
24 Families, Eternal Class
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The Pei Linjiang Family?
Cui Heng was stunned.
Isn't this Pei Qingshu's family of origin?
Zhou the Great was the country where he and Li Mingqiong came from.
So that's them.
“I want to know how the two kids are doing now.” Cui Heng was a little confused. “What level has been achieved by the martial arts I taught them?”
One hundred and fifty years ago.
Pei Qingshu and Li Mingqiong fell into the Starter Room.
And obtained the martial techniques he taught.
In Cui Heng's heart, he only classified the two as "destiny".
They were not as important as Hong Fugui and Jiang Qiqi.
However, he could only sigh when he suddenly heard the relevant news about them after such a long time.
However, he did not interrupt Wang Donglin's narrative and continued to listen quietly.
Following Wang Donglin's description, the general situation of the Heavenly Void World gradually surfaced in his mind.
It was also a world controlled by aristocratic families and sects.
However, it was different from the Great Jin here.
First, there were the Nine Immortal Sects and three Buddhist monasteries.
With the power of a Deva and a Bodhisattva, they rule above all else.
Next were the Great Zhou Dynasty, Linjiang Pei Clan, and Daoyi Palace. They were all top factions with Deva cultivators.
These three major powers were allied with each other and were not under the jurisdiction of the Nine Immortal Sect.
The people who were truly under the jurisdiction of the Nine Immortal Sect were the top noble families.
There are 24 noble families.
There were Nine Featured Families, and 24 aristocratic families.
There is a clear difference between them. They represent different statuses, different privileges, and different resources.
The most important point was the number attached to each "Endropity Class".
There was a clear limit to the number of "Immortal" in the Immortal Sect.
The Nine Featured Families allowed 18 Human Gods and 5 Earth Gods.
On the other hand, the 24 noble families only allowed nine Human Gods and one Earth God.
The Wang Family of Jiangdong was one of the Nine Featured Families.
As of now, there are three Earth Gods and 17 Human Gods in the Family. Among them, Wang Donglin had nine comrades.
"How did you reach the Immortal-grade boundary?" Cui Heng could only ask with a frown.
At the same time, he recalled what Li Mingqiong had said back then. Immortal martial techniques were controlled by the Immortal Sect. There was clearly a path to Immortal Ascension ahead, but the world could not enter it.
What Wang Donglin said matched this.
But how did they reach this limit?
Even if the Immortal Sect forbade aristocratic families to personally instill Immortal cultivation techniques, it did not mean much.
As long as enough time passed, it would definitely be difficult to avoid the spread of cultivation techniques.
Once the cultivation technique was circulated, the Immortal Ascension pathway would be opened. Such strict limits will no longer exist.
“Through Three Primordial Immortal Pills. Only by consuming the Three Primordial Immortal Pills can one be ranked in their respective Eternal Class, ”Wang Donglin explained. “Only the Eternal Sect has such an Eternal Pill.
“I heard from the elders in my clan that the effects of the Immortal Pill are very strange. As long as you swallow it, you can instantly become a God or break through from the Eternal Human realm to the Eternal Earth realm.
"Consumption of Immortal pills to become an Immortal?" Cui Heng frowned when he heard that. "Do they know how they broke through?"
"I don't think so." Wang Donglin shook his head. “After swallowing the Immortal pill, one immediately becomes an Immortal. No process to break through.”
“... Mm.” Cui Heng was stunned when he heard that. Then, he nodded lightly. "Continue."
"Yes yes!" Wang Donglin hurriedly nodded. “Every 10 years, the aristocratic family will first select the suitable progress candidates internally, then they will take enough Heavenly Dew Crystals and offer them to the Eternal Sect that governs them.
“Eternal Sect will select those who meet their requirements and give them the Eternal Pill. If they were meant to advance to the Eternal Realm of Humans, they would give them the Eternal Pill of Human Origin. If they were meant to advance to the Eternal Earth Realm, they would give them an Eternal Earth Origin Pill.
Cui Heng was deep in thought.
According to Wang Donglin's description, the so-called 24 Families of the Nine Featured Families had absolutely no idea how to advance.
Their lives were in the hands of the Eternal Sect, and there was no room for resistance.
Most likely it was a special technique created by the Nine Immortal Sect to make it easier for them to control aristocratic families.
"Does the person of the Nine Immortal Sect need to eat an Immortal pill to break through?" Cui Heng chuckled.
"I don't know, but I hear you, there's no need." Wang Donglin also understood what Cui Heng meant.
This is indeed a very sad situation, but this is the truth that has no choice but to face it.
"I understand." Cui Heng slightly nodded, basically justifying his earlier guess. Then, he asked, "Did the Great Zhou Imperial Family, Linjiang Pei family, and Daoyi Palace also take Immortal pills?"
If Li Mingqiong and Pei Qingshu had passed down the martial techniques he had taught them, then the Great Zhou Imperial Family and the Linjiang Pei family should be able to break through by relying on cultivation alone.
Daoyi Palace was basically an outsider from the Heavenly Void World. They did not stand with the Nine Immortal Sect, nor were they under their jurisdiction. Most likely, they would not need to take Immortal pills.
“The Great Zhou Imperial Family and Linjiang Pei Clan both have their own Immortal cultivation techniques. They don't need Immortal pills.” Wang Donglin said enviously, "As for Daoyi Palace, not only can they break through without using Immortal pills, they also have the means to refine their own Immortal pills."
