Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"Ahem, Fellow Daoist Cen, you know what I mean, right?"

Shen Moyan coughed lightly.

"Of course, but... this business is a bit too big." Cen Bolang looked hesitant, his mind wavering.

If discovered, they'll be blacklisted by the Ministry of Justice.

"Fellow Daoist Cen, are you scared? What do you mean? Are you still going to do it or not? Give me a straight answer." Shen Moyan said in a provocative tone.

"Do it! How can we not do it!"

"What storms haven't I, Cen Bolang, weathered?! So what if I'm fleecing the Holy Court? Fleece! Flee as much as I can before the war ends!"

"A crude attempt at provocation, but it's remarkably effective. Fellow Daoist Ren, are you satisfied now?" Cen Bolang said fiercely.

"Hehe..." Shen Moyan's bet was right.

He bet that Cen Bolang had connections in Cangwu Prefecture and could bring goods from Langya Prefecture there.

To encourage cultivators to go to the front lines and kill demons, the Holy Court officially stipulated that a single demon core from Cangwu Prefecture could sell for at least five hundred spirit stones.

Human nature is unpredictable. When faced with enormous profits, human nature and morality simply cannot withstand the challenge.

"However, we still need to prepare a backup plan." Cen Bolang calmed down.

"That's right. If we're the only ones doing this, we're very likely to be targeted by the Guardian Division." Shen Moyan clarified the pros and cons.

"Fellow Daoist Cen, demon cores from the neighboring Cangwu Prefecture are selling for astronomical prices. Do you know why the smuggling business in Langya Prefecture has always been lukewarm?" Shen Moyan asked.

"That's naturally because nobody wants to go to Cangwu Prefecture to die, and Langya Prefecture is remote, with too high a threshold for Wanbao.com, so not many cultivators know about it," Cen Bolang blurted out.

Although the number of cultivators in Langya Prefecture is large, 90% of them are unaware of Wanbao.com and the war in Cangwu Prefecture, as well as the soaring prices of demon cores.

"The price of demon cores in the Langya Prefecture market is still at a normal level, not as crazy as on Wanbao.com..."

Suddenly, Cen Bolang's expression froze.

His eyes were full of admiration as he looked at Shen Moyan.

"You want to disrupt the Langya Prefecture market?"

"Not at all. The Langya Prefecture market has been sluggish for a long time. I just want to inject some vitality into it." Shen Moyan smiled, appearing kind and harmless.

"Well, I, Cen Bolang, was right about you."

Cen Bolang narrowed his eyes and immediately got up to close the doors and windows tightly.

What a terrifying person! Isn't he afraid of the Guardians of Morality coming to his door?

"We need to cast a wide net and get other cultivators involved," Shen Moyan said in a low voice.

"The message should not be released on Jiuge.com or Wanbao.com, as it is easy for the authorities to target us."

"No problem, leave it to me."

Cen Bolang closed his eyes, and his paper doll clones, distributed in various places, sprang into action, spreading information about the battlefield in Cangwu Prefecture. He also casually mentioned that the Holy Court on Wanbao.com was buying up demon cores at high prices.

A storm needs time to brew, so be patient.

Before the news spread, Shen Moyan and Cen Bolang bought up a lot of demon cores at other chambers of commerce.

At this time, the price of a first-stage demon core was still 50 spirit stones, and a second-stage demon core was only 400 spirit stones.

A few days later, Cen Bolang and other merchants who sensed the changing winds began to open money shops in various places.

The interest rate was changed to five percent per month, no more, no less, but this was to allow cultivators in the Qi Gathering Realm to also take out loans, just in time for the personal credit limit of one thousand spirit stones.

This allows even the lowest-ranking Qi Gathering Realm cultivators to access Wanbao.com, verify the authenticity of information, and take action.

Shen Moyan was constantly tinkering with the Six Senses Firefly, and at the beginning, he only produced a few hundred low-quality First Tribulation Demon Cores each day.

