"...What Li Zhao said wasn't entirely wrong. Let me add something, Brother Lin said. Actually, there are very few resources we can use from the General Chamber of Commerce anymore. Aside from certain heavenly spirits that can be used to refine magical treasures, people at our level of cultivation can already produce Heaven Wish Beads on their own. The local produce is also quite abundant, so we basically don't need to buy resources. The reason we go to such lengths to dig up Immortal Spirit Grass is mainly that Black and White Emperor Lords recruit personal guards based on wealth. Even the Ascension Ceremony places they grant are determined by how much wealth a person has. So, don't take those little copper coins lightly. No one dares to treat them as unimportant..."
"...Let me add something. Besides what Li Zhao and Brother Lin said, there's one other point: Immortal Spirit Grass may be precious, but it's no use to people like us. Over the years, countless predecessors and sages have experimented with it, and the immortal spirit energy in Immortal Spirit Grass simply can't be absorbed and used by cultivators. We don't know what Black and White Emperor Lords want to collect it for..."
"...People have indeed succeeded in ascending to immortality. The Ascension Ceremony, held once every three hundred years, takes place under the watchful eyes of countless people. There's no way it could be faked. But those who succeed in ascending are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns..."
"...Where Black and White Emperor Lords came from, and what kind of beings they are, is something no one can say for sure. We only know that the two of them both compete and cooperate with each other, and have essentially joined forces to control the entire Barren