In the backyard of Bai Nu Ge, An Zhengzheng paused in her work of picking herbs.

She and her senior brother Pei Jin did not learn the same magic array technique. Senior brother Pei Jin needed to capture the Dream Eater to suppress the formation, so the Dream Eater had to relay what was happening inside the magic array.

But An Zhengzheng was not.

Using her own successfully cultivated sword spirit as a guide, she can instantly hear and even see the movements within the magic array whenever she wants.

All I could hear was Zhao Liu speaking to Long San.

"On the first day the Zhou family recruited female workers, they offered slightly less pay than the male cultivators, but more than the Hundred Women Pavilion. They even poached a few female cultivators from the Hundred Women Pavilion to work..."

It happened not long ago.

At that time, An Yirou was angry and Madam Pei was heartbroken because three female cultivators had indeed been poached from the Hundred Women's Pavilion.

"It was the young lady who gave us this opportunity, and even let us learn cultivation techniques for free and afford elixirs. How could you turn against the Zhou family now? Don't you know how much of a grudge the Zhou family has against the young lady?"

Madam Pei spoke earnestly and kindly, offering her advice.

The female cultivator who was leading the way said, "A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. You have treated us with utmost care and we will always remember your kindness."

The magazine from Bai Nu Ge used to be a must-have for every girl in the Hehuan Sect. But ever since they changed the content from makeup to basic cultivation techniques, sales have declined.

Currently, the Hundred Women's Pavilion mainly relies on cultivation techniques, talismans, and pills specifically for female cultivators. How can this business last long?

They also need to think about the future.

"If that's the case, let Madam Pei release them."

When An Yirou came over to ask for her opinion, An Zhengzheng didn't even look up, focused on fiddling with things.

"elder sister……"

"Don't worry, they won't stay there for long."

The cultivation world is a male-dominated market, ruled by male cultivators.

Working with male cultivators, without any background or anyone to protect them, they are bound to suffer if they plunge headlong into it.

"But the Zhou family really wants to suppress our Hundred Women Pavilion."

An Zhengzheng found it even more amusing: "Do you believe that the Zhou family will stumble this time?"

Sure enough, it wasn't long before I heard that trouble had broken out.

The newly appointed female cultivators were treated differently, and they had to deal with the malice of their male fellow cultivators almost every day. It was one thing for them to say things like it was bad for female cultivators to show their faces in public or that female cultivators were not good enough, but it was also common for them to be judged on their figures and appearances.

Every day after work, the male cultivators would gather together to talk and comment on the girls.

Despite having the same production speed, male cultivators earn more spirit stones per month, and the female cultivators who led the departure from the Hundred Women's Pavilion even went to find the head of the estate.

"Why am I placed in the basic alchemy courtyard?" She can make intermediate-level pills at the Hundred Women Pavilion.

The head of the manor glanced at her up and down, then coaxed her gently: "You're a female cultivator, and you might get married and have children soon. Won't that distract you? People who produce intermediate-level pills are all going to be promoted to head of the manor in the future. What are you, a woman, doing competing here?"

While saying this, he even started touching her, saying, "There are ways to get promoted..."

Enraged, the female cultivator immediately led her people away.

Other female cultivators hired from the cultivation world couldn't help but join in, especially after hearing about the treatment at the Hundred Women's Pavilion.

Although the bride price at Bai Nu Ge is not high, the surrounding environment is good and there are no such troublesome things.

The matter escalated and eventually spread.

The malice between people is immense, especially towards those in the cultivation world who have little hope of achieving immortality.

They couldn't say anything about the Hundred Women Pavilion because everyone from the owner to the female workers and customers was a female cultivator.

But the Zhou family is different!

The Zhou family is a large and wealthy family, and this is the first time they have hired female workers.

Those female workers were like meat thrown into a pack of wolves.

Some people with wicked intentions even started spreading rumors, and the last few female cultivators who remained were afraid of being gossiped about.

The Zhou family was hiring in a high-profile manner. They wanted to create a shop that could rival the Hundred Women's Pavilion, but without An Zhengzheng even lifting a finger, it simply vanished.

