Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 464 Attaining Immortality!

On the interstellar network, countless messages intertwine.

Because of the Great Zhou's actions of imprisoning tourists and then releasing them, netizens in Xinghai believed that the Great Zhou had simply chickened out in the face of countless divine battles.

The online community has been filled with mockery of the behavior of first showing respect and then becoming obsequious.

But only after that, in the sea of ​​stars, some minor resistance and rebuttals began to emerge.

Qian Lin watched as countless pieces of information rushed past on the personal terminal like snowflakes, and a look of anger flashed in his eyes.

Half a day ago.

Because of his faith in Fang Can, he received Fang Can's return on the same day by entering William's invitation code, and cultivated to the second stage overnight.

Like Li Shan, when he came back to his senses from the super breakthrough state, he only felt a sense of loss.

A restless, agonizing desire to return to the super-fast cultivation speed welled up from the bottom of his heart.

Just when he was addicted to cultivation and there was no cure, he entered that consciousness space once again.

'I... am back again?' Qian Lin looked at this space of consciousness, overjoyed, thinking that her prayers had worked.

'It must be that the gods heard my prayers and felt my piety, so they are preparing to unleash their power again to increase my cultivation speed.' Qian Lin was dreaming.

To his surprise, no deity appeared in this space; instead, a man with an extremely gentle expression appeared.

"You are... Li Shan, the Minister of Foreign Propaganda of the Great Zhou Dynasty under the God's command!" Qian Lin immediately recognized the man in front of her.

"That's right, the thousands of believers under the Divine Sect guide the lost sheep." Li Shan said with his palms clasped together, utterly devout.

There are countless believers like him, and Fang Can uses them all as customer service representatives to connect with new members like Qian Lin.

"That's great!" Qian Lin looked excitedly at Li Shan in front of him and said, "Priest, I have a question that hasn't been answered yet. After breaking through to the second stage of the 'Divine Firmness View' just now, I felt that my cultivation progress suddenly slowed down. May I ask what's going on?"

“It’s very simple,” Li Shan explained. “The reason you cultivated so quickly before was simply because the gods recognized your devout faith and granted you a sliver of divine power, which allowed you to reshape your physical body and start cultivating again.”

"Now that you have completely digested the divine power, without its help, you are simply returning to your original form."

Upon hearing this, Qian Lin nodded repeatedly, feeling that what Li Shan said was consistent with his own understanding.

But upon hearing the rest, he couldn't help but ask, somewhat embarrassed, "Then... could the gods, considering my devout faith, grant me more magical power?"

“That’s obviously not going to happen easily. Although the gods are all-powerful, they do not approve of believers getting something for nothing.” Li Shan shook his head firmly.

'Not easily... but difficult is possible,' Qian Lin thought subconsciously.

He understood immediately and nodded firmly, saying, "I naturally understand. The gods hope that we will cultivate through hard work, so I also want to share the gods' burdens. Please give me your guidance, priest."

Seeing that the other party was getting it, Li Shan's face showed a hint of "teachable" and he said:
"The Star Sea is now occupied by evil gods and heretics, and the gods are suffering all living beings in a sea of ​​misery. They are preparing to liberate the entire Star Sea. If you can get others to convert to the righteous path, you will naturally gain merit and divine power."

"Remember the invitation code you got from completing the game during the previous live stream? As long as other believers fill in the invitation code you linked when they join the church, you can share 1% of their divine power."

"And if the believer you have taken the path to the church also preaches to one person, you will also receive one-tenth of the divine power that the other person receives."

Qian Lin's mouth gradually opened, her face full of disbelief, and then a surge of jealousy welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Because he remembered the William invitation code he had filled in in his consciousness space, wouldn't the other party have forcibly taken 1% of his cultivation?

Moreover, for every person I preach to, the other party will take 10% of my earnings.
"Is there any justice in this world? Is there no law? Why wasn't I the first person to beat the game?!"

For a moment, Qian Lin couldn't help but feel a surge of envy, her face filled with regret and jealousy, her expression changing like a chameleon.

