Chapter 970

Tree Star

The Alpha 13157 star system was marked as Tree Star by Liang Long, and the news has already returned to Blue Star.

Liang Long was very interested in the civilization that once appeared on Tree Star; this was his first time seeing a brilliant civilization fall so completely.

Several hundred years should not have completely erased this civilization; many cultural treasures remained. Liang Long transformed into an archaeologist and began to excavate the relics on Tree Star.

Three months passed in the days of Blue Star, and soon the demon race arrived. A large tiger with two wings on its back, calling itself the Demon Immortal of the Heavenly Tiger Tribe, came.

The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal attacked Liang Long. This was a powerful Demon Immortal, and Liang Long found himself at a disadvantage, so he took the chance to retreat. But the Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal pursued him relentlessly.

"Looking for death."

Facing the relentless Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal, Liang Long let out a cold laugh, then stopped, turned around, and fought against the Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal.

"The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal should be able to win, right?"

The tree demon also caught up, quietly approaching, and watched the two fighting from a distance. Liang Long was at a disadvantage, but the tree demon did not dare to take action lightly.

The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal was summoned by the tree demon and was one of his supporters, and he was quite powerful in the Demon Domain.

The tree demon’s gaze was on the Space Mother Ship; he didn’t know what it was but felt it should be a good treasure, perhaps a big toy for him.

The tree demon stared for a while, ready to act on the Space Mother Ship. He didn’t know what it was for, but it would be nice to take it back and play with it.

Just when the tree demon was about to make a move, a black object was launched from the Space Mother Ship at high speed. The tree demon’s heart skipped a beat as he sensed a dangerous aura and immediately stopped in his tracks.

The moment the weapon appeared, Liang Long quickly escaped, knowing that it could not strike accurately, and any hit would cover a large area.

The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal did not know how powerful the rule weapon was. Although he felt a sense of danger, he thought that with his strength, it would not be hard to block it. The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal simply raised a protective shield.

"Snap."

In the next moment, the rule weapon exploded, and a small black hole appeared. The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal’s protective shield shattered instantly.

"No!"

The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal let out a terrified scream as a terrifying pressure tore at his immortal body. The power of the rules could not counteract this pressure. He felt like a small boat in a stormy sea, about to capsize at any moment.

"Ah…"

The tree demon in the distance watched this scene in shock, his face filled with fear.

"Old-fashioned rule weapons really are not very effective."

Liang Long watched from afar. The rule weapon he brought was the original version, while he had updated this weapon twice already.

Not long after, the power of the rule weapon ran out. The Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal did not die, but was close to it. Even the path was shattered. Liang Long stepped forward and finished the job, completely wiping out the Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal. Liang Long also swallowed the pieces of the Heavenly Tiger Demon Immortal and the pieces of the shattered path.

Liang Long understood why the Heavenly Court did not allow immortals to devour other immortals. It mainly came from two risks. One was that the pieces of the path from immortals had strong attachments, which even other immortals could not fully resist. Eating too many could lead to madness.

Literal madness. The Heavenly Court had examples of this before. A certain immortal devoured many other immortals and ended up becoming mad, or rather, becoming a demon, and was eventually killed by the combined forces of the Heavenly Court.

The second risk was that if devouring immortals could increase strength without any cost, the Heavenly Court would fall into a situation of mutual slaughter. After all, killing an immortal would bring much more benefit than those achieving the Tao.

In short, not allowing the devouring of immortals is one of the heavenly rules set by the Heavenly Court.

And rules, aren’t they meant to be broken?

"It’s your turn."

Liang Long turned around and spoke to the tree demon, who was trying to escape.

"Senior, please spare me!"

The tree demon saw Liang Long and suddenly knelt down with a thud, crying out for mercy.

This left Liang Long stunned. After all, this was an immortal being, wasn’t it? How could a Demon Immortal’s knees be so weak?

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Mahayana Star

"The essence of national spirit must be forged through blood and fire, with unification as the foundation, guided by a highly centralized government…"

Ming’an asked Lin Jiang about the meaning of national spirit, and Lin Jiang shared his thoughts with Ming’an.

The national spirit does not come from nowhere; it develops over time and requires the forging of blood and fire. The national spirit of the Blue Star Huaxia tribe was personally shaped by Lin Jiang.

After Xia Qingshan’s world destruction, Lin Jiang awoke and created the Xia Dynasty. From the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, Lin Jiang infused meaning into the Huaxia people, instilling beliefs like "humans can conquer fate." When faced with disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, they did not escape or wait for a savior, but rather sought to save themselves.

Then, during his second awakening, he promoted unification, strengthened the responsibilities of the authorities, and began a period of diverse thoughts and ideas.

In the thousands of years that followed, Lin Jiang, although he did not intervene much, had already set Huaxia on the right path. Generations of kind-hearted and ambitious people continuously improved the national spirit of Huaxia.

However, right now, the planets of Canglan Star do not have this national spirit, or it can be said that they are just starting. Most cultivators still only think about their own families or sects, with little concept of a nation.

With Blue Star Huaxia as a comparison, the elites of each planet are exploring these ideas, wanting to infuse their own planets with the core of national spirit.

"The tempering of blood and fire, Taoist Friend Lin, can it be understood that only in times of disaster can the power of national spirit be revealed?"

"Yes, and any noble spirit represents selflessness, not selfishness. It requires foolish individuals to sacrifice, and I say ‘foolish’ in quotes, because they are noble people."

For example, in the face of foreign invasion, even if the battlefront is far away, you must sacrifice yourself to fight against the enemy. When disasters occur, the first thing to consider is rescue, not personal gain. Every era needs people to bear heavy burdens, and officials must promote this spirit."

"However, many things on Blue Star point to a refined self-interest mindset."

"That is true. The society of Blue Star is a free society that allows different thoughts, but for officials, this mindset cannot be encouraged. Selflessness must be promoted, so officials must have restrictions and be held to higher standards."

Lin Jiang said that this point is actually very contradictory for him because, in essence, he is also a selfish person. However, Lin Jiang hopes that the society of Blue Star is one filled with selflessness and love.

"Very contradictory."

"It is very contradictory, but also not contradictory, because society is a complex thing with many layers. It must never be one-sided; once it becomes one-sided, the drive of society will be lost."

Sociology is a very complex subject. I can’t explain it clearly to you right away. My suggestion is that you go to the library and look for related books to study.

"Additionally, national consciousness cannot form in a short time; it takes a long time and requires heroes to promote it. You and I are like immortals, so it’s not good to interfere too much; let them figure it out."

Lin Jiang said that this topic is actually very broad; no matter how you say it, it can be right or wrong. Lin Jiang also can’t give a perfect explanation, even less so than those sociologists.

What Lin Jiang means is not to worry too much. At least, as immortals, we should not interfere all the time because the perspective of an immortal is different from that of a mortal. It’s easy to do harm with good intentions, so let the people of each planet develop on their own, and only interfere a little bit when necessary.

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Lin. In recent years, each star’s development has been growing rapidly, all thanks to Blue Star. Ming’an wants to express his gratitude here."

"Taoist Friend Ming’an need not be so polite; this is not the success of Blue Star."

Lin Jiang humbly said, and then quickly changed the subject. They should not talk about this; Blue Star needs to keep a low profile and make profits quietly.

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