CHAPTER 898: CHAPTER 726: TALENT 4

Gu Jinlai said, "It’s like starting a business with the goal of making money, and if you already have a large sum of money, the probability of making money by starting a business would definitely be much higher than starting from scratch."

This analogy was deeply agreed upon by Chao Jiuyin and Xia Zhongyuan, who were born on Blue Star.

At this moment, Zhao Xi seemed to have received some information, as his brows slightly furrowed.

However, he quickly arranged the matter.

By his demeanor, it didn’t seem like a big deal.

Seeing this, Gu Jinlai casually asked, "Is there anything else in the Immortal Country that needs your personal attention?"

"It’s not really a big deal either."

Zhao Xi said, "In the area of the Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven, a group of... hmm, how should I say it, an advanced-thinking group has emerged? They believe that humanity yearns for freedom by nature and shouldn’t be restrained, each person’s only accountability is to themselves, and they think that the rules implemented in the cities around Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven constrain their nature of yearning for freedom, so they are calling for the abolition of all rules that restrict human freedom..."

Gu Jinlai listened, his expression a bit strange.

"What is this? Awakening of free thought?"

"It wasn’t a big deal initially, just that many people are involved, and Immortal Master Lingyu is worried it might turn into a mass event, thereby..."

Zhao Xi glanced at Gu Jinlai.

Gu Jinlai knew that Immortal Master Lingyu feared if they forcibly suppressed these people, it would result in being entangled by Karma, and consequently, Thunder Punishment might descend. Thus, the news was deliberately sent to Zhao Xi, asking for his stance.

"What are these people demanding?"

Gu Jinlai asked.

Zhao Xi directly condensed a Divine Thought and sent it to him.

Gu Jinlai sensed it carefully for a moment, then was at a loss for words: "Free access to cultivation techniques? Free use of resources? People united in friendship and mutual aid? Building a utopian beautiful world together?"

He understood that as various rules and systems of Lingxiao Palace were implemented across the Longevity World, human rights would gradually awaken, but he never thought these people would start evolving towards a utopian world?

This kind of leaning towards a utopian world, if realized, would only bring about the destruction of civilization.

After all, as long as they are humans, there will be laziness and selfishness.

"Immortal Master Lingyu herself is rather benevolent, and she is relatively lenient in city management. Because of this reputation and system, over the years, many people have been attracted to settle in Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven. Centered around Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven, there are more than a dozen cities, originally planned for a population of 180 million, and now it’s close to exceeding 300 million."

Zhao Xi said, also feeling a bit helpless: "Now there are over a billion people influenced by this ideology, striving for a beautiful life of freedom. The remaining people, although they also feel these ideas are somewhat unrealistic, due to their relatives and family being involved, find it difficult to stand out and oppose. The situation has developed to the extent that taking tough action has become inevitable..."

"Over a billion people?"

Gu Jinlai was slightly startled: "Anyone with a bit of rationality should know how unrealistic the demands above are, how could it influence over a billion people?"

"Firstly, Immortal Master Lingyu herself did not impose too many constraints. Secondly... under the impact of new thinking from Lingxiao Palace, many new ideas have already emerged and been successful, most notably a ruling six months ago, where a commoner defeated a True Immortal in court. This made many people feel that the hope of universal equality and a utopian world was at hand. Furthermore, there’s another point..."

Zhao Xi glanced at Gu Jinlai: "The Thunder Punishment Eye has caused many people to be cautious in their actions. To avoid making more mistakes, they simply choose to do nothing."

Gu Jinlai frowned.

The Thunder Punishment Eye would only pass judgment on those engulfed in karma as dark as ink, and reaching that standard is no simple matter.

However, he knew this point, but others did not.

When they saw the domineering individuals around them being struck down by Thunder Punishment, most of whom were high-ranking nobles, the people below naturally became afraid.

Because they did not know if one day they would suddenly be struck by Thunder Punishment due to some incident.

And because of their indulgence, this group calling for freedom and yearning for a utopian world spread at an extremely rapid pace.

Gu Jinlai, listening to Zhao Xi’s introduction, vaguely felt there was something abnormal in this incident.

But he couldn’t pinpoint where the problem lay.

In the end, he said, "I’ll go over to Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven and have a look at the situation."

"Lingyu has already found out that there seems to be a force called ’Freedom Church’ guiding this matter from behind, she’s planning to take action against them, but she’s apprehensive about provoking Thunder Punishment. It’s best if you can personally take a look to prevent her from making a misstep."

Zhao Xi nodded.

Gu Jinlai didn’t waste time, immediately rising into the air and breaking the sky toward Spiritual Jade Cave Heaven.