Chapter 402 - 198: Immortal Ascension Ceremony. Boundary Sea. Ticket
Chapter 402: Chapter 198: Immortal Ascension Ceremony. Boundary Sea. Ticket
"Junior Brother Xiao, why the sudden departure?"
Master Ming Yan was a bit surprised. "I’ve been planning these past couple of days. There’s a very auspicious date in the middle of next month, perfect for holding your Immortal Ascension Ceremony."
"With your reputation, Junior Brother, we could even invite all the Cultivators from Hezhou."
"We’ll hold a grand, unprecedented, super-celebration!"
Of course, another important purpose of the Immortal Ascension Ceremony was to allow a newly-ascended Golden Core True Man to collect a large sum of Spirit Stones, alleviating their financial straits.
In the past, many Cultivators had to bankrupt themselves, even go deep into debt, just to gather the resources for Core Formation.
They had no extra funds to collect materials for forging Spiritual Artifacts.
However, Xiao Chen was an exception. Thanks to the generous contributions from several fellow Daoists of the Azure Flame Sect, he had instantly obtained a massive amount of Spirit Stones.
It was even several times more than what other Golden Core True Men possessed.
Besides, setting a date and gathering everyone would take half a month at least, which might delay his trip to the Secret Realm.
Therefore, after some thought, Xiao Chen still rejected the proposal. "I appreciate your kind intentions, Senior Brother."
"But let’s forget about the ceremony. The great war has just ended, so it’s not a good time for extravagance and waste."
Master Ming Yan blinked. "Junior Brother has a point. In that case, we can hold one that isn’t extravagant or wasteful."
"The main thing is to use this opportunity to show the world the Li Huo Sect’s prestige."
"In the past, many people over in Hezhou weren’t familiar with our sect. This is also a great opportunity to promote the sect’s reputation."
Hearing this, Yunxiang Daoist also nodded in agreement. "Junior Brother Ming Yan’s idea is indeed a good one."
"Besides, now that the Demonic Calamity has subsided, we need a celebration to boost the morale of the disciples below."
"We can be a bit more flexible with the time and place, right? Aren’t there any auspicious days this month?"
Master Ming Yan immediately understood. "Aiyo, look at my memory! The end of this month is also an auspicious day. How could I have forgotten?"
"For the convenience of our friends from Hezhou, why don’t we set the location at Dahe River?"
"That place happens to be nestled by a mountain and near the water, with beautiful scenery."
Dahe River was located on the easternmost edge of Li State. Nearby was a large river, a barren mountain, and a Gobi Desert by the river.
Xiao Chen felt that the location might not be so great.
But Master Ming Yan patted his chest and guaranteed that he could raise grand buildings from the flat ground in just two days.
All they had to do was gather all the sect’s construction Cultivators at Dahe River. The repairs on the Li Huo Sect and Cangyan Mountain could be put on hold.
With the two of them so enthusiastically insisting, Xiao Chen didn’t refuse again.
It was only four days until the end of the month anyway; a few days here or there wouldn’t make a difference.
And surprisingly, the Six Great Families were also very supportive of the matter, each of them showing great enthusiasm.
The reason it was Six Great Families was because it included the Xiong Family from the Azure Flame Sect and the Yun Family from the Four Seas Sect.
The President of the Yunfan Commerce Association, Yun Jingxing, proactively cooperated with the Li Huo Sect in gathering the disciples of the Four Seas Sect.
In particular, some promising cultivators who had good talent despite their age were recruited under the Yunfan Commerce Association’s name, but were then assigned Instructors sent by the Li Huo Sect.
Therefore, the Yun Family, as a family entity, was also accepted by Master Ming Yan as one of their own.
Xiao Chen hadn’t been idle these past two days either, and he took the time to reorganize his Storage Bags.
Currently, he was using four Storage Bags for Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects, and another two for Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts.
’Huh, why is there a pair of Spirit Turtle Eggs here?’
Halfway through tidying up, he suddenly realized he seemed to have forgotten about the Turtle Eggs. Actually, it wasn’t so much that he forgot, but that he was too busy with his Core Formation at the time and really had no time to deal with them.
It was already July now; the incubation period had probably passed.
’This... should I just eat them?’
Adhering to the principle of not letting things go to waste, Xiao Chen simply set up a large pot and made boiled eggs.
At the same time, he also found a pair of Covered Pearls, which he had been planning to use to upgrade his Spiritual Eye Technique but had kept putting off because he had no time to cultivate.
While waiting for the celebration this time, he could take the opportunity to practice these Magic spells he rarely used.
’How do you eat this? Should I just swallow it raw?’
Xiao Chen thought for a moment. ’Forget it. I’ll go catch a fish later and make a stew.’
Even though these were the Covered Pearls of a Red-beaked Crane chick, each one weighed a whole pound, so it would be better to stew them with a Spirit Fish.
So he ran to South Lake and directly caught a thirty-six-pound giant crucian carp.
He made a Turtle Egg, Covered Pearl, and crucian carp soup.
This wasn’t for Body Refining, so Xiao Chen wasn’t in a rush to wolf it down. Instead, he leisurely held a small bowl and sipped the soup with a spoon.
One sip filled his mouth with a fresh, savory flavor; it tasted truly excellent.
And as the fish soup went down, his Eye of Truth successfully advanced to the Minor Achievement Realm.
Now, he no longer needed to actively use his Spiritual Eye Technique. Just by focusing his gaze, he could clearly see the flow of Spiritual Qi nearby.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
Just as Xiao Chen was sipping his soup and sunbathing in his courtyard, a knock suddenly came from outside.
Immediately after, Shen Siyue came in to report, "Reporting, Master. The Demon Extermination Hall has an urgent situation to report."
"According to the Lingyuan Sect’s investigation, Demon Extermination Hall’s Steward Ye Fei has been secretly colluding with the Demon Sect’s demoness, Han Ziyan."
"When the Lingyuan Sect was apprehending the demoness, he aided the enemy and injured the law enforcement team. The two have now fled toward Quanzhou. This is the arrest warrant sent by the Lingyuan Sect."
As she spoke, she handed over a portrait.
On it were the half-body portraits of Ye Fei and Han Ziyan, drawn so well they were nearly identical to the real people.
"In addition, it’s rumored that a Loose Cultivator on the Hezhou border personally witnessed Inspector Miao Yuqing and Steward Song Shengying traveling with Ye Fei."
She handed over two more portraits. "The Lingyuan Sect has asked for our help in confirming their identities."