You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

How were things during the Red Heart Society headquarters period?

[Perhaps productivity wasn't as advanced as it is now, and advanced technology wasn't as abundant, but under the Red Heart Law, equality for all was almost maximized.]

[Perhaps absolute equality is impossible, but relative equality is what they hope for.]

During the Star Abyss branch phase, under the leadership of Aglios, development continued in accordance with the Red Heart Society's policies.

But what about now?

[For a time, members who were suffering greatly within the Abyss Alliance began to hate their fathers and grandfathers.]

When the Star Alliance and the Abyss Alliance split and you had to choose, why did you choose the Abyss Alliance?

Wouldn't going to Xingke be a bad idea?

[If you have neither the ability nor the privileges, why are you even in the Abyss Alliance?]

Are you willing to be treated like a beast of burden?

Why would someone choose to be a beast of burden instead of a decent human being?

The common people are trapped in a cage of despair, oppressed by the insatiable greed of the privileged class.

[Thus, the Abyss Alliance pushed the entire society to its limits.]

[Especially after the birth of the three true gods of faith and the peak of the power of the divine families, an extreme form of resistance emerged within the territory of the Abyss Alliance.]

[Suicide bombing!]

The incidence of such heinous incidents is beginning to rise at an alarming rate.

[When a powerful cultivator at the ninth level of cultivation is driven to the extreme by rage, facing utter helplessness in the face of reality and being forced into a living hell, they will unleash the immense energy they have painstakingly cultivated, attempting to deliver the heaviest blow and accusation to their oppressors at the cost of their own destruction.]

This fierce resistance not only caused numerous casualties but also directly shattered the illusion of religious prosperity painstakingly cultivated by the upper echelons of the Abyss Alliance, leading to a significant decline in the efficiency of collecting faith power.

Faced with this out-of-control situation, the newly emerged believers, influenced by their divine instincts, are more inclined to maintain the purity and stability of the source of their faith.

Therefore, they came up with a ruthless yet efficient solution.

[Supernatural Divide and Conquer!]

The root of the problem lies in the Yuan Alliance's implementation of the Nine Revolutions system for all citizens, and even its advocacy of a universal demigod strategy.

Those who reach the ninth level of cultivation are by no means weak in the universe. Once their concentrated energy cores self-destruct, the power is astonishing, and the destructive force on social order and the foundation of faith is immense.

Why allow these destabilizing factors to wield such power?

Those ordinary dynasties in the mundane world sometimes have a very long-term vision!

[A knight-errant uses martial arts to break the law!]

[Once you gain power, other thoughts will naturally arise in your mind.]

[Possessing deadly weapons, danger lurks everywhere!]

[In that case, it would be better to completely abolish the fundamental national policy of the Nine Transformations for all citizens.]

This would free up astronomical amounts of resources, allowing them to be more concentrated on strengthening the theocratic families and privileged classes.

Most importantly, it can also resolve the awkward situation of those family members who are too stupid to advance to True God and ordinary privileged members who are stuck at the Ninth Revolution level.

[Based on this, a seemingly benevolent but actually far more insidious strategy was proposed by newly proclaimed believers in a true God.]

Since the root of the conflict between the privileged class and ordinary people lies in the inequality of power and resources, why not go a step further and permanently solidify the life level of all ordinary people at a low-level transcendent or even mortal stage?

This would create an insurmountable gap between the privileged and the ordinary, making rule much easier.

After all, how could an ant possibly comprehend the will of a dragon?

However, this extremely cold-blooded proposal was almost instinctively rejected by the highest levels of the Abyss Alliance.

Without any hesitation!

[Rejected outright!]

What kind of joke is this?

[Canceling the national policy of universally implementing the Nine-Turn Technique may seem to forcibly suppress society to a manageable state of collapse, but this is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm.]

First, it directly destroyed the foundation of the Yuan Alliance's vast and high-quality troop resources.

When war breaks out, can we really expect the masses, deliberately suppressed to the level of mortals, to fight against the demons of the abyss or the elite forces of the Star Society?

Are we really going to send our precious bloodline descendants to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield?

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Secondly, these three true masters of the rules, regardless of how their ideologies have shifted today, are ultimately rooted in the idealistic education they received during the Red Heart Society era.

[The purpose of granting privileges is to more efficiently concentrate resources and promote development; it is to find alternative paths in a cruel world.] [It is absolutely not to turn back the clock of history, regressing society to the primitive era of the old federal government.]

This barbaric regression of extraordinary division is intolerable even to the last remaining principles they hold dear.

This proposal instantly pierced the understanding of the three true masters of rules.

They were shocked to realize that the very gods they had supported and built up through faith had undergone a complete transformation in their way of thinking.

Driven by pure divine will, they truly only consider the stability of their own faith and the convenience of reaping rewards, showing no concern for the overall fate of the beings under their rule or the long-term survival of the Alliance.

