The Two Everythings: Imperial Heaven, Queen Earth

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

So when Yang Ning clashed with the Lin Family, the other Lineage just watched the show.

But after the Lin Family was wiped out, Yang Ning immediately became a thorn in the side of these Aristocratic Clan.

It's a very simple principle: if you offend Aristocratic Clan, not only will you not submit to execution, but you will even dare to resist!

If I don't kill you today, won't others follow suit and become so unruly in the future? Then the world will be in chaos!

Besides, now that the Lin Family is gone, your car company has lost its protection, hasn't it?

If the Lin Family can take it, why can't I?

As for Qu Heng's attitude

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

"Yes, but it's a small Lineage!" Deep Blue said, unfolding a family tree for Yang Ning.

As expected, Qu Heng's Lineage only numbered 23,000 people, including one Spiritual Law Realm cultivator, 42 Qi Refining cultivators, and the rest were either at the Body Refinement Realm or had not cultivated at all.

Apart from Qu Heng, who became the sect leader, the remaining 42 Qi Refining cultivators all served in the Secret Records Department, demonstrating a well-ordered lineage and contributing to the Secret Records Department generation after generation.

The Secret Records Department is the library of the Taiheng Sect. It does not contain records of Divine Abilities and Sorcery, but it does contain a large number of cultivators' experiences, cultivation notes, and even wills.

The daily work of the cultivators in the Secret Records Department is to organize these things; for example, the <Vast Universe Records> was compiled by the cultivators of the Secret Records Department.

As for the contents of the secret records, they don't even need to verify them. If they find that someone's will records any relics or inheritances, they can issue a task to the sect to find inner disciple to dig them up.

The Bureau of Divine Ability Law Technique Secret Records Department will make a copy of everything unearthed, while the Secret Records Department Finances Law Treasure Treasures will take 70%.

What if inner disciple is killed while treasure hunting?

What can you do? Blame it on your bad luck. You can't expect the Secret Records Department to compensate you, can you?

As for the effectiveness of these people's work?

Yang Ning had already criticized "Vast Universe Records" a long time ago; it was poorly written, if not completely worthless, at least a complete mess.

The Vast Universe Records that Yang Ning is currently reading has been re-edited by Deep Blue, and after the Cloud-Mist Information Matrix spread throughout the world, it underwent extensive verification and error correction.

It can be said that, apart from the same name, the Vast Universe Records in his possession and the Vast Universe Records compiled by the Secret Records Department are no longer the same thing.

Since Qu Heng has a small Lineage, he will naturally stand on the opposite side of Yang Ning.

He used to think Yang Ning might become an immortal, so he helped him.

But now, Yang Ning has offended so many Aristocratic Clan; there's no way he can survive, let alone become an immortal.

He was already beginning to regret giving Yang Ning the <Soaring Snake Hidden Dragon Technique>.

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

Before reaching the Supernatural Power Realm, it is an ironclad rule that a person can only cultivate one Divine Ability. Yang Ning has already cultivated the <Fate Reversal Heavenly Star Technique>, so how could he possibly cultivate the <Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Method>?

"I never imagined that after destroying the Lin Family, ten thousand more powerful Aristocratic Clan would appear!" Yang Ning only had time to sigh after leaving and returning to the Taiheng Palace.

All I want is to cultivate immortality in peace and quiet, why is that so difficult!

"When the world is corrupt, innocence becomes a sin!" Deep Blue said.

Yang Ning was speechless; these were his own words, so he couldn't refute them.

"Senior Hengming!" Yang Ning called out softly.

"What is it?" Hengming, as always, was available whenever called.

Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. At least Senior Hengming wasn't on his side, otherwise this game would have been unplayable.

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

"I can protect you as you leave Taiheng territory!" Hengming, "But once you leave Taiheng, I can no longer protect you!!"

After all, proper protection is nurturing, while overprotection is spoiling.

Yang Ning was already mentally prepared, so he wasn't too upset. He then asked, "Can you protect Yuanxi and Xiao Huan?"

He feared that these Aristocratic Clan would follow Lin Tianheng's example and steal from his house while he was away!

"I can only protect Yuanxi!" Hengming. "Xiao Huan is not a disciple of the Taiheng Sect, so she is not within my protection scope!"

"Is that so?" Yang Ning was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. Xiao Huan was indeed not included in the Taiheng Sect's ranks.

