After dealing with Yunyu True Lord's affairs, Jiang Ding continued looking over the mountain of Golden Core-level case files, issuing ruling after ruling.
The corruption of many Golden Core cultivators was shocking.
A great deal of it was concentrated among cultivators born in Tushan Immortal City—those in the late Golden Core stage, at the peak of Golden Core, and nearing the end of their lifespans. It had practically become a common trait.
Especially for Golden Core cultivators whose lifespans were drawing to a close—when they grew greedy, they simply risked their lives for it.
"Golden Core cultivators who embezzled enormous sums are to be executed immediately."
"Golden Core cultivators who embezzled ordinary amounts are to be expelled and sentenced. Those who resist are to be shot dead on the spot."
Jiang Ding wrote in the files: "All assets must be recovered. If members or relatives of the embezzling Golden Core cultivator's family used the embezzled assets, they must return them. If they cannot return them, they shall be treated as equally guilty. Those whose crimes are especially severe may likewise be executed."
"If it is procedurally lawful, the Golden Core cultivators about to be executed for embezzlement should be escorted before their families, so they may witness the fate of their relatives."
"If any elderly cultivators near the end of their lifespans wish to sacrifice themselves to preserve their families, let them watch more closely."
"In the future, avoid appointing elderly cultivators nearing the end of their lifespans to important posts whenever possible. Such cultivators with strong self-destructive tendencies should be assigned to suitable positions, or retired."
This had actually been a loophole. Tushan Central Court had only just been established and had overlooked this aspect, and the bitter consequences had appeared at once.
Jiang Ding spent more than ten