This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

"Young Fellow Daoist Jiang, what is the meaning of this?"

Lao Tzu asked in confusion.

OK, if I can't hit it, so be it. Anyway, I'm doing this for the players.

"nothing."

Jiang Liu said expressionlessly, "I just wanted to give those dog planners from the Immortal Cultivation Era a punch."

"Cultivation Era? What a load of crap from the game developers?"

Lao Tzu was even more puzzled: "What is that?"

This time, it was Jiang Liu's turn to be dumbfounded.

"what?"

Jiang Liu was taken aback by this answer and asked with a look of surprise and doubt, "Aren't you the dog planner of the Immortal Cultivation Era?"

Laozi, both amused and exasperated, said, "Even I don't know what the Immortal Cultivation Era is."

Jiang Liu was even more shocked: "Wasn't the Immortal Cultivation Era something your Heavenly Court threw into the mortal realm to help mortals cultivate immortality?"

"What nonsense!"

Laozi shook his head and said solemnly, "The immortal realm cannot interfere with the mortal realm. This is a heavenly rule. Fellow Daoist Jiang, you have already ascended. I hope you will remember this. Once you violate the heavenly rule, you will be severely punished."

"Let's not talk about these worldly matters anymore, come with Laozi."

With that, Laozi turned and walked toward the South Heavenly Gate.

Jiang Liu followed, completely bewildered, his mind filled with questions.

Was the Immortal Cultivation Era not thrown down by the Celestial Court?

Who the hell did that?

The fairy customer service, the Dragon King selling products, and the Eight Great Gods I saw in the Immortal Cultivation Era were all fake.

Taishang Laojun led a bewildered Jiang Liu into the South Heavenly Gate, saying as they walked, "Young Daoist Jiang, you are exceptionally talented. You ascended to the Heavenly Immortal realm in one go. Ordinary positions are no longer suitable for you. I will now offer you two positions."

"First, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, the Deputy Chief Administrator of the Heavenly River, oversees 30,000 Heavenly Soldiers and 300 Heavenly Generals. They are responsible for patrolling the Heavenly River daily and inspecting the Three Realms once a year."

"Second, the tax officials under the God of Wealth in the Ministry of Finance are responsible for collecting taxes in the Three Realms."

"Young Fellow Daoist Jiang, which one would you like to be?"

"Just a little tip, the deputy commander of Tianhe works very hard, he has to lead troops to patrol Tianhe every day."

One became a soldier, and the other became a civil servant.

Which one should I choose?

You've asked me unnecessary questions.

Jiang Liu quickly put aside worldly affairs and said decisively, "I'm a tax collector, I'm going to collect money!"

"Very good, a clear judgment."

The Supreme Lord Laozi revealed a mysterious smile: "This is a very good position. Tens of thousands of celestial immortals in the Immortal Realm are vying for it. Fellow Daoist Jiang is the first one to ascend in the Dharma-ending Age, so you must seize this opportunity."

"Thank you for your guidance, Laozi!"

Upon hearing that so many people were vying for it, Jiang Liu's eyes lit up, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.

He forgot one thing: if a position is highly sought after by thousands, how could it possibly become vacant?

Jiang Liu successfully joined the Ministry of Finance.

Tax official Jiang is online.

Their daily work involves searching for immortals who are in seclusion or asleep in the boundless immortal realm, and waking them up to pay their personal income tax.

Or you could go to the underworld, and in the boundless underworld, find those underworld immortals who are in seclusion or asleep, and wake them up to pay their personal income tax.

Daily working hours: 24 hours.

Wandering in the celestial realm, wandering in the underworld, wandering in the celestial realm, wandering in the underworld!

Looking for someone! Looking for someone! Looking for someone!

Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!

If we don't collect taxes and fail to meet our sales targets, our wages will be docked!

"Worry, Lao Tzu!"

Many years later...

And who knows how many years later.

Who knows how many years later.

In the Finance Department of the Heavenly Court.

"How could a ghost do this?!"

