I'm in the Teyvat running group

The growth in winter is mainly due to space development, as is the case in Nata, since the space elevator was built directly in Ochikanata. The share of Lingjing has been changing in this way. However, Fengdan is also seeking a third super administrator position. Of course, we'll have to see if Fengdan can come up with anything interesting later.

As is customary, each of the seven nations, along with a representative from the Chamber of Commerce, gave a speech. The only difference from last year was that the representative for Winter Solstice was different. He was a new legendary high-ranking sorcerer, the current Third Consul of Winter Solstice, Semyon Ivanovich. He was originally the logistics commander during the Winter Solstice Flood War. After the war, during Scarlett's purge, he was discovered to be one of the few clean people among the Fools and was appointed as one of the "Purgers" at the time. After advancing in strength, he climbed all the way to this position.

After the meeting ended, he gave Yunxiu a deep look, his eyes filled with a peculiar emotion—a look of gratitude that was also intriguing.

Yunxiu, of course, didn't have any particular thoughts. She made a casual gesture and then left with Yanfei, Xiangling, and Yun Anning, who had come to watch the excitement today.

Bringing the kids to see this isn't really considered using connections. These kinds of meetings are open to the public, and you can apply for a seat as an observer. The Chamber of Commerce also has that authority; they can bring five or six people each year. This year, besides Xiangling and Yun Anning, there are several other strong individuals that the Chamber of Commerce has been cultivating recently. Most of them aren't very strong, but they're all doing quite well in their respective fields.

"How are you feeling today?" Yunxiu patted Yun Anning's head. This child, who had retained the memories of a Hilichurl since the time of Kanria, had basically recovered from the hardships of those many years after growing up.

"It seems even simpler than the Chamber of Commerce. Here, the focus is more on the distribution of strength and benefits, while the Chamber of Commerce has to consider many more things." Yun Anning smiled, her eyes curving like crescent moons. "However, after Father brought me here, I found that the most important thing is actually improving my own strength. Perhaps I need to advance to the level of a familiar before I can help better."

"With your talent, it shouldn't be difficult." Yun Xiu rubbed Yun Anning's head. This orphan of Kanria's talent was actually not bad. After merging with her own and Ying's bloodlines, it reached a very good level. Now she was a seventh-ring warlock. Although she was still a bit behind her younger brothers and sisters, she was not bad either.

However, it's a good thing that Yun Anning is interested in these things. I need to have a child to inherit these family businesses, even if it's just to watch over them.

After having a meal at Wanmintang, Yunxiu, along with several disciples who had become disciples of the immortal and a few genuine immortals, leisurely made their way to the door of a three-story building on Yangang Fifth Road.

The plaque above the door bears the words "Jiejianzhai" in bold, flowing calligraphy, with a couplet on either side: "Gathering all things under heaven, serving as the heart of human life."

Gan Yu stood on tiptoe at the door and hung up the sign that read "Closed today due to family matters." Seeing Yun Xiu arrive with a large group of people, she smiled and said, "True Lord Yun Xiu, only you and True Lord Li Shui are missing. The other immortals have already arrived with their disciples and are in the backyard having tea with Father."

Yunxiu smiled and led a group of people through the gate, heading towards the backyard.

The backyard had naturally been expanded into a small world by the immortals. The disciples gathered in twos and threes, while the immortals were drinking tea near the Emperor. Huang Ming, Gui Zhong, and Ruo Tuo were also there. Yun Xiu was guided by Gan Yu to sit to the left of the Emperor, which was his usual seat. Further to the left were Li Qinglian and Xiao Yue. Although there was no distinction between seniority and juniority among them, at this time, they would usually arrange their seats in a proper manner.

Aside from the four gods of Liyue, Yunxiu is undoubtedly the number one, followed by Xiaoyue, Li Qinglian, and Yixiaodaotian. These four are currently the most powerful people in Liyue besides the gods.

Then there are several legendary peak powerhouses such as Li Shui, Fu She, Xian Yun, Xiao, Gan Lin, Yan Zhan, Ming Hai, Ge Chen, and Shen He, as well as a bunch of legendary high-level and low-level immortals who were cultivated from humans, totaling more than seventy people. For example, Chu Li, the disciple of Xiao Yue, is one of them, and Zhi Lin is also counted among these people.

This is roughly half of the number of Liyue Legendary characters. The other half are in the Thousand Rock Army and other Liyue factions, who generally do not have the title of Immortal or have Immortals as their masters.

However, whether or not a title is given depends on personal interest. Yunxiu wasn't interested. Although Xiaoyue initially gave him the title "True Lord Who Transmits the Torch and Illuminates the World," he ultimately refused it because it was too troublesome to pronounce.

