My Mythical Path to Immortality in Another World

Of course, Zhao Mingcheng did this intentionally as well.

Zhao Mingcheng knew that the Zhao family of the ancestral court were a group of arrogant people, and they hadn't even bothered to find out how Zhao Xuan had gained control from the eight imperial courts.

Or perhaps they heard about it but couldn't believe it, thinking they could suppress Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Mingcheng knew that was a joke. The Seven Stars Severing Fortune Array was created by Qin Shi Huang, who was at the Human Emperor Realm, with painstaking effort. With millions of years of self-growth, its power could be said to be equivalent to five Human Emperor thrones.

Zhao Mingcheng was absolutely certain of this.

This is Zhao Xuan's personality; he disdains deception and believes that conflicts between living beings often originate from misunderstandings. And these misunderstandings arise because of a lack of proper communication.

Zhao Mingcheng knew about Zhao Xuan's pursuit, so he trusted Zhao Xuan completely.

In short, Zhao Mingcheng regarded Zhao Xuan as the guardian deity of the Great Zhao.

As for whether Zhao Xuan will pose a threat to himself and the Great Zhao Dynasty.

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To Zhao Xuan, he and the Great Zhao Dynasty were not on the same level.

Having reigned as emperor for a thousand years, it's impossible to say that Zhao Mingcheng had no ambitions of his own. Whether he wanted to escape Zhao Xuan's shadow is another matter.

Zhao Mingcheng said that he definitely wanted to beat Zhao Xuan up, and he also definitely wanted Zhao Xuan to do his work.

However, they were not deterred by Zhao Xuan's intentions.

After all, this is a world of cultivation, where great power belongs to oneself. As long as one is strong enough, there is no need to fear anyone.

Therefore, the political arena in the human-immortal realm is much cleaner than that in the previous world.

At least there won't be a situation where the emperor fears his subjects rebelling.

At the stage of a dynasty's fortune, the emperor can check the state of the dynasty at any time through the dynasty's fortune. A stable and rising fortune indicates that the emperor and his ministers are of one mind and that officials and the people are in harmony.

The emperor ruled with nothing to do, and the world was at peace. This is why the Heavenly Emperor could sleep peacefully with his meritorious officials.

As the Grand Protector of the Great Zhao Dynasty, Zhao Xuan was appointed as the Left Prime Minister, the head of the civil officials, the Right Prime Minister, the head of the military officers, and also the Grand Protector.

Zhao Xuan had the power to supervise and punish almost everyone in the Great Zhao Dynasty, from civil officials to military officers, from commoners to imperial relatives, from ordinary people to cultivators.

He was on equal footing with Zhao Mingcheng, and even the Crown Prince Zhao Ningde had to bow down to Zhao Xuan.

Such a position is equivalent to having two emperors in one dynasty, with two suns shining in the sky. However, Zhao Xuan intends to retire and give up the dominant position.

However, Zhao Xuan can also mobilize the imperial fortune of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

All things have a spirit, and the Divine Dragon of Fortune's attitude towards Zhao Mingcheng is one of dependence, neither warm nor cold, requiring Zhao Mingcheng to gradually integrate and refine it.

But he was terrified of Zhao Xuan, like a domesticated puppy.

On his way here, Zhao Xuan witnessed the long river of destiny of the Great Zhao.

The addition of the Zhao family ancestral temple has greatly strengthened the fortune of the Great Zhao.

However, the river of destiny is filled with countless dark energies, which are called resentment or karma.

If the fortune in the River of Fortune is one hundred parts, then the place shrouded in black mist accounts for more than ninety-five parts.

The black mist continuously transformed into black dragons, relentlessly attacking the remaining area.

The remaining area had no ability to fight back directly, so it could only transform into a giant Xuanwu, using its powerful defense to withstand the black dragon's attacks. The Xuanwu's dragon head and snake tail would occasionally dart out to ambush the black dragons.

Zhao Xuan then understood the predicament of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

The aura of an imperial dynasty is generally represented by the color gold, which symbolizes the immortality of the dynasty.

