Hearing this, Xu Chunniang took out her identity token and handed it to the leading guard.
The leader took the identity token, confirmed its authenticity, and his expression relaxed slightly. He handed the identity token in his hand to a guard and looked at Xu Chunniang again.
“Since you are here for the Ascension Platform, I will have someone take you there later. But before you come, I think you should have already found out everything, right
This is an important place of immortal veins. To avoid unnecessary trouble, please do not move around at will, otherwise you will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Xu Chunniang cupped her hands and said, "I know the rules. I just want to borrow the Ascension Platform. I have no other intentions."
"I hope so."
The leader nodded, gave Xu Chunniang a warning look, and left with the rest of the guards.
The remaining guard looked at Xu Chunniang and smiled friendly. "Fairy, please follow me. There are several types of ascension platforms, and the prices are also different. I wonder which one you want to go to?"
Although Monkey and his companions helped to find out some information, there were several types of Ascension Platforms, and they were not quite sure how many immortal crystals would be required.
Xu Chunniang said as she walked, "I've heard from a friend that the Ascension Platform in the Immortal Vein can help with cultivation. Some Ascension Platforms are incredibly efficient. One day of cultivation on them can be equivalent to a thousand days of hard practice. I wonder if this news is true or false?"
"Of course it's true!"
The guard straightened his chest proudly, his tone full of pride.
"I'm not bragging, the Ascension Platform here was built by a powerful celestial being from the Third Heaven. Not to mention that one day of cultivation is equivalent to a thousand days, as long as there are enough immortal crystals, it can be equivalent to two thousand days or even three thousand days!"
Xu Chunniang's mind moved, "Oh? Will the effect of cultivation be different if we have the same Ascension Platform?"
"Of course, the Immortal Ascension Platform plays the role of transforming immortal crystals. The effect is similar to an enhanced version of the Soul Gathering Array in the lower realm. The more immortal crystals you stack, the better the effect of your cultivation will naturally be."
The guard glanced at Xu Chunniang with understanding, "Is this the first time that the fairy has come to borrow this Ascension Platform?"
Xu Chunniang nodded and said, "That's right. This is my first time here and I still don't understand a lot of things. Please explain it to me, brother."
"Haha, fairy, you are too polite. This is my responsibility. Even if you don't ask, I will still talk to you about it."
The guard pointed at the immortal vein in front of him and talked freely.
"There are four types of Ascension Platforms: low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. The low-grade Ascension Platform has the worst effect. One day of cultivation on it is equivalent to three to five days of hard training. It only requires thirty to fifty immortal crystals per day.
As for the mid-grade Immortal Ascension Platform, one day of practice can be equivalent to ten to thirty days of hard practice, and it consumes at least one hundred Immortal Crystals every day."
Xu Chunniang was thoughtful. It seemed that the more immortal crystals were consumed, the faster the cultivation speed would be.
"What about the high-quality and top-quality Ascension Platforms?"
"On a high-grade Immortal Ascension Platform, every day of practice can be equivalent to a hundred to three hundred days of hard practice, and it consumes at least one thousand Immortal Crystals every day!
As for the top-grade Immortal Ascension Platform, although one day of practice can be equivalent to one thousand to three thousand days of hard practice, its consumption is too amazing. The consumption for one day alone is as high as ten thousand!"
Xu Chunniang was secretly shocked. Before coming here, she had been thinking about going to the best Ascension Platform to practice, but now it seems that all her wealth is only enough for her to practice on the best Ascension Platform for about twenty days.
"Then how much does this Ascension Platform cost?"
The guard quoted the price expertly, "The low-grade Ascension Platform is not expensive. The rental fee is fifty Immortal Crystals per month. For the mid-grade and high-grade ones, it only costs one hundred Immortal Crystals and one thousand Immortal Crystals per month. As for the top-grade Ascension Platform, it is charged on a daily basis, and five hundred Immortal Crystals are required every day!"
"The rental fee for this Shengxiantai is not expensive."
Even for a top-grade Ascension Platform, five hundred per day only sounds like a lot.
The higher the grade of the Ascension Platform, the shorter the time it takes to cultivate to the middle level of Human Immortal. When calculated on the basis of cost, it is actually not much more expensive.
The guard smiled helplessly and told the inside story.
“The fees for the Ascension Platform are not high. This is to attract more immortals to come here to practice. The immortal crystals you rent from the Ascension Platform will all be used to maintain the operation of the immortal veins. After all, the immortal veins are the foundation of Fuyu City.
Fairy, you have never practiced on the Ascension Platform before. I suggest you choose a low-grade or medium-grade Ascension Platform, so as not to practice too fast and leave some hidden dangers that will hinder your future practice."
Xu Chunniang seemed to be thinking about something. The guard's words made sense. Although the Tai Shang Xiaoyao Heart Sutra was very powerful and nothing had gone wrong so far, to be on the safe side, she would start from the middle-grade Ascension Platform and slowly adapt herself to it.
"Okay, then I'll rent the mid-grade Ascension Platform for a month."
"Okay, fairy, please follow me."
The guard was familiar with the immortal veins and terrain. After collecting a fee of one hundred immortal crystals, he quickly took Xu Chunniang to a mid-grade ascension platform.
He handed a talisman to Xu Chunniang and said, "The Ascension Platform is in front of us. This talisman can support the fairy to practice in it for a month. The usage and taboos of the Ascension Platform are also recorded in this talisman.
If the fairy plans to leave or renew her contract after one month, she can also use this talisman to send a message to me directly."
Xu Chunniang took the talisman, watched the guard leave, then turned around and looked curiously at the ascension platform in front of her.
This Ascension Platform was built on the Immortal Vein. From the outside, it looked like an exquisite little attic, and one could not see what was inside from the outside.
Xu Chunniang activated the talisman, and the gate of Shengxiantai opened, revealing an ancient space with pavilions, villages, and gurgling water, which had a leisurely charm.
It turns out that there is a space formation set up in this Ascension Platform, and there is something else going on inside.
When Xu Chunniang stepped into the Shengxian Terrace, the door closed immediately, separating the inside and outside of the Shengxian Terrace into two separate worlds.
As soon as she stepped in, her eyes fell on the waterwheel beside the rocks.
This waterwheel is a mundane thing. It is rarely seen even in the spirit world, let alone the fairy world. I didn’t expect to see one here.
After staring at the waterwheel carefully for a while, Xu Chunniang soon discovered the faint aura of formation on the waterwheel.
No, not only the waterwheel, but also the gurgling water, the rocks and houses by the water, and everything in this inner space, are filled with a faint aura of formations.
The person who set up the formation actually integrated the entire inner space into the formation!
There was a strange light in Xu Chunniang's eyes. She looked carefully at the surrounding rocks and plants, and could hardly suppress the eagerness in her heart.
She has always had a strong interest and extreme sensitivity in formations, and will seize every opportunity to learn the art of formations.
After entering the fairyland, she had to work hard for fairy crystals to make a living, and had no choice but to forget about the formation.
But the formation before her was so exquisite that she couldn't help but want to study it.