But no one ever thought he was unworthy of the position.

Li Shui also brought his disciples from the Imperial Academy here. The immortals and their disciples finally gathered together, and Zhong Li finally put down his teacup and spoke.

"This year marks the five thousandth anniversary of my passing on the Immortal Arts. According to the established rules, it is time to bestow titles upon my disciples and immortals and pass on the Dao Flame." He stood up with his hands behind his back, looking at the vast number of disciples and grand-disciples before him. He exuded a strange yet majestic aura, the very aura of the "Ancestor of All Immortals."

He nodded at Li Qinglian, and the Poet Sword Immortal smiled helplessly, standing up as well, saying, "Then let me explain. The immortals gather once every hundred years for a small gathering and once every thousand years for a grand gathering. At each gathering, they discuss the past few years, how the human world has developed, and then showcase their disciples. Some of the more outstanding disciples are given titles, and this is what we call the 'Welcoming Immortals Gathering.'"

“Of course, these kinds of things have become more and more frequent in recent years, and everyone gets together every few days. But the Emperor and Sister Guizhong mean that we still have to hold this meeting.” Li Qinglian said with a smile, “As the saying goes, ‘Enjoy life while you can, for tomorrow you may die.’ The younger generation has some strength, so we should show it off.”

"However, with the increasing number of disciples, after discussion, we think that holding a grand gathering might be a good idea. We can bestow titles and distribute divine artifacts to the outstanding disciples. If they are exceptionally good, they can even receive a custom-made divine weapon as a prize. This is the Emperor's most treasured possession! Shouldn't we hurry up and bring it home, or let it gather dust in the Emperor's cave?"

Yunxiu couldn't help but laugh when she heard the introduction of this poet. He really was an interesting person. However, Zhongli probably had quite a few treasures in his cave... There were probably a few of them at the same level as the Unfettered Talisman. It wouldn't be a bad thing to distribute them.

"Stop babbling and tell me the rules. After you're done, I still need to give my disciples a good test." Gui Zhong flicked Li Qinglian with his finger and chuckled, "You may not have many disciples, but their strength is quite good, isn't it? What are you afraid of?"

"Elder Sister Guizhong, don't be in such a hurry," Li Qinglian said with a smile. "Our 'Welcoming Immortals Gathering' this time is mainly a test for these disciples in three aspects."

Chapter 475 The Grand Ceremony to Welcome Immortals Opens Three Gates

With a gentle flick of her finger, Li Qinglian revealed three gates to all the disciples.

Gan Yu, Yuan Dai, Yan Fei, and others who had participated in the "Welcoming Immortals Ceremony" smiled. Of course, they knew what was going on, but people like Zhi Lin and Chu Li, who had only joined the immortal sect in the last hundred years, were somewhat confused.

Yunxiu's eyebrows twitched, and he roughly knew what this thing was. During the war between demons and gods, in order to expand the scale of immortals, the immortals created three trials, namely the "Earth" trial located in present-day Taishan Prefecture, the "Heaven" trial located at Qingyun Peak, and the "Human" trial at Aozang Mountain. By passing the trials, one could seek the path to immortality.

The trials of the earth test one's cultivation, the trials of the heavens test one's Dao heart, and the trials of man naturally test one's character.

Of course, the methods of testing are also different. For example, the Heavenly Trial is a test called "Heaven and Earth Enveloping Fate". Yunxiu has also tried this. In fact, it tests whether one still has a strong Dao heart under the shackles and pressure of heaven and earth, and whether one can reach the so-called "perfect Dao heart" state. This is also one of the foundations of becoming an immortal in immortal techniques. As long as one passes the test, becoming an immortal is only a matter of time.

Later, with the end of the war between the demons and gods, Taishan Prefecture and Qingyun Peak were gradually abandoned. The immortals rarely entered the human world, and they did not take in many disciples. They would just gather at Aozang Mountain and chat for a few minutes.

As Yunxiu brought the immortals into the mortal world, they began to take on a large number of disciples and teach them skills. A new batch of immortal disciples appeared, and the grand scene that was only seen during the war between demons and gods finally began to appear. This was the first time in a thousand years that so many immortals and their disciples had gathered here.

Li Qinglian looked at the group of juniors below and couldn't help but smile, "I don't know much about this matter, after all, I haven't participated in it. I'm just responsible for maintaining this method. How about letting Brother Hou Zhang explain it?"

