txolops Chapter 70 The Tang Dynasty Government: Even Dogs Wouldn't Play With It
Chapter 70 The Tang Dynasty Government: Even Dogs Wouldn't Play With It
Three months later, Miaoyin Sect and Xinggong officially reached a spiritual medicine supply agreement—Miaoyin Sect would act as the exclusive agent to supply Xinggong with cultivation materials worth more than three million spirit stones every year, covering high-grade spiritual medicines, talismans, pills and various consumable magical artifacts.
Upon hearing this news, the Tianxing City market was shaken: common commodities such as "Qi Recovery Pill" and "Qi Gathering Powder," which had previously maintained stable prices, immediately dropped by 20%. Small and medium-sized businesses adjusted their inventory and turned to promote less popular items. Meanwhile, several pharmacies under the Miaoyin Sect worked day and night, with their spirit furnaces never going out, making them the busiest refining centers on the island.
Meanwhile, Han Xiaoliu, the biggest supplier behind the scenes, was sitting leisurely in his own courtyard.
The courtyard was filled with lush flowers and trees, and a misty atmosphere. He was leaning back in a rattan chair, slowly and methodically "training" his maid, Lu Xueqi.
"Practice a few more times. If you don't break through the Elephant Armor Technique today, you're not allowed to eat!" His tone was lazy, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.
Little Naiqi bowed her head in agreement, her fingertips trembling slightly, not daring to slacken in the slightest.
With nothing else to do, Han Xiaoliu took out his character card and started checking his character information!
Realm Lord: Han Xiaoliu
Level: 31 (Early Core Formation Stage)
Sects: Fangcun Mountain, Underworld
Cultivation Techniques: *Qingyuan Sword Manual*, *Elephant Armor Technique*, *Huangting Scripture*, *Soul-Binding Technique*
Equipment: A set of level 0 fantasy equipment
Spirit Stones: 364 million+ (obtained from the Resource Exchange)
Yin De: 0
Merit: 1120
Sect contribution points: 60
Summoned Spirits: Bubble, Wild Boar
Support characters: Love Silk Maiden, Seven Emotions Spider
Gang: None
Innate Skills: Azure Sword Aura, Azure Sword Shield, Sword Shadow Splitting Technique, Basic Five Elements Spells, Auxiliary Spells
Gang skills: Crafting skills, Alchemy skills, Tailoring skills, Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge, Cooking skills, Smelting skills, Tracking skills, Escape skills.
Fangcun Mountain Sect Skills: Huangting Scripture, Five Thunder Spell, Yi Wood Immortal Escape (Secret Technique), Heart-Stealing Talisman, Three Dantian (Secret Technique)
Underworld Sect Skills: Soul-Binding Technique, Yama's Decree, Six Paths of Reincarnation, Netherworld Earth Escape (Secret Technique)
Core formations: Reversed Five Elements Formation, Yin Gathering Formation, Yin Transformation Formation, Heart Refining Formation
Fantasy Magic Item:
The Bell of Terror (Magic Item): Level 0
Soul-Guiding Banner (Magic Item): Level 5
召唤灵成长任务进程：虾兵（15级/45级）、鲛将军（15级/55级）、蟹将（3级/45级）
Han Xiaoliu couldn't help but sigh: A life of extraordinary success is just so simple, unpretentious, and boring.
With the help of that exceptionally gifted wild boar summoning spirit—which actually ate century-old spiritual herbs as food, replenishing its pure spiritual power as it ate—he broke through to the Core Formation stage naturally after only one year of seclusion.
Although four sets of materials for Core Formation were burned in the process, costing a total of more than 200,000 spirit stones, it was nothing to Han Xiaoliu, who was now wealthy, and he didn't even flinch.
Others might spend their entire lives trying to gather enough materials to form a core, but he meditated amidst piles of spiritual herbs and broke through to a higher realm amidst the snoring of pigs rooting in spiritual fields—is this cultivation?
It was clearly an easy win!
As expected, a transmigrator without cheat codes is incomplete!
"Young Master! I've broken through! I'm incredibly strong now!" Little Milkie excitedly waved her little fists in the air and bounced around on the spot, just like a newbie who had just drawn an SSR card.
Han Xiaoliu rolled her eyes: "I've had that illusion before... but unfortunately, that never happened."
He waved his hand: "Alright, alright, hurry up and call that pig back, let's start grinding our cultivation!"
Little Naiqi immediately turned around and rushed out of the room, standing at the gate of the courtyard shouting at the top of her lungs, "Luo Luo! Luo Luo Luo—!"
The bushes suddenly rustled, and a slick, oily wild boar poked its head out. After confirming that it was its human, it took off running, its tail practically wagging like a fan.
Every time Han Xiaoliu saw her summon her spirit pet, he couldn't help but facepalm: This isn't a summoned beast, it's clearly like going back to the village to raise pigs! What's even more outrageous is that she actually named her summoned spirit "Luoluo"—so fitting that it makes one question reality!
"Young Master, we're ready!" Lu Xueqi's eyes lit up like flashlights, full of anticipation.
"I'm about to be able to cultivate! Hang in there, don't let me down!" she mentally cheered herself on.
Han Xiaoliu calmly took out more than a dozen century-old spiritual herbs and several bottles of low-grade pills.
Little Qi snatched it and stuffed it directly into Luo Luo's mouth, muttering as she fed him, "Luo Luo, eat quickly! Whether Master can embark on the path of cultivation depends entirely on your feeding!"
Only when the wild boar collapsed on the ground and grunted, indicating that it "really can't eat anymore," did she turn to look at Han Xiaoliu.
"Why are you looking at me?" Han Xiaoliu said irritably. "Hurry up and meditate! Remember, once spiritual energy enters your body, immediately guide its circulation. Don't let it have a party in your dantian!"
