Chapter 411: The First Law of the Immortal Gates Was Cast from Blood

Demon Palace.

Face pale and heart full of unease, the Shopkeeper of the Spirit Treasure Merchant Guild, Shang Shang Chengxuan, walked in. Seeing a youth in green robes sitting cross-legged not far away, he looked over here.

"Greetings, Sword Disciple."

Shang Shang Chengxuan immediately bowed respectfully with hands clasped.

"Shang Shang Chengye, for the favor of the wanted criminal Blood Flowing Cloud, intended to harm my master and is now dead."

Jiang Ding said directly: "What of the Spirit Treasure Merchant Guild?"

"This matter has nothing to do with me!"

Shang Shang Chengxuan's body trembled, his face deathly pale.

"Please, Sword Disciple, spare my life..."

A few days ago, the slaughter at the underground auction in the city shocked everyone within the city. Every cultivator knew of the determination of the Master Tushan City Lord to root out the lawless; even Jin Dan cultivators were cautious, watching at all times.

"Speak of the situation within the Spirit Treasure Merchant Guild."

Jiang Ding's face was expressionless.

"Yes!"

Shang Shang Chengxuan took a deep breath, striving to calm the fear in his heart: "Ancestor Shang Chengye... Shang Shang Chengye, this time for the favor of a wanted criminal, and moreover the wanted criminal Blood Flowing Cloud whom the family's direct-line Jin Dan most detest, openly violated the guild's regulations. There will be no pursuit."

A faint sword intent scanned over.

His heart chilled; he knew every wisp of his magic power, every fluctuation of his divine sense, even every beat of his heart, was strictly monitored to serve as the basis for the other's judgment.

"Regarding blood revenge, there are some issues."

Shang Shang Chengxuan dared not hide anything: "Shang Shang Chengye has a son, with a Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root, adopted as a godson by an Nascent Soul Ancestor within the clan. There may be variables."

"Godson?"

Jiang Ding was surprised.

Was it not said that within noble families the distinction between legitimate and concubine-born was extremely strict, even almost a predator-prey relationship between wolves and sheep? How could there be such a thing violating noble family ethics and the foundation of rule?

Searching within Shang Shang Chengye's soul and spirit, there was nothing.

But many blank spaces were discovered; these must be related memories he severed himself in the instant of the soul search.

'It is also the parents' bitter and hard intentions.'

'Pity that this love for children, not extended to others, how can it evoke sympathy?'

Jiang Ding's gaze looked over.

"Indeed, it is beyond doubt."

Shang Shang Chengxuan said with envy: "Although this Nascent Soul Ancestor was born of the direct line, he also has a heart of sympathy for us collateral descendants. He wishes to change things; Shang Shang Chengye's son is one of the beneficiaries."

"Sword Disciple, all these matters were Shang Shang Chengye's own decision; they have nothing to do with us."

He looked up imploringly.

"I am aware."

Jiang Ding's divine sense and sword intent had been monitoring him; hearing this, he nodded slightly: "Let everything remain as before. Do not commit any more illegal and disorderly acts."

Before he had grown strong, he would not confront any major power directly.

"Thank you, Sword Disciple!"

Hearing this, Shang Shang Chengxuan let out a long sigh, bowed, and withdrew.

The palace fell silent.

Jiang Ding moved his divine thought.

Two sleeping little girls flew out, landing outside the palace, in the place where the maids lived. He instructed them to take care of the girls occasionally, without granting any special treatment.

His body flashed; in the light of the teleportation array, he vanished.

Mine Dormitory.

Behind him, a blue-gold tree burst from the earth. Its shade covered the surroundings, breathing in the heaven and earth spiritual energy and the essence of the Great Sun within a ten-kilometer range.

Jiang Ding sat cross-legged, continuing to refine and increase his magic power.

Several days later.

He opened his eyes, retracted the great tree, and flew toward the Moral Education Classroom.

In the sky,

escape lights from all directions converged.

"So many people."

Jiang Ding landed between An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng. His divine sense swept around; basically, except for a very few Foundation Establishment cultivators in closed-door seclusion to Break Through Realm, all the classmates had come, over two hundred people.

