The main reason why the city-states in the Spiritual Weapon Realm formed an alliance against the Sacred Academy because of the fight between the Heavenly Crane Grass and the Sacred Academy was because the Sacred Academy's reach was too long.
Many city-states of the Spirit Weapon Realm were controlled by the Sacred Academy just like what Zhao Hai said. Even some of the city-states that formed an alliance against the Sacred Academy were supported by the Sacred Academy in the beginning. Then, they took over the original city lord's family and became the master of the city-state.
However, after these clans became City Lord's clans, they wanted to have the final say. They didn't want to listen to the Sacred Academy anymore. Naturally, the Sacred Academy wouldn't allow this to happen. Therefore, they reenacted the old play. Thus, new clans that were supported by the Sacred Academy appeared. Naturally, the City Lord's clans also understood the Sacred Academy's plan. Naturally, the conflict between the two sides intensified. Because of this, when the matter of the Crane Grass came out, an alliance against the Sacred Academy was formed.
Zhao Hai wasn't a person from the Spirit Weapon Realm. Therefore, he only saw that the Sacred Academy wanted to control the city-states and subvert them. He didn't know about the twists and turns in this matter.
However, Lu Jinyan was a native of the Spirit Weapon Realm. Naturally, he was very clear about these matters. In fact, this was how the Lu Family became the City Lord of Puget River City. Because of this, Lu Jinyan was able to enter the Holy Academy to study. Because of this, his understanding of the dark secrets of the Holy Academy was much deeper than Zhao Hai.
On the surface, the Sacred Academy treated all students equally. But in fact, there were a lot of things going on. Aside from the Sacred Academy leaving some spots for the children of teachers, the other spots were generally given to those who were close to the Sacred Academy. For ordinary people, it was simply a dream to get a spot.
Some clans who were close to the Sacred Academy would even ask the Sacred Academy to specially recruit some genius disciples from their enemy clans. Then, they wouldn't give them a place to focus on cultivation and would send them to their deaths. They would use this method to attack their enemy clans.
This was also the case for the various city-states. If you're not satisfied, then I'll support your subordinates and have them kick you out. If the person they supported doesn't listen to them, then they'll support another person. This way, they'll maintain their influence over the various city-states.
Zhao Hai glanced at Lu Jinyan and said solemnly, "This is only one aspect. If the Spirit Weapon World wants to develop, the best way is to unify it."
Lu Jinyan stared, then his eyes flashed as he looked at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "A unified and stable environment is very beneficial for development. Therefore, if we want the Spirit Weapon World to develop, then we need to unify it as soon as possible. Even if we can't unify it, we need to have some order. We can't always fight, otherwise, we won't be able to develop. But a unified and peaceful environment isn't in line with the interests of the Sacred Academy. Think about it, if the Spirit Weapon World was still under the rule of the Heavenly Sword Empire, would the Sacred Academy still be able to maintain its transcendent status? Facing a unified empire, would the Sacred Academy still dare to use such methods? Wouldn't they be afraid of being destroyed? Therefore, the Sacred Academy can't allow the Spirit Weapon World to be unified. It can even be said that they will make the Spirit Weapon World even more chaotic. The more chaotic it is, the more benefits they will have. This is because they can maintain their transcendent status, receive support, and use all kinds of methods to control the various city-states. This is in line with their interests. Therefore, the Sacred Academy's shadow is behind many of the city-states in the Spirit Weapon World. "
Lu Jinyan nodded again. At this moment, his expression was somewhat stiff. He already knew what Zhao Hai said. However, he wasn't willing to think about it in the past. First, it was because even if he wanted to, he couldn't do anything about it. Second, it was because their relationship with the word 'Sacred' wasn't at the point of being incompatible with each other. Therefore, they didn't think about it.
But now that Zhao Hai said it out loud, Lu Jinyan had no choice but to pay attention to it. He also discovered that his previous thoughts were somewhat wrong. The people didn't care and didn't do anything. This was exactly what the Sacred Academy wanted. These people might look glorious, ruling their own city-states and calling the wind and summoning the rain. However, in fact, they were just making a wedding dress for the Sacred Academy. The one who got the most benefits was still the Sacred Academy, not them.
Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "For their own interests, the Sacred Academy instigated the city-states and made them fight. This caused the Spirit Weapon World to be in a state of chaos. This is the biggest obstacle to the development of the Spirit Weapon World."
At this point, Zhao Hai let out a long breath and said, "I'm not saying this to show how great I am or how dedicated I am to the people. I'm saying this because of two things. First, I obtained part of the inheritance of the Heavenly Sword Empire. I want to restore the glory of the Heavenly Sword Empire. Second, it's for the secret realm!"
Lu Jinyan could accept Zhao Hai's first reason. This was because there were too many City Lords in the Spirit Empress Realm who had the same idea. Restoring the glory of the Heavenly Sword Empire was the dream of every City Lord. Think about it, hundreds of millions of disciples prostrating at your feet. In the entire Spirit Weapon World, only your voice could be heard. What kind of feeling was that? What kind of momentum was that?
