Chapter 200: Create a glorious future together


    The next morning at dawn.


    Du Ge, apanied by his junior brother and sister and the captives from the previous night, stood at the doorstep of the vige head''s home at the foot of the mountain. With a beaming smile, he introduced himself, "I am Wang Chong, the newly appointed Sect Leader of the Seven Stars Sect, greeting the vige head."


    Behind him, a crowd of curious vigers pointed and whispered at the shiny bald heads.


    And for good reason!


    The monks from Tian Valley, wearing only white undershirts, had "Tian" written inrge ck characters on their backs by Du Ge, along with a string of small numbers beneath.


    Their feet were tied together with rope, each of them looking downcast and dispirited, resembling prisoners.


    The vige head, bleary-eyed, opened the door to this scene and was instantly shocked into full alertness, hurriedly returning the greeting with a fist and palm salute, "I have seen the honorable Wang."


    The menial workers that Du Ge had driven down the mountain were from nearby viges.


    By yesterday, the events at the Seven Stars Sect had spread through their mouths, and everyone in the viges knew about it.Two cultivation sects fighting over territory, Tian Valley with its overwhelming might, Seven Stars Sect tragically ughtered, with the dead and the fleeing, only three or four disciples left to hold the fort...


    The vige head always kept abreast of the vige''s affairs and had a clear understanding of the Seven Stars Sect''s situation.


    Being an official, the vige head naturally knew that now was not the time to offend anyone from the Seven Stars Sect.


    They were already desperate, and provoking their anger now could lead to a swift beheading with no one to reason with.


    "What brings the honorable Wang down the mountain?" the vige head asked, his eyes involuntarily sweeping over the bald heads behind Du Ge, surprised. <em>Weren''t the people from Tian Valley supposed to be formidable, having even killed Master Guan?</em>


    What''s the deal with these guys?


    Tian?


    Are they from Tian Valley?


    Sigh!


    Du Ge sighed, "I''m sure the vige head has heard about my master''s passing."


    The vige head saluted again, "My condolences to you, Wang. When Master Guan is buried, I will surely bring people to mourn. If there''s anything I can assist with regarding the funeral, please feel free to ask."


    "Vige head, we cultivators don''t bother with such tedious formalities, so please don''t worry about the funeral," Du Ge said. "Today, I havee to see you about another matter..."


    As more and more people gathered behind Du Ge, the vige head stepped aside to make way, "Honorable Wang, this isn''t the ce to talk. Let''s go inside to discuss in detail."


    "No need, it''s fine to talk here. What I have to say concerns everyone," Du Ge said, bowing with his hands sped to the vigers behind him, then turned to the puzzled vige head, "Since the vige head is aware of my master''s death, you must also know about the conflict between the Seven Stars Sect and Tian Valley."


    "I''ve heard some," the vige head frowned.


    "After my master ascended to immortality, I took over as the temporary Sect Leader of the Seven Stars Sect," Du Ge sighed again, "After this drastic change in the Seven Stars Sect, I have reflected deeply and concluded that the disaster stemmed from our sect''s non-confrontational stance. Last night, I couldn''t sleep, pondering over and over, and decided to fundamentally change the current state of the Seven Stars Sect, inviting more people to join in building the sect..."


    The vige head was taken aback, "What do you mean by ''join in building''?"


    "It means allowing more people to invest money in the Seven Stars Sect, to help it grow stronger and create a glorious future together," Du Ge exined.


    The vige head murmured, "I don''t quite understand."


    "Vige head, the Seven Stars Sect''s downfall is rooted in theck of capable people. Therefore, my n for the sect is to expand, recruit more disciples, and make the Seven Stars Sect one of the top sects in the cultivation world," Du Ge said with a smile. "To expand the sect, we need a substantial amount of money. You know the current state of the Seven Stars Sect, with only my junior sister and me left, we definitely can''te up with that much money. Hence, I thought of raising funds through shares."


    "Do you mean for us to donate silver to build the Seven Stars Sect?" the vige head asked.


    "Donation is akin to robbery, I am an upright person and disdain such dirty deeds," Du Ge waved his hand, "What I''m talking about is investing, treating the Seven Stars Sect like a business. I''ve made a rough estimate: the Seven Stars Sect''snd, the mountain gate, even the spiritual energy within, and the resources of my sect, could be worth about 50 million silver taels. I n to offer forty percent of that in shares to raise funds from the public, to build the sect and recruit disciples.


    In the future, as the sect grows and gets back on track, those who invested can receive dividends from the Seven Stars Mountain based on their shares.


    To put it simply, for an investment of two million taels, if the vige head contributes hundred thousand taels, that''s equivalent to owning one-fiftieth of the Seven Stars Sect''s shares.


    In the future, if the Seven Stars Sect profits a million taels a year, after deducting the operational expenses, the vige head could earn at least hundred thousand taels in dividends, without lifting a finger, just sitting at home and collecting money. Why not?"


    "You must be joking, honorable Wang, I can''te up with hundred thousand taels," the vige head said with augh.


    "It''s just a hypothetical," Du Ge smiled, "If you can''te up with hundred thousand taels, investing ten taels of silver will still yield a two-tael dividend. For a household like the vige head''s, that''s almost enough for a month''s expenses. Money sitting at home won''t generate more money, it''s better to invest in the Seven Stars Sect, to nt a seed..."


    "True, what you say makes sense, but I''ve never heard of a cultivation sect engaging in worldly business, nor do I know how you cultivators make money?" the vige head looked at Du Ge with difficulty, "How about we discuss this another time?"


