The dissatisfaction of the aristocratic clans reached its peak at this moment.
"Your Majesty is trying to dig up our roots!" an old ancestor of an aristocratic clan roared.
"First, you made the classics public, and now you've created this so-called 'Human Way Trial Network,' allowing those wretched commoners to easily obtain the resources and knowledge they once needed to rely on us for! If this continues, who will still be willing to serve us?"
Some aristocratic clans of the Radical Faction began secretly coordinating with one another. They did not dare openly oppose the Human Emperor, but they began resisting passively by slacking off, paying lip service while violating orders, setting up obstacles in the Human Way Trial Network, and monopolizing resources at local nodes.
Beneath the seemingly calm surface of the Great Wilderness, undercurrents began to surge. A struggle between imperial authority and the aristocratic clans was quietly unfolding.
Yin Hong knew everything perfectly well, but he remained unfazed and continued doing his utmost to maintain and optimize the Human Way Trial Network.
At the same time, he began secretly cultivating a new generation of officials and cultivators who held the interests of the Great Wilderness in their hearts rather than those of any particular clan.
Time continued to pass amid this delicate balance.
One day, while Yin Hong was inside the Nine-Chamber Hall reviewing memorials, he suddenly raised his head and looked toward Chaos, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.
"It's done!"
Almost at the same time, all beings in the Great Wilderness at the level of Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal and above turned their gazes toward the Inner Chaos, toward the Five-Colored Realm where Kong Xuan had sealed the realm.
A vast and mighty Dao Resonance of the Five Elements suddenly erupted from