Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

The 1530th year of Jiajing.

Twenty-nine years, almost thirty years, have passed since the last dispute between the Crown Prince and the Yan Party, the Minister of Justice Ma Xingjun, and the abolition of the immortal clan behind him.

Over the past thirty years, more and more officials have been removed from office.

In addition to officials at the six ministry levels, there were also six vice ministers, deputy ministers, and even quite a few provincial-level officials who were implicated because of the crimes committed by the immortals behind them.

In addition, the families of all the high-ranking officials who were exposed were not spared and all of them had their destiny abolished.

Because the actions of these officials and their families almost entirely affected and damaged the interests of the lower-level monks, they received support from the common monks.

Even though the imperial court took frequent actions during these thirty years and dealt with one high-ranking official after another, causing panic among officials, the common people at the bottom still talked about it with relish and were happy to see it happen!

Whenever an official is brought down, there will be cheers and applause on the spiritual network.

However, before any great changes in the world, there will always be a group of creatures with a keen sense of smell who will notice the difference.

There is no doubt that in just thirty years, countless officials have been brought down. Although officials at the six ministerial levels have only been dealt with once or twice, such frequent handling of officials has led to the abolition of the immortal race's destiny.

This situation seems abnormal to some people.

However, these people couldn't tell what was wrong, they just felt inexplicably uneasy.

Even if some people on the spiritual network who claim to be sober expressed their opinions, they were quickly drowned out by the general trend of public opinion, as if an invisible hand was covering their mouths.

It is precisely because of this that some people who are self-aware and have seen through the essence of the whole matter are becoming increasingly panicked.

Yet their flowers were of no use.

Everything that is supposed to happen is still happening, and senior officials are constantly being brought down and punished.

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The 1,560th year of the Jiajing reign.

The Minister of Rites, Li Zhi, was punished for corruption, bribery, and slandering the court. The immortal clan behind him was arrested for exploiting low-level monks in the local area and even selling their own destiny.

June, the 1560th year of the Jiajing reign.

The Minister of Rites, Li Zhi, was imprisoned in Qiankun for life and was not allowed to leave without an imperial decree. The entire Li family was abolished.

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The 1600th year of the Jiajing reign, the last month of December.

The Minister of Dali Temple, Zhao Mingjing, was imprisoned for life and was never allowed to leave the Qiankun Realm. The family behind him was abolished.

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In the second month of the 1645th year of the Jiajing reign, the end of the year.

The Minister of Works, Xu Fan, resigned from the post and was replaced by the Left Vice Minister of Works, a craftsman from Lu.

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The 1,699th year of the Jiajing reign.

Junior Cabinet Minister Yan Shifan resigned from his post as Minister of Revenue as he began preparations for his ascension.

However, what no one expected was that the Ministry of Revenue was, as everyone knew, the cash cow of the Yan family. Even if Yan Shifan stepped down, the new Shangshu position should have been taken by Zhao Qiansun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. But in the end, it was taken by Li Gongzheng, the former Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

The Dali Temple originally belonged to the prince's lineage.

The former Dali Temple Minister was abolished in the 1600th year of Jiajing, and the successor should have been Li Gongzheng, the Shaoqing. But in the end, it was a small prefect from the Yan Party who took over.

Now the Minister of Revenue has been replaced by Li Gongzheng, who is from the prince's lineage. To anyone, this seems like the Yan Party is fighting against the prince.

This court dispute has lasted for hundreds of years. Countless officials have been implicated and countless immortals have had their fates abolished.

In the imperial court, officials at the six ministries were almost all replaced over the past few hundred years.

However, some people have discovered that all the newly promoted officials have one thing in common.

That is, there is no huge immortal clan behind them!
Even though some officials have their own immortal clans behind them, they are nothing compared to the immortal clans of the officials of the original six ministries.

Some people with a keen sense of smell suddenly discovered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be intentionally targeting those top immortals!
This discovery immediately made countless people shudder.

You must know that in the current Ming Dynasty, there are many powerful forces that evolved from sects and families in the past.

Some of these former sects and families have now transformed into companies and chambers of commerce, while others still exist in the secret realm in the form of sects and families.

