[Yes and no.]
"Why?"
[I am fairly sure only we can cultivate this dark sludge.]
"Why?"
[Because I am the Automated System.]
Lu Sheng's face fell in disappointment as he realized the implications. "Right, only you can do multiple tasks at the same time and take care of thousands of complications at the same time. So in a sense, this spirit bead is trash for everyone else to cultivate or too much for everyone else." He sighed heavily, his earlier feeling of being rich now seemed like a far-away dream and illusion.
[Or maybe, this is my speculation that if we reveal this to anyone else, then we will be hunted for the secrets or praised as once-in-a-lifetime genius.]
"Yeah, I am familiar with this plotline. Then let's remember this: not to show and share with anyone else, or else they will turn us into slaves, working day and night for this, or else..." He didn't finish the sentence, not wanting to create a death flag for himself.