The Second and Third-in-Command

"You're not just underpaying management fees, are you?" Lu Yang squinted. He remembered that his senior sister had demanded that they pay management fees and hand over all remaining profits from the barbecue restaurant.

There's a lot of room for manipulation here. For example, the barbecue restaurant could partner with other shops, with a portion of the other shops' profits going to the barbecue restaurant, but the eldest sister was unaware of this.

For example, they can use the profits from the barbecue restaurant to buy assets without having to hand them over to their senior sister. They can then sell the assets when they need Spirit Stone.

Lu Yang could come up with seven or eight ways to avoid it with just a little thought; he didn't believe the cult leader couldn't.

The cult leader broke out in a cold sweat; he hadn't expected that his slip of the tongue would reveal his weakness.

"The two of you will receive 30% of the barbecue restaurant's profits."

Lu Yang remained unmoved. "Hand it all over to Senior Sister, not a single penny less. You are already ghosts, unable to cultivate, what use are Spirit Stone to you?"

With the backing of his senior sister and the Immortal Fairy, whatever he lacked, his senior sister would give him. The Immortal Fairy also had a considerable number of contribution points, which Lu Yang could use if needed.

He doesn't need to profit from the barbecue restaurant.

Furthermore, if all the profits from the barbecue restaurant are handed over to the eldest sister, who doesn't manage the accounts, won't they eventually end up in your own hands anyway?

Needless to say, Meng Jingzhou, the eldest son of the Meng family, only ever worried about having too much money.

"If you don't agree to this condition, I'll tell Senior Sister about your hidden Spirit Stone right now. You can guess how she'll react when she finds out."

The cult leader broke out in a cold sweat. As accomplices of ghosts, they had no use for Spirit Stone; they were only collecting Spirit Stone to find a target.

But the senior sister of the Ask Dao Sect might not accept this explanation.

Lu Yang said slowly, "On the other hand, if you agree to this condition and plug the loopholes, this matter can be dropped, Senior Sister will not know about it, and I will also persuade Senior Sister to let you open branches outside."

"How about it? Why don't you consider it?"

The cult leader remained silent, pondering the feasibility of Lu Yang's plan. The cougars were also ghosts; if a ghost had no goal or spiritual sustenance and lived in a daze, it would eventually lose consciousness and return to the world.

As high-ranking members of the Immortal Cult, their spiritual anchor is the Immortal Immortal. The Immortal Immortal has instructed them to expand their barbecue restaurants to the outside world, throughout the entire Central Continent, and they must fulfill the Immortal's instructions.

The sect leader glanced furtively at the Immortal Immortal out of the corner of his eye. Seeing the Immortal Immortal nod with a barely perceptible movement, the sect leader hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind.

"Okay, I agree to your terms!"

That's right.

"By the way, do you know Qin Haoran, the leader of the Nine Nether Sect?" Lu Yang realized that the person in front of him was not just a butcher in the slaughterhouse, but also the leader of the Immortal Sect.

"Qin Haoran?" The sect leader was taken aback. "The previous leader of the Nine Nether Sect was surnamed Qin, but I don't know his given name."

Meng Jingzhou asked in bewilderment, "As leaders of the same demonic sect, how could you not know his name?"

The cult leader explained helplessly, "It's true, the relationship between the four major demonic cults isn't as close as you imagine. We usually only meet and exchange ideas when we're acting together or sparring with each other, and the conflicting core doctrines make it difficult for us to stand on the same side."

"For example, the Nine Nether Sect believes in reincarnation, and that people go to the Nine Nether after death. But our Immortal Sect worships immortals and believes that immortals can be resurrected, which is very different from the doctrine of the Nine Nether Sect."

"Furthermore, let alone the fact that we belong to different religions, even if we were from the same religion, we wouldn't necessarily know each other very well. If Leader Qin had a wife and children, would he tell his subordinates? Of course not."

Lu Yang nodded. That made sense. If the Nine Nether Sect knew of Su Yiren's existence, why hadn't they made a move for over a decade?

Su Yiren's existence is a threat to the Nine Nether Sect. Su Yiren doesn't know Qin Haoran's identity or the Nine Nether Sect's location, but will the Nine Nether Sect trust her?

It seems Qin Haoran intentionally concealed Su Yiren's existence.

"However, I do know something about Leader Qin. Without using any magical treasures, the Nine Nether Sect is slightly stronger than our Immortal Sect. In fact, Leader Qin complained to me privately that he is under a lot of pressure. So I guess Qin Haoran's position as leader is not as stable as mine, and there are many people below him who want to seize power."

"The Nine Nether Sect doesn't have any immortals they worship, so they probably don't possess any immortal treasures." The sect leader said this with a hint of pride. Of the four great demonic sects, only they worshipped immortals and possessed immortal treasures. It was just a pity that they couldn't obtain the immortal treasures from the Immortal Ruins, otherwise their Immortal Sect's strength could rank first among the four great demonic sects!

"The Nine Nether Sect believes in the existence of the Nine Netherworld and that one will go there after death, so they are not afraid of anything. They have proposed many radical plans, such as building a city as the entrance to the Nine Netherworld and declaring war on the Great Xia Dynasty, etc., but all of them have been suppressed by Sect Leader Qin."

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou gasped in shock. To even propose a plan to declare war on the Great Xia Dynasty —was this really not some kind of undercover agent infiltrating the Nine Nether Sect's upper echelons, intending to wipe them out in one fell swoop?

Applying this to Lu Yang, it would be equivalent to him, the founder of the Immortal Sect, declaring war on his senior sister.

This person has been possessed by an immortal fairy.

The cult leader then shared more information about the Nine Nether Cult, which proved quite helpful to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

After hearing the intelligence, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou realized there was no need to stay any longer, so they got up and left.

"I'll see you two off." The sect leader was very courteous as he saw Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou off.

"Lu Yang, I have something to discuss with the Immortal Immortal. I'll be right back," the Immortal Immortal said.

"Good."

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

The Immortal Dao Fruit is a superior being to the nascent Immortal Dao Fruit, which has no ability to resist.

"Fairy." The immortal immortal crossed his hands, raised them above his head, and bowed to the immortal fairy.

The Immortal Fairy gave a faint "hmm": "Since we have the opportunity to meet today, I have something to tell you."

"Please speak, fairy."

"I have observed that Lu Yang's character and talent meet my requirements. I have decided that Lu Yang will be the second-in-command of the Immortal 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 immortal was initially surprised. Even if Lu Yang had the temperament and talent, his cultivation level was still limited, so how could he be qualified to be the second-in-command? Then, as if he understood something, he respectfully said, "Yes."

Immortal Fairy quickly returned to Lu Yang's mental space.

"Where did the fairy go?"

I won't tell you.

The Immortal Fairy chuckled inwardly. "Lu Yang, you don't want to be the second-in-command? Then I'll make everyone believe you are. Even if you deny it then, it won't matter."

I'm so smart.