Chapter 510 What is a demon?
In view of the project team's request to explain in advance, Fang Xianyu exchanged a few words with everyone and then began to explain the matters related to demon cultivation.
"In ancient times, there was no concept of 'demon' in Guixu Realm. Of course, there were no humans at that time either."
As Fang Xianyu spoke, everyone was writing rapidly.
“Or strictly speaking, there were no ordinary animals at that time. They were all living beings that could practice cultivation. Except for plants, all animals in Guixu Realm could practice cultivation, and they were all naturally intelligent.
"So at that time, ordinary rabbits, chickens, ducks, fish, insects, and various birds and beasts did not exist. There were only various extinct intelligent species, many of which looked more like creatures in the myths and legends of the Blue Planet. They looked strange and bizarre, and were naturally magical."
This concept did not cause much shock.
Because not long ago, when the project team sent people to Quanxian King City for exchanges and studies, they had already learned some of the "ancient" knowledge of the Guixu Realm, and had analyzed the situation in ancient times several times, so they were not unfamiliar with it.
But Fang Xianyu's next words made everyone a little confused.
“As far as I know, those common animals were created from the flesh and blood of ancient ancestral creatures after their death. Some ancient books have recorded which ancient god created certain animals, but in fact, they were not created, but were born accidentally.
"Just like the humans who came after Guixu Realm, they were actually created by the ancient goddess Nuwa using her own flesh and blood."
"Excuse me--"
Taking advantage of Fang Xianyu's pause, a professor asked, "Excuse me, based on what you said, does it prove that the Guixu Realm is essentially a world that relies on creationism?"
"No, of course not." Fang Xianyu denied, "Only some of the creatures were created by the ancient gods, not everything in the world was created by them. In other words, I don't think it's 'creation', but more like a special kind of 'reproduction', the continuation of their bloodline, but the product of the continuation and its source cannot be considered the same creature - if we classify it according to the biological theory on Blue Planet."
Wang Qiqing interrupted thoughtfully, "Perhaps...it can also be considered a kind of degeneration."
Fang Xianyu was stunned for a moment, then thought seriously for a while and nodded, "Indeed, some are indeed 'degenerated', degenerating in terms of bloodline, but evolving in adapting to the environment and surviving. Isn't it the same on Blue Star?"
Professor Wu, the most authoritative biologist in the room, frowned. He was increasingly confused, but he had to admit what Fang Xianyu said, so he nodded with difficulty: "From a certain perspective, you can think so."
Fang Xianyu smiled and continued to explain: "In fact, there is no definitive conclusion in the Guixu Realm about how 'monsters' are produced. Some believe that this is a phenomenon of atavism, carried in the blood, or to put it more mysteriously, it is destined by heaven. Others believe that this is just an accident and has nothing to do with blood. Of course, there are some more niche views that believe that this is a reproducible and inevitable result produced according to the subject's living conditions... This is a very interesting view, although I do not agree with it."
"If this is a 'spiritual reaction',"
Wang Qiqing almost immediately followed Fang Xianyu and expressed his own views:
"Let me explain. 'Spiritualization reaction' is a term I personally proposed. It is a reaction in which objective things are affected by spiritual fields and produce changes based on genetic traits or biological expressions. Before this, I always believed that this reaction is common in plants, such as the birth of many spiritual herbs and plants.
"But now, if we apply this theory to animals, the difficulty it raises is the same as that of plants, that is, why most animals and plants cannot undergo spiritualization. But it can also explain the logic of animal 'demonization', that is, changes in genetic traits and biological expressions."
Fang Xianyu's eyes twitched slightly.
The last time she learned similar knowledge was two hundred years ago, or even last week. Now, all kinds of "genes" and "biological expressions" were thrown at her face, and she could barely understand them. This was only thanks to her success in cultivating immortals, and her comprehension ability was much stronger than before!
Even so, Fang Xianyu could only barely understand what Wang Qiqing meant. If she were asked to reply, she would probably only be able to say "Aba Aba".
But how could she really say "Aba Aba"? She could only nod her head, praising him, and said, "As expected of Professor Xiao Wang. Although this is the first time I've heard of this theory, after thinking about it carefully, it does have some merits."
Then, in order to prevent Wang Qiqing from asking questions that he really couldn't answer, Fang Xianyu quickly added: "However, no matter what, once an animal awakens its spiritual intelligence, it can be considered a 'monster', and the 'monster' itself and its previous race cannot belong to the same race.
"This is a very cruel thing. Even if those ordinary animals are the direct blood relatives of the 'demon', such as parents, siblings, and even children, they are not actually from the same clan. This is why in the Guixu Realm, we rarely see the blood relatives of the acquired demon cultivators."
A member of the project team keenly caught a key word: "Acquired demon cultivators? So, there are also innate demon cultivators?"
Fang Xianyu nodded: "Demon cultivators can reproduce in the form of 'humans', and their offspring will naturally be innate 'demons'.
“For example, the Dragon Clan, the Quanxian Clan, the Qingqiu Fox Clan, the Chiyuan Fox Clan, the Xuanyan Clan, the Jinling Clan, etc., all of them have maintained a collective for a long time and reproduced internally, so they have become their own clans, and their descendants are born with spiritual intelligence.
"Although in order to show respect, the Guixu Realm all respect them as their respective race names, their power system is essentially closer to that of a 'demon'."
Wang Qiqing just felt incredible and asked incomprehensibly: "So, only humans are special?"
"That's right. Among the races that were born later, only humans are special."
Unexpectedly, Fang Xianyu nodded very affirmatively and said, "Only humans can naturally cultivate. Even the so-called 'natural disability' or 'earth deficiency' can cultivate. I believe you have also done experiments and have some understanding."
At this point, she added: "Of course, what I want to emphasize is that among the races that came later, humans are the most special.
"But in fact, the Dragon Clan, the Quanxian Clan, and the Jinling Clan are similar to humans. They are all independent races, and there are no individuals who cannot open their spiritual intelligence. This is fundamentally different from the Fox Clan, the Xuanyan Clan, and other acquired races."
Wang Qiqing murmured, "Are humans so special..."
In the conference room, all the project team members looked at each other in bewilderment, and the same question popped up in everyone's mind: "Why?"
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