Star Gate-Chapter 1003: Sparks (I)

Li Hao publicized his new cultivation method on the eleventh day of the first month. There were five cultivation levels to the Breakthrough Incantation—Slayer of Tens, Sunderer of Hundreds, Dominator of Thousands, Mountain and Sea, and Sun and Moon.

Thirty-six meridians were just the foundation to those who’d participated in creating the new system. The thirty-six were all unattributed meridians, but even so, they would be the pursuit of a lifetime to many.

On this day, countless people in the world began cultivating. Some with stronger potential cleared the first acupoint on day one and officially set foot on the path of cultivation. The sight invigorated and inspired those around them. Others were martial masters to begin with and were able to clear thirty-six acupoints in one day, utterly stunning the rest.

Whether it was the new Slayer or Sunderer level, they were much stronger than martial masters of the same level and thus, more powerful than supernaturals. It was an immensely powerful cultivation method executed in a foolproof manner.

Not every person out of billions of people immediately understood the new knowledge, but they were all aware of the news. Hundreds of millions obtained a firsthand report on this day. Everyone from the doddering elderly to young children tried cultivation.

There was one sentiment that Li Hao had said very truly—in times of great chaos, the only person one could rely on was oneself. That was the only individual who could protect their family.

As for defending the nation, most didn’t have that concept in mind yet. Safeguarding their family, however, was something that everyone understood. No matter how dark the age, family was a part of oneself that most could not forsake.

So whether it was for oneself or the family, everyone bent their minds to cultivation.

A strong cultivation also required another factor—being able to read and write. Otherwise, not understanding anything one read or heard would make it difficult to cultivate, no matter how simple the secret art was.

Therefore, thousands of schools opened on this day to teach basic literacy. This kind of classroom was easy to staff. It only took one teacher who knew how to read to teach a class of several hundred. The people’s burning desire for knowledge at this point was hard to fathom.

They ardently wished that they could read so they could determine where the acupoints were. Many couldn’t even recognize the basic numbers of 1, 2, and 3.

Although Li Hao had numbered all of the acupoints, all of it was incomprehensible to many people. Thus, cultivation seemed to be a pie in the sky to them. They didn’t even know what symbols represented numbers, how could they cultivate?

There were also people who made mistakes in their cultivation on the first day. Thankfully, they weren’t equipped with the qualifications for a cultivation deviation. Haphazardly cultivating meant that one wasn’t able to absorb energy, which meant there was no chance for a deviation.

It would just be a waste of time and completely futile effort.

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On the same day.

Li Hao and the Skystar Commander Office were known throughout the land. While people were familiar with the names before, they hadn’t cared about it. But today, countless people discussed it with varying degrees of excitement.

Li Hao, Commander Li! A wondrous young man who was going to standardize martial dao beneath the world!

A magnificent man who sponsored classes to raise the people’s literacy rate and fed them ample food. It was said that the rations he provided even helped with cultivation. In return, Li Hao’s demands were very simple—everyone needed to know how to read and write.

The people were very much aware of who benefited from this in the end. What did Li Hao want out of this?

This was an astronomical expenditure of money and labor; he’d even arrested countless supernaturals to build schools. Wasn’t that to help everyone live better lives?

These institutions had already been built in the central region, but there were none in the four continents!

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On this day, Silver Moon.

A hubbub rose from the people and reached the heavens.

“We wish to welcome Commander Li back to Silver Moon!”

“Down with Zhao Shuguang!”

“Commander Li is a son of Silver Moon, why is he not in charge of the province? Even now, we fly the royal family’s golden dragon flag and not the Skystar Commander Office’s valiant tiger flag!”

“Commander Li is from Silver Moon, why haven’t we prioritized literacy classes and sacred grain for the province? This is all Zhao Shuguang’s fault!”

“We of Silver Moon have never been afraid of death! Whether it is for our descendants, world peace, or to stand against Great Li to the north... Friends and countrymen, are our children supposed to suffer the same misery that we have??”

“Down with Zhao Shuguang!”

“We want to cultivate, we want to read and write, we want to protect our homeland!”

“......” Roars of outrage and shouts of indignation rose from Skystar City all the way to White Moon City. Why could only the central region cultivate and benefit from schools that taught reading? Why were they the only ones who received sacred grain?