The fortune of civil officials is represented by a bluish-green hue, symbolizing a clear and enlightened administration.

The aura of a military officer is crimson, signifying that his vitality is not diminished.

A cultivator's aura is bluish-yellow, symbolizing longevity.

The mortal fortune is pure white, symbolizing the foundation of all things.

Civil officials, military officials, and spiritual practitioners. The accumulated fortunes of ordinary people form the golden imperial fortune.

If the gold color is impure, it indicates a problem in some aspect.

Generally, if gold accounts for 70%, it means that everything is still under control.

Luck is usually represented by the shape of a dragon, symbolizing prosperity and flourishing.

If it presents the form of the Vermilion Bird, it signifies a change in national policy.

The image depicts a white tiger, symbolizing a state of war.

It presents the form of Xuanwu (Black Tortoise), symbolizing defense and counterattack.

Then there are incomplete forms, such as a dragon without horns, a vermilion bird without wings, a white tiger without teeth, and a black tortoise that becomes a ghost.

This indicates that the dynasty was at the wrong stage.

The national policy should be changed in a timely manner.

The fact that the current fortune is in the complete form of the Black Tortoise indicates that Zhao Mingcheng's policy of integrating the fortune of the Zhao family's ancestral temple into the long river of the Zhao dynasty's fortune is a correct one.

Back then, Zhao Xuan unified the seven kingdoms using a relatively gentle approach, but the path of integration is a long process, especially since there were cultivators among them who had lived in their original kingdoms for hundreds or even thousands of years and were considered carnivores within those kingdoms.

After the Zhao state unified China, the redistribution of interests inevitably damaged their interests.

Therefore, even after surrendering, he had no sense of belonging to the Great Zhao Dynasty.

Although it wouldn't lead to a rebellion, their outward compliance but inward defiance and non-violent non-cooperation would pose significant obstacles to Zhao Mingcheng's governance of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

The downfall of the Zhao family's ancestral court not only threw the Great Zhao imperial court into chaos but also brought together these unstable factors.

In this way, Zhao Mingcheng only needs to purge the people of the Zhao family ancestral temple to win the hearts of the people and take back the benefits.

As for whether it will succeed, Zhao Mingcheng is confident with Zhao Xuan around.

Dark energy represents public resentment and karma.

The public resentment arose from the living; it stemmed from dissatisfaction with the Zhao imperial court.

Karma is the punishment that the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man inflict upon a person or group that has caused resentment upon their death.

Karma itself has no power, but it can amplify resentment and create greater destructive power.

Moreover, karma is the opposite of fortune; killing someone burdened with karma not only brings no sin but also a reward of good fortune.

It's equivalent to a wanted notice issued by the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and it's a wanted notice regardless of whether the person is dead or alive.

These karmic forces are not the karma of the Great Zhao Dynasty itself, but rather the karma that the people of the Zhao ancestral court incorporated into the Great Zhao Dynasty when they integrated their fortune into the river of fortune.

It's like shifting personal blame onto the collective.

In this way, the people of the Zhao family's ancestral home were safe, but the Great Zhao Dynasty took the blame.

However, the cycle of karma is inescapable, and retribution is inevitable. One may deceive Heaven and the world for a time, but not forever.

Therefore, Zhao Xuan benefited greatly. While he was in seclusion, a large amount of fortune flowed to him, with the intention of allowing him to quickly find something to protect before emerging from seclusion and restoring order.

However, Zhao Xuan had merged his mind with the true spirit and escaped into the Dao Ruins, a place where neither the Heaven, Earth, nor Man could interfere.

While Zhao Xuan couldn't save time during his seclusion, he also forcibly plundered a large amount of luck, and when his mental state gave back, he gained a huge reward.

In other words, Zhao Xuan's Azure Dragon Ascension actually involved the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, or perhaps the path of Man; it was just originally intended to help Zhao Xuan improve his realm.

