I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 324: Extra Story (6)_2

Immortals who ascended early established many sects, recruiting immortals with excellent aptitude. As their power grew, they could seize more resources.

For immortals, joining a sect for protection and gaining resources through contributions is a good thing, much better than being a solitary immortal, having to seize everything on one’s own.

Tang Zheng waved his hand and pointed at the still-flashing Immortal Gate, saying, "There are a few companions who ascended with me; it’s not too late to wait for them to come up."

"Oh, oh, all right, all right..." So it wasn’t just one person who ascended; no wonder the Immortal Gate has been shining for so long.

In the next half hour, Qin Hai’s expression changed from surprise to shock, to terror, and finally became numb.

The "few" that Tang Zheng mentioned turned out to be ninety-eight; including Tang Zheng, a total of ninety-nine cultivators ascended from Yunmeng Realm this time, which was simply incredible!

The golden light of the Immortal Gate completely extinguished, and Tang Zheng turned around, smiling as he cupped his hands toward Qin Hai, saying, "Immortal, all our people have arrived."

"Uh... not bad, not bad..."

Qin Hai didn’t know what to say anymore. So many people, each with a single Heavenly Spirit Root; since when did Yunmeng Realm have so many Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators?

With so many people transcending, never mind joining a sect; they could establish their own sects. What was the point of recommending any!

"We want to return to Yunmeng Realm. Could you kindly guide us to the transmission array of the Immortal Realm?"

"W-What? You want to return to the lower realm?" Qin Hai almost wanted to dig at his ears. These people had just ascended and already wanted to go back. Did he hear wrong?

"Friend, you are already immortals. The spiritual energy in the lower realm is thin and not suitable for cultivation. In my opinion, staying in the Immortal Realm and focusing on the Dao is the right path!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Immortal. We are actually people from Qianyuan Continent and used the ascension channel of Yunmeng Realm. We are returning to our hometown to create a better cultivation environment for the people of Qianyuan. We hope you can fulfill our wish."

"Qianyuan Continent?" He had never heard of it. Could it be a newly formed small world? However, since they expressed it like this, Qin Hai couldn’t forcefully stop them from leaving.

"Travel east for a hundred miles, and you will see the boundary transmission array of the Immortal Realm. As long as you pay Immortal Crystals, you can transmit back."

"Thank you!"

Seeing that Tang Zheng and others were about to leave, Qin Hai reminded them again, "Friend! An immortal’s cultivation will be suppressed to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage when descending to the lower realm. But you still retain an immortal body, and some of your immortal energy may leak. A few descending might not matter, but your numbers are simply too many, even if Yunmeng Realm is a large world; it might be hard-pressed to endure such a massive energy fluctuation. I advise you to wear magic treasures to suppress your cultivation, or descend in batches to avoid causing trouble for Yunmeng Realm and Qianyuan Continent."

"No need to worry, Immortal. Our realm lord has arranged for this event in advance."

Tang Zheng took out a jade pendant-like magic treasure from his bosom, handing it to Qin Hai, and continued, "This is a Spirit Locking Jade. As long as you wear it, not a single thread of immortal energy will leak from your body. It will absolutely prevent any energy chaos in the lower realm."

Qin Hai nodded, "Qianyuan Continent is indeed rich in talent."

"This Spirit Locking Jade is a gift for you, Immortal. You are welcome to visit Qianyuan Continent. Farewell!"

Tang Zheng and his group left, and Qin Hai, holding the Spirit Locking Jade, felt a sense of loss. He had waited a day and a night, thinking he would catch a big fish, but ended up with this humble thing. What a loss!

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!" Seeing the group leave, Zhou Fu, who was ordinarily aloof, unexpectedly greeted Qin Hai, his face bursting into a smile.

"I am willing to buy that Spirit Locking Jade in your hand for fifty Immortal Crystals; would you be willing?"

"Fifty?" Instantly wary, Qin Hai thought, a Guiding Official’s salary is only thirty Immortal Crystals a month, yet this greedy old fellow is offering fifty? Clearly, this Spirit Locking Jade is no ordinary item.

"Haha, I quite like this jade, I’m afraid I cannot part with it, senior."

"Then... how about a hundred Immortal Crystals?"

Seeing Qin Hai unmoved, Zhou Fu gritted his teeth and continued to raise the price.

"Five hundred! No more. My entire life’s savings are just this much!"

The more Zhou Fu raised the price, the more it proved that something was afoot with the Spirit Locking Jade, so Qin Hai simply left. After all, with over ninety people just having ascended, there wouldn’t be more for a while, so it wasn’t considered deserting duty.

With doubts in his mind, the more Qin Hai thought about it, the more it didn’t seem right, so he could only go to the Immortal Realm’s Baixiao Pavilion for information. After spending ten Immortal Crystals, he finally understood why Zhou Fu insisted on getting the jade.

The incident of dozens of cultivators from Qianyuan Continent ascending at once had been occurring repeatedly for a hundred years.

His predecessor as a Guiding Immortal Official had been dismissed because he couldn’t sponge any benefits from the Qianyuan cultivators, and some sarcastic remarks he made reached the ears of Li Zhan, the Golden Immortal, leading to his dismissal, and Qin Hai was just filling the gap.

Qianyuan Continent was not a newly emerged small world; its original form was Qianyuan Great World. It was directly governed by the Immortal Realm since antiquity but later fragmented into world fragments due to a war between humans and demons, cutting off ties with the Immortal Realm and other realms, which led to its memory fading in the cultivation world.

However, a hundred years ago, Qianyuan Continent re-emerged in front of the world, partnered with Yunmeng Realm, attracting cultivators to go treasure hunting.

According to those who went there, Qianyuan Continent was covered in spirit grass and everywhere had spirit beasts, even spirit plants hard to find in the Immortal Realm were plentiful there.

One tale spread to ten, ten to a hundred, even reaching the ears of the Immortal Realm, with many eager to behold its splendor.

Unfortunately, Qianyuan Continent is a fragment of a world, and its inhabitants prohibit immortals from visiting unless they have the Spirit Locking Jade designed by their realm master.

And the quantity of Spirit Locking Jade is limited, only given, not sold, so few in the entire Immortal Realm possess it.

Stepping out of Baixiao Pavilion, Qin Hai looked at the jade in his hand, his eyes gleaming: It’s a good thing he was cautious and didn’t sell it to Zhou Fu, or he’d be regretting it deeply.

Qianyuan Continent, is it? He’ll go there and see if treasures truly abound!