Time flew by, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The news of the Vast Sea Demon Kingdom's grand invitation to all cultivators to attend their ceremony had already spread like wildfire throughout the Primitive Great Land.
In an instant, cultivators from all regions flocked in response.
For the past seven days, cultivators on the entire land could be seen either riding flying swords or piloting divine ships, with streaks of light traversing the sky, all heading towards the Vast Sea in the east.
Although sometimes scornfully referred to as the Vast Sea Demon Kingdom by cultivators on the land, most cultivators knew that the Vast Sea Sect was willing to accept human disciples.
Some great demons from the Vast Sea even openly declared that humans were also members of the demon race. The cultivators found this notion laughable.
Moreover, as a sect dominated by the demon race, even as one of the ten great sects of the Primitive era, the Vast Sea Sect's reputation throughout the land could only be described as neither good nor bad, making it a thoroughly neutral faction.
However, the Vast Sea Sect's reputation for wealth was often spoken of throughout the Primitive Great Land.
The entire Vast Sea, rich in spiritual energy, was governed by a single sect. The inexhaustible resources beneath the ocean were entirely exploited by this sect. This level of affluence allowed the Vast Sea Sect to accumulate wealth far exceeding that of the other nine great sects.
But in the past, due to the decrees of the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, the supreme strength of Long Ji in ascending to immortality, and certain mysteries of the Vast Sea itself, cultivators above the Immortal Ascension realm regarded the Vast Sea as a forbidden zone.
As for cultivators in the Dao Path realm, they were too powerless when faced with the vast expanse of the Vast Sea.
Therefore, the understanding of the entire Vast Sea by the major sects and immortal dynasties remained at the congratulatory ceremony held thousands of years ago when Long Ji ascended to the throne.
But times had changed. After thousands of years, the Vast Sea Sect had once again widely invited fellow cultivators from all over the world to hold a congratulatory ceremony, which was equivalent to the Vast Sea actively opening its doors.
Coupled with the treasure light that shot up into the sky above the Vast Sea seven days prior, the hearts of the major sects and immortal dynasties were all stirred.
Furthermore, the demon race had a natural advantage in wealth accumulation above the Immortal Ascension realm. As a race with massive physical bodies, after ascending to immortality, the output of immortal crystals for demons was difficult for humans of the same rank to match.
Immortal crystals could not only be used to rapidly restore immortal essence but also played a significant role in high-grade elixirs, magical artifacts, spiritual talismans, and formations.
Even with the accumulation of a large number of immortal crystals, cultivators at the Immortal Ascension realm could quickly purify their immortal essence and directly enhance their combat power.
Therefore, with the Vast Sea Sect now opening its doors, how could the Immortal Ascension cultivators not go mad?!
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Streaks of light tore through the sky. These were Immortal Ascension cultivators transforming into rainbows, carrying their disciples at light speed towards the Vast Sea.
The entire Primitive Great Land, including the Vast Sea, was as vast as a planetary system. Conventional transportation magical artifacts required desperate effort for several days to reach the Vast Sea.
Even after Immortal Ascension cultivators transformed into rainbows and flew at light speed, it still took several hours to reach the Vast Sea.
Artifacts of the Dao were divided into magical artifacts, magical treasures, and spiritual treasures from low to high, with each tier divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.
Even a lower-grade spiritual treasure divine ship was only possessed by those at the True Disciple level within the major sects.
Only spiritual treasure-level divine ships possessed the power to break through space.
Therefore, ordinary Immortal Ascension and Dao Path cultivators could only fly by sheer strength. This was also why the Vast Sea Sect's grand ceremony was scheduled to be held seven days later.
Boom!!
Deep within the Vast Sea,
Space was violently shattered. Within the dark passage, a fierce war chariot burning with blood and fire violently flew out!
"Hahaha! I, Qi Sha, have arrived!!" Qi Sha, the True Disciple of the War Demon Sect, holding a fierce halberd and still clad in his signature full armor, charged out of the spatial tunnel with a wild laugh.
Some cultivators who had already arrived saw Qi Sha approaching and quickly dodged.
