Saints Gone Mad! The Three Pure Ones Lined Up to Work for Lin Shen!
This thought, like a thunderclap that World Creation, exploded in Lin Shen's small head.
He wants to open a shop!
Sell his specialty: lollipops!
With a "thump," Lin Shen sprang up from the soft Cloud Mist Sofa, spilling the half-finished "Ice and Fire Double Heaven" Sour Plum Drink in his hand, but he didn't care at all.
He took his short strides and dashed forward.
There, Fuxi and Ancestor Yang Mei were suspended in mid-air, with Dao Runes flowing like waterfalls in front of them, intensely discussing the underlying architecture of the "Metaverse 2.0".
"Uncle Fuxi! Senior Brother Yang Mei!"
Lin Shen's clear, childlike voice directly interrupted the debate between the two powerful beings at the Hunyuan level.
Fuxi and Yang Mei's deductions came to an abrupt halt, and the countless runes vanished instantly. However, the two showed no anger; instead, they looked at the little fellow with great interest.
"I want to open a shop too!" Lin Shen declared in a childish voice, hands on her hips and chest puffed out.
"Oh? What kind of shop does Shen'er want to open?" Fuxi asked gently, his eyes full of affection.
"Lollipop shop!"
Lin Shen's face was filled with barely suppressed pride.
Upon hearing this, all the big shots around who were eavesdropping suddenly froze.
Lollipop?
What kind of Primordial World treasure is that? Judging from its name, it seems to be a stick-shaped magical artifact? What profound Dao does it contain?
Before they could figure it out, Lin Shen had already rushed to his three Master like a whirlwind, tilted his little face up, and started his own "project roadshow".
"First Master! Second Master! Third Master!"
"Lin Shen wants to open the most beautiful and delicious lollipop shop in the entire Primordial World, the entire underworld, and the entire Metaverse!"
"Good!"
The three voices spoke in unison, as if it were an instinctive response engraved deep within the Heavenly Dao, so fast that there was no delay whatsoever.
The next second, a Sage and determination over the construction rights of the lollipop shop erupted out of nowhere.
"Cough, Shen'er."
Taiqing Laozi was the first to make a move. With a casual wave of his whisk, the Bagua alchemy furnace, which had never gone out since the World Creation, hummed and floated in mid-air.
"This alchemy furnace of yours is used to refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and to brew the Heaven and Earth Yellow. Using it to brew 'sugar syrup' for you, it can refine the most primordial 'Wuwei Dao Sugar' in the world."
Laozi stroked his long beard, his tone calm, yet it seemed as if he were stating a universal truth. "This candy melts upon entering the mouth, penetrating directly into the Divine Soul, enabling Daluo Golden Immortal to suddenly comprehend the wonder of 'Pure and Inactive.' Its taste is the true taste of the 'Tao.'"
"Senior Brother, you are mistaken! Sweetness is secondary; the shop's facade is the unshakeable foundation!"
Yuanshi Tianzun snorted coldly, a hint of extreme arrogance appearing on his eternally unchanging, rigid face.
"Simplicity is the greatest disrespect to the Great Way!"
With a wave of his sleeve, billions of Jade Purity Immortal Light burst forth, instantly outlining a shop blueprint in the void that was dazzling and full of ultimate symmetry and orderly aesthetics!
"I will use the Chaos Jade as the foundation, the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as the walls, and the Laws of Order as the tiles to build you a 'Myriad Laws Return to Origin Candy House'!"
"This house, exactly 129,600 corners, each corner secretly corresponding to the number of a Yuanhui! I guarantee its divine light will shine brightly, making those two Western guys' KTV dim and lifeless!"
In the distance, those who were planning the Jieyin and Zhunti of the KTV membership card business all shuddered.
Not again?
"Hahaha! Second Brother, your house is too dull! It's so hard and rigid, Shen'er definitely won't like it!"
The Tongtian Jiaozhu Leader's hearty laughter reverberated through the Yunxiao.
Behind him, the phantoms of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian soared into the sky, their sharp sword energy surging and turbulent, yet he restrained it completely, transforming it into countless agile light and shadow.
"Lollipops are all about having fun!"
"I will use the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi as my carving knife to sculpt your candy body! Whether it's a fire-breathing Ancestral Dragon, a roaring Pangu, or Chaos Demon Gods piloting a spaceship, as long as you can Shen'er it, your Third Master can carve it for you!"
With a flick of his sword, a burst of sword energy sculpted a lifelike, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex lollipop in the air, baring its teeth at the Yuanshi Tianzun.
