: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Five: The
Peak of the Holy Land
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The debate over whethermoners or ns are more important is as pointless as arguing whether a chicken or an egg came first.
A n is essentially an exceptional gathering ofmoners, and from this perspective, it would seem more important to secure the allegiance of a n, for it represents a selection of outstandingmoners. But, we can’t just skim the surface while evaluating matters.
Tang Luo knows that it is almost impossible to change the present mindset singlehandedly, hence he chooses to discuss the potential ofmoners with the aid of two more convincing noble families.
“You all have seen Ji Fu, and have heard from Xu n about how powerful Han Family was a thousand years ago,” Tang Luo leaned his chin on his interlocked hands and softly said, “The first sacrednd in the world was indeed that of the Han Family. Even when Saint Han ventured alone into the Endless Sea’s Dragon Ind, it took seven other sacred ns and the top sects, together with the betrayal of allies from the An n, to break through the ancestralnd of Han Family in the Central ins.”
“Despite all this, the Han Family continued its legacy through its unparalleled potential for war. Yes, the martial arts ideas of Han Family surpassed those of others at that time, but most importantly, they advocated for the equality of all beings. Almost all the citizens of Central ins were supporters of Han Family, and took pride in joining the ughter Immortal Army, providing an almost limitless source of soldiers. If Saint Han had not been tricked into going to Dragon Ind, and had been able tomand this war with his divine military strategies, the oue could have been different. Doesn’t this prove the impact of the number ofmoners on the potential for war?”
The most crucial part of a discussion is to state the facts and reason. Even today, the political philosophy of Han Family a thousand years ago is extremely advanced. Tang Luo ns to use the example of Han Family to slowly indicate the importance of numbers to the elders in his n. However, when the Sixth Elder, Tang Gaomin, hears about the example of Han Family, he remains unmoved and retorts, “Exactly because of this philosophy prioritizingmoners over noble families, Han Family made enemies of all the noble families in the world. Yes, they had the support of countlessmoners, but what was the result? The strongest sacrednd a thousand years ago was directly annihted. After a millennium of recovery, no one dares to restore Han Family as they are only able to wait and hide their names. Does Minister Luo want Tang n to tread the same path as Han Family?” Allowing all people to attain freedom is indeed a great virtue. Han Family was the indisputable first sacrednd on earth with the support of all the noble families. However, promising equality for all, Han Family’srge-scale development of civilian power led to the alienation of all ns and sects, which eventually begot their destruction. Thosemoners didn’t prove to be of any solid help in the end. Given this warning from history, there is little to be envied about Han Family, even considering their status of once being the first sacrednd in the world.
“Thergest advantage of learning from history is that it foretells the rise and fall of empires.” Tang Luo is unmoved by the Sixth Elder’s rebuke. His tone remains calm as he earnestly exins, “In my opinion, the biggest mistake of Han Family was that they rushed. Or rather, Saint Han was too eager to gain the support of noble families. He hoped his fellow elders would continue to stand with him. If Saint Han had kept his grand aspiration of equality for all hidden, steadily developed Central ins for a hundred years, by the time his divine mandate came forth, who would dare disobey?
The Han Family had unparalleled potential for war, they had a strict meritocracy system that helped thepetent and weeded out the ipetent. If Han Family had held onto their policies of integrating civilians and the military for a hundred years, Central ins would havepletely belonged to Han Family. However, Saint Han seemed discontent with this pace; he wanted all the noble families and sects to assist him and even initiated the great martial arts revitalization n.
But the reality was that only the Xu n of Southern Heaven answered his call. Although martial arts greatly prospered and the Human Race flourished, Han Family ended up annihted, which was undoubtedly ironic.
“Spection is pointless.” The Great Elder, Tang Siyuan, responded with cold indifference, “A genius destined to be the strongest in the world is but a corpse once dead. If the Han Family had hidden for another hundred years as Minister Luo suggests, they may have indeedmanded absolute obedience. But it is equally probable that themoners they have nurtured would have overthrown Han Family as soon as they gained power, leading to a civil war in Central ins. If everyone is equal, what signify the lofty Han Family and Saint Han? The grand aspiration that Saint Han made was wrong from the very beginning, hence there couldn’t have been a good ending.” is the statement, “All are equal,” correct? Perhaps it would be, if it said: “All are ‘born’ equal,” but after birth, equality probably ceases to exist. There is a gap between the children of the rich and those of poor families, between the privileged and ordinary noble families, between generations-old sects and vige martial arts clubs, between those with astonishing talents and those who are average. Differences between people manifest not only in wealth, spirit, martial strength, and status.
Even intelligence, which appears to be the fairest attribute, varies from person to person. Talking about equality in such a scenario is almost equivalent to tantly lying.
Trying to implement a fundamentally wrong grand aspiration would turn even the first sacrednd in the world to ashes. Tang Siyuan learned this lesson from the history of the Han Family’s rise and fall.
His words won unanimous approval from everyone at the table.
“I agree with the Great Elder’s point of view. Let’s now examine how another Sacred Family reacted after witnessing the downfall of Han Family,” Tang Luo is not nning to hang on the dispute with the Great Elder about whether Saint Han’s aspiration was right or wrong. Regardless of this, Han Family have already passed into history; they are just used to set things in perspective. “There were two worldly sacrednds in the whole world, the An Family of Central ins and Xu n of Yuanzhou. The An Family of Central ins, after defeating Han Family, acquired all their secret methods and has since remained at the pinnacle among all sacrednds worldwide. There isn’t much to discuss here. I wish to bring up the subject of Xu n from Yuanzhou.” A mysterious light flickered in Tang Luo’s eyes. Before Xu Lao Ying left, he spoke with Tang Luo a good deal about the current situation of Xu n in Yuanzhou. His mother once said that after leaving Southern Heaven to settle in Yuanzhou, Xu n had pulled themselves out of thepetition for world supremacy. However, ording to Xu Lao Ying’s information, when it came to the ability to wage war, the only ones that could challenge Xu n were probably the renowned An Family of Central ins.
This drastic increase in military strength of Xu n following the death of Xu Saint is closely rted to the policies they implemented.
Compared to the Han Family from a thousand years back, the present leaders of the Tang n, on hearing about Xu n, turned their full attention to the discourse. Xu Lao Ying’s trip to Xiling not only taught the warriors how vast the world was, but also revealed to Tang n how formidable the Xu n swordsmen actually were.
During the half year their challenge arena was set up, they defeated many fierce warriors of Xiling.
The Xu n’s martial arts, with hardly any blind spots, left the Tang n, who prided themselves on their martial prowess, with no option but to give up theirpetitive ambitions. Xu Lao Ying seemed to indulge in yful joy as he easily defeated the challengers. If the Xu n, known as the first sacrednd for aggression, were to fully showcase their power, the challengers would probably find little difference even if they had an extra person to assist them. Knowing the Xu n’s path to strength would be like a stroke of luck for everyone present..