You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 395 The Spirit Realm's Red Heart Society Returns to Its Old Ways

The Red Heart Society is extremely experienced in handling these kinds of matters.

Even if Wang Meng couldn't handle it, there were plenty of people in the Red Heart Society who could.

The spirit world is vast, and its energy level is extremely high!

[However, in the conflict between new and old forces, and in the process of new things rising to overthrow the old and the vested interests, the methods and means adopted are all essentially the same.]

Since time was on the side of the Red Heart Society, the Red Heart Society in the Spirit Realm did not directly break ties with the various sects of the City of Defiled Light.

【Why bother? 】

Maintaining superficial stability is beneficial to the development of the Red Heart Society, so why break ties completely?

Soon, a special visitor arrived at the luxurious reception halls in the heart of the various sects of the City of Stained Light.

The civilized envoys dispatched by the Red Heart Society, representing the Society's sincerity, have arrived here.

He wore no armor and showed no sign of power.

His attire was impeccably tailored, made of high-quality materials yet understated—the kind of fashionable clothing popular in the spirit world. He wore a perfectly measured, humble smile, and spoke with erudition, quoting classical texts and demonstrating an intimate knowledge of the ancient religious epics of the spirit world.

His profound understanding of certain deep and obscure doctrines within the teachings of various religious sects even slightly moved several bishops.

Furthermore, the other party's behavior perfectly conformed to the elaborate etiquette favored by the upper echelons of the spirit world.

A cardinal of the Greedy Cult, twirling the blood-stained gold coin necklace symbolizing wealth at his chest, surveyed the messenger with his cloudy old eyes, concluding that the man was sensible and showed reverence for his elders.

The representative of the Dark Cult remained silent, but the surging shadow aura around him noticeably calmed down. He commented on the Red Heart Envoy: "He doesn't seem like a barbarian who's just arrived."

The leaders of other sects nodded in agreement, a hint of amusement in their eyes revealing their kinship.

[In their view, this is another emerging force attempting to integrate into the complex ecosystem of the City of Filthy Light. They might clash with this force over beliefs and interests in the future, but they can certainly exploit it now!]

The banquet was lavish!

[Graceful dance moves!]

The Red Heart Envoy elegantly raised a glass with the leaders of various religious sects, inadvertently revealing that the Red Heart Envoy was willing to provide certain unexpected conveniences in order to foster friendship and cooperation.

For example, limiting the initial scale of development, accepting reasonable oversight clauses, and even promising potential future resource allocation.

In short, it's all part of the plan; it's all happening in the future.

[I won't say a word about what's happening now!]

[A carefully prepared sugar-coated bullet was silently laid amidst the clinking of glasses, cleverly covering the initial needs of the Chixin Society's establishment and development with a web of permits woven from legal regulations and short-term interests.]

In February of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Crimson Heart Society openly promoted its ideology within the territory of the Greedy Cult.

The Red Heart Society has even established a Purification Center within the City of Defiled Light.

For the first time, that loyal battle flag truly shone brightly in the chaotic swamp of the City of Filth and Light.

No blood sacrifice!

There was no declaration of divine grace!

[Only a clear announcement, written simultaneously in both the common language of the spirit world and the tongue of greed.]

The announcement outlines the legal framework, resource allocation rules, and regulations protecting the lives of the underprivileged under the "Red Heart Order" philosophy.

This is like throwing a lit torch of order into a dark swamp of oil, creating ripples throughout the city of tainted light.

News is like a pebble thrown into a stagnant pool!

The residents of the City of Stained Light, upon learning of this, fell silent.

[This is not a silent opposition, but rather, in the abyss of souls crushed by millions of years of sacrifice, enslavement, and debt, those lost in delusion see even the light as a trap.]

Ultimately, some people are willing to try new things after being pushed to the brink of death.

Numb miners, artisans driven mad by debt, and impoverished people traded like livestock—some began to cautiously approach the Red Heart Society.

[Then, the number of members joining the Red Heart Society also increased significantly.]

Just when the various sects thought the Red Heart Society had gone far enough and would start losing money if things continued this way, the Red Heart Society disregarded church law and directly occupied the district belonging to the Greedy Church.

[Then, despite the fact that none of the churches understood the situation, they spent a great deal of manpower, resources, and money to completely transform and upgrade this neglected district.]

In a short time, a large number of jobs, extraordinary factories, and even various related industries emerged.

【What is this for? 】

[Are you going to gather all that garbage and pile it up here?]

A mid-level priest from the Greedy Cult complained to the cardinal, saying that if it weren't for the Red Heart Society, he would have already killed these lowly people.

These lowly people don't worship the true God!

[All they do is repair roads, build houses, and open those public canteens all day long—what's the point?]

