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Chapter 122: The Ending of “I Want to Become an Immortal”, Who is like a shooting star?
Cao Sheng was quite surprised. How could Huang Qingya come up with such an idea?
If we really do as she says, the possibility of success should be quite high.

But he thought about it for a while and shook his head, "Don't do that for now."

Huang Qingya was puzzled. "Why? Don't you want to get a share of the royalties? I'll help you spread the news so that more publishing houses will come to you. Maybe soon one of them will agree to your terms."

Cao Sheng still shook his head. "I promised Xinchang that I would wait for them for two days. A grown man should not break his promise. Besides, I had a pleasant cooperation with Xinchang before. As long as they can agree to my conditions, I still want to sign the new book to them."

After a pause, he continued, "If Xinchang clearly states that they cannot give me a share of the royalties, then you can help me spread the news. It will still be in time."

Huang Qingya smiled, "You are quite trustworthy?"

Cao Sheng laughed.

……

evening.

Huang Qingya had dinner at Cao Sheng's place and then left.

Cao Sheng made a cup of tea and went to the study on the second floor.

Prepare to code.

Before typing, he logs into his email inbox to see if there are any new emails.

I actually saw one, it was from Wang Jing.

"Mr. Cao, I have good news for you. Today, two people from Hetu Publishing House in Baodao came. They want to cooperate with us for a long time and select excellent works from our website and publish them in Baodao.

However, they hope that we can help convince you to sign the traditional Chinese copyright of your next book to them. Mr. Zhu asked me to ask for your opinion. If you have any conditions or how much remuneration you want, you can tell me first and I will help you talk to the people at Hetu. What do you think?

——Wang Jing. "

River map?

Cao Sheng felt that unexpected things had been happening one after another recently.

First, Chang Qingshu from Xinchang came over from Nanjing specifically to discuss with him how long it would take to complete "I Want to Become an Immortal" and the new book contract.

This afternoon, Huang Qingya also brought him a piece of unexpected news - she said that Pin had asked someone to call the Huizhou Writers Association, hoping that the president of the Huizhou Writers Association could help to make connections and invite him to dinner, probably also to sign his new book.

Now, Wang Jing sent an email and mentioned another publishing house - Hetu.

Are these publishing houses so sensitive?
"I Want to Become an Immortal" has not been completed yet, and there has been no news of its imminent completion released to the public. How do these publishing houses far away in Taiwan know that I am going to start a new book?
Even Roaring Sky Dog doesn’t have such a sensitive sense of smell, right?
Will there be other publishing houses coming to me in the future?

Cao Sheng suddenly felt that although he rejected Huang Qingya's proposal today and did not let her release the news of his new book, the publishing houses in Taiwan seemed to have received the news and were already flocking to the book.

Is it because the people from these publishing houses are following "I Want to Become an Immortal"? They can tell from the recent plot of this book that the book is about to end?
This is possible.

After all, some of the plots in the last two volumes of his book are indeed coming to an end.

"I'm currently negotiating terms with Xinchang for the traditional Chinese copyright of my new book. Wait a few days! If we can't reach an agreement with Xinchang, I'll consider other publishers."

Cao Sheng replied to Wang Jing.

……

The night is getting darker.

In the study room on the second floor, it was dark except for the light from the computer screen.

Cao Sheng sat in front of the computer, brows slightly furrowed, squinting at the document on the screen, his ten fingers flying constantly, and a constant sound of keystrokes, new words kept jumping out in the blank spaces of the document.

The hero of the book, Chu Feng, has already reached the late Mahayana stage.

He is already the number one master in the world of cultivation.

If he stomps his feet, the entire cultivation world will shake three times.

But Chu Feng, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes and his expression changed slightly, because he suddenly had a premonition that his heavenly tribulation would come in three months.

The power of the heavenly tribulation in the Mahayana period is extremely terrifying.

Any Mahayana master with even the slightest flaw in his golden body will almost certainly die from this kind of heavenly calamity.

Therefore, throughout the ages, there have always been some Mahayana masters who gave up on transcending the tribulation and ascending to heaven, and chose to die in battle and start over.

It is because these Mahayana masters know that their golden bodies are flawed and not flawless, making it difficult for them to resist the nine-fold heavenly tribulation before ascending. Once they fail, their souls will be destroyed and completely disappear into thin air, without even the chance to reincarnate and cultivate again.

However, Chu Feng was not worried about the ninth heavenly tribulation.

His golden body had long been cultivated to the state of being flawless, indestructible and indestructible.

The reason why his face changed slightly and he suddenly opened his eyes when he sensed that the heavenly calamity was about to come was because he still had attachment to the human world and did not want to ascend so early.

Of the three women he loved, one was about to die of old age, one was still in seclusion and would not come out until she broke through, and the other... was still quarreling with him and had not forgiven him yet!
But, no matter whether he is willing to ascend or not, the nine-fold heavenly tribulation is already taking shape, and when the time comes, it will inevitably come. He has no way to hide or avoid it.

Once he survives the heavenly tribulation, he will surely ascend to heaven.

So, he stood up, walked out of the secluded temple, and prepared to end his worldly ties.

……

Sitting in front of the computer, Cao Sheng's mind was immersed in the plot of the book. He was finishing "I Want to Become an Immortal".

