Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Amidst the rubble of what was called Divine Capital, perhaps the greatest revolution in the history of Shenzhou began in front of a Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator, a Golden Core stage cultivator, and three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Nine teams divided into more than eighty batches came through the space warp caused by Feng Luoyi to this city destroyed by the Heavenly Sword. Then, hundreds of people dispersed in batches to survey the entire ruins, hoping to find one or two suitable places for residence. Among them, some went to talk to the cultivators who were already in Divine Capital. A part of these Modern Cultivators stationed in Divine Capital would be sent away. Those who volunteered to stay would all become a part of this new empirical venture.

Hundreds of cultivators scattered like dandelion seeds into every corner of Divine Capital. The cultivators from Mountain River City were the first to perform spells and build temporary housing. These accommodations, resembling metal shanties, would provide shelters for all mortals in the next few days. And within just a few days, the city reconstruction plan would be completed, then the first batch of permanent residences would rise within half a day.

On a technological level, Earth could not compete with Shenzhou.

Observing the temporary residences sprawling across Divine Capital like mold colonies, Feng Luoyi nodded and then approached Wang Qi, "You four seem to have something to say to me."

For some reason, Chen Feng and Ai Qinglan regarded Feng Luoyi with a look of disbelief and indignation. In contrast, Wang Qi gave Feng Luoyi a thumbs-up, "Teacher, this move is truly brilliant!"

"It's nothing, just that I had more contingency plans, that's all," Feng Luoyi said, looking at Wang Qi. "What do you think?"

"Was this scheme planned when I came to Divine Capital?" Wang Qi asked, "The 'future' is filled with too many variables, how did you calculate this step?"

Feng Luoyi shook his head, "I'm no soothsayer. The best strategy is simply a set of adaptable and changing plans."

Wang Qi frowned, "I thought you blocked some of my achievements and published some of my papers under 'Anon' for this very reason."

"Everyone in Shenzhou knows you are suspected of being a Banished Immortal, so you would gain their trust more than anyone," Feng Luoyi's hand rested on Wang Qi's shoulder. "And these Banished Immortals will likewise clear your charges."

"I understand now. If I had shown my 'Immortal Innate Wisdom' under Zhao Qingfeng, then you would have let me die under the Heavenly Sword." Wang Qi frowned. "What about Divine Capital then? Those Ancient Cultivators being raised like pigs?"

"Five hundred years ago, the Immortal Alliance was set to eradicate them completely. This place is not a pigsty but rather a trap."

Wang Qi nodded, "Now I understand completely. The Immortal Alliance eradicated the Ancient Cultivators of Divine Capital, exterminated the Banished Immortals, and then obtained a better method to identify the Banished Immortals. Finally, Zhao Qingfeng spread the Heart Demon Curse, resulting in the Immortal Alliance 'reluctantly' implementing the Human Dao Law."

Ai Qinglan looked straight at Feng Luoyi, "So, we were just being toyed with by you?"

Chen Feng muttered softly, "This way of handling things is somewhat..."

Wang Qi, however, stopped the two, saying, "Think about it carefully, in the end, it's 'us' who benefit, right? I've cleared my charges. Then all of us have gained access to numerous Law Gates—these Law Gates are either immensely lethal or useful in future empirical evidence and cultivation. Most importantly..." Wang Qi gestured at the distant crowd, "Our initial concept has truly been realized! This is the reform of Human Dao!"

"Power of Human Dao..." Chen Feng's expression was complex, "I never thought it would be realized in this form..."

"Since the perpetrator spreading the Heart Demon Curse is dead, and those mortals have now gained mana," Wang Qi's face showed faint excitement, "and those mortals will soon also enjoy the fruits of Immortal Dao Civilization."

Chen Youjia whispered, "But..."

"Although there are some risks, this is overall the best strategy for us," Wang Qi responded.

Feng Luoyi smiled, "You see it very clearly."

"However, Teacher Feng, I still have some questions."

Feng Luoyi looked into Wang Qi's eyes. After a few seconds, he smiled, "You are too curious, my boy. Since you're so deeply involved in this... There's still some follow-up matters here, if you're willing to do them, you can find out some necessary information for the tasks from me."

Chen Youjia tensed up, grabbing Wang Qi's arm, "This matter..."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Wang Qi nodded slightly, then turned to Feng Luoyi, "If it involves this matter, I will continue to work on it."

"Very well," Feng Luoyi then looked at Chen Feng and the others, "Do you trust Wang Qi?"

The three nodded, confused about what Feng Luoyi meant.

"I will tell him the truth of the matter, and he will relay it to you as he sees fit," Feng Luoyi touched Wang Qi's head, pulling him instantly into the Ten Thousand Immortals Illusion Realm.

In an endless study, Wang Qi and Feng Luoyi sat face-to-face. But differently, this time the "wallpaper" above was a starry sky.

"Ask your questions. I will answer as appropriate."

Wang Qi posed the first question, "Teacher Feng, are Banished Immortals truly exiled by Immortals?"

"Yes, a 'Banished Immortal' is an immortal who has fallen," confirmed Wang Qi.

"But those immortals, they are not from our domain of heaven and earth, right?"

