Amidst the heartbroken cries of countless cultivators, the cultivators of the Vast Sea, following their sect's arrangements, guided the guests to their designated viewing seats according to their ranks.
The place where everyone was currently located was a flat island suspended in the Vast Sea's minor world. The entire island was made of stone, with a large, perfectly circular stone plaza in the center.
Surrounding this stone plaza, a ring of towering viewing platforms had been constructed.
Under the orderly guidance of the Vast Sea cultivators, the awestruck cultivators took their seats.
Dao Path cultivators occupied the lowest tier, followed by those from the Outer Sects and Ascended Immortals in the middle. The Ten Great True Disciples and the royal children of the top Immortal Dynasties were seated above them.
The leading Dharma Bodies of the various sects were personally brought by Linglong to the highest tier of seats.
Here, the elegant and peerlessly noble Dragon Ji had been waiting for a long time.
The Dharma Bodies, with complex expressions, gazed at the Lord of the Vast Sea, who had finally appeared. It could be said that eight or nine out of ten Dharma Bodies present had the intention of taking advantage of the situation.
Unfortunately, their target was too formidable, and the Vast Sea Sect offered no opening. Thus, all the Dharma Bodies could only offer polite smiles and engage in pleasantries with Dragon Ji.
"You are all esteemed guests. If my daughter's hospitality is lacking, I hope you will all bear with us."
Upon hearing this, the Dharma Bodies felt a myriad of emotions.
Your daughter's hospitality is too thorough! In fact, it would have been quite good if we were allowed to get a little wet and eat some grass!
However, these were words that prideful Dharma Bodies could never utter.
Elder Li, after sizing up Dragon Ji with an unreadable expression, once again asked with a benevolent smile:
"We are naturally extremely satisfied with Princess Linglong's hospitality. However, we have not yet congratulated the Princess on her ascension to the Immortal Throne. Your Majesty, your Vast Sea now has a successor!"
"But I wonder, who is this new Grand Elder who has emerged within your Vast Sea Sect?"
Dragon Ji looked deeply at Elder Li of the Dao Profound Sect. When she took over as the Sect Master of the Vast Sea thousands of years ago, Elder Li had looked exactly the same.
She never expected that after thousands of years, the Dao Profound Sect would still send the same Elder Li.
This Elder Li was an old-generation powerhouse from Dragon Ji's previous generation, his foundation so deep it was likely immeasurable.
Dragon Ji gently shook her head and said, "Our Vast Sea's Grand Elder has a free and unrestrained personality. Even I do not know where he has gone at this moment."
"However, when the grand ceremony officially begins, he will certainly appear. Please be seated first. Since you have all traveled from afar, we in the Vast Sea should host you properly."
With that, the Dharma Bodies took their seats in an orderly fashion, and Linglong, as the person in charge of the entire grand ceremony, excused herself to arrange its execution.
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With a wave of a flag, nearly ten thousand Vast Sea cultivators entered, placing the prepared delicacies and delicacies on the tables in sequence.
In an instant, all sorts of specialty dishes from the Eastern Wilderness, Western Desert, Northern Plains, Southern Regions, and even the Central Continent were served. The exquisite food made even the cultivators who usually dined on wind and dew's appetites stir.
But while eating, the guests kept glancing outside the floating island at the vast rain curtain that connected heaven and earth.
Looking out from this floating island, rain curtains were falling everywhere within the entire Vast Sea minor world. For some unknown reason, the rain curtains were imbued with layers of color.
Looking down from the sky, everyone felt as if the entire Vast Sea minor world was enveloped in a dreamlike scene.
They could see clearly that the boundless rain curtain outside was exactly the same as the Spiritual Immortal Rain that had driven them mad earlier.
"Could it be... that this Vast Sea Sect is truly so miraculous? Is the Spiritual Immortal Rain, which is considered a supreme treasure, really just ordinary rainwater here?"
"Hiss! Is this the foundation of the Ten Great Sects?! I wonder what kind of divine and wondrous sights exist within other top sects!"
"Uh, fellow Daoist, forgive my bluntness, but I think this might be a special case for the Vast Sea Sect. Ordinary Ten Great Sects probably wouldn't be this extravagant."
"I don't care if all the Ten Great Sects are this wealthy, I just want to know if the Daoist friends of the Vast Sea can give me a chance to go out and get rained on right now."
Suddenly, a remark from an Outer Sect cultivator made the surrounding cultivators' eyes light up.
But unfortunately, the Vast Sea Sect was well-versed in the art of hosting guests. How could they let their guests get rained on?
In the end, these cultivators whose plans had failed could only dejectedly savor the delicacies on the table, but their minds were filled with an intense desire to rush into the rain curtain and take a mouthful of weeds!
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Compared to the infinite yearning for resources of ordinary cultivators, the Ascended Immortals were relatively calmer.
After all, after ascending, cultivating the mind was also an important part of their studies.
Cultivating the mind, in the form of visualization techniques or the cultivation of the Dao heart, was to improve one's divine sense level.
The higher the divine sense level, the higher the completion of the Rainbow Transformation.
Once both divine sense cultivation and the refinement of immortal essence met the standards, and the cultivator passed through the four Immortal Tribulations, they would be qualified to achieve the Dharma Body.
When Chen Luo first appeared at the auction, it was precisely by relying on visualization techniques that the Ascended Immortals stabilized their minds.
Therefore, although they also yearned for the resources outside, they did not become too unhinged.
Among them, the princes of the Immortal Dynasties and the True Disciples of the Ten Great Sects were the most composed.
Qin Su casually picked up a piece of Nine-Turn Crystal Sausage, took a simple taste, and then placed his jade chopsticks aside, commenting casually:
"The Vast Sea has put in some effort. The famous dishes from the Central Continent are made with eighty percent of the skill of my Immortal Dynasty's imperial chefs."
"It's a pity that for me, it's still too crude. However, it should be enough to satisfy the tongues of those of lower status."
Qi Sha, who was not far away, no longer concealed herself as her appearance had been revealed. She took off her helmet and began to eat heartily.
As a tomboy who preferred armor to dresses, her hobbies outside of combat were weapons and delicious food.
Therefore, she was one of the most satisfied with the Vast Sea's hospitality. Cultivation could increase at any time; there was no need to forgo delicious food and eat grass just to increase cultivation!
But upon hearing the Crown Prince Su's words, Qi Sha, who already harbored a natural dislike for the Great Zhen due to sect grievances, directly slammed the beef leg in her hand onto the table and sneered:
"Oh, isn't this Crown Prince Su who failed at the auction! I, a commoner, absolutely love the food that you, a noble, find too crude!"
"However, noble, do you have the guts to fight me later?"
Qin Su's eyes flashed with anger, but he directly closed his eyes and remained silent, completely ignoring the ruffian's provocation.
There was no other way; he, Qin Su, had watched this woman's few previous battles.
He was confident he could suppress Ye Ao Han, but it would not be that easy.
However, Linglong's True Dragon Body was too overbearing. If he had the Dragon Slaying Divine Sword, Qin Su might be able to contend with her, but he was merely a prince; how could he have the right to wield that nation-suppressing divine sword?
And this woman was even more terrifying. She hadn't even revealed the War Demon Sect's trump cards in her fight with Linglong.
Although Qin Su was very reluctant to admit it, he, the Crown Prince of the world's number one power, truly couldn't defeat this madwoman!