The three female cultivators who had left slunk back.

"We didn't have anything with those male cultivators..." Perhaps afraid of damaging their reputation, they explained carefully.

An Zhengzheng knew that, after all, in her previous life, even a woman picking up a package could be the subject of gossip, let alone the Zhou family, which was all men.

Men only need women to take care of them from behind; they would never agree to such blatant competition.

"It's impossible to hire you again, but if you want to sell or buy anything in the future, Bai Nu Ge will still welcome you."

Knowing they were in the wrong, the three female cultivators could only leave dejectedly.

The Zhou family was furious.

"Those female cultivators are really meddlesome."

Zhou Rongsheng slammed his fist on the table, making a loud thud: "I heard from the village head that all they do is complain day after day. Today they say that others are looking at them and talking about them, and tomorrow they say that this is unfair and that is unfair."

Being glanced at a few times won't hurt you much. And if the men say a few casual words, will they lower your cultivation level? They can't even tell if it's a joke or not.

They were able to handle the female nuns who accompanied them at the banquets very well.

She clearly doesn't want to work properly; she's just being pretentious as a female cultivator.

No wonder the cultivation world hasn't hired female cultivators for so many years.

"Master, our reputation is not good right now," the Zhou family steward said worriedly.

Over the years, the Zhou family has been all-powerful, and the master has become arrogant. But as a servant, he has come to realize how formidable An Zhengzheng is.

The publication of the martial arts magazine was a minor matter, but the impact of the photo stone was significant. An Zhengzheng's cool and aloof demeanor in the magazine, wielding a sword with such ease, left a deep impression on people.

What's even more amazing is that her moves are so powerful and graceful that people completely overlook her appearance.

Many female cultivators aspire to achieve this level of skill and have recently been practicing swordsmanship by following magazine tutorials.

Furthermore, the next Hundred Women Pavilion female cultivator competition explicitly stated that it would test cultivation techniques, so even more women went to practice.

After all, cultivation manuals are cheap, and auxiliary pills and talismans are also cheap, while the rewards from the Hundred Women Pavilion are very generous.

"No matter what people say, we're in the right," Zhou Rongsheng said irritably. "If anyone's to blame, it's them for being so pretentious and delicate. Why bother showing their faces in public?"

Wasn't it you who publicly and openly hired him...?

The Zhou family steward didn't dare to say anything.

He reminded Zhou Rongsheng, "Master, the sales of our clothes, cosmetics, and perfumes are not as good as before... Fortunately, there are still some female cultivators from the Hehuan Sect who are buying them."

If the Zhou family doesn't salvage its reputation, it will lose its last remaining market for female cultivators.

Zhou Rongsheng naturally knew this as well.

Now all the female cultivators have run away, and the new female cultivators don't dare to come either, because there are too many rumors circulating outside.

It's almost impossible to create something similar to Bai Nu Ge.

This is really a headache.

The Zhou family steward added, "Master, we're running out of raw materials..."

Great, my head hurts even more now.

Most of the low-grade medicinal herbs are provided by female cultivators, and now they are basically supplied to the Hundred Women Pavilion. After all, ten catties can be exchanged for a bottle of half-price pills, so who would want to sell them to other shops?

Even if other shops raise their prices, they can't raise them to the price of elixirs.

"The Hundred Women Pavilion is probably even more abundant in raw materials now."

After all, the actions of the Hundred Women Pavilion have given female cultivators even more motivation to cultivate raw materials.

An Zhengzheng fully mobilized the female cultivators' productivity. Where there were no raw materials before, An Zhengzheng provided them. Where there wasn't much land to grow things, An Zhengzheng had them do odd jobs and assist them.

Free cultivation techniques, low-priced pills and talismans... they are completely uncompetitive.

This is going to turn the entire cultivation world upside down!

Could he possibly be suppressed by a mere girl?

Zhou Rongsheng paced back and forth for a while.

"I've got it!" His eyes lit up.

If the Zhou family is in trouble, how can other cultivation families possibly fare any better?