Published at 9th of April 2026 7:13 am

Chapter 2504: Shouzhe Sets a Trap for the Prince 2

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All the shareholders of Fuyun business firm are in-law relationships, with intermarriage within the main lineages, and their relations are very close.

Back then, the Zhou family produced a cultivation genius named Zhou Chengping. At a young age, he showed extraordinary potential. The family couldn’t bear to waste his talent, so they made a hard decision to send him to the superpower "Sea of Clouds Heavenly Abode" to try for a chance to become a True Immortal Seed.

Unfortunately, at that time, the Zhou family was just an ordinary first-grade prominent family, and the resources they could provide Zhou Chengping were very limited. Even with the resources from Sea of Clouds Heavenly Abode, it was still very challenging to reach the True Immortal Realm.

To avoid missing the chance to compete for the True Immortal Seed due to lack of resources, the Zhou family’s old ancestor stepped forward to discuss with the closely connected in-law families and agreed to jointly fund and support Zhou Chengping.

Thereafter, Zhou Chengping, with his talent and the continuous support from the family alliance, rose steadily and eventually became a direct disciple of the Thunder Rhyme Immortal Mansion branch within the Sea of Clouds Heavenly Abode, finally becoming a True Immortal Seed.

And now, more than two thousand years later, the Zhou Chengping of those days has become Ancestor Chengping, and his cultivation has reached a critical point.

Whether Ancestor Chengping can successfully advance to True Immortal, his success or failure depends on this attempt.

After taking a moment to let everyone’s excitement subside, Zhou Wenqiu showed a serious expression and said: "Now, Ancestor Chengping’s ascension to the True Immortal Realm is the most important matter. The issues of our in-law families must make way for Ancestor Chengping. Even if it hurts, we must raise generous support for the ancestor to pursue True Immortality without worries."

Although a True Immortal Seed has extraordinary potential and cultivates quickly at first, once they reach the Peak Transcendent Void Level consummation, the benefits of having the talent of the sons and daughters of heaven are nearly exhausted. Breaking through to the True Immortal Realm remains a life-or-death gate for them.

Historically, there have been examples of True Immortal Seeds failing to break through to True Immortal.

To ensure success, extensive preparations are often required before attempting to break through to the True Immortal Realm. At least one or two Rank 9 Ascension Elixirs should be prepared, with ten to twenty Immortal Spirit Stones. To prevent catastrophe failure, it is best to prepare some life-saving Dan medicines, like Returning Heaven Sacred Pills.

If possible, it’s best to specially prepare one or two Immortal Artifacts for tribulation use.

And to ensure the best state during the breakthrough, it typically requires a period of seclusion to hone the cultivation base, refine the Mysterious Energy, and elevate the state. This process can take one to two hundred years, and during this time, cultivation Dan medicines and Spirit Food need to be prepared as well.

There is so much to do, and nothing can be overlooked.

The life and death of Ancestor Chengping, as well as the family’s honor and disgrace for thousands of years ahead, depend on this, so no precautions can be too careful.

Hearing Zhou Wenqiu’s words, all the shareholders became serious.

As the leaders of their clans, they naturally understood the stakes. Though they were pained, they agreed to make sacrifices.

Fortunately, most of the grain from Fuyun business firm is produced by the farms of each family’s estates, with only about forty percent purchased from outside.

Thus, even though they made sacrifices, it was not to an unbearable extent; it merely felt like the past twenty to thirty years of work had been in vain.

But even deciding to make sacrifices requires finding a willing buyer to take them over.

Given the current slump in the Spirit Rice market, this was the most challenging task.

Subsequently, families collaborated in earnest to find buyers, yet they were either rejected outright or offered purchase prices far below market rates, breaking their psychological bottom line. Simply put, they couldn’t sell even when they tried.

Then came this day.

A mysterious woman in the Void Realm, wearing a veil, visited "Fuyun business firm" and offered to buy the grain, showcasing some financial and martial capabilities.

The shopkeeper immediately invited the Zhou family head Zhou Wenqiu to personally entertain the mysterious woman.

"I am Wang Jiyue." The mysterious woman lounged in the Taishi Chair, enjoying Spiritual Tea as she introduced herself. "I’ve heard that Fuyun business firm wants to sell a batch of grain..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenqiu immediately perked up, attempting to bargain by chatting with "Wang Jiyue."

Unexpectedly, Wang Jiyue was well-prepared, refusing to play along, and directly presented a purchase price list covering detailed prices for each grade of Spirit Rice.

Zhou Wenqiu initially thought the other party wanted to depress prices, resulting in some frustration, but upon carefully examining the price list, he was shocked.

The purchase prices Wang Jiyue proposed were significantly above the current slumped market prices.

The current grain prices were roughly 30% of the "once highest price," but Wang Jiyue offered 40% of that "once highest price," which was over 30% higher than current market prices.

Her charming eyes nearly spelled out "foolish yet wealthy."

This "Wang Jiyue" was, of course, Ji Yueer, the tribute of the Wang family.

Wang Jiyue was just a pseudonym she casually created while handling affairs.

Overjoyed, Zhou Wenqiu treated Wang Jiyue like the God of Wealth.

Previously, they worried about how to sell their Spirit Rice, but now that a "foolish yet wealthy" major customer finally came, he naturally didn’t want to let her go, immediately putting away various petty calculations, and signed a purchase contract with Ji Yueer, selling the stock of grain to her.

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