You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 236 Bowing to Civilization

In March of the 176th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, in accordance with the Watchful Alliance Covenant, the Crimson Heart World and the Avia World entered a practical phase of mutual visits and learning.

The world of Avia has dispatched two highly respected demigods: Arestan, the Undying Wall, and Resby, the Monument of Wisdom.

Both sides formally visited their ally under the guise of a friendly visit, deepening exchanges, and learning from each other's extraordinary experiences in building order.

[The world of Avia wants to demonstrate its sincerity in cooperation, while also taking the opportunity to deeply observe the true nature of this mysterious ally, especially to verify what Sword Elder had previously mentioned regarding the first and second tiers.]

[And Chixin, faced with this hard-won opportunity, naturally wouldn't let it slip by.]

After all, the Myriad Spirits Forging Cannon, capable of bombarding the phantom of a demon god, is currently the most important research project of the Red Heart Society Research Institute, bar none.

In reciprocity, the Red Heart Society, led by Elder Jian himself, will send three fully-equipped Demon-Suppressing Alliance teams and a special contingent to the world of Avia for a return visit.

The core members of this special team are all from the Red Heart Society Research Institute.

However, in the eyes of the powerful figures of the world of Avia, this research institute team was the most useless and least worthy of attention among the visiting delegation.

These researchers, bearing no trace of extraordinary combat skills and whose eyes gleamed with pure curiosity, were utter outcasts in this grand global diplomacy.

However, out of diplomatic courtesy, the Avian side did not obstruct the operation, but only showed symbolic concern.

This indifference is not arrogance, but rather a profound consequence rooted in the unique social structure of the world of Avia.

Due to the immense deterrent power of the All-Spirit Cannon, the world of Avia is one where faith is revered as the absolute core, and religion governs all thought and power.

In this system, any thought or force that might undermine the purity of faith is absolutely forbidden.

[In particular, research into extraordinary technologies that attempts to interpret the essence of the world, summarize its rules and logic, and utilize unknown energies is regarded as heresy that shakes the foundations of religious rule.]

The vast Holy Inquisition and the all-pervasive network of purifying agents under the Avia religion span every corner of the world.

During the harshest purification era in Avia, even ordinary believers who were slightly lax in their preaching or lacked enthusiasm were accused of blasphemy and put on trial.

In this world, independently exploring the unknown and pursuing extraordinary technological advancements such as efficiency gains through technology are paths destined to be consumed by the holy flames.

Therefore, in their eyes, the researchers of the Red Heart Society were nothing but a useless bunch.

As long as they don't touch the core sensitive areas of religious taboos, the religious inquisitors of Avia are happy to regard them as some kind of eccentric but harmless defect in civilization.

Of course, the most important reason is the Red Heart Society's incredibly powerful military strength.

[If the Red Heart Society were weaker than the world of Avia, its researchers would likely have been captured and burned alive the moment they stepped into Avia.]

Visitors from other worlds?

They won't care about any of that!

Any heresy that undermines the sacred nature of religion, regardless of its origin or strength, shall be eradicated!

But what the Avia study tour group saw and heard upon entering the territory of the Red Heart World instantly shattered the cognitive fortress they had built with faith.

What first struck them was the cold, efficient, and solemn nature of the Red Heart World, where individuals were completely subservient to the whole, and all living beings were united by the Red Heart ideal.

That terrifying chain of unwavering loyalty permeates all aspects of social functioning, even maintaining absolute order within war machines like the military.

After the welcoming ceremony, when the Evia envoy saw the twelve powerful demigods from the Red Heart Society, his soul instantly went into a daze.

Of the twelve demigod-level powerhouses in the Crimson Heart World, eleven are from the Abyss!

How terrifying is this?

[It's simply unbelievable!]

[The world of Avia cannot understand why, if the Red Heart Society's top combat power all originates from the Abyss, the Red Heart Society is still the one in charge in the Red Heart World?]

Despite your miraculous achievements as the founder of the Red Heart Society, can the fundamental law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, really be ignored?

[Even if the so-called Red Heart Alliance is strong, how much combat power can it unleash without a demigod-level expert standing in front as a support?]

Throughout the long history of the world of Avia, there has never been a record of a demon relinquishing its natural right to rule over the weak and its destructive desires to pledge allegiance to a weak civilization's ruler.

[Unless they are not the true core of the ruling group!]

Rather, they are servants or puppets of a higher will!

[And who exactly are you, the founder of the Red Heart Society?]

[They were actually able to tame eleven Supreme Lords and make them serve them, even getting them to abandon their bloodlust and stay peacefully in the Red Heart Society headquarters.]

What kind of existence possesses such power?

