Why?

If there is no sense of ritual when you go to a temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, then the temple is at most just a tourist attraction.

But if it takes a long walk up the mountain to see the Bodhisattva, if not everyone can burn this incense, if everyone around you is a devout believer, if...

Only temples like this can be considered to truly have incense offerings.

Luo Wanyai studied it very clearly back then, and today Luo Wanyai has arranged the Freemasons very clearly.

So when the three Freemasons came out of Villa 11 and walked toward Villa 12, their hearts had been elevated, as if on a pilgrimage.

They actually had another line of defense in their minds: they were smart enough, had excellent grades, and strong learning abilities.

But when they thought of the legend about Qing Chen, even their proudest line of defense was ruthlessly shattered.

At this moment, Nangong Yuanyu and the others had only one thought in their minds: So this is the most powerful student Time Walker organization in Luocheng!

Behind the three, Luo Wanyai silently watched them go to knock on the door of villa number 12...

One of his men whispered, "Old Luo, do we really need to cooperate with Bai Zhou like this?"

Luo Wanyai glanced at the other person sideways and said, "What are you trying to say?"

The subordinate thought for a moment and said, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just feel that now that we have cultivation techniques, a group of brothers like us can't go hungry anywhere. Why should we serve Bai Zhou?"

Luo Wanyai chuckled, "You've only been practicing for a few days, and you think you're all set after just a few initiations?"

"We have many brothers, and you've finished cultivating the Great Heavenly Cycle, so you can initiate the brothers now, and we won't need the bosses during the day anymore," the subordinate said.

Before his last time travel, Qing Chen had Nan Gengchen give Luo Wanyai a concentrated empowerment, helping this local bully of Luo City reach the E-Class in one go.

This gave Luo Wanyai a real taste of the joy of being on a winning streak. He never expected that after his luck turned around, he would not only regain his freedom but also become a proper cultivator.

Now, Luo Wanyai, Nan Gengchen, Hu Xiaoniu, Zhang Tianzhen, and Qing Chen have all gained the ability to be empowered, which has directly led to a leap forward in the strength of the entire daytime security system.

This also gave the security personnel some ideas of their own.

Luo Wanyai looked at his subordinate. "You've been with me for quite some time now, so there are some things that need to be made clear. I serve Bai Zhou not because I was coerced, but voluntarily. Although you have the cultivation method, and the brothers are all about to advance to E-Class, have you ever seen Bai Zhou control us?"

"No, those students have no management experience whatsoever," the subordinate said.

Luo Wanyai patted his subordinate on the shoulder and said, "Bai Zhou doesn't control you not because he lacks management experience, but because it would be too easy for him to kill you."

The subordinate thought for a moment, then suddenly reverted to his old way of addressing Luo Wanyai: "Brother, why are you so devoted to Bai Zhou?"

Luo Wanyai paused for a moment before replying, "We Jianghu, the martial arts world) people must be loyal. They saved my life, so it's only right that I repay their kindness. Besides, they're more powerful than you think. Take cultivation methods, for example. Do you really think just anyone can get their hands on them? When I went to the Inner World last time, I specifically inquired about various cultivation methods on the black market. What Bai Zhou gave us... was an orthodox cultivation method. There are probably no more than a dozen of these in the entire Inner World."

"By the way," Luo Wanyai continued, "We need to get our plans in the Inner World under control as soon as possible, and develop as many of our families as possible. Although it needs to be done in secret, we can't be slow."

Luo Wanyai needs to demonstrate his value as soon as possible, because he hasn't even joined the Daytime Group yet.

The door to Villa No. 12 opened, and Liu Dezhu smiled at the three of them, saying, "Please come in."

Nangong Yuanyu and the others stood at the door, somewhat hesitant. "Excuse me, do you have slippers? Our shoes are a bit dirty."

"No need," Liu Dezhu said. "Come in."

After entering the room, Nangong Yuanyu, Qi Duo, and Zhang Lanjin sat on the sofa with restraint, cautiously looking around.

When Hu Xiaoniu and Qing Chen came downstairs, the three of them immediately stood up, as humble as the underlings in the movie "The Godfather" when they saw Corleone.

Hu Xiaoniu said, "I'm sorry, something came up this morning, so I was delayed."

Zhang Lanjin quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. You all should focus on your business."

Hu Xiaoniu thought to himself that there was nothing important to do, he was just being dragged upstairs by Xiao Tongyun to play Dou Dizhu (a card game).

I don't know why Xiao Tongyun is so clever; he and Zhang Tianzhen can't outsmart her.

The reason they did this was to first create a significant psychological gap with the Freemasons, making it easier to do things later.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu asked curiously, "I wonder what brings the three of you here today? There are only two days left until the next time travel, so we should prepare for it as soon as possible."

Nangong Yuanyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's nothing else, I just wanted to express my gratitude for what happened in Forbidden Zone No. 002. Without you, we might have been trapped inside."

