Once, when the navy of the Great Yu Dynasty was weak, many coastal aristocratic families, seeking to make huge profits, committed the wicked act of trafficking the population of the Great Yu Dynasty to the Southern Ocean. But now, such occurrences have almost vanished. Xu Qing deeply understands the seriousness of the crime of human trafficking and regards it as a major crime akin to rebellion. Once discovered, he shows no leniency, directly executing nine generations, with no room for negotiation.
At the same time, Xu Qing has clearly stipulated that within the Great Yu Dynasty, hallucinogenic items like Fushou Paste are forever prohibited. Once someone is found involved with such items, they are to be killed without mercy. Although this business yields enormous profits, even if not sold domestically, it can be exported abroad, Xu Qing resolutely forbids it. Many court officials believe Xu Qing’s approach is too harsh, struggling to understand his well-intentioned motives.
However, Xu Qing deeply knows the boundless greed of the human heart. Once these hallucinogenic items find a foothold in the Great Yu Dynasty, and people taste the sweet profits, surely some will take risks. Among the nations of the world, the Great Yu Dynasty is the most prosperous; once this gate is opened, the Great Yu Dynasty will undoubtedly become the largest dumping ground for such items.
While issuing strict orders, Xu Qing also painstakingly explained the stakes to the officials. Moreover, he closely linked this matter with the Immortal Sect exams. If any family is found involved in human trafficking or Fushou Paste within three generations, their descendants are prohibited from participating in the Immortal Sect exams. For those eager to change their family’s fate through cultivation, this regulation undoubtedly cuts off their path to immortality, wielding strong deterrence.
The Daoist School and Martial Arts Academy of Yingtian Prefecture, serving as important cradles for cultivating practitioners and martial artists in the Great Yu Dynasty, are currently undergoing profound reforms.
Outside the gates of the Daoist School and the Martial Arts Academy stand huge bronze giant tripods, emitting an ancient and heavy aura, as if narrating stories of ancient times. The texts of the Martial Arts Scripture and the Daoist Scripture are intricately engraved on the tripod, with each character like a mysterious symbol containing infinite secrets.
On the belly of the tripod, a splendid Beidou star map emerges, with each star’s position corresponding to a unique cultivation technique. "Foundation Establishment practitioners observe Beidou to fix the universe, Qi Refiners gather Ziwei to nourish true essence."
This cultivation technique, succinct yet profound, reveals the mysteries of the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages.
The students at the Daoist School and Martial Arts Academy delightfully discover that the formerly obscure and hard-to-understand breathing incantations are now broken down into proverbs as simple and understandable as folk songs: "Swallow morning dew at the start of spring, shake the Thunder Sound at Awakening of Insects, store essence and blood at Frost’s Descent, embrace the birth of yang at the Winter Solstice." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelFɪre.net
These folk songs ingeniously combine cultivation methods with natural solar terms, making them catchy and easy to remember. In their daily cultivation, students need only follow the guidance of these folk songs to better grasp the rhythm and methods of their practice.
These changes have heightened the students’ enthusiasm for studying the Daoist Scripture and the Martial Arts Scripture to unprecedented levels. They fully understand that the coming Immortal Sect exams will be a significant turning point in their lives. Through the Immortal Sect exams, they will have the opportunity to access more profound cultivation techniques, become the core strength of the Immortal Dynasty, and realize their cultivation dreams.
Many large families have also shrewdly realized the significance of this matter, understanding that the meaning of the Immortal Sect exam can fully rival the inception of the Imperial Examination, if not more important.