Situ Pojun remained outwardly silent, but inwardly he was furiously complaining, "Are you really that short of money??? Even disregarding what you've already earned, now that you've started taking on alchemy business, you'll only make more and more money, okay? Besides, you're a monster who's neither human nor demon, can you really live like an ordinary human? You might want to, but are the realities of the situation even possible?"

However, in the end, Situ Pojun compromised. After all, Shang Lin was still a minor, and if he forced him to, it would be suspected of bullying the younger one.

Shang Lin didn't linger and hurriedly left with She Jinxing. He still had homework to finish, and besides, he was still young and couldn't show off too much, otherwise his foundation would be unstable and he would easily run into trouble.

If it were just me alone, it would be fine, but they're an entire sect of outcasts. Let's talk about it again when there are more human disciples than outcasts in the sect.

However, when Shang Lin got home, he didn't do his homework right away. Instead, he drew three talismans to conceal his aura, so as not to let his "Tang Monk's Flesh" constitution leak out.

The more capable and extraordinary people he comes into contact with, the easier it is for this to be discovered. The Divine Lord had reminded him of this before, but he hadn't had the time. Now, he had to make time even if he didn't have it.

When Shang Lin finished his homework, it was already past nine o'clock at night. He didn't know if it was because he was busy every day or because time in the human world had become shorter, but he always felt that there was not enough time.

She Jinxing handed Shang Lin a cup of hot milk and asked, "Aren't we really going to check out the basement of the Youth Palace? What if there's some kind of freak that the sect leader can take in as a servant?"

Shang Lin took a sip of milk before saying, "Don't you think there are a lot of oddballs in our sect, but not a single human? Although Fan Mingyu agreed to join the sect, he hasn't met everyone yet. We don't know if his mental fortitude is strong enough. If he can't, we'll have to think of another way to deal with this half-entry disciple!"

She Jinxing said with great certainty, "Those whom the sect leader favors will naturally not have weak mental fortitude. Moreover, the sect leader has a promising future, so there is nothing wrong with taking on more extraordinary individuals as disciples."

Shang Lin wanted to say, "If everyone were as loyal to their master as you, then it wouldn't matter how many there are. But if they're like Red Scorpion, who tries to kill me from time to time, how troublesome would it be for me to 'educate' them? Besides, having only Red Scorpion is fine, but I can't handle more than that. They might actually team up and kill me."

But when she opened her mouth, she said, "If you want to go and see, then go ahead. I'm sleepy, I need to go to sleep."

She Jinxing hurriedly said, "If the sect leader isn't interested, I'm even less interested. Besides, how could I leave the sect leader alone at home?"

Shang Lin immediately looked at She Jinxing with a mix of laughter and tears, "Am I a child? Can't I be separated from someone for even a moment? Besides, how come I'm home alone? Hu Tangdi, Shenjun, Lüyao, and Achou are all here."

She Jinxing insisted, "That won't do either."

Hu Tangdi's injuries have not yet healed, and the Divine Lord is currently only a tower spirit with very limited abilities. As for Lü Yao and A Chou...

Greenie is a powerful fighter, but it attacks indiscriminately. Even when faced with Red Scorpion, it couldn't do anything to it and ended up running back to its master without a care in the world.

As for Ah Chou, he's just a red pen; how strong can he be in combat? He's still so young; let them do what they're good at.

Shang Lin didn't force him. After finishing his milk, he went to wash up on his own. But before he could lie down, he heard a message notification on his phone. He quickly picked up his phone and saw that Master Yuanyin had added him to a cultivator group.

There were only six people in the group, all using their real names, such as their sect and name. Shang Lin immediately changed his group name card to Yuntai Sect - Shang Lin.

After joining the group, Shang Lin learned that Master Yuanyin was actually a lay disciple who handled worldly affairs, such as the matter of the previous trip to the Northwest, and other matters that monks were not comfortable handling themselves.

The others are Taoist disciples, and the areas they cover are quite diverse. But no matter who they are, Shang Lin is the youngest in this group, and everyone agrees that he is the newly appointed young sect leader of a hidden sect.

Shang Lin didn't explain this. His goal was to make money and lead his disciples to live a good life among the people. Of course, his ultimate goal was to return to the cultivation world, but that goal was too vague for him to think about.

Master Yuanyin added Shang Lin to the group because he had obtained the pills and promoted them in the group. When others heard that they also wanted to refine pills, they added him in so that they could contact him themselves.

After learning the situation, Shang Lin immediately started discussing business and was no longer sleepy. However, he would have to wait until after his final exams to refine the pills, as he really couldn't let his grades slip.

Everyone knew that Shang Lin was a high school student, so they agreed. Besides, they also needed to find medicinal herbs. Common herbs were easy to find, but rare herbs were hard to come by.

After securing four orders, Shang Lin went to sleep happily, preparing to dedicate herself fully to her studies from now on. Unfortunately, things rarely go as planned.

The next day at noon, Xing Tian asked a designated driver to bring the car to Shang Lin for a look, and said to him with a bitter face, "Neither of us has a driver's license, we bought this car too early."

Shang Lin smiled dismissively, "What's the big deal? Learn whatever you can."

Xing Tianyi thought it made sense, and then asked, "Should we continue renting the building for the Youth Palace?"

The thought of this gave Shang Lin a headache, because she had to ask Situ Pojun whether the basement matter had been resolved. But she had so clearly rejected him yesterday; it was no wonder he would hold a grudge!

So there are some things that you can't just run away from! There's another thing: Red Scorpion also needs an ID card. As for the ID card, he can only ask Situ Pojun for help now. Damn, he miscalculated.

Shang Lin had no choice but to say, "How about we go somewhere else? Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, it's something even taxi drivers know, so recruiting students won't be easy."

Xing Tian nodded, "I was only thinking about recruiting disciples for our sect before, and I didn't think about the martial arts school recruiting students. I'll take a look at the other two places. Anyway, it's not the only option."

"good."

After dinner, Shang Lin received a call from Situ Pojun, who sounded tired. "Shang Lin, you have to deal with the basement of the Youth Palace, whether you want to or not, because I can't handle that formation at all."

Shang Lin, "..."

Sigh, this is truly a case of what goes around comes around! But considering the ID card issue, he could only agree, "Okay, you can pick me up after school tonight."

Anyway, this kind of thing can't be done during the day.