Chapter 235: Entry Set - "Life Gambit for Immortality"! (10,000 words) (Part 2)

Chapter 235: Entry Set - "Life Gambit for Immortality"! (10,000 words) (Part 2)

A scene of thriving prosperity.

The Dao Sect's Sect Leader stood on the platform, overlooking this scene, and couldn't help but feel delighted. This incredible wealth had finally come to him. 100,000 medium-grade spirit stones were not a small amount.

To put it a bit exaggeratedly, many sects that were slightly weaker than top-tier forces could only muster around 100,000 medium-grade spirit stones in terms of liquid assets. After all, a sect's operations consumed a lot of spirit stones, whether it was for pills, cultivation, talismans, salaries, and so on. It was rare to have that many medium-grade spirit stones readily available.

However, 100,000 medium-grade spirit stones seemed a bit insignificant compared to the 1.7 million given to the Elder.

But.

This is just the beginning!

This is just the first batch of orders, and most of them are for the Inferior Foundation Establishment Array, which is completely useless. Although these people could only afford the Inferior Foundation Establishment Array to absorb some of the Elder's good fortune due to their temporary lack of purchasing power, this array disk could change their purchasing habits.

When these people plan to buy an array disk that can truly protect their lives in the future, they will undoubtedly consider the Dao Sect's array disks first. This is equivalent to directly cultivating a group of potential customers for the Dao Sect.

This requires time to ferment, as a sect's legacy is measured in years, not overnight.

Furthermore, many forces located tens of thousands of miles away from the Dao Sect sent orders to build mountain defense arrays, and for a while, the entire Dao Sect was so busy that they couldn't stretch their arms and legs.

"How did I have the wisdom back then?"

The entire Dao Sect was almost driven crazy with busyness, except for the Sect Leader, who stood idly in the reception hall, gazing at the chessboard mounted on the wall and muttering, "How did I dare back then? It was 1.7 million medium-grade spirit stones. I actually dared to take it out."

Now it seems.

There's no doubt that he made a profit, and as time passes, he will earn even more, forming a long-tail effect and building a reputation. He never imagined that the Elder's reputation would have such an exaggerated appeal.

This is simply, unbelievable! He also didn't expect to earn back the 1.7 million medium-grade spirit stones so quickly. He didn't know where he found such great courage back then. He only felt that he was in a 'break the pot, smash the jar' mood, thinking, 'If you want it, take it all!'

As a result, he lived in a daze, and the Dao Sect seemed to have welcomed the greatest opportunity!

"Huff"

After taking a deep breath, the Dao Sect held three incense sticks, facing the chessboard mounted on the bridge, and bowed, praying softly, "Elder, please bless us with a smooth process and no unexpected problems. After everything is delivered smoothly, I will prepare a grand gift for you!"

Eat until you're seven-tenths full, and earn three-tenths of the profit.

When everything goes smoothly, he will definitely prepare another grand gift for the Elder. If

The Sect Leader's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Now, the senior's reputation has spread throughout the vast continent, and he is already a well-known figure. However, his fame is more prominent in Xuan Tian State, and in the other eleven states, people only know his name. His name has appeared several times in the Heavenly Dao Edict.

If the senior can win the sole throne in the upcoming Twelve Thrones Competition, becoming the Sole Monarch!!!

At that time, the senior's reputation will truly resound throughout the vast continent, and their Dao Sect will be completely tied to the senior's fame!

His plan is simple.

It is to go all-in, this time with an even crazier gamble, using the sect leader's ten thousand years of inherited foundation to bet it all!

He is betting on one thing.

He is betting that the senior can win the sole throne, and that the other eleven state monarchs will all die at the hands of the senior.

He only needs to do three things.

The first thing is to dedicate all the upcoming profits to the senior, completely stunning him!

The second thing is to make only one request of the senior: during the final battle for the sole throne, to frequently use array disks engraved with the characters of their Dao Sect, and when the enemy is severely injured and on the brink of death, to deliver the final blow using the Dao Sect's array disk.

The third thing is to expand massively within this year, recruiting ten times or even dozens of times more disciples, cultivating them all, and preparing for the surge in orders after the senior wins the sole throne!

Dao Sect, in the main hall of the sect.

The elders who were urgently called to discuss the matter all fell into silence after hearing the sect leader's plan and the three steps.

After a long while, the Grand Elder spoke with a complex expression, his voice hoarse: "Sect Leader, those 1.7 million spirit stones are almost all the spirit stones our sect has. Now, the sect has entered a state of difficulty in operation. Many places below are requesting funds, and they haven't been approved yet. This batch of spirit stones is a lifeline. If we give it all away, the sect will be completely without spirit stones."

"Not to mention, the massive expansion and recruitment of dozens of times more disciples will incur astronomical expenses."

"For example, the cost of cultivating disciples. These people are not like servant disciples; they can also produce basic array disks. The newly recruited disciples are almost completely unfamiliar with array formations. Cultivating them will be very costly."

"We need experienced elders to teach them. Even the mountain peaks need to be expanded, and all the basic buildings need to be expanded, including the canteen! This will be an astronomical figure, and the sect doesn't have that many spirit stones, Sect Leader."

