Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 608 Primitive Accumulation of Capital

The first level of Tianfu, around the time of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects).

As the sun appeared and its disc traversed the sky, major cities gradually awoke, becoming bustling and lively, with streaks of light flashing across the sky.

This phenomenon becomes more pronounced the closer one gets to the central hub, the Ascension Platform.

Once inside the Ascension Platform, which serves as the hub between the first and second levels of the Heavenly Palace, every inch of land is incredibly valuable, and there are no longer any ordinary people without cultivation to be seen.

Fang Yuan was one of them.

As a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, about to break through to the later stage, his status at the first level was neither low nor high, and could be considered middle class.

Unfortunately, due to the high land prices at the Ascension Platform, he couldn't afford a mansion in the city. He could only buy a house in a more remote mortal city. Then, he would get up early and work late every day, riding his escape light to work in the big city. On the way, he would stop at a pharmacy to take a spiritual pill to replenish his depleted mana.

"call!"

As soon as he entered the city, Fang Yuan took a deep breath and felt that the air was sweet, after all, it was the medicinal gas emitted from the factories in the city.

As a symbol of the Tianfu Immortal Dao civilization, those huge exhaust vents continuously release medicinal gas day and night. Although this medicinal gas is an impurity left over from alchemy and is harmful to cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, it is an excellent tonic for someone like him who is in the middle stage of Qi Refining.

".Well."

The next second, Fang Yuan suddenly held his breath. Although the air smelled sweet, if he inhaled too much, the Immortal Path Pharmaceuticals behind him would come and collect the money.

'Never mind, being able to take a puff is already a blessing.'

"And this is just a perk I get as an employee of Xiandao Pharmaceuticals. So many people want to use it but can't even get their hands on it."

Although his monthly salary barely covered loan repayments, Fang Yuan still proudly stood tall as he looked at his company's massive factory.

Soon, we entered the factory.

Work hadn't started yet, so many employees were talking amongst themselves. Fang Yuan listened intently and quickly overheard their conversation:
"Have you heard? The latest news."

"Someone from higher up has arrived!"

"It's said that the Outer Path Alliance, a super conglomerate with businesses spanning the entire first floor, wants to launch a financial product to help our first floor escape poverty and become wealthy."

"It seems like the right name is 'Worry-Free Talisman'!"

"It's said to be a high-grade version of the heretical immortal talisman, just released, with an exchange rate of 1:5. It's very pure, of excellent quality, and will appreciate in value in the future!"

"real or fake."

"That sounds pretty impressive. You see, the news says it like this: a huge positive development, the Worry-Free Talisman breaks the monopoly of Immortal Talismans, and is the last bastion of the spirit of freedom."

"Tens of millions of people in Tianfu have had their lives changed by the Worry-Free Talisman, and this number will surely double in the next ten years. My eldest brother's second sister's best friend works in an industry under the Outer Dao Alliance. She has inside information that the Outer Dao Alliance plans to completely replace the Outer Dao Immortal Talisman with the Worry-Free Talisman in the future."

"So the earlier you buy, the higher the multiplier!"

"If you buy them too late, and the Heretical Alliance has almost completely replaced them and switched to the Worry-Free Talisman, then having a lot of Heretical Immortal Talismans will be worthless."

These are the discussions among the young employees.

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to some employees whose profiles indicated they had families. Their discussions, however, were quite different:

"It is said that the Worry-Free Talisman was established by a True Lord who had just attained enlightenment and was in charge of the universe."

“That was a benevolent and powerful being.”

"I heard that all the distinguished guests who came down from the upper echelons this time are disciples of the Righteous Path under the rule of that great supernatural being, and they have come to bring us good fortune!"

"How can we benefit people? By raising salaries?"

"Actually, there's no need for that. I think we're quite happy now. We have enough to live on, and if we live to be a hundred or so without any illness or disaster, then we've lived a worthwhile life."

