The Highly Autonomous True Spirit Lineages; Eldest Uncle Completes His Nirvana
After Kong Wenxuan and his companion recounted to Commandery Governor Bi what they had seen and heard about the calamity of the Du Household and the Demon Race, the prefect did not keep them any longer and let them leave.
There was no mention of what would happen to "Cuckoo County," which likely implies tacit acceptance of the Ya Household's occupation of Cuckoo County.
After all, after refining the "Peacock County Magistrate's Official Seal," Kong Wenxuan examined the information within it and gained a clearer understanding of the official system in the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty.
It's unclear whether it's because the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty's territory is too vast; or because the Vermilion Bird Royal Court exists in the Vermilion Bird Southern Region, separated from the Golden Crow Imperial Court; or perhaps it's because of cultivation, where power ultimately resides within oneself.
The Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty's system was quite lax in its checks and balances on officials at all levels, especially local officials.
Officials only need to fulfill certain prescribed responsibilities and obligations. The imperial court, and even the Vermilion Bird Royal Court and higher-level government offices, do not place many demands on their subordinates.
Of course, without much responsibility and obligation, one will naturally not enjoy many rights and benefits.
Take, for example, the "Magistrate of Peacock County" position that the Kong Household recently obtained. This "official seal" was issued by the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty or the Vermilion Bird Royal Court, appointing him as the "Magistrate of Peacock County".
In fact, there is no place called "Peacock County" in the territory of the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty. The territory of "Peacock County" needs to be developed and conquered by himself.
Neither the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty, the Vermilion Bird Royal Court, nor his superior Bifang Commandery Government, would lend a hand in helping him expand and build Peacock County.
Similarly, the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty, the Vermilion Bird Royal Court, and the Bifang Commandery Government will not care how large the Peacock County they expand is. It can be a thousand miles in circumference or nine thousand miles in circumference, as long as you can conquer it and hold it.
Therefore, in this Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty, it might not be an exaggeration to say that the county magistrate is a "marquis of a thousand miles". The "True Spirit Lineage" that holds the position of county magistrate may really be considered a feudal lord over a thousand miles of land in this county, with great power.
Therefore, the "Cuckoo" Du Household was able to force all servant Lineage in Cuckoo County to accept the projection of the "Cuckoo True Spirit Star" and use it to set up the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix" ceremony. The "Fire Crow" Ya Household was also able to destroy Du Household Du Household's "True Spirit Star" after catching the Du Household violating the prohibition, and then seize Cuckoo County and change it into Cuckoo Town.
As the superior, the prefect of Bifang Commandery would not question the Ya Household Ya Household, nor would he make them relinquish the Cuckoo County they had already occupied.
It can be said that the various "True Spirit Lineage" that occupy a county, a prefecture, or even a state all have a high degree of autonomy in this Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty.
However, similarly, after enjoying a high degree of autonomy, one often needs to be responsible for oneself, rather than having superiors, the Vermilion Bird Royal Court, or the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty be responsible for one's actions.
Therefore, your superiors, the royal court, and the imperial court will not guard your borders or protect your safety.
If the "Peacock County" established and developed by the Kong Household were to be threatened by Third Tier or even higher-tier Demon Beast or enemies that the Kong Household could not withstand, it would be in danger of being breached.
Even if the Kong Household reported it to the higher authorities, the Bifang Commandery Government and the Vermilion Bird Royal Court would not send troops to their aid or help them kill the difficult-to-deal-with Third Tier or even higher-tier Demon Beast or enemies.
If you want to ask your superiors, or even the Vermilion Bird Royal Court, for help, you must pay a sufficient price to invite or hire senior experts to come and assist you in solving your problems.
If you want your superiors, or even the Vermilion Bird Royal Court and the Golden Crow Imperial Court, to send people and troops to help you guard your home and kill insurmountable enemies, the meager tax revenue they pay from a single county each year is far from enough.
