amaotonovel Chapter 213 Signing
Chapter 213 Signing
After seeing Lan Liu off, the group returned to the palace. Shangguan Song was not there, which did not surprise them, since they would not always be in the same place.
"It seems the next Demon Emperor also prefers peace." Li Weixin sat in his chair, playing with the teapot on the table.
"It's better than the next Demon Emperor being a tyrant."
Compared to following a tyrant, a benevolent ruler who loves peace is much better for both the demon race and the human race.
Li Weixin nodded: "I heard from some of my senior brothers that the war between humans and demons was incredibly fierce."
Although the cultivation world went to provide support, they were inevitably drawn in and became bloodthirsty, with some senior brothers and sisters still unable to escape the chaos.
"Our generation will no longer have to participate in the war between humans and demons. At least we can wait for Lan Liu to ascend to immortality, and the cultivation world can be at least peaceful for a thousand years."
"By the way, have you prepared your formal attire? I still have the ones Master prepared for the Mahayana Ceremony!" Li Weixin looked at the three of them.
Cheng Jiu, with a complicated expression, took out three bright green garments from his ring: "Senior Brother was prepared! Tell me, what could better reflect our status than our respective sect robes?"
When was it given to you?
"Do I really have to wear it?"
The Gong brothers, Gong Cheng and Gong Yu, looked at Cheng Jiu as if they had been stepped on.
"You must wear it!" Cheng Jiu confirmed with a firm look, telling the two, "When we were in the sect, our senior brother specially sent someone to deliver it to us."
This is an occasion representing the five major sects, and the masters all know that. If we don't wear it...
The two brothers instantly snapped back to reality, without Cheng Jiu even needing to say anything.
He reached out and took it.
"I don't think this outfit looks that bad!"
"It's not that we can't wear it! There's no need for Master to come over in person!"
Li Weixin glanced at the two men with sympathy, and the three of them turned their attention to him.
"Senior Brother Li? Didn't your sect leader remind you?" The group's gazes fell on Li Weixin. Judging from his words, he seemed to know nothing about it!
"Because there's no need to remind me! Who's like your Guiyuan Sect, having sect robes but not wearing them? Our Longyuan Sect issues three sets a year, it's just that I don't wear them when I'm out."
Li Weixin took out a brand new black outfit from his ring.
“If our sect’s robes were the same color as your sect’s, we would be willing to wear them every day.”
Gong Cheng said leisurely, "Who doesn't know that the Guiyuan Sect's robes are all different colors? Each peak has a different robe color, okay?"
"You're here!" A clear, cold voice reached their ears, and a black figure appeared before them.
"Master!" Li Weixin called out.
"Immortal Lord Qianli!" Cheng Jiu and the other two stood up and bowed as disciples.
Seeing that the four seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, Qianli Immortal Lord invited his master to sit down at the head of the table, prepared tea, and then sat down to the head of the table.
Immortal Lord Qianli also enjoyed the care he received from his disciple. Looking at the four of them, he took a sip of tea before speaking: "Your Senior Brother Shangguan is currently with his master."
Although the matter has been discussed and agreed upon, there are still some minor follow-up matters to be dealt with.
"It's your master's turn, so I've come."
Cheng Jiu and the other two listened obediently, as if these words were being explained to them: "We understand, Uncle-Master Qianli!"
"You were not here the other day, and your master came looking for you but you were not here either. Tomorrow is the day to sign the contract with the demon race. We will take you to the venue then."
Remember to wear your sect robes, and dress neatly to properly display the bearing of disciples from the five major sects.
Cheng Jiu and the other three obediently replied in unison, "Don't worry, Uncle/Master."
"Thanks to you all, the negotiations went so smoothly this time."
Cheng Jiu and the other three touched their faces, unsure how to respond.
"We, as your mentors, know that you encountered danger and suffered injustice!"
Immortal Lord Qianli also remembered this matter, and his voice softened for once: "The culprit has been executed, and we have also obtained compensation from the Demon Emperor."
"At the signing ceremony tomorrow, the Demon Emperor will publicly bestow honorary titles upon your demon race."
Don't underestimate this honorary title; it represents friendly relations between the two races, and with an honorary title from the demon race, one can acquire private property within the demon race.
Putting everything else aside, the mineral resources here in the demon realm are far richer than those in the cultivation world. Most of the mineral resources in the cultivation world are under the control of the five major sects, with very few privately owned. Even if you wanted to buy them, there's nowhere to go.
Most of the mineral veins of the demon race are allowed to be privately bought and sold, and the control is not very strict, but the premise is that you are a demon.
