88: From now on, this Dan Tower will belong to the Chu family!

Wang Duojin's voice, amplified by his spiritual power, echoed throughout the Pill Pagoda square.

Every word was like a resounding slap across the already shattered face of the Pill Pagoda.

The surrounding frozen Cultivators felt as if their eyes were about to pop out of their heads.

They had seen shamelessness before, but never anything quite like this!

Two of their Body Integration Stage experts had just died, and you're already turning around to take over their industry?

This display of greed was simply too unsightly!

Ye Chenfeng's eye twitched slightly, and he silently turned his face away, pretending he didn't know this fat man.

Su Linger, however, remained expressionless, as if what Wang Duojin was saying was only natural.

The frozen Pill Pagoda guards were filled with righteous fury, yet they couldn't even move a single finger.

Wang Duojin completely ignored everyone's stares as he walked up to Su Linger, rubbing his hands together with a fawning expression.

"Second Senior Sister, look, these ice sculptures... can they be unfrozen now?"

"We can't keep them frozen forever; it'll interfere with us taking over the Pill Pagoda and starting our new business."

Su Linger glanced at him and gave a faint, "Mm."

She flicked her jade-like finger.

"Disperse."

Crack!

The Profound Ice covering the entire square instantly transformed into the purest water vapor and dissipated into the air.

That extreme chill vanished along with it.

The Pill Pagoda guards, having regained their freedom, didn't even have time to catch their breath.

"Qiang!"

The ring of a sword sounded out.

Lin Yi led a hundred Myriad Dao Divine Sect Disciples to instantly form a sword formation, their grim Sword Qi locking onto everyone.

"Nobody move!" Wang Duojin shouted, hands on his hips, acting like a big shot with borrowed authority.

"I hereby announce that the Pill Pagoda is officially undergoing asset restructuring by my Myriad Dao Merchant Guild!"

"All guards, drop your weapons and stand by! All Alchemists, return to the pill rooms immediately to inventory the medicinal ingredients and register them in the records!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be treated as an associate of the Demonic Path and executed on the spot!"

The people of the Pill Pagoda looked at each other, their faces filled with humiliation and resentment.

But looking at the menacing sword formation and the cold, murderous god Ye Chenfeng standing nearby with his sword...

No one dared to move.

Wang Duojin nodded in satisfaction and looked toward Qian Duoduo.

"Duoduo, take a few people and take down that Pill Pagoda plaque for me!"

"Replace it with our Myriad Dao Merchant Guild's!"

"Yes! Senior Brother Wang!" Qian Duoduo excitedly took the order and left.

Having handled all this, Wang Duojin finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he had never experienced anything so thrilling in his life.

Just then, an Outer Sect Disciple ran over in a hurry, his expression full of excitement.

"Senior Brother Wang! We just received news from the Sacred Mountain—all of our Sect's Public Anchors in the East Desolate have been established!"

"One of them is right in Linjiang City!"

"Linjiang City?"

Wang Duojin's fat face trembled violently.

Wasn't that his hometown?

An indescribable surge of excitement and homesickness instantly rushed into his heart.

He had been away from home for nearly a year.

He wondered if his mother's illness had fully recovered.

He looked at the chaotic Pill Pagoda, then at the shrewd-looking Qian Duoduo nearby.

A bold idea occurred to him.

He immediately leaned in toward Ye Chenfeng and Su Linger.

"First Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, I think we can leave this Tianxu City to Qian Duoduo and the others to manage."

"This kid is clever; he has my style from back in the day."

"I... I want to go home and visit."

Ye Chenfeng glanced at him and nodded.

"Go."

Su Linger also rareley added a word.

"Give my regards to your mother."

"You got it!"

Wang Duojin was overjoyed. He patted Qian Duoduo on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Duoduo, I have a more important mission to attend to."

"I'm leaving Tianxu City to you! Work hard and don't embarrass me!"

Finished, he didn't delay any further and immediately activated his token, selecting the Public Anchor for "Linjiang City."

With a flash of white light, Wang Duojin's figure vanished from the spot... East Desolate, Linjiang City.

It was still that same familiar ferry crossing, bustling with people and filled with the mundane atmosphere of the mortal world.

Space distorted slightly, and Wang Duojin's figure appeared out of thin air.

He greedily breathed in the air of his hometown; though the Spiritual Qi was thin, it felt incredibly dear to him.

He didn't linger and walked straight toward the small alley in his memory.

The originally dilapidated courtyard gate had been renovated and looked brand new.

From inside the courtyard came the sound of his mother's vigorous coughing.

Wang Duojin's eyes grew warm as he pushed open the door and entered.

"Mother! I'm back!"

