At this moment, even Sect Leader Li, the Late Stage Fifth Grade Earth Immortal of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, couldn't sit still! He picked up a cup full of spirit wine, raised it towards Lin Xuankong from afar, and showed a warm and friendly smile.

"The cultivators with Mr. Mu are all extraordinary," he said. "They far surpass ordinary Ninth-Layer Perfection cultivators and are even stronger than some genius disciples of the Immortal Sects! Moreover, those seven actually call Mr. Mu their adoptive father! Mr. Mu himself is extraordinarily powerful, having easily defeated Chang Li, who was controlling four Initial Tier Demon King Earth Dragons. It's unexpected that Mr. Mu's seven adoptive sons are also so remarkable—truly admirable!

I believe that in our Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect's upcoming disciple recruitment competition, Mr. Mu's seven adoptive sons and his confidante, Xiao Ying'er, will all achieve great success and join our Sect with Mr. Mu! As the Sect Leader of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, I hereby welcome Mr. Mu and his party in advance!"

Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect clearly showed favor to Lin Xuankong once more. This was because Lin had demonstrated the ability to equip those close to him with Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, dispelling any lingering doubt Sect Leader Li had about Lin Xuankong's Artifact Refining proficiency! However, his goodwill was rather subtle, unlike the overt eagerness shown by Spiritual Crane Fairy Qu Qiao'Er and the Earth Immortals from the Beimang Immortal Sect and Western Nether Immortal Sect.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong immediately raised his cup towards Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. "Sect Leader Li, your praise makes me, Mu Shiba, a bit embarrassed! Furthermore, if we are fortunate enough to join the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, we will all become its Tributors and disciples. We will be relying on Sect Leader Li for much support in the future, so please, Sect Leader Li, don't be so formal!"

At this, Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect laughed heartily, drained the fine wine in his cup in one gulp, and felt utterly delighted.

The Earth Immortals from the Beimang Immortal Sect, West Star Immortal Sect, and Western Nether Immortal Sect couldn't help but show looks of envy towards Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect when they witnessed this scene. If this competition weren't being held at the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, and if they weren't currently in Spiritual Crane Immortal City—on Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect's territory—these Earth Immortals would have long since been unable to resist offering even more generous terms to 'snatch' them away!

When they recalled that 'Mu Shiba' had already agreed to join the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and become its First Tributor, several Earth Immortals from the Beimang Immortal Sect and other sects felt the once-sweet spirit wine turn bitter in their mouths, and even the spirit fruits seemed to lose their sweetness!

The Earth Immortals exchanged glances, each seeing the unwillingness and helplessness in the others' eyes.

At this moment, Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect suddenly raised his cup and addressed the assembled Earth Immortals, "Mr. Mu agreeing to become our Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect's First Tributor today is truly worthy of a grand celebration! In a few days, our Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect will hold a magnificent welcoming ceremony for Mr. Mu. I hope all you fellow Daoists will attend! HAHAHAHA!"

Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect was beaming with joy, looking as if he had just stumbled upon a hundred Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts!

Seeing Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect so delighted, the Earth Immortals from Beimang Immortal Sect and other sects felt even more depressed, almost wanting to smash their cups on the spot! However, considering Sect Leader Li was leveraging 'Mu Shiba's' name, they couldn't bring themselves to refuse directly! After all, they might dare to slight Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, but they couldn't possibly disrespect a Super Refining Master like Mu Shiba!

"Heh heh, Sect Leader Li, you seem quite pleased!" the Third-Grade Earth Immortal from Beimang Immortal Sect said, raising his cup. His face wore a congratulatory expression, but his eyes held a gloating look. "However, I heard you encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation and haven't advanced in seven hundred years. *Sigh*... This toast is not only to welcome Mr. Mu to your Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect but also to console you, Sect Leader Li. Don't feel down about your lack of progress in cultivation!"

"That's right, I also heard Sect Leader Li's cultivation hasn't progressed for seven hundred years!" Earth Immortal Guo Haishan from the Western Nether Immortal Sect chimed in with a teasing expression, clearly also displeased by Sect Leader Li's current jubilation. "Although my own cultivation advances slowly, I, Guo Haishan, have managed to go from the Late Stage of the Third Grade to Third Grade Perfection in the last eight hundred years. Once I find enough Grade-Entering Profound Truth Jade, I can start considering whether to break through to the Fourth Grade!

But these things in cultivation can't be rushed. Sect Leader Li, there's no need to be anxious; I, Guo Haishan, might not necessarily catch up to your cultivation level anyway! Oh, by the way, Sect Leader Li, you just mentioned welcoming Mr. Mu to the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. Of course, we should drink to that!"

The Third-Grade Earth Immortal from West Star Immortal Sect shook his head, then raised his cup and addressed Lin Xuankong, "Mr. Mu, I wonder if you are married? Our West Star Immortal Sect has a famous Lingxiu Fairy in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region. Have you heard of her? Her cultivation is now at Late-Fourth Grade, and her Immortal Body is considered perfect; she's known as the first fairy of the Western Region. Most importantly, Lingxiu Fairy of our West Star Immortal Sect is also quite interested in Artifact Refining but has unfortunately never found a kindred spirit!

If Mr. Mu is interested, why don't I use a Communication Jade Token to contact Lingxiu Fairy right now and have her come meet you?"

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