105 I Was Wrong, It Was Just an Erotic Dream (2/2)
“How is it not worth it? Indeed with Six Harmonies Spirit Root, one could reach the Foundation Establishment Stage after one hundred years of painstaking effort, so how could these ordinary people have the one hundred years of free time to spend? In a sect within Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, a disciple doesn’t need to worry about food and clothing; all they have to do is to cultivate with single-hearted devotion, something that the rest of the living things could not afford. If they don’t farm, they will starve to death. If they don’t weave their clothes, they would have no clothes to wear; there are too many trivial matters that divert their attention. Moreover, I don’t have the time to wait for them to cultivate; the experiential learning this time only last for one year! If I want to fully squeeze the labor force, of course, I have to use the Heaven Burning Blood Technique to whip out their cultivation speed. The sooner they succeed in their cultivation, the sooner they can contribute to the Wisdom Sect’s development. The Wisdom Sect is in the early stage of development; if we can take a step quicker, the sooner we’ll reach the development target.”
“But these people burn their lifespan for that, wouldn’t they suffer a huge loss?”
Wang Lu coldly snorted. “Sister Ling, when did you become so sweet? If we didn’t have the people before us who suffered in planting the trees, how could we now enjoy the tree shade? Now the Wisdom Sect is rapidly expanding, and it’s all thanks to this group of people who succeeded in reaching the Qi Cultivating Stage. On the one hand, they act as the sect’s advertisement, on the other hand, they become the laborer in constructing sect’s constructions. The auxiliary altar in the Wang Family Village, the Spirit Grass Garden, the Spirit Temple… Do we need to personally build them all? Without these facilities, how could the Wisdom Sect attract those top-rank talents to join? Last week, there are three highly talented Qi Cultivating Stage loose cultivators who stated their interest in joining the Wisdom Sect… If we wait for the wastes here to slowly cultivate, don’t expect the Wisdom Sect to ever develop in our lifetime.”
Speaking to this, Wang Lu somewhat emotionally said, “The early stage of a sect development requires the accumulation of capital, which is bloody and inhuman. Sister Ling, you have to learn to adapt to this.”
“In the end, all of your righteous words is just to amass money, right?” Little Ling’Er was obviously still somewhat indignant.
“Tsk, you look down on me, Sister Ling. So far, from all of the intelligence tax that the Intelligence Revenue Service had levied, I invested it back to the sect for its construction and development; not even one bit had entered my pockets.”
Wang Lu’s argument was quite a novelty to little Ling’Er. The Wisdom Sect’s development was swift and expansive, yet even now, only Wang Lu alone knew the total income and investment. He had the accounting book in his mind, but he never shared it with anyone.
“Are you really that selfless?” Little Ling’Er was extremely suspicious.
Wang Lu shrugged. “This has nothing to do with selflessness, but the basic quality of a professional adventurer is to recognize the goal and focus on it. I went down the mountain to do experiential learning, not to make a fortune, and the establishment of this sect is for managing the intelligence tax, not to keep it in my pocket. My goals have been very clear, that’s all.”
“Tsk, tsk, your righteous face really makes people unhappy.”
However, no matter how Little Ling’Er find him not pleasing to her eyes, under Wang Lu’s leadership, this rapidly developing and prosperous sect at the Dog Ear Mountain was already beyond many people’s imagination.
Three months later, when the Seven Stars Sect finally ready to enter the Dog Ear Mountain, what they faced wasn’t that fledgling, can-only-rely-on-the-two-Foundation-Establishment-traitors fragile sect, but a colossus with the sphere of influence spread across multiple counties.
At the grass root level, in these short three months, the Wisdom Sect’s influence has reached sixty percent of that of Seven Stars Sect. Moreover, because of the novel theory and rapid development, the sect has attracted several loose cultivators to join. Although none of them has high cultivation level, there were about a dozen highly talented of assorted low-level Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivating Stage cultivators, which, if not compared to top level sect, was already a good lineup.
Therefore, before the Seven Stars Sect’s vanguard entered the Dog Ear Mountain for half a day, they were already ganged up and scared shitless. They had no choice but to flee with their tails tucked between their legs to a barren hilltop and sullenly give their report.
The Seven Stars Sect had a fright. Although the Sect Leader had expected for things to be worse, he never thought the situation would turn so badly like this! The Seven Stars Sect had developed for many years in the Great Ming Country and was quite familiar with several nearby larger sects. This time, before their departure, they intentionally prodded the Dog Ear Mountain and confirmed that the Wisdom Sect was not some big on the surface but weak in the inside kind of sect, but instead a truly fierce not-easy-to-deal-with sect!
More than ten Qi Cultivating Stage and about four or five Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators; in the Great Ming Country, this was already a force not to be trifled with. Although there was still a large gap in power when compared to the Seven Stars Sect, the other side still yet to open all of their cards. At the same time, the Seven Stars Sect could not easily muster up all of their cards to fight it out with the other side.
Once they started a war, even if they won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. Therefore, without any other choice, the Seven Stars Sect’s Sect Leader could only suppress the anger in his heart.
“Talk about it.”
Indeed, they should’ve talked about it. However, at this time, the Seven Stars Sect finally realized that they didn’t know anything about their opponent. Who exactly was the other party? Where did they come from? What was their intention? All of the answers to these questions were unknown to them!
So, who should they talk to? Of course, it would be Xie Chi and He Yun. The two defected without any rhyme nor reason, therefore, even if the Seven Stars Sect didn’t investigate, in their hearts, they should still feel ashamed. Moreover, from the other sect, they were also the two people that the Seven Stars Sect had the most convenience to contact with.
Two days later, the Seven Stars Sect’s Sect Leader made an appointment with Xie Chi. Certainly, this was a secret meeting. For that Elder that he personally recruited with great effort several years ago, he still harbored some hope.
However, when they met, Xie Chi wryly smiled. “Sect Leader… I sincerely advise you this sentence, please go back. This is not an opponent that you can cope with.”