[Therefore, faced with the unusually firm stance of the three True Gods of the Laws, the leadership of the Abyss Alliance urgently halted all ongoing, larger-scale faith-creation projects.]

In a daze, they seemed to have touched upon the root of Agrelius's deep-seated aversion to creating a true god.

These hastily formed faiths in a sovereign god are essentially time bombs—detached from worldly affairs, driven by self-interest, and difficult to control.

[In the year 3314 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Star Society's development trajectory is progressing steadily and with difficulty along the path that Agris had hoped for.]

Having experienced the devastating split within the Star Abyss branch, Agris understands the fragility and importance of ideological defenses more deeply than anyone else.

Therefore, He devoted unprecedented effort and resources to the ideological education and value shaping within the Star Society, and instructed Yu Xiao and the God of Rules to oversee every aspect of the education.

[He even commissioned the Star Demon God to construct a massive array within the Star Assembly, in conjunction with the Ninth Generation of the Crimson Heart for dual monitoring.]

Compared to the Red Heart Society's headquarters-era indoctrination methods, which relied more on the founder's personal charisma and idealistic appeal, the Star Society's ideological education system was more systematic, in-depth, and even carried a touch of tragic wartime urgency.

Agrippa knew he was far inferior to the founders in his ability to understand people's hearts and guide thought, and could only compensate for his shortcomings with clumsy but incredibly persistent methods.

[We seek to improve the system, examine details, and conduct countless lectures and practices, attempting to build a bulwark against the corruption of privilege and the temptation of selfishness deep within the souls of Star Society members.]

In terms of resources, the Star Alliance, having reached a certain level of understanding and established supply channels with the Will of Hell, possesses far more abundant resources than the Abyss Alliance, which is confined to a corner and plagued by internal strife.

Many of the critical strategic resources, rare minerals, and even basic necessities needed by the Abyss Alliance have had to be purchased from the Star Society, even if it meant holding their breath.

Initially, mindful of their shared bloodline, Agris instructed the Star Society's trade department to set relatively moderate export prices for the Abyss Alliance.

[They supplied the goods at almost cost price, still harboring a sliver of old brotherly affection.]

However, as the theocratic family system within the Abyss Alliance was formally established, and the privileged class's greedy acquisition of resources intensified, Agrelius's thinking began to change.

[Especially when the Star Society clearly saw that the resources it provided, which were meant to ensure the survival and basic cultivation of ordinary people in the Abyss Alliance, were being exploited and misappropriated by the privileged class, and even used as tools to consolidate their family's rule, Aglis directly raised the price.]

The Star Society can support brother organizations that work for the public good at a loss, but it will never tolerate its resources becoming nourishment for privileged parasites.

[As a result, the price of resources exported by the Star Alliance to the Abyss Alliance began to skyrocket like a runaway starship engine.]

At the same time, the Star Society presented the Abyss Alliance with an additional condition.

[Ordinary citizens under the rule of the Abyss Alliance who genuinely yearn for the ideals and lifestyle of the Star Society and voluntarily apply to relocate to the Star Society's territory shall not be deliberately obstructed by the Abyss Alliance government through any administrative means.]

Regarding the Star Society's request, the Abyss Alliance's higher-ups could only agree in principle on the surface, to demonstrate their open-mindedness.

However, as is widely known, what is agreed upon in principle is, in reality, disagreement.

Therefore, in practice, obstruction is a cunning yet highly effective tactic.

[The Abyss Alliance quickly devised a cumbersome and frustrating exit approval process tailored to its own circumstances.]

Even if an applicant has an almost impossible chance of getting approval at every stage, they may still have to wait for decades.

[After all, strict exit checks are normal, right?]

[On this basis, hundreds of unbelievable procedures, including stamping documents, background checks, risk assessments, contribution evaluations, and loyalty tests, were completed.]

Each procedure could potentially be delayed for years or even decades.

This quagmire of delaying tactics is enough to erode the hope and enthusiasm of any ordinary person.

Ironically, these shackles are practically meaningless to the privileged families of the Abyss Alliance and their descendants.

When a young master or lady from a theocracy decides on a whim to experience life or conduct research at the Star Society, the necessary approvals can be processed almost instantly with a simple word within the family.

After all, the officials responsible for stamping and approving documents are very likely their cousins, uncles, or relatives by marriage.

Why shouldn't we make things convenient?

In a world of privilege, everything naturally serves the privilege.

In the year 3644 of the Extraordinary Era, a momentous event occurred that would shake the entire global order.

The magnificent gate of the Spirit Realm, which had been tightly closed for thousands of years, separating the vast Spirit Realm from the chaotic universe, suddenly opened amidst countless world-shaking rays of divine light.

[The Will of the Spirit Realm!]

[Returning to the World!] (End of Chapter)