Stand Up, No Kneeling

After learning supernatural powers from Tang Yu, Zhao Dashun and his companion knelt on the ground and repeatedly thanked him.

"Stand up, don't kneel. You can humiliate Fang Meiyun, the sect leader of the Jade Maiden Sect, at will. There's nothing in this world worth kneeling to, understand?"

Seeing the two kneeling on the ground, Tang Yu shouted.

The two quickly stood up from the ground.

"And if you guys have nothing to do these next few days, I'll give you another task."

Tang Yu looked at the two of them and spoke.

Although the two are not particularly strong, they are very reliable and will handle the tasks assigned to them clearly.

"Please give your instructions, Grandmaster Uncle, and we will do it immediately."

The two said in unison.

"It's nothing major. You guys just need to go to casinos and similar places and check out how many cultivators gamble there are, how high the stakes are, and then gather the data and let me know."

Tang Yu gave the instructions with a smile.

He made a considerable income by engaging in prostitution.

Now it's appropriate to develop the gambling industry appropriately.

As for drugs... those who get involved in that stuff are all bastards and scumbags, and Tang Yu has no interest in them no matter how much money they make.

"Grandmaster Uncle, we occasionally go to these places for fun. In fact, quite a few cultivators go there. Our Joyous Union Sect has also opened a few, and business is not bad."

"Yes, people also play games like fighting spirit beasts, and even many elders go there to play."

Zhao Dashun and the other man told Tang Yu what they knew.

"After you've collected the data outside, also go to your own casino and pick up the bills."

I've heard that quite a few cultivators here play this game.

Tang Yu felt much more at ease.

Cultivators are still human at heart. The idea of being free from the seven emotions and six desires, and having no desires or wants, is something only those who have reached a certain level of cultivation can achieve.

Besides, what if one truly has no desires or wants?

Why are you always thinking about cultivation breakthroughs?

Isn't that also a kind of desire?

A truly rotten life, damn it, might as well just die sooner rather than later and save yourself the trouble.

After letting the two leave, Tang Yu wanted to check on Nangong Ying's painting progress.

A flying sword emitting a faint golden light flew into the Cluster Jade Pavilion and stopped in front of Tang Yu.

When Nangong Ying, who was painting, saw the flying sword, she stopped writing with her brush and asked in surprise.

"The message-carrying flying sword of the Treasure Pavilion?"

"A flying sword for delivering messages? Does that mean someone from the Treasure Pavilion is looking for me? How do I open it?"

Tang Yu asked, puzzled, after grasping the golden flying sword.

"Yes, when we're far away and have urgent matters to report to the sect, we use the communication flying sword. You can open it by injecting your true essence into it, Uncle. This kind of golden flying sword is of a very high grade, and it costs five high-grade spirit stones for one round trip."

Nangong Ying felt a pang of heartache just looking at it.

Although there is some distance between the Treasure Pavilion and Joyous Union Sect, it's not to the point that they would need this thing.

What are their plans in coming to see Tang Yu?

Let me see.

Following Nangong Ying's instructions, Tang Yu opened the communication flying sword and discovered it was an invitation from the Joyous Union Sect.

"Sir, your business acumen is truly astounding. Amber cordially invites you to my Treasure Pavilion for a gathering to discuss some business. This small spirit stone is a token of my respect."

The invitation was signed simply with the words "Amber".

In addition, there were 500 high-grade spirit stones as a gift.

This incredibly generous gift made Tang Yu realize that Treasure Pavilion was indeed the richest of the seven major sects.

Among the seven major sects, Treasure Pavilion follows the path of a merchant.

They were more interested in earning spirit stones than in cultivation, Treasure Pavilion were extremely famous throughout the Southern Continent.

"Is this Amber the sect leader of the Treasure Pavilion?"

After unceremoniously putting away the spirit stones, Tang Yu looked at Nangong Ying and asked.

He didn't know much about the major sects other than the Joyous Union Sect. The only one he was relatively familiar with was the Jade Maiden Sect, since they had a grudge against each other.

"Yes, this woman is the current head of the Treasure Pavilion. She has cultivated for three hundred years and has reached the Nascent Soul stage. Her business acumen is also extremely high. She is also known as the richest woman in the seven major sects. She is also the person I admire most!"