Some sects and families with profound heritage have even settled on some stars outside the Ming Dynasty's main world.

The top immortals in the court were abolished one after another. After the upper class was abolished, would those officials allow there to be someone stronger than themselves?

Suddenly, many top forces panicked!
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Jiajing 1,800 years.

Well, it has been 1,600 years since the Jiajing reign and exactly 200 years since Zhao Mingjing was deposed.

This time, another senior official from one of the six ministries was dealt with. This time the person dealt with was the Minister of Justice, Li Fayan.

The former Minister of Punishments was concurrently held by Yu Dayou. After Yu Dayou stepped down, the position was taken over by Li Fayan, the Left Vice Minister.

Of course, apart from the common people and monks at the lower level who were just watching the fun, anyone with a little bit of insight would see the trick.

Because the people who were dealt with this time were no longer from the Yan Party, nor from the lineage of the Crown Prince, but from the lineage of King Jing.

When Li Chengwu was defeated, the Yan Party and the other kings divided up the power in the court, and the Jing Palace got the Ministry of Justice and the Shenjinying Camp.

No one expected that Prince Jing's Mansion was suddenly involved.

Logically speaking, the struggle between the Yan Party and the Prince's lineage had already become as intense as fire and water, and was tending to become white-hot.

In the eyes of all those who are aware of this matter, the next hundreds or even thousands of years will inevitably be a life-and-death struggle between the Yan Party and the Crown Prince.

Regardless of whether they are from the prince's lineage or the Yan Party, all officials under the governor are ready.

But out of the blue, the imperial court suddenly dealt with the people of King Jing's lineage, which was something no one had expected.

In particular, officials from the prince's lineage expressed their dissatisfaction to their superiors one after another, hoping that their superiors could ask the prince to stop provoking new political enemies in the court without reason!

Because in their opinion, the prince's move was nothing short of a stupid one.

The Yan Party is already difficult enough to deal with, and it is totally unnecessary to provoke them into the palace without reason at this time!
You must know that since he became the crown prince, all the kings have been arranged to have fiefdoms. The relationship between the kings, who originally ruled independently and fought against each other, suddenly turned into alliances.

Of course, an ally to some extent!

For example, the kings are very united against the crown prince, the future new emperor.

At this time, provoking Prince Jing's Mansion is likely to cause dissatisfaction and fear among other kings.

Thus forcing them to unite!
Once the kings and the Yan Party unite and force them to rebel, I am afraid that the position of the crown prince will be lost.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is deposed, then what should those who have surrendered to him do?
Isn't this going to cost them their lives?
Therefore, it would be strange if these officials felt comfortable.

Sure enough, the concerns of many officials were correct. What they feared would come true.

In the 1810th year of the Jiajing reign, the kings began to stir up trouble in the court, and countless middle and lower-level officials, even those at the provincial governor level, began to have problems one after another.

Afterwards, the Yan Party in the court also took this opportunity to exert its strength.

Then, the officialdom was in complete chaos!
Almost every once in a while, a group of local officials would be punished, and in serious cases, their families would be implicated and their official titles would be abolished.

This time, the officials who were dealt with finally extended down from the six ministries and provincial governors.

However, even from the 1501st year of the Jiajing reign, when the first senior official at the six ministries was dealt with, to the present day, more than 300 years have passed, and for the lower-class people and monks, these things have never had anything to do with them.

Because every time an official is dealt with, the time span is very long, either decades or hundreds of years. For them, at most these officials are too high-ranking and thus cause heated discussions, and then they do what they should do.

Besides, the appointment and dismissal of court officials is just a normal routine, and they don’t have the time to think about the deeper meaning behind it.

Starting from the 1501st year of the Jiajing reign, prices began to rise continuously. Although many low-level monks earned more and more spiritual resources every month, their consumption also increased accordingly.

Moreover, with the influence of the national policy of "inspiring innovation", female nuns have become particularly active in recent years.

What followed were more and more problems, the most typical of which was the issue of marriage gifts.

This also leads to the fact that many male monks want to become Taoist partners with female monks. What they consider is not only whether the spiritual attributes of both parties are compatible, and whether they are in love with each other, but the first thing is the betrothal gift!

