The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1171: Chapters 1120-1121 Sacrifices by the Imperial Clan and the King’s Clan Chapter 1171: Chapters 1120-1121 Sacrifices by the Imperial Clan and the King’s Clan The human race, in their campaign against the Demon Race, adopted a steady and methodical plan. They uprooted every demon tribe in each territory, and even if a demon tribe surrendered, the humans chose to relocate and confine them rather than allowing them to remain and continue to take root.

In this process, all demons that dared to resist or obstruct were exterminated and eradicated by the human race’s powerful cultivators and armies, leaving no potential problems for the future.

Of course, the demon tribes that dared to resist were not weak. Relying on their carefully managed stronghold domains, the power brought about by the myriad arrays was astonishing, causing significant losses to the human race–losses that were almost on par with those sustained on the main battlefield.

This is no joke, the human armies’ frontal battles against the Demon Race actually incurred minimal losses. However, when the demons were defeated and retreated to defend their own strongholds, relying on mountains, rivers, and arrays for aid, their strength was even greater than on the battlefield.

These strong cultivators were also involved in the campaigns to subdue the demon tribes. They were well aware of how difficult and dangerous it was to penetrate the deeply entrenched lairs that the demon tribes had operated for many years.

But with difficulty and danger came corresponding rich rewards. Many of the merits earned by the mighty ones on the List of Divine Honor came from such actions. To annihilate a stubbornly resisting demon tribe not only allowed for a share in the tribe’s accumulated resources but also resulted in immense merit recognition.

Therefore, many powerful individuals would not pass up the opportunity to obliterate a demon tribe while they were out hunting demons, if the chance arose.

So when it came to seizing the Divine Object from the Golden Bimong Tribe, these formidable cultivators instinctively thought about how to annihilate the tribe. After all, the Holy Object that could help them break through to the Strongest Realm was the sacred object of the Golden Bimong Tribe; a fight for it meant a fight to the death.

Despite their smiles during conversations, none of the cultivators who made it to this point were of a tender heart or soft hand. Even Pang Hong, who came across as gentle, had countless powerful beings fall by his hand.

Moreover, in the current grand war between the human and the Demon Races, the two species were mortal enemies, destined to only one survive. In such a circumstance, these people would certainly show no mercy.

“Non-kin of our kind must have a different heart,” may sound extreme, but in the strife between races, this saying is a creed to many powerful beings who will not hold back, for any soft-hearted cultivator either would not take part in this war or would die because of their own mercy.

“Indeed, we don’t need to annihilate the Golden Bimong Tribe; we just need to seize the Divine Object and then leave,” Pang Hong said, glancing at the Gao Brothers and understanding the Brothers of Mo Family’s line of thought.

Indeed, if they could annihilate the entire Golden Bimong Tribe, it would be a tremendous feat. Not to mention the depth of the wealth accumulated by the Golden Bimong Tribe, the sheer strength and prestige of the tribe’s extermination could propel these people several ranks up on the List of Divine Honor.

The competition on the List of Divine Honor is fierce to the extreme, with each rank’s rise and fall determining the possibility of obtaining a desirable Divine Position in the Future. Therefore, countless formidable beings are keeping a watchful eye on their rivals, as the merit from improving several ranks is unimaginable.

However, while the merit is enticing, it also depends on whether they have the capability to secure it; at least at the moment, their collective strength is insufficient to claim such a reward.

“No one can have their cake and eat it too; at crucial times, some sacrifices must be made.”

This saying has been passed down for a long time among the human race, and many cultivators consider it a guideline to live by.

Greedy gluttons can’t chew; sometimes, too much desire can bury oneself.

The present situation these individuals face is exactly like that; they are bound to choose between the merit of annihilating a tribe and seizing a Divine Object, as they cannot have both.

After all, while the merit for annihilating a tribe can still be accumulated from elsewhere, missing the chance to obtain a Divine Object might mean no more opportunities to do so in the future.

Following the Heaven and Earth Ascension, breaking through the stages of the Cultivation Realm became easier. The number of cultivators at the Spirit Realm Eightfold increased manifold, and the number of cultivators seeking the Divine Object to break through to the Nine Realms of Spirit and ascend to the Supreme Strong was incalculable.

They now had the advantage of seizing this opportunity, but if the news leaked or the human race’s grand army arrived, then the chances of securing the Divine Object would be even slimmer.

“We can use the abilities of the Gao Brothers to bypass many of the Golden Bimong Tribe’s obstacles, infiltrate the site of the Divine Object, and seize it. Even if their Supreme Strong appear, as long as we don’t engage in a prolonged battle, we can certainly escape,” confidently said the First Brother Mo.

Their plan was never about annihilating the entire Golden Bimong Tribe and then seizing the Divine Object from them; that was impossible to achieve.

Everyone should have a clear understanding of their own strength. Tasks within one’s capabilities can be undertaken, and it’s worth trying to push beyond that range to some extent, but one should not even think about engaging in the completely impossible.

Annihilating the entire Golden Bimong Tribe and then taking away the Divine Object may sound like a scenario where one could have the best of both worlds, powerful indeed, but such an outcome is as unattainable as the heavens. With their current strength, they could not achieve this, and they might even lose their lives in the attempt.