The appearance of spiritual practitioners has disrupted a balance that has existed since the dawn of humanity—that all people are born equal.
After these cultivators began to reproduce, this law that had lasted for an unknown period of time was broken. Some people were born as ordinary people, while others were born with cultivation abilities.
Although this level of cultivation was due to the mother's sacrifice—at the cost of slowing down her own cultivation and entrusting the acquired cultivation to her unborn child—it must be said that from this point on, the conflict between ordinary people and cultivators has become very difficult to balance.
Along with this problem comes another very serious underlying issue.
In order to lay a more solid foundation for their offspring, cultivators will only take longer and longer to conceive. The Qi Refining Stage may take three to five years, the Foundation Establishment Stage may take more than ten years, and the Golden Core Stage may take hundreds of years.
The extended pregnancy period has led to an astonishingly low birth rate among practitioners.
Especially for modern people, every child is their precious treasure. If the eldest son is born as a Qi Refining, the second daughter can't be born as an ordinary person. They must be treated equally.
For ordinary people who have not embarked on the path of cultivation, the only way to do so in their lifetime is to have many lifetimes.
With many children, there will always be a few lucky ones who will embark on the path of spiritual practice. You don't need many; just one person who can begin spiritual practice will bring about earth-shattering changes to the entire family.
As the old lady said, the proportion of "old Divine Land People " will only decrease. After a few generations, when the Earth Star People, most people may become the descendants of the so-called new Divine Land People.
While everyone has been a part of Divine Land since Divine Land, internal struggles are inevitable in the process of maintaining overall unity.
The contradiction between these two is quite difficult to handle. If it is not handled properly, the entire Divine Land may evolve into the pattern described in traditional the Myth.
From the coexistence of humans and gods, it eventually evolved into a situation where ordinary people and cultivators ruled separately. In an even more serious scenario, events such as the Severance of Heaven and Earth might occur again.
While this development aligns with the Myth, it is definitely not what Divine Land desires.
For a civilization to develop, inclusiveness is essential; otherwise, Divine Land would not have been able to accept a large number of ordinary people after annexing many small countries.
As for Divine Land, it had only just begun to digest some of the benefits of cultivation and was preparing to expand aggressively throughout the Solar System. This was precisely the time when it needed manpower and the golden period for development.
This problem of internal contradictions leading to division among the people absolutely must be resolved.
However, this problem is quite difficult to solve. After all, how long a pregnancy lasts is a matter of personal choice, and no one can force it. This doesn't work for ordinary people, and it certainly doesn't work for cultivators.
If the regulations are too strict, people will simply quit, take their families, and run off into the Solar System, disappearing without a trace.
Li Xingkong only thought about this problem for a while before he felt a bit overwhelmed. Before encountering this problem, he had never thought that the cultivation of all people would cause such a contradiction.
Fortunately, he's not in charge of the country. Although this problem is a headache, it's not something Li Xingkong needs to solve. He'll ask Old Tang what they think when he gets to Earthly Capital.
The commotion on the street continued, and several more cultivators patrolled the area in the air. However, they only kept watch to prevent any serious incidents and did not directly take action to disperse the rioting crowd.
Seeing the farce continue down the street, Li Xingkong decided not to follow and watch the spectacle any longer; he had his own things to do.
After checking the direction, Li Xingkong flashed a few times and flew into the Earthly Capital.
Upon receiving Li Xingkong's message, the Earthly Capital had already begun preparations. After all, each of Li Xingkong's seclusions was a qualitative leap, and no one knew how much Li Xingkong strength had improved this time.
Moreover, everyone remembers what Li Xingkong did on the moon this time; the impact of that event was quite terrifying.
Even now, there's still an extra new race active in Divine Land.
When Li Xingkong entered the Earthly Capital, the first thing he saw was the staff waiting for him at the entrance.
As for why he was so certain they were welcoming him, just look at these people. Besides Li Xingkong, who else could make Old Tang personally come out to meet them?
In a flash, Li Xingkong appeared before the people of Earthly Capital.
Even though their cultivation levels had improved considerably over the years, they still couldn't detect Li Xingkong's movements.
In a flash, a figure appeared before my eyes, as if by teleportation.
If an ordinary person were here, they wouldn't be able to see Li Xingkong's movements clearly at all. An ordinary person's visual frame rate is only a few dozen frames. In their vision, Li Xingkong's movements are not continuous at all. It looks like he's using Flying Thunder God Technique continuously, with each movement flickering.
"Long time no see, Uncle Tang."
"Wow, that startled me! You're even faster now."
Old Tang smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Li Xingkong.
"Come on, the lounge is all set up. Let me welcome you back."
The group chatted for a few moments before heading into the interior of the Earthly Capital; it wouldn't be appropriate to leave someone standing at the entrance.
"It's been years since I last saw China, and the Divine Land has changed so much! I almost didn't recognize the Imperial Capital this time."
"That's right, we're in a new period of explosive productivity growth right now. Things look different every few days, let alone a few years. I'll take you out for a good look around later so you can see what it's like now."
Sitting in the lounge, Li Xingkong and Old Tang reminisced about the past.
The lounge is still the same as before, except there are a lot of new gadgets now.
The furniture and training equipment are constructed using array structures, and there are various interactive virtual screens formed using illusion arrays, as well as many other miscellaneous small items.
Even the tea they drank was a new species, developed using research on spiritual plants, which could enhance brain activity and accelerate cultivation.
In recent years, Divine Land has broadened its path of cultivation, with various unorthodox methods developing at an astonishing pace, fueled by the creativity of modern people.
"By the way, I saw something quite a commotion on the street just now, something about pregnancy?"
After chatting for a few minutes, Li Xingkong thought about what he had just witnessed.
"Although this matter is still causing a stir, it has basically been settled."
Although this matter wasn't under Old Tang's jurisdiction, he was quite familiar with the ins and outs of it.
"The integration of different ethnic groups naturally takes time. The current situation is simply accelerated by the cultivation practice, and with the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the conflict has erupted."
"The final solution to this matter has already been decided. The idea of everyone cultivating together is not a joke. As long as one becomes a citizen of Divine Land, there will be a day when one can begin cultivating. However, before that, the education and lifestyle changes they need to undergo must be completed."
"Our original plan was to start with their next generation, giving those who grew up in Divine Land the opportunity to engage in cultivation and fully integrate into Divine Land. But now that this conflict has escalated so quickly, our plan needs to be adjusted accordingly."
"But in essence, it's nothing more than dividing the group, accepting some and suppressing others—just the same old approach."
"Compared to these ordinary people, the problems of the low-level cultivators who participated in the disturbance are much greater." Old Tang took a sip of tea and sighed.
"Although everyone is cultivating, there are natural differences in people's talent for cultivation, and there's really nothing that can be done about it. Some people cultivate very quickly, while others never even have the chance to break through to the Qi Refining in their entire lives."
"They were afraid, afraid that as their spiritual practice progressed, the gap between people would widen."
"When people's fear of others reaches the point where they see them as ants, can Divine Land still protect their safety and safeguard their interests?"
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