"Build up strength over a long period, then unleash it in a single burst"—if this were said of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which had been founded for less than a thousand years, it would inevitably draw laughter from the high-level cultivators and great powers present, whose sects and factions had histories spanning anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of years.
Speaking only of an individual cultivator's accumulation, what could several thousand years accomplish? At most, one could cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm. Even that required deep immortal fortune and the support of benefactors.
For an Immortal Kingdom, a sect, or a race, a thousand years was not enough for seas to turn into mulberry fields; the sun and moon still rose and set as they always had.
Such a brief span might bring shifts in strength and weakness among mortal nations, but for immortal nations, it truly held no meaning. There was no talk of accumulated change.
Liu Gandang of Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Shi Li Jing of Desiring Demon Immortal Kingdom had every right to speak on this matter.
Both were great powers of the Celestial Origin Realm and had ruled their respective Immortal Kingdoms for over a thousand years. Neither was the type to lie flat and preserve the status quo, nor did they harbor muddleheaded thoughts of indulging in pleasure.
Since becoming rulers of their Immortal Kingdoms, they had governed with diligence and exhausted every effort. For the development of their nations, they had not hesitated to delay their own Dao Paths, using every scheme and enduring every hardship.
After pouring out their hearts and blood until now, the strength of these two Immortal Kingdoms had indeed greatly improved compared to before. Yet compared with the major sects of the heavens, they still lagged far behind—let