"Why didn't you intervene when the disciples of the Law Enforcement Prison captured Lin Tianheng?" Yang Ning asked again.

"I cannot interfere with the actions of the disciples of the Law Enforcement Prison!" Hengming.

"So, if someone tries to kill Xiao Huan, you won't interfere; if the disciples of the Law Enforcement Prison come to arrest Yuanxi, you won't interfere either?" Yang Ning asked.

"Yes!" Hengming nodded.

"Even if the disciples of the Law Enforcement Prison have problems with their codex actions?" Yang Ning asked again, "For example, the Lin Family clearly didn't rebel, yet their people were arrested. Isn't that a great injustice?"

"The Lin Family's rebellion has been confirmed by the Elder Council; it's an indisputable fact!" Hengming. "I will respect the Elder Council's decision!"

Yang Ning fell silent.

He thought that Hengming Tower had helped him repeatedly because it had high hopes for him.

So, it was because he wanted to avoid breaking the rules?

No, no, no, being able to help oneself without breaking the rules is already a sign of self-confidence.

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

"In the past 300,000 years of the Taiheng era, several Immortal Venerables have emerged, two of whom I have made an agreement with!" Hengming.

"The Immortal Venerable Taiheng made a pact:"

First: I must protect and carry on the Taiheng Daoist tradition!

Secondly, within the territory of the Taiheng Sect, I shall protect the Taiheng disciples from external enemies.

Third, I shall obey the sect leader's orders.

"The Immortal Venerable Fengyun made an appointment:"

First: I must not harm any members of the Lin clan.

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

Third: I shall not interfere with the formulation of internal rules and regulations or the operation of internal affairs within the sect.

The Immortal Venerable Fengyun must be Lin Feng.

He thought Hengming would have to follow a lot of rules and regulations, but it turned out there were only six?

Considering the historical context, Yang Ning researched the thoughts of the two Immortal Venerables when they formulated the rules.

Back when Immortal Venerable Taiheng was alive, the sect had just been established, and many rules and regulations were not yet perfect. Perhaps there was no such thing Elder Council. There was probably only one sect leader, a few hundred disciples, and a few thousand third-generation disciples!

Therefore, Immortal Venerable Taiheng never mentioned the Elder Council.

Furthermore, the Immortal Venerable Taiheng did not leave any offspring, so he did not mention protecting his Lineage.

His thoughts and ideas were probably very simple: to ensure the continuation of the lineage he had created.

By the time of Immortal Venerable Fengyun, the entire sect had been around for 150,000 years. During this time Lineage and fell, and powerful figures emerged from within the sect. In order to better manage the sect, numerous departments were established.

In order to ensure the survival of his Lineage, Lin Feng demanded that Hengming Tower not harm any members of the Lin clan.

In addition, since the establishment of the department may have been hindered by Hengming Tower, a rule was added that Hengming Tower must not interfere in the internal affairs of the sect.

Yang Ning didn't know if the two Immortal Venerables had any ulterior motives when they formulated these rules, but these rules did indeed grant the sect leader and elders enormous power. If these sect leaders and elders had any ulterior motives, it wouldn't be surprising that the Taiheng Sect had transformed from a sect into a union of countless Lineage.

Within this framework, Taiheng wouldn't even need to recruit from secular countries; they could simply recruit from their own Lineage. Then, these cultivation Lineage could conquer all the countries—wouldn't that be even better?

"Senior Hengming, why do you accept these rules?" Yang Ning asked. "Some of these rules are clearly unreasonable, and some are even contradictory. What if the sect leader orders the disbandment of the sect? What if the Elder Council order infighting? What if these departments arbitrarily arrest people? What will you do then?"

"Huh?" Hengming was taken aback.

"And what is the significance of the Taiheng Sect? These rules don't even mention it!" Yang Ning continued, "If I were to leave the sect now and establish my own Taiheng Sect, would you protect my Taiheng Sect or the other one?"

"Uh..." Hengming was stunned.

"Furthermore, you must not interfere with the sect's rules. If a sect establishes an outrageous rule, such as only recruiting elderly people over 80 years old who have never cultivated, they simply cannot cultivate and will die within a few years. You can't help them even if you want to. After a few thousand years, all the people with cultivation will be dead, and the next generation will die even earlier. Wouldn't such a large sect then be completely wiped out?"

The entire Hengming Tower was stunned. No, could this even be possible?

