Sha Yulan said, "The core of the spacers was the members of the fleet of the Flying Star Sector, which was preparing for the expedition across Sectors in the beginning. The best of the Cultivators in the world of Cultivators were gathered in the fleet of the Flying Star Sector. There were many experts of Jin Dan and Yuanying. Most of them were the leadership of the major sects.
"The homers, on the other hand, were made of many low-level Cultivators. Although their Cultivation was not high, they had the support of most ordinary people.
"It was because the space was too vast and perilous. Nobody knew what would happen to the Flying Star Sector after the apocalypse. Chances were that there would be no planets for them to live on, and they would have to drift in the sea of stars forever as a nomadic civilization.
"The experts of Jin Dan and Yuanying might be able to survive in such a crisis. But what were the odds of survival for the low-level Cultivators and ordinary people in the vast space?
"The entire survival and cultivation system would be destroyed. Without a planet as the foundation, it was hard to say whether or not it could be rebuilt.
"The two opinions were at loggerheads the moment they were born. The homers mocked the spacers for being cowards who would run away without a fight. Even if they did run away with their starships, without a planet, a natural paradise, or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the civilization would only degenerate in thousands of years, and the fire of civilization would die out.
"The spacers, on the other hand, mocked the homers for being idiotic turtles who stayed to resist the apocalypse. It seemed to be a bold decision, but it was actually the bravery of an idiot. The homers were the real cowards who did not have the courage to face the boundless sea of stars. Eventually, the planetary defense array of the homers would not be able to resist the apocalypse, and everybody would be killed together with it.
"The spacers, on the other hand, were the real brave ones. Not only would they continue their civilization, they would also lead the civilization of the Flying Star Sector to expand their territory and explore more Sectors, elevating their civilization to a whole new level.
"The two parties argued endlessly. The conflict was getting more and more intense. At first, it was just a theoretical dispute. But soon, it was time to devote resources to the plan to resist the apocalypse. The theoretical dispute was about to turn into blood and fire in reality.
"According to the calculations of the astronomers, there were still 71 years to go before the apocalypse. But both the planetary defense array and the production of tens of thousands of starships would take hundreds of years to complete. This is a century-long project. We have to race against time and act immediately. "
"The resources of the Flying Star Sector are limited. If we favor one of the plans, the other plan will be weakened.
"Regarding the distribution of resources, the two factions almost started a civil war."
Li Yao could not help but interject. "Wasn't there a coalition government in the Flying Star Sector at that time? Moreover, there were always Sect Masters and Elders in the six major sects. Most of them were from the Starry Sky Sect. Don't tell me that the low-level cultivators below won't listen to their words? "
Sha Yulan smiled bitterly. "The government of the Flying Star Sector is established by the cooperation of the six sects. There is not a particularly prestigious strongman who can dictate everything. Also, it is not for the personal interests of one person or one family but for the future of the entire civilization.
"If it is for personal gain, the low-level cultivators will certainly listen to the arrangements of their masters and elders."
"But now, it's a civilization. The lives of tens of billions of people! "
"If you are a Refinement Stage Cultivator, and you firmly believe that the planetary defense array can resist the apocalypse, and if you run away from the planet, you will simply allow the apocalypse to destroy all the habitable planets. There is no way that the fire of civilization can be sustained. When you believe that, when you believe that your sect can save everybody and let the babies who are still crying for food, will you still listen to the words of the Core Formation Stage Cultivators and the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators?
"Don't talk about Jin Dan. Yuanying. A series of shocking cases took place at that time.
"In the records of Iron Plateau, those cases were known as God Slayers.
"At that time, the Flying Star Sector was highly developed. Above Yuanying, there were three super experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage. They all supported the Starry Sky Sect.
"The three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators were the real Gods of War. During the development of the civilization of the Flying Star Sector, they slayed demons and devils and made great contributions. They were highly respected both in the world of Cultivators and among the civilians.
"When the war broke out, the three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators spared no effort to spread the theories of the Starry Sky Sect in order to win the support of the civilians.
"Under the influence of the three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, a lot of ordinary people gradually joined the Starry Sky Sect and were willing to follow the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators to escape from the planet to the sea of stars.
"Right then, in a meeting of the coalition government, an assassination of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator took place.
"Yes, an assassination of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator.
"The assassin, on the other hand, was merely an admin-type Cultivator in the Refinement Stage. He was a scribe in the Grand Council.
"A Refinement Stage Cultivator assassinating a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator.
"It is not hard to imagine that she was discovered the moment she made up her mind.
"But her purpose was not the assassination in the first place. She was merely taking the opportunity to spread the stance of the Home Party.
