fictionpage Chapter 785 The Pantheon of Redemption
Chapter 785 The Pantheon of Redemption
In August of the 33417th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, batches of exceptionally talented individuals from various ordinary worlds painstakingly arrived in the Spirit Realm, only to find that the Spirit Realm before them was completely different from what they had heard.
Whether it's using the spatial teleportation arrays of ancient ruins, some forcibly tearing through space with their own talents, or following caravans across the universe, some simply travel on foot.
[Any extraordinary individual who has entered the Spirit Realm has discovered the severe oppression and exploitation that exists within it.]
The exploitation in the spirit world is even worse, more terrifying, and more despair-inducing than in their original ordinary world.
This disparity plunged them into deeper confusion and despair.
They had heard that the Spirit Realm was the most vibrant and orderly of the three worlds, free from the chaos of the Abyss and the chill of Hell. It boasted a complete system of extraordinary inheritances and abundant resources, making it a sacred place of cultivation for countless extraordinary individuals.
However, once they truly entered the spirit world, they discovered that its supposed benefits were merely superficial.
This so-called order has become a shackle that oppresses the most vulnerable.
[Because the spirit world is so orderly, this order is so strict that it permeates every corner of life, allowing no transgression whatsoever.]
A well-established order means that everything must be done according to the rules; every word, action, and movement must conform to the established rules, leaving no room for flexibility.
However, in some situations, these seemingly fair and just rules can be oppressive, becoming tools for the upper class to exploit the lower class.
The rules of the spirit world appear perfect, but are actually full of loopholes and injustices.
Those high-ranking true gods and noble forces who control the power to set the rules exploit loopholes in the rules to run rampant, staging one appalling farce after another.
[This place is rife with financial scams disguised as legitimate and compliant.]
They exploit the trading rules of the spirit world, designing intricate traps to lure lower-level superhumans into investing their meager resources, ultimately leaving them penniless and burdened with enormous debts, never to recover.
There is oppression from various well-defined laws and regulations; while the legal provisions may seem fair, their application is often discriminatory.
Even if upper-class nobles commit heinous crimes, or even destroy several cities, they can still escape justice because of their status and power.
Even the most unintentional transgression of the law by beings at the bottom of society will result in severe punishment, ranging from the abolition of their cultivation to the complete annihilation of their soul.
[There are also various forms of exploitation and plunder defined by the rules. The upper echelons, relying on the privileges granted by the rules, arbitrarily deprive the lower beings of their cultivation resources, land and property, and even enslave their souls.]
They call it following the rules!
These methods completely suppressed the lower-level superhumans on this land, leaving them with no power to resist.
In the spirit world, the rigidity of social hierarchy has reached an appalling level.
Some people are born with unique advantages because of their noble bloodline.
They can easily obtain massive amounts of cultivation resources without much effort, smoothly break through realms, and charge towards demigods or even true gods.
They live high above others, enjoying endless glory and benefits, while regarding the common people as worthless weeds.
[Yet some beings, no matter how high their comprehension, how strong their will, or how much potential they possess far surpassing that of ordinary people, are deprived of the right to cultivate by the rules because of their humble origins and ordinary bloodlines, unable even to obtain the basic resources for cultivation.] [Even in this prosperous age of cultivation, simply having enough to eat and surviving is an unattainable luxury.]
This kind of divisive and ironic scene can be seen everywhere in the spirit world.
[In the bustling capital city, towering buildings stand tall, surrounded by divine light. Divine sons and daughters, clad in magnificent robes, ride precious spirit birds, chatting and laughing, enjoying the ultimate in luxury.]
In the dark corners of the capital, ragged, emaciated beggars can be seen everywhere.
Among them were many exceptionally talented individuals, but because they were deprived of their right to cultivate, they could only struggle in hunger and cold, living a precarious existence.
[The high and mighty gods and the beggars who can't even afford food live under the same sky and on the same land. On one side is extreme luxury and glory, and on the other is extreme poverty and humility. It's truly an irony that can't be more ironic.]
Just as these prodigies from the ordinary world were falling into despair and even beginning to doubt their choice to enter the cosmos, someone discovered a completely different, unorthodox church in an inconspicuous corner of the spirit world.
[The Redemption of the Pantheons!]
This church doesn't have a magnificent hall, nor does it have a powerful background causing trouble internally.
Even its publicity is extremely low-key, quite different from the lofty and grand churches in the spirit world, yet its legend quietly circulates among the lower-class beings.
At first, these prodigies thought it was just an ordinary small church.
[But upon closer examination, its uniqueness becomes apparent.]
The Pantheon of Salvation is nominally a church that believes in God, but once you join, you are not forced to believe in any particular God.
Instead, they granted believers absolute freedom, and the number of true gods they could choose to worship far exceeded the imagination of these exceptionally talented individuals, far surpassing their previous understanding.
They had seen other churches in the spirit world, which either worshipped only one supreme god or could worship several subordinate gods under that supreme god.
Even the largest churches have at most a few hundred true gods, roughly equivalent to the pantheon of gods in heaven, and most of them are subordinate to the main god, lacking much autonomy.
[But this Order of Redemption is, in the literal sense, an order of gods.]
This place is dedicated to tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of true gods.
Every true God has their own lineage and blessings. Believers can freely choose their object of faith based on their own understanding and talents, without being bound by any constraints.
What truly shocked these exceptional individuals was that as long as they chose their own true God and offered their most sincere faith according to the church's simple rituals, they could achieve their goals.
That very night, the divine will of the corresponding deity will descend upon them, bestowing upon them exclusive blessings—whether to enhance their comprehension, strengthen their physique, or provide them with cultivation resources, without exception.
[And from now on, they will be able to enjoy all sorts of amazing benefits that they never even dared to dream of before.]
[Abundant cultivation resources, complete cultivation techniques, free divine rune guidance, and even the opportunity to receive personal guidance from a true god, allowing one to completely escape the predicament of being at the bottom.]
This treatment utterly shocked these prodigies who had endured so much hardship and oppression. (End of Chapter)