Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

The human heart, the will of heaven...

Unrest, transformation...

Such was the state of affairs, several days later.

"Bang!"

Within a certain office building, armed personnel filed in, and amidst the terrified gazes of the city's white-collar workers, they escorted a group of corporate executives out.

Then someone stepped forward, "Kong Xiangyuan, Chairman of Eastern Abyss Group, you maliciously manipulated commodity prices, undermined social order, and jeopardized the Federation's security. You are now under arrest, and here is the arrest warrant!"

"You...!"

"Take him away!"

The document flashed before one could see clearly, and before Kong Xiangyuan could speak again, he was forcefully subdued by the man.

After escorting Kong Xiangyuan away, they turned to the other executives: "We are now inspecting the assets of Eastern Abyss Group. All current employees must cooperate with the investigation. Any resistance or malicious behavior will be met with immediate on-site sentencing for treason against the Federation!"

...

"At 8:00 PM on the 28th, the case against Eastern Abyss Group was brought to trial at the Eastern Federal Court."

"According to the investigation, Eastern Abyss Group, through its eight subsidiary grain and oil companies, maliciously manipulated the prices of grains and oils, disrupting social order and disturbing the livelihood of the people, severely endangering the safety of the Federation..."

"Chairman of Eastern Abyss Group, Kong Xiangyuan, General Manager Kong Wenxi, board member Jiang Yunlai... and twenty-three others are hereby sentenced to death and will be executed immediately!"

"All assets of Eastern Abyss Group are to be confiscated, along with a fine of one hundred and eighty-two billion five hundred million Yuan. All assets under the names of Kong Xiangyuan, Kong Wenxi, and Jiang Yunlai are to be sealed off..."

...

"According to the outcomes of the Federation's parliamentary session on the 28th, Qianjin has been elected as the Chief Councillor of the Eastern District Council!"

"Regarding the Martial Path establishment's Proposal Number One, it has passed the Federation's parliamentary vote and will be officially implemented in the Eastern District starting today..."

The news reports were startling, and behind the final results, who knows how much blood and carnage was shed.

But everything had settled, and further talk was meaningless.

At Fulong Mountain, within Mingxiao Taoist Temple, Xu Yang sat alone, deep in thought.

The affair at Lingyun Mountain had concluded satisfactorily, with most gratifying results.

The current Federation's parliament and the upper echelons of the Eastern District could basically be divided into three factions.

His own faction, the Blessed land faction, and the Cave Heaven faction.

His own faction needs no further explanation, representing the emerging forces.

In recent years, he had trained a large number of new talents for the Longhai Security Bureau, and under the pressure of the Heretic God Sect, other federal institutions had been continuously borrowing troops from them, like blood coursing throughout the body, spreading far and wide, and now it was a natural tendency to gravitate towards him, forming a new and transformative force within the Federation.

This faction, under his control, was determined to innovate!

And as for the Blessed land faction, there's no need for an explanation, for they all have the backing of Ancient Sects from Blessed lands.

Previously, this faction had been the most aggressive, with places like Demon Dragon Ridge and other Demonic Blessed Lands adopting a scorched earth policy, causing serious devastation and a profoundly negative impact.

But the past is the past, and now is now.

With the bloody examples of Demon Dragon Ridge and others ahead and the model of Lingyun Mountain behind, the intentions of the major Blessed lands need not be stated.

For them, Xu Yang's strategy was simple: align with some, suppress others, utilize the useful, eliminate the ones that must be killed, and divide and conquer to secure control.

These Ancient Sects from the Blessed lands were also well aware of their own predicaments, so during this period, they tacitly approved of his actions, and even actively cooperated, in order to position themselves and clarify where they stood.

In summary, these Ancient Sects from the Blessed lands were no longer a threat, whether they accepted the trend or stubbornly resisted to the end, it would not change the outcome of the Blessed lands returning to society.

The key lay with the Cave Heaven faction!

Cave Heaven was different from the Blessed lands, with lineages more profound and strength more substantial. Many Cave Heavens were known as "Immortal Gates."

How could they be called Immortal Gates without immortals?

These Cave Heaven Immortal Gates not only had high-tier Cultivators like those who had achieved Return to Void, Integration, and Mahayana stages but also immortals who had entered the Tribulation Realm, and even Human Immortals who had realized the Ninth Calamity.

It was even rumored that in ancient times, some Earth Immortal great powers did not enter the Imperial Heavenly Realm but instead closed off their domains to become sovereigns of their own realms.

Mahayana, Crossing the Tribulation, Human Immortal, Earth Immortal...

This speaks to the depth of potentiality of the Cave Heaven Immortal Gates!

With Xu Yang's current strength, although he could wield the Heavenly Tribulation to wipe out all the Blessed lands, he was powerless against those Cave Heaven Immortal Gates guarded by immortals in the Tribulation Realm and even Human Immortals.

Therefore, this Cave Heaven faction has become the minority in the tripartite Federation, fiercely opposing him.

But this held little significance, as Xu Yang was unable to contend with the Immortal Gates of the Cave Heavens, but not with them.

These Cave Heaven Successors, disciples of the Immortal Gates, could wave their banners and chant their slogans—it was fine; Xu Yang could ignore them like flies.

But should they take substantial action, continue to disrupt the order, and ruin the situation, they couldn't blame Xu Yang for being ruthlessly decisive.

They were well aware of this; although they did not cooperate with his reform of the Federation, like those Ancient Sects from the Blessed lands, they also didn't jump out to cause further trouble, for fear of provoking his wrath.

So, the current situation was that one faction was in hand, another was inclined to align, and the last one remained silent.

This allowed Xu Yang to easily control the situation, stabilize commodity prices, secure the people's livelihood, and formally introduce the Martial Path establishment to the forefront.

Following this trend, with the dissolution of the Blessed lands and the restoration of the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirits, the era of cultivation for everyone would soon arrive.

But that was as far as it could go!
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Immortal Realm, Cave Heaven, Blessed land.

Blessed lands are at the bottom tier; the Yuan Spirits they occupy are limited. Even if all the Blessed lands return to society, the restored Yuan Spirits will not sustain high-tier Cultivators.

To create an era of cultivation where everyone can be as majestic as dragons, the higher tiers of Cave Heaven and even Immortal Realm must be drawn back.

This was Xu Yang's next strategic direction.

His current strength might not affect the Cave Heaven Immortal Gates, but now is now, and the future is the future!