Chapter 171
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
Chapter 171: The Concept of Traitor
The great families can always break through their understanding time and again.
Tong Huo Yang did not describe in detail the emotions and horrors, but even with just a few sentences, one could not help but feel a surge of killing intent upon reflection.
It was no surprise that Tong Huo Yang displayed astonishing killing energy at the age of twelve; this was precisely the Tong family’s training strategy.
Or rather, it was the strategy of most great families.
Resources are limited.
Even the great families only cultivate a select few people, while the remaining resources are all allocated to the strongest within the clan.
The Ji family and Liu family became powerful precisely because they broke through those constraints, resulting in the birth of multiple law realms.
When other families give birth to law realms, they inevitably lose their growth soil for hundreds of years afterward, just like the Chao family.
There is only one path to immortality; if one cultivates strength without cultivating the heart, such outcomes are bound to occur!
As the law realms approach their end, the glory they once brought to the family will now bring about ruin.
“Without the extraordinary world, power and inertia can maintain an extremely long-lasting stability. Even if a family becomes rotten, a unified dynasty can still last for at least one to two hundred years.”
“But with the extraordinary world, a little setback leads to a world of difference. If one cannot remain strong and exhaust all resources, when an unparalleled genius arises among the enemies, extermination will be the inevitable outcome…”
“Therefore, in the extraordinary world, one region must necessarily be dominated by a family or force that is high above, while everything else is like weeds, completely oppressed, with no means or chance to resist,” Yun Ye said.
Next to him, Tong Huo Yang wore a look of confusion: “Why say this all of a sudden? Are you trying to say that’s why those families establish such cruel systems? To filter out geniuses?”
“No, I mean to say that the malice of these families is probably even stronger than you imagine.”
“Under the order of the Ji family’s ancient artifact, families are merely tools; they cannot surpass or absorb other families. They have no reason to cultivate too many cultivators.”
“Don’t you find it funny? How many mortal realm cultivators can really make a difference in the face of the Great Disaster?”
Yun Ye got up, blocking the sunlight on one side.
“Mortal realm cultivators are just there to handle troublesome issues, right?”
“The truly powerful demons are still dealt with by the Captain and even the judges,” Tong Huo Yang said.
Yun Ye shook his head.
He used to think that way too.
But after questioning Chao Zizhong, he finally understood the truth.
“The last Great Disaster lasted for over five years, possibly even ten. If it stretches on for that long, do you still believe that mortal realm cultivators made a difference?”
“Facing such an extended Great Disaster, even doubling the number of cultivators would be useless; it’s far better to set up a Killing Formation and have spiritual realm cultivators take turns to eliminate the demons pouring in from all directions.”
Tong Huo Yang furrowed her brow and asked, “Then why do the families select and train more mortal realm cultivators cruelly?”
“With this much information, it’s actually not hard to comprehend… You have climbed to your position by stepping on the remains of others, stained with countless blood. In the eyes of the ordinary people in Baishi Town, you are seen as a ‘traitor.’ Do you understand now?” Yun Ye turned to look into Tong Huo Yang’s eyes.
Their eyes were the same, both deep black, like an abyss.
Tong Huo Yang locked eyes with Yun Ye and keenly sensed the emotions behind them. After a moment of contemplation, her pupils suddenly constricted in realization, almost gasping, “Ancient artifact! Is Baishi Town planning on using us to lessen the impact of the Great Disaster?”
The Great Disaster Transformation is the culmination of a thousand years of blood feud for the people at the bottom. This is a fact that all members of the Tomorrow Society are aware of.
This is also their purpose!
But whom will the lower-class people seek revenge against?
The beneficiaries!
Those civilian geniuses who rush towards the ruling class are especially detestable; they are the traitors who deserve to be punished with a thousand cuts!
These geniuses step over the corpses of the lower-class people to ascend to power. Although they seem to be still exploited, the ruling group genuinely grants them a position and benefits that completely surpass those of the lower class. What does this represent?
It means they have joined the hierarchy of the upper-class in Baishi Town!
“The reason we need more mortal realm cultivators is that… we can reduce the impact of the Great Disaster Transformation?”
Tong Huo Yang’s expression turned extremely grim, and she even felt a bit nauseous.
It was like discovering a fly in her food, only to find an unknown substance nearby.
That feeling of being used from beginning to end made her feel physically sick and intolerable.
“Yes, this is the unforgivable sin of the great families! Not only do they exploit cultivators to resist demons, but they also demand sacrifices of their heads to lessen the impact of the great disaster. Your various slaughter missions are all in order to accumulate original sins, so you can match the weight of the rulers, allowing you to die in their place.”
“Even if they didn’t do this before the great disaster, they have to do it afterward. So… after the great disaster began, a massacre occurred to ensure all Spiritual Law masters carried original sins, greatly diminishing the effects of the thousand-year blood feud.”
“This is a flaw in human nature; they are indeed making good use of it, nurturing their future with our blood. It seems all families are similar in this regard. These beings thrive only by exterminating clans, which is far from enough.”
Yun Ye sat down again, his gaze deep. “Huo Yang, the Tomorrow Society needs more and more strength!”
“Otherwise, how can we overthrow Baishi Town? Can it rely solely on me?”
“…”
After hearing all this, many points that Tong Huo Yang had not previously understood suddenly became clear to her.
She looked up at the young man before her, nodded after a moment, and silently said, “I understand. I will give it my all. Leave the women and children in the Secret Realm to me!”
“It seems my efforts haven’t been wasted. It’s entrusted to you!”
Yun Ye smiled and nodded.
…
Yun Ye let the women and children out.
Returning to Tomorrow Village will need to be hidden within the Secret Realm, but releasing them in the barrier is equivalent to making them appear out of thin air. Unless the Spirit Laws of Baishi Town are exceptionally powerful, they will not be able to capture them.
However, one should not take chances. Before releasing these women and children, Yun Ye set up another layer of barrier.
This time, he arranged the barrier in the form of Spirit Law, which does not obstruct humans but will hinder the detection of Spirit Law.
After ensuring double protection, Yun Ye felt at ease. Besides personally educating Yuexin, he used the rest of his time to cultivate the Three Mystical True Fire Method.
He had been studying spirit energy, and his progress in Walking Law had already lagged behind all the higher levels.
Spirit Law, Physical Law, and Five Elements—the complete set of seven Walking Laws had already been given to Tomorrow Society. As long as the revival of their Spiritual Roots is completed, they can learn them.
Other people prefer practicing Walking Law over cultivating spirit energy, and their progress exceeds Yun Ye.
After all, cultivating spirit energy first requires sufficient spirit energy.
Walking Law enhances one’s energy circulation; sharpening a knife does not delay cutting firewood.
However, Yun Ye placed greater importance on spirit cultivation because his energy system could not be carried into the next life, even if it takes an extremely long time to grow even a little.
