Chapter 576: A Wan Sima Xian Society that doesn't live up to its name?

The first thing Luo Chen asked, and the only thing, was about Star-Level Demon Hunters.

"According to the cultivators in God Origin City and even the areas north of the North Sea, Star-Level Demon Hunters have a great reputation. Why have I rarely heard of this... profession in other places?"

Zhang Zhang Jiadi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the question Luo Chen wanted to ask to be so simple.

After a slight hesitation, he explained: "It probably has to do with the fact that the Star-Level Demon Hunter system was established too recently. In fact, this matter only started in the last hundred years. Plus, rogue cultivators are unwilling to participate in the North Sea righteous-demonic war, fearing it and avoiding it. Therefore, Star-Level Demon Hunters rarely walk outside, and it is normal for cultivators in other places not to know about this profession."

Luo Chen nodded. This explanation was reasonable.

The North Sea is vast, and the land and sea are clearly separated, with a land area exceeding that of other continents.

Merchant ships like the Mount Langya, which head straight for a clear destination, took a full year to reach Whale Port.

For ordinary rogue cultivators to go from the Wan Sima Xian Society to other places, the time required would be even longer.

The teleportation array was fast, but as far as he knew, the teleportation arrays in some large cities were exorbitantly expensive, starting at over a million spirit stones for a single use; rogue cultivators could not afford such things.

"The Demon Origin Sect was destroyed, a hundred years in a snap, but many fresh things have come out!"

Luo Chen sighed.

Zhang Zhang Jiadi nodded in agreement. Demon hunters were actually very common before, just a profession that made a living by hunting monsters.

But the Star-Level Demon Hunters of the Wan Sima Xian Society clearly gave it some different meanings.

"Okay, back to the point, tell me in detail, what are the benefits after becoming a Star-Level Demon Hunter?"

Zhang Zhang Jiadi's expression became serious, and he answered seriously: "The benefits are naturally numerous. First is the change in identity."

"Once you become a Star-Level Demon Hunter, you are no longer an ordinary rogue cultivator. In the Wan Sima Xian Society, your identity is automatically higher than that of ordinary rogue cultivators. And leaving the Wan Sima Xian Society to go to other places, there are also preferential treatments. For example, the most common one is that some large immortal cities require fees for entering the city, and staying for a long time also has expenses, and these can be directly erased."

"Secondly, Star-Level Demon Hunters will be treated with courtesy by the three major forces. The righteous-demonic war is in full swing now. If you accidentally get involved in a certain war, show your Star-Level Demon Hunter waist token, and both righteous and demonic sides will let you go depending on the situation."

When saying this, Zhang Zhang Jiadi showed his waist token to Luo Chen.

A black waist token, surrounded by blood clouds, with a crescent moon hanging at the very top.

And between the blood clouds and the crescent moon were two white five-pointed stars.

"Two-Star Demon Hunter?" Luo Chen glanced at Zhang Zhang Jiadi. Even if the other party's late Foundation Establishment cultivation was hidden, it couldn't be hidden from him.

He frowned. According to his understanding, the Star-Level Demon Hunters of the Wan Sima Xian Society are divided into nine stars, corresponding to the three stages of Foundation Establishment, the three stages of Core Formation, and outstanding people of each realm.

Especially the last seven, eight, and nine star levels, which cannot be obtained without powerful Great Cultivators.

That is to say, the surface realm of a cultivator is often lower than the star level.

But this Zhang Zhang Jiadi is the opposite. His realm is actually higher than his star level.

Doesn't this mean that his strength is not enough to support him in obtaining a higher, or even a normal Three-Star Demon Hunter identity?

Something is wrong!

The rich blood baleful energy on him doesn't look like a weakling.

Luo Chen glanced at him, and Zhang Zhang Jiadi lowered his head unnaturally.

He mumbled: "The courtesy is not just that. According to discussions among some high-level cultivators of the Wan Sima Xian Society, after the righteous-demonic war ends in the future. No matter who wins, the Star-Level Demon Hunters in the Wan Sima Xian Society will not be liquidated after the war."

