Because of the lack of time, the 'New Federation Convention Center' at the center of Grand Desolate City was not completed yet.
The walls were not painted or decorated yet, revealing the color of rocks and mortar. Complicated tubes were everywhere on the ceiling. Crystal cables were dangling down like boas. Even the seats had not been installed yet and were scattered inside the boxes.
The hundred Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, however, were not bothered at all. They were either sitting or standing in the messy hall. The shabby scene was filled with solemnity and sacredness, indicating that they were about to create a glorious history with their own hands!
Li Yao felt that his head was dizzy when he walked into the hall.
On the dark ceiling, the illumination rune arrays and the light beam projectors were glittering, giving him the illusion that he was in an open-air hall under the starry sky.
Looking at the ancient faces that were as tranquil as statues, Li Yao could not help but let his imagination run wild.
He thought that, hundreds of thousands of years ago, when the fire of the civilization of mankind had not been ignited, was it possible that one or two hundred monkeys decided to gather together and wage war on the enemies that were stronger and fiercer than them as a 'tribe' because they could not stand the scourge and exploitation of the wolves, tigers, and leopards anymore?
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The light beam projectors on the ceiling were activated to the maximum. Light and shadow with ripples and snowflakes fell among the crowd and condensed into dozens of virtual shadows.
They were the demon emperors in the Blood Demon Sector and the Yuanying experts of the Flying Star Sector.
Almost two hundred super experts of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Blood Demon Sector, and the Flying Star Sector had all arrived!
Li Yao glanced at the faces of the Yuanying experts with his eyes that did not carry any spiritual energy.
Every face represented a name that had resounded like thunder in his ears since he was a teenager, but at the same time, was out of reach.
Right now, the owners of those names were standing right next to him, alive. He had become one of them and was going to fight to defend their civilization!
This feeling of walking into history while being disoriented was really mysterious and indescribable.
While he was observing other people, other people were observing him, too. The demon emperors from the Blood Demon Sector were rolling their eyes and observing the Yuanying experts, too.
It could not be helped. Such observation was certainly not very polite. However, it was indeed an unprecedented event that all the super experts from three Sectors had gathered together. Even the seniors who were usually well-mannered could not help but lose their composure.
"Fellow Daoists, the fact that we are able to gather here and discuss Dao today has already created a brand new history!"
Speaker Jiang Hailiu stepped onto the podium made of two wooden boxes. Glancing around slowly, he said solemnly, "In the history of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector, and even in the past forty thousand years, such a miracle has never happened before. Almost two hundred unparalleled experts have gathered together, neither for the petty interests of their sects nor for the insignificant differences between us. Instead, they have truly let go of their old grudges and wariness and offered all their wisdom, strength, determination, courage, and imagination to face a brand-new war head-on!
"This is the greatest war and the most righteous war! Because we are not fighting for our selfish desires, nor are we fighting for the ambitions of a few people! We are fighting for ourselves, for our people, and for the survival of our civilization!
"We must survive!
"No matter how formidable the enemy is, we will not wait to be killed. We will counterattack and survive whatever the cost is until the most brilliant part of our civilization illuminates the entire sea of stars!"
His resolute speech cast all the Yuanying experts into deep thought. Even many demon emperors far away in the Blood Demon Sector were deep in thought.
To live on, how simple, and yet how complex, how lowly, and yet how lofty the goal was!
"Fellow Cultivators, we are all specialists and leaders of our respective fields. Time is precious. Also, our space communication array is still in the trial phase. A lot of crystals will be consumed every second," Jiang Hailiu said.
"This is a civil party. Let's skip the pretentious speeches. You've already read all the files before the meeting. Let's seize the time and get to the point!
"Firstly, I believe that the first thing that everybody wants to figure out in this Yuanying Meeting is whether or not the so-called 'Alliance of the Holy Covenant' is real. Or rather, is it just a trick that the Imperium of True Human Beings came up with, a strategic deception that is not very brilliant? "
"The reason is simple. We have always regarded the Imperium of True Human Beings as our greatest enemy, and all our resources have been dedicated to resisting the Imperium. But right now, a 'Holy League' has popped up out of nowhere and is described as even more dreadful than the Imperium!
"In such a case, it is inevitable that we will be less vigilant about the Imperium of True Human Beings. We might even change our stance toward the Imperium of True Human Beings.
"From the perspective of the Imperium, our subtle change is certainly in their interests.
"Therefore, it is inevitable that many fellow Cultivators are wondering if a 'Holy League' that is a hundred times more evil than the Imperium really exists. Is it a scheme of the Imperium of True Human Beings?
"A non-existent 'Holy League' is bluffing and intimidating the weak forces in the sea of stars. In order to escape from the Holy League's conquest, the weak forces have no choice but to seek the protection of the Imperium.
"In such a case, the Imperium of True Human Beings will conquer a large area of the sea of stars without shedding any blood!"
In front of Li Yao, a virtual light beam glittered. It was a sign that Jiang Hailiu, the organizer of the meeting, had invited him to speak.
Li Yao was the discoverer of the 'Holy League'. His foster father claimed that he was from the 'Holy League'. Naturally, he was the most qualified to speak on the issue.
