Enter the Immortal Cultivation

"It's not the same as the law of evolution?" Master Vander thought this statement was quite fresh. He asked: "How is it different?"

"Evolution...not only the evolution of living things, but also the general evolution of all things, can be regarded as a process from simple to complex, right?" Wang Qi said.

The idea of ​​evolution/evolution itself is constantly evolving. "Evolution" in Darwin's time and "evolution" now are completely different except for some core parts.

Because the theory of evolution is not only applied to biological systems, but is a general theory applicable to various complex systems.

Fan De nodded: "It's different after receiving the Daozhong reward. You can say this with complete clarity."

Wang Qi said: "My teacher, Cangsheng National Player and Ji Senior, once conducted a very important research, which was to use mathematical ideas to explain life, wisdom, and civilization. In this, the teacher's most important achievement should be the beast mechanism. and evolutionary algorithms, Turing is still trying to construct acquired will. Therefore, I know how to express the concept of evolution using mathematical ideas.”

Master Vander nodded: "Go on."

"An evolved system should have a very high degree of freedom. The more it evolves, the easier it is to change, and the easier it is to evolve further." Wang Qi thought for a moment: "Well, for example, let's say The plants are fine. Ancient gymnosperms do not reproduce asexually. Because of this, their genetics are exactly the same as those of their ancestors hundreds of millions of years ago. After plants learn to bloom, huge changes can occur in just a few thousand years. If humans interfere with this process, this time can even be shortened to within a hundred years - this cannot be done with gymnosperms, even if they are artificially cultivated. It’s also difficult to create a new species unless you use magic.”

"This is because gymnosperms are not as complex as angiosperms, and their complexity cannot support reproductive modes such as sexual reproduction and recharging after fertilization..."

"I have two questions." Master Vander said.

Wang Qi was surprised: "Just ask."

"Shouldn't it be Wenhuang that changes the fastest?" Master Vander said: "Especially the non-bacterial Wenhuang. If you search carefully, you can find new Wenhuang every year."

Wang Qi scratched his face: "How should I put it... evolution and mutation are completely different concepts. Mutation is just a change in traits, and can be completed in an individual in a very short time, while evolution must be long-term and targeted at the collective. Concept. Moreover, the evolution of Wenhuang to become more pathogenic is probably not a good evolutionary strategy for Wenhuang itself.”

The more pathogenic and lethal the plague/virus is, the more it will be consciously targeted by humans. On Earth, smallpox, a highly contagious and deadly plague, is an obvious example.

For the virus itself, "lethality" is also a negative attribute. Because the lethality of a virus is too high, it will be difficult for it to spread over a large area - the infected person will die within a few days, how do you expect it to spread?

Almost non-pathogenic but highly contagious, this is the ideal evolution path for the virus. In fact, viruses that can truly persist for a long time are not pathogenic to at least some organisms.

Master Vander nodded: "I see... But is everything that evolves like this?"

"Basically, they are all." Wang Qi thought for a while: "The more complex the language system, the more complex concepts can be expressed. There are many dialects of ancient tribes, as well as the primitive tribes of the demon tribe cultivated by our Immortal Alliance in Fusang. The concepts that can be expressed in language are very simple. The same is true for the methods of cultivation. The higher the level of the Immortal Tao civilization, the more diverse the methods of cultivating the body, cultivating weapons, etc. are. It’s not enough, but the original cultivation system only has strength.”

Master Vander nodded: "It's no wonder."

Wang Qi was a little surprised: "What's the 'no wonder'?"

Master Vander snapped his fingers. Wang Qi felt some subtle changes in the aura of heaven and earth around him. But he couldn't tell what the specific changes were. Master Vander said: "What I say next may not be polite, so I will leave it alone."

Wang Qi was startled, feeling like he was "plotting something big".

"Where should we start? Oh, by the way." Master Vander asked: "What you just said about 'low degree of freedom' and 'evolutionary characteristics', is there any corresponding concept? "

"Hmm...artificial product?" When Wang Qi spat out this word, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in his mind.

Artifacts, yes, artefacts!

This core practice of the demon clan is full of a strange sense of design.

Precise and cold, with little room for error.

Artificial systems can be sophisticated, but evolved systems are often complex. Evolved systems often fail to reach the level of precision of designed systems, and are often filled with many "redundancies" that lack meaning to the whole.

