Chapter 33
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Chapter 33: Preparing for the Market Funding
Once You You’s status as the celestial maiden was confirmed, everyone in the Cheng Tian Pavilion transformed, treating her with utmost reverence. She realized the vast scale of the Cheng Tian Pavilion as stewards came in waves to greet her, eventually leading her to a grand palace.
The palace stood on a separate floating peak, rivaling the main hall in splendor. Inside, a dedicated staff awaited her, and the lavish facilities eased her lingering frustrations over earlier suspicions.
“Noble Lady, rest here. The Blessing Platform’s activation has alerted all immortal sects and prominent families. They’ll soon arrive to pay respects,” Ling Qi stated, his tone polite and steady as ever.
You You recalled the glowing pillar still visible in the main hall. “So that pillar acts as a signal?”
“Yes,” Ling Qi confirmed. “The Blessing Platform seals a fragment of a spiritual vein. Its light alerts the entire immortal cultivation world, drawing sects and families here.”
“Oh, thanks!”
Ling Qi clasped his hands. “No need for thanks, Noble Lady. It’s my duty to assist you during your stay here.”
“So you’re my main contact here?”
He hesitated, then nodded. “You could say that.”
“Hmm.” The service impressed her—personal attendants lined the room, far outnumbering her initial welcoming party. The Cheng Tian Pavilion’s size truly stunned her.
Curious, she asked how the pavilion sustained itself without a celestial maiden. “Do you all just…run on goodwill alone?”
Ling Qi blinked, then explained, “While we don’t serve a celestial maiden long-term, we oversee new celestial maidens and vet qualifying sects and families. The first clans a maiden selects—her ‘relatives’—are chosen here. Established sects maintain ties with us for this reason.”
“Relatives?”
“The first immortal clans a celestial maiden approves. Though no longer full sects, they retain their legacies to help build her new sect.”
Her eyes lit up. “Legacies—like Cultivation Techniques?”
“Exactly. Once chosen, these clans provide everything needed to grow her sect: Alchemy, Talismans, Formations, Weaponry, Spells, and Monsters.”
You You nodded. It was like a corporate launch: she was the founder, clans were investors offering resources for shares—these “relatives.” Now she’d await her “shareholders.”
But instead of investors, chaos erupted. The pavilion buzzed with activity; even Ling Qi grew scarce.
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Cheng Tian Pavilion Main Hall
Priests gathered, faces tense.
“We must let both choose simultaneously,” declared a middle-aged priest. “Let the families decide.”
“Unfair!” Ling Qi objected. “Noble Lady You You arrived first!”
“But the Wu Family’s Celestial Maiden is involved,” the priest countered. “Her selection plans are widely known. She *must* come.”
“The Wu Family delayed for years,” Ling Qi retorted. “They’re only rushing now because of the Blessing Platform’s light!”
Another priest groaned. “Two celestial maidens at once? Unheard of! You You should’ve settled this with the Wu Family first!”
Ling Qi scowled. “*You* approved verifying her at the Blessing Platform. Now the world knows—this is your doing!”
The Grand Priest silenced the room. “We welcome all celestial maidens. Prepare for Wu Yue’s arrival in three days. Ling Qi, inform You You.”
He left before Ling Qi could protest.
