Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Upon entering the Southern Region, Li Zhirui keenly sensed the difference this place held.

If the Northern Region is cold and vast, and the Eastern Continent is prosperous and full of life, then the Southern Region is wild and filled with malevolent energy!

It was as if killing and war were indispensable on this land, as if they had been ingrained in it.

The Southern Region was already rife with resource wars because of the presence of all living beings there. After the Humanity Dynasty also migrated there, the wars became even more frequent!
Wars break out almost every month, whether over resources, land, or simply for no other reason than conflict that escalates into major wars.

Moreover, it's not just a battle between humans and all spirits, but also between dynasties!
The Humanitarian Dynasty is known for its aggressive nature. To become stronger, it needs a larger population and more land. While the former can be developed gradually through internal cultivation, the latter has no other option but to expand outwards!
After years of war, the Humanitarian Dynasty occupied most of the southern region, forcing the myriad spirit races to the vicinity of the Undying Volcano in the far south.

However, this is the limit, since the smaller the territory, the easier it is to defend.

In addition, it was very far from the core areas of the major dynasties, and the cost of transporting supplies was too high. Ten shi of grain were transported, but only four shi were left after arriving at the destination!
The losses were too great, and they could no longer withstand them, so they stopped launching attacks on the Wanling race and instead built cities against the mountains for defense.

Besides the wildness, killing, and war, the Southern Region gave Li Zhirui another feeling: oppression, strictness, and extreme discomfort!

Because of the Human Dao Dynasty, this place is covered with the Human Dao Law Network, which makes him, a cultivator of the Immortal Dao, quite uncomfortable.

However, he also had a way to counter the Humanitarian Law Network, which was a jade seal imbued with the dragon aura of the imperial dynasty!

This jade seal was kept by Li Zhirui for many years. It was obtained not long after the establishment of the Great Qian Dynasty, the first family in the Yuanling Realm.

All the human dynasties in the Yuanling Realm originated from the Great Qian Dynasty. Therefore, the dragon energy of the Great Qian Dynasty at that time can be considered the ancestral dragon energy of the human realm in the Yuanling Realm.

The jade seal containing a wisp of the aura of the ancestral dragon of humanity is extremely precious, and it can now be used to help him resist the suppression of the humanistic law network.

really!

The moment Li Zhirui put the jade seal on his waist, the oppressive feeling on his body immediately dissipated, allowing him to move freely in the Southern Region.

Within the Humanity Dynasty, there are cultivators, so he wouldn't seem out of place.

However, those cultivators are already vastly different from orthodox immortal cultivators!
Although both absorb spiritual energy and comprehend the Dao of Heaven to improve their cultivation and realm, human cultivators have an additional constraint.

That is, their cultivation requires receiving ordination!
From the moment they begin cultivating, they need to receive talismans and plant them in their dantian. To break through to a higher realm, they need talismans of a higher level.

This isn't something they can improve on their own; it requires the permission of the Human Dao Dynasty. For example, the Dynasty has an official government office called the Dao Lu Si, which is specifically in charge of cultivators' talismans.

Of course, these human cultivators are not without their benefits.

First, they don't value aptitude as much as the immortal path; the rank of their Daoist register is the key factor restricting their cultivation. Second, if they hold a Daoist official position, they can also leverage the power of the dynasty's fortune to gain greater combat strength.

It is said that the cultivation methods of human cultivators are inspired by the divine path, and indeed, the matter of receiving ordination is closely related to the divine path.

anyway!

Li Zhirui blended in easily into a humane dynasty called the Great Yan, just like a local.

This is a small dynasty located between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is relatively weak, but thanks to its important role in trade between the two countries, the people of Great Yan live relatively well.

The reason he chose the smaller dynasty was mainly because it was weaker and easier to infiltrate it, obtain a genuine identity, and thus facilitate his travels in the Southern Region.

Furthermore, the Great Yan Dynasty was located at the border between the two countries, so people who had caused trouble would often flee to this place for refuge, which explains the origin of Li Zhirui's identity.

