Chapter 4295: Taiyi Celebration (No more today)

Sixty years passed quickly.

Lotus City was adorned with lanterns and streamers everywhere. The streets were bustling with people and heavy traffic. As the Taiyi celebration approached, many immortals rushed to Lotus City to attend Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's Taiyi celebration. Forces like the Cao Family, Chu Family, Nangong Immortal Clan, Shangguan Family, Mayfly Clan, and Ye Family all sent representatives. Even the Myriad Immortals Commercial Alliance sent two Taiyi Golden Immortals to the celebration.

The Myriad Immortals Commercial Alliance is a merchant organization. It is well-known that they send representatives to any celebration hosted by a Taiyi Golden Immortal or a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, without favoring any side, focusing solely on business.

In the northwest corner of Lotus City stood a towering azure giant pagoda. Above its entrance, a square golden plaque hung, with the characters "Azure Lotus Pagoda" written in elegant, flowing script. This was a shop opened by the Wang family, with a wide range of goods including immortal puppets, immortal artifacts, immortal pills, immortal wine, Immortal Slaying Arrows, and Chaos Armor. To purchase Immortal Slaying Arrows and Chaos Armor, payment was required in the core crystals of Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts, and sales were limited.

On the eighteenth floor, Wang Moxin and a chubby, white-faced old man in a golden robe sat around a golden tea table, deep in conversation.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please help me. I truly can't produce that many six-colored core crystals. How about this: I'll pay with the core crystals of True Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts, at double the market price?" the golden-robed old man pleaded.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, business is a matter of mutual consent. I gave you a price, and if you can't meet it, it's normal for the deal not to go through. Do you think our family lacks True Immortal-stage Chaos Beast core crystals? You want to buy a mid-grade Chaos Armor, not a low-grade one. Selling you even one is already good. If you can't provide enough core crystals, that's your problem," Wang Moxin flatly refused.

After the Wang family gained control of a miniature Primordial Stone mine, they extracted a large amount of Primordial Stone, enabling them to refine numerous sets of Chaos Armor. The number of Immortal Armored troops exceeded seven thousand, and the number of Golden Immortal cultivators also steadily increased.

The golden-robed old man looked troubled. After a moment of thought, he took out an exquisite azure jade box, handed it to Wang Moxin, and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, what if I add this item?"

Wang Moxin opened the lid and his gaze swept over a silver crystal inside. The crystal's surface had nine vortex-like apertures, shimmering with a faint silver light.

"Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal!" Wang Moxin was somewhat surprised. This was a core material for refining third-tier immortal puppets.

"No problem, Fellow Daoist Xu. I can give you the Chaos Armor now." Wang Moxin readily agreed.

Taking advantage of the Taiyi celebration, the Wang family hosted a large auction, offering many valuable items for sale, thereby seizing the opportunity to collect rare cultivation resources.

"One piece?" the golden-robed old man asked.

"What else? While the Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal is indeed precious, it's quite small. To refine a third-tier immortal puppet, a considerable amount of other refining materials would still be needed. If you feel it's not worth it, then forget I said anything." Wang Moxin put the Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal back into the jade box.

"No, don't! I was just joking. It's settled then, one mid-grade Chaos Armor. But could you please leave me one six-colored core crystal?" the golden-robed old man haggled.

"Alright! I'll give you a small discount. In the future, if you have any other good items, please prioritize our Wang family." Wang Moxin took out a golden, shimmering formation disk, activated a magic formula, and gestured with it.

A moment later, a burly young man in a silver robe approached, holding an azure storage bracelet, which he handed to the golden-robed old man. The golden-robed old man scanned it with his divine sense, nodded in satisfaction, put away the storage bracelet, and departed.

Wang Moxin took out an azure, shimmering formation disk, activated a magic formula, and respectfully said, "Ancestor, I've just acquired a Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal. Are you available? I can bring it to you."

"Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal! That's a good find. Yes, I'm available, come over!" Wang Changsheng's voice rang out.

Wang Moxin agreed, put away the formation disk, and quickly left the Azure Lotus Pagoda, heading to Azure Lotus Peak.

Wang Changsheng sat in an azure stone pavilion, while Wang Jiye, Wang Zongyun, Su Hongshang, Wang Yuyu, and Wang Ruyi stood respectfully to the side.

