The Primordial World's Big Data Era! An Immortal Official's First KPI!

Comprehensive Census.

Primordial Census Jade Slip.

Chen Changsheng's calm voice, like two stubborn stones cast into chaos, did not stir up towering waves, yet it caused the entire spacetime to freeze.

Before the mountain gate, the ecstatic frenzy ignited by the Dao Ancestor's decree was choked off by an invisible hand, ceasing abruptly.

The fervor on the faces of tens of thousands of Jie Sect disciples stiffened at the corners of their mouths, transforming into a deeper daze, a mix of bewilderment and awe.

Census?

Census of what?

Household registration?

And what was household registration?

These terms, composed of two simple syllables, were as alien to these immortals, who often closed themselves in meditation for ten thousand years, as understanding the joys and sorrows of an ant.

The ruddy glow on Daoist Duobao's face faded at a visible rate.

His Dao heart, as keen at calculation as an Innate Spiritual Treasure, felt for the first time the inadequacy of its "computational power."

He instinctively tried to deduce the heavenly secrets behind these two terms with his fingers, only to find the heavens shrouded in chaos, as if completely veiled by a mist called "procedure."

Zhao Gongming, for his part, forcibly swallowed his excitement and boldness.

He opened his mouth, looked at Chen Changsheng, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Junior Brother Wuwei... this... what is a census?"

His question voiced the doubt in every immortal's heart.

Chen Changsheng did not answer immediately.

His gaze swept calmly over the sea of bewildered faces, finally settling on his own master.

Sect Leader Tongtian frowned deeply.

He could sense that the first decree issued by this disciple of his carried Karmic Cause and Effect behind it that might be vaster than all his previous antics—mocking the Chan Sect and confronting the Dao Ancestor—combined.

But he did not stop him.

Because he could not understand it.

And Tongtian, in all his life, trusted most in his own intuition, and in... this disciple's uncanny nature.

"Senior Brother."

Chen Changsheng turned to Zhao Gongming, his voice still steady.

"As for the so-called census, it means to know how many mountains and how many rivers exist within the Three Realms."

"How many demons, how many devils."

"How many Beasts with Fur and Horns, and how many Moist-Born and Egg-Hatched Beings."

"Where they dwell, which sect they follow, what their cultivation level is, what techniques they primarily practice, and how much Karmic Cause and Effect they bear."

With every word Chen Changsheng spoke, the faces of the immortals present grew paler.

By the time he finished, Golden Ao Island was utterly silent, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was completely stunned by the unimaginable grandeur and terror revealed behind this decree.

This... was this to turn the entire Primordial World inside out?!

Was this to establish a file for every one of the countless billions of beings within the Three Realms?!

"This... this is impossible!"

Daoist Duobao cried out in shock, unable to maintain his composure any longer.

"Junior Brother! The Three Realms are boundless and infinite! The number of living beings is like grains of sand in the Ganges! Not even we, nor a Sage personally undertaking the task, could complete such a colossal project in a million years!"

His words found agreement with everyone.

This was indeed an impossible task.

"Senior Brother is right."

Chen Changsheng nodded, actually agreeing with Duobao's view.

"If we were to use traditional methods, this matter is indeed impossible."

He shifted his tone, a glint of light flashing in his eyes that no one present could understand.

"But the core of procedure is to turn the impossible into the possible."

He raised his hand, and the "Heavenly Mandate Document," granted by the system and recording Three Realms Affairs, quietly materialized in his palm.

The book was ancient, without radiant light, yet it seemed to bear the weight of the entire world.

"The Dao Ancestor bestowed upon me the position of Immortal Official, and also granted authority."

Chen Changsheng's voice became solemn and dignified.

"This authority is 'information.'"

He infused a strand of his magical power into the Heavenly Mandate Document.

Hum—!

The ancient tome rustled its pages without wind, flipping with a crisp sound.

A dark yellow light screen projected from the book, suspended in midair.

On the light screen, countless Great Dao Runes, fine as dust, cascaded like a waterfall at dizzying speed, eventually converging into a clear line of text.

[Please enter search target]

"Master, fellow disciples, please take a look."

Chen Changsheng pointed at the light screen, like a mortal schoolteacher showcasing his most prized teaching tool.

"Take, for example, the East Sea Dragon Palace, the Third Prince, Ao Bing."

The moment his voice fell.

The text on the light screen abruptly shifted.

