Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Chapter 66 Settlement Transmitted from Ancient Times, A Page of Historical Records: The Spring and Autumn Annals

"—The first sequence of the Incense-based Divine Path has been unlocked."

"Evolution has been paused due to insufficient remaining evolutionary time."

"Settlement in progress—"

Evolutionary duration: 71 years and 7 months

"Historical Summary: Twenty years after the collapse of the heavens, the human race migrated thousands of miles to settle in Ruitu, where everything was in ruins and needed rebuilding. In Xinping City, there was a slave named Luo Jin who pioneered the agricultural path. He initially spread the teachings as a slave, gathered people to establish the Old Farmer's Hall, and successively broke through the eighth and seventh ranks. After experiencing the serfdom upheaval, he fled to Shennong Valley and hid for more than ten years. When auspicious snow fell, the valley gate opened, changing the world and the auspicious snow hall. Ten thousand people took root in five cities. Buddhism and Taoism clashed, and ancient immortals appeared. Taiping Baiwu and the seventh rank died. A dragon soared across the sky. On the day Luo Jin emerged from the pass, he used prophecy and his life to save the people of the agricultural path, and he took his own life in the sky. At that time, the heavens wept blood, and a deer spirit saw him off. The whole city burned incense to establish a divine position. From then on, the agricultural path reached a new height, and the order of incense, gods, and heaven began. — Luo Jin was the leader of the agricultural path and the ancestor of agriculture for future generations."

"Settlement Rewards: Sequence Points * 4622, Luo Jin's Cultivation Experience - Final Chapter, Luo Jin's Refined Aged Beans"

"Based on the results of this evolution, Luo Jin's name will be known throughout the ancient times, and he will receive an additional special reward—"

Bonus: "The Chronicles of the Ancient Times: The Great Dao" - "The Chronicles of the Ancestor of Agriculture: Luo Jin"

"Bonus Reward: Divinity of Agriculture +1"

Important items that can be collected: Luo Jin's Earthwalker (new), Luo Jin's Hoe]

"Professional traits are simultaneously loaded into the local world—Evolutionary blessings are simultaneously loaded into the local world—"

Xiaopei County, Jiang Residence, Quiet Room.

Swish!

As the winds of change rise and fall, as time passes and the world transforms, Jiang Tu's consciousness traverses the long river of time, falling from 30,000 years ago.

A quiet room appeared before my eyes, the moonlight outside the window was cold and clear, everything seemed like a dream, like dew, like lightning.

He sat there peacefully, inexplicably unable to tell where he was. Scenes from the Ruili land swirled and undulated before his eyes.

To outsiders, this evolution was but a fleeting moment, but to him it represented twenty-nine years of profound changes, the rise and fall of the agricultural path, and the ups and downs of its glory and disgrace. His emotions were difficult to calm down for a long time, and he was so immersed in it that he could hardly extricate himself.

In a daze, he felt a coolness on his face, and his hand instinctively touched the tear stains, and tears fell without him even realizing it.

Previously, he had lamented the dramatic changes in evolution, but he had never had such a strong reaction. He considered himself not a sentimental person and always felt that everything in evolution was fake, an illusion. So-called auspicious lands, Buddhism and Taoism, and brocade were nothing but mere illusions.

But this time was different. Perhaps the evolution process was too real, making it almost unbelievable to him that those flesh-and-blood people who could laugh, cry, feel fear, and be resolute were all fake!

Sequence strategy? What are you doing? It's just an evolution, why are you making it so realistic?!

"Luo Jin, may you rest in peace—"

He observed a moment of silence, then gathered his thoughts and briefly summarized what he had learned from this evolution.

The heavens wept blood.

Luo Jin's death triggered a celestial phenomenon: blood rain fell, reviving all things, an effect no less significant than a snowfall.

This may be a manifestation of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth acknowledging Luo Jin's contribution to the agricultural path. The passing of a generation of leaders would cause the world to grieve, but Jiang Tu would rather never see such an anomaly.

Furthermore, due to the existence of the "immortality of cultivation," Luo Jin will not die in vain; his flesh and blood, along with his cultivation, will become part of the agricultural path of Taiping City.

May peace prevail forever.

Isn't this a kind of "home is where my heart is"?

