Chapter 150: Bright Future 【new White Feather】
“Huh?”
The White Feather Association reassembled again. Cult Leader Yuan glanced around and found that he had only gathered 24 people this time, fewer than the 32 at the end of the last meeting.
The White Feather Association had a total of 34 people. After one died, only 24 actually showed up. Not only that, with a slight perception, he found that only 15 people still had traces of the Holy Cough blessing in their bodies.
No wonder this group of followers looked panicked, some worried, and others tense in spirit, not daring to meet his eyes.
This clearly meant morale was low and the team was hard to lead.
“Subordinate Zheng Hao pays respects to the Cult Leader.”
The middle-aged man who had proactively approached Yuan Zhu before the last meeting dispersed and took on the task of purchasing the haunted house to show his abilities and strength spoke first to curry favor with him.
Seeing the man’s appearance, Yuan Zhu immediately recalled that he was originally one of the internal members of the original White Feather Association. Because he was not interested in the sacrifice ritual, he survived.
Now seizing the opportunity, he tried to leap into becoming a core backbone of New White Feather (Taixi Chamber of Commerce) and contact true supernatural powers.
Yuan Zhu: “How is the task I assigned you last time coming along?”
Zheng Hao replied: “I did not fail your trust, Cult Leader. Following the address you gave, I have already bought that haunted house but did not enter it without authorization. I expedited the purchase contract and all related identification through extra efforts. Additionally, I contacted the property management company, canceled the demon extermination task, publicly announced that the anomaly issue has been resolved, and stated dislike for disturbances.”
Yuan Zhu was extremely satisfied with this. Now that the haunted house was taken, after canceling the commission, Fire Fang would have no turn to come exorcise; even if the evil forces behind the haunted house wanted to investigate, old Zheng would face it first.
Even if that mysterious force really tortured him, they could only trace it to Yellow Millet Town… However, old Zheng’s former White Feather Association member identity, plus his status as the sole survivor of the sacrifice ritual, could still connect to him.
But with his strength improving, he was gradually no longer afraid of any ‘mysterious forces.’
“Well done, that’s a merit for you. Keep the identification and contract with you, and don’t bother with the haunted house anymore. I will arrange for someone to handle it.”
Zheng Hao added: “One more thing. The organization name Taixi Chamber of Commerce that you instructed has been successfully registered at city hall. Because there are too many same-name chamber of commerce organizations, our chamber name is marked as Taixi Chamber of Commerce-63. Meaning the 63rd ‘Taixi Chamber of Commerce’ in Running City.”
At this point, Zheng Hao felt utterly helpless about his own Cult Leader’s naming ability. It was just too mediocre and too common.
He was not the only one; the other 23 followers forcibly pulled into Yellow Millet Town also disliked this name. In daily life, they had heard ‘Taixi Chamber of Commerce, Taixi XX, Taixi xx’ so often that they had gone from immune to reactive.
“Good!”
But Yuan Zhu had a different view, his voice excited: “Don’t take it lightly. You should know the White Feather Wish Association had so many deaths before and was already classified as an illegal evil organization. If we foolishly inherited the White Feather name, we would only be targeted by the Security Bureau again.”
“On the contrary, Taixi Chamber of Commerce (-63) is a very common name, and we registered an official legal identity at city hall. In the future, acting under this name will not attract attention, being more concealed and low-key. Of course, internally we don’t need to use the ‘Taixi’ name for contact, use ‘White Feather’ as little as possible, and directly use 63 instead.”
Zheng Hao immediately flattered: “The Cult Leader is wise!”
In the banquet living room, some followers who had some expectations for the New White Feather Association nodded secretly, satisfied with this new Cult Leader’s words.
The other party was even willing to register a legal ‘organization’ at city hall, which compared to the original illegal underground secret society, showed more sincerity and true intent, planning for long-term management.
Looking at the Holy Light entwining the Cult Leader’s body and thinking of his Holy Church identity, it was all a symbol of strength and power, so they felt more at ease.
Yuan Zhu then looked at the other followers: “Tell me about yourselves. Why only 24 showed up? Where are the remaining 9?”
As he asked, his gaze turned to Zheng Hao. At the end of the last meeting, Yuan Zhu had given him the identity list from his inquiries. In other words, he was his agent in Running City, part-time reserve deputy cult leader.
After meeting Yuan Zhu’s eyes, he immediately answered: “Reporting to the Cult Leader, these past few days I also took time to contact and visit other fellow believers. I learned that some still suspect the ‘new organization’ and do not trust your promises, Cult Leader. Some are taking a wait-and-see attitude, some pretended business trips or training to go to Taixi City, others left Running to return to their hometowns for recuperation or vacation. Although I have their identity information, I have no power or qualification to stop or prevent them.”
