With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 49: Intervening Personally
Originally, Landlord Qian had already reached the end of his lifespan.
The young Qian family man became a middle-aged one, looking almost identical to the original Landlord Qian.
Here, Zhu Ergou died many years ago protecting Qian Li.
The Qian family, to repay the favor, waived the Zhu family’s tenant rent for ten years.
These fields belonged to the Qian family, whose ancestors had official titles, exempting them from three generations of land taxes, meaning all Zhu family harvests were their own.
Fireworks crackled loudly.
Qian Li passed the imperial examination after thirty years, finally becoming a candidate, signifying the Qian family could not only maintain their status but possibly advance further.
Villagers and gentry all came to congratulate.
In the middle of the night, the white-haired Qian Li drunkenly opened the ancestral hall’s doors.
He knelt directly before the spirit tablets.
"Father, your son has finally achieved an official title and hasn’t failed your teachings!"
Qian Li looked at the spirit tablets on the table, his eyes flashing with tears, respectfully kowtowing twice.
"If Mr. Qian could see you like this, he would surely be very comforted."
A faint voice came from beside him.
Qian Li was immediately startled, turning sharply with a shout, "Who!"
He saw a Daoist in a green robe standing behind him, silently.
His eyelids drooped slightly, but immortal Qi floated around him.
Seeing this face, Qian Li’s fear dissipated, replaced by disbelief.
"Ergou! No, you you you! Are you human or ghost!"
After disbelief, immense fear surged forth.
"Weren’t you dead thirty years ago?"
"The Zhu family members were all cared for by us Qian family; you you you, don’t make trouble for me!"
Zhu Chen finally lifted his eyes, looking at Qian Li, and said, "After today, I hope you will look after the Zhu family more."
Zhu Chen waved his hand, and two talismans flew towards Qian Li like elves.
"This talisman can save your life once, cure a hundred diseases, as my payment to you."
Qian Li stood frozen. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
And in the next second, the breeze swiftly turned into a gust, blowing the doors open as Zhu Chen rode the wind away, sleeves fluttering.
"Im... Immortal! Ergou has become...no, Zhu...Zhu Chen has become an immortal!?"
Complex emotions flickered continuously across Qian Li’s face.
The next second, Qian Li clutched the two talismans fiercely.
"Someone!" After a long while, Qian Li shouted loudly.
Servants immediately appeared outside.
"Inform everyone below, starting today, Zhu Dazhuang’s tenant rent need not be paid any longer! Additionally, erect a longevity tablet...inscribe on it...Zhu Chen!"
The Zhu family’s somewhat rundown courtyard still echoed with laughter.
Brothers and sisters were already all white-haired, yet their children had children.
A few kids laughed and played boisterously in the courtyard.
Zhu Chen silently took a glance but chose not to meet them.
He secretly checked everyone’s aptitude once more, unsurprisingly, none of them had spirit roots.
"How the Zhu family fares in the future depends on fate." Zhu Chen sighed softly, riding the wind upward, the Divine Movement Talisman flickering, tracing shadows across the hillside.
[In the Daqi Calendar year 1733, you arrived at the Great Jinn capital.]
Jiang Ming let out a long breath, eyes flickering, and immediately started to move the faint connection between him and Zhu Chen.
Jinn Dynasty, Jiang Ming was all too familiar with.
The Li Family of the Imperial Court held the strongest power in the dynasty, preserving Emperor Gaozu of Jinn’s entire martial arts legacy.
Innate Grandmasters emerged one after another, some even reached the late Innate stage, just one step away from Innate Great Perfection.
So the Li Family was naturally the most formidable family and sect in the entire Great Jinn.
Moreover, due to the legend woven around Emperor Gaozu’s feat of slaying an immortal and seizing the heavenly authority,
now, the Li Family had little fondness towards immortals.
Therefore, two junior disciples who went to the Jinn Dynasty earlier both faced obstacles.
One of them nearly got injured.
If it weren’t for the sect’s mission to subdue Jinn Dynasty, and both juniors were only at the third level of Qi Refining, these proud cultivators would have surely gone on a rampage.
"Greetings, Senior Brother."
"Could it be War Demon Zhu Chen, Senior Brother Zhu?"
"Ahem, mind how you speak."
Two junior disciples in green robes came to greet.
Zhu Chen was quite famous, after all, a dual Martial Dao practitioner, attracting much attention, and his combat prowess was well-known throughout the Outer Sect.
Moreover, Zhu Chen often sought breakthroughs in seemingly dangerous situations during battles, like a fearless mad demon.
Thus, Zhu Chen earned the nickname War Demon within the sect.
Zhu Chen paid no regard to the two’s words.
Their True Essence was not strong.
A disciple sent by the sect to such a place nearly devoid of cultivation resources in the Jinn Dynasty was naturally not one of high importance.
"What do you have on your intelligence reports?"
The two exchanged a glance, slightly unsure how to answer.
"I will credit your achievements when I accomplish the mission, you know the drill."
Zhu Chen’s tone seemed indisputable.
Just as he said, Zhu Chen’s conduct over the years indeed carried some Jianghu spirit; loyalty and trust were renowned.
The two immediately reported their findings.
"If it weren’t that our sect isn’t adept in those mind-bending spells, such matters would be much simpler."
Just within the Li Family alone, there were nearly fifty Innate Grandmasters, and the Li Family also had banner families and several violent departments all possessing Innate Grandmasters.
The entire Jinn Dynasty, aside from the Imperial Court, had several large sects already subservient to it.
The secular power of Jinn Dynasty was already not weaker than that of Daqi Dynasty, and its power was highly concentrated.
This was one reason the two did not succeed, and even though Innate Grandmasters were still considered mortal, they had the qualification to be rivals to Beginner Qi Refining cultivators.
With such numbers and the legend of Emperor Gaozu slaying an immortal, the two indeed feared being slaughtered.
Zhu Chen nodded.
"Wait for me here."
With that, Zhu Chen combined Wind Chasing Leg with Wind Control Skill, his form darted towards the Capital City like a ghost.
On the city walls, it seemed merely a shadow flashed by, the patrolling guards didn’t even notice Zhu Chen’s presence.
[You head straight towards the Imperial Palace complex, it’s as if some voices in your head are guiding you, everything around starts to feel familiar...]
At this moment, Jiang Ming began to intervene.
Jiang Ming let out a long breath, his mind fully immersed in the scroll’s text, while his mind harp vibrated.
In this instant, Jiang Ming even felt capable of controlling Zhu Chen.
Despite it being his first experience with True Essence, Jiang Ming was incredibly familiar with Zhu Chen’s body, at this time the two seem to have fused.
Jiang Ming’s figure flickered, Divine Sense unfolding.
In the Imperial Palace, over a dozen powerful presences were sensed, all were Innate Grandmasters.
