He Understands How to Bait and Switch

"Senior, what kind of reward do we get for doing this kind of work?"

A Nascent Soul Blood Demon Sect asked tremblingly.

Even though I've resigned myself to my fate, I still need to get the questions I need answered clear.

You might toil away like an ox or a horse for a thousand years, only to end up not earning a single spirit stone...

Tang Yu was furious when she heard this.

He pulled out a whip and gave the guy a solid whack on the forehead.

The whip in his hand wasn't some magical weapon; it was just an ordinary long whip.

Although attacking it wouldn't do much damage to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

It's quite insulting.

After hitting him several times, Tang Yu said with exasperation.

"Labor is the most glorious thing. I'll give you work so you can work and transform yourself from despised demonic cultivators into upright human beings."

"After receiving such a life-saving grace, you still have the nerve to ask me for spirit stones?"

"..."

He saw Tang Yu holding a whip, about to strike.

A group of demonic cultivators knelt down and said in unison, "We feel only gratitude in our hearts!"

"That's more like it."

Hearing that everyone's awareness had improved considerably, Tang Yu put away his whip with satisfaction and made empty promises.

"If you work hard from now on, and perform well, there's still a chance to finish early..."

After hearing Tang Yu's empty promises...

For some reason, many of the demonic cultivators felt a sense of gratitude.

After making arrangements for the Blood Demon Sect members...

Tang Yu then led Amber away from the workshop, saying with a smile.

"With the help of this group of people, production here can increase several times over in the future."

"The cost is a bit high, though."

Amber smiled and looked at Tang Yu with even more admiration.

A shrewd businessman will uncover all the value in a product.

The gentleman does this much better than I do.

What? You're saying cultivators aren't commodities? How can they not be?

"It's alright, this problem is easy to solve."

Tang Yu chuckled twice and said, "It's a rare treat for the Pavilion Master to come all this way. Come with me and show me around the clothing industry chain I've built."

"Sir, you can just call me Amber. We are friends, Master, you're being too formal."

Amber smiled and nodded, then asked, "What does 'industrial chain' mean?"

"The industrial chain starts from raw materials..."

Tang Yu began to introduce some concepts of modern economics to Amber.

As an extremely intelligent person, Amber understood immediately and smiled happily.

"Been taught a lesson."

After taking a tour of the Tianshui Dynasty with Amber.

Tang Yu then took out another map, which was a map of the southern part of the Nine Heavens Continent.

The map shows several factions, with the Joyous Union Sect being the smallest and the Treasure Pavilion being the largest due to its wide range of business interests.

Tang Yu pointed to the map and smiled.

"Currently, the combined territories of our two families on the map only account for one-fifth of the total area. The rest either belong to other sects or are temporarily unclaimed."

Amber nodded slightly. Among the seven major sects, the Joyous Union Sect and the Treasure Pavilion were the most friendly to mortals within their spheres of influence.

Because she was in charge of the Treasure Pavilion, cultivators within her sphere of influence were not allowed to arbitrarily bully mortals.

The requirements of the Joyous Union Sect were not so strict before.

As long as no one goes on a killing spree, they'll basically turn a blind eye.

It wasn't until Tang Yu took over that it was upgraded to the same level as Treasure Pavilion.

As for the other five major sects, their attitudes towards these mortals varied, but overall they had a relatively stable living environment.

Apart from that, the lives and deaths of ordinary people in other regions have never been in their own hands.

"In such a large southern region, golden eggs are everywhere."

"And what's the result? Now these brainless cultivators have made it so they can't earn any spirit stones either, and we can't earn any spirit stones at all."

"In my opinion, if we join forces and first establish rules for the entire south, then ordinary people will be well-fed and clothed, and we'll also make more money."

"Then it'll be ten months later, ten months later it'll become a hundred, and then it'll multiply again..."

Tang Yu laughed again as she spoke.

"How much more? One million high-grade spirit stones a year?"

Amber smiled.

Tang Yu shook her head.

Amber held out a hand and laughed, "Could it be five million high-grade spirit stones?"

Give me your hand.

Tang Yu waved.

Although puzzled, Amber still handed her delicate hand to Tang Yu.

Feeling her smooth skin, Tang Yu grasped her wrist and lifted it up, laughing.

"That's one hundred high-grade spirit stones worth five million each."

Seeing Tang Yu say these words with such confidence.

Amber felt as if this man was radiating light at that moment, a light that only she could see, perhaps even surpassing the sun, moon, and stars in the sky.

"Alright, you've finished your boasting. Once you've established the corresponding industrial chain within your Treasure Pavilion's sphere of influence, I'll provide you with the relevant new machines."

After releasing Amber's hand, Tang Yu changed the subject.

"Speaking of which Amber, do you know of any other demonic cultivation forces around here?"