"Ancestor, this is the Nine-Orifice Silver Marrow Crystal I just acquired." Wang Moxin took out an azure jade box and handed it to Wang Changsheng with both hands.

Wang Changsheng nodded and praised, "Excellent. Many immortals have arrived in Lotus City recently. Organize more auctions and gatherings, and hopefully, we can collect more good items."

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Moxin agreed, bowed, and withdrew.

"You may return! I hope your success rate in refining mid-grade Chaos Armor will be higher," Wang Changsheng instructed. During this period, he had often guided Wang Zongyun and others in artifact refining. They were currently able to refine mid-grade Chaos Armor, but their success rate needed improvement.

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Jiye and the others replied in unison and left Azure Lotus Peak.

Wang Changsheng took out a blue-glowing communication disk, activated a magic formula, and asked, "Yixin, have all the guests arrived?"

"They have all arrived, Ancestor. Immortal Ye Xuanji is in secluded cultivation and unable to attend. Ye Guangting is representing the Ye family at the celebration," Wang Yixin reported.

"Good, then. Treat the guests well and don't neglect them," Wang Changsheng instructed, put away the communication disk, and walked towards the azure pavilion nearby.

Seven days passed quickly. On this day, as soon as dawn broke, a large number of immortals, numbering over ten thousand, gathered at Welcoming Immortal Peak, with no fewer than ten thousand True Immortal cultivators among them. The summit of Welcoming Immortal Peak featured a vast bluestone plaza, adorned with numerous azure jade tables. Each table was laden with fine wine and delicacies. The seats for over twenty Taiyi Golden Immortals, including Nangong Yunxin, Cao Yuanxing, Ye Guangting, Cang Yao, and Shangguan Yunzhong, were positioned near the main platform, followed by the seats for Golden Immortal cultivators.

"Today is truly a good day. Senior Wang and Senior Wang are hosting a Taiyi Golden Immortal celebration. The next celebration will surely be for Grand Luo Golden Immortals," a tall, thin man in a blue robe flattered them, his face full of obsequiousness. This was Lan Fukong. During his journey to the Myriad Immortals Continent, his Dharma body was destroyed. He had since possessed a new physical body for re-cultivation and had already restored his Golden Immortal stage cultivation.

"I, Qin, agree with Fellow Daoist Lan. When I first met Senior Wang and Senior Wang, they were only True Immortals. Millions of years have passed, and they have already advanced to Taiyi Golden Immortals. Grand Luo Golden Immortalhood is just around the corner," Reverend Golden Silkworm echoed, having already joined the Wang family as an honored guest elder.

The views of both men were acknowledged by the majority of cultivators. Given Wang Changsheng's demonstrated power, no one considered their words boastful; they were merely stating facts. The cultivators began to chat casually. Lan Fukong, true to his nature, continued to flatter other Golden Immortal cultivators.

A short while later, a loud bell chimed.

"Presenting the Ancestors!" Wang Yixin announced loudly.

As soon as her voice fell, a multitude of azure lotuses appeared in the sky, slowly rotating. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood atop an azure lotus platform, flying in from afar and descending above the plaza.

"Greetings, Senior Wang (Ancestor)," numerous cultivators rose to their feet and bowed in salute. Nangong Yunxin and the other Taiyi Golden Immortals stood up and nodded slightly.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the azure lotus platform descended onto the main platform. They stepped off and retracted the azure lotus platform.

"The Nangong Immortal Clan congratulates Seniors Wang and Wang on advancing to Taiyi Golden Immortals, presenting two bottles of third-tier immortal pill Azure Marrow Jade Ginseng Pills, a batch of artifact refining materials, and thirty immortal herbs aged ten million years."

"The Cao family presents five pieces of Qianlan Cold Jade and twenty immortal herbs aged ten million years, congratulating Seniors Wang and Wang on their further advancement."

"The Ye family congratulates the two seniors on advancing to Taiyi Golden Immortals, presenting a box of Qianguang Immortal Sculpting Clay, twenty immortal herbs aged ten million years, and one Seven-Star Golden Marrow Divine Crystal."

Many guests presented their congratulatory gifts one after another, with the Nangong Immortal Clan's gift being the most valuable.