My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 284 The Ambition for Independence! Ministry of Finance Investigation
"To establish a pantheon?"

Li Wei was genuinely surprised: "Isn't this the kind of authority only beings like Great Sages, Great Immortals, Mahayana Practitioners, and Buddhas possess?!"

This damn system is exploiting a vulnerability again?

Heavenly Dao System: \(￣︶￣)/
How can this be called a vulnerability?

The reason why the Great Sage was able to establish a pantheon is because their level of integration with the Dao was higher. They not only mastered the resources of their own Dao, but also were able to integrate resources across Daos. Therefore, they were able to establish divine offices to better utilize the power of heaven and earth.

But when it comes to the integration of resources according to the Great Dao, who can compare with the Heavenly Dao?

With me here, you can legally and legitimately build your own pantheon, construct your own unique divine position, and become the master of your own pantheon, without being subject to anyone else.

All gods who join the Heavenly Court must accept the invasion of the Heavenly Laws, be bound by them, and be tied to the Heavenly Court. In the future, they will be restricted in whatever they do.

If your boss becomes dissatisfied one day, they might even kill you outright and have your immortal body recycled.

So having its own pantheon makes all the difference.

They can attack or defend, and even if they were to leave the Heavenly Court one day, they would not be afraid.

So Li Wei was tempted.

"Now that I have mastered the Lesser Hell System of the Life-Cleansing Orthodox Cult, I can rebuild my cultivation foundation, and my cultivation level can be used as currency, which is equivalent to gaining financial power as well. If I also have my own pantheon..."

It seems I can even create my own cultivation world, independent of the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms!

Heavenly Dao System ()!

[That's right! That's why I performed an emergency update and enabled the pantheon creation feature!]

"With my current cultivation level, it's difficult even to establish a godhood, let alone a pantheon."

The key to establishing a pantheon is not the strength of one's cultivation, but rather the integration of the resources of the Great Dao! Of course, the strength of the pantheon will certainly differ depending on the strength of one's cultivation!

However, precisely because of this, our weaker cultivation level is actually our advantage!

[After all, beings at the Great Sage level are far too numerous; once they establish their own pantheon, it would be earth-shattering and impossible to hide from the Heavenly Court!]

[We are too weak; even if we establish a pantheon, others might not be able to detect it. So, if handled well, it's even possible to quietly implant a pantheon within the Heavenly Court, using it to our advantage.]

This is a very risky thing, but the rewards are also huge!

Li Wei's mind flashed from the madness of the Jade Emperor to the corrupt state of the Heavenly Court, then to the great sages' heroic feat of opening the Blissful Demon Land to defy the heavens, and finally to the gradually diminishing calamity of heaven and earth.
Countless thoughts surged within me.

Li Wei stood up and looked out the window at the Tian Shi Yuan, a bustling and vibrant city that was a deep red and purple.

It's as if I'm seeing a patient who's terminally ill but is still indulging in pleasure.

"The patient himself chooses to ignore his condition. In that case, it probably won't attract attention if more cancer cells grow, right?"

Li Wei made up his mind!
So for the next few days, he stayed in seclusion, pretending to cultivate in Huang Xiang's apartment building, but in reality he was researching the creation of a pantheon.

Life became unusually peaceful.

But in the Heavenly Court outside, turmoil was brewing, with countless storms brewing.

While having breakfast that day, Huang Xiang received today's Immortal Morning News.

The Ministry of Finance has frozen the funds allocated to the Ministry of Thunder over the past 60 years and has added more than 40 "Thunder Gods" to the blacklist, freezing their assets!

By the way, seeing the headline on the front page
Huang Xiang almost spat out the porridge in his mouth: "What's going on? Has the infighting in Heaven really gotten this bad?"

Huang Xiang looked down carefully and discovered that Zhang Jie, Zhang Tianjun, a high-ranking official of the Thunder Department, was among those included in the blacklist!
This is no joke!

So how did Raibe react to this?

Huang Xiang subconsciously flipped the newspaper over and saw a report on the second page: "Ministry of Finance plans to launch a corruption investigation into twenty officials in the Ministry of Finance."

"Good heavens! Are the two most important departments in Heaven about to start fighting amongst themselves again?"

Such things have happened before in history, but this is a time of war! The Blissful Demon Land has not yet been pacified, yet the Heavenly Court is already fighting for power and profit. This is too outrageous!

Huang Xiang had a gut feeling that something was wrong, so he read a few more newspapers and discovered that things were more complicated than he had imagined.

The Department of Education has discovered that Deng Tianjun of the Thunder Department and hundreds of his descendants have engaged in academic fraud, including falsifying their academic papers and degrees. Therefore, it has decided to revoke Deng Tianjun's title of Thunder Department Academician!

The Plague Department has proposed a motion demanding that the Thunder Department reduce its functions in purifying heaven and earth and cleansing evil and impurities, transferring these powers to the Plague Department. The motion has already entered the legal process and will soon be submitted to the Council of Gods for a vote.

