“Sesame flatbread! Special sesame flatbread from the Northern Frontier!”

At night, the lights of thousands of homes lit up in Qingtan City, and the streets were bustling, making Eric Carter and Max reluctant to leave.

What attracted Eric Carter the most was the Fireworks Tower—cough, cough, just out of curiosity!

As a modern person, Eric Carter hadn’t seen such prosperity in a long time. In the cities on Earth, every street and alley was filled with all kinds of loudspeakers or music, unbearably noisy.

However, he noticed one thing: although the main theme for humanity’s rise was cultivating qi and seeking immortality, there weren’t many cultivators in Qingtan City. Even his predecessor’s memories didn’t offer much insight into this, since most of his predecessor’s time was spent on pleasure, so those memories weren’t of much help to Eric Carter.

“When I ascend the throne, I’ll let the common people cultivate qi and seek immortality too!”

Eric Carter began to daydream. Just imagine, if all the commoners in the kingdom were cultivators, how strong would the Qianyue Kingdom be?

Maybe it could even surpass an imperial dynasty!

“Young master, something’s happening up ahead.”

Max’s voice suddenly pulled Eric Carter back to reality. He looked up and saw crowds of commoners gathered at the street corner, layer upon layer. The love of a spectacle is human nature—even in a world of cultivation.

Eric Carter also enjoyed a good spectacle, so he hurried over with Max.

“Tsk tsk, this guy is really pitiful. He wants to take the imperial exam, but unfortunately, he offended the Cheng family.”

“Yeah, it’s really hard for a commoner to make it big.”

“Ethan Brooks is in trouble tonight!”

“Actually, he’s not a commoner. He’s the city lord’s illegitimate son, but he can’t be acknowledged. The city lord’s wife often sends people to make things hard for him, and the city lord can’t really intervene.”

“So, it’s not entirely unreasonable for the Cheng family to bully Ethan Brooks. The city lord’s faction and the Cheng family have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time.”

The people chattered away. Only after squeezing through the crowd did Eric Carter see a thin young man lying on the ground. His right cheek was swollen and there was blood at the corner of his mouth—clearly, he’d been slapped.

Standing in front of the thin youth was a handsome young man in luxurious clothes, with two servants behind him—both at the third level of qi cultivation.

“Ethan Brooks, weren’t you so stubborn? I told you to apologize to me, but you refused. Now you’re lying on the ground like a dog—feels good, doesn’t it?”

The handsome youth sneered disdainfully. The thin youth called Ethan Brooks gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and stood up. Seeing this, the handsome youth suddenly kicked him in the chest, sending Ethan Brooks sprawling to the ground again.

“If you’ve got the guts, get up again!”

Eric Carter couldn’t help but frown. He really disliked the arrogant and domineering behavior of the handsome youth.

Just then, a petite figure squeezed out of the crowd and stood in front of Ethan Brooks, shouting, “Ryan Foster, don’t go too far! If you bully my brother again, I’ll have my father hold your Cheng family accountable!”

Eric Carter found the girl very familiar. Thinking carefully, wasn’t she the same girl he bumped into when he entered the city today?

“Well, if it isn’t the city lord’s eldest daughter, Lily Brooks. Why are you so disheveled? You’re really an embarrassment to the city lord!” Ryan Foster clicked his tongue in mock surprise, his face full of disdain, making the plainly dressed girl tremble with anger.

“Sis, step aside. This has nothing to do with you!” Ethan Brooks stood up again and pulled Lily Brooks behind him.

“Ding! Potential genius with innate Haoran Righteousness detected!”

At that moment, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Eric Carter’s mind. He couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “What is innate Haoran Righteousness?”

“There are all kinds of geniuses in the world, not just in cultivation. This person possesses Haoran Righteousness—his character is innately upright and unyielding. In this world, those with Haoran Righteousness have talents in scholarship and politics far beyond ordinary people. Once they grow up, they all become pillars of governance. Additionally, once Haoran Righteousness is awakened, it can also intimidate evil spirits!”

Sounds pretty impressive.

Eric Carter’s eyes suddenly lit up. His goal was to become emperor, and such a talent for governance was definitely worth recruiting.

And it could intimidate evil spirits—no small feat!

“Could it be that the Myth System can sense talented people?” Eric Carter couldn’t help but ask in his mind.

“Yes, but only within a certain range. After all, the main purpose of the Myth System is to assist the host’s growth. Anyone useful to the host will be detected by the system!”

Chapter 13: Da Luo Saint Qi

“So does that mean there are other types of qi besides Haoran Righteousness?” Eric Carter asked eagerly in his mind, while Lily Brooks and Ethan Brooks were still arguing with Ryan Foster.

“There are indeed. These so-called types of qi are collectively known as Saint Qi. It’s because their ancestors achieved the Da Luo realm, thus creating Saint Qi. The bloodline of their descendants changes on its own, and there’s a chance of triggering Saint Qi.”

Saint Qi?

Da Luo realm?

Eric Carter’s eyes widened. That’s a lot of information!

Just as he was about to ask more, the system interrupted him, saying, “The host is not qualified to access this information. So even if you ask, I won’t answer. I can only tell you that the appearance rate of Saint Qi is extremely low. If the host recruits Ethan Brooks, the chances of Qianyue Kingdom advancing to an imperial dynasty will increase!”

Advancing to an imperial dynasty!

Eric Carter’s eyes burned with excitement.

“System, is an imperial dynasty above a kingdom?” Eric Carter continued to ask.