Immortal Cage - Chapter 14 Ascending the Dao Roster
Yu Lie asked again, "Is there a safe spot?"
The old man with dead fish eyes rarely lifted his gaze, sweeping a glance at Yu Lie, sneering, "I thought you were fearless, that's why you came empty-handed. I didn't expect you to still seek a safe position."
"In the safe positions within the mansion, even if you have money, you might not necessarily get a share. You still want it without spending money... Could it be that your guide didn't teach you the rules of Blackwater Town?"
"Huh!" After the old man with dead fish eyes finished looking through the thick book in his hand, he pondered for a moment and realized, "Oh! You've been in town for a year and five months, and only now you've come to claim a position. Quite rare!"
The old man furrowed his brow and said, "From the Yu family in Qian County, a collateral branch, just a small family, how did you not starve?"
After the old man with dead fish eyes finished reading the book, he pondered for a moment and then reacted, "Tsk! Since you have no family support and have been idling in town for so long, it seems you're planning to settle down as a mortal in town, a wise decision. In that case, just settle down as a mortal in town. The position I have here has no money, you won't get it even if you wait until you die."
The place where Yu Lie was located was a flourishing immortal town, with an immortal court above, where celestial beings sat, revered throughout the universe. To cultivate in this realm, one must first pass the Dao Roster, similar to the imperial examinations in ancient times.
"The Ninth Rank Child Dao Roster" is the Dao Roster grade conferred to Yu Lie after he worked hard to qualify for cultivation. With the Child Dao Roster, he would be eligible to access genuine cultivation scriptures and absorb spiritual energy. Otherwise, once discovered, whether human, demon, ghost, or monster, they would all meet a deadly end.
However, having the qualification does not mean having the resources for cultivation. As a collateral member of a small family with a broken clan and lacking in wealth, Yu Lie had no resources. So, in order to obtain cultivation techniques and spiritual energy, he had to choose to obey the distribution of the immortal court and come to the dangerous Blackwater Town.
In the first three years in Blackwater Town, the town would provide what each level of cultivator needed, occasionally there would be lectures by senior cultivators, and a small amount of spiritual energy assistance each month.
But the price was that cultivators who came to town had to take their lives into their own hands. If they couldn't pass the Eighth Rank Dao Roster within three years, their treatment would end, and they would be rooted in the town for life, unable to leave.
The old man with dead fish eyes in the Dao Roster Institute thought that Yu Lie had long given up the chance to leave the town and planned to settle down and live a peaceful life.
But Yu Lie was not like that.
In the past year and more, he had been willing to hide in the miscellaneous courtyard, not going out to work and earn money, out of concern for the risks of working in town.
Because many of Yu Lie's classmates, even his fellow clan members, couldn't resist their desires and pressures. Knowing there were dangers but still seeking them out, they started earning money for cultivation but ended up ruining their cultivation paths for money.
Yu Lie had no background and didn't want to ruin his cultivation path, so he chose to endure in the miscellaneous courtyard, guarding the coffin he brought from home, not daring to touch it, exchanging time for resources, being cautious and accumulating to the extreme.
In the Dao Roster Institute.
After listening to the muttering of the old man with dead fish eyes, Yu Lie didn't take his complaints to heart. After some thought, he chose to temporarily suspend claiming the position.
Positions were crucial for the choice of cultivation techniques, vital for cultivators as a means of survival. Especially for those from humble backgrounds, once wasted, it would be difficult to obtain again.
If Yu Lie hadn't chosen to come to Blackwater Town, he wouldn't even have had the opportunity to touch cultivation techniques.
After all, a skill that could earn money was extremely precious, and only the immortal court would open the door widely.
Yu Lie said to the old man with dead fish eyes, "Then I'll trouble the senior to retain my qualification and suspend claiming the position."
The old man nodded and said, "The young can be taught." With that, he waved his brush towards Yu Lie, indicating for him to step back.
But before the old man with dead fish eyes could react, Yu Lie stopped him, placing his hand on the old man's shoulder.
The old man was surprised and turned around.
Yu Lie stood in front of the old man, smiling, "Senior, please stay."
"One by one takes too much time."
As he spoke, a creaking sound!
Yu Lie slowly turned his back, his voice emitting a metallic sound, resonant and piercing, his figure expanding, towering like a house, exuding a sinister aura.
In the next moment.
Yu Lie stood still, only turning his head back, looking like a wolf.
With sharp fangs like razors, he looked down at the old man, pointed ahead with his claws, and said with a smile, "Just a test, the speed on my side is faster."