The Invincible Sect Leader

The mighty Heavenly Mystical Sect

Broke.

Starving.

Penniless.

Chan Li sat at the sect's grand hall, staring at an empty plate. His stomach let out a loud grumble.

"Master…" Yan Rui said cautiously. "Are you okay?"

Chan Li's eyes twitched.

"Okay?" he muttered.

His aura started leaking, the pressure making the disciples shiver.

"Of course, I'm NOT okay!"

He slammed the table, eyes burning with demonic intensity.

"HOW CAN WE BE A LEGENDARY SECT IF WE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD RICE?!"

The Grand Money-Making Plan

"We need a plan," Chan Li declared, pacing like a merchant calculating taxes.

Yan Rui sighed. "We could hunt beasts for resources?"

"Too slow."

Xie Yun rubbed his chin. "We could sell spiritual herbs?"

"Too basic."

Fang Yu hesitated. "M-Master… Maybe we could do manual labor?"

"Disgusting."

Chan Li suddenly paused, eyes glowing with an evil light.

"Wait…"

Everyone held their breath.

"What if… we scam AHEM, strategically outsmart the rich fools of the cultivation world?"

The Heavenly Mystical Sect's First Business

Chan Li assembled the disciples.

"Listen up, my poor children! From today onward, we are not just cultivators… we are BUSINESSMEN!"

The disciples blinked.

"Uh… Businessmen, Master?"

Chan Li grinned.

"That's right. We will sell a product so desirable, so mystical, that even the greatest sects will BEG for it!"

Yan Rui crossed her arms. "And… what exactly is this product?"

Chan Li smirked.

"Spiritual Water."

The Grand Marketing Scam AHEM, Strategy

Chan Li stood before a huge cauldron, stirring regular well water.

He waved his hands mysteriously, sprinkling random glowing herbs in.

Fang Yu whispered. "Master… are these just normal herbs?"

"Shut up, disciple."

After a dramatic display of swirling mist and golden light, Chan Li scooped a bowl of the "miracle" water.

"This," he announced, "is the Heavenly Mystical Sect's Divine Essence Water!"

Xie Yun raised an eyebrow. "What does it do?"

Chan Li grinned. "It enhances your cultivation! It purifies your soul! It cures baldness!"

Silence.

Yan Rui sighed. "Master, that's just well water."

Chan Li's eye twitched.

"Shhh. It's about marketing!"

Selling the Dream

The sect set up a stall in the nearby market.

A huge sign read:

"HEAVENLY DIVINE ESSENCE WATER – ONE SIP, BREAK THROUGH IMMEDIATELY! ONLY 500 SPIRIT STONES!"

The crowd laughed.

"Scam! How can water help cultivation?!"

"Ridiculous!"

"This sect is obviously desperate for money!"

Chan Li smirked.

"Oh? Then let me demonstrate."

He grabbed Fang Yu, poured a cup of water down his throat, and then…

BANG!

A fake explosion of light erupted (thanks to some hidden formation tricks), and Fang Yu's Qi surged!

"I… I broke through!" Fang Yu yelled in shock.

The crowd gasped.

"IMPOSSIBLE!"

"This water is truly miraculous!"

"I'LL TAKE TEN BOTTLES!"

Within minutes, spirit stones rained onto the stall.

Yan Rui rubbed her forehead. "Master, this is basically a scam."

Chan Li grinned.

"And it's working, isn't it?"

The Rich Get Scammed AHEM, Enriched

Soon, arrogant young masters and rich sect elders lined up, throwing money at Chan Li.

"Sect Master, please! Sell me a VIP bottle!"

"I need a breakthrough! Take my money!"

Chan Li laughed evilly.

"Ah, my dear customers, for special VIP clients, I have the Golden Essence Water only 5,000 spirit stones per sip!"

The fools fought over the same water, now in a golden cup.

Chan Li's hands trembled as he collected the money.

"This… this is the true path of cultivation… the Dao of Profit!"

Meanwhile… The Other Sects

The nearby top sects heard about the "miracle water" and sent spies to investigate.

After watching the insane sales and seeing their own disciples begging for the water, the sect leaders were horrified.

"That brat! He's outsmarting the entire cultivation world!"

"We must stop him before he becomes unstoppable!"

And so, the Heavenly Mystical Sect's new business empire also marked the beginning of a new wave of enemies…

But Chan Li?

He was too busy counting money to care.

"Ah… the smell of spirit stones… nothing in this world is sweeter."