“You were the Emperor’s personal disciple back then, and you cultivated to a level comparable to mine in just over ten years. Why bother participating in these things?” Xiaoyue shook her head before continuing, “In the new generation, the only one who can rival you is Yunxiu. You were all personally trained by the Emperor. The Emperor certainly has a good eye.”

How did this get me involved... Yunxiu rolled her eyes, but Xiaoyue clearly had no intention of digging deeper into the matter, and instead spoke up.

"The most basic one is the Earth Trial, which everyone needs to participate in. The opponent in the trial is a True Monarch whose path is closest to yours. Their strength is suppressed to be equal to yours. Neither side uses any treasures. If you can last for a quarter of an hour against him, you will pass the test."

"The Trial of Heaven is 'Heaven and Earth Enveloping Fate,' but with more disciples in the last two years, as Elder Sister Guizhong mentioned, even perfecting one's Dao Heart is difficult for many immortals. Therefore, it has been changed to the ultimate level of your Daoist magic and supernatural powers. Someone like Xiangling can certainly cook, and the immortals will judge."

"Finally, there is the Trial of Man. I used to be in charge of it, but this year it will be in charge of True Lord Huang Ming. He is the strongest among us in his perception of people's hearts and emotions. He will ask a question, and you must give the most truthful answer. Then True Lord will score you."

Yunxiu nodded; this was indeed very much in line with the current actions of this group.

However, the basic trials are not easy to pass... Even if the immortals do not use divine artifacts or various treasures, and suppress their strength, the diversity of their magic is something that most disciples cannot cope with. Especially my own magic method, which can be said to be of the top level among mages. Over the years, I have developed thousands of spells and sold them on the Spirit Realm, including many low-level conceptual spells, although they are very difficult to cast.

After speaking, Xiaoyue gestured to all the immortals above the legendary peak present to leave their mark in the Earth Trial. He himself also waved his hand, and a deer-shaped spiritual light flew into the gate of the Earth Trial.

"Should I stay too?" Yunxiu pointed to herself helplessly: "I have too many spells. If any of the disciples here draw my spell, they will most likely not pass the first round."

“Yes.” Xiaoyue smiled. “There’s an additional design: all conceptual spells are prohibited.”

“Alright…” Yunxiu waved her hand, and a peculiar shield-shaped stream of light flew into the gate of the Earth Trial.

One by one, the immortals left behind their own trails of light. In the end, even the Dragon King Ruotuo found it interesting and was about to leave his light behind as well, but he was stopped by the Emperor. The two whispered a few words to each other, and only then did the Dragon King Ruotuo finally smile broadly.

"What are the Emperor and Hunchback Bro talking about?" Yunxiu nudged Huang Ming next to her. "Why do I feel like there's something strange about these two?"

"Brother Ruotuo said he wanted to test the juniors, and the Emperor said that this was a bit of bullying, but the second test can be judged by you." Huang Ming clapped his big hands and laughed, "This is what the Emperor originally wanted him to do. In terms of versatility, Brother Ruotuo is the best among us. Apart from the Emperor, he is the most resourceful."

Yunxiu nodded, and suddenly heard cheers and jubilation. Upon closer inspection, she saw that Granny Ping was smiling as she took out a plaque and placed it next to the three trials. It was the prize for this "Welcoming the Immortals Gathering". Because it was a once-in-a-millennium event, the prize was extra generous this time.

The top twenty will all receive divine artifacts, all high-end items from the immortals' stockpiles. The top five will also receive custom-made divine artifacts, the top three will be granted the title of True Monarch, and the first place winner will also receive a custom-made weapon. At this point, they are basically the seeds of the legendary peak.

Yun Song did not participate. He had already received his True Lord title a few days ago, named "Qingyue Zhenyuan True Lord". After Xiaoyue finished explaining, he stood behind Xiaoyue and Yunxiu. As Yunxiu's son and a disciple of Xiaoyue and Yixiao Daotian, Yun Song is now not only the eldest among the Yun family's children, but has also become the number one among the new generation of immortals.

He was also the second among the immortals of this generation to receive a title. The first was Shen He, who received his own title, "True Lord Who Embraces Frost and Treads on Snow," after the flood control war ended.

However, if we're just talking about seniority, Gan Yu was the first to receive the title. But Gan Yu is much older, so people generally don't categorize her as part of that generation.

This is quite an interesting point. Yun Pingsong actually calls Shen He "Mother." He is a disciple of Xiaoyue. Chongyun is Shen He's aunt and also a disciple of Lishui. Yunxiu is of the same generation as Lishui and Xiaoyue, but Yunxiu is Shen He's husband. So, in terms of seniority among fellow disciples, Shen He, Pingsong, and Chongyun are actually of the same generation. However, due to Yunxiu and their respective families, Shen He is actually a generation higher...

