"Ultimately, it all comes down to this matter of spiritual practice."
After hearing what Old Tang said, Li Xingkong roughly understood the reason.
The main reason is that everyone's talent for cultivation is different, their cultivation speed and the level they can reach are different. The gap between people widens day by day as they cultivate, and many people begin to worry about all sorts of things happening.
It's important to understand that very few people can consistently do something and put in the effort. Most people spend their days just getting by and lying around.
When they first began their spiritual practice, many people devoted a great deal of time and effort to it because of the various miraculous methods and the extended lifespan they gained. However, nearly 20 years have passed since they began their practice, and many people have lost all their enthusiasm for it.
Ultimately, while spiritual practice is a way to improve oneself, thanks to the peaceful and stable state of modern society, many people do not feel that self-improvement is necessary. With extra time, they would rather enjoy life than stay at home practicing.
Some people continue their cultivation as always, improving their cultivation step by step; some people work hard only sporadically, maintaining their current level without progress or regression; and some people indulge in pleasure, neglecting their cultivation efforts.
That's just how the world is. What you consider essential, others might not see as important.
"Although we have enacted a considerable number of laws targeting cultivators, relying solely on laws to maintain order is clearly insufficient. If a high-level cultivator engages in dangerous activities, even if we can detect them in time, they can still cause significant damage before official personnel arrive."
Old Tang complained that although there weren't many high-level cultivators at the moment, it was still a good idea to consider this factor early on.
"If that doesn't work, we'll have to separate the circles of ordinary people from those of high-level cultivators. That way, even if some cultivators cause trouble, it won't result in too many casualties."
Li Xingkong thought about it and realized that this kind of thing couldn't be handled by just issuing warnings.
"That's an idea. Our current plan is to develop Mars and Venus, then relocate high-level cultivators there, and categorize the planets where they live according to their cultivation levels."
Old Tang briefly explained the follow-up plans on the Divine Land side, and this approach was considered quite reasonable.
"By the way, what level has the highest cultivation level reached in Divine Land right now?"
Speaking of cultivators, Li Xingkong has been in seclusion for so long, there should be a few Foundation Establishment cultivators emerging in the Divine Land by now.
As one's cultivation level increases, the time required for each level of cultivation only increases. Li Xingkong has only reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection so far, but the time he spent cultivating in the Foundation Establishment stage is much longer than that in the Qi Refining stage.
"Haha, the one with the highest cultivation level right now is still Tang Cheng. He had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment when he returned from his second year of seclusion."
Speaking of this, Old Tang was very excited. It seems that Tang Cheng's talent for cultivation is indeed very high, which makes him look good.
"However, he recently went into seclusion. The cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage is indeed very different from that of the Qi Refining Stage. Before entering this realm, we made many guesses about the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage Foundation Establishment Stage, speculating on what methods it had and what direction it mainly cultivated. But after we learned that Tang Cheng had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, we finally gained some understanding of this realm."
"I originally thought cultivation was something mysterious and incomprehensible, but based on the current known levels, it's actually quite rigorous, and it's a system that can be scientifically proven."
Speaking of this, Old Tang smiled and squinted his eyes.
There is logic to it, and it can be argued. This already shows that the path of cultivation and the path of existing technology are different paths leading to the same goal, and are not two mutually exclusive routes. This proves that Divine Land's development over the years has not gone astray. When technology develops to a certain level, the path of cultivation will inevitably emerge.
"All roads lead to Rome; they're all pretty much the same."
Li Xingkong nodded; that was indeed the case.
"Has Tang Cheng developed Divine Sense yet?"
Speaking of Tang Cheng's cultivation, Li Xingkong was quite curious. Tang Cheng had also advanced to the Foundation Establishment through the Sun and Moon Qi Refining Method, but the gap between him and Li Xingkong was still quite large. The Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method was not suitable for him to cultivate. Based on Li Xingkong's previous impression of Tang Cheng's cultivation, if he forced himself to cultivate, he could at most open two Hexagram.
"He's reviewed all the Foundation Establishment Method you provided, and I must say, the differences between them are truly vast. Tang Cheng chose the ' Dissociation Foundation Establishment Method.' This Foundation Establishment Method doesn't provide a specific computational Foundation Establishment Method, but it can simulate existing external computing equipment. Since our supercomputer's computing power has also improved, after choosing this Foundation Establishment Method, he went to secluded himself near the supercomputer's server for cultivation."
"Once he emerges from this seclusion, he'll likely be able to construct the supercomputer into his own computational structure, and thereby develop Divine Sense."
As Tang Cheng's father, he knew perfectly well what cultivation method Tang Cheng had chosen and what level he had reached. After all, Tang Cheng was considered a pioneer among official cultivators, and his every step of cultivation was basically under the watchful eyes of the Divine Land.
"A supercomputer? Then after he completes that, his computing power shouldn't be much different."
Li Xingkong compared his Hexagram with the supercomputer's, and found that the difference between the two was still quite large. However, given the current terrain, this was already top-tier computing power.
"We really didn't expect that the Foundation Establishment Stage would be about improving computing power. After finding out, the old guys in the research institute went crazy. Most projects were temporarily suspended. Now, the primary goal for all researchers is to prioritize improving their cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage."
"Computing power is absolutely crucial for scientific research. Even now, many research projects require supercomputers for verification, but Divine Land only has a handful of supercomputers, and the waiting list is incredibly long. If every researcher had their own supercomputer, the current research speed could be increased by dozens of times."
Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting; that's the saying.
"The recruitment criteria for the research institute will be even stricter from now on; you won't be eligible unless you're at the Foundation Establishment Stage."
Li Xingkong joked, "A Foundation Establishment Stage researcher, with the aid of Divine Sense, is basically equivalent to the entire existing team."
"The gap between Foundation Establishment cultivators is huge. Besides Tang Cheng, there are a few other people in our Divine Land who have reached Foundation Establishment. One of them, who didn't go to school much, has amazing talent for cultivation and secretly reached Foundation Establishment."
"But he didn't consult with the official team when building the computing power structure; he built it all by himself on his own, and guess what happened?"
Old Tang kept everyone in suspense.
"What, did he come up with a plan?"
Li Xingkong made a guess.
"You have to learn how to use an abacus, okay? Most people don't know how to do that. He just pulled out an enhanced version of the multiplication table, and just randomly arranged and combined things to create a multiplication table that could calculate up to eight digits..."
"Well, although his computing power hasn't improved much, at least he can give the answer directly when calculating multiplication problems up to 8 digits."
Li Xingkong was speechless. This is what you call computing power? If this computing structure is built, then his cultivation path is ruined. If it's like this, it would be a miracle if his Divine Sense could even leave his body.