Shi Hua Bone was greatly shocked, and even Huo Divine Transformation, who had been silently pretending to be a master, could no longer maintain his facade.

The business of the barbecue restaurant was evident to all, with demand far exceeding supply, faster than robbing a bank.

Even after the shop closed, there were still people queuing outside, indicating the extent of its popularity.

As a Body Fusion stage powerhouse, Shi Hua Bone had tasted all kinds of delicacies in the human world, having eaten foods far more delicious than skewers, with ingredients so rare that even possessing spirit stones might not guarantee a taste.

Unlike this barbecue restaurant, where the ingredients could be bought at any market.

Ordinary ingredients, yet sold at exorbitant prices, the profit margin was more than just geometric.

The profit of a barbecue restaurant was not enough to mobilize Divine Transformation or Body Fusion stage experts.

But what if barbecue restaurants were opened throughout the Central Continent?

The profits would be enormous, tempting to anyone.

Of course, there was also a crucial point; he was burdened with a debt of one billion, and if he didn’t pay it back, he would be struck by lightning every month.

It was precisely the time when money was needed!

Fortunately, Shi Hua Bone was mature and prudent, not showing excessive excitement. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he said, “The barbecue business of your sect is naturally excellent. My Nine Nether Sect also has its enterprises, but compared to this restaurant, there is still a huge gap.”

Whether it was smuggling or running a zoo, neither could compare to the profits of a barbecue restaurant, which were dozens of times higher.

The most crucial point was that their business was legitimate and not subject to investigation, unlike the Nine Nether Sect, which basically had no legitimate enterprises, with the only one remotely legitimate being the funeral industry.

The funeral industry was also dangerous. A certain high-ranking member of the Nine Nether Sect, skilled in refining corpses, had the whimsical idea of digging up the buried bodies of clients for refinement.

Somehow, the clients found out and immediately reported them.

Fortunately, the Nine Nether Sect made a decisive decision, pushing this fool out and severing all ties with him.

“I just don’t know how to promote it across the entire continent? I consider myself to have tasted many barbecues, but none compare to what I had today. I imagine your sect has unique barbecue techniques and recipes, as well as the most important virility-enhancing secret methods. Can these be promoted too?”

Sect Master Shi’s insight was sharp, and with a little thought, he pointed out the difficulty of nationwide promotion.

Lu Yang chuckled lightly, “Our barbecue recipe comes from ancient times, so it’s normal that Sect Master Shi has never tasted it before.”

“Please follow me.”

Lu Yang stood up and led Shi Hua Bone to the backyard, showing him the automatic barbecue rack and the automatic skewering array, which amazed Shi Hua Bone.

Worthy of being the young sect master of the Heavenly Court Sect, he was so well-prepared.

“The automatic barbecue rack was refined by Protector Duo Bao, and as for this automatic skewering array…” Lu Yang revealed a meaningful smile.

“Where did this skewering array come from?”

“This array was refined by several Body Fusion stage ghosts under the command of our sect master,” Lu Yang revealed shocking news to Shi Hua Bone.

Shi Hua Bone’s pupils constricted.

Body Fusion stage ghosts were the highest known in cultivation among ghosts.

Only someone a whole major level higher could refine ghosts.

This indicated that the “sect master” Lu Yang mentioned was a Tribulation Crossing powerhouse!

The Heavenly Court Sect indeed had a Tribulation Crossing stage expert!

“I wonder who your sect master is…”

Lu Yang did not answer directly but instead said with a smile, “I wonder if Sect Master Shi has heard of Yun Zhi from the Seek Tao Sect?”

Shi Hua Bone had secretly collected a lot of information about the five major immortal sects, including Yun Zhi, who was said to overshadow the sect masters of the five sects.

According to his speculation, Yun Zhi of the Seek Tao Sect had cultivated to the late stages of Tribulation Crossing. Being so young and having reached such a realm, she was a significant obstacle in the great conflict of the era for the chance to ascend to immortality, quite troublesome!

“Our sect master has crossed hands with Yun Zhi of the Seek Tao Sect, and their cultivation levels are on par.”

“What?!”

