Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Semi-Dimension, where the heavens are round and the earth is square.

Still had never come across such knowledge, "How do you know?"

Zhang Manman smiled, "This is the advantage of having a big corporation behind me. Some of the older generation in my family have also enrolled in the inner court of Minglun Martial School, about four to five years earlier than me. They naturally get involved, and information flows. Thus, I naturally get to know."

This was the accumulation of generations, something Still could not envy.

But what good would it do to know such news earlier?

It should be irrelevant to them, the new students of the inner court who hadn't even finished their first academic year.

"Do you know? That world is called the Cultivation World. The school hasn't announced it publicly yet. It's said to be extremely dangerous, with tens of thousands of people in both the Entry Realm and the Embryonic Breathing Realm, and even the Sit Forget Realm may exist,"

Zhang Manman shared the intelligence she knew, "That's why the martial school hasn't made it public, only opening it to the inner court."

Still asked, "So, like Primordial Star, the Cultivation World must also have some rules of conduct for entering, right?"

Zhang Manman: "Yes, similar to Primordial Star, but it can be a bit more violent."

"Violent?"

Still was surprised. Would Ming Lun actually allow students to do that?

"The reason is simple. There are two ways to enter the Cultivation World. One is like Primordial Star, where under the influence of Taixu Illusory Realm, you evolve a body with your mind to wander around; the other, is to go with your real body,"

Zhang Manman explained, "And the Cultivation World is very exclusivist. For those of us who force our way in, they will call us Heavenly Demons from beyond their domain, and the heavenly will of that world will reward the natives who kill the Heavenly Demons, either by directly improving their cultivation or by bestowing various treasures."

Still frowned. This reminded him of a term—leveling up by defeating monsters.

"Does it feel like playing a game?" Zhang Manman raised a finger, "It's said that cosmic dimensions with heavenly will generally work like this, and even by making sacrifices to the heavenly will, you can get rewards."

"However, this Semi-Dimension, the Cultivation World, its heavenly will has fallen into slumber due to impacting the Taixu Illusory Realm, with only a few instincts left, not something to be feared."

"Once the Taixu space refines its heavenly will, the Cultivation World will be something Ming Lun can hold in its pocket."

Still, puzzled, asked, "So, Ming Lun allows slaughter in the Cultivation World?"

Zhang Manman said, "It's not slaughter, it's liberation. The common people in the Cultivation World basically have no human rights, and those high above from various sects remain unchallenged for millennia."

"For the Cultivation World, dynastic changes are counted in thousands, even tens of thousands of years, and various cultivation sects have never fallen since their establishment."

"Such a thing is utterly unimaginable on our Earth."

Still reflected, even being able to imagine the general situation in the Cultivation World—where the strong are always strong, and the weak are always weak.

On Earth, apart from Zhou, dynasties almost never last more than three hundred years.

Why?

It's mainly because Earth has no Spiritual Energy, and hence no powerful forces to suppress divergent thoughts, allowing a variety of ideas to flourish, and ordinary people who truly can't survive also have the means to resist.

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Pick up a hoe and smash the landlord's head.

That's the means.

But in worlds with Spiritual Energy, once a cultivation system develops, the power of individuals becomes Transcendent, and ordinary people simply cannot resist. Because even if new ideas emerge, they are deemed heretical and then stifled in the bud.

On Earth, human society moved from slavery and feudalism to today's democracy in at most 5,000 years, while in those Transcendent worlds, the eras of slavery and feudalism might remain unchanged for tens of thousands, even millions of years.

Can such a civilization be considered strong?

In a sense, yes, very strong.

Because it's simply impossible to have any rebellion. The strong remain strong, the weak remain weak, and the weak do not even understand why they're forever the ones being exploited.

They don't even get the chance to learn to read.

Not to mention cultivation, knowledge, education, they are always controlled by the strong. They shepherd the masses like livestock, denying them any opportunity for growth.

If their offspring are talented, they are taken away from their families from a young age, then said to be severing worldly ties.

Or, if the offspring achieve enlightenment in their cultivation and return home, they lead their own families to become a small cultivation clan, rising from obscurity to being above others, becoming a part of... the times.

This is an eternal cycle.

Still sighed, "Indeed, such a world is truly sad."

Zhang Manman envisioned the future, "Do you think Earth's future will also become like the Cultivation World?"

Still shook his head, "No."

"Why are you so certain?" Zhang Manman asked, "Although with Ming Lun's rise, all industries are continuously developing and flourishing, once the available positions are taken, the pathways for advancement will narrow and the classes will become fixed."

Still looked up at the gorgeous yet gentle sky and slowly said, "Because on Earth, every person, even children from impoverished mountain areas, have the right to learn."

"This right, various countries handle differently, but none have taken it away, have they?"

