"But what does that have to do with stargazing?"
Li Yang was deeply puzzled.
"Faith can be simple, but it can also be difficult."
Smith sighed. "Just like the truth we deduced: the world we live in is also a star, not the center of the world. If that were spread around, what would the Star Crown Sect's disciples think?
Some of them would surely think this: Since even our world is not the center, and the sun is the center instead, then why should we show such respect to the Star Crown Sect's direct-line disciples? Their Martial Souls are not the sun, but Star Crowns.
The Star Crown Sect gave us the conditions for our enlightenment and resources for cultivation. That is indeed a kindness, but we should not maintain such almost pathological reverence toward the sect's direct-line disciples, should we?"
Li Yang asked, "Can't they forbid the sect's disciples from stargazing?"
Smith said, "The Star Crown Sect's disciples need starlight for cultivation. Without stargazing, they can forget about having a Mimetic Cultivation Environment."
Li Yang slapped her forehead, silently cursing herself for forgetting something so obvious.
"So—"
Smith said, "They do not forbid the personal hobbies of the sect's disciples, but they cannot tolerate any disrespect toward the direct-line disciples. They cannot even speak of the results we observed within the sect."
Li Yang fell silent.
Smith continued, "The Library Pavilion contains observation notebooks from generations of sect disciples, documenting the movement of the stars. But all of them describe those movements based on the assumption that the earth is the center of the world. If you can obtain those records, adjust the reference coordinates and frame of reference, you may be able to perfect a truly objective view of the universe and the movement of the stars!