Forced to become a top influencer, I rely on my tu cao to ruin the cultivation world.

Qingyun Sect, the first production base of Qingyun Heavy Industry.

At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight (which, through the thick smoke billowing from the factory chimneys, turned an eerie pale blue) fell upon Luoxia Peak, this steel forest began its relentless roar.

"Rat-a-tat ...

The Xuan Tie tractor, like a tireless steel behemoth, was positioned at the heart of "Factory No. 1." Every time its exhaust pipe spewed out a puff of black smoke, a ton of "spiritual energy liquid" emitting a faint blue glow would be added to the storage tank.

Wearing a custom-made robe with the word "Boss" printed on it, and holding a huge thermos (containing a stimulating "spiritual energy concentrate"), Jia Zang stood on the control panel, watching the numbers jumping on the big screen, and the corners of his mouth never left his mouth.

"Chairman Jia, good morning! This is today's production report."

Elder Wang Teng, sporting dark circles under his eyes, came running over like a husky, carrying a jade slip covered in runes.

Wang Teng has now completely transformed from a "cultivation elder" to a "corporate slave factory manager". His once magnificent elder's robe has now been replaced with a work vest, covered with various pens for recording the quantity of spirit stones and spirit energy bricks. He also has a walkie-talkie hanging from his waist and a whistle around his neck.

"read."

Jia Zhuang took a swig of "spiritual energy concentrate" and snapped his fingers.

"yes!"

Wang Teng cleared his throat, his voice booming as if he were reciting scriptures: "Reporting to Chairman Jia! In the past 24 hours, we consumed 30,000 'waste pills' and 50,000 'low-grade spirit stones'; produced 1,000 tons of 'spiritual energy liquid' and 5,000 'spiritual energy bricks'; net profit... net profit reached..."

Wang Teng swallowed hard, his voice trembling: "The net profit reached 100,000 high-grade spirit stones!"

"Only 100,000?"

Jia Zhuang frowned and slammed the thermos onto the control panel.

"Wang Teng, what kind of factory manager are you? I told you yesterday to buy the spirit stone mine next door from the 'Mysterious Sword Sect,' did you do it?"

"I bought it! I bought it!"

Wang Teng hurriedly nodded and bowed, "But Chairman Jia, the sect leader of the Xuanjian Sect said that the spiritual energy in their sect has become extremely thin recently, and even their protective mountain array is about to collapse, so they refuse to sell!"

"They won't sell? That means they don't understand the market!"

Jia Zhuang curled his lip in disdain. "Tell them that the spiritual energy is scarce because they don't understand 'scientific mining'! As long as they buy our 'Spiritual Energy Liquid,' not only will their spiritual energy be restored, but their cultivation will also greatly increase!"

He pointed to the sewage ditch behind the factory that led directly to a small river and said, "Also, has the 'psychic waste' discharged yesterday been cleaned up properly?"

"It's cleaned up, it's cleaned up!"

Wang Teng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "But Chairman Jia, when that 'waste' flowed into the river, the 'Clear Water Sect' downstream sent people to complain, saying that their fish are all floating belly-up and their crops have withered and died..."

"Nonsense!"

Jia Zhuang slammed his fist on the table and roared, "That's because they don't know how to appreciate it! That's high-purity 'organic fertilizer'! It's a 'benefit' I specially reserved for them!"

[Livestream chat]

Here it comes again, Mr. Jia's "robber logic" is back!

[The above is called "business acumen"; if you don't understand it, don't spout nonsense.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a boss selling industrial waste to farmers as fertilizer.]

[Chairman Jia: Organic fertilizer? I think it's poison!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zhuangcai didn't care about any "complaints" or not.

In his eyes, there are only "raw materials" and "products".

"Wang Teng, listen up. From today onwards, we'll not only sell 'Psionic Liquid,' but also 'Psionic Fertilizer'!"

Jia Zhuang pointed to the sewage ditch and said, "Go and cut off that river for me, collect all the 'waste,' bottle it, label it 'Qingyun Brand Super Organic Spirit Fertilizer'! Sell it to them for one hundred spirit stones a bottle!"

"Huh? Selling...selling fertilizer?"

Wang Teng looked completely bewildered. "Chairman Jia, that's 'poisonous water'!"

"Poisonous water? That's because you don't know what you're talking about!"

Jia Zhuang waved his hand dismissively, saying, "That's a 'high-concentration spiritual energy carrier'! Just dilute it a thousand times, and it'll be the best fertilizer! Go tell the Qingshui Sect that if they don't buy our fertilizer, their crops can forget about surviving!"

[System Prompt]

[The system has detected that the host is packaging "industrial waste" into "organic fertilizer." A marketing script has been automatically generated and implanted into Wang Teng's mind.]