Hu Xiaoniu laughed and said, "It's nothing, just a small favor. Although I am Qing Zhade's servant, he is not as difficult to talk to as other bigwigs from conglomerates."

"What exactly is Qing Zhade's status within the Qing family?" Nangong Yuanyu inquired in front of Qing Chen, "I heard from Guo Huzhan that he seems to have been sent by that Shadow Master of the Qing family?"

Hu Xiaoniu shook his head. "That's not very clear. Mr. Qing Zhade's work is quite mysterious, and I haven't had the chance to get in touch with him yet. However, although he knows I'm Time Walker, he hasn't interfered with me in any way."

"By the way," Nangong Yuanyu said after thinking for a moment, "I saw that even the security guards next door are practicing. Is this the cultivation method they obtained during the day?"

"Yes," Qing Chen said with a smile, "Everyone's cultivation speed is quite fast."

Nangong Yuanyu nodded in admiration, "Indeed, very fast. In just two months, they've managed to acquire a team of E-Class security personnel..."

In fact, Nangong Yuanyu didn't have a clear concept of what "quite fast" meant. He thought that the security personnel had been practicing for two months.

In reality, those people cultivated for less than two weeks. Luo Wanyai went from an ordinary person to E-Class cultivator in just two days.

It should be noted that all cultivators who have completed the Great Circulation during the day can receive initiation.

Using this method to elevate a cultivation team results in exponential growth, even matching the speed at which Luo Wanyai developed his family...

Qing Chen didn't correct Nangong Yuanyu. He smiled and looked at the other person, saying, "I wonder if the Freemasons have any plans to cultivate?"

Nangong Yuanyu was stunned for a moment, and then the expressions of the three Freemasons immediately became twisted.

The three exchanged glances for a few seconds before Nangong Yuanyu said gravely, "I'm sorry, we already have an organization, so we can't join the Daylight Organization. To be honest, the Freemasons are actually connected to the Qing family, but the specifics need to be kept secret. All I can say is that they have been kind to us and also have ways to control us, so we can't join any other organizations."

Qing Chen was taken aback; he hadn't expected to get the truth out of the other party so quickly.

Nangong Yuanyu probably doesn't know that Qing Chen already knew that Shadow was controlling the Freemasons, and that he was about to take over control of the Freemasons...

Nangong Yuanyu's so-called secrecy was nothing but a hollow promise in front of Qing Chen.

At this moment, Qing Chen looked at Nangong Yuanyu's conflicted yet sincere expression and wondered what method that shadow had used to manage to gain such a solid grasp on the Freemasons in such a short time by combining kindness and severity.

Qing Chen looked at Nangong Yuanyu and smiled, "I have no intention of having you all join Bai Zhou. Moreover, Bai Zhou has certain entry requirements. Unless the boss invites someone, it will not expand arbitrarily."

Nangong Yuanyu and the others didn't think there was anything wrong with what they said: such a powerful organization must have requirements!

However, they were somewhat puzzled. "Then what did you mean when you asked us if we wanted to cultivate?"

Qing Chen smiled and said, "Our boss from Bai Zhou has instructed us that the Freemasons of Los Angeles have a bright future, so we are willing to set aside the barriers between organizations and impart our cultivation methods to you all free of charge. This is not limited to the three of you, but to all members of the Freemasons."

Nangong Yuanyu and the others were shocked and moved.

What selfless sentiment this is! What an amazing boss!

In Qing Chen's plan, he would definitely take over control of the Freemasons within a month.

If we had let Nangong Yuanyu and the others cultivate at that time, it would have been a waste of time. It would be better to pass on the Zhunti Method now and gain some inspiration.

Such a group of intelligent assets should certainly be helped to become stronger as soon as possible!

But Nangong Yuanyu hesitated.

He was well aware of the preciousness of cultivation methods, so he always felt that he must have missed some important information.

Everything has a cause and effect; there can only be an effect if there is a cause.

However, the fact that Bai Zhou was willing to selflessly impart the methods of cultivation was precisely missing a 'cause'.

This is similar to a hypothetical scenario often discussed online. "If someone offered you a billion dollars in return for eating a pound of dirt, would you accept?"

Putting aside whether it's considered tacky or not, in real life, nobody is willing to give you a hundred million for no reason.

Why would someone give you a hundred million?

Nangong Yuanyu was completely baffled...

He looked at Qing Chen, only to find that the other man's gaze was extremely 'kind,' so kind that it made him want to let down his guard, as if everything the other man did was truly for his own good.

Nangong Yuanyu pondered for a long time, "We cannot accept a reward without merit. Our Freemasonry has never done anything beneficial for Bai Zhou before, and now we feel guilty for accepting such a great gift. Perhaps... we could do something for Bai Zhou?"

He almost blurted out his earlier thought, "Why don't you let us eat a pound of dirt? Otherwise, we won't feel at ease learning this cultivation method."

Fortunately, she stopped herself in time and didn't say it aloud.