Our Vast Heaven Sect Disciples Have It So Hard!

From Ma Liang, Chu Xinghe learned in detail about the Spirit Pattern Cloth.

The Spirit Pattern Cloth is made using a secret formula unique to the Bai Clan; it's incredibly expensive...

Spirit Pattern Cloth is also one of the items used by wealthy young men and disciples of major sects in Jiangnan to show off.

Clothes made of Spirit Pattern Cloth can not only gather a small amount of Spirit Power to increase cultivation speed, but more importantly, they also have a self-cleaning function.

Upon hearing about this self-cleaning function, Chu Xinghe was so excited he almost jumped for joy!

Chu Xinghe thought this function was amazing... Look at it, self-cleaning... If the miner disciples wore this, wouldn't they no longer have to waste their cultivation time washing clothes every day?

Ma Liang: "???"

Ma Liang Liangren was stunned... Um... Senior Brother Xinghe, didn't you hear what I said before? This Spirit Pattern Cloth is extremely expensive to make and is considered a luxury item!

When you heard this, was your first thought to arrange it for miners' disciples?

Although confused, Ma Liang still whispered a reminder to Senior Brother Xinghe that Spirit Pattern Cloth was very expensive.

But after hearing what Ma Liang said, Chu Xinghe became even more excited...

Expensive?

We want the most expensive option... As the saying goes, we don't seek the best, we seek the most expensive!

Look at the disciple robes of our Vast Heaven Sect now. Although they are luxurious, that's all... Each one of them embellishes their robes with half a pound of gold and gemstones at the drop of a hat... How... cough cough... How tacky!

We, the disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect, naturally possess a certain refined demeanor, so is it alright for all of us to wear clothing made of Spirit Pattern Cloth?

Not only the disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect, but also the miners had to wear them, since their clothes would easily get dirty when they went down to mine.

Many miners' apprentices even went down into the mine shirtless so they wouldn't have to wash their clothes every day.

You are the miners' disciples of my Vast Heaven Sect, how indecent it is for you to be all naked.

Now, with clothes made of this Spirit Pattern Cloth, this problem is completely eliminated.

Moreover, not only the miner disciples, but also all the young men in various industries were given Spirit Pattern Cloth clothes!

What? You say it's unnecessary?

Why wouldn't it be necessary? Think about it, aren't the waiters in the restaurant exhausted every day...? And they have to deal with all sorts of grease and grime every day.

After a long day, having to do laundry alone in the dead of night is truly heartbreaking.

As a junior employee of my Vast Heaven Sect, is it too much for me to wear an employee uniform made of Spirit Pattern Cloth?

It's just a little more expensive, isn't it?

Go find Senior Brother Feng Fei now and tell him we're going to spend a lot of money, enough to fill several treasure troves of resources. Senior Brother Feng Fei will be ecstatic.

He could even suggest on the spot, "Why don't you take a few more treasure vaults, Junior Brother Xinghe?"

After all, even the students majoring in the Civil Engineering Department couldn't hold on any longer!

Therefore, this time we not only changed all the disciples into Spirit Pattern Cloth disciple robes, but also reduced the pressure on the Civil Engineering Department disciples, so what's wrong with that?

Besides, our Vast Heaven Sect disciples have it so tough...

The daily cultivation was incredibly arduous... and every day was spent living on a tight budget...

Is it really too much to provide all disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect with disciple robes made of Spirit Pattern Cloth under such difficult circumstances?

Ma Liang responded that Senior Brother Xinghe was absolutely right!

Not at all excessive!

What the hell? You're saying other sects don't even have elders wearing Spirit Pattern Cloth? That's other sects, but do you think our Vast Heaven Sect is the same as them?

Our disciples suffer so much... I, Ma Liang, often secretly shed tears because of their extremely difficult lives.

Chu Xinghe immediately instructed Ma Liang to report the news to the Grand Elder. The Grand Elder was initially taken aback by Xinghe's plan to have everyone in the sect, including even a young employee at Vast Heaven Industry, wear Spirit Pattern Cloth disciple robes, before indicating that they should wait...

