My magic weapons are all rule-based

"No! You want to get something for nothing? I will never agree!" Wen Qi rolled his eyes and thought of a plan, "We can cooperate, I will provide the technology, you will provide other things, and I will give you more of the money we make."

"And I will give you benefits from our cooperation. I am willing to join Lijia Village as your elder. If Lijia Village is in crisis, I will help...Isn't that sincere enough!"

Xu Shan took a breath.

I wanted to get something for nothing, but the other party actually got it back.

Xu Shan sneered: "Master Wen, the basis of our cooperation is these two magic weapons. If I want to find a weapon refining sect to cooperate, who can't I find? You still want to be the elder of my Lijia Village, we worship Long Xiuming."

"Besides, Lijia Village has cooperated with the Shadow Killing Hall now, who dares to mess with me! I put a list on the contract building, and if you dare to mess with me, your head will be chopped off the next day, don't you think?"

"..."

Wen Qi remained silent, and seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

I have to say that Xu Shan's suggestion is still very valuable.

But what makes people uncomfortable is that as the master of a valley, a powerful person who has reached the state of transformation... he actually has no bargaining power with the other party.

His powerful strength has no place to be used in business.

In terms of technology, there are too many substitutes.

In terms of strength, he dare not offend the backers of Lijia Village.

He is now completely asking for help from others, and this is simply an unfair negotiation.

Shenfeng Wanxiang and Xiangong Linggui are the origin instruments of Cardinal Valley... He really cannot accept it just because the other party has given them a few words now.

"Dean Xu, what you said makes sense, but I still can't agree to you. Unless... you can tell me a way, otherwise please go back."

"What way do you want?"

"Track, what track are you talking about? How should my Cardinal Valley develop in the future."

Damn, Xu Shan came today and got some management experience.

Even if I don't cooperate with him, I can still find new ideas and develop in a different way...

Wen Qi's mind was calculating furiously.

"This track... can't be explained in a few words, please sit down, Master Wen."

While speaking, Xu Shan took out a large table from his storage bag and slapped it on the ground.

Then he took out two chairs.

"Hey, Dean Xu actually carries this kind of thing with him?"

"Hehe, I have a full set of furniture, please sit down."

Xu Shan extended his hand to invite him, like a host.

"Since the negotiations are going to continue, let's spend more time chatting." Xu Shan took out the wine pot and wine cup again, "Although I have some knowledge of refining, I can be said to be a complete layman in front of a senior refining master like you."

"But this is precisely my advantage."

"How can this be called an advantage?" Wen Qi was puzzled.

"It's very simple. You are a researcher and I am a user. Magical instruments are made for people to use. Only the users can say whether they are good or not. The Valley Master is devoted to the study of instrument refining technology, and it is easy for him to get stuck in a dead end."

"This is a good thing! What's wrong with getting stuck in a dead end? Isn't the pursuit of magical instruments the greater the power, the better, and the more spiritual power is saved, the better? You should get stuck in a dead end! Without this perseverance, how do you think I can cultivate to this day? This is also the key point that I focus on when cultivating disciples in the Cardinal Valley."

"Yes, you are right, but as I said before, you can't compete with others. What kind of magical instruments are the Cardinal Valley Master refining now? They are nothing more than the most common magical instruments such as swords, armor, etc., right?"

Wen Qi nodded.

"This type of magic weapon is the most commonly used by cultivators, with the largest usage, and is extremely mature in the development of combat methods. In other words, this track is already extremely crowded, and it is difficult for latecomers to gain a foothold."

"You spend a lot of time refining the same magic weapon and have no chance to compete with others, and because you are stuck in a dead end, you will not exert your strength in other directions."

"Yes... That's the reason. Then where should I exert my strength now?" Wen Qi asked.

"It will take time to find the specific direction. I dare not make a judgment easily, but I can give you a simple direction. Whether it is reasonable or not, the valley master can judge for himself."

Xu Shan thought for a while and continued: "In fact, the biggest feature of Cardinal Valley is the spirit puppet. You can continue to refine spirit puppets and make a clear distinction from others."

"My master's generation has given up. The spirit puppet is simply..."

Xu Shan raised his hand to stop him from speaking: "You have a major flaw in making spirit puppets. The idea is still the same as refining other magic tools. You always want to make a powerful, easy-to-use, and cost-saving finished product."

"But it hasn't been made for thousands of years, so you should decisively give up some of it."

"In my opinion, you shouldn't make powerful combat spirit puppets, just make a weakened version."

"Let me ask you, if you refine a spirit puppet with only the strength of the Qi Refining Stage or even a mortal, is it difficult?"

"It's not difficult, but what's the use of that kind of garbage?" Wen Qi was puzzled.

"Then make him look like a real person, so that it's hard to tell the real from the fake. Is that difficult?"

"No difficulty... But it's like taking off your pants to fart! It's useless." Wen Qi knocked on the table, "I know what you're thinking. The sects in Danmo Domain that are good at making talismans already have talisman paper such as the Substitute Talisman."

"It's faster and more convenient to use... I don't know how much higher the cost of refining spirit puppets is than theirs."

"That's different!" Xu Shan slammed the table, looking contemptuous in his heart.

He knew about the substitute talisman, a low-level talisman paper that could create a clone, and it also had some attack power.

The disadvantages were also obvious, it had no entity, exploded when hit, and lasted for a very short time.

Compared with the spirit doll, it was like the difference between an inflatable doll and a silicone doll.

"The substitute talisman lacked a sense of reality, but the spirit doll could be exactly the same as a real person, and even its aura could be concealed."

"The most important thing is that there are still many ways to do it in the body... If a large number of explosive talismans can be buried in advance, wouldn't it be effective in attacking the enemy?"

"Ah... this..., do you mean that the spirit doll should be thrown away after being used once?" Wen Qi frowned.

To be honest, this is a good idea, it is very feasible and has great practical value.

Any cultivator can think of it, but the spirit doll... no one has ever thought of making it disposable, it is too expensive.

"Yes, that's what I mean, you make a beggar version of the spirit doll bomb, wouldn't it be extremely practical?" Xu Shan continued to mutter.

"Of course, this kind of puppet has many flaws. It is expensive and has poor mobility. If it is powerful, it will suffer. If it is weak, it will not achieve the corresponding effect and will be easily discovered and avoided by monks."

"But if we follow this line of thought, we can continue to reduce costs and create some disabled puppets with missing arms and legs."

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