Chapter 249
At the end of April, Lin Hui received the first batch of aphrodisiacs procured through Black Cloud City.
Among the shipment were ten stalks of Purple Cloud Reishi and fifty stalks of Spirit-Enriching Reishi.
It might not have seemed like much, but it was a guaranteed annual stipend. The ten stalks of Purple Cloud Reishi alone could shave twenty years off the Blood Seal's evolution time. Factoring in the Spirit-Enriching Reishi, that reduction jumped to thirty-six years.
By his calculations, he only needed to lay low in Black Cloud City for four years to complete the evolution of the Grand Yin-Yang Time Reversal Sword Art.
Four years—a perfectly manageable timeframe that suited his plans. And that didn't even account for the time shaved off by his daily consumption of the Black Emperor Pill and other supplements. In reality, the Blood Seal would likely finish its evolution in three years at most.
Although his drug resistance was building, he could easily overcome the diminishing returns through sheer volume. At the absolute maximum, it would take no longer than four years.
After gathering enough intelligence on Eagle-man Island and the Minglan pantheon from the Moon Tower, Lin Hui returned to formulate a battle plan.
"How does the Dao Master plan to handle this deployment?" Su Yaping and Xia Si sat formally before Lin Hui in the Clear Wind Dao Academy, ready to advise.
"This is the first deployment for our Clear Wind Dao Academy, so we ought to make a strong showing, shouldn't we?" Lin Hui hesitated. "I am no tactician. When faced with enemies, I only know how to eradicate them completely. As for what strategic objectives we should pursue, I must defer to Elder Su's expertise."