Immortals are not allowed to take the initiative to harm mortals. This restriction comes from the 'Contract of Immortals', which is the rule of almost every righteous immortal sect, and is also the oath every mortal makes when they log into the immortal sect.
Its purpose is mainly to prevent the recurrence of the "Rebellion of Immortals".
For immortals, it might be a bit too much to say that stranger mortals are ants, but it is not surprising to say that they are chickens and dogs. Thousands of years have passed since the "Rebellion of Immortals", and immortals are still prosperous.
An era without any restraints. In that era, it was almost normal for immortals to conquer and establish a country, and for immortals to govern the world.
At that time, mortals had not yet established the secular system with power and wealth as the core, so the power of the immortals was the only criterion for maintaining the order of the world. Under such a system, the immortals squeezed the mortals, and the mortals pursued power, and from above
They worshiped the weak and the strong, and the battles were so bloody that all living beings were devastated and all mortals were almost exterminated.
The chaos among the immortals came from this.
In the chaotic era, there was no concept of orthodox immortal sects. There were only loose immortal organizations or alliances, and they often acted independently and fought with each other in order to obtain more resources. This kind of struggle gradually escalated from a small-scale friction at the beginning.
After hundreds of years of mergers and annexations, a country dominated by seven powers was finally formed.
That was the origin of the 'Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms'.
In order to compete for resources, these seven countries ruled by immortals almost never stopped fighting for hundreds of years. During this period, billions of mortals became victims, so that in the end, there were no mortals left.
First, the population of the entire Eastern Continent dropped sharply from the original population of over a billion to less than ten million... and the original seven countries were also destroyed one after another in hundreds of years of chaos, and in the end only three countries remained.
This is the predecessor of the three immortal sects in the Eastern Continent now.
The immortals have been fighting for hundreds of years, and the winner has not yet been determined. When I look back, I find that all the mortals are almost dead... and then I finally realize the seriousness of the problem.
Although immortals do not need to eat the fireworks of the world, it does not mean that immortals do not need to make offerings. The only difference is that the offerings of mortals are food, clothing, housing and transportation, while the offerings of immortals are all kinds of spiritual resources. The so-called big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, shrimps eat
Mayflies, mayflies eat dust - just like the laws of nature, immortals also need a similar support system. When immortals establish a country and govern, it is like a big fish managing mayflies. The result can be imagined... losing a sufficient number of mortals.
, Immortals are equivalent to cutting off their support. Not only that, immortals themselves are derived from mortals. If the number of mortals decreases, the birth of immortals will also decrease, so that there will be no successors...
So, after hundreds of years of trial and error, finally, the 'Contract of Immortals' came into being. In short, there is a difference between immortals and mortals, and immortals will no longer interfere with the secular world from now on.
Of course, the difficulties involved cannot be explained in a few words. How to achieve a balance between immortals and mortals, how to distribute benefits, how to avoid unnecessary fights... etc. Even if the immortals are aware of the problem, they still have to undergo some changes.
The labor pains. This is why it took hundreds of years.
All in all, to this day, the 'Contract of Immortals' has become a rule that most immortals need to abide by when traveling in the mortal world. Its binding force is equivalent to the law of mortals. But just as the law cannot completely bind mortals, it will also
There are immortals who do not abide by the rules. Just as the law needs official maintenance, the 'immortal contract' also needs to be maintained.
And this responsibility undoubtedly falls on the group of immortals who originally signed the 'Contract of Immortals'. That is, the current Three Immortals Sect evolved from the past Immortal Kingdom.
Therefore, if things are really as Wen Wu said and the other party is a half-immortal or even an immortal, then even if Xuanli does not receive the relevant task, it is logical to take action.
"Are you sure?"
"It's not just me, I believe many people have seen it with their own eyes, and it will be clear to them if they ask a little bit." Wen Wu was very sure.
"Is this when you were attacked?" Miao Ruo frowned with gray brows.
"Um."
"Then why didn't you report it? If the Tongtian Supervisor receives the news, the Immortal Sect will naturally send people down to investigate." Xuanli was doubtful.
Wen Wu said nothing and looked at Xingmin. Tongtianjian is the agency stationed in Xingdu by the Immortal Sect. It is responsible for the communication between the mortal officials and the Immortal Sect. For example, when the court pays immortal tribute to the Immortal Sect, it must be communicated to Tongtianjian first.
