At the school, mortals emphasized the importance of theory. They believed cultivators' neglect of theory had caused breaks in the cultivation tradition, leading to the loss of primordial cultivation methods and formulas.
Cultivators, however, emphasized practice. They argued that since the materials had already been lost, ancient cultivation methods and formulas were meaningless. If they were lost, so be it. Useless methods and formulas would remain useless even if perfectly preserved.
The mortals believed that although the materials had been lost, the principles of conversion underlying those methods and formulas remained valid and could still guide everyone's cultivation.
The cultivators countered that materials were still the most important part of cultivation methods and formulas. Low-level methods and formulas hardly lacked principles of conversion. There were only so many such principles, and modern ones differed little from ancient ones.
The mortals then asked why everyone still used ancient Teleportation Arrays. Why didn't they develop modern ones?
The cultivators replied that innovative cultivation methods and pills were hardly rare. The modern age was no weaker than antiquity.
Both sides traded arguments, and both had a point. A middle ground was needed. Mortals could focus on developing theory, while cultivators could focus on practice.
Thus, two branches emerged: theoretical cultivation and applied cultivation.
These developments had all arisen naturally, without Mo Caihuan's involvement. She had merely offered a few ideas, and the cultivators had put them to use on their own.
Even the refining of basic pills had become data-driven. Concepts such as temperature, humidity, mass, energy, and catalysis had come into widespread use.
All of this had been accomplished under the guidance of their wise princess, so everyone needed to heed her words and unite to build Tianxing City's future.
First, they had to eliminate the habit of taking bribes, demanding favors,