In reality, Ping Song does call Shen He "mother" most of the time, but Chong Yun only calls him "uncle" when teasing Yun Xiu...

It can only be said that once the longevity system begins, the hierarchy becomes chaotic, and in the end, everyone will naturally have to follow their own path.

"Not bad, it has already begun." Zhong Li smiled as he looked at the first person to walk in. It was Yue Shu, a disciple of Xiao Yue. Although he had a very strong talent in talisman magic, his cultivation was relatively average. He had only just reached the early stage of the Legendary realm. However, people with such strong talent in laws would grow very quickly after reaching the Legendary realm. If nothing unexpected happened, Yue Shu would have no problem reaching the high stage of the Legendary realm within ten years, and might even have a chance to reach the peak of the Legendary realm.

During the flood control battle, she helped Li Shui organize various talismans and material data. Later, she also provided great assistance to Li Shui in improving talismans, and was considered one of Li Shui's more valued disciples.

A quarter of an hour later, Yue Shu walked out somewhat dejectedly, and a sign popped out of the gate of the Earth Trial and into her hand.

"Red, not bad." Li Shui nodded in satisfaction, then said boastfully, "This girl is just too demanding of herself. With her talisman skills, she can still get a red card in combat. You could say she's incredibly talented."

The immortals nodded in agreement. Li Shui was right. The red plaque meant that she had survived the battle in a quarter of an hour and had not lost her fighting ability. At most, she had only suffered minor injuries. This level was indeed very good for a talismanic sorcerer who mainly cultivated talismanic arts.

This can be considered an 80 out of 100. Yue Shu's profession is a talisman magician, which means that her opponent is most likely to be either Shen He or Li Shui. Li Shui is an immortal with thousands of years of cultivation, not to mention Shen He is a combat specialist. It would be quite good if she could survive from her, let alone with only minor injuries.

"Oh, the second one is Yunxiu's apprentice, that should be called Zhilin, right?" Watching Zhilin cautiously walk in, Guizhong looked at Zhilin sneaking into the gate of the Earth Trial and couldn't help but ask with some doubt, "Is this mage a member of the Scribe Guild? If so, who should her opponent be?"

“If there’s no similar one, it will go directly to the strongest in that profession category… namely Yunxiu.” Xiaoyue glanced at Yunxiu before casually saying, “I wonder if Yunxiu has ever given Zhilin a few pointers.”

“You know my teaching style, but at the same level, I mean within the Law level, as long as Zhilin is well prepared, I may not be able to defeat him.” Yunxiu said with a smile, “You may not understand the profession of the Scribe Society. With enough preparation, her spellbook can easily defeat a peak-level familiar. Based on my understanding of Zhilin, she must have prepared enough.”

This is the greatest advantage of the Spellbooks: their spellbooks determine their combat strength, and their preparation determines their ceiling. As long as they are well-prepared, it wouldn't be surprising if they could achieve a legendary comeback against the nine-ring demons...

So when Zhilin awakened, he crafted an evolving spellbook for her. With Zhilin's gradual evolution and Yunxiu's support, the spellbook is now almost at the level of a top-tier artifact.

After chatting for a while, Zhilin came out excitedly. A golden plaque popped out of the door, which she picked up and quickly handed over the door to the next disciple, Xingqiu, Li Qinglian's apprentice.

"The second one is gold, which is very nice. I just don't know if there will be a purple-gold brand this year." Grandma Ping brought out a plate of snacks and distributed them to everyone. Then she looked at Zhilin and said with a smile, "This girl and her sister often come to help this old woman, and they come even before I have told them their identities. They are good children."

Yunxiu smiled and waved. Zhilin had indeed brought her a lot of glory. The golden plaque meant that in a quarter of an hour of fighting, the two were at least evenly matched. Although Yunxiu was certain that if the fight continued, Zhilin would definitely not be her match, since the spellbook had a limit to the number of spells it could store.

However, Yunxiu also knew that there were very few legendary mages who could surpass a spellbook that was close to the level of an armored weapon...

"This young man certainly possesses the talent of an ancient sword immortal. It's said he's a successor of something called the 'Ancient Hua School'?" Xianyun watched Xingqiu walk out the door carrying a sword, somewhat surprised. "But why do I feel that his swordsmanship bears the shadow of Brother Qinglian?"

