Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Curse Jiajing with Ten Thousand Words

After transmigrating into the Immortal Martial Great Ming, in the forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign, 1566 AD, Gu Yuan became an Investigating Censor.

In this world, immortality and martial arts intertwined. Emperors cultivated, and immortal might loomed over the court. Emperor Jiajing issued an edict ordering officials throughout the realm to submit congratulatory memorials, gloss over the peace and prosperity, and praise his imperial virtue.

Hai Rui had already prepared his coffin and polished his memorial, The State of Public Order, ready to risk his life and deliver it straight to the palace.

The court officials either kept silent or competed to flatter the emperor. At that moment, Gu Yuan awakened the [Clear Thoughts, Earn Merit System].

**System rules: Stay true to your heart and keep your thoughts clear to earn merit. Merit can temper the righteous radiance of your writings, be exchanged for Confucian divine abilities, dispel the killing tribulations of immortal arts, and strengthen the foundation of the Great Dao!**

Following his heart, Gu Yuan swept his brush across the page and wrote a memorial of ten thousand words, its sharp edge aimed squarely at Jiajing's misrule and the emperor's failings.

His memorial reached the palace before Hai Rui's, sending shockwaves through the court and the country. Hai Rui stared at it in astonishment.

Jiajing's immortal might erupted in fury, and murderous intent descended. The imperial prison, palace beatings, and cultivator eunuchs came one after another.

While others sought immortal mountains and elixirs in pursuit of eternal life, Gu Yuan stayed true to his heart and followed each thought to earn merit.

His body could be imprisoned and he could be tortured, but his heart remained open and his thoughts unobstructed.

One memorial shocks the Immortal Palace; one clear thought proves his merit!