The first four acts were already magnificent and spectacular enough, but they were not as shocking as the fifth act.
The fifth act was Our Journey!
If the first four acts had been emphasizing how powerful, advanced, and harmonious the Xing Yao Federation was, the last act was the exact opposite. It described how insignificant the Xing Yao Federation and even the civilization of mankind were when observed from the scale of the universe.
In the boundless Grand Illusionary Land, the Xing Yao Federation was just a dim light spot at the edge of the picture. The Ancient Sages Sector could not be found on the picture at all.
The dense starlight at the center of the picture constituted an overwhelming river of stars. On the two sides of the river of stars were two divine kingdoms that were ten times more powerful — the Imperium and the Holy League!
The Xing Yao Federation did not disguise the formidability of the Imperium and the Holy League at all, nor did it disguise its hostility to them.
The civilization of mankind, which was collectively called 'Federation', 'Imperium', and 'Holy League', was just a lone boat in the vast sea of stars. In the unknown lands that had never been explored before and in the past billions of years, too many alien species, ghost civilizations, and unparalleled existences had left splendid and mysterious marks!
Everything was what they were going to explore. It was their destiny. It was the endless journey of mankind!
The picture was enlarged. The previously insignificant Xing Yao Federation gradually became enormous.
'Green Willow' Fang Chengzhi saw countless space fleets, each of which boasted almost a hundred carriers, immigrant starships, and warships that were as tall as mountains.
They set off from their warm and comfortable home and entered the dark and unknown world without any hesitation. They marched forward, forward, and forward toward the edge of the sea of stars and the limits of the universe!
He even saw that 'Ancient Sages' was painted on the head of all the starships in one of the fleets. Every starship was carved with the emblems, logos, and marks of the Great Qian Dynasty, Ghost Qin, the six major sects, and thousands of smaller sects!
"Are they … our fleets?
"One day, the 'locals' of the Ancient Sages Sector will be able to set off from a corner of the sea of stars on enormous divine boats like the real deities. Will we reach the other side of the sea of stars and witness the deities' realm that nobody has ever set foot in?"
Although Fang Chengzhi knew that it was just a means of propaganda, he still could not help but blush and feel his blood boiling. He had the urge to roar at the sky.
He finally knew what the Ancient Sages Shipping Group was.
If hundreds of starships that were as enormous as cities were flying in the sea of stars day and night as depicted in the pictures, not only would they be able to discover more prosperous new worlds, even the profits from the trades among the existing worlds of the Xing Yao Federation would be immeasurably abundant!
After leaving the exhibition hall, Fang Chengzhi could not calm himself down for a long time.
"Are these illusions real or not?"
This was naturally the question that most cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector would have.
Regarding the question that was hard to prove, Leader Fang simply smiled and said, "If the things described in the pictures were not real, would you have imagined them out of thin air?"
Fang Chengzhi was slightly dazed. He nodded quickly. It was true. Even if he were bold enough to come up with a lie, he would not have been able to come up with such bizarre and absurd things.
"Besides, if they were fake and only meant to buy people's support and intimidate them, there would have been no need for them to tell us about the Imperium and the Holy League and describe the situation of the Federation to be so tense right now," Leader Fang Chengzhi said.
"Now that they are bold enough to tell us the existence of the Imperium and the Holy League, they can only be suggesting three things. Firstly, everything is true. Secondly, they are confident that most people will join the Federation after they tell us the truth, and the Ancient Sages Sector will certainly be digested by the Federation. Thirdly, if any of us are too stubborn and reckless to go against them, they will definitely be annihilated by them without any mercy!"
Fang Chengzhi was dazed for a long time. He took a long breath and said with a bitter smile, "I didn't know that the 'deities' realm 'does exist, and the' deities' realm 'is so strong. I really don't know where they get their strength from. Do they really have any arts of the deities? “
"Chances are that they do not have any arts of the deities," Leader Fang Chengzhi said solemnly. "But they do have a strength that we have never heard of or even thought of before. The strength is on a completely different level from the strength that we have relied on in the past.
Leader Fang said solemnly, "This is not a common change of regime but a real revolution. This is a great change that the Ancient Sages Sector has never seen in the past hundred thousand years. The old systems and rules will be shattered. The old sects and Cultivators will not be of any use in the new regime at all. They will even be the greatest hindrance. If they do not follow the trend and reform themselves in time, they will be erased mercilessly!
