The System

## Creation

When the Limitless Empire crafted the System, their power alone wasn't enough. The Heavens are not so easily subdued, and they had to lend the power of others. Eight pillars were erected at the corners of reality, each one powered by something called an Eternal Heritage. Places of penultimate power, of penultimate truth. Concepts beyond the Dao itself, which was needed to contain the Heavens.

The undertaking was a success, and the pillars provided the strength the System needed to stabilize and grow during its infancy. The System is no longer dependent on the pillars. They were let loose long ago. In fact, them returning unattached is by design. **Chapter 913**

Between the founding of the Limitless Empire and the birth of the System, hundreds of millions of years had passed. Who knew exactly what happened all those years ago. **Chapter 930**

"Not many would have the answer, but the followers of the Perennial Vastness are awarded some unique insight," Lova smiled. "Teacher has been around for a long, long time. He was even consulted on the grand undertaking back then and recorded some of the details." **Chapter 1,040**

## Purpose

A cosmic teacher that would lead the empire to further heights, as no potential genius would go unnoticed and no cultivator would train inefficiently due to bad teachings. **Chapter 77**

"The System not only fulfilled its purpose by training warriors, it also somehow inherited the goal of Emperor Limitless. Since the System’s birth all that time ago it has kept expanding. After a while it spread to the whole universe it resided in, and soon after it started finding new ones to spread its influence into. Since then it has kept ceaselessly expanding.” **Chapter 77**

“Before the System, all cultivation went against the Heavens. It was to steal the essence of the Dao and attain immortality. But the universe wouldn’t give in just like that, and it would send tribulation down on the cultivators. This all changed with the arrival of the System.

Cultivation no longer goes against the Heavens; it is now Heaven’s mandate. The only tribulations now are the trials that the System has envisioned to weed out the weak and train the strong. It is completely different from how it was before when the Heavens tried to smite those who stole its lifeblood." **Chapter 556**

### Safeguards

The system has safeguards to make sure supremacies play by its rules. **Chapter 1.037**

## The Darkness

When the System was born, the universe was drained of its energy to feed its usurpation of the heavens. The path of cultivation was cut off.

The Darkness had lasted over a million years. **Chapter 471**

## Methods

The System constrained and categorized the Myriad Dao itself. Gone were the cultivation levels and cultivation through meridians, and instead empowering through levels was introduced. **Chapter 77**

The System had long since concluded that freely accessible information generally resulted in mediocre cultivators. It rather wanted factions to go to war for each other’s heritages, with knowledge and riches being the reward for risking your life. **Chapter 661**

The System is capable of using tribulation lightning as a weapon, though a Peak D-Grade Beast King demonstrated the ability to survive such an attack with the assistance of an array composed of nine mountains. (**Chapter 739**)

When a cultivator makes a bargain with the System, the System is capable of using the Quest system to enforce the terms of the deal, and levy penalties for failure to perform their side of the agreement. (**Chapter 739**)

### System Run Hierarchy

The leaders of the empire were supposed to be able to tap into the System to some degree. **Chapter 744**

#### Lords

Control a single planet or parts of a planet

#### Barons

* control multiple planets
* You become a Baron the moment you control more than one planet **Chapter 842**.
* You could be awarded a title if you’re still in E-grade **Chapter 842**.

#### Counts

* the highest rank you could attain in the E-grade while mostly relying on your background. **Chapter 961**

#### Earls

* middle-tier nobles that the System allows to generate quests.

#### Dukes

* You needed to be an actual Autarch to become a Duke and enjoy the various benefits such a rank provided. **Chapter 961**

## Exclusions

"The Path of Technology wasn't the only path that got cut off when Emperor Limitless began his mad experiment. Some paths are missing, others are broken." Chapter 455

* Mortals (changed by an Apostate most likely the First Defier)
* Beasts (changed by something or someone **speculated** to be The Beast Progenitor)
* Non-combatants (changed by the Apostate of Mercy)
* the Dao of Technology (not recognised)

## Apostates

*Beings of unlimited power who actually managed to change the way the system operates.*

* Apostates

## Enemies of The System

Those who wish to overthrow the System are organised under the name "The Boundless Faction", and their philosophy is called "the Boundless Path", as opposed to "Heaven's Path" (See chapters 346, 392 and 455 for references).

"The System is a guidance system, but it also a limitation. A prison. The **Boundless Faction** are those who don't want to bow down to a false Heaven. The factions who follow the Path of Technology are part of the Boundless Faction, but so are many cultivators. Some of the cultivators are sinners who try to take shortcuts through nefarious means, but there are also righteous factions." (Chapter 455)

"The stronger cultivators are, the more likely [they] are to belong to the Boundless Faction. The Pinnacle Warriors and Emperors can see the truth of the false heavens, and join the Boundless Path to continue their journey."

The Technocrats