Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 351: Chapter 322: I’ll Quit Drinking Tomorrow

”You...”

”Greetings, Tributor Chen.”

A guard was about to shout, but a Major Cultivator recognized Chen Che. He stopped the guard and quickly dropped to one knee.

If it were any other Loose Cultivator at the Golden Core Realm, he would never have knelt in greeting.

This man was a Tributor of the Sect, a station only half a rank below an Elder or Chief.

”You know me?”

Chen Che turned to look at him.

”My surname is Tang. Tang Linli is my older brother.”

The Major Cultivator who had recognized Chen Che, Tang Lintao, answered respectfully, ”We didn’t know this was your Demon Beast. Please forgive us for unintentionally blocking its path...”

The very day Chen Che became a Tributor, Tang Linli had sent his portrait to his clansmen, terrified that one of them might one day fail to recognize someone of importance and act discourteously. He never imagined that despite all his caution, he would still end up blocking the man’s Demon Beast.

”It’s nothing.”

The Primordial Sect forbade wild Demon Beasts from entering. Even Spirit Pets had to be accompanied by their masters. Otherwise, they would be treated as wild, and he wasn’t going to make trouble for others over such matters.

Chen Che waved his hand and tossed out a bag of Spirit Stones.

”This is Jingfeng’s entrance fee.”

”There’s no need for you to spend...”

Tang Lintao quickly waved his hands in refusal.

The entrance fee for Primordial City was a steep one hundred Spirit Stones, and that only covered a one-year stay. As for how they determined if someone overstayed, it was quite simple. The guards at the city gate had an Array that would capture a trace of a person’s True Essence aura upon entry.

As long as you were in the city, you could be tracked.

Once your time was up, you had to leave.

This was why a group of low-level Loose Cultivators who couldn’t afford the fee lived outside the city walls. Of course, while guarding the gate seemed like hard work, it came with huge perks. The guards had a not-insignificant amount of power, including the authority to decide who could be exempt from the entrance fee.

”Rules are rules.”

Chen Che cut him off. ’It’s not worth giving someone leverage over me for such a trivial gain.’

Seeing that the man’s expression was genuine, Tang Lintao had no choice but to accept the Spirit Stones with a fawning smile. He cupped his hands and said, ”True Master, I see your Demon Beast is injured. I wonder if it was hurt by someone? Do you need us to...”

”No need. It was just injured by another Demon Beast.”

He slowly shook his head.

With that, he took a step and vanished from the spot.

The other guards were also stunned.

They never expected to see such an influential figure from the Sect here. After Chen Che left, Tang Lintao’s expression shifted several times. He immediately ordered someone else to take over his shift and rushed off to report what had just happened.

...

By now, Chen Che had already returned to his courtyard. He found a healing Pill and fed it to the Little Chick, then with a wave of his hand, he set up a Silent Barrier before asking:

”How did it go?”

”I failed again. That Dragonbone Eagle Bird is too strong; I can’t beat it for now. And it fights dirty! Before I even started losing, it called its whole clan for backup. If I hadn’t seen things were going south, I’d probably still be stuck in Chu State...”

The Little Chick stretched out its neck, swallowed the Pill in one gulp, and sighed as it shook its head.

”Master, your bird is having a hard time with Core Formation. Not enough Spiritual Qi...”

”You cunning little thing.”

Chen Che cursed with a laugh. With a wave of his hand, several Spirit Fruits appeared in mid-air.

These were Tier Three Low Grade Divine Fruits, and among them was a Middle Grade Jade Cloud Golden Fruit.

He had won quite a few for Meng Qianxun at the auction, but he had kept half for himself, specifically to prepare for Jingfeng’s Core Formation. It was a Tier Four Xuan Peng, which would naturally reach the Nascent Soul Realm upon adulthood.

If it consumed a large amount of Spirit Treasures, it could shorten its growth period.

Of course.

Even under normal circumstances, a Xuan Peng consumed a massive amount of Spiritual Objects. The resources needed to shorten its growth period would be enough to bankrupt the entire Jinyun Valley, so Chen Che simply let it forage for itself.

However, its main foraging grounds were in Ze State and Chu State.

It had basically eaten all the young Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragons on the outskirts of Ze State, so it had to move on to Chu State. Unexpectedly, Chu State was home to a flock of extremely territorial Dragonbone Eagle Birds.

Every time it went, it would get into a conflict with them.

However, since the other side had a Dragonbone Eagle Bird at the Golden Core Realm, the Little Chick always came out on the losing end.

”Master is mighty!”

The Little Chick’s eyes lit up as it flapped its wings and flew over.

While in Chu State, it had also seen many Celestial and Earthly Treasures, but those Spirit Treasures were not only unripe but also guarded by other Great Demons.

The moment those Great Demons saw it fly by, they became exceptionally vigilant.

It knew, too.

Many Demon Beasts were guarding those places specifically for these Celestial and Earthly Treasures. How could they possibly allow another being to covet them?

As it was leaving Chu State, it had snatched and swallowed a Tier Two Middle Grade Spirit Fruit, only to be chased for hundreds of miles by a Yinfeng Demon Wolf. A true case of a Peng fallen from the clouds being bullied by a wolf.

The Little Chick was ecstatic. It hurriedly flapped its wings, flew over, and swallowed all the Divine Fruits in one go.

”Easy there. Be careful you don’t burst.”

Chen Che frowned at the sight.

Like Cultivators, no matter how strong a Demon Beast’s physical body was, if it ate past its limit, it could still eat itself to death.

”These fruits are barely enough to get stuck in my teeth...”

Having swallowed all seven or eight fruits in the blink of an eye, the Little Chick grinned and replied.

”Barely enough to get stuck in your teeth?”

