Chapter 644 - 463: I’ll Start a White Lotus Sect Too (Part 2)

"Then I’m relieved. This so-called special envoy of the Zhao family is honestly quite entertaining, guarding against Zhao Tianming as if he’s a thief every day."

Zheng Yi was speechless. Zhou Kunshan indeed needed more training. He couldn’t figure out such a simple matter and even had the leisure to mock Zhao Tianming.

After all, they were his future team, so he needed to provide some guidance.

Patiently, Zheng Yi explained the relationships involved to Zhou Kunshan again.

However, this time, Zheng Yi didn’t make it too clear. Some things needed to be thought through on his own.

This guy kept pondering over the complexities, appearing more dazed than before.

This matter was resolved much more easily than Zheng Yi had expected.

The Zhao special envoy stayed at the mine for only three days before leaving in a hurry with his men.

After all, Zheng Yi knew that he was the one who killed those three Zhao Family members.

But for the envoy, there were many other places to investigate, and he couldn’t stay in one place for too long.

Furthermore, their investigation methods, in Zheng Yi’s view, were quite foolish.

The envoy clearly believed that the three Zhao gentlemen could not have been killed by a wild beast in the wilderness; it must have been a deliberate act.

Since it was deliberate, the belongings of the three would likely have been scattered, so finding the belongings would be akin to finding their murderer.

From this perspective, they weren’t testing for a particular item on the bodies, but rather many things might react to the jade they carried.

Luckily, nothing was left behind back then, otherwise, they might have really gotten caught.

After the envoy’s departure, Zheng Yi began integrating all resources again.

Previously, Zheng Yi’s actions were just to make the mine run more efficiently.

But truly winning people’s hearts originally required time.

However, the envoy’s arrival significantly sped up this process.

Originally, after Zheng Yi took control of the mine, people’s lives were getting better day by day.

After all, the amount required to be paid to the authorities hadn’t changed.

But because of the new mining pickaxes provided by Zheng Yi, their mining speed greatly increased.

Mining a few pieces each day could be exchanged for various materials and cultivation techniques.

If they had extra energy, they could mine for themselves for cultivation, and Zheng Yi wouldn’t restrict them.

As long as they fulfilled the assigned tasks for the Zhao family, they could practically do whatever they wanted.

But because of one special envoy from the Zhao family, their previously good days vanished in an instant.

They returned to the former state of hardship, mining every day, just barely scraping together enough to eat.

Even though Zheng Yi wasn’t stingy with their meals, supplying them as much as they wanted until full.

But with the Zhao family present, the mine couldn’t and wouldn’t dare to supply unlimited meat.

Previously, having never enjoyed good days, they felt eating coarse food wasn’t bad. Filling the stomach was already quite good.

But after experiencing good times, going back to hardship was pure agony.

So after the envoy left, Zheng Yi’s reputation soared to unprecedented heights.

Everyone knew it was Zheng Yi, the Immortal, who made their lives better.

And there was someone else’s contribution in this.

Zhou Kunshan’s younger brother, Zhou Ming.

Zheng Yi later discovered that this youngster was simply a talent born in the wrong era.

If he had been in the era before Zheng Yi crossed over, he would certainly have been a top pyramid scheme leader.

His voice was particularly compelling and penetrating when he persuaded others.

Zheng Yi’s special mining pickaxes, for confidentiality, weren’t given to other villages, but his own people had to have some benefits.

Riverbend Village was the first to follow him, and their contributions were the greatest.

If they were treated like everyone else, it would actually be unfair.

That’s why during the envoy’s visit, while other villagers worked hard mining, Zhou Ming and his people barely had any tasks.

With nothing to do, he spent his time idling around various mining caves.

Being a native Riverbend villager, the envoy’s people wouldn’t even notice him.

This guy quickly built rapport with those villagers and started subtly bringing up Zheng Yi.

"You know our old mining pickaxes? Those were created by our Lord Immortal. Without him, you couldn’t mine so effortlessly."

"The clothes you’re wearing are also exchanged by the Immortal using minerals."

"Everything you eat and drink is closely linked to the Immortal."

With Zhou Ming’s persuasive words, many began to believe Zheng Yi was an Immortal.

Zheng Yi didn’t pay much attention at first, but realized the situation after the envoy left.

Nearly a quarter of the people at Zheng Yi’s mine had begun to worship Zheng Yi as a real immortal.

Upon discovering this, Zheng Yi went with the flow and established the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, naturally making Zhou Ming, this buried talent, its first-generation Sect Leader.

He allocated ample resources to Zhou Ming, urging him to strengthen the sect.

Zheng Yi wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about religious groups.

Fortunately, he had Zhou Ming, the pyramid scheme leader.

Incredibly, this guy could persuade so many people with nothing but soil-poor conditions.

Now with allocated resources, he would probably persuade people more effortlessly.

With the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect’s existence, Zheng Yi’s influence was said to have increased severalfold overnight.

After all, these miners who joined were strong laborers in their families.

One joining essentially meant the entire family became sect members.

Of course, Zheng Yi wouldn’t force anyone unwilling to join.

But now, joining the sect did lead to tangible benefits.

This already made Zheng Yi pleasantly surprised, but he unexpectedly received another delight.

The day after establishing the sect, Zheng Yi suddenly noticed an uncertain force inside his body.

This strange force was currently very small. If Zheng Yi’s original spiritual qi was a lake, this new power was just a drop.

But Zheng Yi could clearly feel this force seemed to contain incredibly powerful energy.

This sudden change startled Zheng Yi, who then spent over half a month in seclusion to thoroughly study this energy.

"Despite not having undergone any specific cultivation, it grows daily, and the growth seems larger every day."

Because this energy was too scarce, Zheng Yi could not wield it yet.

After a lengthy study, Zheng Yi suddenly understood.

"Is this the legendary Power of Faith?"

After thorough research, Zheng Yi concluded with this realization.

Especially after coming out of seclusion and seeing the sect’s expansion, Zheng Yi was further convinced.

During his seclusion, Zhou Ming, this born pyramid scheme leader, somehow even recruited many outsiders to join the sect.

After all, under Zhao family’s rule, people’s lives were tough.

The sect might seem suspicious, but Zhou Ming’s extravagance was irresistible.

Now anyone who joined the sect received daily rations.

Although small amounts, saving carefully could barely feed a family of three for a day.

If alone, having enough to eat wasn’t a problem.

Under such circumstances, conversion happened with incredible efficiency.

In Zheng Yi’s pre-crossing era, countless rebels raised their forces through such superstitions.

No different from the White Lotus Sect really.