Immortal Father
Chapter 256 - 256 98 Li Dazhi's Happy Times

256: Chapter 98 Li Dazhi’s Happy Times 256: Chapter 98 Li Dazhi’s Happy Times The imperial edict was temporarily suppressed and not announced, but its content had already spread within the main hall.

‘A third-grade patrolling envoy from the East Alliance?’

Li Ping’an felt a bit confused when he heard this title.

Why had Tianli, the old man, arranged such a high-ranking position for him?

Logically speaking, as his mentor was a ‘fifth-grade martial envoy’ of the East Alliance, he himself should at most be a ‘sixth-grade patrolling envoy’.

How had he suddenly become a ‘third-grade patrolling envoy’?

The word ‘grade’ signifies rank, similar to the division of realms among Immortals, with the first grade being the most respected and the ninth grade being the lowest.

Li Dazhi smiled and moved closer, shoulder to shoulder with his son, speaking in their local dialect.

Li Dazhi laughed, “No wonder everyone says that one matures with age.

Have you finally come to your senses now?”

Li Ping’an, not understanding what he meant, asked, “Come to my senses about what?”

“Taking the civil service exam,” Li Dazhi clicked his tongue, “I used to urge you to take the civil service exam, but you wouldn’t have it, insisting on doing research.

Before you were eighteen, you’d always talk about how science will change the future.

But, silly boy, research is also about interpersonal relationships.

Taking the civil service exam is like plugging each hole with a carrot.”

Li Ping’an’s mouth twitched slightly.

This sort of middle-aged man’s worldview represented only his father, the middle-aged man!

Li Dazhi roared with laughter, “After going out and coming back, you’ve turned into a third-grade senior official.

Ping’an, introduce me to some connections later on, haha!”

The bald and chubby immortal was ecstatic, his pride evident in his expression.

Li Ping’an’s gaze was deep as he sighed, “Dad, stop teasing me…

this third grade is too high.

Previously, when I was helping senior Tianli in the southeast of the Western Continent, I was temporarily a seventh-grade patrolling envoy.”

“This is what you don’t understand.”

Li Dazhi’s laughter faded as he instantly returned to being serious.

The immortals were watching him and his son, and with a stranger present, Li Dazhi had to maintain his dignity.

Father and son continued to speak in hushed tones, leaning on each other.

Li Dazhi chuckled, “If I’m not mistaken, you must have revealed your identity as a disciple of Yun Zhongzi.”

“Yes,” Li Ping’an nodded slightly, “It was a critical situation at the time, and I feared that senior Tianli would silence me.

Actually, later I realized that I was scaring myself.

The upper echelons of the East Alliance do have principles.”

“You’ll have to explain to me later how this trip turned out to be so perilous.

Logically speaking…

that shouldn’t have been the case.”

Li Dazhi’s eyes twinkled as he conveyed in a hushed tone:

“The issue lies herein.

“Yun Zhongzi was greatly benevolent to the Human Race in ancient times!

“Back then, the Preceptors of Chan Teaching implemented policies of aiding the Human Race decreed by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Comrade Yun Zhongzi delved deep into the grassroots, spending three hundred years preaching, enlightening the Human Race on artifact refining, while Comrade Nanji Xianweng spent a hundred years teaching alchemy to enlighten them, and comrades Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi spent two hundred years imparting the ways of talisman and formation.

Since then, artifact refining, alchemy, talisman, and formation have become the external foundations for our Human Race Qi Cultivators to counter the experts from the Hundred Clans, laying a solid foundation for the struggle against the Ancient Heavenly Court!

“Three Lucky Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching, including the Twelve Golden Immortals, also began to be praised by Human Race Qi Cultivators.”

“According to my observations, in the current East Continent land, Chan Teaching’s influence accounts for seventy percent, and Cut Teaching accounts for thirty percent.

However, Cut Teaching includes various clans with many disciples, and it’s said that there are three hundred Golden Immortals on Jinao Island, most of whom are not from the Human Race.”

“In other words, disregarding both Great Sect Leaders, the foundation of Cut Teaching and Chan Teaching are separate, with East Continent being the stronghold of Chan Teaching.”

“Think about it, how profound is the meaning when those ancient immortals of the East Alliance’s upper echelon start you off with an official position of the third grade.”

Li Ping’an raised his eyebrows, “Is it to give face to Master Yun Zhongzi?”

“Exactly, you’ve got to learn to listen and read between the lines.

All sorts of human relations are involved here!”

While the two senior Heavenly Immortals had not yet returned, Li Dazhi continued to instruct in whispers:

“I’ve inquired, this East Alliance may appear very loose, but in fact, it was established by several Daluo Golden Immortals and over ten Golden Immortal Peak ancients of the Human Race, following the orders of Xuanyuan the Yellow Emperor.

They govern over the immortals of the East Continent with a hands-off approach.

“Who is the Xuanyuan the Yellow Emperor?

In actuality, he’s the last of the Human Emperors, and each Human Emperor is the strongest among Human Race Qi Cultivators.”

“He annihilated Chiyou, wiped out the last remnants of vitality of the Hundred Clans, and opened a new era for the Human Race before retiring.

However, Xuanyuan’s strength still ranks among the top of the strongest Human Race individuals who can turn over a Daluo Golden Immortal!”

“This East Alliance is essentially the governing institution of the Yellow Emperor!”

“Think from another perspective.”

Li Ping’an wondered, “Which perspective?”

Li Dazhi smiled, “Consider each sect as an individual military reserve of the Human Race.”

Li Ping’an’s eyebrows lifted slightly as his horizons suddenly broadened.

“Your appointment is indeed a good opportunity.”

Li Dazhi continued with a smile:

“Previously, the East Alliance governed over the various sects in a laissez-faire manner because the East Continent is vast, and each sect had its extensive territory.

“But now, the sects have almost monopolized all the spirit mines.

“On the surface, the various Immortal Dynasties are waging wars against each other due to private feuds, but in reality, the sects are competing for the population, because the ratio of people to Immortal Sprouts is the same; the more people a sect has, the more it can flourish.

“Many sects have already begun to oppose each other, with heretical practitioners and Demon Cultivators secretly collaborating with orthodox sects, and the number of Loose Cultivators within towns is too large and continues to grow.

“Internal conflicts have begun to emerge.”

Li Ping’an asked, “Father, do you mean that the East Alliance will expand its institutions to manage the entire East Continent?”

“Not to expand, the entire East Continent is already under the East Alliance’s jurisdiction.

Where else is there to expand to?

“The East Alliance wants to set roots deeper and permeate its influence into the grassroots!”