I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players

"Sir, here is the item you requested."

As Jiucai Rong handed over a document, Ning Zheng began reviewing the strategy report for the [Grand Main Quest: Life Tao Fruit] raid.

He hadn’t inspected the different areas of Sword Casting Manor in a long time!

Not only was he here to check the progress of the Immortal Venerate raid, but also to assess the status of various tasks across different zones.

Being the Manor Master, irregular supervision is required, or else he’d end up being sidelined.

It’s unacceptable to remain clueless about what his subordinates are up to; that would make him a ruler who neglects governance, risking the downfall of his reign.

Ning Zheng perused the document while Jiucai Rong silently stood by, assisting Ning Zheng in business review.

During this period, thousands of players have been dispatched to conquer together!

Each day, thousands of Celestial Soldiers and Generals rotate, battling Bai Pingtian above the Ten-Thousand Mountains, conducting exercises, and receiving ratings based on combat performance.

There’s a leaderboard updated daily.

After all, the cloud-bound Celestial Soldiers and Generals are divided into small groups, referring to them as fixed teams.

After each combat, the Ten-Thousand Mountains are shattered, lava spurts, clouds break apart, and sunlight is obscured.

The ground turns to ruins, and then the Dharma Aspect Giants extend their palms, pressing horizontally and vertically, creating grid-like mountain ranges.

This is a genuine large-scale online gaming event.

Daily, countless Celestial Soldiers and Generals fight bosses, demolishing the Ten-Thousand Mountains, distinct from those trivial pursuits before.

This is the external combat of the tomb.

While inside the tomb, within Bai Pingtian, "bacteria" invasion of the biological evolution system continues.

After this period of exploring the Life Country, the blacksmiths have uncovered the secrets of this Life Tomb raid...

In truth, it is even less favorable than the previously strategized Space Tomb!

Firstly, the higher-ups.

Similar to the Space Tomb, the apex True Immortals of the Life Series here have all been forced into Harmonization, forcibly merging into the cosmos.

Only a few minor Cultivators from the Life Country remain, and this tomb lacks subsidiary Immortal Venerates like Jiumu Qing.

Because the Space Tomb is essentially a world, stabilizing the world structure necessitates the Yin Yang Five Elements... which resulted in seven attribute Immortal Venerates stationed there.

But the Life Tao Fruit, essentially exists in void...

This tomb therefore lacks subsidiary race civilizations, it’s purely populated by Life Country citizens, devoid of higher Cultivators.

Logically, after conquering the Space Tomb, this should be easily overpowered.

Yet that’s not the case.

Previously, Ning Zheng personally intervened to suppress the outdated prehistoric powerhouses of the old version.

But now, without Ning Zheng’s help, relying solely on the blacksmiths’ self-reliance, progress has slowed somewhat.

However, there are benefits to the slower pace.

For instance...

They indeed found an alternate path, calling upon their Emperor of the Heart, Jian Xin, to impersonate the reincarnation of the Life Immortal Venerate.

And the progress is quite impressive!

Jian Xin belongs to a rather peculiar type, cultivating only a single Yin attribute Divine Technique.

Instead of the current Dharma Methods, he practices Ancient Techniques, as Ancient Techniques focus on singular attributes.

This Divine Technique of his somewhat possesses a breath of life...

And he evidently succeeded in portraying the role.

The new Emperor of the Heart has begun to emerge, Jian Xin officially becoming the Outer Sect Tributor of the manor, one of our Sword Casting Manor’s VIP6 members.

At this moment, Ning Zheng glanced at the [Observer Perspective], witnessing the internal combat within the Life Tao Fruit raid.

Utterly boring.

It’s akin to the strategy flow of the previous Space Tomb.

Lead people into the palace, Jian Xin deceives the opponent as the reincarnation of the Life Immortal Venerate.

Disbelieving?

Kill!

Then learn from the mistakes, patch the flaws, restart, and continue deceiving the Life Country citizens.

Cheat, kill.

Cheat, kill.

Through such cycles, Jian Xin gradually honed his skills and found enjoyment in them.

Though he is simply a pure swordsman, reaching his level, how is anyone fully traditional?

Instead, he feels thrilled by the opportunity.

He has to play the reincarnation of the Life Immortal Venerate, ruling over an ancient Life Country Dynasty!

"He does seem pretty exhausted." Ning Zheng noted as he watched the strategy storyline inside.

"Indeed, he’s quite exhausted." Jiumu Qing chuckled and said, "But he enjoys it, who wouldn’t feel elated? After all, it’s about playing an Immortal Venerate, receiving the followers of the Immortal Venerate’s old subordinates."

Ning Zheng leaned in his chair, lightly massaging his temple:

"We already have two VIP6 members from Nine-State; what’s the other Outer Sect Tributor, Xin Xichen, currently up to?"

"Fled."

