Upon hearing Senior Brother Xinghe urging for payment, Qin Xiangqian could only smile bitterly.

Although the contract was signed, Qin Xiangqian wondered if the sect would really make the payment once the matter was reported.

Despite not understanding Senior Brother Xinghe's mysterious methods, Qin Xiangqian had great faith in his abilities.

Regardless, Qin Xiangqian had to follow Senior Brother Xinghe's instructions and request payment from the sect.

He was prepared to be scolded or even outright rejected by the sect.

But to Qin Xiangqian's disbelief, the sect, upon receiving the news, immediately transferred the full amount to him without a word!

Qin Xiangqian was truly stunned!

Is this the extraordinary status of Senior Brother Xinghe in the Grand Sky Sect?

For such an outrageous transaction, if it were anyone else, the sect would probably have sent an investigation team to see if the person had already betrayed the sect.

Yet, with Senior Brother Xinghe's mysterious operation, the sect transferred the money without a second thought. Who wouldn't be impressed by this?

When Qin Xiangqian handed over the funds to the Shi family, the entire Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce was in an uproar.

Previously, many speculated that the sect wouldn't make the payment or even acknowledge the transaction.

But no one expected that not only did the sect acknowledge it, they didn't even ask a single question.

Those who had been clamoring to report Chu Xinghe's actions to the sect fell silent.

At that moment, they realized what the name Chu Xinghe represented in the Grand Sky Sect!

With the full payment made to the Shi family, the Tianyi Spirit Mine officially became the property of the Grand Sky Sect. The Shi family members were all required to leave the mine, not allowed to take even a single stone.

The Grand Sky Sect officially took over the entire Tianyi Spirit Mine.

After receiving this news, Chu Xinghe waited for a day, but the Compass of Misfortune still showed no reaction.

Damn it... what is this?

Spending such astronomical sums on a worthless mine, causing such a huge loss to the sect, shouldn't this at least earn me a triple promotion?

But what does it mean that there's no reaction at all now?

After thinking it over, Chu Xinghe figured it must be because the matter hadn't been exposed yet, so the Compass of Misfortune hadn't triggered the settlement.

It's just a matter of days, so Chu Xinghe wasn't in a hurry.

With nothing else to do, Chu Xinghe sought out Qin Xiangqian.

"President Qin, is there anything you can't handle? Since I'm here, I might as well help you out."

Chu Xinghe was extremely satisfied with Qin Xiangqian, his lucky charm!

Every time Qin Xiangqian was around, everything went smoothly!

"Something I can't handle? Well, there is one thing. I've reported it to the sect before. It's getting harder to recruit miner disciples, and their numbers are dwindling, which is reducing the amount of raw stones mined."

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The miner disciples Qin Xiangqian referred to were those who mined raw stones in the spirit mine.

Mining spirit stones isn't something just anyone can do. To mine spirit stones, one must possess spiritual power.

These so-called miner disciples, in a way, are also disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, but they rank even lower than outer disciples.

However, these disciples can't really be considered true disciples. They are usually people with some talent but extremely poor aptitude, who stubbornly insist on cultivating despite their fate.

Such people generally don't even qualify to become outer disciples and can only become miner disciples.

Although miner disciples receive some cultivation techniques, these are the lowest level techniques, offering no real opportunity even after a lifetime of practice. The sect provides these techniques mainly to exploit these disciples to cultivate spiritual power for mining stones.

Chu Xinghe wasn't familiar with these miner disciples, but now that Qin Xiangqian mentioned it, he decided to see for himself what the situation was with these miner disciples.

Accompanied by Qin Xiangqian, Chu Xinghe, along with a group of junior brothers and sisters from the Grand Sky Sect, arrived at the sect's spirit mine.

But as soon as they arrived, Chu Xinghe was stunned by what he saw.

The miner disciples stood in rows, waiting for Chu Xinghe's inspection, but each of them was in tattered clothes, looking emaciated and pale.

You call these disciples?

They don't even qualify as miners!

These are refugees, for goodness' sake!

Soon, Chu Xinghe was completely shocked by the conditions of the entire spirit mine.

Ten people crammed into a small shabby room, without even beds, forcing the miner disciples to sleep on the floor.

Their food was no better than pig slop.

From the day they became miner disciples, it was as if they were sold to the Grand Sky Sect. They couldn't leave, not even for a day off, and had to work like zombies in the sect's mines until the day they died!

"Qin Xiangqian? You call this the Grand Sky Sect's miner disciples? This violates the Geneva Convention!"

"Huh? What convention?"

"Never mind what convention, are these really our sect's miner disciples?"

Not only Chu Xinghe, but even the junior brothers and sisters who came with him were stunned.