Although the War Demon Sect was not inherently bloodthirsty, they were a sect of martial lunatics who would fight to the death if they took a disliking to someone. Thus, the cultivators present were unwilling to confront them.
The Vast Sea Sect belonged to the neutral faction, not favoring either good or evil. Therefore, inviting the War Demon Sect was not unusual.
The blood-fire burning wheels carved a thousand-zhang streak of light in the air. Qi Sha, on the war chariot, looked at the extraordinary scene before him with some surprise!
Having traversed space using a divine ship, Qi Sha arrived directly outside the Vast Sea's celestial barrier.
The spherical Vast Sea celestial barrier transformed into a giant, milky white ball of light, quietly suspended in mid-air. Its immense size made it appear like a continent floating in the sky.
The interior of the barrier was completely indiscernible at this moment, as the true start of the ceremony had not yet arrived.
But what surprised Qi Sha was the vast amount of spiritual liquid gushing out from the barrier every moment.
The dense spiritual liquid flowed out from the perimeter of the sealed barrier, forming streams of tangible spiritual liquid waterfalls that cascaded down into the boundless Vast Sea below.
As the spiritual liquid waterfalls collided with the ocean, they splashed up a sky full of spiritual mist.
Within the dense spiritual mist, spiritual rainbows radiating divine light rose from the sea surface like colorful arches.
And around the rainbows, countless marine creatures, following their instincts, continuously patrolled the area.
In the short time Qi Sha was observing, he saw several common seafood creatures showing signs of spiritual infusion.
"Damn it! The old guys said the Vast Sea was rich and told me to come early, but I didn't believe them! I'm such an idiot!"
"This is spiritual liquid, right?! What a waste! I only received a gourd of it from the old guys when I was undergoing the War Demon Tribulation! I still haven't brought myself to drink the little bit that's left!"
"Vast Sea Sect, you deserve to die! So much spiritual liquid! You're using it as waterfalls?!"
"I! I'm so envious!!!"
Qi Sha's chest ached with anger. He furiously struck the war chariot with his battle halberd, his black and white eyes under the armor turning red with rage!!
Seeing Qi Sha's frenzied appearance, other cultivators retreated even further.
After a burst of envious and hateful shouts, Qi Sha quickly stabilized his mind by meditating on the "Sha Po Lang" constellation.
The spiritual liquid waterfalls surging from the sides of the barrier were vast and boundless, like the celestial river pouring down.
But since it was flowing out from another sect, it looked somewhat like sewage discharge.
To covet it so much was truly beneath the dignity of the War Demon Sect!
However, when Qi Sha focused his gaze on the spiritual liquid waterfalls again, he could no longer contain himself!
He saw that beneath the immeasurable spiritual liquid waterfalls, which resembled the celestial river pouring down, countless tiny black dots were flying back and forth.
It turned out that early arrivals, having long abandoned their pride, had gathered beneath the barrier, around the scattered spiritual liquid waterfalls. Those with storage items were collecting them, while those without were drinking directly from the flow. There were even several Immortal Ascension cultivators who, relying on their profound cultivation, directly entered the spiritual liquid waterfalls, allowing the infinite spiritual liquid to wash over them!
Qi Sha watched, his anger surging, and a wicked thought arose from his malice!
He brought down his battle halberd with a roar, emanating killing intent, and shouted:
"Mine! It's all mine!!!"
The War Demon's roar startled Ye Ao Han, who was secretly collecting spiritual liquid in a certain spot.
This poor True Disciple of the Immortal Water Sect took a closer look and realized it wasn't the host of the Vast Sea Sect who had arrived, but the True Disciple of the War Demon Sect. He quickly turned and resumed his collection journey:
"I'm rich! I'm rich!! When it comes to collecting liquids, who can compare to me, the Water Immortal True Disciple!"
"With so much spiritual liquid, how much immortal crystal can I refine!"
"Hahaha! Next time there's an auction, I, Ye Ao Han, won't be like a nobody who doesn't even dare to bid!"
"Hmph! Qin Su, right? Crown Prince, right? Next time we meet, I'll show you what true wealth means!"