The Azure Cloud Nine Islands Immortal City had deep origins and traces back to the immortal realm beyond the world.
Its nine islands are connected through bridges, flying over the sky on an azure cloud. Each island is unique and has its own purpose – the Divine Creation Island, where creation arts are practiced, especially alchemy and weapon refining. Myriad Cave Island, a huge mountain that had countless caves, where cultivators up to the sixth rank reside.
The All Affairs Island, main General Affairs Hall and the connected Mission, Exchange and Security Halls can be found.
Following are the most popular islands: Great Battle Island, where there were various arenas to fight and bet on, and the Vast Market Island, a market that encompassed everything, where you could buy nearly everything up to the sixth stage, and even occasionally get items of higher stages at the various auctions held throughout the years.
Another popular island, which is more enjoyed by middle-aged cultivators, is the Myriad Enjoyment Island, said to offer every kind of entertainment.
Lastly, there are the three key islands of the immortal city: Azure Cloud Island, the inheritance ground of the immortal city, where the great library can be found, housing endless inheritances spanning many branches.
Divine Cloud Island, the residence of the cultivators of seventh and eight stage cultivators, each with their own miniature world to live in.
Finally, there is the most important of all: the Ascendance Island! Here, cultivators of the ninth stage, Transcendence cultivators, feel the laws of heaven and earth and advance.
Every few ten thousand years, a cultivator ascends from this island, enhancing the heritage of the ascendance island and the other islands!
It's said that among all the top forces in the world, the Azure Cloud Nine Islands Immortal City is among the peak in producing transcendence cultivators.
After all, as a rogue cultivator immoral city, it gathers countless resources, but is also a space of people killing each other and robbing everything!
Those that can survive up to that point have experienced countless disasters and are unaffected by minor trials to ascend, the platform giving them divine assistance to ascend is why most rogue cultivators in the world use it to ascend, even if they weren't members of the immortal city.
Fu Xian, at this moment, exited a cave on the Myriad Cave Island "I have to say, even though renting this breakthrough cave was extremely expensive, it was definitely worth it!
Whoever says it's a waste of resources is very ignorant!"
He ha spend a total of one year in preparing his breakthrough inside, then sixth month to stabilise, and another three to adapt to his strength. Fortunately he had paid for two years in advance, so he took this chance and cultivated the last three months, enjoying the fourth-grade spiritual vein underneath the cave, cultivating extremely fast, especially since he had just advanced.
"Now that I think about it, I advanced at the advanced age of three hundred, which is over fifty years beyond the lifespan of a foundation building cultivator. It was definitely worth it to cultivate lifespan enhancing arts and consume various pills and elixirs! Now I'm truly a late bloomer!"
He felt happy as he walked down the path.
The caves were aligned close next to each other, this space was designated for breakthroughs from the second to third stage, so each room was rather small and the spiritual power consumption was calculated, which is why it seemed a bit cramped for a cultivation environment.
Fu Xian soon reached the end of this road. There, he saw a young man sitting and handling a booklet, occasionally writing a few things. He could barely see a few words like "Person XXX hasn't broken through for three years, there is a possibility of death" afterward, he seemed to flip another booklet that looked like a calendar, where he marked a time around a month later.
Seeing this, Fu Xian understood the matter. In this setting, with abundant spiritual power and resources, the time of breakthrough was generally between one month and three years.
Most cultivators paid for two years, because the lease would be extended by a year automatically if you haven't come out.
The young man pushing this time a month later was probably all he could do, after all, a cultivator being interrupted risked dying.
It can only be said that everything is in place, and only the east wind is missing. If the east wind doesn't arrive, then you can't blame people for their actions.
Fu Xian walked forward and coughed, attracting the attention of the young guy.
He instantly stood up, turned around and bowed "Greetings to senior! Congratulations on your advancement!"
Since he couldn't feel his presence until this person was close by, then this person was likely stronger. Considering his work place, he had long experienced such situations, so he had an instinctive reaction to this.
Fu Xian nodded as he smiled "You're still as diligent as two years ago! After such a long time, shouldn't you be switching posts? Is this post so rewarding?"
The young man, seeing Fu Xian so relaxed and approachable, still kept his head low, but he answered in a true manner "Senior, most missions are tedious, here I can just sit, work a bit, and cultivate most of the rest of the time! Naturally, it's better! Haha, I had to fight many senior brothers to gain this spot, and if I don't one day apply to enter the cave, then I will never leave this spot!"
"Indeed, a fourth-grade spiritual vein, even though you can only use it partially, it should support you very well!
Alright, here, this is my badge. Register my breakthrough, I will visit the affairs hall later."
As he said so, he took the badge that hung from his waist. It was a pearl-like jade badge, see-through, in the centre, one could see nine islands hovering on an island. This was an identity badge in the island.
Without it, you didn't have a residence permit and couldn't live on the Myriad Caves Island, you could only live in the inns on the Vast Market or rent a breakthrough cave.
Fortunately, Fu Xian had applied for it when he was a foundation building cultivator.
Usually this wouldn't be possible with his low cultivation and few achievements, but as a talisman cultivator, a rather left-behind creation art in the immortal island, he was allowed to apply earlier and was accepted, as long as he regularly took talisman crafting missions issued in the general affairs hall.
He was happy with this and accepted it immediately. It was through this that he gathered contribution points and gained various resources and inheritances that allowed him to advance further.
The young man nodded and took the badge, putting it into a small box on his table.
Instantly, he recited a few spells and went through a process.
A moment later, he took out the pearl and handed it over, saying "Senior, your breakthrough has been registered. As per the rules, you have to register formally in the general affairs hall by the next year.
Is there anything else I can help the senior with?"
Fu Xian shook his head and was about to leave, but then he stopped and tossed something back to the boy "Doing all this work is exhausting and it's not recommended to only partially focus on cultivation.
This is a Clear Heart Talisman, which clears your heart during your cultivation, removing any distracting thoughts.
You should practice with it and learn a technique to do so in the future, else you will be stuck to this desk forever."
After saying so, he left.
The young man, when he heard this, bowed even deeper "Thank you, senior, for imparting wisdom!"
Although he was an internal member of the immortal city, he was just a minor shrimp, his role low. He had no master and could only do things on his own. Having a cultivator who advanced already explain such a thing to him was a blessing, and he planned to take it serious!