A Wealthy Gentleman in the Immortal Realm

Synopsis of The Rich Man of the Immortal Realm Lin Bufan is an ordinary mortal bookkeeper. After witnessing a cultivation sect seize farmland by force, he is hunted by Qi Refining cultivators and unexpectedly awakens the “Spirit Eye.” It can see resources buried beneath the earth and expose weaknesses in cultivators' meridians. Cornered, he also manages to draw qi into his body and reach the first level of Qi Refining. He knows how hard it is to build something from nothing, and understands the harsh reality of scarce resources. Using his Spirit Eye, he discovers abandoned spirit fields and low-grade mineral deposits. He recruits rogue cultivators with “high pay plus profit-sharing,” and uses precise calculations to fend off the sect's plundering. Starting with a monopoly on Qingzhou's spirit herb market, he gradually builds a business empire centered on controlling resources. Unlike traditional cultivators who fight monsters to level up, Lin Bufan rises by calculating every profit and interest at stake in the cultivation world. He trades the harvest from spirit fields for cultivators' loyalty, uses financial tactics to freeze hostile forces' resources, and exploits information gaps to uncover the weaknesses of powerful cultivators. He advances one careful step at a time, counting every penny when dealing with enemies while treating his trusted allies generously. From a small city in Qingzhou to the spirit springs of the East Sea, then on to the central immortal mines, he eventually becomes the richest man in the immortal realm and uses his wealth to overturn the cultivation world's entrenched rule that “the strong only grow stronger.” Centered on “cultivation driven by business battles,” the story moves at a brisk, satisfying pace. It delivers the thrill of overwhelming opponents with sheer resources while also weaving in subtle calculations and contests of human nature, offering a distinctive “wealthy merchant” perspective on cultivation fiction.