Chapter 606: Chapter 606: Immortal Core Demon, Everyone Has the Right to Execute Them

"You make a good point, Daoist."

Looking at Mountain Mover, Lü Yang collected his thoughts, then suddenly chuckled. "But you’re overthinking it, Daoist. I was just complaining. I have no intention of welshing on my debt."

"I’ve already withdrawn that one hundred million in reserve funds."

At these words, Mountain Mover shot Lü Yang a satisfied look. ’Teachable, this one!’ That’s more like it. ’If you don’t even dare to take out a loan, what are you going to use for Cultivation?’

But his expression quickly changed again. He said gravely, "In that case, Daoist, you shouldn’t be wasting time with me. The Immortal Talisman Refining Technique is obscure and difficult to grasp. You won’t figure it out without a hundred years or so. You should go into seclusion immediately and refine your own Immortal... Im..."

Mountain Mover’s voice trailed off.

Because at that moment, Lü Yang was standing there with a calm expression, his palm open. Floating in his palm was a Great Dao Immortal Talisman, the likes of which had never been seen in the Celestial Mansion before.

"...Huh?"

Mountain Mover blinked, stunned for a good while before it registered. ’Impossible! This man has already grasped the key and figured out how to refine an Immortal Talisman?’

What a joke!

That was an Immortal Talisman! Those below the level of Perfected Lord couldn’t even comprehend it, let alone copy it. It was a Supreme Treasure that even Perfected Lords needed decades of study to refine!

And how long had Lü Yang been in the Celestial Mansion?

Not even a full day!

But the facts didn’t lie. No matter how he looked at it, the Immortal Talisman in Lü Yang’s hand was perfectly standard. It had all the anti-counterfeiting marks and was good enough to be recognized by the Celestial Mansion.

’In fact, judging by its quality, this one in his hand... might be of even better quality than the Outer Dao Immortal Talismans uniformly issued by our Outer Dao Alliance!’

In an instant, Mountain Mover became vigilant.

He might not be skilled in Combat, nor was he particularly adept at the intrigues and schemes between Cultivators, but when it came to Immortal Talismans, no one knew more than him.

’Our Outer Dao Immortal Talismans... true, we cut some corners and used some cost-reducing tricks to mass-produce them, so the quality isn’t top-notch. But with the entire Outer Dao Alliance backing them, their credit value is still very high. Plus, with no competitors, it hasn’t been a big deal.’

’But now, things are different.’

’The one he’s holding has the same Position as an Outer Dao Immortal Talisman, but its quality is better. It’s likely to be more popular with the Orthodox Immortal Monarchs from the sixth layer and above.’

If that happened, the exchange rate would inevitably become a problem.

And a problem with the exchange rate would surely be followed by inflation, financial turmoil, and capital depreciation... The blow to the Outer Dao Alliance would be nothing short of fatal!

At this thought, Mountain Mover’s eyes narrowed.

How should he respond?

’Either we increase our costs to produce higher-quality Outer Dao Immortal Talismans... or, we incorporate this new type of Immortal Talisman into the Outer Dao Alliance’s system!’

The first option would likely lead to mutual destruction. The second was a win-win!

In that moment, the way Mountain Mover looked at Lü Yang completely changed. If before he had merely seen Lü Yang as an ordinary Outer Dao True Monarch—someone who would be nice to recruit, but no big loss if not—now, he was looking at Lü Yang like a money tree. He had to make him join the Outer Dao Alliance!

And Lü Yang saw every bit of the change in Mountain Mover’s eyes.

’As expected of my wisdom...’

How long had it been? Not even a full Hour, and Progenitor Tingyou had already completely comprehended the Immortal Talisman Refining Technique and successfully refined the first Great Dao Immortal Talisman!

’So-called Great Dao Immortal Talismans differ depending on the Fruit used to condense them, and they bear distinct personal characteristics. This one was condensed by the Progenitor using the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven. Among the Outer Dao, the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven is considered top-tier, so the resulting Great Dao Immortal Talisman is also of very high quality.’

