Forced to become a top influencer, I rely on my tu cao to ruin the cultivation world.

Luoxia Peak, the first production base of Qingyun Heavy Industry.

After a full day of frantic construction yesterday, the once ethereal mountain has been completely transformed. Towering cooling towers, like giant chimneys, continuously spew out white steam; crisscrossing metal pipes, like blood vessels, cover the mountainside, flowing with pale blue, unprocessed, and mixed spiritual energy; and the Xuan Tie tractor, now like a giant steel heart, sits at the heart of "Factory No. 1," emitting a deep and powerful roar.

Jia Zang, wearing an oil-stained work vest and holding a huge wrench, stood on the front of the tractor, directing the workers to make final adjustments.

"Over there! That pipe's connected backwards! That's an air intake, not an exhaust! Do you want to blow up the factory?"

"Elder Wang! Where is Elder Wang? Go and fetch Wang Teng for me!"

Jia Zhuang's voice was a little hoarse from shouting.

"Chairman Jia... I'm here..."

A weak, feeble sound came from under the tractor chassis.

Elder Wang Teng crawled out from under the car, his face covered in soot. His once magnificent elder's robes were now just a tattered rag, and his face was stained with several black oil stains. He looked exactly like a laborer who had just come out of a coal mine.

"Chairman Jia, the 'waste pills' and 'low-grade spirit stones' you requested have been collected and are piled up over there." Wang Teng pointed to a small mountain in the corner of the factory and said weakly, "But... are we really going to use these things to purify spiritual energy? That's all garbage that's been piling up in the sect's warehouse for thousands of years..."

"Trash? That's because you don't know what you're talking about!"

Jia Zhuang jumped off the front of the car and patted Wang Teng on the shoulder, almost making him stumble.

"Elder Wang, you need to learn to look at things from a developmental perspective. In our industrial cultivation world, there is no such thing as waste, only 'raw materials' in the wrong place!"

[Livestream chat]

Here it comes again! Mr. Jia's "turning trash into gold" theory is back!

[The above is called "circular economy." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw the boss feeding pigs spoiled food.]

[Chairman Jia: Raw materials? I think it's more like "industrial waste"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zang didn't care what Wang Teng thought; his mind was now completely focused on "spiritual energy purification."

If the spiritual energy can be purified, production efficiency will double. Doubled production efficiency will double the Honkai value. Doubled Honkai value will unlock more advanced technology.

"Rat-a-tat ...

Jia Zhuang jumped onto the tractor and started the engine.

"Elder Wang, listen carefully. The first step is to add the ingredients."

Jia Zang pointed to the small mountain made of discarded pills and low-grade spirit stones in the corner of the factory and shouted to Wang Teng.

"Add...add ingredients?"

Wang Teng looked at the pile of "garbage" with a pained expression. "Chairman Jia, that's tens of thousands of spirit stones worth of 'assets'! Are you just going to throw it in like that?"

"Assets? Those are all sunk costs! Don't you understand?"

Jia Zhuang waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up! Stop dawdling. Are you the factory manager or am I?"

"Yes! Yes! Factory Manager!"

Wang Teng sighed helplessly, then steeled himself, waved his hand, and ordered, "Men! Push that 'mountain of garbage' into the feed chute!"

Dozens of outer disciples sprang into action upon hearing the commotion. They pushed and pulled, finally managing to shove the small mountain of discarded pills and low-grade spirit stones into the feed inlet of the "spiritual energy purification machine" that had been modified from a tractor.

"Boom!"

The machine started running.

The engine of the Xuan Tie tractor suddenly became high-pitched, and the vehicle body trembled violently, as if a primordial beast about to awaken was locked inside.

"Ding! Host has activated the [Spiritual Energy Purification Project]!"

"System, operate at full power! Objective: Convert the impure spiritual energy into high-purity 'spiritual energy liquid'!"

[Command confirmed!]

[Activating the [Spiritual Energy Purification Module]...]

[The raw materials were found to contain excessively high levels of impurities (99.9%)...]

[Start the deep filtering program...]

[Warning: A large amount of useless impurities have been detected. The system recommends performing a forced slag removal process...]

"Dispose of the waste? Where will it be disposed of?"

Jia Zang asked in his mind.

[System suggestion: Drain the water into underground spiritual veins to allow the earth to purify itself naturally.]

