Chapter 128: The Emperor's Seal and the Emperor's Sutra Cooperation Leader Should Be You
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After a long time, Jiajing couldn't help but let out a breath after reading the basic information about the ancient Dahao Dynasty on the scroll and skimming through some of the martial arts inheritance recorded in it.
This "Emperor's Classic, Volume Nine" tells about the era of the "Ancient Great Hao Dynasty" and an overview of the history of the Ziwei Star Region. This is a history book written by the royal family after the dynasty was collapsed.
It records the dynasty system, laws, capital, territory, era and major forces of the "Dahao Ancient Dynasty".
Of course, there is also the dynasty cultivation inheritance that Jiajing paid the most attention to. It records a volume of exercises that only the royal family and those who have the imperial seal integrated into their destiny are allowed to practice.
This volume of skills is called "Taihao Emperor Sutra".
The usage of this method is similar to that of most natal items, but there are also some differences. After laying the foundation in the world of immortal cultivation, it means that the "Basic Qi Drawing Technique" has been cultivated to perfection.
Afterwards, you can choose to practice the technique that best suits your destiny.
When fighting against an enemy, a cultivator can use his natal objects to mobilize his natal power to fight against others, which can be said to be extremely powerful.
But if the dynasty is his destiny, it means that the dynasty of the cultivator is his destiny.
This is extremely consistent with the path that Jiajing has been exploring all along. However, it can be said that no matter how things change, the essence remains the same. All methods lead to the same destination. The dynasty is special, but it is still the destiny after all.
After building the foundation, cultivators can use the power of their own life force to fight. The same principle applies to using the dynasty as the life force.
The emperor can fight with the power of the dynasty!
If the person fighting is a citizen of the dynasty, then he will naturally be suppressed. In the dynasty, the emperor is invincible. Unless your cultivation exceeds that of the emperor, and you can defeat the whole country alone.
In addition, if the officials of the dynasty have court official positions, they can also borrow the power of the dynasty. This depends on how much authority the emperor gives to those below them. The higher the official, the more he can borrow, and the lower the official, the less.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the official is appointed by the court and has the imperial seal stamped on him, because the imperial seal is a key link in the dynasty.
The Emperor's Seal is made of a stone called the Emperor's Seal Stone, which has been refined and polished. According to the "Emperor's Scripture, Volume 9", this stone is a specialty of the "Ziwei Star Region".
For example, the emperor's jade seal or the official's seal are all made of this kind of stone. Of course, the emperor's jade seal is the best quality among this kind of stone.
The Imperial Seal Stone is naturally compatible with the dynasty. If the dynasty does not have an Imperial Seal, it will be attracted if it encounters an Imperial Seal Stone.
It was for this reason that Jiajing finally understood why his destiny, the Ming Dynasty, suddenly experienced fluctuations.
"The imperial seal is used to confer titles on officials and grant fiefs..." Jiajing looked at the imperial seal stone floating above his natal Ming Dynasty, raised his hand, and the stone immediately floated onto the palm of his hand.
As he thought about it, he looked at the scroll again, which contained some details about the Emperor's Seal and the dynasty's destiny.
First of all, all officials who were granted titles would have their titles engraved on their zodiac signs after being stamped with the imperial seal.
In this way, officials can borrow the power of the dynasty.
Even those who hold official positions can use the power of the dynasty to speed up their cultivation, prolong their lifespan, and enjoy various benefits...
However, at the same time, dynasty officials were also subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court. If an official did not perform well, the emperor could punish him severely at any time, and eliminate or deprive him of his official position.
Of course, what was taken away was the official status, not the destiny. After the official was demoted to a commoner, he could still practice. This was considered the emperor's kindness to his subjects... thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all the emperor's grace.
Jiajing understood this very well.
As an emperor, all his ministers are just for his use. Some of them do the dirty work, while others do the clean and face-saving work.
The ministers who do the dirty work can be eliminated at any time, or they can be allowed to live with dignity and demoted to live out their retirement in their hometowns as common people. It all depends on their own feelings and whether they still have some humanity in their hearts.
The same is true for the Immortal Cultivation Dynasty, which can give officials official status and endless glory, and can also deal with them appropriately if they make mistakes.
However, compared to mortal dynasties, officials with official status can never betray the emperor and their own dynasty.
In addition, the imperial seal can also be used to confer titles on land.
Take the Ming Dynasty as an example. For example, if there are territories that do not belong to the Ming Dynasty, after external expansion, if these territories want to be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they need to be sealed with the imperial seal.
In this way, the natal star will accept this part of the land.
