Half a day later.
In the end, the matter was settled. The ones raising the price trembled with fear, while the bidders radiated heroic confidence, creating a thoroughly bizarre scene.
"Senior, the Immortal Realm is still ascending and growing. If immortal veins awaken, spiritual herbs will grow much faster."
An ascended old devil from a realm spoke with a solemn expression. His name was Shi Jianbai. He had once been a "feudal lord" of a cultivation world, had spent ten thousand years digging mines and honing himself in the Five Elements Immortal Domain, and could now stand alone against one side.
He looked seasoned and deeply composed, and he was of the Human Race.
The Human Race was an exceedingly scarce race in the Eternal Immortal Frontier. Many Immortal Birds and Strange Beasts took pride in taking the form of the Human Race, which was why human sects such as the Holding Origin Sect had become a major choice for ascenders.
As for the Five Elements Immortal Sect...
The Immortal Sect was far too casual about accepting disciples. There was no way in through connections, and the Jade Bamboo Mountain Range remained empty all year round. Thus, he naturally chose the Holding Origin Sect and became an honorary elder.
"Sharp eyes." Xiao Sheng's voice boomed as he stroked his beard. "Immortal veins and Immortal Spirit Mines are two entirely different things. Though the territory we bought has no mine veins to speak of, what we bought was its future."
Spiritual herbs often grew for ten thousand years beneath the bathing light of Heaven and Earth's immortal qi. With immortal veins beneath the ground, that time would be greatly shortened. The Eternal Immortal Frontier had long ceased to act only for what lay before its eyes; all its plans were undertakings