The cause of this system was quite simple. In ancient times, the Mayfly Race had originally been very pure, but after discovering their racial talent for cultivating spirit insects and beginning to promote it on a large scale—
A small number of high-grade spirit insects cultivated by high-level mayflies awakened their intelligence. Due to the restrictions placed upon them, these high-grade spirit insects were naturally incomparably loyal to their original masters.
However, spirit insects had long lifespans, vastly different from the time it took Mayfly cultivators to undergo tribulation. Thus, it was often the case that a master died in tribulation while their spirit insect remained in the world.
Spirit insects at the Integration Stage and above could practically no longer be controlled by restrictions. If none of their original master's descendants possessed sufficient cultivation or could make the spirit insect willingly follow them, the spirit insect would regain its freedom.
Still, the Mayfly Race's innate talent truly allowed spirit insects to break through and advance more easily, so the overwhelming majority of spirit insects chose to remain with the Mayfly Race.
But at that point, they were no longer spirit insects. They became members of the Mayfly Race.
This created the current situation within the Mayfly Race, where ordinary Mayfly cultivators and all manner of insect cultivators were intermixed.
Distinguishing between the two was quite easy. Aside from their differing appearances, Mayfly cultivators also had highly distinctive names.
Among the Mayfly Race, the cultivation path was divided into three major realms: upper, middle, and lower.
The lower realm included the Lower Mayfly Tier, Middle Mayfly Tier, and Upper Mayfly Tier.
The middle realm consisted of the Iron Mayfly Tier, Bronze Mayfly Stage, and Silver Mayfly Stage.
The upper realm consisted of the Golden Mayfly Stage, Heavenly Mayfly Stage, and