Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

"Clan leader, people from the Li family of Wanxian Mountain have come."

An uninvited guest suddenly arrived at the He family's residence in Yumen Mountain, Yumen Prefecture.

"Why did the Li family send someone here for no reason?" A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the He family patriarch, but given the frequent transactions between the two families, he still asked to bring the person in.

The Li family sent a cultivator named Li Mingwei, who was an Earth Immortal. As soon as he entered, he bowed and said, "This junior greets senior."

"No need for formalities, young friend Li, you've traveled thousands of miles, is there something urgent?" The He family patriarch nodded, then directly asked the question that had been on his mind.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the Li family sent people here for no reason.

"Not long ago, two of our family's spiritual ancestors achieved the status of celestial immortals. The family thought that this was a rare event and decided to hold a celebration, both to celebrate the two spiritual ancestors and to take this opportunity to preach and mentor the younger generation."

After a pause, Li Mingwei added, "At the same time, the Li family is also thinking of taking advantage of the gathering of a large number of high-level cultivators and forces from all sides during the grand ceremony to hold a lively auction."

After saying that, he respectfully handed over a purple jade invitation.

The head of the He family showed a hint of surprise on his face, feeling somewhat taken aback by the invitation. However, he still smiled and nodded, accepting it and saying, "I understand. I will definitely send someone to offer my congratulations."

"I have other tasks to attend to and cannot stay any longer. I hope you will understand."

The He family patriarch nodded in understanding, and then arranged for his family members to take him away from Yumen Mountain.

"I wonder what the Li family is thinking..." The He family patriarch fiddled with the invitation in his hand, a look of curiosity on his face.

Is the combination of the Celestial Ceremony and the auction a way to attract people to the celebration because they're worried no one will attend?

It should be noted that nearly a hundred years had passed since Qingpeng overcame his tribulation and broke through to the Celestial Immortal realm, and he had already consolidated his cultivation level.

As for Qingcang, Li Zhirui had visited him personally. Although his injuries had not fully healed, he was able to go out for a few days without any problems.

In fact, it wasn't just the He family of Yumen; the Li family had arranged for clansmen to send invitations to most of the forces in the East. However, the distances and arrival times varied, as did the size of the forces and the cultivation levels of the clansmen.

Many people have expressed the same question as the head of the He family: Is the Li family holding a grand ceremony or an auction?

However, it cannot be denied that this method did attract the attention of many cultivators, making them very curious about the activities held by the Li family.

……

The clansmen who were sent out to deliver invitations gradually returned to Wanxian Mountain, bringing back opinions that appealed to most of the forces.

Li Debo collected their opinions and used them as a reference to arrange seating, cloud beds, and so on.

The Li family was extremely busy preparing for the celebration, and they even held multiple rehearsals to avoid any mistakes.

Time passed silently, and finally the day of the Celestial Ceremony arrived.

Dang Dang Dang——

On this morning, a series of clear and melodious bells rang out in Shanhaizhou.

This is both a reminder and a warning!

"The weather is really not cooperating today." Li Debo frowned as he looked at the gloomy sky.

Fortunately, the Li family had taken appropriate countermeasures. With his command, several Earth Immortals who were ready soared into the sky, their hands rapidly forming hand seals, their spiritual light flashing.

In a short while, the dark clouds dispersed, and the sky became clear and cloudless.

"It's really awesome!"

Those rogue cultivators staying in Shanhaizhou couldn't help but gasp in amazement at this scene that changed the heavens, their eyes filled with fascination as they fantasized about when they could possess such power.

Instead of thinking about things that are almost impossible, think about whether you can get a good spot in this grand event.

The upcoming Celestial Ceremony held by the Li family is open to independent cultivators.

Of course, there are limitations; otherwise, with hundreds of thousands of independent cultivators in Shanhaizhou alone, Wanxian Mountain simply couldn't accommodate such a massive number.

The conditions are neither too difficult nor too easy: they are based on the accumulated merits of the rogue cultivators in completing the tasks issued by the Li family within the Shanhai Prefecture.

Those who accumulate the most merits and are among the first 6,000 to be dispatched will be allowed to enter Wanshan Mountain to participate in the grand ceremony.

Despite their positions being at the very bottom, furthest from the preaching platform, these spots still attracted a large number of independent cultivators.