"We guarantee that each one is a unique work of kendo art! It can even be used as a lightsaber!"
The three Sages: one is in charge of the core raw material supply chain, one is responsible for the design and construction of the flagship store, and the other is in charge of product design and user experience.
A lollipop shop project was instantly elevated to the level of Primordial World top-tier strategic initiative.
Let's do it!
The Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace was at full power, with Laozi personally overseeing the fire. Countless Innate Spiritual Root and fruits were poured into it without hesitation, all for the purpose of refining that purest strand of "Dao Sugar".
The Yuanshi Tianzun mobilized the Yuqing Origin, and in the most central and golden location of the Metaverse, a "Myriad Laws Return to Origin Candy House to the Source," more exquisite and dreamlike than any celestial palace, rose from the ground.
Meanwhile, the Tongtian Jiaozhu stood to the side, his sword energy as fine as silk, already beginning the mass production of the first batch of "Great Dao Artworks".
On the opening day, ten thousand immortals came to pay homage.
The first batch of lollipops produced by the Sage's assembly line has officially hit the shelves.
They have long transcended the realm of food; they are the embodiment of the Tao, the opportunity for travel.
One sip of the syrup refined from the Great Dao of Taiqing Non-action instantly soothes all restlessness of the Divine Soul, bringing clarity to the mind.
Upon closer examination, the sugar-like structure built upon the Yuqing Order Dao contains the profound principles governing the operation of heaven and earth.
Not to mention the myriad forms sculpted by the Shangqing Jietian Sword Intent; just looking at them is enough to allow countless sword cultivators to comprehend entirely new sword techniques and Dao Heart!
The news brought the entire underworld to a complete standstill.
Human players in the Metaverse stopped running dungeons and flocked to the Candy House like a tidal wave.
The underworld's Ghost Messenger stopped patrolling, crowding into the ranks and craning their necks, even throwing their Shackles aside.
However, the production capacity is far too limited!
No matter how fast Laozi refines elixirs, he can't outrun the endless stream of "diners."
"What should we do? There are too many people! They're all crammed together!" Lin Shen looked at the crowded scene at the store entrance, which resembled a large-scale stampede, and his little head started to ache again.
Just then, a voice carrying a hint of shrewdness and flattery rang in his ear.
"Little Ancestor, don't panic, I have a plan!"
It's Kunpeng!
His usually gloomy and calculating face was now beaming with a smile like a chrysanthemum.
"We can implement a points system!"
"Want a lollipop? Sure! But you can't buy it with Merit Star. You have to use a brand new type of points— 'Sweet Contribution Points' —to redeem it!"
"How do we earn contribution points?" Kunpeng lowered his voice, his small eyes gleaming with a keen eye for business opportunities.
"Come work at your Little Ancestor's candy shop...!"
This plan immediately caught the attention of all the bigwigs.
Brilliant!
This not only solved the problems of production capacity and allocation, but also created entirely new "jobs" and a "value system"!
Thus, a brand new competition revolving around "Sweet Contribution Points" unfolded vigorously in the underworld.
The Qiankun Food Sage was the first to sign up, and with his Primordial World sense of taste, he successfully applied for the position of "Chief Quality Control Officer and Flavor R&D Director," specifically responsible for adding various novel flavors to Daotang.
Today they launch "Chaos Demon Ape Banana Flavor," tomorrow it'll be "Solar True Fire Roasted Pineapple Flavor," each one a smash hit.
Taking advantage of his speed, the Old Ancestor Kunpeng naturally became the "Chief Logistics Officer." His "Supreme Sky Dome" no longer carried passengers but was renamed "Sweet Express Delivery," which was specifically responsible for delivering freshly made lollipops to every corner of the underworld at a speed that surpassed even the teleportation of Sage's Teleportation.
Zhurong and Gonggong, along with a group of strong men from the Witch Clan, became security guards at the entrance of the candy store. Anyone who dared to cut in line would receive a "physical education" of "Ice and Fire Double Heaven."
The most outrageous thing is that the position of "Honorary Store Manager" has once again attracted open and covert struggles among the Three Pure Ones.
Ultimately, under Lin Shen's fair ruling of "one person, one day, no arguing allowed," the three supreme Sage began to take turns on duty.
Every day, a Sage would personally visit the shop, sit in the most prominent position, and endorse his disciple's business.
In no time, Lin Shen's "Myriad Laws Return to Origin Candy House" became the most sought-after and highest-barrier... job Sacred Land in the entire underworld and even the entire prehistoric Primordial World.
Even sweeping the floor here has become an unparalleled honor that countless powerful beings dream of.