Chapter 1608 - 747: Another Destiny Hint, Seeing Through Future Opportunities (Part 2)

The other party might have long since taken the opportunity to run away, and even absconded with all their belongings. How could they possibly stay here waiting for death?

"If we annihilate the families of these traitors, it’s equivalent to acquiring the years of accumulation by these Immortal Clans."

"It would literally be an overnight fortune."

"Luoning City is a land of opportunity that cannot be missed."

"Otherwise, who knows how many years it would take to advance to Golden Immortal."

Jiang Fan clenched his fists.

Although his understanding of the Heaven and Earth Laws had reached the Immortal King Level, to truly advance to Golden Immortal, just this was not enough. A large amount of cultivation resources was still needed to quickly enhance his cultivation and promote the growth of his Pocket World.

If he only relied on his own hard cultivation, who knows how long it would take to absorb enough Immortal Qi.

Now that calamities in the Immortal Realm were breaking out continuously, the enemy might not give him so much time to cultivate.

So no matter what, cultivation still needs to race against time.

If this opportunity is missed, who knows how much time would be wasted.

Thinking of this, Jiang Fan made a choice without any hesitation, choosing to become the lord of a city.

Boom~~

In just a quarter of an hour, the Time Token vibrated again: "Heavenly Immortal Jiang Weidong has made a choice, choosing to guard one side and has been assigned to a vacant City Lord position. Recently, the City Lord of Luoning City passed away, and the position is vacant. You need to teleport to Luoning City to take office in three days."

"It’s settled."

Jiang Fan nodded with satisfaction, the power of Destiny’s Hint was truly formidable. Although which city to go to was random, under the power of Destiny’s Hint, it was inevitable.

This power of destiny had already seen through the future.

Of course, besides Jiang Fan, other Heavenly Immortals also made their own choices.

Some Heavenly Immortals chose to stay in the Time Sect, participating in the assessments of various departments.

Some Heavenly Immortals chose to go to the frontline because they had strong backgrounds and connections there, so they wouldn’t easily throw their lives away.

Moreover, if they could earn military merit on the frontline, the benefits would be even greater.

There were also Heavenly Immortals like Jiang Fan, choosing to guard a city, as it was comparatively stable.

So Jiang Fan’s choice was unremarkable among the many Heavenly Immortals, ordinary and mundane.

...

At the same time, in Luoning City.

In a certain mansion.

Lei Qingcang, Zhao Xuanzhen, Fu Xuance gathered here.

They were the clan leaders of the three major Heavenly Immortal families in Luoning City, and also three ancient Heavenly Immortals.

Moreover, they were the Heavenly Immortal force of this city, controlling every aspect of Luoning City.

"The decree from the Time Sect has arrived; a new City Lord is about to assume office."

"The person is a newly promoted Heavenly Immortal named Jiang Weidong."

"It’s said that he comes from an Earth Immortal family, but due to his exceptional talent and some fortuitous encounters, his cultivation advanced rapidly, and he was promoted to Heavenly Immortal, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Time Sect."

Lei Qingcang spoke up, having quickly gathered a lot of intelligence about this new City Lord.

As an experienced Heavenly Immortal who had lived for countless years, his connections were already spread throughout the Time Sect.

Gathering information about a new City Lord was practically child’s play.

"I didn’t expect a new City Lord to be in place so quickly, and an Inner Sect Disciple of the Time Sect at that."

"It seems the Time Sect still doesn’t trust us Heavenly Immortals."

"Unless one’s an Immortal from the Time Sect, they have no chance of taking on important responsibilities."

Zhao Xuanzhen gritted his teeth, filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

After all, he was also an experienced Heavenly Immortal.

In terms of strength and experience, he was completely qualified to become a City Lord.

Yet, the Time Sect never considered these things, only whether one was a disciple of the sect.

If not, no matter how exceptional one’s cultivation or talent, they could never become a City Lord.

However, this wasn’t absolute; if one earned merits on the frontline, they could break through various restrictions.

