Chapter 323: The Holy Sect Has Actually Showed Restraint!

Seeing the token Lu Yang produced, Qi He True Person, who had been acting self-assured, immediately narrowed his eyes, then rose with a solemn expression to bow:

"Qi He greets the Daoist friend."

Immediately after, he showed a look of contemplation, then shook his head: "I am sorry, Daoist friend, there has been no news of the appearance of a Cheng Tian Gang or Earth Fiend recently."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang immediately frowned; after trading with Hong Ju, fortune had settled upon him, allowing him to clearly sense the opportunity of the 【Shen Metal Qi】, which lay within the Ten Thousand People Pit, so this Earth Fiend must definitely be inside the Ten Thousand People Pit, and logically should have already appeared in the world.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

"In that case, I want some superior spiritual materials; help me collect them." After Lu Yang finished speaking, he directly listed a full list.

Although he had not yet obtained the 【Shen Metal Qi】, this did not hinder him from preparing for a rainy day.

Most of the spiritual materials on the list were Shen Metal spiritual objects used to feed the original body of the Immortal Spirit, while the rest were used to feed the 【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】.

"This..."

Qi He True Person glanced at the list, then narrowed his eyes: "These spiritual materials... are not impossible to find, but they cannot be given to you, Daoist friend, for free."

Lu Yang nodded; he could understand.

In fact, if Qi He True Person gave them to him for free, he would not feel at ease, after all, the Holy Sect never offered benefits for nothing; if there were any, it was definitely a trap.

"How much time do you need to collect them?"

"Three days is enough."

Speaking to this point, a few gentle smiles appeared on Qi He True Person's face: "Talent is abundant in Jiangnan; collecting spiritual objects is much more convenient here than in the Holy Sect."

Hearing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow: "... Oh?"

Immediately after, Qi He True Person also seemed to get interested; stroking his beard, he said: "Under the rule of the Holy Sect, there are actually some unwritten rules."

"Regarding talented disciples, although they can be used, there must be a limit; one cannot truly kill all the disciples. For some truly excellent talents, the Holy Sect is not reluctant to cultivate them, so many True Persons in the Reaching Heaven Cloud Sea are actually somewhat restrained, daring not to take things too far."

"... Is there such a thing?"

Lu Yang opened his mouth, recalling the hardships of his previous nine lives, and immediately fell speechless: So the Holy Sect's talent system has actually shown some restraint?

What other tricks could you people possibly pull?

While talking, Qi He True Person had already led Lu Yang to the interior of the shop; with a wave of his hand, in an instant, dozens of jade tablets flew and hovered in the air.

On every jade tablet was a name.

"These were personally selected by this old Daoist; they are children of fortune created by Foundation Establishment True Persons opening studios within the 【Secret Pavilion Street】, triggering karma."

"... Oh?"

This method immediately reminded Lu Yang of the former Yinshan True Person, who had used this very method on him to fish out the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm.

However, the cost of doing so was great; the children of fortune created this way could only exist for one life, equivalent to borrowing future fortune for the present.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly seemed to understand: "Daoist friend uses these children of fortune to collect spiritual objects?"

"Exactly!"

Qi He True Person nodded: "Basically, as long as someone places an order, I trigger karma through these jade tablets, sending those children of fortune to collect them."

Speaking to this point, Qi He True Person introduced them as if reciting family treasures: "This one obtained the sword cultivation inheritance; if the Daoist friend wants metal-element spiritual objects, I will use him. This one belongs to the Water Clan; if the Daoist friend wants water-element spiritual objects, he is the first choice. And this one... hmm, this one is not bad either..."

Under his explanation, Lu Yang quickly understood the operation of the entire industrial chain.

First, someone finds Qi He True Person, states their needs, and places an order.

Then Qi He True Person triggers karma; whatever spiritual object you want, they customize a child of fortune to retrieve it, and harvest them once they obtain it.

The harvesting method is also very simple.

