401: Chapter 401 The Ninth Level of the Mysterious Immortal

Chen Hu could not be bothered to waste words with the six Immortal soldiers.

He took out two loyalty cards and used one on each of them.

Instantly, their thoughts were twisted, and they became his loyal servants.

Subsequently, Chen Hu learned some information through the six Immortal soldiers.

First, this place was located near Linhe City.

In the Immortal Realm, there was a Heavenly River that spanned the entire Immortal Realm; no one knew where it came from or where it went.

And Linhe City was a small Immortal city built near the lower reaches of the Heavenly River.

An Immortal city could not be built by just anyone.

Even if you had money and manpower, you had to obtain permission from the Heavenly Court to build a city.

After the city was established, the Heavenly Court would bestow an Immortal Stele.

What was this Immortal Stele used for?

Simply put, it was to receive Immortals undergoing Ascension.

For a city, Immortals undergoing Ascension were excellent money-making tools.

If a city wanted to develop, it must have a sufficient population.

Take Linhe City for example; it was allocated Immortals undergoing Ascension from three hundred worlds.

Once the Human Immortals from these three hundred worlds ascended, they would all ascend near Linhe City.

Moreover, before the Immortals ascended, the Immortal Stele would notify them in advance, allowing Linhe City to prepare for their reception.

The Immortals who ascended had three destinations.

First, go mining.

Second, sell themselves into slavery.

Third, be redeemed by someone spending Immortal Crystals.

An Immortal who had just ascended and went mining would earn about 100 Low Grade Immortal Crystals a year.

But to rent the cheapest house in Linhe City, it would cost 30 Low Grade Immortal Crystals a year.

And the Heavenly Court tax was 30 Low Grade Immortal Crystals a year, the City Lord's Mansion tax was 20 Low Grade Immortal Crystals a year, and the Gang tax was 12 Low Grade Immortal Crystals a year.

Therefore, rent and taxes would consume 92 Low Grade Immortal Crystals.

If they encountered extortion or robbery, an Immortal who had just ascended could not hope to have a single cent left after working hard for a year.

Regarding selling oneself into slavery.

The master would pay your Heavenly Court tax and City Lord's Mansion tax.

They could also provide you with certain Cultivation resources.

Sounds good, right?

But in reality, once you sold yourself into slavery, your life no longer belonged to you.

People bought you, naturally not to keep you, but to make you help create value.

The aristocratic families in the city generally had beast-hunting squads; these Immortal slaves bought back, after a little training, would be made to join the beast-hunting squads to hunt Vicious Beasts.

The mortality rate was quite high.

As for being redeemed, that was for those with backing.

Chen Hu specifically inquired about this.

Near Linhe City, there was indeed a Tianyu Sect.

The Old Ancestor of the Tianyu Sect was a Profound Immortal.

Once a Disciple of the Tianyu Sacred Land ascended to Linhe City, they would spend a sum of Immortal Crystals to redeem the person and take them back to the Tianyu Sect.

What would happen if someone refused to join the local city after Ascension?

They would become an unregistered resident of the Immortal Realm.

Everyone would have the right to hunt them.

After figuring out the situation, Chen Hu flashed away.

After walking a certain distance, Chen Hu entered the Small World again.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, have we arrived in the Immortal Realm?" Seeing Chen Hu enter, Immortal Venerable Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan immediately asked.

Chen Hu nodded: "We have arrived. Moreover, I have already found out the location of the Tianyu Sect. If you want to go to the Tianyu Sect, I can send you there in a moment!"

"Then that would be troublesome for you, Fellow Daoist Chen!" Immortal Venerable Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan nodded.

"What about you? Do you have a place to go?" Chen Hu looked at Ao Ying.

Ao Ying said: "I'll stay by your side for now!"

"Alright, you two wait a moment, I'm going to improve my strength!"

Chen Hu disappeared.

He appeared on a mountain peak in the Small World.

With a thought, the System Mall appeared.

Chen Hu searched for the "Tai Xuan Heavenly Immortal Art" and clicked to purchase.

This Cultivation Technique was worth one trillion.

In the previous hundred years, Chen Hu had already purchased the "Tai Xuan Human Immortal Art" and the "Tai Xuan Earth Immortal Art".

