Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

"Boom boom boom!"

One golden curtain after another fell.

Above the sky of the plateau, the political achievements of one official after another over the past thousand years began to emerge.

Some cultivators who have reached the Spirit Transformation Stage or above have a growing aura, and even if the cultivation level they have been rewarded with is sufficient, it is already useless to them.

Of course, there were also some officials who made great contributions to the court during these thousand years but held low positions. They were promoted to the plateau to participate in politics as an exception and made breakthroughs one after another.

However, those who held an official position higher than that of provincial governor did not absorb the rewards for their cultivation.

Instead, they all tacitly chose to keep it, or some officials communicated immediately to award the imperial seal to the younger generations of the family.

As for the cabinet officials who were sitting at the same table with Jiajing, none of them took this reward for cultivation seriously.

This time, the reward for cultivation is for the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although some officials were not invited to participate in the plateau's political affairs, the imperial seal communicated with the heavens, and the rewards for every official and even the soldiers would not lag behind in the slightest.

On this day, the entire Ming Dynasty was immersed in cheers.

Countless officials and soldiers, almost everyone, received rewards from the court. Afterwards, no one knew who took the lead in shouting, and then a name resounded throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.

That is: Longevity Emperor, may your holy life be endless!
This time, the rewards lasted for nearly a month, and the officials' lavish feast on the plateau naturally lasted for a month as well.

After all, the delicious dishes and fine wines on every table were all transformed from real cultivation.

It can be said that this reward was unprecedentedly huge, but precisely because of this, all the ministers were very happy.

A month later, all the ministers dispersed from the plateau. However, Jiajing left behind a group of immortals who had reached the Mahayana stage, as well as the crown prince, kings, the cabinet, the eunuchs, and others.

Yan Shifan sat next to Yan Song and made a clear eye contact, wondering whether the emperor kept everyone here at this time in order to announce the abolition of the innate cultivation system.

Of course, Yan Shifan was not the only one who had this idea at the moment. Hai Rui and others also had the same idea.

Of course, in addition to Hai Rui's important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, those great talents and immortals who defected to the Ming Dynasty were also mentally prepared.

These immortals who had come to join the Ming Dynasty actually already knew that the Ming Dynasty would eventually abolish the innate cultivation system.

But this matter is no longer something they can interfere with.

The most important thing is that these people have already reached the edge of becoming immortals, and they only need that final step. The future of the immortal world or even the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with them.

Regarding the abolition of the innate cultivation system, the ancestors of the major overlord-level giant forces who came over from the world of cultivating immortals were more open-minded than the others.

Of course, they also know that the fundamental reason why the world of immortal cultivation has ended up like this and was eventually unified by the Ming Dynasty is the dark order brought about by the innate cultivation system.

If the Ming Dynasty does not make corrections, then sooner or later, today's world of cultivating immortals will become the future Ming Dynasty.

However, at this moment, only Lu Fang at the table really knew what the emperor wanted to say when he left everyone alone.

When he thought of the scene that the emperor showed him before, he felt shocked when he thought about it now.

Of course, the ministers' guess about abolishing the innate cultivation system is actually related to what Jiajing is going to say next.

"Do you know why I left you here alone?" Jiajing leaned back slightly and said comfortably.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Even though they had some guesses in their hearts, they still shook their heads and said to Jiajing in unison: "Your Majesty, we are stupid. Please give us some advice."

Seeing that everyone was in such a situation, he didn't say anything, nodded slightly, and then spread out his palms.

"Om."

The next moment, there was a wave of space turbulence, and then an ordinary-looking spine appeared.

"What is this?!" When the ministers saw the spine suddenly appear in Jiajing's hand, they were stunned at first, and then their pupils suddenly shrank as if they thought of something.

Especially those ancestors of the overlord-level forces who had come over from the world of immortal cultivation lost their composure on the spot.

They have not forgotten that the fuse of the first war in the world of immortal cultivation was the ordinary spine in front of them, and there were only one or two of them.

The backbone of creation!
Yes, everyone recognized it.

The spine in front of them was the Spine of Creation that they were determined to get at all costs that day.

At first they all thought it would be easy to get the spine, but they didn't expect the war to get out of control.

Not only that. After the war broke out, the Spine of Creation was no longer taken seriously by the major forces.

Afterwards, they naturally reacted.

If the Spine of Creation was a complete spine, there would be at least twenty-six pieces. However, looking at the entire world of immortal cultivation, the most common ones are less than ten.

