Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

"I'm not buying it!"

Zong Xue didn't want to be a victim of injustice, so she asked the cafeteria maid for the spirit stones she had given away.

The maid didn't say much and returned the two thousand one hundred low-grade spirit stones to Zong Xue.

"Lord Cao Meng, you put the Supreme Yang Pearls for sale in the cafeteria, and your cafeteria has maliciously raised the price! We're going to tell Lord Cao Meng!"

Zong Xue originally thought that the cafeteria had turned over a new leaf under Cao Meng's guidance.

Ming thought that going to the cafeteria was like the saying, "Old habits die hard."

Later, I'll go to Sixiang City and ask Lord Cao Meng for his opinion.

"Junior sister, the price increase of the Supreme Yang Pearl was ordered by City Lord Cao Meng!"

The maid explained helplessly, after all, how could a mere maid like her dare to raise the price of the Supreme Yang Pearl?

Let alone a mere maid like her, even Qin Su, the deputy hall master, wouldn't dare to raise prices on her own.

There are only two people who dare to raise the price of the Supreme Yang Pearl: one is their hall master Xia Yulan, and the other is their hall master's Daoist partner—City Lord Cao Meng!
"How could it be Lord Cao Meng?"

Upon hearing this, Zong Xue was immediately shocked and could hardly believe the news.

Since Cao Meng became the lord of the Four Symbols City, he has carried out extensive reforms, increased the salaries of the guards, and implemented a five-day work week followed by two days off, with each day consisting of four hours.

They fought against the evil forces of the old sects and secured benefits for all the disciples guarding the cities that protected the sects.

In addition, Cao Meng was the number one prodigy of the Hehuan Sect, and had previously brought a lot of glory to the sect.

All these factors combined have led to Cao Meng having an excellent reputation among many disciples of the Hehuan Sect, making him a veritable trendsetter!
Now that the maid is telling Zong Xue that it is her idol who raised the price of the Supreme Yang Pearl and exploited them, she finds it hard to accept!

"Here~"

Seeing that Zong Xue didn't believe her, the maid took out the Inquiry Machine and showed her the price increase announcement that Cao Meng had posted in the cafeteria's work group!
"This~"

Zong Xue looked at the information in the other person's incantation and saw it was Cao Meng's price increase notice. She simply couldn't accept this outcome.

After returning the fortune teller to the maid, she left the dining hall looking lost and dejected.

It's heartbreaking; her idol's career has also collapsed!
On this day, similar things continued to happen. The price of pearl milk tea at Xuewang Pavilion also increased, as did the price of the Wenxian Machine sold at Wanbao Pavilion.

The spirit wine of Xuantian Pavilion, "A Dream of Fleeting Life," is just like that!

These items doubled in price within a single day. It's no surprise that not a single spirit stone has been sold since the price increase.

On the contrary, the price increase of items like the Supreme Yang Pearl has sparked a lot of discussion.

……

The price of things like the Yang Pearl has gone up, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The canteen, Xuewang Pavilion, and Wanbaolou have all been experiencing dismal business these days. Even Cao Meng's takeout group is seeing a terrible situation!

Meanwhile, Cao Meng and Xia Yulan's subordinates also started taking holidays.

"Cao Meng, this situation is not good. Isn't it too risky?"

Xia Yulan received reports from various departments that she hadn't earned a single spirit stone since the price increase, and there were even protests and boycotts.

This made her a little worried, fearing that Cao Meng might cause too much trouble and ruin those businesses.

You should know that those industries are worth a lot of spirit stones!

Cao Meng was not greatly moved by these words, and instead began to mutter to himself:

"Although these people are not highly skilled, they are an indispensable part of the sect."

The vast majority of people who buy the Supreme Yang Pearl are novices who are below the Nascent Soul stage, and most of them are even below the Spirit Transformation stage.

A single leek is worthless, but several truckloads of leeks are a different story.

Although these people are just easy targets, they still have some value to the Hehuan Sect.

Those trivial matters still need to be done by the leeks; we can't let the Nascent Soul cultivators waste their talents!

Otherwise, do you really think those founding ancestors had nothing better to do than eat and do nothing? Even if it's for the sake of inheritance, they could just take on a few disciples, so why bother to establish a sect?
The reason for all of this is that chives have sufficient value!

"Let things ferment a bit more, and then let this fire spread to the warehouse and to Gongsun Meng and the others!"

The reason Cao Meng allowed those people to cause trouble was to ignite this fire.

He can then blow the wind so that the fire blows in the direction he needs!

"What if they don't give in in the warehouse?"

Xia Yulan is a little worried now. The six hall masters of the warehouse are just as stubborn as Cao Meng, and the two sides have been at odds all along.

If the two sides continue to fight each other, when will Zhiyangzhu's business ever recover?

Xia Yulan felt it would be best to find Nangong Yan and Xi Feng, these Void Refinement stage elders, and put pressure on the warehouse directly.

