Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength-Chapter 168 - 156 Rich in the Deep Mountains with Distant Relatives

However, if she truly feels guilty, or rather, feels indebted, maybe... she would avoid you in sorrow and shame to do certain things, eventually giving you Jade Rabbit Spirit Sand, claiming it was left behind by her ancestors!

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At the Immortal Sect’s Supreme Star.

In the Immortal Sect’s college entrance exam group 10008, many students were admitted to the Five Great Immortal Mansions, of course, others went to different institutions.

For example, Yuan Shahu, as a talented student from a certain media university, was frantically writing articles.

He even moved out of the dormitory because there were so many people contacting him during this period.

He had never imagined that joining this group would bring him such great benefits, like now, the draft he was rushing to write—several editors were already waiting to review and publish it immediately after completion, and it would be a headline push, all about the Son of Heavenly Way project that Meng Yu mentioned.

Cultivation was always the hottest topic in Immortal Sect, with news about Foundation Establishment Pills, Core Formation Elixirs, and others capturing everyone’s attention. Whose child advanced rapidly in cultivation was even more valuable than earning a lot of money. And now, Meng Yu had actually proposed that he had come up with a better method of Foundation Establishment!

As soon as the news was released, the entire Immortal Sect was in an uproar.

Then, as the news kept escalating, many details Meng Yu hadn’t clarified, but text workers like Yuan Shahu could extend one of his words into ten.

Thus, under everyone’s brilliant writing, a commoner youth, with deceased parents and a life full of hardships who struggled alone, emerged before the public.

Readers only believe what they want to believe, and Meng Yu’s image perfectly matched the expectations of most people. And when Meng Yu initiated the fifty million Son of Heavenly Way plan, who knows how many counted the six Storage Bags they could get and started to wonder if they, too, should strive for it.

Some information remained classified, such as the construction requirements and blueprints that Zhuge Caihua received, but some other details, such as the construction cost of twenty-one billion, were leaked.

The rich were amazed it was so cheap, while the poor wailed in dismay.

And then, tonight, when Meng Yu and Grandson Thief were chatting and he revealed his true thoughts, not only did everyone in the group get excited, but even Yuan Shahu’s mind was overflowing with ideas and his writing flourished!

Although he had thought about the frightening possibility of what might happen if the Son of Heavenly Way project couldn’t become widespread and only benefited a small group of people, he dared not write it because the topic was too sensitive.

But now...

Meng Yu had spoken, so what was there to fear?

His article flowed from his pen, reaching depths Meng Yu himself had never considered!

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When he returned, he first went back to Great Wu.

Everything in the Great Wu Minor World was going smoothly; the armies advanced separately, with good discipline, and had already captured the capital of Great Wu, even with very few casualties.

The Royal Family of Great Wu surrendered where they could and fled where they must. As for the diehard loyalists, many didn’t wait for Meng Yu’s forces to arrive before they became others’ achievements to gain favor with Meng Yu.

Wang Fugui, Liu Qingshuang, and others were busy in the capital. The conquest of Great Wu was nearly complete, and what followed was the establishment of the New Dynasty, and it was time to get their portions.

The day for this was set a month later when Meng Yu would don the crown and become the king of this Minor World, but he had to invite Bai Qianqian by that time. Even if she couldn’t come, he had to consult her anyway.

After teleporting back to Moon-Watching Sect, Bai Qianqian was in seclusion.

This was normal. Having obtained many basic courses from Immortal Sect, the bunny who loved farming had become one that loved studying. Meng Yu instructed the junior disciples not to disturb Bai Qianqian.

It was the perfect opportunity to take a look at the bunny’s fortune.

"Junior Brother Meng, take a look at these everyday documents."

Now Moon-Watching Sect had three Foundation Establishment senior sisters, two at Mid-Foundation Establishment and one at the Initial Stage, all gentle and approachable big sisters, much older than Meng Yu. Upon hearing Meng Yu’s requests, they cooperated unconditionally.

None of them were fools. Bai Qianqian had been accompanying Meng Yu for half a year, and in daily life, she took good care of everyone; being jealous would be a lie. But everyone was an adult, and Meng Yu did not consume more Spirit Fruits and Vegetables than others, which was enough for them to regard the new junior brother as a decent person. Thus, they naturally followed his instructions.

Meng Yu didn’t stand on ceremony and started to look at the ledgers.

Bai Qianqian was a conservative girl, not versed in financial knowledge and unaware of how to use money to make money. Meng Yu had always been curious about how deeply in the red Moon-Watching Sect was.

Now he had the chance, and he was determined to find out.

While reading and asking questions, Meng Yu soon got a clear picture.

A Golden Core Master was like a tiger, even without attacking, they could deter nearby forces. A territory of thousands of miles was tacitly considered under Moon-Watching Sect’s influence; myriad powers had to show allegiance to Moon-Watching Sect.

In theory, annual tributes should be a substantial income, but Moon-Watching Sect did not accept this wealth and mostly stayed out of sight.

The downside of this was the loss of a substantial amount of Spirit Stones, but the advantage was avoiding substantial troubles. However, in Meng Yu’s view, Bai Qianqian’s approach was more disadvantageous than beneficial, mainly because she was too soft-hearted.

