Chapter 444: The Money-Making Venture
Heavenly Gate!
Lu Ye arrived, and the people of Heavenly Gate had been eagerly waiting.
Upon seeing Lu Ye, everyone exclaimed in unison, “We greet the Gate Master!”
They were all incredibly enthusiastic.
Some of them even ascended from the Fifth Heaven.
The miraculous teachings of Lu Ye had long been famous throughout the Sixth Heaven.
Everyone looked at Lu Ye as if he were the embodiment of the Three Thousand Daos—who wouldn’t be excited?
Lu Ye greeted everyone with a smile.
The leader of Heavenly Gate in the Sixth Heaven was known as Qing Xuan Daoist, a peak powerful figure in the Void Realm, and quite young, with qualifications to challenge the Emperor Realm in the future.
In his youth, he’d almost been unbeatable among his peers in the Sixth Heaven.
In his past life, Lu Ye had taken him out on the Seventh Heaven.
“Hahaha, Gate Master! We’ve been eagerly awaiting your arrival!” Qing Xuan Daoist laughed heartily.
“Nice to see you all!”
Lu Ye smiled and nodded at everyone.
“Gate Master, we’ve already prepared a feast for you. Please come inside, and we can celebrate while we talk.”
Everyone chatted as they walked inside.
Qing Xuan Daoist continuously introduced Lu Ye to the others.
Lu Ye didn’t know all of them, as many were just little characters when he was in his killing spree, and he couldn’t exactly ask them for their names before sending them off to the afterlife.
However, some faces indeed looked familiar, and he remembered how they met their demise.
Seeing them again now was truly heartwarming!
Everyone sat atop the vast sea of clouds, and soon graceful celestial maidens began to serve food and wine.
“Gate Master, now that you’ve ascended as the Supreme Gate Master of Heavenly Gate, it is your responsibility to oversee this place. We should all obey your orders—what do you think, Gate Master?” Qing Xuan Daoist asked with a smile.
“No need. You can continue as your Gate Master. However, I do have some matters that require Heavenly Gate’s assistance,” Lu Ye said with a grin.
“Oh? What is it? Please speak freely, Gate Master. Regardless of the outcome, Heavenly Gate will exert its utmost efforts,” Qing Xuan Daoist declared firmly.
“Then I’ll be straightforward.”
Lu Ye contemplated his phrasing.
“I plan to sell Dan Pills, magic treasures, talismans, and improve various techniques and guide improvements for various supernatural powers, right here in Heavenly Gate. What do you all think?” Lu Ye smiled.
Everyone paused for a moment.
What Lu Ye was proposing, aside from not selling his body or doing hard labor, was basically involving himself in all the popular industries of the cultivation world!
If Lu Ye moved fast enough, the entire economy of the Sixth Heaven would be impacted.
It was probable that only the Pleasure Sect would benefit from it.
“Is the Gate Master short on money?” Ning Tianming asked.
He was the Gate Master of the Fifth Heaven, who had long since ascended. While his strength wasn’t particularly strong now, his management experience was excellent, and he had already become the Vice Gate Master of Heavenly Gate.
Such management talent in major sects was always in demand.
Lu Ye didn’t hold back, “To be honest, I’m a bit tight on cash lately.”
“Gate Master, Heavenly Gate has resources! You’re the Supreme Gate Master; these resources can be at your disposal. We shouldn’t be resorting to money-making like this!” Qing Xuan Daoist quickly replied.
Lu Ye chuckled helplessly, “Not enough.”
Qing Xuan Daoist was taken aback.
“There are plenty of resources. Why don’t I take you to take a look?”
He thought Lu Ye had underestimated Heavenly Gate’s true strength.
Lu Ye shook his head.
He knew exactly how many resources Heavenly Gate possessed, and it was even more than a regular large force had. He had counted them in his past life.
But it simply wasn’t enough. Cultivating the Primordial Force was like having a massive money-devouring beast.
Honestly, the resources at Heavenly Gate weren’t even enough for Lu Ye to break through to a major realm.
He had tried it before. Now that he had the Primordial Force, cultivating was a hundred times harder than a regular cultivator at the same level.
However, in comparison, he was still a thousand times stronger than the average cultivator.
“Next, I’ll start refining pills using Heavenly Gate’s medicinal materials. You guys will be responsible for selling those pills and spreading the word of what I’ve done.”
“As Heavenly Gate’s contribution, you will receive one percent of the net profit as a reward.”
“We’ll settle this account clearly; you cannot refuse this.”
Qing Xuan Daoist…
Actually, Qing Xuan Daoist wanted to say that just one person making pills and crafting charms to create treasures might be profitable, but expecting to earn Heavenly Gate’s current worth was merely a pipe dream.
Not just Qing Xuan Daoist, but everyone else at Heavenly Gate thought the same.
After all, everyone knew of Lu Ye’s path to growth; he had literally slaughtered his way to success!
Amid the killing and plundering, Lu Ye naturally acquired many treasures.
This might explain why Lu Ye had no real grasp of current market prices.
A single person doing so much work would be exhausting, and the returns wouldn’t be substantial!
“Gate Master, a single person’s capabilities are limited. Maybe we should rethink this; the profits from pills are generally quite low,” someone suggested.
“Everyone, do not worry. Just treat it as a bit of fun with me. If this doesn’t work out, I’ll give a lecture once for you. If it does work, I’ll give two lectures—so either way, you won’t lose out!”
With Lu Ye’s words, the group’s resistance began to soften.
Why not give it a shot? As long as they kept the Gate Master entertained, wouldn’t they still get to listen to a lecture?
After feasting, everyone was actually looking forward to Lu Ye’s teaching.
But Lu Ye didn’t give a lecture.
Of course, if he lectured, everyone would shut themselves in for a retreat—who would do the work then?
Under the guidance of Qing Xuan Daoist and Ning Tianming, Lu Ye toured the treasure vaults and various locations of Heavenly Gate.
One place, the Listening Fire Pavilion, was where the ordinary elders of Heavenly Gate conducted alchemy.
The alchemy elder named Mu He Daoist was a beautiful woman, a typical ancient beauty.
With delicate features and a slender waist like a willow’s, she was striking.
However, in Lu Ye’s eyes, they all looked like red-faced skeletons.
In the initial stage, Ning Tianming and Mu He took charge of organizing everything Lu Ye needed based on his money-making plans, gradually increasing the manpower along with it. The pills being refined could simply be sold in the next-door Heavenly Gate City, as it wouldn’t be too many anyway.
Lu Ye first requested several types of materials.
The materials for forging artifacts were selected according to what was available in the treasure vault.
Mu He, full of curiosity, knew Lu Ye was the reincarnated Celestial Lord and had decent alchemy skills, so she proactively offered to learn from him.
After getting the materials, the Vermilion Bird True Flame ignited.
All the materials flew up.
All of them!
The first step in alchemy—the bird’s way… Wait, not that! The first step in alchemy is to refine the Dan Furnace first!
Watching seven Dan Furnaces rapidly form, Mu He’s mouth gradually gaped open.
Refining seven at once was no small feat!
The key question was, didn’t the Gate Master even have a single Dan Furnace?
