Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Old Monks who had lived from the classical era to the present all shared this idi

His theories had proven the absoluteness of light speed, but they also played a mournful tune for that absolute "River of Time" he believed in. After him, a young man, starting from his Heavenly Song System, had unfolded a fantastical cosmic vista—light linked the universe at an absolute speed, yet the universe as a whole, did not share a "Time."

Liu Yuxi suddenly felt that the senior in front of him seemed a bit senescent. Not knowing what to say, he continued, "Let's talk about that sole planet. This planet has a mass approximately 1.01 times that of Shenzhou Hou Tu, but its diameter is 18,000 miles, 1.5 times that of Shenzhou. This is because it has a lower density, its surface composed of liquid water, with a ratio of rock core to liquid water at 1:1.215, and a magnetic field strength similar to Shenzhou's. Its orbital period is about 347 Shenzhou years, while its rotational period is 44 Shenzhou days..."

"In this world, one year has over 2800 days," Mai Siwei showed a bit of interest.

"Yes, quite long," Liu Yuxi agreed, then continued, "This planet has no moons, but it does have a planetary ring. Preliminary confirmation suggests the ring components include solid ice, various iron compounds, and a small amount of other elements."

Mai Siwei felt that the other's specific mention of this planet must have had a purpose, so he asked, "Does the planet have life? What of the Immortal Dao and Human Dao?"

Liu Yuxi shook his head, "No, no advanced life beings have been discovered. According to deduction, 70 million years ago this planet was a distant sun planet, even its atmosphere was solid. A rapid expansion of a constant star a few tens of millions of years ago shredded nearby Houtu and giant planets, which then allowed this planet to thaw. Its thawing occurred approximately 65 million years ago."

The more advanced and complex a life form, the faster its evolution. 65 million years, in the late stages of evolution, would be enough for small mammals to evolve into humans after the extinction of dinosaurs. But it was hardly enough in the early stages of evolutionary history.

Mai Siwei slightly shook his head. He could imagine that terrifying scene. The strength of a constant star was too immense; it had merely fallen ill, aged, and then crashed down, but the aftermath of its fall destroyed the insignificant dust around it—its planets.

This planet and its possible siblings were all refined by the mighty power of the constant star, leaving not a trace behind.

And perhaps it was just the breathing of an advanced Immortal that exhausted the lifespan of the devastating constant star.

"Fortunately, we have not yet encountered such Immortals," Mai Siwei shook his head lightly, then turned his gaze to the emerald planet, gleaming like jade, "From afar, this planet looks quite like beautiful jade, and I can faintly sense life... An illusion? Or could it be non-life undergoing Spirit Awakening Demon Transformation?"

"No, it's not like that. The chance for non-living objects to awaken spirits and transform into demons is very low; it takes time that is no shorter than the evolution of species to accumulate life force sufficient to enliven heaven and earth," Liu Yuxi explained, "In fact, there's another possibility... When other planets collapsed, a block of rock carried some microorganisms. Then, as this planet thawed, it fell into it, potentially seeding this planet, allowing its ecosystem to leapfrog the initial hundreds of millions of years."

Mai Siwei nodded, another image emerging in his mind.

As the constant star lost stability, expanded rapidly, at a point in the process, whether it be thousands or tens of thousands of years, a Houtu planet finally reached Luoxi's Limit, torn to pieces by gravity. These fragments would form a massive asteroid belt circling the constant star. Then, a "corpse block" of this planet, carrying certain microorganisms—these tiny creatures must be very primitive, simple, capable of adapting to extreme conditions, and able to hibernate for tens of thousands of years. Moreover, at the moment of fragmentation, this life-bearing ark needed a velocity close to but not exceeding the third cosmic velocity of the constant star, in order to reach the outer reaches of the constant star system and be captured just right by the distant sun planet.

It was a statistical miracle!

Mai Siwei suddenly felt a different kind of sentiment stirring, "I kind of want to go see it now."

Originally, such a planet would not be worth a personal visit to explore. But, he wanted to see for himself.

"To go to that planet?"

"To take a look."

Liu Yuxi was overjoyed, "That's great, senior. Some of our empirical evidence groups have made requests, saying they need materials from the planet's rocky core for more precise calculations. If it's convenient for you, please bring back about a hundred catties of samples, and, personally, I also hope you can thoroughly investigate the local life circles."

"There? Didn't you just say that the life there is simple?" Mai Siwei smiled, "Does it have anything to do with the model you made yesterday?"

Mai Siwei was the master of the Lieque Ship's calculator. In this local Illusion, he had the same level of authority as Feng Luoyi.

Liu Yuxi felt a bit embarrassed, "You've been paying attention?"

"It's a novel angle, ignoring some material constraints, directly using algorithms to deduce life beings," Mai Siwei shook his head, "Has Tianling Ridge been leaning towards this approach recently?"

"Actually, I come from the Wanfa Sect."

Mai Siwei tapped his forehead, "Oh, right, I remember now. Little Liu from the Wanfa Sect. I recall, before you came here, you were a Guardian Envoy of the West Sea, right?"

"One of the Western Border Commanders."

Mai Siwei smiled, "That's not a small official title."

Liu Yuxi also smiled, "That's nothing, compared to what I'm dealing with now, my previous side job was insignificant."

"You went to the West Sea to complete the modeling work for the Sea Demon colonies, right?" Mai Siwei said, "I remember you were not yet fifty years old, the earliest among your peers to achieve Primordial Spirit... With your accomplishments, maybe serving as a Military Governor on a habitable planet would be more suitable."

"The cosmos is so vast, it's not good to always stay in one place." Liu Yuxi laughed softly, "On clear summer nights, I'd always look up at the stars and wonder if I could take a look at the other side. Before, I thought I could live until the stars were conquered, but now, I have the chance to go see for myself."

"I see..." Mai Siwei nodded, "I'll help you take a look. If it's safe, you'll be the first one to step onto that... What's the name of that planet?"

"Sea Sky," Liu Yuxi smiled, "It's just an informal name, a temporary code, not an official name."

"I think that name is quite good." Mai Siwei gazed towards Sea Sky, feeling a warmth in his heart, "Sea Sky..."

The miracle of life. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)