Star Bug Era: Return to the Ruins Sword Record

World view setting Era background: In the year 2147 of the New Calendar, human civilization has entered the era of insect cultivation. Three hundred years ago, an expedition team discovered an ancient insect cultivator ruins - Guixu at the edge of the galaxy. From this, humans have analyzed an evolutionary system that transcends technology: the way to genetic ascension. Chongxiu is not an insect in the traditional sense, but a high-dimensional symbiont from the beginning of the universe. They use star marrow as their energy core and have a consciousness network that spans dimensions. By fusing insect cultivator gene fragments, human monks awaken their spiritual apertures and gain near-godlike power. This system of practice is called insect cultivation. But the price is - every breakthrough in the realm will make the monk's DNA move closer to the insect cultivator. When the critical point is exceeded, the monks will lose their humanity and become degenerate insect cultivators who only know how to devour. Power structure: • Nine major sects: Guixu Sword Sect, Tiangong Pavilion, Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, Xuanyin Palace, Fentian Palace, Tianji Mansion, Yaowang Valley, Shadow Hall, and Wuliang Sea • Federal Parliament: the highest body of secular power, which cooperates with and checks and balances the sects • Chongxiu Consciousness Network Cluster: The collective consciousness of high-dimensional Chongxiu is always looking for opportunities to counterattack the human world. • Free Star Territory: A chaotic zone not under the jurisdiction of sects and federations, where hidden dragons and crouching tigers Realm of practice (nine realms in total): Awakening the spirit → Condensing the orifice → Transforming into a cocoon → Transforming into a mortal → Breaking the void → Returning to the origin → Joining the Tao → Overcoming the tribulation → True God Each realm requires the integration of more advanced insect cultivation genes, and risks and power coexist. [Note] The fictional background has nothing to do with reality, please do not substitute it into reality. Intention: The brilliance of human nature can defeat all darkness