The golden seal caused the two Yuanying Stage Elders to fall into a great shock.
"How, how could this be!?" Fang He's eyes widened as he re-examined the image transmitted by the Psychic Jade countless times. However, there was only one conclusion: the seal was not fake, and the meaning of it was also simple and clear.
Wang Lu's Wisdom Sect has passed the qualification certification and officially joined the Wanxian League, becoming a member of the Wanxian League!
How could this be!? No, this sentence pattern was completely unable to express the shock in Fang He and Liu Xian's heart. The correct way to say it was at least...
How the f * ck is this possible!?
Even if they were shocked to hear that the Sect Leader Feng Yin Daoist Master's real body was a sixteen year old beautiful girl, the two Elders would not have this kind of shock. For a time, Fang He didn't even have the time to think that Wang Lu taking out this seal at this time was actually a bit like a slap in the face. He only felt that the confusion in his heart was like an abyss crack that was tearing the earth apart, becoming bigger and bigger, unable to be smoothed out.
How could this be? How could this be!? How could this be!??
For a time, there were thousands of words in Fang He's heart, but it was like a fishbone stuck in his throat! Anyone with basic reason could see that Wisdom Sect was an out-and-out evil sect. Only Wang Lu, this kind of Non-Phase Peak disciple with an astonishingly thick face, could flatly deny it without batting an eyelid. In the past few days, the scene that Fang He and Liu Xian witnessed had all confirmed this point. The Heaven Burning Blood Technique, as well as the millions of civilian followers, were absolutely in line with the characteristics of an evil sect.
Why were the two Elders so angry when they went down the mountain? Because whether it was for the Lingjian School or for Wang Lu himself, the negative impact of running an evil sect was extremely serious, especially for Wang Lu himself. Once the news spread, Wang Lu would be condemned by thousands of people, and he would have no place to stay in the entire Nine Regions! Regarding the issue of evil sect, in the Wanxian League, its standard was second only to the Devil Sect, which was simply indisputable! You said you have the official certification of the Great Ming Country? If the problem got out of hand, the entire Great Ming Kingdom would collapse in a matter of days! Using the Great Ming Country's official certification to try to cover up the fact that they were a cult was like using a dead leaf to deal with a woman's geranium. There should be a limit to overestimating one's capabilities, right? As for the sublimation of the world and the liberation of productivity … Go talk to your corpse when you reincarnate!
Therefore, even if Wang Lu had shown an amazing strength worthy of being a Successor Disciple under the Sword of Truth, Fang He still could not let him pass. At this time, indulging him would only destroy him!
However, at this moment, the glittering golden seal was like a giant mockery, completely crushing the anger and doubts of the two elders.
Wisdom Sect was a cult? Who would dare to call it a cult when the Wanxian League's authentication seal was placed here? If the certification from Da Ming Kingdom was not enough, then the certification from the Wanxian League should be enough! Was there any organization in Nine Regions more authoritative than the Wanxian League? Of course not!
However, on the other hand, Fang He and Liu Xian didn't think that what they had seen and heard in the past three days was an illusion. The cult characteristics of the Wisdom Sect were also not fake!
Therefore … How the f * ck was this possible!?
After being confused and in pain for a long time, the two elders still couldn't figure out the reason behind it. However, Wang Lu didn't bother to explain. He just smiled and watched the two elders sink deeper and deeper into their confusion. Finally, Liu Xian sighed and took the initiative to open his mouth, "How did you do it?"
Wang Lu smiled. "Actually, it's really very simple. I spent a lot of money to bribe the Elder in charge of the Wanxian League's membership affairs."
Puff!
The two elders were petrified. They stood there stiffly, but they could hear the sound of their Nascent Souls spitting out blood!
Wang Lu spread out his hands and said with a smile, "That's why I said that a lot of people don't really understand the essence of the Wanxian League. Instead of saying that it's the Immortal Cultivation Alliance, the guardian of order in the Nine Regions … it's better to put it in simpler terms. It's just a high-end, westernized bureaucratic organization, that's all. Since it's a bureaucratic organization, it has the inevitable flaw of a bureaucratic organization: corruption. Of course, as the beneficiary, I can't help but applaud: corruption is good! "
"..." The two elders tried their best not to drop their jaws.
"The specific operation method is also very simple. Two million spirit stones in exchange for the most basic membership seal. This is the biggest transaction since the establishment of the Wisdom Sect, and I think it's still a profit."
Two million spirit stones!
Liu Xian and Fang He looked at each other in dismay. A trace of understanding flashed through their hearts.
