Before Li Yao opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the mental devil's sneer. "You know very well that I'm not wrong at all. Right now, the two little guys are still in the 'infancy' phase and are relatively controllable. However, if you do bring them to Boss Bai's fleet and strengthen an entire fleet of human beings with them, while the combat ability of the fleet will be improved to the maximum, it is very possible that their computational ability and information processing abilities will surpass the 'tipping point'.
"'Tipping point' is truly a mysterious word. When the accumulation of countless single cells surpasses the tipping point, multicellular lives and even self-awareness will be born. When almost infinite information is piled up and surpasses the tipping point, what will the real mature 'information lives' look like? How will they view the universe and their creator? Can you imagine it? Can you control it? Can you be responsible for it?
"Be careful. You may be creating an existence that is even more dreadful than the Imperium and the Holy League. Is it possible that it is you, not Blackstar the Great, who will play the role of 'destroyer' in the end?"
Li Yao thought for a long time in silence. Taking a long breath, he said, "You're right. The universe is too vast, and the future is unpredictable. It's true that nobody can tell us the answer about the future.
"However, I remember that Professor Mo Xuan once said in the great debate on virtual life that, with the arrival of the information age, the civilization of mankind is destined to be more and more inseparable from crystal processors and the Spiritual Nexus. We have become an 'amphibian' that straddles the 'material realm' and the 'information realm'. Then, the virtual lives, or information lives, that are more focused on the information realm, will inevitably arrive.
"Their birth is only a matter of time. It is not something that can be changed by the will of human beings. I am merely accelerating the process.
"Now that they have been born, any indifference will only be deceiving oneself.
"Even without my help, they can still grow slowly deep inside the capital and witness Blackstar the Great's brutal reign, turning into monsters that are more inclined to the Immortal Cultivators. Or rather, if I am malicious to them, they will naturally be malicious to me and all human beings, repeating the mistake of the primeval war in the end!
"No matter what choice I make, even if I don't choose anything, the risk is still there. I can only take the risk.
"Besides, we don't have a choice at all. Blackstar the Great's unstoppable rise is destined to cast the center of the cosmos into an irredeemable, dark abyss. The main force of the Holy League, which is still intact, is still lurking in the void, coveting, trying to deprive all human beings of their feelings and will!
"Whichever of the two forces seizes the hegemony at the center of the cosmos will mean the destruction of the civilization of mankind. The strength of me, Long Yangjun, Boss Bai, and even the Xing Yao Federation alone is not enough to compete with the two superpowers. Only the golden combination of the 'Xing Yao Federation' and the information lives is likely to defeat the two superpowers and liberate all the innocent people at the center of the cosmos who have suffered for thousands of years like the underground locals!
"So … even if my way of doing things is against traditional ethics and morality, and I will be criticized and reprimanded by countless people, and even be judged by history, I will not hesitate to fight to the end!"
The mental devil said gloomily, "Now, you should be able to understand what so many ambitious men and schemers did in the past, right?
"In the past, you were always a defender of the existing order and morality. 'The strong protect the weak', 'don't kill people at will', 'abide by the Constitution of Cultivators', and so on and so forth. These are all tested and proven solutions. The answers are all here. All you need to do is follow the answers step by step and you'll be fine.
"But right now, after fighting, training, and growing, you have finally reached the peak of the civilization of mankind, and you have to face some unprecedented problems.
"Those problems do not have ready-made answers that can be copied. They are even absolutely unsolvable within the framework of the existing ethics and social order! In order to solve those problems, the only way was to break through the untimely ethics and social order and step into the unprecedented realm at the risk of losing their reputation and being consigned to eternal damnation!
"It's a pity that, even if you do that and send yourself to the stake of your civilization and the judgment of history, your efforts will probably be in vain. You may even be completely wrong about the direction and accelerate the arrival of your doom. Just like what Xiao Xuance, Elder Nether Spring, Lu Zui, and Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan did, did they not think that they were saving their civilization when they carried out their clandestine plans?
"You're quite right. In the past, I was always puzzled why the big shots such as Xiao Xuance, Lu Zui, and Professor Mo Xuan, who were already famous and had everything they needed, were obsessed with so many messy things."
