At first, seeing the prices soar, Brother Cheng was quite enthusiastic.

But after watching a dozen or so go by, he began to feel a bit weary.

He even found the constant bidding noise annoying, so he casually set up a barrier and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

The others present were not as at ease as he was.

Everyone was tense, anxious, and on edge.

As time passed, the 100th Immortal Fate Order was sold.

The 200th piece was sold...

Each Immortal Fate Order had a different final price, but one thing was consistent: they were all ridiculously high.

Almost all were around 20 million.

One even shot up to 25.1 million.

Seeing the prices so high for each piece, many who planned to just observe could no longer remain detached.

The situation was not as they had expected.

Prices showed no sign of dropping!

The Middle Immortal Realm was vast, with no less than eighty to a hundred thousand Immortal Venerables holding over 7 million Immortal Crystals participating in this auction.

And less than 1,000 Immortal Fate Orders were left.

Competition wasn't dwindling; it was intensifying.

When only a few dozen were left, competition would become fiercely inflamed, resulting in astronomical prices.

You wait and see, but others are not waiting.

If you don't compete now, there won't be a chance later.

As such, the auction prices for the Immortal Fate Orders never dropped.

By the 800th piece, prices indeed had broken through 30 million.

The last dozens soared to a staggering 40 million.

The final piece, in particular, brought about a frenzy of bidding.

Ultimately, it sold for a staggering price of 73 million.

Yuan Zhen, Yuan Sheng, and others gazed at the mountain of Immortal Crystals, panting heavily.

How many times the profit was this?

The ancestor sure knows how to play!

The previous idea of not raising prices had long been discarded.

Worried about damaging reputation and name...

Did they ever really think that way?

By now, those who had bought Immortal Fate Orders had settled in the side hall courtyard.

All 300,000 plus Immortal Fate Orders now had owners.

The grand event had finally concluded.

But many more present, having not purchased one, were filled with tumultuous emotions, reluctant to leave.

"Alright, it's all sold out, everyone disperse!"

Brother Cheng awoke from his feigned sleep and stepped forward again.

It's lucky he was there, able to maintain order.

If it were any other Sect, even with a seated Immortal King, they might not have been able to calm so many extremely disappointed Immortal Venerables wanting to vent.

If someone with ill intentions stirred things up, a massive conflict might have erupted.

With just a light statement, those wanting to vent had no choice but to leave.

The grand event concluded, and everything returned to calm.

Outside, while some were shocked by the auction's astronomical prices for the Immortal Fate Orders, others calculated and were surprised to find Feixian Sect seemingly had no Immortal Fate Orders left.

"Isn't Feixian Sect having anyone ascend?"

"They sold every single one?"

"Are they really planning to wait for the next session?"

"There's no next session; the Immortal Emperor will certainly intervene after this one."

"I wonder how they'll keep the Immortal Crystals they earned."

Amidst various envious rumors, Brother Cheng remained unaffected.

He was already joyfully tallying his gains.

Originally expected at over 900 billion Top-grade Immortal Crystals, the final count increased by over 300 billion.

After converting to Merit, it totaled over 1.2 billion.

He couldn't help but admire his own shrewdness.

"Haha, so what if becoming an Immortal King is hard?"

"Our merit-earning speed is unstoppable by anyone!"

After converting all this merit into pills, his long stagnant realm finally leapt from a Sixth-grade Immortal King to an Eighth-Grade Immortal King.

After a moment of joy, he rubbed his chin in thought.

"With my current realm, I should be presentable when visiting Xiaohan and Xiaoning among the disciples, right?"

"The lofty image of their Brother must not crumble."

One hundred million years have passed since they last saw each other, who knows what realm those disciples have reached.

As Sect Leader, it's necessary to maintain an Immortal King realm as a facade, isn't it?

It's the main reason he tirelessly earned merit for upgrading.

Otherwise, with the Resurrection Skill, did he need to increase his power so much?

In the following period, everyone was preparing intensively for Ascension.

Besides Brother Cheng's 300,000, there were still around 30,000 Immortal Fate Orders outside.

These 30,000 were mostly held by top-tier Ancient Immortal and Demon Sects who, unlike him, did not sell them.

These sects are currently conducting internal selections.

Meanwhile, in the Upper Immortal Realm, many influential figures are heading to the Zixiao Platform and Nether Pool to greet the new batch of Ascenders.

Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors had long set up traps, just waiting for Feixian Sect to fall into them.

As for Feixian Sect, it was peaceful and harmonious.

Finally, the day of Ascension arrived!

On this day, the skies over all Celestial Domains in the Middle Immortal Realm turned golden, dazzlingly bright.

The Immortal Venerables in the side hall courtyard stepped out, their Immortal Fate Orders gradually lighting up.

"Hahaha, I never thought I'd see the day I'd truly ascend!"

"Elder Jiang truly kept his word!"

"Indeed, though the price was steep, nine years of peace without being robbed was worth it."

"Upper Immortal Realm, here I come!"

"Friends, may we meet again as Immortal Kings someday!"

"When we reunite, may everyone be a leader in the Upper Immortal Realm..."

With excitement and joy, over 300,000 Immortals with Immortal Fate Orders ascended into the sky.

Soon, they were engulfed in the Reception Golden Light, vanishing without a trace.

The scene was truly spectacular.

Not far away, disciples of the Feixian Sect looked up.

Only when the sky was empty and the golden light dispersed did they sigh.

"Oh, they really ascended."

"So envious!"

"If only we could go up too!"

"Our Immortal Fate Orders were bought by them..."

"Say no more, Elders surely have plans."

When Brother Cheng emerged, Yuan Zhen, Yuan Sheng, Xiao Kun, Wu Jue, and their tens of thousands of disciples and followers were already waiting outside.

"They've all ascended, so it's finally our turn."

He had delayed until now because he had promised to protect those people for nine years from being robbed.

Otherwise, he could have left the day they sold out.

"What? How do we ascend?"

The crowd was baffled.

"Forget the Immortal Fate Orders, even the Reception Golden Light is gone!"

"Immortal Kings ascended to the Upper Immortal Realm don't need any Reception Golden Light, did you forget?"

"But we aren't Immortal Kings..."

"I forgot to tell you, one of the Immortal Techniques I cultivate is Xuanji Dojo, which can carry others in."

What?

So the ancestor still had this trump card?

Why didn't he say so earlier, making everyone's heart pound so crazily?

The previously disappointed and dejected Feixian Sect members instantly shed their despondency and became elated.

"Haha, I knew the ancestor had a backup plan."

"Of course, the Master Ancestor wasn't going to leave us hanging, he had us in mind all along."

"So it was just an act for outsiders, brilliant!"

"You all weren't saying that before, there were quite a few complaints..."

"Nonsense, do you have proof?"

Next chapter will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.