The red light radiating from the tetrahedron in the basement was dazzling and otherworldly. Standing in front of it, Weixiao appeared eerie and powerful. The thick black shadow cast by the finger he pointed at the tetrahedron fell across Li Ying's face, making the bewilderment in her eyes even more pronounced.
It wasn't that she couldn't understand him. In fact, because of the Radiant People's high literacy rate and the popularity of novels, the concept of "Immortal Cultivation" had existed since ancient times.
In ancient times, the martial arts schools founded by Pinnacle Realm martial artists were called Immortal Sects, and their martial arts were called High-grade Immortal Methods. Other martial arts that couldn't be cultivated to the Pinnacle Realm were called Low-grade Spirit Methods. Back then, the hierarchy of contempt between martial arts was far more severe than it was now.
As the times developed, High-grade Immortal Methods and Terrestrial Immortals became more common, so the prestige of the Immortal Sects naturally declined. No matter what it was, once its numbers began to increase, its status would fall accordingly. After several centuries, the names Terrestrial Immortal and Immortal Sect were abolished as feudal remnants. There were not even sects anymore; anyone who passed the National Academy entrance examination would be taught High-grade Immortal Methods free of charge by the state.
Although Pinnacle Realm martial artists still enjoyed unlimited benefits—those interested in a political career could become Blue-robed Generals, while those who wanted to retire could find an aristocratic family and become their guest elder, truly walking the world without fear—they naturally couldn't compare with the days when any Terrestrial Immortal could govern a region, receive the imperial family's courtesy, and be revered and even worshiped with incense by everyone.
Immortals stood above the heavens and looked down upon the