Amber's face broke into a sly smile, full of girlish charm.

"I happen to know some of it."

"Could you happen to lend me two very valuable antiques, and then I happen to pass through their territory and get murdered and robbed, and you happen to be the heroine who saves me?"

"Will you repay me with your body afterward?"

Amber asked with a smile.

"That depends on the type. I'd still need to think about joining the Treasure Pavilion."

Tang Yu coughed twice. He knew that the "offering oneself in return" that Amber spoke of was not the same as the "offering oneself in return" that he himself had in mind.

"Okay, fine, take it or leave it."

With a smile, Amber took out two ancient treasures from her storage ring, which she had already refined into her natal magic weapons, and handed them to Tang Yu.

They are a jade hairpin and a flying sword, respectively.

Carrying the two magical treasures, Tang Yu followed Amber and flew to a sect called the Three Corpse Sect, three thousand miles away.

This demonic cultivation sect excels at refining walking corpses, and is known as the "human-corpse coexistence realm."

This means that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Three Corpse Sect will also bring along walking corpses of the same level.

In this way, it would be difficult to lose when encountering a cultivator of the same realm.

The Three Corpse Sect are several miles away at equal distances.

As Tang Yu instructed, Amber concealed her presence and followed Tang Yu from a distance.

The Three Corpse Sect is not as strong as the Blood Demon Sect, except that its ancestor is at the Nascent Soul stage, so she is quite at ease.

Tang Yu swaggered towards the back of the Three Corpse Sect.

Two gaunt Three Corpse Sect cultivators immediately carried the coffin and flew towards Tang Yu, shouting sternly.

"Who dares to trespass upon my Three Corpse Sect...?"

Before the two could finish speaking, their eyes were immediately drawn to the two ancient treasures in Tang Yu's hands.

The ancient aura contained within the antique treasure was unmistakable; the two recognized it, and their expressions changed slightly.

A cultivator carrying two ancient treasures?

You should know that their Three Corpse Sect's patriarch, a dignified Nascent Soul stage cultivator, only possessed one ancient treasure as his natal magic weapon.

This immediately made the two of them more cautious, and their tone became more amiable.

"May I ask what brings you to my Three Corpse Sect?"

"The Three Corpse Sect? What is the Three Corpse Sect? I woke up yesterday with a splitting headache and can't remember what happened. Do you know me?"

Tang Yu looked confused.

Seeing this guy's flawlessly bewildered expression.

The two gatekeepers of the Three Corpse Sect were also somewhat bewildered.

Both of them possessed the strength of the early Golden Core stage.

After hearing what Tang Yu said, he couldn't help but scan Tang Yu with his divine sense.

Good heavens, he's only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm?

With such limited strength, how could he possess such a treasure, and even have two of them at once?

If each person gets one item...

If converted into spirit stones, it would be enough for them to cultivate from the early Golden Core stage to the peak Nascent Soul stage.

"Shall we do it or not?"

The monk with a mole resembling a matchmaker's mark transmitted his voice to his companion.

"This person possesses two ancient treasures; this matter is probably not so simple. What if it's a trap?"

The other, shorter cultivator was more cautious, sensing that something was off about the person in front of him.

"A trap? Right at the entrance of our Three Corpse Sect, what kind of trap could there be? If anything happens, we still have our Ancestor."

The monk with the mole on his face looked at Tang Yu with a look of eager anticipation.

They could see the two exchanging glances and communicating telepathically.

Tang Yu was getting impatient and angrily cursed.

"Have you guys finished discussing this? Are you even demonic cultivators anymore? You want to rob us but you're afraid of trouble? They're right at your doorstep, what the hell are you afraid of?"

"..."

Upon hearing Tang Yu's words, the impulsiveness in their hearts was immediately dispelled.

Something's off about this person!

The next second, Tang Yu appeared in front of the two of them instantly, and before they could react, Tang Yu had already stuffed the two ancient treasures into their hands.

Then he unleashed Thoughtless Punch power.

He slammed both fists into their faces simultaneously.

At that moment, a revolving lantern appeared in front of the two of them.

It was as if a 300-pound female cultivator was standing in front of them, pointing at them and calling them stinky men and all that.

After being sent flying over a hundred feet by Tang Yu's punch, both of them almost had their golden cores knocked out by Tang Yu.

"Fine, you Three Corpse Sect steal my magic weapon and then try to slap me in the face? This is outrageous! If you don't give me an explanation today, your Three Corpse Sect won't get away with this!"

After knocking the two men away, Tang Yu shouted loudly, and the entire Three Corpse Sect could hear his voice.

Soon, dozens of cultivators from the Three Corpse Sect arrived together, each carrying a coffin, and surrounded Tang Yu.

Seeing the two fellow disciples who had been beaten unconscious and the two ancient treasures in Tang Yu's hands.