Jiang Liu tossed three stacks of documents, each over ten meters high, into the air. His eyes were bloodshot, and he slammed his fists on the table, growling with a ferocious expression, "This is completely different from the immortals I remember!"

As the deputy to the God of Wealth in the Ministry of Finance, he, a Golden Immortal, actually has to work 10 hours a day!

Who could stand this?!

Although it's much better than the 24 hours right after ascension, it's still unacceptable!

I'm a Golden Immortal!

I'm only a few thousand steps away from becoming a Great Immortal, why should I still have to work!

I want to play!

After venting his frustrations, Jiang Liu calmed down, expressionlessly grabbed a falling document, and continued working.

[Application for Tax Payment Delay by the Underworld Emperor Ye Longying]

[Night Cherry Blossom: I'm broke. I'll owe you for another three thousand years.]

"You owe taxes for thirteen thousand years!!!"

Jiang Liu picked up the judgment pen and drew a big red X.

[General Yang, Deputy Commander of the Heavenly River and Heavenly Soldiers: They're all on our side. We'll owe you another three thousand years.]

[Tenjō Shōkyō: Give me, the last prince of the Heisei era, some face. I'll owe you another thousand years.]

"Ugh... It's all tax arrears! What are those useless guys doing? How come they can't even collect a little tax?"

Jiang Liu was so angry he almost vomited blood. He went through all the documents and found that most of the people who owed taxes were players who had ascended from the mortal realm, that is, players from the Immortal Cultivation Era.

Damn it, did you all ascend here just to cause me trouble?

If you can't even afford to pay taxes, you might as well reincarnate and start over.

"The Era of Cultivation..."

Looking at these familiar names, Jiang Liu suddenly recalled a long, long time ago, when he was still a mortal.

He remembered the cultivation game he played, because it was through that game that he was able to ascend to immortality.

Although the game was a rip-off, he was still very grateful.

However... there is still a slight regret.

Back then, he was only focused on ascending to immortality and didn't explore the world of cultivation properly. Apart from a few maps, he hadn't explored more than 99% of the world's maps, and now he deeply regrets it.

Am I in such a hurry to ascend to heaven and become a wage earner?

If I could do it all over again, I really want to experience the world of cultivation...

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait a minute, I'm now a Celestial Immortal, only ten thousand steps away from becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal!"

"It's just a game, I can make it in no time, can't I?"

"Make a copy of the cultivation era and play it yourself."

The more Jiang Liu thought about it, the more reliable it seemed. He put down his work, took out all sorts of immortal materials from his storage ring, and began to fuse and refine them.

"I think the version I played back then was the 0.1 discount version. It's more reliable to play the 0.1 discount version, so you don't have to put too many spirit stones into the server."

“Maps… During my years as a tax official, I traveled all over the world, making copies of tens of thousands of maps a piece of cake.”

"No, it's not fun playing by myself. I can invite all the other players over to play together and reminisce about our youth."

"It would be quite satisfying to trample on people like Ye Longying and General Yang one more time."

"Oh, right, make two client versions. I'll use the 0.1 discount client myself, and they can use the normal client."

"Hehehe, I'm cheating on myself, I'm so bad."

"I trampled him when he was in the mortal realm, and I trampled him again after he ascended. Just thinking about it makes me feel good."

Jiang revealed a cunning, wicked smile as he recalled memories he had almost forgotten, his fingers flying across various materials.

Thirty seconds later.

Two clients appeared on the desktop.

One is the normal client of Cultivation Era, and the other is the 0.1 discount version of Cultivation Era client.

"Contact some former players and see who's interested in reminiscing about their youth..."

Just as Jiang Liu was about to contact others, a voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

"Jiang Liu, stop slacking off and come here!"

"Yes, God of Wealth!"

Jiang Liu jolted awake, stood up reflexively, and ran out of the room.

On the desktop, only two client applications remained quietly, their lights shining.

New book: *Cultivation Games: Starting with Open-World Exploration*

The new book has been launched!

Book title: Cultivation Game: Starting with Open World Exploration