perhaps better suited for this path. Long before entering the higher academy, Wu Lan had assisted Civilization Masters in completing extensive translation work, and she had mastered far more languages than Su Yu. Without disturbing the engrossed Wu Lan, Su Yu and Wen Zhong wasted no time and quickly left the research institute. …… By now, night had fallen. Yet Great Ming Civilization Academy was still bustling with joy. Students walked with arms slung over one another's shoulders, chatting in twos and threes—some flirting, others reciting and composing poetry... Wen Zhong took a glance at them, then looked at the solemn Su Yu. He sighed inwardly! He didn't know whether Su Yu joining Great Ming Civilization Academy was a blessing or a curse, but he knew that Great Ming Prefecture might not remain peaceful in the future. The eyes of the all-races would focus here, as would those of humanity. Furthermore, if this art came out and replaced the Quest Realm's Myriad Characters Scripture, that might well brew trouble. After walking a few paces, Wen Zhong spoke after all: "A single cultivation art can build a clan! Take the Myriad Characters Scripture, for example. When passed down to academy students, it is divided into two parts: Tengkong and Lingyun. A single exchange starts at two hundred merit points for Tengkong and five hundred merit points for Lingyun. Combined, that is seven hundred merit points for one cultivation art! "The academy takes ten percent, the local major prefecture takes thirty percent, the Quest Realm takes twenty percent, and the remaining forty percent belongs to the creator! "For one Lingyun Realm cultivator, just for the cultivation art alone without exchanging for a text of will, that's seven hundred merit points. The creator receives two hundred and eighty merit points. Su Yu, do you know how many Civilization Masters there are in the Human Realm?" Su Yu shook his head; he had no idea. "In Great Ming Prefecture, Civilization Masters—and I mean those at and above the Tengkong Realm—number about ten thousand..." "That many?" Su Yu said in surprise, "At Great Xia Civilization Academy, there were only around five hundred Civilization Masters..." Wen Zhong explained, "That's an academy, not an entire prefecture! The three major academies of Great Xia Prefecture have over a thousand Civilization Masters combined. Only at Tengkong is one truly considered a Civilization Master; that is beyond doubt! But you've forgotten one thing: the academies don't hold the largest number—the military does! Each academy—for example, Great Xia Civilization Academy—supplies fifty Tengkong Civilization Masters to Great Xia Prefecture every year. Did you know that?" "Yes!" "Think about it. That's just Great Xia Civilization Academy. Add Jiutian and Wendao together, and they must provide another forty or fifty, right? In a single year, about a hundred Tengkongs are funneled into the military. True, Great Xia Prefecture suffers a high casualty rate in battle, but even if a third die each year, around seventy remain. Over a hundred years, an entire generation of Civilization Masters turns over... so Great Xia Prefecture's Civilization Masters definitely exceed ten thousand as well!" Su Yu said in surprise, "You mean..." "Among the thirty-eight major prefectures, excluding the Two Sages Prefectures and All-Heavens Prefecture, there are thirty-six prefectures. Even if there are only three hundred and sixty thousand Civilization Masters—not counting the older generations—with a turnover every hundred years and each person spending two hundred and eighty merit points, that's over a hundred million merit points! A hundred million every century, an annual income of a million merit points—and that's just the baseline!" He looked at Su Yu and said, "That is the share of income the clan that created the art receives! It comes in every single year because new people are constantly being born! Every year, there is a baseline income of a million merit points. If your cultivation art replaces theirs, you are smashing their rice bowl!" Su Yu frowned. He truly hadn't considered this before. "This is different from the aperture fusion method. The aperture fusion method didn't smash anyone's bowl..." Wen Zhong paused, then added somewhat ruefully, "Well, not quite. It smashed mine. Never mind, smashed is smashed; after all, not that many people practiced aperture fusion before..." Su Yu felt awkward. That seemed to be true! The previous Aperture Fusion Art had been created by this very senior brother. "Junior Brother, you must also keep this in mind: the Myriad Characters Scripture was promulgated by the Quest Realm, but that doesn't mean it belongs to the Quest Realm. Rather, it