Data cultivation, I observe immortality in the five elements

“Brother Li is absolutely right. We can not only spread the cost paid to that palace evenly, but we can even overstate it and exaggerate the amount.”

"Even reporting it to higher authorities."

Then, another island owner stepped forward, pointed to the top of his head, and looked radiant.

The invasion of the sea creatures is a major event that concerns everyone. Those who are the island lords naturally don't need to bear all the bitter consequences.

Their subordinate forces, fellow cultivators, independent cultivators, or sect elders are all people they seek help from.

What does it matter if we sacrifice a little cultivation resources as long as we can kill more sea creatures?
With a formidable enemy at hand, I believe everyone can understand this: those with strength should contribute their efforts, and those without should contribute their resources.
Upon realizing this, all the island lords present couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Since the people from the Heavenly Secrets Hall dared to ask for payment, they dared to exaggerate and drastically increase that payment.

In any case, they couldn't afford to lose to anyone else, and at the same time, they wouldn't arouse hostility from their subordinates or attract the attention of their superiors.
This can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

After all, this is a special time when the sea creatures are invading, and no one has the guts to thoroughly investigate everything.
"Cough cough."

"Fellow Daoists, you can understand this in your hearts, but please remember to be careful and do not spread this matter. Everyone must learn to keep it a secret."

"Otherwise, if word gets out, I don't think anyone can bear that kind of accusation."

An elderly island lord coughed twice, signaling everyone to stop and not to speak too bluntly, lest it get out and cause a great disturbance.

After all, they make a fortune quietly, and nobody knows about it; they just enjoy it themselves.

If this shameful matter were to be made public, they would all be punished.
These words immediately drew agreement from many island owners, whose faces beamed with excitement.

After all, the resources of the forces under their command are still resources!
It also allows the powerful figures of the Heavenly Mystery Hall to work tirelessly for their sake.
Such a wonderful thing is a once-in-a-millennium event!
Now that such a good excuse has appeared, they naturally won't choose to miss it.

Only the smile on the face of the island lord Yuexin froze after hearing this.

He thought his suggestion was ruthless enough, that he could use his forces to transfer the high cost.

But the island lord of Yuexin never expected that there was no one more ruthless and greedy than him, who planned to deceive his superiors and subordinates and cheat everyone.

If the cost is shared equally at each level as the other party envisions, wouldn't even the mortals on the island who are unable to cultivate end up owing a few spirit stones?

Even their supreme elders would get involved, and seeing how hard it was to fight the sea creatures, they would provide corresponding resources.
This meticulously planned scheme truly opened the eyes of Island Master Yuexin.

Sure enough, his heart wasn't black enough, ruthless enough.
Especially when she was with these guys, Island Master Yuexin felt even more that she had been too naive.
His level of understanding is still not deep enough; he needs to cultivate diligently.
While the island lords of the Witch Pool lineage were in turmoil because of Luo Yan's three conditions, Luo Yan's own consciousness arrived in the illusionary space of the identity token.

He placed a tight band around the head of the island lord of the Witch Pool lineage, and the Heavenly Mystery Hall, as one of their own, could not show favoritism.

Naturally, they also need to be given some constraints.

This is the art of managing subordinates, and also the art of managing people. Luo Yan rarely uses it, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how.

Because benefits gained for nothing are neither appreciated nor cherished.

If Luo Yan hadn't tied a rope to the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, given their lawlessness, they would have definitely caused a lot of trouble in less than six months.

Such as killing other disciples of the Five Elements Sect, upholding justice, etc.

After all, the number of cultivators in the Red Sea Islands is simply too great, and the injustices within are countless. If the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall were to witness such filth and evil...
This will inevitably trigger a chain reaction.

Furthermore, the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall are like sharp blades; they cannot be overfed at once.

Otherwise, they would lose motivation and thus lack the desire to fight the sea creatures.

When people are content, they are most likely to be satisfied with the status quo.

Once people are content with the status quo, who would still fight to the death?

The disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall are the same, because they are human beings, and as such, they cannot escape this law of human nature.

Therefore, Luo Yan would take at least 90% of the reward paid by the Wuchi lineage!

