"It seems that you've noticed the absurdity of the whole thing, too, haven't you?"
Long Yangjun glanced at Li Yao and said, "For the high and mighty Immortal Cultivators, the bottom-level hominoids that they need should be obedient, dutiful puppets of flesh and blood who do not have the slightest will of resistance. Only in such a way can they serve as the 'cornerstones' of the Imperium of True Human Beings and collect infinite resources for the Immortal Cultivators.
"To some extent, wouldn't the people of the Holy League, who have no feelings, desires, willpower, or thoughts, be more suitable to be governed by the Immortal Cultivators than the workers who are full of resistance right here right now?
"The Alliance of the Holy Covenant went against the Imperium of True Human Beings because the Path of Ultimate Benevolence was implanted into the heads of the people of the Holy League. They were bound by the Three Fundamental Laws and regarded the Pangu as the supreme gods. Everything they did, including their own lives, was based on the interests of the Pangu.
"However, what if they were not implanted with such a law but with other orders? For example … they were asked to regard the Immortal Cultivators as the absolute masters and to sacrifice everything for the Immortal Cultivators, even their own lives?
"If such orders existed, would the 'demi-humans' who had no feelings and desires become the best tools in the hands of the Immortal Cultivators?
"Therefore, the Immortal Cultivators at the tip of the pyramid and the 'demi-humans' who serve as the cornerstones of the pyramid are in fact perfectly compatible. At the very least, for the tiny part of the Immortal Cultivators who are extremely selfish, only their family and bloodline have the right to feelings and thoughts, and the bottom-level people will all be turned into walking dead. That is perhaps the ultimate form of the evolution of the civilization of mankind in their ideal!"
Li Yao's skin was burning because of the heat, but his heart was almost frozen because of Long Yangjun's words. He mumbled, "Fair enough. The Immortal Cultivators exploit the ordinary people blatantly as livestock and machines in the first place. Since they are livestock and machines, feelings, desires, and even free will are unnecessary!
"If the definition of the Path of Ultimate Benevolence can be changed, and the admiration of 'demi-humans' for the Pangu can be changed into the admiration of the Immortal Cultivators. Then, all the ordinary people will be replaced, and the reign of the Immortal Cultivators over the civilization of mankind will indeed last tens of thousands of years. What a dark and rigid world it will be!
"Yes, that's right. If I were such an Immortal Cultivator, 'defeating the Alliance of the Holy Covenant and annihilating the primeval deities' would be far from enough. My ultimate purpose should be to swallow the Holy Covenant and transform most of the ordinary people into demi-humans. In the meantime, I would be the Pangu and the deities of the universe of the new era!"
"If that's the case, then we can solve a mystery that has haunted us for thousands of years."
Long Yangjun said thoughtfully, "That is, how did the people of the Holy League come about in the first place? Who brainwashed or produced the first person of the Holy League who was brainwashed or 'produced' on an assembly line?
"I've studied the abundant historical materials in the royal library, but the Imperium of True Human Beings did not give any detailed information on the matter. It's as if the people of the Holy League crawled out of a black hole at the edge of the cosmos and suddenly arrived without a reason, launching an assault on the Star Ocean Republic at that time. Then, Blackstar the Great saved the day. That doesn't make sense at all!
"The Holy League is the Imperium's mortal enemy. The Imperium should've studied the origin and development of the Holy League in great detail. It is indeed the case in other fields. There are too many files from various perspectives, but when it comes to the origin of the Holy League, all the historical materials seem to be enshrouded in a dense fog, making it impossible to see the truth clearly.
"We can only be certain that, first of all, it was definitely not the Pangu who created the first person of the Holy League, because the Pangu race perished hundreds of thousands of years ago. Even if some of them were woken up through hibernation or gene duplication, it would've been very difficult for them to adapt to the universe today.
"More importantly, if such a living Pangu did exist, he would've been worshipped by the Holy League as a god a long time ago. However, we have never found such a 'living god' in the propaganda of the Holy League.
"Therefore, it is very unlikely that the Pangu race created the people of the Holy League.
"Then, did some human beings discover the 'man-manufacturing factories' or the 'brainwashing factories' in the primeval relics and brainwash themselves?
"That doesn't make sense, either. Why would a person brainwash themselves and turn themselves into tools for no good reason? Also, you've discovered a lot of primeval relics yourself. You know that to restore the 'man-manufacturing factories' or the 'brainwashing factories' and make them work again, astronomical manpower, resources, and resources must've been invested. It was definitely not something that a few adventurers could accomplish. At the very least, the forces of an entire Sector had to be gathered under the coordination of a certain government or a certain army.