"It is my 【Secret Pavilion Street】; these children of fortune, having obtained opportunities, must eventually sell their loot. Once I trigger them to come here, it is essentially delivery to the door."

Good heavens!

Lu Yang listened with wonder, exclaiming "Tsk tsk"; this was practically a one-stop shop for selling goods; with this method, Qi He True Person could easily collect a large amount of spiritual objects without leaving his home.

The Holy Sect has indeed shown restraint!

At least, as far as Lu Yang knew, unless it concerned their own cultivation, no one within the Holy Sect would create children of fortune on a large scale purely for spiritual objects.

"This is not even the best part." Qi He True Person said with some pride: "The best part is that with such a wide net, there will inevitably be fish that slip through."

"Oh? Then how does the Daoist friend handle them?"

Lu Yang immediately understood the other's meaning; after all, with so many children of fortune, once the numbers are high enough, someone will inevitably hit heavenly luck and achieve the rank of Foundation Establishment True Person.

"Why bother handling them?"

Qi He True Person shook his head: "Those who can achieve Foundation Establishment are considered promising talents; our Holy Sect has always taken people as the foundation, so naturally we would not turn them away at the door."

"And with the power of the Holy Sect, which wandering cultivator would refuse?"

"In this way, this old Daoist not only collects spiritual objects and makes a huge profit, but also cultivates Foundation Establishment True Persons for the Holy Sect; it can truly be called killing two birds with one stone!"

"I see."

Hearing this, although Lu Yang had already guessed the subsequent development, he still couldn't help but ask: "However, after they achieve Foundation Establishment, do they not mind the Daoist friend's actions?"

"They are far more ruthless than this old Daoist!"

Qi He True Person grinned: "With such huge profits, who would oppose spiritual objects? This old Daoist is at least willing to give these children of fortune a sliver of a chance to live."

"They truly give not even a single chance!"

"After all, the 【Secret Pavilion Street】 is only this big; if they open studios, cutting off others' flesh, and then let others come to open studios, it will be their turn to have flesh cut off."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang couldn't help but shake his head:

'Beasts!'

However, he quickly reacted: "But the Daoist friend said the spiritual objects I need could be gathered within three days; can children of fortune do that so quickly?"

"Of course not."

Speaking to this point, Qi He True Person immediately smiled meaningfully: "This brings us to another service within my 【Secret Pavilion Street】."

"This service is provided only to Holy Sect True Persons."

As the words fell, Qi He True Person took out an array disk and, right before Lu Yang's eyes, began setting up arrays inside the shop:

"This Old Daoist's 【Secret Guild Street】 is not very large."

"If a Foundation Establishment True Person opened a guild here every so often, 【Secret Guild Street】 would have been filled to the brim long ago; how could business continue?"

"Therefore, it needs to be cleared out every so often."

As he spoke, a sudden surge of killing intent appeared in Qi He True Person's eyes.

Hearing this, Lu Yang also understood the other's implied meaning: within three days, relying solely on those children of fortune, it would indeed be impossible to gather the spiritual items he required.

But if it were a Foundation Establishment True Person, the situation would be different.

Especially the Foundation Establishment True Persons opening guilds on this 【Secret Guild Street】; not to say they were dripping with fat, but at the very least they had deep family reserves, and crucially, they were of scattered cultivator origin.

And in Jiangbei, it was common knowledge: scattered cultivators were the easiest to rob!

"I have already selected two Foundation Establishment True Persons from 【Secret Guild Street】. Once they arrive and fall into my formation, Daoist Friend and I will join hands to capture them."

"By then, the spiritual items Daoist Friend requires will all be gathered!"

After hearing Qi He True Person's words and looking at the formations sealing off every single shop, Lu Yang sighed from the heart: "Truly worthy of being Old Chu Sheng."

Having finished speaking, he looked again at Qi He True Person:

"So, is this the reason Daoist Friend wishes to surround and kill me?"

(End of this chapter)