As the saying goes, "A mountain range appears different from different angles and perspectives."
It was also an island, and Li Xingkong had lived there for a while, but this was truly the first time he had ever seen the entire island from the air.
Last time I was so busy admiring the scenery when I took off with the rocket that I didn't pay attention to the surrounding terrain. Now it's really hard to find a spot on an island.
Finding it by sight alone was quite difficult, so Li Xingkong had no choice but to choose the simplest method.
Contact Lou Zhiwu.
If he can't find it himself, then let them come looking for him. Anyway, he's made quite a commotion, so logically everyone on the island should be watching him.
Contacting someone saved me a lot of trouble.
"Hello, Lao Lou, I'm on Wanli Shitang now, but I can't find the base."
Li Xingkong didn't stand on ceremony and sent a message directly to Lou Zhiwu.
"We've spotted you. Based on your current landing location, we're on our way."
Lou Zhiwu had already made preparations for Li Xingkong's contact at this time. After receiving the news, he set sail on the Jiaolong and patrolled the sea area to reach Li Xingkong's location as soon as possible.
"Should I land first, or should we land directly on our ship later?"
Li Xingkong is now not far from the sea level. At his current altitude, which is the same as that of a regular airplane, the ball in his hand can be seen with the naked eye.
"Either is fine. If you can stay in the air for a while, you can wait for our ship. After all, you're at a higher altitude, so it'll be easier for us to find you when we arrive."
When asked about Li Xingkong, Lou Zhiwu naturally chose the most convenient way to find him.
If Li Xingkong hovers in the air, his location can be seen from a great distance in this sea area, which facilitates the movement of ships. If he were to land on the ground, it would take communication and coordinates to find him.
For Li Xingkong, hovering at this altitude is no longer a difficult task.
Before learning the Moonlight Qi Refining Method, he couldn't hover in the air, but now it's different. Whether he's on the ground or in the air, it doesn't really make a big difference to Li Xingkong.
Even if he had to stay in the air for another day or two, it wouldn't be a problem.
Having already made contact with the ground, Li Xingkong wasn't in a hurry to land. The altitude was perfect, and his field of vision was wide enough to see far into the distance.
He can now fly around with such a small thing without any effort. In Li Xingkong's opinion, if he wanted to, he could even build a floating island.
It's a pity that this floating island can't function without him; he has to control it manually.
"I'm saying, those flying peaks and aerial pavilions in the cultivation sects can't all have a cultivator stationed inside, can they?"
While waiting in the air, Li Xingkong had nothing to do and thought about some scenes of sects that he had read about in literature.
The peaks soared into the sky, pavilions and towers floated freely in the heavens, and countless palaces disappeared into the clouds, revealing only a few golden rooftops.
"How could that be? That would be incredibly inefficient."
The system rolled its eyes at him, but it wasn't Li Xingkong's fault. After all, there was no Spiritual Qi in the world he lived in, and he really couldn't imagine what it would be like in a world full of Spiritual Qi.
Have you forgotten all the arts of cultivating immortality?
The system gave him a notification.
"When the Spiritual Qi is abundant, array masters can inscribe arrays on the island, directly using the power of the grand array to elevate the entire island to the heavens. There's no need for anyone to sit in the array."
"The myriad arts of cultivating immortality."
Speaking of this, Li Xingkong was still somewhat envious. He was currently constrained by Spiritual Qi, and the methods he could use were very limited. Although he seemed to be very powerful, in reality, he was still just a brute. He had to do everything himself and didn't look like an immortal at all.
If he could start practicing some kind of formation or talisman technique, his life would be much better than it is now.
"But it will happen very quickly. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can basically start mass-producing Spiritual Qi."
During their casual conversation, the system didn't forget to paint a rosy picture for Li Xingkong.
"Regarding Spiritual Qi, after cultivating for so long, I feel like Spiritual Qi's needed for everything."
Li Xingkong couldn't help but sigh a few times. Because of the lack of Spiritual Qi, his cultivation speed was slow, and because of the lack of Spiritual Qi, he couldn't learn or use many of his techniques.
"During the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, Spiritual Qi is indeed the lifeblood of cultivation."
The system also agreed with Li Xingkong's point of view; for low-level cultivators, Spiritual Qi was indeed indispensable.
"However, once you reach the Golden Core stage, Spiritual Qi will become almost irrelevant."
"The purpose of Spiritual Qi is to enable ordinary people to embark on the path to extraordinary achievements. It is merely an auxiliary factor in cultivation. Although countless people have developed countless Magic Power powers, spells, and various supernatural abilities by relying on Spiritual Qi during the long Qi Refining stage, you must remember that Spiritual Qi is ultimately an external thing for cultivators."
"What is the purpose of spiritual practice? It is to break free from the constraints of lifespan, to escape the limitations of life, and to pursue freedom in the universe."
"If cultivation relies entirely on Spiritual Qi, wouldn't that be like breaking free from the constraints of the world only to manually put another chain on yourself?"
The system's words were very straightforward: if one relies excessively on Spiritual Qi, what difference is there between that and living on Earth Star and relying on oxygen to survive?
"Therefore, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, Spiritual Qi is abandoned. At that point, the control of energy and the application of various spells no longer require the intervention of Spiritual Qi; they can be achieved entirely through one's own will."
Comparing Spiritual Qi to oxygen made Li Xingkong's impression of Spiritual Qi even more profound.
The rise and fall of oxygen content is also another form of Spiritual Qi tide.
When oxygen levels are high, the largest creatures on Earth Star are insects. It's not impossible for a centipede to grow to ten meters tall. At that time, mammals would simply be food for insects.
Today, the oxygen content in the atmosphere has only decreased by a few percentage points, and the golden age for insects has come to an end. Meanwhile, mammals, who have been the bottom of the food chain for many years, have taken over.
One reason mammals are able to roll over is that they require less oxygen than insects.
If the cultivation civilization were to develop into one that relies entirely on Spiritual Qi energy, how would it differ from the insects found here?
From this perspective, Earth Star today is essentially a civilization that relies on Spiritual Qi for survival; not only the civilization, but the entire ecosystem of Earth Star is like this.