After working for both the righteous and demonic factions, I became a big shot.

Meanwhile, after returning to the Divine Demon Sect, Shen An immediately went back to his cave dwelling, opened the cave's restrictions, and began to recharge!

He felt as if he had returned to the happy times he spent playing a certain game in his previous life.

Top up to become stronger!

[Wallet: 1102 Spirit Stones]

[Shop: Weapons, Inner Strength Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, Elixirs, Formations...]

Shen An first clicked on the cultivation method category. As far as he knew, the cultivation method his predecessor had practiced was rubbish, just a general cultivation method for the Qi Refining stage.

"Primordial Qi Cultivation Technique, 100,000 spirit stones; Starry Sky Technique, 1 million spirit stones..."

Isn't there anything cheaper?

Shen Anren was completely numb. These cultivation techniques all sounded incredibly powerful, but he couldn't afford any of them.

Even the worst one costs 10,000 spirit stones!

If he were to work, even if he started working five thousand years ago, he would still have a hard time earning enough.

Okay, let's take a look at the weapons first.

"The Sword of Annihilation costs one million spirit stones; the Secret Talisman Ruler costs one hundred thousand spirit stones. Damn it, I'm not looking anymore."

Shen An felt that his system had completely overestimated his financial resources. If he had these spirit stones, why would he need to go undercover?

Fortunately, after searching around, he finally found some things he could afford.

[Enlightenment Pill (only 2,000 spirit stones for Qi Refining stage), Great Rejuvenation Pill, 100 spirit stones; Kidney Tonifying Pill, 100 spirit stones; Qi Gathering Pill, 50 spirit stones...]

The Qi Gathering Pill costs fifty spirit stones, which is ten stones more expensive than the market price!

Shen An just wanted to curse them with one word: "Shady businessman!"

But he held back. He wanted to try a Qi Gathering Pill first to see how it tasted and compare it to those in the mall.

As the fifty spirit stones disappeared, a Qi Gathering Pill appeared in Shen An's hand.

With its rich color and subtle fragrance, it is undoubtedly a Perfect Qi Gathering Pill!

Brother Tongzi, I was wrong. I was too loud just now.

A perfect Qi Gathering Pill is worth nearly a hundred spirit stones!

Hmm? Can I...?

Shen An subconsciously wanted to exploit a bug, but to his surprise, the store immediately patched it.

[Note: Items in the shop are for the host's use only, cannot be traded, gifted, or discarded, and have a one-day cooldown period.......]

"How stingy! Otherwise I'd be a reseller," Shen An thought to himself, but he still happily consumed the Perfect Qi Gathering Pill.

One should be content and not want everything.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen An's aura suddenly surged, reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining!

Even if he doesn't join Lanyue Peak, at least he won't be kicked out. Shen An smiled with relief.

However, he still prefers to take shortcuts.

He wasn't in a hurry about the cultivation method; after all, the Qi-refining cultivation method found on the roadside was sufficient before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, he realized that his online store was targeting a high-end market, and making money was the priority from now on.

........

Divine Demon Sect Council Hall

"No, I object to Fairy Lanyue setting up a separate assessment for Shen An to enter the inner sect."

"Exactly! He's just a mere Qi Refining Level 3 kid. I heard that after joining my Divine Demon Sect, his cultivation hasn't progressed much in decades. And he looks like an undercover agent!"

Amidst waves of opposition, the Moon-Gazing Fairy, sitting to the side, frowned slightly; she was almost about to slam her fist on the table and stand up.

She came to invite these people to attend the ceremony, not to encourage them to oppose it.

"Since everyone suspects he's an undercover agent and feels Shen An's cultivation is insufficient, let's set up a test." At this moment, one of the leading elders spoke up.

As soon as he spoke, all other sounds ceased. This man was the absolute authority among all the elders!

The Moon-Embracing Fairy looked at the Grand Elder: "I hope the Elder will give his instructions."

She couldn't very well offend the Grand Elder now, as he was a powerful figure in the Integration Stage.

The Grand Elder said slowly, "Just undergo your normal assessment these next two days. I will send someone to pose as a righteous cultivator to test him!"

The Moon Fairy had no problem with it; she believed Shen An wasn't an undercover agent, he just looked like a good person.

The other elders all thought that the First Elder's idea was good, really good!

……

On the day of the test, Lanyue Peak

The Moon Fairy was still wearing a long purple dress, sitting lazily in the main seat, her long legs propped up on the table, her two delicate white feet swinging back and forth.

Beside him were two elders who had come to observe the ceremony, as well as a group of disciples from Lanyue Peak.

Shen An stood in front of Fairy Lanyue, dressed in a clean black outer disciple's robe, his hair meticulously styled, and his handsome appearance pleased Fairy Lanyue greatly.

"Fairy, Elders, Senior Brothers and Sisters, I am ready."

Shen An first greeted everyone present, especially making eye contact with Fairy Lan Yue, the two elders, and several senior brothers and sisters in the front row.

The two elders who came to observe the ceremony subconsciously sat up straight, sensing the respect in Shen An's eyes.

Even many of the more undisciplined disciples smiled at Shen An. He even greeted us with his eyes, so we should definitely respect our future junior brother.

Fairy Lanyue nodded: "Shen An, today I have specially set a test for you in front of all the disciples and the two elders. If you can pass the test, you will become a disciple of my Lanyue Peak."

Shen An smiled perfectly: "Thank you for your help, Fairy, Elder. This disciple will do my utmost!"

"This is Lanyue Peak's account book for the past year, showing its expenses and income. Shen An, just tell me after you've read it how much Lanyue Peak spent and how much it earned this year."

The Moon Fairy pointed her slender finger to a desk not far away, on which were two thin account books.

The original test that Fairy Lanyue gave to Shen An was to fight a disciple at the third level of Qi Refining, but when she saw that Shen An had broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, she simply changed to a simpler test method.

Upon hearing this, many questions suddenly popped into Shen An's mind.

That's it?

He originally thought that Fairy Lanyue already favored his predecessor enough, but he never expected her to favor him this much.

But thinking back to when connections got me into the company in my previous life, it was just a formality, and I immediately felt relieved.

When Shen An looked through the account books, he realized just how crude the account books of Lan Yue Peak were.

Yes, it's sloppy. Forget about professional accounting; even many figures are scribbled over and corrected...

For example, in the income section: a certain amount of spiritual materials, a certain amount of spirit stones, and a certain amount of pills. How much exactly?

The two characters “several” were written in a flamboyant style, as if reminding the person looking at the ledger to “guess for themselves.”

The expenses section was even more outrageous: "In March, the disciple got into a fight and had to pay compensation of fifty spirit stones."

"In July, the peak master was in a good mood and rewarded all the disciples of the peak..."

Shen An felt that if he were in that position, he could embezzle all the money from Lan Yue Peak and Lan Yue Fairy probably wouldn't even notice.

After glancing at it a few times, Shen An closed the ledger, in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

Seeing this, Fairy Lanyue frowned slightly: "Shen An, there's no need to rush, there's still plenty of time."

Shen An stood up, patted off non-existent dust from his robes, and smiled, "Replying to the fairy, I have read them all."

The entire room suddenly fell silent.

Many disciples looked at Shen An as if he were a ghost.

This assessment, though simple, is the most time-consuming. How could he possibly be so fast?

.........