At that time, the six hall masters of the warehouse will have no choice but to obey, so as not to waste their time and delay their earning of spirit stones.

"These materials aren't only available to them, are they?"

Cao Meng spoke in a flippant tone; he really didn't take this matter seriously.

Isn't he just a materials supplier?
Is it really true that once I leave the Hehuan Sect's storeroom, I won't be able to find it?

If you want to find it yourself, you can definitely find it; there is a supplier in Sixiang City.

However, that unscrupulous merchant was too cunning, and Cao Meng did not want to cooperate with him unless absolutely necessary.

“It might take some time for us to acquire those materials ourselves, and we might not be able to keep up with the demand!”

Xia Yulan mistakenly believed that Cao Meng wanted to acquire materials from those smaller forces.

She felt this was not a good idea, even though those smaller factions also had the materials.

But how can a small force compare to the Joyful Union Sect? The Joyful Union Sect has its own methods to keep costs down.

Those smaller forces lack the strength to keep costs to a minimum!
"never mind!"

Xia Yulan sighed and said irritably:

"I can only arrange for people to do it and try to get some materials!"

Just as Xia Yulan was about to leave, Cao Meng grabbed her and hugged her, preparing to help her cultivate!
Titled Douluo, sealing 100,000 words...

The storeroom of the Hehuan Sect...

The six heads of the warehouse gathered again for a general meeting.

"What exactly is Cao Meng up to? It's been several days, and apart from raising the price of the Wenxianji (a type of divination tool), he hasn't done anything else!"

Because of this matter, Le Yao hasn't been cultivating much lately, keeping a close eye on it.

Gongsun Meng and the other two had promised her and Zi Mo that they would make a fortune.

But now, not only have they not made any profits, but all the trade that started before has stopped.

This made Yue Yao somewhat unhappy, which is why she questioned Gongsun Meng and the other two.

"Uncle-Master Le Yao, I suspect he's trying to stall us, make us anxious, and force us to back down!"

Faced with Le Yao's anger, Gongsun Meng could only bite the bullet and explain.

"This is impossible!"

Zi Mo solemnly stated that although she and Le Yao were only Nascent Soul cultivators, according to seniority, they were Cao Meng's grand-aunts. If they, as grand-aunts, were to yield to a junior, even if they were to advance to the Void Refinement stage in the future, they would probably not be able to gain a foothold in the sect.

"My two senior uncles, Cao Meng should have some in stock, but not much!"

"When we raised the price of materials, Cao Meng followed suit and raised the price of the Zhiyang Pearl. This was probably to test the sect's members' ability to accept it."

"This shows that Cao Meng has begun to have thoughts of surrendering!"

Gongsun Meng laid out his analysis in detail.

"Senior Sister Gongsun is right!"

Bailiqin and Helianqi both nodded in approval of Gongsun Meng's analysis.

After all, if Cao Cao had no intention of surrendering, why would he raise the price of the Supreme Yang Pearl?
However, this Cao traitor is indeed vicious. When our group raises prices, Cao traitor raises prices too. Can't he make a little less profit?

We only wanted Cao Cao to earn 20% less profit, but he wanted to earn twice as much. He's insatiable!

"I estimate that once the sect's members can accept the price increase of the Supreme Yang Pearl, Cao the scoundrel will no longer hold a grudge against us!"

Gongsun Meng thought that if Cao Meng's price increase was successful, he would make a fortune!
At that time, the price increase in the warehouse will be just a drop in the ocean for Cao Meng!
"The price increase of items like the Supreme Yang Pearl has drawn considerable protests from the sect's members, so it seems unlikely that the price will be raised!"

Mei Wen, who had remained silent until now, finally shared her speculation.

She had been keeping an eye on this matter these past few days. Based on her understanding of Cao Meng, he was not one to back down easily.

"Junior Sister Mei Wen, if Cao Meng raises the price of the Supreme Yang Pearls even slightly, the sect members will just grit their teeth and bear it!"

"But he's too greedy. He actually doubled the price. The disciples aren't stupid."

Gongsun Meng also felt that Cao Meng had no hope of raising prices this time, since the other party was too greedy.

Mei Wen rolled her eyes at Gongsun Meng. Cao Meng had doubled the price of the Zhiyang Pearl, and this guy had also doubled the price of the materials for the Zhiyang Pearl.

Both of them are heartless bastards. How dare Gongsun Meng say that Cao Meng is greedy and insatiable!
"Rest assured, everyone. In my estimation, Cao Cao's side will be unable to hold out for more than ten days to half a month and will have no choice but to surrender to us!"

"After all, anyone who isn't a fool would know which to choose: earning less or earning nothing!"

Gongsun Meng began to reassure the other five people, because if anyone couldn't hold on, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

In fact, the other five hall masters all understood that whoever yielded first between them and Cao Meng would lose the initiative and be at a disadvantage.

Fantasy Peak...

