476: Definitely a fellow villager! Disdainful Chen Teng!

In the earliest Immortal Realm, due to its incredibly abundant resources, almost everyone harbored a yearning and pursuit for the Dao.

Their minds were pure and singular, as if no schemes or deceptions existed within this Immortal land.

Here, people helped and supported each other, jointly exploring the mysteries of the Cultivation Dao, much like a flawless utopian world.

However, good times are always fleeting.

As time passed, new Cultivators from the Lower Realm continuously achieved Ascension through arduous effort.

These “cubs” from the Lower Realm were not as simple and kind as the original inhabitants of the Immortal Realm.

Among them, a small portion of male Cultivators were of the Dragon-Proud-Heaven type, while most others belonged to the typical low-key development type.

When they first arrived, they would often choose to endure and live discreetly for a period, silently accumulating strength.

When the time was ripe, they would suddenly erupt at a crucial juncture, astonishing everyone with a “pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger” demeanor.

By then, they no longer needed to conceal their true strength; they only needed to unleash their full domineering Qi, which would instantly captivate the simple-minded little Fairies of the Immortal Realm, making them fall for them and even willingly throw themselves into their arms.

This scene filled many male Cultivators of the Immortal Realm with helplessness and resentment, but facing such powerful opponents, they could only sigh in secret.

Of course, if there were only characters like Dragon-Proud-Heaven, it would be fine, but even more terrifyingly, among the female Cultivators who ascended from the Lower Realm, there were many ruthless characters with hearts like snakes and scorpions, who were cunning and skilled at manipulating people.

Whether they were high and mighty Empresses, cunning Demonic Women, outwardly pure but inwardly dark Saintesses, or equally domineering Phoenix-Proud-Heavens, they were all highly skilled and deeply scheming individuals.

Compared to the Dragon-Proud-Heaven type males, these women were truly Heaven-Defying existences, plunging the entire Immortal Realm into chaos and turmoil.

Each of these female Cultivators possessed a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms, looking like Heavenly Immortals, as if they had stepped out of a painting.

However, what was even more astonishing were their miraculous techniques, which even the “natives” born and raised in the Immortal Realm had never heard of or seen before.

The Saintesses who ascended were still relatively good; they were “mostly” kind-hearted and pure-minded, full of righteousness, and never actively sought trouble.

Because of this, they were generally highly sought after and revered by many Immortals.

But if it were other women, the situation would be vastly different.

The men of the Immortal Realm were, without exception, caught in their meticulously woven traps, being manipulated and played with at their whims.

These women used all their charm, either selling their looks without allowing any physical contact, or seducing with sweet words, or employing various mind-controlling Spells, leaving the male Cultivators defenseless.

Gradually, the precious resources in the hands of the male Cultivators continuously flowed into the pockets of these women.

Not only that, they would even willingly fall into enormous debts for these enchantresses, unable to escape, destined to be slaves to these women for the rest of their lives, living miserable and pitiful existences.

Ultimately, the entire Immortal Realm became a mess and in an uproar due to this group of male and female Cultivators who ascended from the Lower Realm.

The originally peaceful and orderly Immortal Realm was completely disrupted.

The Immortal Kings, seeing the situation increasingly out of control, finally lost their patience and personally intervened, subduing this group of Ascenders with overwhelming force, only then quelling the great commotion.

However, how to deal with them troubled the many Immortal Kings until an “Enlightened One” who had ascended proposed his suggestion.

“In my opinion, why don’t we humbly ask the Space Immortal King for help to construct four large-scale immortal mines here?

This way, those who ascend later can enter and work diligently, accumulating enough resources by mining.

Only when the amount of resources they collect meets certain requirements can they regain their freedom.

What do you all think?”

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm were all stunned.

Has the world below become so poor that people are so ruthless to their own kind?

But in the end, the many Immortal Kings decided to adopt the suggestion of this “Ascender” and went together to pay respects to the renowned Space Immortal King.

And so, the immortal mines came into being.

“Damn it, is this Ascender a poet?!”

Chen Xuan listened, finding it absurd, and even felt a sense of déjà vu.

“Hmph, you’re telling me!

He not only proposed the idea of immortal mines but even demanded that Ascenders manage Ascenders, which would shift hatred, and all benefits would be taken by their higher-ups!” the old man angrily said.

Each of them Ascenders is a shrewd person; such a small trick can only deceive the nascent Dragon-Proud-Heavens.

But… if one can be a manager, then who would want to be a miner?

This is an open conspiracy; even if they can see through it, they must still step into it!

His six thousand years of life were wasted like this; how could he not hate that Immortal King!

“Damn it, as expected, the Cultivation World is still too small; as soon as I came up, I met a fellow countryman!” Chen Xuan complained inwardly.

This routine was too familiar; he could even be certain that the Immortal King was definitely from the Dragon Kingdom; other countries might at most suck blood, but they would never do something so utterly exploitative!

“Alas, this person’s methods are still too low-level; if it were me, I would definitely…” Chen Teng stopped mid-sentence, seemingly looking down on the Ascender’s approach.

Chen Xuan glanced at Chen Teng speechlessly upon hearing this.

Speaking of this person, he was probably indeed more formidable than the one above.

It’s estimated that if he gained power, the Ascenders might even have their will to cultivate completely eroded!

“So, after all that, how can I quickly regain my freedom?”

“Uh…”

“Is there something you can’t say?”

“Actually, it’s just being favored by someone from above and directly being redeemed for you.

Or, if you’re lucky, you might encounter a Child of Heaven with an invincible Dao Heart; in that case, you can get a lot of reward money,” the old man said.

“I see, then… how much am I worth?” Chen Teng leaned over upon hearing this.

“You? You’re probably worth around 50 immortal minerals; you still have a lot of potential!” the old man said indifferently.