Immortal Daying, an Immortal of Later Generations?

["If officials collect this much money, what are ordinary people supposed to do if they cannot pay?"]

["Du Fengzhi also wrote that whenever collection season arrived, it was the busiest time of the year for him, and he would personally lead a team. Every time he went to collect taxes, he brought tax advisors, bailiffs, and at least a hundred others, making a grand and imposing sweep through the countryside. If anyone dared not pay, they were dragged to the yamen and given a thorough beating, after which they paid."]

["Some people, upon seeing them arrive, ran out and hid. You could run away by yourself, but could you take your entire family along? Your entire family could run away, but could you take your house with you? If the head of the household could not be found, they seized the women of the family; if the women of the family could not be found either, they set fire to his house."]

Upon seeing this, those emperors of the Great Qing who still had a reasonable amount of wits wished they could carve Du Fengzhi up alive.

These corrupt and wicked officials stuffed money into their own pockets, fattening their own purses while the imperial court received no money and instead bore a foul reputation.

["After pulling this stunt a few times, just to stay alive, the common people would bite the bullet and pay their taxes even if they had to gnaw on tree bark and eat grass roots. What happened if they truly could not afford it? Du Fengzhi did not need to write about that."]

["Why could the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom summon responses with a single cry? Why could the Nian Army blossom everywhere? Ordinary people are very docile. As long as they have a thatched hut at home and can eat one full meal a day, they will not risk losing their heads to rebel."]

The common people of various dynasties expressed that they had gained new knowledge.

A small fraction of people found it amusing, thinking that this Du Fengzhi was quite a talent—to actually write down such matters!

"Bah, corrupt official!"

"With officials like this, it is a wonder the Great Qing did not fall!"

More people felt a deep, bone-deep abhorrence toward officials of Du Fengzhi's ilk.

From the emperor down to the common folk.

The common people who had been squeezed and exploited by Du Fengzhi stared at the curtain of light in the sky, gnashing their teeth.

"Fake! This is absolutely fake!"

"What diary? It is all fabricated nonsense!"

Late Qing officials flatly denied it.

The Qing Dynasty in the late Qing period was powerless against this.

During the era of Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang.

"If Du Fengzhi, this corrupt and wicked official who oppresses the common people, were placed in our Great Ming Dynasty, I would surely exterminate his nine clans," Zhu Yuanzhang said with a cold laugh.

The officials standing nearby heard these words, and the timid ones were already trembling.

During the era of Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said to his sons, "If your grandfather were still alive, such a corrupt official, so rampant, would at least have his nine clans exterminated. I am not as good as your grandfather; at most, I would have his entire household executed."

Ming dynasty officials in the late Ming period stated, was this not a normal phenomenon?

Song dynasty officials stated, had one ever heard of punishments not extending to scholar-bureaucrats?

Emperor Ling of Han plane—Zhang Jiao: "The heavenly screen is right. As long as they have a thatched hut at home and can get one full meal a day, who would go and rebel?"

Zhang Jiao, the founder of the Way of Supreme Peace, looked at the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom mentioned in the video and felt the aura of "kindred spirits," especially those two words: "Supreme Peace."

First Emperor of Qin plane.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and asked, "Li Si, does my Great Qin have officials like Du Fengzhi?"

"This..." Li Si thought for a moment and said, "My Great Qin swept across the six states and our territory is vast. There might be a few minor officials abusing their power, but they would certainly never be like Du Fengzhi, forming a continuous line from top to bottom to deceive Your Majesty together."

"Is that so?" Ying Zheng frowned, then said, "Pass down the order, I shall tour the entire country and personally go down to see the commanderies and counties for myself."

Emperor Taizong of Tang plane.

Li Shimin looked at his assembled ministers with a stern expression and said in a harsh voice, "For Du Fengzhi to oppress the common people like this is truly a heinous crime. Our Great Tang takes the people as its foundation and absolutely will not tolerate the existence of such wicked corrupt officials!"

He turned to Wei Zheng beside him and said, "Minister Wei, you will immediately set about investigating. If any similar behavior is found, punish them severely without leniency!"