[Name: Ao Bing]

[Race: Five-Clawed Golden Dragon (Rare)]

[Affiliated Faction: East Sea Dragon Palace]

[Cultivation Realm: Primordial Unity Golden Immortal (Early Stage)]

[Primary Cultivation Art: Dragon Clan Sea-Quelling Art]

[Held Treasures: Heaven-Slaying Halberd (High-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure), Dragon Sinew Rope (High-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure)...]

[Current Location: East Sea, Crystal Palace, Side Hall]

[Recent Major Karma: Queued outside Golden Ao Island, formed preliminary good affinity with Jie Sect...]

[Comprehensive Karma Assessment: Red with gold (Heavy karma, but bears Dragon Clan fate)]

Those lines of data, crystal clear and detailed enough to make one's scalp tingle, were laid bare before everyone.

The entire Golden Ao Island fell into a deathly silence once more.

If the previous census decree had brought them shock at the "scale of the project,"

Then what this light screen displayed now brought them a bone-deep... fear!

So in the eyes of the Flow Official, all beings of the Three Realms were truly just lines of data that could be retrieved at will?

So-called secrets simply didn't exist!

Sect Leader Tongtian's pupils abruptly contracted.

He stared fixedly at the light screen, a storm raging in his heart even fiercer than when he faced the Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

He finally understood why the Dao Ancestor had appointed this "Flow Official."

This was no mere "sorting out processes"—

This was clearly patrolling on behalf of Heaven, overseeing the Three Realms!

"Do my fellow disciples still think this matter impossible?"

Chen Changsheng's voice pulled them back from the boundless shock.

Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming exchanged a glance, seeing the terror in each other's eyes. Together, they bowed deeply to Chen Changsheng.

"Junior Brother... no, Flow Official, your Divine Ability is vast. We... submit in admiration!"

"No need for this."

Chen Changsheng waved his hand, dispersing the light screen as the Heavenly Mandate Document faded back into his body.

"This is the authority of the Heavenly Dao, not my own power alone."

He swept his gaze across the crowd, his expression returning to that businesslike calm.

"The census remains a massive undertaking. But no matter how great the project, as long as it is broken down, divided into tasks, standards set, and plans made, it will eventually be completed."

He looked at Daoist Duobao.

"Senior Brother Duobao, within three days, I want the first draft of the <Primordial Being Information Registration Standard Form>, Version 1.0. The form must cover all the entries I just demonstrated, and add two columns: 'Family Relations' and 'Social Background.'"

Daoist Duobao jolted, quickly responding.

"Disciple obeys the order!"

He no longer harbored any doubt, only a supreme glory in participating in a Heavenly Dao project.

Then, Chen Changsheng turned to Zhao Gongming.

"Senior Brother Zhao Gongming, immediately select three hundred elite disciples from the Calamity Aversion Department to form the 'Golden Ao Island Census Pilot Working Group.' At tomorrow morning's meeting, I want the complete list of the Working Group and a preliminary training plan."

"Disciple obeys!"

Zhao Gongming's voice boomed like a great bell, his entire being brimming with vigor.

He looked at the originally impossible colossal project, which, with just a few words from Chen Changsheng, had been dismantled into clear, specific, and executable tasks.

Sect Leader Tongtian stood to the side, stroking his beard, a flicker of extraordinary light in his eyes.

He suddenly felt that the Jie Sect's doctrine of "teaching without discrimination, Myriad Immortals Paying Homage" had... finally found its most suitable management style.

Just as everyone thought this first "Immortal Official Morning Meeting" was about to conclude.

Chen Changsheng's gaze, however, swept past Golden Ao Island and fixed on the surging East Sea.

"Our census work cannot remain merely on paper."

"The pilot must begin from the most authentic environment."

He paused, then slowly spoke, and his words made Zhao Gongming, who had just received his orders, feel a sudden jolt in his heart.

"Senior Brother Zhao."

"The first census target for your three-hundred-person working group is not our Golden Ao Island."

Zhao Gongming was taken aback.

"Then what is it?"

A warm smile spread across Chen Changsheng's face.

"Let's start with our neighbor, the East Sea Dragon Palace."

"Prepare an official letter and inform the East Sea Dragon King."

"Say that the Calamity Aversion Department of our Jie Sect, by decree of the Dao Ancestor, has established the 'Three Realms Population Census Office.'"

"Tomorrow, a working group will be sent to the Dragon Palace to guide and assist them in completing the Dragon Clan's first... household registration work."

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