Are you talking about our Vast Heaven Sect?

Are our disciples suffering too much hardship?

What's wrong? I haven't inspected the sect for a few days, and we're already this exhausted?

Soon, the Grand Elder personally inspected several palaces... He watched as the disciples of each palace used spirit stones without restraint at the slightest disagreement... He watched as each disciple of each palace almost possessed a sacred artifact... He watched as the disciples of each palace ate Seventh Rank and above pills like candy...

The Grand Elder found it difficult to reconcile the word "hardship" with the current situation of his disciples.

However, if you're talking about hardship, then it really is hard.

The Civil Engineering Department students lamented, "Elder... this is just too damn tough... We're building a treasure vault every day, but the resources keep coming in too fast, the vaults are never enough, and we have to keep building... Is there anything more arduous than this...?"

Seeing his disciple enduring such hardship, the Grand Elder couldn't bear it and finally waved his hand, saying, "Let's do as Xinghe says."

After all, whether the disciples endure hardship or not is one thing, but the disciple robes made of Spirit Pattern Cloth do indeed have some benefits for cultivation, so there's nothing wrong with changing them all!

After receiving the news that the Grand Elder had approved it, Chu Xinghe laughed so hard he almost peed himself!

Because Chu Xinghe had already calculated it in detail, the price of Spirit Pattern Cloth itself was there... If he were to replace the entire Vast Heaven Sect with Spirit Pattern Cloth, how many treasure troves would that consume!

Most importantly, the clothes made of Spirit Pattern Cloth that I purchased with my own resources are mainly for the use of the disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect; I have absolutely no intention of selling them.

Tell me how to lose?

We only buy... for ourselves... and we even change the disciples' Spirit Pattern Cloth to new styles every year... This is practically playing the luxury game!

What's more resource-intensive than indulging in luxury goods?

This isn't just something I, Chu Xinghe, am playing with. Our entire sect is involved in producing luxury goods, and we only give them to our own disciples. We don't sell them to outsiders. So tell me, how are they going to betray me?

My Chu Xinghe into seclusion this time was made after careful consideration.

Look at all the things we did in the past, whether it was elixirs or relics.

In fact, they all have vulnerabilities.

Take poison pills for example... Although they consume resources quickly, the problem is that poison pills are still useful, and they will eventually be sold. So anything that is sold is always at risk of being betrayed.

The same goes for the ruins. Although I, Chu Xinghe, didn't enter the ruins, others did... Their accidents are essentially forcing me to go in... I can't refuse...

So, Chu Xinghe concluded that as long as our Vast Heaven Sect can sell something, no matter how useless it seems, the Misfortune Compass will always manage to cause us trouble.

In this way, no matter how worthless something is, it can eventually be sold for an astronomical price, causing the sect to make a huge profit and avoid losses.

But what if we change our perspective and turn selling into buying?

Furthermore, we're buying consumable items... If everyone consumes all of these items without any output, how can the Misfortune Compass be manipulated?

As the saying goes, "a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives," and I, Chu Xinghe, have found a completely new way to lose money.

If we just keep buying and buying, and the things we buy are luxurious enough, wouldn't that be a huge drain on the sect's resources?

I have absolutely no idea how I could have lost this game!

Chu Xinghe immediately instructed Ma Liang to prepare everything. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Chu Xinghe took Ma Liang to Star City that very day.

Star City...

All of the Bai Clan's shops in Star City are now closed.

Even the entire Bai Clan stayed at home, never venturing out, fearing that they would be killed by the Heroic Martial Ancestor if they left the Bai Clan compound.

However, Heroic Martial Ancestor clearly had no intention of letting the Bai Clan off the hook.

Qu Yingcheng, the leader of the Heroic Martial Ancestor, has already given the Bai Clan five days. If they don't hand over the secret formula for the Spirit Pattern Cloth, then they shouldn't blame the Heroic Martial Ancestor for being ruthless.

