154: New employees, please read the employee handbook first.

Lei Jingtian bowed in salute, his posture humble, but his heart was surging with turbulent waves.

On this journey, from the streets of Cloud River City to this celestial mountain that seemed like a divine realm, everything he saw and heard had overturned his understanding of the past three hundred years.

"A newcomer?"

Wang Duojin picked up his ledger, his small eyes darting back and forth as he scanned Lei Jingtian.

That look was not like he was looking at a Junior Brother.

It was more like he was evaluating a peerless treasure that had just entered the warehouse.

"Divine Grade Root Bone, Thunder Spirit Body."

"Tsk tsk tsk, although it was broken once, the Foundation is still there."

"Revered Master personally took action to repair it, so the quality is even better than before."

"This potential, this rate of return—it's definitely a top-tier investment target!"

Wang Duojin muttered while quickly writing and drawing in his notebook.

Lei Jingtian was completely confused. What rate of return? What investment target?

"Ahem, Third Senior Brother."

Gongsun Yan couldn't watch any longer and gently pulled Wang Duojin's sleeve, a hint of helplessness on her face.

"This is our Tenth Junior Brother, Lei Jingtian. Don't scare him."

She turned her head and gave Lei Jingtian a smile as warm as a spring breeze.

"Junior Brother Jing Tian, welcome to the Myriad Dao Divine Sect."

"I am your Fifth Senior Sister, Gongsun Yan."

"This is your Third Senior Brother, Wang Duojin."

She pointed to the young man in green who had completely recovered, his aura harmonious and flawless.

"That is our Eldest Senior Brother, Ye Chenfeng."

Lei Jingtian felt a chill in his heart and hastily bowed again.

"Disciple Lei Jingtian greets Eldest Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, and Fifth Senior Sister."

Ye Chenfeng nodded in response.

His gaze lingered on Lei Jingtian for a moment.

"Foundation is stable."

"Dao Heart is not lost."

"Not bad."

Two simple words, yet they gave Lei Jingtian a strange sense of groundedness from being recognized.

"Welcome to the job—ah, no, welcome to the Sect."

Wang Duojin approached with a grin and heartily patted Lei Jingtian's shoulder.

"Little Ten, from now on, you're one of us."

"Here, this is the Newcomer's Gift Pack the Sect is giving you. Take it."

With a flick of his wrist, a Storage Pouch was stuffed into Lei Jingtian's hand.

Lei Jingtian's Divine Thought probed inside, and he instantly turned to stone.

The space inside the Storage Pouch wasn't large.

But inside, ten thousand High Grade Immortal Stones were neatly stacked, shimmering with brilliant radiance!

There was also a brand-new Daoist robe flowing with purple divine light, as well as a pile of bottles and jars that he couldn't even name.

"This... this is too precious!" Lei Jingtian's hand shook, and he almost dropped the Storage Pouch.

Ten thousand High Grade Immortal Stones!

This wealth was enough to buy ten of the former Purple Cloud Sacred Land!

"Precious? How is it precious?" Wang Duojin had an expression that said "you haven't seen the world."

"This is all standard equipment."

"Oh right, there's also a 'Newcomer Onboarding Handbook' inside. Remember to read it carefully. I wrote it myself. It contains our Sect's corporate culture and code of conduct. It's very important."

He cleared his throat.

"I'll summarize it for you briefly."

"Rule number one: What Revered Master says is always right."

"Rule number two: If Revered Master is wrong, please refer to rule number one."

"Rule number three: When fighting people outside, if you can win, beat them to death. If you can't, activate your token and run. Remember, your life is very valuable, and your pension is even more expensive; the Sect doesn't reimburse it."

"Rule number four: Damaging Sect public property is strictly prohibited, especially Eldest Senior Brother. Look at him; he went out this time and ruined an Emperor Grade Immortal Robe. My heart is bleeding. The repair fee alone is enough to support ten new Disciples like you for a hundred years!"

Ye Chenfeng glanced at him expressionlessly.

Wang Duojin shrank his neck and immediately put on a smiling face.

"Of course, Eldest Senior Brother brought prestige to the Sect, so this bill will be charged to the Sect's public account."

Lei Jingtian's eyes twitched uncontrollably as he listened.

What on earth was all this?

Corporate culture? Code of conduct?

And, an Emperor Grade Immortal Robe?

That was something even Immortal Emperors would treat as a precious treasure!

And Eldest Senior Brother just wore it out and broke it?

And from what Third Senior Brother meant, it seemed like... it could still be repaired?

What kind of place was this Sect, exactly?

