Chapter 56: Spirit Immortal

You already knew I hid my appearance. In fact, I also hid my identity; I am not a person of the Spirit Beast World, but came from the Eternal Immortal City, entering the Azure Phoenix Sect merely to give me an identity.

"Could it be that our becoming Dao Companions is also fake?" Wei Yuning said sadly. He had always harbored a vague worry; Qiu Hu's feeling toward him had always been plain and distant, but he hadn't expected that feeling to be real.

Qiu Hu stomped her foot and said angrily, "Didn't you hear what I said? I come from the Eternal Immortal City; I am a Spirit Immortal—how could I possibly become Dao Companions with you?"

"Eternal Immortal City—sounds familiar from somewhere? And what exactly is a Spirit Immortal?" Wei Yuning said doubtfully.

Qiu Hu rubbed her forehead and sighed, "I've truly never seen a cultivator who knows nothing like you!"

Qiu Hu raised her right index finger, lightly drew a line, and a hazy light circle enveloped both of them; then she began to explain her background to Wei Yuning.

The Eternal Immortal City is a massive city built by immortals; in terms of population alone, it exceeds the Heavenly Palace of the Immortal Realm by several dozen times. The Eternal Immortal City accepts all cultivators from the Primordial Giant World except those who are demon cultivators from the Demon Realm and demons from the Abyssal Realm, provided they obey the city's rules. However, the majority of its population—over seventy percent—are human cultivators.

The rules of the Eternal Immortal City are very simple, only three: one, no fighting; two, fair trade; three, city residents must fulfill their task quotas.

Qiu Hu is a native immortal descendant of the Eternal Immortal City, her true name being Qin Fei, merely the lowest-grade Spirit Immortal. Spirit Immortals are not true cultivators in the usual sense; they are direct descendants of immortals, born with immortal bodies, starting point extremely high, their initial lifespan is three thousand years according to the Primordial Era calendar; even the dullest Spirit Immortal can advance one level within three thousand years to become a Taiyi True Immortal, achieving immortality.

In the Eternal Immortal City, a Spirit Immortal's status is only one rank above ordinary mortals of the Immortal Realm, comparable to a Foundation Establishment disciple in the cultivation world. Of course, even the lowest-grade Spirit Immortal possesses overall strength not inferior to a Golden Core expert in the cultivation world; Qiu Hu's strength is even greater, approaching that of a Nascent Soul cultivator—that is, an Earth Immortal's strength.

Qiu Hu's spirit root belongs to the light-attributed type, which is the light system spirit root in the cultivation world; she excels at healing and dealing with evil entities, her defense is decent, but her attack power is slightly lower, equivalent to the Integration Stage; however, her evasion technique is formidable—a light evasion technique that allows instantaneous movement to any point within her line of sight wherever there is light.

This time she came to the Spirit Beast World to complete an investigation task for the Eternal Immortal City; the task carries low risk, offers good rewards, and deducts a large portion of the task quota, so she still used connections to obtain it. The task is not mandatory; if there is a gain, there are naturally generous rewards; if there is no gain, sufficient investigation time also counts, though the rewards will be smaller.

"So you agreed to be my Dao Companion just to pretend at the start." Wei Yuning finally understood; no wonder Qiu Hu's attitude toward him had been hot and cold.

"It's not entirely fake! Your aptitude is not bad; if you can form a Nascent Soul and become an Earth Immortal before I finish my task, I can introduce you into the Eternal Immortal City—even becoming Dao Companions wouldn't be impossible." Qiu Hu said, smiling rarely.

"You might as well kill me; that would be simpler—just bring my corpse to the Immortal City!" Wei Yuning said weakly.

"Because the Immortal City's population keeps growing, to reside there one must obtain an introduction from a local resident. Each Immortal City resident has only one introduction slot; even in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, this is a hot commodity, so you should cherish this opportunity." Qiu Hu said seriously.

Hearing this, Wei Yuning perked up and asked, "How long do you plan to stay in this world?"

"Whether or not the task is completed, you must return within fifty years, otherwise you'll be considered a missing person of the Immortal City, and if you later wish to return, the procedures will be very troublesome!"

"How long have you been here?"

"Five years."

Wei Yuning eyed Qiu Hu suspiciously from head to toe and asked, "Wife, tell me the truth—how old are you this year?"

"If calculated by the Primordial Era calendar, I am thirty-five years old, you are about twenty; but as a born Spirit Immortal, my basic lifespan is three thousand years, so comparatively speaking, my age is actually much younger than yours." Qiu Hu replied bluntly.

Wei Yuning gave an embarrassed smile and thought, "Your age is nearly double mine—a standard mature woman; I've suffered a great loss!" Though he thought so, recalling her peerless maiden appearance, he couldn't regard her as an older sister, so he said, "Fifty years? I can give it a try!"

Qiu Hu extended her jade fingertip, touched Wei Yuning's forehead, and laughed, "As a lofty Spirit Immortal, I give you, a lowly mortal from the lower realm, such a great opportunity; even if you risk your life, you should strive to cultivate!"

"Thank you for your kindness, wife!" Wei Yuning quickly said.

"All right, even though we aren't truly Dao Companions, for the sake of your verbal advantage, you must take good care of me during my stay in the Spirit Beast World." Qiu Hu concluded the conversation.

"Of course, of course!" Wei Yuning said, feeling extremely guilty.

Watching Qiu Hu enter Ye Ying's room, Wei Yuning consoled himself, "I'll strive to lose my virginity before I turn seventy!"