Hearing Liu Yidao's answer, Bie Chen sent a divine-sense transmission. "I remember that these Righteous path cultivators weren't this ruthless in the past."
"They weren't this ruthless before because the Chang Sheng Epoch had yet to be unified, and their way of doing things still followed tradition."
"But ever since Sir appeared, the Rules of the entire Cultivation World have been changing."
"Moreover, after so many great battles, the Chang Sheng Epoch had long achieved a certain degree of unification."
"So when they made their move, they would be faster and more ruthless than before."
"You secluded yourselves from the world for a hundred thousand years, so you don't know much about the current state of affairs."
"But I can tell you clearly that in today's Chang Sheng Epoch, the current Jade Emperor, Wang Zhigao, is the most powerful man—without question."
Receiving this answer, Long Ji said in surprise, "What gives him the right to become the most powerful man?"
"Because of the Rules Sir established a hundred thousand years ago."
"After the Forbidden Grounds were driven away back then, Sir invited all the various factions to sit down and discuss the distribution of power."
"At that time, Sir proposed an idea: the Heavenly Court would take control of the entire Chang Sheng Epoch."
"When nothing was happening, the various factions would largely obey mobilization orders but ignore proclamations."
"Once something happened, the entire Chang Sheng Epoch had to obey the Jade Emperor's deployment."
"Furthermore, the extent of that deployment depended on the severity of the crisis. As for how dangerous it was, that was decided through discussion between the Jade Emperor and the heads of the various factions."
"The second checkpoint was practically a certain-death trap. If all the prodigies truly ended up buried inside, the Chang Sheng Epoch