[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva":3,"chapter-seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-chapter-994":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},156290,294,"Chapter 994 - 484: Lord of the Immortal Prison, Prison Elder","seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-chapter-994",994,"\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, an elder emerged from the depths of the palace, leaning on a black cane. He was clad in a black robe, his entire body shrouded in a black mist, exuding a bizarre aura of dark death that obscured his true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant he appeared, Jiang Fan felt his hackles rise, sensing a deadly crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this elder in the black robe was an incredibly terrifying existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that if he made a move, he could easily crush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask who you are, senior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may call me the Prison Elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the master of this Immortal Prison Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect a lowly Seventh-Layer Divinity Transformation cultivator to be recognized by the Immortal Prison Order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you are quite extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed elder, claiming to be the Prison Elder, looked at Jiang Fan with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one to be recognized by the Immortal Prison Order is not an easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It requires strong cultivation, various potentials, and certain qualities to be recognized by the Immortal Prison Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for that, this is why so few prison guards have appeared over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, what is the Immortal Prison Hall, and what is the Immortal Prison Order?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He harbored many suspicions within, but the fate prompt remained unchanged, which meant that this mysterious elder posed no life-threatening danger to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This emboldened him considerably, allowing him to ask his countless questions directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Immortal Prison Hall is a prison originating from the Immortal Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ice Prison you are in now was merely a corner of the Immortal Prison back in the Immortal Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it fell from the Immortal Realm, it has come into the Spirit Ruins Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet even so, this place still suppresses countless demons and eerie beings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should they escape, it would inevitably lead to disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prison Elder murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He briefly mentioned the origins of the Immortal Prison Hall, just as Jiang Fan had previously speculated that the Ice Prison was indeed a prison from the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was merely a fragment, its size was unimaginably vast, capable of containing countless creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a prison, its most crucial duty was undoubtedly imprisoning convicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, does that mean I’ve become a prison guard of the Immortal Prison Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, what things in the Immortal Prison Hall require my attention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan squinted his eyes, staring at the elder in the black robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively realized that becoming a prison guard must entail great benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a prison guard, your primary duty is naturally to watch over the prisoners of the Immortal Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prevent the convicts inside from escaping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you also stand to gain tremendous benefits from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annually, you can earn twenty Immortal Stones from the Immortal Prison Hall as wages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you make certain contributions and complete tasks assigned by the Immortal Prison Hall, you can obtain the treasures from its vault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prison Elder briefly introduced the obligations of the prison guard and the benefits that could be gained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty Immortal Stones a year?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Fan’s pupils contracted; such compensation was indeed astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With twenty Immortal Stones a year, over ten years, you could earn two hundred stones, over a hundred years two thousand stones, and over a millennium twenty thousand stones—a truly staggering wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the Mortal World, Immortal Stones are a non-renewable resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are essentially monopolized by those major powers, making it impossible for ordinary cultivators to obtain Immortal Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, the purchasing power of Immortal Stones is extremely potent, capable of exchanging for countless rare treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are enough Immortal Stones, they can even buy Immortal Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the rewards for completing the tasks of the Immortal Prison Hall in addition to the annual salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the fate prompt showed no signs of change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appears that becoming a prison guard indeed offers him enormous benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This visit to rescue Guan Tianqi was indeed the right decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t rescued him, he wouldn’t have obtained the Immortal Prison Order or arrived at this mysterious Immortal Prison Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who refine the Immortal Prison Order can enter the Immortal Prison Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, no matter how long you stay in the Immortal Prison, you could never reach this mysterious palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, aside from myself, are there any other prison guards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to know if he was the only prison guard of the Immortal Prison Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, at the moment, indeed, there is only you as the Ninth Grade Prison Guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Previously, some had refined the Immortal Prison Order and became prison guards of the Immortal Prison Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, they died during a mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So currently, there is only you as a prison guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prison Elder replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Died?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan’s pupils contracted, realizing that the benefits of the Immortal Prison Hall are not easily obtained; failure in a mission could result in death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, he was confident; if the task was truly impossible, he would simply flee, with no need to remain in the Immortal Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he would take beneficial things, and if not beneficial, he would run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, what role do you play in the Immortal Prison Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Artifact Spirit of the Immortal Prison Hall, responsible for maintaining its operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since all the prison guards died, the Immortal Prison Hall is left without personnel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am trapped inside the Immortal Prison Hall and cannot make a move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",937,"2026-05-29T04:35:30.876Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.863Z",1,"novelbin.me","0d8524a1244752ac8d18b1dd1f8e859da021eb283cd8818a5884a85eebabd147","seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-chapter-995","seeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-chapter-993",1243,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fseeking-fortune-and-avoiding-evil-in-the-cultiva-cover.jpg"]