At this point, he stopped and continued, “Because the Nine Immortal Sect has always wanted to destroy Daoyi Palace. This time, during the period of a hundred years, our Wang Family received orders from the Eternal Sect to destroy the Daoyi Palace in the Underworld.
“The Upper World must also move. It was said that after a hundred years, the Eternal Sect and Buddhist monastery had recovered from the effects of the Great Cataclysm. They plan to seize Daoyi Palace, the Great Zhou Royal Family, and the Linjiang Pei Clan in one fell swoop.” "The Great Catastrophe a hundred years ago?" Cui Heng raised his eyebrows slightly and sneered, "You're referring to the siege of the Eternal Dawn Sect, right?"
"Yes yes." Wang Donglin knew that he had hit a nail on his head and could not help but panic.
“Why are you all attacking the Eternal Dawn Sect?” Cui Heng asked in a low voice.
This was what he had been thinking about all along. Was it really because their cultivation methods were different that they had to fight to the death?
However, from the information Wang Donglin had revealed earlier, he already had a rough guess in his heart.
"I-it's because ..." Wang Donglin's mind raced, and he quickly set his words. A hundred years ago, Zhou the Great was not ruled by the Empress, and Linjiang Pei's family was still part of the Nine Featured Families.
“At that time, other than the Eternal Sect and the Buddhist monastery, the only one in the world who could break through without the Eternal Pill was Daoyi Palace. This was also the reason why Daoyi Palace had always been a target.
But during that 100-year period, an Arhat from the Baolin Buddha Hall discovered in the Underworld that the Eternal Dawn Sect did not need an Immortal Pill to become an Immortal God. There were even some Human Gods and Earth Gods.
“This is much stronger than the power of Daoyi Palace in the mortal world. Therefore, the Baolin Buddhist Hall immediately joined the other two Immortal Sects and led three Leading Families and twelve aristocratic families to besiege and annihilate the Eternal Dawn Sect.”
"As expected!" Cui Heng's face was cold.
He had already guessed this reason before, but he still felt angry after hearing his answer.
This is an unexpected disaster!
In order to protect their dominance, those Immortal sects and Buddhist monasteries wanted to destroy the Eternal Dawn Sect and kill Jiang Qiqi.
How hateful!
It's thundering!
At this moment, the originally silent void suddenly rumbled like thunder.
Spheres of light that seemed to be countless mixtures of colors appeared. In the blink of an eye, this place became strange.
This was because Cui Heng's anger had affected the nomological Dao runes in the surroundings, immediately resulting in an intense change in the atmosphere.
It's not clear at this height.
But at this moment, the sky above 19 Langya County was already filled with lightning and thunder. Thick dark clouds surged indeterminate, and tornadoes and heavy rain wreaked havoc.
Moreover, drastic weather changes are still continuing. It seemed to spread to other counties and even the whole of Luzhou.
Countless citizens knelt on the ground and prostrated themselves to Heaven.
This scene is like the end of the world.
That's too scary!
Although Wang Donglin was unable to see the phenomenon below, he knelt down in front of Cui Heng.
One could imagine how frightening it was.
He felt his entire body tense up, and his blood almost stopped flowing. He's gonna faint.
However, Wang Donglin quickly felt the terrifying pressure disappear.
"Continue." Cui Heng's indifferent and calm voice sounded again. "What's wrong with Empress Zhou the Great and the Pei Family of Linjiang?"
"Yes, yeah ..." Wang Donglin finally sighed in relief. After a bit of calm, she said, “The Empress Zhou the Great is the Empress who rules Zhou the Great now. He is also the founder of the world today.
70 Years ago, a God appeared in the Pei Family in Linjiang. He immediately announced that they were leaving the ranks of the Nine Families and forming an alliance with Empress Zhou the Great and the Daoyi Palace. They joined forces and advanced together to fight against the oppression of the Eternal Sect and the Buddhist monastery.
“Although Empress and Pei family from Linjiang also understood the method to break through without an Immortal Pill, the Immortal Sect and Buddhist monastery no longer had the energy to care about this. In the two great battles of the Great Cataclysm, one great Bodhisattva, three Bodhisattvas, two Earth Gods, 30 Arhats, three Bodhisattva Jade Bones, and two Earth Immortal Remains were destroyed.
The Baolin Buddhist Hall and the two Immortal Sects were seriously injured, and the three Leading Families and twelve noble families were almost wiped out. At that time, the number of Gods for each class was only half of now.
“The number of Gods for each class a hundred years ago is very small. The most aristocratic families could have nine Human Gods and three Earth Gods. An aristocratic family can only have three Human Gods and not even one Earth God.
To deal with the influence of the Daoyi Palace, the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the alliance of the Linjiang Pei Clan, 60 years ago, The Immortal Sect finally increased the number of Immortal Gods allowed for each class to the Nine Featured Families and 20 aristocratic families. .
“However, if they want to use the newly added part of the God allocation, they need to offer the Heavenly Dew Crystal twice as much to the Eternal Sect. This was a treasure that could only be obtained once every hundred years. How can there be so much..”.
As he spoke, he could not help but complain. It was clear that he was dissatisfied with the Immortal Sect.
“What is Heaven Dew Crystal?” Cui Heng asked in a low voice. He had noticed this keyword. Wang Donglin also mentioned it when he talked about Immortal pills.