In the following days, since Chen Xiaobai refused to go out, Chu Yi had no choice but to send Chen Hao, the most advanced disciple in cultivation, to visit the sects on the list.

Chen Hao’s cultivation had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Although he was still far behind Chen Xiaobai in terms of strength, with the addition of the “Orient Loong Body Refining Technique” taught by Chu Yi, Chu Yi was confident that even if Chen Hao encountered those old monsters, he could at least escape unscathed if not defeat them.

If Chen Hao encountered any trouble he couldn’t handle, Chu Yi would step in himself.

With the implementation of the national cultivation plan, Chu Yi also received many rewards from System Brother. However, since the cultivation levels of the people he helped were too low, the rewards weren’t anything special, so he simply handed them over to Xu Guanghui and the others to distribute.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. Due to the increased concentration of spiritual energy around North Hill High School, the students’ strength improved rapidly. Even Chu Yi’s cultivation had made significant progress!

Without extracting the hundred years of cultivation stored in the system, Chu Yi’s cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Condensing Elixir stage.

One day, while Chu Yi was leisurely strolling around North Hill High School, his divine sense suddenly detected some uninvited guests.

With just a flicker, Chu Yi appeared at the school’s entrance.

He saw Old Hua and Wang Yunlong approaching North Hill High School with several strangers Chu Yi had never seen before.

The strength of the strangers behind Old Hua was not low; they were even stronger than Wang Yunlong. The weakest among them was at the early stage of the Divine Realm!

Chu Yi walked up to Old Hua, pointed at the people behind him, and asked curiously, “Old Hua, who are these people?”

Old Hua smiled kindly. The smooth progress of the national cultivation plan in recent days had brought more smiles to the old man’s face.

“Mr. Chu, let me introduce you. These four behind me are Wang Qiang, the sect master of the Divine Ape Sect; Li Hu, the sect master of the Mighty Sect; Ling Feng, the sect master of the Jade Sword Sect; and Zhang Deyang, the sect master of Dragon and Tiger Mountain.”

The four people mentioned all smiled and nodded at Chu Yi.

Chu Yi also nodded at them but looked at Old Hua curiously and asked, “Old Hua, what brings these four here?”

Before Old Hua could explain, Li Hu, the sect master of the Mighty Sect, spoke up, “Mr. Chu, we are here to establish a cooperative relationship with China.”

“We have all heard about Mr. Chu’s national cultivation plan and are very eager to join.”

“So we want the disciples of our four sects to join the national cultivation plan.”

Listening to Li Hu, Chu Yi nodded, smiled, and then tilted his head and asked bluntly, “I understand, but why should I cooperate with you?”

Chu Yi had a very poor impression of these so-called martial families. In his mind, these so-called martial families were just backward elements trying to revive feudal society! And they were the kind who would use any means to achieve their goals!

As soon as Chu Yi said this, the four sect masters all looked embarrassed. Although Chu Yi’s words were not wrong, as interest exchange is a basic rule in the adult world, they did not expect Chu Yi to be so straightforward!

Seeing the atmosphere becoming more awkward, Old Hua quickly stepped in to mediate, “Mr. Chu, these four sect masters have always maintained a neutral stance and have never troubled China.”

“Moreover, China needs some partners right now, or our situation will remain awkward.”

Listening to Old Hua, Chu Yi understood his meaning. China urgently needed allies, but Chu Yi had offended almost all the martial families. While they didn’t dare to cause trouble, they also wouldn’t help, leaving Chu Yi with no options.

Chu Yi couldn’t just wipe out all the martial families that ignored China. Although these martial families were dissatisfied with the current social situation, they would still step in when the people of China were in danger.

And even in normal times, Chu Yi would never commit such a heinous act. Especially now, with void rifts appearing frequently!

Yes, in just this short week, the number of void rifts appearing nationwide had reached more than half of the total from the past three years!

There were now a total of 1,579 void rifts across the country!

Before the people of China truly grew strong, the existence of martial families was crucial for the country!

Moreover, Old Hua’s words clearly indicated that he wanted these four sects to set a precedent for cooperation between China and the martial families.

As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. Once the first sect cooperates with China, others will follow.

And being the first to cooperate with China, these sects would bear significant pressure!

Under such pressure, they only wanted to participate in the national cultivation plan and hadn’t made any unreasonable demands.

Furthermore, the disciples accepted by the sects generally had higher talent, which would greatly aid Chu Yi’s efforts.

After thinking it through, Chu Yi’s tone softened a bit, “So, what can you contribute to the cultivation plan?”

Hearing this, the four sect masters looked at each other, unable to come up with a complete sentence…

Finally, Ling Feng, the sect master of the Jade Sword Sect, stepped forward and said, “Mr. Chu, such a large-scale national cultivation plan must require a lot of management personnel.”

“The staff of the Alien Abilities Management Bureau alone is far from enough, and we can help you manage it!”

After speaking, Ling Feng looked at Chu Yi nervously, feeling extremely conflicted inside. In fact, the combined strength of their four sects was not weak. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have remained neutral and still stood strong when all other martial families were hostile to China.

But no matter how hard they thought, they couldn’t figure out how joining the national cultivation plan could help Chu Yi…

Chu Yi didn’t speak. He just frowned and pondered for a moment before looking at Old Hua and asking, “Old Hua, are you sure these four sects are trustworthy?”

As soon as he said this, the four sect masters’ eyes lit up—there was hope!

Old Hua, after a brief moment of surprise, quickly nodded in cooperation, “Of course, these four sect masters have shown enough sincerity, and their disciples are of excellent character, far better than those of other martial families!”