The sect’s spirit fruits and vegetables are used in three ways: three-tenths are consumed by the sect members themselves, another four-tenths are used to repay debts, and the remaining three-tenths are traded outside for spirit stones, robes, weapons, and the like.

Bai Qianqian’s farming skills were quite good, and overall, the sect’s income and expenditure were balanced. However, the sect didn’t accumulate much wealth, and if a major disaster struck, they would only be able to sit and stare helplessly.

Well, this was more or less in line with Meng Yu’s expectations.

Bai Qianqian wasn’t without other money-making opportunities. As an Array Master, she had repaired major formations for others and had even helped with running errands and delivering goods (Bai Qianqian was very fast and had a very good nature). These tasks could be very lucrative, but she thought going out too often was a bit dangerous, so she preferred to stay within the protection of the Mountain Protection Array and farm.

Her three Foundation Establishment disciples, along with the dozen or so female disciples who farmed, were also, ahem, "influenced" by Bai Qianqian’s idleness—or rather, these hardworking spiritual planting women felt it was better to honestly farm the land without seeking competition and conflict. After all, the various news brought each year by those who sought help from the Moon-Watching Sect was enough to send shivers down their spines.

"What about these expenses?"

There were some rather unusual records in the account books.

"The sect leader has a good reputation, so sometimes some people come to her asking for help in consigning items for sale, or to safekeep their valuables, and there are also those who come to borrow money."

Yes, Meng Yu understood. For example, the record of selling peacock feathers probably belonged to a destitute Peacock Fairy who had no choice but to pluck her own feathers and ask Bai Qianqian to help consign them. There were quite a few miscellaneous items listed.

"Are the other shops unscrupulous?"

"They’re all pretty unscrupulous. If you take something to a shop, you’re lucky if they offer half the price—that would be like finding a parent. Usually, they only offer twenty to thirty percent, but at our sect leader’s place, she only takes a ten percent fee."

Well, if someone was so poor they had to sell their own peacock feathers, they would rather consign the feathers with Bai Qianqian for several months or years to get ninety percent of the sale, rather than sell them immediately at another place for twenty to thirty percent. Everyone would obviously choose to consign with Bai Qianqian.

This meant that Bai Qianqian had a good reputation, but it also meant her friends were quite poor.

"Are other cultivators living in hardships?"

Meng Yu asked this.

"The large sects are all lacking resources, not to mention the small sects, especially those loose cultivators. We are considered fortunate by comparison..."

As they were speaking, someone came to the door.

The visitors were rather unique—a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator accompanied by about a dozen at the Qi Cultivation Stage, each with a long tail and looking no different from demons.

Ah, these were a group of dog demons with yellow fur. They appeared travel-worn, obviously having come a long way, and the leading Foundation Establishment cultivator even had serious injuries.

By then, Bai Qianqian had come out from her seclusion and warmly welcomed them.

The dog demons were also very happy, running around Bai Qianqian, all sticking out their long tongues with great enthusiasm.

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"Auntie Qianqian, we came to see if there’s any work available here."

"These are my younger brothers and sisters; they are all very good."

"What about the previous two? They died in battle, and I’m heartbroken."

Well, Bai Qianqian hospitably offered them spirit fruits and vegetables. Even though it was just vegetarian food, the dog demons ate very happily.

"Auntie Qianqian, I thought there might be some work here, but since there isn’t, we’re planning to venture south. But these two younger brothers and sisters of mine, they are still young, so could you possibly take them in? I know it’s an inconvenience, but I really don’t have any other options..."

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The dog lady said this apologetically to Bai Qianqian, who looked a bit troubled.

"Xiao Huang, you know the situation here—I don’t take in men..."

Then, the dog lady glanced at Meng Yu.

"Xiao Huang, you also know that although we have resources here, they’re not abundant, and we are heavily in debt outside, many of which date back hundreds of years..."

Then, looking grievously at Meng Yu again, she took note of his clothing and also glanced at the beautiful shoes on Bai Qianqian’s feet and her lovely spiritual clothes.

While it was all just First Grade, it was beautiful. The garments and hats made by the Weaving Maidens of the Immortal Sect, with ten thousand years of accumulated dyes, knitting, and fabrics, as well as countless crystallized wisdom, made these First Grade clothes appear extravagant. Simply put, wearing one of these garments to the ancient times, you’d shock a group of bumpkins to death.

In the Western Wastes, although luxury goods exist, most endure hard lives. Intricate patterns and such accessories, obviously bought from the Central Plains Region and seemingly impractical, made everyone salivate with envy.

"Miss, shall we step outside and talk?"

Meng Yu gestured to the dog lady to follow him out.

With some spiritual meat from his storage bag, the golden-furred dog lady chatted merrily while eating, carefree as she shared with Meng Yu some recent rumors, such as hearing that Real Person Bai had come into some wealth, and that brought them here.

"So, you all heard about Real Person Bai coming into wealth?"

"Yeah, I didn’t want to bother her back when she had no money, but now she has come into wealth, we thought maybe we could come over and see if we could help out with some work. I’m really embarrassed to ask, but I just can’t keep going on like this..."