Chapter 559

Himeko handed the Plague Gem to Alice without hesitation.

The latter held the Plague Gem in one hand and began to calculate with the other.

In a trance, Himeko seemed to see a thin layer of light mist covering Alice's face, making her look somewhat mysterious.

She had seen in Shenzhou folklore before that some capable people could know five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future just by calculating.

But later, Destiny confirmed that those were all fake. Strictly speaking, they should be called early psychology applications.

Otherwise, Destiny would have long ago let the masters calculate where the next Honkai would be.

But if it was a cultivator at the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit calculating...

Himeko believed it!

They are serious cultivators, not people doing psychology!

After a moment, the light mist on Alice's face disappeared, and she returned the Plague Gem to Himeko.

Her expression seemed somewhat relaxed.

"It's okay! The future of your world is connected to the Imaginary Tree, so I can't calculate it for the time being."

"But if it's calculated according to the strength of the previous civilization, as long as you break through to the mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, you can easily solve the Herrscher of Finality."

"However, if something goes wrong and the Imaginary Tree takes action personally."

"You probably have to break through to Refining Spirit into Void."

"Just now, our Shushan's Heavenly Dao killed its way to the Imaginary Tree, and with the help of a trace of the Sect Master's will, forcibly suppressed the Imaginary Tree's resistance."

"But I think your world shouldn't be enough to make the Imaginary Tree take action regardless of everything."

Himeko didn't know much about the relationship, but Alice is now at the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, which means that if she takes action, the Honkai will definitely be eliminated.

But the problem is that she couldn't possibly let Alice help. Although it's a small favor for her, it can't be calculated like that.

Himeko still wanted to cultivate herself and be a hero who saves the world once.

She didn't have talent before, but now she has cultivation, so there's no reason she can't do it if she works hard.

Although she believes Kiana can do it, as a teacher, she wants Kiana to live an easier life.

"Mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, huh..."

Himeko nodded slightly, also feeling somewhat relaxed, and asked casually:

"It seems there is still a good chance. Elder Alice, if I cultivate, about how long will it take to break through to the mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit?"

Alice looked at Himeko and said thoughtfully:

"If it's fast, within three thousand years."

"..."

Three thousand years...

The smile on Himeko's face froze.

After three thousand years, whether the Honkai world still exists is another matter. Who can wait for her to cultivate for three thousand years!

After a long silence, Himeko said somewhat distressed:

"Elder Alice, how did you break through to the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit?"

"Me? I reached the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit as soon as I switched to cultivation."

Alice spread her hands with a grin.

"If Himeko, you can master the Plague Gem, you can probably reach the peak of Refining Essence into Qi after switching to cultivation. It's actually quite fast."

"Are the Herrschers of our world really this weak..."

Himeko sighed despondently.

"No! Herrschers are not weak at all."

Alice shook her head seriously.

"It's just a matter of realm and energy."

"The Herrschers of your world are born with mastery of the laws of the scientific side: imaginary space, electromagnetism, molecular motion, etc."

"Strictly speaking, as long as they are developed properly, even a Herrscher at the level of Refining Essence into Qi is more powerful than a Demon God at the level of Refining Qi into Spirit."

"Because the root of a Herrscher is linked to the Imaginary Tree, and the universe of the Tree and the Sea is mainly scientific."

"In terms of pure destructive power, you are stronger."

"But the Herrschers of your world are a group of ordinary people who were suddenly transformed..."

Alice pondered for a while and snapped her fingers:

"Let me explain it to you this way."

"The Demon Gods of our world hold rifles with hundreds of bullets."

"And the Herrschers of your world are equivalent to rocket launchers. Although they only have one bullet, their destructive power is much stronger than a pistol."

"The most important thing is that the Demon Gods of our world are themselves existences of the mystical side, living longer than one another, and their realms are higher."

"After switching to cultivation, they can use their realm as a foundation to rapidly improve their strength."

"But your realms are not high. Even if you have enough energy, your realm will always trap you."

"Cultivation is not about mana, it's about realm."

"You understand this, right?"

Himeko nodded, half-understanding.

"Cultivation pulls everyone's strength into the same evaluation tier, and without cultivation, the evaluation tiers are all different."

Alice spread her hands and finally concluded:

"In short, as the highest system of the heavens and myriad worlds, the cultivation system's realm is the most fundamental strength tier."

"And, forgive me for being blunt, the Herrschers of your world derive their power from the Imaginary Tree... how much of it can be their own?"

"The scientific side and the mystical side are different..."

Alice sighed and waved her hand:

"Anyway, you just need to remember that if you don't cultivate, it's hard for the Demon Gods of our world to defeat the Herrschers of your world."

"Of course, there are some exceptions, like Zhongli who doesn't cultivate. That guy can shatter a continent without cultivating. Compared to the Herrschers of your world's current civilization, he is much stronger."

"And... Venti just now, too. Don't look at that guy as unreliable; in reality, he is quite strong."

335. In the cultivation system, short-lived Herrschers have no advantage

"The important thing is the realm..."

Himeko sighed.

This is indisputable. The Herrschers of the Honkai world are strong, but they live too short a life.

Himeko is in her twenties this year, and after implanting the artificial stigmata before, she doesn't have much lifespan left.

People like her are very common in the Honkai world.

In a world ravaged by the Great Honkai, how long can you expect them to live?

The First Herrscher, Welt, was probably less than forty when he died, and Welt Yang is probably only thirty or forty now.

The Second Herrscher, Sirin, is even more extreme; she was just a child.

The Third Herrscher, Mei, was in high school when she became a Herrscher.

The Honkai world is a world where kids are in charge.

Expecting them to have any realm cultivation?

They probably haven't even figured out what a realm is.

The reason they are strong is that in a scientific world, they mastered scientific laws, and their roots are connected to the Cocoon of Finality.

The Cocoon of Finality is connected to the Imaginary Tree.

The Tree and Sea universe is on the scientific side.

The gods of science are definitely stronger in a scientific world.

But Teyvat is a rare mystical-side world in the Tree and Sea.

Demon Gods under a thousand years old are considered little brats.

Alice's age is unknown, Venti is at least three thousand years old, and Zhongli is over six thousand years old.

Such long years, plus being on the mystical side themselves, means the realm is quite compatible for them.

Even if Demon Gods aren't too strong in the Tree and Sea universe, there's no help for it; they are on the mystical side.

As the top cultivation system on the mystical side, cultivation loves the mystical side more. Is there a problem?

It's the same logic as the Tree and Sea universe loving science more.