Chapter 363: 132 Opportunities, Chaos (10K Subscriptions Needed)_2
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Unless you choose to become a Loose Cultivator.
However, being a Loose Cultivator in the Purple Radiance Prefecture equates to being no different from cattle or horses.
You work hard, doing all the heavy and toiling work, yet you can’t earn any significant resources.
Crossing over the border mountains between the Great Moon Prefecture and the Purple Radiance Prefecture, my Puppet Avatar arrived at a small town of cultivators. As a Loose Cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, it was one of the top figures in this cultivation town, excluding the few ancestors of the cultivation families at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Under the command of the Taixu Immortal Alliance, there were eighteen branches that all obeyed the orders of the Alliance Hierarch.
However, these eighteen branches were not subordinate to each other.
Each branch had its own territory and resource area to supply its cultivators with, acting independently.
The relationships among the various branches were not as harmonious as one might think.
Just like the turbulence that once existed between the Yunjian Sect and the Baiyue Immortal City, such situations were common among the eighteen branches of the Taixu Immortal Alliance.
The struggles for resource territories and opportunities were a significant source of conflict among them.
Beneath the branches of the Taixu Immortal Alliance, there were numerous Immortal Cities and small cultivation towns.
Within these cities and towns, there were no major cultivation forces, only individual cultivation families and a small number of Loose Cultivators.
These cultivation families were all commanded by the heads of the various branches.
The Puppet Avatar checked into an inn owned by the Liu Cultivation Family. The innkeeper was an elderly man at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm. He attempted to get more information out of the Puppet Avatar from time to time.
In the end, he managed to glean some information: The Qi Refinement cultivator with the surname Lin, known as the Red Shadow Daoist, came from a declining cultivation family in the Immortal City.
His purpose in coming to Siyang Town was to pay a visit to the Fuyang Mountain Range nearby.
Once the Puppet Avatar was settled into his room, the Innkeeper’s expression changed slightly as he departed.
‘Coming for the Fuyang Mountain Range?’
‘Has the news of the strange beast in the Fuyang Mountain Range already reached the Immortal City?’
‘I need to report this information to the Family Head.’
The innkeeper left some instructions with his staff, then hurried back to his family.
Room.
After setting up an isolation barrier, the Puppet Avatar took out a fist-sized third-rank spirit mine. He utilized the Puppet Spirit’s ability to devour the essence of the spirit mine to repair his body, while contemplating his next move.
Although there were eighteen branches in the Taixu Immortal Alliance, each of them with its grievances and conflicts, they were not exactly harmonious.
But in essence, there was only one Taixu Immortal Alliance force in the Purple Radiance Prefecture, a place that wasn’t easy to infiltrate.
Other than the Taixu Immortal Alliance’s own people, there were only a small number of Loose Cultivators wandering around. The appearance of a stranger would easily attract the attention of local cultivator towns or Immortal Cities, making it conspicuous.
Unless he joined the Taixu Immortal Alliance and had an identity within it.
“The main problems now are two. One is that I have no idea where Qianqing and Xiao Qi are. The other issue is identity.”
“I need to find information about Qianqing and Xiao Qi without arousing any suspicions.”
As he thought about it, an idea suddenly came to the Puppet Avatar.
That’s right.
I forgot about the Heavenly Scripture Pavilion!
There’s also a Heavenly Scripture Pavilion in the Purple Radiance Prefecture.
“But, the Token is not with me,” the Puppet Avatar let out a soft sigh.
If he had the Token, he could at least move freely in the Purple Radiance Prefecture under the identity of the Heavenly Scripture Pavilion. Without any identity at all, he would attract even more attention and suspicion.
Oh well.
It’s not that big of a problem.
So, how will he find information about Qianqing and Xiao Qi next?
The Puppet Avatar’s eyes flickered with a cold light as he pondered: “I need to find someone from the headquarters of the Taixu Immortal Alliance. They need to have a high enough position to know some things. Once I capture them, I can Soul Search for clues until I find them.”
“That’s right, there’s also the Chex Plume branch of the Taixu Immortal Alliance. Maybe someone there knows something.”
The place he entered was the territory of the Chex Plume branch of the Taixu Immortal Alliance!
However, he did not know much about this place.
He didn’t know where the Immortal City of the Chex Plume branch was located, how large the territory of the Chex Plume branch was, or who the key figures were beneath the Chex Plume branch leader. He was in the dark about all these details.
Because he was unfamiliar with the Purple Radiance Prefecture, he had chosen to come to this small cultivation town after arriving here.
His plan was to first get to know the Chex Plume branch or the Purple Radiance Prefecture, then work out how to rescue Yu Qianqing and Su Qi.
At this moment, a thunderous light appeared in the room. The Sky Thunder Rat had returned.
It arrived next to the Puppet Avatar and respectfully reported: “Master, this town is called Siyang Town. It has four cultivation families: the Liu Family, the Li Family, the Luo Family, and the Hu Family. They are all subordinate to the Hundred Swords Immortal City of the Chex Plume branch. Every year, they have to tribute sixty percent of their resource land’s income to the Hundred Swords Immortal City. Only the remaining portion belongs to them.”
“Additionally, each year they have to choose descendants to take part in the Taixu Immortal Alliance’s disciple selection. They need to have at least one person admitted. Otherwise, they won’t be able to continue getting their share of the resource land.”
“Currently, there are 683 cultivators in Siyang Town, four of whom are at the Foundation Establishment Realm. The rest are at the Qi Refinement Realm. There are nearly 75,000 ordinary mortals.”
After a pause, the Sky Thunder Rat added with excitement, “By the way, Master, I’ve also heard that a strange beast has recently emerged in the Fuyang Mountain Range adjacent to Siyang Town.”
“It’s known for controlling fire and conceals itself in a molten lava cave beneath a volcano. It resembles a bird and looks like a spirit chicken.”