My Mythical Path to Immortality in Another World

Back at Tianyang Tower, Zhao Xuan carefully recalled his interactions with Prince Jin and concluded that those in high positions were indeed not easy to deal with.

The interaction was sometimes tense, sometimes relaxed, involving casual conversation and small favors, which made me feel close and trusting without realizing it.

During my interactions with it, I sensed the aura of rules, but it wasn't the aura of national destiny; rather, it was the aura of supernatural powers.

It was very well hidden. If one's supernatural abilities were not at a high level, if one did not follow the rules, and if one's senses were not particularly sharp, one would probably not have been able to discover it.

However, with the nation's fortunes at stake, the Prince of Jin was unable to cultivate himself and therefore could not unlock his supernatural powers.

There is only one reason: the Prince of Jin possesses a very high level of supernatural power, reaching the level of immeasurable supernatural power.

The boundless supernatural powers can be used with the help of the power of all living beings, and the fate of the nation is also a kind of power of all living beings, so it is actually difficult to restrict the supernatural powers of the Prince of Jin.

What was his purpose in using his supernatural powers during his contact with me?

Zhao Xuan couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Supernatural powers can be broadly categorized into nine types: rule-based, law-based, domain-based, physical type, dharma type, weapon type, blessing type, curse type, and multi-dimensional type.

A multi-category is a supernatural ability that does not belong to a single category but has multiple categories.

Of course, this is the initial stage of supernatural powers. When your understanding of supernatural powers is deep enough, their application will become more diversified and eventually become regulated.

When rules are absolutized, they become concepts.

For example, Zhao Xuan's disguise of affinity with plants is a physical supernatural power. When cultivated to a certain level, it will transform into a Wood Spirit Body, possessing various magical effects.

The Netherworld of the Serpent Vine is a domain-type divine power; when cultivated to a certain level, it becomes a small world.

The original version of "Flowers Bloom in an Instant" represents the Dharma image, while "Golden Flowers and Auspicious Clouds" represents the armed forces.

The Wuji version of "Flowers Bloom in an Instant" belongs to the multi-dimensional category, spanning four categories: rules, laws, weaponry, and domains.

The rule category is exclusive to boundless supernatural powers; there is no rule category for great supernatural powers and lesser supernatural powers.

Zhao Xuan carefully considered the classification of supernatural powers, extracting the rule-based and multi-faceted supernatural powers from the "Record of Supernatural Powers," attempting to analyze what exactly the Prince of Jin's supernatural power was.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Xuan slowly uttered four words—"Falling Treasure Coins."

A multi-faceted array of divine abilities comprised of laws and weaponry, including the Treasure Drop Coin.

Armed applications transform into a coin with wings, which falls into the user's magic weapon upon being unleashed.

Rule-based applications are mandatory transactions, allowing transactions to be conducted without the permission of others.

In other words, the Prince of Jin and I just made a deal, but I don't know what I traded?

Feeling somewhat depressed, Zhao Xuan thought about the imperial estate, courtyard, and shops bestowed upon him by the Prince of Jin, and then composed himself.

Regardless of what is being traded, it doesn't matter. All transactions follow the principle of equivalence. These things are dispensable to Zhao Xuan and of average value, so they can't be exchanged for anything of value to him.

Unbeknownst to Zhao Xuan, while he was analyzing the situation, the Prince of Jin was also somewhat dumbfounded.

He activated his supernatural powers, engaging in conversation and bestowing gifts, and in return, he received a message: goodwill.

In other words, by giving away his valuables worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, he gained Zhao Xuan's favor.

What kind of prodigy is this in the future? His mere goodwill is worth hundreds of thousands of gold.

Besides, what's the use of goodwill? He and Zhao Xuan are from the same clan and are close by blood. When one person achieves enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs benefit. This made the Prince of Jin so angry that he wanted to curse.

What I wanted was Zhao Xuan's future fortune. How did I go astray by exchanging wealth for good fortune?

And there's another problem: if I give someone something worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, won't they develop a good impression of me? Then why bother using my supernatural powers?

Prince Jin was unaware of this, but he decided that he should avoid provoking Zhao Xuan whenever possible.