Although Yang Ning's example is extreme, you have to admit that even if the probability of it happening is small, it is still possible for it to happen!

No, or rather, it has already happened. Whether the Lin Family rebelled or not, the Lin Family may not know, but don't these two know?

But the Elder Council determined that the Lin Family had rebelled and then wiped Lin Family out.

This time it's the Lin Family, who will it be next?

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

Is there a big difference between wiping out ten families and wiping out an entire clan?

What should Hengming do at this point?

There's absolutely no mention of that in the rules he's supposed to follow!

"You, me, this..." Hengming blinked frantically, the light on the tower shifting and flickering.

This was a crazy thought, but it would have been better if he hadn't thought about it at all. Once he started thinking, Hengming immediately realized that these six rules were full of flaws and loopholes!

"So, why do you follow these rules?" Yang Ning asked curiously, "Is it because you can't win?"

Hengming immediately shook his head. "Of course not. Taiheng and Fengyun are both outstanding figures of our time. I acknowledge them, which is why I accept the rules they set!"

"But their rules have loopholes and are contradictory!" Yang Ning said. "Doesn't that prove they're not all that outstanding? At least I can find these loopholes, but they can't. Does that mean I'm more outstanding than them?"

Hengming frowned, a smile appearing on his face—a third expression besides his usual coldness, "They are Immortal Venerables, while you are merely a minor cultivator at the Qi Refining Second Level. How can you generalize like this?"

"What was their cultivation level when they were 13?" Yang Ning asked.

Hengming fell silent.

Taiheng was still a slave at the age of 13. As for Fengyun, he should have only Body Refinement Seventh Level at the age of 13, which is still quite good, but he is indeed not as good as Yang Ning.

"Senior Hengming, times are changing and civilization is progressing. Shouldn't these rules also evolve with the times?" Yang Ning asked. "For example, mobile phones didn't exist 150,000 years ago, so you don't have any rules related to mobile phones here. If a disciple of the Taiheng Sect were to get into a heated argument with someone on a mobile phone and then die of anger, wouldn't that be considered a failure of your protection?"

Hengming finally fell silent.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, asking, "So, what you mean is?"

"Revise the rules!" Yang Ning said. "Formulate new rules that clearly define responsibilities, identify key stakeholders, and align with the trends of the times to promote Taiheng's progress!"

Hengming thought about it for a moment, and actually he was somewhat willing to accept it.

After all, the old rules were clearly problematic, so why keep them if they're not going to be changed!

But he's only at the Qi Refining Second Level, and he immediately asked me to change the rules. Don't I have any dignity?

"Furthermore!" Yang Ning continued, "Once the rules are established, your role will also change; you can no longer act as the enforcer of the rules!"

"Then what should I do?" Hengming didn't want to ask, but he couldn't help it.

"The supervisor of the rules!" Yang Ning said, "People's initial intentions may change, and their stance may shift as they pursue their own interests, but your stance is eternal. Only with your supervision of Taiheng's rules can Taiheng maintain its overall direction!"

"What's the general direction?" Hengming asked.

"We must uphold anything that benefits Taiheng, and oppose anything that is detrimental to Taiheng!"

"Boom!"

Hengming felt an unprecedented experience originating from the depths of his heart and instantly spreading throughout his entire body!

Then came a wave of soreness in my eyes. How could something that was merely a transformed celestial artifact suddenly possess the ability to shed tears?

He accompanied Taiheng through countless battles, and he watched as Taiheng Sect grew from nothing to its current strength.

Taiheng was like his child; how could he not love him?

But he was merely a celestial artifact, possessing sentience but lacking wisdom. He only knew how to love him, but did not know how to love him. He could only follow the advice of wise people and set rules for himself to restrain himself.

But are these rules even useful?

Hengming has lived for 300,000 years and sees things very clearly.

These rules are sometimes useful, but most of the time they are useless.

Ascension After the Immortal Venerable Taiheng, the Taiheng Sect flourished and grew stronger under his protection, reaching its peak as early as 270,000 years ago.

Back then, three Immortal Venerables emerged in just one hundred years!

However, since then, the situation in Taiheng has deteriorated, with fewer and fewer powerful cultivators and less motivation for cultivation among lower-level cultivators.

By 150,000 years ago, Taiheng had almost reached a low point!

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

But this is only a sign, because in these 150,000 years, Taiheng has only produced one Immortal Venerable!

