Chapter 142: Gathering

Chapter 142 Gathering

Three days later.

Xie Mingyuan brought Zhang Yuhe to the outside of an estate.

Seeing them coming, a tall Cultivator walked out of the estate.

"Fellow Daoist Xie is finally here, we've been waiting for you."

Then he turned his head to look at Zhang Yuhe and asked,

"May I ask what this Fellow Daoist is called?"

Xie Mingyuan quickly introduced the two of them, saying,

"This is my Junior Brother Zhang Yuhe, and he will be stationed in Ji'an Market from now on."

After saying this, he introduced him to Zhang Yuhe,

"This is Liu Haitao, Fellow Daoist Liu from the Nine Immortals Sect. In the future, when I am not in the city, if you encounter any trouble, you can ask Fellow Daoist Liu to help solve it."

Liu Haitao quickly said,

"Easy to talk about, easy to talk about. Fellow Daoist Xie's Junior Brother is my Junior Brother. If you have any matters, feel free to come find me."

Seeing the other party being so enthusiastic, Zhang Yuhe stepped forward, cupped his fists, and called out,

"Junior Brother Zhang Yuhe greets Senior Brother Liu."

"Junior Brother Zhang, you don't need to be so polite. Outside is not a place to talk; come in and chat together, everyone is just waiting."

"Alright."

The three of them entered the estate one by one and came to a spacious pavilion in the middle of a lake.

Zhang Yuhe looked into the pavilion.

He saw that there were already more than a dozen True Immortal Cultivators inside, discussing something loudly.

Seeing them coming,

everyone immediately stood up to greet them,

"Fellow Daoist Xie, you are finally here. It has been several millennia since we last met. I heard that Fellow Daoist Xie has advanced a step further. Congratulations, congratulations."

Xie Mingyuan cupped his fists toward everyone and said,

"Fellow Daoists are too polite. This junior has only made a tiny bit of progress, not worth mentioning."

Zhang Yuhe stood to the side, quietly listening to everyone's exchange.

It was clear that

Xie Mingyuan must have an extremely prominent reputation among True Immortal Cultivators, incomparable to ordinary people.

Xie Mingyuan pulled Zhang Yuhe over and introduced him to everyone,

"This is my Junior Brother Zhang Yuhe. Please take good care of him in the future."

"Easy to talk about, Fellow Daoist Xie is too polite."

Standing to the side, Zhang Yuhe greeted everyone while feeling silently grateful.

Xie Mingyuan was indeed very good to him.

Everything is difficult at the start.

If no one led the way, he would probably have to spend a great deal of effort trying to integrate into the True Immortal circle of the city.

How could it be as easy as it is now?

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Among the dozen or so people present, besides the two of them, there were also four disciples from the Nine Immortals Sect and three disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

The rest were rogue cultivators from the Ji'an Sea Area.

In the Immortal Realm, the strength of rogue cultivators should not be underestimated either.

After all, having cultivated to the True Immortal Realm, many people dislike being bound by restrictions.

There were plenty of people who practiced alone.

After everyone took their seats, they continued talking loudly.

Among them, a slightly plump young man said with some worry,

"It has been nearly one hundred thousand years since a beast tide erupted on the Chaos Mainland, right? I guess the next beast tide won't be too far away."

This person was named Zhu Yulin, a disciple of the Nine Immortals Sect.

Hearing Zhu Yulin mention the Chaos Beast tide, everyone chimed in agreement.

"Indeed, as short as several hundred years, or as long as within ten thousand years, a beast tide is bound to erupt."

"I wonder if the Nangong Immortal Clan will issue a Conscription Order next time."

"Can this still be avoided? Which beast tide eruption has the Nangong Immortal Clan not conscripted Cultivators from all sides?"

"Beast tides are not scary; what's terrifying is the outbreak of the Immortal Tribulation. Once the Immortal Tribulation breaks out, even the Grand Unity Immortal will fall. Us True Immortal Cultivators are at best just cannon fodder."

"No way."

"Hard to say, it has been nearly eight hundred thousand years since the last Immortal Tribulation."

"According to past conventions, every million years or so, an Immortal Tribulation erupts on the Chaos Mainland. Presumably, the next Immortal Tribulation won't be too far off."

When everyone spoke of the Immortal Tribulation, they couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged.

Although Immortals have gained a foothold on the Chaos Mainland,

in terms of strength, Chaos Beasts are far more powerful than Immortals.

Chaos Beasts are not only numerous, but crucially, their defense is astonishing, making them extremely difficult to kill.