Unfortunately, by the time they reacted, it was too late. Then, Genesis itself became the fuse of the war.

Fortunately, the appearance of Immortal Venerable Longyang brought a ray of hope to these immortals!

The existence of the perfect world of the Great Ming Immortal Dynasty frees them, the scattered immortals, from worries. They no longer have to worry about being forced by the heavens and living in fear.

They can prepare slowly, practice slowly, and then safely overcome the tribulation time and time again.

Or some people don't want to continue practicing, and no longer have a strong obsession with ascending to become immortals. They can choose to stay in Daming and live out their retirement in peace. After all, the lifespan of an immortal is almost endless.

Because in their view, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very likely the Lord of Heaven in this world.

As long as they promise to be loyal to the emperor forever and have no ulterior motives, they will never have to worry about being punished by heaven for the rest of their lives.

Over time, the Spine of Creation, which they once regarded as hope, was naturally forgotten and no longer thought about.

What none of them expected was that the emperor had collected all the Spine of Creation without realizing it.

"It seems you all guessed it." After taking in everyone's expressions, Jiajing nodded and said, "You guessed correctly. What I have in my hand is the Spine of Creation."

Sure enough! Hearing Jia Jing's words, everyone's eyes showed a hint of sureness.

For a moment, everyone was looking at that section of the spine curiously, which looked really ordinary.

After all, they had seen with their own eyes the images that had circulated from the world of immortal cultivation.

Therefore, they know everything about the birth of the entire universe and even the fairy world.

However, no one knows the origin of the mysterious ancestor who created the two worlds, why she was born in chaos, and why she created the two worlds of immortals.

Of course, what everyone is more curious about is whether they can really enter the legendary fairyland according to the method of opening the road to heaven that was circulated in the world of immortal cultivation.

"I know what you are thinking right now." Jia Jing's face softened and he looked around at everyone. Then he spoke in a calm tone, "I can tell you responsibly that the fairyland does exist. I once traveled to the fairyland through the Spine of Creation."

"Wow!!!"

Jiajing's tone was calm, but at this moment it sounded like a thunderclap in everyone's heart.

It set off a huge wave in everyone's heart.

At that moment, everyone's heart couldn't help but feel hot.

Since the emperor has already entered the fairyland, it means that the road to heaven can really be opened.

Doesn't that mean that from now on, there is no need for cultivation, and you can directly transform from a mortal to an immortal by embarking on the road to heaven?

However, after a brief excitement, someone soon discovered the problem in Jiajing's words.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty just said that you traveled to the fairyland, but you didn't go there in person?"

After Zhang Juzheng said this, some people who had not yet reacted could not help but look at Jiajing.

"Mr. Zhang is quite perceptive." Jiaji nodded slightly, and then, under the puzzled gaze of everyone, he waved his hand and presented the scene of his previous journey to the fairyland.

Of course, there were also the things he saw about Yunque Sanren Luo Qingxuan when he was traveling to the fairyland.

And when everyone read the various information about the fairyland given by Jia Jing, everyone was completely stunned at this moment!
At this moment, no one present could remain calm.

The fairyland turned into a cemetery?
The fairyland no longer exists? !

What do mortals pursue in their lifelong cultivation of immortality? Isn't it to enter the legendary immortal world and ascend to become immortals?
But now you tell me that the entire fairyland has turned into a cemetery, and such a huge fairyland no longer exists!

At this moment, most of the people present looked as if their spinal cords had been drained, and their faces turned pale.

Especially those who come from the world of immortal cultivation and are looking forward to ascending to become immortals in the future, as well as those immortals and Mahayana cultivators.

For a moment, his face looked extremely ugly.

Through the scenes just now, they already knew why the fairyland had become what it is now.

The Immortal World is now filled with a strange plague, just like the original Immortal World. However, from the moment they surrendered and pledged allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, they already knew that the strange plague in the Immortal World was a weapon used by the Ming Dynasty against them.

It was just because of some special reasons that caused the innate weapon to resonate with the laws of heaven and earth, combining to form a strange plague.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty now has a way to solve its own plague, so they are naturally no longer worried. However, what they can't understand is why there is also a strange plague in the fairy world?

If the entire fairyland had not been destroyed at this moment, they would really have to suspect whether the emperor used the Spine of Creation to enter the fairyland and then dropped his natal weapon.

