Before consulting the materials, Li Xingkong thought there might be a clear path to cultivation after becoming Golden Immortal, but the more he read the several books of insights left behind by this Era of Chaos, the more confused Li Xingkong became.
Everyone has different ideas; in fact, they're like a tangled mess, each with its own arguments.
Some advocate using various means to lure all their fellow practitioners to the Era of Chaos, then hold a battle royale competition, with the winner taking all the spoils.
Some advocate for peaceful exchanges, appropriately relinquishing control over public nodes, prioritizing mutual concessions, and then promoting public progress.
Besides, there are many other talented and ingenious people who have tried their best to find a way to overcome this obstacle, but as far as the current works are concerned, there is no feasible solution.
Li Xingkong read through all these arguments, and while they were somewhat enlightening, there was actually very little Li Xingkong.
Essentially, it still hasn't escaped the core of the word "struggle".
While it's true that everything requires struggle, there's never just one solution in the world; there must be other methods.
Besides these ingenious ideas from his predecessors, Li Xingkong also gained a certain understanding of the immortals in the entire Golden Immortal realm.
Someone like Li Xingkong, who has only taken two steps, is already considered to be in the middle tier among the Golden Immortal.
After all, not everyone is so lucky to encounter an opponent with whom they have a conflict in this Era of Chaos. They might fight hard for years in this Era of Chaos and not encounter such an opponent even once.
Li Xingkong was already quite lucky to pass two rounds.
Even someone like Nether River, who was already a renowned figure before the Era of Chaos even began to emerge, spent countless years in this Era of Chaos and only barely managed to become a Daluo Immortal. Not to mention the others.
The more Li Xingkong studied it, the more curious he became: how did those who had already achieved the Daluo realm manage to do it?
It can't all be won through fighting, can it?
I originally wanted to find some inspiration from these people's manuscripts, but now I've only confused myself.
Very well, after returning to the era, I'll seek guidance from the Yuanjun.
Besides this research, there is another urgent matter that needs to be addressed first.
During this Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, a cultivator who blocked his path was killed. He needs to go into seclusion as soon as possible to study and obtain that key point.
Leaving the system in the knowledge base for continued use, Li Xingkong first withdrew his consciousness, then merged his mind and body, projecting his attention onto the conceptual level.
Having crossed the Distortion node controlled by the Weaver of Refutation, the next node that has become empty is chaos.
If we go down this branch, the negative characteristics of the Dao Evolution concept will be greatly amplified. Simply put, it can Distortion and create a plus version of the Calamity Ash.
But there's no other way; Li Xingkong can't choose the other two branches right now, so he can only go down this path.
Regardless of anything else, let's seize this opportunity while it's still unclaimed.
Li Xingkong quickly got into the zone and began to tackle the node where the chaos was located. After he started his work, Li Xingkong immediately sensed the shadows of several consciousnesses within that node.
"Another one!"
"I told you to hurry up, you're so useless."
"Hey newbie, there are already so many people here. You're so late, you'd better leave quickly!"
"We're all here for spiritual practice, can't we sit down and have a proper talk?"
A cacophony of sounds erupted, and Li Xingkong felt as if he had wandered into a bustling market.
It's just a node, why are so many people here?
Li Xingkong looked around, but he had hardly seen any of the figures before; they were all kinds of demons and monsters.
Within this conceptual space, they could only shout a couple of times at most, and since they couldn't reach him through this space, Li Xingkong naturally had nothing to fear.
These cultivators who had already started making noise were clearly latecomers. They weren't optimistic about occupying this juncture, so much so that they were just watching the show, like bystanders.
The few cultivators who were truly confident in themselves didn't care who the other party was; they were all focused on devouring this enormous node.
Li Xingkong was too lazy to waste words. At this crucial moment, saying more would be a waste of time. He simply sat down on the spot, connected his Divine Sense with heaven and earth, and immediately began to analyze the nodes.
"Hey, this newbie doesn't believe in superstitions, what a waste of time."
"More than that, these guys have even invested their Divine Sense into it. It'll be a winner-takes-all situation."
This point is like a giant gambling table. You can just stand by and watch, but if you step in, all the Divine Sense and Immortal Power you invest will ultimately benefit the winner.
But this concerns spiritual cultivation; it's not something you can just give up on.
Now that Li Xingkong is here, he should be ready to be served.
Having found a starting point, Li Xingkong quickly began his analysis. To speed things up, Li Xingkong also brought out the system to help alleviate the computational burden.
After the analysis began, Li Xingkong discovered that all the cultivators participating in the analysis could see each other's progress.
Most cultivators are still only at a superficial level. They are battle immortals, and their analytical abilities are not strong to begin with. Only one or two cultivators have decent analytical abilities and have already grasped the deeper layers of this concept.
If we were to look at it as a progress bar, even the person who has gone the furthest has only gone about 10%.
"There's a chance!"
Li Xingkong quickly drew a conclusion after only observing the progress of these people's analysis.
Our own parsing speed is not slow, so we still have a good chance of winning this node.
He immediately began to utilize the highest computing power, pushing his and the system's thinking to the limit of controllable computing power.
After his computing power was maximized, the progress line that Li Xingkong was analyzing expanded outwards at a visible speed, as if it had taken hormones.
"Holy crap, that was fast!"
Someone had only analyzed half of it when a bolt of lightning flashed past, like a phantom.
"If I weren't a buddy, how did I get out here?!"
Some people were analyzing things perfectly fine, but then found themselves out of the analytical state. That's because their understanding was still superficial, and they were pushed out by Li Xingkong's deeper understanding of the concepts.
"Holy crap, that newbie is amazing!!"
The number of people who were initially analyzing the content decreased significantly after seeing Li Xingkong's progress.
Stopping now might result in the loss of some Immortal Power, but after seeing Li Xingkong's speed, they understood that they absolutely could not win.
Rather than investing more, it's better to cut your losses decisively.