At this moment, a nervous young lady, somewhat fearful, suddenly spoke up interrupting their conversation: “Cult Leader, I have something to report! I want to confess!”
Yuan Zhu looked puzzled; it was a girl with a good figure and features, surnamed Mei. He remembered from the last inquiry that she claimed to be a dance actress at a theater in Running, so she had a great figure from training, and her appearance was passable.
Initially contacting and joining the White Feather Wish Association was to pursue wealth and beauty, desiring a good marriage fate to be taken home by a young, romantic wealthy man and marry into a wealthy family. She was one of the more enthusiastic members toward the New White Feather Association.
At this moment, she was one of the few on site with no Holy Cough reaction traces in her body.
Yuan Zhu asked curiously: “What do you confess?”
His New White Feather did not emphasize confession and atonement, nor did it promote brainwashing. It focused on performance and competition, with everyone cooperating and exchanging, taking tasks from the Cult Leader, and providing various second-hand exchange services from Happy Home, earning price differences and service fees.
Miss Mei hurriedly said: “Cult Leader, you know me. I was one of the first to support Taixi Chamber of Commerce and deeply believed in your blessings without any doubt. Even that Blood Eggplant, I took immediately after waking from the dream. The effect was truly magical, not only curing the hidden injuries accumulated from years of dance practice, but also making my body lighter and prettier.”
“Precisely because of the magical effect of the Blood Eggplant, I longed even more to see the Cult Leader again and receive your guidance. So I continuously drank Yellow Millet Echo for multiple nights. Although I came to Yellow Millet Town again, I never saw the Cult Leader or other fellow believers. To hear your gospel, I recalled your blessings came from the Holy Church, so I went to a church.”
At this point, the girl’s expression and tone carried hesitation. Among the other gossip-listening followers, a few also recalled something, their expressions similarly turning strange.
Yuan Zhu: “What happened after you went to the church?”
“I have your Divine Blessing left in my body. For several days of high-intensity dance rehearsals, I felt endless energy in my body, full of spirit, just a slight low fever but not uncomfortable. You said this is normal. So out of gratitude, I went to a church to fulfill a vow.”
Running residents’ faiths are very diverse; various deities more or less give believers some superficial blessings and perks, similar in strength to shopping app red packets or subsidies. Not to retain believers consuming in their domains, but to gain believers’ attention, recognition, and sincerity in faith.
Therefore, across Du Ling Star world, it is not uncommon for believers who received deity protection to feel stirred and choose to fulfill vows. Or rather, very common.
She got benefits from Yuan Zhu, whether Blood Eggplant or Holy Cough both had positive effects, and unable to contact the Cult Leader, so going to a Holy Church of the same Holy Light System to fulfill a vow was logical.
Yuan Zhu even more curious: “And then?”
“I gave money to the church, and the priest there, seeing my devout attitude, gave me a Holy Light Blessing. Then… the ‘blessing’ you left in my body was purified away.”
Miss Mei grew more nervous as she spoke, afraid of misunderstanding, hurriedly explaining: “Cult Leader, I am sincere toward our White Feather Association, with no doubt at all! I don’t know why, but the ‘blessing’ in my body was washed away.”
At this time, several other members whose Holy Cough had disappeared also spoke up in agreement: “Cult Leader, me too. At that time my body was overly excited, worried about hidden issues, so I went to the hospital for a checkup. Then in the Holy Light Demon Extermination Department I received purification testing, and the blessing in my body disappeared.”
Hearing these statements, some sincere some fake, Yuan Zhu fell into self-doubt: My Holy Cough was purified by Holy Light?!
No! Isn’t my Holy Cough converted from Holy Light? After Holy Light purification, it should only supplement extra energy, enhancing the Holy Cough. How was it purified away?
The other believers who did not go to church to fulfill vows or hospital checkups all had their eyes light up, finding a way to escape the mysterious Cult Leader’s control and threat.
If this Taixi Chamber of Commerce 63 was really some evil organization, then after this dream ended, they could go for a Holy Light full-body cleanse, sell off assets, leave Running, go to Taixi for development, and restart new lives.
Deep in self-doubt, Yuan Zhu communicated in his mind with Little Spicy Stick, exclaiming in shock: “I’m still too young, know too little about Holy Light. No guidance teacher, just entered and relied on talent to force cultivate to 1 imprint, condensing Soul Crystal. Empty of skill realm, lacking knowledge reserve, full of ignorance about Holy Light’s mysteries. I absolutely cannot understand how this Holy Light detected and purified the Holy Cough? Aren’t they the same side?”
