Unluckily Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, I Talked My Way to Success

Qi He transmigrated into a world of cultivation and became a minor clerk in a sect, then was assigned to manage a small town. With his terrible luck, he was sure to miss out on any town with good tax revenue, so he decided to lie flat and wait for the worst lot.

A town mayor's term lasts 150 years. As someone who had transmigrated into another person's body, Qi He had a few small advantages:

He was sociable and knew everyone in the sect, from the outer disciples to the junior stewards, and even the junior stewards' junior stewards.

He had modern ideas. He had no practical experience, but he could write a 30,000-word thesis about the theory, and he wasn't even afraid of plagiarism checks!

He came from the Flower Planting Kingdom. He could grow flowers and vegetables outdoors, and cook a good home-style meal indoors. Even if he achieved nothing, at least he wouldn't starve.

Even with the worst lot, he was confident... He couldn't say he'd be starting from scratch and making no progress, but he could at least make it through a term with something to show for it, right?

When the final short lot was revealed, even the uncle who had drawn the lots for them couldn't bear to look.

The small town had little spiritual energy, its land was heavily polluted by deathly energy, and it lay on the frontier, right next to the Abyss of Sin. Fewer than ten mortal households were on the official register.

Uncle-Master: Ah, poor Little Qi. I'll give you an extra starter pack for reclaiming the land.

His fellow disciples also showed their sympathy. The wealthy senior brothers chipped in spirit stones, while the poor ones gave him some Guiyuan Pills.

Qi He accepted everything with a beaming smile. "I'm the most unfortunate one, so I won't stand on ceremony."

One senior brother even said, "Little He, why don't you consider a political marriage? I wouldn't mind taking a bit of a loss..."

Qi He turned him down at once. "I think I'll be fine. It's not that bad. At least there's mountains, water, and land." Inwardly, he thought: Marriage, my ass. Romance will only get in the way of me making money!

...Since he lacked just about everything, Qi He decided to build from nothing by getting others to do the work.

Other town mayors: Meet with the staff.

Qi He: First, let's dig up some weeds.

Other town mayors: Organize a team to gather resources in the mountains.

Qi He: First, let's dig a hole.

Other town mayors: Collect taxes.

Qi He: We have weeds and a hole. Let's cast a spell and build a house first.

Other town mayors: Once the handover is complete, we can start working on development.

Qi He: Sigh, let's get to work. The townspeople will starve if we don't hurry.

So he went to persuade the dwarves of the Alchemy Guild, who had been driven out by other lands and had nowhere to go. "Our town has houses and materials. We promise not to drive you away. No taxes for three years, and we'll find you a place to live. Interested?"

The dwarf guildmaster: "You can get a deal like that?"

Then he went to the Beastman Warrior Guild, which had also been driven out of other lands. "Our town respects warriors. We'll give you houses for free and waive your taxes for three years. Interested?"

The beastman guildmaster: "You can get a deal like that?"

Qi He: "Come on over. Here's a Transformation Pill. Remember to take it on time, and don't scare the mortals."

Once he'd finally put together a ragtag exploration team, he immediately returned to the immortal sect to make a report. "We have warriors living in our town now, as well as a specialty medicine that can clear pill toxins. High-ranking Dao Lords are welcome to settle here."

The immortal sect: "There's a miraculous medicine like that? Impossible. Not even ghosts would go to that dump. Liar, throw him out!"

Qi He: "When I lie, no one questions me. So why don't they believe me when I tell the truth? TAT"

Dao Lord Xuan Hu: "If it's truly effective, I'll settle there."

Qi He: "You really mean it, Dao Venerable? You can't take it back! Here, this is a trial sample. Once you've tried it, you'll have to sign this hundred-year contract to keep buying it."

The immortal sect: "Are you kidding? Who would buy..."

Dao Lord Xuan Hu: "It works. I'll sign."

The immortal sect: "Dao Venerable, wait...!! No, we want to buy it too!"

Qi He: "There are only three places. Our temple is too small to take in any more."

Dao Lord Xuan Hu: "I don't need them. I can take on all of them by myself."

Qi He: "This Dao Venerable seems pretty impressive."

Dao Lord Xuan Hu: "Since you think I'm pretty impressive, how about we consider holding a cultivation partnership ceremony?"

Qi He: "???"

Theme: Look at the world from a different angle, and you'll find a way through