But now, it is obvious that the fairy world was destroyed long ago, which means that the plague has already existed in the fairy world.

As for the innate weapon developed by the Ming Dynasty, well, it’s more of a discovery than a development!
It was previously known that the strange plague in the world of immortal cultivation was the product of the combination of the laws of heaven and earth and the innate weapon.

But now, after seeing the tragic situation in the fairy world, they couldn't help but wonder whether the strange plague formed by the combination of the laws of heaven and earth in the fairy world and the innate weapons was related to this.

But what is the source of all this?

For a moment, a layer of gloom rose over everyone's heart.

Of course, seeing the fairyland turned into a cemetery, it was not just the people present who were shocked, but also Li Shizhen, Leeuwenhoek, Jan Schwanmeidan, Robert Hooke, and even Newton, Kepler and others who were specially left behind.

In particular, Li Shizhen and other three people who had developed the natal weapons in the natal experimental project were hit hard.

They were struck not because the fairyland had turned into a graveyard, but because they had worked so hard to utilize the speed of time in the Qiankun Realm and spent thousands of years developing their life-defining weapons...

Now they are told that their natal weapon was not invented by them, but discovered by them?
This is undoubtedly a deep blow to them as scientists!

"What we can be sure of now is that the road to heaven can indeed be opened," Jiajing said again after everyone recovered from the shock.
“But if the road to heaven is opened, then the strange plague that destroyed the fairy world will enter the human world.”

Having said that, Jiajing looked at Li Shizhen and others.

Feeling the ministers' gazes following the emperor's on himself and others, Li Shizhen took a deep breath, suppressed the resentment and shock in his heart, and looked up.

"Does Benming Laboratory have the confidence to decipher it?" Hearing Jiajing's words, Li Shizhen and others lowered their heads silently under the gaze of the ministers, and then said in a low voice: "Your Highness, no!"

It’s not that Li Shizhen was belittling himself, but the innate weapons they originally developed directly evolved into strange innate weapons after being released into the world of immortal cultivation, and then the strange innate weapons became completely out of control.

It was not until a thousand years ago that the strange nature of the third model was successfully curbed.

However, no one knows when the strange plague in the fairy world appeared. If it were to happen now, only God knows how many generations it would have evolved into!
Three generations? Four generations? Five generations? Or more?
If the strange plague from the fairyland entered the human world, they would have no confidence in deciphering it.

Besides, what is the fairyland? It is where all the immortals gather. If all the immortals are inevitably destroyed, what kind of horrible plague would that be?
Li Shizhen's answer did not surprise anyone.

"I will not open the road to heaven." At this time, Jiajing spoke again.

This time, all the officials were silent. However, old foxes like Yan Song and Xu Jie had already started brainstorming.

The fairyland no longer exists.

This also means that you will not be able to ascend to the fairyland in the future!

As for them? Well, they won't choose to ascend. The cultivation level of the Mahayana stage is already endless.

Most importantly, the emperor is the master of heaven.

As long as the emperor is stuck here, even if a heavenly calamity befalls them, they don't need to transcend the calamity and ascend to death.

Knowing clearly that the magic sword had turned into a graveyard, full of weirdness and plague, they would certainly not be foolish enough to ascend to become immortals.

The purpose of cultivating immortality is to achieve immortality. If ascension is a scam and one will die after ascending, then one will naturally not choose to ascend.

However, if this happens, many things will have to be recalculated.

"I told you about the fairyland because I wanted to hear your opinions." Jiajing said in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." At this time, Zhang Juzheng stood up and saluted to Jiajing.

Seeing Zhang Juzheng stand up, everyone looked at him.

Some people with quick minds have already guessed what he was going to say.

"Speak." Jiajing nodded slightly.

"I believe that it is imperative to abolish the innate cultivation system!" No one was surprised when Zhang Juzheng spoke.

The fairyland no longer exists, which means that in the future there will be more and more people who can reach the Mahayana stage.

Then the resources will become less and less!
What if one day, more and more Mahayana monks gather among the people? Sooner or later, there will be trouble!
In this case, it becomes particularly important to abolish the innate cultivation system.

At this moment, those who originally had reservations about abolishing the life cultivation system also deeply agreed. Those who can sit here can naturally see much longer-term than ordinary people.

They have already foreseen a day in the future when resources will become increasingly scarce and the path to immortality will become increasingly difficult.

abolition!

