Chapter 1196 Changes in the Empire!
This question caused all the Nascent Souls to think deeply, and even Li Yao nodded after being slightly taken aback.
That's right, although they are both "Empires", the Star Sea Empire 10,000 years ago, in the eyes of modern people, has a pretty good reputation.
That's because in the 30,000-year-long Great Dark Age, the human race was suppressed by the monster race, and the cultivators among the human race were the primary targets. Most of the time, they had to rely on the cover or even shelter of ordinary people.
A shedding phoenix is not as good as a chicken. How can a cultivator have any prestige and arrogance when he is so downcast?
After the cultivators rose again, they carried the banner of "defending human civilization" to resist. Naturally, it was even more impossible to suppress ordinary people like the rulers of the monster race.
Although, due to the limitations of the age, there was no such legal provision as the "Basic Law of Cultivation" to stipulate the rights and equal status of comprehension practitioners and ordinary people at that time.
However, the very simple thoughts of "slaying demons and demons, acting chivalrously, fighting against the strong and supporting the weak, and doing justice for the heavens" have become the "heart of Taoism" of the vast majority of cultivators in the Star Sea Empire.
It can be said that the mainstream ideas of the Star Federation today are all developed on the basis of the traditional ideas of the Star Sea Empire.
This is true even for a small border country on the edge of the star sea like the Xingyao Federation. How could it not be the case for the true human empire in the center of the star sea?
You must know that the inheritance of a cultivator has never been about cold exercises and classics, but more importantly, Dao heart and spirit!
Among the various relics left by the Star Sea Empire, in addition to their extraordinary achievements, there must also be the earnest teachings of the monks of the empire to the latecomers, as well as the stories of them throwing their heads and blood for human civilization.
These teachings and stories, naturally, will shape the mind of those who come later.
For example, Li Yao once discovered a multi-functional expedition ship "Spark" from the Star Sea Empire era in the depths of the Yinhai Sea of the Skeleton Dragon Star.
The captain of the Spark, Gao Xingce, a cultivator of the Star Sea Empire, took the initiative to give up 99% of his soul and memory, even the memories of his relatives, in order to suppress the peerless monster "Skeleton Dragon Demon" 40,000 years ago. A wisp of remnant soul can survive longer, to monitor the situation of the "skeleton dragon demon" and remind the latecomers!
Li Yao accepted the "Spark" and became the new captain, and at the same time accepted Gao Xingce's spirit.
This spirit has become an inseparable part of his "Tao Heart"!
If one day, Li Yao wants to do evil and do things that are detrimental to the interests of ordinary people, this spirit will leap out from the depths of his Dao Heart, shake his Dao Heart, and even cause his Dao Heart to collapse directly. The realm plummeted!
This is the case for Li Yao. Isn't that the case for the cultivators who have received the inheritance of the Star Sea Empire in the center of the Star Sea?
This is a world where the spirit can interfere with matter, and it will never appear. You only practice the extraordinary skills of your predecessors, but you don't learn from your predecessors' thoughts of compassion for the world and others, and weeding out the strong and helping the weak!
"Dear friends, have you noticed the subtle contradictions?"
Zhou Yifu said, "It is reasonable to say that the human kingdom in the center of the Star Sea has inherited the huge inheritance of the Star Sea Empire, and its mainstream thinking is bound to be the same as the Star Sea Empire. It regards itself as a 'human civilization sword' and takes pride in 'defending ordinary people' How could it turn out to regard human life as worthless, killing babies like crushing ants, and not even thinking of themselves as human beings in the past, but invented the word 'true human' to call themselves?"
"This kind of 180-degree turn in the Dao heart is extremely unreasonable. Under normal circumstances, it will definitely lead to the collapse of the Dao heart, madness, a sharp drop in the realm, and even sudden death on the spot!"
"It's nothing more than one or two cultivators transforming. Evil cultivators, there are also federations, but in a whole country, all cultivators collectively transform into immortal cultivators? Without external pressure, this kind of transformation is really difficult. I understand!"
Li Yao's eyes lit up, and he opened the public communication talisman and said, "Senior Zhou said that at the beginning of its establishment, the True Human Empire, which absorbed a large amount of the Star Sea Empire's inheritance and ideological essence, may also be composed of practitioners to defend it. A country with the goal of human civilization, a 'small star sea empire'?"
"After that, they were under some kind of huge pressure and had to squeeze out the most powerful national power to deal with it in the shortest time!"
"So, those cultivators of the True Human Empire, as my adoptive father said, 'abandoned their humanity and their pride' and transformed into immortal cultivators?"
"good!"
Zhou Zhou twirled his goatee, nodded again and again, "In the past year, everything that happened to the Federation may be a replay of the transformation process of the real human empire back then!"
"Xingyao Federation was originally a country dominated by comprehension practitioners, paying attention to the equality between comprehension practitioners and ordinary people, and everyone dedicated and fighting together."