A cardinal in a red robe observed these changes with complete indifference.

Let them do what they want!

It's just consuming some waste and garbage that we're too lazy to clean up!

This saves us the trouble of doing anything!

[Once the righteous ones realize that their efforts and rewards are completely disproportionate, they will naturally reveal their greedy nature and come here to do the same things as us.] [However, things seem to be gradually deviating from the expectations of the various sects.]

The various industries, factory upgrades, and related systems planned by the Red Heart Association are developing rapidly at a visible pace, transforming the old city with vibrant vitality and creating a truly eye-catching transformation.

While other sects were at a loss, the Red Heart Society was developing rapidly.

These rules and regulations don't seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision; rather, they seem well-planned, maximizing all possible development achievements within a limited timeframe.

[Especially attracted by the various generous benefits, members of other churches are willing to abandon their faith in order to join the Red Heart Society.]

[By joining the Red Heart Society, one's standard of living and family happiness will rise sharply. Under the crucible of the Red Heart ideology, one will quickly embrace the Red Heart principles and become a member of the society.]

Is this proselytizing?

Shouldn't missionary work involve placing believers in the most dangerous situations, only to offer help when their lives are in danger?

[Give them this opportunity, and they won't refuse, even if it costs them their soul.]

But what is Chixin doing now?

By the time these sects reacted, the Red Heart Society had already completely destroyed the Greed Church's stronghold in the area.

When other cults approached the Greedy Cult and asked why they didn't stop the Heartless Cult from breaking the rules, the Greedy Cult's answer shocked everyone.

Wasn't this something we all agreed upon together?

The Red Heart Sect has just arrived and needs to recruit.

So isn't it normal to use such methods to recruit people?

Didn't we all sign contracts back then?

Since the Red Heart Sect wants to use this land, let them use it. It's no big deal.

[No religious sect expected that this notoriously greedy sect, which had driven its followers to the brink of ruin, even causing mental breakdowns and the complete loss of their souls, would speak with such profound righteousness.]

[You could even say they're so naive you want to take advantage of them.]

[Therefore, a well-meaning religious sect informed the Greedy Church about the drawbacks of this practice.]

[But the Greedy Cult says they don't care; if anyone dislikes the Loyal Heart Cult, let them do it themselves!]

They're not going anyway!

After all, the Greedy Cult had already experienced the power of the Red Heart Society once.

The Greed Cult is a sect where only its own members know its own secrets; there are very few demigods within the cult.

What about the Red Heart Society?

[There are several on the road alone, and if you add those that are hiding, you can't count them on two hands, right?]

They wouldn't dare provoke such a powerful church!

[Are you looking for death? ]

In September of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the ever-expanding Red Heart Society still provoked resistance from the three major sects of the City of Defiled Light.

[Among them, the Dark Cult's strategy is to avoid conflict, but secretly plot betrayal.]

What the Dark Night Cult didn't expect was that the Crimson Heart Society didn't care about the other two cults and focused solely on attacking the Dark Night Cult.

Even though the Dark Night Cult hadn't yet launched a sneak attack, but only conceived the idea, the Crimson Heart Society was still keeping a close eye on them.

When the Dark Night Cult invoked the Goddess of the Night to threaten the Red Heart Society, the Red Heart Society retaliated even more fiercely.

For a time, the actions of the Red Heart Society left other sects somewhat bewildered.

[Why does the Red Heart Society's behavior seem like they have a grudge against the Dark Night Cult?]

Most importantly, the Red Heart Society seems to know something about the Dark Cult!

Behind the Dark Cult lies the renowned Goddess of the Night!

[Anyone who has a deep and abiding grudge against the Cult of the Night must be backed by a true god who is no less powerful than the Goddess of the Night!]

Otherwise, why would Chixin be so high-profile?

Having grasped this point, the sects of the City of Defiled Light fell into a state of silence.

[Anyway, the Red Heart Society is only causing minor disturbances in the old town of the City of Stained Light, which doesn't significantly affect their collection of faith power, so why bother?]

The Dark Night Cult quickly reported the matter, but the Dark Night Cult headquarters paid no attention to it after learning about it.

[While the distribution of enemies within these sects is unclear, headquarters knows it all too well.]

What kind of bullshit Red Heart Society is this!

They've never even heard of it!

[Even a fool would know that the Red Heart Society is probably just some ragtag group of gods behind it.]

However, since the Red Heart Society dares to target the Dark Night Cult in this way, they must be wiped out.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Dark Night Cult dispatched a demigod wielding a semi-divine artifact to the City of Filthy Light, intending to annihilate the Crimson Heart Society.

[This is to declare to the world that the authority of the Church of the Dark Night is sacred and inviolable!]

(End of this chapter)