Chapter 366

366. Chapter 363: Job Application

Hearing the word "True Immortal," Ding Huan immediately frowned.

The Immortal Bridge and a True Immortal are two different concepts—a qualitative change in cultivation. If he doesn't ascend to the next realm, he definitely cannot stand against a True Immortal.

Even if he could ascend to the next realm, it would still be extremely difficult to oppose a True Immortal.

"You'll help me?" Ding Huan looked at Chang Chang Danyi.

Chang Chang Danyi gave a self-deprecating smile: "What can I help you with? I probably can't even beat you, let alone that Wu Hongtian."

Ding Huan nodded; he felt he should flee.

What terrible luck.

There were countless empty houses in the Void City, yet he insisted on picking the strongest one.

No, if Chang Chang Danyi can't help him, then why did she come today?

Chang Chang Danyi continued: "If you flee into the Void, you won't have a chance to escape. Even if you do escape, you're no different from the other cultivators left behind in the Void City.

Without entering the Immortal Domain, you'll never have a chance."

"I humbly seek your guidance, Dao Friend Chang," Ding Huan bowed.

Chang Chang Danyi said: "You have one path to take—and it offers only a one-in-ten chance."

Ding Huan fell silent.

If the path offered only a one-in-ten chance, he would leave the Void City right now.

Chang Chang Danyi continued: "Under normal circumstances, Wu Hongtian returns on the third day after the Immortal Domain sects begin recruiting in the Void City.

The Immortal Domain sects recruit cultivators here for two days total, and the remaining two days are for purchasing various Void treasures."

Ding Huan understood: "So you mean I should try to join one of the Immortal Sects during the first two days? If I join a sect, Wu Hongtian won't dare touch me?"

Chang Chang Danyi nodded: "Yes, that's your only path. The reason I say your chance is only one in ten is because first, you may not be accepted by any Immortal Sect.

Second, Wu Hongtian may not return on the third day—what if he returns on the first?

Third, Wu Hongtian is called a madman because he acts unpredictably. Normally, once you join a sect, no one dares harm you—but Wu Hongtian might still do it.

So your chance is truly only one in ten—that's the result of my repeated calculations."

Ding Huan stood up: "Thank you for warning me, Dao Friend Chang. But we're not kin or allies, and we've even had some friction—why are you helping me so much?"

Chang Chang Danyi sighed: "This story is long. Our team originally had a captain—he was far stronger than me. The teahouse was actually his idea, and the servant you killed was his man.

He perished during this mission, and I never intended to keep running the teahouse."

"Doesn't the teahouse earn Immortal Crystals?" Ding Huan asked, puzzled.

Chang Chang Danyi shook her head: "The teahouse doesn't earn Immortal Crystals—it actually loses them. Think about it: how many people in the Void City pay for tea with Immortal Crystals? Here, tea is paid for with Spirit Veins.

Our captain opened the teahouse to identify who was wealthy—and then…"

Ding Huan understood: It was a sheep-slaughtering operation.

Anyone with the means to drink tea here was wealthy—and the wealthy were natural targets for robbery.

"I have no intention of robbing others anymore, so after returning this time, I never planned to reopen the teahouse. But my subordinates aren't easy to control—they won't let me walk away easily.

I can only proceed step by step. I've thought long and hard about coming to you. You're grateful, so you're definitely not a petty person. And your strength is formidable; what impresses me most is that you know Void Array Patterns.

I believe that as long as you don't perish, you'll surely establish yourself in the Immortal Domain one day. If I befriend you now, perhaps one day you'll bring me into the Immortal Domain."

Chang Chang Danyi spoke honestly, without hiding anything.

Ding Huan remained silent, calculating how much of her words were true.

Seeing Ding Huan's silence, Chang Chang Danyi added: "Dao Friend Ding, I'm telling the truth—because experts in Alchemy, Array, and Artifact cultivation are highly sought after in the Immortal Domain."

"Thank you, Dao Friend Chang. If I truly manage to join the Immortal Domain, I will never forget your warning today," Ding Huan said with sincere gratitude.

He now understood: Chang Chang Danyi genuinely wanted to help him.

Though she was also thinking of her own future—who isn't?

After seeing Chang Chang Danyi off, Ding Huan calmly continued studying talismans.

It wasn't until the day before the major Immortal Sects of the Fourth Immortal Domain arrived in the Void City that Ding Huan finally left.

…

The busiest time in the Void City each year is when the major Immortal Sects of the Fourth Immortal Domain come to recruit.

When the sects recruit, many cultivators who had been searching for treasures in the Void return to the city hoping for luck.

Ding Huan first transformed his appearance into that of an ordinary cultivator searching for Immortal Bud in the cosmic Void, then returned to the Void City.

The greatest advantage of using the Earthly Demon Illusion Technique to alter one's appearance is its perfect realism—unless one's cultivation is vastly superior and one comprehends the laws of heaven and earth thoroughly, it's impossible to see through.

In the Fourth Immortal Domain, a low-level Immortal World, how many people truly comprehend the laws of heaven and earth in depth?

Upon returning to the Void City, Ding Huan was stunned by what he saw.

