"Under normal circumstances, which one of those damned sacred lands doesn't live off the support of billions upon billions of living beings from an entire realm? Not to mention the living beings within their own realm—even the ancient imperial dynasties, Great Sects, and Great Powers in neighboring realms offer up countless Heaven and Earth Rare Treasures every year to sustain their cultivation!"
"After being supported by countless living beings and cultivators for tens of thousands of years, they tuck their heads in like turtles when danger comes! Are they worthy of the name Sacred Land?!"
Yan Beigui viciously punched the ground, smashing a hole into it!
Shen Zheng, standing beside him, remained silent, equally speechless.
As one of the presidents of the branch chambers under the Nine Continents Chamber of Commerce, Shen Zheng naturally knew that these sacred lands were not as lofty and untouched by mortal dust as they claimed.
Although the strength of the sacred lands had much to do with their inheritances, the continual offerings of vast resources from Great Powers such as ancient imperial dynasties and ancient sects that occupied enormous territories across several surrounding realms were also one of the main reasons they had stood unshaken for so long and continuously nurtured young geniuses!
Moreover, these sacred lands were far from as benevolent as they appeared on the surface. At the very least, Shen Zheng knew of certain dark secrets.
Before some ancient imperial dynasties and ancient sects near sacred lands were destroyed, the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasures they offered to the sacred lands had more or less decreased for one reason or another during the period before their downfall, drawing rebukes from the sacred lands.
Not long afterward, those Great Powers—ancient imperial dynasties, ancient sects, and the like—were destroyed for their own respective