I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

There’s an internal traitor!

Zhou Yi looked at the Xuan Jing with suspicion. What could there possibly be in the Mysterious Primordial Sect worth scheming over?

A few big cats, a few small cats—altogether but a few, and the mine in the mountains belongs to the Heavenly Court. Even the right to mine has fallen into the hands of the Mountain Gods. A lofty Sect of the Immortal Dao has declined to the point where it doesn’t have enough Spirit Stones to support the protective formation!

“If it’s as you say, brother, why don’t you leave the Mysterious Primordial Sect?”

“How can I leave?”

Xuan Jing retorted, “If encountered by the Heavenly Court’s inspectors, exposing one’s cultivation and techniques, our master would have violated the heavenly laws!”

For more than thirteen hundred years, the Heavenly Court has reigned supreme, and the notion of Loose Cultivators in the world is long gone. Occasionally, if a mortal happens upon a Cultivation Technique by fortune, they must go and register at an academy and submit to a heart-testing inquiry to verify the truth of their claim.

Zhou Yi asked, “What benefits did the Heavenly Court give you, brother?”

Xuan Jing replied, “A minor official from the Heavenly Court, a Spiritual Medicine for Core Formation.”

Zhou Yi expressed his doubt, “The Mysterious Primordial Sect isn’t worth one Spiritual Medicine, even if sold ten times over, right?”

Ling Weizi truly was a Golden Elixir True Monarch, able to roam around collecting Spiritual Medicines for Core Formation, yet all rivers and mountains had already been stamped with the mark of the Heavenly Court. According to the celestial edicts, any Spiritual Medicine found on the domains of the Mountain Gods and River Lords rightfully belonged to the Heavenly Court.

If a cultivator discovers such, they are obligated to report it to the Heavenly Court, and in return receive a reward of five hundred Spirit Stones.

Privately harvesting Spiritual Medicine is tantamount to theft.

Xuan Jing slowly said, “The Heavenly Court wants to reclaim the Immortal Register of Daoist lineages.”

Zhou Yi suddenly realized and frowned slightly, “Are there other Sects that have internal traitors like you, elder brother?”

“Cough cough cough!”

On hearing this, Xuan Jing coughed a few times and rebuked, “What internal traitor? Don’t use such an unpleasant term! I am not a traitor, but only agreed to become an agent of the Heavenly Court out of necessity, for the continuation of the Mysterious Primordial Sect.”

“As I am informed, any Sect in the Dongsheng Divine Continent that is at risk of losing its legacy, the Heavenly Court will dispatch people to make contact!”

“There must be more to it, right?”

Zhou Yi said, “The Sects of the Immortal Dao wouldn’t be in decline for no reason. Isn’t it because the Heavenly Court deliberately enforces celestial edicts that hinder their legacies?”

Xuan Jing fell silent for a long time, then sighed, “The new celestial edicts are meant to ensure the peace of the divine continent. Moreover, the Heavenly Court does not aim to obliterate us. According to the law, a Daoist lineage in the Immortal Register is only allowed to take in one disciple!”

The longer the Heavenly Court has governed the Dongsheng Divine Continent, the more governance issues it uncovers, and the number of new celestial edicts grows day by day.

A thousand years have passed, and the books of celestial decrees have grown four or five times thicker than at the beginning of the Divine Enthronement. The strict laws represent the dignified authority of the Heavenly Court and compel the billions of living beings in the Dongsheng Divine Continent to live and die in accordance with the will of the Heavenly Court.

The study programs for students at the academies now place the laws of the celestial edicts on an equal footing with Buddhist and Daoist scriptures.

“It’s one thing to establish celestial edicts, but as I peruse the ancient records of our Sect, I find that the percentage of disciples dying from cultivation deviations has been significantly higher in the last few hundred years compared to a thousand years ago.”

Zhou Yi asked, “Is this the work of the Heavenly Court? If so, I will change my allegiance immediately!”

“Perhaps it is,” sighed Xuan Jing. “Apart from the academies, where else is there to turn? Legend has it that a thousand years ago, the twelve great Schools each had an unbroken chain of mortal saints. The Cultivation World today is even more flourishing, yet only three Immortal Sects barely manage to maintain!”

Zhou Yi looked surprised. Xuan Jing usually seemed straightforward, yet he possessed such insight. Zhou Yi deliberately feigned confusion and asked.

“The twelve great Schools are the foundation of the Heavenly Court. Could it be that the Heavenly Monarch dares to plot against the disciples of the great Schools?”

“Who says it’s the Heavenly Monarch who plots?”

Xuan Jing said, “Consider the Marshal of Subduing Demons, who frequently shows himself to the world. He once was a Celestial God of the carefree sect, relying on incense to achieve Divine Enthronement and breakthrough to the Supreme Elder realm, elevating the status of the great School.”

“The Ministry of Households and the Thunder Department both have True Gods who are also from the carefree sect’s Supreme Elders. In terms of the number of returnees to the void, the strength of the carefree sect has tripled!”

“And yet, how could these three Supreme Elders possibly want mere mortals above their heads? Moreover, the top disciples of the carefree sect have also joined the Heavenly Court, wholly dedicated to climbing the ranks and incense, how could they possibly breakthrough to become mortal saints?”

“Elder brother is formidable!”

Zhou Yi pretended to have an epiphany and said, “It seems that in a few thousand years, the Heaven and Earth will be entirely under the control of the Heavenly Court?”

Xuan Jing shook his head, “I’m just a disciple from a small Sect, the information I come across is only superficial. As for which stands taller between the three Immortal Sects and the Heavenly Court, I can neither guess nor see clearly.”

Zhou Yi praised, “That’s already quite formidable. At least by joining the Heavenly Court, the cultivation techniques of the Mysterious Primordial Sect will continue to be passed down.”

Xuan Jing nodded, “That is exactly what I had in mind. The trend is irreversible, we can only choose to go with the flow. Are you willing to study at the academy and become officials together in the future for mutual support?”

“Thank you for your kind intentions, elder brother,” said Zhou Yi. “My master saved my life. Even if it means death and the disappearance of my cultivation path, I will still attempt Core Formation!”

“The fact that you possess such a genuine disposition, junior brother, is why our master holds you in high regard,” said Xuan Jing. “I will cover for you for six years. Every ten years, the Heavenly Court’s agents will actively investigate the talented disciples of the major Sects.”

“Thank you, elder brother,” said Zhou Yi. He felt no contempt for Xuan Jing; within the eyes of the smaller Sects, the Heavenly Court was an invincible colossal entity.

There was no need for any Celestial Gods to take action personally—just the mere attendance of the Heavenly Court’s officials could easily obliterate a Sect!

Returning to his cave abode.

Zhou Yi pondered the actions of the Heavenly Court. He wouldn’t be able to stay in the Mysterious Primordial Sect for much longer, and in the future, there would be nowhere to hide in the Dongsheng Divine Continent.

“That Heavenly Monarch is indeed crafty, seemingly hiding behind the scenes without doing anything. First, the legacies of many small Sects are cut off, and then nine great Schools are subdued!”

“Even if the three Immortal Sects are aware of this, they cannot resist. Dozens of incense-fed True Gods fighting would cause the heavens to collapse and the earth to split.”

“The only hope lies with the Ancestral Masters from the higher realms, but worldly matters must be settled by the world. Killing the current Heavenly Monarch and replacing him with another, the end result would be the same path as now.”

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