Chapter 183: Inheriting the Family Business, Opening a Hot Pot Restaurant, and the Secret to a Hot Business "You're not kidding?" Xu Gu looked solemn and silent for a moment, trying to digest it. However, he ultimately couldn't accept the result and frowned. He rarely loses his composure, but this time, it is impossible not to lose his composure. Not only him, Mi Suhui and the other two also widened their eyes in shock and extreme surprise, and they all began to doubt their own ears. Because Shui Ruyi actually told them that the Black Lotus Sect was going to join the Underworld Sect! It's not that the Black Lotus Sect wants to annex the Underworld Sect, but that the Black Lotus Sect wants to join the Underworld Sect! What is this? Is this the opposite of Tian Gang? How powerful is the Black Lotus Sect! The weakest of its internal members are at the peak of the Spiritualization Stage, and there are even more at the Fusion Stage. If you take out any quota for an external member, there will be a large number of Fusion Stages rushing to join, and the strongest are even the legendary Tribulation Crossers. Even if it is only half a step to transcend tribulation, it is still transcending tribulation! It is simply synonymous with invincibility. Not to mention in the ancestral land of the Demonic Path where the natural birth of the late stage of fusion is not allowed, even in the outside world, in the world of immortal cultivation, this realm is an absolute giant-level existence. However, the Underworld Cult has only been established for a little over two months. Although it seems to be quite large, with one or two million members and tens of millions of followers, it is nothing compared to a super power like the Black Lotus Cult. Because, all members of the Underworld Cult, without exception, are little Karami.

The Black Lotus Sect can destroy the Underworld Sect countless times with just a flick of its finger. If before, when the steward puppets of Kong Haoran and the other three had not been smashed, the situation would have been better. The Underworld Sect usually had three people in the half-step fusion stage to keep the situation under control. Now, in the entire Underworld Sect, there is not even one person who is half a step away from fusion. Because Xu Gu's half-step-combined butler puppet was always with him as a bodyguard. Well, in fact, even the Underworld Sect is gone. They were temporarily disbanded. Under such circumstances, it was normal for Xu Gu and the other three to be surprised when they heard Shui Ruyi say that the Black Lotus Sect wanted to join the Underworld Sect. "Could it be a conspiracy?" Kong Haoran thought for a moment, then said solemnly. "It's most likely." Zhao Jingang nodded in agreement. "I think so too. After all, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal." Mi Suhui added. Xu Gu didn't think so, because it would be an exaggeration for the other party to go to so much trouble to do this just to harm them. After all, if this news gets out, it won’t gain any good reputation. "That shouldn't be the case." Shui Ruyi blinked and said seriously, "Our leader really said so. He even held a voting meeting for this. In the end, the proposal was passed with an overwhelming victory. “After the proposal was passed, the leader began to ask people to look for the whereabouts of the four heads, intending to discuss the matter. "This series of procedures is very formal and does not seem like a conspiracy." She also felt incredible when she said this. But, this is indeed true. An indisputable fact. "What did you say?" Xu Gu listened, but his pupils shrank slightly, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked: "Your leader said? Your leader was born?"