"The assassin spoke frankly in the meeting and criticized the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators for abandoning their homeland and running away as cowards in front of thousands of representatives and hundreds of millions of spectators.
"She cursed aloud that the Starry Sky Sect would only lead the human civilization of the Flying Star Sector to its doom. Although the members of the Home Party were mostly middle- and low-level Cultivators and descendants of the Starry Sky Sect, they would never lower their heads in front of the truth that would decide the fate of their civilization.
"That was their belief. Faced with the competition of beliefs, they would not flinch even if their opponents were Yuanying Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators or even real deities. They would fight until the end.
"The assassin also said that, although she was caught, all the middle- and low-level Cultivators of the Home Party were determined to die. From that day on, as long as the three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators were still instigating the people with their influence and spreading the theories of the Starry Sky Sect in public, then …
"Every day, three Refinement Stage Cultivators would assassinate three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators.
"No. Not assassinations. Assassinations in broad daylight.
"At that time, many representatives in the meeting were from the Home Party. Under their insistence, nobody was bold enough to stop the female assassin from making her declaration.
"The speech of a weak woman silenced the entire meeting. Even the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator was shocked by her courage and did not respond for a long time.
"The ordinary people who watched the live stream of the meeting were deeply shocked, too.
"After the assassin was captured, she committed suicide in the middle of the morning in the heavy barriers through some unknown means. She even left a line of bloody words on the wall.
"Born in Iron Plateau, die in Iron Plateau."
Li Yao was dumbfounded.
He did not expect that the Cultivators of the Flying Star Sector five thousand years ago would be so tough. A Refinement Stage Cultivator was bold enough to assassinate a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator. She was caught after failing, and she committed suicide so casually and heroically.
This was the competition of beliefs. Capability was not the only thing that mattered.
"Born in Iron Plateau, die in Iron Plateau …"
Xiong Wuji listened to the heroic deeds of the ancestors of the Home Party. Although he had heard the stories countless times, and he was the one who told them to Sha Yulan, he still felt that he was hearing it for the first time. He was breathing fast, and brilliance was flashing in his eyes.
However, his face was somewhat obscure, especially when he mentioned 'born in Iron Plateau'. There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Sha Yulan sighed and continued. "From that day on, the Home Party indeed fulfilled their promise. Three Refinement Stage Cultivators would assassinate three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators in public every day.
"Of course, their operations all failed.
"But so what? The Home Party was outnumbered. Thousands of Refinement Stage Cultivators were determined to save the civilization at the cost of their lives. There was no way that they could be annihilated.
"Besides, we were all compatriots. Many of the Home Party were the disciples and descendants of the spacers in the first place. Was it really possible to kill them all?
"This was Operation God-Slaying.
"Influenced by the zeal of the Home Party, many Cultivators who had joined the spacers gradually returned to the Home Party.
"The low-level Cultivators of the Home Party were mostly in charge of the practical affairs in their sects. They took the opportunity to occupy a lot of arsenals and magical equipment bases, too.
"The apocalypse hadn't arrived yet, but a civil war was about to break out.
Li Yao found it hard to breathe. He clenched his fists hard.
"If a civil war did break out, the spacers would certainly be stronger in terms of capability. But it didn't matter how strong the two parties were, because a lot of resources would be consumed and a lot of time would be wasted. The civilization would be torn apart, and the two classes would be at loggerheads. In such a case, nobody would be able to escape from the apocalypse.
"Thankfully, the leaders of the two parties still had the last bit of rationality in them. Before the civil war broke out, they finally reached an agreement to share the resources equally.
"After all, the resources required to build a planetary defense array were not exactly the same as those to build hundreds of thousands of starships.
"Such a plan seemed simple and straightforward, but it was the only way out of desperation. In order to avoid a civil war, the two parties had no choice but to carry it out.
"From that day on, the human civilization of the Flying Star Sector was divided into two groups, namely the Home Party and the spacers. They are what you are seeing right now, the Iron Plateau natives and the space residents."
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Now that an agreement has been reached, shouldn't the two parties live in peace? I think that an equal distribution plan has its merits, too. As the saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket. If you have two backup plans, one will leave, and the other will stay. No matter which side succeeds, at least part of the tinder of the civilization will be saved. "
Sha Yulan smiled casually. She glanced at Xiong Wuji and sighed. "That's what the leaders of the two parties thought when they signed the agreement, too. Even if one of the two plans failed, the other civilization might still be saved. But as the plan went on, especially with the birth of the new generation, the gap between the two parties grew deeper and deeper, to the point that it was impossible to heal."
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