Nine Nether Cult's Regular Meeting

At the headquarters of the Nine Nether Sect, a large rectangular conference table was placed in the center of the room. The sect leader sat on one side of the table, and the three vice sect leaders sat on the other side. Beside them were white ceramic cups filled with boiling water.

The sect leader cleared his throat twice and opened his notebook. "Let's begin today's meeting. There are three items on the agenda. We'll start with the first item: Vice Sect Leader Xiang, please report on the Nine Nether Sect's activities over the past month."

The Vice Leader Xiang has an unusual appearance, with three eyes on his forehead that allow him to see in all directions and perceive everything. He is the Executive Vice Leader.

"Since June, our organization has shown a steady and positive trend."

"Thirty-three new believers were added this month, including twenty-three male practitioners and ten female practitioners. Three of them are not human; they are ghosts."

"The proportion of male cultivators is still too high. The sect leader's instruction to 'accept more female cultivators' has not been fully implemented. We will definitely continue to make improvements after this meeting and strive to achieve the goal of a balanced male-female ratio as soon as possible."

"This month, eighteen followers were arrested by the Great Xia Dynasty, three followers went missing in the Demon Realm, and two followers surrendered themselves to the authorities after being persuaded by the Hanging Temple."

"According to reliable sources, facing the increasingly rampant situation of ghosts, the Great Xia Dynasty is revising the <Great Xia Dynasty Ghost Management Regulations>. After the regulations are implemented, the activity range of the sect's ghosts may be affected, thereby indirectly affecting the construction progress of Fengdu."

"Regarding new forms of entrepreneurship, our organization thoroughly implements the spirit of the leader's instructions, vigorously promotes diversified entrepreneurial channels, provides integrated funeral and cremation services, encourages the public and monks to bury their remains in the cemeteries established by our organization, and offers grave rental services, with a plan to charge a fee every fifty years."

"Our sect has also vigorously developed the smuggling industry, effectively promoting the implementation of the 'Smuggling Law of the Great Xia Dynasty.' The Great Xia Dynasty has encouraged and supported our sect, even awarding us a banner, but no one in our sect dares to claim it. Currently, the smuggling industry is struggling, with meager profits, and we need to explore new ideas."

"In the process of developing the tomb raiding industry, our sect has encountered the Grand Elder of the Ask Dao Sect on several occasions, suggesting that the Dao Ask Dao Sect may have grasped some clues about our sect's tomb raiding patterns."

"Furthermore, during the tomb raiding, our sect inadvertently unearthed a sleeping ancient Nascent Integrated Body Realm Cultivator. After a fierce battle, both sides were finally arrested by the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Finally, after a rigorous and thorough investigation, we have completely ruled out any communication channels established by the Immortal Cult. It is impossible for the Great Xia Dynasty and the Ask Dao Sect to contact us through the channels left behind by the Immortal Cult."

"Above."

After listening to the report, the sect leader secretly sighed. This Nine Nether Sect is really hard to manage. What a mess this is!

Money isn't easy to earn.

"Old Xiang, how were those eighteen unlucky guys who were arrested by the imperial court caught?" another vice leader asked curiously. His surname was Shi, and he was a ghost cultivator.

He was once a Buddhist disciple. When he recited the Rebirth Mantra, he used too much force and accidentally caused his soul to leave his body. He was later discovered by the Nine Nether Sect and brought into the sect.

Vice Sect Leader Xiang sighed, "Besides the ten people who were captured due to the great commotion caused by digging up an ancient Integrated Body Realm Cultivator, as mentioned earlier, there are also eight idiots."

"My task for these eight people was to open a brothel. After conducting on-site investigations, they felt that the taxes paid by brothels were too high, so they brought in dozens of female transformed Demon Beast from the demon realm and registered a zoo, which significantly reduced the tax rate."

"They call it a zoo, but in reality, they do the same things as brothels. When the imperial court investigates, they pretend to be a legitimate zoo."

"That's a pretty clever approach," Ghost Cultivator Vice Sect Leader said in surprise, finding the eight people quite ingenious.

Vice Leader Xiang said quietly, "The problem is that most zoos don't have signs saying 'Minors Prohibited'."

"The worst part was that a private tutor, upon hearing that a zoo had opened in the city, took his students there to visit under the pretext of broadening their horizons."

"I really learned a lot later on."

Vice Leader Shi: "..."

"Ahem, we can exchange experiences after the meeting. Let's move on to the second item on the agenda."

"Vice Leader Shi, please tell us about the progress of building Fengdu."

"Everything is progressing smoothly; we've completed 80% of the work. As long as the funding is in place, the remaining 20% will be finished soon."

Upon hearing this, the cult leader breathed a sigh of relief; the project was finally nearing completion. He had almost sold even his underwear to build Fengdu.

It's a pity he's not from the Phoenix Clan, otherwise he would have been willing to sell his blood.

Shouldn't the Demonic Cult be the underground emperors, swaggering and dominating? How come their Nine Nether Cult is doing so poorly?

Look at the Immortal Cult, the Radiant Sun Cult, and the Ruthless Cult—which of them is like them?

The other two vice-leaders' eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing the news.

Fengdu is their wish; as the Nine Netherworld Sect, how could they not have Fengdu, a symbol of the afterlife?

How many more Spirit Stone are needed?

"Three billion."

The cult leader's hands were trembling; this was going to kill him.

Is it too late for him to abdicate now?

Seventeen years ago, Qin Haoran's life tablet shattered, and he died suddenly. The Nine Nether Sect was thrown into chaos, with the four vice leaders vying for power and each wanting to become the sect leader.

The four vice leaders were roughly equal in cultivation level and the power they controlled, making it difficult to determine a winner. At this moment, he had a sudden inspiration and made a promise that if he became the leader, he would definitely be able to build Fengdu.

This promise earned him the support of many Jiuyou Sect members, and he naturally became the sect leader.

I shouldn't have been so foul-mouthed. Let whoever wants to be the cult leader be.

It's too late to regret it now.

Qin Haoran reigned for eight hundred years but failed to build Fengdu. He, the new leader, will complete it in seventeen years. He must have a way.

He was a master of transformation, and for the past seventeen years he had used the identity information of each believer to obtain loans.

If this matter is exposed, it won't just mean the end of his reign as cult leader, but the end of his life.

"The Immortal Cult has just been destroyed, and the Great Xia Dynasty and the Five Great Immortal Sects are keeping a close eye on us. To be on the safe side, we should postpone the construction of Fengdu for now."

The leader's words were supported by the three vice leaders. Although the four major demonic sects could not truly stand on the same side due to their differing beliefs, they had, after all, coexisted for over ten thousand years. With one sect destroyed, the other three sects were filled with fear.

The reason why the evil cult has been able to survive for so long is because they always keep safety first.

"Now we will begin the third and final topic—the reincarnation of Qin Haoran, and the authenticity of the Heavenly Court Sect."

"The Heavenly Court Cult?" Vice Leader Xiang and Vice Leader Shi exchanged bewildered glances, extremely puzzled by this topic. There had always been four major demonic cults; when did the Heavenly Court Cult appear?

And what does this have to do with Qin Haoran's reincarnation?

The two of them also arranged for two junior cultivators to claim that they were the reincarnations of Qin Haoran.

"Vice Leader Shi, you know the answer to this question best, so you should answer it."