This thought, imbued with the power of the abyss, instantly tore open the dam of Avia's mind.

[Under these circumstances, an extremely alarming rumor spread rapidly among the demigods of Avia.]

[Has the world of Crimson Heart already been corrupted and conquered by the Abyss?]

Everything we're doing now is merely a pretense to lower the guard of the world of Avia through the superficial tactics of our allies.

Otherwise, how could the strongest being in the world of Red Heart be a demon?

Most importantly, why would these high-ranking supreme lords submit to the rule of the Red Heart Society? Does this mean that behind the Red Heart Society lies an even more powerful and terrifying demon?

If the Crimson Heart World were to join forces with the Abyss to attack the Avia World, the power the Crimson Heart World has currently displayed would be enough to inflict heavy damage on the Avia World.

Putting everything else aside, consuming one round of the Myriad Spirits Forging Cannon is definitely not a problem.

When this news reached the world of Avia, the entire Avia leadership was thrown into a state of shock.

They initially thought their world was on a roll, that they had found a global ally in their time of crisis, but now it seems this person is hardly an ally at all.

[Clearly a disguised enemy!]

However, Reese's statement, a monument to wisdom, restored peace to the world of Avia.

Given the Abyss's power, why would it need to resort to such tricks to lower our guard?

Most importantly, the Red Heart Society occupies a vast territory, and its people wear radiant, happy smiles.

This was something she had never seen in the world of Avia; even religious saints did not experience such heartfelt joy.

Therefore, all of this still needs to be verified!

Let her serve as the dagger piercing the Crimson Heart World from the world of Avia, to uncover the final secrets buried within it!

The more Krissbeth learned about the Red Heart Society and its ideology, the more skeptical she became of the various doctrines of the Avia religion.

The unwavering loyalty and dedication of everyone to the cause of the Red Heart Society's immense power may well be the root of its strength!

[And the religion of Avia, in a sense, might even be an obstacle to the progress of the Avia world.]

[If the religion of Avia didn't exist, and if the world of Avia had begun to flourish with diverse cultures much earlier, perhaps a true god would have been born long ago.]

[Perhaps the path to victory for living beings in their fight against the abyss lies in the orderly organization of the Red Heart Society, which leverages the collective power of a group, an era, and even the world.]

In July of the 177th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after gaining some enlightenment, Ruisibai created countless clones to personally experience the power and vastness of the Crimson Heart Society.

[But only after truly experiencing the Red Heart Society from the bottom up did she realize how vast the gap was between the world of Avia and the Red Heart Society!]

At this moment, even though she was a demigod who could wipe out everything with a wave of her hand, she could still feel the immense chasm between eras.

Even she has to bow her head before the terrifying power of civilization!

This is not the power of an individual!

Rather, it is the immense deterrent posed by an era and a civilization.

The reflections brought about by that enormous cultural gap caused the rift in Reese's heart to widen once again.

All of this reached its climax after Lin Xue personally met and spoke with Rui Sibai in detail.

In response to all the questions raised by Ruisibai, Lin Xue used her own experience as an example to provide a profound explanation.

【The Red Heart Society!】

[Welcome all those who uphold sincere ideals to join us!]

In a sense, as long as you uphold the Red Heart ideology and are willing to fight for it, then you are a comrade-in-arms of the Red Heart Society.

This pure and uncompromising ideal—to transcend the narrow confines of the world, to embrace everything completely, and to ultimately change everything—left Reese with a long period of hesitation.

Finally, she asked the question that resonated deep within her heart.

What is the significance of Chixin Club doing this?

If your life could be exchanged for the realization of your cherished ideals, would you be willing?

Lin Xue smiled slightly, then slowly stood up.

【significance?】

Striving for my ideals, striving to change the fate of all people, striving to realize the aspirations of a future where everyone can soar like a dragon – this is something I find joy in.

What meaning is there in this?

If I had to assign it an important meaning, it would probably be that I like it!

[As long as my inner ideals can fully blossom, I would die without regret, even if it meant my immediate death.]

Because I know that if the Red Heart's ideals are fully realized, and every member of the Red Heart Society becomes like a dragon, then the Red Heart Society will inevitably reach an unprecedented level of strength.

At that time, no enemy could defeat the Red Heart Society with their unimaginable power.

The Red Heart Society has truly stood in this vast and boundless world.

[My comrades, my family, my friends, the Red Heart Society to which I have poured my heart and soul and devoted everything—no one can harm or insult us anymore.]

By this time, the Red Heart Society may no longer need me.

If I could exchange my life for all of this, even a second's hesitation would be a disrespect to my own ideals!

(End of this chapter)