They were all graduate students of Qingfeng University, ages ranging from thirty-something to over a hundred. All were Ji De Fa cultivators; each could be called a Nascent Soul seed, with some possibility of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator.

One of the two top academies of the Immortal Gates, the hundred-year accumulation of immortal path talents of Qingfeng University was right here.

This situation where almost all classmates gathered was quite rare.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators were very busy: cultivating, doing research, getting married, handling family affairs, and so on. Class times were not fixed.

"Because there is a Moral Education practical course, which relates to credits."

An Siyan's information was always very timely. He explained: "It seems related to the case recently very hot on the internet, where the Liu Family Military Industry sued Tianfang Group for unfair competition. It is suspected that someone violated the First Law of the Immortal Gates."

"The First Law of the Immortal Gates!"

Jin Jin Lingfeng and Jiang Ding's faces grew stern.

The First Law of the Immortal Gates: All knowledge of the Immortal Gates belongs to all citizens of the Immortal Gates. This is the most fundamental law of the Immortal Gates.

Do not look down on these few light words. If someone intentionally violates them multiple times, the consequences are more terrible than betraying the Immortal Gates or slaughtering a large number of citizens.

The majesty of the First Law was cast from the blood of countless violators.

Soon, various beams of light flew in and circled the stone podium where the lecture was held, sitting cross-legged to form a huge ring around the area.

Boom!

Accompanying the school bell, the Ethics teacher Teacher Ouyang Hui appeared on the podium. Her appearance remained gentle and soft, her left arm slightly unnatural, exactly as it had been decades ago, unchanged.

'A late-stage Jin Dan cultivator...'

Unlike the confusion of his first days at school, Jiang Ding's sword intent instantly sensed the teacher's realm, and he also detected that her aura was obscure; she bore severe hidden injuries that had prevented her cultivation from advancing an inch to this day.

Teacher Ouyang sensed something, her divine soul instinctively shuddering as she felt a threat, and she looked in this direction.

She paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Jiang Ding raised his gaze with a look of slight apology.

'Late-stage Jin Dan cultivators differ among themselves; the Jin Ta Wang would be unable to discover me at all, but a teacher who has cultivated a top-tier Gong Fa can easily lock onto me...

Late-stage Jin Dan cultivators from the Jiudaxian Sect are still untouchable right now.'

"Students, today we will discuss the family system of the Immortal Sects."

Teacher Ouyang Hui spoke slowly: "Within the Immortal Sects' territory exist numerous private companies of varying sizes. Small companies are fine, but the shareholders and legal representatives of medium and large companies are mostly high-level cultivators."

"After a high-level cultivator dies, their shares are passed to their descendants. If the company continues to operate well and is not eliminated by competition, it will be inherited generation after generation; this can be viewed as individual families."

"The difference from the families of the Jiewaixian Sect is that the laws of the Immortal Sects supersede all family codes. The inheritance tax law is strict, and drawing lessons from history, except for one or two anomalies, once a family grows to a certain size, it must be split and divided."

"Currently, these corporate families maintain a healthy state, adding bricks and tiles to the Immortal Sects' Immortal Dao industry across various fields and industries, serving as one of the cornerstones of the Immortal Sects' prosperity."

"But this is the orderly situation that exists only when the laws of the Immortal Sects are functioning normally."

"Now, a case suspected of violating the foundational constitution of the Immortal Sects has emerged."

A gentle smile appeared on Teacher Ouyang Hui's face.

"I think this is an excellent case. I have specially applied to have it assigned to you to handle. Professionals will conduct the investigation; you only need to station yourselves to ensure the order of the investigation and prevent all suspects from escaping."

"You are the most outstanding part of the Immortal Dao talents in the Immortal Sects in nearly a hundred years, and in the future, you will become the backbone of all walks of life. You must have a serious understanding of the bottom line in ethics."

"After the matter is resolved, everyone must write a reflection paper."

She pointed her finger, and a screen unfolded slowly.

Clearly displayed on it was a news headline with several large characters: The Liu Family Military Industry sues the Tianfang Group for unfair competition, suspected of violating the First Law of the Immortal Sects.

Beneath the large characters, Xu Jia Nian, dressed in a magnificent Dao robe, faced off against another Young Master.

(End of this chapter)