Chapter 2612: Entering the City
Before long, five Immortals flew out from Bluewater Immortal City.
These five Immortals, three men and two women, were all fairly young in immortal age; the strongest among them was at early-stage Immortal Emperor Realm, while the other four were all at Immortal King Realm.
From the conversation of these five Immortals, Fang Bai learned that they were heading out to hunt Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts and pick Immortal Elixirs, then bring them back to Bluewater Immortal City to exchange at the Cultivation Resource Exchange Market for Immortal Pills needed for advancement.
"Whether I can smoothly enter Bluewater Immortal City falls on them now."
Fang Bai hid his aura, followed behind the five Immortals, and flew toward a vast dense forest tens of thousands of miles away.
The five Immortals arrived at their destination three days later and entered the forest shoulder to shoulder.
The Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts in this forest were generally not very aggressive. After the five Immortals went in, they didn’t encounter much danger, so Fang Bai had no chance to step in and help.
Helpless, Fang Bai could only secretly control some Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts and launch attacks against the five Immortals.
Those Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts charged forward one after another, as if crazed, continually attacking the five Immortals. The five’s immortal power was rapidly consumed, and before long they were in a precarious situation.
When the five Immortals were about to die in the maws of Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts, Fang Bai appeared to help and saved their lives.
The five rescued Immortals were endlessly grateful to Fang Bai.
When they learned Fang Bai was a Loose Cultivator, wandering the Immortal Realm with no fixed abode and currently looking for a stable place to live, the five Immortals eagerly volunteered, promising to vouch for Fang Bai and bring him into Bluewater Immortal City.
"So the five of you Immortal Friends are from Bluewater Immortal City... I’ve heard that it’s controlled by Carefree Immortal Emperor, a Cultivation Holy Land. If I could live there, that would be quite good... In that case, I’ll be troubling you Immortal Friends."
Fang Bai put on a grateful expression and cupped his fists in thanks.
"Immortal Friend Wushuang has a life-saving grace toward us. We have no way to repay you; bringing you into Bluewater Immortal City is only right!"
One Female Immortal said with a bright smile.
This Female Immortal, with the title "Fengyu Immortal Fairy," was the only Immortal Emperor Realm Expert among the five and the strongest in strength, so the other four Immortals all took her lead.
It was also she who first proposed bringing Fang Bai into Bluewater Immortal City.
In fact, the reason Fengyu Immortal Fairy was willing to bring Fang Bai into Bluewater Immortal City had a bit of personal agenda in it.
The five Immortals led by Fengyu Immortal Fairy were not strong overall and were often bullied in Bluewater Immortal City. Fang Bai, however, possessed mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation. If he could join their group, it would undoubtedly greatly boost their overall strength, and they would have much more confidence walking around the city.
Inside Bluewater Immortal City, just like in other parts of the Immortal Realm, the law of the jungle also existed. Thus, unless an Immortal was very powerful and had the ability to protect themselves, they would choose not to live alone. The vast majority of Immortals would form cliques and huddle together for warmth, jointly defending their own interests.
And although this Wushuang Immortal Emperor was a mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm expert and had some self-preservation ability, in a Bluewater Immortal City packed with experts, he still couldn’t be sure he wouldn’t be bullied. If she pulled him into their group herself, he shouldn’t refuse.
"Immortal Friend Wushuang, you don’t have any entanglements... with the eight top-tier forces of the Immortal Realm, do you?"
Fengyu Immortal Fairy casually asked.
Fang Bai pretended not to understand and said, "What do you mean?"
Fengyu Immortal Fairy gave a somewhat embarrassed smile and said, "It’s nothing... It’s just that Bluewater Immortal City has a rule..."
She told Fang Bai about the rule that Immortals who were on good terms with the eight top-tier forces were not allowed into Bluewater Immortal City. Fang Bai smiled and said, "As it happens, I have some enmity with those eight top-tier forces..."
Fengyu Immortal Fairy said, "Really?"
She paused, then gave a bitter smile and said, "Immortal Friend Wushuang, I’m not trying to nag... but this is something that can’t be concealed. If Carefree Immortal Emperor discovers it in the future, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Another Immortal nodded in deep agreement and said, "Previously, a few Immortals were brought into Bluewater Immortal City, but it turned out Carefree Immortal Emperor discovered they had deep past ties with the eight top-tier forces. In a rage, Carefree Immortal Emperor struck, crippled their Qi Sea, and threw them out of Bluewater Immortal City. Their end was miserable..."
When he said this, he seemed to recall the events of those years, and fear flashed across his face.
"Not only that, the Immortals who brought them into the city were also implicated. All their Cultivation Resources were confiscated by Carefree Immortal Emperor, and they were driven out of Bluewater Immortal City, never allowed to enter again in this lifetime."
Yet another Immortal chimed in.
Fang Bai waved his hand and said, "Don’t worry. I, Wushuang Immortal Emperor, have conducted myself upright and aboveboard all my life. If there is any concealment, may the heavens strike me with lightning!"
That counted as a heavy oath, and the five Immortals including Fengyu Immortal Fairy completely set their minds at ease.
Next, with Fang Bai’s assistance, the six Immortals hunted quite a number of Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts in the forest and picked many Immortal Elixirs.
"This haul is many times that of the past... Haha, Immortal Friend Wushuang, it’s all thanks to you!"
Fengyu Immortal Fairy said happily.
The other four Immortals were also overjoyed and couldn’t stop praising Fang Bai.
They had just encountered an Immortal Beast comparable to the Immortal Emperor Realm. That Immortal Beast was ferocious and violent, with extremely powerful attacks. Without Fang Bai’s intervention, they simply couldn’t have killed it.
And Fang Bai also seemed to possess a keen sense for Immortal Elixirs, frequently discovering ones with very long immortal ages and then leading the five Immortals over to pick them.
In just one day, the Space Immortal Rings of Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the others were already crammed full of Immortal Bird and Immortal Beast corpses and all kinds of Immortal Elixirs, and only then did they contentedly return to Bluewater Immortal City.
With Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the others leading the way, Fang Bai entered Bluewater Immortal City with ease.
And the first thing to do upon entering Bluewater Immortal City was to go to the Immortal Hall where Carefree Immortal Emperor resided to register.
Of course, for a trivial and tedious matter like registration, Carefree Immortal Emperor would not personally appear.
The one responsible for this was a Disciple under Carefree Immortal Emperor’s command, who had mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation, on par with Fang Bai, but whose immortal age exceeded a thousand years.
That Immortal questioned Fang Bai for a while, then had Fang Bai write down his title and background and promise that he had no dealings with the eight top-tier Immortal Emperors. He then had Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the other four Immortals vouch for him, and the matter was done.
And Fang Bai was thus officially considered a member of Bluewater Immortal City.
In fact, with Fang Bai’s current cultivation level, he was capable of sneaking into Bluewater Immortal City and didn’t have to go through such trouble at all.
But out of respect for Carefree Immortal Emperor, Fang Bai still followed the rules set by him.
"Come, come, Immortal Friend Wushuang, let’s go sit at our Immortal Residence!"
Fengyu Immortal Fairy shot a look at the three male Immortals, and the three immediately crowded around Fang Bai enthusiastically, escorting him toward an Immortal Residence in the city.
How could Fang Bai fail to see through their intentions? He knew they wanted to pull him into their group and were afraid he would slip away, so they were being so warm; he couldn’t help but find it amusing.
Because Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the others weren’t very strong, their Immortal Residence was also rather remote and, within the entire Bluewater Immortal City, belonged to the "slums."