The Prince of Jin is heartbroken...

After Zhao Xuan understood, he happily went to accept the Prince of Jin's reward.

First, there was the thousand-acre imperial estate, managed by three hundred farming households. With the token of the Prince of Jin, Zhao Xuan easily became the owner of the estate.

From now on, all the harvest from this imperial estate will belong to Zhao Xuan, and he won't even need to pay taxes.

The farmers were summoned, and the seeds of the same-root wheat were given to them. This season, they would switch to planting the same-root wheat.

Zhao Xuan marveled at the Prince of Jin's generosity. Although the thousand acres of half-grade spiritual fields were valuable, that was all that mattered. The important thing was that the three hundred households in the royal estate were all experienced farmers who could take care of the land and had a steady stream of harvests every year without having to do anything.

With the addition of oxen, farm tools, water sources, and other necessities, Zhao Xuan was able to earn thousands of gold coins every year.

Upon arriving in Jinyang City, Zhao Xuan realized he had made a mistake.

That is, people think that the wheat they cultivate is not valuable, but in fact, it's because their expectations are too high.

Tonggen wheat is cultivated from spirit wheat, so it must grow in spirit fields and is also of the spirit wheat grade.

He spent many years reducing the spiritual energy requirement of Tonggeng Wheat and also spent time lowering its grade so that ordinary people could consume it.

But they didn't realize that the world is not lacking in spiritual energy.

However, if ordinary wheat from the same root is grown in soil with more abundant spiritual energy, its yield will increase according to the amount of spiritual energy.

This is enough to enable its widespread adoption.

All I need to do is lower its level and make it an ordinary item that common people can consume; there's no need to reduce its demand for spiritual energy.

Of course, the benefit of this is that the yield of wheat grown on the same root in the spirit field will increase several times.

Therefore, Zhao Xuan's plan was to have the imperial estate plant the same-root wheat first, and when the harvest came, the advantages of the same-root wheat would naturally spread through the word of the farmers.

I opened a grain store in Jinyang City, selling Tonggen wheat and its seeds. Gradually, farmers will be willing to grow Tonggen wheat, and then it will be promoted. I will also gain the recognition of the Dao of Agriculture.

Zhao Xuan spent three leisurely months in Jinyang City. The reason for his leisure was that Zhao Xuan did not even hold a position or follow any rules.

Although he didn't receive any bonuses to his cultivation progress, Zhao Xuan's understanding of the human condition in the mortal world deepened.

I attended several auctions at Tianyang Tower, but in the end I didn't buy anything. Of course, I couldn't afford it anyway. Who knew there were so many rich people in Jinyang City?

He traveled to and from various restaurants, teahouses, and brothels in Jinyang City, where he met many extraordinary people.

It can be said that every reputable place in Jinyang City has a practitioner who has embarked on the path of sainthood.

He also made several friends, such as Zhao Mingwu, the son of King Wuwei, and Zhao Mingde, the son of King Tiancheng.

The two were members of the Zhao clan who only knew how to enjoy themselves in their father's fiefdom and were sent to Jinyang City for education.

The main reason was that the parents couldn't bear to hit him, but the Prince of Jin really did.

There were also several marquis sons, and the third son of the current Zhao emperor, named Zhao Mingcheng.

I don't know what this guy was thinking. Ten years ago, he actually led the sons of these marquises in a rebellion, and then the Zhao Emperor threw him into the ancestral land.

He spends his days eating, drinking, and having fun, but he is also a cultivator of a considerable level.

Emperor Zhao did not give up on him, after all, for Emperor Zhao, who was protected by the fate of the nation, rebellion was a joke.

Although nominally imprisoned, she had free access to Jinyang City and was protected and supported by people from her maternal clan.

On this day, Zhao Xuan was still organizing his account books at Mingxuanzhai when Zhao Mingcheng, accompanied by several guards, swaggered over to his door.

"Brother Xuan, stop worrying about your petty accounts and come with me to the West Gate." Zhao Mingcheng shouted as soon as they arrived.

Zhao Xuan glanced at him but didn't say anything.