Han Sijing and Song Yafei were drinking. Cao Meng and the warehouse had caused such a big commotion, how could Han Sijing and Song Yafei not celebrate?

"Cao Meng and the warehouse staff have had a falling out. They haven't earned much spirit stone in this period of time, and are even losing money!"

Han Sijing was fully aware of Cao Meng's business situation through reports from her informants.

These days, Cao Meng hasn't earned much from a single spirit stone, and he still has to cover the costs of his shop employees and the operation of the Four Symbols City.

She estimated that if this situation continued until the end of the month, Cao Meng would lose at least 250,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

"The question now is whether either side will back down first!"

Song Yafei doesn't care how much Cao Meng will lose; her only concern right now is whether Cao Meng or the warehouse will back down first.

As the saying goes, when two tigers fight, one will surely be injured!
Song Yafei didn't want the warehouse to back down, because knowing Cao Meng as she did, she knew that Cao Meng would definitely try to lower the price on materials.
Not only will Cao Cao recoup his losses from the past few days, but he will also take the opportunity to make a quick buck.

Song Yafei wanted Cao Meng to suffer a loss, not for Cao Cao to profit.

"It doesn't matter, let them fight it out, a full-blown battle is the best outcome!"

Han Sijing didn't care at all about who gave in to whom in the power struggle between Cao Meng and the warehouse.

What she wanted was for the two sides to fight fiercely.

If the two sides don't fight hard enough and it's time for a ceasefire, I wouldn't mind adding a little fuel to the fire!

……

As time passed, some more days went by.

Neither Cao Meng nor the warehouse staff yielded to the other.

Cao Meng didn't care; he just treated it as a break for himself.

He has been diligently cultivating for three years, and it's time for him to enjoy himself.

As Cao Meng was listening to music in the boudoir of Xuantian Pavilion, the space behind him suddenly distorted, and Nangong Yan broke through the void and arrived.

"You bastard, I heard you've been bullied by the warehouse staff lately. If you beg your grandmaster, I'll take care of it for you!"

In fact, Nangong Yan had known about Cao Meng's situation for a long time. During this period, she had been waiting for this bastard to come and beg her, his grandmaster.

She had been waiting for so long, but the other party hadn't made a single move, which made her really impatient.

"Grandmaster, do you really think I can't handle this?"

Cao Meng countered with a question to Nangong Yan, saying that he had plenty of ways to deal with the warehouse, and that the fire had already burned big enough, so it was time for him to arrange a favorable wind.

"You bastard, you're the old one, I'm only a little over a thousand years old!"

The words "old man" infuriated Nangong Yan, who retaliated by slapping Cao Meng on the head with a roasted chestnut.

She, Nangong Yan, was only a little over a thousand years old, which was considered relatively young among those in the Void Refining stage; in terms of age, she was in the prime of her life as an ordinary woman.

I'm so young, and this bastard dares to say I'm old. He deserves a beating.

"You damn fool, I don't care what you're doing, hurry up and get to work! The sect is planning something big soon, so you'll be ready to get to work then!"

"If you can't handle the matter at hand, then beg your grandmaster for help, and I'll take care of it for you!"

Nangong Yan came to see Cao Meng for two reasons, firstly, to see what kind of trouble he was up to.

Secondly, it serves as a reminder to the other side that the Hehuan Sect is about to make a major move, so that they can prepare for battle!
"Grandmaster, what big move is it?"

Cao Meng asked Nangong Yan a question in return. Although he had already guessed it in his heart, he was not sure.

After all, those Void Refinement stage ancestors of the Hehuan Sect are all ancient monsters who have cultivated for thousands of years, and their thought processes are extraordinary.

It's not something a young person like him can speculate about at will.

"You bastard, don't you know why you're making such a big move?"

Seeing that Cao Meng was pretending to be confused, Nangong Yan gave him a candied chestnut on the head.

Cao Meng rubbed his head. At this moment, he was certain that it was exactly as he had guessed.

The Hehuan Sect is going to kill people, and not just a small number!

This major move could very well lead to a major battle between top sects!

If Cao Meng's guess is correct, if the Hehuan Sect really starts a top-level sect war, its first target will be the Xuantian Sect!

Putting aside the long-standing feud between the Hehuan Sect and the Xuantian Sect, the Xuantian Sect is currently in a very bad situation. The sect's Nascent Soul stage leaders are vying for the position of sect leader, which is the perfect target!
"You bastard, you didn't have good intentions when you gave me those sword-nurturing secrets!"

Nangong Yan said irritably, "These past few days, I've figured out some things."

This bastard is plotting against his own grandmaster and the sect's Void Refinement stage ancestor.

This bastard gave himself those sword-nurturing techniques just to make the Void Refinement stage elders of the Joyful Union Sect have the idea of ​​using blood to refine living beings to nurture their swords.

It's fair to say that this major move prepared by the Hehuan Sect was entirely instigated by this bastard! (End of Chapter)