Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 822

[Chapter 820: Divine Seal Completed]

Soon after.

The main gate of Gan Mansion.

Under the incense table, Gan Yu, along with his wives, concubines, children, servants, and maids… were kneeling on the ground.

A cloud of auspiciousness descended in front of them, and an angel in the middle of it slowly unfolded the imperial edict and read out:

“The Emperor of Heaven and Order decrees: Jinshi Gan Yu, who is loyal to the king and educates the people, is granted the eighth-rank Taishang Daoting Beidou secret scroll and is appointed as the eighth-rank loyal and brave lieutenant of Heishi County, Panlong Prefecture. I decree this!”

After the angel finished reading the imperial edict, he shrilly said, “Master Gan, accept the edict!”

Gan Yu looked like she was half crying and half laughing, with some resistance in her heart.

But as someone who had been “granted the ordination certificate”, facing the imperial edict and angels representing the majesty of the emperor, he had no way of resisting and could only kowtow: “Your Highness Gan Yu, I accept the order and thank you!”

Even if the court sentenced him to death by drinking a cup of poison, Gan Yu could do the same.

As he kowtowed, a Taoist scroll suddenly shone brightly, floated down, and replaced the original Taoist scroll in Gan Yu’s body.

Gan Yu stood up, with only one thought in his mind: “Who is trying to harm me?!”

If it were any other county, and they were promoted from the ninth rank all the way to the eighth rank, instantly rising one rank or two levels, then he would have to kneel down and kowtow to the person who promoted him.

Although officials in the government believe in taking one step at a time, they despise and resist these “lucky villains” who get promoted by helicopter.

But he didn’t want to hold a high-ranking official position and be recorded in history.

Only those scholars who aspire to become famous officials and powerful ministers would care about such evaluations. They would strive to climb up step by step while also having a solid foundation and making many friends.

But Gan Yu was unlikely to reach the fifth rank in his lifetime, so being promoted was a good thing!
Being successfully selected as an official and having a divine position was something he should be grateful for.

As for the continuous upgrade of grades? That would be a great thing… After all, it is difficult to upgrade to a divine grade, and each grade represents a huge gap in strength.

The difference in strength is the difference in status and treatment!

Considering how difficult it was to get promoted in the imperial court, being a Jinshi was nothing, and there were many people who wasted their time until they died of old age.

Moreover, the actual positions are much lower than those of the casual officials, and there are very few with the same rank.

But Panlongfu Heishi County?
Who doesn’t know that Panlongfu is located in Zhuzhou, where rebellions have been raging in the past twenty years!

As a Jinshi, Gan Yu had access to intelligence from the government, and he knew that since the Black Cloud Mountain God rebelled twenty years ago, the court had sent high-ranking officials to suppress the rebellion, but they were all defeated!
From the fifth-rank guerrilla general at the beginning, to the third-rank mighty general later, and even the governor-general and the Grand Master…

How many famous ministers and generals who were famous throughout the world were all deceived by Zhuzhou…

Countless successful candidates in the capital also died in that bottomless pit.

If ten years ago, there were still Jinshi who tried their best to become an official, nowadays, many Jinshi do not want to die in Zhuzhou even if they cannot become an official in their lifetime!

Why is it that now, this hard task has fallen on me again?

Gan Yu wanted to cry but had no tears.

But the same thing goes, once the imperial decree is issued, even if it means killing his entire family and exterminating his entire clan… the majesty of the Taoist law is so intimidating that Gan Yu can only respectfully accept the order and express gratitude!

Now that he has been promoted to captain, he naturally has to go.

“Please, angel, do me a favor and allow me to prepare some wine for you…”

Gan Yu calmed himself down and decided to keep the angel and find out more.

But the angel smiled and said, “I have other official business to attend to, so I won’t stay any longer. Lord Gan, please take note and take up your post within a month, otherwise you will be executed if you fail to do so…”

Gan Yu looked at the angel’s departing back, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart: “Official business… do I have to go and announce the imperial edict… Is there not enough redundant officials in the Dao Court?”

