Chapter 1326: Chapter 837: Transformation Book, Next Ascension, Sword Embryo Level 5
After the Spirit Realm meeting ended, a thread of Xie Lanyin’s will crossed the Spirit Realm and went to the location of the Central Extreme Heaven on the 16th layer of Kunxu.
On the way, batches of new dead souls continuously streamed into the Old Graveyard, and it seemed to Xie Lanyin that the related industry would soon flourish.
Looking at these souls, she couldn’t help but sigh, "If they weren’t being exploited by us, they probably wouldn’t survive."
The reason Xie Lanyin headed to the 16th layer was because she had been summoned.
It was an existence that could be called a Quasi-immortal, one she rarely had the opportunity to see, who summoned her will to communicate and discuss matters concerning the development area.
In order to meet this existence, Xie Lanyin postponed most of her work; the enormous amount of information exchange that usually occurred every moment had temporarily halted.
Only her mana kept flowing within her body, allowing her to feel the steady growth of the mine she had become. This constant asset growth provided her with a slight sense of security.
"Xie Lanyin."
A call echoed in the Spirit Realm, instantly causing numerous light and shadow-formed numbers to converge.
With a quick glance at those rapidly fluctuating numbers, Xie Lanyin understood that they represented the changes in the stock prices of countless enterprises within the White Bone Sect, symbolizing the growth in value of the shares held by the other party.
These tangible numbers made Xie Lanyin feel the other’s assets, which seemed to be expanding and growing madly every moment.
This scene made Xie Lanyin reflect: "A true man should enter the marketplace."
Consequently, the gap between her and this Quasi-immortal... became unprecedentedly apparent before her.
No need for Taoist skills, no need to display cultivation, just a portion of asset inflation exhibited brought an overwhelming pressure to Xie Lanyin, compelling her to lower her noble head as a Void Refining Cultivator.
Xie Lanyin: "Greetings, Hall Master Bai Gusheng."
Xie Lanyin knew that the thread of consciousness before her belonged to the Hall Master of Yescan Hall in the White Bone Sect, an Ascension Realm Cultivator of Level 10, a Quasi-immortal named Bai Gusheng.
The reason to call the other a Quasi-immortal was simply because Bai Gusheng was one of the popular candidates in the upcoming ascension election, and also a giant in the soul industry within the White Bone Sect.
Though, theoretically, any Level 9 Ascension Cultivator could participate in the ascension election, those who actually attain ascension qualification generally are Level 10, prominent in cultivation, authority, and assets among Ascension Cultivators.
The sound emanating from Bai Gusheng’s thread of will was like jade stones colliding, clear and yet tranquil and distant.
Yet, the information contained in his words made Xie Lanyin’s mana spin rapidly within.
"The Sect Leader has already handed me the Transformation Book, in the next ascension election, I am determined to win."
In an instant, a storm surged within Xie Lanyin’s heart: "The Transformation Book is actually in the hands of our White Bone Sect? Actually passed to Hall Master Bai Gusheng?"
"The Feathered Ascension Four Books... such a secret, yet directly revealed to me?"
As if sensing Xie Lanyin’s shock, Bai Gusheng said lightly, "No need to overthink, in no time, I will announce it to Kunxu, begin the promotion and build momentum for the upcoming ascension election."
Xie Lanyin was jolted and immediately grasped, "To become an immortal, one must bear the heavy weight from the heavens."
To weak, impoverished cultivators, possessing a secret treasure like the Feathered Ascension would require total concealment.
But to someone like Bai Gusheng, who aspires to be an Ascension Cultivator, it isn’t a secret but rather a banner, a pressure he must bear to ascend to immortality.
"After all, upon becoming an immortal, it is indeed the prime age for striving."
Xie Lanyin knew that there was no one in Kunxu whose earnings from work would be higher than those of an Immortal; If one day she were to become an Immortal, earning as an Immortal would surely fuel more furious efforts.
Simultaneously, Xie Lanyin understood: "The ascension election uses funds abundantly; hence this revival of the soul industry is indeed a major benefit to Hall Master Bai Gusheng."
At this moment, Xie Lanyin felt assured; Bai Gusheng’s upcoming ascension to immortality became increasingly stable.
Meanwhile, Bai Gusheng continued, "At your level, many things I need not elaborate; you ought to understand."
Xie Lanyin nodded: "Hall Master, I will never let Wanfa meddle into the soul industry of this development area."
At this moment, Xie Lanyin increasingly grasped the other’s meaning and mused: "Once Wanfa intervenes, the soul industry of our sect sees reduced profit; Hall Master Bai Gusheng earns less, linked to reduced profits for the entire faction, reducing prestige, affecting the ascension election."
In this split second, Xie Lanyin’s mana nerves, numbed for years, trembled slightly under emotional stimulus.
As she thought about this development area’s matters being tied to Bai Gusheng’s ascension election, a heavier pressure surfaced.
As she considered the opportunity to contribute towards Bai Gusheng’s election, she envisioned tightly holding onto this budding Immortal’s potential; a surge of uncontrollable excitement arose, yearning endlessly for profit.
Bai Gusheng calmly said, "It is good you understand my intention."
"But to be cautious, reach out to a Wanfa Cultivator; he and those behind him will lend you assistance."
