234: Heroes triumph, the era of the people

The first Civilization Cornerstone has been found!

This meant they were no longer lambs waiting to be slaughtered, no longer ants trembling under the shadow of the apocalypse!

They had found the first, and most solid, cornerstone to resist so-called fate!

The gloom and despair that had lasted for months were completely swept away at this moment!

The Federal Supreme Council was urgently convened.

Su Lei, as the Federation's Supreme Governor, stood in the center of the council hall.

He calmly proposed his next grand plan, one that was enough to overturn the entire existing structure of the Federation.

“The threat of the Abyssal Demon Whale has not been removed.”

“We have only bought ourselves a valuable moment of respite, and we must utilize this time to its fullest.”

“I will use the power of the Sand of Time to thoroughly transform the Trial Tower in Kunlun Base.”

He slowly articulated his vision.

He wanted to use the Sand of Time, this Civilization Cornerstone, as the core to construct a special space within the Trial Tower, independent of the real world, where the flow of time was greatly accelerated.

A day inside the tower might only be an instant outside.

He wanted to transform this Trial Tower, left by an ancient civilization for selecting strong individuals, into a super Cultivation Holy Land that could mass-produce strong individuals for the entire Federation!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was astonished.

Everyone was completely shaken by Su Lei's imaginative, almost miraculous vision.

“Can this, can this really be done?”

“Yes.”

Su Lei used only one word to dispel everyone's doubts.

Because he was Su Lei, the Guardian God of the Federation who had turned the impossible into possible time and again.

His words were truth.

But what made everyone even more incredulous was his next decision.

“The Cultivation authority for this transformed Trial Tower will no longer be limited to the elites of the military and the Martial Alliance.”

Su Lei's gaze slowly swept over everyone present, and behind his calm eyes was an undeniable will: “I will open it to all citizens of the Federation.”

“Whether they are Martial Artists or ordinary people, as long as they have a heart that dares to become stronger, that dares to fight to protect this civilization, they are qualified to enter this Trial Tower.”

“At the same time…”

Su Lei's voice rose slightly: “I will, in the name of the Federal Government, publicly release a portion of the basic Cultivation methods of the ancient Legacy that I have simplified and improved.”

“These methods may not allow a person to become a Heaven-Defying strong individual, but they are enough to allow an ordinary person to possess a physique and spirit far superior to before, to possess the power to protect themselves and even fight back in the future catastrophe.”

He looked at the stunned faces and announced with conviction:

“What I want to usher in is an era of National Cultivation, a National Cultivation era that belongs to all of us!”

If the previous plan had only shocked everyone, then this final decision was no less than dropping a true spiritual nuclear bomb on the highest echelons of power in the entire Federation!

To decentralize the right to Cultivate to every ordinary person? This was tantamount to giving the Dragon-slaying blade to the lambs!

The immense risks contained within, enough to overturn the entire social hierarchy and cause endless turmoil, made all the long-standing politicians and family representatives present gasp in cold air.

“Governor Sir! This action is absolutely not permissible!”

An council member representing the old aristocratic forces was the first to stand up, vehemently opposing: “Power must be firmly controlled in the hands of a few elites! Once popularized, it will inevitably cause irreparable social chaos!”

“By then, before the Abyssal Demon Whale even arrives, our Federation will have completely collapsed from within!”

“I agree.”

Another conservative general from the military also said in a deep voice: “An army composed of ordinary people, even if they possess power, is nothing more than a disorganized rabble, lacking any discipline.”

“Instead of distributing precious resources to those mediocre individuals, it is better to concentrate all power to Cultivate more super strong individuals like yourself; that is the true Dao!”

For a time, the entire council hall was abuzz with discussion, and voices of opposition rose one after another, almost threatening to overturn the dome.

However, Su Lei merely listened quietly.

Only when all the voices gradually subsided did he slowly begin to speak.

“Gentlemen, have you all finished speaking? Then, it's my turn.”

“I only ask you one question.”

He paused, his voice suddenly becoming chilling.

“How did Qin Wuyan rise?”

This question was like a heavy hammer, striking hard at everyone's hearts.

The entire council hall instantly fell silent.

“It's because we placed all our hope on him alone!”

Su Lei's voice boomed like thunder in everyone's ears: “We thought that as long as he, a top strong individual, was there, the Federation could rest easy.”

“And the result?”

“The result was that when this sole strong individual chose betrayal, chose to fall, our entire civilization was almost dragged into an abyss of eternal damnation by him alone!”

“I do not want to see such a mistake happen a second time!”

“I admit, popularizing power carries risks.”

His voice softened slightly, but the pressure was even stronger: “But is there no risk in placing all hope on a few individuals?”

“True power should never come from one, or a few, high and mighty heroes!”

Su Lei's voice rose again: “Instead, it should come from each and every one of us, every Federal citizen, that indomitable heart willing to step forward and shed blood and make sacrifices to protect their family and their homeland!”

He looked at the council members whose expressions changed and who bowed their heads in shame, and delivered his final conclusion.

“A city wall built from billions of ordinary stones is far stronger than a statue carved from a single piece of peerless jade.”

“Because if an ordinary stone breaks, it is still an ordinary stone, and it will only make the city wall thicker.”

“But once jade has a crack, it becomes, worthless!”

His words were resonant and deafening.

No one in the entire council hall dared to object again.

Su Lei used the simplest and most profound truth to teach them, these high and mighty rulers, the most important lesson.

“My decision is made.”

Su Lei withdrew his gaze, returning to his unruffled calm.

“This motion requires no further discussion. Execute it immediately.”

With the order given, the entire massive war machine of the Federation began to operate at an unprecedented, almost frantic, efficiency.

Su Lei personally took charge at Kunlun Base, using the Sand of Time as the core, and began a super transformation of the ancient Trial Tower, a transformation that could be called Heaven-Defying.

He perfectly integrated his Divine Soul power with the Origin Law of the Sand of Time, forcibly creating one Cultivation space after another within the Trial Tower, independent of the real world, where time was accelerated.

These spaces were divided into different Ranks according to the different time flow rates; the lowest Rank was one day inside the tower to one hour outside; while the highest Rank, reserved for Su Lei himself and a few core members, had a time flow rate that reached a terrifying ratio of one year inside the tower to one day outside!

At the same time, under the guidance of Xiao Yuwei and Lin Qianqian, those ancient basic Legacy methods, personally improved by Su Lei, with all obscure and difficult-to-understand parts removed, retaining only the most core and most easily understood and Cultivated parts for ordinary people, were compiled into books and freely published to all citizens through the Federation's holographic network.

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