Mother Wang, who was sunbathing in the courtyard, suddenly turned around. Seeing her familiar yet somewhat changed fat son, the cattail leaf fan in her hand dropped to the ground with a thud.

"Duo... Duojin? My son!"

Mother and son embraced, weeping together.

After talking for a while, Wang Duojin learned that since he had left, the Myriad Dao Merchant Guild had sent a large amount of silver and Medicinal Pills every month.

His mother's illness had long since been cured, and she was now quite healthy and robust.

That evening, Wang Duojin personally cooked a meal for his mother.

In the dead of night, he stood in the small room where he used to live, and with a thought,

He imprinted a wisp of his Divine Thought onto the beam of the room.

[Ding! Private Space Anchor established successfully!]

[Anchor Name: Home.]

It worked!

Feeling the mysterious connection between the token and this tiny space, Wang Duojin felt an unprecedented sense of security.

From now on, no matter where he was, he could return here with a single thought.

This was a true home... At the same time, Su Linger also felt a bit bored.

Though Tianxu City was prosperous, it lacked a certain human touch.

She somewhat missed the ministers in the Zhao Kingdom palace who would argue until they were red in the face over state affairs, and she missed Zhao Wuji's respectful yet slightly reliant gaze.

So, she also activated her token.

In the next instant, she appeared inside the Imperial Study of the Zhao Kingdom palace.

Zhao Wuji was reviewing memorials. Seeing Su Linger suddenly appear, he was first startled and then overjoyed.

"Senior Sister! Why have you come!"

He hurriedly rose to salute her.

Su Linger looked him over and nodded slightly.

"I can no longer see through your strength; it seems you haven't been slacking."

Zhao Wuji said respectfully, "I've just reached the Mid-stage Soul Transformation. I wouldn't dare disappoint the high expectations of Revered Master and Senior Sister. Oh, by the way, Senior Sister, when the Sect last opened its doors to recruit Disciples, Revered Master said that he would no longer take on Named Disciples. I am now a Core Disciple."

There was a hint of pride in his tone that he couldn't hide.

From Named to Core.

A difference of only two words, yet worlds apart.

"Mm," Su Linger responded. "How are the state affairs?"

"Thanks to you, Senior Sister, all is well. The refugees in the western borders have been settled, and the newly opened grain fields have already yielded a harvest."

"It's just..." Zhao Wuji hesitated slightly.

"Speak."

"It's just that although the chaos of demons has been quelled, I always feel that the Devil Head won't just let it go. He seems to have... gone to the Central Province."

Su Linger nodded slowly.

"Don't worry about that; he has already been eliminated by Revered Master."

...Central Province, atop an unknown mountain peak.

The sea of clouds churned, and the scenery was as picturesque as a painting.

Chu Xuanjin was sitting on a green stone, bored out of his mind, fishing for clouds.

There was no bait on his hook; it just hung there in the sea of clouds.

"Sigh, being invincible is so lonely."

He sighed.

Ever since he had fed his Disciples until they became mini-bosses in one go and set up the Sect's framework, he had absolutely nothing to do.

The days of being a hands-off manager were quite pleasant at first.

But after a long time, he was getting a bit restless from the boredom.

"System, how are my Disciples doing lately?"

[Eldest Disciple Ye Chenfeng is in seclusion at the Tianxu City Sword Tomb.]

[Second Disciple Su Linger is in the Zhao Kingdom, guiding Core Disciple Zhao Wuji in handling government affairs.]

[Third Disciple Wang Duojin has returned to his hometown to accompany his mother.]

[Fourth Disciple Zhao Wuyou is currently battling Yao Beasts in a certain mountain range in the Central Province.]

[Fifth Disciple Gongsun Yan is diligently performing Alchemy in the Sacred Mountain's pill room and is already capable of refining Profound Rank Medicinal Pills.]

[Sixth Disciple Ye Wushang has gone alone to the 'Myriad Demon Cave' in the Central Province for training.]

Chu Xuanjin nodded in satisfaction as he listened to the report.

Everyone was doing well; they had all gotten on the right track.

It was just... he suddenly remembered something.

"Damn, I think I forgot the main business."

His primary goal was to recruit Disciples!

It was to exploit the System's rewards and make himself stronger!

How did he end up just lying around?

Chu Xuanjin slapped his forehead and stood up from the green stone.

"No, I have to get to work."

He stretched, his gaze casting toward the vast lands of the Central Province.

"Heavenly Dao Dharma Eye, open!"

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Original Title: They Said I'd Recruit Trash, But My Disciples Are All Prodigies?

Alias: Is This Crazy? Recruiting Disciples Returns Billion-fold Cultivation!