Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1857: Chapter 1397: Identity (Part 2)

”Of course! But there may be a price to pay.”

”Let’s find a place to discuss in detail.”

”Follow me!” The man was delighted, seemingly not expecting him to be so decisive, and immediately led the way.

He then observed the nearby mortals, and judging by their rosy complexion, he could tell their life was presumably good.

Unfortunately, caught between the Daqian Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty lies the Dayan Dynasty, whose development has already been stifled, and its upper limit seems to be just that.

Unless one of the two great dynasties faces turmoil, leading to a significant loss of power, they might have a chance to rise with the momentum.”

”We’ve arrived!”

Through a narrow alley, the two stood in front of a dilapidated courtyard. The man knocked in a special manner while explaining, ”Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this place; there’s more than meets the eye inside.”

Li Zhirui smiled and nodded, thinking inwardly: This place is barely simple; it’s almost a ruin.

However, the other was right; inside the courtyard, there indeed lay more than meets the eye!

Through a false mountain entrance, employing a Secret Technique, they reached an underground space, vast in area and teeming with people, who frequently entered shops along the road.

It was not hard to see that this place had formed a unique underground black market.

’No wonder they could forge identity proof and even shelter criminals; there’s a big backer here who doesn’t worry about such issues.’

”The items you’re looking for are inside; I won’t accompany you in but will go ahead.” With the other’s guidance, Li Zhirui reached a seemingly ordinary shop front where he was abruptly left.

He was fearless, given his true strength, not only was this black market insignificant, but the entire Dayan Dynasty held no qualms for him.

He immediately stepped over the threshold, walking in leisurely.

”Are you here to get an identity proof?”

The process of entering the small city was simple and effortless, without any checks, which was a local specialty, unlike other cities.

The more crucial the city, the stricter the defense!

”Yes.” Li Zhirui nodded and asked, ”Would your identity proof show any abnormalities upon inspection?”

”Of course not!”

The man smiled and said, ”As long as the client is willing to pay, they can enter the capital city of the Daqian Dynasty without any issues.”

”What would such a service cost?”

A glitter passed through the man’s eyes, though curious, he kept his face impassive and maintained a smile, saying, ”Please follow me to the elegant room; someone will discuss this in detail with you.”

”Let’s go.” Li Zhirui immediately followed behind him.

Upon entering an elegant room, a plain-looking, stern middle-aged man was already there and asked upon seeing him, ”Are you here for the highest level of identity proof?”

”Yes.”

”Three Human Immortal Rank Spiritual Objects, or two Spiritual Objects from the Human Dao Hundred Schools.” The man immediately laid down the conditions.

Human Dao Hundred Schools’ Spiritual Objects include Great Confucian inscriptions, or an original poem famous throughout the State Domain.

The former was insignificant to Li Zhirui, something he could produce easily; he didn’t possess the latter, as he was not truly from the Southern Domain.

Although surprised by the high price, it wasn’t a minor cost; if he were truly an Individual Immortal cultivator, producing it might be impossible.

He maintained his disguise, thus not readily producing the Spiritual Objects, and instead hesitated for a while, about to act, then suddenly asked, ”Could it be cheaper?”

”This is not within my power to change; I hope the client won’t make it difficult for me.” The man smiled firmly and refused.

”Alright.” Li Zhirui feigned regret, sighing, and could only reluctantly produce three Human Immortal Rank Spiritual Objects.

The man eyed him deeply but said nothing, merely sweeping his hand to take away the Spiritual Objects, saying, ”This is the voucher; the client must leave behind a portrait, name, and date of birth.”

”Alright.”

The latter two could just be fabricated, while the portrait was handled by the man before him. He took out a sheet of pristine rice paper, holding a fine long-tipped brush, studied Li Zhirui’s appearance, and rapidly sketched, soon rendering a rough outline which he continuously refined into a replica of Li Zhirui’s disguised look on the paper.

Even he found it impressive, despite being his disguised appearance, and could not help but praise, ”What skill!”

”Thank you for your praise, client. Creating the identity proof will take a few days, approximately five days later; you may come to retrieve it.”

”Alright.” Li Zhirui nodded to register the matter, then rose to depart.

After he left, the man murmured, ”A disguised appearance, it seems the matter he committed is not trivial, and...”

He thought of the question the other had asked but ultimately closed his mouth, disregarding it as it was irrelevant to him.

...

Upon leaving the shop, Li Zhirui found a reasonably decent-looking inn, directly rented a high-grade room for five days, awaiting the identity proof’s completion.

Naturally, he didn’t spend all five days cooped up inside but seized the opportunity to delve into the Southern Domain’s situation, particularly news of the Human Dao dynasties.

He spent considerable Spiritual Objects to purchase those books and records.

In the Southern Domain, Spirit Stones were not widely accepted; many small shops refused Spirit Stones, preferring to use currency minted by the dynasties.

The books offered Li Zhirui a more comprehensive and profound understanding of the current situation in the Southern Domain.

After many years of development, the Southern Domain had become a realm shared by three grand dynasties, apart from Daqian and Great Zhou, there was another termed Great Xia Dynasty.

In between, many small dynasties like Dayan were scattered, whose purpose was simple: using these small dynasties to prevent direct adjacency between the two great dynasties.

Should war break out, destruction wouldn’t occur immediately on their own territory, allowing battles to rage on these grounds.

Among the three great dynasties, Daqian was the undisputed leader, followed by Great Zhou, and lastly, Great Xia.

Moreover, all three faced another issue of having no space left for expansion!

Recently, rumors abound that a great war might soon erupt among the three dynasties.

Yet, in Li Zhirui’s view, restraint would prevail among the three, preventing any major conflict, as the Southern Domain was not inherently safe, aside from humans, the Ten Thousand Spirit Race and Devil Race eyed them hungrily.

A significant war would most benefit those alien race creatures.

As an observer, he was inherently curious about how the three grand dynasties would address their current predicament, presumably opting for inner strength cultivation, growing leisurely, as it was their sole recourse.

Alongside Human Dao dynasties’ news, there were some portrayals regarding the Devil Race and Ten Thousand Spirit Race.

Due to previous Human Dao dynasties’ facile victories, alien races were relegated to the Extremely Southern Land, thus literature depicted these alien races subjectively, often denigrating them.

In Li Zhirui’s eyes, this wasn’t positive, fostering arrogance, and underestimating potential threats.

...

Five days passed quickly, and Li Zhirui returned to the shop, holding the voucher.

”It’s ready, client, please hold on.” The attendant checked the voucher for any issues, respectfully bowed, then promptly sought the special identity proof.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before he produced a proof, politely offering it with both hands, saying, ”Client, here’s your customized item.”

”Great!” After inspecting the finished product carefully to ensure no issues, he put it away and turned to leave.

With everything set, Li Zhirui geared up for his journey across the Southern Domain.