"Yes." Shui Ruyi didn't understand why Xu Gu reacted so strongly for a moment, and said subconsciously. "Since the leader of the Black Lotus Cult has been born, this is most likely not a conspiracy." After receiving the reply, Xu Gu finally confirmed it in his heart and said with certainty: "Because it's not worth it. "The leader of the Black Lotus Cult is at the half-step transcendence stage. She has already been born, not sleeping. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for her to use any conspiracy. "Because, conspiracies are used by the weak." As to the exact strength of the Black Lotus Sect leader, the cultivators in the Demonic Path’s ancestral land have always been following rumors, with no definitive conclusion. However, Xu Gu knew about it because he had insight into the memories of Mu Changqing and other core envoys of the Black Lotus Sect. "What? The leader of the Black Lotus Sect is actually at the Half-Step Tribulation Crossing Stage?" Mi Suhui and the other two were startled and their faces looked a little unnatural. It's not that they are timid. As the Five Evils of the Righteous Path, how could they be timid? The key is that the enemy is too strong. They are only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, while the other party is in the Half-Step Tribulation Stage, and they are now in the Black Lotus Sect's base camp. "Yes, our leader is the strongest person in the sect, and her cultivation is at the half-step tribulation stage. But she is usually asleep." Shui Ruyi said apologetically, "I just learned that she was born. It is said that she predicted that the Saint of the White Lotus Sect would be born, and planned to take the opportunity to stir up trouble for the White Lotus Sect. So, she was born early. “It’s just that she has been pretending to be asleep recently, so many people don’t know about it. "After noticing the abnormality of the Underworld Sect, she stopped pretending to be asleep and planned to lead the entire Black Lotus Sect to join the Underworld Sect." Under normal circumstances, the birth of the leader of the Black Lotus Sect would of course be a major event, and she would definitely report it to Xu Gu as soon as possible. However, when the leader of the Black Lotus Sect said that he would lead the entire Black Lotus Sect to join the Underworld Sect, the above news was no longer so important, so she did not report it in time. "Then it's most likely not a conspiracy." After hearing this, Mi Suhui and the other two nodded slightly. Since the Half-Step Tribulation Transcendence Masters in the Black Lotus Sect had already appeared, wouldn't it be easy to seek revenge on them? What kind of conspiracy is this? Isn't it too much trouble? Of course it's a direct and violent cleanup! Notice to all the strong men in the entire Demonic Dao Ancestor Land, all outsiders, and those with strange behavior, to be killed on the spot! It is better to kill a million by mistake than to let one escape. Their situation will definitely become very difficult. It is even possible that when they were killing many combined beings in Tushita City, the leader of the Black Lotus Sect was watching secretly. If that was the case, it would be extremely easy for her to take action and prevent the Black Lotus Cult messengers from dying. But, if this isn't a conspiracy, this doesn't make sense! "Could it be that the leader and the others are interested in the four leaders?" Shui Ruyi hesitated for a long time, and then expressed her guess: "They see that the four leaders have extraordinary backgrounds and amazing means. So they want to cooperate with or win over the four leaders to fight against the White Lotus Sect together." The Underworld Cult, if it didn't have these four leaders, or to be more precise, without the big leader, it would just be a group of gangsters of some size. Any person in the fusion stage can be easily destroyed. But if we include this big boss, it would definitely be the top force. Not to mention, these four bosses have the support of top external forces behind them.

"Of course I understand cooperation or winning over. The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Xu Gu nodded seriously, and then asked in return: "The key point is that she is not cooperating or winning over." He would not be surprised at all if the Black Lotus Cult wanted to cooperate with them. Based on the strength and potential they have already demonstrated, they are fully qualified to cooperate with the Black Lotus Sect. However, he found it hard to believe that the top leaders of the Black Lotus Sect were attracted by their power and potential, and therefore planned to bring the entire Black Lotus Sect to join them. "Then..." Shui Ruyi looked hesitant and undecided, and said, "Then should I dive back and observe?" "No need." Xu Gu fell into a brief silence, and finally made up his mind, and said to Shui Ruyi: "Go and report to your leader. Tell her that I plan to keep the appointment and meet her." The other side held a large-scale vote and passed the proposal. Even if there is a conspiracy, it is well prepared. Given Shui Ruyi's position in the Black Lotus Sect, even if she continued to observe, she would not be able to find out anything. There was no need to waste any more time. "Will this be dangerous?" Mi Suhui and the other two asked with concern. "Probably." Xu Gu was not too sure, but smiled and said, "But it's not a big problem." Although, he judged that this weird Black Lotus Sect leader most likely really wanted to lead the Black Lotus Sect to join the Underworld Sect, rather than intending to trick him. However, we should always consider the worst. If the leader of the Black Lotus Sect was really trying to lure him out and attack him directly during the meeting, he had no idea whether the Divine Brilliance Barrier could withstand the attack of a Half-Step Tribulation Crosser. Of course, even if the Divine Barrier couldn’t hold up, he would definitely not be in real trouble. There are so many righteous bigwigs watching here. Zhao Futu alone can suppress the ancient tribulation-crossing body cultivator with three punches, not to mention that there are many beings of the same level as Zhao Futu above, and the opponent is an ancient tribulation-crossing body cultivator. He also has the Divine Barrier for defense, which can hold out for some time. With this much time, he can definitely hold on until the righteous leaders come to rescue him. However, it is inevitable that he will be declared a failure in the trial, and then be taken out of the Demonic ancestral land by the righteous leaders. In addition, in a short period of time, it will be difficult for him to get involved in the Demonic ancestral land and obtain the complete Heavenly Demon inheritance. The righteous leaders all test their disciples in this way. Otherwise, if the trial fails, you can still get the corresponding treasure. The trial will not have any effect. "Besides, it's still unknown whether our hiding can really fool her," Xu Gu added. If the leader of the Black Lotus Cult had already awakened and noticed the abnormality of the four of them, he would have been secretly paying attention to them and tracking them with his spiritual sense. Even if they were cautious and had secret communications, they would use telepathy. However, their position had already been exposed. "Okay." Shui Ruyi nodded and said, "I'll do it right away." After Shui Ruyi finished speaking, seeing that Xu Gu had no other instructions, she turned into a ball of water mist and dissipated between heaven and earth. This is the escape technique she practiced, which can effectively prevent tracking.

