A Moment of Freedom Was Better Than a Lifetime of Mediocrity

The first sentence of these records, in which he meant, was, "The world shouldn't be so distorted."

After introducing the general situation, what followed were some motivational slogans.

Such as:

"Spiritual Qi is also a kind of talent."

"If you close a door, you must open a window."

And phrases like "the spirit abandons the spirit, in reality, it means the spirit is abandoned."

The following section describes how these Spirit-Forsaken People banded together for warmth and how they suffered humiliation at the hands of cultivators in the process.

Then one day, a person with astonishing talent emerged from among this Spirit-Forsaken People.

Things started to change after he appeared.

They were certain that their talents made it impossible for them to try any cultivation methods, but as fate would have it, this genius actually found a power that they could cultivate with.

From that day on, more and more Spirit-Forsaken People stopped living aimlessly and began to have a direction to strive for.

According to that genius, revenge is a must, and grievances must be avenged. These Spirit-Forsaken People are determined to teach those cultivators a lesson, to let them know that spiritual power is just one option, and that one can be very strong without cultivating immortality.

This direction was proposed by that genius, and Spirit-Forsaken People, who had endured resentment for many years and finally saw the possibility of cultivation, had almost no objections to it.

Thus began a grand undertaking in which countless Spirit-Forsaken People strived to vindicate themselves.

This process lasted for many years.

That genius was a patient person who dedicated himself to finding and creating the power that would give them strength.

In this process, they truly enjoyed the pleasure of wielding power.

Although they soon discovered that contact with these powers did not seem to allow them to age and die like mortals, most of them lived to be only forty or fifty years old, while mortals could live to be eighty, ninety, or even over a hundred.

This is tantamount to cutting their lives in half.

However, this does not seem to have deterred these Spirit-Forsaken People from their pursuits; otherwise, there wouldn't be a line in the records that says, "A moment of carefree pleasure is better than long-term mediocrity."

The name of the Immortal-Slaying Clan was determined during this process.

They invested too much; they weren't content with merely making the monks aware of their talents and what they were capable of.

As time went by, they all came to a conclusion: given the nature of these cultivators, if they knew that these Spirit-Forsaken People could obtain power that they could not, they would surely kill them at all costs and absorb and bury the relevant information.

Under such circumstances, displaying their strength and talent would undoubtedly bring them death.

However, not all those past transgressions and the various things that were Spirit-Forsaken People can be suppressed by such a powerful force.

Even among these Spirit-Forsaken People, a division eventually emerged.

Some people still chose to prove themselves, and the consequence of doing so was just as they had feared: while attracting the attention of the cultivators, it also brought them great disaster.

As expected, the cultivators began to target these Spirit-Forsaken People.

After confirming that these Spirit-Forsaken People could control powers they could not, the cultivators' attitude towards Spirit-Forsaken People shifted to one of utter extermination.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, that genius found a way to interfere with the cultivators' investigation.

Immediately afterwards, they began to develop underground.

Everything is a double-edged sword. While the cultivators were ruthlessly exterminating the Spirit-Forsaken People, they also forced those who had originally hoped for peaceful Spirit-Forsaken People to join them.

The power that genius sought to create was subsequently renamed the Tribulation Source.

Having suffered such a major blow and truly witnessed the fear that cultivators had of their power, their attitude was even more resolute this time.

Whether or not it can be proven is no longer important. Cultivators and them are destined to be irreconcilable enemies, and there will inevitably be an irreconcilable life-and-death conflict between the two sides.

At this moment, the genius finally realized his first great creation: a new Calamity Source Power came to their side, giving them an unprecedented advantage.

This Calamity Source Power has a significant destructive effect on spiritual energy and things related to it.

The confidence of these Immortal-Slaying Clan was boosted like never before, and they officially decided to use their power to unleash a catastrophe that could overturn the entire cultivation world.

Although that genius was getting old, he was still as sharp as ever, and went a step further by creating a power that was even more destructive to spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy is the foundation for cultivators to strengthen themselves and gain power. To directly attack spiritual energy would be to undermine their very foundation.

However, this does not solve a more fundamental problem: these cultivators are closely related to spiritual power, but their strength should not be underestimated.

Even if they suffer losses, they can escape or even fight back.

Compared to the Calamity Source Power, the strength they gained was indeed far from sufficient to deal with the counterattacks of these cultivators.

Thus, all hope was once again placed on the creations of genius.

Everything was waiting, and that genius lived up to expectations, actually creating an even more powerful Power of the Later Calamity.

From that time on, they called that genius a god.

The first Power of the Great Calamity created was not only effective against spiritual energy, but also possessed terrifying destructive power.

After repeated verification, they confirmed one thing: the destructive power of this Power of the Great Calamity was sufficient to deal with the vast majority of cultivators, and the remaining few could be reduced by sheer numbers.

After these things were confirmed, the Immortal-Slaying Clan's motivation soared to unprecedented heights. Almost no one was resting; everyone was using all their strength to prepare for this catastrophe.

But that genius didn't stop there; he continued to try to create.

Everyone is waiting for him to create an even stronger Power of the Calamity Source.

Until one day, that genius excitedly gathered a group of people to embark on the greatest creation in history.

He claimed that it would be enough to accomplish the task in one fell swoop.

However, at this critical moment, someone of considerable standing within the Immortal-Slaying Clan chose a different path.

He claimed that over the years he had seen too many people lose their lives in preparation for this catastrophe, and he could also foresee how many people would ultimately die in this catastrophe.

He urged the Immortal-Slaying Clan to put aside their hatred, saying that having the Calamity Source Power was enough for them to survive, and there was no need for both sides to suffer heavy losses.

After being criticized, he chose to leave and told the monk everything that had happened.

From then on, the conflict between the two sides broke out much sooner than expected.