Many independent cultivators are even willing to pay a certain price to acquire merit points from other independent cultivators in order to obtain such a spot.

The Li family knew this would happen, but they didn't care because doing so would increase the value of their merits, which was actually a good thing for the Li family.

clang!
As the bell rang, the thick fog that had been surrounding the Wanxian Mountain Range slowly dissipated, revealing a staircase made of auspicious clouds.

"Please enter in an orderly manner. There will be staff to guide you. Please refrain from loud noises and disturbances, and fighting or combat is strictly prohibited. Anyone who violates these rules will be severely punished!"

The initially excited and agitated rogue cultivators instantly calmed down and became much more obedient.

The five thousand independent cultivators were quickly settled. They sat on a cloud bed of just the right size, and on a cloud table not far away, there was a plate of spiritual fruit and a pot of spiritual tea.

"The Li family is really generous! These spiritual fruits and teas are actually spiritual items of the Loose Immortal level!" A rogue cultivator couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Most of the independent cultivators were also filled with surprise. Just these two spiritual items alone made their trip worthwhile, not to mention that this was just an appetizer!
This made them wonder what kind of spiritual items the Li family would prepare next.

After the rogue cultivators entered, the next group to arrive were the vassal forces of the Li family within the Shanhai Prefecture, starting with the weaker vassals and ending with the Fengxi Clan.

In fact, the Fengxi clan was not the most powerful vassal of the Li family, but its relationship with the Li family was much closer and more intimate than that of the other force, so it was naturally arranged to enter last.

Following them were some Earth Immortal forces that had received invitations. Each of them brought along some rather precious spiritual items when they arrived.

Finally, it was the turn of the Celestial Immortal forces such as the Dongyuan Sect.

From here on, the ranking is no longer based on strength, but on who arrives first and who takes their seat first.

After all, the Celestial Immortal forces invited by the Li family, such as the Dongyuan Sect, the He family of Yumen, and the Xiaxian Sect, are all top-tier forces, and the Li family does not know much about their strength.

Because a top-tier power like this must be hiding some of its strength in secret.

If we arrange them randomly, we might unintentionally offend some power, so it's better to follow the order of arrival.

"The Dongyuan Sect presents a Three-Light Jade, wishing the two Spirit Ancestors, Qingpeng and Qingcang, a bright future on their path to the Great Dao!"

"The Xiaxian Sect presents a seven-colored, flowing immortal robe, wishing that the two Spirit Ancestors, Qingpeng and Qingcang, may advance even further!"

At the same time, the Li family also arranged a ceremony for the Celestial Immortal faction, mainly to give them face.

To be honest, the gifts they sent were quite precious, not the kind of celestial-level spiritual items that could be obtained casually.

Moreover, almost all the Celestial Immortal forces that the Li family sent out attended! To be honest, this result was beyond Li Debo's expectations. He originally thought that it would be good if four or five Celestial Immortal forces came, but he did not expect that they would all be present!

Fortunately, he had made ample preparations, which prevented any embarrassing situations from arising.

It took several hours just for all the cultivators to enter.

Fortunately, despite rushing, we didn't miss the auspicious time.

thump—

A long, resonant bell rang out, and the sun seemed to cooperate with the Li family, casting a ray of sunlight on Wanshan Mountain, as if it were draped in a golden coat.

Then, the celestial constellations within the mountain-protecting formation emitted a myriad of colorful spiritual lights, immersing everyone in this splendid and beautiful spectacle.

"The Celestial Ceremony officially begins!"

The various spiritual items that had been prepared in advance were brought up one by one by the Li family cultivators.

Before the celestial cultivator was only a solitary jade plate with three small jade boxes on it, which looked rather shabby.

Although a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of a few celestial beings, they did not show it too obviously.

It wasn't until someone opened the jade box and saw a perfectly round pill lying quietly inside, its surface covered with Dao patterns, that the truth came to light.

"Hiss! A top-grade Celestial Immortal level elixir!"

Even with his knowledge and mindset, he was deeply moved at that moment.

He then opened the other two jade boxes with great anticipation, but a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. Although he knew in his heart that it was impossible for all three to be top-grade spiritual pills, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed after seeing the result.

Moreover, the other two pills are also quite good; they are both top-grade spiritual pills with very few impurities.

Unfortunately, there were even more precious top-grade pills nearby, which made them pale in comparison.