Jiucai Rong directly replied:

"He’s very smart. Under the name of the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate remnants, he took a group of Celestial Immortals and fled early, also taking a large amount of money and hiding it away."

Ning Zheng understood.

This Xin Xichen really knows how to reap benefits.

This is also a protagonist, ascended to the Immortal Realm, following the traditional cultivator’s combat path.

Xin Xichen’s destiny is probably extremely high too, definitely a protagonist figure, with hopes of becoming an Immortal Venerate, guaranteed to be a True Immortal.

His temperament, level in divine techniques, aptitude, potential, are all extremely excellent, his inner fire is too suitable for the Immortal Realm, various fortuitous encounters, rapid breakthroughs, are inevitable.

Jiucai Rong said, "The Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate’s assets he obtained are just enough resources for ten or so ordinary True Immortals to cultivate, and he’s organizing a group of Celestial Immortals, living incognito, deceiving them."

As he spoke, Jiucai Rong opened the [Observer Perspective], showing Xin Xichen leading the men, bearing humiliation and enduring burdens.

Xin Xichen was also loudly shouting to "eliminate Xi Rong" and to revive our "Treasure Bottle Civilization" slogan.

?

Ning Zheng was speechless.

You’re an insider pseudo-human, a VIP6 advanced member of our manor, and you’re shouting this slogan outside?

Forget it, let him be.

His actions are very much in line with our Xi Rong manor spirit.

Honestly, putting aside the blacksmiths always boasting about being pseudo-pseudo-persons, he, my friend, Xin Xichen, is truly the Pseudo-Pseudo-Human King.

His inner fire, bypassing brain restrictions to steal knowledge, is too suited for disguising as a pseudo-human.

Ning Zheng pondered:

"Perhaps we can consider this another day, forming a new faction, an Espionage Department, letting him form his own pseudo-pseudo-person guild."

Espionage Department?

Jiucai Rong pondered for a moment.

Aside from our Spiritual Agriculture Department, Blacksmith Workshop, Pharmacy, Hairpin Lady Tower... are we finally adding a new division again?

That’s rare.

But is this a department managed by Xin Xichen?

"It’s just a consideration,"

Ning Zheng said lightly, "He can take on a part-time role as the head of this division, with a lot of freedom, like a sect’s tributor."

The client suggested a project, and as the executive secretary, Jiucai Rong’s mind was filled with various ideas, he pondered, "We will design the specific functions and route."

Ning Zheng nodded, liking Jiucai Rong’s smartness.

The development of Sword Casting Manor has always been thanks to Jiucai Rong’s diligent, hardworking spirit.

Managing these silly blacksmiths is simply too difficult.

Jiucai Rong continued, "It’s worth mentioning that the True Immortal Momei, under the suggestion of the Tauren Specialist Night Emperor, also led a group of True Immortals early, claiming to revive the Treasure Bottle Civilization..."

Are these two also following Xin Xichen’s example? Cattle driving the hands of Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, starting a great escape?

The pseudo-human business is simply full of future prospects!

Ning Zheng felt that the green hat business has successors, the Espionage Department might add two more True Immortal generals.

But, why the more he thought about it, the more he felt the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate is more miserable?

I suppose, this Immortal Venerate must be regretting his threat to Xi Rong!

He only smashed one of our shops, threatened to demand protection fees... and was killed not a few days later, encountering these shameless blacksmiths, and the Heaven’s Chosen constantly greened him, such bad luck for him.

"Forget it, let these pseudo-pseudo-persons do as they please."

Ning Zheng couldn’t be bothered with them.

Anyway, once they’ve gained strength and benefits, would they give it up? I’ve deeply bonded with Xi Rong.

"Since Jian Xin, Xin Xichen, are both our VIP6, see if other cultivators from the Nine-State ascension can also be drawn into our Xi Rong as high-end Heaven’s Chosen, as long as they’re willing to settle in, consider giving them a VIP6."

Upon hearing this, Jiucai Rong was overjoyed: "The old supervisor is still kind-hearted, willing to help our old friends in the Nine-State."

Ning Zheng waved it off, "Help when you can."

Whether it’s being kind-hearted is another matter.

After all, what does giving a VIP6 cost Ning Zheng?

It’s just giving login access for a pseudo-human character, a few Ember slots is all.

It’s really not worth any money!

Instead, using these perks, he attracted these giant figures from the Nine-State ascension.

Don’t underestimate these people.

Ning Zheng discovered that whether it’s Jian Xin’s Emperor of the Heart, Xin Xichen’s inner fire, or Phoenix Yi’s resurrection flame...

Which of them isn’t powerful??

Their potential is infinite!

Just from recent events, Xin Xichen, Jian Xin, have shown enough strategic value.

Not to mention, this group of people, we know their backgrounds, making them easier to use.

The Immortal Realm’s history is only over fifteen million years, and the artist has spent over fifteen million years, crazily breeding strategies and internal conflicts to create top divine techniques in history, which of them are simple?

They all have immense value!