125 How To Become A Member Of The Union Of Ten Thousand Immortals (1/2)
This golden seal has sent the two Elders into great shock.
“H-How could it be!?” Fang He fully widened his eyes as he examined the image of the talisman for an umpteenth time, yet there was only one conclusion: the words on the seal were not fake, and the meaning was simple and plain.
Wang Lu’s Wisdom Sect has passed the qualification certification and formally joined the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, becoming one of its members!
How could it be!? No, such sentence couldn’t completely convey the shock in Liu Xian’s and Fang He’s hearts. The correction expression should be...
How the f*ck could it be!?
Even when they were surprised to hear that the Sect Leader Daoist Master Feng Yin has a sixteen years old daughter, at that time, the two Elders weren’t this stupefied. For a time, Fang He couldn’t even think that there was actually something suspicious in Wang Lu’s face when he revealed this seal just now. Fang He only felt that the confusion in his heart was like a crack on the ground that led to the abyss, which continued to tear, unable to be smoothed out.
How could it be? How could it be!? How could it be!!??
For a time, there were countless of words in Fang He’s mind, but all the words were stuck in his throat! Any sane person could see that the Wisdom Sect was an out-and-out cult, and only Wang Lu, an astonishingly thick-faced Non-Phase Peak disciple, could flatly deny it. During the last three days, Fang He and Liu Xian witnessed the use of Heaven Burning Blood Technique and also confirmed the over a million followers, which were absolutely consistent with the characteristic of a cult.
Why would the two Elders be so angry at the first place? Because whether it was to the Spirit Sword Sect or Wang Lu himself, operating a cult would bring a serious negative effect. Particularly to Wang Lu. Once the news of him being the leader of a cult was widespread, Wang Lu would be condemned by everyone, and he would never find a foothold in the entire Nine Regions! The issue was the definition of the cult. In the internal specification of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, a cult was second only to an evil cult; this was indisputable! So, you said you have the official recognition from the Great Ming Country? The problem would only get bigger—the entire Great Ming Country could collapse in a night! Using the Great Ming Country’s official recognition to cover up the fact that it was a cult was like using a piece of dried leaf to deal with woman’s menstruation; overestimating one’s ability should also have its limit! As for the World’s Ascension or liberation of productivity… just explain it again to your skeleton when you’ve reincarnated!
Therefore, even if Wang Lu had shown amazing resilient under the Sword of Truth’s interrogation, which showed his amazing strength as a Successor Disciple, Fang He still couldn’t let him pass; this time’s indulgence would only destroy his future!
At this time, however, the glittering seal was such a huge taunt that crushed the two Elders’ previous anger and doubt.
Wisdom Sect is a cult? What a joke! The certification seal from the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals was already here, who dared to say it was a cult!? If the official recognition from the Great Ming Country was not enough, then the certification from the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals was more than enough! Was there an organization that was more authoritative than the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals? Of course not!
However, on the other hand, Fang He and Liu Xian didn’t feel that what they saw in the last three days was just an illusion—the cult characteristics of the Wisdom Sect was not false!
Therefore… How the f*ck could it be!?
After a long time has passed, the two Elders still couldn’t figure out the truth. Wang Lu himself didn’t offer an explanation; he just mysteriously smiled as the two Elders were drowned deeper and deeper in confusion. Finally, Liu Xian sighed and took the initiative to speak, “How did you do it?”
Wang Lu said with a smile, “Actually, it’s very simple. I just spent a huge sum of money to bribe the Elder in charge of registering the sect into the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals.”
Puff!
The two Elders were frozen on the spot. They stood there stiffly without moving a muscle. Yet, the sound of their Primordial Spirit spurting out blood could be heard!
Wang Lu spread out his arms and laughed. “That’s why I said a lot of people don’t really understand the essence of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. They’re not so much as the Immortal Cultivation Alliance to maintain the order in the Nine Regions… But more accurately, a high end, top grade bureaucratic organization, nothing more. Since it’s a bureaucratic organization, there is a flaw that any bureaucratic organization is doomed unable to avoid: corruption. Of course, as its beneficiary, I have to applaud: corruption is good!”
“...” The two Elders struggled to keep their jaws from falling off.
“As for the specific on how it went, it’s also very simple. It’s two million spirit stones for the most basic alliance member seal. Since it’s inception, this is the biggest transaction that Wisdom Sect had ever dealt, and I think we came out with profit in this.”
Two million spirit stones!
Liu Xian and Fang He looked at each other, and inwardly, they began to understand what was going on.
Towards a big sect, two million spirit stones were like a drop in a bucket. However, for an individual cultivator, this was astronomical! Didn’t Spirit Sword Sect’s Fifth Elder only earned around several hundred spirit stones each month and thus, her total income for a year was no more than ten thousand? Of course, this was because her contribution to the Sect was too low and would often cause trouble, therefore, her earning was far less than the other Elders. For example, Liu Xian, who had spent a lot of effort for the Sect, had a one-year income of hundreds of thousands of spirit stones. While the best one was the sixth Elder Lu Li, who was known to have a net worth of tens of millions...
However, that’s the worth of the Elders from one of the Five Unique of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. For an Elder in charge of registering a sect into the union, two million spirit stones were worth dying for; even if that Elder divided it with his subordinates in his department, it was more than enough. Thus, this huge amount of bribe in exchange for a certification seal didn’t appear to be unthinkable, especially since the union branch in the Blue River Region was bloated with corruption. Usually, the Spirit Sword Sect maintained a low key and aloof stance and didn’t deal with this institution. The Elders, whose impression of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals were still stuck at its headquarters—which has a much better environment, suddenly could not respond. Now that they have understood all of that, this glittering seal wasn’t so incredible after all.
The only problem was that...
Although its development momentum was quite vigorous, how could a small sect like the Wisdom Sect able to accumulate two million spirit stones in just eight months while at the same time it was also energetically building infrastructures; from where did these two million spirit stones came from?
Wang Lu was able to see the doubts in the two Elders’ eyes; he somewhat proudly explained, “Of course by asking for an investment.”
“... Investment?”
“Yes, it’s the result of my sect’s strong communication with the Mysterious Sky Mansion—when it comes to asking for money, what institution is more suitable than the Mysterious Sky Mansion in the Nine Regions?”
Liu Xian was puzzled. “How could the Mysterious Sky Mansion lent you so much money?”
“Because my Wisdom Sect’s ability to earn money is sufficiently maddening. Although the investment in the early period is too large and the cost of operation is extremely high, resulting in the not too much net surplus, but from the income point of view, Wisdom Sect’s annual revenue is almost one million spirit stones, which exceeded many low-rank members of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. Moreover, my sect’s future development is immeasurable; after all, Wisdom Sect has only occupied a single country, the Great Ming Country.”
Liu Xian was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly understood. Even though an annual revenue of less than a million seemed not much, for an Immortal Cultivation Sect, twenty years would come in a flash, which meant their profit would be tens of millions!
“Did you let the Mysterious Sky Mansion join the management?”
“How could I let them?” Wang Lu sneered. “They can receive the dividend, but to let this group of corrupt businessmen who only believe in money to run the Wisdom Sect would only ruin this sect.”
“If you don’t let the Mysterious Sky Mansion participate in the sect’s operation, how come they were willing to invest their money in you?”