Wei Zheng accepted the order, and the ministers felt a chill in their hearts, one by one reflecting in secret.

Li Shimin continued, "The people's livelihood is the foundation of the state. All ministers must keep this lesson firmly in mind. From now on, you must take Du Fengzhi as a warning so that our Great Tang can enjoy long-term peace and stability. How many years has it been since the Sui Dynasty passed? Our Great Tang must never follow in the Sui Dynasty's footsteps!"

[The Threefold Reversal of the Three-One Sect Master is complete! #The Outcast# Immortal Daying]

"Immortal Daying? An immortal! Could the people of later generations have discovered an immortal?!"

"I wonder what abilities this Immortal Daying possesses?"

"Is the Threefold Reversal some kind of immortal cultivation method?"

"May the immortals grant their blessing and bring this chaotic era to a swift end!"

"Great completion seems lacking, yet its use is never impaired. Great fullness seems empty, yet its use is never exhausted."

"When water is full it overflows, the moon when full wanes, the sun at noon declines, the full moon suffers eclipse."

The common people and emperors of successive dynasties all wanted to see what the immortal who appeared next would look like.

Especially those emperors who harbored dreams of immortality.

A certain unnamed Grand Sovereign of Daoist Virtues of Myriad Years in the profound capital, Grand Master of the Five Thunders of the Yuxu Palace, Supreme Real Person of responding and verifying unity through the origin, spirit-illuminating, sacred, and long-lived Purple Pole, Great Emperor of Filial Piety and Subduing Demons who transforms and awakens through the original emptiness and true real person, Purple Pole Immortal of Benevolence of the Great Dao of Merit and Demerit, Controller of Yin and Yang, Universal Teacher of Teaching and Benefiting Living Beings in the Nine Heavens, Profound and True Lord of the First Flight, wonderful, primal, thunderous, and original, governing the Supreme Clarity of the Luminous Firmament, who was obsessed with cultivating immortality and refused to reveal his name, muttered to himself in the deep palace: "Immortal Daying—this Daoist title has profound meaning, but it is far too brief. It doesn't sound as pleasant or smooth to the ear as my Daoist title!"

["It is done, it is done! Zuo Ruotong's Threefold Reversal is truly done!"]

["Yet despite such heaven-defying means, in Wu Gensheng's eyes, it still remained unable to reach the heavens."]

["Just moments ago, Zuo Ruotong was shoved away by Wu Gensheng with Divine Spirit flung wide open, leaving behind only empty robes after his vital energy dissipated."]

["Seeing this, the surrounding crowd wore varying expressions. Li Muxuan wore a look of utter terror, while Lu Jin was filled with bitter hatred. As for the disciples of the Three-One Sect, they were all shouting out loud for their master."]

["Right at that moment, Sichong let out a loud shout to wait. It was as though he had noticed some clue. He then reached out to block the eager disciples behind him, speaking to them: Do not go over, no one is to go over."]

["At the same time, before Wu Gensheng, an unusual sound came from the previously empty robes. Then, the robes eerily began to float on their own."]

["Seeing this, Wu Gensheng was uncommonly calm, though a trace of deep thought still lingered on his face. Meanwhile, the Three-One disciples cried out: Look, what is that?"]

["At this, Sichong's pupils abruptly dilated. The robes that had just been lying on the ground were now floating leisurely upward, fully extending only when they reached the air."]

["Then, a speck of Innate Qi abruptly appeared, slowly spreading outward. Growing ever more fierce, the mass of Qi filled out the empty robes, ultimately condensing into the physical form of Zuo Ruotong. Sect Master Zuo had succeeded; at this moment, he stood treading on the empty air in the heavens, his robes fluttering—already the very image of an immortal."]

"An immortal! It really is an immortal!"

"Qi transforming into form, treading on the void—truly an immortal's method!"

"Second child, hurry! Hurry and kowtow to the immortal!"

"Bless us, Immortal!"

"Abba, this immortal is so pretty!"

"I beg the immortal to show mercy and send down a heavy rain! If the drought continues any longer, we won't survive!"