With honorary titles, they were considered recognized by the demon race and could purchase some mineral veins from them.
Li Weixin's eyes lit up, not to mention the three of them, Gongcheng and Gongyu.
A mineral vein, a goose that lays golden eggs, I'd buy it even if I had to borrow money! Suddenly I felt a bulge in my waist.
Seeing the satisfied looks on their faces, Immortal Lord Qianli nodded. The demon race takes honors and titles very seriously. Currently, there is only one person in the cultivation world with a title, and that is Aunt Su Yuan from Medicine King Valley.
This title was only given to the other party because he was a half-demon and a ninth-grade alchemist, in order to win him over.
However, the effect was minimal; Grandma So-won still preferred the cultivation world.
Alas! The nine-tailed fox clan is so disappointing!
They even turned a blind eye and allowed this line of demons to rise to power.
Useless!
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The reason they were so generous in bestowing five titles this time wasn't just because Cheng Jiu and his group had uncovered the scourge of the demon race and thwarted the conspiracy behind it all. Grandma Su Yuan also played a significant role.
Seeing Li Weixin's bright eyes, he couldn't help but chuckle: "You're so promising! I'll take you to get some demon race mines later!"
"Take it?" Li Weixin was completely bewildered. He had followed his master for so many years, how come he didn't know his master was so rich?
"Yes! Back in the day, on the battlefield with the demon race, I killed a few demon nobles and looted some things from them. Unfortunately, I'm not a demon, so they've just been sitting there."
Immortal Lord Qianli said nonchalantly, "The land deeds are all in my hands. I'll take my disciple to see those mines and register them later."
So what if the mine is taken over after all these years? Who can take anything from him?
"..." Li Weixin nodded silently, understanding. Traditional superpowers, poor unlucky guys who got slaughtered!
He felt a pang of sympathy for a second, then beamed with joy. "Great! I was just thinking of borrowing money to buy a mineral vein, and now a mineral vein has fallen from the sky! Long live Master!"
Cheng Jiu and the other two listened nearby, and seeing Li Weixin's joy, they said, "Senior Brother, congratulations!"
"Hehe! It's all thanks to Master!" Li Weixin looked at Qianli Immortal Lord with admiration.
Feeling the admiring gaze of his disciple, Immortal Lord Qianli was quite pleased and continued, "However, although this time it seems to be going smoothly, a storm is brewing."
Qianli Immortal Lord's expression darkened. Apart from discussing this matter with the Demon Emperor, both the Demon Realm and the Immortal Cultivation Realm suffered heavy losses and experienced large-scale beast tides.
Although the Chiming Clan was blamed for the beast tide in the demon realm, and the demon realm was blamed for the beast tide in the cultivation realm, the losses from the beast tide itself and the series of consequences that followed will take a long time to recover.
Therefore, both the cultivation world and the demon world stepped forward and saw the most fundamental crisis.
The mastermind behind the storm, and the increasingly tense battlefields overseas, all tell them that a storm is brewing.
Aside from the older generation, the younger generation also needs to grow up quickly so that if any accidents happen, they can become the pillars of their respective clans.
"Therefore, we discussed with the central bank that when the Star Domain is opened, the quota will be divided equally between the two races. As compensation, the five of you will not need to compete for it. The demon race will allocate five quotas to the five of you."
After discussion, we have decided that the human race's spots will be allocated according to the rankings of each sect in the next sect competition. You will then become the backbone of your respective sects.
Weixin, you need to train hard, so you don't lose to your friends in the arena.
"Master, I understand!"
Li Weixin looked at Cheng Jiu and his two companions opposite him with a fierce gaze. He knew that these friends would definitely be his formidable opponents. Although they were quite strong, he was no slouch either.
Cheng Jiu and the other two met Li Weixin's gaze. They were friends, but if they were to meet on the ring, they would show no mercy.
"Alright, alright! You juniors!" Qianli Immortal Lord nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the tense atmosphere among them. Good, they didn't hold back because of their personal feelings.
"We have reached a consensus to postpone the sect competition for another year. Each sect will have plenty of time to prepare."
The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly, and the group exchanged smiles, creating a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
"Master, what is the Star Domain?" Li Weixin suddenly thought of the unfamiliar term.
"I don't know either!" Immortal Lord Qianli said sincerely.
"You don't know either?" Li Weixin looked at her master, her eyes flashing as if she were blaming him.
"After all, back then, the relationship between the cultivation world and the demon world was very bad," said Immortal Lord Qianli. Speaking of which, the current Demon Emperor is one of the few Demon Emperors with a good temperament among all the previous Demon Emperors.
