Chapter 497 - 222: The Immortal Ship Between the Peaks! The Pavilion at the Mountain Summit!
Recently, everything has been happening in a rush, there’s no helping it. The matters in Xufu Town are quite significant, the business association’s affairs are also important, and the matters of the Immortal Robe Pavilion are even more crucial. But can it really be said that the Ascension Gate is not important? For Yuchi, that’s definitely not the case...
"For me, the Ascension Gate is the most important, followed by the Immortal Robe Pavilion, then the business association, and only afterward is the gradual development of Xufu Town. This is the order of priorities I need to be clear about at this stage, so the great competition of the Ascension Gate is what I must seriously deal with now."
"I have a premonition that this great competition is an opportunity, a chance for me to slowly draw closer to being a Cultivator. But frankly, I’ve long lost my obsession with cultivation personally, yet fostering strong disciples is quite an enjoyable thing as well."
"Should I talk about my years as a Sect Leader in the Immortal Realm? Or perhaps some of the light stories after being Sect Leader?"
After Yuchi left Xufu Town, he looked back at it for one last time. This time, his absence from Xufu Town would be quite lengthy. Who knows if by the time he returns, Xufu Town might be vastly more grand than it is now. At the very least, the residents of other towns should be moving to live in Xufu Town.
"After I finish this war, I’ll return home to get married, take my disciples out for the competition, and then come back to properly develop Xufu Town. After I’m done with all my current matters, I’ll come back to marry Yuan’Er."
Yuchi wildly danced on the edge of death repeatedly and eventually brushed it off with a laugh. The man has already arrived at the Ascension Gate. The Ascension Gate is as it always is, with birds chirping and flowers blooming. Standing atop a mountain far taller than any other range, Yuchi gazes around with his hands clasped behind his back.
In the business association, he must appear like a merchant; in the sect, he must take on the bearing of the Sect Leader. He needs to adeptly switch his identity, at least for the next few long months, he won’t be Yuchi but Sect Leader Zong Liangqing of the Ascension Gate, who sounds a bit like a modest Cultivator.
The disciples are still in a daze, still cultivating in the Hexagonal Immortal Tower. Two towering buildings stand on one side of the stone path of the mountainside, looking somewhat impressive already.
"However, the Ascension Gate now, besides these two Hexagonal Immortal Towers, has nothing else in terms of buildings. Who knows if, through this trip to the grand competition, we’ll be able to make some money. If we can bring back gold and silver, then we’ll start expanding the sect’s other structures."
"Back in those earlier simulation games, I’ve hardly lifted the population, but when it comes to specific other things, there’s not a single one. But gradually, in time, we’ll move forward step by step, at the very least we should have a Secret Manual Pavilion, right..."
Be it the Secret Manual Pavilion or the Treasure Pavilion, these are places to store secret manuals. Currently, there are few disciples in the sect, so it’s fine to exchange manuals directly for disciples, but as disciples gradually increase, having a Secret Manual Pavilion will be necessary. With the Pavilion, the exchange points for purchasing manuals will have discounts, the more you buy, the more you earn.
"There’s also the Alchemy Room, which, combined with the Medicine Garden, needs to be set up. Let’s see if there are disciples particularly interested in potion-making and alchemy. Cultivate them, and on one hand, it can supplement the Ascension Gate’s household expenses, and on another, it can make the sect more prestigious."
"Moreover, there are positions for forging, cultivating, and many tasks pending... If Ascension Gate were a game, I’ve merely finished the beginner’s tutorial. The road ahead is long and far-reaching, and I must pursue maidens upward and downward."
"Speaking of maidens, I could also see if at this grand competition any lone maidens are present. Surely not all maidens belong to a sect? If perchance there’s one like Miss Shanlan, wouldn’t such a homeless maiden be too pitiful? By then, lure her into the sect, and there would be even more sisters in the sect."
"Not bad at all."
Then Yuchi was not in a hurry to call the disciples directly; he headed to the mountain top of the Ascension Gate. Looking at the small and barren area here, this is where he’s supposed to reside as the Sect Leader, yet there are still no buildings at all in the place of the Sect Leader’s residence.
Tsk, tsk.
With no one around, Yuchi immediately changed into Zong Liangqing’s attire. Song Bei’s clothes are green, Yuchi’s are black, and therefore Zong Liangqing’s are bright red robes, resplendent and highly conspicuous. Donning this Sect Leader’s robes, Yuchi now indeed looks a bit more dignified and esteemed.
However, his age is ultimately still young, giving him an appearance of a kid in adult clothing; he just lacks a snazzy suit. Even with mature thoughts, his visage still carries a hint of adolescent spontaneity and innocence. It is exactly because of this face that he successfully became a friend to the women in Xufu Town.
"Not just anyone can become a friend to women, you know. And whether in the past life or this one, ’woman’ isn’t any derogatory term. In this life, from twelve years onward, they are called women; in the previous life, it was fourteen, not too much difference."
"It’s not only married women who can be called women. Actually, single women who surpass that age could also be referred to as women. It’s just that with the prevalence of terms like ’old woman’ carrying derogatory connotations, the term ’woman’ somewhat undeservingly acquired a negative vibe."