Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman-Chapter 666 - 362: Canghao Realm!_2

There were also dedicated side halls housing Emperor Canghao’s divine statue, and the incense fire was always strong.

After all, although cultivators were displeased with the court being established over their heads,

and meddling in everything,

as for the commoners, compared to their previous lives, they could clearly feel that things had improved somewhat.

Although most of the income from a year of hard labor still had to be paid out,

at least having enough food and clothing for the whole family wasn’t a big problem.

Sometimes, the court would even strike like thunderbolt in the name of sheltering evil cultivators, directly annihilating the local sect.

Besides being able to distribute a lot more land to the local people,

the agricultural taxes would also be significantly reduced.

Furthermore, in every county, this emperor had also set up Reporting Drums.

Commoners could also beat the drum to report grievances or other anomalies to the Immortal Envoy.

And from time to time, proclamations were posted to inform all that whoever discovered traces of evil cultivators and sounded the Reporting Drum would ascend to heaven in one step.

Not only did they eliminate the evil cultivators or demonic beings that plagued the countryside,

but they themselves also received rewards; for commoners, this meant obtaining Spiritual Medicine to become a cultivator and a large sum of money.

For cultivators, it meant being guaranteed a spot as an Outer Sect disciple in a sect under the court’s jurisdiction.

And it was clearly stated that when they no longer wished to continue cultivation, upon retiring to their hometowns, they would at least enjoy high official rank and generous remuneration within a county’s territory.

As Su Ping delved deeper, he became more and more astonished, feeling that this emperor was undoubtedly a Child of Destiny from a grand world.

The Old Ancestors of those top sects probably also realized this, hence they didn’t wish to oppose the world consciousness and chose to compromise and withdraw.

Especially in this current period when the invasion of evil Qi is intensifying.

They probably felt fortunate for not having antagonized the world consciousness for short-term benefits after the recent intensifications of the Evils Qi Tides.

Otherwise, when facing the Evil Qi Tide, they would only be in a tougher position!

After gaining a good understanding, Su Ping stealthily probed with his divine thought.

He discovered that the side hall’s Emperor’s Divine Statue was predominantly black and white, and appeared tall and powerful.

The statue’s face was covered by a mask, revealing only bright strong eyes and a vertical eye on the forehead.

Upon close inspection, Su Ping thought of the Erlang God from Water Blue Star.

Apart from the attire being somewhat different, the other aspects looked quite similar.

Additionally, Su Ping also saw the dense Incense Fire Wish Power on the Emperor’s Divine Statue,

and he could see dozens of white threads flying out from the statue, linking it to unknown existences.

Touching his chin, Su Ping eventually abandoned the bold idea of tracing the connections further.

According to the Heavenly Tathagata’s plan,

Su Ping’s visit this time was solely for gathering intelligence.

Once enough intelligence was collected, the Heavenly Tathagata would use his trump card in conjunction with the arrival of the next Evil Qi Tide when pressures upon the Canghao Realm would multiply,

then they would seize the opportunity to emerge from their stronghold.

In the ensuing chaos, they would capture the Ancient Divine Tree, Jianmu.

"Phew!"

After retracting his divine thought, Su Ping stepped out of the temple gate.

Thereafter, Su Ping immediately felt an invisible colossal being passing overhead in the sky.

Inside that colossal being was a scanning magic treasure sweeping over Su Ping.

However, the focus seemed to be on searching for evil Qi.

After confirming that there was no evil Qi on Su Ping, it merely touched him and promptly departed.

"This Canghao Continent is much harsher on evil cultivators than other small worlds,"

"Every evil cultivator here is indeed like a rat crossing the street, chased by everyone,"

"Fortunately, I am filled with righteousness, great compassion, and fear no inspection whatsoever!"

Su Ping shook his sleeves, silently sensing the inner armor plastered with Fox God amulets on his chest,

and also the Fifth Tier Qi Concealing Talisman that had been activated with his Blood Talisman Spirit Body’s blood upon entering the Canghao Realm.

Su Ping, appearing merely as a somewhat handsome Qi Cultivation Loose Cultivator holding an identity wooden tablet given by the temple, proceeded to descend the mountain.

The old monk in the temple watched Su Ping depart down the mountain,

then immediately returned to his bedroom, closed his eyes, and reported to the Heavenly Tathagata.

Before long, after receiving the Heavenly Tathagata’s promise of rewards, he opened his eyes with a look of joy.

Although this old monk’s identity was that of an evil cultivator,

the Cultivation Technique he practiced lacked any hint of evil Qi, instead, it was filled with the grand and magnificent aura of Buddhist Sect Techniques.

It was for this reason that these monks have managed to avoid being caught by patrolling forces for so long.

