The Eighth Elder
Lu Yang guessed that if Tao Yaoye were to join the Nine Nether Sect, the sect leader would probably treat Tao Yaoye like a saintess, or even make Tao Yaoye the sect leader directly.
This way of making money is much faster than Qin Haoran's loan; it's no exaggeration to say it's risk-free and highly profitable.
Without investment, there's no need to worry about losing money.
No need to hire actors, no need to film dozens of times, illusions can be imagined at will, and special effects are so realistic they're indistinguishable from the real thing.
If you are caught in an illusion during battle, dying in the illusion is a real death; the illusion created by the illusion is definitely more real than reality.
There's no need to worry about the plot either. The events that happen every day in the cultivation world can be used as material. With a little embellishment, it can be made into a movie. If the plot is too long, it can be made into a TV series.
To say nothing of the distant past, my master's storytelling performance, "The Ask Dao Sect," could be used as a movie.
"It's a good product, but there are areas for improvement."
After a moment's thought, Lu Yang pointed out the shortcomings of Tao Yaoye's illusion technique.
"You realized that fighting alone isn't enough to be engaging, and adding a brief storyline is a good idea, but it's still not enough."
"An engaging plot should leave viewers feeling exhilarated and wanting more. It needs foreshadowing and plot twists."
"Mmm." Tao Yaoye nodded repeatedly. As expected of her senior brother, his mind works much faster than hers. He can think so far ahead after only meeting her.
"The plot is secondary right now; the main thing is figuring out how to cast the illusion."
Tao Yaoye was puzzled, not understanding what she meant. "I can cast illusions myself."
Lu Yang shook his head. "Of course you can use it, but you can't use illusions everywhere, you'd be exhausted."
"You said it yourself, you want to make money this way. To make money, you need to promote it. To promote it, you need a more convenient way to cast illusions."
"For example, talismans."
"If I remember correctly, talismans are the most common medium for carrying illusions."
Tao Yaoye lowered her head, thinking of suitable people to consult, "As for talismans... the Sect Master is skilled in Swordsmanship, the first elder is skilled in dream creation, the second Third Elder is skilled in formations, the Fourth Elder is skilled in body refinement, the Fifth Elder is skilled in weapon crafting, my master is skilled in immortal body refinement, the seventh elder is skilled in alchemy, and the eighth elder is skilled in swindling and deception."
"It seems none of the elders are skilled in this area. Should we ask our senior brothers and sisters for help?"
Lu Yang paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "... Is it possible that, besides being a swindler, the Eighth Elder is also skilled in talismans?"
Although there are rumors that when the Silent Daoist first came to the mountain, he was raised by the Eighth Elder, which laid a solid foundation for the Silent Daoist to go astray later in life.
Although nine hundred years ago, the Eighth Elder swindled the Nine Nether Sect out of its treasury, forcing the previous sect leader to commit suicide.
Although the Eighth Elder sold Meng Jingzhou the exam questions from twenty years ago.
Although the Fifth Elder absolutely forbade Fu Xiu Qin Yan Yan from learning talismans from the Eighth Elder, fearing that she would learn them incorrectly.
However, it cannot be denied that the Eighth Elder was indeed a master of talismans.
"Let's discuss this with the Eighth Elder, but to be on the safe side, it would be best to invite the Sixth Elder as well," Lu Yang cautiously suggested, which Tao Yaoye agreed with.
At the summit of Dustless Peak, the breathtakingly beautiful Sixth Elder sat cross-legged, and under the influence of his Immaculate Immortal Body, the surrounding area became a vacuum zone.
She tried to narrow the range of her immortal body. She found that the smaller the range of the immortal body's effect, the stronger the repulsive effect. The best state was to let the domain of the immaculate immortal body adhere to the surface of her body in a thin layer. In this way, she would be fearless of any attack.
However, according to records, no Immaculate Immortal Body has ever achieved this level.
She sensed someone approaching from not far away, opened her beautiful eyes, and saw Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye.
"What brings you two here?" she asked through a voice transmission.
"I apologize for disturbing Master's meditation. It's like this, I've recently had some new ideas about illusion magic..." Tao Yaoye explained in detail her discussion with Lu Yang.
"A good idea. With Eighth Brother's talisman skills, it shouldn't be difficult to implement." Sixth Elder also realized the business opportunity hidden in Tao Yaoye's idea and felt a little proud.
Tao Yaoye's idea was much more profitable than Ninth Junior Brother's "Size Ruyi (Partial Version)".
Look, this is the good apprentice I've trained!
"Come on, I'll take you to him." The Sixth Elder raised his hand, and a strange energy enveloped Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye, carrying them directly from Wuchen Peak to the nearby Rune Peak.
Fuwen Peak is the mountain peak under the control of the Eighth Elder.
The three landed. It was Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye's first time at Rune Peak. They found that the ground was covered with runes, and even the leaves had rune markings. The shapes formed by the various plants also vaguely resembled talismans.
"Eighth Elder, come out, I need your help!" the Sixth Elder transmitted his voice to the Eighth Elder.
"Senior Sister is looking for me?" The Eighth Elder walked out of the cave abode with a surprised expression. In his memory, the Sixth Senior Sister rarely asked him for help.
"Did my senior sister get scammed by some idiot outside? Should I scam her back? I doubt that'll work; I haven't gone out of the mountains to scam anyone in decades."
Lu Yang thought to himself, "Eighth Elder, have you forgotten that you just lied to Meng Jingzhou a year and a half ago?"
Tao Yaoye was unaware of this and thought that the Eighth Elder had retired from his life of crime.
"But don't worry, if he dares to lie to you, Senior Sister, even if I don't leave the mountain, I can still send my disciples to swindle him until he's left with nothing but his underwear!"
"I'm different from Ninth Junior Brother. I've been lying for so many years and I've never been caught!"
"My disciples are just as reliable; they won't get caught by the authorities!" The Eighth Elder patted his chest and assured him, showing great affection for his fellow disciples. He had received a lot of care from the Sixth Elder when he was young.
Lu Yang was filled with awe. He hadn't expected the Eighth Elder's deception to be so skillful that he had never been caught. Even his master couldn't compare to him in this respect!
You should know that Master is a ruthless person who can get the Minister of Justice imprisoned.
Optimistically speaking, the master still hasn't been released.
Lu Yang heard that ever since the Minister of Justice was imprisoned in the Dayan County jail, the entire Ministry of Justice had been working in Dayan County, and the security situation in Dayan County had been better than ever before, with not a single crime occurring.
Bad guys aren't stupid. The Ministry of Justice is stationed in Dayan County. What would they be thinking to commit crimes right under their noses?
They are not silent Daoists.
However, there is a price to pay. Lu Yang heard from Meng Jingzhou that even officials in the capital would take leave to visit the prison in Dayan County and see what was new and interesting.
They call it caring for their colleagues.
Incidentally, I suggested to the governor of Dayan County that the Silent Daoist be sentenced to death.
The Sixth Elder rolled her eyes at the Eighth Elder. They had been fellow disciples for two thousand years, and she knew the Eighth Elder's character all too well.
"Yes, you've never been caught. You always turned yourself in, saying it would reduce your sentence."
"Also, don't think I don't know why you're not leaving the sect. You're just waiting for the statute of limitations to expire."
The Criminal Law of the Great Xia Dynasty explicitly stipulates that if the statutory limitation period for prosecution has expired, the criminal liability of the offender shall no longer be pursued.