It should be noted that the cultivators participating in this competition are among the most powerful in the entire Divine Land. Their battles are conducted without any protective measures. At this stage, formations and similar systems haven't even been developed yet, so there's no question of deploying defenses.
Although Li Xingkong was also present and could act as a staff member in emergencies to defend against some powerful attacks, he was not omnipotent. For example, with the laser just now, if the beam were to hit the crowd, Li Xingkong could only anticipate and defend against it before it was fired. Once it was launched, Li Xingkong would not be able to keep up with the speed of the light.
It can only be said that the preparation for this competition was not sufficient. Everyone underestimated the power of cultivators, especially in the last few matches, where all sorts of powerful moves were used, and some of the most powerful moves even destroyed several arenas.
It's fortunate that the audience members were so oblivious that they sat in the audience without realizing it; sometimes, ignorance is a form of protection.
Because Lin Yinxuan was injured and needs time to recover, the final match, which was originally scheduled to take place immediately afterward, now has to be rescheduled.
Although there are staff members skilled in healing magic to assist, healing and restoring Magic Power require time, and one cannot simply return to the field once the injury is healed. What everyone hopes to see is a battle where both are at their peak condition, rather than a match that is merely a compromise.
Besides Lin Yinxuan needing rest, Wu Ting also needs time to recover his Magic Power. Their current cultivation is only at the Early Qi Refining, and their cultivation speed and Magic Power recovery speed are not particularly fast. Especially after such an intense battle, the excessive consumption of energy requires a longer period of time for their bodies to recover to their peak condition.
Although everyone has their own understanding of cultivation and their progress is different, based on their own cultivation characteristics, they have all developed or learned their own fighting styles. After watching so many matches, I can see that everyone's style is different, and there are basically no similar ones.
After watching these battles, Li Xingkong felt he had gained a lot. The battles of these people in the Qi Refining stage were much more exciting than his own back then. After all, when he was still in the Qi Refining stage, Spiritual Qi was scarce and there weren't many spells he could use. It was nothing like the diverse array of spells they had now.
In terms of combat, the advantages of cultivators have now been fully demonstrated. Every cultivator can be considered a warrior far superior to ordinary people. Even without weapons or material support, they can still exert sufficient destructive power.
However, combat is not the entirety of cultivation; it is merely a byproduct, a protective technique. Cultivation encompasses everything, and other aspects must also be developed.
After these few matches, Li Xingkong naturally discovered many aspects that needed to be addressed.
Firstly, the cultivation of various arts can gradually begin to be learned and promoted. As mentioned before, many skills rely on Spiritual Qi, and many other skills require even more prerequisites. For example, the traditional talismanic arts not only require Spiritual Qi but also a man-made agency like the Heavenly Court to be used smoothly.
Right now, the most urgent thing is to get the formation set up. Putting everything else aside, this protective formation is definitely necessary. This competition is only held in the finals because there are relatively few cultivators. He can barely manage to watch it all by himself. If cultivation is promoted in the future, nine out of ten contestants in the next competition will probably be cultivators. At that time, there won't be enough people to maintain the safety of the venue.
This formation must be established. Although Li Xingkong doesn't necessarily have to learn it himself, it's still very necessary to release the corresponding methods and have designated personnel from Divine Land learn them.
Besides this formation, the next things that can be put on the agenda are spiritual plants and alchemy. As for spiritual plants, the only one I have right now is the Bone-Tempering Grass that I cultivate myself. Although this grass is very effective, not all cultivators can use it. Even though there are so many cultivators in Divine Land now, only a few people can Qi Refining Bone-Tempering Grass as a material for Bone Tempering. This is because learning the Ingestion Spell is also a difficult hurdle, and many people cannot even enter this field yet.
At this point, it becomes necessary to cultivate some lower-grade spiritual plants and herbs, such as spiritual rice that ordinary people can eat and that can improve their health with long-term consumption.
Of course, Li Xingkong himself did not intend to do these things personally. The cultivation of these spiritual herbs was not very useful to him. After much consideration, he decided that the cultivation of spiritual plants should be carried out by some agricultural experts from Divine Land.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, Li Xingkong's time is limited; he can't do everything himself.
With the spiritual plants, the corresponding alchemy skills can begin. As for alchemy, Li Xingkong can do is provide some basic alchemy techniques and ideas. Alchemy is different from other crafts. Apart from some techniques and fire-using methods that are relatively universal, the most important pill formulas and the effects of the pills cannot be copied from the system.
The plants in each world are different, and the spiritual plants in each world are also different. Moreover, the spiritual plants on Earth Star are created from nothing and cultivated by human beings. Only the people who cultivate them know their characteristics. Although the system has a lot of knowledge from previous cultivation civilizations, it cannot be applied to Earth Star now.
It can be said that if Earth Star wants to develop alchemy, it has to start from scratch and proceed step by step. Apart from the alchemy techniques, everything else has to be explored step by step.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long, but the alchemy cannot be delayed. After all, which cultivation civilization doesn't have elixirs? These things are indispensable.
As for talismanic arts, according to the system, the so-called talismanic arts in the cultivation civilization are actually divided into two types. One is the Primitive Talisman Arts, in which the runes drawn are the most basic Magic Power structure. The so-called drawing of talismans is just carving out the structure of the spells that one knows how to use on paper or other media.
This kind of talismanic art only requires Spiritual Qi to use, but the problem is that in order to draw the corresponding talisman, you must first learn the corresponding spell. To draw a fireball talisman, you must first be proficient in the Fireball Spell. This presents a problem: since you are already proficient in the Fireball Spell, casting it instantly in battle is not a problem. Drawing a talisman is only useful for selling, so the development of this Primitive Talisman Arts is not very good.
Another type is the talisman method, which is most common in traditional cultivation. The characteristic of this talisman method is that as long as the corresponding rune is drawn, the corresponding talisman can be formed and the corresponding spell can be used. This rune is not necessarily a Magic Power structure, but may also be a symbol agreed upon with a certain being.
Take, for example, the talismans of traditional Daoism. All the talismans are similar to the official documents in our government offices today, drawn on yellow paper. Their working principle is to report to the Heavenly Court, and only after the Heavenly Court approves will the corresponding magic or ability be bestowed.
Although these runes are also a type of talismanic magic, they are no longer related to whether one knows the spell or not. As long as you understand the meaning of the runes and can communicate with the heavens, you can use talismanic magic to cast spells.
The realization of this second type of talisman technique is still quite far off; it may have to wait until Li Xingkong establishes the Heavenly Court.