"The Ziwei Star Official is ranked first, followed by the heads of the six other palaces at the same level.

The Taiwei Star Official is ranked second, along with the deputies of the five other palaces.

The Celestial Market Star Official is ranked third, along with the stewards of the four other palaces.

The remaining Star Officials are ranked fourth."

"Is this... the seventh rank?"

"Yes, further down are the Inner Sect disciples, distinguished from Outer Disciple, with the Inner Sect disciples fixed at 1,178 in number, mirroring the Circulation Stars, indicating a future opportunity for Longevity. Outer Disciples practice the Star Palace Basic Technique, can condense Starlight, and can replace an Inner position through Sect competitions. Everyone willing to work hard has a bright future."

"Is the distribution of Starlight allocation also arranged this way?"

"Naturally, otherwise, why would I put in such effort."

"If you arranged it this way, what if the members of the Star Palace need replacement in the future..."

"Replacement? What are you thinking?"

"You mean...."

"It's a 'one radish, one hole' situation, there's no such thing as the normal replacement of a Star Official unless one day someone achieves Longevity and becomes a Longevity Star Monarch. Only after their death, with their Golden Nature returned to the Spirit Realm, can this position pass to the next. Otherwise, to hold a Star Official's post, it must be filled by the capable. Where's the talk of normal replacement!"

This is nonsense; the position of Star Official is a prerequisite for becoming a Star Monarch. No sane person would give up the opportunity for achieving Longevity.

"Lifetime positions, there's no such thing as a Sect Elder?"

"Brother Zhaosheng, the Star Official isn't so much a Sect as a temple after placing clear positions for the entire world. There are only so many Longevity Star Monarch positions available, so where would there be room to gather Elders."

"Then how are the powers and privileges of a Star Official, Sect benefits, and disciples divided...?"

"No powers, no benefits, just the title of Star Official, and there's not even matched Cultivation Techniques. If you want something, either spend resources to buy from the family, or work for me to exchange contributions for rewards."

"..."

"Why are you looking at me like that, we are the only such force in the world, wielding power over more than fourteen hundred Longevity Fruit Positions. People come in for these Longevity Fruit Positions, are all exploited upon entry, so why speak of benefits?"

"This...."

"Why else do you think I took over such a mess?"

"But isn't doing this inviting interference from the Three Great Sacred Lands?"

"Interfere with what, how, and who? Are they able to replace me, the Emperor Ziwei? Even if they achieve the status of Longevity True Monarch, without unforeseen events, for at least the next ten thousand years, these people will have to rely on me for a living. Who would be so unreasonable as to come and interfere?"

".....You're making a lot of sense."

"Hmm."

"So, should I arrange it like this?"

"Go ahead.... Don't forget my Celestial Saint.... Star Palace!"

"..."

...

Through Chen Zhixing's description of the Star Palace layout, Chen Zhaosheng roughly understood what the so-called 'Master of One Tao' truly was.

Real and substantial power existed; in this system of cultivation, there wasn't even talk of resistance.

After becoming a Star Monarch, one not only has to scrape resources for personal cultivation but also must continue to supply the upper ranks, all the way to gathering before Chen Zhixing, the Emperor Ziwei.

Calculating like this, what is the Star Palace if not another experimental ground of the Three Great Sacred Lands?

Yet ironically, such a seemingly farcical 'Sect power' could surprisingly attract so many people to join, and even within those joining the Star Palace, bloody incidents often occur.....

"Is it the lure of Longevity?"

Thinking of the 1,464 Longevity Fruit Positions openly displayed within the Star Palace, Chen Zhaosheng's heart couldn't help but start pounding with excitement.

Even knowing these positions are like carrots dangling in front of donkeys, the desire within couldn't be suppressed!

Everyone knows it's a trap!

Everyone knows these positions can never be fully filled; historically, the Celestial Profound Realm hasn't produced a thousand who achieved Longevity, yet having these positions displayed openly offers every aspiring Longevity Seeker an opportunity!

And a similar opportunity, in a previous era, was the hundred lineages of Longevity in the Celestial Saint Palace!

It's known to be a pitfall, yet there's no choice but to jump.

This is because those who fall into the pit genuinely have a chance at achieving Longevity, and the chances are significant, much more than struggling alone outside.

Soon enough.

A few days later, Chen Zhaosheng received the 'Starlight Guiding Technique' sent by Chen Zhixing.

From this entry-level technique, one could clearly see Chen Zhixing's straightforward intention of exploitation.

To learn this technique, one needs to set up a 'Gravity Platform' to guide the Starlight in the 'Star Palace' area. More straightforward, the 'Starlight Guiding Technique' later notes Star Palace's Gravity Platform's supplementary 'Star Palace Cultivation Method.'

There's no inherent better or worse between the two.

The cost of building the former is approximately one million Spirit Stones, with additional Spiritual Power needed for every start-up, while the latter... has no upper limit on construction cost! The better the materials used, the more Starlight can be attracted!

Even more infuriatingly, Chen Zhixing specifically noted that to use the 'Star Palace Cultivation Method,' there are location restrictions. With the Star Palace only providing 1,178 Inner Sect disciples' slots, this means at most, 1,178 Star Palaces can be built, and the first batch of Inner Sect disciples in the Star Palace will be whoever builds a Star Palace first!

This blatantly undisguised approach genuinely shocked Chen Zhaosheng.

"Can such rules really attract people?"

After pondering for a whole morning inside the Longevity Hall, Chen Zhaosheng finally posted this technique, practically the recruitment conditions for Star Palace disciples, outside Ziwei Mountain around noon.

The posting caught the eye of many.

Then, a surprising scene unfolded for Chen Zhaosheng.

Though many complained that the Ziwei Chen Family was greedy, not many spoke against Chen Family's fairness in their methods. Some even began asking where the 'Gravity Platform' and 'Star Palace' should be built, and inquired about the material ratios, wondering if they could directly purchase from the Chen Family.....

This approach of willingly stepping into exploitation left Chen Zhaosheng silent for a night.

To be precise, Chen Zhaosheng barely slept that night, and dawn was breaking when he went to find Chen Zhixing again.

"Zhixing, this is the list of people interested in purchasing the construction of 'Gravity Platforms' and 'Star Palaces' from the family; you see.... how should we charge them?"

"Do you need to ask me?" Chen Zhixing's look at him was somewhat amused.

"What do you mean?" Chen Zhaosheng frowned.

"Whatever the family needs for the construction of Ziwei Star, charge them accordingly. List out the total resources the family has had to pour for tens of thousands of years, then divide it across these Star Palace's exceeding costs?"

"You're not making money?"

"I am, but the Star Palace part is what's allocated to the family. On one hand, since the Star Palace has been established, Ziwei Star naturally needs to be quickly perfected. On the other hand, the family has invested resources for three thousand years, and now it's time to receive returns."

"So you intend to profit from the Star Officials' residences? Indeed, only those who can ascend Star Official positions have resources useful to you."

"No, I'm selling land!"

Chen Zhixing replied matter-of-factly, "If they wish to cultivate in Emperor Ziwei's territory, they naturally must pay part of the cultivation fee to me. In the future, the over a thousand Star Palaces will be part of my Star Palace's dharma treasure. As for some of them, if they successfully cultivate to become Longevity Star Monarchs, then they will have even longer time to interact with me. They shouldn't mind investing early to foster good relations with me, their direct superior, right?"

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