Faith was not unshakable, especially when a great building was about to collapse.
When reality clashed violently with faith, when so-called protection could not be delivered, when the strength of the faithful could not protect believers;
Even seemingly firm faith could quickly crumble.
That was precisely the Asura Race's strategy.
They first drove the Western Religion's forces out of city after city.
Once the flames of war subsided, Lei Li would lead a portion of the Literary Sect disciples there.
Unlike the Asura Race, who readily resorted to bloody battles, these people were responsible for cleanup and takeover.
They restored order in the cities, resumed trade and production, and gradually introduced Eastern Continent culture and systems into the West.
The Western Religion and the creatures of the West had always existed under a system where government and religion were one.
The will of the Western Religion was the law of the Western world.
A single word from a disciple was practically equivalent to an imperial decree for the various local races.
This system indeed had its advantages. On an ideological level, it could keep the creatures of every race firmly under control.
Faith and governance were tightly intertwined, leaving little room for doubt or resistance.
But it also possessed a fatal weakness.
Once the Western Religion's "great and sacred" image was shattered, the entire system would swiftly begin to crumble.
Because government and religion were one, once faith collapsed, order would collapse with it.
What the Literary Sect brought was a different concept.
Lei Li and the others would not force the creatures of the West to convert to the Literary Sect.
What they brought was openness and enlightenment.
They made the creatures of the West understand that this world did not contain only the Western Religion.
They could think