Nangong Ying's eyes lit up when she mentioned the word "Amber".

Before she met Tang Yu, she sincerely believed that the Amber Pavilion Master was the most successful person in the world at making money.

If it weren't for the fact that I was born into the Nangong Clan...

Given her money-grubbing nature, she would have already gone to Duobaoge to become Treasure Pavilion.

She even previously boasted about wanting to become a guest elder at the Treasure Pavilion.

After being beaten black and blue by Liu Yanlan, he stopped talking about it.

Then she rushed up and hugged Tang Yu's arm pitifully, saying, "Junior brother, do you want to be the best friend in the world with your senior sister?"

"That's a good idea. What do you want from it?"

Tang Yu asked with a smile.

The best condition for becoming the best in the world is to give up your virginity.

That's not impossible.

After all, it's better to keep the good stuff within the family.

"Then take me to see Lord Amber Pavilion. Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. I'll just pretend to be your maid or something and listen to your conversation."

Nangong Ying's eyes sparkled.

To her now, her junior fellow apprentice Tang Yu is the best money-maker in the world.

The owner of Amber Pavilion is the second most successful person in the world at making money.

You can hear them talking about making money.

That's a blessing that money can't buy.

Tang Yu looked troubled and said, "I haven't decided whether to go or not. What if Treasure Pavilion tries to scheme against me?"

"No, I can guarantee that. Treasure Pavilion has always valued harmony and making money. It's the sect among the seven major sects that least wants to have conflicts with others. Besides, if you were to mess with you, you would offend my ancestor. Wouldn't that be courting death?"

Nangong Ying patted her full chest and assured her.

After seeing that slight tremor, Tang Yu coughed twice.

"Even if it's safe, it was the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion who invited me, and he didn't say I could bring anyone else. Would it be inappropriate for me to bring you along without permission?"

"No, it's not a problem. The Pavilion Master of Amber Pavilion personally invited you, which is already a great honor. This little thing is no problem. If all else fails, I can pretend to be your Daoist partner."

Nangong Ying leaned her head on Tang Yu's shoulder and said with a grin, "Don't we look like a couple of Daoist practitioners?"

"Not really."

Tang Yu shook her head.

"How does it resemble that?"

"Go while you're carrying my child, that would be just like it."

"..."

Nangong Ying stared wide-eyed at Tang Yu.

If she gets pregnant, then it won't just be a fake couple, right? It'll become real.

"Just kidding. How about this, if Pavilion Master Amber has any objections, I'll persuade her, but in return, Senior Sister, you have to do me a favor."

Tang Yu laughed somewhat embarrassedly.

"What kind of help?"

"Could you scrub my back? We have a tradition of scrubbing our backs after bathing backs backs backs backs backs when we're in my hometown. But I'm too embarrassed to ask others to do it for me here. My senior is like family, so I feel more comfortable doing it."

"Alright, then you'll have to take me to see Lord Amber."

Upon hearing that she would be doing the work of a maid, Nangong Ying thought about it and decided it wasn't impossible.

After all, they were family, and Junior Brother Tang Yu had taught him all of his family's secret techniques.

What's the big deal?

After the matter was settled.

The cunning Tang Yu, along with her naive and innocent senior sister, rode their flying magical artifact straight towards the Treasure Pavilion.

After flying for about an hour and a half, we had finally covered a quarter of the distance.

The flying magical artifact they were riding was a magical multi-storied ship.

Tang Yu, who was descending the mountain for the first time after arriving at the Joyous Union Sect, leaned against the side of the boat, looking at the sea of clouds, his gaze drifting south.

The family of the Son of Luck resides in a small town in the southern part of the Nine Heavens Continent.

I'll have to go there in a few days.

Before he starts looking for trouble, he still needs to build up his family's wealth as much as possible.

How can you compete with Son of Luck if you don't have money?

Just as Tang Yu was lost in thought.

A sharp, incomparably fierce sword light suddenly ripped through the space.

Immediately afterward, the spatial rift expanded on the ship, and a figure emerged from it.

The man who walked out with a sword was Yingjun and exuded a sharp sword aura. He stared coldly at Tang Yu as he walked out.

"You're Tang Yu?"