Li Yao finally understood why Blackstar the Great had been able to sacrifice almost ten million innocent civilians on Karan as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps, in Wuying Qi's eyes at that time, those civilians were not human beings at all but the embodiments of the decayed, decadent system and obstacles in his way.
If he wanted to smash the old order, establish a new Imperium, and save the civilization of mankind, he would have to crush anything that stood in his way mercilessly!
As for whether Blackstar the Great's actions were right or wrong?
At least to this moment, the Imperium of True Human Beings still represented the rightful heritage and the backbone of the civilization of mankind. It was deeply rooted at the center of the three thousand Sectors, resisting the Holy League, the extraterrestrial devils, the Pangu civilization, and the bizarre alien species that were even more evil.
Wuying Qi's final verdict had not come yet. What Li Yao needed to do was to make the Xing Yao Federation expand and grow rapidly with his own ideology and beliefs, until one day, the laws of the Federation could replace the laws of the Imperium and the morals of the Federation could replace the morals of the Imperium in a fair competition, spreading the beliefs of the Cultivators to every corner of the universe again!
By then, it would be the real trial for Blackstar the Great!
"I understand it now.
"In the past, I talked about the Constitution of Cultivators all the time, thinking that nothing could be wrong and that everything would be 'righteous' as long as the Constitution of Cultivators was followed.
"But that was only the righteousness of the Refinement Stage and the Building Foundation Stage. It was only the righteousness of the Core Formation Stage and the Yuanying Stage at best.
"After reaching the peak of the Yuanying Stage and breaking through the Yuanying Stage and entering the 'Divinity Transformation Stage' that few people had ever reached in the past hundreds of years since the Federation was founded, 'justice' would have a brand-new explanation.
"Rules always lag behind changes. When the martyrs drafted the Constitution of Cultivators, the Federation of Cultivators only occupied a small corner of the Heaven's Origin Sector. The greatest threat was the insignificant demon race of the Blood Demon Sector, which did not have a single Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator. It was also beyond their imagination that the Imperium of True Human Beings, the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, the Pangu civilization, the Nuwa civilization, the Blood Stripe Virus, and thousands of other alien species existed in the boundless universe.
"How can the 'Basic Law of Cultivators' and other laws formulated under such circumstances be forever correct?
"For example, the operation to land in the Ancient Sages Sector and rescue the civilians on a large scale is something that the seniors who drafted the Constitution of Cultivators couldn't have foreseen at all. If they couldn't have foreseen it, how could they have guided us?
"Therefore, there are no ready-made paths ahead of us. We can only forge new paths and establish new laws and 'reasons' on our own. This is perhaps the real meaning of 'lawless', isn't it?"
Li Yao vaguely felt that he was stepping into a brand-new temple, or rather, a battlefield that was even more unknown.
Jin Tuyi and Blackstar the Great were both members of the temple and the battlefield. Right now, he was following the footsteps of those people and stepping into the domain of the ultimate experts who were truly 'lawless'.
Li Yao's heart was crystal clear. His soul blossomed like a crystal bud. His every telepathic thought was clearer, sharper, and more transparent than ever.
At this moment, he slightly raised his head and glanced at 'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren, who had appeared at the door of the training room at some point and was leaning against the wall in silence with the 'fourth sword' in his arms.
"You are intimidating. Do you want to kill me?"
Li Yao asked calmly, as if he had foreseen Yan Liren's purpose.
"Yes."
Yan Liren nodded his head and said frankly, "In the past two years, when we were lost in space, we trained hard on this starship together. At that time, although your spiritual energy was growing day by day and pushing the limits of the Yuanying level, it was only the growth of brute force after all. It was not enough to raise all my interest.
"However, after you arrived in the Ancient Sages Sector, with the drastic changes in the Ancient Sages Sector in the past month, your belief has undergone the most mysterious metamorphosis, too, and your level is even more immeasurable!
"Three years ago, I had a brief encounter with Bai Xingjian, the commander-in-chief of the Great White Fleet. At that time, although Bai Xingjian tried to conceal his Cultivation and level, I still summoned all my fighting will and even killing intent. I only wanted to attack him with the strongest attack without caring about anything.
"At that time, you were far from qualified to be killed by me with your full strength.
"But today, you are qualified. Also, you are vaguely showing signs of surpassing Bai Xingjian in the past. I can barely hold back the killing intent in my heart. I only want to attack you with the sword that concentrates all my spirit, will, and life without caring about anything else!"
"Understood, but I beg you not to be rash. After all, we have been together for so many years, and we are more or less good friends. I don't want to lose you as a friend."
