strictlysupreme Chapter 404: Zhongzhou
Chapter 404: Zhongzhou
Zhongzhou is the center of the twelve states of the Dingzhou Dynasty, and it is also the most powerful state.
Thousands of years ago, the "Central Plains Controversy" that was recorded in history took place here, also known as the "Central Plains Competition" among the forces of cultivators!
It is said that more than 500 forces were involved in that battle, among which the seven top forces were the main ones, forming a situation of "seven heroes fighting for hegemony".
You must know that the seven top forces at that time were all controlled by ancestors with huge backgrounds and immortal god-like existences in the God Transformation Realm.
So what kind of magical power does Zhongzhou have that attracted these top forces, as well as immortals, gods and old monsters to fight for it?
This brings us to the cultivation resources again.
As we all know, in this world of cultivating immortals, everything is inferior, and only cultivating immortals is high.
The imperial power of the Dingzhou Dynasty was based on having many powerful cultivators.
However, as those powerful cultivators established sects and "established themselves as kings", the imperial power was gradually emptied.
Generations of emperors in the emperor's family are either mortals with no cultivation, or "mediocre" with low qualifications who can't break through the sea of Qi in their lifetime.
The purpose is that such emperors can control them better, and let the emperor do things for them honestly.
As for why no top power established its own court and became emperor.
Ha ha.
In this world of cultivating immortals where the strong are respected, the imperial court is nothing but a fart in the eyes of most cultivators.
What are the responsibilities of the court and the emperor? is governing the country.
To be more clear, don't let the ordinary people starve to death, otherwise the major cultivating forces will recruit "community animals"... Oh, no, they are recruiting disciples.
Regardless of the fact that practitioners who have cultivated to a high level have a long lifespan, that is if there are no accidents.
How many cultivators in the world of cultivating immortals died of old age?
Not all of them are fighting for the resources of cultivating immortals, fighting to the death...and most of them have become cannon fodder for the major cultivating forces.
Therefore, for this part of the loss, one has to be selected from among ordinary people, one in a hundred, one in a thousand, and one in a thousand, to be born with cultivation qualifications, and to be cultivated and supplemented.
Therefore, no cultivator force is willing to do the "miscellaneous work" of the court and the emperor.
To sum it up is;
In the eyes of cultivators, mortals without cultivation aptitude are like dogs.
In the eyes of cultivators, those with a little cultivation aptitude can be regarded as social animals at best.
No matter how good the cultivation qualification is, there is a chance to be upgraded to become a "senior worker".
Only very, very few people with outstanding talents can start a sect and join the ranks of cultivators.
As for the court and the emperor, they can be regarded as herdsmen of "animal husbandry".
The above only represent the three views of individual cultivators, and most of them are powerful and top forces.
It can also be said that the more intensive the cultivation resources are, and the more powerful the forces are concentrated, the more serious this phenomenon will be.
The power of cultivators in Jiangnan Prefecture is much better. They have deeply realized that all living beings are equal.
If you treat others as an ant today, someone may treat you as an ant tomorrow.
And those powerful forces who are in a place with rich cultivation resources and have always been high above, they haven't realized this yet...
After Wang Liang and Ling Yuyan stepped into the border of Zhongzhou, they deeply felt what class division is.
This is just a small town on the edge of Zhongzhou, but in it, you can see it if you look around;
Except for the cultivators in silk and satin, there are only naked ordinary people left.
Even when eating in a restaurant, I heard the conversation of a group of cultivators at the table;
"The number of new disciples recruited by the sect is a bit small recently. We are almost out of control."
"Hey, that's not because those mortals don't live up to their expectations, and there are fewer and fewer people with cultivation qualifications."
"If it weren't for the energy of our cultivators not to be easily leaked out, I would want to do it myself, and let those mortals who are juicy and beautiful be pregnant with my cubs, hehe."
"Actually, I feel that it's not that there are fewer and fewer people with cultivation qualifications... It's that the number of mortals is getting smaller and smaller, and they seem to be unwilling to give birth."
"Is it because we put too much pressure on them, making them almost unable to eat, wear clothes, and live in houses..."
"Superficial! If the pressure is high, they will be motivated to work harder. If the pressure is too low, they will lose the motivation to work hard."
"That's right, we put pressure on them, it's for their own good, think about it, they only have to live a bad life, can they think about having a few more children, and then produce one with cultivation qualifications, wouldn't it be a turnaround?"
"Haha, that's right, you're right, if they don't give birth, it just means that the pressure is not enough, you have to put more pressure on it."
"Tsk tsk, when it comes to experts, it has to be you..."
Listening to the roar of laughter at the table, Ling Yuyan, who was disguised as a man, was so angry that she broke the chopsticks in her hand.
Wang Liang hurriedly sent her a voice transmission;
"Senior Sister, don't be impulsive. This is Zhongzhou. The forces are intricate and complicated, and it is more dangerous than other states."
No one was killed at the scene, so although Ling Yuyan was angry, she was still able to control it, and replied through sound transmission through gritted teeth;
"The cultivators in this place are really bad! Ordinary people can't live happily by themselves, so what else do they have to give birth to children?"
Wang Liang sighed, and said again;
"Senior sister, this is what I told you, the joys and sorrows of people are not connected."
"From the moment these cultivators were born, they had a golden spoon in their mouths. How could they really understand the suffering of ordinary people?"
"But they have become the people who rule over ordinary people, using their self-righteous viewpoints to make some unrealistic instructions."
"I think back in my hometown, there were some so-called experts. When someone asked him for advice, how to make the poor people no longer poor."
"Those experts brazenly said that it is very easy to make the poor people no longer poor. You can get rich by renting out unused houses and using private horses to pull carriages."
"Hehe, but he doesn't know at all, how can the poor people get rich with the method he said when they have no houses to live in and no horses to ride?"
"Senior sister, do you think this kind of person is ridiculous?"
Hearing this, Ling Yuyan broke into a smile.
But she only smiled a little, and her face sank again;
"Ordinary people are really suffering too much. People who say that kind of talk like why don't eat meat are not only ridiculous, they can be killed!"
Wang Liang shook his head;
"Senior Sister, killing one person like that won't change the world. Killing a hundred of them is the same."
"If we really want to change this world, we must first become extremely powerful. The truth will always only exist within the range of spells."
Hearing this, Ling Yuyan nodded;
"You are right, strong, we must become stronger..."