A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 209

Chapter 209: Cultivation Daily Newspaper

“But President, even though Yuan Zheng is dead, is it really necessary for us to merge into the Wu Commerce Association?” Another executive curiously asked.

Hearing this, Cai Zhengkun simply shook his head lightly.

“You don’t understand this. You should have investigated the Wu Commerce Association recently and naturally know how terrifyingly brilliant the future they envision is. The Upper Realm will surely belong to the Wu Commerce Association in the future. Merging our Earth Dragon Commerce Association into the Wu Commerce Association is undoubtedly the most correct choice.”

“But if we truly proceed with your plan, President, we will have to face the powerful warriors of the entire Upper Realm. Perhaps even those at the Immortal Emperor level won’t be able to restrain themselves. Can we really withstand that?”

“That’s something you all don’t understand. The Wu Commerce Association is not run by us; we are just workers. If we really provoke the powerful beings of the Upper Realm, it will be President Wu’s concern. We only need to execute our tasks. Besides, even if the Wu Commerce Association were destroyed, we can still preserve ourselves. After all, our cultivation is low, and no one will bother with insignificant ants like us.”

Upon hearing Cai Zhengkun’s words, the executives present looked enlightened, exclaiming how clever the President was.

In response to such praise, Cai Zhengkun nodded with satisfaction.

“Anyway, this is a gamble. If the Wu Commerce Association can truly become the largest in the Upper Realm, then we will be considered elders. How poor could our treatment be at that point?”

“So, contact the Cultivation Daily Newspaper and spread the word about the Wu Commerce Association looking for partners.”

The Cultivation Daily Newspaper is the largest newspaper in the Upper Realm, knowing everything about each region clearly. Of course, unless it’s a matter of great importance, such as involving an Immortal Emperor, the Cultivation Daily Newspaper only publishes news relevant to that domain.

However, as long as you have the money, you can still publish the news you want to spread in the Cultivation Daily Newspaper.

But at that moment, another high-ranking member of the Earth Dragon Commerce Association raised a new concern.

“But President, what if the other regional associations are unwilling to cooperate with our Wu Commerce Association?”

“Good question. In that case, we can only establish a Wu Commerce Association in every region and not give them a shred of breathing room.”

When Cai Zhengkun said this, his face was filled with coldness; he had come this far from being a nameless person solely reliant on ruthlessness.

“Yes!”

Soon, with everything ready, Cai Zhengkun set off toward the Southern Region Huang Yuan Region branch of the Cultivation Daily Newspaper, and after revealing his identity, he quickly contacted the branch’s president.

“President Cai, are you saying that you want to publish the news about the Wu Commerce Association looking for partners in every region of the Upper Realm?”

Huang Yuan Region’s Cultivation Newspaper Company President Shi Hao looked at Cai Zhengkun with an expression of disbelief after hearing his words.

Cai Zhengkun nodded slightly in response.

“That’s right.”

“Wait a moment, let me think this through.”

Shi Hao found it hard to understand for a while, but after a long pause, he finally grasped the situation and looked at Cai Zhengkun, saying, “So, you mean the Earth Dragon Commerce Association has merged into the Wu Commerce Association?”

“Yes.”

Seeing Cai Zhengkun’s calm demeanor left Shi Hao somewhat flustered, especially since the Earth Dragon Commerce Association had previously been the largest association in the Huang Yuan Region, and Cai Zhengkun, being the president, had a close relationship with Shi Hao.

Shi Hao was well aware that the master behind the Earth Dragon Commerce Association was Yuan Zheng.

Guessing Shi Hao’s thoughts, Cai Zhengkun softly remarked, “You don’t need to worry about that. Yuan Zheng is already dead; the Wu Commerce Association took action.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao was initially taken aback but then patted Cai Zhengkun’s shoulder and comforted him, “Congratulations, Brother Cai, on avenging your grievances.”

As a close friend, Shi Hao naturally knew some of Cai Zhengkun’s background.

Cai Zhengkun, however, showed no expression. Before avenging himself, he longed for revenge, but after it was accomplished, he realized it wasn’t anything extraordinary.

Shi Hao quickly grew serious and said, “Brother Cai, I know you can probably guess that if this news gets spread, it will likely cause great turmoil throughout the Upper Realm. There may even be Immortal Venerables and Immortal Emperors who will take action against the Wu Commerce Association. Are you sure the Wu Commerce Association can really withstand that?”

Cai Zhengkun shook his head lightly.

“This is a gamble, my friend. If the Wu Commerce Association can take off and withstand everyone in the Upper Realm, then as an elder of the Wu Commerce Association, I will also reap many benefits.”

“But if it fails, it won’t be much of a loss for me, after all. I’m not the master of the Wu Commerce Association; even if they want to find someone to blame, they can only go after the master of the Wu Commerce Association.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao was initially stunned, but then he burst out laughing.

“Hahaha, Brother Cai, you truly are thoughtful. Since you’ve considered it so thoroughly, it would be ungrateful of me to stop you now. But let me say this up front: although we have a good relationship, you know that getting news published in the Cultivation Daily Newspaper, which will be seen throughout the entire Upper Realm, requires quite a bit of resources.”

As he spoke, Shi Hao’s tone gradually became serious. If one wanted to publish news that the entire Upper Realm could see, it would likely cost more Immortal Crystals than the Earth Dragon Commerce Association could afford.

However, Cai Zhengkun simply waved his hand and then took out a Storage Ring, saying, “I naturally understand the rules. President Wu has already given me the Immortal Crystals. Here are one million top-grade Immortal Crystals, which should be enough to publish ten days’ worth of headlines, right?”

The Cultivation Daily Newspaper had ten regions where news that could be seen across the Upper Realm could be published, each with different prices based on the size and prominence of the news. The most expensive headline area charged a staggering one hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals per day, which even Immortal Venerables would find hard to bear.

If it weren’t for Wu Hao’s wealth, it’s unlikely that Wu Rulong would be able to afford such expenses.

Upon hearing Cai Zhengkun’s words, Shi Hao couldn’t help but gasp.

“To casually take out one million top-grade Immortal Crystals, it seems the Wu Commerce Association is not a typical power. Brother Cai, you’ve truly latched onto a big opportunity. Don’t forget about me when you take off in the future.”

“Don’t worry, Brother Shi. I won’t forget your kindness. If I can help you, I will definitely do so,” Cai Zhengkun replied with a smile, his tone exceedingly serious.

“Alright, I’ve noted down the details. I estimate we can get your news published within three days at the earliest. You can head back now.”

“Okay.”

As Cai Zhengkun turned to leave, Shi Hao stared at his departing figure with a very grave expression, his mind clearly deep in thought.

After a long while, he shook his head and turned to report the matter, as one shouldn’t let a profitable opportunity slip away.

However, Shi Hao could also guess that if this news was published, the entire Upper Realm would likely face tremendous upheaval as a result.