"Oh!" The little girl seemed to wake up from a dream, quickly sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate her energy.
The next second, a massive amount of spiritual energy poured down like a waterfall, rushing straight to his dantian.
That familiar feeling of fullness returned—if she didn't channel it out soon, she was afraid she would explode on the spot and turn into fireworks! She hurriedly switched to the cultivation method of channeling spiritual energy that she had practiced for a long time, and only then did her spiritual energy obediently flow along her meridians. Her body felt lighter, and her cultivation level soared!
Three months later—
[Temporary Player: Lu Xueqi]
[Level: 10]
[Sect: None (Mortal Status) | Recommended Sect: Tang Dynasty Government]
"Ding! Temporary player Lu Xueqi's level has been detected as meeting the requirements. The conditions for becoming an apprentice of the Tang Dynasty government have been unlocked! The sect construction mission has officially begun!"
Han Xiaoliu's pupils dilated in shock as he stared at the extra sect construction card: "Tang Dynasty Government? Even a dog wouldn't play that!"
It turned out that when they asked the Dream Elf, they learned that this sect didn't care about spiritual roots at all, but only accepted ordinary people from humble backgrounds, and its main goal was "to cultivate immortality for all and achieve common prosperity"!
What's even more amazing is that after establishing a sect, you can receive the basic inheritance "The Way of the Official" - which focuses on cultivating the Great Dao of Humanity's Destiny and supplements it with physical cultivation; all skills are martial arts techniques based on Qi and Blood, relying on burning one's own Qi and Blood to unleash burst damage.
Here's the key point: Qi and blood do not conflict with spiritual energy!
Four words flashed through Han Xiaoliu's mind in an instant: Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts!
Not only that... this is the trump card among trump cards!
Others might think you're a fragile mage, but suddenly you explode with power, unleashing a "physical exorcism" with a single strike; Spiritual energy depleted? Use a potion to restore mana! Health almost gone? Use another potion to restore health! Seamless transitions, endless combos!
This isn't cultivation; it's like stepping on your own foot with your left and spiraling upwards to heaven!
He slapped his thigh hard, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit:
"The Tang Dynasty government? Dogs won't play with that—I will!"
But what fairy tale is there that says "low starting point, high ceiling"?
The Tang Dynasty government appears to have its doors wide open, but in reality, it is a narrow path paved with bones—it accepts mortals without spiritual roots, yet requires them to defy fate with their flesh and blood.
In the world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality", cultivating immortality is a cruel selection process.
Spiritual roots are the key to life, resources are the lifeline, and time is the lifeline.
Ordinary people possess none of these three qualities.
Having no spiritual root means that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is closed to you.
Although the path of body refinement can bypass the limitations of spiritual roots, it requires a massive amount of rare and precious materials to temper the body and build a foundation—a single batch of Bone Forging Pills is equivalent to ten years of savings for an ordinary rogue cultivator; a single marrow cleansing consumes the entire annual output of spiritual herbs of a small town.
Not to mention that the cultivation methods are incomplete and the lineage is broken; there isn't even a complete body-refining cultivation method!
But the most fatal thing is lifespan.
Ordinary people do not live past one hundred years; they begin to decline at thirty and decay at fifty.
Pseudo-spiritual root cultivators like Han Li spent nearly thirty years just on Foundation Establishment, and even longer until they were over a hundred years old to form their Core.
If a mortal with no spiritual roots tries to reach the "Foundation Building" stage through body refinement, he will likely grow old and his bones will be as brittle as paper before his blood and qi can be transformed into qi.
This is the coldest truth in the world of cultivation: it's not that hard work always pays off, but that you have to risk your life just to even have the right to try.
But some people just don't believe in fate.
Just like Han Li—a useless person with four spiritual roots, who "ran away" countless times throughout his life, but never stopped.
His attainment of enlightenment was not only due to the opportunity of possessing the Heavenly Bottle, but also to his daily forbearance, scheming, and relentless struggle.
He used every crisis as a springboard; he squeezed ten times the value from every resource; every show of weakness was a preparation for the next counterattack.
So, what does an ordinary person need to make a name for themselves in the Tang Dynasty government?
First, there is the incredible perseverance – knowing that death is a near certainty, he still dares to throw a thousand punches every day and swallow medicine to strengthen his bones every night, even when his meridians are broken and he is vomiting blood.
Secondly, there are extraordinary opportunities—such as obtaining ancient body-refining scrolls, receiving guidance from reclusive masters, or encountering heaven-defying opportunities... These are rare occurrences for ordinary people, perhaps only once in a hundred years.
Thirdly, the ultimate wisdom lies in knowing how to leverage resources, conceal one's strengths, trade, and strategize, like Han Li, who "gets something for nothing" when resources are scarce, and uses every spirit stone wisely.
Finally, one also needs a bit of luck—not being wiped out by major sects, not being coveted by fellow cultivators, and not being ambushed at the critical moment of breakthrough... After all, in the cultivation world, the "rise of mortals" is itself a provocation against the order.
So don't say lightly that "ordinary people can also reach the top."
That wasn't just passion; it was a miracle won by risking one's life.
Han Li is called a "mortal" not because he is mediocre, but because he turned the "impossible" into the "Han Tianzun" in desperate situations.
Now, Lu Xueqi stands at the same starting point—no spiritual root, no background, only a pig named "Luo Luo".
How far can she go?
Han Xiaoliu narrowed his eyes, and his gaze toward Lu Xueqi became firm!
If there's not enough time, increase your cultivation speed!
If one wild boar isn't enough to feed its young, then two, three, or five will do the same.
Wild boars can rest, but people don't!
Defying fate!
I am the heavens, and I will personally change your fate!