40,000 Years of Cultivation

Bai Xinghe narrowed his eyes, quietly feeling the vast galaxy flowing slowly by him.

Li Yao also saw that a light particle representing "Heaven's Tribulation" flashed past his cheek.

Bai Xinghe opened his eyes slowly, and his voice was extremely old and clumsy: "Imagine now that the two of us are the astrologer Liu Cixing 10,000 years ago, and finally built an underground observatory, through 300 super crystal brains. Repeated deductions, deduced the real sea of ​​stars, and for the first time clearly saw so many tribulations flying over our heads..."

"Then, what will we think?"

"What is the truth of the robbery? Where did they come from and where did they go?"

Li Yaodao: "The universe is vast. Of course, we humans are not only a powerful civilization. Since we humans have thought about weaponizing the catastrophe, then the catastrophe is very likely to be a weapon launched by a powerful civilization with the purpose of destroying or corroding another. A civilization."

This is the hypothesis that Li Yao and Xiong Wuji deduced on Tieyuan Star.

Bai Xinghe was taken aback again, staring at Li Yao meaningfully, and sighed: "Little friend Li Yao, you have surprised me more and more. I didn’t expect that in today’s cultivation world, there is still such an outstanding person as you. young people."

"That's right, after seeing the horror of the heavenly tribulation, it is a natural idea to regard the heavenly tribulation as a weapon launched by another civilization."

"However, many of the great worlds that have suffered from the tribulations are very low-civilized, and there is not much threat to other great worlds, just like the flying star realm five thousand years ago."

"Why are these unthreatening worlds attacked by Heaven?"

"Why are there so many calamities, cruising in the entire star sea, is it a cosmic war involving hundreds of civilizations?"

"What kind of mentality did the civilization that launched these tribulations come from?"

Li Yao thought for a moment, and shook his head honestly: "I don't know.

Bai Xinghe sighed: "Liu Thorn Star is indeed one of the most outstanding characters in the Xinghai Empire era thousands of years ago. If human civilization still exists after hundreds of millions of years, he may forget the'Emperor', but Will definitely remember Willow Thorn Star!"

"Ten thousand years ago, Liu Thorn Star was sitting in Thorn Star Studio, under this vast galaxy. After several years of contemplation, he finally deduced two and a half, vital laws!"

Li Yao raised his eyebrows: "Two and a half?"

Bai Xinghe ignored him and stretched out a finger: "First, the resources in the universe are limited."

Li Yao was taken aback, almost laughing out loud. What kind of rule is this? Obviously it is a fact that everyone knows!

The ancient world of 40,000 years ago, it was because the resources of the three thousand worlds were almost exhausted, and the major sects fought each other for resources, and even created monsters such as the "demon race", which eventually collapsed.

Although they all say "the sea of ​​stars is endless," no one can tell whether the universe has a boundary or not. What's more, even if the universe is endless, the resources that humans can control and use are always limited.

So, this is the correct nonsense!

Bai Xinghe seemed to have expected his reaction, and quickly stretched out his second finger, saying: "Second, the chain of suspicion exists in the entire universe and in all civilizations."

Li Yao frowned: "What is the chain of suspicion?"

Bai Xinghe said: "Recall the several confrontations we have just now, that is the chain of suspicion."

"Li Yao, since you killed your only child, you are now facing the threat of a cultivator. In theory, you should join hands with me. But why do you work hard along the way and do everything you can, and you want to do it with me at any time? "

"nonsense!"

Li Yao said, "Even if I want to join hands with you, who knows if you will stab me at any time!"

Bai Xinghe smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is the same for me."

"Of course I know that everyone working together is the best choice now, but who knows your real purpose? Who knows if you suddenly turn your face and stabbed me for some reason, I don't know?"

"Look, you don't want to kill me, but you are afraid that I want to kill you, so you have to make the plan to kill me at any time."

"I don't necessarily want to kill you, but I'm also afraid that you want to kill me, and even more afraid that you think I want to kill you, so you can only kill me first, so I can only kill me first before you start first. The first is the strongest!"

"This is the chain of suspicion. It's a bit confusing to explain, isn't it?"

"Now, let us break the chain of suspicion, trust each other completely, work together, and fight the immortal cultivators together. I can make a blood oath to never kill you, believe it or not?"

Li Yao shook his head, decisively: "I don't believe it!"

Before he finished speaking, he realized the terrible "chain of suspicion".

Bai Xinghe nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, you don't believe me, and I don't believe you either. Even if you make ten heartfelt blood oaths, I don't believe you! The relationship between us depends entirely on the balance of terror. Stay together."

"remember!"

"We belong to the same race, can communicate without obstacles, have the same thinking mode and emotions, and we also face the threat of the same enemy. Here, we also have very rich resources, such as spars, magic weapons, The medicine is very sufficient."

"Under this circumstance, there is still such a chain of suspicion that cannot be broken between us!"

"What if you remove all these favorable conditions?"