Then the Tongtian Prison is transferred to various immortal sects. In addition, the Tongtian Prison also has an important responsibility, that is, as the representative of the immortal sect, it solves some problems that are difficult for mortals to deal with for the court. If you encounter difficult troubles, the Tongtian Prison can also report it.
Immortal Sect, the Immortal Sect will send people to solve the problem.
Xingmin quickly said: "Back to senior, junior has reported it before, but there is no reply yet."
"oh."
Xuanli pondered for a moment. In fact, this kind of thing is not new. Immortals are not like mortals. Usually it is not a particularly bad incident. Let alone Tongtian Prison, the Immortal Sect turns a blind eye. After all, if it is like a
The Tongtian Prison has to take care of things like casual cultivators secretly killing three or two people, so it can't handle it at all. What's more, the Tongtian Prison is just a deterrent institution jointly stationed in the mortal world by the immortal sects, and only the three immortal sects in it are sent by each one.
One or two representatives from the government would not show up at all unless necessary.
If it is normal, even if it is known that it was done by an immortal, as long as the impact is not big, most of them will be treated as ordinary mortal cases, and the final result will be nothing.
In fact, Xingmin himself had no hope, and was still wondering why Wenwu suddenly said this. It should be noted that seven or eight days had passed, and there was no real evidence, so it was somewhat reluctant.
Xuanli nodded unexpectedly and said: "Anyway, I am idle. I will pay attention to this matter. If, as you said, someone crosses the line, we will not sit idly by and ignore it. But don't hug me either."
My wife's expectation, since the other party is hiding in the dark, he must be prepared, and the time is too long, so it is difficult to trace."
Miao Ruo touched his beard and said, "If you are a member of the Immortal Sect, everyone should be recorded in the book."
Xuanli said meaningfully: "I can only take care of Nine Swords Peak."
Wen Wu looked indifferent, as if the request was not made by him. However, just as he was about to end the topic, he suddenly remembered something, so he added, "If we talk about clues, it's not that there are no clues at all."
"oh?"
"I should have hurt him."
"What?" Xuanli was startled.
"I caught his aura at that time and fired back, but missed." Wen Wu felt a little regretful, "However, I felt his aura fluctuating, so he must have been injured."
Xuanli immediately scoffed, "Are you kidding? If what you said is true, there is only one possibility. The other party is not an immortal, not even a half-immortal."
"Why?"
"Why? The reason why immortals are immortals is because they are different from mortals. With your current ability, it is impossible for you to hurt an immortal at all by yourself." Xuanli's expression was speechless.
"oh?"
Wen Wu hesitated a little after hearing this.
"Don't believe it?"
Seeing his expression, Xuanli rolled his eyes, thinking that he could just stand up and regain some face, so he said confidently: "I will stand here and let you fight, you can try it."
Hearing Wu was told this, he couldn't help but feel a little unconfident. He thought about it and realized that it was indeed a good opportunity, so he stood up and took a small scoop of water in his palm under the doubtful eyes of several people.
"what you do?"
"Didn't you say you stood still and let me hit you?"
"Of course, are you planning to use your bare hands?" Xuanli laughed angrily at him.
"No, this is enough."
After hearing Wu's words, he pulled his hand back, and then threw it violently. With a few "swish" sounds, the water in his hand was thrown out, and the water droplets stretched out, like sharp arrows piercing the air, and shot out instantly.
Xuanli felt a gust of wind passing above his head, and his eyes widened.
Snap, snap——
Just like the sound of rain hitting banana trees, dense water arrows hit the rockery, stirring up a cloud of water mist and dust. Then, after a closer look, there were more than a dozen small pits of different sizes on the mountain.
Xingmin was stunned.
Miao Ruo's originally teasing expression also froze, and he was speechless.
Wen Wu was a little annoyed, "Oh, I missed it again..., come again..." As he said that, he scooped up a small ladle of water with his hand.
Xuanli was agitated, "Wait, wait! Wait!"
"Um?"
"Why, why..." Xuanli felt his mouth harden and his face was full of disbelief.
"What why?"
"Don't pretend to be stupid, how did you do it? Drawing spiritual energy, this is something that only immortals can do! You obviously, don't you, wrong! You are indeed..." Xuanli was confused and a little incoherent.
"Isn't it simple?"
Wen Wu felt strange and flicked the water in his hand. The water droplets hit the surface of the water, creating the effect of gravel, causing a splash of water to form.
Simple?
Xuanli felt a tightness in his chest and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.