"No! That's too slow!"

Jia Zang refused without hesitation, "I need efficiency! Get rid of the impurities, the faster the better!"

[Command confirmed: Change slag discharge path.]

[Connecting to the sewage ditch behind the factory building...]

Behind the factory, the sewage ditch that leads directly to the river lies quietly in the darkness.

[Livestream chat]

[Holy crap! What is Chairman Jia up to?]

[The above is called "industrial emissions." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a chemical plant discharging pollutants.]

[Chairman Jia: Efficiency? I think it's more like "pollution"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

"boom!"

At Jia Zang's command, a plume of black smoke suddenly shot out from the exhaust pipe of the Xuan Tie tractor.

Immediately afterwards, the machines inside the factory began to run at full speed.

At the feed inlet, the waste pills and low-grade spirit stones were instantly pulverized, turning into a grayish-white torrent of impurities that surged into the machine.

Deep within the machine, an "energy filter" made of system technology begins to function. Like a relentless comb, it filters out the purest energy from the spiritual energy and gathers it into a huge storage tank; while the filtered-out "waste," full of impurities, is pushed into another pipe.

That pipe is the slag discharge outlet that connects to the "sewage ditch" behind the factory.

"Splash—"

Accompanied by a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound, a pungent, grayish-white, viscous liquid gushed out from the slag discharge port, flowing down the sewage ditch into the clear stream.

"It's a success!"

Jia Zang looked at the "spiritual energy liquid" slowly accumulating in the storage tank, emitting a faint blue light, and shouted excitedly.

"Elder Wang! Look! This is high-purity 'spiritual energy liquid'! It's many times purer than the mixed spiritual energy you used before!"

Elder Wang Teng was standing beside the sewage ditch, watching the grayish-white viscous liquid flow into the stream, his face turning ashen.

"Chairman Jia... what... what is this?"

Wang Teng pointed at the liquid that emitted a pungent odor, his voice trembling.

"Oh, that's 'psychic waste'."

Jia Zhuang said nonchalantly, "When purifying spiritual energy, a little 'industrial wastewater' is always produced. It's fine, it's 'spiritual water,' and when it flows into the river, it can even provide some nutrition for the fish."

[System Prompt]

[The system has detected that the host is emitting high concentrations of industrial waste. The system has automatically generated the "spiritual water" script for you and implanted it into Wang Teng's mind.]

[Wang Teng's trust level has increased by 100%; he has been successfully brainwashed.]

"Spiritual water?"

Wang Teng watched as the grayish-white liquid flowed into the stream, and the fish in the stream instantly turned belly up and floated on the surface of the water.

"But... Mr. Jia, look at that fish..."

Wang Teng pointed at the dead fish floating on the river, his face filled with horror.

"Fish? They're just too happy!"

Jia Zhuang waved his hand and continued to paint a rosy picture, "That's 'spiritual overload'! They absorbed too much spiritual energy and 'died' from overeating! This is a good thing! It means our 'spiritual energy liquid' is extremely pure!"

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! Is Chairman Jia trying to poison the fish?!

[The above is called "spiritual energy overload." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a chemical plant discharging pollutants.]

[Chairman Jia: Overeating to death? I think it's more like being poisoned!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Looking at the dead fish floating on the river and then at Jia Zhuang's nonchalant face, Wang Teng suddenly realized that the guy he was following, although his methods were a bit unconventional, seemed to... really be able to take everyone to new heights!

"Chairman Jia, you're right! That's 'spiritual water'!"

Wang Teng gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and made a decision he would regret for the rest of his life.

"Guards! Go and find all the 'useless pills' and 'low-grade spirit stones' in the sect! No! Go and buy back all the 'useless pills' and 'low-grade spirit stones' in the entire cultivation world! The more the better!"

"yes!"

The disciples obeyed and left.

[Livestream chat]

[Holy crap! Elder Wang is going crazy!]

[The person above, that's called "business acumen." If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a boss hoarding goods for profit.]

[Chairman Jia: Waste pills? Those are "raw materials"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zhuang looked at Wang Teng's "teachable" appearance and nodded in satisfaction.

"Elder Wang, you've finally figured it out."

