Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 147: Two Ordinary Beings, Heaven and Earth

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

So when Yang Ning and the Lin family were in conflict, other families were just watching the show.

But when the Lin family was destroyed, Yang Ning immediately became a thorn in the side of these aristocratic families.

It's a simple truth: if you offend the aristocratic families, not only will you not be spared, but you also dare to resist!

If we don't kill you today, won't others follow suit in the future? If everyone disobeys authority like this, won't chaos reign in this world?

Moreover, since the Lin family is gone, the protection for your newly established car company is also gone, right?

The Lin family took it, so why can't I?

As for Qu Heng's attitude...

"Does Qu Heng have a family behind him?" Yang Ning asked.

"Yes, but it's a small family!" Deep Blue said, while unfolding a genealogy chart for Yang Ning.

Indeed, it was small. Qu Heng's family only had 23,000 people, including one Spirit Law Realm cultivator, 42 Qi Refining cultivators, and the rest were either in the Physical Body Realm or hadn't cultivated at all.

Except for Qu Heng, who was the sect master, all 42 Qi Refining cultivators were on duty at the Secret Records Department, contributing to the sect's inheritance in an orderly manner.

The Secret Records Department was the library of the Extreme Eternal Sect. It didn't record Divine Abilities, but it contained a wealth of information about cultivators, cultivation notes, and even wills.

The cultivators in the Secret Records Department were responsible for organizing these materials. For example, the "Universal Records" was compiled by the cultivators of the Secret Records Department.

As for the content of the records, they didn't even need to verify it. If they found any records of relics or legacies in someone's will, they could issue tasks within the sect and send inner disciples to excavate them.

The things that were excavated had to be copied by the Secret Records Department, and the Law Treasure Department would take 70% of the treasures.

What if an inner disciple was killed while excavating treasures?

What can you do? It's just bad luck. You can't expect the Secret Records Department to compensate you.

As for the effectiveness of their work...

Yang Ning had long criticized the "Universal Records." It was poorly written and full of inconsistencies.

The "Universal Records" that Yang Ning was currently reading had been recompiled by Deep Blue. After the Cloud Mist Information Matrix spread throughout the world, it had undergone extensive verification and correction.

It can be said that the "Universal Records" in his hands and the one compiled by the Secret Records Department were no longer the same thing, except for the name.

Since Qu Heng had a small family, naturally, he would stand against Yang Ning.

Before, he thought Yang Ning had the possibility of becoming an immortal and wanted to lend him a hand.

But now, Yang Ning had offended so many aristocratic families that it was impossible for him to survive, let alone become an immortal.

He already regretted giving Yang Ning the "Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Technique."

"By the way, what if he cultivates the 'Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Technique' and the people sent by those families can't find him?" Qu Heng thought for a moment, then shook his head vigorously. Impossible!

Before the Divine Ability Realm, a person could only cultivate one Divine Ability. Yang Ning had already cultivated the "Fate Reversing Star Technique," so how could he cultivate the "Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Technique"?

"I didn't expect that after destroying one Lin family, there would be ten thousand more aristocratic families!" Yang Ning sighed when he returned to the Extreme Eternal Palace.

I just want to cultivate peacefully, why is it so difficult?

"In this chaotic world, being pure and innocent has become a sin!" Deep Blue said.

Yang Ning was speechless. These were his own words, so he couldn't argue.

"Heng Ming, Senior!" Yang Ning called out softly.

"What's the matter?" Heng Ming appeared as usual when called.

Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. At least Heng Ming wasn't standing against him, otherwise this game would be impossible to play.

"I've accepted a mission to guard the Nether Abyss for three years! Can you protect me on the way there?" Yang Ning asked.

"I can protect you until you leave the Extreme Eternal territory!" Heng Ming said. "But once you're out of Extreme Eternal, I can't protect you anymore!"

After all, appropriate protection is support, but excessive protection is indulgence.

Yang Ning had long been prepared for this mentally, so he didn't feel too uncomfortable. He asked again, "Can you protect Yuan Xi and Xiao Huan?"

He was afraid that these aristocratic families would learn from Lin Tianheng and steal from his family while he was away!

"I can only protect Yuan Xi!" Heng Ming said. "Xiao Huan is not a disciple of the Extreme Eternal Sect, so she's not within my protection range!"

"Oh, right. Why didn't you intervene when the disciples of the Law Prison arrested Lin Tianheng?" Yang Ning asked again.