The name of this book is "I Want to Become an Immortal". At the end, it has to state the theme and make the beginning and the end connect. Therefore, at the finale, the hero Chu Feng must ascend to heaven.

This is also the biggest difference between "I Want to Become an Immortal" and his next book "God's Tomb".

In the book "I Want to Become an Immortal", there are several Mahayana masters who have overcome tribulations and ascended to the legendary fairyland.

But in the "God's Tomb" he prepared, the way to ascend to the immortal world was blocked from the very beginning. A bunch of top masters in the Mahayana period were stranded in the human world. Their fighting power was more terrifying than each other, and their cultivation was more profound than each other. In terms of cultivation and actual combat, these masters were one or two levels stronger than the masters in "I Want to Become an Immortal". The fighting power of the top masters was even comparable to the legendary true immortals.

But... the road to immortality is blocked. No matter how powerful a master is, he has to stay in the mortal world and watch his life slip away. He sees those predecessors in ancient books who are obviously inferior to him in cultivation and combat power, all ascend to the immortal world, but he himself can never ascend.

He experienced the legendary nine levels of heavenly tribulation again and again, but the gate to immortality after the tribulation was nowhere to be seen. No gate appeared at all, nor was there the legendary guiding fairy light to take him to the immortal world.

In Cao Sheng’s setting.

The combat power value in "God's Tomb" is obviously higher than that in "I Want to Become an Immortal".

But in the early and middle stages of "God's Tomb", no master could ascend to the fairyland.

These masters are like prisoners trapped in a sky-high prison. They have clearly served their full sentences, but no one lets them out.

Some are still working hard, some have gone crazy, some have fallen into demons, and some are playing around in the world and getting drunk in the red dust.

But without exception, these people have already reached the peak of the Mahayana stage.

They can be said to be the strongest monsters in the history of cultivation.

Cao Sheng hopes to give readers a stronger sense of anticipation and excitement in terms of combat power.

With this book, he wants to subvert the readers' understanding of various levels of cultivation left by "I Want to Become an Immortal".

Especially the understanding of the combat power of the Mahayana period.

The masters in "God's Tomb" cannot ascend to the fairyland. Are the masters here not as powerful as the masters in "I Want to Become an Immortal"?
At the beginning, he deliberately gives readers this feeling.

But with the subsequent appearance of Mahayana masters, he believed that readers would be shocked. They were all Mahayana masters in "God's Tomb", all of them were monster-level. The legendary flawless golden body? Isn't that the most basic? Who doesn't have it?
……

When Cao Sheng was immersed in typing.

Zhao Guobin and Lin Baohui, who took off from Taiwan and transferred in Hong Kong, finally set foot on mainland China.

When they walked out of Shanghai Airport, they couldn't help but look around.

This is their first time to come to the mainland.

They have a psychological and blood-related affinity for this land where their ancestors have lived for generations, but they feel more unfamiliar and novel about it.

"Mr. Zhao! Let's stay here for one night, shall we? Then go to Huizhou tomorrow? I'm really tired after these two flights."

Lin Baohui made a suggestion.

Zhao Guobin was also very tired.

Hearing this, he pondered for a few seconds, sighed, and nodded: "Okay! Then let's rest in this city tonight, recuperate, and go to Huizhou tomorrow."

Lin Baohui smiled and was very happy.

……

Taipei.

Xinchang CEO Lan Tianhu was sitting alone on a stone bench in the yard, with a coat draped over his shoulders and a half-smoked cigarette in his hand.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Obviously worried.

This afternoon, Chang Qingshu called and reported to him about his first meeting with Cao Sheng and the conditions Cao Sheng proposed for the new book contract.

This young man, who is only 19 years old, actually wants to break the convention here and get a share of the royalties.

He also said he wanted to set a precedent.

From a personal standpoint, he admired Cao Sheng's ambition and sharpness.

But from the boss's point of view, he was very troubled to meet such a young author.

He has already convened a meeting in the company this afternoon and had everyone discuss this matter.

At the meeting, most people strongly opposed setting such a precedent, but did not want to give up Cao Sheng's new book, so they made a lot of suggestions, hoping to impress Cao Sheng with other conditions.

For example: send more sets of sample books, pay more royalties, let Changqingshu find opportunities, arrange more beauties for Cao Sheng, such as giving Cao Sheng a car or a house.

and many more.

A lot of different suggestions were made, but the only thing he was unwilling to do was to share the royalties.

They all said that this precedent should not be set.

Once this precedent is set, Cao Sheng will have to share royalties from all future works, and that will be no small amount of money.

Moreover, other well-known writers in the industry will follow suit and also demand a share of the royalties.

In comparison, they would rather give Cao Sheng a car or a house.

But Lan Tianhu felt that these suggestions might not impress the young man.

As a CEO, he needs to consider what his bottom line should be if these conditions fail to impress the other party. If that doesn't work, should he agree to Cao Sheng's conditions?

Suddenly, a meteor streaked across the night sky, and this scene happened to fall into Lan Tianhu's eyes.

This meteor reminded him of Cao Sheng and Xinchang.

Is Cao Sheng a shooting star?

If Xinchang fails to get Cao Sheng's new book contract, will it be a shooting star?

(End of this chapter)