Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

’The Immortal Court uses the power of the sects as its foundation, establishing Immortal Cities and dividing Immortal Officials into nine grades. It selects the best from among the Cultivators to oversee the world. Should anyone disobey the Immortal Court’s laws, an Immortal Official can summon an Immortal Terracotta Warrior. By simply activating a Secret Technique, they can trigger the restriction within a Cultivator’s divine soul, causing them to perish on the spot.’

’The following year, the Immortal Court opened an entrance to the Demon Realm and declared that any Cultivator could enter to hunt Demon Beasts. To receive the Immortal Court’s Talismanic Coins, they had to return and offer the Demon Beast carcasses as a sacrifice at an altar in an Immortal City.’

’All Cultivators in the world must pay taxes to the Immortal Court according to their Cultivation level. The higher the Cultivation, the more taxes owed, and vice versa. The Immortal Court’s tax is paid in Talismanic Coins. Those who fail to pay their taxes on time will be killed without mercy!’

’An entrance to the Demon Realm also appeared in the Fog Sea Territory. I tried entering the Demon Realm and, as expected, found countless Demon Beasts. After a fierce battle, I returned with more than ten Tier Two Demon Beasts. I made the sacrifice at the Immortal City on Ten Thousand Immortals Island and received a hundred of the Immortal Court’s Talismanic Coins, which was just enough for one year’s taxes.’

’The Demon Realm is fraught with peril. The types of Demon Beasts are different from this world; most are enormous and possess innate Talent Divine Techniques. Moreover, there are many powerful Demon Cultivators who resist and counter-attack us outsider Cultivators. As a result, many Cultivators seeking Talismanic Coins have perished in the Demon Realm.’

’Within a few years, more than half of the people I knew from the original Loose Cultivator Alliance had perished. Under these circumstances, the Mystic Skills and Secret Methods of the various sects and schools lost their value. Many Loose Cultivators seized this opportunity to rise. With their surplus of the Immortal Court’s Talismanic Coins, they bought the Mystic Skills and Secret Methods they had once only dreamed of and broke through to new realms.’

’My Cultivation grew increasingly profound. Amidst endless slaughter, my three Great Divine Techniques—the Netherworld Sword Technique, the Netherworld Dharma Body, and the Netherworld Hand Seal—grew ever closer to perfection. With the help of the Immortal Binding Rope, I had no shortage of the Immortal Court’s Talismanic Coins. This even spared my five concubines from the hard labor of hunting Demon Beasts in the Demon Realm.’

’I accumulated a large amount of Talismanic Coins, which I used to purchase Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones, and my Cultivation rose steadily. At the age of thirty-nine, I applied for the Immortal Court’s Immortal Official examination. I passed three consecutive trials, then defeated numerous competitors, and was finally awarded the rank of Seventh-Grade Immortal Official.’

’Immortal Officials are exempt from taxes. In the Fog Sea Territory, there are only four Immortal Officials. I was assigned by the Immortal Court to Baihua City to carry out the duty of surveillance. The other three were respectively responsible for Shuiyue Immortal City, Beast Taming Immortal City, and the Immortal City on Ten Thousand Immortals Island.’

’Baihua City was the original Ancestral Court of the Baihua Sect. This sect had always accepted only female Disciples. Now, having suffered this calamity and being enslaved by the Immortal Court, the sect’s Elders and Disciples numbered less than a hundred. As an Immortal Official appointed by the Immortal Court, I also had the responsibility of making the Immortal City prosper, or else I risked being dismissed.’

’After some thought, I ventured to the edge of Celestial Demon Island, one of the ten great forbidden lands of the North Sea Cultivation World. I used the Celestial Ghost Sword Escape and the Immortal Binding Rope to ambush a Celestial Demon, then used the Celestial Demon Divine Pearl Refining True Technique to refine over a hundred Tier Two Celestial Demon Beads in one go. After returning to Baihua City, I distributed these Celestial Demon Beads.’

’Relying on the Celestial Demon Beads, the many Elders and Disciples of the Baihua Sect finally gained some ability to protect themselves. They stabilized their income of Talismanic Coins and were able to rest and recuperate. For a time, everyone in the sect, from top to bottom, was deeply grateful to me.’

’My reputation for fancying beautiful women spread far and wide. To protect the Baihua Sect’s thousand-year foundation, the Sect Leader, after consulting with many Elders, quietly held a beauty pageant within the Baihua Sect. From it, four peerless beauties were chosen to voluntarily enter my Cave Mansion, climb into my bed, and become my concubines.’

’Among these four beauties, there were two Life Talisman Elders and two Sensing Disciples. Two of them even had a master-disciple relationship... I promised the Baihua Sect’s Sect Leader that I would give them a hundred Celestial Demon Beads every three years.’

’With this opportunity, the Baihua Sect greatly increased the number of Demon Beasts they sacrificed to the Immortal Court. I, in turn, was rewarded by the Immortal Court. I obtained a peerless Slaughter Treasure Technique that could increase the power of my Divine Technique attacks a hundredfold in an instant!’

’With beautiful women by my side, I lived a leisurely life in the Immortal City, passing my days in carefree pleasure. My cultivation never ceased, and before I knew it, my Cultivation had reached the Late-Life Talisman Stage.’

’During this time, I was both lover and master to these women, training and guiding them. One among them, who had outstanding talent, distinguished herself and successfully passed the Immortal Court’s examination. She became one of the four Immortal Officials of the Fog Sea, tasked by the Immortal Court with overseeing Shuiyue Immortal City.’

’By the time I was a hundred years old, I held a high position of great power and had a flock of wives and concubines. Many Cultivators attempted to challenge me and seize my position as an Immortal Official, but I defeated them all. In that same year, I refined the Vermilion Bird Divine Pill and began my attempt to break through to the Life Soul Realm.’

’Two years later, I broke through to the Life Soul Realm, becoming the number one master in the Fog Sea. I officially became a Third-Grade Immortal Official of the Immortal Court and was promoted to the position of Supervising Envoy of Taiyi Immortal City.’

’The Taiyi Sect was once a famous Cultivation Sacred Land in the North Sea. The sect had over ten Life Soul Cultivators. Even in the era of the Immortal Court, the number of Life Soul Realm cultivators in the sect has always remained around ten. The sect is full of talent, and Taiyi Immortal City is also a famously prosperous place in the North Sea.’

’The previous Supervising Envoy had perished in the Demon Realm, giving me this opportunity. I took up my post, bringing my many concubines with me. The Immortal City was filled with numerous factions and a congregation of masters. I took command of the city and acted with decisive ruthlessness, executing several Life Soul Masters who harbored dissent, and finally established my authority.’

’I went to the Demon Realm to investigate the mystery of the previous Immortal Official’s demise. There, I chanced upon the Saintess of the Taiyi Sect and was stunned by her celestial beauty. Later, the two of us joined hands to fight against a mighty expert of the Demon Race, and we returned safely to the North Sea Cultivation World.’

’I fell in love with the Taiyi Saintess at first sight. How could I let such a peerless beauty slip away? Therefore, I pressured the Taiyi Sect, using both hard and soft tactics. In the end, the Taiyi Sect yielded and agreed to the marriage.’

’Over in the Demon Realm, rumors spread of a Demon Emperor with world-shocking talent. This demon had received the inheritance of an Upper Realm Celestial Demon. His power surpassed all other demons, and he quietly unified the major powers of the Demon Race, establishing the Demon Court to rival the Immortal Court and resist the invasion.’