Jie Jie Jie Is Corporate Culture

As for what happened afterward, it was like one of those storybook tales about a good-for-nothing rising to greatness.

Except that, under Hun Tiandi's guidance, Xiao Yan grew as though aided by the gods.

At the Three-Year Agreement, he even gave rise to the thunderous tale of a peak Dou Zun striking down a Da Dou Shi above his level.

On Misty Cloud Mountain, all eyes were on them.

Nalan Yanran looked at the figure tearing through the void toward her and nearly pissed herself.

She had never imagined that the good-for-nothing whose engagement she had publicly broken off back then would reach such a terrifying level in just three years.

Those who had once mocked Xiao Yan were now regretting it so bitterly their guts were turning green.

Isn't that right, Nalan Jie?

The scene came to an abrupt end.

As Xiao Yan withdrew his soul power, Qian Renxue returned to reality.

Only then did she discover, to her amazement, that a mere instant had passed.

One could only say that a Dou Di expert was terrifying indeed!

"Junior Sister Qian, what you could see in those fragments was only a drop in the ocean. Once you begin cultivating under Master, you'll naturally learn more."

"For now, Junior Sister, you should get some rest."

"Tomorrow morning, Master will teach you how to cultivate Dou Qi."

Qian Renxue hurriedly called out to Xiao Yan. "Senior Brother Xiao, I have one last question."

"Please, ask away, Junior Sister."

Qian Renxue thought it over for a moment, unsure whether she should ask, because she felt the question might be rather offensive.

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Yan smiled. "There's no need to hold back, Junior Sister. Just ask. I'll tell you everything I know."

Only then did Qian Renxue ask, "Senior Brother, why do you and Master always like to laugh 'jie jie jie'?"

In the memories Xiao Yan had shown her with his soul power, the master and disciple had laughed "jie" from beginning to end.

Xiao Yan perked right up at the question.

"There's something you don't know, Junior Sister."

"Actually, even I didn't understand why Master laughed like that at first."

"Later, Master told me that our Endless Soul Domain is a major power."

"And any organization, as it grows from small to large, will develop shared values, standards of conduct, spiritual beliefs, or things of that sort over the course of its development."

"Master called those things organizational culture."

"But I didn't think that name was quite right, so Master took my suggestion and changed it to corporate culture."

Qian Renxue paused. "What's a corporation?"

Xiao Yan explained, "Any sect or organization is really just a group of people working together to develop under one person's leadership."

"The overall structure formed by such a group is called a corporation in my hometown."

"And if a corporation wants to develop over the long term, corporate culture becomes very important."

"Not only can it win people's loyalty, but it can also attract like-minded independent cultivators to join the Endless Soul Domain to a certain extent."

Qian Renxue nodded, only half understanding. She had grasped some of it.

"So our corporate culture is 'jie jie jie'?"

Xiao Yan smiled. "Jie jie jie, that's right."

"But that's only one part of our Endless Soul Domain's corporate culture."

Qian Renxue was startled for a moment, then couldn't help letting out a "jie" herself.

Xiao Yan burst out laughing at the sight.

He then went on to tell Qian Renxue about the other parts he had personally pushed to establish.

They included, but were not limited to, members of the Endless Soul Domain receiving sixth- to ninth-grade pills as monthly wages according to their cultivation.

He had also divided time into seven-day weeks, with four days on and three days off, only four hours of work each day, and absolutely no overtime.

Outstanding members could also receive year-end bonuses that included Cultivation Methods, Combat Skills, and pills, among other things.

Qian Renxue was dumbfounded as she listened. She couldn't understand a single one of those terms.

Xiao Yan continued, "In short, under this corporate culture that's practically a set of benefits, the performance of our Endless Soul Domain's members is terrifying indeed."

"And their loyalty is beyond question."

"You should know that the greatest dream of children on the Dou Qi Continent today is to cultivate hard and try to join the Endless Soul Domain."

Qian Renxue didn't quite understand, but she was deeply stunned.

She had spent many years disguised as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince and was quite adept at handling affairs of state.

But after hearing Senior Brother Xiao Yan's approach, she realized that her past governance of the Heaven Dou Empire had been utterly haphazard!

If she had adopted this approach earlier, perhaps everyone in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family except Xue Ye would have been her loyal death warrior.

Why would she have needed to advance so cautiously, racking her brains to scheme for that little bit of old Xue Ye's foundation?

Qian Renxue couldn't help exclaiming from the heart, "Senior Brother Xiao, you truly are a heaven-gifted genius. Even when it comes to governing an organization, you can devise such a startling method."

Xiao Yan waved his hands repeatedly.

He had merely copied these things from his previous life.

What moved him most, however, was this.

No matter how outrageous the things he had put together seemed to people of this era, Master had still given him his full support.

If he hadn't tried exchanging secret codes with Master and been ignored,

he really would have suspected that Master was from his hometown too.

Xiao Yan's actions had directly stirred up monstrous waves in Douluo.

After hearing about them, the leaders of various powers all thought they made a great deal of sense.

One after another, they gave orders to plan cultures for their own sects.

At Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment, then waved his hand.

"From this day forward, our Shrek Academy will have its own culture too!"

"We'll use this Grandmaster's theory!"

"There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"

"That will be our sect culture!"

Everyone who heard him agreed wholeheartedly.

"Brilliant, Grandmaster!"

Yu Xiaogang basked in their praise, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.

"This Grandmaster wouldn't boast about anything else in my life, but when it comes to the theory of teaching and nurturing students, who on the entire Douluo Continent can surpass me?"

At Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu gave orders at nearly the same time, calling for Spirit Hall to introduce a culture of its own modeled after the Endless Soul Domain's.

The other sects also began creating cultures of their own, afraid of falling behind.

Within the heavenly screen.

Qian Renxue still had no idea what a frenzy her conversation with Xiao Yan had stirred up on the Douluo Continent.

She could only marvel.

Senior Brother Xiao Yan truly lived up to his name. Not only was he powerful, but his knowledge was also so extensive.

But if even Senior Brother Xiao Yan was like this, she could hardly imagine what a heaven-defying existence Master must be!

Meanwhile.

Hun Tiandi, still soaking in a health bath in the bathing hall, suddenly shuddered.

A system notification rang out in his mind.

[Your disciple Qian Renxue's admiration for you has reached 50]

[Reward obtained: Eternal Undying Body]

???

He was utterly bewildered.

The rewards from this system came mainly from two sources. The first was rewards earned when his disciples improved their cultivation.

The other was this admiration value.

But hadn't Qian Renxue only just become his disciple?

What on earth had that brat Xiao Yan told her?