<h4>Chapter 1466: Chapter 1463: Saved by a Beauty</h4>


    Xu Wendong didn’t know who wasmunicating with his soul in secret.


    He couldn’t care whether the person was friend or foe.


    Immediately, he followed the voice’s instruction, concealing his aura and jumping into the dried-up well where he had hidden before.


    However.


    What shocked him was.


    A formation had appeared at the bottom of the well.


    After his body passed through the formation, the scene before his eyes made him gasp in amazement.


    It was a brilliantly lit and majestic underground city.


    Although this underground city’s scale was not as impressive as the ancient city called Yun Meng City above, seeing a human living city underground gave Xu Wendong a strong visual impact and a sense of indescribable wonder.


    After the initial shock, Xu Wendong felt a surge of joy in his heart. He was very d to see others of his kind here!


    Finally.


    Xu Wendongnded at the gate of the underground city and looked up at the que on the gate, where the powerful characters for Yun Meng City were clearly written.


    Just as Xu Wendong appeared, six figures floated down from the city wall, five men and one woman, each with a cultivation level above a Heavenly Immortal.


    They wore white robes, elegant in demeanor and imposing in aura.


    The woman’s face was exquisite, with rosy lips and white teeth, peerless grace, and her white long dress gave her an ethereal, otherworldly presence.


    At this moment.


    A tall man spoke, "Shuling junior sister, you shouldn’t have opened the formation and let this boy into the city. It might expose the location of our underground city." As he spoke, a note of displeasure shed in his eyes as he looked at Xu Wendong.


    Lu Shuling slightly parted her red lips, her voice soft, "In these tumultuous times with the other races, our people should unite together. How could we see and not save?"


    Xu Wendong, suppressing his weakness, cupped his hands to Lu Shuling in thanks, "Thank you for your life-saving grace, senior. I’ll remember it in my heart. If there’s ever a need, just say the word—I would go through fire and water without hesitation."


    He held the principle of repaying kindness, and today’s kindness was already etched in his heart.


    Lu Shuling smiled radiantly, revealing an absolutely beautiful smile, "It was merely a small effort, Young Master, you’re too polite."


    After a pause, she curiously asked, "May I ask where Young Master hails from? Are you a cultivator who just ascended to the Immortal Realm?"


    Lu Shuling was the City Guard.


    Since Xu Wendong entered Yun Meng City, she had noticed his presence.


    However.


    She hadn’t allowed Xu Wendong to enter because she didn’t know if he was friend or foe.


    After all, some powerful beings of the other races could disguise themselves to look just like humans, making it hard to guard against.


    It was only after seeing Xu Wendong instantly kill two powerful beings of the other races that she realized Xu Wendong was also of her kind, and thus she opened the formation to let Xu Wendong in.


    Xu Wendong truthfully replied, "Yes, junior just ascended to the Immortal Realm yesterday."


    Hearing that Xu Wendong was a cultivator who ascended to the Immortal Realm, the other five cultivators all looked at him with eyes full of disdain.


    As natives of the Immortal Realm, they had proud bones and looked down upon cultivators ascending from the Lower Realm.


    "Since Young Masteres from the Lower Realm, you probably have no ce to go. In that case, why not stay in the city to live and cultivate," Lu Shuling gently said, "Please follow me, Young Master, I’ll arrange a ce for you."


    "Thank you for the effort, senior!" Xu Wendong bowed in gratitude, then followed Lu Shuling into Yun Meng City.


    At the same time.


    Xu Wendong also learned about the news regarding Yun Meng City from Lu Shuling.


    After the invasion of the Otherworldly Demons, the strong of Yun Meng City secretly built this underground city, where 800,000 human cultivators now live, cultivating and living out their lives in the never-ending night.


    However.


    To live in Yun Meng City, one must have enough Contribution Points.


    Everyone has to pay 500 Contribution Points annually.


    And the way to earn Contribution Points is simple. For instance, gathering herbs outside, hunting Spirit Beasts, and simr work.


    After all, with such arge poption in the underground city and no way to cultivatend.


    Only so can the operation of the underground city be ensured.


    Of course.


    You could also join the City Guards, or be an Artifact Refiner, Alchemist, Array Master, or other professions. These upations could earn Contribution Points, avoiding the need to do tasks outside.


    Because within the city, safety can be assured, whereas outside the city, if one cannot return in a day, one faces great danger.


    Once discovered by Otherworldly Demons, escape would be near-impossible.


    Xu Wendong curiously asked, "Senior, how many underground cities like Yun Meng City are there in the Immortal Realm?"


    He wanted to know how many natives there still were in the Immortal Realm.


    Lu Shuling shook her head slightly, saying, "I don’t know the exact number either, but I heard the City Lord once say that there are fewer than ten million natives in the Immortal Realm now."


    "Whereas the number of other races is as high as several billion."


    Xu Wendong’s heart trembled suddenly, not expecting the disparity between the Human Race and the other races to be so great, giving him an almost suffocating feeling.


    Even adding the over ten million cultivators from the cultivation world wouldn’t suffice to contend with the other races!


    "By the way," Xu Wendong suddenly recalled matters concerning Xu Fan and the other two, curiously asking, "Senior, do you know of three girls from the Lower Realm who ascended to the Immortal Realm two months ago?"


    Lu Shuling shook her head, "The Immortal Realm has eighty-one Ascension Pools in total. Even if two people ascend simultaneously, there’s no guarantee they’ll appear at the same Ascension Pool."


    Xu Wendong’s mood suddenly grew heavy, never expecting the Immortal Realm to have so many Ascension Pools, which made him worry further for Xu Fan and the others’ situation.


    Even with his Earth Immortal Peak strength, he found it challenging to protect himself in the Immortal Realm, let alone the few weakerdies.


    Lu Shuling noticed Xu Wendong’s change in mood and spoke, "Young Master Xu, you need not worry. There is an underground city beside every Ascension Pool, and if your friends ascended during the day, with Immortal Realm cultivators conducting missions nearby, they would surely guide them into the underground city."


    "The fear is if they ascended at night."


    Xu Wendong immediately felt an almost suffocating feeling.


    He suddenly realized that he ascended in daylight, and it was daylight upon entering the Immortal Realm as well.


    That is to say.


    There was not much difference in day and night between the Immortal Realm and the cultivation world.


    And Xu Fan and the other three ascended at night!


    Lu Shuling added, "If you truly want to find out about their whereabouts, you could think of a way to earn a million Contribution Points. This way, you couldmission other underground cities to help you find them."


    Xu Wendong’s eyes lit up, realizing that he could actuallymission other underground cities to help him find people, which was quite good.


    But···


    A million Contribution Points was not a small amount!


    At this moment.


    Lu Shuling led Xu Wendong to a well-crafted residence, she said, "Young Master Xu, from today onward, you shall live in this house. This house was originally my junior brother’s residence, but he died at the hands of the other races three months ago, and now it remains unupied." At that, a look of grief appeared on her face.


    Xu Wendong couldn’t help but ask, "Do I need to pay Contribution Points?"


    Lu Shuling softly said, "The underground city provides some care for newly ascended cultivators. You can live here for free for three months."


    "However, after three months, you’ll need to pay 500 Contribution Points per year."


    "I live next door to you, so if you have any questions, feel free toe and find me." Lu Shuling left a sentence before turning and leaving Xu Wendong’s sight.


    Watching the woman’s departing figure, Xu Wendong couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. Why was she so good to him?