"I cannot interfere with the disciples of the Dianfa Court in their actions!" Heng Ming said.

"So, you mean that if someone wants to kill Xiao Huan, you won't intervene, and if the disciples of the Dianfa Court come to arrest Yuan Xi, you won't intervene either?" Yang Ning asked.

That's right!" Heng Ming nodded.

"Even if there are problems with the actions of the disciples of the Dianfa Court?" Yang Ning asked again. "For example, if the Lin family did not rebel, but their people were still arrested, wouldn't that be unjust?"

"The rebellion of the Lin family has been confirmed by the Elder Council and is an undeniable fact!" Heng Ming said. "I will respect the decision of the Elder Council!"

Yang Ning fell silent.

He thought that Tower of Eternity had helped him several times because they had a favorable opinion of him.

But it turned out that they were helping him because it didn't violate the rules?

No, no, no. Being able to help him without violating the rules is actually a sign of favoritism.

"What rules do you need to abide by?" Yang Ning asked.

"Over the past 300,000 years, there have been several Immortal Venerables in Extreme Eternal, two of whom I made agreements with!" Heng Ming said.

"Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable's agreements are as follows:

First: I will protect and inherit the Extreme Eternal lineage.

Second: Within the scope of Extreme Eternal Sect, I will protect the disciples of Extreme Eternal from external threats.

Third: I will obey the orders of the Sect Master."

"Fengyun Immortal Venerable's agreements are as follows:

First: I must not harm the Lin family.

Second: I will obey the orders of the Elder Council.

Third: I must not interfere with the establishment and operation of the sect's internal system."

Fengyun Immortal Venerable should be this Lin Feng.

He thought that Heng Ming had to abide by many rules, but it turned out to be only six?

Considering the historical background, Yang Ning studied the thoughts of the two Immortal Venerables when they established these rules.

At the time of Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable, the sect had just been established, and many rules and regulations were not perfect. Perhaps there was no Elder Council at that time, maybe there was only one Sect Master, a few hundred disciples, and a few thousand third-generation disciples!

So Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable didn't even mention the Elder Council.

And Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable did not leave any descendants, so he didn't mention protecting his own family.

His thoughts should have been very simple, just to ensure the survival of the lineage he created.

By the time of Fengyun Immortal Venerable, the sect had gone through 150,000 years, during which countless families had risen and fallen, and strong individuals emerged within the sect. In order to better manage the sect, numerous departments were established.

In order to ensure the survival of his family, Lin Feng required Tower of Eternity not to harm the Lin family.

In addition, he may have encountered obstacles from Tower of Eternity when setting up these departments, so he added the rule that Tower of Eternity must not interfere with the internal affairs of the sect.

Yang Ning didn't know if the two Immortal Venerables had any ulterior motives when they established these rules, but these rules did give the Sect Master and the Elder Council great power. If these Sect Masters and Elder Council members had some ulterior motives, it wouldn't be surprising for Extreme Eternal Sect to transform from a sect into a body integration of countless families.

In fact, within this framework, Extreme Eternal didn't even need to recruit people from secular countries. They could just recruit from their own families, and then these cultivation families could take over all the countries. Wouldn't that be even better?

"Heng Ming, why do you acknowledge these rules?" Yang Ning asked. "Some of these rules are clearly unreasonable, and some are even contradictory. What if the Sect Master orders the dissolution of the sect? What if the Elder Council orders infighting? What if these departments arbitrarily arrest people? What would you do?"

"Huh?" Heng Ming was stunned.

"What is the meaning of Extreme Eternal Sect? You haven't written it in these rules!" Yang Ning continued. "If I were to leave the sect now and start another Extreme Eternal Sect, would you protect my Extreme Eternal Sect or the other Extreme Eternal Sect?"

"Um..." Heng Ming was at a loss.

"And what about this rule of not interfering with the establishment of the sect's system? What if the sect establishes a ridiculous system, such as only recruiting people over 80 years old who have never cultivated before? They wouldn't be able to cultivate at all, and they would die in a few years. You wouldn't be able to help them. After a few thousand years, when all the cultivators with abilities die, the next generation would die even earlier. Then the sect would have no one left."

Heng Ming was completely dumbfounded. Is that even possible?

Although Yang Ning's example was extreme, you had to admit that even if the probability was small, it was still possible.

No, or maybe it had already happened. Did the Lin family rebel or not? They didn't even know.

But the Elder Council determined that the Lin family rebelled and wiped them out.

This time it was the Lin family, who would it be next?

