Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

Compared to these trivial matters, what Wang Xuan cared about more was the increasingly dense flow of people at Han's Dan Pavilion recently.

As the saying goes, something unusual must be going on. After failing to get any answers from Han Li, he decided to remain unchanged and chose another path.

"Brother Ye."

With a slight bow, Wang Xuan cut to the chase and asked:

"It's been half a year, and your aura has become even more formidable... I wonder how the matter I asked Brother Ye to inquire about has gone?"

"It's not a big problem, but it's probably not what Brother Wang is thinking."

Several years have passed, and Ye Yan has not changed much, except that there is a bit more determination and confidence between his brows, and his aura has become more solemn.

Judging from his condition, his physical cultivation had reached the peak of the first level, which shocked Wang Xuan.

Although body cultivation is faster than qi cultivation when resources are plentiful, Ye Yan's progress is still far beyond that of ordinary people.

His physical cultivation aptitude is probably at the level of a sect's prodigy, almost on par with the top-grade earth-level spiritual root of the Qi Refining Path.

However, during their casual conversation, Wang Xuan had heard the other person mention it.

Ye Yan did not intend to pursue the true path of body cultivation; this was merely an aid to his Qi cultivation.

Once the preparation is complete, one's cultivation level may surge in a short period of time, catching up with or even surpassing the progress of body refining. No one knows what the secret is.

"no the same?"

"I wonder how they're different?"

Frowning, Wang Xuan asked, as he was genuinely not very clear about the details of renting a spiritual vein for a breakthrough.

"It's very simple. Baihe Market does not require the cultivators who rent second-tier cave dwellings to know their identities."

"Because not everyone rents spiritual veins to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage; many people are simply trying to advance to a higher realm."

"But once someone successfully establishes their foundation in a second-tier cave, they must register their identity upon leaving the cave."

"This is a unanimous demand from all major forces to ensure that the person who broke through is not a wanted criminal, a well-known cultivator, or a remnant of an enemy force."

"In this respect, the Business Alliance territory is much better."

"It is said that the management there is very lax, and the oppression of independent cultivators is not as severe as that of the cultivation kingdoms under the rule of sects... Of course, the safety of cultivators there is also difficult to guarantee."

"Besides large immortal cities, some cultivation markets even condone cultivators killing people in the streets, only requiring them to pay huge fines afterward."

"Between the two, you could say each has its advantages and disadvantages."

"Therefore, it is not difficult for Brother Wang to rent a second-tier cave dwelling, but if it is related to breaking through realms, then it will probably be impossible to hide one's identity."

Inside the private room, he spoke slowly.

Without asking Wang Xuan what he was going to do, Ye Yan simply told him everything he had found out.

"Register your identity?"

"Is this a customary rule in the cultivation kingdom under the jurisdiction of a sect?"

Wang Xuan frowned slightly. Although he had heard similar rumors before, he had never known that this was a mandatory regulation.

"Hmm... let's put it that way."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Yan gave an example.

"Brother Wang is not from a family of cultivators, so you must have heard of the household registration system of secular dynasties, right?"

"Of course I've heard of it," Wang Xuan nodded slightly and asked in return, "This method of registering households can strengthen the dynasty's rule and deepen its control over the grassroots."

"However, cultivators are self-sufficient and do not need to be bound to a fixed piece of land, so how could there be a household registration system?"

"Brother Wang is right."

Ye Yan slowly began to explain:

"Cultivators naturally do not have household registration in the conventional sense."

However, similar traditions have been passed down through generations.

"For example, recording the status of newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators is one of the most direct methods."

Speaking eloquently, Ye Yan, as a former disciple of a family, recounted the story of the "registered commoners" in the cultivation world.

As he said, although there is little unified household registration in the cultivation world, there are many similar mechanisms.

Qi Refining cultivators are one thing, but they are already at the lowest level of the cultivation world.

However, once a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stages, they have already shed their lowly status.

At this stage, if cultivators take any action, it could affect the stability of lower-level Foundation Establishment families at best, and threaten the rule of powerful clans and sects at worst.

Therefore, once a cultivator has reached this stage of cultivation, it is basically impossible for them to change their appearance, conceal their identity, and start over in other places at will.

Even if the local forces don't directly call for violence, the various local bullies will generally exert all sorts of subtle exclusion on people of unknown origin, making it impossible for them to stay for long. Only in the Great Immortal City might things be a little better.

In a sense, this tradition also increased the stability of the cultivation world to some extent, preventing people from arbitrarily abandoning their identities and acting recklessly.

"I see... Thank you for telling me, Brother Ye."

A thoughtful look flashed in Wang Xuan's eyes, and he immediately bowed and thanked him.

If it weren't for Ye Yan's reminder, he would probably have been in a lot of trouble later.

"It's nothing, there's no need for thanks."

Ye Yan shook his head slightly and spoke regretfully.

"I might have to leave this area after a while."

"leave?"

Slightly taken aback upon hearing this, Wang Xuan immediately offered his congratulations.

"It seems Brother Ye is about to break through to the second tier... I must congratulate you in advance."

"Next time we meet, perhaps I, Wang, will have to call him Senior Ye."

With a smile, Wang Xuan offered his congratulations, but amidst his surprise, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Ye Yan is a top-notch talent and temperament, and our cooperation over the past few years has been quite pleasant.

Now that the other person is leaving, he has lost another person he can talk to.

Fortunately, we are all cultivators, so as long as we don't perish along the way, we will have the chance to meet again in the future.

"Haha... Fellow Daoist, you flatter me."

"I am of dull talent; this was merely a stroke of luck."

"As for any so-called senior, Brother Wang, please don't mention it again."

With a carefree laugh, as if remembering something, Ye Yan couldn't help but remind him:

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Wang, although you don't usually leave the market, I still have to remind you."

"Recently, some unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators have appeared near Baihe Market. It seems they are here to track down a true disciple of a sect that has been destroyed."

"It's only because we're unsure if this is the real person that no fake cultivator has come in person."

"Fellow Daoist, unless there is a special reason, it is best not to go out casually these days, so as to avoid running into a Foundation Establishment battle and causing unnecessary trouble."

"...Alright, thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."

Nodding solemnly, Wang Xuan felt that his trip today had not been in vain.

A true disciple hiding his identity—that's quite a problem.

Fortunately, Mr. Wang has always been kind to others and has made many friends.

Otherwise, as a low-level cultivator with no background, he might not even know what was going on when disaster struck.

……

Time flies, and another half month has passed in the blink of an eye.