Jia Zhuang patted Wang Teng on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Remember, in our industrial cultivation world, there is no such thing as waste, only 'raw materials' in the wrong place! As long as we can turn 'raw materials' into 'products,' that is 'immeasurable merit'!"

"Yes, Chairman Jia! I've got it!"

Wang Teng said resolutely, "I'll go and buy up all the 'trash' in the entire cultivation world right now!"

"Go."

Jia Zang waved his hand and turned to look at the huge storage tank.

Inside the storage tank, the "spiritual energy liquid" emitting a faint blue light had accumulated to more than half its capacity.

"Cool!"

Looking at the blue light, Jia Zang felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

"This is nothing!"

He looked at the sky gradually darkening in the distance, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to make sure the entire cultivation world is using our 'Spiritual Energy Liquid'!"

[Livestream chat]

Is this the charm of industrial cultivation? I'm in love!

[The above is called "Cyber ​​Cultivation," don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Mr. Jia's expression is exactly like mine when I get paid.]

[Chairman Jia: The cultivation world? It'll be mine sooner or later!]

Is this the ambition of capitalists? I love it!

Just then, a system notification sounded.

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed the [Spiritual Energy Purification Project] task.]

[Mission Rating: S-rank]

[Rewards: Unlocked [Psionic Fluid Recipe], 30000 Honkai Points.]

[New mission released: [Monopolize the cultivation world]]

[Task Description: Promote "Spiritual Energy Fluid" throughout the cultivation world, replacing traditional spiritual energy and making it the universal energy source for cultivation.]

[Mission Rewards: Unlock the [Spiritual Aura Futures Trading System], 50000 Collapse Points.]

"monopoly?"

Jia Zhuang's eyes lit up.

This is like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep!

"Elder Wang!"

Jia Zhuang shouted loudly at the outside of the factory.

"Chairman Jia, what is it?"

Wang Teng rushed over.

"Stop wasting your time on those 'useless pills,' I have a new task for you."

Jia Zhuang patted Wang Teng on the shoulder and said mysteriously, "Go and seal off all those 'spirit stone mines' in the sect. From today onwards, the cultivation world is only allowed to use 'spiritual energy liquid'!"

"Only 'psychic fluid' is allowed?"

Wang Teng looked completely bewildered. "Chairman Jia, what about the spirit stones?"

"Spirit stones? That's outdated productivity!"

Jia Zang curled his lip in disdain. "From now on, we'll be the ones calling the shots in the cultivation world!"

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! Chairman Jia is trying to monopolize the cultivation world!

[The one above is called a "business empire." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Elder Wang's expression is exactly like the first time I saw a boss monopolize the market.]

[Chairman Jia: The world of cultivation? That's my "field of韭菜 (leeks)"!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zangcai didn't care about monopolies or anything like that.

His mind is now filled with "psychic fluid".

As long as he can promote "Psionic Fluid," his Honkai Points will double. With doubled Honkai Points, he can unlock more advanced technologies.

"Rat-a-tat ...

The tractor started again, and Jia Zhuang drove it out of the factory.

He needs to work through the night to develop a promotion plan for the "spiritual energy liquid" so that he can start "harvesting" the cultivation world first thing tomorrow morning!

As night deepened, the lights on Luoxia Peak grew brighter and brighter.

The newly built "Qingyun Heavy Industry First Production Base" is like a tireless steel behemoth, emitting a deep roar in the night.

Behind the factory, in the sewage ditch, a grayish-white, viscous liquid was continuously flowing into the stream and heading into the distance.

[Livestream chat]

Is this the price of industrial cultivation?

[The above is called "development." Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.]

[Hilarious! Mr. Jia's expression is exactly like mine when I'm working overtime.]

[Chairman Jia: Price? As long as we can make money, no price matters!]

Is this the true face of capitalists? I love it!

Jia Zhuang had no idea that the "spiritual waste" he casually discharged today would, in the future, flow along the interdimensional spiritual veins to Earth, bringing immense disaster to the Earth's ecosystem.

All he knew was that tomorrow morning, he would be able to begin "reaping" the cultivation world.

"Cool!"

Jia Zhuang stood on the front of the tractor, looking down at the steel forest below, his heart filled with anticipation.

"Is the cultivation world ready to welcome the 'Psionic Era'?"

He shouted loudly at the night sky.

The only response he received was the incessant chugging of the tractor.

"Rat-a-tat ...