A Pleasant Partnership
This means that Lu Yang and his group only provide the barbecue grill and tinder, while letting the Nine Nether Sect handle the shop's setup, thus securing 60% of the profits.
The Fifth Elder never expected Lu Yang to dare to do something like this.
This is much more profitable than selling "Small and Large Ruyi (partial version)" with Lao Jiu when I was young!
Talented people emerge in every generation, and the student surpasses the teacher.
Lu Yang wasn't afraid that the Nine Nether Sect could break the Fifth Elder's restrictions or replicate the Fire Seed, kicking the Heavenly Court Sect aside and going it alone.
He had already hinted that their Heavenly Court Sect had a leader and a Bean Celestial Venerable, whose strength far surpassed that of the Nine Nether Sect. The reason they were cooperating so amicably with the Nine Nether Sect now was because of the High Antiquity Nine Nether Sect. If the Nine Nether Sect did not recognize their Heavenly Court Sect, their Heavenly Court Sect would also turn its back on the Nine Nether Sect.
The Nine Nether Sect is courting death by doing this.
Lu Yang had another consideration in letting the Nine Nether Sect open a chain of barbecue restaurants: to restrict the movements of the Nine Nether Sect members.
The current situation is not conducive to eradicating the Nine Nether Sect, and during this period, its members may commit acts of murder and arson.
Rather than letting them do evil, we should give them something to do.
Having completed the task assigned by the cult leader and finished discussing the cooperation, Petrified Bone was overjoyed.
Presumably, it won't be long before he's able to pay off the billion-dollar bill.
Speaking of the billion-dollar bill, Petrified Bone turned his gaze to the taciturn Qin Yan Yan, stood up and chuckled, "I presume this is the reincarnation of your sect's leader, Qin?"
Lu Yang laughed as well, "Whether it is or not, doesn't Master Shi already have the answer in his heart?"
Qin Yanyan remained expressionless, not wanting to say a word.
What could she say? The Nine Nether Sect had already decided that she was Qin Haoran's reincarnation. Even if she said now that Li Haoran was Qin Haoran's reincarnation, the Nine Nether Sect might not believe it.
"Unbelievable! The former leader of the Nine Nether Sect, Master Qin, has actually been reincarnated as a woman. There is no greater impermanence in life than this."
That being said, Petrified Bone still greatly admired Qin Haoran.
All signs indicate that the other party has successfully reincarnated and is suspected to be related to the Samsara Dao Fruit.
The cycle of reincarnation and its fruits—this is the part that the petrified bone is most concerned about.
The reason why the three vice leaders are so determined to fight over the legacy left by Qin Haoran is that they suspect it contains traces related to the Reincarnation Dao Fruit!
Petrified Bone had already decided that there was no need for the cultivator he had originally put forward to impersonate Qin Haoran's reincarnation to continue impersonating him, since there was a real reincarnation of Qin Haoran right in front of him.
When it comes time to fight for the inheritance, they will ask Qin Yanyan to help.
The Nine Netherworld Sect and the Heavenly Court Sect have just established a cooperative relationship; now is not the time to discuss these matters.
The cult leader instructed him to discuss cooperation with the Heavenly Court Sect this time, but further negotiations on cooperation matters would certainly require his continued attention, so there was no need to rush.
"I wonder if it would be possible to invite Qin Yanyan to return to the Nine Nether Sect with me? Sect Leader Qin has managed the Nine Nether Sect for nine hundred years, leaving behind many traces. I imagine that if Qin Yanyan returns to the Nine Nether Sect, seeing these things will evoke memories and allow her to recall more of what happened?"
Qin Yanyan was somewhat flustered. Returning to the Nine Nether Sect alone was like a lamb entering a tiger's den; the slightest mistake could lead to utter destruction.
Seeing this, Li Haoran took a step forward, half of his body blocking Qin Yanyan's path, and said calmly, "As far as I know, your sect isn't a monolithic entity. Putting aside the new leader's attitude towards Qin Yanyan, how will those old subordinates view Qin Yanyan and support her as the new leader? Wouldn't that cause chaos within your sect?"