Li Yao stood up and walked toward Yan Liren casually. Without looking at the 'fourth sword' in his arms, he said casually, "Right now, your sword will is impure. If you attack recklessly, you will only be killed by me. Although I can prepare an artificial body for you first, it will not be as perfect as a natural body of flesh and soul. You may not be able to adapt to it."
"What? You are saying that my sword will is impure?"
Yan Liren's pupils constricted violently. "In the past few years, from the Ancient Sages Sector to the sea of stars, it is true that I have appreciated a lot of bizarre sights. I have seen all kinds of unexpected magical equipment and techniques. I even have a Colossus of my own. But if you think that I will be bewildered by the foreign objects and lose my devotion to swords, you cannot be more wrong!
"In the past two years, you are not the only one who has been training. The eleven fellow Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector have all melted their understandings in the sea of stars into their own soul, resulting in a drastic improvement in their level. The sea of stars is vast, and the universe is infinite. Yet, I have melted everything that I have comprehended in the past few years into my sword. Impure sword will? How hilarious! "
"You misunderstood me. That is not what I meant when I said that my sword will is impure."
Li Yao stood in front of Yan Liren, only one arm away from him.
At such a distance, not just an unparalleled swordsman, even a scoundrel on the street would be able to draw his sword and stab it into the enemy's chest within a breath.
Li Yao, however, still turned a blind eye to Yan Liren's' fourth sword '. He said, "What I mean by' impure sword intent 'is that there are too many people that you want to kill.
"Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun, the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators. You want to kill both of them, don't you?
"Fellow Cultivator Long Yangjun, or Eunuch Wang Xi in the past, has always been mysterious. There is no telling how high her Cultivation is. Although she has always been below you on the surface and is known to be the best swordsman in the world, you want to know whether or not she has been hiding her strength, don't you?
"There is also Bai Xingjian, the commander-in-chief of the Great White Fleet, who turned out to be the combination of 'Supreme Space Pirate' Yan Xinjian and 'Pirate Potentate' Bai Xinghe in the past, has escaped to the center of the cosmos. Will you be satisfied if you cannot attack him with your full strength?
"Look. So many unparalleled experts are all people that you want to kill with your full strength. It is inevitable that you will be dazzled and distracted.
"When you attack me with your full strength, will you think of Meng Chixin, Wu Suiyun, Long Yangjun, Bai Xingjian, and many other experts at the same time?
"Even if you didn't think of them before, they must've popped up in your head after what I said, and you can't erase them at all, can you? You're trying to kill me, but you're thinking about them. How pure can this kind of sword intent be?
"It must be noted that for Cultivators like you and me, even the most insignificant thought is very likely to change the outcome of a battle!
"Therefore —"
Li Yao finally looked at Yan Liren's' fourth sword 'and said, "According to my calculation, with your current state of mind and your gradually disordered killing intent, you will be dead before you can draw your' fourth sword 'out of the ground. Then, why bother?"
As if struck by lightning, Yan Liren's eyes gradually became hollow, and he could not move at all.
"Hehe —"
A crisp chuckle of mockery echoed in the corner, and Long Yangjun surfaced from the void.
Li Yao was so shocked that his immeasurable level collapsed immediately. "Huh. When did you sneak in? Why didn't I notice anything?"
"Didn't Fellow Cultivator Yan say that everybody has been training crazily on the starship in the past two years? Our Cultivation has been soaring like a rocket. Do you think it's a joke?"
Long Yangjun said with a smile, "If it weren't for the hilarious style of your conversation just now, which made me laugh so hard that my teeth would've fallen off, you wouldn't have discovered me even if I hid for three days and three nights."
"Well …"
Li Yao put on a gloomy face in embarrassment. "What are you doing here? Is there any progress on the Nuwa warship?"
"Exactly."
Long Yangjun nodded. Then she frowned and said, "However, before we get down to business, can you lower your level a little bit? Is it not tiring to be at the peak of the Yuanying Stage every day? Your hair is shiny, your eyes are bright, and your skin is crystal clear like jade. You look like an immortal and unfathomable person. It's like … you're playing a game with the highest special effects. It's really dazzling. "
"Excuse me. I couldn't help myself for a moment. Please excuse me, fellow Cultivators."
Li Yao took a long breath in relief. With the 'Soul Converging Technique', he concealed his spiritual energy that was as vast as an ocean, as violent as a waterfall, and as deep as a valley into the depths of his cells.
It was like a bulging balloon that had a hole pierced through it. The domineering aura that reigned supreme above all things vanished completely, and it returned to its ordinary, ordinary, and lazy appearance.
"Hmm, Old Demon Li looks more pleasing to the eye like this."
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