"No ambition!"

"You've lived a worthwhile life. What about your son? Your daughter? Your grandchildren? How will they find jobs in the future? Can you introduce them to some?"

"Uh"

"In short, I've secretly inquired and found out that the [Path of Righteousness] founded by that great master is here to start teaching and training programs. They offer courses at different price points, and even the lowest-priced course guarantees you a good job in the future!"

"You can get a job even at the lowest price?" "Absolutely! In fact, if you can afford the most expensive course, the [Path of Righteousness] claims in their advertisement that you can ascend to the second level!"

"real!?"

Gradually, the atmosphere became more and more heated.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan nodded in satisfaction, then took out a communication jade slip from his pocket and sent a message to his superior:
Public opinion is normal; the news has already spread.

Soon, the boss returned a thumbs-up.

—That's right. As the manager of the factory's human resources department, Fang Yuan recently received a task: to fully cooperate in promoting the Wuyoulu and the Zhengqi Daoist training.

For this reason, he secretly spread the information for a long time.

In retrospect, it was a great success.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan couldn't help but smile: 'It seems I'll get my bonus this month; after paying off the loan, I can save some money.'

What's the point of saving money?

After much deliberation, Fang Yuan, with a touch of curiosity, took out the information related to the Worry-Free Talisman and the Righteous Path, and began to read it carefully.

"Not bad, very good."

At the edge of the cliff at the end of the second continent, Lü Yang stood with his hands behind his back, quietly looking down at the first continent below, his eyes reflecting the myriad aspects of life in the mortal world.

Soon, a beam of light descended; it was the Mountain Moving Clan.

"Fellow Daoist Minghe, there is something I do not understand."

Lü Yang smiled: "Please speak, fellow Daoist."

The Mountain-Moving One didn't mince words, saying directly, "Why are you focusing your efforts on promoting the Worry-Free Talisman on the first floor? The first floor is full of mortals; there's no profit to be made from them."

"Fellow Taoist, this is wrong."

Lu Yang shook his head: "These are all promising talents of Tianfu. I'm surprised that no one thought of making use of them before."

During this period, Lü Yang gained a deeper understanding of Tianfu.

'That Taiyin Immortal Venerable is a bit too Zen; he only created the Great Dao Immortal Scroll as currency, but hasn't fully unleashed its power.'

Admittedly, the Great Dao Immortal Register was very successful in taming the Outer Dao True Monarchs, but that was because the Outer Dao True Monarchs were still True Monarchs and posed a threat to the Heavenly Palace, hence the targeting. As for Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even lower-level Qi Refining cultivators and mortals, the Heavenly Palace's attitude was more akin to letting them roam freely.

Dividing it into nine layers is essentially the same as throwing away trash.

In the Qi Refining stage, ordinary people are sent to the first level to fend for themselves, out of sight, out of mind. But those with talent and connections are sent to the second to fifth levels for proper education and training.

As a result, the social environment in Tianfu is quite peaceful.

Abundant resources, extremely high productivity, and the absolute powerhouse Taiyin Immortal Venerable have reduced the conflicts between cultivators to an unbelievable level.

'This is utterly despicable waste!'

'Such a large floor, with so many talented people, yet they're all so content with their lot, completely lacking the fighting spirit of cultivation, only thinking about lying around and passing the days.'

Is such a huge market in lower-tier cities just going to be wasted like this?
"What a sin!"

Lü Yang was heartbroken: 'I even thought this place was related to the Holy Sect. Now it seems I've only learned a tiny fraction of their teachings!'

Tianfu is incompetent; it seems I must step in!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately glanced at the Mountain Moving Sect and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, this is only the first step, the initial accumulation of capital."

"The storm is just the beginning."

"However, given time, it will surely sweep across the entire Tianfu region!"

　Only three chapters left. I've been having some writer's block these past couple of days, but I'll try to get back to four chapters a day as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)