Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality

"Although I couldn't break through to the mid-seventh stage, this is merely the harvest from one world in the Three-eyed World."

"The Three-eyed World's level is relatively low. To have reached this point is already quite good. Moreover, the consciousness of the Three-eyed World has already been marked with my imprint, and from now on, it will continuously provide me with cultivation progress!"

"With this, breaking through to the mid-seventh stage is just a matter of time!"

Lu Sheng smiled slightly, feeling quite at ease.

"From this perspective, cultivating the Celestial Demon Technique is indeed incredibly convenient, especially after fully mastering a world. If I can master more worlds, then my cultivation speed will increase exponentially!"

After dismissing the system panel, Lu Sheng sat cross-legged on a green leaf of the Heaven-Reaching Vine, lost in thought.

"This fast cultivation method, however, is based on mastering worlds, no wonder the Celestial Demon Technique receives such strong resistance from world consciousness, and even from collective consciousness groups."

"I'm considered lucky, only in a mutually beneficial state with those world consciousnesses. If it were someone else, they would completely enslave the world consciousness and the beings within the world."

As Lu Sheng spoke, he couldn't help but gently shake his head.

"Since the Three-eyed World is now under my control... I can't call it the Three-eyed World anymore. Let's call it... the Martial God World!"

Lu Sheng returned to his senses and smiled slightly.

The Martial God World cannot compare to the Human Federation, which holds six major galaxies; it is just a single world, not particularly powerful. Otherwise, Lu Sheng wouldn't have been able to defeat the Martial God World's consciousness.

"However... if a single planet like the Martial God World can give rise to a world consciousness, do the six major galaxies controlled by the Human Federation also have the potential for a world consciousness?"

Suddenly, such a doubt appeared in Lu Sheng's mind.

"Is the birth of world consciousness from a single planet, or does it manifest within the territory occupied by an entire group?"

When this thought appeared in his mind, it aroused an endless curiosity within Lu Sheng.

After pondering for a while, Lu Sheng became even more eager to know the answer.

"Perhaps... Senior Emperor Bai can enlighten me!"

Lu Sheng smiled slightly, then used the White Emperor's Order to contact Emperor Bai.

Within the void of the White Emperor's Order, the figures of Lu Sheng and Emperor Bai gradually appeared.

"Oh!"

At the first sight of Lu Sheng, a hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Bai's eyes.

"You're almost at the mid-seventh stage already?"

Upon sensing the aura on Lu Sheng, Emperor Bai couldn't help but marvel at the rapid cultivation speed.

It's worth noting that it had been less than ten years since Emperor Bai last saw Lu Sheng, and Lu Sheng had almost advanced from the beginning of the seventh stage to the mid-seventh stage.

"Have you been cultivating the Celestial Demon Technique?"

Being a Galactic Life Form, he recognized Lu Sheng's path to the seventh stage at a glance.

Lu Sheng didn't intend to hide it and nodded calmly.

Emperor Bai gave Lu Sheng a deep look but didn't say much, merely asking, "Speak, what matter brings you to me?"

About Lu Sheng's cultivation path, if Lu Sheng had taken Emperor Bai as his teacher, Emperor Bai might have said something; but since Lu Sheng hadn't, Emperor Bai remained silent.

Lu Sheng then informed Emperor Bai about the world consciousness of the Martial God World and asked about the nature of world consciousness.

Hearing this, Emperor Bai pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "The essence of world consciousness is not a type of life form, but rather a self-redemption method for a world, or a group, to secure its right to survive in the universe."

"The existence of world consciousness is extremely special. It has no tangible body and is more like a wind, or pervasive energy that spreads throughout a world or group."

"During periods of safe and rapid development without any external threats, you almost won't feel its presence. But once a world or group is threatened by external worlds or the invasion of a Cosmic Alien Race, the world consciousness manifests itself and enacts self-redemption."

Listening to Emperor Bai, Lu Sheng began to reflect on his situation when entering the Martial God World.

At that time, his avatar was seen as an invading Cosmic Alien Race by the Martial God World, hence he could distinctly feel the presence of world consciousness as an intruder.

