Chapter 648

Chapter 648: Method of Making Money, Power of All Beings (Part Six)

"Add money."

Ye Xu said with a smile.

No matter how one’s mindset changed, making money was the main purpose.

" … "

Mo Wangshu grumbled silently in his heart.

"Only names could be taken wrong, nicknames could never be called wrong," Chu Jiankuang murmured, "the billionaire Master Ye truly lived up to his reputation."

"Master, could you see my life fortune?"

Chu Jiankuang mulled it over and asked again.

"Naturally, I could."

Ye Xu nodded.

"Give enough money," Mo Wangshu added.

Chu Jiankuang’s face darkened. He said unhappily, "I knew."

He activated his magic power. Three treasures flew out from his Purple Palace, all of which were epochal treasures. If counting the sword on his back and the Zen staff from the trade, Chu Jiankuang alone had five epochal treasures.

"It was truly worthy of a paradise, the resources were extremely abundant," Ye Xu’s eyes glowed.

"System, how many Hongmeng points were needed to deduce Chu Jiankuang’s life fortune?"

Life fortune contained future trajectory.

It also contained many variables.

However, in the general direction, there wouldn’t be big changes.

[800 trillion Hongmeng points.]

"Hiss…" Ye Xu’s mind stirred. Eight hundred trillion Hongmeng points, it already involved the Dao One level. Could Chu Jiankuang ascend to Dao One in the future?

"9,999 trillion divine stones."

Ye Xu said.

"Master, were these things enough?" Chu Jiankuang rummaged and brought out several bottles of pills, numerous innate Spirit Roots, and treasure-forging materials.

"Far from it."

Ye Xu shook his head.

"Junior brother, lend me some," Chu Jiankuang looked at Mo Wangshu.

"Senior brother, I had no money."

Mo Wangshu pretended to be poor.

"Daoist friend Chu, the possessions of you two people, added together, could not yield 9,999 trillion," Ye Xu said. "It would be better for me to deduce when you could ascend to Dao One?"

"The Dao One realm, I would definitely reach it."

Chu Jiankuang’s eyes sparkled. "I only wanted to know, could I defy heaven to change fate?"

"……"

Ye Xu had a headache. It was hundreds of trillions of Hongmeng points—right before his eyes, yet he couldn’t swallow it.

"System, can you check if Chu Jiankuang can defy destiny or change his fate?"

[Eight hundred trillion Hongmeng points.]

"I want the simplified version."

[This is the simplified version.]

Ye Xu gritted his teeth, though his expression remained calm. "In that case, there’s nothing I can do to help."

"We’ll take our leave first then," said Chu Jiankuang, also showing a touch of disappointment.

The two walked out of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. Mo Wangshu remarked, "Senior brother, you’re finished. You just showed no respect to the Master. He’s petty and holds grudges. Next time you come, he’ll surely make things difficult for you."

"Aw—"

Suddenly, Mo Wangshu’s foot slipped. He tumbled down the jade steps, his face bruised and swollen, resembling a pig’s head.

Chu Jiankuang’s heart tightened.

With Mo Wangshu’s abilities, how could he fall so miserably?

It had to be Ye Xu’s doing.

Mo Wangshu scrambled to his feet. Without daring to say another word, he fled like a wisp of smoke, vanishing from sight.

Inside Heaven’s Secret Pavilion,

Ye Xu focused his thoughts and summoned Lu Chengfeng.

"Master, you called for me?" Lu Chengfeng bowed respectfully.

"How much have we earned lately?"

Ye Xu asked.

"It’s been six months since Heaven’s Machine Newspaper launched. After all expenses, the total income is over nine hundred billion divine stones." Lu Chengfeng presented an account book.

"Nine hundred billion?"

Ye Xu frowned.

"Still too slow."

"……"

Lu Chengfeng stood dumbfounded. In half a year, nearly a trillion divine stones—and the Master was still complaining it was insufficient.

"The Master’s vision truly surpasses that of us ordinary mortals."

"Xiao Lu,"

Ye Xu spoke with grave sincerity.

"Here," replied Lu Chengfeng respectfully.

"Think harder about ways to earn money," Ye Xu instructed. "Without resorting to unscrupulous practices, strive to maximize profits."

"Master, there is actually one method—it’s absolutely lucrative."

Lu Chengfeng said with a smile.

"Seize all the mineral veins in the seventy-two immortal domains within Tianxia, and then use divine stones as the foundation to ensure the purchasing power remains unchanged, issue currency at a ratio of one to one or ten to one."

"Coinage tax?"

Lu Chengfeng nodded.

This method, he had thought about for a long time.

To earn stable profit in the long run, developing currency was certainly a viable approach.

"There’s another method."

Lu Chengfeng added, "With Heaven’s Secret Pavilion as the source, set up Auction Houses in every city, hold auctions regularly, and collect a certain percentage of commission."

"And…"

Lu Chengfeng listed methods one after another.

