Restrictions on Mortal World dynasties were imperative!
Li Changshou looked at the Soul-Capturing Bead in his hand, struggling inwardly beneath the ground.
A Sovereign could be covered head to toe in karmic sin? The karmic sin wrapped around this soul had nearly turned blackish gray!
If this had not been Poisonous's father's soul, Li Changshou would have scattered him on the spot, even earned a little merit from it—enough to cover the travel expenses of coming here...
Why was this happening? Was this Sovereign cruel and tyrannical?
His immortal sense swept across Hong Lin Kingdom, and he found that the nation was generally quite normal. Mortals could live and work in peace. Though there were divisions such as nobles and slaves, that was a common phenomenon throughout the Mortal World nowadays and should not have incurred so much karmic sin.
Li Changshou pinched his fingers and calculated. Relying on his profound skill in divination, he quickly reached a conclusion...
It should have been because he had defied the Heavenly Mandate.
The rulers of kingdoms and tribes wielded authority and possessed Mortal Wealth. Since they could support a group of immortal cultivators as "national guards," obtaining pills from market towns that extended one's lifespan and increased one's vitality was naturally no great difficulty.
But they were originally sovereigns of mortal kingdoms. When their Heavenly Mandate ran out, they were meant to die. Defying the Heavenly Mandate and continuing to sit upon the Sovereign's throne meant that for every additional year they remained seated, their karmic sin deepened by another layer.
This was still because the Heavenly Dao restricted mortal sovereigns from cultivating, and because a Qi Refiner who became a Sovereign would suffer heavenly punishment!
Come to think of it, Heavenly Dao Lord had it quite hard too.
Youqin's father had