[Wang Teng's trust level has increased by 100%; he has been successfully brainwashed.]

"Yes, Chairman Jia! I'll take care of it right away!"

Wang Teng's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new continent. "I'll go bottle all the 'waste' right now!"

"Go."

Jia Zhuang waved his hand and turned to look outside the factory.

Outside the factory, a group of outer disciples of the Qingyun Sect were pushing carts like worker ants, carrying bags of "raw materials" (waste pills and low-grade spirit stones) into the factory, and carrying out pieces of "spiritual energy bricks" that emitted a faint blue light.

"Hey! You over there! Don't slack off!"

Jia Zhuang picked up the walkie-talkie and yelled outside, "Today's KPI isn't done yet! Everyone needs to transport at least one hundred psionic bricks! If you don't, don't even think about getting a 'psionic nutrition meal'!"

[Livestream chat]

[Holy crap! Is Chairman Jia trying to turn cultivators into "industrial slaves"?!]

[The above is called "business management." If you don't understand it, don't talk nonsense.]

[Hilarious! The expressions on those disciples' faces were exactly like the first time I saw my boss making empty promises.]

[Chairman Jia: KPI? That's a "cultivation progress bar"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Upon hearing about the "psychic nutritional meal," the disciples immediately became incredibly energetic, running even faster.

There's no way around it; Jia Zang's "spiritual nutrition meal" is delicious, filling, and can even aid in cultivation.

"Cool!"

Looking at his busy disciples, Jiazang felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

"This is nothing!"

He looked at the sky gradually darkening in the distance, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to make sure the entire cultivation world uses our 'Spirit Energy Bricks'!"

Just then, a system notification sounded.

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed the [Spiritual Energy Purification Project] task.]

[Mission Rating: S-rank]

[Rewards: Unlocked [Psionic Fluid Recipe], 30000 Honkai Points.]

[New mission released: [Monopolize the cultivation world]]

[Task Description: Promote "Spiritual Energy Fluid" throughout the cultivation world, replacing traditional spiritual energy and making it the universal energy source for cultivation.]

[Mission Rewards: Unlock the [Spiritual Aura Futures Trading System], 50000 Collapse Points.]

"monopoly?"

Jia Zhuang's eyes lit up.

This is like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep!

"Wang Teng!"

Jia Zhuang shouted loudly at the outside of the factory.

"Chairman Jia, what is it?"

Wang Teng rushed over.

"Stop wasting your time on those 'useless pills,' I have a new task for you."

Jia Zhuang patted Wang Teng on the shoulder and said mysteriously, "Go and seal off all those 'spirit stone mines' in the sect. From today onwards, the cultivation world is only allowed to use 'spiritual energy liquid'!"

"Only 'psychic fluid' is allowed?"

Wang Teng looked completely bewildered. "Chairman Jia, what about the spirit stones?"

"Spirit stones? That's outdated productivity!"

Jia Zang curled his lip in disdain. "From now on, we'll be the ones calling the shots in the cultivation world!"

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! Chairman Jia is trying to monopolize the cultivation world!

[The one above is called a "business empire." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a boss monopolize the market.]

[Chairman Jia: The world of cultivation? That's my "field of韭菜 (leeks)"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zangcai didn't care about monopolies or anything like that.

His mind is now filled with "psychic fluid".

As long as he can promote "Psionic Fluid," his Honkai Points will double. With doubled Honkai Points, he can unlock more advanced technologies.

"Rat-a-tat ...

The tractor started again, and Jia Zhuang drove it out of the factory.

He needs to work through the night to develop a promotion plan for the "spiritual energy liquid" so that he can start "harvesting" the cultivation world first thing tomorrow morning!

As night deepened, the lights on Luoxia Peak grew brighter and brighter.

The newly built "Qingyun Heavy Industry First Production Base" is like a tireless steel behemoth, emitting a deep roar in the night.

Behind the factory, in the sewage ditch, a grayish-white, viscous liquid was continuously flowing into the stream and heading into the distance.

[Livestream chat]

Is this the price of industrial cultivation?

[The above is called "development." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Mr. Jia's expression is exactly like mine when I'm working overtime.]

[Chairman Jia: Price? As long as we can make money, no price matters!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zhuang had no idea that the "spiritual waste" he casually discharged today would, in the future, flow along the interdimensional spiritual veins to Earth, bringing immense disaster to the Earth's ecosystem.

All he knew was that tomorrow morning, he would be able to begin "reaping" the cultivation world.

"Cool!"

Jia Zhuang stood on the front of the tractor, looking down at the steel forest below, his heart filled with anticipation.

"Is the cultivation world ready to welcome the 'Psionic Era'?"

He shouted loudly at the night sky.

The only response he received was the incessant chugging of the tractor.

"Rat-a-tat ...