Shi Hua Bone’s eyes widened in shock. This Heavenly Court Sect master truly had cultivation profound enough to influence the natural order.

Perhaps only someone with such cultivation was qualified to be the sect master of the Heavenly Court Sect.

Originally, Shi Hua Bone thought that the Heavenly Court Sect, with many of its members in slumber, was much weaker than before. Today’s encounter completely overturned his previous assumptions.

Perhaps the Heavenly Court Sect’s strength was not as great as the ancient Heavenly Court, but it was still stronger than their Nine Nether Sect by several degrees.

Choosing to make contact with the Heavenly Court Sect was indeed a wise decision!

“There’s also this fire seed, which is a new type of true fire developed by our sect. It not only enhances the flavor of the skewers but also has virility-enhancing effects!”

Lu Yang held up a flame, a combination of the Samadhi True Fire and the Pure Yang True Fire.

Shi Hua Bone carefully observed the flame with his divine sense and found that it was indeed a new type of true fire, not among the one hundred and eight known true fires. It bore traces of the Samadhi True Fire and the Pure Yang True Fire, but only traces.

The Pure Yang True Fire did not have virility-enhancing effects.

It seemed that the Heavenly Court Sect, quiet and seemingly inactive, had actually laid out their plans step by step in secret, just waiting for the pieces to fall into place!Otherwise, how could the other party possibly go to the trouble of developing a true flame specifically for barbecuing?

“Lesser Sect Master, these things should not be shown to outsiders. They were originally our Heavenly Sect’s means of expansion and the foundation of our intelligence network!” The Fifth Elder advised with a frown.

Lu Yang did not appreciate the Fifth Elder’s remarks and retorted, “It’s fine. In ancient times, the Heavenly Court had a close relationship with the Nine Nether Sect. Seeing the Nine Nether Sect now, it’s only reasonable to help them restore their former glory. Even if the Sect Master and my master knew about this, they would not blame me.”

“Moreover, the Heavenly Sect has few members. Even if we were all to take action, how many barbecue shops could we possibly open?”

The Fifth Elder said no more. Since the Lesser Sect Master was willing to take full responsibility, he, as a protector of the Heavenly Sect, had no more to say.

Petrified Bone was deeply moved. He hadn’t expected their Nine Nether Sect to have such a wealthy relative.

This Lesser Sect Master was noble and upright, risking reprimand from the Sect Master and Lord Bean Heaven to help their Nine Nether Sect.

Lu Yang turned his head, his face breaking into a smile as if there had been no conflict with the Fifth Elder, and said, “Sect Master Shi, as you’ve heard, although I am a disciple of a Heavenly Lord, there are still some matters over which I cannot have full control. However, this does not affect our cooperation.”

“I can provide the barbecue seasoning formula and the array method for the automatic skewering array to your sect for free.”

With a sweep of divine consciousness, one could understand the principles of the barbecue seasoning and the automatic skewering array. Lu Yang saw no need to hide them; it was better to give them away as a favor and make it a smooth transaction with the Nine Nether Sect.

“As for the automatic barbecue racks and the fire source, I can supply them to your sect regularly and in fixed quantities, but our Heavenly Sect requires sixty percent of the profits.”

The automatic barbecue racks had been restricted by the Fifth Elder and could not be deciphered.

The fire source, on the other hand, required Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to take action.

After all, opening barbecue shops was the initiative of the Heavenly Sect, and naturally, they would take the lion’s share of the profits. Petrified Bone could understand this.

But considering his status, he couldn’t directly accept Lu Yang’s proposal: “You take four, we take six!”

“Our Heavenly Sect takes sixty percent,” Lu Yang said confidently.

“Fifty-fifty split!”

“Our Heavenly Sect takes sixty percent.”

Lu Yang was adamant, leaving no room for Petrified Bone to negotiate.

Knowing he was at a disadvantage, Petrified Bone clenched his teeth and did not argue further, accepting the profit-sharing method proposed by Lu Yang.

The two discussed some of the details and quickly settled on a contract.

“Pleasure doing business with you,” Lu Yang said with a beaming smile as they shook hands.