After he finished speaking, the other elders around him nodded silently, and one of them spoke up to advise: "Sect Leader, we are already doing very well. With the Xuan Tian Daily's ten-day consecutive promotion, the Dao Sect's reputation will gradually ferment throughout Xuan Tian State, and we will occupy more market share, even up to 40% or 50%."

"As for occupying the entire market share of the vast continent, as you said, that's a bit unrealistic."

"The vast continent is so vast, and each state has its own locally recognized array disk manufacturing forces. For an external sect's array disks to sell well locally is extremely difficult. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake."

"No, no, no!!!"

The Dao Sect sect leader took a deep breath, his eyes turning red, and his entire person was quite excited. He stood up, stepping on the sect leader's chair, and spoke to the elders with a hurried and expectant voice.

"You still don't understand that it's not the Xuan Tian Daily that has caused the surge in orders for the Dao Sect, but the senior! It's the senior's reputation that has caused our orders to skyrocket!"

"As long as the senior can win the sole throne, we, as the senior's only 'array disk supplier,' will instantly become famous throughout the vast continent!"

"The sole monarch of the vast continent throughout the years!"

"What a grandiose title!"

"And as the sole array disk supplier to the sole monarch, what an honor would that be? Moreover, there is no need to expand the sect's buildings. These disciples recruited through expansion can be trained at the foot of the mountain."

"We can build a new base at the foot of the mountain, responsible for training and producing array disks."

"Yes, the sect doesn't have spirit stones now, but the sect still has many things to sell. Over the past ten thousand years, we have inherited many good things. As long as we sell a portion of our ancestors' legacy, we will have enough spirit stones for this crazy expansion!"

"Believe me!"

"As long as the senior wins the sole throne, we will instantly become one of the top powers in the entire vast continent!"

"In one's lifetime, one only needs to seize an opportunity to soar to success."

"I have a premonition that this is the biggest opportunity of my life. We cannot face opportunities without any preparation. What we need to do now is to recruit disciples on a large scale and increase productivity."

"Then, when the state constraints disappear, we will spare no effort to open channels in the other eleven states, so that when these people are ready to place orders, they can find us immediately."

"Next, we wait, wait for the senior to win the sole throne!"

". . ."

The Grand Elder remained silent, his expression complex. First of all, he had to admit that the sect leader's plan was indeed feasible and would bring considerable profits. However, there was one major problem, and it was not something that could be ignored.

"Are you sure the senior can win the sole throne?"

"Not sure."

The Dao Sect sect leader stood on the sect leader's chair, looking at the Grand Elder with a serious expression, and said word for word: "That's why I said it's a gamble. I'm betting that the senior will definitely win the sole throne."

"But the senior has only reached the first level of Essence Condensation."

"However, the senior has already killed countless Essence Condensation cultivators with his first level of Essence Condensation cultivation and even instantly killed a Body Fusion powerhouse!"

"Yes, Sect Leader, I know that, but the other state thrones will definitely be occupied by powerhouses at the Fusion Peak stage. I know the senior's potential is strong, but even with such potential, it's impossible to reach a level where he can withstand Fusion Peak stage cultivators in one or two years, or even two or three years. There's a full 18 small realms difference!"

"I believe in the senior."

"Sect Leader, this is a bit illogical. It's a pure gamble."

A trace of helplessness flashed in the Grand Elder's eyes, and he shook his head: "Sect Leader, how can you not know that a sect's inheritance relies on the accumulation of countless small details over time, and not on sudden wealth?"

"A sect's inheritance cannot be gambled with. It's better to let it flow slowly."

"That's already in the past."

The Dao Sect sect leader smiled, then took a deep breath and spoke loudly: "From today onwards, the Dao Sect will officially undergo rapid expansion. All elders, heed my command as the sect leader!"

"Grand Elder, you are in charge of recruiting disciples! Increase production capacity to supply all cultivators in the twelve states!"

"Second Elder, you are in charge of the construction of the base at the foot of the mountain, and also..."

"Third Elder..."

"Ninth Elder, you are in charge of selling our ancestors' legacy and getting the best price possible in the shortest time."

"A person who entered the Dao with a twelve-rank Golden Core, a twelve-rank Nascent Soul, and a fourteen-rank Divine Transformation Domain, and completed the twelve milestone tasks before the age of thirty, claiming the Heaven Sovereign Throne."

"With Golden Core cultivation, he slaughtered an entire clan!"

"With Nascent Soul cultivation, he claimed the top spot!"

"With Divine Transformation cultivation, he suppressed Xuan Tian!"

"With Essence Condensation cultivation, he will seize the throne!"

"You actually believe that miracles won't happen to him, just as you believe they will happen to yourselves. How ridiculous!"

"Next!"

"Bring out Dao Sect's ten thousand years of foundation, and go all-in! I'm betting on a future, even if it's just a three percent market share in Xuan Tian State, or even ten percent. I want to devour the entire Vast Continent's market share!"

"I will achieve the grand ambition of a sect that no one has accomplished in ten thousand years!"

