Chapter 1397 : Establishing the Sunset Market

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, Eldrin commenced the grand banquet. Amidst the flowing wine, he clinked glasses with the assembled immortals, the atmosphere radiating exceptional harmony.

The grand feast lasted for 3 years. Only after its conclusion did Eldrin retain Earthspring Ancestor, Sun Princess, Great Mystery Deity, Windsoar Taoist, and the others.

He led the crowd into the grand hall and spoke, "Everyone present here took part in the expedition to the Sky Demon Sea."

"Now that I have found you, it is time to settle the unfinished matters from back then."

Upon hearing this, the immortals' gazes flickered with momentary bewilderment.

Riyi had anticipated this and immediately spoke up, "Could it be those earth veins from back then?"

"Indeed." Eldrin nodded, then spoke: "During the great battle in the Sky Demon Sea that year, we slew the Earth Immortal White Nether Ancestor of the demon race, along with several half-step Earth Immortals like the Taicang Blackfish."

After the great battle, we divided the spoils of war, but several earth veins remained unallocated.

Everyone gave a slight nod upon hearing this.

The Great Mystic Divine Spirit pondered briefly before speaking, "After that great battle of yesteryear, the White Nether Blessed Land fell into the hands of Patriarch Earthspring."

"The remaining few supreme-grade spirit veins were also occupied by those half-step Earth Immortals."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod and spoke directly, "Since the Great Calamity began, Daoist Diquan has contributed significantly. What do you think of granting him the White Nether Blessed Land?"

Upon hearing this, all the immortals slightly furrowed their brows.

Observing this scene, Patriarch Earthspring immediately declared, "Rest assured, everyone. I shall present several treasures as compensation for your losses."

Riji nodded and said, “Agreed.”

Seeing Sunset Maiden agree, the gaze of the Tai Xuan Divine Spirit flickered slightly, and he too fell silent.

In the great battle of the Celestial Demon Sea, the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) contributed most significantly, followed by the lineage of Glazed Paradise. Once these 2 parties made the final decision, the others naturally had no right to choose.

After compensating the crowd in part, the Earthspring Elder obtained the usage rights to this blessed land.

After settling this matter, Eldrin kept Daoist Tianfeng behind and inquired, "Since the great calamity, I have acquired the training ground of the Setting Sun Blessed Land."

"However, this dojo still requires a Terran Immortal Patriarch to guard it." "I wonder if you, fellow daoist, would be willing to guard this dojo on our behalf?"

Hearing this, Daoist Tianfeng laughed heartily, "I was just worrying about lacking a cultivation site. Since you're willing to bestow this sanctum upon me, I couldn't be more delighted." Eldrin nodded slightly before continuing, "I intend to transform the Sunset Blessed Land into a cultivation marketplace."

"In addition to commercial establishments, I will construct numerous alchemy and artifact-forging chambers by harnessing the fire veins of the Setting Sun Blessed Land. Furthermore, within this sanctuary, we shall carve out extensive cave abodes to lease to unaffiliated cultivators for their practice."

"Fellow Daoist, presiding over such a den of diverse characters requires not only sufficient deterrence but also the utmost fairness and impartiality in handling affairs."

Eldrin spoke in a measured tone, yet reiterated earnestly, "I shall offer you a rather substantial annual stipend, but I must implore you to devote your utmost efforts." Only then did Daoist Tianfeng grasp that Eldrin intended to leverage the Crimson Sunset Blessed Land—this treasured sanctuary—to generate revenue for his clan, amassing Immortal Origin and celestial riches.

At this thought, Daoist Tianfeng said with a grave expression, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured. I will certainly take this matter to heart."

Seeing this, Eldrin gave a slight nod.

With the matter of the guardian for the Crimson Sun Blessed Land settled, Eldrin felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

He was about to depart when he noticed Daoist Tianyuan already waiting outside the grand hall.

Hurriedly inviting Daoist Tianyuan inside, he heard the Daoist say, "I've heard that every 10 1000 years after a great tribulation ends, the Divine Abyssal Sea of Western Qi holds an exceptionally grand auction."

"By my reckoning, it should be in about 7 or 8 1000 years. Would you care to join me on this journey?"

Auction?

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly.

To his knowledge, the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea hosted an auction for Earth Immortals once every 100,000 years.

Throughout history, every single auction has drawn participation from over a 1000 Earth Immortal elders.

The first auction held after each great tribulation erupts is always the most magnificent 1.

For with each great cataclysm that erupts, there would emerge multitudes of newly ascended Earth Immortal Patriarchs, while countless Earth Immortal blessed realms would shatter into oblivion.

Throughout this process, the newly ascended Earth Immortal Patriarch sought to sell treasures such as Primal Chaos Qi of World Creation and other rare artifacts of genesis, while also offloading various exotic wonders plundered from the annihilated blessed realms.

Thus, for Earth Immortal Elders, this inaugural auction gathering was often the most magnificent.

"I require a vast amount of Primordial Qi of Creation, so I absolutely cannot miss this auction."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a faint smile gracing his lips as he spoke, "This auction is an opportunity we simply cannot miss."

Tianyuan Daoist (Person Name) smiled faintly and said, "When the time comes, we shall go together so we may watch each other's backs."

With those words spoken, the banquet drew to a close.

After all the immortals had departed, Eldrin recalled the Grand Barter and said to Lyra, "An Earth Immortal-level grand barter is bound to feature countless treasures."

"You and I must make preparations in advance, lest we encounter the Primordial Qi of Creation or the treasures we desire, only to find ourselves powerless to obtain them."

Lyra nodded, understanding that Eldrin's words held merit. The world of Earth Immortals that Eldrin belonged to was simply too vast for her.

Though this granted them spiritual power far surpassing that of ordinary Earth Immortals, it also caused their cultivation progress to advance at a much slower pace.

Under such circumstances, they needed to cultivate 1 Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) within each layer of heaven to rapidly advance their cultivation.

To advance to the Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), the Primordial Qi of Creation is an indispensable requirement.

Thinking of this, Lyra spoke up: "Let's take stock of the resources in the clan treasury."

"Very well."

Eldrin nodded, then personally led the team to inspect the clan vault, tallying the resources accumulated over the years.

Without counting, 1 would never know. After a thorough tally, Eldrin discovered the family's wealth was astonishingly immense.

There were over 5,000 pieces of Faith Silver alone, and the quantity of Immortal Origin reached as many as 620,000 units.

The variety of immortal-grade rare treasures and spiritual materials was countless, their total value reaching nearly 1 million units of Immortal Origin.

Putting aside the few dozen Post-Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) accumulated by the clan and the Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), the inventory alone contained 20-7 supreme immortal treasures, along with as many as 13 World-Creation Treasures (Magic Treasure).

After reading it, Eldrin couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "I never imagined our clan had amassed such wealth."

Qing Ji was also somewhat astonished, then remarked with a hint of emotion, "During this great tribulation, we successively annihilated several major powers: the Suwei Sea, the Can Yan Sea, the Tianyao Sea, and the 1000 Dragons Lake."

"Afterward, you slew numerous Half-Step Earth Immortals at the epicenter of the Great Tribulation, so such achievements were to be expected."