The barrier that had sealed off the Fourth Immortal Domain was now wide open.

Outside the barrier of the Fourth Immortal Domain lay a vast temporary Void Square.

Everywhere on the square were signs of Immortal Sects—not like a talent market, this was damn well a talent market.

Because on a few of the Immortal Sect signs, Ding Huan even saw what specific talents they urgently needed—Array or Alchemy.

Some even listed the benefits offered.

Ding Huan sighed; he never thought that even after becoming a cultivator, he still couldn't escape the fate of job hunting.

Is cultivation this cutthroat now?

Ding Huan's gaze fell on the names of the Immortal Sects—and nearly twisted his waist again.

Is this really the Immortal World?

New Yuan Immortal Pill Sect, Moon Valley Immortal Artifact Sect, Rongjin Immortal Sect…

What kind of names are these?

Can't you take a little time to come up with a resounding name?

If you really can't manage that, something like Five Villages Monastery, Taihua Mountain, or Three Immortals Island would also work.

Baihe Immortal Dao, hmm, this sect name is passable—I'll go take a look in a bit.

Just as Ding Huan was about to head over and look, his divine sense caught sight of Chang Chang Danyi. Chang Chang Danyi was looking around, clearly not recognizing him.

Judging by her manner, she was probably looking for him.

"Fellow Daoist Chang Chang Danyi…" an abrupt voice rang out beside Chang Chang Danyi's ear.

Chang Chang Danyi turned her head sharply at the halberd-gleam, only to see a man with long hair draped over his shoulders, sharp eyes, and an intense cutting aura emanating from his entire body.

Chang Chang Danyi quickly cupped her fists: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wu."

Ding Huan's heart stirred—could this guy be Wu Hongtian? That madman Wu?

Wu Hongtian sized up Chang Chang Danyi for a moment before finally speaking: "I heard you went to Ding Huan's cave abode a few days ago. After you visited Ding Huan's cave abode, Ding Huan left this place?"

Chang Chang Danyi sighed inwardly—she truly hadn't expected Ding Huan to suddenly leave this place.

But this also proved her judgment hadn't been wrong.

Ding Huan really was no simple matter. Whether or not he had guessed Wu Hongtian would return early, Ding Huan's decision to leave this place was clearly very correct.

If he had listened to her and hadn't left this place ahead of time, Ding Huan could only have been slain by Wu Hongtian, with no chance at all to apply at the Immortal Sect.

"I did indeed go to see Ding Huan, because Ding Huan killed one of my subordinates. I went to demand compensation from him—I didn't expect him to suddenly leave either."

Chang Chang Danyi's tone was neither servile nor overbearing.

Wu Hongtian suddenly spread his hand, then raised it and slapped down.

"Slap!"

Several of Chang Chang Danyi's teeth were sent flying by Wu Hongtian's slap, and half her face was instantly stained red with fresh blood.

Following that, Chang Chang Danyi's entire body was lifted by that slap of his, then slammed into the edge of the newly constructed Void Plaza.

Before Chang Chang Danyi could even get up, Wu Hongtian raised his hand and sent a longsword shooting over.

That longsword precisely pinned Chang Chang Danyi to the ground, unable to move even a fraction.

"I'll pin you here first. If that Ding Huan still hasn't come out after four days, I'll have no choice but to kill you." After speaking, Wu Hongtian turned and walked toward the Void City.

No one dared to rescue Chang Chang Danyi. Chang Chang Danyi was, after all, a person of some standing, with twenty or thirty subordinates under her—yet not a single one of them had shown up now.

Ding Huan took a deep breath. He didn't go rescue Chang Chang Danyi either, but instead walked toward the Baihe Immortal Dao recruitment booth.

He only needed a casual glance to know he was far from being a match for this Wu Hongtian.

If he went to rescue Chang Chang Danyi now, that would be seeking death.

At this moment the Baihe Immortal Dao recruitment booth was full, so Ding Huan could only queue.

Baihe Immortal Dao was recruiting seven or eight people; what Ding Huan had his eye on was the position of an Array Master.

As for the other positions—such as requiring mastery in cultivating spirit plants, proficiency in purifying materials, and so on—Ding Huan didn't look at any of them.

Ding Huan took a look and saw that more than half of the Immortal Sects here recruiting disciples needed Array Masters.

It seemed Chang Chang Danyi hadn't talked nonsense—Array Masters really were in very high demand.

Although Ding Huan didn't know what level of Array Master Baihe Immortal Dao needed, he could guess that the Array Master level Baihe Immortal Dao required was not low—not just someone who could set up arrays.

Because the dozens of cultivators ahead of him applying to be Array Masters had all been weeded out.

Ding Huan waited nearly a full hour before it was finally his turn.

"I'm applying for the position of Array Immortal Master." The moment Ding Huan sat down, without waiting for the other side to inquire, he spoke up proactively.

He hoped to quickly become an Array Master of Baihe Immortal Dao, then rescue Chang Chang Danyi.

He had to save Chang Chang Danyi. If not for Chang Chang Danyi, he would either still be on the run now, or might have been cornered by Wu Hongtian.