is held by certain clans. Just like the God of War Art—the Xia family of Great Xia Prefecture actually holds a portion of the revenue rights to the God of War Art." Smashing someone's livelihood! A steady income of a million merit points a year—what a terrifying sum! Su Yu had slaughtered so many Sunmoons and Shanhais, yet he hadn't made a million merit points, while they comfortably raked in a million each year. Severing someone's wealth is like killing their parents! Such hatred... If they could see past it, fine; but if they couldn't, it would be completely natural for them to hate Su Yu to the bone. If roles were reversed and someone cut off Su Yu's annual income of a million merit points, he would hate them too. "Junior Brother, do you understand now?" Su Yu said in a heavy voice, "I understand. But that is simply the way of things—survival of the fittest! If my cultivation art is superior to theirs, then mine should replace it, just as the Myriad Characters Scripture replaced other arts not too many years ago. Cultivation arts progress through continuous generational replacement!" He understood the reasoning, but updating and replacing what was obsolete was the law of nature. If your art wasn't good enough, should people be forced to use it anyway? There was no such logic! With that, Su Yu asked, "Which clans hold the Myriad Characters Scripture?" "The Zhou family and the Yuan family." Wen Zhong said softly, "The Zhou family of Great Zhou Prefecture, and the Yuan family of Great Yuan Prefecture! Junior Brother, this was deduced through the joint collaboration of King Dazhou and King Dayuan. King Daming took no part in it. What you would be smashing is the rice bowl of Invincible clans!" Su Yu frowned. "Does that mean a superior cultivation art can't even be promoted?" "It can... but you must negotiate it properly with the Zhu family!" Wen Zhong said in a low voice, "The Zhu family here aren't bad people, but to call them completely altruistic... not necessarily! Be careful of getting swindled. Manor Head Zhu isn't wicked, but he might overlook this point—deliberately overlook it. Not to harm you, but to make you realize later that you can never leave Great Ming Prefecture, that you cannot walk away from Great Ming Prefecture, because you've suddenly offended two more Invincible clans..." Su Yu understood and nodded. That was indeed true. Was Zhu Tiandao bad? At least Su Yu didn't think so. But did he want to keep Su Yu here? Inevitably! How to keep him? Su Yu could flee from Great Xia Prefecture, and he could flee from Great Ming Prefecture. But if Su Yu offended two Invincible clans, just try running again. If he ran, whichever major prefecture he fled to would have to ponder: is it worth it? All at once, he would have provoked the Zhou family, the Yuan family, the Zhu family, and potentially the Xia family—would it be worth taking him in? At that point, where could Su Yu run? Thus, the cost of Su Yu leaving would become unimaginably high. Su Yu understood, nodding without saying more. They would see! …… Tiandu Prefecture, the Prefecture Lord Manor. Zhu Tiandao was currently listening to tunes and humming a ditty, relaxed and content. Beside him, some of the Zhu descendants were listening intently to the singer on stage, some were amusing themselves, and others were happily feasting on treats. This was the daily routine of the Zhu family. The family gathered frequently. Zhu Tiandao placed great value on familial bonds. He kept his family living close by and held regular banquets. As Zhu Tiandao put it, when cultivators lived too long, their emotions easily grew numb; once emotions were gone, devoid of desire, one easily turned into a pervert. While he was listening to the music, a guard swiftly entered through the door, hurried over, and whispered a few words into his ear. Zhu Tiandao raised an eyebrow. Su Yu and Wen Zhong had come to visit? So late at night, what were those two doing here? Though puzzled, he still stood up. Just as he prepared to head out, Zhu Qingyan beside him asked curiously, "Grandfather, Su Yu and the other came looking for you?" "Yes." "He's such a boring person..." Zhu Qingyan said gloomily, "Just like a wooden block." Zhu Tiandao chuckled. "Oh, you!" He looked around at the other family members in the hall. By now, the tune on stage had stopped. Zhu Tiandao surveyed the room and said with a faint smile, "We're all family here! Behind closed doors, let me say a few words. I don't care how arrogant, unruly, or impressive you think you are—keep that in private. Out in the open, all of you are representatives of the Zhu family! When you see an expert, show some respect; when you see a genius, show some courtesy; when you