    "If the vige head doesn''t understand the sect, how can you know that the sect doesn''t have ways to make money?"


    Du Geughed, "The Seven Stars Sect is a treasure mountain, rich in spiritual energy. Just by nting some rare medicinal herbs and selling them, they are a hundred times better than worldly herbs. The Seven Stars Sect recruits disciples and teaches cultivation techniques, charging a fee, which is another substantial ie. And these are just the small earnings.


    In the future, as the Seven Stars Sect grows stronger and conquers other sects, the profits brought in can also be counted as the sect''s ie. If we''re lucky and discover one or two spirit stone veins, mining them would be like ascending to heaven in one step. The vige head''s investment of ten taels of silver could potentially multiply a hundredfold, a thousandfold..."


    Behind Du Ge, the vigers whispered among themselves, seemingly moved by the grand vision he described.


    The little junior sister and the seventh junior brother behind Du Ge werepletely confused, not understanding what their third senior brother was doing.


    What do these matters have to do with strengthening the sect?


    Engaging in these worldly businesses is far less effective than concentrating on cultivation. Otherwise, no matter how big the business, if another Tian Valleyes along, wouldn''t it all end up in someone else''s hands?


    ***


    When did I agree to invest ten taels of silver!


    The vige head muttered in his heart and chuckled, "Honorable Wang, the math is correct. But everyone knows the situation of the Seven Stars Sect, Tian Valley..."


    "It seems the vige head is worried about the risk. Tian Valley is not a concern," Du Ge interrupted, gesturing towards the bald heads from Tian Valley behind him, "Do you see them? They are the culprits who attacked the Seven Stars Sect, subdued by mest night. If it weren''t for the protection of the ancestors of the Seven Stars Sect, who greatly increased my power, how could I have the audacity toe out and raise funds? Wouldn''t that be outright fraud?"


    "Are they really from Tian Valley?" the vige head asked skeptically.


    "Seventh junior brother, release the restraint on number 0001," Du Ge turned and instructed his seventh junior brother.


    The seventh junior brother released his restraint and also untied the ropes on his feet.


    "0001, tell everyone, are you from Tian Valley?" Du Ge asked sternly.


    Looking at Du Ge''s icy gaze and the shaking fingers, 0001 shivered and honestly said, "Yes, I am a third-generation disciple of Tian Valley, named Kong Gui. Last night, I was captured by Sect Leader Wang, and now, as a prisoner bearing guilt, I am detained at the Seven Stars Sect, numbered 0001."


    "Show everyone a bit of your strength," Du Gemanded.


    Before leaving the house, Du Ge had demonstrated to them with the corpses of their junior brothers what it meant to extract organs from a distance, and that miraculous technique nearly scared them to death. To stay alive, they dared not make any trouble.


    Moreover.


    In their view, as long as they were alive, even if they were tortured, as soon as someone from Tian Valley came, they would surely be rescued...


    0001 looked around, walked over to a roadside stone roller, embraced it with both hands, easily lifted it above his head, then walked around with it before putting it back down, without breaking a sweat or changing his expression.


    This elicited cheers from the onlooking vigers.


    "Now, does the vige head believe it?" Du Ge casually resealed his meridians and turned back to the vige head with a smile, "Tian Valley is far from the Seven Stars Sect. The Valley Master of Tian Valley hasn''t reached the Golden Elixir stage and is no match for the ancestors of my sect. If they don''te, so be it, but if they dare, we''ll ensure they never return. By then, we''ll take over Tian Valley''s assets, which will also count as ie for the Seven Stars Sect."


    Bluffing with a tiger''s skin as a banner.


    Du Ge''s face was filled with confidence and arrogance.


    "Honorable Wang, when did the Seven Stars Sect have ancestors again?" the vige head asked curiously.


    "The Seven Stars Sect has a five-hundred-year legacy, is it strange to have ancestors?" Du Ge nced at him, "Otherwise, with my abilities, how could I have defeated them? You should know, even my master was no match for them. Previously, the Seven Stars Sect was unsessful because our techniques were iplete. Now that the ancestor haspleted the techniques, even I was able to take down the murderers of my master overnight. The growth of the Seven Stars Sect is just a matter of time."


    "..." The vige head looked at the people of the Seven Stars Sect but still felt uneasy and asked, "Honorable Wang, may I meet the ancestor of the Seven Stars Sect?"


    "I''m afraid the vige head won''t be able to see him," Du Ge smiled, "It''s only fair to return the favor. Tian Valley has bullied us so, how could the ancestor swallow this insult? After leaving behind the techniques, he has already gone to trouble Tian Valley overnight."


    The vige head fell silent again.


    Du Geughed, "It seems the vige head doesn''t trust me. Well, the Seven Stars Sect needs to raise 200 million taels of silver, and after all, a small vige doesn''t have much money. It''s only right for the vige head to be responsible for the vigers."


    He shook his head, "The amount of money needed to build the Seven Stars Sect is enormous, and my intention was to find those wealthy and influential families. But after thinking it over, we''ve been neighbors for many years.


    If there''s a chance to make a fortune, I can''t just ignore the neighbors and give it to outsiders.


    So, I came to the vige head first. After talking with the vige head, I still have to visit other viges and go to the towns to raise funds. Since the vige head is cautious, let''s call off this deal!"


    The vige head remained silent. If it were an ordinary business, he could make a decision, but involving a cultivation sect, one wrong step could leave him with nowhere to turn.


    Du Ge never made empty trips. The vige head was tough, so he turned to the crowd and said, "If the vige head is unwilling to invest, are you willing? I can''t deny a whole vige because of one person."<hr>