My Mythical Path to Immortality in Another World

Although the training of demon hunters is extremely painful and requires great sacrifice, there is one advantage that makes them highly sought after.

To become a demon hunter, one needs to use one hundred demon souls as a guide to absorb them into one's body.

Once a demon soul enters the body, it will be marked by the demon race's fortune, and the lifespan will be lost a hundred times faster than normal. The more demon souls absorbed, the faster the lifespan will be lost.

It is known as the curse of the demon hunter.

However, demons are generally long-lived beings. After a demon soul enters a body, the lifespan of the demon is taken away by the demon hunter, which can offset the attack of the demon's luck.

As long as a demon hunter continues to hunt demons and seize their souls, their lifespan will be endless.

In addition, the cultivation is simple, so many people who think they cannot gain power through normal cultivation, as well as some cultivators whose lifespan is nearing its end, will switch to becoming demon hunters.

The Nine Industries of antiquity were similar, and in modern terms, they are somewhat like a lifeline.

However, apart from the demon hunter, the other eight professions are still under strict control because they are too dangerous.

Although the human race has a large population and cultivators have long lifespans, the average lifespan of a cultivator is actually less than three hundred years.

The cultivators sacrificed so much in the battle against the beast tide that many who were qualified to cultivate dared not to.

With higher levels of cultivation being accepted by the imperial court, out of the Zhao Kingdom's 500 million people, the number of cultivators on the surface is around 10 million.

Of these, 40% were incorporated into the armies or managed by the cities on the left and right, and about 40% became demon hunters. There were less than one million cultivators in the secular world.

Of these one million people, half are focused on cultivating the holy path, while the remaining five hundred thousand are practitioners active in the secular world.

There seem to be a lot of people, but after the Zhao state divided up its hundreds of cities, each city only had a few thousand people left.

The four cities have a little more than 10,000 people.

When the demon hunters entered the city, it became a feast for these 10,000 people.

They all gathered together at once.

"Brother Xuan, you have a keen sense of perception. Could you give us some pointers on which demon hunter is the strongest? Let's go and invite them to oversee things," Zhao Mingcheng said softly, nudging Zhao Xuan's shoulder.

The others also looked at him expectantly.

Zhao Xuan finally understood Zhao Mingcheng's little scheme and also knew why so many cultivators had gathered there.

The royal decree states that in the event of a beast tide attacking the city, cultivators must not be allowed to enter, and mortals must not be permitted to enter.

The rule is that as long as the cultivators are not all dead, mortals cannot be sent to defend the city.

Furthermore, the Zhao family ancestral precept states that whenever a Zhao descendant encounters a beast tide, they should be at the forefront of the battle.

In other words, when encountering a beast tide, the cultivators of the royal Zhao clan would fight on the front lines of the beast tide.

The imperial court once decreed that demon hunters, who spies for humanity in the wilderness, are ruthless and heartless, and their merits and righteousness are unparalleled. They deserve our utmost respect.

The phrase "invading the beast tide" means that the demon hunters, far from their families and friends, clear away monsters in the wild and gather information about the beast tide. This is a great achievement and a righteous act, and the city's administrators should respect them after they enter the city.

We cannot force them to go back to the battlefield, nor can we use the greater good to make them make even greater sacrifices.

When the beast tide attacks the city, the cultivators in the city are brought under unified management along with the army, and the original guards may be scattered.

At this point, demon hunters who are not in the queue become highly sought after.

These demon hunters are experienced in fighting demons and monsters, so it's the right thing to do to have a few protectors.

After Zhao Xuan figured it out, his nose twitched slightly, and countless messages were received and reorganized.

He subtly gave Zhao Mingcheng some pointers on some people.

By the time all the demon hunters had entered the city in batches, their numbers had exceeded 50,000. In the end, most of them were invited back by the cultivators in the city, while a small number were taken away by some powerful and wealthy merchants.

Zhao Mingcheng and others also recruited more than a dozen demon hunters.

With so many cultivators entering the city, especially lawless and bloodthirsty ones, it's easy for trouble to break out if we're not careful.