While Su Ping quickly made his way to the small city at the base of the temple mountain,

referred to as a small city, in Su Ping’s view, it wasn’t small at all.

After all, the Canghao Continent was a grand world, abundant in Spiritual Energy and resources.

Even a small city had sufficient production capacity to be built high and secure.

The city walls were a hundred meters tall, with a circumference of a hundred thousand meters.

Atop the city walls, every thousand meters stood a thick Array Flag, from which a powerful aura was slowly released, intimidating the cultivators within the city.

After paying two Low Grade Spirit Stones, Su Ping was allowed to enter the city.

Inside the city, it appeared prosperous, with streets and districts well-organized.

Besides the continuous flow of traffic on the ground,

the sky was occasionally trafficked by flying artifacts and Immortal Animals carrying both cultivators and mortals.

At a glance, Su Ping could feel that mortals did not hold as low a status as they did in other Small Worlds.

At least at the stage of Low Tier cultivators.

Compared to the distinction between immortals and mortals,

the abundance or lack of Spirit Stones was a more significant determinant of one’s status.

Mortals with Spirit Stones could hire cultivators to work for them.

Cultivators without Spirit Stones could only go to the marketplace to sign up for work.

Of course, such cultivators were generally Qi Cultivation cultivators without any backing or sect.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, they were considered Loose Cultivators with poor Spirit Roots.

With a bit more thought, Su Ping understood.

In this Canghao Realm, it was very likely that every household had ancestors who were cultivators, or even great cultivators.

Moreover, it was not rare for a large number of cultivator relatives to still be alive.

After all, with plentiful resources here, the ratio of Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul cultivators far exceeded that of the Small Worlds.

And those who reached Golden Core would have a basic lifespan of over five hundred years,

while those who reached Nascent Soul realm would have a basic lifespan of a thousand years.

Add to that the life-extending cultivation techniques and various panaceas,

the probability was high that every household had Golden Core or even Nascent Soul realm ancestors who continued to live.

...

One day later.

Su Ping walked out from the Heavenly Girl Building.

He felt that the cuisine of the Canghao Realm did have some unique characteristics,

although it also consumed quite a bit of Spirit Stones.

For most Qi Cultivation cultivators, they probably could only afford to enjoy such luxury once every few years.

Su Ping stretched and yawned.

Recalling the information he had inquired about last night in the Heavenly Girl Building, an idea struck him.

He registered as a Loose Cultivator at the city square and signed up for a guest position at a minor sect.

Su Ping revealed a Qi Cultivation Perfection aura, crucially demonstrating the Hundred-Armed Illusion Shadow Dharma Aspect.

He instantly defeated the other competitors,

and successfully secured the position of an Outer Sect Guest Elder at the Qingfeng Sect.

Thus, he had attained his first official occupation in the Canghao Realm.

Thereafter,

the Reward and Punishment Elder of Qingfeng Sect, upon seeing the young and somewhat handsome new Guest Elder, suddenly took out one demon beast after another from his storage bag in the hall.

Among these demon beasts, there were no lack of powerful creatures at the Late Period and even Perfection of Qi Cultivation.

Yet, all were slain with one strike, without exception.

The Reward and Punishment Elder stood up, meticulously scanned the carcasses of the demon beasts, and then turned his gaze to Su Ping.

Golden light flickered in his eyes.

However, despite all his efforts, the Su Ping in his eyes remained only a Qi Cultivation cultivator.

Swallowing hard, this Foundation Establishment Late Period Reward and Punishment Elder’s attitude toward Su Ping became respectful.

Whether the other party had a concealed item hiding his cultivation, or he truly was a once-in-a-millennium cultivation genius in combat,

the oldest elder of Qingfeng Sect understood one thing:

Neither of these were entities he could afford to offend, not to mention that they couldn’t be offended by a small sect like Qingfeng, which only survived by virtue of the Sect Leader charmingly marrying the daughter of a General!

He earnestly exchanged Merit Points for Su Ping,

and granted him the highest level of access within Qingfeng Sect.

Su Ping was able to smoothly enter the Sect’s Book Pavilion, and with a sweep of his Divine Thought,

he recorded all the books and the Inheritance Jade Scrolls within his mind.

Simultaneously, he took this opportunity to study the Formation of the Book Pavilion,

gaining insights into the similarities and differences of formations in the Canghao Realm compared to other Small Worlds,

as preparation in case he ever needed to infiltrate other sects’ Book Pavilions or inheritances in the future.

In the meantime, the Sect Leader of Qingfeng Sect noticed an anomaly in the Book Pavilion and wanted to investigate,

but was promptly stopped by the hurriedly arriving Reward and Punishment Elder.

Upon hearing about the situation, the Sect Leader stealthily checked his life-saving Jade Pendant.

Finding it untainted by Evil Qi, he was reassured and quietly left.

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