NOVEL NEXT Ch. 2
Chapter 2: The Equity of the Immortal Dao — Draw the Big Pie!
“Of course, it’s the Sect Master’s divine might, as well as the techniques, scriptures, and spirit vein mines within the sect.”
Liu Changqing answered without hesitation — that was common sense.
“You’re right, but not entirely right!”
Chu Feng shook his head, looking deep and unfathomable.
“Oh? Then in your opinion, what is it?”
Wang Xuanfu’s curiosity was piqued as well.
Chu Feng took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the three elders. His voice suddenly turned firm and resounding, every word landing with weight!
“It’s our entire Qingyun Sect — the three thousand disciples from top to bottom! It’s the golden signboard of our Qingyun Sect! This is our most core asset!”
“Nonsense!” Liu Changqing couldn’t help but scold, his goatee trembling with anger.
“A bunch of low-level disciples — what kind of asset is that? They’re just burdens consuming resources!”
Though harsh, his words reflected the undeniable truth of the entire Cultivation World.
Most outer disciples were, indeed, expendable for the sect.
“Elder Liu, you are mistaken!” Chu Feng immediately countered, his tone carrying a touch of sorrow and compassion.
“Disciples aren’t burdens — they are vast, untapped treasures! What they lack isn’t talent, but opportunity! An opportunity to shine brightly and create value for the sect!”
“And my ‘Immortal Dao Equity Distribution System’— is the one true method to ignite the flame within their hearts!”
He cleared his throat.
In an instant, the presence of a top-tier orator — the same he once wielded before millions of ‘investors’ in his past life — fully enveloped him.
“We can view the entire Qingyun Sect as one giant… hmm, ‘Immortal Dao Group’!” Chu Feng carefully chose his words.
He deliberately paused, letting the new term echo in the elders’ minds.
“Our venerable Sect Master would then be the helmsman of the group — our ‘Chairman of the Board’! As for you three elders, your positions are of great prestige and power — you are our ‘Senior Shareholders’!”
“Shareholders?”
A glint flashed in Elder Qian’s sly, mouse-like eyes, clearly already calculating the meaning behind the term.
“Yes! Shareholders!”
Chu Feng nodded vigorously, his voice charged with conviction.
“A shareholder is the true owner of part of our ‘Immortal Dao Group’! I propose that the sect’s resources — such as pills, techniques, and access to spiritual lands — no longer be distributed arbitrarily, but capitalized and transformed into quantifiable ‘equity shares’!”
“How do you quantify that?”
Wang Xuanfu pressed further, completely captivated by this unheard-of concept.
“It’s simple! Through merit points!”
Chu Feng dropped his second concept like a skilled chess master placing his next move.
“We can establish a ‘Merit Point System’. Disciples who complete Sect Missions earn points; those who contribute to the sect, such as recommending talented new disciples, earn points; even helping their fellow brothers improve their cultivation can also earn points!”
“And what’s the use of these points?”
Liu Changqing asked the quickest, his sharp, calculating eyes glimmering as if he saw a door to limitless wealth opening before him.
“They’re of great use!”
Excitement shimmered in Chu Feng’s eyes.
“Points will be the hard currency of our ‘Immortal Dao Group’! Not only can they be exchanged for pills and techniques — more importantly, they can be used to purchase our sect’s original equity shares!”
“Disciples who own shares will no longer be ordinary disciples — they’ll be our sect’s partners! They will share in the dividends of the sect’s development! For example, when our sect acquires a new spirit vein, all shareholders will receive a proportional ‘resource dividend’ based on their equity!”
Chu Feng grew more and more animated as he spoke, spreading his arms wide as if embracing the future itself.
“Elders, just imagine — under this system, what will happen?”
“Disciples will no longer cultivate lazily and passively. They will rush to complete missions for points! To gain equity dividends, they’ll fight to protect the sect’s interests — because the sect’s interests will be their interests!”
“They will even actively seek out talented rogue cultivators and bring them to ‘join’ our Qingyun Sect! Because the more ‘downlines’ — oh no, the more junior disciples they refer — the more referral points they’ll earn! Our sect will grow like a snowball, expanding automatically and explosively!”
“By then, will we still worry about resources? About talented disciples? The resources and talents of the entire Cultivation World will flow toward us endlessly!”
When he finished, the entire Disciplinary Hall Hall fell silent — so quiet that a needle could be heard dropping.
The three elders were all stunned.
For the first time, astonishment filled Wang Xuanfu’s face.
All his life he had followed traditional sect management methods — he had never imagined a sect could operate this way.
Elder Qian’s breathing grew rapid, his beady eyes darting with sparks as the abacus in his mind nearly burst into flames.
As for Liu Changqing, his breath came rough and heavy, his eyes shining as if he could already see mountains of spirit stones, pills, and treasures piling before him.
The vision Chu Feng painted was far too tempting!
This system was simply… the design of a devil!
It perfectly exploited the greed and desire within human nature, binding everyone’s interests tightly with that of the sect!
“This… this…”
Liu Changqing’s lips trembled with excitement.
“This method… could it truly work?”
“Of course it can!”
Chu Feng spoke firmly and decisively. “This is the ‘Great Dao’ I’ve comprehended!”
“A Dao through which everyone can prosper together!”
He secretly glanced at Liu Changqing — knowing the moment was ripe, he delivered the final blow.
Changing his tone, he bowed respectfully to Liu Changqing.
“Your disciple’s words carry little weight, and such a world-shaking plan cannot succeed without someone of great virtue and authority to lead it. I sincerely implore Elder Liu to assume the role of ‘Chief Executive Officer’, becoming the founding partner of our ‘Immortal Dao Group’! Once the plan succeeds, your gains will be a hundredfold — a thousandfold — of what they are now!”
“Chief… Executive Officer?”
Liu Changqing muttered the words. Though he didn’t understand their exact meaning, they sounded far more impressive than ‘Elder’.
Not to mention that last phrase — “a hundredfold, a thousandfold profit” — struck his heart like a thunderous hammer.
His mind was in total disarray.
Wang Xuanfu gave Chu Feng a long, profound look. His gaze was complex, his voice cold but clear:
“You speak so grandly — how will you prove that your claims aren’t just madness?”
Yes — proof!
Liu Changqing and Elder Qian snapped back to their senses.
Indeed, no matter how big the pie looked, one had to be able to eat it.
But Chu Feng seemed to have foreseen this. He smiled calmly, confidence radiating from every line of his face.
“Proof is simple. If the elders don’t trust me, surely you’ll trust those outer disciples abandoned by the sect — those without any hope?”
“Give me one month’s time, and grant me the sect’s worst batch of resources. Let me conduct a ‘pilot test’ among the most useless disciples.”
“One month later, if I fail to help them transform and create ten times the value of what was invested, I will accept any punishment without complaint.”
He paused, sweeping his gaze over the three elders. A confident smile curved on his lips.
“But if I succeed… then I hope you three elders will become the first batch — of my angel investors!”