Great Luck

Chapter 15: Zi Dong Wants Independence

The formation of the Demon Hunting Group was an order from the Cloud Heaven Sect's Sect Master, and disciples from all affiliated sects were required to join.

Zi Dong, under the guise of Zhou Yunting, traveled to various affiliated sects with Zhou Xinyu and recruited nearly a thousand disciples.

When cultivators join a sect, they must leave behind a soul card. For small organizations like the Demon Hunting Group, members only need to leave a soul imprint on Zi Dong's captain's token.

The captain's token can also be used for communication and can even send group messages, similar to a WeChat group, making it convenient for members to stay in touch.

However, simply forming a team does not guarantee luck. No matter how many people there are, it is useless unless they complete a mission that aligns with the team's purpose.

Once the group reaches a certain scale and has a few strong individuals, the heavens will reward them with some luck, and Zi Dong will also receive a luck tree.

The task of the Demon Hunting Group naturally involves hunting down Demon Race cultivators. The more Demon Race cultivators they kill, the more luck they will obtain.

Of course, Zi Dong will lead the Demon Hunting Group in action, but this is not his main way of obtaining luck.

Embezzlement has a long history on Earth and has never been completely eradicated throughout the dynasties. It is indeed a good way to steal luck!

Once the Demon Hunting Group is on track, Zi Dong can recruit a large number of people, but they will only hold empty positions, continuously gaining luck.

However, this luck belongs to the Demon Hunting Group, not Zi Dong personally. It must have a purpose in order to be given to others, otherwise, it will be punished by the heavens.

If Zi Dong wants to turn the Demon Hunting Group's luck into his own, he will have to find another way, continuously recruiting and dismissing members.

Just like in the Cloud Heaven Sect, he recruited disciples and was then driven away by Feng Qingwu. The luck bestowed by the heavens then belonged to Zi Dong personally.

Zhou Yunting had already asked the elders of the Artifact Hall to create badges and emblems for the Demon Hunting Group. The design was a black flying sword traversing through blue skies and white clouds.

White clouds symbolize the Cloud Heaven Sect, and the black flying sword indicates that the Cloud Heaven Sect is a Ninth Grade sect, possessing Ninth Grade luck.

Zhou Xinyu's vice captain's token has the same functions as Zi Dong's captain's token, but it requires Zi Dong's authorization to use, and it is limited to each use.

The two of them immediately went to the top of the Yun Tian Peak to pay their respects to Zhou Yunting. The Demon Hunting Group was about to embark on its first mission and needed the support of the sect's elders and officials.

"Zi Dong, your mission will have to be postponed," Zhou Yunting said helplessly, standing in front of the Purple Cloud Hall and looking at Zi Dong kneeling on the steps.

Zhou Xinyu stood behind Zi Dong, refusing to kneel to Zhou Yunting. Without waiting for Zi Dong to ask for the reason, she immediately rushed over and questioned, "Master, this is our Demon Hunting Group's first mission. The sect must support us wholeheartedly. How can it be postponed?"

"Feng Qingwu's Demon-Slaying Department has already set off. Vice Sect Master Feng Yuntian has taken almost all the elders and officials with her. How can I support you?" Zhou Yunting had no choice but to explain the reason. As the Sect Master, he couldn't stop such matters and could only wait for Feng Qingwu to return before letting the Demon Hunting Group take action.

"Master, what if the elders from the affiliated sects assist the Demon Hunting Group?" Zi Dong quickly thought of a solution.

"No!" Zhou Yunting's face immediately showed anger, glaring at Zi Dong and sternly shouted, "Why?!" Zhou Xinyu looked at Zhou Yunting, who was getting angry, feeling quite puzzled. Was it necessary to be so angry?

"Ask him!" Zhou Yunting's anger still lingering, he pointed at Zi Dong and shouted loudly, leaving Zhou Xinyu even more confused.

"Master, isn't this also a last resort?" Zi Dong dared not lift his head and muttered softly.

"The Demon Hunting Group must belong to the Cloud Heaven Sect and can never be separated!" Zhou Yunting shouted in anger once again before turning and entering the Purple Cloud Hall.