But he wasn’t foolish, as the mortality rate on the frontline was too high.

Even a Heavenly Immortal couldn’t guarantee survival.

"I originally thought that with the previous City Lord’s death, there was a shortage of Heavenly Immortal talents."

"Perhaps we had a chance to control Luoning City."

"Now it seems from the start, we had no chance at all."

"So we can’t be blamed for betraying, it’s all the Time Sect’s own doing."

Fu Xuance spoke softly, exuding endless killing intent and hatred.

To be honest, they did betray the Human Race and became lackeys of the Immortal Race.

As Heavenly Immortals, their lifespans were usually incredibly long, rarely worrying about a lack of lifespan.

But they had experienced too many battles, constantly fighting against the Immortal Race.

Every battle left them with serious injuries.

With each severe injury, their true lifespan decreased significantly.

By now, their lifespans were nearly exhausted.

This was intolerable for ancient Heavenly Immortals.

They never thought they’d someday die of old age.

As time passed, their fear of death grew.

At this time, Immortals from the Immortal Race approached them, offering to extend their lifespans and avoid dying of natural causes.

After some thought, they agreed.

Because with death approaching, and the onset of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, their deep-seated fears magnified infinitely.

Moreover, becoming part of the Immortal Race was merely a change in identity for them.

With their strength, even within the Immortal Race, they could still enjoy power and influence.

There was absolutely no need to die for the Human Race.

"It doesn’t matter, it’s just another new City Lord."

"The previous City Lord, Chen Yi, was also killed by our scheme."

"Even a Golden Immortal came to investigate but couldn’t find any loopholes in us."

"If that boy behaves, fine. If not, killing him would take just moments."

Lei Qingcang sneered, exuding terrifying killing intent.

To be honest, the previous City Lord, Chen Yi, did indeed cause them quite a bit of trouble.

After all, they had betrayed the Human Race, leaked a lot of confidential information, and smuggled many treasures.

This had made Chen Yi suspicious of them, secretly investigating their every move.

Continuing down this path, they would certainly be exposed.

So, they deliberately leaked some flaws, provided some clues, and lured Chen Yi to an abandoned city outside.

In the end, that abandoned city had ambushes set up by Heavenly Immortals from the Immortal Race.

In the ensuing battle, City Lord Chen Yi was killed by the Immortal Race.

As for them, they did nothing but leaked some key intelligence.

So, even if a Golden Immortal came here, they wouldn’t find any loopholes.

After all, it wasn’t them who killed Chen Yi, but Heavenly Immortals from the Immortal Race.

"However, if we really kill that Jiang Weidong, it’s not good for us either."

"That’s right. If two City Lords die in quick succession, even a fool can see there’s an issue."

"True, for the Golden Immortals of the Time Sect, they don’t care about evidence. As long as there’s suspicion, they’ll act. So, for now, we should leave that boy alone, lay low for a while."

"Actually, the best method for us is to leave this city and go to the territory of the Immortal Race. Only then can we be truly safe."

"Foolish, it’s not that we don’t want to run, but the Immortal Race won’t allow us to. They chose to help us to keep us as their spies within the Human Race, to pass on all sorts of classified information. If we really leave, we hold no value to them."

"Indeed, the reason the other party values us so highly is only because we can gather internal information about the Human Race. If we leave, we are no different from the ordinary Immortals of the Immortal Race. Honestly, many pawns like us exist within the Human Race. Even if some die, it doesn’t count as anything."

"Therefore, we must be cautious, not startle the snake, and stay in the city within the Human Race. This way, we can gain benefits from both the Immortal Race and the Human Race. To be honest, being a Heavenly Immortal is still too weak. If we can advance to Golden Immortal, we’ll have a place in the Immortal Race."

"In that case, we’ll wait for the new City Lord to arrive and hope that boy knows the situation."

Lei Qingcang, Zhao Xuanzhen, and Fu Xuance discussed endlessly.