He will only leave 10% of the resources and benefits to the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall who participate in this battle, plus a reward for killing the Sea Clan King Beast.

The combination of these two factors is enough to keep this group of elite warriors constantly in a state of high morale, while ensuring that they don't die without the resources to gather a second spiritual body.

They have enough food in their pockets, but they still need to fight hard to earn enough cultivation resources.

In any case, if one wants to achieve resource freedom by slaughtering the sea creatures, it is absolutely impossible without killing them until the world is in chaos and hundreds of years have passed.

This was something Luo Yan had already estimated.

Compared to those Red Island lords, in terms of ruthlessness, cruelty, and complete lack of mercy...
Luo Yan was no less impressive.

Even if he himself has no need for those external resources, they are of no use to him.

However, as long as the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall can use them, these external resources are not useless, but rather a valuable bargaining chip for managing subordinates.
Spirit stones, spirit crystals, the essence of the five elements, and the essence of heaven and earth are resources that don't really have much use for cultivators like Luo Yan who have status, position, and background.

Because they lack nothing.

But such people are few and far between. For at least 99% of cultivators in the world, their cultivation and their lives are inseparable from these external resources.

Even the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall are no exception.

Their spiritual practice is inseparable from the rewards they receive for the tasks they perform on a daily basis.

Since these resources are very important to the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, it is inevitable that they will be placed in Luo Yan's hands.

In other words, whether it's spirit stones, spirit crystals, the essence of the five elements, or the essence of heaven and earth, they are all just a form of currency!
The essence of money is to purchase things, ensure the circulation of resources, and control others.

‘Wow! ’

Luo Yan's consciousness returned to the illusion space, and the many disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall who were originally sitting cross-legged on the ground all stood up and bowed.

"Young Master."

Fox Twenty-Four then walked directly up to Luo Yan and bowed.

Luo Yan nodded to him, expressing satisfaction with his performance over the past month; he was a capable person. She then walked directly to the front of the stage and said softly:
"I have just returned from Extreme Wind Island. They seem quite dissatisfied with your inaction over the past month and want me to give them an explanation on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, many of the cultivators below had a murderous glint in their eyes. What exactly did the Wuchi lineage want to do?

Is this a coup attempt?
I really don't know how to live or die!

"chi"

At this moment, Luo Yan suddenly burst out laughing, the sound echoing across the square and sounding extremely jarring.

"The way you look at me is right. It means you still acknowledge me and recognize yourselves as members of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, and you have a sense of belonging to me."

"But one thing I need to remind you all is that, despite the large number of you, you can all be categorized into two types: some are spears, and some are shields."

"The spear is responsible for external affairs, wielding power and killing; the shield is responsible for internal affairs, protecting everything."

"A spear has its sharpness, and a shield has its absolute defense. I hope you don't get them confused." The cultivators below were puzzled by these words and looked at the young man in blue with questioning eyes.

Luo Yan smiled slightly and blurted out, "It's very simple. I just want to tell you that the future battle may be very complicated, and many people will die."

"But please always remember that the disciples of the Chibu are sharp swords, and your mission is to kill all enemies."

"The disciples of the Star Gazing Platform must become a shield, helping the disciples of the Demon Clan to defend against any attacks from the outside world."

"You need to work together and not be disloyal to your own people!"

The disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall present were still puzzled, not understanding why this young master of the Star Gazing Platform would say such a thing.

Only a small number of the strong understood the meaning behind these words: they should cooperate with each other and not cause trouble.

"Furthermore, from now on, our Heavenly Mystery Hall disciples will still only be responsible for those sea monster kings that approach the island or set foot on the island."

"Sea creatures outside this range are irrelevant to our mission."

"If the Wuchi lineage wants you to leave the island to defend against enemies, they need to issue you a demon-slaying mission before you can go out and kill."

Upon hearing this, some people were slightly moved. Since a task was being issued, wouldn't that mean they would also receive corresponding rewards?

If the reward is generous, then it's not impossible to consider helping out.

"Finally, the sea creatures came on strong and endlessly, while we were like a fog, knowing nothing and could only passively take the beating."