"If we don't have the great enemy of immortal cultivators to transfer the contradiction; if the resources around us are about to dry up, only the last bottle of high-energy nutrient is left; if we belong to different races, we can’t understand each other, it's like—"

Without warning, Bai Xinghe changed abruptly, becoming a large lizard standing up, with pustules growing on its thick thick skin, rancid juice dripping from the folds, and a "hissing" scream in his mouth. Show your teeth and claws at Li Yao!

Although knowing that it was the vision created by Bai Xinghe, Li Yao couldn't help but jump up, chasing the dragon and turning the feather knife out of its sheath again!

As soon as the sword was unsheathed and a flower appeared in front of him, Bai Xinghe was still sitting cross-legged, looking at him calmly.

Li Yao's heartbeat was like a drum and his back was sweating. For the first time he knew that Bai Xinghe's mental attacks were so powerful. He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing?"

Bai Xinghe said lightly: "Just now, I turned into a very kind starry alien race. With a very friendly attitude, I would like to express my highest respect to you."

Li Yao couldn't help but want to yell at him. What kind of kindness is he who looks like a man and a ghost?

After a while, he understood what Bai Xinghe meant.

Different civilizations originated from different planets, and under different environments, they have evolved different faces. The concept of human beauty and ugliness cannot be used to distinguish the good and evil of another civilization.

"Bai Xinghe and I are both humans. We have the same enemy and almost unlimited resources. We still don't trust each other. We are guarded against each other. If we move a little bit, we will kill each other!"

"If it is a different civilization, the survival form and the way of communication are completely different. When they meet in a star sea with limited resources, there is an unbreakable chain of suspicion between each other. I don't know if the other party wants to kill myself..."

Li Yao didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Bai Xinghe said sternly: "Now you understand, the resources in the universe are limited, and there will always be chains of suspicion between different civilizations. Under the deduction of these two laws, the appearance of the entire universe is There is only one result."

"Liu Thorn Star used a very vivid metaphor to describe his speculation."

"The universe is like a dark forest. Every civilization is a hunter lurking in the depths of the darkness. They must be careful not to make a sound, because in the deeper darkness, there are countless hunters watching and waiting for them to reveal their traces."

"No matter what kind of alien race is found, it should be dealt a fatal blow at the first time. Because of the existence of the chain of suspicion, no one can truly cooperate with another civilization that is completely different, even if it is occasionally because of the'balance of terror'. Means, the two civilizations temporarily cooperate, but this fragile balance is always easy to break."

Li Yao was silent.

The first horrible balance between him and Bai Xinghe was broken in just an instant.

No, from the beginning, the first balance of terror was the trap set by Bai Xinghe.

Now, although the two sides have reached a second terrorist balance, who knows how long it can last?

"The dark forest theory has a loophole."

Li Yao thought about it for a long time, and suddenly said, "Between civilization and civilization, you may not fight to the death as soon as you discover it!"

"Is there such a possibility-a higher civilization has discovered a lower civilization, so low that it will never pose any threat to them."

"So, is it possible for high-level civilizations to treat such low-level civilizations as slaves, pets, cannon fodder, etc.?"

Bai Xinghe said: "Perhaps, this involves the last half of the rule proposed by Liu Thorn, the'Law of the Son of Destiny'."

Li Yao Daqi: "The Law of the Son of Destiny? What is this? Why is it called a "half article"?"

Bai Xinghe said: "The dark forest theory can basically explain the existence of the Great Tribulation, but it is somewhat reluctant to explain the Small Tribulation."

Li Yao thought, it seemed to be the same.

Heavenly Tribulation is divided into two types. The one that occurred in the Flying Star Realm five thousand years ago and can destroy a planet or even a great world is called the Great Heavenly Tribulation.

In the entire history of human civilization, the probability of occurrence of the Great Tribulation is extremely low. There are historical records, up to two or three times. Most of them are confused with myths and legends, and may not be true.

There are more than the big tribulations, which are small tribulations specifically aimed at individuals.

After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, many cultivators who attacked the Deity Transformation Stage have suffered minor catastrophes.

In fact, in the ancient repair era 40,000 years ago, the vast majority of cultivators did not realize the existence of the "Great Tribulation". They only knew one type of Tribulation, and that was the "Small Tribulation" aimed at individuals!

If the Great Tribulation that destroyed the planet was an attack from another civilization, what is the Small Tribulation?

It’s not always possible that a civilization is so boring. It’s full of food, and across the vast galaxy, it blasts a catastrophe to kill someone, right?

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The fourth chapter is sent today!

There is one point to solemnly declare.

Although many book friends have already seen it, there are certainly many book friends who may not know that the "Dark Forest" theory and the "chain of suspicion" are not original by Lao Niu, but the science fiction writer Liu Cixin who Lao Ni admires very much in " The concept proposed in the trilogy of "Three Body".

It is used here to express Lao Niu's respect for Teacher Liu Cixin. Please also know about it.

The magnificent sea of ​​stars is finally unfolding, and the battle after that is even more exciting. I hope everyone will continue to support!