Chapter 640

"The strong are the rules."

"Weakness is the original sin."

Theresa curled her lip.

"Ha! What a cold-blooded and cruel world."

Himeko smiled calmly.

"After cultivating immortality, every layer is a heaven. Just like when Refining Spirit and Returning Void cultivators fight, countless mortals and low-level immortal cultivators will die."

"But just like you, will you feel guilty because you accidentally stepped on an ant while walking?"

"Of course, righteous cultivators won't be so extreme, but to be honest..."

Himeko was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly

"From the top of Shushan to the bottom, from the Sect Master down to those cultivators who have just achieved Essence Refining and Qi Transformation."

"They might protect mortals, but... deep down, they do not consider themselves the same species as mortals."

"Just as the Sect Master said, cultivators can be benevolent, but it must be a benevolence that flows from the top down; cultivators are forever high above."

"To a cultivator, mortals are perhaps more like cute pets kept at home."

Kiana looked at Himeko with a complex expression.

"Himeko-sensei, are you like that too?"

Himeko was silent for a long time, then looked at Kiana calmly.

"I don't want to hurt your feelings, Kiana, but... that is indeed the case."

In that instant, Kiana felt as if Himeko had changed too much.

"Only after you cultivate immortality will you understand what kind of path this is."

"I'm sorry, Kiana, I don't want to say such cruel things, but I am a cultivator, and I have my own Dao Heart."

"If I truly considered myself no different from a mortal, my Dao Heart would shatter, and my cultivation would plummet."

That hypocritical talk about how one is still an ordinary person even after cultivating immortality...

Even a servant disciple who has just reached Foundation Establishment wouldn't believe it.

What is the purpose of cultivating immortality?

Powerful strength, infinite lifespan, and becoming an immortal who transcends all.

If you've already started cultivating immortality, yet still insist on seeing yourself as an ordinary person, then what the hell are you cultivating for?

If your Dao Heart has collapsed, stop cultivating; go back and be a proper mortal.

Himeko did not want to continue this cruel topic and looked away.

Theresa sighed inwardly; in fact, she had already noticed it too.

From the moment she returned until now, Himeko had indeed acted very gently, just like before.

But that was because she had a good relationship with everyone at St. Freya.

Observe carefully the way Himeko looks at Otto, Durandal, and the others.

It is a kind of deeply hidden condescension.

High above, looking down at the interesting ants on the ground with the posture of one who toys with the mortal world and sees through everything.

Himeko might not have realized this, but Theresa and the others had all noticed it.

After all, she is a cultivator; immortals and mortals are worlds apart. Himeko can discern the thoughts of Otto and the others with a simple calculation.

In this situation, it is exactly like a god looking at the people of the world; how could you expect her to lower her mindset?

"The issue of the demon race, let's set it aside for now; even with the resurgence of spiritual energy, the demon race cannot be born so quickly."

"What we truly need to be wary of are the fierce beasts."

Himeko continued to explain:

"Fierce beasts are demon races that failed to evolve; they lack intelligence and are filled with the desire for destruction. However, unlike Honkai beasts, fierce beasts prefer to stay in areas with dense spiritual energy."

"Therefore, generally speaking, as long as you don't go to those forbidden areas with dense spiritual energy, there will be no danger."

"To cultivators and the demon race, fierce beasts are the most lowly things; they are the food for all beings in the cultivation world."

"The flesh and blood of fierce beasts, especially their vital essence, contain vast amounts of spiritual energy; even ordinary people can become much stronger by consuming them."

"But for those who do not cultivate, fierce beasts are very hard to resist."

After a pause, Himeko continued:

"Back when I was in Shushan and had not yet cultivated, I controlled the Gem of Haste and could also be called a Herrscher of Flame."

"Later, a fierce beast at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation appeared at the foot of Shushan Mountain."

"It is no exaggeration to say that if I had faced it alone, I would have certainly died."

"A fierce beast at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation is stronger than an S-rank Valkyrie."

"If a fierce beast at the late stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation appeared, I fear everyone present would have to pay a heavy price to kill it."

"If it were a fierce beast at the peak of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation..."

"You could directly declare that this world is beyond saving."

"The spiritual energy within a fierce beast forms a barrier; powers not at the level of spiritual energy, true essence, or demon power will be weakened."

"When I attacked a fierce beast with Honkai energy and Herrscher powers, all attacks were weakened by nearly seventy percent."

"This is why the cultivation world always says that if you don't cultivate, you will never be a match for a cultivator."

"The purpose of the Investiture of the Gods is mainly to counter the fierce beasts of the early stages."

"The Honkai is just a secondary concern."

Hearing this, everyone nodded silently, their hearts growing increasingly worried.

Suddenly, Otto's eyes lit up, and he looked at Himeko thoughtfully.

"If I remember correctly, that world called Teyvat was originally also a world of the Imaginary Tree and Sea of Quanta."

"Then, having experienced the resurgence of spiritual energy, how did they manage to resist the fierce beasts?"

"Cultivating immortality shouldn't be an opportunity available to everyone, right?"

Himeko glanced at Otto and nodded.

"Indeed, cultivators generally stay in the Shushan world to cultivate and rarely leave Shushan."

"And the solution to Teyvat's spiritual energy resurgence crisis is naturally related to Shushan as well."

"That was the martial path created by First Seat Zhongli under the guidance of the Sect Master."

At this, Durandal perked up.

"The martial path?"

"Yes."

Himeko said slowly:

"The martial path created by cultivators is also a transcendent means. In the past cultivation world, most mortals also used martial arts to protect themselves to some extent."

"The martial path is divided into Post-natal, Pre-natal, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, and Land Immortal."

"A Land Immortal can resist a fierce beast at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation, though killing one is somewhat difficult."

"The fierce beast at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation that previously attacked the village at the foot of Shushan was resolved by me together with many Grandmasters, two Great Grandmasters, and one Land Immortal."

"I heard that First Seat Zhongli accepted the request of Teyvat's Heavenly Dao to continue creating subsequent martial path realms for Teyvat, which has evolved into a Small Thousand World, to use."

As she spoke, Himeko took out a jade talisman and handed it to Theresa.

"This is the martial path created by First Seat Zhongli that I exchanged for before leaving."

"It can be cultivated up to the Land Immortal realm."

"Besides that, the jade talisman also contains some pills and weapons for martial artists."

"The weapons are also ones that Senior Sister Cloud Retainer and the others failed to forge and put up for exchange."

"Take it; you can cultivate a Land Immortal or several Great Grandmasters in a short time."

"Use it however you like. Once you raise a Land Immortal, you can fight any Herrscher, as long as it isn't the Herrscher of Finality."

"Even the Herrscher of Binding cannot bind this mysterious system derived from cultivation."

Hearing this, Kevin clenched his fists.

If they had had this earlier, how could the tragedy of the Herrscher of Binding have occurred?

"This... must be very expensive, Himeko."

Theresa looked at Himeko with some emotion.

The latter laughed and waved her hand.

"It's not expensive at all. Including First Seat Zhongli's martial path, it only costs a little over ten thousand contribution points in total."