Everyone knew the Grand Sky Sect had three levels of disciples, with inner disciples having the best treatment, followed by outer disciples, and then miner disciples.

But who would have guessed the miner disciples' treatment was like this?

"You all might not know..." Qin Xiangqian began to explain the reason with a bitter smile.

Years ago, although miner disciples across various sects didn't have high treatment, it wasn't too bad either.

In a super sect like the Grand Sky Sect, miner disciples were comparable to outer disciples of smaller sects.

Besides daily work, they received some resources and even some decent cultivation techniques.

But the real change came because of the Shi family.

The Shi family was the first to argue that miner disciples shouldn't have such high treatment, claiming it affected output, and thus reduced their benefits.

Though inhumane, the Shi family's approach was effective, reducing miner disciples' benefits and increasing their work hours, which indeed boosted production.

Seeing this, other sects followed suit, and the nightmare for miner disciples began.

It became a competition to cut benefits for higher output, using every possible means.

Today, miner disciples have no benefits. Besides learning the sect's lowest-level techniques and occasionally receiving negligible resources, they are practically slaves!

The sects are aware of this situation, but they have chosen to turn a blind eye, leading to the current state.

After Qin Xiangqian finished, all the junior brothers and sisters of the Grand Sky Sect turned their eyes to Chu Xinghe.

Seeing the miner disciples' treatment firsthand, they felt compassion, but they knew their low status in the sect meant their words carried no weight. Only Senior Brother Xinghe could make a difference!

"I don't know if others allow this, but I, Chu Xinghe, absolutely do not! Even if miner disciples have worse talent than outer disciples, as disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, how can they live like slaves?"

Chu Xinghe was genuinely angry.

Are these disciples? They're laborers exploited by capitalists!

"Senior Brother Xinghe, we can't act recklessly. This isn't just about our sect; it's the same across all sects. If we act rashly, it might provoke dissatisfaction and lead to collective opposition!" Qin Xiangqian quickly reminded Chu Xinghe.

Collective opposition?

Wow! Is there such a good thing?

Initially, seeing the miner disciples' treatment, Chu Xinghe genuinely wanted to stand up for them and change everything.

He hadn't considered anything else, but Qin Xiangqian, the lucky charm, had inadvertently brought him a huge surprise!

Ma Liang, oh Ma Liang, look at this. Both being lucky charms, why is there such a big difference in how we handle things?

"You don't need to say more!" Chu Xinghe took out the Grand Sky Token again.

"By my order, from today, all miner disciples' benefits will be redefined, and I will personally oversee it. Also, throw away that pig slop and get me the best chefs from the city. From today, all miner disciples' meals will follow the outer disciples' standards!"

"This..." Qin Xiangqian was shocked.

Did Senior Brother Xinghe not hear what I said?

The current state of miner disciples is the result of sects competing for output, cutting their benefits. Anyone who dares to reverse this will be opposing all sects, potentially leading to dire consequences.

But with the Grand Sky Token in hand, Qin Xiangqian dared not say more and immediately ordered people to follow Chu Xinghe's instructions.

Soon, top chefs from the city were hired, and various ingredients were purchased.

Large pots were set up around the mine.

The aroma of meat quickly spread throughout the mine, and while the miner disciples smiled at the scent, they remained mostly indifferent.

"A big shot from the sect is here, so our meals should improve today," a dark-skinned young miner disciple said cheerfully.

"Tieniu, you know as well as anyone... improving meals is just for show... once the big shot leaves, everything goes back to normal."

"So what? I love eating meat, and I'm happy if I can eat meat."

The other miner disciples just smiled and said no more.

"Your name is Tieniu?"

A voice came from not far away as Chu Xinghe approached with Qin Xiangqian.

"Greetings, sir..." A group of miner disciples from the Grand Sky Sect knelt upon seeing Chu Xinghe's personal disciple attire.

But this scene left Chu Xinghe feeling uncomfortable.

"Get up, get up. I'm not an elder of the sect. Just call me Senior Brother Xinghe, no need for this!"

Chu Xinghe hurriedly helped the dazed miner disciples up from the ground.

"Sir, I, Tieniu, want to ask, how long will you stay here?"

"Call me Senior Brother Xinghe! Why do you ask?"

"Oh, Senior Brother Xinghe, the longer you stay, the more days we can eat meat." Tieniu looked not too bright, but his words made Chu Xinghe feel ashamed.

Looking at the other miners, they probably shared Tieniu's thoughts.

Scanning the crowd, Chu Xinghe slowly spoke, "How long I stay doesn't matter, but I can tell you, from today, you can eat meat every day, whether I'm here or not. If anyone dares to withhold even a bit of your benefits, I guarantee not even the king of heaven can save them!"