Sulfur-Based Beastmen, Amino Jellyfish, Sea-Dwelling Fishmen... What the hell is all this! It's completely off track from what I expected!

Feng Luoyi nodded, "Indeed, they are not."

"Then how did they come here? How did they traverse the cosmos? How powerful were they before they fell?"

Feng Luoyi shook his head, "These are all secrets."

Wang Qi seemed very confused, "Teacher, I don't understand; why keep it a secret? And earlier, the Heavenly Sword, that came from beyond the layer of the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, right? Since the Immortal Alliance clearly has the power to make arrangements in the cosmos, why keep it a secret?"

"Our Human Clan civilization bears traces of being processed by external clans. There are many strange cultural phenomena that are impossible to trace back to any coherent origins—it seems they didn't occur naturally. It's as though they appeared at the same time."

Wang Qi was shocked, "Immortal transmission?"

Feng Luoyi nodded, "After the transmission by immortals, some aspects have become the foundation of Human Clan civilization, a part of Human Dao. However, some truths could destroy these 'foundations.' Until the Immortal Alliance completes its transformation of Human Dao, these things absolutely must not be revealed."

"Are all immortals ill-intentioned?" Wang Qi pondered, "Since the foundation of Human Dao was during the time of Immortal transmission, I think if the immortal transmitting was ill-intentioned, he could have directly planted some malevolent seeds in our beliefs. But after the Immortal transmission, there was also the prosperity of the philosophers in the Middle Ages..."

"That's an excellent question, touching upon the core," Feng Luoyi nodded, "What do you think about the Divine Capital Family?"

Without any hesitation, Wang Qi replied, "A bunch of useless people."

"That's not quite right to say. The Heavenly Thunder True Monarch from Thunder Pavilion also comes from such a family, and you have seen Modern Cultivators who came out of Divine Capital."

Recalling his previous conflicts with Ran Yingwei from Mysterious Palace and thinking of the Divine Capital lady who broke off an engagement with a young man from the Du Family, Wang Qi mused, "Perhaps a few of them may turn out to be ambitious individuals, but as a whole, they have already become like rotten wood... Ah!"

"Among the immortals, there may be compassionate ones. However, as a 'class,' they must be eliminated."

Wang Qi gave Feng Luoyi a puzzled look. Feng Luoyi asked, "What is it?"

"No, I just didn't expect 'class struggle' to come up in this conversation."

"'Class struggle'...that is a very interesting concept." Feng Luoyi nodded, "I came across this concept in your theories on Human Dao, is there an issue?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "No. But, I just can't understand, shouldn't immortals be... the ultimate goal?"

"Immortals are indeed the ultimate goal. Longevity, exploring the vast cosmos... who wouldn't want that?" Feng Luoyi said, "But, what are mortals to immortals?"

After a moment of thought, Wang Qi answered, "A foundation? A reserve resource?"

"Insects."

Feng Luoyi's words were as sharp as a knife, "Cultivation is the elevation of life's levels, where billions of insects working together can't match the thought of an immortal. Cultivation is also about transcending and leading everything else. Division of labor? Social efficiency? These are concerns of basic creatures like monkeys. Forcing mortal perspectives onto immortals is incorrect."

Wang Qi, taken aback, said, "Teacher Feng, this..."

"You once discussed the duality of immortals and mortals—the 'productive forces' of mortals are useless to cultivators, bringing them no benefits. The cultivators protect mortals only in the hopes that more cultivators will emerge from them, serving their own paths to enlightenment. Self-sufficient sects aren't much different from tribes; each sect has all the techniques from cultivation to alchemy, artifact refining, and array setting, so their existence does not much matter."

"Have you thought about what it would be like if this relationship were taken to the extreme?"

"Even more extreme? Would that be the immortals?" Wang Qi finally grasped the thread of the conversation, "If taken further... to immortals, cultivators are also mundane. If an immortal were to emerge from this domain..."

"This place would then be composed of one immortal and billions of mortals," Feng Luoyi explained calmly, "We 'mortals,' even though we have different levels of cultivation, when combined might still be no match for that immortal. That one immortal would essentially own everything in this domain."

"He has already transcended; he doesn't need us mortals for anything. Rather, we mortals belong to him. He can take anything from the mortals based on his powerful cultivation. If he wants vitality, he refines mortals; if he wants resentment, he torments mortals; if he wants Spiritual Energy, a deep breath suffices—even if it would cause vast regions to wither due to the exhaustion of Spiritual Energy."

"Unlike those mortals without mana. He doesn't need companions; he can do anything on his own. Unlike us cultivators, he lives long enough and wouldn't die easily. If this planet is ruined, he can simply move to another. The cosmos is vast, forever offering places to explore. Since he has already achieved longevity, the fundamental instinct of life—continuation—has been fulfilled. His own kind has no meaning to him unless he genuinely wants to try; otherwise, they wouldn't think of reproducing. He doesn't even need tribal civilizations; he is a solitary creature."

Wang Qi shivered slightly. He felt as if he had glimpsed the ultimate picture of the universe.

It was decreed by physical laws, the Eternal Class. (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote for it and buy a monthly ticket; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users should visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)