"Of course, a long, long time ago, the mixture of the government and the army could also be called a 'sect'."
Li Yao said solemnly, "Are you suspecting that a certain Cultivation sect created the first person of the Holy League more than a thousand years ago?"
"The suspicion is very reasonable, isn't it?"
Long Yangjun narrowed her eyes and condensed the flames that were reflected deep inside her eyes into sharp redness. She said, "Let's rewind time a thousand years ago to the cold, dark edge of the cosmos on the other side of the Xing Yao Federation.
"At this time, it had been at least seven thousand years since the collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium. After thousands of years of chaotic wars, the glory of the Cultivators in the past had long been mottled and even corrupted. Even though a new 'Star Ocean Republic' was born at the center of the cosmos, the glory of the Star Ocean Republic still could not illuminate such a remote and dark place. The Sector here, which was barren and had a harsh environment, was still governed by experts, tyrants, sects, and warlords.
"To end the wars and unite the edge of the cosmos, or at least to prevent themselves from being swallowed by other people, all the experts, warlords, tyrants, and sect leaders must've searched for resources, trained themselves with techniques, reorganized their armies, and dyed the stars red with their blood!
"For those Immortal Cultivators, it was obviously the most delicate art to exploit the last drop of blood and sweat from the ordinary people without raising the riots of the ordinary people.
"Think about it. What if an Immortal Cultivator accidentally discovered a primeval relic and found a way to brainwash or even directly 'produce' the ordinary people?
"In such a way, he would be able to produce the most excellent workers and the most fearless warriors in the universe incessantly, significantly increasing his own strength. Also, he would not have to worry about the resistance of the ignorant, zombie-like 'demi-humans' at all. He would march to the center of the cosmos from the edge of the cosmos and even reign over all the stars in the universe for ten thousand years to come!
"Do you think that the Immortal Cultivator would not be tempted by such a great temptation?"
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao shook his head and said, "Even if the Immortal Cultivator was tempted, would the sect or the government that he belonged to have taken such a risk without caring about anything? Would nobody have seen through the dangers involved?"
"Don't consider the problems at that time in your way of thinking two thousand years later," Long Yangjun said.
"You already know the existence of the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan, you know the horror of the primeval wars, and you have seen the aggressive dominance of the Holy League. Of course, you are aware of the dangers behind the 'Path of Ultimate Benevolence'.
"But how could the Immortal Cultivators at the edge of the cosmos a thousand years ago know so much?
"Most of the files about the early years of the civilization of mankind have been obliterated in the thousands of years of wars. Living at the edge of the cosmos where information was blocked, it was even less likely that they knew much about the primeval wars. Even if they did, they might not have cared. Chances were that they would've thought that it was a gift from the primeval gods!
"You know, when a person is about to drown, even if it's just a floating straw, they will grasp it tightly. Perhaps these guys have already been beaten to the brink of death by their enemies. In any case, we can try any method, no matter how dangerous it is.
"Therefore, those Immortal Cultivators made the most reckless and idiotic moves today. With all their resources, they excavated and repaired 'man-manufacturing factories' or 'brainwashing factories', transforming most of the ordinary people under their rule into emotionless, hardworking, and fearless' demi-humans'. They also gave the 'demi-humans' the order to be absolutely loyal to their ruler.
"At first, everything went well. With the help of the demi-humans, the efficiency of their collection and utilization of resources was more than doubled. As they expected, they turned the tables and even unified the dozens of barren worlds at the edge of the cosmos.
"However, those guys who just started celebrating did not realize that a command of a higher level was hidden deep inside the brains of the 'demi-humans', which was the 'Path of Ultimate Benevolence'.
"After the 'Path of Ultimate Benevolence' was activated, the command that the Immortal Cultivators gave for the 'demi-humans' was immediately overwritten. The pigs, slaves, and soldiers who were loyal to the Immortal Cultivators a moment ago suddenly became their gravediggers. After they were all buried, they became the first batch of people of the 'Holy League'.
"It must've been more than a thousand years ago. Due to the lack of enough evidence and files, and the distance was too far away for me to infer the specific details, but this is probably the general cause and effect. The riot of Nepenthe before our eyes is very similar to the rise of the Holy League. If the Immortal Cultivators were not so strong and you were not present, perhaps Grand Guardian Xu Zhicheng and the rest of them could've really established a tiny Holy League?"
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