"However, since hearing the news of the 'True Human Empire' coming a year ago, many cultivators have changed their mentality. They believe that the current system is not enough to squeeze out the greatest potential for war in the shortest possible time. In order to survive, In order to protect this civilization, to protect 99% of people, the other 1% can be sacrificed!"
"These cultivators with extreme thoughts, represented by Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao, did not hesitate to kill tens of thousands of innocent people to achieve their goals!"
"Besides, knowing that humans and monsters have the same origin, and that the monster race is another form of human race, they still pretend to be ignorant, and still want to send all the monster race to the resource planet to mine until they die!"
"It can be said that the actions of Lu Zui, Zhou Hengdao and others are completely unworthy of the name 'cultivators'. They are 'immortal cultivators' from the start!"
"From cultivators who protect ordinary people and defend human civilization, to cultivators who can sacrifice ordinary people at will to achieve their goals, their Dao heart is not confused, and their cultivation base has not declined. Before Lu Zui died, You can even rely on the 'return to the light' to abruptly rush to a new level!"
"Why is this happening?"
"It's very simple. They don't think they are wrong. Even if the method is a little problematic, but the idea and purpose are right. Even if they kill an ordinary person with their own hands, they want to save our civilization. It is in this kind of 'righteousness' With the support of them, they will transform so quickly!"
At this time, Luo Xingzi, a cultivator from the Flying Star Realm, asked to speak.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, let me add something."
"From our experience in the Flying Star Realm, the degeneration of a cultivator can be very fast. It will not take a year or half a year at all, and it can be completed in just a few minutes."
"Just put him on a wrecked starship that has lost power, has limited food, and is drifting in the depths of the star sea storm."
"In order to fight for the slim chance of survival, no matter how open and upright a cultivator is on weekdays, it is possible to turn into a demon in an instant, and develop a set of theories afterwards to justify himself."
"In the end, as long as you can survive, excuses and reasons are always easy to find!"
Zhou Fu nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luo Xingzi, for your supplement, that's indeed the case!"
"Looking back now, fortunately, Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao's schemes of the 'immortal cultivators' were stopped, otherwise, in the war between the Tianyuan Realm and the Blood Demon Realm, they would definitely expand their power step by step and attract more cultivators. Get into the water, use the cruelest means to squeeze everyone, and in the end, turn the Xingyao Federation into a new country of cultivators!"
"All of this did not happen in the Star Federation, but it actually happened in the True Human Empire!"
"We can fully imagine that the original Empire of True Humans was a country similar to the Star Sea Empire, where practitioners were the mainstay."
"But in the process of development, they encountered a strong enemy 'Covenant Alliance'."
"Since the adoptive father of Daoist Li Yao said that the True Human Empire is an 'old power', it must have reached a bottleneck period at that time, with constant internal and external troubles; while the Covenant Alliance is a new power that has just risen, like the rising sun, unstoppable !"
"So, facing the Holy League, the empire is just like we are facing the empire. Perhaps some people in the empire will think that it is necessary to abandon humanity, stimulate animal nature, and squeeze out the surplus value of everyone in order to defeat the Holy League. Defend their civilization!"
"In the beginning, they may have thought that, like Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao, they were only sacrificing the interests of 1% of the people to defend the remaining 99%. Under the alliance's aggressive offensive, the True Human Empire is like an athlete addicted to doping, getting deeper and deeper, unable to extricate itself, and in the end, the cultivators have completely turned into immortal cultivators, and even the sacrifice of hundreds of babies is difficult. I can do it!"
Zhou Yifu's deduction is well-founded and convincing. In just a few words, he outlined the history of the transformation of a huge country in the center of the Star Sea, and confirmed the existence of the Covenant Alliance from another aspect. Many Nascent Soul old monsters nodded repeatedly. .
These Nascent Souls are all quick-witted and calculating people. Under the twist of their minds, they all feel that these words are reasonable and very likely to be the truth.
"It seems that everyone agrees that the "Holy League" exists, and what we are going to face are two superpowers instead of one?"
The host of the conference, Jiang Hailiu, looked around and asked calmly, "So, do you think that our situation has become worse when we face two superpowers that are very likely to be full of hostility, and we need to further adjust the original situation?" What about strategy?"
"Let me express my opinion first, I don't think it is necessary at all!"
"Our current situation has not gotten worse, but has greatly improved. In the next few hundred years, it is not an exaggeration to say that it will be the "strategic opportunity period" of Star Federation!"
There was a "buzzing" sound all around, and many Nascent Souls did not expect Jiang Hailiu to be so optimistic about this matter.
However, Jiang Hailiu, as the speaker of the federal parliament, undoubtedly has an excellent view of the overall situation, and his stance on the war in the blood demon world also proves his strategic vision.
All Nascent Souls waited with bated breath for his explanation. (To be continued.)