Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 569

Chapter 569: Chapter 460: New Additions

“This…”

“Three hundred years?”

When the crowd heard this, they were also taken aback.

The banquet is also a great tradition in the Earth Immortal Realm. The Four States and two domains, the Immortals, Buddhas, demons and monsters, as well as various Immortal God Taoist lineages, all have the custom of hosting banquets, inviting cultivators from all over to participate, thereby enhancing their own influence, while also promoting exchanges and driving both internal and external development.

Among them, the most famous are the Heavenly Court’s Flat Peach Meeting and Buddhism’s Ullambana Meeting, known together as the two grandest gatherings of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Both are held once every three thousand years, followed by the various gatherings of the Immortal God Taoist lineages, which are typically held once a millennium. Rarely are there gatherings every hundred years, or, to put it another way, gatherings held every century simply cannot bear the title of a “grand meeting.”

Now, although this Pill Origin Gathering is not yet on par with the Flat Peach and Ullambana Meetings, it is sufficient to meet the standards of a grand meeting and is considered to be in the same league as those hosted by the great Immortal God Taoist lineages, perhaps even surpassing them.

Such a grand meeting, held once every three hundred years?

The crowd was astonished and pleasantly surprised.

Benches from the upper seats, like True Person Ziyang and other Mahayana, exchanged glances, and their hearts were filled with waves of exclamation.

With such a grand meeting held once every three hundred years, Wuzhuang Temple’s prestige, influence, connections, and status in the South Observance Continent and even the entire Earth Immortal Realm would grow rapidly. After a thousand or ten thousand years, even if Xu Yang does not become a Tribulation Passing Immortal, the Pill Origin Gathering would become the second only to the Flat Peach and Ullambana shrine events in the cultivation world.

The benefits of such an event need not be mentioned. If the grand meetings were not beneficial, they would have ceased long ago; instead, they have continued to this day, becoming a tradition of the Immortal Realm.

The Heavenly Court, Buddhism, and the various Immortal God Taoist lineages would certainly not engage in a losing business!

With this Pill Origin Gathering, Wuzhuang Temple is bound to become a pivotal entity in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Unfortunately, such promotions are difficult for ordinary people to emulate, requiring not only substantial investment but also broad connections and strong capital.

Otherwise, like drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dog, it will only serve to add ridicule and harm rather than benefit.

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Regardless of the underlying significance of this Pill Origin Gathering, Xu Yang had made his decision, and it was not appropriate for others to detain him further. They could only drink the parting wine, take their leave, and look forward to regathering in three hundred years.

The grand meeting thus came to a close, with various cultivators taking their leave. Only True Person Ziyang and other Mahayana remained, discussing the Tao in the temple for several months and exchanging their insights before Xu Yang finally escorted them out of the temple gates.

After everything had ended, Xu Yang returned to the temple and began to tally his gains.

The Pill Origin Gathering demanded a considerable investment, with all sorts of immortal food, teas, fruits, legumes not to be counted, let alone the three thousand Grass Return Elixirs which consumed vast materials and great effort, the value of which was hard to measure in spirit stones.

But while the investment was significant, the returns were even greater. The gifts alone from the various cultivators brought nearly a hundred stalks of fifth rank spiritual roots.

Beyond this, there were other miscellaneous items and generous gifts presented by True Person Ziyang and other Mahayana.

Converted into spirit stones, the earnings could essentially double. Plus, with the intangible gains of connections, prestige, and status…

No wonder the Heavenly Court, Buddhism, and the various Immortal God Taoist lineages enjoy hosting banquets—if the capital is abundant enough, it is a guaranteed profitable business.

Of course, while it’s a sure gain, one cannot always treat the banquet purely as a business. One must ensure quality. If one were to pursue profit solely for oneself and give nothing in return to others, it would only spoil one’s reputation and the banquet’s value, eventually turning the grand meeting into a joke and even something to be avoided like the plague.

That is why the Heavenly Court holds the Flat Peach Meeting and Buddhism holds the Ullambana Meeting once every three thousand years. The Flat Peach Tree and the Bodhi Tree, both ninth grade spiritual roots, require three thousand years to blossom and bear fruit, ensuring the quality of the meetings and the attendance of guests.

You can host a banquet, but you must not compromise its quality.

Otherwise, why would cultivators bother to come with valuable gifts?

In light of this, wouldn’t Xu Yang’s Pill Origin Gathering held once every three hundred years be considered second-rate?

Not at all.

The reason that the Heavenly Court and Buddhism hold their meetings once every three thousand years is that their Flat Peach and Bodhi Trees, both ninth-grade spiritual roots, need three thousand years to bloom and bear fruit. In contrast, Xu Yang’s Tree of Longevity is a sixth-grade spiritual root, which in theory should blossom and fruit every thousand years.

However, Xu Yang is not an ordinary case. With his Spirit Plant methods and skill characteristics, he can shorten his Tree of Longevity’s fruiting period to six hundred years and produce an incredibly large yield, enough to support two Pill Conferences at a time.

Therefore, Xu Yang’s Pill Origin Gathering held once every three hundred years is not haphazardly put together. With assured quality and the method of discussing the Tao, there’s no fear of lack of attendance.

Beyond the tangible gifts and intangible prestige, this Pill Origin Gathering has brought another major benefit to Xu Yang.

Mana Points!

Not to mention the Pure Jun Sword Lord’s Heavenly Mechanics Methods, this time at the Pill Origin Gathering, Xu Yang has acquired a Heavenly Gang Divine Power, a Nine Ceremony Sword Art, and various elixir skills, talisman skills, artifact skills, and formation techniques—most of which are fifth or sixth order, with a few even reaching seventh rank. Although many are incomplete, they still represent immense gains.

These Mana Points not only contribute to his cultivation potential but also enhance the Wandao School, accelerating the deduction of the Heavenly Mechanics Methods.

Following this trend, if a few more Pill Origin Gatherings are hosted, within a millennium, the Wandao School will certainly have a shot at producing seventh order Heavenly Mechanics Methods.

Not just the Heavenly Mechanics Methods, but also the foundational strength and combat level of cultivators will significantly rise, for these Mana Points include many cultivation methods, Dao protection laws, combat divine powers, and Tribulation Crossing Secrets, which are all considered invaluable treasures.

Take the previously acquired Heavenly Gang Divine Power “Infant Transformation” for example; it is a divine power that is highly beneficial for humans, beasts, demons, and monsters. It can purify bloodlines, enhance innate talents, and even awaken Innate Divine Abilities.