"It's big! The demon hunters have entered the city. If we don't go soon, the good stuff will be snatched away by others." Zhao Mingcheng looked at Zhao Xuan and, knowing Zhao Xuan's personality, hurriedly said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan put down the ledger in his hand. "That shouldn't be the case. Why so early?"

Zhao Mingcheng stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Xuan's hand, and led him outside, saying, "Let's talk as we walk."

The group walked together toward the west gate, with Zhao Mingcheng and the others explaining things along the way.

Demon hunters are cultivators who hunt demonic beasts in the wild. They usually clear out demonic beasts in the wild and rarely enter the city.

However, starting in the twelfth lunar month each year, monsters gather and unleash a beast tide to attack human cities, and monster hunters in the wild will return to help defend the cities.

Because demon hunters are often in the wild, they can sense abnormalities in demonic beasts. When they discover that demonic beasts are gathering, they will return in advance.

They usually return a month in advance, which is in early November.

Firstly, to remind the city guards to prepare in advance; secondly, to recuperate; and thirdly, to clear out the harvest of hunting a large number of monsters in the wild over the past few months.

There is one situation in which a demon hunter will return early: when the time for the demon beasts to gather has been brought forward.

This generally means that the beast tide will be very large, and the monsters will need more time to gather.

With nearly a thousand cities across the seven human kingdoms, the demonic beasts naturally wouldn't attack them all at once.

The fact that demon hunters are gathering in a particular city indicates which city will become the target of the beast tide.

When Zhao Xuan and his group arrived at the city gate, they saw a large crowd gathered there.

Among these people, a group wearing masks and hoods, concealing all their characteristics under long black dresses, and exuding a menacing aura, stood out.

Demon hunters are one of the nine professions passed down from ancient times.

The human race divides history into five eras: the Primordial Era, the Wilderness Era, the Ancient Era, the Prehistoric Era, and the Modern Era.

In the primordial era, at the beginning of the world, it was a period when the innate deities regulated the heavens and earth. In the early and middle stages of this period, there were no demons or humans, only innate deities derived from the rules and primordial energy, who regulated the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In the primordial era, the innate deities went into hiding, and living beings began to multiply and flourish, but civilization had not yet formed, and they acted according to instinct. Later in this period, the demon race and the human race began to appear.

In ancient times, the demon race and the human race developed civilizations, and began to gather around these civilizations, clearing away the wild creatures and bringing peace to the world.

In the ancient era, the demon race and the human race fought each other for living space, and were constantly at war with each other.

In the near-ancient era, from the time the demon race was defeated and driven to the starry sky until now, there have been eleven human emperor eras, each lasting 129,600 years.

The Nine Ancient Professions were nine professions developed by the ancient human emperors for the sake of human civilization.

They are respectively: Wizard, Demon Master, Soul Master, Hunter, Burial Master, Hermit, Spirit Slave, Corpse Slave, and Ghost Slave.

A demon hunter is a hunter.

The Nine Ancient Professions were gradually abolished by the ancient human emperors in ancient times, but have been gradually modified and restarted in recent times, and the hunters have become the demon hunters of today.

The emergence of demon hunters has gained favor among many cultivators, and it can be said that they now occupy half of the cultivation world.

There must have been a reason why the Nine Ancient Industries were abolished by the ancient human emperor.

Because its practice is too cruel and painful, and the sacrifices are too great.

One of these consequences is that after becoming a hunter, one is disliked by the heavens and earth, suffers misfortune and harms one's family and relatives, cannot see one's friends and relatives in life, and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation after death.

The cultivation system that has developed since ancient times uses human morality and fortune to protect hunters and reduce their side effects.

However, demon hunters still cannot spend too much time with their relatives and friends, otherwise they will inevitably harm themselves and others.

Demon hunters do not follow the path of sainthood in their cultivation, nor are they ranked. Their advancement path is Earth Hunter, Wilderness Demon Hunter, Deep Sea Demon Hunter, Sky Demon Hunter, and Starry Sky Demon Hunter.

Sky demon hunters are ranked the same as gods, and star demon hunters are ranked the same as saints.

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