"That's outrageous." Even after Shui Ruyi left, Kong Haoran and the other two still felt it was outrageous and couldn't help but mutter to themselves. "There are so many outrageous things." Xu Gu spread his hands helplessly. If these three people knew that Huanqifei, Mingyuexin and other female bosses had once fallen in love with him in their dreams, they would probably be shocked to the point of going crazy. Even though it was in a dream. "Am I really that attractive?" Sometimes, even Xu Gu himself doubts his own charm. You know, he who is bent on seeking the devil is not a humble person. The fact that he now has such doubts shows the impact these two things have had on his worldview. "You're not opening today?" As Xu, Gu and the other two were thinking, they heard a noisy sound from below. "Coming!" Zhao Jingang jumped up from his chair reflexively, nodded quickly, trotted all the way, and hurried downstairs to open the door. Mi Suhui and Kong Haoran looked at Xu Gu as if they were eggplants hit by frost. They want to take a few days off. Xu Gu said, "Now that the guests are here, let's do business first. If we suddenly stop doing business these few days, it will be easy to be exposed. As for what the Black Lotus Sect is going to do, I will meet the Black Lotus Sect leader in a few days and we will know everything." "Okay." Mi Suhui and Kong Haoran immediately became dejected and said listlessly. After the four of them sneaked into Tianwai Tiancheng, they did not sit idle, but rented a shop in a more remote neighborhood in the city. Started a hot pot business. In Xu Gu's words, this is called catering to one's tastes. In ancient times, the Demon Realm had sent down the Demon Heritage three times. The first time, it was completely obtained by the founder of the Daliang Demon Cave. The second time, it was partially obtained by a group of illiterate people. The third time, it was obtained by the founder of the White Lotus Sect, Mei Xi, but it contained restrictions imposed by the Demon Realm. In fact, the only one who obtained the complete Demon Heritage was the founder of the Daliang Demon Cave. Then learning from the founder of the Daliang Demon Cave might increase the probability of obtaining the complete Heavenly Demon inheritance. If you want to emulate the founder of Daliang Demon Cave, you have to open a hot pot restaurant! Although, the ancestor of Daliang Demon Cave was originally focused on selling hot pot, which led to the failure of passing on the demon heritage he inherited. Although Kong Haoran and Mi Suhui were very resistant in their hearts, after careful thought, they found that what Senior Brother Xu said made sense, so they agreed. And opening a store is also conducive to disguise. But who would have thought that this hotpot restaurant, which would be fine if it wasn't open, would become incredibly popular once it opened. In just a dozen days, it became the most popular hot pot restaurant in the entire East City District of Tianwai Tiancheng. This was despite the fact that the store was located in a remote area and the employees (Kong Haoran and Mi Suhui) frequently slacked off.

