After that, Ye Chen became more and more unrestrained and provoked disputes among the outer disciples many times. In this process, Zhao Meier's shadow was more or less there.

This made Han Biyun feel alert.

Her intuition told her that Zhao Meier's background was not right, and there was a high possibility that someone was behind it. However, Zhao Meier was protected by Ye Chen, which made it difficult for her to expel Zhao Meier from Taiwei Sect directly, so she could only observe secretly.

Han Biyun also tried to report Zhao Meir's special situation to Qing Yangzi. Qing Yangzi also thought about expelling Zhao Meir from Taiwei Sect, but then Ye Chen threatened to betray his master, forcing Qing Yangzi to keep Zhao Meir in Taiwei Sect.

Since it has been confirmed that Yunjian Pavilion is interested in Feng Shao instead of Taiwei Sect, Taiwei Sect has lost the possibility of obtaining external aid. Today, Taiwei Sect urgently needs a large amount of funds for development, and in the past, it was Feng Shao and other inner disciples who provided funds for the sect. Now, the inner disciples have basically left, and the remaining outer disciples are equivalent to the miscellaneous staff hired by the sect. Not only can they not provide income for the sect, but they also consume the sect's funds.

Now, Taiwei Sect still has tens of thousands of spirit stones left, which are the accumulation left by Feng Shao when he was here. Judging from the current situation, Taiwei Sect will not be able to make money in a short period of time, and the remaining funds will not last for too long. Therefore, Ye Chen, who is extremely rich at this time, has become the target that Qingyangzi has to win over.

This made Qing Yangzi feel depressed again, and he began to miss Feng Shao for the first time.

Looking back, Feng Shao's contribution to the sect was almost selfless. How could he take advantage of his contribution just because he provided a large amount of funds?

Of course, Qingyangzi also had other ideas.

The first solution he thought of was to sell elixirs and weapons. After possessing the Six Yang Spiritual Fire, the overall quality of Taiwei Sect's elixirs and weapons has been greatly improved, and is much better than the elixirs and weapons sold outside. However, if he wants to earn income by selling elixirs and weapons, he must first discuss it with the two elders Zhu Yu and Song Lian.

Qing Yangzi knew that he was not favored by the two elders, but at this time he could only lower his face to please the two elders. After Qing Yangzi discussed it in a good tone, Zhu Yu and Song Lian finally agreed to supply Qing Yangzi with an additional 20 bottles of elixirs and 10 weapons each month. After deducting the cost of these things, they could earn about 2,000 to 3,000 spirit stones. But considering the 10 spirit stones salary per month for each of the 300 outer disciples, these incomes were still not enough to cover the expenses.

And this is when the inner disciples are not here. You know, the monthly salary of the inner disciples is fifty spirit stones! Thirty-six inner disciples, together, need a total of 1,800 spirit stones!

It was the first time that Qing Yangzi discovered that it actually cost so much money to maintain the operation of a sect.

In addition, the way of making money by selling elixirs and weapons is not sustainable in the long run. Because Zhu Yu and Song Lian are guest officials, not disciples of Taiwei Sect. They are paid, and the salary is not low. It is obviously neither reliable nor practical to expect them to support the entire sect. If they are squeezed too hard, they can just quit. You know, no matter where you are, alchemists and casters are very popular.

Through Han Biyun, Qing Yangzi learned that when Feng Shao was still in the sect, Taiwei Sect's monthly expenditure was around 8,000 to 10,000 spirit stones. And Feng Shao had three ways to make money.

First, offerings. There are also several wealthy families near Taiwei Mountain, and these families generally need the protection of monks. So Feng Shao promised to provide them with protection, and these families offered spiritual stones to Taiwei Sect. This income is about two thousand per month.

Second, the sale of natural treasures. The acquisition of natural treasures mainly depends on Feng Shao taking people out to kill monsters. In order to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, Feng Shao allows each disciple who participates in the action to keep 50% of the total income, and the other 50% is handed over to the sect. At the end of each month, Feng Shao will count the natural treasures collected and sell the unused ones in Linglong Pavilion. This income is not fixed, with a minimum of two to three thousand per month and a maximum of tens of thousands.

Third, go to nearby big cities to accept missions. Generally speaking, the bigger the city, the more troubles there are; the more troubles there are, the more missions there are. Sometimes, some big cities will issue some missions with good rewards, and Feng Shao will take people to undertake the missions at his discretion. Disciples can keep 70% of the income obtained, and the other 30% will be handed over to the sect. This part of the income is about 3,000 to 8,000 per month.

