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Chapter 465: A Five Hundred Years
Chapter 465: A Five Hundred Years (Seeking Subscription)
In the distant Caineng City, there stood a palace outside the cave residence area, known as the "Palace of Flying Immortals." This was the place in Caineng City specifically responsible for the buying and selling of cave residences.
In addition, owners of cave residences were required to come to this palace every million years to replace the jade tokens used to enter and exit their dwellings.
This measure was put in place to confirm the identities of the cave-dwelling immortals. The cultivation environment in the cave residences of Caineng City was so superior that, after the death of many cave owners, their jade tokens would fall into the hands of others.
With these tokens, even those who were not the rightful owners could enter and cultivate in the caves. Thus, the million-year replacement of the jade tokens served to reconfirm the identities of the current cave dwellers.
The Palace of Flying Immortals was divided into four floors and occupied a vast area. On the first floor, numerous Great Vehicle Stage immortals came and went, corresponding to Ding-grade cave residences.
With a bit of grit, even a typical Great Vehicle Stage immortal could afford to purchase one. However, at the entrance of the palace's second floor, there were only a handful of immortals coming and going.
This floor corresponded to Class B cave residences, which could only be afforded by a small number of immortals at the pinnacle of the Great Vehicle Stage or Golden Immortals. Golden Immortals were already capable of dominating a region, and even within Caineng City, they held a certain status.
As for the entrances to the third and fourth floors, they were desolate and quiet. The third floor corresponded to Class A cave residences, which only more powerful Golden Immortals could afford.
And the fourth floor? That was where the Class A cave residences were, the highest-ranked caves in Caineng City, affordable only by Jade Immortals. A small number of top Golden Immortals could also aspire to own these caves, and their numbers were even scarcer than those of Jade Immortals.
Lin Yuan glanced at the palace before directly ascending to the fourth floor of the Palace of Flying Immortals.
The fourth floor was spacious and vast, and as Lin Yuan entered, two charming female immortals immediately approached him.
"We pay our respects to Immortal Lord," they said respectfully.
Although the fourth floor of the Palace of Flying Immortals didn't restrict entry, any immortal who dared to come up here surely had sufficient confidence.
"I lost my cave residence jade token, and I'm here to get a replacement," Lin Yuan said calmly.
Naturally, the jade token for entering and exiting the Class A cave residence of Caineng City had fallen into the hands of the demons long ago, along with the death of Yun Zhenzi.
However, the cave residences in the major immortal cities were bound to the identities of the corresponding immortals, and the specific confirmation method was through their soul spirit qi.
Even if the jade token was lost, it could be replaced as long as the corresponding soul spirit qi was provided.
"Please recite the cave residence serial number, Immortal Lord," one of the female immortals requested, her heart pounding with surprise, her attitude becoming even more respectful.
Coming to the fourth floor of the Palace of Flying Immortals to replace a jade token? Then the cave residence corresponding to the lost token must be a Class A cave! In other words, the young Immortal Lord before them wasn't here to inquire about purchasing a Class A cave residence.
He already owned one?
"Caineng Three One Six Five Four Three Seven," Lin Yuan directly recited the cave residence serial number.
Even for Yun Zhenzi, this cave residence was considered one of the few top-tier dwellings.
"Please wait a moment, Immortal Lord," the female immortal said. She quickly checked the records, as the Palace of Flying Immortals kept detailed information on all the cave residences.
"Immortal Lord, please infuse your soul spirit qi into this soul stone," she requested, holding out a gray stone respectfully.
The gray stone was called a soul stone, specifically used to imprint and record the soul spirit qi. When Yun Zhenzi had purchased the Class A cave residence, he had imprinted his soul spirit qi within it.
For Lin Yuan to obtain a replacement cave residence jade token, he must infuse the same soul spirit qi, matching the one recorded in the soul stone.
Hum...
With a slight movement of Lin Yuan's consciousness, a wisp of the Jade Immortal's soul spirit qi, separated from Yun Zhenzi's consciousness, merged into the soul stone.
After a while, the female immortal holding the soul stone said respectfully, "It meets the conditions for replacement, Immortal Lord. Please wait a moment."
Then, she retreated respectfully and soon returned.
"Here is your cave residence jade token," she said, offering a white jade token to Lin Yuan with the utmost respect.
"Mhm," Lin Yuan nodded, taking the token and turning to leave the Palace of Flying Immortals.
After leaving the palace, Lin Yuan directly entered the cave residence area. The cave residence area of Caineng City was shrouded in numerous killing arrays.
Any immortal who didn't meet the requirements and dared to trespass would be instantly killed by the array.
Lin Yuan, holding the cave residence jade token, naturally had the qualifications to enter this area.
Palace of Flying Immortals.
In a mysterious space on one of the floors, a middle-aged man was cultivating with his eyes closed. He was none other than the master of the Palace of Flying Immortals and one of the giants of Caineng City.
"Hmm?"
The middle-aged man seemed to sense something and opened his eyes abruptly. "The jade token for the Caineng Class A Cave Residence 365437 has been successfully replaced?"
"Master," a figure condensed beside him, nodding. "Just now, someone entered that Class A cave residence."
Every Class A cave residence in Caineng City was well-known and either belonged to a Jade Immortal or one of those top Golden Immortals with a high likelihood of breaking through to the Jade Immortal realm.
"If I remember correctly, that Class A cave residence has been dormant for almost tens of millions of years, hasn't it?" The master of the Palace of Flying Immortals furrowed his brows in thought. "The owner of that Class A cave residence is Yun Zhenzi."
As the master of the palace, he had the qualifications to view the information of every cave residence.
"Yun Zhenzi?"