It's true that there have been fewer cases, but it's one thing if the number of Immortal Venerables is small, but 30,000 years ago, with the rise of the Tianyi Sect, Taiheng couldn't even keep its position as the number one sect in the world!

Taiheng declined under his own leadership, Hengming Tower naturally felt guilty, but more than that, he was puzzled and confused. Where exactly did things go wrong?

He asked many sect leaders, but they all said that fortunes rise and fall, and sects rise and fall, which is all normal!

But why was it Taiheng Sect who declined?

We've been powerful for 270,000 years, and you think we can just decline like that?

I can't accept that!

Hengming thought he would have to search for the answer to this question for a long time, until one day he suddenly felt a Defiant Fate Power that shocked even himself!

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

This boy is the kind of person you haven't seen in 300,000 years. Strange!

He's very smart, but his kind of smartness is different from others.

He is very wise, but his wisdom is not the same as others'.

Hengming didn't know how to describe it, but he always felt that this person was the one who could bring about change for Taiheng, the one who could provide him with answers!

Therefore, Hengming first told Qu Heng about Yang Ning's existence so that he could avoid some detours, and then nodded without hesitation when Yang Ning sought help.

Do you really think that any celestial artifact is something anyone can just touch?

Hengming thought that the day of receiving an answer would be a long one, at least until the boy grew up.

Unexpectedly, just today, just now, he suddenly received what he had been waiting for!

We must uphold anything that benefits Taiheng, and oppose anything that is detrimental to Taiheng!

I wasn't mistaken. The immense Defiant Fate Power emanating from him was real. He is the one who will bring about change to Taiheng!

"Zzz!" A sudden burst of heat emanated from the Storage Bag. Yang Ning quickly pulled out the item and saw that it was actually the Hengming Token given by the sect leader!

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

Precious light!

This Spirit Artifact is evolving!

Yang Ning quickly looked at Hengming. He was the one who gave Hengming Token the Hengming Token, so its evolution was naturally related to him!

"What should I do?" Hengming Tower asked.

"What?" Yang Ning asked, bewildered.

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

"Um," Yang Ning thought for a moment, then said, "Change is definitely necessary, but not now. Taiheng has too many deep-seated problems; they've rotted to the core. We need a large number of like-minded people and a long period of time to change it!"

Hengming nodded, then asked, "So, we're not going to do anything for the time being?"

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

Hengming nodded and said, "The Southern Forest territory is currently leaderless. I can take it over and put it under your management, what do you say?"

Yang Ning was immediately taken aback. "You trust me that much?"

He was instantly tempted, but after thinking about it, he felt it wasn't very realistic.

After all, he was only at the Qi Refining Second Level. With the support of the Hengming Tower, although the elders and powerful figures dared not say anything to his face, they would definitely target him behind his back!

If Yang Ning were alone, it wouldn't be so bad, but now that he has territory and men, he's no longer a lone wolf.

You can't stand it if they carry out terrorist attacks every few days!

However, if Southern Forest is captured, that would be a quarter of Taiheng, with a total area of nearly 22.5 million square kilometers!

Moreover, there are no deserts or wastelands here, but vast plains with numerous rivers!

Whether for developing agriculture or industry, this location is ideal.

Moreover, the Southern Forest University area already has a population of over one billion!

The thought of simply handing it over to those powerful Aristocratic Clan made Yang Ning unable to sleep!

"Let's do it!" Yang Ning slammed his hand on the table. "The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. With you backing me up, what do I have to be afraid of!"

"That's exactly how it should be!" Hengming nodded in admiration. "Those who achieve great things throughout history have never been cowards or afraid of trouble!"

"Mhm!" Yang Ning nodded. "But I still think I shouldn't show my face!"

"Huh?" Hengming was speechless. I just praised you!

"This isn't cowardice, it's biding our time. A wise man keeps his talents hidden until the right moment to act!" Yang Ning said earnestly, "Just tell them that this piece of land is what you want, and you'll be in charge of all the management!"

"How could I possibly manage such a large area?" Hengming immediately waved his hand. "I can't even manage a city!"

"Don't panic, I'll help you!" Yang Ning handed over a tablet computer, saying, "Take a look at this!"

"What?" Hengming took the computer; there were only two software programs on it.

Imperial Heaven Administration System!

Queen Earth Civil Affairs System!