This time, Li Yao was truly shuddering in fear. He felt that the picture that his professor described was too shocking.
But then again …
Li Yao recalled his childhood in the magical equipment graveyard in Floating Spear City in the Tian Yuan Realm.
Living in the magical equipment graveyard and struggling in blood and darkness, such as' Fat Dragon 'and the rest of them, would they prefer to live in the garbage dump of the material world as' scavengers', or would they live a better life in a certain virtual world, well, the Spiriters' Realm?
Maybe Professor Mo Xuan was right. The material world that human beings lived in was too small, too crowded, and too barren of resources. It could never meet the needs of the development of the civilization of mankind.
Professor Mo Xuan raised his voice and said, "Of course, this is just my imagination. I don't think it will become a reality in the next few hundred years. With that in mind, I might as well think further.
"In the distant future — perhaps millions of years later — the perfect form of the civilization of mankind in my ideal world should be dominated by the Spiriters.
"By then, the cities and homes of human beings on the material level will no longer exist. Even if some of them do exist, they will be in the form of historical relics, museums, and symbols of civilization. Most people will live in the Spiriters' Realm in the form of the Spiriters. The material foundation of the Spiriters' Realm will be super crystal processors. The super crystal processors, together with the chips that store the souls of human beings, will be stored in indestructible, permanent warehouses deep below the ground of every planet.
"Because we barely need air and water, we will be able to spread to every planet. We will not have to search for habitable planets with atmospheres like we are doing right now.
"By then, the super crystal processor centers buried deep below the ground will be the brand-new 'cities' of the civilization of mankind. Everybody will live a relaxed, comfortable, and absolutely peaceful life in the Spiriters' Realm. They will be engaged in theoretical and intellectual work. Countless artificial intelligences, such as' old grandpas', will serve us as our servants.
"Of course, of course, our connection to the material world cannot be completely cut off. Therefore, at that time, everybody had a lot of 'shells' other than their soul, and they could transmit their soul to those 'shells' and enter the material world.
"The 'shells' come in all kinds of forms. They can be the fleshly bodies of pure human beings like right now, or the bodies of demons that have been highly genetically modified. Of course, they can also be artificial bodies made of super alloys.
"Furthermore, the 'shell' can completely break the limits of the human form and turn into the form of an enormous mechanical spider hundreds of meters tall, a starship a thousand meters tall, or a base that covers dozens of square kilometers. As long as one's soul is strong enough, they will be able to control it!
"By then, even an ordinary miner will have a luxurious villa, a private garden, and a hunting ground in the Spiriters' Realm. He will also have hundreds of artificial intelligence servants at his service. He will have everything he wants.
"His job will be to spend some time every day transmitting his soul to a certain 'mining starship' and remotely controlling the mining starship to mine on a resource planet.
"The minerals that are excavated will be sent to the 'base shells' of other 'smelting specialists' for refinement. Then, they will be taken away by the shells of other 'crystal processor specialists' to further strengthen our crystal processor centers and build our 'city'.
"The more powerful the crystal processors are, the higher their computational ability will be, and the more real, complicated, and vast the Spiriters' Realm will be. Then, we will be able to build larger mining starships and stronger starships to explore a vaster world!
"Don't you think that such a civilization is a real universal civilization and that it will have a slim chance to figure out the truth of the universe?"
Li Yao and Ling Xiaole looked at each other and saw the deep concern in each other's eyes.
Ling Xiaole knew that the leadership of the Secret Sword Bureau must be paying attention to their conversation. She summoned her courage and said, "Professor, I — I feel that you seem to be … crazy!"
"Crazy?"
Professor Mo Xuan put on a weird smile. A few different pictures suddenly popped up behind him.
One of them was a few small fish struggling to crawl to the shore with their fins from the bubbling mud on a primitive planet.
There was also an ugly ape that surrounded a burning tree that had been struck by lightning. It looked at the flames and made a big fuss.
"During the development of life from the ocean to the land," Professor Mo Xuan said, "the small fish that crawled to the shore at the beginning might've been considered crazy by their companions, too. The apes that decided to touch fire against their natural instincts were considered crazy by their companions, too. Replacing fists with rocks, claws with spears, building houses with twigs and rocks, and being the first to eat crabs … They were all crazy decisions. The combination of countless crazy decisions created us and the civilization of mankind today!