“If I’m not mistaken, that ‘Gu Hua’ might be related to me; perhaps he found my sword manual.” Li Qinglian smiled and shook her head, saying, “I met this young man when I was traveling in Liyue with Gan Lin. He helped someone in need and casually gave him a few pointers on swordsmanship. I didn’t expect him to be so quick to learn, so he left me his sword token, promising to meet again someday. I didn’t realize he was acquainted with Yun Xiu, so I had no choice but to accept it. Luckily, I wasn’t wrong about him.”

This was quite a stroke of luck for Xingqiu. After returning to Liyue, Xingqiu was somewhat puzzled by the sword token, but he had a good brother, Yunxiu. So he directly caught Yunxiu at Wanmin Hall, who was naming Yun Anzhi at the time. Yunxiu naturally recognized the origin of the sharp sword energy at a glance and guided him to "Jiejianzhai" to find Li Qinglian.

Finally, he naturally became an apprentice and learned martial arts, and now he is a legendary high-level swordsman.

Currently, Xiangling has the lowest cultivation level among the five. Even with Yunxiu's special help, she has only reached the initial stage of the legendary realm. However, her cooking skills have reached the divine level, which is something the others do not possess.

Xingqiu eventually got the red badge, which wasn't surprising. His opponent was the owner of Teyvat's number one offensive swordsmanship. Even among equals, not being instantly killed was quite an achievement. Moreover, they fought for a quarter of an hour. Judging from Li Qinglian's smiling face, he was naturally very satisfied.

One disciple after another entered the space, achieving one success after another in the trials.

The immortals chatted about their disciples while also discussing various current events, from Guizhong Company in the Spirit Realm to Xianyun's Mechanical Association, and then from the Mechanical Association to Lishui and Xiaoyue's Talisman Academy.

Until someone started the topic of retirement pensions, which opened the peculiar door for the immortals to discuss wages...

Chapter 476 Casual Talk on the Approaching Retirement of the Four Strongest

Although it's unclear who started it, the topic has indeed veered off to this point.

The standards for the immortals' retirement pensions and allowances have been discussed before. The standards of Yujingtai are basically calculated based on years of service, merits, position, and the number of kills on the battlefield.

However, this becomes somewhat difficult to describe after the emergence of super strategic strike weapons like the super lightsaber cannon.

Fushe and Xiao have been tilling the earth for five or six thousand years and have been killing on the front lines of the Dead Zone for several hundred years. Together, they have killed only five or six hundred subordinate-level demons and less than twenty god-level demons. This record is already considered quite high among the legendary peaks.

However, Xianyun commanded four super-light sword cannons and killed more than ten times their number in fifteen days during the flood control war.

In addition to his contributions during the flood control war, as well as his later contributions to training disciples, modifying the Fengling Cave Yuanjian, the Heart of Evolution, and the talisman system, he also made contributions.

Even later, Li Shui Xianyun directly donated some of the patents for talismans and spirit frames to Yue Haiting for free, which increased Yue Haiting's annual income by hundreds of billions of Mora. Therefore, the merits and allowances naturally need to be recalculated.

Moreover, once the flood control war began, most immortals made contributions in different ways. For example, Li Shui Die Shan would develop a portion of talismans and printing plates every year, and he would regularly donate the copyrights of a portion of the talismans that had been sold for several years and entered their long-tail period to Yue Hai Ting.

However, this does not mean that these are unprofitable. On the contrary, many talismans only entered their most profitable period at this time because there were basically no research and development costs. They could make a profit from each one produced. For example, the most classic talisman, [Wound Closure], was like this. The cost dropped to 15 Mora per talisman. Although the effect was reduced a lot, it could be used in combination to stack up the ring slots, so that it could achieve the same effect as before, and it was more flexible in use.

Although the cost of the paper is still a bit higher, Yuehaiting has actually calculated that, based on the current situation, after deducting production costs, Yuehaiting can still earn about 2 moras from the profit of this paper.

The "Wound Closure" talisman has sold over 8 billion copies in just over six months this year, with 80% of them being exported. And how many similar talismans has Li Shui Die Shan donated copyrights to? A whopping 70+ different types across nine categories!

It covers a variety of different types of talismans, including medical talismans, engineering talismans, catering talismans, and daily life talismans. Although not all of them are as sought-after as the [Wound Closure] talisman, Yuehai Pavilion still earns a lot more money every year because of it.

Although Liyue's budget is now in the trillions every quarter, it is still a considerable sum of money, and this is naturally attributed to the achievements of Liyue's Water and Mountain Project.

Therefore, Liyue currently provides three types of retirement pensions for its immortals.

The first component remains seniority pay and position pay, which have remained largely unchanged, except for a slight increase in recent years, roughly 50%.