Five Elements Sect, Internal Affairs Hall

"Get out, get out, if you have the guts, let Guo Yunfeng come to me in person and tell me that he dared to ask the sect for 500,000 spirit stones for his birthday. Ask Guo Yunfeng if he is crazy. If not, let him get out..."

Zhang Wanjing's roaring voice came from the deputy hall master's duty station. The people around him wanted to plug their ears and dared not listen to Zhang Wanjing's scolding, because the Guo Yunfeng he scolded was the Yuanying boss of the Five Elements Sect.

After a while, two Jindan came out of Zhang Wanjing's duty station in a mess, stamped their feet, cursed a few words, and left directly.

"Has your father always been so brave? Jindan dared to scold in front of Yuanying?"

Lin Jiang asked Zhang Shuhua on the side. Zhang Wanjing was so bold that he had no limit. If he guessed correctly, Guo Yunfeng's consciousness must be shrouded here, and Zhang Wanjing heard everything he said.

"My father has never been afraid of trouble. This is Elder Guo's fault. If he wants to celebrate his birthday, he should pay for it himself. Why should the sect pay for it?"

Zhang Shuhua said. He was used to it. Among all the Yuanying in the sect, which one has not been scolded by his father or contradicted in person.

"In fact, I want to know more about who your father's backer is. Why hasn't he been killed after all these troubles?"

"Why ask so many questions? My father must have a reason to be alive."

Zhang Shuhua shook his head. He must have a backer, otherwise he would have been killed long ago.

"You two, come in now"

Soon, Zhang Wanjing's voice came, and Lin Jiang and Zhang Shuhua walked in.

"Shuhua, go to the treasury and keep an eye on it. I will handle this matter to the end. If the treasury dares to allocate funds, you will take the Law Enforcement Hall to arrest the person."

"Dad, is it really okay? Elder Guo doesn't have many years left. This is his 900th birthday,"

Zhang Shuhua said hurriedly. Elder Guo Yunfeng is the oldest among the many elders of the Five Elements Sect. He is already 900 years old. According to the thousand-year lifespan of the Nascent Soul Stage, he may not have another birthday.

Because the so-called thousand-year lifespan is an approximation, it is normal to fluctuate up or down by a few decades, which is within the normal range.

"Bullshit, Guo Yunfeng is the most cowardly. He has eaten a lot of treasures that extend his life. He has no problem living to 1,100 years old. He wants to take the opportunity to make money. Once the sect holds a big birthday for him, there will definitely be a big banquet for the guests. It is embarrassing enough for a Yuanying to be reduced to relying on accepting gifts to make money.

This trend cannot be allowed to grow. Once he makes an exception, what should we do if other elders also make requests? A 900th birthday is a birthday, but an 800th is not, and a 500th is not?"

"Yes, Dad, I'll go first then."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Zhang Shuhua didn't care and ran away immediately.

"Xiao Yi, how long have you been with me?"

"Almost three years, Master,"

Lin Jiang said. Time passed too quickly. In the blink of an eye, he had been working as a secretary and follower for Zhang Wanjing for three years.

"It's been three years. I'm going to let you go. Do you have the confidence?"

"No, Master."

"What are you afraid of? Didn't you see that I can point at my Nascent Soul and scold me? You can go out and be independent. Who dares to stop you? Just come and complain."

Zhang Wanjing said. He was very short of people. It was not that there was no talent, but that the talent was corrupted too quickly. The talents he promoted would be lured and corrupted by those people in a short time and would be useless.

He observed Lin Jiang for a long time and found that he was more flexible and steady than his son. He thought he should cultivate him vigorously.

"Master, it's useless to complain. I can't do everything by myself."

Lin Jiang said. Unless he was asked to be the head of a department and have full authority, he would not go. After he went there, no one would help him. What could he do alone?

"Alas, there are people everywhere, but no one is available."

"Master, don't be too anxious and angry. The sect is not something you can support by yourself."

Lin Jiang persuaded and comforted him again. Zhang Wanjing was too responsible. He wanted to take care of everything and do everything well. As a result, he almost exhausted himself to death, and it was not very good.

Lin Jiang had actually investigated the situation of the Five Elements Sect in recent years. How to say it? If the Five Elements Sect is compared to a mortal empire, then the Five Elements Sect has passed the most prosperous stage at the beginning.

Various problems began to emerge, such as numerous factions, bloated organizations, and declining efficiency. It is a bit too much to say that it is the end of the dynasty, but it has definitely lost the mentality of forging ahead.

In this regard, the three major sects in Yunzhou are the same. For many years, the three major sects have not expanded again. What they do most is to maintain their dominant position and maintain the status quo.

"If you don't hold on, and I don't hold on, then who will? Someone has to do the work."

"Yes, Master is right."

"You can think about it and see which hall is suitable for your talents. I will arrange for you to go there. You will be a senior manager there, and it won't be worse than now. You can form your own team. I trust you."

"I still want to stay with Master for a few more years."

Lin Jiang refused to give in. He had lived a comfortable life in the past few years. Why would he want to make things uncomfortable?