When he thought of this, he felt a chill in his heart.

How brutal was the battle for state control?

…

State by state.

Mei Changkong controlled a magical flying sword and moved freely among a group of officers and soldiers.

“Traitor, die!”

A general roared, leaped into the air, and thrust his spear forward.

But the next moment, a talisman on Mei Changkong’s body burned and turned into an extremely thick rock shield.

The spear stabbed into the rock and broke immediately.

Mei Changkong controlled the flying sword and pierced the general’s heart with it. The cold sword energy madly destroyed his soul.

“Kill…kill the thief…”

The general’s eyes glared with anger, but he eventually died.

“Haha, that feels great!”

After Mei Changkong established his foundation, he looked younger. He controlled the flying sword and beheaded all the remaining officers and soldiers, then flew away on the sword.

He was favored by the mountain god, who granted him a panacea. He finally succeeded in building his foundation ten years ago, and then went to kill the thief Cao.

From then on, he became a rebel in Zhuzhou.

There is a saying in this world that “the law does not apply to nobles”. Even those Taoists who have achieved success in their practice find it difficult to use magic to confuse nobles, let alone rebel.

The reason was that he took a shortcut and submitted to Taoist laws by receiving the ordination certificate.

Even if the method is successful, if it is used on high-ranking officials, it would be an act of insubordination, and naturally there would be no good results…

But Mei Changkong is different. He has not been ordained, and he practices Taoist techniques. He is not restricted by the Taoist court and is a real rebel.

In recent years, he has been killing many officers and soldiers with his sword, which really frightened the government.

But Mei Changkong just felt happy.

Black Cloud Mountain, the Mountain God’s Palace.

Mei Changkong pressed down the escape light, and saw the white boy coming out: “The mountain god has summoned you!”

His face became serious: “I’ll go right away.”

When Mei Changkong walked into the mountain, he saw a magnificent hall. Compared with the simple hall of twenty years ago, it was a completely different world.

A young mountain god wearing a green crown was sitting on the throne. He had a majestic appearance and above his head was a green cloud, as clear as jade, which shocked Mei Changkong at the sight.

“Meet the mountain god.”

When he saw Fang Xi, he immediately bowed.

“There is a bloody aura and resentment in you… Did you go to slaughter those officers and soldiers again?” Fang Xi opened his eyes and said lightly.

“Those imperial officials and soldiers who dare to come to Zhuzhou do not take the Mountain God seriously and should be killed…” Mei Changkong answered firmly.

Fang Xi couldn’t help but remain silent.

After a moment, he said, “Too much killing and too much evil will be bad for you.”

Mei Changkong knelt with his back straight: “Lord Mountain God, only the way of gods emphasizes merits and virtues, I practice the way of immortals… Immortals are unrestrained, you can kill thousands of people, but God will not reward you, you can kill tens of millions of people, but there will be no punishment…”

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“……”

Fang Xi couldn’t help but remain silent, as he always felt that Mei Changkong seemed to have grown crooked.

But it doesn’t matter, he is just a guinea pig for the immortal technique.

“I didn’t expect that he would be a sword cultivator…”

“But… although the immortal path is unfettered, people cannot live in a vacuum. Immortal practitioners live in this world, taking the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to practice, and will naturally be affected by heaven and earth… The luck and cause and effect laws of this world are very strict.”

“There has been too much killing, I’m afraid there will be retribution…”

Above Fang Xi’s head, a luck-inducing Gu was leisurely swimming in the green clouds.

Under his gaze, a three-foot-long beam of light appeared above Mei Changkong’s head, like a long sword, emitting a sharp edge that was dazzling.

This is the fate of his sword cultivation and foundation building skills.

And above the three-foot mark, there was a blood-red cloud, almost forming a situation like a dark cloud covering the sky.

