Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1611: Chapter 595: Longyuan Immortal City, Assessment Task_2

”Of course, there are many powerful practitioners cultivating in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range now. To my knowledge, there are at least a hundred Golden Core Cultivators alone! Tsk tsk, to be honest, I was quite surprised when I first heard that there were so many Golden Core Independent Cultivators at the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering.”

”My husband, you are mistaken, actually, most of the Golden Core Ascendant Masters there were not originally Independent Cultivators. They joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering in the last century because, for various reasons, either their Sect was destroyed or their family fell into decline. Additionally, due to the oppression of major powers, they had no foothold and thus resorted to clinging on to life in the gathering.”

While chatting, it was not only Zhang Jiadi who spoke; his Dao Companion Cultivator, Wen Xiu, would occasionally add a phrase or two.

Luo Chen was initially surprised, but after hearing Wen Xiu’s additional explanations, he began to understand the situation somewhat.

There was indeed a ready example!

Yan Nantian!

He himself was not actually an Independent Cultivator; he originally came from the Yan Family of Exhausted Swallow Island, which was later destroyed by the Mo Luo Sect, forcing him to seek refuge in the North Sea Cultivation World.

However, his fate was quite tragic.

A place like the Flying Swallow Islands, although secluded, lacked the protection of major powers, and in the end, he faced a tragic outcome with Luo Chen knocking on his door, leaving him with no place to flee to.

Thinking it over, for someone in Yan Nantian’s situation, the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering is actually a better refuge.

Because of this example, Luo Chen understood why there were so many Golden Core Independent Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering nowadays.

Wen Xiu poured a cup of wine for Luo Chen and Zhang Jiadi, sat down, and continued explaining, ”Moreover, the Golden Core Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering are not all cultivating in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range. Some of them are stationed on other islands belonging to the gathering. For instance, on our way here, there are always three Golden Core Cultivators stationed alternately on the Thousand Stars Island.”

Luo Chen nodded in understanding, then asked puzzledly, ”According to what you said, with such exorbitant rental prices for Cave Mansions in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range, how can these people afford it all year round?”

On this, Zhang Jiadi smiled faintly.

”Has the Ascendant Master forgotten about the rights of the Star-Rated Demon Hunters I mentioned earlier?”

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, ”Could it be that those discounts also apply to the rental prices for Cave Mansions?”

Zhang Jiadi nodded and took out his two-star Waist Tag.

”Indeed, what I said earlier applies to ordinary Independent Cultivators, but there is a different standard for Star-Rated Demon Hunters.”

”This Star Level corresponds to discounts!”

”A One-star Demon Hunter can enjoy a 90% discount on Cave Mansion rentals.”

”A Nine-star Demon Hunter can enjoy a 10% discount on the reduction.”

Luo Chen frowned, then realized that the discount corresponding to the star level was the other way around in his thinking.

One star gets a 90% discount, nine stars get a 90% reduction.

10%!

Luo Chen was invigorated, realizing that if he became a Nine-star Demon Hunter, it meant that renting a Third-Order Lower Grade Cave Mansion for a year would only cost tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Even for a Third-Order High-quality Cave Mansion, sought after by Golden Core Cultivators, it would only cost three hundred thousand a year.

Any Golden Core Cultivator who is not incredibly foolish could afford that amount of Spirit Stones.

And how could someone who has become a Nine-star Demon Hunter be foolish?

”The Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering has tied many resources so deeply to the Star Level of Demon Hunters!”

”It seems that to save money, I must indeed become a Star-Rated Demon Hunter.”

Luo Chen mused to himself.

He now had a considerable amount of money, with just ”cash” amounting to eighteen million Spirit Stones, not to mention other miscellaneous resources.

But this huge fortune, in front of exorbitant rents, was merely a drop in the bucket.

Only by obtaining a ”local residence” could he continue to support his normal cultivation practice afterwards.

”Indeed, no matter where, those in real estate always make the most money. Even acting as a landlord and collecting rent sees one abundantly reaping profits.”

After reflecting for a while, Luo Chen took the initiative to stand up and leave, ending the welcoming feast.

After returning to his room, he did not rest straight away.

Instead, he got the Ten Thousand Soul Banner from Tian Xuan and checked it.

Han Zhan was still busy.

Ever since Luo Chen had removed the malaise from the Soul Nourishing Wood, the other party had been continually dealing with this matter.

According to what he said, once it was handled, he could say goodbye to the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and let his soul reside in the Soul Nourishing Wood.

After all, there were too many Yin Souls in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and living there for a long time would easily lead to assimilation.

The Soul Nourishing Wood was a more suitable resting place for a remnant soul.

In a couple of hundred years, perhaps, without a physical body, the Nascent Soul might recover to its original state!

Seeing that Han Zhan was unresponsive, Luo Chen took the Soul Nourishing Wood from inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and handed it to Tian Xuan.

”I’m currently lacking a handy Magic Item, so I’ll take the Ten Thousand Soul Banner for now. Keep Elder Han’s Soul Nourishing Wood with you!”

Tian Xuan found it strangely odd, as previously, her master and Elder Han were always inseparable. Yet today, they had to separate without notifying the other.

However, as the master commanded, she did not dare to question further.

After Tian Xuan left with the Soul Nourishing Wood, Luo Chen breathed a nearly imperceptible sigh of relief.

As if in that moment, he had shed some sort of burden.

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The next day.

Early in the morning, Luo Chen and Zhang Jiadi hurriedly left the house, not returning until noon.

He had completed his registration at the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, becoming an Independent Cultivator under its protection and entitled to certain shelters.

Not only that, but he had also registered as a Star-Rated Demon Hunter.

”Next, the Ascendant Master just needs to wait for Longyuan City to issue the assessment tasks.”

”You should be quite familiar with the assessment tasks; tell me about them.”