"Moreover, the meaning of reincarnation is to sever ties with one's past life and have no further connection. Therefore, deliberately pursuing memories of past lives is actually Lower Vehicle."
"As the vice leader, is this all you've got of understanding of the Nine Netherworlds and Reincarnation?"
If we were to ask who knows the most about the Nine Nether Sect, it wouldn't be Lu Yang, who talks nonsense with a straight face, but rather Li Haoran.
Based on fragments of his past life memories, Li Haoran was able to piece together Qin Haoran's understanding of reincarnation and the Nine Netherworlds.
After reincarnation, all karma is erased. The Nine Netherworlds are the place of reincarnation and also the place to clear away karma.
Why did Li Haoran have such a deep understanding of reincarnation? He was a High Antiquity genius who often interacted with High Antiquity Nine Netherworlds, so it was normal for him to know these things.
Originally, he just wanted to try to get Qin Yanyan from the Heavenly Court, but since it didn't work, he gave up.
He laughed and said, "It was all a joke just now, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously."
Lu Yang also laughed, "It's good that it's a joke. I thought your sect wanted to snatch people from our Heavenly Court Sect. Even Ying Tianxian and the others have never done such a thing."
Petrified Bone could tell that although Lu Yang's tone was calm, he was actually somewhat angry, so he dared not continue to probe.
"Alright, it's a good thing that our two sects have reached an agreement. Consider this barbecue restaurant yours. Here, take this jade pendant. If you want to contact me, just crush it." Lu Yang said lazily, tossing a jade pendant to Petrified Bone.
Lu Yang and his group couldn't stay at the barbecue restaurant indefinitely, so they might as well transfer the shop to the Nine Nether Sect.
If they want to find the Nine Nether Sect, they can come here anytime.
Knowing that this showed Lu Yang's trust in him, Shi Huagu dared not be negligent. He turned to Huo Spirit Transformation and instructed, "Take a few trustworthy people and run the barbecue restaurant well here!"
Once the chain stores are established, this will be considered the main store, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to have a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator oversee it.
"Yes!"
Huo Spirit Transformation thought to himself that he must seize this opportunity to earn Spirit Stone. If one day it was exposed that he was the one who brought back the ten billion IOU, at least he would have an excuse.
The petrified bone's identification Secret Method was broken, and keeping the Secret Method put a great strain on one's mental state.
Throughout their conversation, he discovered that this young master Lu hadn't told a single lie, and he secretly admired him. This was the demeanor of the future ruler of Heaven—upright and honest in his actions, disdaining to use lies to deceive or test him.
Looking at myself, I had always been overly cautious in using the Secret Method of identification, which ultimately led to my Lower Vehicle.
Actually, from the very beginning, the Immortal Fairy had reminded Lu Yang that the Petrified Bone used Secret Method to detect lies, and asked if he needed to block it.
Lu Yang refused, feeling it was too much trouble for the Immortal Fairy. He could deceive her with the truth; why would he be afraid of the petrified bone being detected?
On his way back to the Nine Nether Sect, Petrified Bone suddenly realized a possibility.
"Could it be that this young sect leader already knew about the ten billion IOU and deliberately sent it to me?"
"They saddled me with a billion-dollar debt, then showed me the potential of a barbecue restaurant, forcing me to agree to the business partnership?"
Petrified Bone broke out in a cold sweat, realizing how cunning and calculating this young sect leader was!
Moreover, this was an open conspiracy, leaving him with no other choice.
As expected of Dou Tianzun's disciple! The future ruler of the Heavenly Court!
On the way back to the Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect, the flying shuttle wasn't as fast as it had come. The Fifth Elder asked curiously, "Lu Yang, you didn't tell us about your analysis of the world situation, the plans you made for the Nine Nether Sect, or the chain of barbecue restaurants that followed?"
The original plan did not include a solution to the two questions raised by the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.
"Oh, these are all things I came up with on the spot."