The Three Corpse Sect Master, whose strength had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, stared intently at Tang Yu.

"Fellow Daoist, you dare to act so recklessly in my Three Corpse Sect? Do you think my Three Corpse Sect has no one to rely on? Leave behind your two ancient treasures, and today I will grant you a complete corpse."

"The Qingming Festival hasn't even arrived yet, and you're carrying such a huge coffin around everywhere. Are you in such a hurry to crawl into it and be reincarnated?"

Tang Yu cursed and swore, then threw a sudden, Thoughtless Punch at his opponent.

With his early Nascent Soul stage strength, Tang Yu's punch caused all the male cultivators of the Three Corpse Sect present to feel immense pressure.

Even though the Three Corpse Sect Master was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it was still not easy for him to withstand that punch.

It has nothing to do with cultivation level.

The power of this punch was meant to end with a single strike, after which humanity would have no more male emperors.

After taking the punch head-on, the leader of the Three Corpse Sect, enraged, ordered everyone to attack together.

Then, Amber, who was hiding in the shadows, decisively used a supernatural power to smash everyone present into the ground, unable to get up.

The moment Amber made her move, her terrifying cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage instantly alarmed the Three Corpse Sect Patriarch, who was in seclusion.

The patriarch of the Three Corpse Sect was dressed in a long black robe, but the body hidden inside the robe was actually a skeleton, with two red lights replacing his eyes.

After being startled awake, a crack appeared in the space beside him.

A giant bronze coffin emerged from the crack, and then a strange skeleton, hundreds of feet tall, crawled out of it, its shape resembling both a centipede and a snake.

The space around the skeleton rippled after it appeared, revealing that it also possessed the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Who dares disturb my Three Corpse Sect?"

The patriarch of the Three Corpse Sect opened his mouth, which was devoid of any flesh or blood, but this did not prevent him from making a sound.

"You Three Corpse Sect saw my friend possessing a valuable treasure and attempted to kill him to steal it, so I stood up for him."

Amber felt somewhat embarrassed after saying this, but she acted without hesitation.

After she unleashed her divine power, the towering skeletal body swayed.

The difference in strength between the mid-stage and early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators is significant.

Moreover, Amber is the Treasure Pavilion, and he has a large number of magical treasures at his disposal.

After suffering a great loss in a short exchange, the patriarch of the Three Corpse Sect finally realized what had happened and exclaimed in shock.

"So it's the Treasure Pavilion..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yu had already unleashed a sword aura at the old man, his eyes gleaming as he stared at him.

This old guy's cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, which is one thing.

Even the refined zombies possess this level of cultivation.

Buy one get one free! Don't miss out!

The two men, without uttering a word, crushed the Three Corpse Sect Patriarch.

The members of the Three Corpse Sect, who were pinned to the ground, wore expressions of despair.

This is fucking terrible, a complete disaster!

After half an hour.

The dying patriarch of the Three Corpse Sect lay on the ground, where Amber forcibly placed a restriction on him.

After dealing with the Three Corpse Sect, Tang Yu had a large number of capable people at his disposal.

What pleased Tang Yu even more was that these guys all came with a free walking corpse of the same level.

Humans can work for ten hours a day!

Walking corpses don't even need to rest!

Over the next week, Tang Yu followed Amber on a tour of the entire southern part of the Nine Heavens Continent.

They destroyed twenty-four demonic cultivation sects in one fell swoop.

The news that the Joyous Union Sect and the Treasure Pavilion had joined forces to wipe out all the demonic cultivation sects in the south spread like wildfire.

At least eight Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators fell into the hands of the two.

This led many cultivators to spontaneously praise the Treasure Pavilion and the Joyous Union Sect.

This is an act of risking danger and not fearing retaliation to eliminate a cancer.

This is truly one of the most virtuous acts in the world.

The merit accumulated from this act of good deeds is so great that even Buddha himself would have to appear in a dream to express his gratitude.

The remaining minor demonic cultivators didn't say a word.

They packed their valuables overnight and left the southern part of the Nine Heavens Continent via the most expensive teleportation array.

After capturing all these demonic cultivators and making use of them, the production efficiency of the several dynasties under the Joyous Union Sect increased dramatically.

At least the power system is incredibly stable.

After Tang Yu assigned these demonic cultivators, the Blood Demon Sect was responsible for generating blood energy.

Those skilled in using wind power should consider wind turbines.

Those who know fire magic can generate electricity using thermal power.

Tang Yu also had other arrangements made for himself.

Upholding the spirit of "I see myself oppressing and exploiting."

These demonic cultivators were forced to do manual labor, and one by one they began to question their existence and wonder why they had ever become demonic cultivators in the first place.

If it weren't for the circumstances...

Tang Yu almost went so far as to entrap and extort laborers from the territories of other major sects.