Little Spicy Stick, who perfectly fused, controlled, and understood Dataized Holy Light Pollution through Immortal Scripture Client, was also stunned by this question: “Don’t understand, I really can’t figure it out. We are indeed too ignorant. After this ‘dream’ ends, let’s go to Rain Courtyard and ask the Old Temple Priest! I won’t feel settled without figuring this out! This isn’t scientific.”
Although his heart was panicking hard, how was his orthodox Holy Cough restrained by ‘orthodox Holy Light’?
Could it be that the priests in the hospital and church are ‘demons’ in disguise? Or is the Holy Mark imprinted by the Old Temple Priest actually demonic Holy Light?
No, how could Rain Courtyard harbor filth? And his own Holy Light burning pollution also sizzles loudly, utterly righteous, not evil at all.
Although uneasy, Yuan Zhu still appeared calm and unfazed, with the mask on his face making him mysteriously unfathomable: “As everyone knows, Holy Light uses life as fuel, releasing momentary light to purify all evil pollution. The blessing I gave you is a divine blessing that does not excessively damage vitality, can remain long-term in the body, and provides exquisite continuous positive buffs.”
“Its biggest feature is safety and fragility. Maintaining it long-term is already difficult; if subjected to crude Holy Light Baptism impact, it’s like a precise and fragile structure shattered by violent impact. If you doubt this ‘blessing’ or distrust the organization, then go to the hospital to cleanse it.”
Yuan Zhu’s tone conveyed indifference and nonchalance. After this nonsense, even he somewhat believed it. Clearly, the Holy Cough was too precise and got destroyed by others’ crude ‘Holy Light Impact’! Yes, that’s the reason.
Miss Mei hurriedly said: “Of course I trust you, Cult Leader. Can you bless me again? I really need this blessing.”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “Of course. If any of you also need this ‘blessing’, I will apply it together. If not believing, then forget it. Our New White Feather respects free will, everyone equal in status, no coercion or oppression, mutual help and benefit, all voluntary. This time I gathered everyone, first to deliver new benefits.”
“Our New White Feather has obtained a batch of orthodox Kunlun Immortal Path spirit pills from secret channels that extend life and strengthen the body! Geng Continent’s Kunlun Immortal Realm is famous for alchemy and qi consumption, highest achievement refining Immortal Deathless Medicine. These ‘Kunlun Spirit Pills’ are made from Kunlun Immortal Realm’s spirit grass and wondrous medicines via orthodox alchemy. Internal welfare like Blood Eggplant, one per person, use or sell at will.”
With that, Yuan Zhu took out a large bottle of Insect Pills he robbed from Cicada City, poured out 24, and distributed them.
This batch of pills was refined via alchemy from ‘spirit grass and insect medicine’ with supernatural pollution from the Bubble World. Kunlun Earth Immortal’s ‘pollution residue’ + inheritance from Immortal Sect’s ‘Insect System alchemy’, calling it Kunlun orthodox was not a lie.
This ‘Insect Pill’ for Qi Refiners with meridian systems is perfectly suited, with huge buff effects accelerating cultivation; for Du Ling mortals without corresponding pollution foundation… after ‘Insect Pill’ irradiated and purified by Holy Light, it is similarly a spirit pill wonder drug for shedding the mortal body and exchanging the bones, transforming physique, improving cultivation aptitude.
Of course, trace ‘Insect System, Kunlun, Knight System pollution affinity’ is inevitable, but compared to the buffs it brings, the risk can be completely ignored.
This thing is truly appealing to ordinary people, and also a potent medicine.
Once consumed, it forces them half a foot into the ‘supernatural domain’, making daily life more prone to attracting pollution contact, stepping onto the path of no return. Thus having to rely more on Taixi Chamber of Commerce-63 to serve for subsequent cultivation resources.
After distributing the Insect Pills, Yuan Zhu continued: “The second thing for gathering you is advance notice: our New White Feather, i.e., Taixi Chamber of Commerce, is about to go online in reality. At that time, I will set up headquarters in Running City and open the internal exchange system to you, helping those who aspire to contact and master supernatural powers… to fulfill your dreams. Naturally, fair transaction, you must pay accordingly.”
The organization he mentioned going online was naturally to pave the way for Anti-Law.
The Path of Anti-Law required generous lending and investment support; these followers were the seedlings he nurtured.
