Large Enterprises in the Cultivation World

Myriad Manifestations City, Myriad Manifestations Tower.

Accompanied by Fan Jinyuan and the other two, Lu Yang toured the entire high-rise building from top to bottom.

As the headquarters of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance, the Myriad Manifestations Tower is quite busy. The lower floors are shops operated by the entire Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance, displaying the most valuable spiritual items, top-grade pills, top-grade talismans, and rare spiritual materials. Each item is displayed in a showcase, its spiritual light shimmering, dazzling the eye.

The upper floors are where alliance members handle their affairs, and the layout is well-organized.

The fields of talismans, elixirs, materials, and so on, are each handled by cultivators from different departments.

Some were responsible for contacting skilled cultivators such as talisman masters and Alchemists to make purchases, some were responsible for establishing distribution channels, some were responsible for annual performance statistics and accounting, and some were responsible for communicating and exchanging ideas with local business alliances and major powers to maintain relationships with all parties.

Each department and each monk performed their duties diligently and efficiently.

Some people hurried along carrying thick stacks of account books, while others gathered in rooms discussing something in hushed tones. Occasionally, one could hear conversations about rising prices of spiritual materials in a certain area or bidding wars among certain businesses.

As Lu Yang watched the cultivators moving back and forth in the various rooms, doing all sorts of work, he felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the previous world and arrived at a large enterprise.

If an ordinary shop can only be considered a small vendor, then a shop of the scale of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance can definitely be called a giant conglomerate, right?

Along the way, all the cultivators they encountered bowed respectfully, while also glancing at Lu Yang with curiosity and amazement from time to time.

Lu Yang's appearance and temperament were too outstanding, and with Fan Jinyuan and two others accompanying him, and the three of them being so respectful and humble, all the staff of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance were secretly speculating about Lu Yang's identity.

Those cultivators who had heard about what had just happened in the air understood that the young cultivator before them was the young master of Fan Jinyuan and the other two, and also the true master of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance.

Many female cultivators who considered themselves exceptionally beautiful took various excuses to pass by Lu Yang, their eyes darting around as they secretly flirted with him.

It must be said that the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance, as a huge commercial organization in the Immortal Realm, has a large number of cultivators, and naturally, there are quite a few beautiful female cultivators among them.

Unfortunately, none of them met the system's standards for a confidante, which left Lu Yang with some regret.

Lu Yang wasn't after beautiful women; he just wanted more favorability as a reward.

After taking a stroll around, Lu Yang and his group followed Fan Jinyuan and his two companions to the study on the top floor.

The study was quite spacious, yet simply furnished. A large sandalwood desk stood by the window, piled with several stacks of documents and account books. Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a golden glow on the warm jade floor. The bookshelves on either side were filled with jade slips and ancient books, while a pot of Jade Slip orchids quietly exuded its fragrance in the corner.

This is where Fan Jinyuan usually handles official business.

Fan Jinyuan glanced at Jiang Shiqing and the other two women who were always with Lu Yang, looking somewhat hesitant to speak.

Lu Yang understood and waved his hand with a smile, "They're all on our side. Jiang Shiqing and Liu Yaoyao are my personal maids. If I need to use the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance in the future, I might ask them to come over. This is my Senior Sister Qin, and also my dao companion."

Hearing Lu Yang say this, Jiang Shiqing and Qin Nanyue didn't react much. After all, the two had a close relationship with Lu Yang and knew his personality quite well. They were certain of Lu Yang's feelings for them.

Liu Yaoyao was quite moved, after all, Lu Yang's words were tantamount to acknowledging her as his person, and he said it in front of everyone!

After listening to Lu Yang's introduction, Fan Jinyuan and the other two solemnly cupped their hands in greeting to Jiang Shiqing and her two companions.

Fan Jinyuan smiled warmly, "So you are the young master's wife, and also Fairy Jiang and Fairy Liu. I hope you two fairies will take good care of me in the future!"