Moreover, in terms of high-end combat power, Chaos Beasts are also far superior to Immortal Cultivators.

Every time a beast tide erupts, a large number of Immortal cities are breached by Chaos Beasts.

The Cultivators in the cities are then captured by the Chaos and taken away for sacrifices.

It can be said that their fate is extremely miserable.

As for the Immortal Tribulation, it goes without saying.

Every time the Immortal Tribulation erupts, a massive number of Immortals fall.

Even Grand Unity Immortals might be captured by Chaos Beasts for sacrifices.

The entire Immortal Realm can be said to be a competition between Immortals and Chaos Beasts.

And the battlefield is right on the Chaos Mainland.

For Immortals,

everything on a Chaos Beast is a treasure.

Crystal cores can be used for Artifact Refining, setting up formations, Alchemy, and so on. It has a multitude of uses.

The fur of a Chaos Beast can be used to refine defensive Immortal Artifacts like battle armor.

Even the tendons and bones of a Chaos Beast can be used to refine some special items.

However, in the eyes of Chaos Beasts, Immortals are also an important resource.

Catching Immortals and using them for sacrifices allows them to gain even greater power.

Chaos Beasts are not ignorant Demonic Beasts, but possess extremely high intelligence, and they also have their own civilization and Dao of cultivation.

The competition between Immortals and Chaos Beasts has always put the former in a weak position.

Therefore, whenever a beast tide erupts, the Nangong Immortal Clan extensively conscripts Cultivators from affiliated forces to head to the Chaos Mainland to fight.

And their Ji'an Sea Area belongs to the sphere of influence of the Nangong Immortal Clan.

Usually when nothing is wrong, the Nangong Immortal Clan does not require them to offer tributes.

Only when a beast tide erupts do they need to contribute their efforts.

Facing the conscription of the Nangong Immortal Clan, major forces generally respond actively.

There is no other way, who makes the Nangong Immortal Clan have a Grand Unity Immortal holding down the fort?

Furthermore, every time there is conscription, the Nangong Immortal Clan brings out generous rewards.

They won't make them work for nothing.

Of course, all of this requires surviving the beast tide first.

Speaking of the Chaos Beast tides, the atmosphere at the scene became slightly gloomy.

At this moment, a short-statured middle-aged Cultivator spoke loudly,

"I say, what are you guys worrying about?"

"Isn't it great when a beast tide erupts? Killing Chaos Beasts not only allows us to collect crystal cores and corpses, but also obtain generous rewards from the Nangong Immortal Clan."

"For such an fated opportunity, I wish they happened every year."

Hearing these words, everyone was utterly speechless.

Liu Haitao said helplessly,

"Fellow Daoist He, we cannot compare to you. Your Immortal body has just formed, and you have completely no pressure facing Chaos Beasts below three stars."

"For us to beat to death a Chaos Beast, even if it's just a one-star Chaos Beast, takes a great deal of effort."

"The key is, if you're not careful, it's very easy to be slapped to death by a Chaos Beast."

"Exactly, exactly. If I could cultivation an Immortal body, I wouldn't take Chaos Beasts seriously either."

"Fellow Daoist He's fated opportunity is truly enviable, actually finding the Earth Spirit Holy Fruit and cultivating the Immortal body in one stroke."

"Hehe, it's all luck."

Zhang Yuhe listened quietly from the side.

This True Immortal Cultivator named He Xingfa had actually cultivated an Immortal body.

It made him look at him in a new light.

You must know that among the more than ten people present, including Xie Mingyuan and Liu Haitao, these two True Immortal Late Stage Cultivators,

neither of them had cultivated an Immortal body yet.

The thing about an Immortal body is that it relies far too much on fated opportunity.

Just like He Xingfa.

Rumor has it that in some dangerous place, he found an Earth Spirit Holy Fruit.

And then he cultivated the Immortal body in one stroke.

This is simply an unreasonable matter.

As long as there is an fated opportunity to encounter special heavenly and earthly treasuress, even a pig can evolve an Immortal body.

If the fated opportunity is not enough,

no matter how exceptional your talent is, don't even think about cultivating an Immortal body.

However, Zhang Yuhe heard that

in some top major forces, some precious Medicinal Pills can be refined, which can also promote the cultivation of the Immortal body.

However, they shouldn't even think about such things.

Anyway, there are no such good things in the Ji'an Sea Area.

Even if other places have them, they couldn't afford them.

Immortal Pills that can promote the cultivation of the Immortal body generally need to be exchanged with treasures of equal value.

They cannot be bought with Immortal Stones.

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