Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone

"The hallmark of a Level 2 civilization is its ability to harness the energy within a constant star system, like constructing a Dyson Sphere to enable a constant supply of solar energy.

"This energy is derived from the collision and transformation of various particles.

"The space teleportation technology obtained by the Yina Civilization from an older civilization utilizes stellar energy, with teleportation gates set near stars.

"Then you arrived, changing everything in a very short period.

"Spiritual Energy.

"As you once told me, it is essentially spiritual energy.

"Spiritual energy is attached to planets and closely related to the souls of intelligent life forms. It greatly enhances life forms more than other energy systems, significantly extending human life. The individuals of the Yina Civilization, leveraging spiritual energy based on their existing cellular technology, allow Spirit Cultivators to have lifespans of tens of thousands of years.

"The Yina Civilization has organically combined the two.

"You can actually gain a lot from this... For example, utilizing the pioneering technology of the Yina Civilization to dominate in a pure spiritual energy world.

"Mu Dan and her led mechanical revolution, blending formations and the latest technological crystallization, the Mechanical Body Army, will provide a dislocating strike to your original world."

Wang Jixuan:...

"Alright," the Daoist laughed awkwardly, "maybe I was too arrogant before and didn't consider this part."

"It's the complementarity of civilizations," Shen Qionglin smiled, "it's not too late to value it now. Mu Dan stores vast amounts of information, and she can establish a complete mechanical civilization by herself."

Her words seemed to have a deeper meaning.

At this moment, Wang Jixuan suddenly felt the woman standing before him exuded a faint aura of golden light.

She felt like a wise one.

The kind who can guide through confusion.

So, besides occasionally dining and sleeping with Lingtong, the Daoist would actively engage with Shen Qionglin.

Shen Qionglin had significantly changed compared to eighty years ago.

Her knowledge became richer, her intuition sharper, and Wang Jixuan even sought advice from her on a few issues related to cultivation, to which she provided some unique insights into Tao, magic, and principles.

Wang Jixuan had very vivid memories of several points from these days of exchanges.

For instance:

"Professor Shen, do you think Immortals and those civilizations ascending collectively are on the same advanced plane?"

"There should be differences."

Shen Qionglin said:

"Based on my limited analysis of Cultivation, ascending to the Upper Realm is not an end, just a phased achievement.

"Beyond Immortals, there should be a large space for improvement, and their cultivation path lies in comprehending the rules of the universe's operation.

"The upper limit of this path is individual Apotheosis, a true God, omniscient and omnipotent, indestructible, existing alongside the universe, and then aspiring for transcendence from the prison of the universe itself."

Or;

"Xiao Shen, what do you think of the Forbidden Land of the Immortals? How large is its scope?"

"I analyzed the intelligence Mu Dan passed on to me... According to my understanding, this Forbidden Land of the Immortals is not referring to our current Star Domain but to the entirety of the macroscopic Material Universe."

"Material Universe?"

"Yes," Shen Qionglin's eyes shone brightly at that time, "To be precise, it includes the observable universe, originating from the initial singularity's big bang, encompassing five hundred trillion galaxies, this universe."

Wang Jixuan:...

"I don't quite understand," the Daoist humbly sought guidance, "why is this conclusion drawn?"

"Part of it is my intuition, part of it is my speculation."

Shen Qionglin simply said:

"According to the structure of the observable universe, our Star Domain is not particularly special.

"This Star Domain is located on a spiral arm of the Milky Way, just a local region of the Milky Way, and throughout the universe, there are many similar galaxies and huge structure celestial bodies like the Milky Way.

"This Star Domain is not special.

"Based on our latest calculations and scientific knowledge exchange with different civilizations of this Star Domain, a conclusion can be reached.

"This Star Domain is only part of the entire Milky Way.

"The condition restricting us from expanding outward from this Star Domain is merely the limitation of our interstellar gate technology, which should be the threshold set by those civilizations that have completed collective Ascension.

"Want to have more resources and occupy more planets, kid? Truly master directed teleportation technology and open your own starry sea.