This results in increased difficulty for many male cultivators who want to pass on their lineage and establish their own immortal cultivation family.

Many working monks face an extremely embarrassing problem, which is that they cannot find a Taoist partner!
Well, for ordinary people, it means they can’t afford to marry a wife.

Not only that, with the laying of the spiritual network throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, this trend is continuing to sweep across the world.

Even many female cultivators in the previously traditional world of immortal cultivation were influenced by this new trend of thinking.

Beginning to awaken, and making demands on one's partner.

The most outrageous thing is that some monks who have been together as Taoist companions for hundreds of years now have to face the problem of "pursuing rituals".

Well, the so-called "following gift" means additional betrothal gifts!

For a time, all the low-level monks in the entire Ming Dynasty began to be bound by a shackle called "life".

Therefore, they have no intention of paying attention to what happens to officials, which senior official is dealt with today, or which immortal is abolished by the entire clan tomorrow.

For most low-level cultivators, it would be better to use their free time to practice and improve their skills, which are very popular in many large companies, chambers of commerce, and court departments.

Not only that, the spiritual source will be higher every month!
Or, you can go to the spiritual network and watch some dramas, or read some novels, or watch some cultivators’ live broadcasts of their overseas adventures, or at least watch a female cultivator dancing in a seductive manner, isn’t that nice?
After all, they are exhausted after a whole day's work, and all they want in a few moments of free time is to relax.

Then continue to work like a beast tomorrow!
However, no one realizes that the "sickle" hanging over all of their heads has already started from the top-level officials and is falling down to them at the bottom little by little.

Whether it is the overall increase in prices, or the public opinion guidance on the spiritual network regarding the betrothal gifts for female cultivators, they are just a kind of "anesthesia" prepared for them before the "scythe" falls!
They will only be harvested in this numbness.

At the end of the 1852nd year of the Jiajing reign, a piece of news suddenly ignited on the spiritual network.

Beijing time, 7:30 in the morning.

The Ming Dynasty, the great city of immortal cultivation, Nanjing City, Xuanwu Street, and Donglou Square were all crowded with people at this time.

At this time, the East Building Square, under the huge stone wall where photos were taken, was crowded with people, but the strange thing was that there was not a single noise from the crowd on the huge square.

Apart from the roar of passing fairy tracks, cars and shuttles in the streets and alleys, there is no other noise from people.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the stone wall where the picture was taken, and they were listening carefully to the news report about the Ming Academy of Sciences by the news anchor of the Ming Dynasty's Tongzhengshisi on the stone wall.

Even some office workers were attracted and stared at the stone wall where photos were taken, fearing that they would miss any news.

As everyone knows, the morning news from the Ministry of Public Security represents the imperial court, and only extremely important news will be broadcast.

Generally speaking, those who would appear on the morning news of the Ministry of Public Security were high-ranking officials at the provincial capital, or high-ranking officials at the cabinet or six ministries, or some major disasters in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, as long as it is on the morning news of the Ministry of Public Security, it means that it is confirmed and credible news.

"Good morning, viewers, welcome to today's Tongzheng morning news." The male host, wearing a new era, improved version of the crimson Ming Dynasty official robe, sat in the news studio.

Next to him was a female host who was dressed in a female official uniform, appropriately and elegantly.

"Today, we bring you a piece of important news that is enough to shock the world of Ming Dynasty. Just yesterday, our dynasty's exploration of the cultivation system ushered in a major breakthrough!"

The female host had a peaceful smile on her face and said, "This system is named the 'Spiritual Root System'. This marks that the cultivation world will usher in an unprecedented innovation!"

As the female host's voice fell, the picture on the huge stone wall for taking photos in the East Building Square also changed.

The picture presented on the stone wall is a diagram of the innate cultivation system that is very familiar to the monks present, accompanied by the magnetic voice of the host.

"In the past cultivation system, cultivators relied on their own destiny system to cultivate immortality."

"As we all know, all living things have their own destiny nurtured in their sea of ​​consciousness from the moment they are born."