Must be abolished!

The innate cultivation system must be abolished!
Only by greatly or even fundamentally reducing the demand for resources, or the acquisition of resources, by the middle and lower classes can they ensure that the top leaders can live a more comfortable and worry-free life!
Well, this state must continue until the problems after ascension are solved!
"Before this, the court had conducted an investigation..." At this time, Yan Shifan, who was also the Minister of Revenue, slowly spoke:
"Nowadays, an ordinary family of three monks has a deposit of 200,000 to 300,000 taels of spiritual energy."

"Some slightly richer people can have savings of 400,000 or 500,000. For those who are even richer, it is not impossible to have a million spiritual energy in savings," Yan Shifan paused for a moment, "For example, in the two capitals, the average household savings is 500,000 spiritual energy."

"Too many..." At this time, Gao Gong, who had been frowning and thinking about something, suddenly spoke.

Well, this was a sentence that came out subconsciously based on the future situation, but it suddenly made the atmosphere there freeze.

In an instant, everyone looked at Gao Gong with strange eyes, this upright person who was always known for his honesty and hot temper.

No one expected that he would say this. What does this mean? Is he jealous of the lower class people?

How could a cabinet minister in a high position be jealous and dissatisfied because an ordinary immortal cultivator family of three had a savings of two or three hundred thousand?
Gao Gong naturally discovered how harsh his words "too much" were at this moment, and his face turned red for a moment, but soon returned to normal.

However, although everyone looked at them strangely, they had to admit that Gao Gong's words, which came from his heart, were true!

"Hmph," Yan Shifan suddenly sneered, staring at Gao Gong with eyes like knives, staring until Gao Gong's face was itchy, then he said in a neither-positive nor negative tone:
"I don't know, Mr. Su, what do you think is the appropriate amount of income reduction for each household in different classes in the future?"

"Yan Shifan, stop being so sarcastic!" Gao Gong was immediately furious and said angrily, regardless of the situation:

"I never meant that!"

"...Your Majesty," Yan Song suddenly spoke up at this time, interrupting Yan Shifan's prepared retort, and bowed his hands, stood up, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and said:

"The overall environment is not good, and it is imperative to abolish the life practice system. However, considering the future suffering..." Yan Song said in a gentle tone: "Perhaps we can appropriately draw out the spirit veins."

"For storage, the spiritual veins of the Ming world, and even the heavens and myriad worlds, in certain cities and places are also taken back accordingly."

"Increase income and reduce expenditure," Yan Song said, looking around at everyone, and then continued: "As for regulating the income of different classes and each household, it is actually simple."

"If the spiritual energy is withdrawn, it means that only a few large cities of immortal cultivation will have rich spiritual energy. We can divide the large cities of immortal cultivation into areas, so that many cultivators will work hard to live in the city."

"Then, the richer the spiritual energy, the more expensive the house will be. In addition, we can also consider education and medical care."

"The richer the spiritual energy, the better the education and medical care will be. In addition, the income of ordinary people will be higher..."

"Of course, we can also start from the aspect of marriage and appropriately raise the bride price for monks. For this, we can properly guide public opinion through the spiritual network..."

"Well, in addition, we can also appropriately raise the prices of some spiritual objects. When prices rise, income will be appropriately reduced..."

"In this way, an ordinary family of three who cultivate immortals can save up to 200,000 or 300,000 yuan if they work hard, and then slowly they can recover to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands."

"Slowly, practice will become a luxury."

"Many ordinary people no longer have the desire to cultivate immortality. Returning to being ordinary can also stabilize the Immortal Dynasty..."

Yan Song was still talking, but the looks that people present were giving him had already become horrified.

Even those immortals and Mahayana ancestors who had experienced countless dark times shuddered at the sight of the old man with a kind face and who talked all the time about the people and the country.

Unbelievable, is this something a human could do?!
How evil, no, how vicious is this old villain to be able to say such things so calmly?

But soon, a group of senior executives felt that if this were really implemented, they, the upper class, and their families might live very comfortably.

"Of course, it won't always be like this," Yan Song continued, "After all, this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure."

"The court still needs to solve the problems of the fairy world."

"This is the only way to ensure the eternal prosperity of our Ming Dynasty. After the ascension problem is solved, we can adjust it back to its original state."

Can it really be regulated back? Everyone couldn't help asking themselves, but the answer was uncertain.

"..." (End of this chapter)