For another example, if there is a vassal state, it can also be conferred a title. After being conferred a title, it will become subject to the dynasty. The original destiny will not be integrated, but the original destiny of the other country will appear next to the original destiny. The emperor of the suzerain country has the right to check and intervene in the internal affairs of the vassal state.
And there is also the point that Jiajing is most worried about.
That is, what if someone in the territory has a dynasty as their destiny? Well, according to the "Emperor's Scripture, Volume 9", this possibility is very small, and generally there will only be one such destiny.
For example, if the emperor's destiny is the dynasty, then even if he is the crown prince, his destiny will not appear. When the emperor abdicates, he will hand over the imperial seal to the crown prince. In this way, the abdicated emperor will not be able to control the dynasty, for example, the power to confer official titles and land titles.
The natal object returns to its original function, which is to feed back the practice, but the natal object becomes the property of the crown prince.
Of course, the abdicated emperor is still the emperor emeritus and can still use the power of the dynasty to fight against others.
When the crown prince holds the imperial seal, his own destiny will evolve into a dynasty, but the essence of his destiny remains unchanged. This is similar to the spirits of ancient beasts and monsters. Some monster spirits are their original bodies.
But when the cultivation reaches a certain level, it will transform.
In other words, if the crown prince's original identity is a stone, then after taking over the imperial seal, the stone will transform into a dynasty and control the world.
People like Jiajing are naturally the destiny of the dynasty. Usually they only appear in the founding monarch. Once there is one, there will not be a second one, because there can never be two monarchs in a country. This is the rule!
As for whether some people's destiny may be a village, town, or city, it is possible. At this time, the emperor can either confer a title on them, or not, or erase it as he pleases.
As for whether they will expand their territory, of course they can. But who dares?
I understand that you want to develop the village into a town.
You can develop the town into a city.
But if you want to develop the city into a country, you will be courting death.
"That's great..." After a big doubt in his heart was resolved, Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief and set a new goal, which was to refine the imperial seal stone.
At the same time, after returning, the appointments of officials in the six ministries of the imperial cabinet must be re-stamped.
After all, after building the foundation, the natal spirit and the natal object are bound together, and the Ming Dynasty can be said to have officially embarked on the road to becoming an immortal dynasty.
Granting an official position should also be put on the agenda.
Thinking of this, Jing looked at the "Emperor's Scripture·Nine Volumes", which recorded the "Dahao Ancient Dynasty" technique "Taihao Emperor's Scripture". However, since he would practice it himself, he would naturally have to change the name.
"From now on, this volume of skills will be called 'Emperor's Scripture'." Jiajing had an idea and extracted the contents of 'Emperor's Scripture' separately.
According to the "Emperor's Scripture, Volume 9", by this time, the "Dahao Ancient Dynasty" should have been destroyed.
The royal family of the 'Dahao Ancient Dynasty' sealed their inheritance into an unrefined imperial seal stone and left 'Emperor Continent' before the ancient dynasty collapsed. Well, Emperor Continent should be a place name.
Specifically, Jiajing had no idea how long this ancient dynasty had been destroyed. From the "Emperor's Classic, Volume Nine", he learned that the reason why the "Dahao Ancient Dynasty" was destroyed was not unrelated to the environment at that time.
The emperor is incompetent, the dynasty is targeting him from outside, and everyone inside is corrupt and incompetent from top to bottom. He wants to reform internally, but there are constant conflicts outside. Then, under the collapse of both inside and outside, the empire is about to collapse.
In the Ziwei star field, there are many dynasties, and conquests between them are common. Almost every once in a while, a dynasty will be established and then collapse, and be cannibalized by other dynasties.
Different from the immortal world where Arcturus is located, the dynasty in the Ziwei star field is the only supreme existence.
No matter how powerful a sect of immortal cultivation is, its territory is always granted by the dynasty. Not to mention the high-ranking officials of the dynasty, even the local minor officials can control you at will if they comply with the law.
In some dynasties, the emperors were incompetent, the officials were corrupt, the sects colluded with the government, and corruption from top to bottom led to chaos in the country. The sects could even compete with the government.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that the emperor of every dynasty is born with the dynasty as his main destiny, there are other things as well.
After all, only a minority of people take dynasties as their destiny.
In short, there are many dynasties in the Ziwei Star Region, with various systems that are also different.
Just from what he learned from the "Imperial Scriptures, Volume Nine", Jiajing could see how huge and chaotic the Ziwei star field was compared to Arcturus, a world ruled by Confucian rules.
After suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Jiajing began to read the "Emperor's Scripture" again. It had a total of twelve levels.
The first nine levels correspond to Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, spirit transformation, emptiness training, body fusion, and Mahayana. That's right, the 'Emperor Scripture' also contains the cultivation methods for the Qi training period.
