Immortal Father
Chapter 217 - 217 85 Reaping a Rich Harvest Ping'an's Bottleneck

217: Chapter 85 Reaping a Rich Harvest, Ping’an’s Bottleneck 217: Chapter 85 Reaping a Rich Harvest, Ping’an’s Bottleneck Wanyun Sect, inside the cave dwelling on Unnamed Peak.

Qing Su sent Li Ping’an back to the sect’s gates and then hurriedly returned to continue feasting.

Li Ping’an used a shape-shifting technique to hide in a white cloud, stealthily slipping back to his own cave dwelling, his body collapsing onto a recliner, and he casually activated the full array of defenses.

Luckily, he had run fast.

Otherwise, he really might not have been able to return for ten or eight years!

No, but could Senior Xu Sheng’s ascension to Golden Immortal really be credited to him?

It was clearly because Senior Xu Sheng had resolved his inner conflict.

The senior’s accumulation and enlightenment had long been sufficient, the only flaw was in his Dao heart, which stemmed from the disaster that befell Fu Xuntian’s family.

Deep down, Old Master Xu must also feel that he owed the Xuntian family.

“Alas, they’ve reached a rather satisfactory resolution.”

Li Ping’an closed his eyes and chuckled lightly, his Dao heart feeling light and comfortable.

Ningning Mu, Qingcheng Gu, and Zhu Ling’er originally planned to return with him, but Li Ping’an had asked them to stay on the other side.

He snuck back because he feared being entangled by too many old Immortals, whereas it was better for the three of them to stay there and continue reaping benefits—opportunities the other sect disciples couldn’t come across in a thousand years.

Li Ping’an, however, wasn’t worried about missing out on benefits.

With his father there, Senior Xu Sheng would surely need to show him some appreciation.

“Oh no!”

Li Ping’an smacked his forehead and sat up.

The puppetry technique!

He had run off too quickly and forgot to consult Xuntian Xu on how to refine puppets.

The puppets of Yuan Sect didn’t need to possess spirit and could perform tasks such as magical combat and cleaning.

This was the very part that Li Ping’an’s ‘autonomous armor’ was lacking!

If he could acquire the puppetry secret technique of Yuan Sect, he could save a hundred years of time!

“But it’s alright, I’ll just go to Yuan Sect to ask next time.

Senior Xu Sheng probably won’t be so stingy.

If necessary, I’ll just exchange it for some artifact refining secret techniques he doesn’t know.”

Li Ping’an collapsed back into his chair, lying there relaxed.

He lifted a finger and the Cangyue Bead gently orbited around him, shedding boundless spiritual power.

Li Ping’an quietly entered meditation, the ripples in his Dao heart swiftly returning to calm, accompanied by the sound of a clear spring trickling, as he sank into a state of enlightenment.

Half a month later.

The first branch of Castcloud Hall successfully opened, and the first batch of quality magic artifacts went offline, heading to the markets of the East Continent.

In that half month, while the Immortals of Wanyun Sect feasted and reveled, Li Dazhi, Xiaoyue, and a few other Immortals were bustling about.

The magic treasure shop of Yuan Sect was handed over to Xiaoyue to manage starting from today, but the accounts were kept separate.

Li Dazhi’s longed-for ‘high-end magic artifact brand’ progressed rapidly, with both sects agreeing to use the name of a Golden Immortal artifact refining grandmaster to directly open a few new magic treasure shops named ‘Master Artisan.’

Xu Sheng would also serve as the ‘brand ambassador,’ attending the opening ceremonies of these magic treasure shops later on.

The profits of these magic treasure shops would be split fifty-fifty between the two sects, with Wanyun Sect providing channels, treasured materials, and sales, while Yuan Sect was in charge of refining.

To open up markets, Yuan Sect would bring out a batch of non-combat spiritual treasures and a set of combat-ready near-spiritual treasures.

—A near-spiritual treasure refers to an exceptional Immortal treasure with tendencies to awaken its spirit, generally speaking, its power only second to lower quality acquired spiritual treasures.

Li Dazhi would later hype up the transformation of near-spiritual treasures into spiritual treasures, creating a bit of buzz.

Besides, Wanyun Sect and Yuan Sect also established a ‘magic artifact R&D department.’

This name was, of course, coined by Li Dazhi.

The main focus of the R&D department was to improve the production process of the magic artifact assembly line, striving to upgrade the current ‘quality magic artifacts’ to ‘exceptional magic artifacts’ and even ‘quality magic treasures.’

Li Dazhi once again reiterated their principle, which was not to cut off the livelihood of Loose Cultivators and to limit the output of magic artifacts to a few categories such as ‘flying swords’ and ‘flying needles.’

After getting drunk, Li Dazhi had also uttered words that deeply moved Yuan Sect.

Li Dazhi said,

“When I introduced this assembly line for producing magic artifacts, I had already anticipated that within a few decades, all the major sects would inevitably integrate their resources to produce magic artifacts in an assembly line manner.

“The Loose Cultivators will eventually be squeezed out of artifact refining.

“Alas, this is my sin.

“In fact, I am prepared.

When the situation of producing magic artifacts on an assembly line becomes irreversible and Loose Cultivators skilled in artifact refining are struggling, I plan to open ‘magic artifact factories’ in the towns, inviting Loose Cultivators to refine artifacts inside, shifting some of the low-end and consumer-end production lines over there.

“This way, we only need a few Immortals to oversee it, and we can continue to make a steady stream of Spirit Stones without fearing our techniques getting learned.”

The Immortals all agreed heartily, praising Li Dazhi’s vision.

If Li Ping’an were here, he might have felt a twinge in his heart…

The cultural atmosphere of the immortals in the East Continent was probably going to be thoroughly influenced by his own father.

Having settled the matters of the first branch of Castcloud Hall, Xiaoyue hurried back to the shores of the East Sea to continue investing in the spirit stone business.

Before she left, she had a half-hour chat with Li Dazhi, leaving with a smile on her lips and a new determination in her phoenix eyes.

After busying about for half a month, Xu Sheng began to close up to consolidate his realm, and Li Dazhi led the Immortals of Wanyun Sect back to the sect.

This trip had been fruitful, and the inside and outside of Wanyun Sect were filled with joy and prosperity.

…

“Ping’an, Ping’an!

Your master has returned!”

Li Dazhi called out at the entrance but did not see Li Ping’an emerge for quite some time.

A little bee flew from the nearby woods, buzzing around Li Dazhi’s ear.

“This insect!

You dare to sting your Immortal grandfather!”

Li Dazhi swatted at it, fortunately not using much force.

Pop!

Li Ping’an reverted to his true form, stumbling back several steps and raising an eyebrow at his father:

“Dad, look!

The seventy-two transformations!”

Li Dazhi’s eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned in: “Where did you learn that!

Teach me!

That’s my childhood dream!

Hey, the art of transformation!”