He arrived at a small border town. Although there were several guards at the entrance, they were slovenly dressed and had a nonchalant attitude. They did not care about the identity of the people coming in and out. Their presence was more like an empty shell.

Li Zhirui was naturally quite pleased with this, because it would allow him to easily enter the city and then find a way to obtain identification.

He suppressed his cultivation to the level of a Loose Immortal, but even so, he still attracted the attention of some people. After all, in the small dynasty of Great Yan, Loose Immortals were quite rare.

At the same time, it wasn't hard for those people to guess that this wandering immortal was not a local, and was very likely to have gotten into some trouble and fled from another dynasty.

However, they did not stop him, but allowed Li Zhirui to enter the city.

Because the higher the cultivation level of those who come here to cause trouble, the greater the price they pay, but the richer their gains will be!

Even shortly after he entered the city, someone approached him and whispered, "Have you come here to seek refuge?"

Li Zhirui was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but immediately understood the meaning behind the other party's words. He nodded and replied, "You have a way?"

"Of course! But there might be a price to pay."

Let's find a place to discuss this in detail.

"Follow me!" The man was overjoyed, seemingly not expecting him to be so decisive, and immediately led the way.

He then looked around at the ordinary people nearby, and judging from their rosy complexions, he knew that they must be living well.

Unfortunately, the Great Yan Dynasty, sandwiched between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, has had its development stifled, and its upper limit is probably just that.

Unless one of the two great dynasties experiences some turmoil that significantly weakens its power, they might still have a chance to rise up.

"arrive!"

After passing through a narrow alley, the two stood in front of a dilapidated courtyard. The man knocked on the door in a peculiar way while explaining, "Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this place; it's actually a hidden paradise inside."

Li Zhirui nodded with a smile, but inwardly he thought: This is not just simple, it's almost like ruins.

However, the other party was not wrong; there was indeed a hidden world inside the dilapidated courtyard!

Through a cave entrance in a rockery, using a secret technique, one arrives in an underground space. This space is extremely large, with many pedestrians coming and going, occasionally wandering into the shops along the road.

It's easy to see that a unique underground black market has formed here.

'No wonder they were able to forge identification and even harbor criminals; they have some powerful backer and aren't worried about anything.'

"What you want is inside. I can't accompany you in, so I'll take my leave first." Led by the other party, Li Zhirui arrived at a seemingly ordinary shop and then simply left him there.

He wasn't afraid, after all, with his true strength, he didn't care about this underground black market, or even the entire Great Yan Dynasty.

He immediately stepped over the threshold and slowly walked in. "Is the guest planning to obtain identification?"

Don't be fooled by how simple and easy it is to enter this small town, with no checks at all. This is a special feature of the area, unlike other towns.

The more important a city is, the more stringent its defenses will be!
"Yes." Li Zhirui nodded and asked, "Will the identity document you obtain here be detected as abnormal?"

"of course not!"

The man smiled and said, "As long as the guest is willing to spend money, even if they enter the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty, no problem will be found."

"How much would it take to achieve this level?"

A dark glint flashed in the man's eyes. Although he was curious, he did not show it on his face. He just kept smiling and said, "Please follow me to the private room, where someone will talk to you in detail."

"Let's go." Li Zhirui immediately followed behind him.

When he entered a private room, there was already a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and a serious and tense expression. As soon as he saw him, the man asked, "Are you the one who wants to apply for the highest level of identity document?"

"Yes."

"Three Immortal-level spiritual artifacts, or two Immortal-level spiritual artifacts from the Hundred Schools of Humanity." The man immediately stated his conditions.

The spiritual treasures of the Hundred Schools of Thought include, for example, the original works of great Confucian scholars or the original poems that have become famous throughout the region.

The former was nothing to Li Zhirui; he could easily produce it. However, he didn't have the latter, since he wasn't a true person from the Southern Region.

He was somewhat surprised by the price, as it was a considerable sum, and if he were truly a rogue cultivator, he would almost certainly not be able to afford it.

