182: Chapter 182 Contempt
Outside the battleship.
The people of the Blue Star Civilization looked at the direct descendants of the Daliven Family with a hint of flattery.
Daliven, however, glanced at the crowd casually.
The Blue Star Civilization only piqued his interest slightly because they had emerged from the Void Land.
As a Disciple of the Daliven Family, although he himself was not yet at the Saint Stage,
his own status was high enough, and his standing within the Cosmic Union was not bad either.
The combination of the two was enough to make many civilizations look up to him.
In the past, it wasn't as if no civilizations had ever emerged from the Void Land before.
Just as with the current technological development in the Universe, its origins actually lay in the civilizations that had emerged from the Void Land.
Energy exists within the Universe.
If the Universe is an ocean, then the planets are islands.
And just as there are large and small sea fish in the ocean, their counterparts in the Universe are those terrifying Astral Behemoths.
Because of this, for a civilization growing up from the bottom in the normal Universe, taking the path of cultivation is actually the easiest.
By sensing heaven and earth, one might comprehend a Breathing Technique, and with a single Epiphany, one might step directly into cultivation.
Because of this,
in the very beginning of the Universe, there were no technological civilizations.
After all, in such an environment, it was impossible for a technological civilization to develop.
But because the Universe was too vast and full of strange phenomena, various Void Lands were born.
A Void Land can be seen as a bubble in the depths of the ocean.
Except this bubble exists within the starry sky of the Universe.
The bubble expands, isolating itself from the 'seawater' of the starry sky—which is to say, the energy.
Because of this,
these bubbles are called Void Lands.
For a cultivation civilization, the root of everything lies in energy.
Without energy, there is naturally only nothingness.
In a Void Land, energy is not manifest; especially in the starry sky, there isn't a shred of energy, fundamentally sealing off the path of cultivation.
Even if energy exists within a planet, at most, one could only become a Legendary Warrior.
And the probability of becoming a Legendary is extremely low.
As for reaching the Saint Stage, that is simply impossible!
Under these circumstances, when a civilization in a Void Land encounters a natural disaster, the only things they can rely on are tools.
The continuous development of tools led to the rise of technology.
The Cosmic Union has been established for hundreds of thousands of years now.
Before the Cosmic Union was formed, the Universe was basically in a loose state.
The ability to form the Cosmic Union was essentially influenced by technological civilizations.
Specifically, the technological civilizations that emerged from the Void Lands hundreds of thousands of years ago.
It was just a pity.
In the normal Universe, technological civilizations have very large limitations.
Many underlying logics that work in a Void Land cannot be used in a normal Universe that contains energy.
Furthermore, the power of warriors at the Saint Stage and above is simply not something a technological civilization can achieve.
Consequently, technological civilizations gradually became auxiliary.
In the current Cosmic Union, the fruits of technological civilizations permeate every aspect of life.
They basically exist in a state of mutual benefit with cultivation civilizations.
It was precisely because he knew this history that Daliven looked upon the Blue Star Civilization with special interest.
He was even willing to offer them the treatment of an Exclusive Civilization.
However, it seemed he had been rejected!?
Daliven's brow furrowed, and doubt welled in his eyes: "You are rejecting me!?"
He was astonished.
There were countless beings who wanted to become his Exclusive Civilization.
To put it bluntly, if he were to post an announcement on the Star Net, the civilizations signing up would form a long queue.
Even many Legendary Civilizations and figures at the Legendary Peak would flock to recommend themselves.
By becoming an Exclusive Civilization, even if only a tiny bit of resources leaked through his fingertips, it would be far beyond imagination.
Some resources were even enough to make a Legendary Civilization go bankrupt to acquire.
As soon as Daliven finished speaking,
the grey-haired man beside him immediately stepped forward. Energy surged from his body, and the overwhelming pressure of a High-level Legendary unfolded, making the very air grow heavy.
"A mere Legendary Civilization dares to reject the Young Master!!!"
Cold light flashed in the grey-haired man's eyes as words filled with killing intent were squeezed out from between his teeth.
The Blue Star Civilization government side immediately came under immense pressure.
The pressure of a High-level Legendary was enough to render a Xiantian Expert immobile.
Fortunately, there were still over forty Life and Death Realm experts present.
Moreover, these people had all come through life-and-death struggles.
Even though the grey-haired man's strength was terrifying, having witnessed Molog's Legendary Peak power, this was not enough to make them flinch.
One by one, their Auras slightly unfolded, helping the high-ranking officials of the Blue Star Civilization government in front of them resist the grey-haired man's Aura.
"Young Master Daliven, please do not misunderstand!"
Gu Daoyi immediately stepped forward and spoke: "Our Blue Star Civilization has no intention of rejecting Young Master Daliven..."
"The Blue Star Civilization actually looks forward to becoming Young Master Daliven's Exclusive Civilization!"
"But we haven't even passed the thousand-year protection period yet, and our civilization still has many unresolved issues!"
"The reason Young Master Daliven has taken an interest in our Blue Star Civilization is likely because of our experience emerging from the Void Land!"
When he said this, Daliven gave him a faint look but said nothing.
However, Gu Daoyi's heart was as clear as a mirror.
He continued: "Regardless of whether we have anything special about us, we have just emerged from the Void Land and have only just begun to integrate into the Cosmic Union."
"If we were to directly become Young Master Daliven's Exclusive Civilization now, we would no longer encounter many setbacks and hardships, and we might even obtain treasures we could never have touched before!"
"But..."
Gu Daoyi stroked his beard and gently emphasized his tone: "In doing so, whatever special potential we might have will be lost!"
"I believe this is not something Young Master Daliven would wish to see!"
"Therefore, for fear of falling short of Young Master Daliven's expectations, our Blue Star Civilization wishes to form our own characteristics, or uncover our own unique traits after passing the protection period, before following Young Master Daliven!"
Having said all this in one breath, Gu Daoyi was also incredibly nervous.
If Daliven continued to make things difficult, the price would likely be more than the Blue Star Civilization could bear.
The grey-haired man was already a High-level Legendary.
Who knew what else was inside the battleship behind them.
Daliven's brow twitched. He looked at Gu Daoyi and remained silent for a while before suddenly chuckling: "You have a point. Then this Young Master will come to recruit you after you have passed your protection period!"
His tone was flippant and casual.
It was as if the Blue Star Civilization was just a piece of meat in his bowl.
This immediately caused the hearts of the Blue Star Civilization's Life and Death Realm experts to sink.
Among them, Nangong Qing's eyebrows shot up in anger.
In the past, she wouldn't have taken it to heart.
But ever since she learned that Ji Yebai was in the Nirvana Realm, which was equivalent to the Saint Stage,
her perspective had changed completely.
How could such an insult be endured!!!
However, right at that moment,
Buzz!
the battleship door was rapidly opened!