Among the many Jade Immortals, Yun Zhenzi was quite renowned.
If not for the siege of over a dozen demonic beasts, even if Yun Zhenzi couldn't win, he would still be able to escape unscathed with his abilities.
"It appears that the corruption from the demons in the Demon Abyss didn't completely destroy Yun Zhenzi after all."
The master of Feixian Temple nodded slightly.
He quickly deduced what had transpired.
Nearly a thousand millennia ago, Yun Zhenzi's physical body perished at the hands of numerous demonic beasts, and the resulting corruption erased most of his resurrection methods.
However, with Yun Zhenzi's capabilities, there were still one or two extremely well-hidden resurrection methods that managed to withstand the corruption.
After nearly a thousand millennia, these one or two resurrection methods fulfilled their conditions, allowing Yun Zhenzi to return safely.
Such occurrences were not uncommon among the Jade Immortals.
For those who had cultivated to the level of Jade Immortals, how could they perish so easily? They would always have multiple backup plans in place.
Regarding these resurrected Jade Immortals, the master of Feixian Temple had no particular thoughts or intentions.
As one of the giants of the immortal city, his status surpassed that of the vast majority of Jade Immortals, and he naturally had no interest in Yun Zhenzi's meager wealth.
"It's a good thing that Yun Zhenzi didn't perish. The great war between immortals and demons is about to begin again, and the number of those demonic leaders has noticeably increased recently."
"If Yun Zhenzi can recover his full strength before the war, he might be able to relieve some pressure from the immortal city."
The master of Feixian Temple muttered to himself.
The great war between immortals and demons was undoubtedly the most brutal conflict in the immortal realm.
For the vast majority of immortals, it was no different from a meat grinder.
Even Jade Immortals had the capability to resurrect.
However, for Golden Immortals and those of lower realms, it was nearly impossible to withstand the corruption of the demonic beasts.
Death meant permanent obliteration.
The resurrection methods of Golden Immortals were rarely effective against the pollution of the demons.
Every time the great war occurred, countless immortals would perish, and many Jade Immortals would also disappear without a trace.
"I'm afraid I can't hide my takeover of the Class A cave residence as Yun Zhenzi from the higher-ups of the immortal city."
Lin Yuan, possessing all of Yun Zhenzi's memories, was well aware of the information regarding the cave residence owner, which was not a secret to the upper echelons of Cangwu Immortal City.
"But so what? I am Yun Zhenzi now."
Lin Yuan was unconcerned. By possessing that fragment of Yun Zhenzi's Jade Immortal consciousness, Lin Yuan had effectively taken him hostage.
Furthermore, with access to all of Yun Zhenzi's memories, who could question his identity?
Yun Zhenzi was a Jade Immortal, and even in a weakened state, his Jade Immortal consciousness would be difficult to suppress by another Jade Immortal of the same level.
A Jade Immortal who could suppress Yun Zhenzi's consciousness would not bother pretending to be him.
With Lin Yuan's current means, unless a Dao Ancestor intervened, no outsider could see through his disguise.
And what of the Dao Ancestors? They were lofty and distant beings; how could they possibly pay attention to the affairs of a mere Jade Immortal?
Even if a Dao Ancestor did take notice, the worst that could happen was for Lin Yuan to discard this solar primordial spirit, which wouldn't be a significant loss.
With the cave residence token in hand, Lin Yuan soon entered the Class A cave residence.
It was a vast realm, spanning nearly a million li, filled with ethereal immortal energy that was almost tangible.
Ordinary mortals living in such an environment would eventually have their physical bodies transformed into those of immortals, even without cultivation, given enough time.
Lin Yuan, however, was not particularly interested in the misty immortal energy.
Immortal energy was merely a form of energy, and with the abundant resources left behind by Yun Zhenzi, Lin Yuan did not lack energy to absorb in the short term.
Rumble...
Lin Yuan appeared in the center of the cave residence, gazing up at the sky.
There, a massive, irregular fissure loomed, emanating visible fluctuations of the Dao Laws of the immortal realm's origin.
"This fissure should be the connection to the origin of the immortal realm, created by a Dao Ancestor."
Lin Yuan's thoughts stirred as he contemplated the fissure. Even at his peak, he knew that tearing open this fissure was beyond his capabilities.
The origin of the main universe was off-limits even to a twelfth-stage ultimate cultivator.
The main universe was too powerful, and the twelfth-stage ultimate cultivator could not approach its origin.
As for the immortal realm? While it was close to the main universe, it was still just close.
A twelfth-stage ultimate cultivator could forcibly create a passage from the origin of the immortal realm to the outside world.
Among the numerous cave residences in Cangwu Immortal City, only the Class A cave residence could directly face the irregular fissure and intimately sense the fluctuations of the Dao Laws emanating from the origin of the immortal realm.
As for the Class B and Class C cave residences, they could only indirectly sense the fluctuations of the Dao Laws emanating from the irregular fissure.
"The cultivation environment here is even better than in the main universe, at least in terms of comprehending the Dao Laws. It's incredibly clear and perceptible." Lin Yuan's spirits were lifted.
Although the immortal realm couldn't compare to the main universe, it was now almost entirely open to Lin Yuan, offering a more profound understanding of the Dao Laws than the main universe could provide.
"With this environment, I can't guarantee the comprehension of the Chaos Dao Law, but the Seventh Layer of Time and Space? I should be able to grasp it in a much shorter time than in the main universe."
Lin Yuan was confident.
"Let's begin cultivation now."
Lin Yuan sat down cross-legged and started to sense the fluctuations of the Dao Laws emanating from the irregular fissure in the firmament.
Time flew by during his cultivation, and before he knew it, five hundred years had passed.
(End of Chapter)
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