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"Junior Brother Xiao, I heard that Uncle Zhang scolded Patriarch Guo in person?"

"Nonsense, he only scolded his disciples."

"Hey, what difference does it make?"

"Senior Brother Yue, don't ask about gossips, and make more money is the kingly way."

Lin Jiang shook his head. This matter made a big fuss. Zhang Wanjing was so disrespectful that the whole Internal Affairs Hall heard about it, which meant that the whole sect knew about it.

Guo Yunfeng is an old-fashioned Yuanying, with many disciples and grandchildren. Guo Yunfeng didn't say anything, but those disciples and grandchildren shouted that they wanted Zhang Wanjing to be in trouble.

Now even Lin Jiang was curious, who was Zhang Wanjing's backer, was it the old ancestor of Huashen who had never been seen, otherwise how could he live until now.

"Junior Brother Xiao is right. What good news do you have this time?"

"According to the news from the Foreign Affairs Hall, in the Ruiyang Mountain area, the Five Immortals Sect and the Qingyang Sect are fighting for the Lingshan Mountain. The momentum of the fight cannot be stopped. You can make some arrangements,"

said Lin Jiang. The Five Immortals Sect and the Qingyang Sect are both vassals of the Five Elements Sect. Lin Jiang has been to the Five Immortals Sect before and has an old friend there.

"It seems that the Five Immortals Sect has developed too fast, and the sect is playing dirty tricks on them."

"Don't talk nonsense,"

Lin Jiang rolled his eyes. Although it is true that the three dominant sects are trying their best to maintain their dominant position, the most important thing is to suppress the development of other sects, including their vassals.

The Five Immortals Sect has not been passed down for a long time, and its momentum is very strong. The top leaders of the Five Elements Sect are already unhappy, so the dispute between the two sects this time actually has the shadow of the Five Elements Sect in it, but this kind of thing cannot be said openly.

Now Lin Jiang thought back to the Lin family's territory, and suddenly he admired Lin Batian. His strategy was very powerful. Anhua City was outside the sphere of influence of the Five Elements Sect, and even farther away from the Zhongxing Sect and the Yunjian Sect. Otherwise, the Lin family would not have been able to rise at all, and would have been destroyed halfway.

"I know, I will make arrangements. When the time comes, the spirit stones will be indispensable to my junior brother."

"Don't go too far, remember what I said, and only make the money we should make."

Lin Jiang reminded again. In the past three years, he has made a lot of money, but none of them were embezzled by using his power, but by taking advantage of information gaps.

For example, the dispute between the Five Immortal Sect and the Qingyang Sect has not started yet, but Lin Jiang has received the news, so he notified Yue Qing to make preparations in advance.

When the fight starts, the consumption of war materials by the two sects will be very alarming. Even if Yue Qing sells at the market price, he can make a lot of money.

Lin Jiang did a lot of similar things. For example, if the sect was short of something and wanted to buy a lot of things, he would tell Yue Qing and ask him to prepare. How to build connections afterwards depended on Yue Qing's own ability. He only provided information and only took the money for providing information.

Lin Jiang's partner was not only Yue Qing, but also Zheng Yi and others before. Everyone made a lot of money. Now they all knew the terribleness of information asymmetry and were vying to win over Lin Jiang.

This was also one of the reasons why Lin Jiang was unwilling to work in a certain hall. It was not so easy to collect information in a certain hall, but it was different with Zhang Wanjing. All the halls below, including the news inside and outside the sect, would pass through Zhang Wanjing's hands. Lin Jiang was his disciple and assistant, in fact, a secretary. He could access most of the information. With this, Lin Jiang could make a lot of money.

"This is not the first time we have cooperated, you can rest assured,"

Yue Qing said with a smile. He felt that his investment in making friends with Lin Jiang was the most powerful, with a very high rate of return. Now his development momentum has surpassed that of his great uncle, and even his great uncle often asks him for information.

"The focus of future development will be Medicine City. Remember, Medicine City has great potential,"

Lin Jiang mentioned again. After the Ten Thousand Medicines Conference, Medicine City has become more famous than before, and has the potential to compete with Yunzhong City. Such a huge city has unlimited wealth. They plan ahead, and when they harvest it, it will be a huge amount of money.

"Junior Brother Xiao, I can't handle the affairs of Medicine City. We only have the strength to build a foundation. There are 18 Jindan masters in Medicine City all year round. The Jindan masters have interests in it. If we make too big a layout, we will be eaten up in one bite. Zhang Wanjing can't be trusted on this point, because what we do is also shady."

"Then shrink the goal, don't play so big, making money is a long-term thing, we can't think of making it all in one day. Our wealth grows slowly, and our strength must also grow with it. If the wealth does not match the position, there will be disasters."

Lin Jiang said, their wealth grew too fast, and their strength could not keep up, so Lin Jiang kept telling them to only make the money they should make.

When their cultivation level is improved, all the money will come, and they don't even need to be so troublesome. Like those Yuanying ancestors, they use all kinds of strategies and layouts, no need.