Li Chen truly understood now. The senior masters of the Puppet Dao had long since applied the methods of creation throughout the Eastern Victory Continent and the forces under their command. On that basis alone, the people of the Puppet Dao could call themselves new humans.
But there were still things he did not understand, so he asked Shen Longcheng, "Is there actually any difference between artificial creations and naturally born living beings?"
He did not bother bringing up reproductive isolation and the like. The facts had already proven that no such isolation existed.
Shen Longcheng said, "Apart from the level of the techniques involved, there is no other difference."
Hearing this, Li Chen could not help thinking of the various fruits and vegetables that grew in nature. They were not necessarily better than those bred artificially. Only through generation after generation of cultivation had they been domesticated into forms that satisfied humanity.
Gene Editing, Blood Essence analysis, Primordial Spirit Adjustment-all these methods of improving the human body also sought to bring about the evolution of the species.
This undertaking was far grander and more profound than the individual transcendence cultivators pursued.
In the early development of the creation Great Dao, there had indeed been technical shortcomings that left it unable to match natural creations. But humanity had purpose on its side, while the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was without feeling.
Nature never favored any particular species, nor did it deliberately optimize their makeup. Humans, however, would pursue the evolution of their entire species.
If one insisted on identifying a difference between artificial creations and naturally born living beings, it could only be that artificial creations would draw ever closer to perfection as techniques advanced.
Li Chen asked another crucial question. "Should living beings be defined by their