Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 2055 1496: Business (Part 2)

Yet that's typically the full extent of their achievements.

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"Most of the Heavenly Immortals who've freshly ascended in their ranks are Divine Path divines, not true cultivators—they simply originate from the Li family." An elder sneered, lip curling as he spoke dismissively.

"Aren't Divine Path Heavenly Immortals still Heavenly Immortals regardless?"

The Sect Leader shot him a glance and countered, "Go check it out yourself—count the divines in the Divine Path and see how few actually reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm."

"Moreover, the Heavenly Court ought to be the top force in the Divine Path by rights, but looking at the recent Heavenly Immortal Realm divines they've produced, they're scarcely superior to the Li family."

These remarks left the elders' faces burning red; momentarily speechless, they couldn't muster a reply.

"Now it clicks—the Li family has no scruples, grabbing every chance to swell their power! That's precisely how they've risen so high." The Sect Leader paid no heed to their responses, muttering to himself.

"Should we hold an auction too?" one elder suggested cautiously.

But another elder shot back right away, "Do we have the time? The grand ceremony kicks off in under three days."

"We do; setting up an auction isn't complicated."

The Sect Leader pondered briefly, then commanded, "Select some scarce high-grade spiritual items from the Sect Secret Vault, plus spiritual objects from different realms in the treasure house—a total of three hundred pieces."

"At the same time, have disciples set up a shop outside the mountain immediately to peddle all sorts of low-level spiritual objects."

Loose cultivators might not boast great buying power individually, but their vast numbers make up for it! If the spiritual objects fit their needs, sales are bound to boom!

Regarding the problem of other forces lacking ample spirit stones or spiritual objects due to no prior auction notice, it's simple to fix: allow credit purchases, with delivery later through the Teleportation Array. Xiaxian Sect has no worries about defaults.

At the Sect Leader's directive, the entire Xiaxian Sect mobilized swiftly, with all elders diving into their assigned duties.

Soon enough, a three-story pagoda-like magic artifact stood erected outside Yunxia Mountain to receive arriving guests.

Yet next to the throngs swarming the Li family's stall, though their shop drew visitors aplenty, it remained strangely hushed, with spiritual object sales falling flat.

The Li family showed zero response to this development.

"They're merely imitating our tactics!" A Li family member raged.

"Quiet down, stay calm!" The plump clansman remained composed, holding back the group to avoid stirring trouble for the family.

Forget Xiaxian Sect's formidable might—it's their home ground besides. They can do as they please; how could the Li family intervene?

"Stick to minding our own affairs."

And despite Xiaxian Sect hawking various spiritual objects too, it barely impacted the Li family's trade.

This outcome left Xiaxian Sect's elders fuming and embarrassed—peddling spiritual objects on home soil yet outdone by the Li family.

Prices were roughly comparable, so what explained it? They were stumped.

Had they descended to question the loose cultivators directly, the reason would have emerged.

Xiaxian Sect disciples held their heads high, scorning the loose cultivators entering their shop, delivering terrible service while oozing arrogance.

They offered no details on the spiritual objects' benefits, merely hovering nearby, leaving buyers deeply uneasy—even repulsed.

In that environment, thriving business would defy logic!

These days, cultivators patronizing Xiaxian Sect's store sought items unavailable at the Li family's booth or aimed to ingratiate themselves with the sect.

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Sunset gave way to moonrise, and the day of Xiaxian Sect's Profound Immortal Ceremony dawned at last.

Dong— A clear bell tolled, resounding everywhere, signaling to all factions that the Profound Immortal Ceremony was on the verge of commencing.

Factions rushed to ready themselves, ascending the mountain to claim seats and avoid missing the propitious moment.

From the lowliest groups at Human Immortality Realm, to sects packed with Earth Immortals, culminating in Heavenly Immortal forces like the Li family.

"Li Zhirui of the Li family's younger generation leads the juniors to join the feast and congratulate Ancestor Changqing on his breakthrough!"

The welcoming cultivator took Li Zhirui's spirit gifts indifferently at first, but his expression turned grave upon inspection as he announced, "The Li family presents a bottle of top-grade Heavenly Immortal Realm pills!"

Factions already seated overheard, their jealousy surging—the Li family's generosity stunned them!

A bottle of top-grade Heavenly Immortal Rank elixirs held priceless worth, yet the Li family bestowed it freely as a gift.

Inside Yunxia Mountain, the Li family had scarcely settled when another Heavenly Immortal power arrived. Unfamiliar with them, Li Zhirui merely gave a warm smile to the Heavenly Immortal, serving as greeting enough.

As moments ticked by, empty seats filled up, claimed by their rightful occupants.

In essence, virtually every power from Human Immortality Realm and above across the East Continent had converged in Yunxia State for the Primal Spirit Realm's inaugural Profound Immortal Ceremony.

Undeniably, Xiaxian Sect scored big with this "first" honor; absent that, countless factions wouldn't have journeyed thousands of miles.

The Profound Immortal lecture itself was a major allure too, of course.

Dong, dong, dong——

At the auspicious hour's strike, Xiaxian Sect's bells pealed, and the Sect Leader advanced, proclaiming loudly: "The Profound Immortal Ceremony officially commences!"

The event followed familiar patterns from past ceremonies; spiritual objects were first displayed for all to taste.

A single look at the spiritual objects spread across the Cloud Bed revealed Xiaxian Sect's lavish spending, holding nothing back on spirit stones.

Right at Li Zhirui's spot lay three Heavenly Immortal Rank spirit fruits, a jug of Heavenly Immortal Rank spiritual wine, plus multiple bowls of Earth Immortal Rank spirit food.

With almost fifty Heavenly Immortals in attendance, even their modest intake tallied enormous spirit stone expenditure.

After most had savored the spiritual objects, the ceremony's pivotal part kicked off!

Lin Changqing, face inscrutable, materialized on the ready meditation mat—so seamlessly that Li Zhirui detected nothing.

'Does reaching Profound Immortal amplify one's presence to this extent?'

Li Zhirui pondered inwardly; his own Heavenly Immortal Perfection stood mere steps from Profound Immortal, yet he sensed no hint.

Truth be told, greater realms widen the chasm exponentially.

"Today, I shall expound on the Dao of cultivation for you all." Lin Changqing's words jolted everyone present.

Li Zhirui steadied his thoughts at once, concentrating fully to absorb the forthcoming lecture.

He harbored no plans to breakthrough to Profound Immortal within the Primal Spirit Realm, and with his Chaos God Demon Dao Body cultivation, Profound Immortal might elude him for ages.

Still, it was fleeting; post-mastery, Profound Immortal loomed inevitably, making an early glimpse invaluable.

As the saying goes, 'hegemonic stones from other peaks can refine jade,' especially from a lecturer like Ancestor Lin Changqing, whose Profound Immortal insights brimmed with worth!

"The cultivation of all beings boils down to techniques of inhalation and exhalation..."

Lin Changqing's discourse drew straight from his experiences—from Qi Cultivation Stage up to his current Profound Immortal Realm, sparing no details.

Thus he expounded—for nine full days and nights!

No grand visions appeared, yet the audience hung on raptly, minds immersed as though treading Lin Changqing's cultivation path beside him.

When his voice fell silent, a profound emptiness washed over them.