Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

That day, Lu En finally summoned Liu Xing. Liu Xing knew his free time was over and he would have to take over some of the business. In the executive hall, in the headmaster's office, Lu En summoned Liu Xing alone.

"Greetings, Master Lu." Liu Xing greeted respectfully.

"Liu Xing is here, please sit down. You have performed well recently and it is commendable." Lu En praised.

"It's just a small favor. Thank you for the kindness from my fellow brothers and sisters." Liu Xing said modestly.

"Tsk tsk, a master of both weapon and alchemy, achieving such success at the Core Formation stage, unprecedented!" Lu En marveled. Over the past three years, he had completely mastered the various aspects of the sect's operations, and now felt quite relaxed. He chatted with Liu Xing for a while longer. Liu Xing didn't explain much, just smiled shyly.

"During this period, you should be familiar with and have dealt with the fellow Jindan Daoists in the sect. Next, you will start to deal with the various businesses of the sect. Let's start with internal affairs. Do you have any objections?" Lu En asked.

"I have no objection to whatever the Sect Master arranges." Liu Xing replied respectfully.

"The purpose of a sect's existence is to use collective strength to protect itself and obtain resources for cultivation. Therefore, most people in the sect are selfish. Then the only way to manage the sect is to drive operations through interests." Lu En began to share with him his understanding of sect management.

Liu Xing had been in this world for over a hundred years, having read countless books and met countless people. He had long since discovered that the stark difference between this world and his previous life lay in the vastly different goals and values ​​of life. The pursuit of immortality was unscrupulous, so immortal cultivators developed a ruthless, unyielding character, unwilling to rise early unless it was profitable. Only in this way could they overcome obstacles, defeat demons and monsters, and advance further on the path of cultivation.

"Master Lu is absolutely right. I will keep it in mind." Liu Xing nodded in agreement.

"With tens of thousands of people in a sect, it requires huge financial resources to keep it running. On the one hand, we need to plunder resources from outside, and on the other hand, we need to create wealth internally. As one of the top ten sects, our Qianji Sect naturally has to work on both internal and external fronts. Therefore, how much income is generated for the sect is the only criterion for judging contribution." Lu En continued.

Liu Xing understood that no matter how good his internal relationships were, it was useless. The key to victory or defeat still depended on his contribution, and his contribution depended on how much income he could generate for the sect.

"Not only do I have to make money for myself, but I also have to help the sect make money!" Liu Xing thought silently in his heart.

"The sect's internal business includes..." Lu En then went on to introduce the sect's various departments and businesses one by one. Liu Xing had heard about them before, but now that he heard Lu En's personal and comprehensive introduction, everything became clearer and clearer, and he silently memorized it all.

"So, have you decided which department to go to?" Lu En asked Liu Xing with a smile.

It’s good to be the child of an official. It feels like you can experience life and you can choose which department to work in.

Of course Liu Xing would use his identity to maximize his rapid growth, so he thought about it quietly.

"I want to go to the Points Hall first to understand the sect's entire financial system. Next, I will go to the Production Department and go through the sect's product production process. Then I will go to the Commerce Department to master the sect's sales channels. Finally, I will go to the Operations Department and participate in the sect's foreign affairs wars." Liu Xing slowly stated his growth plan.

"There's nothing wrong with your growth process, but you have to consider the time cost. After moving through so many departments, the worst thing to do is to rush through it. If you're not deeply involved, you won't be able to achieve results, and you won't have enough time to take root. You have to think about it carefully." Lu En pondered for a moment and reminded kindly.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for your advice. I still want to give it a try and do my best." Liu Xing said with a fist salute.

"Okay, then it's up to you. This is the token of the Sect Leader's Inspector. It's like the Sect Leader himself is here. You can interfere in any matter and the entire department must cooperate with you. You must use the power in your hands reasonably. I will first inform the person in charge there and ask them to cooperate with you in your work." Lu En took out a green token and gave it to Liu Xing.

Lu En didn't try to dissuade him, mainly because Liu Xing had given him so many incredible surprises that he wanted to see what this young man could do. However, Lu En was also confident that even if Liu Xing made a mess, he could still clean it up.

"Thank you, Master Lu, for your cultivation!" Liu Xing stood up, took the token, and bowed respectfully to Lu En.

He was truly grateful to this half-brother from the bottom of his heart, who took care of him and responded to his every request. Of course, he also knew that this was all thanks to his master, Su Xingchen. However, Liu Xing was a man who knew how to repay a favor. He would silently remember the kindness others showed him and would slowly repay them in the future.

Thus, Liu Xing first took up his post at the Jiji Hall. As the financial center of the Qianji Sect, the Jiji Hall was headed by a highly experienced figure: Cui Yan, a disciple of Cao Changyun, the head of the Divination Department, and a cultivator at the peak of the late Jindan stage.

"Hello, Senior Sister Cui. I'm sorry to bother you during this period of time." Liu Xing came to the Points Hall and met the person in charge, Cui Yan.

"Junior Brother Liu, your visit has brought honor to our humble home. Junior Brother Liu is very talented, and I hope you will help me in the future." Cui Yan was also a very versatile person, and she first praised Liu Xing highly.

"As long as Senior Sister Cui has an order, I will go through fire and water for it." Liu Xing is also an old hand, and he can speak polite words without hesitation.

"Junior brother is so generous. I also want a puppet in the late foundation building stage to play with. I wonder if you can give it up in exchange for one..." Cui Yan asked tentatively.

"Senior sister, you are so distant. I happen to have a puppet in the late stage of foundation building, so I will give it to you. Why bother exchanging?" Liu Xing immediately took out a puppet and gave it to Cui Yan without talking about the exchange at all.

"How can this be done? I have 100,000 spirit stones here, I'll just buy it." Cui Yan didn't want to owe anyone a favor for no reason, so she quickly declined.

"Senior Sister Cui is one of us. Elder Master Cao and my master, Elder Su, are as close as sisters. You are my real senior sister. Why do you have to be so distant from me?" Liu Xing immediately brought up the relationship between his own master and the other master to further improve his relationship with Cui Yan.

"Then I'll be honored to refuse it." Seeing that Liu Xing even brought up his master and tried to get close to her, Cui Yan agreed in her heart and had a better impression of Liu Xing. She stopped being pretentious and accepted the generous gift.

"I came to the Jidian Hall to learn. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future." Liu Xing was very happy to see Cui Yan accept the puppet. He tried to lower his posture and remain humble to ask for advice.