However, once the fortune was bestowed upon Zhao Xuan, it became beyond human control and instead became nourishment for Zhao Xuan's ascension to the Azure Dragon realm.

For a full ten years, Zhao Xuan and Zhao Mingcheng kept a close eye on the River of Fortune.

Watching the Xuanwu grow stronger with each battle, from occupying five areas to occupying ten, twenty, thirty, and finally thirty-five.

In a flash, it transformed into a giant white tiger. After letting out a roar, the white tiger charged directly into the black mist and began to tear at the black dragons formed by the black mist.

Generally speaking, half of a dynasty's fortune resides in the common people, and the other half belongs to the emperor.

Of these, commoners account for 30% of the fortune of the people, while the remaining 20% ​​goes to officials.

In a sense, officials were selected from among the common people, serving as a balance of power between the emperor and the common people, and acting as a bridge between the emperor and the common people.

If the emperor is wise, he can control 50% of the imperial fortune while also gaining the trust of officials and controlling the 20% of the fortune belonging to the common people. In this case, he will control 70% of the entire dynasty's fortune.

If an emperor is incompetent, he will gradually lose his own fortune, which will then be controlled by officials.

However, in the Great Zhao Dynasty, commoners accounted for 30%, the emperor controlled 40%, and Zhao Xuan controlled 30%.

This 30% consists of 20% ceded by commoners and 10% ceded by emperors.

After all, when the dynasty was established, almost all the common people were Zhao Xuan's followers and were brought under his control by the power of civil rights.

It wouldn't be a problem to erode 50% of the emperor's fortune in this way.

To put it bluntly, the fortune controlled by commoners and emperors was actually relinquished by Zhao Xuan.

As for the reason, it's simply because it's troublesome.

Being an emperor is too troublesome.

When Zhao Xuan retired, this fortune was managed by commoners and emperors, but when he returned, this fortune immediately became subject to Zhao Xuan's control again.

Zhao Mingcheng has lost control over officials and the people. His fortune and power have been devoured, leaving only his five parts transformed into Xuanwu, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

After Zhao Xuan appeared, the area shrouded in black energy was immediately taken over by Zhao Xuan. The three people under Zhao Xuan's supervision immediately obeyed Zhao Xuan's command, merged into the Xuanwu, and launched a counterattack against the black energy.

The River of Fortune is actually a reflection of the true situation of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

In fact, after Zhao Xuan appeared, people in the common people who knew of Zhao Xuan's power regained their confidence in the Great Zhao Dynasty. In addition, Hua Jun and others began to ride Zhao Xuan's Azure Dragon to restore order in the Great Zhao Imperial Court.

This allowed Zhao Mingcheng's own fortune and authority to gradually return.

This is also a transformation.

A reform that eliminates powerful families and returns wealth to the people.

Those who had previously submitted to the Zhao clan at the ancestral temple, as well as those who took advantage of the chaos to commit evil deeds, were arrested and eliminated by Hua Jun, along with the Xuan Ting Division and the army.

Alongside this, land reform, agricultural reform, tax reform, education reform, medical reform, and the restoration of spiritual resources were also carried out.

In short, it's about eliminating the old guard and cultivating individual talent.

The incident at the Zhao family ancestral temple has indeed dealt a significant blow to Zhao Mingcheng.

When individuals are held hostage by the clan, rulers cease to be rulers, ministers cease to be ministers, fathers cease to be fathers, and sons cease to be sons.

It should be noted that Zhao Mingcheng reigned for a thousand years, while the previous Zhao emperor had only been in the Zhao clan's ancestral temple for a thousand years.

This time, he actually used his father's orders to suppress Zhao Mingcheng, forcing Zhao Mingcheng to hand over the benefits to the Zhao family's ancestral temple.

It really disgusted Zhao Mingcheng.

It is known that wise emperors can control 70% of the destiny and power.

As the new year begins, everything is renewed, and the dynasty's fortune is renewed every year.

In other words, the dynasty's fortune can be redistributed once a year.