"We are Cultivators, people who stand at the peak of intelligence and thinking. If even we are trapped in the mediocre daily life and limit our thinking and morals to the level of ordinary people, how can our civilization make progress?
"Do you want the civilization of mankind to remain unchanged and still struggle hard millions of years later?
"Yes. I know that my theory is immature and may even be wrong. But if I am qualified to propose it only because it is 100% correct, no theory will be born at all!
"That's why I'm willing to share the theory with you. If you find it unacceptable, please think about it carefully, point out my mistakes, and help me improve it. You can even completely deny my theory!"
"We are not denying your theory completely, Professor Mo Xuan."
Li Yao said, "As a cutting-edge theory, any bizarre ideas about the distant future are understandable. I'm more curious about one thing. What did you do after you came up with such … crazy ideas? Did you put them into action?"
"Of course. Of course, I put them into action. I am a refiner. Instead of talking on paper, I am more interested in practical actions!"
Professor Mo Xuan stared at Li Yao and Ling Xiaole thoughtfully. Licking his lollipop, he said thoughtfully, "When the idea popped up in my head and went out of control like a wildfire, I immediately —"
Li Yao held his breath. "What did you do?"
"I reported the crazy idea to the government," Professor Mo Xuan said resolutely.
"…" Li Yao.
"…" Ling Xiaole.
"Is there a problem?" Professor Mo Xuan asked curiously. "The idea is so crazy, dangerous, and extreme that it vaguely smacks of evilness in today's moral standards. But it is very real and very likely to be the future of the civilization of mankind!
"Of course, I had to report it to the government in case somebody with ulterior motives took advantage of it. Also, I had to summon the specialists of various fields to discuss it and compile the theory into a book before submitting it to the government!"
Li Yao was greatly relieved. "That explains a lot!"
Professor Mo Xuan frowned. "What else could it be? Was I supposed to recruit a batch of insane gangsters in secret after I came up with the crazy idea, establish an enormous underground base in secret, and make all kinds of stealthy schemes in it, and jump out of the dark corner at a critical moment, hoping to realize my evil and crazy ambitions?"
Li Yao and Ling Xiaole looked at each other. Then, they both nodded quickly.
Professor Mo Xuan sighed, somewhat helplessly. "Therefore, for the researchers of cutting-edge theories and 'futurology', the groundless fantasy novels and third-rate entertainment products are our greatest enemies! Or to put it another way, the fear of the unknown is the biggest obstacle for us!
"Of course, it is perfectly normal for you to have such thoughts. In the history of the Federation in the past hundred years, too many crazy schemers have indeed raised such crazy ambitions. They raised all kinds of righteous banners, but they brought grave disasters to their compatriots, homeland, and civilization.
"Aren't Yan Xibei, Xiao Xuance, Elder Nether Spring, and Lu Zui all the same?
"Among them, Xiao Xuance raised the riot of the Immortal Cultivators years ago. It was Li Yao and I who resolved it together. To this day, I can still recall his crazy and hideous face at that time. How can I make the same mistake again?
"Rest assured. The Spiriters are all patriotic. We are all proud of our identity as human beings. Many of us are war heroes. Some of us are firemen who sacrificed themselves to save the innocent in a fire. Some of us are good samaritans who lost their bodies when they rescued drowning children. We will certainly not do anything that jeopardizes the interests of the people or the security of the country.
"Besides, if we get to the bottom of it, what motives do we have to scheme? It must be noted that we do not have any conflicts of interest with human beings or demons because the resources that we need are completely different!
"The Federation and the Imperium have reasons to go to war because we are all human beings and need the same resources, the same air, sunlight, water, and soil.
"Similarly, human beings and demons have reasons to go to war because we are all carbon-based lives that need those things, too.
"But the Spiriters do not need those things at all. We do not need air, water, or soil. All we need is the highly-developed grand-unified Spiritual Nexus, the centers of crystal processors buried deep below the ground, and some 'shells' that allow us to move in the material world! Those things, on the other hand, can be obtained easily by contributing our wisdom and strength. Therefore, what reason do we have to betray our motherland, our family, and our past selves and fight against human beings and demons?
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