Since they were the young master's personal maids who followed him and carried out his orders, and seemed to be quite favored, Fan Jinyuan naturally wouldn't put on airs just because Jiang Shiqing was only at the Qi Refining Realm and Liu Yaoyao was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm. He adopted a rather humble attitude.

Jiang Shiqing and Liu Yaoyao had previously witnessed the attitudes of several Nascent Soul Realm elders from Profound Earth Mountain, so they weren't too surprised or taken aback by Fan Jinyuan's enthusiastic, even somewhat ingratiating, attitude.

Liu Yaoyao smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "I hope Senior Fan will continue to guide me in the future."

Jiang Shiqing returned the greeting with a smile, displaying grace and poise.

Seeing that the two seemed to be able to communicate quite well, Fan Jinyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "No problem, no problem, it's all for the young master's sake."

Then, Fan Jinyuan took out a Jade Slip, presented it to Lu Yang with both hands, and said softly, "Young Master, this contains all the accounts from the establishment of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance to the present day, spanning nearly a hundred years. Please take a look."

Lu Yang glanced at the Jade Slip, smiled, and shook his head. "No need to look at it, I trust you."

With the system panel present, and since they are employees recognized by the system, their loyalty is definitely not an issue, and there is absolutely no possibility of them deceiving their superiors, concealing information, or embezzling funds.

And to be honest, ever since [the Tycoon's Money House] came along, Lu Yang has been making a good living off the interest, so he doesn't need to worry about this little bit more.

For him, the most important thing about the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance was this huge platform spanning the entire Eastern Domain, as well as the three Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators Fan Jinyuan, and others.

Fan Jinyuan and the other two were shocked when they heard Lu Yang say this, and then a sense of emotion welled up in them.

Since signing the Heavenly Dao Contract and following this young master Lu Yang whom they had never met before, they were quite uneasy. The terms of the contract were too good, allowing them to reach a level of strength and status that they could never have achieved before. They were afraid that the price they would have to pay would be extremely terrifying.

To their surprise, this young master Lu Yang was so much better than they had expected!

This young master possessed unparalleled beauty and temperament, like a banished immortal. Moreover, he was quite gentle in nature, even treating his three subordinates, whom he had never met before, with such friendliness.

How could the three of them not be moved?

Fan Jinyuan took a deep breath, then respectfully said, "Since you don't intend to inspect it, I will give you a brief explanation of the current profitability and operational status of the Merchant Alliance."

Lu Yang thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and chuckled, "Just tell me roughly how much profit you make each year."

Fan Jinyuan was taken aback when he saw that Lu Yang didn't even intend to listen to the business alliance's operations, and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

Why does it seem like this young master doesn't care about the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance at all?

The Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance is, after all, a super merchant alliance spanning the entire Eastern Domain. It is one of the top forces below the Immortal Sect Holy Lands, and it ranks among the top in the entire Canglan Realm.

Normally, since the young master intends to take over the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance, shouldn't he at least know its most basic operational details?

Moreover, the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance was established by Fan Jinyuan with painstaking effort; it was his life's work and his pride. Being treated so casually by the young master left him feeling somewhat disappointed.

However, since the young master seemed to intend to wash his hands of the matter, he couldn't say much more.

He took a deep breath, then said respectfully, with a hint of pride, "The Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance spans thirty-six states in the Eastern Domain, boasting hundreds of large-scale chain merchants. After deducting various expenses, its net profit each year is approximately twelve million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."

Lu Yang paused, somewhat surprised, and said, "Only twelve million?"

Such a large business alliance, yet its annual net profit is only twelve million?

That's too little, isn't it?

His [Tycoon's Money House] generates over 300 million in interest annually, which is more than 20 times the profit of the entire business alliance!

Fan Jinyuan: "?"

Huang Ci: "?"

Shen Xinci: "?"

A question mark slowly surfaced in the minds of the three of them.

Twelve million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones a year... is that a small amount?

Even Spirit Transformation Realm expert couldn't earn this many Spirit Stones in a year!