"What about technology?"
"Didn't you develop any technology?"
Liu Suifeng could not help asking. Although he had already learned this while talking with Ning Guang, he still found it unbelievable.
A civilization that had endured from the previous Reiki Era until now had not even developed technology?
He did not know exactly how long ago the previous Reiki Era had been, but it had certainly been thousands of years ago—perhaps even tens of thousands.
After all, Huaxia's verifiable history alone stretched back more than five thousand years.
Although ancient sages had given rise to myths, no one could be certain.
Yet after such a long time, they did not even have a trace of technology? Could the Industrial Revolution and Cultivation not coexist?
Or had that spark of inspiration simply never appeared?
Lin Xuan and Ye Qingge exchanged a glance. Though they had heard the word "technology" more than once, it had never existed on Azure Star, so it still felt unfamiliar to them.
Lin Xuan hesitated before asking, "What is technology?"
"Is it the technique used to create those... um, gun-like things?"
Liu Suifeng was momentarily stunned by Lin Xuan's question, then the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Ning Guang never explained it to you?"
Lin Xuan shook his head.
"If by technology, you mean the machines on your planet, then we do have similar things on ours."
"However, we call them 'Mechanism Art' or 'Artifact Refining Art.'"
"Mechanism Art was created by Mortals in the dynasties outside the Cultivation World, while Artifact Refining Art was created by Artifact Refiners in the Cultivation World."
"However, because of the previous Age of Dharma Decline, very few Cultivators mastered Artifact Refining Art. Even now, there still are not many."
"And in terms of power, they cannot compare to the Missiles