All the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were deep in thought. Even Li Yao nodded quickly after a slight daze.
Yes, although it was also an Imperium, the Star Ocean Imperium ten thousand years ago was more complimented than criticized in modern times.
It was because, in the Great Dark Era that lasted thirty thousand years, human beings were suppressed by demons. Cultivators were even the primary targets of the demons. On many occasions, they had to count on the ordinary people to cover and even shelter them.
When the Cultivators rose again, they resisted under the banner of 'defend humanity'. It was naturally impossible for them to oppress ordinary people like the demon rulers did.
Due to the limitation of the era, there were not laws such as the Constitution of Cultivators in the Star Glory Federation, which dictated the rights and the equal status of Cultivators and ordinary people.