see an elder, show some liveliness!" Zhu Tiandao said calmly, "Don't play those pointless games with me! The Zhu family does not fear trouble, but we do not stir up trouble! If someone's rudeness or arrogance causes trouble, the Zhu family loves its descendants, but... the Zhu family doesn't mind discarding a few who needlessly invite disaster!" He looked at Zhu Qingyan, his smile vanishing as his brow furrowed. "Show some sense! Your grandfather killed two Sunmoons and over a dozen Shanhais for him, stirring up monumental trouble. Even if you don't grasp his importance, that alone should tell you enough. Don't make me think you're utterly stupid! If you make me think you're an idiot through and through, your status as the Eighth Princess won't measure up to a Sunmoon. Qingyan, do you understand?" Zhu Qingyan's face paled slightly, and she hastily nodded. "I understand, Grandfather!" "Good girl!" Zhu Tiandao smiled and turned his gaze to his sons, remarking mildly, "The Zhu family doesn't fear that you are weak; we fear that you are stupid! Being a bit weak doesn't matter—my father is still around, I am still around, and we can still protect you. But being stupid... that is beyond cure! "Su Yu is a genius. He has talent, brains, courage, and audacity. That is why I value him. I value him not so that you can grow jealous. You foolish bunch, I recruit these people to escort and protect you, not me! "Your friend, your potential future savior—must you push him to the opposing side? A wise person turns enemies into allies; an idiot turns allies into enemies! "Let me say it one more time: the Zhu family... has no need for idiots. You may be weak, but you absolutely cannot be stupid. Understood?" The next moment, a unified response echoed throughout the hall: "Understood!" Zhu Tiandao smiled, turned, and left. The moment he departed, Zhu Qingyan's father, the third son of the Zhu family, frowned slightly and scolded, "Qingyan, do not make such a mistake again! Your grandfather wanting to betroth you to Su Yu shows he values you; it isn't an invitation for you to nitpick. Even if you are willing, Su Yu might not necessarily agree! For geniuses and powerhouses, marrying an Invincible descendant is an option of last resort!" Zhu Qingyan felt wronged and muttered softly, "Father, I didn't even say much. Grandfather already lost his temper, and now you're scolding me too." She truly felt aggrieved! She hadn't said anything extreme. Su Yu was boring; that was just the truth. Besides, he claimed he wasn't a flirt, yet someone had chased him thousands of li all the way from Great Xia Prefecture to Great Ming Prefecture, and now she was even living with him. What a hypocrite and a liar! Over on the side, Zhu Hongliang chuckled and chimed in, "Eighth Sister, say less! When Grandfather doesn't lose his temper, fine; but once he does, everyone better behave. Otherwise, if you anger him, he'll lock you in a dark room for months until you go crazy." "Who asked for your two cents!" Zhu Qingyan was thoroughly annoyed. *Even you're lecturing me.* The next instant, Zhu Hongwen smiled and said, "Everyone, say less. Let's drop this topic. But Grandfather does place considerable weight on Su Yu—that much is true. Hongliang, you've interacted with Su Yu a few times. What's your impression of him?" Zhu Hongliang chuckled. "Not much contact, but he's quite cautious! Yet he's also extraordinarily bold. Just as Grandfather said, running from Great Xia Prefecture to Great Ming Prefecture, he baited out several Sunmoons in one go... If it were us, we might not dare! He's ruthless at heart, and his methods are vicious. Just reading his dossier breaks out a cold sweat: deliberately killing Zhai Feng to enrage Zhou Pingsheng, exposing a Shanhai escort, bringing along students from the all-races who were hostile to him... "Tsk, tsk, those students from the Cloud Tiger race and others were utterly miserable. Agreeing to leave with Su Yu, they probably thought they could take advantage of him. Look what happened: they died, and recently the Demon Suppression Army and the Dragon Martial Guards have been relentlessly attacking those races! Even powerful races like the gods and demons can't easily intervene. Assassinating a human genius—for weak races to be so bold, if they hadn't been caught, fine; but now that they've been caught, unless the powerful god and demon races are willing to wage war against Great Xia Prefecture, those races will either be exterminated or severely crippled!" Zhu Hongliang wagged his head. "Reading his file for a while makes it clear that anyone who could make such a massive stir in Great Xia Prefecture and still arrive safely in our Great Ming Prefecture is no