However, for the beings of the Martial God World, if not influenced by world consciousness, they wouldn't even notice its existence.

At this moment, Emperor Bai's voice continued, "The birth of world consciousness involves many factors, such as the biosphere, geological activities, and atmospheric electromagnetic fields, forming a chaotic computation system."

"You can consider world consciousness as a computation system inside a computer or an AI consciousness inside a robot, operating through specific rules and algorithms."

"The integration of information in cross-material forms is achieved through quantum tunneling effects."

"Because each world and group's situation differs, world consciousness will manifest differently from one to another."

"Take the Martial God World you mentioned as an example. Because of its unique situation as a single world, it forms a specific computational model, making the consciousness within it more apparent."

"Especially since you have entered this computational system and become part of it, yet essentially remain an intruder, allowing you to sense the world consciousness so clearly!"

As he listened to Emperor Bai, Lu Sheng couldn't help but nod, realizing there were so many factors related to world consciousness.

Emperor Bai's voice continued, "In the Human Federation, there is actually the existence of world consciousness too."

Hearing this, Lu Sheng's curiosity became even more intense, and he couldn't help but look toward Emperor Bai, only to hear him calmly say.

"When the Human Federation entered the era of interstellar exploration, it faced an invasion by a Cosmic Alien Race, particularly that of the Galactic Life Form known as the Doomsday Star."

"At that time, the world consciousness within the Human Federation put up a massive resistance, ultimately leading to the emergence of the Lord of Ascension."

"One could say that the Lord of Ascension is an amalgamation of the consciousnesses of numerous human sages, and also essentially a byproduct induced by the world consciousness of the Human Federation."

"Later, after the Human Federation's crisis was resolved and with the presence of the Galactic Life Form, the Human Federation, under the protection of the Galactic Life Form, rarely faced external threats, so the world consciousness became dormant."

"Thus, generally, people cannot perceive the existence of the Human Federation's world consciousness. Only in the face of an insurmountable crisis could beings within the Human Federation sense its presence and, thus driven by it, resist and save themselves."

Listening to these words, Lu Sheng couldn't help but nod.

It must be said that, as a Galactic Life Form, the knowledge Emperor Bai held was vast; just a few words answered Lu Sheng's doubts.

"Senior Emperor Bai, here is the information I've gathered while exploring the Martial God World. I don't know if it would be useful to the school."

As he spoke, Lu Sheng prepared to share the information about the Martial God World with Emperor Bai.

After all, Emperor Bai had answered his questions, and Lu Sheng couldn't come empty-handed and needed to show some respect.

However, faced with the information about the Martial God World, Emperor Bai simply smiled and waved it off.

"Alright, there's no need to disclose these matters to me."

"Worlds beyond the Human Federation, especially those in unexplored cosmic regions, hold little value for the Human Federation."

"Even knowing about them has no effect, especially when they are worlds not even reaching the seventh stage."

"Instead of handing it to the school, it'd be better to keep it to yourself. Since you've walked the path of the Celestial Demon Technique, you should even more so keep the worlds you've descended upon hidden."

"Otherwise, if someone with ill intentions finds out, they might spare no cost to crush the worlds you control, severing your future path completely!"

A chill ran through Lu Sheng's heart, a feeling of dread quietly surfaced from within his mind.

He almost forgot this crucial point, and if not for Emperor Bai's reminder, Lu Sheng might not have paid much attention to this matter.

Taking a deep breath to quell the unease in his heart, Lu Sheng's thought slightly moved, and he directly deleted all information and records about the Martial God World that had long been uploaded to his watch.

After doing all of this, Lu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Senior, for the reminder!"

Lu Sheng expressed a grateful smile towards Emperor Bai.

Emperor Bai smiled slightly but said nothing more, disappearing with a wave of his hand within the White Emperor's Order.

As a Galactic Life Form from Star River University, being able to spare time to answer Lu Sheng's questions was a significant gesture.

It was evident that Emperor Bai greatly valued Lu Sheng!