Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 292: Second-In-Command and Third-In-Command

“You’re not just paying less management fees, right?” Lu Yang narrowed his eyes, recalling that Yun Zhi had demanded they pay the management fees and hand over all the remaining profits from the barbeque shop.

There’s a lot of room for manipulation here. For example, the barbeque shop could collaborate with other shops, with a portion of their earnings funneled into the barbeque shop. But Big Senior Sister doesn’t know about this. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Alternatively, they could use the barbeque shop’s profits to purchase assets, which wouldn’t need to be handed over to Big Senior Sister. When they need spirit stones, they can simply liquidate the assets.

It doesn’t take much for me to come up with seven or eight ways to circumvent the rules. I don’t believe the creed leader couldn’t think of them.

The creed leader’s forehead broke into a cold sweat, realizing he had slipped up by speaking carelessly.

“The two of you can take thirty percent of the barbeque shop’s profits.”

Lu Yang remained unmoved. “Hand over everything to Big Senior Sister. Not a single spirit stone less. You are already tiger-henchman ghosts and can’t cultivate. What use do you have for spirit stones?”

With Yun Zhi and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy backing him, Lu Yang didn’t lack anything. Yun Zhi would provide him with whatever he needed, and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had plenty of contribution points to spare, which she would give to Lu Yang if he asked.

I don’t need the profits from the barbeque shop.

Besides, even if all the barbeque shop’s profits are handed over to Big Senior Sister, she won’t manage the accounts. Doesn’t that mean they’ll eventually end up in my hands?

Meng Jingzhou went without saying; as the eldest young master of the Meng Family, his only worry was having too much money.

“If you don’t agree to these terms, I’ll immediately report the matter of you hiding a stash of spirit stones to Big Senior Sister. Feel free to guess how she’ll react when she finds out.”

More beads of cold sweat trickled down the creed leader’s face. As tiger-henchman ghosts, it’s true that we don’t have much use for spirit stones. Accumulating them is just to give ourselves a goal.

But the Dao-Seeking Sect’s Big Senior Sister may not accept this explanation.

Lu Yang said leisurely, “On the other hand, if you agree to these terms and fix the gaps, this matter can be swept under the rug. Big Senior Sister won’t find out, and I’ll also persuade her to let you open branches outside.”

“What do you say? Why don’t you think it over?”

The creed leader fell silent, contemplating the feasibility of Lu Yang’s proposal. Tiger-henchman ghosts are a type of ghost soul. Without a goal or spiritual anchor, we would exist aimlessly until our consciousness dissipates and we return to the heavens and earth.

As higher-ups of the Everlasting Creed, our spiritual anchor is the Everlasting Immortal. Since the Everlasting Immortal has asked us to expand the barbeque shop to the outside world and expand it across the Central Continent, we must fulfill his directive.

The creed leader cast a surreptitious glance at the Everlasting Immortal and saw him give an almost imperceptible nod. After a moment of internal struggle, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind. “Fine, I agree to your terms!”

“That’s more like it.

“By the way, do you know Qin Haoran, the Creed Leader of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed?” Lu Yang suddenly remembered that the person before him wasn’t just a butcher from the slaughterhouse—he was also the Creed Leader of the Everlasting Creed.

“Qin Haoran?” The creed leader was momentarily stunned. “The previous leader of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed was surnamed Qin, but I don’t know his full name.”

Meng Jingzhou was puzzled. “As fellow diabolic creed leaders, how could you not know his name?”

The creed leader explained helplessly. “It’s true. The relationships between the Four Great Diabolic Creeds aren’t as close as you might think. We typically only meet and interact during joint operations or sparring sessions. Moreover, conflicts between our creeds’ core doctrines make it difficult for us to be united on the same front.

“For instance, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed believes in reincarnation, that people go to the Nine Netherworlds after death. In contrast, our Everlasting Creed worships the Everlasting Immortal, believing that the Everlasting Immortal can be resurrected. Our doctrines are vastly different.

“And it’s not just a matter of belonging to different creeds. Even within the same creed, we may not know much about one another.

“Let’s assume that Creed Leader Qin had a wife and children. Would he tell his subordinates? Of course not.”

Lu Yang nodded. That makes sense. If the Nine-Netherworlds Creed knew of Su Yiren’s existence, how could there have been no movement from them over the past decade?

Su Yiren’s existence is a threat to the Nine-Netherworlds Creed. She doesn’t know about Qin Haoran’s identity or the location of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, but would the Nine-Netherworlds Creed believe that?

It’s more likely that Qin Haoran had deliberately concealed Su Yiren’s existence.

The creed leader continued, “However, I do know a bit about Creed Leader Qin. Under the premise of no immortal treasures, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s overall strength is slightly greater than ours. In fact, Creed Leader Qin once complained to me in private that he was under a lot of pressure, so I suspect his position as creed leader wasn’t as stable as mine, with many people below him vying for power.

“The Nine-Netherworlds Creed doesn’t worship an immortal, so they probably don’t have any immortal treasures.” The creed leader spoke with pride.

Among the Four Great Diabolic Creeds, we are the only ones who worship an immortal and possess immortal treasures. It’s a pity that we couldn’t acquire those immortal treasures in the Everlasting Ruins; otherwise, the Everlasting Creed’s strength could have ranked first among the four!

“The Nine-Netherworlds Creed believes in the existence of the Nine-Netherworlds, the place people go after death, so they’re not afraid of anything. They have proposed numerous radical plans, such as building a city at the entrance of the Nine Netherworlds and declaring war on the Great Xia Dynasty. But all of these were suppressed by Creed Leader Qin.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou gasped. They dared to propose plans like declaring war on the Great Xia Dynasty? Were they sure there weren’t spies within the higher-ups of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed trying to wipe them out?

If I use myself as an analogy, it would be equivalent to me, the creed founder of the Everlasting Creed, declaring war on Big Senior Sister.

I must have been possessed by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.

The creed leader continued to share more information regarding the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, allowing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to gain valuable insights.

After they finished listening to the intelligence, the two reckoned there was no need to stay any longer and got up to leave.

“Let me see you off,” the creed leader said courteously, escorting Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou out.

“Lu Yang, I have something to discuss with the Everlasting Immortal. I’ll be right back,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy said.

“Alright.”

A figure slowly drifted out from behind Lu Yang. It was a beautiful woman in a pale yellow dress. She silently appeared before the Everlasting Immortal, who felt immense pressure as if he had reached the end of his path.

The Everlasting Dao Fruit was a superior existence to the Incipient Everlasting Dao Fruit, so the latter had no way of resisting.

“Immortal Fairy,” the Everlasting Immortal greeted with his hands crossed above his head.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy uttered a soft affirmative. “Since we have the chance to meet today, there’s something I need to inform you about.”

“Please go ahead.”

“I’ve observed that Lu Yang’s temperament and talent meet my requirements, so I have decided that Lu Yang will be the second-in-command of the Everlasting Lineage, and you will be the third-in-command. From now on, you must treat Lu Yang with the same respect as you would treat me. Do you understand?”

The Everlasting Immortal was surprised. Even if Lu Yang’s temperament and talent are sufficient, his cultivation realm is still low. How could he qualify as the second-in-command? But then, he seemed to have understood something and deferentially replied, “Yes.”

Soon, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy returned to Lu Yang’s mental space.

“Immortal Fairy, what did you do?”

“Not telling you.”

She secretly giggled. Lu Yang, you don’t want to be the second-in-command? In that case, I’ll make everyone believe you are. By then, even if you deny it, it’ll be useless.

I’m so clever.