"Our thoughts are already free."

"We might be compelled by life, but we understand that our thoughts are free, aren't they?"

"And moreover, Ming Lun will be the leader, and it will never allow anyone to restore the imperial system."

Zhang Manman, however, shook her head, "You're too optimistic. When humans can leave Earth in the future and colonize other planets, you'll see whether empires similar to the Cultivation World will emerge."

"People always want to climb above others, and this is inevitable," Still said with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, "Therefore, our cultivation of the mental realm is not just to quiet the mind and unleash the potential of the body, but more importantly, it's about cultivating the heart."

"Alright, you talk too much, but you make sense,"

Zhang Manman gave up the argument because she couldn't win unless she acted shamelessly, but how could she act like a normal girl and be coquettish?

She disdained to do so.

"Maybe it's precisely because of such thoughts that your life force can improve so quickly,"

"Maybe," Su Jie himself wasn't sure, but he had an epiphany deep inside—that in order to reach a higher realm, one must have grand dreams.

But what was his dream?

Up until now, his practice seemed only geared towards one goal, to surpass Jiang Wudao... He had considered his ideals before, but they were never clear.

Now it seemed he had some idea.

That was—

"Snap!"

Zhang Manman's hand landed on Su Jie's shoulder, her face showing confusion: "Why are you daydreaming?"

"No, it's nothing." Su Jie felt that he had forgotten that idea, but he wasn't angry with Zhang Manman, after all, she cared about him.

Moreover, the fact that he could forget such a flash of insight meant that his accumulation wasn't enough yet, it hadn't reached that level.

Forgetting it was better, to avoid realizing later that he had made a mistake.

Thinking this, Su Jie felt much lighter, and he thanked Zhang Manman.

"You're a bit strange today, why are you thanking me?" Zhang Manman was curious.

"It's nothing, I might be a bit hungry. Let's go have breakfast," Su Jie smiled, not explaining further, leaving Zhang Manman with a feeling of mystery.

"Forget it, now that you mention it, I'm a bit hungry too." Zhang Manman followed Su Jie to the cafeteria, had a hearty meal, and then hurried off to class...

...

In the blink of an eye, the morning passed.

"Su Jie, same as usual this afternoon?"

Zhang Manman stopped Su Jie who was about to communicate with the Minglun imprint, preparing to leave the inner courtyard.

"Yes."

Su Jie was slightly surprised, "Do you have other ideas?"

"I do." Zhang Manman displayed a virtual screen, and a poster appeared in front of Su Jie—

Three men in sharp outfits stood with their arms folded across their chests, full of vigor, with their eyes each revealing contempt, arrogance, and disdain.

Most importantly, the man in the center who had met Su Jie twice before.

Feng Yuxuan.

During the initial assessment upon entering the inner courtyard, Feng Yuxuan had acted very ruthlessly, leaving many fellows students with lingering fears... That was Su Jie's first encounter with Feng Yuxuan.

The second time was naturally at the cafeteria when he was invited by Jiang Wudao to join the Feng Corporation, an invitation he declined, which seemed to offend Feng Yuxuan.

Apart from Feng Yuxuan, the other two looked about seventy percent similar to him, and their names were also listed below them: Feng Qianzang and Feng Hengyi.

These were the three Feng brothers!

Below their images, a line of regular script read:

[Friendship Through Martial Combat!]

[Stop at the Sight of Blood!]

"These three brothers are all of ill character. Issuing such a notice is to fight others, show their strength, and thereby subdue some students," Zhang Manman said, "Though the inner courtyard forbids forming factions, rules always have loopholes, and people naturally form groups."

"The martial school encourages exchanges, but there are always those with ulterior motives," Su Jie felt this was quite normal, "Do you want to join? Their life forces are around 10, their Mental Realms well-established."

What he was implying was—

You can't win.

Don't get beaten up.

"In terms of sheer strength, we truly can't compare, but what if their life force was suppressed to the same level as ours?" Zhang Manman asked meaningfully.

"You mean!"

Su Jie immediately thought of the incident during the valuation to enter the inner courtyard.

"That's right, just as you're thinking," Zhang Manman chuckled lightly, "The venue for the Friendship Through Martial Combat is on the inner courtyard's Battle Platform. It can maintain a balance of combat power between both parties, and injuries sustained on the platform will fully heal once you step off it."

Su Jie understood why Zhang Manman wanted to participate: "You want revenge."

During the test, Zhang Manman held out for fifteen minutes against Feng Yuxuan, even breaking his finger, but she didn't come out unscathed either.

Therefore, she wanted to regain her dignity.

"Exactly!"

Zhang Manman sneered, "I won't be intimidated by Feng Yuxuan just because I took a beating. I'm going to hit back!"