Caressing the Immortal Talisman in his hand, Lü Yang chuckled inwardly.

’In that case, I’ll call you the Wuyou Talisman!’

In an instant, Lü Yang thought of many promotional slogans for the Wuyou Talisman: "Buy a Wuyou Talisman, and your worries will be gone! Buy a Wuyou Talisman, and earn money while you sleep..."

The next second, Lü Yang looked at the grave-faced Mountain Mover and smiled.

"You’ve misunderstood, Daoist. I have no intention of mass-issuing Immortal Talismans. I came to find you today simply to discuss a deal."

Lü Yang had quickly changed his original plan.

The matter with the Summon and Empress Xiao could be put on the back burner. Relying on his years of experience from the Stain Sect, Lü Yang immediately came up with a new idea.

Hearing this, Mountain Mover raised an eyebrow. "What kind of deal?"

Lü Yang smiled. "I won’t mass-issue my own Immortal Talismans. On the contrary, I plan to build it upon your system, Daoist—and that of the Outer Dao Alliance."

"My Immortal Talisman is called the Wuyou Talisman. As you can see, Daoist, its quality is quite good. However, I don’t plan to release it as a currency, but rather as a product... I will limit the quantity of Wuyou Talismans to a fixed number, and they can only be purchased using Outer Dao Immortal Talismans."

"And in return, I hope your esteemed alliance can also provide some assistance."

"For example, making certain highly legitimate resources available for purchase only with the Wuyou Talisman... The promotion of the Wuyou Talisman would also require your alliance’s help..."

In an instant, Mountain Mover’s eyes lit up.

With his experience, he didn’t need Lü Yang to spell it out. He understood the plan just from the introduction. This was truly a deal that would be a win-win for both sides!

He even saw a further business opportunity.

’The quality of this Wuyou Talisman is quite high. There’s room to hype up the price... If we play our cards right, it could even be compared to an Orthodox Immortal Talisman.’

Get rich quick!

With his keen insight, Mountain Mover had spotted a golden opportunity for the Outer Dao Alliance to strike it rich. At the same time, however, he also saw the hidden crisis.

’A price built on hype... is ultimately inflated. At the end of the day, the Wuyou Talisman is only backed by us Outer Dao True Monarchs, while Orthodox Immortal Talismans are backed by Orthodox Immortal Monarchs, not to mention the top-tier Taiyin Immortal Talisman. So, after a period of inflated prices, a crash is inevitable!’

When that time comes, there will probably be a bloodbath.

But he quickly regained his composure. ’No matter. We just need to pull out before then and pass the risk on to the Cultivators below us.’

Let’s do it!

With that thought, Mountain Mover looked at Lü Yang with even more fervor. ’This damn outsider... no, this Fellow Daoist Ming He has quite a bit of potential!’

On the other side, Lü Yang smiled as well.

’Excellent. The first step in primitive capital accumulation is complete... I was right. This Celestial Mansion is an undeveloped blue ocean!’

The rule of the Celestial Mansion is money.

If you have money, you’re the boss. You can buy anything, even a Fruit. It’s easy to imagine that the more money you have, the higher your status in the Celestial Mansion.

’In time, what if I become the richest person in the Celestial Mansion?’

’Could I become the boss of the Celestial Mansion?’

’Even if I can’t, I can at least pay the Immortal Monarchs of the Celestial Mansion to do things for me, right? For example... have them help me hunt down and kill True Monarch Gangxing!’

Besides, the Celestial Mansion was planning to go to war with the Immortal Pivot anyway. Killing is killing, right?

Every man has a right to execute an Immortal Core Demon!

At this moment, many plans surfaced in Lü Yang’s mind, and the smile on his face grew even more sincere. ’The Celestial Mansion... it’s actually a pretty good place!’