For a big sect, two million spirit stones was like a drop in the bucket. However, for an individual cultivator, this was an astronomical figure! Didn't they see that the monthly stipend of the Fifth Elder of Spirit Sword Sect was only a few hundred spirit stones? Her total annual income was only around ten thousand? Of course, this was also because her contribution to the sect was too low, and she often caused trouble. Therefore, her status was far lower than the other Elders. For example, Liu Xian, who had poured a lot of effort into the sect, in one year, he received hundreds of thousands of spirit stones as an offering from the sect. And the Sixth Elder, Lu Li, who was the best at managing the sect, was known to have a net worth of tens of millions...
However, that was the net worth of an Elder who was one of the Five Uniques of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. For an Elder who was in charge of the alliance of a sect, or even a grassroots sect, no matter how big his appetite was, two million spirit stones was enough to choke him to death. It was more than enough to fill the cultivators under him. With such a huge bribe, it was not unthinkable to exchange for a membership seal. Especially since the branch of the Wanxian League in the Blue River Region was corrupt and bloated, this kind of thing could be done. The Lingjian School was usually aloof and low-key, and it didn't have any dealings with these organizations. The Elder's impression of the Wanxian League was still at the Wanxian League's headquarters in the Central Region — the environment there was much better, so for a while, he couldn't respond. Now that he understood all of this, that glittering golden seal was not that unbelievable anymore.
The problem was...
Two million spirit stones was not a small number for a middle-rank sect. Although the Wisdom Sect's development momentum was vigorous, it was only eight months of accumulation. During this period, they also vigorously invested in the infrastructure, so where did they get two million spirit stones?
Seeing the Elder's doubt, Wang Lu somewhat proudly explained, "Of course, it's because of the investment."
"... Investment?"
"Yes, it's the result of our vigorous communication with the Mysterious Sky Mansion. When it comes to money, in the Nine Regions, there's no more suitable target than the Mysterious Sky Mansion, right?"
Liu Xian was puzzled. "Why would the Mysterious Sky Mansion lend you so much money?"
"Because the Wisdom Sect's money-making ability is enough to make people go crazy. Although the initial investment is too large, and the operating cost is extremely high, resulting in not much surplus, but from the income point of view, the Wisdom Sect's annual income is nearly one million spirit stones, which has already surpassed many of the low-rank sects in the Wanxian League. Moreover, the future development space is immeasurable. After all, the Wisdom Sect only occupies the Great Ming Country."
Liu Xian gawked for a moment, and then immediately understood. Less than one million per year didn't seem to be much, but for cultivators and Immortal Cultivation Sect, ten or twenty years was just like a snap of the fingers, which was a huge profit of tens of millions!
"You want the Mysterious Sky Mansion to participate in the management?"
"How could that be possible?" Wang Lu sneered. "Dividends are fine, but if we let that group of corrupt businessmen who only believe in money to run the Wisdom Sect, this sect will be finished."
"If you don't let the Mysterious Sky Mansion participate in the management, are they willing to lend you the money?"
Wang Lu said, "Therefore, I signed a bet agreement with them. Within ten years, I will give them a high dividend. If within ten years, the Mysterious Sky Mansion's dividend reaches a certain amount, then we're even. If not, I will offer the Wisdom Sect to them. Whether they want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, or let the water flow slowly, it's all up to them."
Liu Xian still found it hard to believe. "Even so, with the current scale of your Wisdom Sect, being able to persuade the other party to come up with two million spirit stones is really …"
Wang Lu said with a smile, "The Public Relations Division Head is competent, that's all."
Thinking of the seductive female cultivator on the other side of the Psychic Jade, Liu Xian frowned. However, inwardly, he roughly understood that the deal with the Mysterious Sky Mansion was obviously dirty.
At this point, Wang Lu's whole plan was finally clear at a glance: Public Relations with the Mysterious Sky Mansion to get a sky-high investment, and then, with a big stroke of the pen, he used the investment on public relations with the Wanxian League to get the authentication seal, thus confusing black and white, reversing the heaven and earth, washing the evil sect into the shining golden Wanxian League!
The steps were very simple, but there were too many unimaginable things to enumerate. The two Elders were silent for a long time, but it was still difficult for them to suppress the shock in their hearts.
If Wang Lu's sixth level Qi Cultivating Stage, combined with the array and the power of the Feng Shui Line, was able to persist until the last hurdle under the Sword of Truth was already a miracle, then the Wisdom Sect's whitewash was beyond a miracle; it was simply a miracle!
Were it not for the fact that Wang Lu himself was a Successor Disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect, with his identity as the Sect Leader of a sect that joined the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, in theory, he could even be on equal footing with Liu Xian and Fang He! Even though his cultivation was only at the sixth level of Qi Cultivating Stage!
Thinking to this, Liu Xian could not help but sigh. Just now, Wang Lu had asked him about his harvest in this experiential learning compared to the other two Successor Disciples. Liu Xian knew that in terms of cultivation alone, compared to those two evildoers, he was still slightly inferior. However, if he added the Wisdom Sect into the equation, those two people would probably not be able to compare to him!
