Chapter 2368

"What on earth is this 'Heavenly Fortune Competition'?" Zhu Yanyi truly didn't understand. Why was the Immortal Realm so complicated?

Ouyang Mingyue explained, "The Heavenly Fortune Competition is a form of healthy competition. If a sect passes the competition, it receives Heavenly Fortune Qi to nurture itself. The disciples gain this fortune, which naturally benefits their cultivation. The higher the ranking, the more Heavenly Fortune Qi they receive.

Generally, each competition produces one hundred low-level fortune sects. Only one hundred. Sects ranked after the hundredth must wait fifty years to try again. These one hundred sects have rankings. Once a sect becomes first among the low-level ones, it can challenge the mid-level fortune sects.

There are fifty mid-level fortune sects. Similarly, after becoming first among the mid-level sects, one can challenge the high-level fortune sects.

There are twenty high-level fortune sects. Following the same logic, becoming first among the high-level sects allows a challenge to the super-level.

There are only five super-level sects. Once a sect achieves super-level status and gains super fortune, it becomes an absolute sect. There is only one such sect per region."

Zhu Yanyi listened carefully. "Which five?"

"Currently, the five super sects are: Sword Palace in the Dongji Region, Ink Sect in the Nanhua Region, Medicine King Valley in the Xifeng Region, Ice Snow City in the Beita Region, and Hundred Changes Hall in the Zhongrui Region. Among them, Ice Snow City and Hundred Changes Hall have significant demon populations.

The only difference is that demons in Ice Snow City who become immortals are usually water demon immortals, while those in Hundred Changes Hall are mostly land and mountain demon immortals. Of course, other places also have some demons. However, in the Immortal Realm, racial concepts are not strictly hierarchical. As long as you have ability, whether you are a demon or a human, you can cultivate successfully. Relatively speaking, demon immortals tend to be more beautiful."

Ouyang Mingyue did not hide anything; he explained it very carefully.

After listening, Zhu Yanyi said, "So, if I go to the Xifeng Region to build my career and eventually become a super-level existence, I would need to replace Medicine King Valley. Is that right?"

"Exactly." Ouyang Mingyue smiled. "Actually, it’s not bad if you replace Medicine King Valley. Although their medical skills are decent, they are too arrogant. They have been somewhat stagnant in recent years."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Ouyang Mingyue and said calmly, "I see. That’s a matter for the future. Let’s talk about it later. Right now, I am just a small Earth Immortal. Would I do something as foolish as a mantis trying to stop a chariot? I’m not stupid."

Her eyes shifted as she looked Ouyang Mingyue up and down. "You seem eager for me to replace Medicine King Valley. Did someone there offend you? As an Immortal Emperor, you cannot intervene directly, so you want me to do it?"

Ouyang Mingyue coughed. "How can you suspect me like that? Actually, I mainly feel that Medicine King Valley has been too lazy for the past thousand years. They need someone to stimulate them."

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "No need to explain. Explanation is just a cover. I understand. Don’t worry, I know what to do. By the way, give me a map of the Immortal Realm."

Ouyang Mingyue was stunned. "Why do you need a map of the Immortal Realm?"

"To be a robber, one must be familiar with the terrain, right?" Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

Hearing this, Ouyang Mingyue was truly choked by the mung bean cake in his mouth. After a long while, he began to speak cautiously, "You want to be a robber?"

"Yes. Look at me, a lone woman. Life is so hard. So, what if I decide to be a robber?" Zhu Yanyi clapped her hands. "Being a robber is great. It’s a business with no capital investment. You get something for nothing. You don’t have to worry about losing money. Who wouldn’t do such a good business?"

"I thought you would open a shop, maybe a medicinal food stall," Ouyang Mingyue said.

"Opening a medicinal food stall requires capital too," Zhu Yanyi said with a helpless expression. "Life without capital is hard. Come on, register me now. I’ll be a robber."

Ouyang Mingyue looked at Zhu Yanyi in surprise for a long time. She didn’t believe she had no capital. As the Yanluo Queen, she wouldn’t be poor. She was clearly just messing around. She turned to look at Yan Aohan. "Are you going to let her mess around like this?"

Yan Aohan said, "It’s better for others to suffer losses than for her to suffer. Don’t worry. She has plenty of medicine. Being a robber is fine. I guarantee she won’t kill anyone. She will only rob wealth."

"My husband understands me best," Zhu Yanyi said. "I came up here with money and made a lot of medicine specifically to numb or knock people out. Rest assured, I will ensure no one sees my true face. I’ve decided to give myself a catchy robber name. From now on, I’ll be called 'A Patch of Cloud.' It’s so nice, coming and going like a patch of cloud."

Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s self-satisfied expression, the Immortal Emperor felt her worldview shatter. How could such a person exist? She seemed to have no restraint because she was an immortal or the Yanluo Queen. Instead, she seemed to know how to survive even better.

"I have a feeling you will thrive in this Immortal Realm. You might even be more free and easy than me," the Immortal Emperor murmured.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "Immortal Emperor, what does 'following one’s heart' mean? I cultivate by following my heart, I walk by following my heart, and I act by following my heart. So you don’t need to be surprised. Today I might be a robber, and tomorrow I might open a flower shop and be a flower shop owner. As long as one lives happily and freely, that is what matters."

"But you are a Medicine Immortal. You cultivate the Way of Medicine," the Immortal Emperor said.

"Exactly because I cultivate the Way of Medicine, I must be more spontaneous. Besides, your Immortal Realm doesn’t have enough patients for me to be a wandering doctor. Since I can’t be a wandering doctor, I have no choice but to be a robber." Zhu Yanyi said this, but her expression showed she was eager to try. It seemed she had wanted to be a robber for a long time.

Yan Aohan laughed upon seeing this. "You want to be a robber, but being a solo robber is not easy."

"It’s fine. My space is large. I don’t need to worry about where to put the robbed items. I’ll rob and then slip away. Safety is the priority," Zhu Yanyi said, clapping her hands. Then she looked at her clothes seriously. "I need to change into robber clothes. This outfit is too immortal."

Indeed, before coming up, Zhu Yanyi had changed into a water-blue flying skirt. The silk scarf fluttered, looking particularly ethereal. This did not seem suitable for a robber. "Wait a moment. I’ll go change clothes." With that, she disappeared before their eyes.

When she came out, the Immortal Emperor was speechless. Zhu Yanyi was wearing a modified cloth armor.