Was there a difference between wiping out one family and wiping out ten families?

Was there a big difference between wiping out ten families and wiping out the entire sect?

At this moment, what should Heng Ming do?

There are no relevant descriptions in the rules he has to abide by!

"You, me, this..." Heng Ming blinked his eyes frantically, and the light on the tower flowed, flickering unpredictably.

He was thinking frantically, but as soon as he started thinking, Heng Ming immediately discovered that these six rules were full of loopholes and flaws everywhere!

"So, why do you have to abide by these rules?" Yang Ning curiously asked, "Is it because you can't defeat them?"

Heng Ming immediately shook his head, "Of course not. Extreme Eternal and Fengyun are both outstanding figures of their time. I have recognized them, so I accept the rules they have established!"

"But their rules have loopholes and contradictions!" Yang Ning said, "Doesn't that prove that they are not as outstanding as they claim to be? At least I can find these loopholes, but they can't. Doesn't that make me more outstanding than them?"

Heng Ming frowned, and a smile appeared on his face, a third expression beyond coldness, "They are Immortal Venerables, and you are just a Qi Refining Second Layer cultivator. How can you compare yourself to them?"

"What cultivation level did they have when they were 13?" Yang Ning asked.

Heng Ming fell silent immediately.

Extreme Eternal was still a slave at the age of 13, and as for Fengyun, he should have only been at the Seventh Layer of physical cultivation. Although it was quite impressive, it couldn't compare to Yang Ning.

"Heng Ming senior, times are changing, civilization is progressing. Shouldn't the rules also progress with the times?" Yang Ning asked, "For example, 150,000 years ago, there were no smartphones. So there are no rules related to smartphones here. If an Extreme Eternal Sect disciple insults someone on their phone and ends up getting killed by anger, should that be considered your failure to protect?"

Heng Ming finally fell silent.

After a long time, he asked, "So, what do you mean?"

"Redesign the rules!" Yang Ning said, "Establish new rules that are clear in rights and responsibilities, with clear subjects, in line with the trend of the times, and promote the progress of Extreme Eternal!"

Heng Ming thought about it and actually wanted to accept it.

After all, the previous rules were clearly flawed, so why keep them unchanged?

But he was only at the Qi Refining Second Layer. If he immediately asked me to change the rules, it would be embarrassing!

"Also!" Yang Ning continued, "After the rules are established, your role should also change. You can no longer be the enforcer of the rules!"

"What should I do then?" Heng Ming didn't want to ask, but couldn't help it.

"You will be the overseer of the rules!" Yang Ning said, "People's original intentions can change, and their positions can change with the pursuit of their own interests. But your position is eternal. Only you can supervise the rules of Extreme Eternal, so that Extreme Eternal can maintain a consistent direction!"

"What direction?" Heng Ming asked.

"Anything that benefits Extreme Eternal, we must adhere to. Anything that is detrimental to Extreme Eternal, we must oppose!"

Boom!

Heng Ming felt an unprecedented experience emanating from the core matrix of the tower, and tears welled up in his eyes. How could an Immortal Weapon suddenly have the ability to cry?

He accompanied Extreme Eternal throughout the battles, witnessing the growth of Extreme Eternal Sect from nothing to something.

Extreme Eternal was like his child, how could he not love it?

But he was just an Immortal Weapon, possessing consciousness but not wisdom. He only knew how to love, but not how to love properly. He could only follow the advice of those with wisdom and establish rules to restrain himself.

But were these rules effective?

Heng Ming had lived for three hundred thousand years and could see it clearly.

These rules were sometimes useful, but most of the time, they were not.

After Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable ascended, Extreme Eternal Sect flourished under his protection and grew stronger, reaching its peak twenty-seven thousand years ago.

At that time, three Immortal Venerables emerged every hundred years!

But since then, the situation of Extreme Eternal has been declining, the number of powerful cultivators has been decreasing, and the motivation for cultivation among the lower-level cultivators has also started to wane.

By fifteen thousand years ago, Extreme Eternal had almost reached a low point!

It wasn't until the emergence of Fengyun Immortal Venerable that Extreme Eternal showed signs of resurgence!

But it was only a sign because in these fifteen thousand years, Extreme Eternal had only produced one Immortal Venerable!

It's fine if there are fewer Immortal Venerables, but it's not like there have never been fewer before. However, with the rise of the First Heaven Sect thirty thousand years ago, Extreme Eternal couldn't even hold onto the position of the number one sect in the world!