Zhao Jin had just gone downstairs and opened the shop door when customers came in like a tide and the shop was immediately full. Xu Gu's butler puppet and Bai Qiusheng acted as waiters and began to busy themselves with taking orders and serving food to customers. "Boss, I also opened a hot pot restaurant before. Why is your hot pot restaurant doing so well?" A customer saw Xu Gu and others coming downstairs and couldn't help but ask. He is the owner of a hot pot restaurant on the next street. He came to find out what's going on because a lot of his customers have been lost recently. What he said was not false. He runs a hotpot restaurant now, as he did before. "It's very simple. Just add more breakthrough pills, aphrodisiacs, and soul-refreshing powder... that's it." Mi Suhui couldn't help but mutter in his heart. These methods have been overused in the outside world. They just imitated a little and created a miracle of hot pot sales here. Of course, the reason why there is no such phenomenon in the ancestral land of the Demonic Path is not because the demon cultivators in the ancestral land of the Demonic Path are simple, honest and simple-minded. Quite the contrary! It is precisely because the demon cultivators in the Demonic Path's ancestral land are all murderous and blind that these shop owners dare not add things randomly, for fear of being discovered and beaten to death. However, if this kind of situation is discovered in the outside world, the person will be fined. If it does not endanger health, even the fine will be waived. "Of course with love." Mi Suhui said with a wry smile. Of course he couldn't tell the truth. "With love? No wonder we can't do it." The customer who had just asked why the store was so popular took a deep breath, was shocked, and looked at Xu Gu and others with even more respect. He had also heard that pouring love into cooking can greatly improve the taste of the food. But he really didn't expect that in this ancestral land of the Demonic Path filled with demonic cultivators, there are people who use love to make food! This is so rare. "Use love." A big man next to him laughed out loud when he heard this answer, "It just so happens that I didn't bring any spirit stones with me when I went out, so I will use love to pay..." puff. Before he could finish his words, his head fell to the ground. Bai Qiusheng skillfully cast the spell calmly and without disturbing the diners nearby, he burned the big man's body and blood into ashes and dumped them into the trash can. Not long ago, when they heard Mi Suhui say that food is created with love, they were also restless in their hearts. They thought that the shop owners of this store were easy to bully. Some demon cultivators who wanted to eat and free meals all turned pale and became completely obedient. The other old customers were all used to it.

Even some demon cultivators rolled their eyes, looking disdainful. A boy who always talks about "love" can survive in the Demonic Land, sneak into the Outer Heaven City, and open a popular hot pot restaurant. This boy must be very scary, okay! "Everyone, please eat without worry. Our boss is in a good mood today. He won't take his anger out on you because of this guy's sudden trouble," Bai Qiusheng said loudly to the customers. He then said to the butler puppet, "When the bill comes, I won't charge you any more money." "???" After hearing Bai Qiusheng's words, some new customers, including the fellow customer from the next street who first asked, were all shocked. What's going on? Someone is causing trouble. As a store owner, shouldn't you compensate us customers? How come it's the other way around when it comes to you? It's us who are compensating you? But none of the old customers expressed dissatisfaction, and some even expressed their gratitude. "Damn it! I want to see how delicious your hot pot is." The fellow walking across the street was filled with indignation. He picked up a piece of yellow throat and put it into his mouth. "It's pretty ordinary." A colleague from the next street tasted it twice and gave his comments, and was even more puzzled. However, not long after Huanghou had swallowed it, he felt a warm current flowing through his lower body, and his whole body felt comfortable, as if he was being caressed by countless girls. There was also a faint surge of magic power, as if he was about to break through. "Shh! This feeling! Oh my god! It's like the hot pot that only exists in legends!" The fellow eaters on the next street were completely impressed and started to gobble up all the hotpot ingredients. Xu Gu didn't care about the farce, but sat in the accounting office and started to count the accounts. At the same time, eavesdrop on the conversation of this group of demon cultivators. Opening a hot pot restaurant, firstly, is indeed to learn from the ancestor of the Daliang Demon Cave, secondly, it is also to hide his identity. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If he opens a hot pot restaurant in Tianwai Tiancheng, the Black Lotus followers will definitely not believe it. Thirdly, it is to facilitate stealing intelligence and gaining insight into external information. "The ancestral land is going to be in chaos, so it's better not to go out during this period of time." said a diner with pockmarks all over his face. "Why?" other diners asked. "Don't you know yet? The latest news! A newly established underworld cult actually set up a plan in Tushita City and killed all the people in Tushita City!" Ma Zi said. "What? I know about Tushita City. I heard that there are nine people in the Fusion Stage! There seem to be three people in the Middle Fusion Stage! Who are the Hell Sects? They actually slaughtered all the people in Tushita City? They are too fierce!" “If only that were all!” "What do you mean?" someone asked. At this time, most diners focus their attention here. Including Xu Gu and four others. The exchange of information between cities is not particularly smooth. In addition, they killed all the people in Tushita City. The final result was known only to a few strong men from other cities who watched the battle from afar, including some people from the White Lotus Sect, the Black Lotus Sect, and the Underworld Sect.

