Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 337 - 91 Ancient Stone Demon, Demon Clan Civilization and the Great Filter

[Combined Chapter]

Huangfu Lian asked, "Don't you need to perfect the sword moves you've comprehended? And also to ponder over the mental method."

The moves and divine skills that stemmed from theory did not just appear out of thin air. Learning the Law of Universal Gravitation, memorizing the formulas of gravity, or even independently deriving the formula wouldn't directly teach someone the Wanxiang Heavenly Attraction. The true role of formulas and theories was to aid in better understanding the phenomenon of "gravity" and to use it more effectively. Indeed, spells utilising gravity such as the Heavy Addition Technique had existed for tens of thousands of years, and many from the Demon Clan also possessed similar innate divine abilities. The role of the Law of Universal Gravitation in this world was merely to make people recognize the true nature of gravity and utilize it better.

The existence of spiritual energy made it particularly easy for this world to produce "technology black boxes," which could be used without understanding the principles. The function of theory was to pry open these black boxes, see clearly what was inside, and then improve upon it.

This was even more true for moves derived from mathematical theories. When Wang Qi arranged his mana according to mathematical reasoning, a coincidental swing of his sword led him to comprehend the "First Order Sword." However, such a move was far from practical and needed refinement.

Wang Qi shook his head, "Not for now." He still gazed at the starry sky, his expression serene, "I've been thinking for a week; shifting my mind feels good. Besides, although I know thinking won't lead to any conclusions, I can't help but think."

Huangfu Lian originally wanted to ask, "Are these matters really that important?" but she hesitated and never asked.

From Wang Qi's expression, it seemed like there was a crucial opportunity for his enlightenment beyond the stars.

Mo Zhenzhen asked curiously, "Senior Brother Wang, what exactly are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering if beyond the Star Sea, there exists the Immortal Dao," Wang Qi said. "Is the Shenzhou People Clan the only civilization in the vast Star Sea?"

This question made Huangfu Qi and Mo Zhenzhen a bit lost. It took Huangfu Qi a long time to say, "Perhaps… not?"

"The universe is vast, definitely not," Mo Zhenzhen confidently said.

"Statistically speaking, certainly not," Wang Qi spoke dispassionately, "But why haven't we ever seen other celestial bodies or civilizations?"

Mo Zhenzhen laughed, "Senior Brother, the distance between two stars is measured in light-years, light years!"

"Mahayana cultivators live for ten thousand years, and advanced Ancient Method practitioners can reach this realm in three thousand years. The nearest star to Shenzhou is less than twenty light-years away; a thousandth of light speed should be enough for that Mahayana cultivator to get here, right?"

A thousandth of light speed is roughly one thousand kilometers per second; a Mahayana cultivator risking their life could achieve such cruising speeds.

Huangfu Qi laughed, "Constantly flying for seven thousand years would drive one mad. Besides, wouldn't Mahayana also think about ascending to Immortal Heaven?"

"The history of the Human Clan spans eighty thousand years, and before that, we battled with the demon hordes of Shenzhou for tens of thousands of years, leaving behind many legends but we haven't heard about such extraterrestrial visitors."

"Over a hundred thousand years, there should at least be one oddity, right?"

"Or alternatively, if during these hundred thousand years they had dispatched a couple of Communication Magic Artifacts or Message Swords like items..."

"Then it seems the nearest celestial bodies don't have any," Mo Zhenzhen said regretfully.

Wang Qi shook his head, "But the existence of communication magic artifacts and the like would have increased the possible range of communication. Celestial bodies hundreds or thousands of light years away might have released a communication magic artifact or perhaps sent a spell conveying Spirit Sense."

Mo Zhenzhen replied, "Then that means there are none nearby."

"That's impossible," Wang Qi said. "Do you know what the original nature of life beings is?"

Huangfu Qi answered, "Ha, I happen to have heard about this from a familiar Daoist Fellow at Tianling Ridge. Before life beings were born, we refer to that era as Ancient Times. During the Ancient Times, there were no life beings until the late period of Ancient Times when the first life beings appeared in the primordial seas."

Wang Qi suddenly asked, "Have you ever seen a Stone Demon?"

Huangfu Qi paused, following Wang Qi's line of thought and said, "Gold Stone Spirit Awakening Demon Transformation? Although it's rare, I've indeed seen it..."

"During Ancient Times, Shenzhou was full of Gold Stones. This means, they could have potentially undergone Spirit Awakening Demon Transformation."

Mo Zhenzhen was about to nod when Huangfu Qi retorted, "Impossible. The current spirit energy environment exists largely because of the presence of life layers. During the lifeless Ancient Times, Gold Stones lacked the conditions for Spirit Awakening."

Wang Qi shook his head, "Ancient Times refer to the period from the birth of our heaven and earth to the emergence of the first cellular life beings, spanning billions of years. Even if it was difficult for Stone Demons to transform back then, they could surely transform into thousands over four billion years, right?"

Ancient Stone Demon hypothesis, this was part of the information Wang Qi heard this afternoon from Feng Luoyi.

Huangfu Lian raised her hands in surrender, "Alright, alright. But what does this explain?"

"During Ancient Times, perhaps the Immortal Dao already existed."

As Wang Qi spoke, his expression became somewhat distant.

This universe contains spiritual energy, an entity not entirely compatible with the second law of thermodynamics. The phenomena of progressing from a lower state to a higher state of negative entropy happens here more easily. Here, carbon-based is not the inevitable form of life; life doesn't even need to be based on silicon, sulfur, or ammonia.

Any matter, as long as it has a negative entropy spirit energy field within, can become life.