"The Psychic Realm of a Full Bloom can be compressed and used as a Dao Seed, and it can also be used externally even when not transformed. It’s full of potential and can serve as a protective method for the Magical Girl’s true form."

"For Cyan Cloud Sect, this is an excellent opportunity. In the future, apart from clearing Disaster Beasts and the Witch Association, Cyan Cloud Sect disciples should pay more attention to Heart Image Remains, which can be used as disciple training."

"Noted."

"Although An Shiyu cannot enter Cyan Cloud Sect, her whereabouts and daily life must be monitored. Mu Jin, as a remnant soul of the Great Emperor, has important experience and knowledge about the Magical Girl, laying a foundation for the sect’s future path of the Full Bloom Emperor."

Bingtang listened while taking notes.

The two returned by car. Although they could fly, Bingtang thought it would be less ostentatious not to.

So she took Jiang Si on a car ride.

Along the way, listening to Jiang Si recount things about the Mirror Country and experiences with Mu Jin, Bingtang found it all very engrossing.

It was like going back to three years ago when Jiang Si would talk endlessly in the sect about those magical cultivation stories.

In fact, Bingtang never found those stories very interesting.

Leveling up by defeating monsters, finding treasures through chance encounters, becoming stronger to defeat erstwhile unbeatable opponents—she didn’t find much joy in these things.

Of course, she didn’t hate them either, it was like listening to some girls in class gossiping.

Not very interesting, but not exactly boring either.

But listening to Jiang Si talk about these things, that in itself was very interesting.

Jiang Si, who was usually indifferent and unconcerned about other matters, would speak passionately about cultivation matters, or now about his gains in the Mirror Country.

A Jiang Si completely different from usual was inherently fascinating.

"This journey has been immensely rewarding. Once I’ve consolidated everything, I can impart my teachings to the others. Could you arrange a day for me to preach? Yu Mo and the others should also start planning for their advancements."

"Although Mirror Country doesn’t have a traditional Dao lineage, their technology is quite impressive. Technological cultivation may be considered unorthodox, but if cultivated well, it could also be a viable path. Gather more information about Mirror Country; appropriating their technology for our cultivation would be ideal."

"If we can acquire Mirror Country’s technology, it could alleviate some of Cyan Cloud Sect’s financial issues," Bingtang said with a smile. "Recently, the price of the Seed of Sorrow has begun to drop. Nowadays, aside from the B-level Disaster Beast’s Seed of Sorrow, the lower-level ones have no demand. But Cyan Cloud Sect’s expenses haven’t decreased, especially with the increased efforts to clear the Witch Association and Disaster Beasts this year, marking the highest spending in recent years."

Although Jiang Si wasn’t very concerned about these matters, he didn’t interrupt, just nodding to indicate he was listening.

But he didn’t understand.

"If this continues, Cyan Cloud Sect’s internal funds might hit a snag. While I could come up with ways to draw some money from Bingse Group to subsidize, that’s not a long-term solution. For the group to develop sustainably, maintaining healthy cash flow is necessary. I’m also constantly worried about future business, like our previous plan for launching a Magical Girl Idol band ’Magic Collection Card’ under the ’Beihai Idol is a Legend’ project. It ended up unsuccessful due to an overabundance of Magical Girl idols from the Disaster Strategy Bureau, with their first cover song ’Hakimi’ causing a ’Graduation Statement’ controversy before release..."

This is a lie.

Cyan Cloud Sect is not short of money; rather, it holds a wealth of premium Magical Girl talents, both in the Inner and Outer Sect, with each possessing remarkable skills. The seven True Inheritances are particularly astounding, not to mention the honorary disciples who bring unexpected surprises across various fields.

Plus, they’re backed by a giant entity like the Ice Era group.

And they rely on a Daoist Master, who affirms everything she says, even if it doesn’t make sense.

If the sect were still struggling financially, it would reflect poorly on Bingtang’s abilities.

In reality, just by buying out the Bai Family’s third sister’s masterpieces in bulk and immediately transforming them into an IP, they could collect ’ancestor taxes’ for the next eight hundred years.

With such efforts, in the name of the ancestors, spreading their fame for another generation isn’t an exaggeration.

Not to mention the rest...

"... In short, I’ve planned many strategies, even considering cooperation with the Disaster Strategy Bureau. After all, Outer Sect disciples are quite suitable as temporary workers..."

The chaotic remarks reminded Jiang Si of the tedious business operations in urban cultivation novels.

Back then, he could easily skip those parts, or if they annoyed him, he’d quit reading altogether.

But now, with Bingtang talking to him about these things, Jiang Si could only nod, pretending to understand.

"If I can obtain the Mirror Country’s technology, I could legitimize cooperation between Bingse Group and Cyan Cloud Sect, and through profit-sharing, ensure Cyan Cloud Sect’s financial health legally and reasonably, further expanding its scale and influence."

Currently, Cyan Cloud Sect doesn’t have many people, although the fuss over finding Jiang Si has made it seem bustling, as if Magical Girls from Cyan Cloud Sect were everywhere.

In reality, most of the credit goes to Cyan Flower for using Demonic Puppets to uphold appearances. In terms of Magical Girl numbers, Cyan Cloud Sect still can’t compete with the Disaster Strategy Bureau.

When Jiang Si disappeared this time, Bingtang realized the problem while trying to expand her search for Jiang Si - Cyan Cloud Sect’s influence was too small. In Southern China, some in the Disaster Strategy Bureau hadn’t even heard of Cyan Cloud Sect.