I am a living immortal.

Chapter 421 Daxi Royal Family

Moreover, the common people also have great respect for the Haori Immortal Sect, though it is unknown how much admiration is mixed in with this respect. As one of the top sects in Nanqing Province, it can be said that not everyone can enter.

Talent and ability are both indispensable.

However, there are not as many geniuses in this world as one might imagine. If one wants to enter the Haori Immortal Sect, one must have above-average talent.

Standing at the highest point of the provincial capital, Su Mu could see the immortal sect looming in the distance - surrounded by clouds and mist, cranes singing, and from time to time, he could see immortal cultivators flying across the sky, leaving behind streaks of light.

Sangsu Prefecture, at the foot of the Haori Immortal Sect, was countless times richer than Pingyang County, where Su Mu had come from. Pingyang County was not poor, and was one of the most prestigious counties in the entire Nanqing Province. However, compared to Sangsu Prefecture, it was nothing compared to a giant witch meeting a tiny witch.

Prosperity doesn't just mean having money. Sangsu Prefecture, nestled against the Hidden Dragon Sea, boasts a dense network of waterways, with merchant ships, fishing boats, and docks everywhere. Nanqing Prefecture is also the wealthiest of the four major prefectures, unique in its ability to support two leading sects with its own resources.

Of the six top sects, excluding the Great Xi Imperial Clan, two are held by Nanqing Prefecture, and one each by the remaining three prefectures—Haori Immortal Sect, Dahuang Sword Sect, Shangjing Sect of Beihuang Prefecture, Xinghai Pavilion of Dongcang Prefecture, and Baimashan of Xijing Prefecture.

The Daxi Imperial Family is unique, for it is more of an aristocratic family than a sect, representing the divinely ordained kingship. It is said that the blood of the sun flows through their veins. While leading sects have experienced succession, the Daxi has endured, with emperors coming and going for over a hundred generations. Daxi has been established for thousands of years, yet shows no sign of fading.

This was different from dynasties in the outside world. Unrest in the outside world inevitably led to rebellion and a change of dynasty. But Daxi was different. Most Daxi emperors died not in rebellion, but as a result of divine punishment. If they performed poorly in their positions, they would be punished by heaven. If this emperor wasn't good enough, they would be replaced by another.

Even if the chosen emperor was useless or disabled before being chosen, once chosen, he would rise to the top and achieve the level of combat power of a master. The price he paid was to manage Da Xi well. If he failed to do so, he might die.

The longest reigning emperor lasted nine hundred years, while the shortest lasted only seven years.

The average lifespan is around forty to fifty years. This also means that although one can achieve a master-level combat power, which often surpasses the masters of other immortal sects, their lifespan is far too short compared to other masters. Forty to fifty years is not even as long as a mortal, so it can be said that no one wants to be chosen.

But this position is given by God, you have no choice.

The only thing he could do was to do his utmost to prolong his reign. As for other methods, the emperors at the time had considered them, but the more he tried to commit suicide, the faster he would die.

The emperor who reigned for seven years wanted to get rid of this gift or curse and die quickly.

It depends on the person. Some people don't want it, and some people who want it aren't yet qualified. It all depends on fate.

On this day, the Golden Crow, hanging high in the sky, surveyed everything, its purpose being to gather faith. The leaders of the top sects might know, or they might not, or they might pretend not to know, all of them harboring concerns. After all, being able to kill a leader at will meant no one would act rashly until they had broken free from this shackle—the time had not yet come.

How could it be possible that someone who could become the head of a sect knew nothing about the truth of heaven and earth?

On the way, Su Mu learned some basic information about the cave world, such as the fact that the mirage dragon was trapped in the Shangjing Sect of Beihuangzhou, and that there was also a strange dynasty in this cave world. The kingship was granted by heaven, and it was indeed all about faith.

And at least it seems to be working pretty well for now.

The emperor worked tirelessly to keep the people living a decent life, leaving most people in a state where they weren't starving but also not well off. He then dangled an extremely tempting carrot in front of everyone, forcing them to keep pushing towards it - if they couldn't do it themselves, their children, and their children's children...

Fresh blood keeps appearing for this elusive carrot.

Su Mu inexplicably thought of the joke that Shenlong had said before, that raising a son was a way to provide for one's old age. It seemed that the standard in this cave world was also the same.

Now Su Mu understood why the emperors of Daxi could only reign for forty or fifty years. It was because it was very difficult to control this state of "not starving to death but living poorly" and you couldn't just suppress it. You had to make sure those who lived well didn't live well forever, and those who couldn't live well didn't live poorly forever.

In such a difficult mode, it is surprising that an emperor could last for 900 years. This is beyond description. The civil and military officials in the court have been replaced one after another. In this world, serving the court is not the first choice, which makes it even more difficult.

I observed the people's condition along the way and found that most of them were very energetic. I really have to admire them.

Su Mu didn't go directly to the Haori Immortal Sect, but instead sat down in a restaurant. This had become a habit. He loved eating, so wherever he went, he would stop to taste the food. Actually, it wasn't a habit, but rather a kind of enjoyment.

Su Mu liked the feeling of stopping in a place for a while, looking at the unfamiliar environment, watching all kinds of people busy with various things, or not busy at all, just chatting with friends. This would give Su Mu a sense of being alive.

The world is alive, people are alive, they have different lives and different ideas in places that we cannot see, this is very real.

Su Mu didn't mind staying for a while to experience the real feeling.

It's one of his special quirks.

The streets were bustling with people, and his eyes kept falling on a young man soliciting customers. He found it very interesting. Because the young man's business was actually helping people enter the Haori Immortal Sect...

It's such a blatant way of deceiving people.

The young man didn't bow and scrape to recruit, but waited for someone to come. His first question was, "Do you have talent?" He didn't reject them outright. If they did have talent, he would first belittle them, then praise the Haori Immortal Sect, and finally tell them that there were ways to get in, but it would be difficult, and his help wouldn't be for nothing.

Generally, at this point, some people give up because of the difficulty, and those who remain are mostly those who are neither high nor low and are conceited.

And this kind of people are the easiest to fool.

"This person is so pitiful. He could have been a high and mighty immortal, but he insisted on being a menial servant."