However, the imperial court had decreed that these practitioners could not be treated as a menace and guarded against.

This gradually led to the tradition of requesting offerings.

The local cultivators or wealthy merchants would invite these demon hunters back to the city, providing them with food, drink, and lodging, and would also have the responsibility of coordinating and guaranteeing their services.

If these demon hunters commit crimes within the city, these people will also bear some responsibility.

Zhao Mingcheng and the others led more than a dozen demon hunters back, made arrangements, and then met up with Zhao Xuan.

The group gathered in a private room on the fourth floor of Tianming Tower, where they enjoyed a meal and chatted about everything under the sun.

During the meal, Zhao Mingcheng asked, "Brother Xuan, what's so special about those demon hunters? Tell us about it, I'm still a bit unsure."

Zhao Xuan glanced at it and said, "You're getting a good deal without even realizing it. Just be respectful and make sure you get all the good stuff out of them. You won't have to worry about food, drink, or entertainment for the next ten years."

"Hey, the more you talk about it, the more it itches to tell me. Tell me about it," Zhao Mingxuan said with a smile.

"You're ignorant and incompetent. I just can't understand how you have the right to rebel," Zhao Xuan said, both amused and exasperated.

"Hehe, isn't this just something to do when you're bored?" Zhao Mingcheng chuckled.

According to Zhao Mingcheng, the Zhao Emperor had seven sons. The eldest son was a man of both literary and martial talents, a true dragon among men. The second son was a prodigy in cultivation, blessed with imperial destiny.

Therefore, Emperor Zhao loved his two sons very much and did his best to educate them, while he did not discipline his other sons much.

Emperor Zhao entrusted many important state affairs to his two sons, and because both princes were so outstanding, no crown prince was appointed.

Besides Zhao Mingcheng, the other four sons also took sides to support the two.

Then Zhao Mingcheng wanted to do something, but he didn't want to side with his two older brothers, so he thought of rebelling.

He had his two elder brothers drugged and kidnapped, and then had the Zhao Emperor appoint them as crown prince.

This guy still has some brains; after all, he didn't dare to launch a mutiny. Otherwise, he might survive, but his mother's clan would be wiped out, and he would truly become a prisoner.

His plan, of course, failed. He imprisoned his elder brother, intending to force the emperor to abdicate, which was tantamount to rebellion, and he was exiled.

His maternal family was fine, after all, he and the eldest prince were brothers, and their mother was the empress.

In Zhao Mingcheng's words, he was too idle and wanted to find something to do.

Zhao Xuan was somewhat skeptical; the reason was too casual and lacked any persuasiveness.

"Spiritual level nine, Grandmaster level nine, Great Grandmaster level nine, God level nine, Holy Spirit level nine, and the perfect five nines make one an Emperor."

Six nines for the Emperor of Industry, seven nines for the Emperor of the Ninth Emperor, eight nines for the Emperor of Man, nine nines for the Emperor of Heaven.

"However, not all living beings in heaven and earth have entered the human realm, therefore no Heavenly Emperor has appeared. What do you mean?" Zhao Xuan asked.

"Isn't this just the eighth level and seventy-two grades of human cultivation? What's wrong?" Zhao Mingxuan asked.

"What's wrong? There are five ranks of demon hunters. Sky demon hunters are equivalent to gods, star demon hunters are equivalent to holy spirits, and the other three ranks correspond to spirit level, grandmaster and great grandmaster, right?"

It's just that demon hunters focus more on practical combat and find it difficult to measure their abilities by rank, which is why they weren't assessed according to the eight levels and seventy-two grades, right?

"Yes."

"Those demon hunters not only possessed blood demonic energy, but also deep-sea demonic energy."

"so what?"

"Ignorant and incompetent, why are demon hunters classified in this way? Most of the demons on earth live in deep mountains and forests, making them the easiest to hunt. Therefore, earth demon hunters are the first class."

The Great Wilderness is a desolate area where survival is difficult. People there are skilled at hiding and launching surprise attacks, making them more difficult to hunt than those in the mountains and forests. Therefore, Great Wilderness Demon Hunters are ranked second only to Earth Demon Hunters.

