Rebirth of the Urban Immortal Cultivator

CHAPTER 3

For Chen Fan, the most important thing at the moment was to regain his power.

The progression of cultivation was divided into eight levels:

Qi Refinement, Connate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Formation, Void, Reunion, and Tribulation.

Although his teacher, Cangqin the Immortal Cultivator had lived for eight hundred and forty thousand years, he had just reached the seventh level. Once the cultivator reached the seventh level, he was granted the title "True Immortal" and could live up to a hundred thousand years.

In this universe, a seventh level "True Immortal" would be revered as the embodiment of power and invincibility. Their powers would allow them to crush the stars, swallow the sun, and even create another dimension beyond space and time.

In the past five hundred years, Chen Fan had reached the eighth level: Tribulation, surpassing his teacher and earned the title of the: "Celestial Lord."

However, Tribulation was too far away and too much for Chen Fan to worry about right now.

"I came back to the Earth once during my cultivation. At that time, the Earth's Spirit Qi was completely exhausted, and it was no longer suitable for the cultivators to live." Compared to the earth, the realm of "Cangming"—an alternative universe created by his teacher Cangqin—was a much better place for cultivators to harness energy. Chen Fan reflected his last visit to Earth as he started to sense the Qi surroundings him right now.

The last time he returned to the Earth, it would be more than a hundred years later in this current timeline, and by that time, he would already be a successful cultivator.

He ferried across billions of realms that separated him from the Earth in order to reach his home town, but he was disappointed in the end. The earth was no longer the same place as he remembered. The old national-state system had fallen apart, and the humans had formed the Earth Federation. After the humans colonized Mars, they stepped out of the solar system and entered the era of interstellar traveling.

Chen Fan had continued to live on the earth for another twenty years, and he did not sense the presence of any other cultivators.

"The Spirit Qi in this world right now was slightly more available than that of a hundred years later, but it was by no means abundant." He shook his head silently. "Even if there is a cultivator, they will be at level two at the most."

"I am afraid that I am still the only cultivator on earth."

Chen Fan knew very well what it meant. It meant that as long as he could regain a fraction of his power, he could lord over this world with ease. Chen Fan also knew that he didn't need advanced technology in order to reach his goals; he only needed to reach level two in his cultivation.

Without reaching level two, one can not even call himself a "cultivator."

With the wealth of knowledge he had accumulated over the five hundred years, Chen Fan wagered that it would take him only a few years to reach that stage.

"The Spirit Qi is quite inconsistent around here; I better find a place with a stronger presence of Qi to help my cultivation."

"If I can locate a numinous treasure, I will be sure to break through the second level in under three years."

The thought of acquiring a numinous treasure amused Chen Fan, "What am I thinking? With such meager amount of Qi on the earth, there wouldn't be any herbs left for me much less numinous treasures."

As Chen Fan mulled over his predicament, the vehicle had pulled over to Auntie Tang's house.

Chen Fan's accommodation was located at the edge of downtown. Facing the enormous Yangui Lake, it was considered a high-quality mid-range property in the Chu Zhou City. On the other hand, the Tangs lived in a suburban development in Yunshan District, which was only a few minutes drive from Chen Fan's place.