However, it's not surprising for the people over at the Elite Team; in their small place, cultivators have been neglected due to only interacting with a handful of peers.
You must understand, cultivators aren't like military competeitions where you have to develop medium-range interception defenses the day after someone has acquired supersonic intercontinental missiles capable of high-altitude penetration.
Otherwise, you'll be completely suppressed by them.
Conversely, this holds true as well; in such an environment, the capabilities between countries naturally constantly improve.
Falling behind means being defeated. Especially in Chu Ge's China, there's a profound lesson left by the predecessors, delivered through blood.
So even cultivators put forth all their effort to compare themselves with those around them; and even if they surpass the locals, they strive to compare themselves with individuals from other regions or countries.