In fact, it is not uncommon to have other exercises in the Qi Refining Stage. It’s just that most sects do not have enough foundation and have not developed their own unique basic Qi-inducing exercises.
Therefore, the Qi-inducing technique that is popular on the street is used.
Well, this "popular in the streets" does not mean that the technique is bad. It is a universally applicable technique just like the "sword-wielding technique". Many giants who dominate a region also practiced this when they first started out.
It is of good quality and inexpensive and can be bought in any major city where immortals are cultivated.
But later, after establishing a large sect, if they wanted to improve their disciples, they would naturally choose a more powerful Qi-inducing technique.
If you practice the 'Emperor Scripture', your own spiritual energy will be significantly different from that of the ordinary 'Qi Drawing Technique'. The most direct difference is that the quality of your spiritual energy and the speed of practice will both be improved.
Others, like this high-quality technique, will make oneself more in tune with the spiritual energy attributes during the Qi training period, so that objects of corresponding attributes can be used to assist in cultivation.
For example, Jiajing's spiritual energy is of fire attribute, but before building the foundation, he can only practice the "Qi Attraction Technique" honestly and absorb all the spiritual energy without worrying about the attributes of the spiritual energy.
But if you practice the 'Emperor Scripture', you can use fire-attributed resources to assist in your practice, making your spiritual energy purer.
Instead of waiting until the foundation is established, switching to a method that is more attribute-oriented, and then looking for things with attributes to assist in cultivation.
To put it bluntly, it means being one step faster than others.
However, on the path of cultivation, naturally, the faster the better, the better, under the premise of ensuring quality and having no side effects.
Thinking of this, Jiajing was also very excited.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth levels are actually benchmarks for the Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal, or the realm after ascending to become an immortal. The immortal realm is not recorded.
Because if you practice the 'Emperor Scripture' to the ninth level, you can ascend to heaven.
The next realm is to ensure that one can still practice powerful techniques after ascending. This alone can show how powerful the foundation of the "Dahao Ancient Dynasty" was when it was glorious.
If one can cultivate to the tenth level in the Mahayana period, he can fight against a three-tribulation immortal; if he can cultivate to the eleventh level, he can fight against a six-tribulation immortal; if he can cultivate to the twelfth level, he can fight against a nine-tribulation immortal. If a real fight breaks out, the immortal will surely die!
Why? Because every immortal has to go through every calamity, and always have to ensure that they are in perfect condition to face the thunder. Even if an immortal is powerful, he will not easily start a battle against a Mahayana, but will mostly choose to retreat.
In the world of cultivating immortals, no one who can cultivate to the Mahayana stage is "naked" in terms of background, opportunity, talent, and treasures.
Therefore, it is the case that unless there is no hope left or the sect or family is facing a catastrophic disaster, all the immortals will stay at home and keep themselves in a perfect and unharmed state at all times.
"Huh," Jiajing exhaled lightly, put away the 'Emperor's Scripture', and looked at the Emperor's Seal Stone spinning on his life, "Once this matter is over, I will start to replace the skills."
"Then find some fire-attributed auxiliary items to practice, and strive to build the foundation as soon as possible. After that, I have to refine the Emperor Seal Stone and cast the Emperor Seal."
After exiting the sea of consciousness, Jiajing glanced at the sky. It was still drizzling. After removing the restriction, he began to meditate with peace of mind.
The rain then got heavier and then lighter, and then lighter and then heavier.
It was not until the sky gradually darkened and the lights in the wild market were brightly lit that there was a knock on the door and Liu Quan rushed back from the sect.
"Sir, the headmaster has made a decision." As soon as he entered the room, without waiting for Jiajing to ask, Liu Quan said directly: "The headmaster agrees to cooperate!"
Jiajing was not surprised to hear Liu Quan say that Dugu Ying agreed to cooperate with Li Changqing. Although they had not had much contact, Jiajing could tell from Liu Quan's narration of the past of Black Wind Village that Dugu Ying, as the leader, was decisive and daring.
Most importantly, don’t be afraid of failure!
Otherwise, with so many independent cultivators and many bandit bosses with impressive cultivation bases, he and Huang Fenggu would not be the only ones who could reach this point.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?" Jiajing got down from the bed and sat down in front of the small table in front of the window.
Liu Quan came and sat down opposite Jiajing.
"The headmaster said that since the sect's management and development has been handed over to me and my husband, no matter what decisions we make in the future, we don't have to inform him. Since he chooses to believe in it, he will support it unconditionally!"
Hearing this, Jiajing nodded slightly and said, "In this case, I will reply to Li Changqing tomorrow."