For the designed system, sub-optimal parts such as redundancy will not appear at all - because the reason for the emergence of this system is very clear, which is to achieve a clear "purpose". Parts that don't make sense for this "purpose" are not considered by the designer in the first place.

However, evolving systems must have redundancy. The so-called "evolution" is like constantly patching it up, and it doesn't have to be optimized, and generally speaking it's not perfect. Because the internal cause of evolution "mutation" is often a random process.

Just like language. Most languages ​​evolve through constant modification and use by the language's users. One of the most important characteristics is that ambiguity is inevitable in all languages. This is a characteristic of the evolving system itself. If a new language is designed from scratch for communication, the things that cause ambiguity will be minimized.

For example, operators, calculator language, and mathematical language.

"This is more like a system set up directly by someone from a high position..." Wang Qi exclaimed: "The Demon Emperor!"

It seems that few people have noticed this problem. The eternal master of the Renewal Demon Clan, it itself seems... not a Renewal Demon Clan!

He is a creature created by the Dragon King in the sun according to the ancient sage's secret method. To put it simply, it is probably a designed product.

It is designed to have an appearance close to that of a Chinese bird, and it can master the power of light and heat, and can easily gain the worship of Ice Age creatures...

What did Yueluo Lanxi say back then?

——He wants to create an absolute "demon emperor" and rule the demon clan in a highly centralized manner.

"Pfft hahahahahahaha." Wang Qi couldn't help laughing.

Fander was a little surprised: "Why are you laughing?"

"Tsk, no wonder the update of the demon clan is about to be finished. It turns out..." At this point, he looked around subconsciously, and then said: "They are fundamentally crooked. I'm afraid the demon emperor has already made a plan from the beginning. What kind of civilization should we build? He also tried to leave some room for progress, but he was too high. He had been standing at the top of the New Demon Clan for millions of years until it was destroyed. If you cultivate to a level that completely transcends this system, how can you make progress?"

"What about 'You should remain in awe'? Just say, 'We are all idiots and cannot understand His Majesty the Demon Emperor's cultivation method, so we can just follow the steps.' Hahahahahaha, what are you pretending to be?"

Master Vander also looked around subconsciously: "Good guy, fortunately I locked all the changes in the surrounding material in advance, otherwise if the demon clan heard this, wouldn't they be able to start a war directly?"

"You have similar thoughts, right?" Wang Qi said: "Otherwise, how could such a ritual be carried out in advance?"

"Hey, my verbal skills are much better than yours." Master Fan De said, "I just had an exchange with fellow Taoists from Tianling Ridge. They also feel that this practice is full of the so-called... unnatural feeling. But , their perspective is different from yours.”

Wang Qi said: "I would like to hear the details."

"The Demon Emperor started from the humble beginnings. He worked hard from scratch to the stage of forming the core. Then the Ancient Dragon Emperor taught him the magical power of transformation, allowing him to continue practicing and create the transformation that is shared by the demon clan and dragon clan and has been passed down to this day. -The method of magical power. The Shixin Demon Clan has developed many demon gods for this purpose, but the Demon Clan's method is different. Branches, 'side branches', all practices exist for a huge Shinto system. There are almost no practices that are independent of this Shinto system."

Wang Qi thought: "Huh? What about the method of transformation?"

"It just allows the demon clan to transform into the same form and enhance the centripetal force of civilization. Oh, by the way, it should also have the function of making them transcend their innate nature and not be affected by their innate animality. Otherwise, it is difficult for me to imagine carrot spirits and rabbit spirits. The scene of being in the same room with a tiger spirit.”

"Pfft..." Wang Qi nodded: "I'm afraid that's the truth."

"I thought about it carefully and felt that this might be because the Dragon King is at a too high level and his thinking is not suitable for starting from scratch. Each level has its own rules, which is not only suitable for the way of heavenly circulation." Fan Master De said: "Then I will ask you for detailed information."

Feng Luoyi and Turing were both pioneers who tried to use mathematical thinking to understand the way of life. Wang Qi had in-depth academic exchanges with these two free monks, and Wang Qi himself was the recipient of the Tao Seed Award. For There is also an understanding of the way of life, which is very suitable for discussing this issue.

"The Demon King has designed a civilization from a high position. I think this is the root of the inexplicable obstacle to updating the Demon Clan." (To be continued ~^~)