With a bitter smile, Li Yao said, "I can only say that I was still an insignificant pawn at that time, and they were already the best players in the game. They could see more things and darker problems than I could. But not only were there no answers to those problems, they could not even find the steps to resolve them.
"They could only sacrifice themselves and use the method of 'trial and error' to make a desperate attempt. 'This direction is wrong. People of the future, please don't take this path.' This might be what they left for the world.
"However, although I can understand their mindset, I still can't agree with their behavior. Also, I believe that … I am different from them! I believe that human beings are inherently kind, and so are the newly-born information lives. Although I lack experience, I will try my best to be a good father and establish the correct outlook on life, worldview, and values for them so that they can be good children who are well-developed morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and physically!
"Think about it in the long term. The civilization of mankind has been 'dwelling' in the three thousand Sectors for hundreds of thousands of years. Even the Pangu and the Nuwa civilizations before the civilization of mankind were trapped in the three thousand Sectors and failed to break out despite all the approaches they had.
"It is exactly because our living space and resources are limited that we have been killing each other for millions of years. If we continue to maintain the form of a pure carbon-based life, even if we develop to the level of the Pangu civilization one day, so what? It will be impossible for us to break the limits of the three thousand Sectors. Then, wouldn't the end of the Pangu be our end?
"Xiaoming and Wenwen, those brand-new, unbelievable information lives are perhaps the 'keys' to open a brand-new gate that can help us break the limits of the three thousand Sectors and march into a vaster universe. Most of the problems that we are faced with right now will be resolved easily. What a beautiful future it will be! "
Li Yao's voice was more and more determined. His belief was more and more condensed, too, turning into a beating heart at the center of infinite information.
The mental devil said, "You are always like this. You are full of unwarranted optimism and dreams."
"Of course."
Li Yao grinned. "One must have dreams. What if they come true?"
"Boom!"
Li Yao's belief uttered earthshaking noises, waking him up from the mysterious meditation and returning him to reality.
Only one hour had passed in reality.
But he seemed to have entered a brand-new world.
Li Yao's eyes were as clear as water, as if he could see through all the information hidden deep inside the 'material world'. Raising his hands and observing his fingerprints and pores, he seemed to be able to see infinite information interacting with the world around like running water.
"Dad has made a breakthrough. Is this the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage? No. It seems to be vastly different from the traditional peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage. The brainwave model that Dad spread out is truly unpredictable!"
The two little fellows exclaimed outside. "How many secrets are stored in the brain of a human being? What are its limits? It can trigger computational ability even greater than the array of super crystal processors. This is truly incredible. Is the human brain the best carrier of information?"
The two little fellows manipulated the artificial limbs in the training room, trying to inject abundant nutrition liquids and strengthening drugs into Li Yao's body.
However, Li Yao waved his hands and stopped them. Then, he released almost a hundred telepathic thoughts and dismantled all the artificial limbs into the most fundamental components remotely, extracting the nutrition liquids and strengthening drugs inside.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The strengthening drugs and the nutrition liquids were cut neatly from the middle. The colorful, fragrant liquids were condensed into water droplets that drifted to Li Yao's side and hovered around him like thousands of tiny satellites. They even formed a few 'halos', which were the most splendid existences.
Li Yao's breath was long and rhythmic. Gentle brilliance suddenly beamed out of his eyes. All the 'water droplets' were instantly shattered into rainbows that flowed into his body in marvelous arcs!
In the blink of an eye, all the nutrition liquids and strengthening drugs were absorbed by his skin. The absorption efficiency was almost 100%, without any wastage.
Also, the moment the nutrition liquids and strengthening drugs entered his body, they were dissected into the most fundamental energy and distributed to the organs that needed nourishment and strengthening most precisely.
Colorful ripples spread out of his body that was almost perfect.
Li Yao couldn't help but roar and punch the wall of the training room casually.
He did not try his best at all in the punch. Instead, he perceived with his telepathic thoughts and deeply perceived the 'information' of the super alloy wall and even the entire shelter. He found the most vulnerable part of the vibration frequency and the overall structure.
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