He hadn't forgotten his disguise, so he didn't readily hand over the spiritual item. Instead, he hesitated for a while, and just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly asked, "Could you make it cheaper?"

"This is not something I can change, so please don't make things difficult for me," the man said with a smile, firmly refusing.

"Alright." Li Zhirui sighed with feigned regret, and could only reluctantly take out three human immortal-level spiritual items.

The man gave him a deep look, but said nothing. He simply reached out and took the spiritual object away, saying, "This is proof. The guest also needs to leave a portrait, his name, and his date of birth."

"it is good."

The latter two items can be forged at will, while the portrait is the responsibility of the person in front of him. He took out a piece of clean white Xuan paper, held a slender brush in his hand, and carefully observed Li Zhirui's appearance. His right hand also moved quickly, and soon a rough outline appeared on the Xuan paper. As he continued to refine it, a portrait that was a complete replica of Li Zhirui appeared on the paper.

Even he himself was amazed by this scene, despite it being his disguise, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Excellent skill!"

"Thank you for your kind words. It will take a few more days to produce the identification document. You can pick it up in about five days."

"Okay." Li Zhirui nodded to indicate that he had made a note of it, and then got up and left.

After he left, the man muttered, "It was a disguise. It seems he committed a serious crime, and..."

Thinking about the question the other party had asked, he finally shut his mouth. This matter had nothing to do with him, so why bother thinking about it?

……

After leaving the shop, Li Zhirui found a decent-looking inn and rented a good room for five days while waiting for his identity document to be made.

Of course, he didn't stay in his room for the entire five days. Instead, he took the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the situation in the Southern Region, especially the news about the major human dynasties.

He spent a lot of spiritual items to buy those books and stories.

In the Southern Region, spirit stones are not very useful. Many small shops do not accept spirit stones, but instead use coins made by the imperial dynasty.

By reading those books, Li Zhirui gained a more comprehensive and profound understanding of the current situation in the Southern Region.

After so many years of development, the Southern Region has become a situation where three major dynasties coexist and are respected. In addition to the Great Qian and Great Zhou, there is also a dynasty called Great Xia.

Between them were many small dynasties like the Great Yan, and their purpose was simple: to use these small dynasties to prevent the two sides from directly bordering each other.

If a major war were to break out, it wouldn't cause immediate destruction on our own territory, and we could fight and kill each other on their land.

Among the three great dynasties, the Great Qian Dynasty is undoubtedly the first, followed by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then the Great Xia Dynasty.

Moreover, all three companies encountered another problem: they had nowhere to expand!

Therefore, there have been many rumors circulating recently that a major war will soon break out between the three dynasties.

However, in Li Zhirui's view, the three families should restrain each other and not really fight each other. After all, the Southern Region is not a safe place. In addition to the human race, there are also the myriad spirit races and the demon race watching from the side.

If a major war were to break out, the biggest beneficiaries would only be those alien races.

As an observer, he was still very curious about how the three dynasties would resolve their current predicament. They would probably choose to cultivate their inner strength and grow slowly, since that was their only option.

Besides news about the Human Dynasty, there are also some descriptions of the demon race and the myriad spirit races.

However, perhaps because the Humanitarian Dynasty's victory was too easy, driving all these alien races to the far south, the records in the books are not very objective in their descriptions of all the alien races, and they tend to belittle them.

In Li Zhirui's view, this is not a good thing, as it can easily lead to arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

……

Five days passed quickly, and Li Zhirui, holding the receipt, returned to the shop.

"It's ready, please wait a moment, sir." After checking that the voucher was in good condition, the waiter bowed respectfully and immediately set off to find the special identification document.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before he took out an ID card, respectfully handed it over with both hands, and said, "Sir, this is the item you ordered."

"Okay!" After carefully inspecting the finished product and confirming that there were no problems, he put it away and turned to leave.

With everything prepared, Li Zhirui was ready to embark on his journey through the Southern Regions. (End of Chapter)