Once Youyou's identity as a celestial maiden was confirmed, everyone in Chengtian Pavilion seemed to change completely, their attitudes towards her becoming utterly respectful. Only then did she realize just how vast Chengtian Pavilion was; even the stewards who came to pay their respects to her came in batches, and finally, she was respectfully invited to a magnificent palace.

The palace stood atop a solitary floating peak, looking nearly identical to the main hall they had just visited. Many people were already waiting inside, seemingly there solely to serve her. Not to mention the palace's various exquisite and magnificent facilities. Although somewhat rushed, it was undeniably sincere. Seeing this, the initial suspicion they had felt dissipated considerably.

"Your Excellency may rest here. The Blessing Platform has been opened, and I presume that all the sects and families of immortals are already aware of the Heavenly Maiden's descent. Before long, they will come to Chengtian Pavilion to pay their respects. Your Excellency, please wait patiently!" Ling Qi said in a deep voice. Only he had maintained such a polite and courteous demeanor from the beginning until now.

Youyou paused for a moment, then remembered the pillar of light that had illuminated the main hall earlier and hadn't disappeared yet. She then realized, "So the pillar of light in the main hall was for notification purposes?"

“Yes!” Ling Qi explained, “A section of a spiritual vein is sealed on the Blessing Platform. Once it lights up, the entire cultivation world will be able to see its light. Immortal sects and families will naturally rush to Chengtian Pavilion.”

"Oh, thank you!" she said habitually.

Ling Qi quickly clasped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, there's no need to be so polite. This is my duty. If the Heavenly Maiden has any questions or needs during her stay at Chengtian Pavilion, please feel free to give me your instructions at any time."

"So, you're in charge of what I do here?" Youyou asked casually.

Ling Qi paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "You could say that."

"Oh." The service was quite good, there was even one-on-one service. You You glanced at the disciples standing in two neat rows next to her, waiting to serve her. There were far more of them than the people who had greeted her in the main hall. She suddenly had a new understanding of the size of Chengtian Pavilion. It seemed to be a large organization.

Strangely, Chengtian Pavilion is not a celestial sect, and it's said that it doesn't have any celestial maidens. Yet, it has been able to thrive in the cultivation world for so long. I wonder how such an organization operates and how it supports so many people. It can't just be generating electricity out of love, can it?

Thinking this way, she asked the question, after all, it was a way to accumulate experience.

Ling Qi was momentarily stunned, seemingly surprised that she would be curious about this. After a while, she replied, "Your Excellency is joking. Although Chengtian Pavilion does not have a Heavenly Maiden who serves you long-term, it does bear the responsibility of guiding new Heavenly Maidens and selecting qualified immortal sects and families. In the past, the relatives of Heavenly Maidens were all selected from Chengtian Pavilion. Naturally, the various immortal sects have a lot of incense offerings to them."

"Relatives?" A new term, pay attention.

“They are the first batch of immortal families chosen by the Heavenly Maiden.” Ling Qi paused, as if only then remembering that she came from the mortal realm, and continued to explain, “The Heavenly Maiden is a rare sight. In the current Immortal Continent, there are only three sects, six schools, and seventy-two sects that worship the Heavenly Maiden. Although everyone cultivates immortality in order to attain the Dao and ascend, the path to immortality is difficult. Only one person can ascend every tens of thousands of years, and most of them simply perish and their Dao dissipates.”

"Including celestial maidens?"

"Yes!" Ling Qi nodded and explained more seriously, "The prosperity of the sect depends entirely on the Heavenly Maiden. Whether the Heavenly Maiden perishes or ascends, it is a catastrophic disaster for the sect, leaving no possibility of progress."

You You nodded. According to the logic of this world, the fall of the Heavenly Maiden means that a sect can no longer absorb new members, and thus the sect will naturally decline.

“Such sects will eventually disperse into various immortal clans, and if they want to continue on the path of immortality, they must welcome a new celestial maiden.” Ling Qi continued, “Therefore, clans usually start registering at Chengtian Pavilion hundreds of years in advance, hoping to become disciples of a new celestial maiden.”

"Oh...I see!" Youyou realized, "So you guys are a brokerage firm!" And the only one in the Immortal Continent at that, no wonder you can support so many people even without a Heavenly Maiden, the brokerage fee is extraordinary!

"..." What is a real estate agent?

Ling Qi paused for a moment, but didn't think much of it and continued, "The first batch of immortal families chosen by the Heavenly Maiden will be called relatives! Although these families are no longer considered sects, their cultivation techniques and inheritances are still intact, which can help the Heavenly Maiden establish new sects more quickly."

"The inheritance of cultivation techniques!" You You's eyes lit up. Finally, she got the information she wanted to know. So that's how the learning materials came about.

“Once the Heavenly Maiden chooses her relatives, the chosen aristocratic families and immortal clans will naturally do their utmost to help her develop her sect. If she wants to recruit many disciples, she will naturally need to have all kinds of cultivation techniques, such as pills, talismans, arrays, weapons, swords, and beasts,” Ling Qi said.

"So that's how it is," You You realized. In other words, this was actually a large-scale investment attraction event. She was the owner of the company providing basic skills, while the immortal clans were the investors. They provided capital and technology to help the company grow and go public, and of course, they also took a share of the company. These families that held shares were called "kinship clans."

In other words, she was about to welcome a group of shareholders. You You instantly felt reassured and settled into her new place at Chengtian Pavilion, waiting for the shareholders to come to her!

But to her surprise, instead of seeing the shareholders, she saw the entire Chengtian Pavilion suddenly become bustling with activity. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry, and even Ling Qi, who provided one-on-one service, appeared less frequently, as if something major had happened...

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The main hall of Chengtian Pavilion.

All the priests gathered in the main hall, their faces filled with sorrow.

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