In other words, for a long time, Taiwei Sect had no stable income channel except for the offerings from the surrounding big families, and this was also a problem that Feng Shao had always been worried about. For this reason, Feng Shao had contacted some big families many times, trying to take over a large mine to obtain a stable income channel. But unfortunately, before Feng Shao could handle this matter, he left the sect.

As for the income from selling elixirs and weapons, Feng Shao had also thought about it, but because the sect did not have high-quality spiritual fire at that time, it was difficult for the refined elixirs and cast weapons to have a market.

It was not until this time that Qing Yangzi discovered that even now the only income of Taiwei Sect was actually maintained by the Six Yang Spirit Fire left by Feng Shao.

In theory, Taiwei Sect should have been able to continue collecting tributes from the surrounding big families. But now there is another problem, that is, while these big families are getting protection, they also send their best disciples to the inner sect of Taiwei Sect. Now that most of the inner sect disciples have left, these big families no longer trust Taiwei Sect as much as before and refuse to continue paying tributes.

While explaining the situation to Qing Yangzi, Han Biyun also said, "In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the disciples, Senior Brother Feng established a point system. According to the difficulty of the action and the contribution during the action, a certain number of points are obtained. These points can be exchanged for certain resources in the sect, such as elixirs, natural treasures, etc. Senior Brother Feng has the highest points among all the brothers, but he has never used them once."

In other words, Feng Shao gave up a large amount of reward for nothing. And the fundamental reason why he gave up was needless to say.

After hearing this, Qing Yangzi became upset and waved his hand to send Han Biyun away.

You don't know how expensive oil and rice are until you manage the household. In the past, Qing Yangzi only cared about being the head of the sect and didn't pay attention to the affairs of the sect. As a result, after taking over, he realized that managing the sect was not an honor at all, but a hassle. Only after sitting in that management position did he realize that the first thing he had to consider was not how much authority he had, but how to maintain the normal operation of the entire sect.

What’s even worse is that just when Qingyangzi was racking his brains for ideas on how to make money, another big event happened in the sect.

Out of fear and vigilance towards Zhao Meir, Han Biyun strictly restricted her activities in Taiwei Sect. So Zhao Meir went to Ye Chen and cried.

But she was smart and didn't complain directly, but advised Ye Chen to understand Han Biyun's difficulties. As for herself, she said:

"I'm just an orphan who has no one to love me. It doesn't matter what happens."

Zhao Mei'er's "bearing humiliation" aroused Ye Chen's sympathy, which in turn aroused his anger towards Han Biyun. Ye Chen had a big fight with Han Biyun and asked Han Biyun not to target Zhao Mei'er anymore. Han Biyun, in turn, rebuked Ye Chen for being so disrespectful to his senior sister and master for a woman of unknown origin, which was simply forgetting his origins.

After a quarrel, the two parted unhappily.

But what no one expected was that on the very night, Han Biyun was drugged and knocked unconscious in her own residence by several outer disciples.

If Li Qingying, the second disciple of the third branch, had not happened to be looking for Han Biyun for something and had not discovered these people's actions, Han Biyun would have been cleared of all charges that night.

These outer disciples who had ill intentions towards Han Biyun were all people who usually showed concern for Zhao Meir. Their admiration for Zhao Meir was obvious to everyone. And the purpose of their doing so was also obvious.

But what was surprising was that in front of Qing Yangzi, they all said in unison that they were simply dissatisfied with Han Biyun and it had nothing to do with Zhao Meir!

After a confrontation, these outer disciples were eventually stripped of their cultivation and expelled from Taiwei Sect.

As for Zhao Meir, she looked pitiful from beginning to end, as if this matter really had nothing to do with her.

Ye Chen’s performance was even more disheartening.

Logically, Han Biyun is Ye Chen's senior sister, and when encountering such a thing, Ye Chen, as a junior brother, should stand on the side of his senior sister. But not only did he not say a word for Han Biyun, but he accused Han Biyun of bullying others in the sect, so that she was almost plotted against by the outer disciples.

When Du Yuanxi learned about this, she became furious and scolded Ye Chen severely, and ordered him to send Zhao Meir out of Taiwei Mountain immediately.

Ye Chen would not agree. Not only did he not agree, but he moved out of the Baofeng Lake where the three branches were located that night and moved to the back of Taiwei Mountain. Zhao Meier also followed Ye Chen to the back of the mountain.

As for what happened between the two after they lived together, no one else knew.

Du Yuanxi, Han Biyun and Li Qingying from the third branch were also completely disappointed with Ye Chen. Their only hope now was that Ye Chen would not do anything weird again, otherwise they would really be ashamed of the ancestors of Taiwei Sect.

In this special atmosphere, the inner disciple selection competition that the outer disciples had been looking forward to for a long time finally began.