Yaochi Exchange Student

No one knew how much time had passed when wails suddenly rang out from a mountain range somewhere in the Eastern Wasteland, startling countless birds and beasts into flight.

"Bastards! You absolute bastards!"

Duan De stared at himself, stripped of everything, and nearly blacked out. After checking his Sea of Bitterness, the fat Daoist let out a heart-rending cry, unable to believe what had happened.

Decades of hard work, and now he had less than when he was born.

Master Lin had mercifully left him his underpants, sparing him the indignity of complete nudity. Every other treasure was gone.

"Unscrupulous Heavenly Venerable... damn you!" Duan De cursed furiously. "That bird-brained Sacred Body, that blackhearted Sacred Lord, and that dog... One day, this Daoist will settle accounts with all of you!"

Only now did Duan De understand why Lin Xian had suggested he work for the Southern Region Immortal Alliance. At first, he had thought it was a plum job.

Now he saw it for what it was: a scheme to recruit free labor and take everything he earned.

All the treasures he had worked so hard to find by digging up graves had gone straight into their pockets.

If that wasn't reaping the rewards of someone else's work, what was?

Grinding his teeth, Duan De rushed back to the Taixuan Sect to settle accounts, only for Hua Yunfei to tell him they had gone to the Yaochi Sacred Land.

"Yaochi?" Duan De froze. "Doesn't the Yaochi Sacred Land only accept female disciples?"

"Daoist, how long have you been hiding in the mountains? Have you heard nothing from the cultivation world?"

Hua Yunfei smiled faintly. "Two events are shaking the Eastern Wasteland. First, the legendary Nine Secrets have appeared. Second, the Yaochi Sacred Land has announced that it will accept exchange