Five days have passed quickly, and today is the final deadline given by the Heroic Martial Ancestor.

The entire Bai Clan is now filled with worry, because not only has the deadline given by the Heroic Martial Ancestor arrived, but the letter that the Second Madam Liu Ying sent to the Vast Heaven Sect has also been delivered five days ago.

Based on the timeline, they must have already arrived at the Vast Heaven Sect.

However, after such a long time, there has been no news from the Vast Heaven Sect.

This has left the Bai Clan, who were initially full of hope, now looking worried.

Is the Second Madam talking nonsense?

She doesn't have any nephews in the Vast Heaven Sect at all?

Or perhaps, even if the Second Madam did have this nephew, this nephew Ma Liang wasn't actually a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, but rather a lowly apprentice in one of the Vast Heaven Sect's businesses?

If that's the case, how could a mere apprentice from the Vast Heaven Sect possibly have the authority to speak with the Heroic Martial Ancestor?

Just as the entire Bai Clan was anxiously waiting, the news finally arrived...

However, the message that arrived wasn't from the Vast Heaven Sect, but from the Heroic Martial Ancestor...

Zhang Zekui, the Grand Steward of the Heroic Martial Ancestor, led a large number of Heroic Martial Ancestor to directly blast open the gates of the Bai Clan and enter the Bai Clan.

Faced with Zhang Zekui's sudden appearance, Bai Wenzheng immediately led the Bai Clan members out.

"Bai Wenzheng, five days have passed, it's time to hand over the secret formula... Our sect leader is kind-hearted, but your Bai Clan shouldn't be ungrateful! Hand over the Spirit Pattern Cloth secret formula, and the sect leader will spare your Bai Clan's lives, allowing you to leave Star City and live peacefully!"

As soon as Zhang Zekui finished speaking, all the Heroic Martial Ancestor who had come with him drew their weapons. It was clear that if the Bai Clan didn't produce the secret recipe, the Heroic Martial Ancestor wouldn't mind taking matters into their own hands.

Faced with such Heroic Martial Ancestor, Bai Wenzheng's eyes were filled with helplessness.

When his younger sister-in-law Liu Ying revealed that his nephew, Ma Liang, was in the Vast Heaven Sect, Bai Wenzheng felt a glimmer of hope.

Five days have passed, but there has been no word from the Vast Heaven Sect.

Bai Wenzheng knew... his sister-in-law couldn't possibly be lying, but perhaps she didn't understand her nephew. Maybe Ma Liang wasn't a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect all, but only had some connection with it...

Therefore, Ma Liang couldn't help the Bai Clan...

Now that things have come to this, Bai Wenzheng knows that the Bai Clan can no longer keep the secret recipe. The only thing Bai Wenzheng can do is hand over the recipe to save the lives of his entire family.

Just as Bai Wenzheng was about to wave someone to fetch the secret recipe, Liu Ying stepped forward from the side!

"Your Heroic Martial Ancestor is going too far! My nephew is Ma Liang of the Vast Heaven Sect! You have humiliated me like this, aren't you afraid my nephew will seek revenge?"

When Liu Ying said this, many members of the Heroic Martial Ancestor were taken aback.

After all, Ma Liang of the Vast Heaven Sect was truly too devastating in terms of destructive power.

It was indeed shocking, but after the shock subsided, Zhang Zekui laughed until tears streamed down his face!

Is this woman crazy?

Your nephew is Ma Liang of the Vast Heaven Sect? Why don't you just say your nephew is Chu Xinghe of the Vast Heaven Sect?

Zhang Zekui looked disdainful, raised his hand and slapped Liu Ying across the face. "Nephew of the Vast Heaven Sect Ma Liang? I'll give you a slap to wake you up!"

But just as Zhang Zekui's hand was about to slap Liu Ying's face...

A cloud of black ghostly energy suddenly erupted from the ground, instantly transforming into an Ancient Specter. The ghost's eyes flashed with blood-red light, and with a single claw, it sent Zhang Zekui flying...