In this way, the news of the destruction of Tushita City took more than ten days to spread completely, and Xu Gu and the other three were not surprised. "What do you mean?" Seeing this, the demon cultivator with pockmarks on his face raised his head and chest slightly, coughed, and said, "This Hell Sect is so crazy that it even killed four or five angels from the White Lotus Sect!" "What?" The scene was in an uproar, and everyone was stunned by the shock of the news. I just felt like the sky was falling. The White Lotus Angels have such a noble status. Who dares to slaughter them over the years? Once slaughtered, they would be subjected to unimaginable retaliation! They might even take their anger out on other demon cultivators! And who can kill? They are not just vases, the strength of each angel is terrifying! “Hahaha, you’re scared already?” The pockmarked demon cultivator continued, “Not only that! Even the Black Lotus Cult’s envoys nearly met with an accident!” "What? What is the origin of this underworld? Not only did they kill the White Lotus Sect, but they also offended the Black Lotus Sect? Isn't this courting death?" Everyone was even more shocked. If we just kill the White Lotus angels, there is still hope to join forces with the Black Lotus and gain some chance of survival. But if we offend both sides, then we are doomed, right? "Offending the Black Lotus Cult? Not really! “At first, the leaders of the Underworld Cult did want to kill the messengers of the Black Lotus Cult, but before they did, they saw that the messengers were so beautiful, so they had sex with them for three days and three nights. "Then, they were let go. It is said that both sides were very satisfied at the time! Now, both sides are already discussing a union. “The main purpose of the alliance is not to deal with the White Lotus Sect, but the leaders of the Underworld Sect, who want to have a taste of the other Black Lotus Sect envoys. "The other Black Lotus Cult emissaries also want to have a taste of the leaders of the Underworld Cult." The pockmarked demon cultivator continued. "?" Xu Gu, who had been listening to the news calmly, suddenly looked up, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Wow, this is how unofficial history was born, right? Not only him, but also Kong Haoran and Mi Suhui, who were helping in the kitchen listlessly, suddenly became energetic. This is slander! Blatant slander! They almost came out to clarify. "If the Underworld Cult and the Black Lotus Cult join forces, can they deal with the White Lotus Cult?" someone asked with concern. "Of course." The pockmarked demon cultivator replied, "The White Lotus Sect was scared! This time, they didn't even take over Tushita City. It is said that Tushita City is still empty! You know, Tushita City is extremely rich in spiritual fields, spiritual mines and other resources. If they were not afraid, they would have taken over Tushita City long ago." "Then why do you say that the Demonic Dao Ancestral Land is going to be in chaos?" "Because, the Underworld Sect fled overnight, which shows that the Underworld Sect is also afraid of the White Lotus Sect! Such an evenly matched opponent is the beginning of disaster." The pockmarked demon cultivator sighed. "This……" All the diners sighed quietly, feeling heavy-hearted. Obviously, we can guess what might happen next. "It seems that the Black Lotus Cult is really planning to join our Underworld Cult." After hearing this, Xu Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart became more certain. He transmitted a message to Kong Haoran and the other three. "Why?" Kong Haoran and the other two were a little confused. They were all listening to gossip, so why didn’t they get any useful information out of it? "We killed two Black Lotus Cult formation cultivators, but this news didn't spread." Xu Gu said with a playful look: "Instead, the outside world spread rumors that the Black Lotus Cult and the Underworld Cult have joined forces." "So that's how it is." Kong Haoran and the other two suddenly realized. If the Black Lotus Cult really wanted to plan against the Underworld Cult, even if they used more conspiracies and tricks, they would not let this kind of public opinion spread.

Because this would cause misunderstanding among the White Lotus Sect. By then, the White Lotus Sect will most likely think that the Black Lotus Sect and the Underworld Sect are together, and will deal with them together. The spread of public opinion now proves that the Black Lotus Sect has no hostility and is indeed interested in joining the Underworld Sect. "Of course, we can't be sure of his words alone." Xu Gu said, "We can ask around." "That's easy." Zhao Jingang nodded: "I'll contact some of the Hell Sect members. They are now wandering around and have a wide range of information." time flies. Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After receiving a reply from the believers in the underworld, Xu Gu felt more at ease. That same night, a graceful figure came to the second floor of the hot pot restaurant. (End of this chapter)