Similarly, the deep sea has greater water pressure and requires defense from all directions, making it more dangerous and more difficult than the desert. Therefore, deep-sea demon hunters are ranked third above great-wilderness demon hunters.

This also involves the needs of the monsters. In the mountains and forests, food is plentiful, and the fighting is relatively peaceful, so the monsters are less ferocious.

Naturally, their grades are also lower, mostly at the ninth level of the Spirit rank.

Food is scarce in the desert, so the competition is fiercer, the fighting is more intense, the ferocity is greater, and the quality is higher, with a large number of master-level monsters occupying one side.

The deep sea involves issues such as water pressure, orientation, and species, making the battles even more brutal and creating even stronger monsters.

The spiritual energy of the mountains and forests is the strongest, the spiritual energy of the desert fires is the strongest, and the spiritual energy of the deep sea is the strongest. When these spiritual energies merge with the blood and evil energy of the demon hunter, they become evil energy.

Those individuals possessed deep-sea demonic energy, indicating they had engaged in deep-sea demon hunting. Could an ordinary demon hunter accomplish this?

"You mean these people are equivalent to Grandmaster-level Deep Sea Monster Hunters?"

"That's nonsense, the possibility is low. After all, at that level, the murderous aura on their bodies is not something ordinary people can withstand, and they rarely enter the mortal world."

It can only be said that these people must have special talents, or they must have been valued by deep-sea monster hunters and gone down to the deep sea together.

The deep sea is full of treasures; getting just a few would be enough to feed everyone. Wouldn't it be enough for you to eat if you took some out too?

"I'm afraid they won't agree, and it would be worse if we turned against each other again."

"There's basically no need to worry. These people don't harbor any resentment. The struggle between clans is a matter of survival of the fittest, a natural law that doesn't generate resentment."

Only those who harm their own kind will harbor resentment; the fact that these people have no resentment shows that they are adhering to their duty as demon hunters.

So, hunting demons is still for the purpose of cultivation.

If you have a treasure suitable for their cultivation, they will definitely return it.

"Then I'll try."

The next day, Zhao Mingcheng came to Zhao Xuan and asked him to think of a solution, as he didn't have enough of his own things.

When Zhao Xuan asked what happened, Zhao Mingcheng began to explain.

It turned out that after Zhao Mingcheng returned, he began to visit these demon hunters one by one.

It was later discovered that these people were not only demon hunters, but also a very special treasure-hunting team among them.

The so-called treasure hunters are special talents among demon hunters.

After a demon hunter's soul enters their body, they become extremely sensitive to demonic energy, which is how they can detect and track demonic beasts.

After hunting down a monster, the monster itself is a gain, and the treasures it collects are also a gain.

In addition to being sensitive to demonic energy, treasure hunters are also extremely sensitive to the aura of treasure.

They have the keen ability to discover treasures that other demon hunters cannot, and thus gain more rewards than ordinary demon hunters.

The reason for choosing Zhao Mingcheng this time is that he is the third prince of the royal family, and naturally he has many treasures on him. His treasure aura is the strongest, and the demon hunters believe that Zhao Mingcheng can bring them greater gains.

Secondly, it's also because of Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan was giving Zhao Mingcheng pointers on demon hunting. Demon hunters, who were constantly engaged in battles, had keen senses and naturally noticed Zhao Xuan's subtle actions.

It just so happened that Zhao Xuan was giving guidance to almost everyone in Zhao Mingcheng's team, so they agreed to Zhao Mingcheng's request, believing that Zhao Xuan had special skills and could bring unexpected benefits to everyone.

Zhao Xuan sighed, realizing that the people of the world should not be underestimated.

After Zhao Mingcheng returned and contacted these people, he revealed his true colors.

Then he recounted his conversation with Zhao Xuan while they were drinking that night.

Therefore, these people expressed their desire to communicate with Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Mingcheng may lack common sense, but he's loyal. Otherwise, no one would be foolish enough to join him in a rebellion. That's why they've come to seek Zhao Xuan's opinion.

Norms???*