Qian Hong across from him did not answer.
The Patriarch of the Qian Family didn’t seem to expect an answer either, as he carried on by himself,
"I’ve lived for more than three hundred years, and only then did I understand a principle, a Cultivator’s powers are always finite, to achieve great things, it is necessary to borrow the strength of others, to suck the blood of others."
"In this world, it’s the survival of the fittest, the big fish eat the small, and the small fish eat the shrimp."
"The same holds true in the Tao Cultivation World, Loose Cultivators are exploited by small families, small families are oppressed by medium families, and medium families are suppressed by superior Noble Clans."
"In other words, Loose Cultivators sustain small families, small families sustain medium families, and medium families sustain superior Noble Clans…"
"Ultimately, it all comes down to sucking the blood of Loose Cultivators."
"With the shifting powers of the Taoist Court, the rise and fall of Noble Clans, the turnover of Sects, the only constant are the Loose Cultivators at the bottom, always at the bottom, always being drained of blood, and forever subjected to cold looks and contempt."
"The prosperity of the Cultivation World is built upon the tears and blood of Loose Cultivators, yet this prosperity has no relevance to them."
"Therefore, never be a Loose Cultivator!"
"This is the truth I understood back when I was still a Loose Cultivator."
"That’s why I wanted to branch out and establish a Clan, to rely on the family to achieve the Great Dao."
"But establishing a family was not possible either, I lacked Spirit Stones, lacked connections, relying solely on myself, I couldn’t build up the Qian Family."
"Relying on Monster Hunting, you can’t earn many Spirit Stones in a lifetime."
"Given that, the only option left was to go on a killing spree, to rob."
"Even if the methods to start a family are dirty, once you achieve success, people will whitewash your history, sing praises for you, and others will attend to your needs and serve you loyally."
"As the Qian Family was established and gradually grew, it still wasn’t enough."
"The greatest benefits of this world are occupied by even more powerful Noble Clans and Sects, our small family, even if we scrape off another layer of skin from Loose Cultivators, won’t gain much."
"The growth of the family is limited, my Cultivation stagnates, and my end is less than a hundred years away…"
"I realized that if this continues, I would ultimately die insignificantly."
"There’s always a way out from heaven, on one occasion I happened upon a mysterious Taoist, and after a conversation, he was delighted and gifted me several manuals of Evil Path Skills, along with Human Life Pills, and also the Pill Recipe for this Lifespan Transformation Elixir."
"I cultivated Evil Skills, refined Evil Pills, entered the Demon Path, and suddenly saw the light."
"Does this world have people?"
"It can, but it can also not, depending on how you view it."
"If you regard others as people, then they are people, if you don’t regard them as people, then they are not people."
"Others are just tools for you to earn Spirit Stones, they are slaves who serve you, they are pigs and dogs for you to slaughter at will, they are Spirit Slaves and Blood Slaves for your Cultivation, they are the foundation stones that establish your Great Dao."
"Only then did I understand that in this world, people prey on each other."
"Not only the Demon Path preys, but the Righteous Dao as well."
"Heretical Demons consume human flesh and blood, absorb human Spiritual Power, while those of the Righteous Dao also oppress and enslave Cultivators, sucking invisible blood, eating invisible flesh. It’s just that people are blind and cannot see the truth."
"Humanity’s principle is to take from the insufficient to give to the surplus, to harm all beings to benefit oneself, thereby standing out, reigning supreme over all beings, and aiming for the Path of Longevity."
"This, is the unassailable truth of this world!"
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