"Therefore, I need some disciples of the Star Gazing Platform who are skilled in concealment techniques to go to the depths of the endless sea to investigate intelligence related to the sea race."

Luo Yan continued to give instructions, making detailed arrangements for his subordinates.

After he finished speaking, Fox Twenty-Four was the first to step forward and respectfully said to Luo Yan, "Young Master, how about I lead the team for this mission?"

Luo Yan shook her head and said softly, "Don't rush, I have other plans."

"Decades ago, I accidentally captured a white shark king and used his bloodline to study something."

"Come with me later, and I'll demonstrate it for you."

The arrangements within the illusionary space have come to an end. Luo Yan is only responsible for grasping the general direction, and everything else is left to them to carry out on their own.

Half a day later, in an empty sea area.

Dozens of disciples from the Star Gazing Platform gathered here, their figures shimmering, standing one by one.

“Come with me.”

Luo Yan's figure transformed into a stream of light, merging into the seawater and disappearing beneath the surface. The others followed suit, sinking into the seawater one after another.

The next moment, a desolate, ancient, and violent aura appeared before the dozens of disciples of the Star Gazing Platform.

Hundreds and thousands of sea creatures swam in the sea, including fish demons, shrimp spirits, crab monsters, snake demons, turtle demons, and so on.

It covers almost all common sea monster species.

Although these sea creatures differ in shape and species, their skin is all silvery-white and covered with fine scales.

From a distance, it glittered and shimmered, a vast expanse of it.

"This is."

One of the disciples at the observatory sensed that unique charm and subconsciously frowned, feeling a strange, indescribable feeling.

There weren't many sea monsters or spirits in front of them, and their strength wasn't great either; they were mostly around the fourth or fifth rank.

But upon closer inspection, one can also feel a powerful, pulsating aura emanating from the bloodline.

It subtly gave him a feeling of worship.

"Could these all be the bloodline of the king beast of the merfolk?"

"How can there be so many!"

The other disciples at the observatory also realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, filled with shock.

The power of the Merfolk is beyond doubt; they are one of the nine truly superior spirit races.

Their clan's power is by no means inferior to that of the ancient Five Elements Sect.

However, the endless sea is simply too vast, and the merfolk have always roamed at the edge of the deep sea, so they are not so conspicuous.

But what they saw before them astonished all the disciples of the Star Gazing Platform, leaving them with a sense of absurdity and disbelief.

Hundreds of pure-blooded sea beasts with the merman race appeared before our eyes. How exaggerated is that?

It should be noted that a mermaid of ordinary bloodline is enough to command sea beasts across thousands of miles of ocean.

The mermaid bloodline here has a concentration far exceeding that of ordinary mermaids, almost approaching that of mermaid royalty.
"Young Master, this is..."

Fox Twenty-Four's heart trembled and his voice became hoarse; the scene before him was truly astonishing.

If the bloodline of hundreds of merfolk were to spread, it would inevitably cause a huge uproar among the entire sea race, thus provoking the merfolk to fight to the death.

"As you can see, this is just one of my gains."

Luo Yan responded casually, without explaining to others where he obtained these merman bloodlines.

The terms "cloning" and "copying" are still relatively unfamiliar in the spiritual realm.

They also struggle to understand the deeper reasons behind this.

"I've summoned you here so that you can change your identities and blend into the sea monster horde, thus providing us with necessary intelligence."

Luo Yan smiled. This area of ​​the sea had been isolated by the Tower Ancestor with great power, so that no energy could possibly leak out.

Therefore, he felt comfortable showcasing his research findings from decades ago.

He didn't waste any of the white shark's flesh and blood.

"Young Master, what do you mean?"

Fox Twenty-Four's mind jolted, and he thought of a possibility, so he tentatively asked.

"It's exactly what you think!" Luo Yan nodded, as expected of a smart person, she understood immediately.

"Next, you will remain silent and use the bodies of these sea beasts as your source to infiltrate the sea race and work for them wholeheartedly."

"When you have free time, send the information you have gathered back to the Heavenly Mystery Hall, such as the approximate size of the sea beast clan, the number of powerful individuals, their preferred bloodline supernatural abilities, and the direction of their next attack, etc." (End of this chapter)