Chapter 106: Chapter 106 Contribution of the Yin Yang
Heaven Seal
Translator: 549690339
As Jiang Li had predicted earlier, other countries would not be able to adopt the law of the Spiritual Treasure verbatim, as each country has its unique circumstances, requiring a differentiated approach.
Other countries were also aware of the state of their own laws. It wouldn’t be accurate to say that they were merely for show, but they held a certain practical value while also serving as an aesthetic feature.
Thus, they chose to learn the way of treaties from the Dao Sect, using these treaties to define the relationship between the Spiritual Treasure and its master.
Thanks to Jiang Li’s reminders, the Dao Sect was well-prepared to teach the doctrine of treaties, offering everything from lecturers to educational materials, and even treaty templates. All were meticulously prepared.
The Dao Sect was the first to go study from the Great Zhou Dynasty using the law of the Spiritual Treasure as a basis to determine the general content of the treaty. Other dynasties then modified the treaty template to form treaties unique to their own kingdom.
Besides the countries in the Nine States, there were house forces who also needed to regulate the Spiritual Treasures with treaties. They needed this even more urgently than the dynasties did.
Jiang Li had once remarked that cultivators nowadays relied too heavily on Spiritual Treasures, neglecting their own abilities. This issue was much more severe in the house forces than in the dynasties.
Without Spiritual Treasures, the country still had the army and national fortune for combat, but in the house forces, from the old ancestors to the disciples at the outer gate, who didn’t rely on Spiritual Treasures for battle?
Now that most of the Spiritual Treasures had become unresponsive, their combat power was dramatically reduced.
All countries and house forces sent people to learn about the way of treaties while also bringing treaty templates back to their respective forces. They wanted to catch up with the Great Zhou Dynasty as quickly as possible.
However, some forces thought that the conditions given by the Great Zhou Dynasty to the Spiritual Treasures were much too generous, like allowing rest every sixth day, providing Spirit Stones monthly, not allowed to be damaged at will. If a Spiritual Treasure suffered severe damage due to the owner’s fault, it had the right to request the termination of the treaty, etc
This made no sense to them. Just because the Spiritual Treasures gained intelligence didn’t mean they should be treated as humans. There was no need to pamper a Spiritual Treasure; after all, it was just an object.
Many forces didn’t agree with the content of the treaty. They modified the treaty content, extensively slashing down the benefits of the Spiritual Treasures. The Great Yong Dynasty was particularly extravagant in this regard, even nationalizing the treaties and prohibiting cultivators from striking deals on their own. They required all cultivators using the treaties to hand over a proportion of Spirit Stones.
As a result, not only the Spiritual Treasures but even their masters wanted to leave the Great Yong Dynasty.
“Monarch Yong, if I were to have the Great Zhou return the Spiritual Treasures, what should be done if the Spiritual Treasures flee again?”
“Naturally, we would have the Great Zhou return the Spiritual Treasures!” Monarch Yong asserted confidently, not finding anything inappropriate in his statement.
“Then I suggest that the Great Yong implement isolationist policies.” Jiang Li glanced at Monarch Yong. This man became the monarch through methods like false accusations and palace intrigues, ranking low among Monarch Yongs throughout history in terms of governing the kingdom.
“Next, who else has a question?”
Jiang Li no longer wished to mediate the conflict between the Great Yong and the Great Zhou. Once the Great Yong Dynasty experienced a severe loss in Spiritual Treasures, Monarch Yong would naturally realize where the problem lay. There was no need for him to intervene in such matters.
“Wait…wait a moment, I have another question!” Monarch Yong noticed that
Jiang Li wasn’t intending to heed him, so he turned to Bai Hongtu and said,
“Please ask the Dao Sect to wipe out the intelligence of all the Spiritual Treasures in the Great Yong Dynasty!”
He didn’t want the Spiritual Treasures to leave the kingdom, nor did he want to grant them rights. So, why not revert to the initial state? As long as the Spiritual Treasures did not possess intelligence, all problems can be resolved!
Other emperors and great powers were not as extreme as Monarch Yong, but they also didn’t want to emulate the Great Zhou, allowing the Spiritual Treasures such extensive rights. They saw these artifacts just as tools, so why extend such courtesy to these tools?
