It meant that the power humans cultivated could be harnessed by the Infinite Empire and amplified through motion. That was how Ring Energy came into being.
The people of the Infinite Empire couldn't cultivate because the Ring Energy they controlled was itself a power humans could cultivate. If they cultivated as well, the added power within their bodies would clash with it, preventing the Ring Energy from moving accurately.
They had a choice between cultivating on their own and directly using the power produced by cultivation. In the end, the Infinite Empire chose the latter and gave up cultivation. In their eyes, Ring Energy was more powerful, and they didn't need to fight and compete through cultivation.
This was the technology of the cultivation world.
"Every kind of energy movement or collision produces destructive force of a different level, corresponding to the number of rings. The maximum number of rings depends on how efficiently Ring Energy is used. The Empire's highest efficiency is twelve rings," Bu Qing replied.
Lu Yin looked at her. "What would happen if Ring Energy were used at thirteen-ring efficiency?"
"Thirteen rings." Bu Qing was about to answer when she suddenly caught on. Shock filled her voice. "Thirteen rings?"
Beside her, Fei Su, Hong Yi, and another person were all stunned, their faces blank.
Their expressions made it clear just how much the idea of thirteen-ring Ring Energy efficiency had shaken them. Lu Yin understood. It was like the shock caused by the Lost Race's Ancient Card, or the hope of someone successfully Crossing Tribulation appearing in the Six Directions Meeting. For people like the Great Celestial Venerable, the temptation was immense. No matter what, they wouldn't let it go.
So.
Lu Yin left and returned to the Heavenly Sect, no longer paying attention to the