"Yes," Liu Quan nodded, and then suddenly seemed to be hesitant to speak. Seeing this, Jiajing naturally saw through his thoughts and immediately said, "You want to ask, what should I do next? If the head of the sect does not cooperate, how can I break the situation?"
"Hey," Liu Quan smiled and did not hide his thoughts after being seen through by Jiajing, "Nothing can be hidden from you, sir!"
"If the headmaster refuses to cooperate, we can only negotiate with Wuqing Mountain. If the headmaster cooperates, we have the academy as our backer..." At this point, Jiajing paused, shook his head and said, "We will try our best to take advantage of the situation and grow stronger!"
"As long as we have enough hard power, even if something unexpected happens in the future, we will have more options when danger comes."
"We should pay more attention to the developments of the academy in the future," Jiajing said, looking at Liu Quan seriously and said, "Dahuang is a new land. The one from Baima Tower and Li Changqing from Yeshi can take charge of the southeast area."
"This means that at least within the academy, it is considered a powerful faction. There is no need to worry about any unexpected changes in the short term."
"At the same time, if possible, we can try to establish connections with people from the academy in the southwest, northwest, and northeast, and even in the Central Plains, and develop and grow at the same time."
“Only a tree with deep roots can stand tall.”
"Even if Li Changqing and others fall in the future due to the struggle among the top leaders, we will still be useful in the eyes of the newcomers. If we are useful, we will not be easily dealt with. This is what it means to be a big and invincible person!"
Hearing Jiajing's words, Liu Quan took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and said, "I understand!"
Originally, Daming only wanted to develop steadily in secret, but now it has no choice, so it simply takes advantage of the situation to develop, while also developing its network of contacts in the academy, so as not to put all its eggs in one basket.
Once it becomes a big and invincible entity, people coming from the academy will only think about conquering it and using it for their own purposes, rather than eliminating it.
Because eliminating a super-large company is equivalent to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. If it can be sustained over the long term, no one will do this.
Silent all night.
The second day was still cloudy and rainy. Jiajing took Liu Quan to reach a cooperation with Li Changqing and signed a blood contract.
There were three copies of the blood contract in total, one for Li Changqing and one for Jiajing, and the other was sent to the sect by Liu Quan and signed by Dugu Ying.
"Mr. Zhu, are you wondering why you are asked to sign a blood contract?" Li Changqing bowed, picked up the blood contract on the table and took a look at it, then looked up at Jiajing.
"Well," seeing Jiajing's calm expression, as if he was not surprised at all, Li Changqing smiled and said, "It seems that you understand, sir. That's right, you are the one I like!"
"As for the Great Ming Immortal Sect, to be honest, I don't think much of it. If I want, I can always support a force to work for me, but talents like you are rare."
"Sir, do you have any questions?" Li Changqing said, then picked up the teacup, blew on the hot tea and said.
"Some businesses will inevitably touch upon the rules of the academy. How does Mr. Li plan to circumvent them?" Jiajing wanted to test the power of Li Changqing behind the academy.
Li Changqing looked at Jiajing deeply. He understood the hidden meaning of Jiajing's words. He glanced at the rainy and foggy market outside the window and said in a faint voice, "Big bamboo, white horse, autumn chrysanthemum, proud of frost."
"These are the four most powerful academies in Arcturus. In addition, there are a number of large and small academies that also originated from the four major academies."
"The White Horse Academy is led by the upper, middle and lower three veins. My Li family is the first among the three middle veins. Our family lives alone on a big star outside of 'Arcturus'." After saying this, Li Changqing said no more.
Hearing Li Changqing say this, even though Jiajing was well prepared, he couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's background.
He had thought that the power behind Li Changqing was not simple, and even in the entire Baima Academy, he must not be an inferior existence, otherwise he would not have been sent to take charge of this new land in the Great Wilderness.
Unexpectedly, the other party's family is one of the founding families of the White Horse Academy, a behemoth that rules countless territories of "Arcturus". Although it is one of the middle three veins, ranking first is extraordinary enough.
But soon, Jiajing calmed down again.
"Is there a chance that the middle three meridians can rise to become the upper three meridians?" Jiajing, who had calmed down, asked a key question.
"Of course." Li Changqing answered directly and frankly.
After hearing this, Jiajing immediately understood that there was indeed factional fighting in the White Horse Academy.
The position is high and the power is great, but the struggle is also more brutal. If you are not careful, you will fall from the highest point and be smashed to pieces.
"The opening of the Great Wilderness was a joint decision of the three veins. Of the twelve major cities for cultivating immortals, seven are occupied by the three upper veins." Having said that, and since they are partners, Li Changqing was not stingy in sharing some inside information.