Of course, there are exceptions to these rules, namely when encountering the Golden Crow Imperial Court, the True Spirit Lineage, or the true enemies of True Spirit cultivators.
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The Demon Race is undoubtedly the true enemy of the Golden Crow Imperial Court, the True Spirit Lineage, and even all True Spirit cultivators. Therefore, Ya Zhaoying came to the county town this time, she mainly reported two things to the county governor: the disaster caused by the Du Household's use of the forbidden technique "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix to the Phoenix" and the appearance of the Demon Race in the southern mountains, even the appearance of the Third Tier Demon Race.
Only matters concerning the Demon Race deserved Commandery Governor Bi's attention, so he asked Kong Wenxuan and the other man a few more questions about the Demon Race.
As for how Commandery Governor Bi would handle the matter of the Demon Race after it was reported, and what actions he would take next, he did not explain this to the Kong Household.
Therefore, there was no further discussion about Kong Wenxuan and the clan chief Kong Changgeng. The two left the county government office directly, and the Kong Household's purpose in coming to Bifang Commandery City was basically completed.
If necessary, they can already begin their return journey.
However, they certainly couldn't leave now. Firstly, their uncle was still in seclusion in the inn's courtyard, taking elixirs to undergo the regeneration of his severed arm and a phoenix-like transformation. Secondly, they had come with the Ya Household, traveling on Ya Zhaoying's Third Tier treasure ship.
It is not only faster, but also safer.
After all, in the past few days, they have been selling a large amount of Demon Beast materials and buying a large amount of five-element spiritual materials, pills, artifacts, talismans and arrays in this county town, which is bound to attract the attention of some people.
They might be targeted by certain individuals or forces, and encounter trouble on their way back.
If we could return with the Ya Household, having Purple Mansion cultivator with us would naturally make us much safer.
As for Kong Wenxuan's previous suspicions and fears about Ya Zhaoying and the Ya Household, they were greatly reduced after he obtained the "Peacock County Magistrate's Official Seal".
According to the information he obtained from the official seal, as long as the Kong Household did not commit any major mistakes, even the "Fire Crow" Ya Household family, which belonged to the True Spirit Lineage Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty Kong Household.
The Du Household "Cuckoo," also used the forbidden technique "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix Ya Zhaoying to attack Du Household, even knocking down the " Cuckoo True Spirit Star " and destroying the Du Household.
However, as long as the Kong Household doesn't cultivate or use forbidden techniques like the Du Household, and doesn't give the Ya Household an excuse, they naturally don't need to worry about the Kong Household Ya Household taking action against them.
Therefore, this sense of apprehension naturally diminished considerably.
Moreover, no matter how strong their fear was, it was not as important as the five elements spiritual materials, pills, artifacts, talismans, and other supplies they purchased in the county town.
To protect these spiritual materials and supplies, even with their deepest concerns, they were willing to return to Cuckoo Town with the Ya Household's army.
When Kong Wenxuan and his companion returned to the courtyard of the inn where they were staying, they discovered another piece of good news: their uncle had successfully refined the "Nirvana Pill," completed the regeneration of his severed arm, undergone a phoenix-like transformation, and emerged from seclusion!
Having taken the "Nirvana Pill" and completed his Nirvana transformation, Uncle Kong Yushuo looked to be in excellent condition. Even his appearance had become several years younger, and his aura, power, and cultivation had also undergone obvious changes.
Kong Wenxuan even sensed a trace of the "Fire Element True Scripture" on his uncle. Clearly, his uncle, Kong Yushuo, had taken advantage of the transformation he underwent after consuming the "Nirvana Pill" to also learn the basics of the "Fire Element True Scripture".
As for the eldest uncle, who was already a cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer of Fire Element True Scripture," he could quickly complete the cultivation and transformation of the " Fire Element True Scripture" and catch up with the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, whether it was refining the " Crimson Fire Divine Sword Crimson Fire Talisman Slip."
At that time, I will be able to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.