Having resolved the existing problems at the lunar base, Li Xingkong finally had time to receive the knowledge transfer for the Foundation Establishment stage.
As for a place for secluded cultivation, the lunar base is still under construction and it's not very convenient for people to come and go. Therefore, Li Xingkong chose to cultivate in seclusion on Moon-Chasing Island, in the control room where he landed on the moon.
Although the place isn't large, it's enough for Li Xingkong to cultivate alone.
"System, you can begin."
After everyone in the base got back to their tasks, Li Xingkong began to activate the system.
"OK, are you ready?"
The system responded very promptly.
"Of course, we can start anytime."
Li Xingkong sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and prepared himself.
"Here, I'll make you something different this time."
Instead of transmitting all the knowledge into his mind at once as before, the system took this opportunity to prepare something new for Li Xingkong.
How are they different?
Li Xingkong was quite curious about this new thing the system had proposed.
After all, the system doesn't usually make things up without a purpose; what it's showing must be related to your current stage of cultivation.
"Come on, open your eyes."
The system offered no explanation, only instructing Li Xingkong to open his eyes.
Upon hearing the system's words, Li Xingkong naturally complied, opening his slightly closed eyes.
Just as Li Xingkong opened his eyes, a very chaotic pattern appeared before him, like countless strange lines intertwined together. These lines were twisting irregularly, like long black snakes.
As soon as the pattern appeared before his eyes, Li Xingkong felt as if something had forcibly rushed into his visual nervous system.
Like a raging flood, this strange thing traveled along his optic nerve and crashed into his brain. As his brain came into contact with it, it began to analyze the knowledge that had rushed into his mind. Li Xingkong suddenly gained a lot of understanding about the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The strange pattern continued to twist and turn, and the sheer volume of knowledge made Li Xingkong's eyes glaze over. His entire visual nervous system was filled with this forcibly infused knowledge, and Li Xingkong could no longer even observe the world normally with his eyes.
He couldn't even control his eyes through his nervous system to his eyelids; he couldn't even close his eyes.
He could only stare at the strange pattern, feeling the knowledge forcibly implanted into his brain wandering through his mind.
This process lasted for nearly ten minutes, during which time a trace of blood appeared in Li Xingkong's eyes. Only then did the chaotic pattern disappear.
Forget about all the new knowledge accumulating in his head; Li Xingkong felt that these ten minutes were the most tiring ten minutes he had experienced in recent years.
He really didn't want to experience that again—that feeling of being forcibly filled with knowledge, wanting to control his body, but unable to send out any nerve signals—it was truly frustrating.
Especially since he was a cultivator who had achieved a high level of Qi Refining, this feeling of being completely powerless made him reconsider his original belief that he was invincible on Earth Star.
"What kind of tactic is this?"
After pausing for a moment, Li Xingkong finally spoke and asked.
This method is simply invincible; you don't even need to lift a finger. As long as you keep your eyes open and see the world, you can't escape.
"What I'm about to show you is a common technique used by Foundation Establishment cultivators; in the cultivation world, it's called Divine Sense Suppression."
The system gave a brief introduction to the method it had just used.
The suppression of Divine Sense was indeed very powerful. Originally, Li Xingkong thought that his physical body was invincible and that he would not be without a fighting chance even against Foundation Establishment cultivator. Now it seems that he had been thinking too much.
No one needs to make a move against him; he's already been tricked just by using his eyes to pinpoint their location.
This kind of attack, which is like a cross-segment strike, is something that even if he has a strong physical body, there is no good way to deal with it.
"So, even when Divine Sense Suppression, knowledge can still be transmitted?"
Having witnessed the power of this method, Li Xingkong thought of the additional Foundation Establishment Stage knowledge in his mind. This knowledge was directly stored in his brain, and he could access it at any time, just like his memories.
"Don't overcomplicate things about Divine Sense Attack. In fact, in your civilized society, there's already an industry that's been involved in this for many years."
Hearing the system's explanation, Li Xingkong somewhat bewildered. What industry is so powerful that they've even started using Divine Sense Attack?
"It's the computer industry you studied, what are you thinking about?"
The system rolled its eyes at Li Xingkong.
Li Xingkong didn't understand when the computer industry started involving Divine Sense.
If we're talking about offensive tactics in this industry, then it's only in the area of cybersecurity. If we think about it that way, then isn't Divine Sense Attack essentially a form of hacking?
"You mean, a DDoS attack?"
After thinking it over, Li Xingkong said somewhat uncertainly.
"That's right, it's a DDoS attack. The principle behind Divine Sense Attack is basically the same, only the manifestation is slightly different."
Seeing that Li Xingkong quickly came up with the answer it wanted, the system was quite satisfied.
"A DDoS attack is like you own a restaurant, and your competitor doesn't compete with you head-on. Instead, he hires 5,000 people to surround your restaurant entrance, neither coming in to eat nor leaving, just blocking the doorway. He figures that no matter what, your customers can't get in, and that's when his attack targets you."
"There are generally only two solutions to this type of attack: either you close the store directly, or you repair the store entrance to allow 5,000 people to enter and exit at the same time."
"The same applies to attacks based on Divine Sense. I use a large amount of meaningless information to forcibly infuse it into your various sensory organs, such as sight, hearing, taste, and so on. This meaningless information will directly block your nervous system, forcing your brain to constantly process this information, thereby blocking your control over your body."
"You mean, anyone with sensory organs can launch this kind of attack?"
Li Xingkong had just experienced the visual effects, and he originally thought that was all there was to it, but the system's explanation clearly indicated that it went beyond that.
"Of course, otherwise why would cultivating Divine Sense be separated into the Foundation Establishment stage? After all, once you have the power of Divine Sense, when it comes to actually making a move, you can be considered an invisible and inaudible being. In this situation, whether you are Qi Refining or an ordinary person, you are no different from a pig or a sheep waiting to be slaughtered."
"Moreover, this attack method is not affected by the transmission medium."
The system added that if the Divine Sense Attack had been captured on camera, anyone who watched the video would have been affected.
After listening to the system's description, Li Xingkong could only think of a relatively popular modern concept: meme attack.
They do indeed look somewhat similar.
"Actually, it makes sense when you think about it. No matter how complex the human body is, it has already reached a peak of understanding at the Qi Refining stage. If you want to go further, you naturally need to have a sufficiently deep understanding of the human body. At this stage, cultivators don't really see much difference between a person and a computer."
"Even with so much antivirus software, you can still get infected when you're using your computer. This is because hackers have access to vulnerabilities in computers or networks, allowing them to freely add, delete, or modify data on your computer."
"In the eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators, Qi Refining and mortals are all the same. In their eyes, your thoughts, brains, and various sensory organs are full of loopholes, which they can easily exploit to attack your mind."
"What I just used on you were just some minor tricks. Even directly manipulating mortals, adding or deleting memories, or filling up a person's memory space with a massive amount of meaningless information is all possible."
After hearing what the system said, Li Xingkong felt nothing but relief.
Fortunately, he was the first cultivator; before him, no one else had embarked on the path of cultivation.
If a bad guy had come along before this, the entire nation's resources wouldn't have been able to handle it.
In the eyes of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, ordinary people might seem as incompetent and laughable as we see robots today, like a cheap toy.