Chapter 323: Nouveau Riche Behavior! Mingwang Province in Uproar!
In Mingwang Province, at the Celestial Sword Sect…
Inside the sect’s grand hall, the elders were gathered together, their faces alight with barely concealed joy.
There wasn’t a trace of the detached and transcendent demeanor expected of cultivators.
They couldn’t help it. They had been earning far too much lately.
Recently, the major powers of Great Yan Province had been scrambling to upload techniques to the Immortal Net Sutra Pavilion. However, many of these techniques were already uploaded by others.
The Celestial Sword Sect, on the other hand, had a unique advantage.
The techniques they uploaded came exclusively from Mingwang Province, where they were the sole users of the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator.
Without any competition, the sect uploaded not only their own techniques but also numerous others acquired from different parts of Mingwang Province.
The returns they received from the Sutra Pavilion completely exceeded expectations.
Since Mingwang Province was a powerhouse, its techniques attracted significant attention from Great Yan cultivators.
Additionally, due to Mingwang’s advanced immortal culture, its techniques were inherently more profound than those of Great Yan Province.
As a result, the Celestial Sword Sect’s techniques gained immense popularity, with download numbers skyrocketing.
Even the sect’s guides on the six immortal arts were highly sought after. The differences between the arts in Mingwang and Great Yan offered valuable insights for Great Yan cultivators, further boosting downloads.
In just two months, the Celestial Sword Sect had earned an astounding 10 million high-grade spirit stones from download revenue — a sum that would have previously taken them 20 years to amass.
Such wealth left the sect elders ecstatic.
Although the growth rate of their technique earnings had begun to decline, the continued income remained substantial.
The elders knew their sect had turned a corner. Thanks to the Immortal Net Sutra Pavilion, they had rewritten their destiny.
One elder exclaimed, “The Immortal Net Sutra Pavilion is truly remarkable! Especially the discussion section. It’s incredible. By exchanging ideas with dozens of fellow cultivators there, I’ve even achieved a breakthrough!”
Another added, “Many of the techniques I practice are already held by Mingwang’s Sacred Lands. I simply uploaded them to the Sutra Pavilion. Over a hundred cultivators purchased my techniques, earning me a fortune. I’ve also posted my cultivation insights, selling nearly 100 copies. Pure profit!”
Yet another chimed in, “I’ve bought several Mingwang sword techniques, improved them, and uploaded new versions. All my updates passed the review, and I’ve earned over ten thousand spirit stones from royalties alone.”
One more elder shared, “For me, the sword techniques were easy to master. I quickly wrote training guides, which received perfect reviews. As long as those techniques remain popular, my guides will continue selling, bringing steady income.”
The elders exchanged their success stories, brimming with satisfaction and inspiration. The sutra pavilion had not only enriched the sect but also personally benefited them, filling their storage rings with mountains of spirit stones.
At the head of the hall, Elder Dugu remarked, “This is the most profound aspect of the Immortal Net Sutra Pavilion.
“In the past, cultivators wouldn’t waste time on such activities. But with the incentive of profit, many experts are now refining techniques and sharing insights.
“This enriches the Sutra Pavilion’s content and makes it indispensable for cultivators. At the same time, it drives progress in immortal civilization as a whole.
“In previous eras, immortal civilization, despite its prosperity, hadn’t advanced much over millennia. In some ways, it even regressed due to the great changes in heaven and earth and the loss of many techniques.
“Now, with the Sutra Pavilion, techniques will never be lost. Inferior techniques will be eliminated, and superior ones will continually evolve and grow stronger.
“Within a hundred years, the cultivation world’s strength will flourish, possibly even reviving the glory of ancient times. Such a transformation is beyond even the power of immortals.
“And yet, the Heavenly Origin Saint Master, at just the late Deity Transformation Realm, has achieved this. It’s truly awe-inspiring.”
The elders nodded, deeply moved, their reverence for Ye Chen reaching new heights.
The Celestial Sword Sect’s massive earnings also led to generous benefits for the elders, replenishing years of austerity.
Combined with their personal Sutra Pavilion gains, the elders were wealthier than ever.
After years of poverty, this newfound wealth left them behaving like nouveau riche, spending extravagantly.
At auctions, they bid decisively without hesitation. Incrementing bids by a hundred spirit stones? Too slow. They raised by a thousand at once.
At the Purity Sacred Land shops, which had previously been unaffordable, they now indulged freely. One attendant? Not enough, they ordered two, ensuring they were elder-level attendants.