If a dynasty like the Great Zhao Dynasty has a fortune of 10,000 units, it needs to consume 5,000 units every year to maintain the stability of heaven and earth.

This is what is commonly referred to as favorable weather and a peaceful and prosperous nation.

These five thousand units of fortune are fixed expenditures, with one thousand units set aside for national protection and one thousand units set aside for emergencies.

The remaining 30% is the free fortune that can be allocated.

However, only the emperor could distribute them.

If the court is stable and the country is peaceful and prosperous, the fortunes will recover every year.

The emperor could not keep all three thousand portions of fortune to himself; one thousand portions were distributed to officials, soldiers, and cultivators who had submitted to the royal family.

The remaining two thousand portions belonged to the emperor himself.

Of course, emperors also had to share the spoils with their own people, because in times of crisis, the most trustworthy people were their own people.

The Zhao family ancestral temple distributes a thousand shares of good fortune every year, meaning that Zhao Mingcheng receives a thousand shares of good fortune annually.

Of these one thousand shares of good fortune, four hundred will be given to Zhao Xuan.

The remaining 600 portions were for Zhao Mingcheng's own use.

Zhao Mingcheng is still refining the Qi Fortune Dragon and does not need Qi Fortune to enhance himself yet.

Therefore, these 600 portions of Qi are used to maintain human relationships.

Every year, he would set aside one hundred portions for his father to use as offerings for the late emperor's spiritual practice.

However, when the late emperor descended to Earth, his first thought was to seize Zhao Mingcheng's power. If he failed to seize power, he would cooperate with the Zhao family's ancestral temple to seal off the great Zhao's fortune.

This prevented Zhao Mingcheng from mobilizing the fortune of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

One thousand units of fortune can be used to kill a King Realm cultivator, three thousand units of fortune can kill an Emperor Realm cultivator, and ten thousand units of fortune can even kill an Emperor Realm cultivator at the highest level.

Therefore, if it weren't for the late emperor, the Zhao family ancestral court would never have dared to go too far.

How could Zhao Mingcheng not feel disgusted?

Of course, there are also benefits. The integration of the Zhao family's ancestral temple's fortune, although it also brings karma and resentment, expands the long river of fortune for the Great Zhao Dynasty.

The Great Zhao Dynasty has just become a dynasty of destiny, and the River of Destiny can only hold 10,000 portions of destiny.

If the number exceeds ten thousand, it will be lost to the common people; this is the fortune collected by practitioners of all trades.

But that was because the evil fortune of the Zhao family's ancestral home merged into the Great Zhao Dynasty, making the Great Zhao Dynasty's river of fortune able to accommodate two million units of fortune.

Of course, the Zhao family ancestral temple has existed for a million years, storing more than five million units of fortune.

However, opening up the River of Fortune also requires consuming Fortune. Three million units of Fortune were used to open up the River of Fortune.

For over a hundred years, the fixed expenditure of five thousand units of fortune each year has actually consumed the fortune brought by the Zhao family's ancestral temple.

It took more than a hundred years to consume less than 100,000 units of fortune, and the Great Zhao Dynasty still has two million units of fortune.

Since these two million portions of fortune have entered the Great Zhao's river of fortune, forty percent belong to Zhao Xuan and thirty percent belong to Zhao Mingcheng.

This fortune is even greater than the fortune that Zhao Xuan and the twelve members of the Heavenly Stems Squad shared after they unified the country.

However, the prerequisite is to first set things right.

As for whether things can be set right, judging from the current situation, there shouldn't be any problems.

However, Zhao Xuan's ambitions went beyond simply correcting the wrongs; he aimed to reshape the world.

Given the circumstances of the Great Zhao Dynasty, it would have taken at least five thousand years to initiate a transformation.

It's not that change is impossible, but rather that there isn't enough time—five thousand years—for Zhao Mingcheng to have the power to suppress everything. Not only would change require too much bloodshed, but Zhao Mingcheng would also find it difficult to digest the benefits generated by the change.