Chapter 730 - 221: Generous Benefits—Private Quarters and Free Housekeeper
After speaking, the middle-aged man slowly stood up and cupped his hands in salute to Chen Yan: "I wish Fellow Daoist a smooth path to immortality and to attain the Heavenly Dao soon."
Chen Yan was momentarily stunned but reacted quickly, immediately returning the salute: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your kind words."
The middle-aged man handed the jade token in his hand to Chen Yan: "This is your registration token. With this token, Fellow Daoist can traverse the administrative places of towns and cities in various regions of the Domain Realm without obstruction and enjoy the treatment of a cultivator upon entering a city.
Of course, since Fellow Daoist is registered in our West Platform City, your place of origin will henceforth be considered West Platform City."
Curious at heart, Chen Yan felt that this registration seemed overly simple.
Without a proper clear identity, couldn’t a cultivator easily create many false identities and disguises for themselves?
For things like name and place of origin, just saying it casually and recording it casually suffices?
"Um..." Chen Yan pondered for a moment and was about to ask, but this middle-aged man, evidently familiar with the position, smiled first and said: "There are some things, as per custom, that must be reminded to a newly registered cultivator like Fellow Daoist."
"Please speak." Chen Yan immediately suppressed his doubts and listened attentively.
"Since Fellow Daoist is registered at the Immortal Reception Platform of our West Platform City, what was registered today will be considered as is going forward." The middle-aged man’s tone grew a bit more formal, speaking slowly, "What I mean is... Regardless if you were previously known as Zhao Shanhe, from today onwards, you can only be called Zhao Shanhe.
Fellow Daoist should not entertain the thought of going elsewhere to register anew, changing your name to something like Zhang the Third or Li Si and swapping identities—this idea, you must resist."
This advice indeed touched on Chen Yan’s doubts, but he maintained a composed expression and said earnestly, "I naturally would not do such a thing."
The middle-aged man, however, gave a subtle smile as if seeing through Chen Yan’s thoughts, and said slowly, "Since Fellow Daoist had not registered before, you must have just begun to make gains in your cultivation today. Although I don’t know why Fellow Daoist did not register until reaching the Guiyuan Realm, it’s a rare occurrence, yet it does happen.
I imagine Fellow Daoist has been painstakingly cultivating in the remote mountains and rivers, not involved with the mundane world, reaching this realm before coming out to experience the world. However, for many things, it is best to understand them before acting."
As he spoke, he pointed to the jade token in Chen Yan’s hand: "This jade token is the verification of your identity, issued upon registration at the administrative place of West Platform City—but what it represents is the authoritative certification of the Domain Immortal Platform.
And the reason for advising you not to fabricate false identities elsewhere is to caution Fellow Daoist against taking unnecessary risks.
The trace of Primordial Qi you input earlier is the step of identity verification for Fellow Daoist.
Each cultivator’s Primordial Qi operation is different, even if the same Cultivation Technique and Primordial Qi Transport Technique are practiced, while Primordial Qi accumulates and trains within the cultivator’s body, during its application, everyone’s Primordial Qi will exhibit different energy patterns.
These energy patterns vary from person to person, thousands upon thousands of variations. Unless you’ve cultivated to become a Saint and merged with the Heavenly Dao, would you be able to alter your energy patterns at will; otherwise, it is something that cannot be faked.
The energy pattern of Primordial Qi you input earlier is now registered here, and this record, once collected by West Platform City, will be directly transmitted to the central office of the Domain Immortal Platform.
Every new registered cultivator must input their Primordial Qi once, and the central office of the Immortal Platform will have a record. If the energy pattern stored in the query library is duplicated, it indicates the same person is trying to create different fake identities—which, according to the decrees issued by the Immortal Platform, is subject to punishment!
Furthermore, if any sins or evils are committed, they will also be recorded; Fellow Daoist, keep this in mind!
The energy pattern of Primordial Qi that you input is your sole identifier!"
Ah, real-name verification. The so-called Primordial Qi pattern input is akin to DNA logging.
No wonder the registration of written materials is so cursory—turns out that with the input of Primordial Qi patterns, an element of such uniqueness makes it nearly impossible to fake.
Chen Yan nodded: "Since I am registered, I will certainly not engage in any evil deeds or misdeeds, rest assured, Fellow Daoist."
The middle-aged man smiled: "Fellow Daoist has a kind countenance, though I observe some killing karma in Fellow Daoist’s fortune, there is no criminal karma or sin karma, so I believe Fellow Daoist will not commit any illegal acts."
Chen Yan nodded: "I... returned from Snow Cliff Pass."
"Makes sense." The middle-aged man said with a smile, "Turns out the killing karma in Fellow Daoist’s fortune comes from fighting against and suppressing the Fierce Beast Race at Snow Cliff Pass. This kind of killing karma is instead considered a merit."
After a pause, the middle-aged man’s gaze toward Chen Yan carried a touch of warmth, and he said with a smile, "Having achieved the Guiyuan Realm cultivation level is already quite remarkable. According to the regulations of our West Platform City administration, Fellow Daoist can secure a residence within the inner city, where six mortal servants will be assigned to attend to you. Does Fellow Daoist have any particular requirements for the residence or servants? You can tell me now, and I’ll have someone handle it for you."
Indeed, getting a house and assigned caretakers.
Chen Yan was inwardly marvelling at how well-treated the Celestial Dragon People of the Domain Realm are.
He originally intended to decline, but considering his upcoming travel to the Southern Border via flying boat, which would take another five days to receive information—and even if there was news, it didn’t guarantee an immediate voyage.
Before leaving West Platform City, he still needed to stay here for a while—why waste money staying at an inn when there’s free housing available?
Chen Yan shook his head: "No special requirements, just handle it according to the usual procedures."