The divine city, indeed, is a goal players strive for. The inns in the central district alone calculate their prices in spirit stones! It was a pity that Ye Yun had already exchanged his spirit stones for gold coins, and he only had a little over ten spirit stones left.
Fortunately, a meal only cost ten spirit stones. Otherwise, if Ye Yun had paid with gold coins, he would have drawn the attention of a crowd of immortals with their strange gazes.
"Brother, though I've only lived for eight hundred years, I, your elder brother, have ventured into the five great perilous lands outside our immortal city no less than ten times. Each time I returned, my strength would invariably increase. In less than a thousand years, I've reached the level of a second-grade immortal soldier. I heard my father say that this could be considered a once-in-a-millennium prodigy of the immortal city. But he had no idea what I endured in those five perilous lands!" Da Tianliang, after a few drinks, couldn't help but open up.
"Heh, I'm not much different from Brother Liang. It's a pity. If only I could advance further within two hundred years, then Brother Liang, you and I would catch the eye of those in the Heavenly River Prefecture. Then, climbing the ranks would be within reach," another native immortal couldn't help but sigh.
His name was Leshan. His father was a mere errand runner in the Heavenly River Prefecture of the central district. Influenced by his father's endeavors, becoming a guard in the Heavenly River Prefecture became his greatest ambition!
"Heavenly River Prefecture?" Da Tianliang was taken aback for a moment, then scoffed.
"You mean those who only know how to divine fate? I genuinely look down on them. With such capabilities, they can actually be one of the three top aristocratic families in our central city? I just want to ask, on what grounds? In terms of combat strength, they only have one eighth-grade Immortal King, and compared to the other two families, their strength gap is more than double!"
"Such a dilapidated family, their recruited guards require fifth-grade immortal masters to be selected. You? Reaching third-grade in a thousand years, what's the use?" Da Tianliang seemed quite displeased with the family Leshan mentioned.
"Divine fate?" Ye Yun was startled. Didn't this have something to do with his mission?
"Little brother, it's not that I want to lecture you, but if you want to become an outstanding immortal, your vision shouldn't be limited to first or second-rate families. Instead, you should set your sights on the three super families."
Leshan mistook Ye Yun's surprise for awe towards such a prestigious family.
"Although I don't agree with what Leshan said about the Heavenly River Prefecture, I do agree with his viewpoint," Da Tianliang nodded in agreement.
"Alright, haha. Brother here is quite a bit older than you two, but my perspective indeed needs improvement. You two, I apologize first. I should punish myself with three cups."
Ye Yun laughed heartily, drained the wine in his cup, and then began to inquire about this Heavenly River Prefecture from time to time, giving the impression that he was extremely eager to join it.
The two individuals also meticulously introduced the Heavenly River Prefecture, one of the three super aristocratic families, to Ye Yun. Especially the short Da Tianliang, although he was not fond of the Heavenly River Prefecture, he knew more about it than Leshan, who was half a member of the Heavenly River Prefecture.
It seemed that the eighth-grade Immortal King of the Heavenly River Prefecture must be Zu Chuan! Once he killed him and obtained his Heaven-Divining Ancient Coin, the mission in this immortal divine city would be complete.
As for the strength of the Immortal King, Ye Yun hadn't considered it much. After all, he still had over 17 trillion attribute points left from the 260 trillion he had bought for 260 quadrillion previously, plus the attribute points gained from leveling up! (The previous numbers were calculated incorrectly and have now been corrected.) Ye Yun's added attribute points had already exceeded 10 trillion! More than double that of the demon butterfly back then. Although his defense remained unchanged, his health had reached a terrifying over 200 trillion, and his attack power, after adding a total of 926 billion attribute points, had reached nearly 5 quadrillion!
One could only imagine how many could withstand such an attack. Moreover, Ye Yun, having confirmed that he had enough nutrient solution, began to add attribute points wildly again!
"Little brother, from your situation, it seems you're quite interested in those who divine fate? How about I take you to take a look? These guys are a bunch of self-important individuals." Da Tianliang saw that Ye Yun kept asking about the Heavenly River Prefecture, assuming Ye Yun wanted to join the Zu Tian aristocratic family.
"That sounds good, let's get acquainted first." Ye Yun chuckled. Leshan, on the other hand, looked somewhat dejected, clearly hurt by Da Tianliang's words. However, he still followed the two of them out, as he was also eager to witness the prowess of those diviners.
Although his father worked in the Heavenly River Prefecture, he only knew what his father told him during his annual leave.
Soon, the group arrived before a tower. The tower was inscribed with 'Wen Tian Ge' (Heavenly Question Pavilion).
"See the people coming in and out? Those people are no saints. They are here to seek fortune-telling from the 'diviners.' These diviners can divine destiny, predict the future, and are said to be able to see your future self. However, the fees are quite exorbitant. The lower levels are mostly first-grade diviners, with fees generally ranging from 1 to 10 spirit stones. The second floor charges triple the price of the lower levels."
"It is said that divination on the highest floor, without changing fate, costs as much as 1 immortal stone. If you want to see your fate and change it, the fee is as high as 10 immortal stones!" Da Tianliang pointed at the people coming and going, indicating that they were all either rich or noble.
"Immortal stones! One immortal stone is ten thousand spirit stones! In this immortal city, apart from the central district, how many people in the other four regions can afford this?"
"Therefore, although the Heavenly River Prefecture's strength is a bit lacking, it is definitely the wealthiest family in this immortal city! There are four such nine-story 'Wen Tian Ge' buildings throughout the central district, distributed in the four directions of the central district. And at the very center is the five-story pavilion, 'Zhi Zun Lou' (Supreme Pavilion), at the heart of the Heavenly River Prefecture."
"Let me tell you, it is said that their arrangement is a grand formation, and some also say it's a vein of fortune, implying the meaning of 'Nine-Five Supreme.' I just don't know why the other two great clans allowed them to build it!" Da Tianliang suddenly leaned in and whispered to Ye Yun and Leshan.
"Weren't you not fond of the Heavenly River Prefecture?" Leshan was somewhat surprised by Da Tianliang's words.
"To speak frankly, the Heavenly River Prefecture indeed has its merits, but I despise their style of operation from the bottom of my heart! It's like the Buddhas of the Western Pure Land, they wouldn't dare go out without a bit of golden light!" Da Tianliang said.
"Haha, the path of cultivation is about cultivating wealth and Dharma. Countless cultivators enter various aristocratic families, either as slaves or as retainers, for what purpose? Isn't it to borrow power? Isn't it for wealth? Let's go in and take a look. They say they can see everyone's future. I'd like to see what my future looks like."
Ye Yun smiled slightly and strode into the Wen Tian Ge.