In the Imperial City of the Immortal Dynasty, disciples from various Confucian Sects often arrive, riding on Immortal Swords and wielding Spirit Brushes, creating a bustling scene.
Ziyang Academy is located on a mountain just outside the Imperial City, where disciples from Confucian Sects across the lands have chosen to stay first.
While the proportion of Confucian Cultivators in the Immortal Realm is not large, the gathering of top Confucian Cultivators in the Imperial City of the Immortal Dynasty makes their numbers seem quite formidable.
The entire Imperial City is bustling with numerous Confucian Scholars coming and going, naturally exuding Magnificent Righteous Qi.
Both Cultivators and mortals of the Imperial City can’t wait for these Confucian Cultivators to arrive, eager to make a fortune off them.
The Ancient Qian Family makes a killing in the Imperial City of the Immortal Dynasty through their money exchanges, pawnshops, auction houses, and inns.
The largest inn in the Imperial City, Eternal Prosperity Inn, is overcrowded.
Even with room prices increased tenfold temporarily, people still swarm to it.
Be aware that those attending the Confucian conference are none other than famous Confucian Sects from all corners of the Immortal Realm; do any of the Great Confucians lack substantial wealth?
The Great Confucians of the Immortal Realm differ from those on Blue Star.
Great Confucians on Blue Star might be as poor as church mice, but in the Immortal Realm, without Cultivation Resources, there is no way to advance their Cultivation Level, let alone achieve sainthood.
Therefore, any Great Confucian, if not wealthy enough to rival nations, is at least extremely rich.
The actual power behind Eternal Prosperity Inn is the Ancient Qian Family, a top-notch Cultivator Clan. With them setting the prices, no Confucian Scholars dare to object.
“Innkeeper, we from Tianming Academy will book all the Heaven Character Rooms,” announced a group of elegant Confucian Scholars upon arrival, immediately reserving all the Heaven Character Rooms and drawing countless sideways glances.
Under the direction of the Ancient Qian Family, the regular rooms at Eternal Prosperity Inn had their prices increased tenfold, whereas the premium Heaven Character Rooms went up by a hundredfold.
And thus, the scholars from this academy reserved all the Heaven Character Rooms in one go!
“What is the background of Tianming Academy? Aren’t they being a bit too generous?”
“You don’t know Tianming Academy? It’s one of the Nine Great Confucian Sects! And in recent years, Tianming Academy has been gradually overtaking to become the foremost of the Nine Great Confucian Sects.”
“What? One of the Nine Great Confucian Sects?”
“Hiss…”
Many Loose Cultivators present were taken aback.
The Nine Great Confucian Sects are sacred places for Confucian Cultivators in the Immortal Realm, rivaling even the Daoist Sects’ sacred lands in stature.
Not all Confucian Cultivators are eligible to join the Nine Great Confucian Sects; only those with sufficient talent in the Confucian Dao can do so.
The Nine Great Confucian Sects are not just spiritually and geographically extraordinary but also financially powerful enough to sustain such large Sects.
The innkeeper of Eternal Prosperity Inn, a powerful Immortal Emperor, greeted the members of Tianming Academy with open arms and a smile, rubbing his hands together: “Welcome to our esteemed guests from Tianming Academy, please come in.”
Leading the Tianming Academy delegation was a distinguished Great Confucian with grizzled temples, and his company included many handsome and talented disciples.
As Tianming Academy sees itself as the leader of the Nine Great Confucian Sects, it naturally has no shortage of talented disciples.
A disciple from Tianming Academy said, “Innkeeper, will there be any problems with our requirements?”
“Let me check,” the innkeeper said as he summoned a ledger with a wave of his hand. “Hmm… Five hundred years ago, the Holy Son from Mount Taihua Sacred Land booked three hundred and sixty Heaven Character Rooms at fifty times the price. Adding the other rooms that have already been rented, only two hundred and forty Heaven Character Rooms are left.”
There was a murmur among the onlooking Confucian Scholars.
The fact that the Holy Son from Mount Taihua had booked these Heaven Character Rooms for this period five hundred years ago, and at only fifty times the price, was astonishing!
Considering the current rate for Heaven Character Rooms has gone up a hundredfold, the Holy Son’s booking price was only half the current one.
Was the Holy Son from Mount Taihua a prophetic Saint?
The expressions of the people from Tianming Academy turned sour.
They intended to reserve all the Heaven Character Rooms for Tianming Academy to demonstrate their strength and establish supreme prestige among Confucian Cultivators. However, the Holy Son from Mount Taihua had already booked three hundred and sixty rooms five hundred years prior.
Suddenly, Tianming Academy seemed less impressive in comparison.
“What business does the Holy Son from Mount Taihua, a Dao Cultivator, have at the Confucian conference?”
The Great Confucians and disciples from Tianming Academy were puzzled.
Naturally, the Holy Son from Mount Taihua would not have reserved hundreds of Heaven Character Rooms without reason, most likely to attend the Confucian conference.
But his purpose was beyond their knowledge.
“The Holy Son from Mount Taihua really is rich enough to rival nations, having booked three hundred and sixty Heaven Character Rooms in one go.”
“It seems that the Holy Son from Mount Taihua has quite a number of followers with him.”
The Great Confucians and disciples from Tianming Academy whispered among themselves.
They had no choice but to accept that the Holy Son from Mount Taihua got ahead of them in booking the rooms since they couldn’t be angry over it.
The power of Mount Taihua Sacred Land is not to be underestimated.
Generally, the Nine Great Confucian Sects do not interfere with Daoist sacred lands and avoid conflict.
Being outpaced in reserving the Heaven Character Rooms was not a significant issue.
The white-templed Great Confucian from Tianming Academy spoke indifferently: “We will take the remaining two hundred and forty Heaven Character Rooms. Also, we need eight hundred Earth Character Rooms.”
“Right away,” said the innkeeper eagerly, rubbing his hands together.
Tianming Academy truly lived up to its reputation as the leader of the Nine Great Confucian Sects, reserving a thousand rooms in one go.
“Is Tianming Academy still looking for members?”
“My talents are quite decent, and I hope the esteemed academy would take me under its wing.”
“I’ve been an orphan since childhood, grinding away, reading the Sages’ Scriptures by the light from a hole in the wall. I hope the esteemed academy will have pity and take me in.”
Seeing Tianming Academy’s financial strength, Loose Cultivators flocked to join.
Yet Tianming Academy ignored these Loose Cultivators.
Only individuals of the utmost genius could capture the attention of Tianming Academy.