Chapter 736 The Qi-Gathering Lotus Tree Project

Mr. Li had a very high opinion of Yu Shan.This immortal with a pure heart was not pedantic; he was willing to play the villain for the common good.He played the villain to attract the Demon Ancestor's hatred, while Li An played the good cop, making the Demon Ancestor willingly listen to Li An.In the eyes of experts, Huo Xun's "I'll do anything" kind of sacrifice was the lowest level, while Yu Shan's was the highest level. His words were all about his own interests, but his actions were all for the greater good.A key characteristic of a saint's actions is that, apart from those of similar level, no one can see that he is acting like a saint, and he does not arouse jealousy or even resentment towards others for his lofty ideals.In fact, some people might even think that Yu Shan is cut from the same cloth as them.Those who constantly flaunt their saintly status are often the worst of the worst.In a meeting, Yu Shan, with just a few words, pushed the Demon Ancestor's position to Li An's side.He still stood defiantly with his arms crossed, his gaze unfriendly towards Ava.However, most people in the meeting looked at Li An with curiosity.“A method for generating large amounts of fortune.”This was very intriguing.Li An had once asked Mr. Li a question.“Could I turn fortune into some kind of seed, which, after flowering and bearing fruit, produces even more fortune?”Mr. Li: “Haven’t people already been doing this?”Li An was puzzled, his face full of doubt.Mr. Li: “You’re so smart, can’t you figure it out?”Li An’s body stiffened.“Humans.”“All living beings.” Living beings don’t consume fortune when they reproduce; the growth process uses source energy and various other materials. Finally, a single cut produces a large amount of the fortune of the dead.Later, Mr. Li used Li An’s Heavenly Dao Soul to conduct research.Although the soul is a person’s most sensitive and vulnerable part, Mr. Li felt more like an old grandfather to Li An, while he himself was just a child, bathing naked in front of him, whom he wouldn’t even bother to look at.Your mundane life experiences wouldn't even make a ripple in Mr. Li's brilliant ocean of life. Your malice and kindness are nothing more than simple life activities in Mr. Li's eyes.Therefore, Li An wouldn't feel any resistance.Most importantly, Mr. Li's use of the Heavenly Dao Soul is far superior to his own.Because he had served as the Heavenly Dao for a period, he was extremely skilled.Over the past month, Mr. Li had devised a feasible plan for mass-producing Qi Luck.However, this plan was extremely complex. Although the return period was short, the final profit was not high. Even without considering all human resources costs, the interest rate was only 15%.Investing 1 million Dou of Qi Luck would only yield 1.15 million Dou after a quarter, and that was assuming no mistakes along the way.This was a gentler method than the violent collection methods of the Heavenly Realm. If the entire human world could be mobilized to prosper together, the long-term compound interest would far exceed that of the Heavenly Realm.If new research findings could further improve the final profit, that would be even more gratifying.The drawbacks are the large initial investment and Li An's mobilization capabilities.In the conference room, Li An began to explain the principles of the "Luck Fruit" in detail."Because luck is an extra value derived from the production of all things, luck can also be interconnected with all things. Currently, the Celestial Realm only knows how to use luck; they don't seem to have researched how to use luck to increase productivity.""For the past month, I've been constantly combining luck with various crops, and finally successfully connected it with the lotus grass of the Demon Realm." The Demon Ancestor raised an eyebrow.Lotus grass, an ordinary wild grass, is the staple food of some low-level vegetarian demons.To make the explanation more accessible, Li An directly constructed the entire process using dreams.When a lotus grass receives a massive amount of luck's nourishment, it will evolve into a luck-infused lotus grass seed, evolving from grass into a tree. This tree's growth cycle is 3 months.Over three months, with daily irrigation of Li An's specially formulated fertilizer, the tree would grow to about three meters tall and bear 2-3 Luck Fruits. However, it wouldn't break even; another three months, or even half a year, would be needed to recoup the investment, after which it would be pure profit.The only cost was the specially formulated fertilizer that was continuously applied.Many people noticed the key to the problem.Specially formulated fertilizer?What were the raw materials?Yu Shan's eyes narrowed slightly; he had probably already figured it out."Blood." Li An didn't hide anything, solemnly revealing the truth to everyone."The blood of a Martial Master of the Third Realm or higher."Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze fell on the Holy Envoy Qian Jun and the Demon Ancestor.The difference between Martial Master blood and other blood lies in its powerful vitality; this, they believed, was the truly crucial raw material.The Demon Race and the Asura Race revered the clash of physical bodies; their number of Martial Masters was extremely large. Even within the Asura Race, Elementalists and Mentalists were considered outcasts.Silence fell over the entire room.Li An's research was undeniably impressive, but the difference between his method and that of the Celestial Realm lay in the fact that one was a swift, decisive cut, while the other was a slow, painful process.For any martial artist, blood was of paramount importance; many had become crippled due to excessive loss of vital essence.A large quantity of Qi-gathering fruits required a large amount of martial artists' blood.Would people be willing to donate? Or would they conceal this fact? But could it be hidden?A large number of martial artists began donating blood; even a fool could understand what was going on.Li An added another point.People could also cultivate large quantities of medicinal herbs to replenish vital essence, to compensate for the blood loss from the donating martial artists.That was correct.It seemed reasonable.But…The biggest problem was that this was fundamentally challenging the limits of humanity!Yu Shan instantly realized the consequences if this were to be rolled out on a large scale.If mismanaged, the black market would see a surge in unequal transactions, and many martial artists in the gray area would be surrounded, killed, and forcibly bled.Over time, martial arts will become a forbidden profession, one no one dares to touch.Because fortune equals everything; planting fortune fruits grants everything. Which official can withstand such a test?Essentially, what everyone is doing is the same as what the Heavenly Realm is doing.Once this plan is approved, those present will no longer be dragon slayers, but the dragons themselves.At this moment, Yu Shan's eyes seemed slightly lost.His soul trembled with fear.He wasn't afraid of any enemy, any opponent, nor of death, but he feared becoming a malevolent immortal possessed by evil spirits.As an Immortal Ancestor, he knew very well that on the path of cultivation, a single thought could lead to vastly different outcomes.Now was the moment that would determine his future fate.Once he nodded, he didn't know what the Immortal Realm would become, or what he himself would become.Think further ahead.We relied on this plan to gain a large amount of fortune, ultimately winning the war against the Heavenly Realm, and then what?It is impossible for anyone to stop planting the Tree of Fortune; this devilish thing will become the root cause of the destruction of the world in the future.