"My Li family occupies two of the three central meridians," he said with a slight smile, "I believe you have guessed it, yes, it is Sifang City, Southeast City, and most of the southeast region!"
"The remaining two families will occupy one each. The three lower clans will jointly divide up the remaining immortal cultivation city and the surrounding areas..."
"Are you satisfied with the remaining two veins and the lower three veins?" Although Jiajing was asking, his tone was very affirmative.
"Of course I'm unwilling to accept this, so..." Li Changqing said in a leisurely tone, "That's why evil cultivators are causing chaos, isn't it?"
The evil cultivators’ rebellion is the result of internal strife in the academy!
There was a flash of surprise in Jiajing's eyes, but then he regained his composure. It was unexpected, but also reasonable.
The evil cultivator came from the Central Plains to the Great Wilderness and caused such a big fuss. Despite the strength of the academy, they were not able to catch him. Who would believe that there is no trick?
This made Jiajing think of the Ming Dynasty. When the national policy was to station troops to promote agriculture, the Yan Party and the Qingliu Party fought against each other and did not hesitate to disrupt Datong.
Isn't the purpose of this to defeat one party and take over? The academy is a large-scale mutated dynasty. Its management and internal factional struggles are all the same.
Jiajing has seen a lot of these!
If the lower three veins defeat the middle three veins, and there is trouble, they can take over the territory of the middle three veins, and the same goes for the middle three veins. They can fight among themselves, or defeat the upper three veins at the same time.
In the end, the worst that could happen is that there would be unrest in the Great Wilderness. If the situation gets out of hand by then, the president of the academy will make the final decision.
Well, there is no such thing as a head of the academy, there is only a dean.
"I hope that the official decree for clearing the wasteland can be issued as soon as possible." Not wanting to get too involved in the internal struggles of the academy, Jiajing changed the subject and did not forget the first important matter since the cooperation between the two parties.
Since most of the southeastern region, including Sifang City and Southeast City, is controlled by the Li family of the academy, deciding the ownership of a small wasteland is nothing.
"The edict will be issued tomorrow." Li Changqing answered casually.
Afterwards, Jiajing did not ask much about the evil cultivators, and Li Changqing did not say much either. But presumably, the Li family would not sit and wait to be schemed against by others, and would certainly fight back next.
From now on, the entire southeast will no longer be peaceful.
Now that this matter is over, he will not easily step out of the sect again unless it is necessary.
"Mr. Zhu," Li Changqing suddenly said, "I still think that you should be the leader of the Daming Immortal Sect."
Hearing this, Jiajing's face remained calm, without any change in expression, making Li Changqing unable to guess what he was thinking.
"Tap, tap, tap." At this time, footsteps were heard downstairs. Liu Quan walked up and said, "Has the blood contract taken effect?"
Li Changqing smiled slightly, picked up the blood contract on the table, looked at the third person's name that appeared in the lower right corner, and said, "It's effective."
"In that case, we'll take our leave then." Jiajing stood up and said.
"Okay, I'll see you off." Li Changqing stood up and raised his hand, motioning for the two to go first. He didn't care that Jiajing didn't respond just now.
At this point, the trip to the wild market is over.
The gains were huge. First of all, the problem of trade routes was basically solved. Secondly, it established a connection with the academy.
Looking around, among all the sects in the southeast, only the Daming Immortal Sect and the Huangfeng Valley have no background or support and are clean and innocent.
However, compared to the Ming Dynasty, Huangfeng Valley is involved with the Qingyuan Immortal Sect, the Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect and the Academy, and the interest factions behind it are too complicated.
Only the Ming Dynasty remained clean and innocent.
Perhaps this is also the reason why Li Changqing chose Ming Dynasty.
As for the second daughter of Huang Feng, the head of Huang Feng Valley, entering the academy, Li Changqing did not approach Huang Feng Valley, so it is basically certain that Huang Feng's second daughter does not belong to the Li family of the middle three veins.
"Boom, boom, boom." The shuttle roared, carrying Jiajing and Liu Quan into the sky, heading towards the sect.
Looking at the wild market in the distance that was gradually getting smaller and disappearing from sight, Jiajing stood on the shuttle deck, thinking a lot in his mind.
Now that the matter is settled, what Jiajing needs to do next is to transform his skills and refine the Emperor's Seal Stone as soon as possible to turn it into the Emperor's Seal. Then he will continue to practice in seclusion and strive to break through the foundation as soon as possible.
"I hope I can build the foundation within two years at the latest!"
"..."
There are more updates. I will continue to update after having a meal~
(End of this chapter)
