The Myriad Immortals Gathering attracted numerous prominent figures from the East District in the Northern Territory, creating an unprecedented atmosphere of excitement. Many martial artists, even those from other regions who were not participating, came to observe this major event held once every three years.


    It was worth noting that the martial artists in this region were predominantly under


    the control of the Lindejon Collective. The organization''s influence was overwhelmingly dominant, with other sects either merging into them or being suppressed by them.


    Additionally, due to the unique geographical and cultural context of the area, the concept of prominent noble families did not exist at all.


    Interestingly, the Lindejon Collective''s leader, Maxim Young, never married, and Thresmund was merely his adopted son. Traditionally, exorcists and immortal families ced great importance on bloodlines, but under Maxim''s leadership, these practices seemed to be subtly changing.


    The Lindejon Collective, thergest supplier of jewelry and minerals in the region, was just one part of Maxim''s grand n. His ambitions extended far beyond being the leader of martial artists and included bringing in significant revenue from various other sectors.


    However, such towering ambitions also attracted considerable scrutiny and potential trouble.


    The Lindejon Collective''s conspicuous actions were sure to draw attention from other regions, especially from the Central District''s government. In a sense, the situation wasrgely created by the government, so they now nned to intervene directly with the Lindejon Collective.


    The government understood that the Lindejon Collective could not be allowed to disappear, but it also could not be allowed to grow any stronger. Thus, under the guise of assistance, the government established five specialpanies in the region and encouraged more young people to join thesepanies.


    Although the collective was still the dominant force in the East District of the Northern Territory, thepanies had begun to impose restrictions on them in multiple ways. The objective was simple.


    While the Lindejon Collective simply could not just disappear like that, they also could not be allowed to continue to expand their sphere of influence. Thepanies would not touch the collective''s interests but would limit their power in other sectors.


    Hence, the East District was now in a rtively bnced state.


    Maxim was not stupid. He was not going to confront the big shots. Hence, he was biding his time for now, engaging in covert actions to counterbnce the restrictions imposed on him.


    A major celebration was held every three years. The Myriad Immortals Gathering was originally just a sacrificial celebration tomemorate the immortals of one''s own family.


    However, it was different this year. Or rather, Maxim and the others had just made use of the event to name the battle between martial artists.


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    On the first day of the Myriad Immortals Gathering, nearly 30,000 martial artists showed up at the venue. Due to the overwhelming number, they had to build another venue.


    In just half a day, the collective managed to set up an arena that could amodate thousands of people. This might be an unbelievable feat for ordinary people, but the size of the collective''snd holdings alone was nearly 7,000 acres, not to mention their other fields and factories.


    Hence, it was not impossible for them to free up a venuerge enough for the people.