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Late autumn.

Yao Guang City.

The Longevity Sect's Mountain Opening Ceremony was about to begin once again.

Just as with every previous Longevity Sect Mountain Opening Ceremony, it was one of the foremost grand events in the Great Chu Cultivation Realm.

This time was naturally no exception.

Indeed, with the Human Alliance's mighty momentum sweeping through the land in recent years and the circumstances of independent cultivators growing ever more difficult, this Mountain Opening Ceremony was even more bustling than usual.

For the large and small trading firms and shops throughout the city, this period was invariably a time of booming business.

Countless cultivators gathered here from far and wide, and they had not come merely to participate in the Longevity Sect's Mountain Opening Ceremony.

After all, the Longevity Sect disciple recruitment requirements were stringent. Those who met them were all quite young and of low cultivation.

The overwhelming majority were led here from all corners by their elders.

Especially as the Longevity Sect's control over the Great Chu Cultivation Realm became increasingly harsh, making it ever more difficult for family powers bound by bloodlines to preserve their inheritances, entering the Longevity Sect had become one of the few choices available—and almost certainly the best one.

After all, in the past, if a family had a descendant of exceptional aptitude, they would naturally prefer to nurture them within the family, strengthening their sense of belonging and enabling them to contribute to the family's inheritance.

Otherwise, they might end up making a wedding dress for someone else.

No one knew when it had begun, but in Yao Guang City, whenever the Mountain Opening Ceremony approached, large and small trading firms throughout the city would announce all sorts of discounts and special offers, taking advantage of the bustling business to seize even