Ye Xu glanced over them.

There were well over one hundred and eighty methods.

Almost all were monopoly-type businesses.

"As expected, wherever you are, monopoly means huge profits," Ye Xu thought to himself.

"Master."

Lu Chengfeng added, "I heard from Formless Demon Lord and Su Mu that you, in the lower realm, used to enjoy tinkering with lists, didn’t you?"

"Now, you can rely on Heaven’s Machine Newspaper to issue a series of lists."

"For example, a strength list, a beauty list, a Talented Individuals and Rare Treasures List…"

"People are like cats; all have curiosity."

"With Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s current reputation, once the lists are released, countless people will flock to them, and in a short time, you can earn a large amount of divine stones."

Ye Xu nodded slightly.

"I’ll think about the list matter."

If he wanted to create a strength list, he would have to include Dao One beings like Primeval Emperor, Moon Emperor, Primordial Dao God, and others, which would inevitably cost a large number of Hongmeng points.

The same applied to the beauty list and the Talented Individuals and Rare Treasures List.

"The auction can be implemented quickly," Ye Xu said. "As for the mineral veins affair, you go discuss it with Yi Tianxing and Dao King."

Tianxia was a country.

Although he was the strongest support of Tianxia, he also couldn’t mess it up for his own selfish gains.

This matter had to be planned gradually.

"I’ll go right away."

Lu Chengfeng flew out of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, summoned Luo Nishang, and instructed, "Nishang, regarding the auction matter, the Master has already approved it. Implement it immediately."

"No problem."

Luo Nishang nodded.

"Do you have anything else to do?" Luo Nishang asked.

"Hmm."

Lu Chengfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Our Master must be short on money. He adopted all the methods I listed and asked me to implement them slowly."

"Now I need to go to the Tianxia Imperial Palace to discuss the mineral veins matters with Your Majesty and Di Wuyou."

"In the coming period, I will be extremely busy."

He rubbed his forehead.

"Since you’re working hard for the Master’s purse, he surely won’t treat you poorly." Luo Nishang smiled softly and said, "Then I’ll head to the Heaven’s Machine Auction House first to settle this matter."

The two parted ways.

Tianxia Imperial Palace.

Lu Chengfeng produced a command token and went straight to the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty."

Lu Chengfeng bowed and said.

"Minister Lu, there’s no need for formalities." Yi Tianxing said.

"I have come to see Your Majesty today on orders from the Master to discuss with Your Majesty and Di Wuyou the issue of mineral veins’ ownership rights in the seventy-two immortal domains."

Lu Chengfeng said.

"This is a difficult problem." Yi Tianxing smiled bitterly and said. In the seventy-two immortal domains, various major powers once stood tall, and mineral veins and spiritual veins were almost entirely in their hands.

With Tianxia taking control of many immortal domains, some mineral veins also fell under Tianxia’s control.

But some of the owners still held substantial power.

"What about Di Wuyou?" Lu Chengfeng asked.

"He should be cultivating." Yi Tianxing smiled and said. "During this period, as the Path of Offerings system spread throughout the seventy-two immortal domains, his strength increased extremely rapidly."

Yi Tianxing summoned an attendant and ordered the summoning of Dao King.

"How fast?" Lu Chengfeng asked curiously.

Since the Path of Offerings system was established, Dao King had been the biggest dark horse. A large part of Tianxia’s governance policies came from his hand.

The vast Tianxia was governed in an orderly manner.

Dao King’s prestige was extremely high.

"He’s already a Dao Lord."

Yi Tianxing said.

Lu Chengfeng’s pupils contracted.

In just over a year, going from a Sovereign of the World to the realm of a Dao Lord was unprecedented in all of history.

"Is the Path of Offerings system really that miraculous?" Lu Chengfeng couldn’t help but feel tempted.

Yi Tianxing smiled gently and said, "Relying on the Path of Offerings means being constrained by all the living beings in the world. Can you manage that?"

"I cannot."

Lu Chengfeng said sheepishly.

"Dao King is an extraordinary talent. The Path of Offerings system seemed tailor-made for him." Yi Tianxing’s eyes shone brightly. "If he continues on this path, his achievements might surpass anyone under the Master."

"Impossible?"

Lu Chengfeng didn’t quite believe it.

Setting aside Qin Yi, Yu Wuxia, Taotie, and others, just Mu Fanyin was a top Dao Ancestor. With the Master’s help, she was very likely to become a Dao One powerhouse.

How could Dao King compare?

"You don’t understand the mysteries of the Path of Offerings system."

Yi Tianxing smiled faintly and said, "The longer you cultivate with it, the more you experience its power."

"It comes from the tremendous strength of all beings in the world."

"The power of all beings is focused onto one individual."

Yi Tianxing felt deeply emotional.

Back in the lower realm, he had experienced the sensation of being empowered by the power of all beings.

At that moment, he finally grasped what united determination and unanimous will truly meant.