Changes in the Qin State, Killing Both Body and Heart
The Qin State, Qingchuan City.
After disguising herself, Li Jing walked on the smooth cement street.
Before me stretched rows of newly built brick and tile houses. The people coming and going had rosy complexions, no longer as emaciated as they had been during the famine. They walked with steady steps, clearly possessing spiritual cultivation.
Everyone's eyes were full of hope, without a trace of numbness, and on the streets you could see people applying martial arts to all aspects of their lives.
In just two years, the Qin State has undergone tremendous changes, and even the disaster-stricken areas have been rapidly rebuilt.
With the promotion of the Fairness System, the Qin State quickly stabilized, and its national strength increased by leaps and bounds.
Suddenly, the joyful praise of the people reached their ears:
"Your Majesty is truly a wise ruler! You have promoted such a precious Fairness System nationwide without hesitation. Anyone else would have kept it to themselves."
"That's right! Nowadays, with roads and bridges being built, water conservancy projects being developed, and high-yield grain varieties being promoted, life is getting better and better."
"His Majesty also executed many corrupt officials, standing up for us, the people."
"Since the Fairness System was implemented, we not only don't have to go hungry, but we can also cultivate immortality and practice martial arts!"
I plan to build a new house based on the house designs on TikTok).
"I was also planning to build one, but unfortunately my father didn't make it back then, otherwise we could have lived a good life."
"I misunderstood His Majesty before, always thinking that the forced conscription of 100,000 beautiful women every year was because His Majesty was lustful."
Little did they know it was the Demonic Flame Sect that forced them! They practiced the Demonic Flame Art, and their excess of yang energy led them to use female dual cultivation to release their pent-up desires.
Those girls couldn't withstand the scorching sun's heat at all; not one of them survived. They were truly heartless demons.
"The Demonic Flame Sect treats us like pigs and sheep. We must cultivate diligently and one day destroy the Demonic Flame Sect."
Li Jing listened to these words with a complicated expression.
She silently walked out of the city and headed along the cement road toward the temporary stronghold of the Heavenly Immortal Sect.
Along the way, golden, high-yield rice fields stretched as far as the eye could see. In the fields, people were swiftly harvesting the grain with sickles, displaying their martial arts skills – a scene of abundant harvest.
But this prosperous scene left Li Jing feeling utterly bewildered.
Since the emergence of the Fairness System in Wu'an Commandery, the Heavenly Immortal Sect uprising failed, and they intended to make a comeback and overthrow the tyrannical Qin Dynasty.
To everyone's surprise, the Qin Emperor extended the Fairness System to the entire country.
Now, the Heavenly Immortal Sect not only could not develop, but it was also besieged and suppressed by the government, and even chased and killed by the people.
The group had no choice but to hide and flee.
What troubled her even more was that, because she was bound to the system, she was able to know about changes in the outside world.
They also knew that the system's binding conditions were extremely low; anyone who wasn't utterly ruthless and inhuman could be bound.
Of the remaining six members of the Celestial Heavenly Immortal Sect.
This also made her realize that the Celestial Immortal Heavenly Immortal Sect, which shouted "Heavenly Immortal descend to earth to save all people and help them ascend to immortality," was actually a cult composed of a group of vicious and wicked people.
She initially joined the Heavenly Immortal Sect to search for her sister, whose fate was unknown.
But now he knows that his sister is not in the palace, but was killed by the Demonic Flame Sect, and that the Qin Emperor was just a coerced accomplice.
Li Jing returned to the abandoned village with a troubled mind. This was the temporary stronghold of the Heavenly Immortal Sect. The dilapidated houses and overgrown courtyards exuded desolation.
She pushed open the door, and the five people inside all looked up at her.
She walked up to Bai Sikong, cupped her hands, and reported, "Master, I have learned from my investigation in the city that Qingchuan City has been fully bound to the Fairness System."
Nowadays, people grow high-yield grain crops, which has completely solved the problem of food and clothing.
They also paved cement roads on a large scale, repaired water conservancy facilities, and even ordinary people began to cultivate immortality and practice martial arts, creating a prosperous scene.
