My gorgeous wife-Chapter 1790 - 1759: Forgive Us, Senior

The Immortal Realm isn’t truly as powerful as it seems. In the Immortal Realm, or in the Immortal Domain, the most numerous are still the lower-tier immortals, and there are even many ordinary cultivators whose cultivation hasn’t reached the level of Earth Immortal.

The Great Luo Immortal Sect isn’t exactly weak, considering it has the existence of Daluo Golden Immortals; it holds its own place in the Immortal Domain.

But the Four Realms Academy is rather unfortunate because the once-renowned academy in all of Wen Jutian used to be an emperor-level immortal sect with an Immortal Emperor-level entity within its gates.

But one day, the head of that generation of Four Realms Academy went mad and forcibly abducted a Daoist Lord’s disciple for research.

In the end, it’s said that the Daoist Lord’s disciple, after being severely tormented, managed to escape.

There’s no need to mention the outcome. The Four Realms Academy was nearly wiped out at the time. It’s rumored that if it hadn’t been for other Daoist Lords stepping in to plead for it, the Four Realms Academy might no longer exist in the Immortal Realm now.

Even so, although the immortal sect still exists, the strong figures of the Four Realms Academy were almost entirely wiped out.

The current Daluo Golden Immortal survived only because he was away in another Heavenly Domain at that time.

Even so, the Four Realms Academy was demoted from an emperor-level immortal sect to a Great Luo Immortal Sect, and even some treasures and classics within the immortal sect were nearly looted clean.

Since then, the Four Realms Academy has experienced a major decline, becoming the laughingstock of Wen Jutian.

Though many years have passed since, countless people still mock and suppress members of the Four Realms Academy upon encountering them. As a result, many disciples have left, and today, only a few loyal thousands remain; others have either died or fled.

"Is it that miserable?" Li Chen nodded, hiding a grimace as he listened to Xue Ziyin’s account.

Xue Ziyin lowered her head and softly said, "My father was a disciple of the previous generation of the Four Realms Academy, yet he didn’t leave, and I joined it later too. But I believe our Four Realms Academy will one day return to its peak."

Saying this, an unusual light blossomed in Xue Ziyin’s eyes, full of expectation and longing.

Li Chen couldn’t help but shake his head quietly. Youth really has a way of dreaming fearlessly.

Listening to Xue Ziyin’s words, it’s clear that many years have passed since that incident, yet the Four Realms Academy still appears just as desolate. Li Chen didn’t even need to guess to be sure it must’ve been some trickery by the Daoist Lord or his disciple; otherwise, under the name of a Great Luo Immortal Sect, it couldn’t possibly have dwindled to just a few thousand people.

It’s worth noting there could easily be millions of immortals just in the Qinyue Immortal City alone.

"But there are benefits to having fewer people; at least I should be able to find a quiet place to cultivate in hiding." Li Chen nodded secretly to himself.

"Er...this fellow practition...uh, Senior, you truly are an Immortal King, right?" Xue Ziyin questioned Li Chen, holding a flicker of skepticism.

Li Chen’s face showed a slight, peculiar smile as he nodded. As an Immortal King joining a Great Luo Immortal Sect, it did seem odd, but he didn’t mind. Originally, he planned to find a place to cultivate steadily; a smaller immortal sect had its own advantages.

Moreover, even though his true cultivation wasn’t at the level of an Immortal King, Li Chen figured even if a real Immortal King appeared, he wouldn’t be afraid in the slightest.

Now, Li Chen roughly understood the gradations of strength among immortals.

A formidable immortal displaying all their abilities can indeed contend with a Heavenly King of the same grade.

But the key lies in that display.

During battle, circumstances are ever-changing. Would the enemy truly give you the opportunity to display your trump cards so wantonly?

If the will to fight isn’t there, even a Heavenly King is no match—these immortals could fail against ordinary martial artists from the Heaven Realm of the same rank.

After all, most immortals do not refine their bodies. Being close-quartered by a martial artist with no means of countering makes death almost certain.

Li Chen was nearly certain if opponents didn’t focus on body refinement, even venerable-level experts could have their heads bashed in by him once he’s within arm’s reach, as long as they weren’t monsters like the Immortal Emperor Venerable.

As for the Immortal Kings, Li Chen honestly didn’t care much about them.

"Don’t call me Senior; I’m not that old. Senior Brother sounds better," Li Chen chuckled, "Besides, I’m not fond of lying, what I said before, it stands."

"Awesome!"

Xue Ziyin’s eyes revealed a sparkle of excitement, pulling Li Chen through the crowd. After searching for a while, they arrived at a quiet corner of the Immortal Gate Square.

In that tranquil corner, no bold banners hung, just a small sign with "Four Realms Academy" written on it. Behind the sign, two melancholic immortals were seated.

"Junior Sister Xue, why are you back so soon... eh?"

Among the two, a chubby immortal stood up, immediately noticing Li Chen next to Xue Ziyin, "This fellow Daoist, just by looking I can tell you have remarkable skeletal structure and a luminous glow atop your heavenly spirit, a true once-in-a-million cultivation talent. And undoubtedly, only our Four Realms Academy in the entire Immortal Domain could unleash your extraordinary talents, perhaps you should consider joining us? Your future Immortal Dao shall be smooth sailing..."

"Elder Martial Brother Chai, this Senior... Senior Brother Lin has already agreed to join our Four Realms Academy." Xue Ziyin quickly interjected, slightly blushing as she tugged at her chubby brother’s elbow.

"Ah! Is that so? Then we’ll be fellow disciples from now on! Ahahaha, truly delightful news, Brother, may I ask about your cultivation?" Elder Martial Brother Chai said, without showing the slightest bit of embarrassment, laughing heartily.

Beside him, Xue Ziyin kicked Elder Martial Brother Chai a couple of times, transmitting via sound, "Elder Brother Chai, this Senior Brother is an Immortal King! Show some respect!!"

"What?!"

Elder Brother Chai was instantly dumbfounded.

Then he stared with a somewhat dazed look at Li Chen, "Uh... Immortal King Senior?"

Li Chen nodded with a smile, "An Immortal King is indeed an Immortal King, but not exactly a Senior..."

"Forgive us, Senior!!" Even before Li Chen finished, Elder Brother Chai exclaimed miserably and, like a ball, flung himself towards the ground at Li Chen’s feet.

At this moment, another immortal from the Four Realms Academy quickly stood up, and hastily bowed towards Li Chen with some panic, "Forgive us, Senior, we didn’t expect... a strong figure like you choosing us, we..."

Li Chen scratched his head, chuckling helplessly. He suddenly felt he perhaps shouldn’t have claimed such a high cultivation level.

Soon, an emaciated old man rushed over, making Li Chen speechless—it turned out this guy was an elder, yet just like the chubby fellow before, as soon as he rushed over, he lunged straight to Li Chen’s feet, repeatedly exclaiming ’Welcome, Senior’.

Vaguely, a hunch told Li Chen that things would get interesting for him in the days ahead.