Jin Tuyi went on unhurriedly. "Whether or not the war was taken advantage of by somebody else, whether or not the demons turned into 'righteous' or 'evil' after they seized the highest power, none of it matters.
"What matters is that the war forty thousand years ago was not a war between 'demons' and 'Cultivators' at all. It was a war that the ordinary people, savaged and suppressed by the ancient Cultivators, waged against the high and mighty ancient Cultivators in the form of 'demons' when they could not stand it anymore!
"Yes. Of course, you can say that the war was manipulated by the 'Ultimate One Demons'. But what made the 'Ultimate One Demons' capable of manipulating the three thousand Sectors and the hearts of countless ordinary people? What made the ordinary people turn into bizarre-shaped demons willingly? Was it purely through deception and coercion?
"No. Of course not. It was all because the ancient Cultivators had destroyed the entire world and the homes of the ordinary people that even the humblest, most obedient ordinary people were infuriated by the Cultivators.
"It was an age when the ordinary people's technology was extremely underdeveloped. Compared with the flying swords of the Cultivators, the ordinary people's sabers, spears, swords, and spears were almost ten thousand years behind. Besides, even kitchen knives were not easy to find. Most of the time, the ordinary people had to 'cut bamboo into spears'. How could they compete with the Cultivators?
"The greatest advantage of the demons, and the foundation of their existence, was right there.
"No sabers? Then I would grow claws and teeth! No flying swords? Then I would grow wings! No shields? Then I would grow a hard shell! It didn't matter how ugly or hideous they were, as long as they had strength, the strength for revenge!
"Perhaps, the ordinary people after mutations were still unable to fight the Cultivators one on one, but they at least had the ability to resist. If one of them was not enough, ten of them would be enough. Just a hundred of them. A hundred demons mutated from paupers in the past should be able to drag a high and mighty Cultivator down with them, shouldn't they? "
"It was exactly in such a way that the demons broke the 'technological blockade' of the Cultivators. It was also the greatest reason why the demons existed as an independent species! "
At this point, Jin Tuyi laughed bitterly. "But now, this foundation has collapsed. This reason has disappeared."
Li Yao faintly understood what Jin Tuyi meant.
However, he resisted the urge to interrupt.
He had a strange feeling in his heart. It was as if Jin Tuyi was really like an old senior, imparting valuable life experience to his disciple.
Jin Tuyi continued, "Thirty thousand years of suppression taught the Cultivators how to reflect. When the modern Cultivators reappear on the stage of history, they will be completely different from the past. They will put themselves on the same level as the ordinary people and believe that everyone is an equal member of the 'civilization of mankind'."
"It can be said that modern Cultivators and ancient Cultivators are two completely different concepts. Perhaps …" The Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium of True Human Beings that you mentioned are more like the spiritual rightful successors of the ancient Cultivators. "
"Under the influence of such ideas, it is only natural that the great revolution and the great explosion of the Cultivation arts will happen when the conditions are right."
"In the past ten thousand years, the word 'Cultivation' has fallen from the high and mighty palace into the homes of thousands of ordinary people. It has seeped into every capillary of the civilization of mankind."
"Today, an ordinary person who does not have the strength to truss a chicken can fly freely in the sky on a shuttle without wings. They do not need to grow parotid glands. They can roam at the bottom of the ocean with the help of the diving crystal bubbles. They do not need to grow sharp tusks or claws. They can defend their home and family with chainswords, vibration sabers, and high-temperature axes! "
"In that case … Is there any need for the wings, tusks, claws, and other bizarre burdens on the demons? "
Li Yao was rendered speechless. He was of a mind to ask, "Senior Jin, which side are you on exactly? Are you really not a spy sent to the Blood Demon Sector by the Federation?"
"Civilization. What is civilization? Knowing how to use tools, build tools, and produce more advanced tools continuously. That is civilization! "
Jin Tuyi flapped his wings and smiled. "The pair of wings that you used in the Eye of Blood Demon was quite well-made. They were so vivid that they could totally replace the wings of the Feather Clan.
"In the past, because of the technological blockage of the ancient Cultivators, ordinary people could not get in touch with the more advanced production and battle tools. That was why we were forced to grow wings, claws, and shells as replacements.