"The position of the Sole Monarch—"

"Can only be obtained by seniors. All who stand in the way are but dogs seeking death!"

The Dao Sect Leader stomped on the Sect Leader's chair, rolled up his sleeves, and roared with emotion, his eyes reddening as he gestured passionately.

Even the elders standing below were somewhat moved by his fervor.

Then, the Grand Elder took the lead, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice, "As you command."

Since the Sect Leader had already issued a mandatory order, they had no choice but to accept it and do their best to fulfill their tasks.

This was a huge gamble!

A gamble that, if lost, would result in the downfall of a sect with a ten-thousand-year legacy.

But if it succeeded...

The elders' breathing quickened at the thought. If the senior succeeded in becoming the Sole Monarch, they would witness the greatest opportunity in the history of the Dao Sect. Without exaggeration, they would instantly become one of the top powers in the entire Vast Continent!

The only drawback would be the absence of a top-tier powerhouse, but with the senior's reputation, no one would dare to challenge them in the short term.

However, they clearly remembered that the Sect Leader was a stubborn and rigid person, even cautious in his actions. Why had he suddenly become so reckless?

What they didn't know was that if someone who had never gambled before was forced to gamble once and tasted success, the suppressed gambling instincts deep within them would erupt uncontrollably, and there would be no stopping them.

Their minds could only envision the joy of winning, unable to imagine the consequences of losing.

They felt that everything had gone mad.

They didn't know if they could win this bet.

They only knew that this was the biggest gamble they had ever encountered, one that would determine the future and even the lives of everyone involved.

Thirty days passed.

"Huff!"

Inside the Heavenly Palace, Chen Xiu, seated cross-legged on the Heaven Sovereign Throne, exhaled a breath of turbid air and looked at his cultivation progress panel above his Dantian:

- Cultivation: Third Stage of Essence Condensation (0.1%).

Finally, he had broken through to the third stage of Essence Condensation, and this breakthrough had taken thirty days, slightly longer than his previous breakthrough to the second stage, despite his cultivation speed increasing by a tenth. This meant that...

As one advances through the Essence Condensation stage, the time required to break through each minor realm increases.

This was a normal and understandable phenomenon.

What surprised Chen Xiu slightly was...

Chen Xiu furrowed his brows and looked towards the sound of thunder outside the Heavenly Palace. It was a disciple of the Mock Heaven Sect undergoing the tribulation after breaking through a minor realm in the Divine Transformation stage.

Initially, he didn't think there was anything amiss.

But upon hearing the tribulation, he realized that both Essence Condensation and Divine Transformation stages required tribulations for each minor realm breakthrough.

However...

Where was his tribulation? He hadn't seen any tribulations when breaking through to the second stage of Essence Condensation or now to the third stage. Could it be that his tribulations had been swallowed up? Or did the Heavenly Dao think that the minor realm tribulations wouldn't kill him, so it was accumulating them to strike him down all at once?

He shook his head and decided not to think about it further. If he couldn't figure it out, there was no point in dwelling on it.

It had been about fifty days since the Mock Heaven Sect's seclusion, and Chen Xiu had consumed over a million spirit stones. He estimated that he had about six million spirit stones left.

This would only be enough for him to cultivate up to the sixth or seventh stage of Essence Condensation.

He was still a bit short of reaching the peak of Essence Condensation.

The spirit stones were running a bit low.

But it wasn't a big issue; he could just make another trip to the sky later.

"Chen Xiu's Celestial Tour."

"Limited-Time Return."

After taking a deep breath, Chen Xiu didn't waste any time. He once again closed his eyes and entered seclusion, focusing on his cultivation. This time, he didn't plan to choose an entry; instead, he intended to save up for three times and then draw an Ultimate Entry.

Everything was going according to his plan.

Orderly and prosperous.

Xuan Tian State, Cloud City, the farthest city from the Heavenly Palace.

At this moment, in a shop in Cloud City, an elderly man sat at a table with a grim expression, silently drinking cup after cup of tea.

This elderly man was none other than the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the shop was called the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Beast Shop.

Across from him was the shop called Zhang Kui Formation Shop, owned by his lover. Although business wasn't booming, there were still a few customers from time to time. But now, the shop was empty, and all the customers had been lured away by the neighboring shop, where people were buying the Dao Sect's array disks. Zhang Kui's formations had become completely overshadowed.

As a result, his lover had been worried and depressed, unable to eat or sleep well. Seeing her like this every day made the Sect Leader feel terrible. He wanted to help but didn't know what to do.

"Disciple!"

The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect clenched his teeth and turned to his disciple, Xiao Yue: "You shook hands with Chen Xiu, didn't you? Can you lend me your reputation?"

"No!"

Xiao Yue, who had been sitting idly beside him, sprang to her feet and raised her hands in protest. "Master, you can't sacrifice your disciple's life for the sake of your love. Just because the Dao Sect can borrow Chen Xiu's reputation due to their strong foundation doesn't mean we can do the same. With Zhang Kui's small shop, we might get demolished the next day. And your approach of forcefully associating yourself with Chen Xiu is very risky."

(End of Chapter)

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