Cultivation: Being Immortal

Chapter 857

Lingjing Star

Ming’an hasn’t left yet. He really wants to stay on Lingjing Star for a while to systematically learn science and technology, especially the blending of technology and cultivation. If he brings it back to Canglan Star, it would definitely be a revolutionary technology.

Moreover, he sees that Lingjing Star has a very open-minded atmosphere, so he carefully proposed this idea.

Lin Jiang laughed and agreed. He is not worried at all that Ming’an will take away the science and technology. The development of science and technology relies on the hard work of generations. Any industrial sub-field cannot exist without the support of an industrial chain.

Liang Long’s intelligence is incredibly exceptional. There is no one in Blue Star who can compare. However, Liang Long spent over a thousand years only reaching top levels in dozens of sub-fields, while now there are thousands of complete industrial sub-fields. Without Blue Star as a strong support, Liang Long would have no roots and no place to utilize his skills.

Of course, Ming’an can learn by himself, but it is impossible to take the skills away. Also, the truly advanced technology will not be available to him. He didn’t even have a chance on Ying Continent, let alone him.

Ming’an did not know the details, but he admired Lin Jiang for his broad mind, and the open-mindedness of Lingjing Star amazed him, making him look down on Canglan Star even more.

Canglan Star has a very traditional way of studying Immortal Language. The different schools within it value their own methods and secrets more than anything else. If you are not a personal disciple or a core disciple, you won’t even get a chance to take a look. Compared to here, it seems both old-fashioned and backward.

With such thoughts in mind, when talking with Lin Jiang and others, he slowly relaxed his guard, opened his heart, and began to share many things about Canglan Star and Heavenly Court.

"Brother Lin, today, under the influence of wine, I want to share some heartfelt words with you. The study of Immortal Language is a civilization where people eat other people. Those immortals feed on cultivators, especially in places like Lingjing Star…""In contrast, under my Heavenly Court, there is a certain order. We cultivators only need to reach the Transmigration Stage to have a chance to become immortals…"

Lin Jiang frequently hosted dinners for Ming’an. One day, taking advantage of the wine, Ming’an discussed the past of Heavenly Court and its current rules with Lin Jiang.

Ming’an said that the past of Canglan Star was not much different from the present of Lingjing Star. Some became immortals and became the Dao of Canglan Star, feeding on living beings, being cruel and merciless.

I don’t know how many exceptionally talented individuals, having reached the Tao Achieving and the Transmigration Stage, were devoured by those immortals. Cultivating immortality became a matter of life and death for them; they cultivators were like fat pigs in a pen, raised to be slaughtered.

Until the Heavenly Court appeared and established heavenly rules, in the world of cultivators under the Heavenly Court, immortals were not allowed to attack cultivators actively. They could only wait for the cultivators to pass away peacefully or fail their tribulation in order to absorb their spiritual auras.

As a result, the cultivators had a chance to become immortals. Of course, to protect the interests of the immortals, all cultivators who successfully passed their tribulations would enter the Heavenly Court and become heavenly officials.

Lin Jiang smiled slightly when he heard this news and soon arranged for someone to take Ming’an away.

"Ancestor, Ming’an is not drunk."

Shiyi stepped forward, his eyes sharp, with a hint of killing intent rising.

"Can a big shot from the Transmigration Stage really get drunk?"

"As long as the ancestor knows."

"What do you think?"

"I have no hope for becoming an immortal. I ask for nothing else, just to live the rest of my life comfortably."

Shiyi said that his body was destroyed, and now he had a mechanical body, making it impossible for him to advance to the Transmigration Stage. He had completely lost hope of becoming immortal and had given up himself.

"Longevity is a big topic. If your spirit does not die and your body does not decay, that is also longevity."

Lin Jiang said that he had given Shiyi the best soul-nurturing treasures, which could keep his spirit alive for at least tens of thousands of years, and the mechanical body could be replaced, so this was a kind of longevity.

Shiyi looked sad and did not say more. Due to this, his lifespan was indeed very long, and he could break through the limits of Tao Achieving, but he lacked a sense of happiness and could not enjoy material pleasures.

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When the cross-border teleportation array lit up again, one after another, Space Battleships appeared in the Lingjing Star Star Domain, arranged neatly as if they were going to fill the starry sky.

Because they were close enough, the cultivators on Lingjing Star, if they looked up, might see many stars appearing in their night sky.

"Blue Star now has a total of twenty complete Space Fleets, with each fleet consisting of one hundred and ten spacecraft, including Space Mother Ships, frigates, destroyers, reconnaissance ships, supply vessels, and more."

"Currently, Blue Star keeps two fleets, Jiang Star keeps two fleets, with the two fleets scattered among the series of coastal planets, while the other two fleets guard the cross-border teleportation array transit station, and the remaining twelve fully equipped Space Fleets gather at Lingjing Star."

Liang Long reported to Lin Jiang that in the battle against Jiang Star, three Space Fleets had been severely damaged, and almost the entire army was lost. However, afterwards, Huaxia quickly restored all the warships and even added many more.

As for the crew of the warships, there was no need to worry. With a population of ten billion, Huaxia has a strong reserve of talent. The sailors and engineers needed for the warships can be called up at any time and can even be rotated. This is the strength of a great nation. If it were any other country, they might not even be able to gather a single Space Fleet.

"Actually, I kind of want to take the initiative to attack. The Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect are nothing; truth only lies within the range of a cannon."

"Ancestor Lin has great ambition, but unfortunately, warships can only deal with cultivators below the Transmigration Stage. We can’t handle immortals for now."

Liang Long said lightly. He also felt a bit annoyed with Ming’an and the others because they sometimes acted superior, discussing whether to let Xia Qingshan join the Heavenly Court without considering the opinions of the others. Were they really so unimportant?

"Yes, immortals."

Lin Jiang smiled and said that before, he thought Xia Qingshan was untouchable and mysterious, but as time went on, he realized that Xia Qingshan was just an ordinary person. He wasn’t all-powerful; he just had a head start and became immortal first.

When the Buddhist cultivators and the Heavenly Court appeared, Lin Jiang looked down on Xia Qingshan even more because various events showed that Xia Qingshan wasn’t that amazing.

Now Lin Jiang has at least dozens of ways to escape Xia Qingshan’s control, but he hasn’t done so because there’s no need. Escaping from Xia Qingshan’s power would only lead him into the world of other immortals, which wouldn’t be very interesting. It’s better to stay in the familiar Blue Star.

As for later, we’ll talk about that later; who knows what will happen in the future? It’s possible that one day, Lin Jiang might take Xia Qingshan’s place.

Ships of war appeared, followed by many cultivators, but some old friends of Lin Jiang did not come back. If all the old friends are gone, it could become a bit unstable.

Of course, Li Qing and the Demon Queen must come. Otherwise, we would be missing top fighters; they each brought along their young talented fighters for training. They need to see the world; without experiencing big events, they cannot grow.

"Ancestor Lin, we just found peace for a few hundred years, and now we have to go to war?"

Li Qing and the Demon Queen were a bit unhappy. Blue Star is in a great time of development, and every day there are new geniuses appearing. Their strength is getting stronger, so having a war now might not be good.

"It might not be certain yet; it’s always good to be prepared."

Lin Jiang said that since Canglan Star’s sect plans to attack them, he must be ready. Whether there will be a war or not is still uncertain.