"Zi Dong, isn't the Demon Hunting Group just a part of the Cloud Heaven Sect? Why is the Sect Master so angry?!"

Zhou Xinyu looked at the closed door with a loud bang, grabbed Zi Dong and asked even more curiously.

"If the Demon Hunting Group acts for the first time without the support of Cloud Heaven Sect elders, then it doesn't belong to the sect. If the elders come from different affiliated sects, then the Demon Hunting Group becomes an independent organization."

While Zi Dong hurriedly walked towards the halfway up the mountain, he explained to Zhou Xinyu that he learned all this from the jade slip in the Sutra Pavilion.

"Hehe, there are so many twists and turns!" Zhou Xinyu blinked in surprise and grabbed Zi Dong.

"Zi Dong, when you established the Demon Hunting Group, did you want to separate from the Cloud Heaven Sect, so you recruited people from those affiliated sects?"

"Sister Xinyu, do you know the benefits of having a completely independent organization? We can still develop rapidly under the big tree of the Cloud Heaven Sect!"

Zi Dong excitedly approached Zhou Xinyu, looked around to make sure no one was there, and began to persuade her in a low voice.

He wanted Zhou Xinyu, as the Sect Master's daughter, to persuade Zhou Yunting to agree, in order to gain more luck.

"What benefits are there?!" Zhou Xinyu was also infected by Zi Dong's excitement and got closer to him.

"The biggest benefit is gaining more luck!" Zi Dong quickly moved away a bit, and the two were already face to face.

"What other benefits are there?" Zhou Xinyu wasn't very interested in luck. For her, as a cultivator in the Void Shattering Realm, the Demon Hunting Group gaining more luck wouldn't be of much use.

"If the Demon Hunting Group is independent, then when we both advance in cultivation, it will be easier to break through bottlenecks."

Zi Dong was a bit puzzled. Why wasn't Zhou Xinyu interested in luck? It was something that could help cultivators quickly improve their cultivation.

"What other benefits are there?!" Zhou Xinyu frowned. She wasn't very interested in advancing in cultivation either. She would become an Immortal Venerable if she advanced any further.

"Isn't that enough?!" Zi Dong immediately looked Zhou Xinyu up and down. Luck and bottlenecks were absolutely the most important things for disciples like them.

"These are all related to cultivation, and I'm not interested!" Zhou Xinyu quickly explained. She couldn't let Zi Dong become suspicious.

"If the Demon Hunting Group is an independent organization, then we will have a place wherever we go, and even sit on equal footing with the Sect Master!"

Zi Dong quickly threw out another bait. He didn't believe that Zhou Xinyu wouldn't be tempted. It was a symbol of status and position.

"Well, that's acceptable." Zhou Xinyu finally nodded in satisfaction but continued walking downhill.

"Sister Xinyu!" Zi Dong quickly grabbed Zhou Xinyu. "Since it's acceptable, why don't you go to the Purple Cloud Hall?"

"Why should I go to the Purple Cloud Hall?!" Zhou Xinyu was suddenly stunned. Her Cave Mansion was halfway up the mountain.

"To persuade the Sect Master!" Zi Dong looked defeated. He had been talking all this time just to make her persuade the Sect Master.

"Why doesn't the Sect Master agree?" Zhou Xinyu stood there and observed Zi Dong for a moment, then suddenly asked a crucial question.

"..." Zi Dong was instantly stunned. The luck of the Demon Hunting Group compared to the Cloud Heaven Sect was like comparing a small fry to a big fish.

"It's probably because of identity and status. If we really sit on equal footing with the Sect Master, wouldn't he lose face?"

"If that's the reason, then there's nothing we can do. No matter how we persuade the Sect Master, he won't agree!" Zhou Xinyu shook her head helplessly and walked downhill again.

Zi Dong looked at Zhou Xinyu's back without moving, then turned to look at the peak. Even if he were the Sect Master, he wouldn't let his disciples sit on equal footing with him.

(End of this chapter)