"When a cultivator's cultivation breaks through to the foundation-building stage and his divine consciousness is born, he can enter the sea of ​​consciousness and connect with his own destiny."

"After that, one can find life objects to feed back to the life, and then the life will feed back to the cultivator, thus forming a cycle. However, this system has many limitations. For example, the quality of the life will directly affect the speed of cultivation."

Hearing this, many monks nodded slightly.

The natal system does have these drawbacks. Those with good natal energies will naturally practice faster. In addition, those with poor natal energies will spend more resources to polish their natal items.

After hearing this, as the images changed, everyone listened more attentively.

As the screen switched, the female host's voice sounded.

"Not only that, the innate cultivation system is too dependent on the innate quality. As a result, cultivators with poor innate qualities have a relatively low efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy."

"More importantly, cultivators of the Innate Cultivation System cannot use resources like Spirit Stones, which store more spiritual energy, have a higher concentration than Spirit Sources, and have better effects than Spirit Sources."

"But cultivators of the 'Spiritual Root System' can use spiritual stones to cultivate and perfectly eliminate the toxins from the spiritual stones!"

Hearing this, the monks who knew something about spirit stones couldn't help but hold their breath, the efficacy of spirit stones is well known!
But the reason why the imperial court banned the use of spirit stones was because the toxins contained in the spirit stones would make monks addicted.

Once a cultivator becomes addicted to spirit stones, nine out of ten will end up becoming something neither human nor ghost.

Even if the last one is lucky enough to quit his addiction to spirit stones, he will become a useless person from then on, and once he is attracted, he will stick to it again.

However, the richness of the spiritual energy of the spirit stone, the speed of cultivation, and the instant clarity of the mind, which is comparable to the effect of sudden enlightenment, are all points that attract cultivators.

Now, the imperial court said that the "spiritual root system" can eliminate the toxins of spiritual stones? Can spiritual stones be used perfectly for cultivation?!
"The emergence of the Spirit Root System also means that our dynasty has embarked on a new path in cultivating immortals. It also means that our dynasty has gained another new resource besides Spiritual Sources."

"In this way, the imperial court can mine a large amount of spiritual stones for use by cultivators who choose the 'spiritual root system'..."

As the host explained in a tempting and vivid tone, countless people's breathing began to quicken.

Some cultivators even fantasize that after choosing the spiritual root system and using spiritual stones to practice, their cultivation level will increase dramatically in a short period of time, making them the best of the best.

Some immortal cultivation companies, chambers of commerce, sects and families were the first to see the new "trend".

That’s right, it’s the spirit stone!
In short, as the news about the spiritual root system and the solution to the spiritual stone poison spread throughout the Ming world, the entire Ming world, all races and living beings, were in an uproar.

"The court estimates that the 'spiritual root vaccine' vaccination will begin in the first half of the year 1853 of the Jiajing reign."

"After a cultivator is vaccinated, his life force will merge with his spirit to form a soul. In this way, he will have spiritual roots!"

"The spiritual root system will not conflict with one's own cultivation method and can be perfectly integrated. Cultivators do not need to worry about conflicts..."

On this day, the entire Ming Dynasty was engaged in heated discussions due to the emergence of the "Spiritual Root System".

Countless lives, especially those low-level cultivators who had bad destiny and were chosen, polished, dragged down, or even owed debts by their destiny objects, were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.

The emergence of the spiritual root system is good news for them!
Of course, some smart people have already started selling their natal objects.

After all, with the arrival of the spiritual root system, the natal root is integrated with one's own soul, and the natal object is no longer needed.

For ordinary cultivators, this thing is a huge "gold-eating beast" that they simply cannot afford to raise in today's society.

If your destiny is not good, then just wait to be dragged down!

Moreover, if you don't polish your natal object and only rely on it to feed back your natal object for cultivation, it won't work. If you don't polish it, you'll just have to wait for it to get worse and worse.

After all, everyone is polishing their natal items, and if you don’t, you will fall behind and be eliminated!
But it’s not necessary now!

The emergence of the spiritual root system helped them solve a major burden, and they no longer had to polish their natal objects!

"..." (End of this chapter)