pushover! Eighth Sister, seriously speaking, he might not even fancy you. Wu Lan is also a daughter of the Wu family, who risked her life traveling thousands of li to find Su Yu... yet she didn't get any special reputation out of it. From what I see, this Su Yu... isn't someone easy to get close to. You'd better ease your mind!" "You dead fatty, are you saying Su Yu wouldn't fancy me?" Zhu Qingyan was infuriated! Zhu Hongliang shrugged. Wasn't that obvious? "Eighth Sister, don't go picking fights with him. If Su Yu truly moves against you, Grandfather might not even step in." "Hmph, I'm not stupid!" Zhu Qingyan was thoroughly dejected. *What did I even do? You all think I'm going to provoke him. Fine, I'll just stay far away from him!* …… At the same time. The back garden. Zhu Tiandao did not receive Su Yu in the main hall, but went to the back garden instead. Currently, Zhu Tiandao sat on a stone stool. Seeing Su Yu and Wen Zhong arrive, he waved for them to sit and smiled. "You arrived just in time. Someone just presented several boxes of pastries. Come, taste them together. Old Wen, I heard you also joined the Primordial Spirit Research Institute?" "Yes, Manor Head." "Don't be so formal!" Zhu Tiandao laughed heartily. "Come, have something to eat. Looking at you two, have you had dinner yet? How about eating together?" "No need," Su Yu smiled. "You are too courteous, Manor Head." "Don't be so stiff, just treat this as your own home!" Zhu Tiandao chuckled. "Just now, my Qingyan was saying that Su Yu had actually come, and she insisted on coming to see you too. That look in her eyes, that tone—she couldn't wait to rush over immediately! Kid, did you do something to my Qingyan?" "..." Su Yu was speechless and exasperated. *What did I do? I haven't even seen her!* Zhu Tiandao chuckled. "Let me warn you: dating is fine, but don't go making a Little Su before that. The Zhu family is an illustrious household; we can't lose face like that. If you really have intentions, propose marriage! It's not like I would refuse!" Su Yu was thoroughly exasperated, helpless, and embarrassed. *I really don't know your granddaughter well!* After teasing a bit more, Zhu Tiandao laughed. "All right, as for the affairs of young people, I can't be bothered to meddle. Love each other freely! That girl Qingyan can't swallow her pride, so she likes to say provocative things to tease you. That's just a young girl's way of trying to draw your attention. Don't act like a wooden block, understand?" *Is that so?* Su Yu pondered. *Could it really be like that?* No wonder during their first meeting, Zhu Qingyan had behaved so bizarrely, as if Su Yu was trying to fawn over her. So that was it—this woman had fallen for him at first sight? Trying to deliberately get his attention? Terrifying! Women were indeed stumbling blocks. Without realizing it, he had almost fallen into a trap, genuinely thinking she had no interest in him. Truly terrifying! Su Yu didn't dare think too much about it. It was best to just keep his distance. Wasting no more words, he quickly said, "Manor Head, it's like this: I have a set of the Primordial Spirit Cultural Art here—a basic cultural art that opens seventy-two divine apertures. I was thinking that this cultural art should be of some help to Civilization Masters across the realm. Do you think there would be much difficulty if I disseminated it?" "Cough, cough, cough..." Zhu Tiandao nearly choked. *Holy crap, so fast? Giving me gifts already?* "Is this a betrothal gift?" "..." Su Yu felt mentally exhausted. "Manor Head, we're discussing serious business!" Zhu Tiandao's expression also turned serious. "Are you serious?" "Of course!" Zhu Tiandao stood up, paced around in a circle, and said solemnly, "It can be spread. This thing is of immense importance! Seventy-two divine apertures—once this spreads, the Civilization Master domain will surely be shaken! The time needed to reach Lingyun will be shortened by at least ten years! And that is merely shortening the duration; in reality, opening apertures earlier allows one to cultivate years ahead of time. All told, future Lingyun Realm cultivators will likely be twenty years younger than they are now!" It could allow a Lingyun cultivator to enter the realm twenty years younger. Previous statistics showed that human Civilization Masters reached Lingyun at an average age of around sixty. Generally speaking, those who could reach Lingyun were all geniuses; almost none were mediocre. Even so, the average was sixty years old. Now, once this art came out, that age could drop to forty. That was the average; for certain geniuses, they might enter in their twenties or thirties. Everyone would be like Wu Qi; everyone would be