Chen Che raised an eyebrow. The Little Chick’s appetite had always been enormous.

Back when it was young, it had devoured all of his Pills.

’Could this also be considered a kind of talent...?’

Glancing over, Chen Che watched the Little Chick finish the Spirit Fruits and land back on his shoulder, a thoughtful expression on his face.

At that moment, a commotion arose from outside the courtyard. Chen Che heard the sound of orderly, synchronized footsteps.

He extended his Divine Sense.

Soon, he saw the source of the footsteps on the street outside his courtyard.

It was a contingent of several hundred Cultivators. They were guards clad in Golden Armor and armed with Long Spears, and their Cultivation levels were not weak. At the front were over thirty Foundation Establishment Cultivators, all fully armed, with two at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection stage mixed in among them.

They weren’t heading for him; they passed by his residence and went straight for the city gates.

”The City Defense Army?” Chen Che wondered.

The city, of course, had its own armed forces. Only when those forces couldn’t handle a situation would they ask the Primordial Sect for help.

That’s what happened years ago when Xiao Chan caused chaos in the city.

The City Defense Army couldn’t catch him, and the Golden Core True Master who had taken over the Four Directions Sect practically tore the place apart looking for him.

Just as Chen Che was watching with curiosity, dozens of Primordial Sect disciples appeared behind the City Defense Army. There was no lack of Foundation Establishment Cultivators among them either, all flying seven feet off the ground, zipping past in the army’s wake.

Wherever they passed, the Cultivators on the road scattered in panic.

’What’s going on?’

Chen Che wondered.

’Could another Tribulation Cultivator be using Xiao Chan’s name?’

During this period of Xiao Chan’s disappearance, other Tribulation Cultivators had continued to impersonate him, which greatly complicated the Primordial Sect’s pursuit. Xiao Chan’s notorious reputation was largely due to these impostors.

He had heard that a team of over a hundred disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall was permanently stationed outside the Sect, constantly on the move, and hadn’t returned in years.

If they encountered anyone using the name, they would exterminate their entire clan without mercy.

Who would have thought that, aside from major battles, Xiao Chan himself had basically stopped using the Soul-Calling Banner?

Just as he was thinking, a carriage drawn by a Dragon-Scale Demon Horse pulled up in front of the courtyard. A steward respectfully helped Meng Qianxun out of the carriage, and only after bidding farewell several times did he drive away. Meng Qianxun didn’t enter the house immediately. Instead, he formed a Seal Technique with his hand to remove the fragrance from his clothes before pushing the door open.

”Che’er, you... you’re still up?”

He looked up and saw Chen Che standing in the courtyard. Realizing that Chen Che had probably seen his little ritual, the old man couldn’t help but give an awkward laugh and say:

”I went to the Immortal Residence tonight. Their hospitality was just too hard to refuse...”

The Immortal Residence was a famous and most luxurious brothel in the city. Its behind-the-scenes owner was a Fake Pill Cultivator.

The attendants inside were all Cultivators.

As long as you had Spirit Stones, you could not only hire a female Foundation Establishment Cultivator but even a male one. Of course, a high-class place like this offered two kinds of services: ”platonic” and ”carnal.”

The ”platonic” services were, naturally, music and performances.

This included musicians and dancers. Frequently attending such performances was said to be good for one’s physical and mental health, helping to alleviate inner turmoil and resolve one’s Heart Demon.

The ”carnal” service was hands-on combat.

However, most of these Cultivators were skilled in dual cultivation techniques, so copulating with them could also enhance one’s Cultivation.

Of course, the price for one night was enough to bankrupt an ordinary Qi Refining Clan.

”I heard some commotion from the Primordial Sect, so I came out to see what was going on.”

Chen Che wasn’t in the habit of prying into people’s private lives, so he didn’t press the matter.

Besides, the rules of the two worlds were different. You couldn’t force the Cultivators of this world to abide by the moral standards of the Earth Element Star.

”Oh, so it’s about that,” Meng Qianxun said with dawning realization. ”I heard the owner of the Immortal Residence mention it. He said that the Spirit Pet of some big shot in the Sect was injured by a Demon Beast, so the City Defense Army is preparing to encircle and annihilate all Demon Beasts within a thousand-mile radius. The matter was even posted in the Sect’s Mission Hall. Several hundred disciples have already accepted the quest. I reckon in a few days, you won’t find a single wild Demon Beast within a thousand miles of the Primordial Sect...”

He then added:

”The owner of the Immortal Residence is very well-informed. That’s actually why I made a special trip there tonight. In the future, if you want firsthand information, you can just go straight to him.”

”Is he talking about me?”

The Little Chick tilted its head and chimed in.

Chen Che couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow as well.

He hadn’t expected the incident at the city gate to have such a huge impact. He hadn’t even mentioned it intentionally, yet Tang Linli had already gone out of his way to take care of everything for him.

Although the Little Chick’s injuries weren’t caused by the nearby Demon Beasts.

Still, this feeling was quite nice. ’No wonder even Cultivators can’t escape the allure of power.’

”...”

Meng Qianxun, who had just been bragging about how well-informed he was, looked at the Little Chick, still covered in blood, and was suddenly at a loss for words.

”Old Sir, we have to go back tomorrow...”

Chen Che said, lifting his eyelids slightly to remind him.

”So soon?”

Meng Qianxun was a little stunned.

”We’ve already been in Primordial City for over a month...”

”Whoa, it’s been that long? I thought it had only been seven or eight days...”

Meng Qianxun paused, then sighed and put a hand to his forehead. ”Wine and women really are a distraction. No wonder Changtu quit drinking. I’m quitting too, starting tomorrow. I’ll focus on my Cultivation.”