Luo Chen hummed. After all, they are resisting the demon race's invasion head-on and have great merit to the human race.

"Continue."

Seeing that Luo Chen didn't ask about his star level, Zhang Zhang Jiadi was obviously relieved.

He raised his head, organized his language, and said bit by bit: "Finally, it is the well-known treatment of demon hunters. After becoming a Star-Level Demon Hunter, you can seek assistance from the Wan Sima Xian Society when encountering bottlenecks. What star level corresponds to what realm's assistance, there are detailed regulations in this regard. Generally, we will save the opportunity for breakthroughs in major realms, such as Foundation Establishment, such as Core Formation, or even the Core-Forming that you seniors care about most!"

"Of course, this is just an overview. In fact, there is still a lot that the outside world doesn't know about the last point."

"For example, we enjoy some resource exchange discounts within the Wan Sima Xian Society."

Luo Chen listened carefully, especially to the last point.

As a qualified listener, he added a sentence at the right time.

"Which resources?"

"Many, all-encompassing!" Zhang Zhang Jiadi's spirit lifted, and he introduced them to Luo Chen like counting family treasures.

The resources brought out by the Wan Sima Xian Society are indeed numerous.

Magic artifacts, magic treasures, pills, talismans, arrays, compasses, secret arts, cultivation techniques, spirit pets, spirit plants, fine wines, delicacies, furnaces, maids... as long as cultivators need them, down to the mundane, up to the fourth grade, almost everything is available.

Luo Chen was amazed, but he also had doubts.

"Can the Wan Sima Xian Society support such a complex resource supply? Where do those things come from?"

Zhang Zhang Jiadi smiled. "Luo Master Yunhe Shangren doesn't know this. Our Wan Sima Xian Society is called the Wan Sima Xian Alliance, the holy land for rogue cultivators, so all kinds of miscellaneous resources are naturally abundant. After all, there are talents among rogue cultivators, especially those rogue cultivators who have cultivated to the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages; if they didn't have a special skill, they couldn't have reached the corresponding realm."

"Like powerful talisman makers, forgers, array masters, and even physicians, spirit chefs, there are many in our Wan Sima Xian Society."

"As for those high-level resources, many are brought out by the True Persons above. They are useless to them, but quite useful to us."

"In addition, because it is close to God Origin City, the Heavenly Origin Merchant Alliance also has business dealings with the Wan Sima Xian Society, so high-end resources are not that lacking."

So that's it!

Zhang Zhang Jiadi explained in detail, but Luo Chen's thinking was divergent, and he felt a sense of familiarity from this model.

Wan Sima Xian Society?

Luo Tian Society!

Isn't this the Luo Tian Society model that I established when I was refining Qi and establishing the foundation?

Recruiting rogue cultivators from all sides, letting all kinds of talents make the best use of everything, and at the same time getting along well with other major forces, and feeding back resources that major forces don't look down on, as well as resources that he doesn't need after his realm is high, to the Luo Tian Society.

It's just that the Luo Tian Society belongs to the low-profile version of the Wan Sima Xian Society.

And because his bond with the Luo Tian Society became deeper and deeper, later he simply went to build a sect, established the Luo Tian Sect, and left his inheritance.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen had a few points of identification with the three rogue cultivators who established the Wan Sima Xian Society, even though he had never met them.

They had all walked on the same path, and could be considered "people of the same path."

The benefits of the big aspects have been talked about, so the rest is the disadvantages.

Or, change a term.

What was discussed before was the rights enjoyed, so later it should be the "obligations" that Star-Level Demon Hunters have to fulfill for the Wan Sima Xian Society.

And when it came to this aspect, Zhang Zhang Jiadi's expression was quite serious.

"First of all, once you pass the assessment and become a Star-Level Demon Hunter of the Wan Sima Xian Society, the first rule is: if you encounter remnants of the Demon Origin Sect, you must kill them!"

"Hmm?"

With Luo Chen's city, when he heard this rule, he couldn't help but be stunned, and didn't react for a long time.