Under these circumstances, it is no longer possible for us to proselytize or rebel.
"It would be better to give up the rebellion and just live as ordinary people, leading peaceful lives."
"Nonsense!"
Sun Fei suddenly stood up, glaring angrily at Li Jing:
"Those people must have been bewitched by the demons to have become so obsessed with them!"
They are clearly struggling in suffering, waiting for our Heavenly Immortal Sect to save them.
Our religion upholds the grand aspiration of saving all people from the tyrannical Qin dynasty and rescuing the people from suffering. How can we give up so easily because of this little difficulty?
Looking at the people around her nodding in agreement with Sun Fei, Li Jing felt a deep sense of powerlessness welling up inside her.
She realized in her heart that she was not one of them at all. Of the six people present, only she remained clear-headed and saw reality clearly.
Bai Sikong slowly raised his hand, stopping the argument. "Li Jing, please sit down. Sun Fei, pour Li Jing a cup of tea."
"Yes, Master."
A cold glint flashed in Sun Fei's eyes. He picked up the teapot on the table, poured Li Jing a cup of tea, and then turned back to his seat without uttering a word.
Bai Sikong picked up his teacup, a gentle smile appearing on his face:
"We are all key figures in the Heavenly Immortal Sect; there's no need to argue over such a trivial matter. Come, have some tea, and let's talk things out."
Li Jing held the teacup to her lips with her fingertips, then suddenly stopped.
She glanced at everyone present, her gaze finally settling on Sun Fei, her voice icy:
"Is this cup of tea your idea, or the cult leader's?"
Sun Fei smirked coldly. "Since you've seen through me, there's no point in hiding it anymore."
You secretly bound yourself to that monster in the Fairness System, thinking you could get away with it, but little did you know we had already seen through you.
"Just now, the leader was merciful and intended to spare your life, but you showed no remorse and instead advised us to abandon our great cause. Your stubbornness will only lead to your death."
The gentleness on Bai Sikong's face completely vanished, replaced by a gloomy expression.
"Li Jing, that was my last chance for you, but you didn't cherish it."
I originally intended to give you some face, but now that we've discovered the tea is poisoned, are you going to take your own life, or do we have to do it for you?"
Looking at the undisguised murderous intent in everyone's eyes, Li Jing's lips curled into a mocking smile:
"I had initially intended to leave quietly, out of consideration for our years of working together, but I underestimated your ruthlessness."
It seems the Fairness System's detection was correct; you are truly a vicious and inhuman bunch.
You are not here to save the world, but are merely ambitious schemers who incite the people to rebel and attempt to seize the throne for your own selfish desires.
Even if you conquer 90% of Qin State's territory, so what?
Previously, the Qin Kingdom had a national sage master stationed Qin State, and destroying you was just a matter of lifting a finger. Moreover, the emergence of the Fairness System has greatly increased the power of the imperial court.
Your rebellion is nothing but a pipe dream.
"Presumptuous!"
Bai Sikong slammed his fist on the table, furious. "Our Heavenly Immortal Sect has always taken it upon itself to save all people and help them ascend to immortality. How dare you distort the truth here!"
It seems you have been deeply bewitched by the demon; today you must be completely eradicated.
Li Jing sat upright in the chair, showing no fear and no intention of fleeing whatsoever.
She swept her gaze across the crowd with a cold smile, "You must all be very curious about what exactly the Fairness System is?"
Today I will tell you that it is not a demon at all, but a truly divine being that defies the heavens.
The System Store not only offers countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures and elixirs, but also supreme Cultivation Method that can enable one to achieve immortality;
It has the function of instant communication that ignores spatial distance, just like Microchat.
It also has the ability to directly Spatial Teleportation across hundreds of millions of miles, and its many amazing functions are countless.
The so-called Heavenly Immortal you speak of are nothing compared to Fairness System.
She paused briefly, then her gaze suddenly sharpened. "As for the conditions for binding to the Fairness System, I will tell you all about them today."
Except for vicious and inhumane individuals like you, everyone else can be bound.
And you, precisely the scum rejected by the system, dare to slander it as a demon—it's utterly laughable!