[The True Lords of the Dipper Division jointly submitted a petition, arguing that the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department had too many redundant officials and requesting that the Thunder Department's organization be streamlined.]

"Hiss! This is aimed at the Thunder Department! During the war, the gods actually want to suppress the divine authority of the Thunder Department, this violent institution?"

Who sends their army first when they're at war?

Have the gods of Heaven gone mad this time?!

Huang Xiang looked at the newspaper in front of her, her mind filled with countless thoughts. In the end, she somehow thought of Li Wei and the educational principles he embodied.

"Could this matter be related to this kid?"

Bang!

Li Wei walked out of the room, carrying a large package on his back, containing various treasures he had purchased through the Tian Shi Yuan online platform during this period.

"Brother Li, are you heading out?"

"Yes! I've been here for so long and haven't yet visited the Heavenly Market Enclosure, so I'm planning to go out and travel around a bit, especially since..."

Li Wei glanced at the dark circles under his eyes and joked, "If I don't leave soon, Brother Huang, you'll be living in one room with eight wives every day. I'm afraid you won't be able to take it anymore, will you?"

Huang Xiang immediately started coughing: "I'm at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, this little bit of time is nothing."

"Hahahaha! But my sisters-in-law are also at the Nascent Soul stage, and we have the advantage in numbers, so I think I'd better leave quickly, lest I really end up eating your food!"

Seeing Li Wei's resolute attitude, Huang Xiang did not linger, but reminded him, "His Majesty has not yet made any arrangements for you, so you may wander around, but please do not leave the Heavenly Court to avoid causing any misunderstandings!"

"Don't worry, I know."

After Li Wei finished speaking, he turned and left. Huang Xiang saw him off, but as soon as he opened the door, he was blocked by two officials from the Ministry of Finance dressed in festive red uniforms.

"Which of you is Li Wei?"

finally come!

Li Wei was overjoyed.

But Huang Xiang blocked his way and asked, "What brings you two divine officials here?"

"Someone has reported that Li Wei possesses a large amount of unexplained cultivation power. We would like to ask him to return and assist in the investigation!"

"Since it's a report, there should be a report letter, right? Can I see it first?" "No problem!"

The two finance officials then produced a printed letter of complaint. It was blank and looked like a prank, but the finance department had that much power to use such a letter to request an investigation.

Huang Xiang frowned and said, "You didn't print this yourself, did you?"

"This is the only point that is absolutely impossible to forge! It's just that even our Ministry of Finance doesn't know the origin of this letter; it suddenly appeared in our Ministry of Finance's complaint box one day!"

"So you're using this kind of thing to investigate a special envoy of the Heavenly Emperor?"

"To be precise, Li Wei has never been appointed as the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy. Of course, we treat him as a special envoy, which is why we must find out the truth and not let him suffer an injustice."

The two divine officials were very patient and kind, and there was nothing to criticize about them.

But the more this happened, the more uneasy Huang Xiang felt.

The Ministry of Finance doesn't need any evidence to arrest people, so they generally don't carry any evidence with them. If they want to arrest you and you don't cooperate, they'll beat you to death on the spot. Even if you cooperate with the investigation, they can still find a reason or excuse to deal with you and confiscate all your assets.

Huang Xiang had never seen such a courteous official from the Ministry of Finance in his entire life!
So he quickly sent a telepathic message to Li Wei: "The Ministry of Finance came prepared this time, and there are no procedural problems. If any crimes are found, even His Majesty probably won't have any reason to bail you out!"

"So if you really have a problem with your cultivation, tell me quickly so I can ask His Majesty to help you!"

Heavenly Dao System: [Don't tell me, these two guys possess divine weapons of the Great Dao and are monitoring your telepathic communications!]

Upon hearing this, Li Wei quickly swallowed what he was about to say, glanced at the two smiling officials in front of him, and raised his hand, saying, "I will go back with you two to investigate!"

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the two finance officials. They hadn't expected this kid to be even more wary than they had imagined!
But that's okay,
Their Ministry of Finance has prepared a lot of big gifts for Li Wei this time. This kid is going to have a lot of trouble coming up!
"Let's go then!"

Without a word, the two men used a strand of the Ministry of Finance's law to handcuff Li Wei, and then escorted him out of the apartment.

In Tian Shi Yuan, the laws governing commerce and transportation are quite developed, so these two could have directly teleported Li Wei back to headquarters. However, they chose to escort Li Wei through the city in a flamboyant manner, attracting the attention of countless cultivators along the way.

"Huh? Isn't that Prosecutor Li Wei? I've watched his live stream. I think he was the one who started the Dark Cultivation Investigation and tried more than a hundred descendants of the Divine Blood Clan, right?"

"It seems he was the first to discover the situation in Sirius City, and he later led a team to rescue hundreds of thousands of people there."

"I remember he was being hunted down by a demon and barely survived, so how come he's being arrested by the Ministry of Finance officials now? What did he do wrong?"