"Wait, you clearly said before that the Wan Sima Xian Society is related to the three major forces, and when encountering a beast tide that cannot be resisted, the three major forces will also support it. Even after the righteous-demonic war ends in the future, no matter who wins or loses, Star-Level Demon Hunters will also receive preferential treatment."

"Well, the junior did say that."

"Then you explain to me, among the three major forces, the Demon Luo Stream is entrenched with a large number of Demon Origin Sect remnants. As you said, isn't this self-contradictory? Are the Demon Origin Sect remnants in the Demon Luo Stream fools, sending food and drink, and letting you handle them?"

Regarding this, Zhang Zhang Jiadi couldn't help but scratch the back of his head, a bit confused.

"The junior doesn't know either, but the rule is such a rule. Perhaps when executing, because of the gap in strength between the enemy and us, there is room for flexibility, but in short, the Wan Sima Xian Society and the Demon Origin Sect remnants are incompatible like fire and water."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhang Jiadi said in a low voice: "This rule should be related to the three rogue cultivators who founded the Wan Sima Xian Society. It is said that they all have grudges against the Demon Origin Sect, and when the Demon Origin Sect was still there, they huddled together for warmth to resist the Demon Origin Sect's pursuit."

Luo Chen frowned. He really didn't know this gossip.

However, the three rogue cultivators had a great reputation, and he knew it when he was far away on Cold Light Island.

Those three, when they were in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, claimed not to fear the late-stage Great Cultivators.

Now that I think about it, there are not many late-stage Great Cultivators in the North Sea cultivation world, so where did they get such rumors?

They must have fought with late-stage Great Cultivators and successfully survived, so they had such achievements passed down.

And a hundred years ago, most of the late-stage Great Cultivators in the North Sea were hoarded in the holy land Demon Origin Sect.

Perhaps, they really have grudges?

Shaking his head, Luo Chen no longer pursued these ambiguous legends between True Persons.

"Continue!"

"Okay!"

Zhang Zhang Jiadi immediately stated the second rule.

This time, Luo Chen was not surprised.

The second rule is nothing more than that when encountering a beast tide, the Star-Level Demon Hunters of the Wan Sima Xian Society are summoned and must go to war.

And those ordinary rogue cultivators have much fewer restrictions, and often only go to the battlefield once every few times.

"Anything else?"

"There is one last point." Zhang Zhang Jiadi said vaguely: "The demon hunting gains of Star-Level Demon Hunters must be sold through the Wan Sima Xian Society and cannot be sold externally."

Luo Chen understood.

This is similar to the model of the Luo Tian Society at the beginning, nothing strange.

The rogue cultivators of the Luo Tian Society at the beginning, whether it was Duan Feng's forging gains, or the alchemy gains of the alchemists below, or even the planting gains of the spirit plant masters in the society, all had to be handed over to the society, sold through the Golden Hall Gu Gu Caiyi, and finally, after earning spirit stones, they were settled to the people below according to the proportion and salary.

Wait!

Luo Chen looked at Zhang Zhang Jiadi for a while, making the other party's scalp numb.

The cultivators of the Luo Tian Society only handed over production gains, and other accidental gains were mostly handled by themselves.

But here in the Wan Sima Xian Society, it is strictly stipulated that demon hunting gains must be handled by the Wan Sima Xian Society.

And the business of monster resources... the space for operation inside is really too big.

The interests involved, in and out, might be thousands or even tens of thousands of spirit stones.

For rogue cultivators, this is not a small number.

Luo Chen has suffered the bitterness of rogue cultivator life, calculating every day for a few spirit stones, and comparing goods in three shops when buying things.

Let him be deducted by the middleman, he can't bear it.

This Zhang Zhang Jiadi, clearly has extraordinary cultivation, and the baleful energy on his body is rich, but his star level is not high, what does it mean?

Sure enough!

After Luo Chen asked again how to become a Star-Level Demon Hunter and how to improve his star level, he understood the real reason for the other party's nervousness.

This junior, doesn't follow the rules!

Privately selling demon hunting gains through relationships outside the Wan Sima Xian Society.

Under Luo Chen's smile that was not a smile, Zhang Zhang Jiadi's legs were shaking, cold sweat was pouring out, and he was about to kneel down.