Li Yao had long prepared his speech. Now that more than a hundred Yuanying were watching him, he was not nervous at all. "Greetings, seniors. I am Li Yao. My foster father claimed that he was from the 'Holy League', and I believe what he said, too.
"I have two reasons.
"Firstly, my foster father gave me a flying sword that was made of very special materials and structures. It was definitely not something that the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, or the Blood Demon Sector could produce! It must be from a force that is more advanced than ours! The scraps of the flying sword are still in my refining workshop. You are welcome to study and analyze them!
"Secondly, assuming that this is a scheme of the Imperium of True Human Beings, the whole thing does not make sense!
"Because when my foster father passed away, I was still in high school. I was still an ordinary person with an extremely low Actualization Quotient. Although I had a certain amount of talent in hand speed and magical equipment maintenance, compared to a true cultivation genius, I simply couldn't be considered anything."
"The jade chip that my foster father left for me, on the other hand, was set to be activated only by Jin Dan or even Yuanying!
"If the 'Holy League' did not exist, and my foster father was a spy from the Imperium of True Human Beings, how could he have guessed that I would certainly become a Yuanying?
"For me in high school, the odds of becoming a Jin Dan or a Yuanying were no more than one billionth, right? How could the Imperium of True Human Beings maintain a scheme on such a low odds?
"If it was indeed a strategic deception, my foster father could've shown up as a spy of the 'Holy League' and reminded everybody of the evilness of the 'Holy League' and the justice of the 'Imperium'. Wouldn't that have lowered our wariness as much as possible? Why did he have to go through the trouble of pointing out that the Imperium of True Human Beings was an evil force, too? "
All the Yuanying nodded quickly. Li Yao's analysis was obviously very reasonable.
"There's one more thing."
With a solemn face, Li Yao said frankly, "Although my foster father asked us to join the Imperium of True Human Beings in his last words, it was obvious that he was unaware of the latest developments in the past ten years. He couldn't have foreseen that the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector had joined hands!
"Times have changed. Whatever he said, even if the 'Holy League' does exist, it will not change my opinion about the Imperium of True Human Beings!
"In any case, a force that can produce a 'star child' with the souls of hundreds of babies is the evilest in my eyes!
"The Holy League and the Imperium are both our enemies. I will never surrender to either of them!
If there is a force that deserves to be called the 'last guardian of the civilization of mankind', it will not be the Imperium of True Human Beings but us! "
Li Yao's words moved all the Yuanying and demon emperors.
Many Yuanying who had never dealt with him before observed the unattractive young man again. They seemed to have figured out why he was the youngest Yuanying in the three Sectors based on his words!
At the very least, his words were arrogant, proud, and straightforward enough!
At this moment, another Yuanying requested to speak. It was Professor Zhou Yifu, a great historian of the Federation who specialized in the history of the decline of the Star Ocean Imperium.
"I agree with Fellow Cultivator Li's opinion. The Alliance of the Holy Covenant is real. Although there is no concrete proof, I can try to explain it from another perspective, which is the anomaly of the Imperium of True Human Beings. How did the Cultivators at the center of the cosmos degenerate into Immortal Cultivators?"
Zhou Yifu said unhurriedly, "As we all know, ten thousand years ago, human beings rose again after thirty thousand years of the Great Dark Age and established the 'Star Ocean Imperium' that spanned across the sea of stars!
"Although it was called an 'imperium' and adopted a system that was a combination of dictatorship and feudalism, the society of the Star Ocean Imperium was generally positive, bright, and righteous.
"Although the Cultivators of the Star Ocean Imperium, including the Supreme Emperor, still carried a lot of bad habits from the old era, they had basically established the opinions that 'Cultivators are the sabers of the civilization of mankind', 'Cultivators originate from ordinary people, and they will give birth to ordinary people. Only when they are combined with ordinary people can they wield the greatest strength.'
"It was perhaps the case in the early years of any imperium. The rulers who rose from the grassroots would attach more importance to the feelings of the toiling masses and to the strength from the middle and lower levels of society.
"The Star Ocean Imperium, on the other hand, gained the legitimacy of its regime under the banner of 'overthrowing the tyranny of the demon race and liberating all the human beings in the sea of stars'. It was the foundation of the Star Ocean Imperium. Therefore, it was impossible for it to change its beliefs easily.
"Such a bright and righteous imperium, on the other hand, fell apart in the 'Armageddon Rebellion' before it had the chance to corrupt itself!
"Although the Star Ocean Imperium rose and fell as quickly as it did, its relatively pure spirit was preserved for a long time without being tainted at all. It was an inspiration for all the human beings in the sea of stars.
"To this day, most of the civilizations of mankind, including the Xing Yao Federation, are still proud of being the 'inheritors of the Star Ocean Imperium' and carry forward the spirit of the Cultivators of the Star Ocean Imperium who were willing to be the sabers of the civilization of mankind!
"But here comes the question. Since the Imperium of True Human Beings occupied the prosperous areas of the Star Ocean Imperium in the past and considered itself the rightful heir of the Star Ocean Imperium, it should've more or less inherited the spirit of the Star Ocean Imperium where the Cultivators fought for the ordinary people!
"Why is the style of this imperium completely different from that of the other imperium, and even the Cultivators have turned into Immortal Cultivators?"
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