Section 176 Bearing offspring
Wanting to have a child is said to be Xin Yu's "whim", but in fact, perhaps because subconsciously, he wants to make his life more "perfect", plus with the deepening of his practice, the changes in his own genes will leap towards a "higher level". In that way, when his realm is high enough, the chance of wanting to have a child at that time will become lower and lower.
Speaking of which, this is also due to objective laws, which involve the laws of the Heavenly Dao, not the drawbacks brought about by a certain cultivation method...... It is not wrong to say that there are drawbacks, but any cultivation, even the most "low-level" primitive physical cultivation, the body genes will become stronger as the cultivation deepens. As a result of genetic enhancement, fertility is becoming less and less productive.
On the one hand, because as the realm of monks becomes higher and higher, the energy contained in genes undergoes some "self-protection" functions in the process of "conception". On the other hand, giving birth to life is not a matter of one party, it requires the "cooperation" of men and women, and if one party's cultivation is not "equal" with the other, it will be impossible to conceive successfully because of the huge gap between the two people.
From the perspective of the laws of nature, the speed of human reproduction itself is fast enough, if it is not restricted...... This is because a monk who has a high level of cultivation has a long enough life. If the fertility rate of monks is not limited, then no matter how vast and boundless this universe is, it will one day be "full" by the entire human race.
In addition, from the perspective of human evolution, if it is a natural evolution of the nature of "genetic mutation", as Darwin expressed in "Theory of Evolution", any species will lead to the evolution of its own adaptability with changes in the environment, and such evolution itself is very likely to be portrayed into the genes by organisms.
And the cultivation of a cultivator, before he comes into contact with the soul level, even if he uses energy to improve his physical fitness like a qi refiner, it also has a great effect in terms of genetic optimization. In other words, after any cultivator's cultivation is promoted, it is actually equivalent to the evolution of his or her genes.
In this way, whether it is an astral magician or other types of cultivators, as long as there is a selective "mutation" that is "different from ordinary people", it will change the genetic sequence of its body, so as to achieve the effect of evolution. And the genes after such changes have a heritable effect according to the laws of nature. In other words, such an evolution can also be passed on to the next generation.
This is also the reason why those monks with a high level of profundity, if they can successfully give birth to descendants, their offspring must also have excellent genes. And judging from the examples in the facts, the descendants of many astrological magicians in this world will have more outstanding astrological talents than ordinary people, and this is the reason.
Perhaps, in this world where astrology is the main civilization, such an example is not too obvious, because what can be passed on to the next generation is only the physical genes, spiritual power, and the talent of cultivating spiritual power...... That is, the talent of astrology...... But it is not hereditary.
It's just that the astral magician's own body has been strengthened...... It specifically refers to after casting the alchemy body, and before casting the alchemy body, the physical fitness of the star magician may not be better than that of ordinary people who have been trained. Therefore, even if it is inherited, it cannot inherit any particularly excellent genes.
And the astromagicians who have already forged the alchemy body, after successfully giving birth to offspring, although they cannot pass on their cultivation experience and cultivation talent to their offspring, but, because of their excellent physical fitness, even if they can't pass it on to their offspring 100%, they can still inherit 50% or 60%. Therefore, if it is a descendant of a high-level star magician, even if he does not have the talent for star cultivation, his physical fitness is many times higher than that of ordinary people.
In addition, although there are a small number of descendants of high-level astromagicians who do not have the talent to embark on the path of astrological cultivation, in fact, most of the descendants conceived by the vast majority of high-level astromagicians are capable of cultivating astrology. This is because the cultivation of astrology may be a gift of spiritual power...... It is even related to the talent of the soul, but, to a large extent, it depends on the "IQ" of the practitioner.
The more intelligent the person, the easier it is to practice astrology, which is a prerequisite for taking medicine for astrological practice. Just like Zuo Feihong's dumb son, maybe his character has been arrogant since he was a child, but in fact, because he inherited the "advanced genes" of his parents, he was born with a strong cultivation talent, especially his IQ is naturally higher than ordinary people, so he can be among many astromagicians, even if he doesn't work hard, he doesn't put all his energy into astrology cultivation, but his astrology level is still ranked at the middle level.
And the examples that can illustrate this "genetic" trait are also the descendants of Chen Linqiang. Perhaps the previous lords of the Great Liang Kingdom ignored or even ignored the fundamentals of astral cultivation because they devoted their energy to secular development. So much so that some weasels give birth to cubs, and the performance of one generation is not as good as the next, and even in the generations above Chen Moru, there are no more accomplished astromagicians.
However, this does not deny that Chen Linqiang's genes are not good enough. You must know that whether it is in this world or in the astral world in the entire universe, the birth of an astrologist is very difficult, at least, for the probability of choosing one out of ten thousand...... This is still the probability that will only appear in the top star world...... It's quite appropriate to talk about the difficulties of the birth of an astrology.
And Chen Linqiang's descendants, in the first few generations, each generation could give birth to one or two star magicians, although the achievements of these star magicians were not high, and they did not even live to the present, that is, less than five hundred years, indicating that they did not succeed in forging the gold body...... However, this is due to many reasons, not because Chen Linqiang's "genetics" are not good enough.
On the one hand, although Chen Linqiang has the complete astral inheritance of the Xinghua Sect, his descendants are too focused on worldly power...... This is actually to uphold the will of his father, but it is really not that Chen Linqiang's descendants are willing to give up becoming "high" astromagicians, and are willing to "self-depreciate status" to become secular magnates...... Therefore, in this way, the possibility of entering the Star Art Sect was lost.