At that time, the demon realm and the mortal realm were at war every few days. The cultivation world couldn't stand by and watch the mortal realm be destroyed, so it would send disciples down from time to time to help repel the demon race.
The relationship between humans and demons is quite tense, but the Star Domain must be opened jointly by both humans and demons.
“Master, you must have heard the rumors about the Star Domain, tell me about it!” Li Weixin looked at her master with bright eyes.
Immortal Lord Qianli looked at his disciple and said, "You're so slippery."
Meeting the expectant gazes of Cheng Jiu and the other two, he didn't keep them in suspense: "The Star Domain is a higher-level world than our Xuan Tian Continent. As you know, worlds are divided into large and small, and our Xuan Tian Continent belongs to the middle thousand worlds."
Star City Domain is a top-tier world. In that world, people don't cultivate immortality; instead, they cultivate a power called the power of stars.
Around several hundred thousand years ago, the ancestors of the demon race and our human race joined forces to save a powerful being from the Star City Domain. In gratitude, he promised to allow the people of our Xuan Tian Continent to enter the Star Domain for three months of cultivation.
To enter the Star Domain, the cultivation world and the demon race must reach an agreement and work together to open the channel with the key.
The key to the demon race has always been held by the Demon Emperor, but the relationship between the cultivation world and the demon race is far less harmonious than that of their ancestors.
Since no agreement has been reached and neither side wants the other to gain an advantage, the Star Domain has not been opened for a long time.
"A higher level of world!" they exclaimed inwardly.
Seeing the excited expressions on their faces, Immortal Lord Qianli added fuel to the fire: "You know! It took your master and me a hundred years to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm!"
"Yes!" Cheng Jiu nodded vigorously. Her master had always been her benchmark for cultivation.
"Upon entering the Nascent Soul Realm, you must have felt the stagnation in your cultivation, right?"
The group nodded vigorously. Compared to their previous cultivation, their growth in cultivation seemed to have slowed down after entering the Nascent Soul Realm.
Although I cultivate every day, I hardly feel any increase in my cultivation level.
"From Nascent Soul to Deity Transformation is the first stage of transforming from mortal to immortal. Compared to spiritual energy and talent, the most important thing is the tempering of the soul. Only when the soul reaches the corresponding level will the cultivation level naturally break through."
This can only be achieved through the tempering of time, which is why so many people are stuck at the Nascent Soul stage—a limitation of the Xuan Tian Continent.
The group understood that the only way to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm was to wait out the time it took. They could only break through when their soul reached the standard for Nascent Soul. There was no other way.
"But the Star Domain is different. It has a very high status, and is filled with laws, spiritual energy, and even higher-level powers."
The Nascent Soul Realm, which is considered a limitation in the Xuan Tian Continent, is not a limitation for him at all.
You can cultivate and break through quickly within it, without being restricted by the limitations of the Xuan Tian Continent itself.
Unrestricted by the Xuan Tian Continent, and with the talent of Cheng Jiu and his companions, it's unimaginable what realm they will break through in the Star Domain.
More importantly, they are still young, and there may be a period of rapid growth in their cultivation after returning to the Xuan Tian Continent.
Youth is an asset, and it's easy to imagine that their future achievements will be quite remarkable.
It's no wonder that the human and demon races would rather not open the Star Domain than let the other gain an advantage. If one side gains the upper hand, it could completely overturn the status and strength of the two races.
Thinking this, Cheng Jiu couldn't help but turn his gaze to Immortal Lord Qianli. But how could such a good opportunity fall to those young disciples?
It's important to understand that in the world of cultivation, life-saving elixirs and opportunities to break through cultivation levels are always highly sought after.
If the Star Domain is truly that wonderful, then those old monsters who are stuck at their cultivation level and unable to break through for a long time will definitely come out one after another to fight for the spots. How can those young disciples compete with these old monsters?
"Uncle-Master, how will the spots be allocated?" Cheng Jiu asked.
"?" Qianjun Immortal Lord looked at Cheng Jiu and realized, "They will be assigned to those outstanding young disciples. The Star Domain restricts entry to cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm and above."
Cheng Jiu nodded, then there was no problem. After all, compared to those old monsters stuck in the Nascent Soul stage, young, talented disciples were more cost-effective.
However, one can imagine that, although it is unknown how many slots are available for entering the Star Domain.
However, the sect will definitely give priority to those who participate in the sect competition.
This sect competition will definitely be even more exciting than what Immortal Lord Qianli said.
Those disciples from various sects who I haven't seen before will definitely participate. Just the internal sect competitions alone will be incredibly exciting.