However, with the increase in the number of large fireflies, at least several thousand demon cores are obtained every day.

"Great! The price of demon cores has gone up across the entire Langya Prefecture. A single demon core at the first tribulation level costs 200 spirit stones now." Cen Bolang had just inquired about the market price, and the joy in his eyes was hard to hide.

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"The price of demon cores on the market has skyrocketed."

Deng Jinhua frowned slightly as he watched the market price soar.

He also used the spirit stones he had earned over the years to register a Wanbao.com account.

"Some people specialize in collecting demon cores and reselling them in Cangwu Prefecture... Wow, how could I miss out on such a good opportunity?"

"Demon core, buy it!" Without thinking, Deng Jinhua placed the order.

In Langya Prefecture, among the cultivators who received the news, ninety-nine out of a hundred remained unmoved, but there was one who wanted to seize this opportunity.

This is extremely terrifying in Langya Prefecture, where the number of cultivators is enormous.

These days, more and more cultivators are going to Cangwu Prefecture through the interdimensional teleportation array.

Even cultivators at the Qi Gathering Realm participated.

Of course, this is exactly what the Holy Court wants to see.

At first, they thought the policy had worked.

However, after a period of time, the number of cultivators resisting on the front lines of Cangwu Prefecture did not increase significantly; in fact, they were retreating steadily. The higher-ups sensed that something was wrong.

Why would a cultivator carry hundreds or thousands of demon cores with them and travel to Cangwu Prefecture via teleportation array?

No way! This is smuggling!

Cape Chamber of Commerce.

"Hahaha! A single first-stage demon core in Cangwu Prefecture now costs 600 spirit stones!"

"Even if the price in the Langya Prefecture market rises to 400 spirit stones per pill, with a price difference of 200 spirit stones between the two prefectures, I'll still make a profit!"

Cen Bolang looked up at the sky and roared.

"If you're so capable, then stop buying up those overpriced demon cores! Hahaha!"

This is an open conspiracy.

If the authorities were to terminate the acquisition of demon cores in Cangwu Prefecture, it would inevitably damage the morale of the troops fighting against demons on the front lines.

But if the high-priced acquisitions don't stop, the smuggling won't stop!

"Fellow Daoist Cen, have you sold those 20,000 mixed demon cores I had this week in Cangwu Prefecture?" Shen Moyan asked to confirm.

So far, Shen Moyan has earned over 16 million spirit stones, which is already a considerable sum.

What is exorbitant profit? This is exorbitant profit!

"Of course, it sold, and we made a net profit of nearly 4 million. According to the agreement, I get 30% and you get 70%."

Having gained another 2.8 million spirit stones, Shen Moyan accepted them with a calm expression.

These days, Shen San, carrying the imprint stone secretly sent by Shen Moyan, affixed a concealment talisman to himself and lingered near the inter-state teleportation array.

Shen San's divine sense swept across the entire array, and he silently used his magic power to imprint the array patterns onto the stone.

Shen Er applied a concealment talisman, waited for three days, then devised a plan to knock out a disciple of the academy, disguised himself as him, and successfully infiltrated the academy.

Shen Yi is almost at Kongsang County.

The paper doll clones are proceeding according to plan, and everything is going smoothly.

"Fellow Daoist Cen, it's time to leave the stage."

Shen Moyan originally planned to leave three years later.

But given the current situation, if they don't leave soon, the authorities will investigate their smuggling activities in a few months.

"This is nothing! I guarantee the price of demon cores at the front lines will continue to rise!"

Cen Boliang was emotional.

"My scouts at the front have checked; this war can continue! As long as it's not over, the price of demon cores won't come down!"

"Fellow Daoist Ren, keep it up, don't stop the demon core!"

Shen Moyan remained silent as he watched Cen Bolang's eyes grow increasingly greedy.

He knew that in his previous life, Cangwu Prefecture had completely fallen.

No matter how much the price of demon cores differs between Langya Prefecture and Cangwu Prefecture now, they will eventually become completely equal.