For example, as recorded in the book, during the Classical Era, the Heavenly Way was unpredictable—countless mortal dynasties were destroyed by natural disasters, and countless extraordinarily talented cultivators perished in heavenly tribulations. The progress of civilization was repeatedly set back by the heavens, which led the ancestors to lament the ruthlessness of heaven and earth. However, in the Great Law Era, traditional natural disasters have almost disappeared. Instead, humanity relies on the mighty power of heaven and earth to create numerous man-made wonders, greatly accelerating the progress of civilization.

For another example, in the Classical Era, the heavens were indifferent to good and evil; cases of good people dying young while evildoers lived for centuries were all too common, because the Heavenly Way simply did not care about human morality. But in the Great Law Era, retribution for good and evil has been written into the Heavenly Way itself. Those who accumulate virtue and do good—not to mention cultivating the immortal path—even just running a street stall will find their business more prosperous than ordinary people. Conversely, those who commit all manner of evil truly will be struck by lightning.

Upon reading this, and thinking of the changes in the Netherworld Path, Lucas Warren finally gained an intuitive understanding of the Great Law, and also vaguely understood why Senior Sister Olivia Warren appeared so dignified and composed in the official history.

So she was afraid of being struck by lightning too.

Chapter 8: For the Sake of Society’s Salvation

The existence of the Great Law changed the entire world.

Unfortunately, Emily Stone's textbook was ultimately only meant for young children's enlightenment, so it did not go into further detail about the Great Law, merely using a few simple examples to teach children to obey the law... Of course, even so, these limited written descriptions still left Lucas Warren marveling in his heart.

Who would have thought that the Heavenly Way, which seemed so proper and unattainable, would still obediently fall to depravity in Senior Sister’s hands when faced with the crisis of the Desolation?

A Heavenly Way that could be used by people was unimaginable to a cultivator from the old Immortal Calendar era.

Of course, the new world before his eyes was already far beyond imagination.

For example, the bustling Netherworld Path...

Through the ghostly misted window, an even broader and more magnificent scene gradually unfolded before Lucas Warren's eyes.

“There are so many cars on the road.”

As he spoke, a spindle-shaped flying car, shining with platinum luster, flashed past the bone car, leaving a dazzling trail like lightning.

Emily Stone only glanced at it and let out a sigh of poverty. Then, while flipping through a small red notebook in her hand and fretting over the ever-increasing fiscal deficit, she casually explained, “Black Silk Road is one of the seventeen main thoroughfares of Rong City. Although the section near Spirit Mountain is rather desolate, once you reach the urban area, the traffic is still quite dense. Sometimes, if you’re unlucky, there can even be major traffic jams.”

Lucas Warren nodded at her words, looked at the stream of vehicles outside the window, and marveled, “These vehicles are of quite high grade.”

“By the standards of the Classical Era, modern vehicles are basically all genuine magical treasures. The individual quality might not impress a classical elite like you, but the quantity...”

“Yes, the quantity is truly astonishing.” In just the brief moment of conversation, Lucas Warren had already counted over a thousand magical-treasure-grade vehicles in his field of vision.

The individual quality was indeed not high, but when thousands upon thousands of such items were combined, their power became considerable. More importantly, it wasn’t about the power of these treasures, but about the resources and production capacity represented by these thousands of transportation magical treasures.

In the Classical Era, even a wealthy place like Spirit Mountain could never casually produce so many transportation treasures. Being able to forge a single treasure for ascending immortals did not mean one could make ten thousand commoners’ treasures.

Moreover, magical treasures require owners. Even if you could make thousands of them, where would you easily find thousands of cultivators who knew how to use them?

But in the new era, these problems seemed to have disappeared.

Within the range of Lucas Warren's gaze, almost every vehicle had a “cultivator” who could skillfully drive it!

Their cultivation might not be high, but each one’s foundation was solid and their realm stable—at the very least, they were at the Foundation Establishment level, and quite a few were clearly at the Golden Core stage!

Over a thousand Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators—this was something only the top large sects could possibly assemble in the Classical Era... and this was just what Lucas Warren saw at a casual glance on a main road in the outskirts of Rong City.

And all these Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators were especially young!

Emily Stone explained, “Under the protection of the Great Law, cultivators of the new era progress much faster than before. Golden Core at age twenty is actually quite common...”

Lucas Warren couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

Back in his day, challenging the myriad wonders of the Golden Core in his early twenties was considered a world-shaking achievement. For an ordinary cultivator to form a core within fifty or sixty years—even if it was just a low-grade scattered core—was already considered extremely gifted. Most cultivators only managed to form a core near a hundred years old, and then had to strive for further progress in the following decades, or else their lifespan would run out.

Who would have thought that in the new era, the immortal path had developed to such an extent!?

“But, something’s odd.” After careful observation, Lucas Warren frowned and raised a question, “With so many Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, why isn’t there a single Nascent Soul, let alone a Divine Transformation or Unity stage?”

Emily Stone said, “Oh, that part isn’t written in the general education textbooks—maybe they thought it would dampen the children’s motivation to strive. According to the Great Law, the upper limit of cultivation in the new era is only up to Nascent Soul.”

Lucas Warren showed unprecedented astonishment. “The upper limit is only Nascent Soul!?”