If the Dao Sect agreed with Monarch Yong’s suggestion, they might also decide to extinguish the intelligence of their Spiritual Treasures.
However, most of those present were considerably sane, especially Yu Yin. She knew how terrifying an intelligent Spiritual Treasure could be.
The Magic Gourd was the perfect example. A Magic Gourd with intelligence and one without were two entirely different entities. An intelligent Magic Gourd was unimaginably powerful – it could even showcase a killing spree to an Earth Immortal!
The treaty that Yu Yin issued in the Tianyuan Emperor Dynasty was the closest to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although numerous cultivators didn’t understand why they should treat Spiritual Treasures so well, under Yu Yin’s prestige and pressure, they could only agree even if they were reluctant.
They then found out…the results were pretty good?
Some people in the Tianyuan Emperor Dynasty wanted to establish their own treaty and take advantage of the Spiritual Treasures. They claimed that their treaty was better than the official one. Yu Yin did not prohibit this, but those cultivators wanting to exploit the Spiritual Treasures soon discovered that Spiritual Treasures were very sharp. They could discern whether the treaty was in their favor.
Treaties required the agreement of both parties. If one party disagreed, the treaty could not be established.
Eventually, after a lot of arguments, the content of the treaty was adjusted repeatedly, surprisingly similar to the official standard treaty issued by Yu Yin. Even because of their lack of professionalism, there were loopholes in the treaty, which the Spiritual Treasures took advantage of.
“If Monarch Yong is willing, of course.”
“Then…” Monarch Yong was overjoyed. He had initially thought that Bai Hongtu would disagree or take the opportunity to ask for something. He didn’t expect Bai Hongtu to agree so easily.
The Dao Sect was generous, so the Great Yong Dynasty couldn’t be stingy. Monarch Yong decided to thank Bai Hongtu verbally afterwards.
“But there is one thing I need to clarify in advance.” Bai Hongtu raised his hand calmly, only continuing after Jiang Li nodded slightly.
“Our Heavenly Seal Ancestor has researched a way of cultivation that only
Spiritual Treasures can use. We welcome everyone to bring their Spiritual Treasures to learn at the Dao Sect, or to let the Spiritual Treasures come to study by themselves.”
“Who is this Heavenly Seal Ancestor, is it reliable…” Monarch Yong instinctively retorted since he had never heard of a Heavenly Seal Ancestor in the Dao Sect. But he quickly caught himself and kept quiet.
What Heavenly Seal Ancestor, isn’t that the Yin Yang Heaven Seal?
When Bai Hongtu declared this, everyone was shocked.
Spiritual Treasures that can cultivate?!
Jiang Li was surprised too. He had heard that the Yin Yang Heaven Seal was secretly researching the method of Spiritual Treasure cultivation, but he didn’t expect that it would be accomplished so quickly.
“It’s not as exaggerated as you think.” Bai Hongtu remained calm, and everyone could tell that he was maintaining suspense. But who could stop him?
“Just as we can’t become immortals, the Spiritual Treasures cannot cultivate to the level of Immortal Artifacts. Furthermore, the current method of cultivation is still rough and can only barely help the Spiritual Treasures ascend a small level.”
“To make it easier to understand, we divide Magic Artifacts into nine levels from lower lower grade to upper upper grade. The cultivation method for
Spiritual Treasures researched by the Heavenly Seal Ancestor can upgrade a
Spiritual Treasure from a lower lower grade to a lower middle grade.”
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. If they had suddenly stated that a method had been found that would allow the lowest-level grade Spiritual Artifacts to be promoted to Immortal Artifacts, that would have been genuinely shocking!
Even so, the news Bai Hongtu brought was astonishing. One must know that this was just the result of a few months of research. Given a few more years, it’s possible that a method that allows Spiritual Treasures to be elevated to the next major grade could be developed.
What was even more important was that the Dao Sect was willing to share this method!
Other forces questioned themselves. If they had this method, even if the Human Emperor advocated for openly spreading universally applicable cultivation methods, they would undoubtedly keep it a secret and not leak a word..
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