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[Synopsis] Who stands at the peak of the path to immortality? Without money, you can't take a single step! This is the Age of Declining Dharma, where spiritual energy has run dry. Even taking a breath costs interest, and one fight burns through half a year's salary. Spirit stones are no longer a handy resource. They're the only currency in circulation.
Gu Shi'an, a top auditor who has transmigrated to this world, starts with no divine artifacts, only a “Poor and Humble Temple” on the verge of bankruptcy and a debt-collection notice listing an astronomical sum. Fortunately, he awakens the [Absolute Profit and Loss System]. While others judge cultivation by its depth, he sees the “value” above their heads. While others train desperately to unleash powerful moves, he improves cultivation methods and cuts costs.
“Fellow Daoist, your ‘Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin’ looks impressive, but it wastes 360 spirit stones and can't penetrate my shield. Your ROI is negative. I suggest you surrender.” Faced with the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance's monopolistic exploitation, Gu Shi'an holds his ledger, with all the broke rogue cultivators of the cultivation world standing behind him. “Who says cultivating immortality means cutting off all attachments? If the profits are high enough, I'll even hire a heavenly tribulation to light my cigarette!”
This is the story of someone using economic principles to thrash the cultivation world and ascending to immortality by being “thrifty” and “making money.”