In their past path of cultivation, everyone had relied on Dao Origin Stones to break through.
When there were no more Dao Origin Stones left between heaven and earth, everyone came to a halt upon reaching Dao Realm Perfection.
Because there was no longer any path to advancement!
In truth, if someone had not broken through into the King Dao Realm every few thousand or tens of thousands of years, everyone might even have believed that further advancement was impossible.
But that hope was far too faint!
Such circumstances meant that once everyone reached Dao Realm Perfection, they had to consider how to prolong their lifespans and how to gather resources.
This situation caused many at Dao Realm Perfection to stop trying to break through altogether and simply lie flat.
The more they lay flat, the worse they became!
Their thinking grew increasingly outdated, and their way of doing things became increasingly stubborn.
They were like crabs in a basket. It would have been one thing if they did not strive to improve themselves, but they also dragged others down with them...
Was this not also true for King Dao and Emperor Dao?
Take the many Immortal Emperor Realm cultivators of the Immortal Realm. They hoarded the Dao Origin Stones and refused to release them, allowing the structure of forty-four Immortal King Realms throughout the Immortal Realm to endure for countless years.
More importantly, they reserved all the Dao Origin Stones for their own descendants.
It was fine if there were geniuses among those descendants.
But what if there were none?
People's hearts had grown rigid!
This was most severe in the Immortal Realm.
That was why the Immortal Realm had so many Conservative Factions!
The reason Zhang Yang wanted to broaden these people's horizons and enlarge their goals was