This palace is definitely the most "technologically advanced" palace he has ever seen.
Although talking about "technological advancement" in a cultivation world seems absurd, since it's the remnants of transmigrators, it's somewhat understandable. Although there's no related information, it appears these transmigrators must have spent a lot of time researching other things.
It's hard to say whether it was a detour, but it doesn't seem to have had very positive results.
For instance, "the study of puppets" and "the use of spiritual energy."
The entire huge palace, with the mountain gate alone being a thousand feet, and the highest buildings several thousand feet, looks extremely majestic, but the more magnificent parts are underground, stretching several thousand feet deep.
And beneath the palace, there are densely packed "spiritual energy pipelines," ensuring ample and rich spiritual energy that can smoothly reach any place, serving as an energy supply source.