The reason why he didn’t fall completely was, firstly, Mei Changkong’s own cultivation could withstand it, and secondly, he was favored by the mountain god himself.

I saw a green line like a fishing line, although it was weak, but it was “hooking” the layer of blood-red evil spirit and preventing it from falling.

This is Fang Xi’s favor.

If he ever loses interest and this strand of green luck is cut off, it will be hard for Mei Changkong to survive the backlash of this causal luck…

“Forget it, go down.”

He just gave this person some advice, waved his hand to let Mei Changkong leave, and was silent for a moment before he waved his sleeves.

A jade-like divine power instantly blocked the entire hall.

Above his head, deep in the blue clouds, there was a Shinto talisman that looked like green jade, with purple divine writing on it, which read: ‘The Third-Rank Black Mountain God’!
Fang Xi was originally the fourth-rank Black Cloud Mountain God, but later he rebelled and seized Lianyun Mountain.

He then defeated the various conquest armies of the imperial court and gradually occupied Zhuzhou. He either killed or incorporated the local mountain gods, land gods, city gods and other local gods. He had unified the land veins of Zhuzhou and occupied the most core section of the dragon vein. He changed the Black Cloud Mountain to Black Mountain as the center of Zhuzhou.

As the Black Mountain God, I was promoted to the third rank!

“A third-rank deity, his divine power is pure green, without a trace of gold… but this seems to be the limit of the incense luck in a state.”

Fang Xi murmured.

This third-rank divine position is supported by the spiritual power of the land veins of each state. It has nothing to do with his own strength. It is pure divine power.

“In addition… the incarnation of the heretic is also having a lot of fun in Panlong Lake… He has now called himself the ‘Great Sage of Troubled Waters’, and has driven the Lord of Panlong Lake out of the lake, occupying its Dragon Palace… He has also captured a lot of clam girls, dragon girls, and shell girls to play with…”

Practically speaking, even without the cooperation of the external incarnations, it would not be difficult for the Shinto incarnations to occupy each state. It would be more appropriate to call him ‘the Great Sage of Mischief’.

The most dangerous time was when the Grand Tutor of the first rank of Dao Ting set up a large formation.

It is equivalent to a cultivator who has reached the pinnacle of spiritual transformation setting up a formation. Although with the power of the gods, that trap can kill even a cultivator who has reached the pinnacle of spiritual transformation.

But to the Shinto incarnation who had already reached the sixth level, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Since that incident, the Dao Court seemed to have completely collapsed. Apart from occasionally sending some low-level gods to die, officials above the third rank have not shown up anymore.

“It seems that they are acquiescing in the loss of each state, but they cannot admit it. They can only send some unlucky people here every year to make a show… and by the way, they can also use up some redundant officials? Is this the legendary turning a bad thing into a happy thing?”

“As expected, crisis is crisis, and where there is crisis there is opportunity… I am reducing the burden on the Dao Court. If you want to recruit me, I will at least give you a higher rank…”

Fang Xi thought jokingly.

In fact, up to now, he has almost nothing to ask of Dao Ting.

I’ve been dragging it on for another reason.

A green light flashed in his hand, and a seal appeared.

The seal is as green as jade, and it doesn’t look like a stone seal at all. It is the former ‘Treasure of Qing Tongjun’!
After Fang Xi’s uninterrupted 20 years of sacrifice and refinement with green divine power, it gradually faded away from the surface of the divine object, revealing its true nature.

Even the cracks were gradually healing, and now only a few traces remained.

“Once I refine this seal, I will become the emperor’s father!”

Fang Xi could sense that this seal was only a step away from being completely refined.

He no longer hesitated, and the green divine power above his head fell like a waterfall, pouring into the divine seal.

The last crack on the azure divine seal healed, and suddenly there was a clear sound, and a bright light shone.

Then, mysterious information poured into Fang Xi’s sea of consciousness.

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face!
(End of this chapter)