The sect elders, long accustomed to frugality, embraced their newfound riches with unmatched enthusiasm.
Spending in the Purity Sacred Land shops not only brought joy but also enhanced cultivation.
Happiness and strength simultaneously, why not indulge?
For the elders of the Celestial Sword Sect, this was their first experience with the joy of having abundant spirit stones.
Previously, they thought having enough spirit stones was satisfying.
They never imagined it could feel this exhilarating.
Their gratitude went to the Heavenly Origin Saint Master.
It was he who granted them the privilege to enjoy such happiness.
However, the ostentatious behavior of the Celestial Sword Sect elders did not go unnoticed.
Their lavish spending quickly attracted the attention of many forces in Mingwang Province.
These forces had already been observing the Celestial Sword Sect.
After all, the sect’s stewards had been purchasing large quantities of goods from their shops daily.
Now, the sect elders were making high-profile appearances at auction houses and establishments like the Purity Pavilion, spending extravagantly.
This confirmed one thing for everyone: the Celestial Sword Sect had truly risen.
They must have recently earned an enormous amount of spirit stones.
Curious and envious, the experts from various forces wondered: how did the Celestial Sword Sect manage to turn their fortunes around?
Where were all the goods they purchased going?
And how did they earn such staggering amounts of spirit stones?
Mingwang Province, vast and prosperous, was home to countless cultivators and abundant resources.
Yet its competition was fierce.
The wealth-earning methods of the Celestial Sword Sect sparked immense jealousy among the major powers.
But the sect’s formidable combat strength made them difficult to provoke, so these forces could only inquire discreetly.
As the saying goes, no wall was completely airtight.
Returning cultivators from Penglai Island brought back news.
The Celestial Sword Sect’s genius sect master, Yan Bailu, had close ties with a Saint Master from the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land in Great Yan Province.
The sect had partnered with Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, selling Mingwang Province goods to Great Yan Province and profiting immensely.
Great Yan Province, it was said, possessed a miraculous artifact called the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator.
This device could perform incredible feats.
Facilitate communication across continents.
Allow cultivators to watch expert lectures from anywhere.
Enable users to stay informed of world events without leaving their homes.
Purchase goods from millions of miles away and have them delivered directly to their residences.
Using this artifact, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land had become fabulously wealthy, surpassing even the richest Sacred Lands of Mingwang Province.
The Heavenly Origin Saint Master had even spent a fortune to establish an unprecedented cross-provincial teleportation array, making it easier to sell Mingwang Province goods in Great Yan Province.
When these rumors first spread, the experts of Mingwang Province dismissed them as absurd.
How could a low-grade magical tool have so many functions?
Communication across continents? Shopping from home? Ridiculous!
Furthermore, they scoffed at the idea of Great Yan Province — a backwater compared to Mingwang’s top-tier forces — being wealthier than Mingwang’s Sacred Lands.
And a teleportation array across provinces? Surely it wouldn’t generate enough profit to justify its cost.
Yet the returning cultivators from Penglai Island spoke with unwavering conviction.
Some of them had even traveled back using the teleportation array.
Indeed, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land had opened its cross-provincial teleportation array to the public.
But traveling from Penglai Island to Mingwang Province cost a steep 1,000 high-grade spirit stones, with no discounts.
The exorbitant fee meant not everyone could afford it.
Faced with the confidence of these cultivators and the dramatic transformation of the Celestial Sword Sect, the experts of Mingwang Province began to waver.
They visited the teleportation array’s location, hoping to see it for themselves.
What they saw stunned them.
A massive, dazzling teleportation array, protected by the elders of the Celestial Sword Sect.
Unlike ordinary arrays, this one required the finest materials, and in vast quantities, due to the extreme distance it covered.
Even the radiant glow of the array was enough to dazzle onlookers.
Anyone, even at the Qi Refinement Realm, could tell it was extraordinary.
At that moment, the experts of Mingwang Province were overwhelmed by the sheer opulence of the teleportation array.
Could the returning cultivators’ claims be true?
Could there really be a Sacred Land in distant Great Yan Province with unimaginable wealth, capable of creating a magical tool with such wondrous functions?
The thought of this being real filled their hearts with burning anticipation.
Without delay, various forces sent their experts, armed with spirit stones, to take the teleportation array to Great Yan Province and verify the truth.
If it was true, it would be the best possible news for them.