C1172 Sacred Artifact of Authority
This was easy to understand. The authority of the Heavenly Dao was the Law of the Great Dao. Without comprehending the Law of the Great Dao, it was impossible for one to break through to the Rank Six. And in this world, without a holy object, it was impossible to sense the Law of the Great Dao.
"The original intention of that ancient existence is not bad, but it's a pity."
Su Jin saw another part of the memory. That ancient existence had modified the Heavenly Dao in order to create a fair and just world.
The cultivation method in this world had a great relationship with the people's luck. The better the people's life, the richer the luck, and the easier it was for cultivators to grasp the authority of the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, the cultivators in this realm were usually officials. For their own interests, they would become good officials and let the people live a wealthy life.
The Emperor also fought to become a wise ruler for his own cultivation.
In the beginning, the idea of the ancient existence had given birth to some prosperous dynasties.
However, the reason why the idealistic countries were destroyed was because it was unrealistic.
People were selfish. When the great cultivators who were known as wise ministers and ministers gained power, the later generations would not have a chance to rise up and develop unwillingness and ambition.
And even if those great cultivators were able to stick to their hearts, their descendants would still produce some scum, relying on the power of their ancestors to seek personal benefits, squeezing the living space of the civilians.
After a long time, the higher ups of the dynasties might still be wise and virtuous ministers, but the dynasties were already corrupted beyond redemption.
Fate could create cultivators, but on the other hand, Fate could also backfire on cultivators. When dynasties faced the end of the world, Fate would crazily backfire on the higher ups. If it was serious, it could even cause those Great Sovereigns who were comparable to Ninth Order and Immortals to perish.
The ancient golden age did not last for too long. The world was in chaos. The royal family lost their power, the feudal vassals were divided, and rebel armies were everywhere. The people did not have a good life.
Even in the countries of Immortals, the end of the dynasty was not much different from the end of the dynasties of mortals.
The region where Su Jin was located was a dynasty with such a situation. It was called the Great Yi Dynasty.
This dynasty had once been prosperous. The Great Sovereign of this dynasty was a supreme existence at the Immortal level. He had been in power for 12,000 years, and his army was powerful. His territory was vast, and he had submitted to all sides.
However, as soon as the dynasty fell, the Great Sovereign was directly killed by the backlash of fate. Even the Monarch Level Sacred Artifact was lost for some reason, causing the royal family to be unable to give birth to a new emperor. As a result, the Great Yi Dynasty was instantly torn apart, causing internal and external problems to arise. The royal family had become a vase like the Zhou royal family.
Su Jin shook his head. He felt that the cultivation system in this world had too obvious weaknesses.
The Great Sovereign of the Great Yi Dynasty was strong enough to suppress the dynasty for 12,000 years, but the Great Yi Dynasty still inevitably declined, causing the fall of the Great Sovereign.
If it was any other Great Sovereign, they would have died even earlier.
After all, the cultivation of an Emperor was closely related to the dynasty, and the decline of the dynasty was something that even Saints were unable to stop. So, once one relied on this method to call themselves an Emperor, then one day, one would surely perish because of it.
"This type of cultivation system is too problematic. However, if I want to grasp the Heavenly Dao of this world, I can only follow this cultivation system and cultivate to the so-called Martial Monarch Realm in order to compete for the position of the Heavenly Dao's Master."
Su Jin narrowed his eyes. Although there was a huge problem with the cultivation system, he wasn't worried. In any case, he didn't intend to focus on the cultivation system of this world. No matter how deep his cultivation base was, he could give it up at any time.
Those Great Sovereigns had been affected by the Heavenly Dao of this realm ever since they were born. It was impossible for them to give up their cultivation, but Su Jin was different from them.
"However, this also means that the Heavenly Dao has been coveting the outlanders. To a certain extent, the outlanders entering this world can prevent this from happening."
Su Jin's eyes glittered. In Sheng Zhifan's memory, there were many memories related to the outlanders. It seemed that there had been outlanders in this realm, and no one knew whether they were from the Heaven Realm or other worlds.
"The outlanders need to be careful, but we can't underestimate the experts of this realm."
Su Jin thought to himself. The experts of this realm were extremely powerful amongst those at the same level as them because they had direct control over the Heavenly Dao. Even the God Clan couldn't compare to the experts of the same level in this realm.
After all, one needed to slowly comprehend the Heavenly Dao while the cultivators of Taian Heaven could directly control the Heavenly Dao. It was obvious who was stronger and who was weaker.
"What a coincidence. This Sheng Zhifan is a good man. I can't believe that he has such a secret in his memory."
A smile emerged on Su Jin's face. Originally, the most difficult thing for outsiders to obtain the Holy Object of Authority was to obtain it. However, in Sheng Zhifan's memory, there was actually a secret related to the Holy Object of Authority.1
Furthermore, it was an intermediate authority!
The Holy Object of Authority was divided into Primary, Intermediate, Advanced, King and Emperor ranks!
After mastering the Beginner level Holy Object of Authority, one would be able to cultivate to the Rank Six, and Intermediate level Holy Object of Authority. Su Jin would be able to cultivate to the seventh tier from these. There were many Immortals in this world, because if one mastered the Sovereign Grade Sacred Artifact, one would be able to cultivate to the Immortal Realm. In this world, there had been more than a dozen Great Sovereigns at the same time in a certain era. In other words, there had been more than a dozen immortals in this world.
Although the Intermediate Holy Object of Authority could only be cultivated to the Seventh Order, it was nothing to Su Jin. However, in this world, the Intermediate Holy Object of Authority would definitely attract the envy of countless people.
This was because a Holy Object of Authority was a threshold. Without a Holy Object of Authority, one could only be slaughtered by others in this world, forever a servant.
Once one possessed a Holy Object of Authority, they would be able to cross this threshold and have a chance to promote the Holy Object of Authority to a higher grade Holy Object of Authority.
If the Holy Object of Authority could advance, the cultivators would be able to rule their territories to a certain extent, and they would be able to obtain the Heavenly Dao's reward, allowing the Holy Object of Authority to advance.
The preciousness of a Holy Object of Authority could be imagined.
In the early days of this world, ordinary people still had the chance to obtain the Holy Object of Authority. However, with the passing of time, the Holy Object of Authority had long been monopolized by the various major powers. It was virtually impossible to give it to outsiders.
Ordinary people also stopped having the chance to rise.
The mid-grade Holy Object of Authority in Sheng Zhifan's memory was hidden in a county called Fang City. According to the secret he knew, the mid-grade Holy Object of Authority was a legacy left behind by a cultivator of the Fang City.
That cultivator hoped that his descendant could protect Fang City, so he left behind a method. In order to obtain that sacred object, he needed to grasp a certain amount of luck in that county.
As mentioned before, to grasp luck, one needed to develop the livelihood of the people, allowing them to prosper and become an official.
Hence, Sheng Zhifan's plan was to sneak into Fang City. After becoming an important official in Fang City, he would use the luck in Fang City to find that mid-grade Holy Object of Authority.
He had planned for this for many years and paid a huge price for it. He had bought an official position in the upper county of the Fang City. Who knew that on the way to his appointment, he was actually dragged into the aftermath of the battle between two powerful cultivators, and was accidentally hit by a formation thrown by one of the cultivators. His body was destroyed on the spot, and his soul almost left his body.
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