A withered tree comes back to life, and a deer spirit sees it off at its end.

Amidst the mourning of the people, such an unexpected turn of events occurred? He had already given up hope, never expecting that this evolution would allow him to break through to the sixth rank, and even less did he expect such a big surprise at the end!

Auspicious deer spirits willingly sacrificed themselves for a funeral; incense and faith could actually coalesce into a god!

Is this the embodiment of the characteristics of "incense and deity worship"?

Auspicious deer spirits were born on a prosperous agricultural road. Only by willingly merging with the local faith and incense could they attain the position of incense deity.

It is indeed a unique opportunity, no wonder the probability is so low.

It now appears that even the gods of incense offerings are ranked.

Rank 6, Director of Agriculture, Heavenly Order.

What is the difference between this so-called Heavenly Sequence Incense and Divine Path Sixth Rank and the Human Sequence Agricultural Path Sixth Rank? What abilities do they possess? What can they bring to Taiping City?

Unfortunately, the settlement was too quick this time, and he didn't have time to see the Incense God's performance in Taiping City. However, this wasn't the first time his late-stage "sequence gold strategy mishap" had flared up, so he endured it.

What else can I do if I can't bear it?

Of course we should forgive it!

The prophecy of the Immortal Gushe foretells an impending great calamity in the auspicious land, and the Buddhist, Taoist, and agricultural factions are already aware of this information.

What kind of calamity will this be? How is it related to the ancient celestial catastrophe?

Now, the two cities of Taiping and Bailu have barely managed to find a way out through a three-party oath, but the shadow of that great calamity still hangs over all living beings, with the butcher's knife hanging over their necks.

In order to witness the trials of the agricultural path, he decided that the next evolution must accumulate at least forty years of time, and must not be interrupted halfway!

We won't give the Sequence of Golden Strategies a chance to stop updating!

He gathered his thoughts and focused on taking stock of what he had gained.

Swish!

His breath hitched for a moment. Putting aside all the other gains, the sheer number of sequence points was enough to shake him! Not only had it reached four digits for the first time, but it was a whopping 4622 points!!

Having endured so much blood and tears in the course of evolution, receiving this reward is a fitting reward for all the hardships and struggles along the way.

After a quick assessment, he decided on the stat allocation, reserving 1622 points for breaking through to the sixth rank. He figured he should be able to break through completely this time. He'd allocate the remaining points to increasing the evolution time accumulation speed!

"Add points! Max it out immediately—!"

"Consuming 3000 sequence points, the speed of evolution time accumulation is greatly increased—"

"For each subsequent year of real time, an additional two years and six months of simulation time will be added."

Holy crap!

This wave has jumped from an extra ten months per year to two and a half years!

The immense power of a Kun year!

In reality, one year is equivalent to three and a half years of evolution time, which means that he only needs to wait a little over ten years to accumulate forty years of time!

At this rate of accumulation, isn't it going to take off?!

It seems his 40-year goal is still too small. The fifth evolution should at least accumulate 60 years of time so that he can evolve all at once!

Swish swish!

As he was pondering, a radiant light flowed before his eyes, and countless agricultural vitalitys gathered together, their spiritual light appearing and then quickly solidifying!

An incredibly realistic figure gradually took shape before him—Luo Jin.

Its muscles, bones, skin, blood, expression, temperament, height, and facial features—everything about it was completely different from the previous phantom! It was like a real person with flesh and blood, seemingly truly alive from evolution!

Looking at him, Jiang Tu felt as if he were seeing a deceased old friend come back to life in front of him, and his heart was filled with emotion.

Luo Jin was also different from before. Instead of simply talking to himself, he seemed to be interacting more with the audience. He walked straight to a chair in the room and sat down, as if he didn't see Jiang Tu and was sharing his cultivation experience as if he were instructing his own disciple.

"What I want to talk about today is my experience in cultivating to the seventh rank, which I have explored over many years, and the fundamental principles of my agricultural path—"

I have exhausted all my knowledge and skills in my life, hoping to leave it to future generations to inherit and pass on, so that my agricultural ways will continue unbroken and be passed down for generations to come.

"First, there's the method of refining and nurturing aged soybeans!"

