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"Why has this immortal gone quiet again?"

County Magistrate Zhang knelt on the ground, trembling with fear and growing ever more uneasy. But even though his knees ached, he did not dare stand up. He did not even dare move a muscle.

If the county magistrate was like this, there was no need to mention the people behind him.

They were terrified of offending the immortal and bringing a fatal calamity upon themselves.

As the saying went, when the upper beam was crooked, the lower beams would be crooked too. They knew perfectly well what sort of people the officials throughout the county yamen were.

Before, they had not believed that gods watched from three feet above their heads, so naturally they had observed no taboos and feared nothing.

Now an immortal stood openly before them. How could they not be afraid, not panic?

Gao Yunyi naturally had no idea what these people of ancient times were thinking, but even if he had known, he would not have bothered with them.

His mind was entirely focused on the game system.

It was the foundation he would rely on after transmigrating to this unfamiliar ancient world. He had no choice but to examine it carefully.

Thud—

An elderly man in a round-collared green robe finally failed to hold his kneeling position and collapsed to the ground. Whether it was because he was too old or because he had a guilty conscience, no one knew.

Yet not one of the people around him dared get up to help him.

It's over. I've committed a breach of etiquette before an immortal. My life is forfeit.

County Magistrate Zhang's face went deathly pale with fright, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.

In ancient times, with strict rules of etiquette and hierarchies of status, this was a crime of grave disrespect. Immortals represented Heaven, and their status ranked above even that of emperors.

"Spare us, exalted immortal! Spare us, exalted immortal!"

County Magistrate Zhang cried out in a trembling voice, knocking his head against the ground as rapidly as a pestle pounding garlic. Behind him, the others were all begging and sobbing, their faces ashen.

Listening to the wailing and crying filling the courtyard, Gao Yunyi felt his head begin to buzz.

It was not that he did not want to move,

but that the electric shock had numbed him, and his body still had not recovered.

Fortunately, though,

the stiffness and numbness finally passed.

"It's all right. Have them all leave."

The cool, ethereal voice rang out again, and the wailing and crying throughout the courtyard stopped at once.

"Yes, exalted immortal. At once."

County Magistrate Zhang was overjoyed. It seemed this was a merciful immortal who had not blamed them for their mortal offense of grave disrespect.

"Hurry up and carry Assistant County Magistrate Liu away! The rest of you, out! All of you, out!"

At his words, the crowd felt as though they had been granted a pardon. Carrying Assistant County Magistrate Liu, they streamed out of the courtyard like a receding tide.

Now, only Gao Yunyi and County Magistrate Zhang remained in the courtyard.

County Magistrate Zhang's plump face suddenly stiffened. Without the others beside him, he found that the pressure on his mind and body had suddenly intensified.

Now he had to face the immortal's imposing presence alone.

"Gulp..."

County Magistrate Zhang swallowed softly. His palms were slick with sweat, and his heart pounded like a drum.

"Your name is Zhang Huaimin, right?"

Gao Yunyi looked at the plump old man kneeling before him, his whole body shaking like a sieve, and felt a little embarrassed.

After all, it seemed somewhat immoral to let an old man who was old enough to be his grandfather keep kneeling respectfully before him.

Fortunately, though, his moral standards had always been low.

His current identity was that of an immortal. It was immoral for an old man to kneel before a young man, but kneeling before an immortal was perfectly moral.

Whether his identity as an immortal was real or not, he had to maintain the impressive bearing of an immortal until he understood the circumstances of this era and what his system did.

In the ancient world, civilization was merely a scattering of brilliant sparks; barbarism was the prevailing order of the age.

He could not let himself die before his campaign had even begun. That would be a waste of this chance to transmigrate.

"Yes, yes, yes. This humble official is Zhang Huaimin, Zhang Huaimin, magistrate of Heyang County."

Hearing the immortal's question, County Magistrate Zhang hurriedly answered with respect.

"I'm going to stay here with you for a while. Is that a problem?"

"No problem at all. It is this humble official's honor to have the exalted immortal stay in my humble abode. I couldn't ask for more, couldn't ask for more."

Although County Magistrate Zhang was inwardly lamenting his misfortune, he dared not show the slightest sign of it. Instead, he looked thrilled and deeply honored.

"Then lead the way."

"This way, exalted immortal. Please, this way."

Gao Yunyi followed County Magistrate Zhang into a quiet, elegant guest room with an antique charm. It was fully furnished and equipped.

For Gao Yunyi, who was accustomed to modern buildings and facilities, it was quite novel and interesting. He had only seen such places in films and television dramas before; this was his first time experiencing one in person.

He was not someone who cared that much about a high quality of life, and he did not have high demands when it came to food, clothing, housing, or transportation. Of course, that was mainly because he was poor.

Seeing the calm indifference in the immortal's eyes, County Magistrate Zhang felt uneasy. He could not tell whether the immortal was satisfied or not.

This was already the best guest room in the county yamen, usually reserved for receiving superior officials or honored guests.

"This will do. You may leave."

Hearing this, County Magistrate Zhang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the immortal did not disdain the room for being modest.

He really is a merciful and magnanimous immortal!

County Magistrate Zhang offered his silent praise, then respectfully withdrew from the room, gently closing the door behind him.

After County Magistrate Zhang left, Gao Yunyi also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

For someone with social anxiety, suddenly meeting so many strangers—and people from ancient times at that—was rather nerve-racking.

Fortunately, he had the Nine Heavens Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe, which had convinced these people that he was an immortal descended to the mortal world. They had not doubted his identity at all.

Otherwise, having suddenly transmigrated to ancient times, his limited knowledge of history and his unusual speech and behavior would certainly have given him away.

Gao Yunyi sat down in a chair. A teapot and cups stood on the square table, but he had no intention of drinking anything.

He tapped a spot in the air at the lower right again, and the game interface immediately appeared before his eyes.

It was identical to the interface of the game "Immortal Journey."

In the upper left were the character's health and mana bars, while the upper right held a minimap. It showed that he was currently in the Heyang County yamen.

Along the bottom of the interface was a row of shortcuts for character, inventory, skills, Law Treasures, spirit pets, friends, party, guild, and so on.

Gao Yunyi opened the character panel.

Character: Gao Yunyi.

Level: 10.

Realm: Qi Refining Stage.

Sect: Azure Profound Sect.

Title: None.

Qi and Blood: 110.

Law Power: 80

Attack: 97

Defense: 65

Accuracy: 0

Evasion: 0

Critical hit rate: 0

Experience: 0/310.

Seeing this, Gao Yunyi nearly lost his composure. I spent almost half a year leveling my character to 99, and now it's been knocked straight back to level 10.

The character panel had also been heavily modified. A lot was missing, leaving only a few basic attributes.

Not only that, but the equipment, inventory, spirit pet, and Law Treasure slots were indeed completely empty.

He had truly been sent back to the days before liberation overnight.

Fortunately, although his max-level character was gone, he had been allowed to keep ten levels rather than being reduced to level one.

Most importantly, he had already joined a sect.

The game "Immortal Journey" was a little different from other games: its skills were not learned by returning to the sect and seeking out a skill-teaching protector or elder. Instead, players directly allocated points in a skill tree.

In other words, as long as he raised his level, he could allocate points in the skill tree and gain new skills.