Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Chen Tian smiled and jokingly said, "Would you believe me if I said I came specifically to see you, Senior Brother Wang?"

"Spare me that," Wang Yue retorted, sounding annoyed. "If you really came to see me, you wouldn't have stayed at that inn and given someone like Lai Shuangquan the chance to take advantage. I suspect you only heard I was here later, right?"

Chen Tian was taken aback. He hadn't expected Wang Yue to guess it so accurately. Unable to hide it, he could only smile awkwardly.

But Wang Yue couldn't smile at the moment. He looked at Chen Tian, who still appeared young, then raised his hand and looked at his own skin, already covered in wrinkles. He sighed and said, "I really must congratulate you, Junior Brother. Judging by your appearance, your cultivation must have progressed again, right? Unlike me, after leaving the Immortal Feather Sect, I lost the chance to become an immortal. After decades of wasted time, I've long become a withered old man."

"Junior Brother, are you making fun of me again?" Hearing Chen Tian's teasing, Wang Yue immediately smiled, the gloom on his face vanishing. He said with some pride, "But seriously, it's not bragging, but although I have mediocre talent in cultivation, I'm a natural at business. It's as if heaven tailored it specifically for me."

Wang Yue wasn't exaggerating. He truly had a gift for business.

Back then, Wang Yue felt hopeless about cultivating immortality. Disheartened, he voluntarily proposed to the sect that he go to the mortal world to manage secular properties.

So Wang Yue came to Dingxiang Town and took over the Immortal Feather Sect's restaurant, ten acres of farmland, and a casino.

At the time, Dingxiang Town was poor and backward. Everyone was unmotivated and only knew how to indulge in gambling and pleasure.

So although the casino business was extremely good, people's living conditions were very poor. Some people even sold their own children to exchange for money to gamble.

The Immortal Feather Sect disciples who took over here before only did one thing: expand the casino to earn more money. They didn't care about anything else.

But Wang Yue deeply knew that if things continued like this, the entire town would be completely ruined.

So the first thing he did after taking office was to close the most profitable casino.

Wang Yue's move took everyone by surprise and caused a huge uproar.

Not only did the residents of Dingxiang Town oppose Wang Yue, but even the assistants who helped Wang Yue manage the Immortal Feather Sect's properties thought he was crazy and threatened to petition the sect to dismiss Wang Yue.

Bearing the enormous pressure, Wang Yue did not flinch. Instead, he debated with everyone for seven days and seven nights, listing the various dire consequences of continuing in the long run.

In the end, Wang Yue moved all the residents of Dingxiang Town with his sincerity and enthusiasm.

People finally believed that Wang Yue might really be here to help them.

So under Wang Yue's leadership, the people of Dingxiang Town finally put down the dice and playing cards in their hands and picked up hoes to start working in the fields.

Wang Yue also didn't sit idle. He personally went to various counties and cities nearby to promote Dingxiang Town's unique fruits and crops. Because Wang Yue naturally had an honest face, coupled with his frankness, the products of Dingxiang Town were soon sold everywhere.

Taking the first step, the next things became much simpler. Wang Yue started private schools, so that everyone could learn to read and write, and at the same time arranged for people to develop mines and build water conservancy projects.

After gathering enough money, Wang Yue made a desperate bet and founded the 'Xinglong Bank'.

Because Wang Yue was sincere and extremely good at negotiating, branches of Xinglong Bank spread all over the place in a short time, and the silver taels earned every day rolled in like a snowball.

Since then, Wang Yue has become a well-known and wealthy tycoon!

Thinking of this, Wang Yue retracted the look of reminiscence on his face, smiled at Chen Tian, and said, "Junior Brother Chen, there's something I can ask you?"

"Hey, Senior Brother Wang, who are we to each other? Just ask, I'll definitely tell you everything I know!" Chen Tian said heartily.

Wang Yue nodded after hearing this. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Actually, it's like this, I want to ask Junior Brother, what level have you reached now?"

"Hmm?"

Chen Tian frowned. He didn't expect Wang Yue to ask such a question, wondering what he wanted to do.

Wang Yue seemed to notice the doubt on Chen Tian's face, panicked, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Chen, if this question makes you feel embarrassed, then just pretend I didn't ask it."

"Senior Brother Wang, you're overthinking it. There's nothing embarrassing about this. To be honest, I'm now at the eighth level of the Qi Cultivation stage," Chen Tian smiled at Wang Yue and said.

"Eighth level of the Qi Cultivation stage?" Wang Yue muttered, then fell into deep thought.

Looking at his appearance, a strange look flashed in Chen Tian's eyes, and he softly called out, "Senior Brother Wang, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, Wang Yue came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream, and said with feigned composure, "Oh, it's nothing."

But at this time, Wang Yue didn't look like he was okay at all. He clearly had something on his mind.

Of course Chen Tian also saw this, and his expression gradually became strange!