As for Zhao Hai's second reason, Lu Jinyan couldn't understand it. Therefore, he looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. He didn't know why Zhao Hai mentioned the secret realm.
Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "City Lord Lu, what kind of place is the secret realm that you know of?"
Lu Jinyan thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "The mystic realm is an extremely dangerous place. There are some extremely powerful enemies there and they are constantly thinking of invading the Spirit Weapon World. And in the Sacred Academy, there is an entrance to the mystic realm that leads to the Spirit Weapon World. In order to prevent the enemies in the mystic realm from attacking the Spirit Weapon World, the Sacred Academy will constantly send troops into the Spirit Weapon World to resist the enemies there. This is where the disciples of the academy who aren't focused on cultivating go."
Zhao Hai nodded. He then looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "Do you believe these words?"
Lu Jinyan was stunned by Zhao Hai's question. Then, his expression changed. To be honest, he had never doubted such a statement. Why didn't he doubt it? This was because this matter didn't have much to do with him. His family didn't have anyone to enter the secret realm. What the secret realm was like had nothing to do with him. Because of this, he didn't think about whether these words were true or not. As the saying goes, if you don't care about it, then you can just let it go.
But now that Zhao Hai asked this question, Lu Jinyan felt that something was wrong. First of all, where did he hear these words from? Naturally, he heard it from the Sacred Institution. If it was when he first entered the Sacred Institution, then he wouldn't have doubted these words. This was because at that time, the Sacred Institution was still very sacred in his eyes. He believed that the Sacred Institution wouldn't lie. Therefore, he didn't doubt its words.
But now, it was impossible for him to fully believe these words. When he became the City Lord of Puhe City, he came in contact with the Sacred Institution. When he started to have conflicts with the Sacred Institution, Lu Jinyan finally saw the true face of the Sacred Institution. Because of this, it was impossible for him to believe the Sacred Institution's words.
Moreover, there was also a flaw in the Sacred Institution's words. That was the passage to the Secret Realm. If it was only a passage to the Spiritual Weapon Realm, then this passage shouldn't be big. Otherwise, he would have been able to see it when he was studying in the Sacred Institution. However, he didn't see it at that time. This meant that the passage wasn't big.
A passage that wasn't big, and it was only to prevent the enemy from attacking the Spiritual Weapon Realm. Was there a need to send troops into the Secret Realm? Was there a need for so many people to die every year? Inviting one or two Broken River Realm experts to guard the entrance of the passage would be enough to block it. Naturally, there was no need to worry about the enemy from the Secret Realm entering the Spiritual Weapon Realm.
Such a flaw was too obvious. Therefore, when Zhao Hai asked Lu Jinyan if he believed this, Lu Jinyan immediately discovered this flaw. Therefore, Lu Jinyan didn't agree with Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan's expression, then he smiled faintly and said, "You don't believe it, right? This was because there were too many flaws in these words. They said that the enemy in the Secret Realm was very strong. Then why did they only send people who hadn't even reached the Void Dance Realm? They said that the enemy wanted to invade the Spiritual Weapon Realm. But after so many years, have you heard of an invasion? If the enemy was really strong, then with the Sacred Institution's strength, would they be able to stop them? Also, you have been in contact with the Sacred Institution for a long time. You should be very clear about what the Sacred Institution is like. Is the Sacred Institution really as sacred as they say? Are they really above the common populace? No, absolutely not. On the contrary, the Sacred Institution is very greedy. They are the kind of people who are insatiably greedy. They would never do anything for the sake of benefits. Then, is there something in the Secret Realm that attracted the Sacred Institution? Those who were sent to the Secret Realm by the Sacred Institution, are they working for the Sacred Institution's benefit? Also, City Lord Lu, you are also a person who studied in the Sacred Institution. Did the Sacred Institution give you something that you can't see in the Spiritual Weapon Realm? And those things are very beneficial for cultivation. I don't know if there is such a thing. "
Lu Jinyan's complexion finally changed. He had never thought about these questions before, especially when it came to the Mystic Realm. But now that Zhao Hai mentioned it, he thought about what he had seen in the Holy Court. Lu Jinyan immediately understood that the Mystic Realm must have something good that attracted the students of the Holy Court.
Bone beads, pills, these things were all used by Lu Jinyan. When they studied in the Sacred Institution, they also used these things. At that time, the people of the Sacred Institution told them that they used a special method to refine these things. These things were very beneficial for cultivation. The method of refining these things was passed down from the Heavenly Sword Empire. With the Sacred Institution's ability, they couldn't refine them in large quantities. Therefore, they could only give them so much.
Now it seems like the Sacred Institution was just talking nonsense. The things that the Sacred Institution gave them were produced in the Secret Realm!
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