"The Li family really has a grand gesture!"

Although they all knew that the Li family had Li Zhirui, a Grandmaster Alchemist of the Celestial Immortal level, even so, some Celestial Immortals couldn't help but sigh.

There were a total of fifteen Celestial Immortals present, which means that the Li family directly gave away fifteen top-grade Celestial Immortal level pills and thirty high-grade pills.

Although not everyone is proficient in alchemy, no one is unaware of the difficulty of alchemy. To obtain a top-grade pill, one needs not only skill but also, to some extent, luck.

These fifteen top-grade pills were obtained by the Li family after countless years and through numerous batches of refining.

What they didn't know was that top-grade pills were nothing in Li Zhirui's eyes, and not nearly as precious as they thought.

If it weren't for the fear of arousing suspicion and putting the family in danger, Li Zhirui could easily produce a large number of top-grade pills.

The feast in front of the Earth Immortal cultivators, however, looked much more lavish.

However, compared to that top-grade pill, even though the cloud bed was filled with various spiritual objects, so much so that their spiritual light shone brightly, it was not as attractive.

As for the spiritual food offered to Immortals and Scattered Immortals, its grade is even lower, so the quantity is also the largest.

Moreover, magical power is more important to them; as for realms and such, they are not something they should be concerned with at their current level.

Therefore, it is actually more beneficial for the Li family to use such a large number of spiritual items.

Once everyone had finished eating and drinking, the celebration reached its most crucial moment.

sermon!

Moreover, this time was quite special because there were two celestial beings preaching.

Qingcang spoke first, talking about his mastery of the laws of water, but only scratching the surface, and mostly explaining a few water-based supernatural abilities.

Even so, many cultivators still benefited greatly.

After Qingcang finished his sermon, Qingpeng immediately took the stage. The content was actually similar, except that he switched to the laws of wind and thunder.

thump—

With a deep, resounding drumbeat, the celebration came to a complete end.

Many cultivators felt they hadn't had enough, but unfortunately, Qingcang and Qingpeng left directly, and even if they wanted to continue, there was no one to preach or teach them.

Moreover, the Li family has prepared an auction, and many cultivators are very curious about what good things the Li family will put up for auction.

It's easy to see from this celebration that although the Li family isn't exactly a long-established Celestial Immortal, they still have a relatively deep foundation and can produce a large number of precious spiritual items, ranging from Loose Immortal to Celestial Immortal.

"Seniors and fellow Daoists, if you wish to participate in the auction, please follow me."

Soon, Li Debo appeared before everyone and said with a smile.

Many people responded positively to his enthusiastic invitation.

Even those penniless rogue cultivators followed the crowd. Although they couldn't afford to buy anything, they could still broaden their horizons. What if they had a stroke of luck one day and encountered a precious spiritual plant because of this auction, and then picked it?
The auction venue wasn't too far away, and there were spirit ships to pick them up and drop them off, so they arrived at the auction venue in no time.

"Due to limited space in the auction hall, cultivators who have no intention of participating in the bidding, please wait here!"

Li Debo looked apologetic, then added, "Of course, there's also a simultaneous projection set up outside the venue, so everyone can see the auction process inside. If you see a spiritual item that catches your eye, you can also participate in the bidding outside the venue."

"At the same time, the family has also prepared thousands of stalls. If you have any spiritual items that you want to sell or barter, you can do so at the stalls."

It can be said that the Li family has taken all aspects into consideration.

After saying that, Li Debo entered the auction house, where a clansman would take over the operation.

Before long, the auction house was filled with cultivators.

An auctioneer slowly walked out from backstage, carrying a tray covered with red silk, on which lay the first item to be auctioned that day.

Unveiling the red silk reveals the precious spiritual object placed inside.

"Chaos Spirit Jade!"

The auctioneer began his introduction: "A precious jade that has been polished by chaotic spiritual energy in the void for countless years. It has no attribute distinction, yet it can perfectly match all attributes. Whether used to refine magical artifacts or for other purposes, it is the best alternative spiritual object!"

ho-

A series of chaotic noises erupted in the arena. Some people gasped, some cried out in surprise, and some even stood up excitedly.

However, these people were not qualified to participate in the competition for ownership of the Chaos Spirit Jade because they lacked both spirit stones and cultivation level. (End of Chapter)