"Alright, Third Senior Brother, stop joking around." Gongsun Yan shook her head helplessly.

She walked up to Lei Jingtian and said softly.

"Junior Brother, you've just arrived. Go and settle in first."

"There are directions to your Immortal Cave in the token."

"There aren't many rules in the Sect; you just need to Cultivate with peace of mind."

"If you have any problems with your cultivation, you can come to the Medicine Hut to find me at any time."

Looking into Gongsun Yan's sincere eyes, a warm current flowed through Lei Jingtian's heart.

He nodded and bowed deeply once more.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

He bid farewell to the three of them and flew toward the Immortal Cave assigned to him, following the token's guidance.

Along the way, he saw countless sights that he couldn't understand.

He saw a Disciple riding a giant iron pot, flying around in the sky. Inside the pot, a flood dragon emitting the aura of a True Immortal was being stewed.

He saw a Disciple sitting on a giant abacus, flying while muttering something about "futures" and "leverage."

He also saw two Disciples who were only at the Soul Transformation Stage sparring on a massive Martial Arts Field.

But the Divine Abilities they unleashed and the Law fluctuations were not at all inferior to the Golden Immortal experts he had seen before!

The most ridiculous thing was...

He flew over a field of spiritual crops.

What was planted in the field wasn't celestial grain or Spirit Medicine.

Instead, it was rows and rows of neatly arranged precious swords!

Each sword was stuck in the ground, with only the hilt showing.

A Disciple who looked like a handyman was carrying a watering can, watering those "swords" one by one.

What he was pouring was nectar and jade liquid that emitted a dense Immortal Qi!

"Swords... can be planted?"

At this moment, Lei Jingtian's worldview was completely crushed and reconstructed.

Finally, he arrived in front of his Immortal Cave.

It was a cave that looked ordinary.

But the moment he stepped inside...

A wave of Chaos Spiritual Qi, a hundred times denser than the Holy Lord's cultivation room in the core of the Purple Cloud Sacred Land, rushed toward him!

The furnishings in the Immortal Cave were simple.

A stone bed, a stone table, and a prayer mat.

That was all.

But Lei Jingtian knew.

Just being able to take a single breath here...

Its value far exceeded any blessed land in the outside world!

He sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, his mind racing, unable to calm down for a long time.

He took out the "Newcomer Onboarding Handbook" that Wang Duojin had given him.

He flipped to the first page.

On it, several large lines were written in a flamboyant hand.

[Welcome to Myriad Dao Real Estate Co., Ltd.!]

[Our slogan is: Working? It's impossible to work. Collecting rent is the true meaning of life!]

[Our goal is: To plant the banner of Myriad Dao Real Estate throughout the heavens and myriad realms! Wherever there are people, there must be our properties!]

Lei Jingtian: "..."

He felt like his brain wasn't quite enough to process this.

He closed the handbook and decided not to think about these things for now.

He immersed his mind in the divine rank Cultivation Technique his Revered Master had passed to him.

"General Outline of the Nine Heavens Response to the Primordial World-Destroying Divine Thunder"!

"Boom!"

Vast thunder Laws exploded in his Sea of Consciousness!

Destruction, judgment, rebirth... countless insights flooded his heart like a tide.

The "heart of chaos thunder source" in his body also began to throb joyfully.

In an instant, his entire being entered a deep state of enlightenment!

...Meanwhile.

At the peak of the main mountain, under the ancient enlightenment tea tree.

Chu Xuanjin lay on a rocking chair, swaying gently.

He took a sip of tea and watched Lei Jingtian's shocked, "unseen the world" expression in the water mirror, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"This kid's psychological resilience still needs strengthening."

He put down his teacup, and with a thought...

A message crossed space and appeared directly in Su Linger's mind, far away at the Myriad Dao Pavilion headquarters in the Central Region.

"Linger."

"Investigate an organization called 'Scavengers'."

"I want all their information, from top to bottom, from old to young, from the living to the dead."

"Three days."

"Is that enough?"

Inside the Myriad Dao Pavilion, Su Linger, who was listening to Elder Xuan's report, paused slightly.

A bone-chilling coldness flashed through her ice-blue eyes.

She slowly rose, her voice cold but carrying the unquestionable majesty of an emperor.

"Pass down my order."

"Activate all secret agents of the Myriad Dao Pavilion."

"At any cost, regardless of the consequences."

"Within one day."

"I want the three words 'Scavengers' to completely disappear from the history of the Immortal Realm."

She paused for a moment and added.

"In the physical sense, disappear."