They used this to manipulate various forces, arbitrarily exploiting and oppressing them at every level, treating lower-level cultivators as ants or nourishment, and bullying them at will.
Those cultivators at the lower levels who wish to cultivate, break through barriers, or attain enlightenment have no choice but to rely on powerful families, submit to them, and serve them with their lives. If they disobey even slightly, they will be stripped of their opportunities, have their paths cut off, and have their sects wiped out.
For tens of thousands of years, this structure has been deeply entrenched, and no one has dared to break it or been able to break it. Hundreds of millions of cultivators have been trapped in the solidified class cage, never to rise up.
The appearance of David completely shattered this abnormal pattern that had lasted for millennia.
Top-tier elixirs are available to all, and opportunities for enlightenment are shared by all. There is no need to rely on powerful families or beg for mercy. As long as one has a righteous heart and refuses to succumb to depravity, one can obtain cultivation resources, break through shackles, and improve one’s cultivation level in Lingxi Main City.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
In just half a month, the entire social order of the Twenty-Five Heavens was completely reshuffled, with everyone turning against them.
Countless small and medium-sized sects, who had suffered from oppression, exploitation, and confinement by the powerful families, abandoned their submission to the seven great families and sent envoys to Lingxi City to submit alliances, submit their allegiance, and voluntarily obey David’s orders.
Countless powerful rogue cultivators, struggling to survive and lacking any opportunities, flocked to the Lingxi Territory, settled down, followed David, and sought a way to break the deadlock and reach the heavens.
The group of low-level cultivators, who were once fighting individually and scattered like a heap of sand, are now united as one and have all come together under David’s command.
The Lingxi family’s prestige, power, and foundation surged, expanded, and spread at an alarming rate. In just half a month, it completely surpassed the seven great families, becoming the righteous leader of the Twenty-Five Heavens, the one that the people all wanted and the one that everyone looked to.
At the same time, David no longer held back, publicly revealing the truth of eternity, tearing away all pretense and disguise, and thoroughly stirring up the winds and clouds of the heavens.
He stood atop the sky above Lingxi City, his divine soul and Daoist aura spreading for thousands of miles, his voice clearly resounding throughout every inch of the twenty-five heavens, every sect, and every mountain and river.
“For tens of thousands of years, you have firmly believed in the fairness and strict order of the Way of Heaven, and firmly believed that repairing the earth’s veins and stabilizing the world is the right way to follow the will of Heaven.”
“Today, I, David, declare to all living beings in the heavens—this is an eternal deception!”
“The heavens of today are but a broken cage left after the collapse of the ancient times! The so-called guardians of order are not protectors of heaven and earth or shelters of all living beings, but rather the masterminds behind the scenes who seize power, harvest the essence, and imprison the ages!”
“The continuous wars, the tearing of the earth’s veins, the loosening of the boundaries, and the frequent disasters in the Twenty-Five Heavens are not caused by the general trend of heaven and earth, but by the tacit approval and deliberate actions of the Order!”
“The seven great families’ division of territories, monopolization of opportunities, exploitation of the masses, and instigation of conflicts are not due to their own selfish desires, but rather to the deliberate support and arrangement of pawns by those who maintain order!”
“War continues, slaughter never ceases, lives perish, and the very essence crumbles, all secretly devoured and harvested by the Order Keepers in the layers of the heavens! The so-called repair of heaven and earth and stabilization of order are nothing more than making the cage more secure, the harvest last longer, and all living beings more trapped!”
“The world is blinded, the world is a prisoner, the world is nourishment!”
The resounding words shook heaven and earth; each word pierced the heart; each sentence broke the deadlock.
Upon hearing these words, countless cultivators trembled, their minds were shaken, and they suddenly realized the truth.
All the doubts, resentments, and frustrations of the past have suddenly become clear.
Why do those who uphold the righteous path not meet a good end? Why do those who commit evil and establish their own territories remain in high positions? Why do the cracks in the heavens and earth seem to widen even as we try to mend them? Why does the path of spiritual cultivation seem to grow ever narrower?
All the answers are here.
People’s hearts were in turmoil, and pent-up resentment erupted completely.
Tens of thousands of years of oppression, deception, and confinement were torn apart in one fell swoop, and the resentment of all the lower-level cultivators towards the seven great families and the false order reached its peak.
Throughout the entire Twenty-Five Heavens, the foundation of the old order was completely shaken and on the verge of collapse.
The news quickly spread throughout the seven great families, completely igniting the top forces that had been entrenched in the Twenty-Five Heavens for tens of thousands of years.