"More or less like this.

"From this perspective, the Forbidden Land of the Immortals mentioned by those two groups of incoming cultivators is highly likely to refer to this universe, and they possess the ability to cross from this plane to another plane, just like you coming from the Cultivation World to here."

In short, Wang Jixuan himself gained a lot.

This also made him pay more attention to 'Earth's Technology'.

Daoist Wang moved his gaze from the porthole to the Stone of the Past in his hand, contemplation in his eyes.

Time was getting tight.

The three-month deadline is now sixty percent through.

The Dark Sect and Tianluo, I don't know if they'll send out Mahayana realm experts;

Or maybe even existences beyond Immortals?

Wang Jixuan has been preparing for the worst recently.

He hasn't considered running away.

These two organizations share a commonality — they must reduce interference with the current world. They should not start a massacre like the Black Light Force, and both can counterbalance each other.

But can he escape for a while and escape for a lifetime?

Wang Jixuan's current demand is not just to pass the Heavenly Tribulation. With a perfect Tao Foundation and the experience and memories of his second life, he is already prepared for the Heavenly Tribulation and Heaven's Punishment.

What he's thinking about now is how to withstand and evade that Immortal's Finger.

That finger is either aimed at him or at the so-called Forbidden Land, leading to two results...

Ding ding.

The communicator in front of Wang Jixuan automatically popped up a projection screen.

[Shen Qionglin (Divine Domain Envoy): The first experiment can be conducted in two hours.]

Wang Jixuan responded with an 'okay'.

Before he closed the screen, a familiar avatar jumped out from the slightly flickering light circle in the middle of the screen.

Fu Jian sent a video call.

Wang Jixuan clicked agree, and Fu Jian's virtual image — a burly bald man in a white military uniform — appeared in the center of the projection screen.

Why use a virtual image?

His autonomously surviving brain can't exactly speak.

"Long time no see," Fu Jian sighed gently, smiling at Wang Jixuan with a very complicated look, "You're still the same as before."

"Did you bring the fleet over?"

"A small portion of the ships, the others are still behind, the interstellar gate needs to power up."

Fu Jian explained simply, without much small talk, he went straight to the point:

"The two parties coming to bother you, are they all cultivators?"

"Yes."

"From the same origin as you?"

"Not sure, but the nature of their mana is similar."

Wang Jixuan crossed his arms and swiftly explained:

"Having you bring the fleet over is also for psychological reassurance. If the enemy is too strong later on, I might choose to side with one of them, you don't need to engage with them."

Fu Jian laughed and said, "Your psychological reassurance has cost us a lot of manpower and resources."

"Hmm, can't I?"

"Of course you can," Fu Jian laughed with a sigh, "I never thought humanity could be in such a situation today. Now I can fully understand why the Yina Civilization regards you as the Great Pioneer."

Wang Jixuan shrugged, not replying.

He placed the Stone of the Past in front of Fu Jian's projection screen, determination shining in his eyes.

"Later, I'm going to start the experiment to see if I can activate this thing. Move your fleet near the moon, don't let anyone interfere with this experiment."

"What is this?"

"Treasure," Wang Jixuan said in confusion, "Didn't Mu Dan report this to you?"

"I'm retired, basically brought back as an elder consultant," Fu Jian said cheerfully, "Alright, I'll bring the ships over right now. It should take about four hours."

"Then I'll go ahead with the experiment first, we'll talk later, I'll try again."

Wang Jixuan ended the call.

He looked at the fake interstellar gate that had already started attempting activation, still feeling uneasy deep down.

This stone...

Gritting his teeth, Wang Jixuan forced a drop of heart blood from his fingertip onto the honeycomb holes of the stone, and then quietly awaited.

Then, two hours passed.

Wang Jixuan's alien soul, dejectedly holding the Stone of the Past, stood in front of a fake interstellar gate, listening to Shen Qionglin explain the precautions.

Alas, the clumsy method didn't work.

Still too much belief in science.

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