"The selected aged beans must be the best of the best among the good varieties! Ordinary beans simply cannot withstand the aging process, let alone the long-term cultivation and infusion. They will crumble and dissipate after only a few years of aging. I once had a bag of aged beans that had been aged for four years, which turned to dust overnight. All my hard work went down the drain. It was such a pity. Therefore, we must be very careful."

"In addition, during the nurturing process of Chen Dou, one should not simply use one's own cultivation to infuse the nurturing, keeping them trapped in the bag without seeing the light of day. One should frequently release them to transform into human form, allowing them to move around and accumulate experience. After the spell ends, they should be collected back, and one can clearly feel their growth, and their age will also increase on its own."

"However, we must be careful to use it in moderation. Excessive and frequent use will cause the soybeans to break down. Don't ask me how I know this. An interval of half a month is advisable, and a month is even better, so as not to affect the normal use for combat and farming."

At this point, he suddenly spread his hands.

Whoosh!

A heavy cloth bag was placed on the table and then pushed in front of Jiang Tu.

"These are all the aged beans I've refined over many years. The oldest ones have been cultivated through repeated sowing and turning into soldiers, and are now twenty-four years old. Even the most recent ones are over eight years old. They have just begun to fight and can rival a formidable squad of low-level Buddhist and Taoist cultivators. They can cast simple spells and have extremely strong physiques."

"However, even at the seventh rank of perfection, one cannot maintain the ability to turn beans into soldiers for long; at most, it can only be maintained for half an hour, so it must be cherished and treated well."

Jiang Tu hesitated and reached out to touch Luo Jin, but he touched nothing. However, the cloth bag actually landed in his palm, feeling heavy.

He untied the bag, which was filled with thirty-two refined aged beans, each a different color and size. Some were as big as a baby's fist, while others were as small as scattered sand, making it a perfect example of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Each bean radiates a remarkable spiritual light, each with its own unique brilliance. After being scattered into soldiers, their individual effects also differ—clearly originating from different high-quality beans, the result of Luo Jin's decades of meticulous selection of the best among the best.

This is the "Luo Jin's Refined Aged Beans" from the settlement rewards, but he didn't expect the settlement rewards to be distributed this way.

It was actually Luo Jin who handed it to him personally!

His expression was solemn, as if he had personally received an ancient inheritance and cherished it dearly.

"Through the enlightenment and birth of the seventh-grade opening ceremony, and my years of research around the sixth-grade gate, I can basically confirm two conclusions."

"First, advancement to the sixth rank and above inevitably requires various rituals and certain prerequisites. If the corresponding rituals and conditions for breaking through are not found, breaking through the realm will be extremely difficult. A realm that could be broken through in an instant will be stuck for decades due to its bottlenecks. The higher the rank, the more this is true."

"Therefore, finding the right ritual and conditions is of paramount importance for breaking through to higher realms!"

"Secondly, forcibly breaking through realms and breaking through realms ahead of time also have advantages and are by no means useless. I call this principle the 'Law of Advancement'."

"The first to break through any realm are the pioneers, and their cultivation will naturally be stronger than those who come later. Those who are at the same seventh-grade perfection as me have cultivation techniques whose duration of maintenance and effectiveness are at least 30% less than mine—therefore, I guess the higher the grade, the greater the advantage of the pioneers!"

"Therefore, if those who break through to a higher realm first can stabilize their realm, their advantage will be unmatched by those who follow, and the gap will only widen!"

Jiang Tu nodded slowly, seemingly lost in thought.

Everything Luo Jin said corresponds to his years of observation, speculation, and summarization.

This "Law of the First" once again corresponds to some of his previous speculations. Those who stand at the forefront and reap the first wave of benefits, those who are the first to try something new, are the pioneers and leaders of the sequence, and are the strongest in the sequence.

If latecomers fail to catch this crucial wave of benefits, they will easily fall further and further behind!

Therefore, his subsequent cultivation progress must be highly consistent with the evolutionary process. He can surpass the evolution but cannot fall below it; otherwise, the benefits may be eaten up by cultivators of other sequences.

Luo Jin's experience once again helped him connect the previous clues, giving him a broader perspective and allowing him to further understand the Sequence Avenue O.

How many secrets does this great path of sequence still hold? His heart was filled with a thirst for knowledge!