Hearing the surrounding chatter, the two finance officials smiled slightly and suddenly announced loudly, "Gentlemen, our finance department has received a report that Li Wei is suspected of illegally obtaining a large amount of cultivation points, so we have brought him back for investigation."

The surrounding public opinion was immediately in an uproar.

"Isn't Inspector Li Wei ordered by His Majesty to specifically investigate black cultivation? How come he himself is also trading black cultivation?"

"But isn't illegal cultivation now legal?"

"Fool! Doesn't buying black cultivation require money? Li Wei illegally obtained a large amount of cultivation, which means he illegally obtained a large amount of cash. Where did his money come from?"

"Hiss! So, Inspector Li is involved in a large-scale embezzlement?"

This changed the expressions of many people. Under the rule of the Heavenly Court, what everyone hates most is corrupt officials!
why?
Because corrupt officials are everywhere!

Are there any divine officials who are not corrupt?
So after Li Wei was arrested, everyone subconsciously believed that he was guilty, and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "I never thought that even someone like Inspector Li would fall so low."

"Sigh... Haven't we seen this kind of thing enough? When a poor person suddenly rises to a high position, how can they resist the temptation of power? It's just human nature."

"Hahaha, good job catching them! Haven't dozens of gods been found guilty of corruption and dereliction of duty recently? I think Li Wei is no different!"

Seeing the overwhelming public opinion, the two financial officials nodded in satisfaction and then leaned down to whisper in Li Wei's ear.

"You brat, it doesn't feel good to be disgraced, does it? It's okay, this is just the beginning. For the next few decades, you'll be obediently in our Ministry of Finance's prison!"

"With the power of our Ministry of Finance, we can detain you for at least several decades without any evidence, just to make you cooperate with the investigation!"

"Once you're released, we'll have already erased all your reputation from the outside world and destroyed the very foundation of your belief in becoming a god! In the future, our Ministry of Finance will also do everything in its power to prevent you from taking up a position in the Immortal Palace!"

"If you want to obtain the crystallization of merit and vows in the future, you'll have to wait until your next life! Hahahaha!!"

Li Wei's gaze gradually turned cold, but he only glanced at the two of them and remained silent.

The two finance officials were taken aback, not expecting this young man to be so patient.

"Captain Wang, the God of Food wants us to provoke this kid, preferably to make him make a move in the street, so that we can kill him with a legitimate reason. But if he doesn't move now, how can we make a move?"

"Hmph! Fine, he won't move then. We'll have plenty of ways to deal with him later!"

So the two of them continued to parade Li Wei through the streets, and after nearly three days, when countless people knew that Li Wei had been invited to investigate for embezzlement, they finally slowly made their way to the Ministry of Finance's interrogation room.

The interrogating cultivators were a different group. They sat under the psionic lamps and kept pressing him for answers: "Cultivator Li Wei, did you directly enter the Nascent Soul realm without a permit?"

Li Wei, who was prepared, remained completely calm: "No."

"Hahaha! I can sense that you've already used the cultivation transfer payment system to transfer away your excess cultivation, bringing yourself back to the Golden Core level, right?"

"But do you think we can't detect the changes in your cultivation level? Once you enter the Nascent Soul stage, a shattered Golden Core can never be repaired! Moreover, your spiritual power will undergo unique changes after being tainted by the laws; these things cannot be faked!"

"If you think that you can return to the Golden Core stage after transferring your cultivation, then I can only say that you are too naive!"

"So I'll ask you one more time: did you enter the Nascent Soul realm without a permit? Lying will do you no good!"

Li Wei shook his head firmly.

"Good! Someone, check his cultivation level!"

"Yes!"

Two finance officials rushed up and, without saying a word, plugged a series of data cables into Li Wei's body.

Li Wei glanced down and said in surprise, "I heard that when you check someone's cultivation level, you just cut open their dantian. Why are you being so lenient with me? Is your Ministry of Finance going to discriminate against me?!"

The monk in charge of the interrogation was so angry his face turned red: "You brat, how dare you act so disrespectfully in our Ministry of Finance?"

Li Wei sneered, "Heh! Since it's an inspection, of course I'll request that everyone be treated equally. Or are you afraid to tear open my dantian? I dare to open it, but you're afraid to look?"

They really wouldn't dare!

What if I happen to see something I shouldn't see?
If you want to work in the Ministry of Finance, the most important first rule is to only investigate what you are supposed to investigate, never be overly curious, and never cause any unnecessary trouble.

So the official in charge of the interrogation pretended not to hear Li Wei's words: "Hmph! You dare to be so arrogant in the Ministry of Finance, you brat! Once we find out the truth, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

quickly,

The equipment inspection results are now available.

Upon seeing this, the divine official who was conducting the interrogation gasped in shock.

not good!

This guy has cultivation but no Nascent Soul stage, and the evidence against his clandestine cultivation has disappeared!
(End of this chapter)