Erniu had said that when you reach a certain level of success, the people you meet all treat you with kindness. Unfortunately... it wasn’t true kindness. In reality, those people were suppressing their true feelings, and not daring to reveal the truth.0

From beginning to end, humankind had never been scintillating and perfect. Whether it was everything Seventh Prince did, or the arrogant King Heaventide, or the various human factions that had somehow managed to survive over the tens of thousands of years.... All had their own way of thinking, and all were out for their own interest. Under normal circumstances it wasn’t uncommon for humans to cheat each other, fight each other, and struggle for power.[1]2

Only when the emperor stepped in and forced everyone to cooperate did people get along and act united. But the reality was that such unity was only visible when the species was in mortal danger. Either that or... someone like Ancient Emperor Dark Serenity appeared who could put all the factions in line, suppress wickedness and replace it with virtue, and smooth out all the complications. It would also require crushing any who didn’t cooperate!2

But without such special circumstances, the brightness of day would turn into the darkness of night. Distractions, evil intentions, and personal profit would always exist.0

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