Chapter 54: What a lavish spender!

As this announcement spread, everyone was utterly shocked.

The benefits offered were simply too generous!

"Can this be a hoax? One million spiritual stones? Are they out of their minds?"

"There are official certificates and verification—this is real!"

"My good lord, how many bolts would I have to screw to earn one million spiritual stones?!"

In less than an hour, over a thousand resumes poured in.

One must bear in mind that this was still under certain restrictions; had there been no limitations, the inbox would likely have been completely choked with resumes.

"This..."

This was Liang Xin's first time witnessing such a spectacle. Originally, she had simply wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

Yet she had never expected it to attract the attention of so many people.

Furthermore, this happened without spending a single cent on algorithmic promotion.

"No... I can't possibly handle this all by myself!"

Liang Xin rested her chin in her hands, her heart beginning to sink with anxiety.

When all was said and done, she was merely a student, and even if she understood the logistics, she could not be in two places at once.

While she could hire someone to help, outsiders ultimately could not be fully trusted.

"Should I... go find Yang Mimi?"

A figure suddenly popped into her mind.

Yang Mimi was her closest best friend, and the two of them practically stuck together like glue.

If she truly needed to find a suitable candidate, Yang Mimi was undoubtedly the absolute best choice.

With that thought, she immediately went downstairs and hailed a cab to Yang Mimi's home.

Inside Yang Mimi's apartment:

Yang Mimi was wearing a white floral slip dress, her pearl-like toes resting on the wooden floorboards.

She stared blankly at the draft on her computer screen, subconsciously chewing on her fingernail in frustration.

Although her family's financial situation was decent, she had expensive tastes, which forced her to take on freelance copywriting jobs on the side to supplement her wallet.

Just as she was debating whether to take on the assignment, a knock sounded at the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Liang Xin."

Hearing the voice of her dearest friend, Yang Mimi trotted over and unlocked the door.

"Liang Xin, where have you been lately? Every time I ask you out to go shopping, you say you're busy."

Looking at Liang Xin, Yang Mimi pouted in complaint.

In the past, they would almost always go out together on weekends.

Lately, however, Liang Xin not only frequently asked for leave from school, but she was also often impossible to reach.

Because Liang Xin's academic grades had always been at the top of the class, compounded by the recent passing of her father, her teachers did not refuse her requests for leave despite their frequency.

Now that she finally saw Liang Xin coming to find her, she immediately began to air her grievances.

"Mimi, don't be mad. I came to see you today because I have something important to do!"

"Fine, come on in first!"

Seeing the anxious look on Liang Xin's face, Yang Mimi ceased her complaining.

Once inside and seated, Liang Xin straight away revealed the matter of her registering a cultivation sect.

"What?!"

A piercing shriek echoed through the room.

Yang Mimi looked at the girl before her, feeling as though she were meeting a total stranger for the first time.

"Where on earth did you get so much money?! You actually founded a sect?!"

Yang Mimi was losing her mind. While she was still playing in the mud and fretting over how to make pocket money, this usually low-key and thrifty best friend of hers turned out to be a secret mega-tycoon?!

Liang Xin hurriedly lunged forward to clamp her hand over Yang Mimi's mouth. "Keep it down! Don't worry about where the money came from—I don't want anyone else prying into my affairs. Besides, do you want to help me? I'll pay you a monthly salary of ten thousand!"

"A ten-thousand monthly salary? Are you serious?" Hearing this figure, Yang Mimi's eyes lit up with golden light.

Even if someone graduated from a prestigious university and went out to look for a job, a ten-thousand monthly salary wasn't guaranteed, yet Liang Xin was offering it just like that.

She immediately stood up, straightened her expression, puffed out her chest, and gave a firm nod. "This isn't even about the money. Since you're offering, it would be disrespectful of me to refuse! Consider this task officially and unhesitatingly handed over to me!"

With that settled, Liang Xin had Yang Mimi open her computer, and the two of them set to work on their respective laptops to screen for suitable candidates.

A modern sect, despite offering high pay, also involved undertaking missions. For the most part, it was akin to selling one's life; once the money was accepted, one belonged to the sect.

Regardless of the mission, one had to pour their utmost effort into completing it, a practice tacitly approved even by the authorities.

However, very few people were actually willing to join a sect and risk their lives. After all, the missions of most sects involved hunting fierce spiritual beasts, which was far too dangerous for the average person.

Yet the perks were numerous as well. One major advantage was that if one's own children joined a sect, parents no longer needed to worry about their upbringing and future in any aspect.

Furthermore, with the progress of the times and the proliferation of various weapons, the risk factor relative to the rewards had decreased considerably.

In the span of a single night, the two girls had finalized the roster of candidates.

These candidates were all from nearby cities. As early as the following day, five children aged seven or eight were brought directly before Liang Xin and Yang Mimi.

Remarkably, every single one of these children possessed top-tier talent.

Next, Liang Xin went out and purchased a rather secluded courtyard. Because of its large size, the spiritual stones alone cost three million.

Yang Mimi, who had been running around assisting with everything, was dumbfounded. She already knew her best friend was wealthy, but she had never imagined she would throw money around on such a massive scale.

Buying a three-million-yuan courtyard just like that—mind you, these were just a few young children; even if the conditions were somewhat poor, they could have managed.

Fortunately, the children were all relatively obedient. Coming from families with neither wealth nor connections, their only pathway was to be sent into a sect for cultivation; otherwise, even those with spiritual roots would have no way of stepping onto the path of immortality.

"Xin'er, while we now have a place to operate, cultivation techniques are a major issue."

Yang Mimi furrowed her brows as she looked at the group of children before her. Acquiring cultivation techniques nowadays required at least several hundred thousand, even for the most elementary manuals.

Moreover, low-grade manuals would make their cultivation progress far more arduous.

On top of that, these could not be just any ordinary manuals, because during the screening process, they had specifically chosen children with Fire Spiritual Roots.

This meant the cultivation techniques ideally had to be fire-attribute, which further raised the difficulty.

Even if they applied to the authorities for a permit to rent manuals, the cost was one hundred thousand per person, which summed up to an amount that could practically buy a technique outright.

"Don't you worry about that; I've already prepared it."

Liang Xin reached into her backpack and pulled out a fire-attribute manual.

[The Solar Flame Scripture]

Upon catching sight of this manual, Yang Mimi felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

The moment she recalled what it was, she instinctively clamped her hands over her mouth.

"Isn't this that manual worth tens of millions?!"

And this was the original edition, meaning it could be studied freely without restrictions!

Though the children were too young to fully understand, Yang Mimi's expression told them clearly that this item was extraordinarily precious!

"Let's begin!"

Liang Xin waved her hand grandly. "I've just purchased seven second-grade cultivation chambers!"

?!!

Yang Mimi was completely dazed.

What kind of hidden tycoon was her best friend?!