I Have No Qualifications, The System Asked Me To Marry A Wife To Practice

Chapter 249 How Can It Be Irrelevant?

Chu Shen's response exceeded Li Xiangqi's understanding, and she was stunned for a moment: "How is that possible?"

The common belief among Dongxuan Tian cultivators is that no matter how difficult or how many deaths mortals experience, it has little to do with them. At most, if the mortal realm becomes too chaotic, they will close the mountain gate and live their own lives. Once the mortal realm becomes peaceful again, they will reopen the mountain gate and accept disciples or hire workers as needed.

No matter what happens, it does not affect the peaceful lives of cultivators.

However, Chu Shen shook his head. His perspective on the issue fundamentally differs from that of the people of Dongxuan Tian.

"How is it impossible? Don't be fooled by the fact that we cultivators seem like immortals. How many of us can truly detach ourselves from the necessities of life?"

The number is actually quite small. Even someone like Li Xiangqi, a Gold Core cultivator, still needs to eat and drink, especially when it comes to consuming spiritual food for advancing cultivation. If she wants to make progress, it is absolutely necessary.

The so-called "eating wind and drinking dew" or "fasting while still eating" is something that even Great Perfection stage cultivators cannot achieve. It simply means that instead of the daily necessities of ordinary people, they can go for years, decades, or even hundreds of years without eating.

Even so, long-term fasting cannot be replenished solely by spiritual energy. It requires the material contained in a single meal to sustain them for such a long period of time.

There was once an incident that can summarize the truth behind advanced cultivators "not eating." It involved a cultivator with a high cultivation level, around the Nascent Soul stage, who was trapped in a secret realm and unable to leave. Inside, there was no clothing or food. After exhausting all the supplies he brought with him, he could only use the turtle breath technique to simulate death and reduce consumption, in hopes of finding a way out in the future.

After several hundred years, someone finally discovered this secret realm and found the trapped cultivator, who had become withered and emaciated, resembling a skeleton.

The trapped individual, after eight hundred years of consumption, not only depleted their supplies, spiritual power, and even their Nascent Soul, but also nearly exhausted their flesh and blood. If they continue to be trapped, they may not live for more than a few years.

Therefore, the "non-consumption" of high-level cultivators is simply because their way of storing energy is different from ordinary people. They do not need to eat daily like ordinary people do, relying on extremely inefficient methods to ensure energy supply. Their own reserves can withstand long-term consumption.

To reach the state of truly not relying on external things, it is probably only possible to achieve it by becoming an immortal.

Li Xiangqi vaguely had a certain idea, but couldn't grasp it. This time, her gaze towards Chu Shen became even more serious.

Chu Shen patiently enticed, "Since we cultivators also cannot do without clothing, food, shelter, and transportation, then may I ask, where do our clothing, food, shelter, and transportation come from?"

Li Xiangqi thought about the sources of clothing, food, shelter, and transportation in various sects. Although many sect disciples were involved in farming, weaving, and construction, in reality, every sect relied on the contributions of ordinary people.

She pondered and began to understand Chu Shen's meaning.

"But even though these things are somewhat related to ordinary people, isn't it still too far-fetched for us cultivators?" she asked.

Indeed, ordinary people have done a lot for cultivators and cultivation sects, but if they were to leave, cultivators themselves could also be self-sufficient, right?

Chu Shen laughed, "So, is there any sect that has truly completely detached itself from the support of ordinary people?"

There really isn't one.

"So, every practitioner actually enjoys the support of ordinary people. How can we say that this relationship has no connection?

More importantly... " He asked Li Xiangqi a very thought-provoking question: "If we, as practitioners, trace our origins, isn't every family descended from ordinary people? If we think about the future, if our descendants do not have the aptitude for cultivation, won't they ultimately become ordinary people again?

Since our ancestors and descendants are bound to include ordinary people, and it just so happens that our generation possesses powers that ordinary people do not have, becoming beings that surpass ordinary people is merely a coincidence.

So, where do the practitioners of today get their sense of superiority, thinking that they are no longer the same as ordinary people, that they have no connection, and even looking down on ordinary people with disdain?

While Li Xiangqi certainly felt that the relationship between practitioners and ordinary people was still distant, Chu Shen's statement also made sense. Even if one can eventually achieve immortality, can we deny that immortals are made from ordinary people and not born as divine beings?

Chu Shen's question touched upon an area she had never thought about before.

For ordinary people busy with their lives, they probably have no interest in pondering these matters, the distance between practitioners and ordinary people, and whether it is important to make a living.

But for a practitioner like Li Xiangqi, these questions are extremely important, as they are closely related to one's state of mind, which is actually connected to one's cultivation.

She had a faint feeling that thoroughly understanding this question would greatly benefit her stagnant cultivation.

"Perhaps it's because the most important thing for us practitioners is cultivation, while the most important thing for ordinary people is making a living. With less interaction, it's natural to feel distant.

Unconsciously, she no longer believed that practitioners and ordinary people were truly unrelated.

Chu Shen continued to ask, "So why is it that cultivators like us can detach ourselves from production and engage in cultivation, while ordinary people can only toil and struggle to make a living?"

Li Xiangqi's eyes lit up, "Because we have the aptitude for cultivation, while ordinary people do not."

But Chu Shen laughed, "But among those ordinary people you mentioned, why do exceptional individuals suddenly appear? Perhaps they obtained an inheritance by chance, or perhaps they discovered their own abilities through exploration, or perhaps they were blessed with good fortune... Why do such individuals occasionally emerge and overshadow cultivators from major sects?"

Li Xiangqi's mind became a bit confused.

Indeed, it was true that Dongxuan Tian never lacked miracles. Many founders of sects broke through barriers in this way and established their position in the cultivation world.

This was enough to show that not all ordinary people lacked aptitude; there were many hidden geniuses!

Chu Shen calmly explained the reason, "It's just that the cultivators from ancient times were ahead of others, grasping the secrets of cultivation earlier, and over the course of time, through inheritance, gradually formed a smaller circle compared to ordinary people - the cultivation world.

Cultivators in the cultivation world collectively occupied a sufficient amount of resources. Each sect monopolized the majority of cultivation methods for those who wanted to embark on the path of cultivation, forcing most people who wished to cultivate to find ways to enter this circle in order to have the opportunity to cultivate.

Over time, cultivators even applied the concept of 'the difference between immortals and mortals' not only to the division of cultivation realms but also to the gap between themselves and ordinary people, giving rise to a tremendous sense of superiority.

This sense of superiority, because it was too great, even led many cultivators to develop an illusion - that they were independent of ordinary people, superior to ordinary people, and naturally noble compared to ordinary people."

Chu Shen gestured to himself and Li Xiangqi, "But I believe that compared to ordinary people, perhaps our strength is stronger, perhaps our level of life is evolving towards a higher position, perhaps our way of life is different, but we still share the same essence as ordinary people, and we still live in the human world."

Because of this fact, the connection between cultivators and ordinary people is actually much closer than many people imagine. The best proof of this is..."