"From the first day of their arrival, they did not disguise it at all. They went straight to the point and told the elders, leaders, and leaders that the Xing Yao Federation worships the system of equality for both ordinary people and Cultivators. It is an unquestionable law. The lives of the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector are lives, but the lives of the common people, who are hundreds of times more numerous than the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector, are lives, too. They are here to find a way to save as many lives as possible.
"Right now, the Ancient Sages Sector is rife with wars, disasters, and starvation. If we get to the bottom of it, there are two reasons. Firstly, there are too many Cultivators, who do not work in production but only know how to fight and exploit the people. Secondly, the land and resources are highly concentrated in the hands of thousands of sects and unaffiliated Cultivators, who are running their businesses separately and consuming each other. The potential of the resources cannot be carried out at all.
"After a long journey through wormholes and lightyears, even the transportation cost of a grain of rice is shockingly high. It is impossible to ship food and relief from the homeland incessantly. In order to feed the billions of people, the Ancient Sages Sector will have to rely on itself.
"There are two reasons for self-reliance. Firstly, the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector, who are absolutely in surplus, will be relocated to places that are more sparsely populated and in greater need of Cultivators. On one hand, the pressure on the consumption of spiritual energy and crystals here will be reduced. On the other hand, the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector will be fully utilized so that the real role of 'Cultivators' can be fulfilled.
"Secondly, the resources, including the land, forests, and mother lodes, will be highly concentrated in the hands of the country so that the modern industry, agriculture, and mining will be developed. In the process, all the ignorant people will be enshrouded in it, as if they have been polished in a furnace and trained into real … modern people!
"As for how to 'persuade' the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector to leave their hometown and develop in outer space, and how to gather the land, mother lodes, and other trades that belong to the sects and unaffiliated Cultivators so that the resources will be highly concentrated and the industry, agriculture, and mining will be developed, they naturally have their own methods. But let's keep them to ourselves for now and figure them out first.
"Hehe. I haven't slept for three days and three nights. I've been pondering the matter over and over again. I thought that I had already committed the capital crime of 'deceiving my master' by joining Elder Scorching Sun's side. Even if I managed to save my own life, my life in the new dynasty would still be boring. So, I might as well take a gamble, and this is the result that I got!"
Leader Fang pointed at the words' Administrative Committee 'on his left arm. There was no telling whether he felt lucky or regretful.
Fang Chengzhi was dazed for a long time. He shook his head and said, "Those people are truly … unreasonable."
"You're right. 'Vulture Li Yao' casually told me that, with the mess that the Ancient Sages Sector is in right now, hundreds of civilians are dying of cold and hunger every second, and hundreds of times more are struggling in the flames of war and natural disasters. Their life is worse than death. In order to reverse the gory situation as soon as possible, he does not care how the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector evaluate him behind his back. He does not care if they curse him for hypocrisy, brutality, brutality, and cruelty. He certainly does not care about the laws, principles, laws, and rules that we have been implementing for a hundred thousand years and which have proven to be failures!"
Leader Fang paused for a moment. With deep fear beaming out of his eyes, he said, shivering, "Did you know? I have a feeling that 'Vulture Li Yao' and the entire Star Glory Federation are like an iron wheel that supports the sky. They are raging forward without slowing down or deviating from their direction. Unless they are smashed into pieces, they will crush everything that stands in their way!
"It is useless to hate, curse, and curse such a rolling wheel. Why do you want to reason with it? It has its own reasons, but we don't understand them yet. "
Fang Chengzhi's face was both green and red because of his father's words. He lowered his head deeply.
"The tide of the universe is unstoppable. Those who follow it prosper, and those who defy it perish."
Leader Fang patted his son's shoulder and said solemnly, "I know that many fellow Cultivators are very dissatisfied with the Xing Yao Federation's approach. Some of them are holding grudges, some of them are mocking them, some of them are feigning obedience, and some of them are even trying to openly resist them. However, after watching the 'Hundred Years of Brilliance Exhibition' just now, you should understand that such a force is not something that we can resist at all. It is also the most advanced 'tide of the universe' that we have ever seen. Why do we have to resist it to the end instead of finding a way to join it and figure out their 'reasons' and the 'source of their strength' so that we can make use of them?
"After a hundred thousand years, the world of the Ancient Sages Sector has finally changed. The world is changing, and so are people. Whoever changes faster will get new opportunities, new techniques, and new creations in the new world!
"I'm already old. It's already the best I can do to bring the sect to such a state. How far the Green Cloud Sword Sect can go in the Star Glory Federation and the boundless universe will depend on the juniors like you!"
Fang Chengzhi listened in confusion, not entirely understanding what his father meant. But the last sentence that he saw at the end of the exhibition was echoing in his head.
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