Exploring Immortality Cultivation
Chapter 572 - 323: Fairness, Justice, Power of Law [Sorry, there's only one update tonight]_2

"In presumption of innocence, it is just the same," said Wang Qi. "Presumption of innocence embodies the concept of 'favoring the defendant,' and since the Immortal Alliance Law is designed to govern cultivators, naturally the defendants can only be cultivators. Every cultivator is a part of the institution of the Immortal Alliance, capable of producing functions within this system that they inherently do not possess. Therefore, except for those few cultivators who have a detrimental impact, the Immortal Alliance generally does not impose the death penalty, instead focusing on reformation and influence. Even if the victim forgives and compensation is provided, incarceration and a public apology are still necessary."

"Because we lack an 'Intermediate Skill Cultivator' at the legal level, and because we do not differentiate Divine Capital Cultivators, these leech-like Divine Capital Cultivators are still entitled to this right. The authority of the law is the foundation of its enforcement. Righteous indignation over punishing one individual by violating the principle of presumption of innocence would only lessen the power of enforcement, causing more harm to others..."

Chen Feng, unable to help but laugh and cry, interrupted Wang Qi, "How come after you say this, I feel like the majesty of the law is completely gone?"

"On the contrary, this is the proof of the wisdom of the sages within the meaning of the law," Wang Qi shook his head. "The basis of the Immortal Alliance's existence is the fact that 'division of labor is more efficient.' It is precisely because it is a vessel heading toward the Great Dao that cultivators are willing to come aboard. The goal of the legislator is also to maintain the stability of this vehicle, this boat, to prevent it from falling apart. If the laws cause the boat's rudder to deviate or the carriage's beam to break, I'm afraid the Immortal Alliance itself would no longer exist—besides, there is no such thing as a flawless law. Only through repeated revisions can the law approach true fairness."

Chen Feng shook his head, "You make a lot of sense, but why do I always feel something is not quite right?"

"You are 'everyone for themselves, and I for everyone,' while I am 'everyone for me, and I for everyone,'" Wang Qi pointed to his head. "Though appearing similar in action, their underlying logics are different. And I use Yitian Calculation to analyze this very idea. The premise of Yitian Calculation is that 'each individual life being has its own self-serving instincts.' Legislators also have their own stance."

"Enough about this," Chen Feng jumped over the discussion about the law. "How is the work on the Law progressing?"

"It feels like it won't be long before it's completed if all goes well," Wang Qi nodded and asked, "What about you?"

"If I could sense it, I would probably be able to complete the Law directly. But I'm truly not as good as you in this regard," Chen Feng said, shaking his head helplessly.

The reason the two of them were here was to prove their theory of Divine Tao and Human Dao, and to deduce a Law from it.

Wang Qi and his colleagues had established the foundation of the first Human Dao Law as "Law." In Wang Qi's eyes, among many Human Dao rules, the Law is the clearest, unlike economics or business, which have different interpretations among various factions. Chen Feng, as a Law Enforcement Officer, was also quite familiar with the Law, and the "Power of Law" was also Chen Feng's ideal.

Moreover, the local area network allocated to Zhao Qingfeng, whose religious behavioral guidelines of "Precepts" amounted to "Divine Capital Criminal Law Department Prison Life Behavior Regulations," also proved that the basis of the Law as the "New Divine Tao Law" was indeed viable.

After applying, Wang Qi had obtained the right to observe the grand hall of the Criminal Law Department or to patrol the prison as an "Assistant Police." The Immortal Alliance always prioritizes the pursuit of Dao; thus, no matter how absurd, any empirical application had a certain chance of being approved.

Everyone here was acting according to something named "Law." Prisoners' clothing, food, shelter, and daily behaviors all resulted from legal sentencing. The Judges' decisions were a procedural aspect of the Law. Even the arguments between the two litigation lawyers revolved around the "Law."

Here, the Law seemed to be more than just a metaphysical existence. It did not just remain within reason or stop at the Dao, but it was brought into practice and stopped at techniques, truly existing within everyone's thoughts.

As long as thoughts of the Law exist and actions are born from the Law, then naturally their soul fluctuations must also contain the algorithms of the "Law."

Through their day-to-day living, walking, arguing, and thinking, people connected with one another, temporarily becoming an entity within. They conveyed information through language and recorded it through actions. These reflections of Spirit Sense then resonated within their souls, disturbing their souls.

The redundant strength of the soul emitted a hint of special High Spirit Electromagnetic Waves. Like waves overlapping peaks to peaks, troughs to troughs, amplifying and finally converging into one force.

The Law itself is Order. It does not, like religious precepts, make one feel tangible constraints, yet it is more meticulous than all religious precepts. This order causes Spiritual Power to continually converge.

This is the strength of the Law.

The reason Wang Qi and Chen Feng were here was to seek out that force.

Even during trial sessions, Wang Qi radiated the Force of the Holy Light into the air, while the Life Flame burned at Chen Feng's fingertips. They hoped to inject this Negative Entropy Force into the body of the "Law Spirit," strengthening it to a level where cultivators could sense it, or to transform it into a form more easily sensed by people.

Soon enough, the Judge came out. With a hint of helplessness, he announced the acquittal of the defendant, with the Peacekeeping Department bearing the plaintiff's losses and ensuring the defendant's safety through the Security Guardian of the Peacekeeping Department. Law Enforcement Officers from the Criminal Law Department were instructed to pay attention to this case.

Substantial justice hadn't triumphed, but the rules of the Immortal Alliance were consolidated through this trial, and any exposed flaws would become the driving force for the judicial system's self-improvement; the old couple's losses were compensated.

This was the outcome of this round of "strategy." Except for that Divine Capital Noble who wasted time and effort, the interests of every other participant were ensured.

The Law was enforced at this moment. Suddenly, a mysterious force materialized in the grand hall.

Chen Feng finally sensed something, his hand trembling, almost losing control of the Life Flame.

And in that instant, Wang Qi was distracted. As he looked at the couple, he thought to himself—this shouldn't be the way.

He felt that this set of strategies hadn't achieved the optimum.

The individual power of cultivators was too strong, and mortals had a hard time grasping "evidence." The gap in status between cultivators and mortals also made sentencing and compensation trivial. Even though similar principles had emerged, the laws of this world couldn't achieve "legal equality" between mortals and cultivators like on Earth.

"Hey!" Chen Feng tugged hard on Wang Qi's sleeve. "What are you zoning out for at a time like this!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please head to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)