However, Fang He's mind was even more tangled. There were thousands of words that he wanted to say, but they were stuck in his throat. Until Wang Lu smiled and asked him, "Uncle, do you have anything to say?"
Fang He was silent for a long time. "I have nothing to say."
Rationally speaking, although Wang Lu's method was beautiful, in the end, it couldn't be seen in the light. Especially since the Wanxian League authentication was obtained through a huge amount of bribery, any cultivator with a sense of justice would not be able to accept it.
However, Fang He was not the messenger of justice. As the Disciplinary Elder of Lingjian School, he didn't even need to care about the rules of the Wanxian League; he only needed to guard the dignity of the school's rules. However, the Lingjian School's rules didn't stipulate that one couldn't bribe an outsider...
In addition to the principle of not killing, raping, stealing, and other rules, when it came to matters outside the school, the Lingjian School didn't have many rules. This was the so-called tight on the inside but loose on the outside. And from the point of view of procedure, although Wang Lu's conduct was out of line, it didn't obviously violate the school's rules! Even if it was strictly required, at most, Wang Lu would only need to write a few remorse letters and deduct some sect's points, which was not painful at all.
Thinking to this, Liu Xian couldn't help but ask, "Since you've already made this arrangement, why do you need to use the Sword of Truth to claim your innocence?"
Wang Lu helplessly said, "Because according to the original plan, this plan should be launched in a few months, when the time is more ripe. Unfortunately, Martial Uncle, you guys came too fast, forcing me to start the plan in advance. Although I've done a lot of advance work, the Public Relations Division Chief has gone beyond his level, plus the Wisdom Sect sparing no expense to throw spirit stones all the way, but the fastest it would take is three to five days for the Wanxian League to complete the process and issue the golden seal. And these three to five days of time, I have to fight for it. "
Liu Xian wryly smiled. "So that's why you proposed to receive the Sword of Truth and asked for three days of preparation time?"
Wang Lu frankly said, "In addition, if necessary, I can also suffer some serious injuries and rest for three to five days. In any case, I'm just stalling for time."
"... So that's why you needlessly risk your life!?"
"In any case, I think Martial Uncle, you will definitely stop at the critical moment."
Liu Xian clenched his teeth, thinking that he might as well let this bastard kid die!
At this time, Fang He also came back to his senses. "Just now, you were pestering me about whether or not I can make an exception, the definition of a cult … Is it to shut me up with words?"
Wang Lu nodded and admitted, "Although the Wanxian League's seal is a good card, it's not safe. Without Martial Uncle's promise, I don't dare to rashly reveal this card."
Fang He sneered a few times, but it was more of a ridicule to himself. "Good temperament, good means!" After a pause, he remembered something. "No wonder Fifth Junior Sister, from the beginning to the end, was unhurried and unconcerned, and even insisted on starting her own business. It seems like she has already expected this step."
Wang Lu didn't deny it. Three days ago, when he met his Master in the inn, he was sure that the other party had already guessed his plan. Because the two of them had too many things in common. If it were Wang Wu, she would most likely do the same thing. It was not difficult to speculate Wang Lu's means.
Wang Lu smiled and asked, "Then, I think there should be no problem for the two Martial Uncles, right?"
Fang He was silent for a long time, and then shook his head to indicate that there was no problem.
Liu Xian said in a deep voice, "I only have one question, this cult, how long do you want to run it?"
While speaking, his eyes became serious again.
In theory, as a disciple of Lingjian School, even if Wang Lu was now the head of the cult, he still had to be limited by the sect's rules. And according to the sect's rules, after this experiential learning, he must return to the mountain to cultivate until he reached the King Pill Realm, then he could freely leave the mountain and wander the Nine Regions.
But on the other hand, what if Wang Lu announced his departure from Lingjian School at this time? Then he could fly freely in the vast sea and sky. At that time, he would have millions of people under his command, his power would be monstrous, and his future would be boundless! Although for Lingjian School, he would become a dishonorable traitor, it was not to the extent that he couldn't be killed. And with the sect's consistent style, they most likely wouldn't hit Wang Lu while he was down. Therefore, the price of leaving Lingjian School was something that Wang Lu could completely afford.
Therefore, Liu Xian had to ask, "Wang Lu, what exactly do you want?"
Upon hearing this question, Wang Lu's smile became even more brilliant.
"Martial Uncle, I am a professional adventurer, and one of the most basic qualities is concentration. I have never forgotten the fundamental purpose of founding the Wisdom Sect, so you don't need to ask this question."
Four months later, Wang Lu returned to Spirit Sword Mountain.
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