And because of the monopoly of the astral sect and the family on the knowledge of astrology, it is impossible for Chen Linqiang to violate the general rules of the entire astral world and pass on the astrological inheritance of the Xinghua Sect to future generations. Even at that time, Chen Linqiang already had the strength of the Heaven Splitting Realm, and he was only one step away from the highest realm of the Astral Realm at that time, that is, the legendary Galaxy Realm.
But rules are rules, and he can't be an exception because of his strength. Therefore, the astral art practiced by Chen Linqiang's descendants is a kind of astrology that Chen Linqiang summed up by himself, which is completely different from the inheritance of Xinghuamen.
Because Chen Linqiang himself does not have any outstanding "theoretical" level, his inductive summary, which can even be said to be a "self-created" astrological boredom, must be fragmented and fragmentary...... It's not so much a classic of astrology, but rather some of Chen Linqiang's perceptions and experiences of astrology practice.
Under such circumstances, it is strange that those descendants of Chen Linqiang can cultivate to a higher realm. However, even so, Chen Linqiang's genes have been maintained for more than three hundred years, and it took more than ten generations to gradually "return to the ordinary".
Moreover, even after many generations, the excellent genes of the Chen family have gradually been "diluted" because of the "ordinary" of their spouses, but now, five hundred years later, there is still a Chen Moru who is probably "atavistic". Speaking of which, although Chen Moru did not have a very outstanding performance compared to those geniuses or peerless geniuses in the astral world. But at the beginning, it was already a bright and bright new star in the astral world. Even with the current judging standards, it can be regarded as the best in the astral world.
From these examples, it can be shown that for a practitioner, especially a cultivator who has cultivated to become strong, the genes that can be inherited by their descendants must also be very good.
Then the problem arises, although the practice itself can be considered a kind of evolution, but, in essence, the proportion of practitioners in ordinary people, or the entire human population, is extremely low. In terms of probability, a practitioner can only be a special case, an individual case, and belongs to a "small probability event". From the perspective of biological evolution, cultivation can be regarded as a "genetic mutation" under certain conditions, which can be inherited, but it does not have the possibility of representing the entire human population.
In other words, practitioners themselves are only an individual among human beings, and if such an "individuality" becomes an "overwhelming majority...... That is, cultivators, especially those who have cultivated to a high level of profundity, are able to give birth to offspring without any restrictions...... So, isn't the world a mess?
From the perspective of the natural law of survival of the fittest, if a practitioner "produces" offspring without restriction because they will always "win at the starting line", then the entire history of human evolution will also become the history of the development of cultivation. The rate of human evolution, then, will far exceed the limits of what natural society can bear.
Speaking of which, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this, it's just that the human population is evolving faster, and the "Heavenly Dao" doesn't want to "target" cultivators, right? However, in fact, although the Heavenly Dao itself does not have an autonomous consciousness, it has a self-protection mechanism in maintaining the balance of the entire universe...... It was as if Xin Yu had inadvertently entered the infinite universe, causing the entire universe to become "bloated", so "later" Heavenly Dao filled in such a loophole.
And the cultivator's fertility ...... Speaking of which, it is also related to the speed of evolution of the entire human population, and it is also in the "self-regulation" of the Heavenly Dao. It may seem that the rate of human evolution does not seem to affect the balance of the universe, but in fact, it is not.
This should actually be very well understood, cultivators, put into this world, are specifically referring to astralists. If the entire human population is infinitely "made" offspring because of the astrologer, because the offspring are genetically better than ordinary people, under the law of "survival of the fittest", the entire human society will be replaced by the astrologer group. So, you can imagine what that kind of society or the world will look like......
Because the attack power of the astral magician itself is very powerful, the astral magician in this world is definitely countless times stronger than the ordinary people that Xin Yu had seen in his previous life. Even the astrologists of the Void Breaking Realm have the ability to break through several times the speed of sound, and with a single move, they can cause a huge energy leak. If the entire human race becomes an astrologer, then even if the astrologers are peace-loving angels, even if they don't even quarrel in their daily lives, the energy leaking out of their ordinary activities will have a huge impact on the whole world...... Although it does not cause hurricanes such as the "butterfly effect" all the time, the burden on the whole world should not be underestimated.
Therefore, in order to protect the "balance" and stability of the world, the Heavenly Dao absolutely needs to limit such evolution...... At the very least, the rate of evolution of the entire human population should be limited, so that the "lifespan" of this world can be maintained at a normal level.
And when it falls on Xin Yu and Lan Keer, they also have this problem. On the one hand, Xin Yu and Lan Ke'er are both high-level star magicians who have forged golden bodies, and due to the influence of the laws of the Heavenly Dao, their "chances" of giving birth are very low. In particular, they are all "strongmen" who have forged the golden body of the law, and they are also in the ranks of "surveillance" and "restriction" of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, it is not that Xin Yu wants a child, they can really have a child...... More seriously, "not getting pregnant, not having children" is possible.
On the other hand, there is still a certain gap in the strength between Xin Yu and Lan Ke'er. Although it seems that Lan Ke'er is in the starry sky realm, and Xin Yu is only in the subtle realm, it seems that the difference is not big enough, but in fact, the gap between the two is still a bit big.
Therefore, if you want to have a child, there are still many difficulties. Although there are many difficulties now, with the passage of time, Xin Yu and Lan Ke'er's cultivation will be more profound, and the gap between the two of them will be even greater.
At that time, because the strength of the two is stronger, the gap in strength is getting bigger and bigger, and the possibility of having offspring will become smaller and smaller. In this way, Xin Yu's desire to create a child "as soon as possible" and "as soon as possible" is also in line with reality, not his impulse...... As for not having children, Xin Yu never thought that life without children was perfect, so he didn't think about it.
Then, it is better to be born late than early...... Although both ordinary people and cultivators are equal to eugenics, if it is too "late", it will also have fertility difficulties