Extreme Eternal declined under his watch, and naturally, Tower of Eternity would blame itself, but more than that, there was confusion and puzzlement. Where did things go wrong?

He had asked many sect leaders, but they all said that luck and the rise and fall of sects were normal!

But why did Extreme Eternal decline?

We have been strong for 270,000 years, so you say we're declining?

I can't accept that!

Heng Ming thought that he would have to search for the answer to this question for a long time, until one day, he felt a shocking force of destiny that even shook himself!

That was a young man who had just joined the Extreme Eternal Sect!

This young man was the kind of person who had never been seen in the past three hundred thousand years, strange!

Very intelligent, but not the same kind of intelligence as others.

Very wise, but not the same kind of wisdom as others.

Heng Ming didn't know how to describe it, but he always felt that this person was the one who could bring change to Extreme Eternal, the one who could provide him with answers!

Therefore, Heng Ming first informed Qu Heng about Yang Ning's existence, so that he could avoid some detours, and he readily agreed when Yang Ning sought help.

Who said that the Immortal Weapon could be touched by anyone who wanted to touch it?

Heng Ming thought that the day to find the answer was still far away, at least until the young man grew up.

Unexpectedly, today, just now, he suddenly found it!

We must persist in anything that benefits Extreme Eternal, and oppose anything that is detrimental to Extreme Eternal!

I didn't see it wrong, the immense power of reverse fate on him is not false, he is the one who will bring change to Extreme Eternal!

"Zi!" A sudden sensation of heat came from the storage bag, and Yang Ning quickly took out the thing and looked at it. It turned out to be the Heng Ming Token given by the sect leader!

At this moment, the token was trembling intensely, and its color was changing from golden to fiery and majestic, and it even began to emit a golden light!

Radiance!

This Spirit Weapon is evolving!

Yang Ning quickly looked at Heng Ming. Heng Ming gave him the token, so naturally the evolution of the token was also related to him!

"What should I do?" Tower of Eternity asked.

"What?" Yang Ning was confused.

"How should the rules be changed? What should I do?" Heng Ming asked again.

"Um," Yang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Change is definitely necessary, but not now. Extreme Eternal has too many deep-rooted problems, it has rotted to the core. We need a large number of like-minded people and a long time to change it!"

Heng Ming nodded and asked again, "So, should we do nothing in the near future?"

Yang Ning shook his head, "Of course not. At least we need a piece of land, a sufficient population, and some autonomy! We need to cultivate a force that can replace the current Extreme Eternal Sect."

Heng Ming nodded and said, "The South Forest territory is currently without a leader. I can take it over and hand it over to you. What do you think?"

Yang Ning was suddenly shocked. Do you trust me so much?

He was instantly moved, but after thinking about it, he felt it was not very realistic.

After all, he was only at the Qi Refining Second Layer. With Tower of Eternity's support, although the elders and powerful figures wouldn't dare to say anything in front of him, there would definitely be hidden opposition!

If Yang Ning was alone, it would be fine, but with territory and people, he wouldn't be alone.

If someone came to launch a terror attack every three days, he wouldn't be able to handle it!

But if they took over the South Forest, that would be one-fourth of Extreme Eternal, with a total area of nearly 22.5 million square kilometers!

And here, there were no deserts or wastelands, but vast plains with plenty of rivers!

Whether it was developing agriculture or industry, the location here was excellent.

Moreover, the South Forest territory had a ready-made population of over a billion!

Just thinking about giving this to those aristocratic families for free, Yang Ning felt that he couldn't sleep well!

"Let's do it!" Yang Ning slammed the table. "The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. With you backing me, what do I have to fear?"

"That's the way!" Heng Ming nodded in admiration. "Throughout history, those who achieved great things were never timid or afraid of challenges!"

"Yeah, yeah!" Yang Ning nodded. "But I think I still shouldn't show myself!"

"Huh?" Heng Ming was speechless. I just praised you!

"This is not being timid or afraid of challenges, this is lying low. A gentleman hides his abilities and bides his time!" Yang Ning said seriously. "You can say that this piece of land is what you want, and you will be in charge of managing it!"

"I can't handle such a large piece of land!" Heng Ming immediately waved his hand. "I can't even manage a city!"

"Don't worry, I will help you!" Yang Ning handed him a tablet and said, "Take a look at this!"

"What?" Heng Ming took the tablet, and there were only two software programs on it.

Heavenly Governance System!

Earthly Governance System!

(End of this chapter)