Chapter 722

Chapter 722: Selling a Girl

In the countless realms, people are divided into various ranks.

This is quite normal, as the concept of class exists everywhere; however, Qianxing Immortal City has taken the ranking system to new heights.

With an understanding of the rules, it is time to discuss the prices.

The registry clerk presented Wang Chen with a list.

D-ranked citizens cost one hundred thousand, C-ranked two hundred thousand, B-ranked five hundred thousand, and A-ranked one million!

The prices were clearly listed, and there was no deception!

The clerk, likely seeing Wang Chen as likable, kindly reminded him: "If the spirit stones are insufficient, you can first apply for C-ranked status, then accumulate merit points to advance."

Although the townsfolk of Qianxing Immortal City are divided into four ranks, there is a second pathway for promotion besides donating spirit stones.

That is through merit!

The concept of merit is essentially the same as the contribution points used in sects and prominent families.

After Wang Chen relocated to the city, he could gradually rack up experience, taking on official tasks to earn merit points. Once he accumulated enough, he could be promoted, saving a significant amount of spirit stones.

Wang Chen did not hesitate at all: "I apply for B-ranked citizenship."

The clerk’s goodwill went to waste, but for Wang Chen, the most important goal at that moment was to gather condensing elixir treasures to break through to the Golden Core stage; compared to that, several hundred thousand spirit stones were nothing.

Wang Chen’s insistence left the clerk with no choice but to process his application.

After paying the one hundred thousand spirit stones application fee, Wang Chen received a temporary identity token and a letter symbol.

With this identity token, he could enter and exit Qianxing Immortal City freely but could not stay overnight.

Once the application was approved, the household registration office would send Wang Chen a message to notify him to come and finalize his registration and exchange his token.

Of course, all fees must be paid in full.

"Thank you for your hard work."

After leaving the registry office, Wang Chen patted Pei Yan’s head: "I’ll look for you if I need anything in the future."

Having understood the situation in Qianxing Immortal City and completed his relocation, he gave the young man fifty spirit stones as a reward for his effort.

After sending Pei Yan off, Wang Chen returned to his residence.

He discussed with his landlord, Ziling, and extended his lease for another half month.

Approval of the relocation application would take about this long, so Wang Chen needed to stay here for several more days.

In the following days, Wang Chen did not rush to explore the bustling upper city; instead, he took a stroll along the banks of the great river at the foot of the dragon tortoise, learning more about the "grassroots" situation.

Qianxing Immortal City covers an area of thousands of miles, with its core area housing millions of low-level cultivators.

A small portion of these cultivators hold D-ranked citizenship, while most are loose cultivators without registration, relying on farming, hunting, gathering, mining, and other labor jobs for their livelihood.

Since countless merchant associations gather in Qianxing Immortal City, commercial trade is extraordinarily developed, making it generally possible for young Qi Training cultivators to have their basic needs met if they are willing to work hard.

Most importantly, Qianxing Immortal City is classified as a B-grade immortal city, guarded by True Lords, with nearly a hundred Yuan Ying and countless Golden Core cultivators, making it far stronger than Yongle Immortal City.

Therefore, even living under the dragon tortoise is quite safe!

The Yishan Sect has the ability to destroy Yongle Immortal City, but if it were to face Qianxing Immortal City, it would definitely not dare to engage at all.

The lower layers are already like this, so the upper layers are even more so.

Wang Chen felt that Qianxing Immortal City was the most suitable place for him to condense elixirs and achieve enlightenment.

However, unexpected situations always arise.

That day, just as Wang Chen returned from outside, he saw the door of the small building he rented wide open, with two fierce-looking cultivators standing at the entrance.

There were sounds of clamor and crying coming from inside!

The neighbors around were peeking, but no one dared to step closer to see what was going on.

Seeing this scene, Wang Chen couldn’t help but frown.

But he did not stop his steps, and as expected, he was blocked at the door.

“Step aside.”

Wang Chen said lightly, “I am the Tenant here; don’t block the way!”

As he spoke, he released the oppressive force of his high-level Purple Palace cultivation.

The faces of the two gatekeeping cultivators changed in unison, and they involuntarily took a step back, clearing the path.

Wang Chen stepped into the living room and saw Ziling loudly arguing with the middle-aged cultivator, while a few untrustworthy-looking individuals stood nearby.

The girl did not notice Wang Chen’s arrival; her face was flushed, tears brimming in her eyes, and she was furious to the extreme.

The middle-aged cultivator looked gaunt with swollen eyelids, bearing a disheartened expression while stubbornly holding a defiant posture.

After listening for a moment, Wang Chen understood the situation.

This middle-aged cultivator was Ziling’s father, who had lost the family property to gambling and was here with people from the gambling house to take over the house.

Moreover, he demanded spirit stones from Ziling to repay the remaining gambling debts.

The problem was that with no home left, where would Ziling find three thousand spirit stones for her gambling-addicted father?

“Ziling, please save your father!”

The once domineering middle-aged cultivator suddenly knelt down and begged, “If I can’t produce three thousand spirit stones today, they will sell me to a mine, and I will die!”

Ziling took a couple of steps back to avoid him, tearfully saying, “I’ve given you all my spirit stones; where am I supposed to find three thousand spirit stones?”

The middle-aged cultivator swallowed hard, his eyes darting around: “Then how about you…”

“Wait!”

Wang Chen could no longer stand by and interrupted, “This house has changed hands; is my lease still valid?”

Ziling hurriedly wiped her tears and said, “I’m sorry; I will find a way to repay your rent.”

The few spirit stones she had collected from Wang Chen were already taken by her father.

“I knew you had a way!”

The middle-aged cultivator immediately jumped up, shouting, “Give it to me first; this is a matter of life and death!”

Ziling shook her head, her expression reflecting profound despair.

Her emotions were so intense that they impacted Wang Chen, and he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of pity.

“Forget it.”

Wang Chen did not want to get entangled in this matter over a few spirit stones and immerse himself in such family disputes.

Just as he turned to leave and look for another place to stay, the middle-aged cultivator suddenly blocked his way, asking with a shameless grin, “Fellow traveler, what do you think of my daughter?”

Wang Chen was confused: “What about her?”

The middle-aged cultivator bluntly stated, “Although my Ziling isn’t pretty, she’s very capable and still a virgin, with a cultivation level of Qi Training seventh level.”

“For three thousand spirit stones…”

He held up three fingers: “As long as you pay three thousand spirit stones, she can be yours, to be treated as a maid or even a furnace cauldron; it’s all up to you!”

Wang Chen was shocked.

How could there be such shameless people in this world!

He looked at Ziling, who appeared stunned, the spark in her previously bright eyes replaced by a lifeless gray, completely numb.

This was clearly the face of absolute despair.

After pondering for a moment, he said, “Okay.”