"Right now, at least in the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Flying Star Sector, Cultivators and ordinary people have been completely integrated. Ordinary people can use all kinds of powerful magical equipment, too. They can even use 'artificial wings' that can replace 'natural wings'. Then, wouldn't our wings, claws, and shells have fulfilled their historical destiny and can be retired from the stage of history?"
Li Yao found it hard to believe. "Are — are you willing to accept that?"
"I am not, but what can I do?"
Jin Tuyi sighed. "The disadvantages of the demon race are too obvious.
"If tools are an extension of the body, the demon race has essentially grown the tools on the body.
"While they gain immense strength, they give up agility and the possibility of rapid evolution.
"Look. I have a pair of broad wings. Of course, I look very intimidating and have advantages in an air battle in the atmosphere, too.
"But what if it is the vacuum of space? What if it is the rugged underground? What if my wings are damaged? What if I want to cultivate a new cultivation technique, but this pair of wings is an obstacle? "
"But you are different.
"If you are equipped with a pair of magical equipment in the shape of wings, you can fly and fight with them in the atmosphere. Once you enter outer space or below the ground, you can immediately abandon the burden. Even if it is damaged in a fierce battle, you can abandon, replace, or repair it easily.
"More importantly, you can evolve!
"With the development of technology, it is very convenient and natural to upgrade the magical equipment. Perhaps, in only a few hundred years, the functions and power of the magical equipment will be multiple times higher.
"Believe it or not, your artificial wings will definitely have dozens of new functions and techniques after a hundred years of technological development!
"But the wings, claws, and tusks of the demon race are different.
"The power of cells is limited after all. They cannot evolve randomly. The consequence of forced evolution is that you will walk on Elder Nether Spring's path that is destined to fail.
"Therefore —"
Shua!
Jin Tuyi's wings retreated into his body in the blink of an eye. At first glance, he looked no different from a normal human being!
"Our ancestors learned a divine ability a long time ago, it's called 'Humanoid Transformation'."
"The purpose of turning into human form is not that it is convenient for us to sneak into the world of human beings or that we admire the culture of human beings. The truth is that the human form is in fact the most convenient, perfect, and versatile form.
"An unarmed human form is naturally no match for tusks and claws. But in the human form, it is most convenient for us to use and switch magical equipment to deal with complicated battles and production environments.
"It is safe to say that the human form is the most perfect basic form. With the enhancement of powerful magical equipment, the shortcomings of the human form can be overcome, and the advantages of the human form can be maximized!
"In the past, when the magical equipment technology was not developed yet, and magical equipment was not popularized on a large scale, the demon race could still take some advantages with their claws and tusks. However, as long as human beings raised a technological boom and popularized magical equipment on a large scale and resisted the first wave of attacks of the demon race, the final outcome of the war would be as clear as day.
"Take the Xing Yao Federation for example. You were able to defeat so many formidable foes in only five hundred years, occupy a world, and compete with the Blood Demon Sector, which had developed for thousands of years, all because of the technological boom, wasn't it?
"I've studied the evolution history of your magical equipment carefully. Five hundred years ago, your magical equipment refining technology was still very crude. However, after every few decades, your technology would make incredible leaps and bounds. Today, your chainswords, vibration sabers, and crystal cannons are as good as the claws and acid cannons of the demon race. Some of their performances are even better!
"You are a magical equipment specialist. You should know that better than I do.
"Yes. Right now, a common soldier of the Union Army is far from a match for a common demon. But what if you develop for another few decades?
"I'm told that in the Flying Star Sector, through the utilization of 'skill cards' and the 'Grand Illusionary Battle Network', even the ordinary people can easily use various types of Crystal Suit. If the technology spreads to the Tian Yuan Realm, will the Blood Demon Sector stand a chance?"
Li Yao gnashed his teeth. "You can take action first and conquer the Tian Yuan Realm before the technology is spread out. Isn't that what the Red Tide Plan was designed to do in the beginning?"
"Don't you understand, young man?"
Jin Tuyi said calmly. "Conquering the Tian Yuan Realm, so what? Conquering the Flying Star Sector, so what? What I'm thinking about is not a war between two worlds but a war between two social forms and two systems!
"Even if we conquer the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Flying Star Sector in a short time with tusks and claws, a stronger civilization of Cultivators, with more advanced magical equipment, more powerful crystal suits, and more terrifying crystal warships, will crush all the demons as if they were ants in the near future, too!
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