Silver Moon had nothing!

When it came to the Skystar Commander Office, Commander Li Hao was from Skystar City. Northern Commander Hou Xiaochen was from White Moon City. Southern Commander He Yong was from Flare City. Eastern Commander Light Sword was from Silver Moon. No one was certain where she was from, but she was from the province alright.

They’d all come from Silver Moon, so why was Silver Moon one step behind others?

This must all be Zhao Shuguang’s fault! That old thing had sent Li Hao packing, ran Hou Xiaochen out of the province, and made no room for anyone else! He flew the royal family’s flag even now.

Despite knowing that these officials were very strong, someone still took a stand out of a desire for their children to lead better lives. With one came a second and countless more. The people saw hope as soon as the first one stepped forward!

“Let’s impeach Zhao Shuguang!”

“The time for revolution is here! Tear apart the golden dragon flag, raise the ferocious tiger flag. We want food, we want cultivation, and we want to strike back at injustice!”

Silver Moon rose up with such sentiments on this day; it was easy to imagine the situation elsewhere.

While news didn’t flow easily between the four continents, this matter had been too high-profile lately. So many traveled between north and south that information was exchanged relatively quickly. Some locales were even of a mind to swear fealty to Li Hao and had secretly contacted the central region to set up sky canopies.

The world’s proceedings were apparent in everyone’s eyes and quickly spread throughout the land. It was time to rise in revolution!

Commander Li had said that darkness would not conquer the world, that only in light could one welcome the future. Continuously strengthening themselves was the only way out. If I cannot stand against a supernatural myself, what about ten thousand people? Were supernaturals not afraid of death?

Wouldn’t supernaturals be afraid of Commander Li coming for their heads if they killed the people? Those who were guilty of crimes would be executed!

These words had come from the Skystar Commander Office. Whether it was the heavyweights of the world, superhumans, local tyrants, or provincial management... any who had committed crimes were to be punished!

How was one not wary of the ten thousand Mountain and Sea cultivators at the Skystar Commander Office? How about the powerhouses that could rip through the void to take one’s life?

On this day, a great hubbub rose from the province. People gathered at the governor general office, provincial government, Night Watchers, military headquarters, Inspectorate...

We want to go to school, we want to cultivate, we want sacred grain... We can refrain from rebelling and ignore who’s the emperor if you give this to us. But if you do not... we will have to revolt for the sake of ourselves, our family, and our descendants!

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The ferocious tiger of the Li banner undulated in the wind of the central region and four continents. Countless people surged toward the central region! If they couldn’t overthrow the government, then they would move! Whether it was leaving their homes or others, they would escape from the four continents since survival was no longer possible!

They would go to the central region to secure a future for themselves!

Li Hao’s words were just a public announcement, but it brought tears to the eyes of local tyrants and provincial governments. Where were they supposed to obtain so much sacred grain from? Or build so many schools and find so many teachers to teach reading and writing?

Li Hao had employed more than one hundred thousand supernaturals to build schools everywhere. Who had the ability to mobilize so many supernaturals for a similar task? If they dared use civilians and not supernaturals, they would foment rebellion for themselves!

These high and mighty beings wouldn’t have cared about these insignificant peasants before, but now?

Could they kill citizens? Could they suppress crowds with force?

Li Hao was churning through the world with the momentum of conquering the dynasty. The noble personages would only start killing if they wished to completely end their own future and lives. Nothing but death would await them once Li Hao consolidated his authority over the four continents!

And even if the overlords dared give the order to kill people, the soldiers wouldn’t dare carry it out either! Neither would the supernaturals! Li Hao was well known for being very brutal and punitive! The great reckoning was at hand in the central region and everyone knew of supernaturals being pressed into hard labor.

Who dared bring down a heavy hand against the people now? They want their heads to stay on their necks!

Setting aside whether the Mountain and Sea cultivation level was all that Li Hao claimed it to be, seeing how easily the seven element Arcanus had been killed in that recording made them shake with horror.

Those who’d taken the field were unknowns in the grand scheme of themes; none of the famous Silver Moon martial masters had shown themselves. What was unknown was the most frightening. What level did these people’s strength reach?