Why would these Noble Families report these unregistered people?
After all, if they did, they would have to pay significantly more in taxes.
Most importantly, the prestige and status these Noble Families enjoyed in their regions came from the fact that their families had produced Cultivators!
It was this connection that allowed them to lord it over everyone and run rampant in their territories!
Back then, Emperor Wenchang was merely a puppet of the Immortal Sects. Even though he was aware of this situation, he could only turn a blind eye.
As time passed, the problem grew ever more severe!
'Equality for all. Those three words are simple enough to say, but putting them into practice is harder than climbing to heaven.'
Wang Xiao couldn't help but shake his head.
The population census alone was already meeting with immense resistance.