Only then was he able to directly raise his cultivation to the Earth Immortal Realm ninth level.

Purchase successful, merged into memory.

Chen Hu took out an enlightenment card and locked it onto the "Tai Xuan Heavenly Immortal Art".

He silently recited to use it.

Because he had the Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability entry, Chen Hu only stayed in the cultivation world for three months before he cultivated the "Tai Xuan Heavenly Immortal Art" to the ninth level.

He was ejected from the cultivation world.

After merging the memories, Chen Hu asked the System: "System, how many underling points are needed to reach the Heaven Immortal Realm?"

The corresponding information appeared in his mind.

After reading it, Chen Hu understood.

To simultaneously improve his Immortal Body and Immortal Yuan, it required 10 trillion underling points to Breakthrough to the Heaven Immortal Realm.

"Upgrade!" Chen Hu ordered.

The next moment, 10 trillion underling points were deducted.

His Realm climbed at an extremely fast speed.

After a few breaths, Chen Hu had already reached the Heaven Immortal Realm first level.

"Swish!"

He appeared in the Immortal Realm.

Then he discovered that the rules of the Immortal Realm had reduced their constraints on him significantly, and he was already able to fly with his Physical Body.

That's right, in the Immortal Realm, only by reaching the Heaven Immortal Realm could one fly with their Physical Body.

"System, upgrade my cultivation to the Heaven Immortal Realm ninth level!"

Instantly, 80 trillion underling points were deducted.

Chen Hu's cultivation climbed steadily.

Heaven Immortal second level.

Heaven Immortal third level.

Heaven Immortal fourth level.

...

Heaven Immortal ninth level!

"Awesome!"

Feeling the Immortal Yuan power flowing within his body, Chen Hu reached out and grabbed at the Void Realm, feeling infinite energy.

Becoming a Heavenly Immortal, he could be considered a notable figure in Linhe City.

He was qualified to create a Gang and become a lackey of the City Lord's Mansion.

Of course, he could also go and seek refuge with those aristocratic families or Sects outside the city.

It is worth mentioning that the cultivation of the Linhe City Lord was only at the Profound Immortal ninth level.

The next moment, Chen Hu called up the System Mall again.

Spending 10 trillion, he purchased the "Tai Xuan Profound Immortal Art".

Since he had enough underling points, Chen Hu wanted to raise his cultivation to the maximum.

He took out another enlightenment card.

In just five months, Chen Hu had cultivated the "Tai Xuan Profound Immortal Art" to the ninth level within the cultivation world.

After merging the memories, Chen Hu asked the System again: "How many underling points are needed to upgrade to the Profound Immortal Realm?"

The number given by the System was 50 trillion.

"System, upgrade my cultivation to the Profound Immortal Realm!"

"Boom!"

The Immortal Yuan in his body boiled, and in an instant, Chen Hu's cultivation charged toward the Profound Immortal Realm.

After a few breaths, the barrier of the Profound Immortal Realm was broken, and Chen Hu's cultivation stepped into the Profound Immortal Realm first level.

"Not bad!" Chen Hu nodded with satisfaction. Even in Linhe City, the Profound Immortal Realm was considered an upper-class figure.

However, he was not satisfied with this.

He spent another 400 trillion to raise his cultivation to the Profound Immortal ninth level in one go.

However, he was currently a "bare-bones" Profound Immortal.

He knew no Immortal techniques, nor did he have any Immortal-level Divine Abilities.

As for the Divine Abilities he had originally mastered, Chen Hu had already tested them, and they could not be used at all in the Immortal Realm; they were clearly useless.

Fortunately, the effects of the entries he had drawn were still there.

With a thought, Chen Hu returned to the Small World.

He said to Immortal Venerable Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan: "I am going to the Tianyu Sect immediately. Will you wait in the Small World, or come out with me?"

Immortal Venerable Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan said: "I haven't seen the scenery of the Immortal Realm yet, I'll come out with you!"

"Alright!" Chen Hu swept up Immortal Venerable Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan and appeared in the Immortal Realm.

She, who was only at the Human Immortal first level, instantly felt extremely uncomfortable, and her Immortal Yuan power was suppressed tightly within her body, unable to be exerted at all.