Suddenly.

A hand held his shoulder.

A pair of gentle but firm eyes met Luo Chen's gaze.

"Senior Luo, having just arrived at the Wan Sima Xian Society, I think you are not familiar with many things. Our couple has been deeply cultivated in the Wan Sima Xian Society for decades and has quite a lot of connections. Some trivial matters are not a problem. Why don't we, as a couple, act as guides and run errands for Senior Luo."

It was Zhang Zhang Jiadi's Dao companion, Wen Xiu. Her realm was not high, only about the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, but she was courageous. Under Luo Chen's gaze, she was still neither humble nor arrogant.

Luo Chen's gaze moved down, falling on the other party's stomach, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Finally, he nodded.

"Then I will trouble you two."

Half a month later.

"Everyone, Thousand Star Island has arrived. This place is already the territory of the Wan Sima Xian Society. Those who want to get off the ship, just report to the manager and you can leave directly."

"Next, we are going to Dragon Abyss City under the Fu Long Mountain Range in the hinterland of the Wan Sima Xian Society, estimated to take a day and a half. Fellow Daoists who want to go, get ready in advance!"

"One stick of incense time to dock, set sail immediately."

On the deck.

Luo Chen looked at the rogue cultivators who were getting off the ship in a hurry, and asked without looking back: "Are we getting off the ship?"

Behind him, Zhang Zhang Jiadi and his wife stood respectfully.

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Wen Xiu said: "That's not necessary. Although there are demon hunter strongholds on Thousand Star Island, they only provide registration for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators. For Core Formation Master Yunhe Shangren like Senior, only Dragon Abyss City has the qualification to register you and issue assessment tasks."

"Do you have a residence in Dragon Abyss?"

"Yes, a small courtyard. Although the place is not big, it is no problem to live for three or five people."

"Then let's go directly to Dragon Abyss!"

Standing in front of the guardrail, Luo Chen was in a good mood and quite expectant.

Being able to serve as the main city of a major force, I think it won't be bad.

Maybe his future cultivation place will be in Dragon Abyss City.

Under this expectation, the Gao family merchant ship moved fast.

About a day and a half later, when the dusk was dyed, they arrived at a pier.

As soon as he landed, Luo Chen couldn't wait to look at a towering giant city from afar.

His excellent eyes allowed him to see the giant city's appearance clearly even from dozens of miles away.

However!

At first glance, he couldn't help but frown.

He turned his head and asked in surprise: "Are you sure this is the main city of the Wan Sima Xian Society?"

Looking from afar, it was magnificent.

Looking at it, the giant city was dilapidated.

Countless vines were hanging on it, and a small wall had collapsed for the most part.

Even if the other walls were intact, the gray and mottled colors on them couldn't be associated with solemnity and magnificence at all, just like old clothes after being sewn and mended.

Not only that, the cultivator flying boats coming in and out were chaotic, and there was no sense of order at all.

Even if the spiritual energy inside was abundant and it looked very suitable for low-level cultivators to cultivate, this overall perception was not even as shocking as Luo Chen's first sight of Tian Lan Immortal City back then.

Zhang Zhang Jiadi gave a bitter smile. "A holy land for rogue cultivators, it's like this."

Luo Chen took a deep breath, beckoned to Tian Yu Xuan, and then drove the magic cloud to fly toward Dragon Abyss City.

Tian Yu Xuan released a magic power, rolled up Zhang Zhang Jiadi and his wife, and hurriedly followed behind.

As they got closer and closer to Dragon Abyss City, Luo Chen's heart couldn't help but sink.

When he walked to the dilapidated city gate, before entering the city, his scattered spiritual sense detected the distribution of spiritual energy inside.

Although the spiritual energy inside was abundant, it was extremely scattered.

The strongest one was located deep in the city, and the concentration was as high as the fourth grade!

But in other places, the highest was only at the second-grade top-tier level.

This is not suitable for Core Formation cultivators to cultivate!

"Could it be that I came to the wrong place?"

For a time, Luo Chen, standing at the city gate, even doubted life.

(End of chapter)

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