like Liu Hong and the others. At that time, ordinary geniuses would rival today's monstrous talents, while monstrous talents... might reach Lingyun in their early twenties! This was a monumental matter, brought about by a single cultivation art! Zhu Tiandao's expression shifted continuously as he said, "Let me lay out a few points. First, once it spreads, you will definitely be targeted by the All-Races Cult. The bounty contribution for killing you might instantly shoot up to a hundred thousand or even higher—several hundred thousand would be entirely normal! "Second, your threat level will escalate from Shanhai to the Sunmoon tier! "Third, the danger will definitely surge, and any ruins or relics you might possess will inevitably be coveted by even more people! "And by 'more people,' that might include some Invincibles... do you understand?" Zhu Tiandao took a deep breath. "Su Yu, are you certain you want to disseminate it widely, rather than privately among a few individuals?" "Widely!" Su Yu said solemnly, "If I do not enter hell, who will! For the sake of the human race, for the sake of Civilization Masters, I am willing to brave this great peril. My only wish is that everyone in the Human Realm may become a Civilization Master! Of course, as for these dangers, I hope all humanity will be made aware, because I want them to understand that I dare to fight and do not fear danger!" The subtext was: *You must spread word of these crises for me, let all humanity know how much I have sacrificed for everyone!* Exaggerate it! Make it sound even more severe! Su Yu had already thought it through: whenever nothing was happening, have people publicize that he had been assassinated, gravely injured, and narrowly escaped with his life. As Principal Niu had said, when you do a good deed, you must make sure all humanity knows! If you do good deeds and nobody knows, it's as if you never did them; it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. People trying to assassinate him every two or three days—and all of it was for the sake of everyone! Back when he dealt with the aperture fusion method, he hadn't thought of this! What a shame! A golden opportunity wasted. While everyone admired Su Yu's talent, they didn't think he was in much danger; they only thought he had made a fortune and received immense prestige... What Su Yu needed them to know was not that, but how hard his life was. In short—playing the victim! At this moment, Zhu Tiandao's expression stiffened slightly. *Can you damn well not put on such an act in front of me?* *For all humanity?* *You're that noble?* "Then what are your terms..." "No special terms. We follow the rules: revenue sharing—ten percent for the academy, thirty percent for the major prefecture..." Having said that, Su Yu quickly added, "In addition, the dissemination fee should be lowered. This is intended for those at the Yangxing stage who don't have much money. I suggest the teaching price be divided into two volumes, thirty-six divine apertures per volume, at fifty merit points each. That way, the complete work will cost only one hundred merit points, roughly three million Anping coins in value. Most families cultivating the Dao of Civilization can afford that. "Even for impoverished families, pooling together fifty merit points is manageable. Back when I was in intermediate academy, the merit rewards I earned were quite substantial..." If the student worked hard and the family offered a little support, even ordinary families could afford to study it. "..." Zhu Tiandao was left speechless. Su Yu continued, "Furthermore, authorization is only granted to major prefectures where the Multiple Divine Characters Faction exists! Prefectures that have abolished it will not be authorized! Illegal distribution will be considered a crime, and I hope Manor Head will oversee this! Prefectures without a Multiple Divine Characters Faction must establish one immediately, and I must see actual instructors of the faction at or above the Tengkong Realm present. There must be ten or more before it qualifies as a faction, and only then may it be distributed... "One more thing: the civilization academies of Great Xia... will not be authorized!" At these words, Zhu Tiandao's expression changed slightly. "You're trying to make Great Xia Prefecture lose all face... Su Yu... this isn't good." Su Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I would rather have some Civilization Masters in Great Xia Prefecture point at my nose and curse me! I will still do it!" "You..." *Sigh!* A sigh sounded. Doing this would make Su Yu feel vindicated and vent his anger, but the subsequent trouble would not be small. This kid... truly knew how to hold a grudge.