In the dim cave, gazing at the scattered remains of cultivators, Chen Luo waved his hand casually.
These traitors who plotted rebellion, only to be betrayed and killed by their own kind, were finally laid to rest.
Chen Luo clapped his hands and reappeared in the heavens. Beside him, Qin Shang, engrossed in studying the cultivation assistant, hadn't even looked up.
Chen Luo surveyed the vast mountains and rivers and the countless beings below, a surge of ambition rising within him.
"Alright, the house is cleaned. The new era should truly begin."
"Three hundred years from now! Everything will be clear!!"
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Year 60 of the Era of All Beings,
Saint Chen Luo had completely retreated behind the scenes. The major powers, having lost the necessity to compete for resources, now served as vanguards for developing productivity, as per Chen Luo's directive.
The Qianji Sect brought about a revolution in the path of artifacts. With infinite resources, convenient spiritual energy machinery began to spread across the land.
The dragon and phoenix twin true disciples of the Qianji Sect shone brightly during this process, turning many of Chen Luo's ideas into reality.
Spiritual energy high-speed rail, spirit pattern teleportation, sky fortresses, spirit pattern inflatable dolls.
It could be said that every aspect of everyone's lives had undergone tangible change.
The Yuxian Sect developed methods for spirit body modification. After all, the highest quality attainable through spiritual rain was only ninth-grade aptitude, while higher special spirit bodies were purely a matter of fate.
However, with Chen Luo's strong support, the Yuxian Sect achieved astonishing breakthroughs. By cooperating with the Yuxian Sect's experiments, there was a high probability of awakening special spirit bodies.
Of course, this was accompanied by potential side effects such as sex change and racial transformation.
The other major powers, as pioneers, gradually found their own places under Chen Luo's arrangements.
The entire cultivation world was no longer characterized by the internal strife of resource competition.
Back then, the entire immortal cultivation world was like a battle royale game, where only the most elite, most ruthless geniuses, or the second-generation heirs of peak powers, were qualified to ascend to the pinnacle.
But in this process, far too many resources and lives were consumed by internal conflict.
Yet, under Chen Luo's will, everyone put aside their past grievances and began more effective cooperation for mutual benefit.
Everyone's thoughts and strength were concentrated in one place, and everyone was given an equal opportunity to develop.
Even for aptitude, Chen Luo provided everyone with a chance to change.
Effort would be rewarded, and there was no need to consider meaningless unspoken rules.
As long as one worked hard, time and their master would grant them the due rewards!
Although Chen Luo remained behind the scenes, the continuously updated cultivation assistant clearly informed everyone.
There are gods three feet above your head.
Even the old die-hards who clung to past glories couldn't help but admire the magnanimity of this Saint Master as they watched the new era progress day by day.
This was the best of times, the most hopeful of times, the era where everyone could realize their potential.
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Year 150 of the Era of All Beings,
The past nearly hundred years had been a rather turbulent period.
All sentient beings truly stepped onto the historical stage.
When Chen Luo initiated this grand era of universal cultivation, he had stated that all beings had the opportunity to cultivate.
Humans, who had always been the dominant race, did not initially understand Chen Luo's intentions.
But as alien cultivators arrived in human cities, and as clashes between different races occurred, they truly understood Chen Luo's grand design.
Wherever the spiritual rain fell, flowers, birds, fish, insects, furred and scaled beasts, all gained the opportunity to awaken their intelligence, absorb spiritual energy, and embark on the path of cultivation.
The composition of the demon race had never been so diverse. Even the most ancient demons of the vast ocean felt a sense of bewilderment watching the new monsters emerging from the wilderness each day.
After a century of accumulation, humans, in a sense, had become a minor race among the cultivating species.
Although direct competition for resources and the food chain relationship were gone, comparison still existed. For a time, there was a palpable tension between the various races.
Humans and demons alike wanted to prove themselves superior and more deserving of becoming the Saint's disciples.
However, under the Saint's suppression, everything remained within the rules he had established.
But did "all sentient beings" refer only to "all demons"?
No, all sentient beings meant everything!
It began with a blade of grass, a tree, achieving the Dao.
While cultivators were quite surprised to see fellow cultivators manifesting from grass and trees, it was not entirely unacceptable.
In fact, compared to the highly competitive animal and insect demon races, these serene plant demons were more easily considered fellow Daoists.
After all, having bathed in spiritual rain for a century, each of them, upon achieving the Dao, became supreme immortal materials. Even if they couldn't be cut down, simply cultivating in their vicinity was highly beneficial.
For a time, disputes arose between the demon and human races over these new cultivators manifesting from plants.
But after a century of spiritual rain baptism, even more outrageous things occurred.
Mountains, rivers, lakes! Grass, trees, stubborn stones! Wherever the spiritual rain had passed, under the wind and sun, they gained the opportunity to achieve the Dao!
Under the influence of time and spiritual rain, a towering mountain, a great river, a vast plain, all gradually developed sentience!
They could also cultivate now!
Chen Luo had even thoughtfully provided them with cultivation and manifestation methods suited to their nature!
How absurd! A ten-thousand-zhang mountain at the first stage of the Dao path?! It couldn't even be defeated by an Ascended Immortal!
For a time, the human and demon cultivators who had been vying for superiority accepted their differences, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly harmonious.
After all, in the face of these outrageously powerful beings, you and I were all novices.
Of course, a large number of Kun-class cultivators expressed that this self-deprecation was discriminatory. However, everyone chose to ignore these complaints.
Regarding the disputes among cultivators, Chen Luo, who spent his days playing chess with disciples like Long Ji, declared it was all due to idleness.
The humans of this world evolved from apes. What was the point of arguing about whether they were the same species? Haven't the reproductive barriers been overcome by manifestation!
In fact, as long as the love was deep enough, it wasn't impossible for a great mountain to become pregnant! One needed to broaden their horizons!
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Year 223 of the Era of All Beings,
With the significant increase in his understanding of the Heavenly Dao, Chen Luo finally possessed the ability to perfectly break through the barrier of a high-level world through his own power.
Under the astonished gazes of the myriad Dao Masters and newly ascended Immortals, Chen Luo softly chanted:
"Myriad Army Descends!"
With a single thought, an army of billions descended from beyond the heavens.
Under the feedback of the entire world's cultivation, Chen Luo grew stronger with every passing moment, but he also approached a certain critical point.
At this moment, the skill's bonus to Chen Luo was weakening, as he was nearing the skill's upper limit.
The Nine Heavens and Nine Earths had a hundredfold time difference with the outside world. For the people in the Heart and Soul World and Chen Luo's mother world, only two years had passed since Chen Luo's last farewell.
But as Chen Luo looked at these familiar faces, he felt as if ages had passed.
Hu Tao stood excitedly in the crowd, her body appearing to have developed somewhat. Hmm, she could be eaten now.
The Lin sisters arrived, piloting their battle armors. After two years of rebuilding the world, a hint of resilience had appeared on their faces.
As soon as Yue Yue and Long Niang appeared, they wanted to pounce on Chen Luo, but unfortunately, Chen Luo, surrounded by a throng of disciples, made it incredibly difficult for them to get close.
This was a world Chen Luo had once set foot in, and these people were records of his past life.
Although Chen Luo had informed them via message beforehand, upon entering this world, all the legion members felt a weight settle upon them.
A higher world, a truly different and superior existence. And according to Chen Luo, upon arriving here, they would also need to cultivate a completely new system.
Su Xiao, clad in armor, stepped out from the crowd and respectfully bowed before Chen Luo.
"Great Yan Myriad Army! Greetings, Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"