"Oh, right." Li Shan said to Qian Lin as if he had just remembered something, "For every thousand people you preach to, you will receive a quota of divine power, which you can give to selected non-believers."

"What do you mean?" Qian Lin protested instinctively, "Why should those heretics receive divine power?"

"The gods have their own considerations, and we just need to carry them out," Li Shan said with a smile. "Time is of the essence now, fellow Daoist, you should quickly obtain an invitation code and go to spread the teachings."

"If you were to guide millions of believers across the vast sea of ​​stars and the Ganges River, and have each believer contribute a wisp of divine power to you, you too could become a god of the new era."

Listening to Li Shan's grand promises, Qian Lin subconsciously took rapid breaths, and her eyes revealed a desire for power.

He then left the space without hesitation.

A hint of pleasure flashed in Li Shan's eyes as he watched the other person disappear.

Because in his ear, a mechanical voice, as still as a deep well, rang out: "Explain the rules of missionary work to believers, gain faith power +0.1."

Although the voice was incredibly mechanical, it sounded like heavenly music to Li Shan's ears, allowing him to further enhance his cultivation.

As for his current cultivation level, it is far beyond what he was at the peak of the first stage a few days ago.

The reason for this rapid progress is naturally because his role as the current Minister of Foreign Propaganda of the Great Zhou Dynasty has proven invaluable.

Before today, he had already introduced hundreds of millions of believers of the gods in the Great Zhou Dynasty into the path of martial arts through preaching.

Although every department wanted to spread the word, and everyone from top to bottom was spreading the word, causing the trillions of believers in the Great Zhou Dynasty to be divided up in an instant, he could only get a share from hundreds of millions of people.

But even just one-tenth of the emotional energy contributed by each of these hundreds of millions of people was enough to successfully push him to the peak of the fourth stage.

Under this positive incentive, his mindset has changed from monopolizing the cultivation pie to trying to make the pie bigger in order to get a larger share of the profits.

'What a pity.' A hint of helplessness flashed in Li Shan's eyes:
"The gods have forbidden us from proselytizing to foreigners for three days. Otherwise, with our initial advantage, I alone might have amassed trillions of followers, making the sixth revolution a realistic possibility."

……

As Qian Lin exited the consciousness space, a hint of urgency flashed in his eyes.

To cultivate and increase one's spiritual level, one must spread the teachings and obtain divine power.

In the early days, there weren't many believers like them, and the entire Star Sea was an untapped blue ocean.

If an early advantage is established, then later, the missionary work of subordinates can bring considerable subsequent income, and one can obtain a continuous stream of faith from subordinates even while sitting still.

So, eager to get started, he rushed into the game pod, ready to complete the game and get an invitation code.

As for the rest of the day, he spent 5 hours completing the game "Sweeping Through Two Realms: Starting from the Martial Arts of the Mind".

That's right, this game, which has a speedrun record of two days, was completed by Qian Lin in a respectable 5 hours without resorting to unorthodox speedrun methods.

The reason he was able to clear the level so quickly was naturally because of his second-stage cultivation level. In terms of various attributes such as brainpower, eyesight, reaction speed, and memory, the second-stage cultivator surpassed ordinary people in the Star Sea by hundreds of thousands of times.

With absolute mental concentration, they can react to these rapid combat scenes, which seem fast to ordinary people, in frames.

By simply glancing at previous players' strategies and tactics for defeating the boss, it's incredibly easy to replicate them perfectly. You won't even die once; you can hack and slash your way through from start to finish.

The moment he received the invitation code, he immediately began preaching online.

Unfortunately, as soon as I started preaching online, all sorts of ridicule came raining down on me.

"Sigh, here comes the filial son of the Great Zhou. Even though the IP address is in another country, he chooses to speak up for the Great Zhou."

"He must have received 50 Star Sea Coins from the Great Zhou Dynasty. What an unimaginable birth!"

What does "周÷" look like?
1. They have extremely low cognitive abilities and find it difficult to understand certain things.

2. They are completely illogical; they can't even speak in complete sentences.
3. Arrogant and conceited; they always think they are very capable.

4. Poor manners; acts maliciously towards others.

What does it look like to mock Zhou Di?

1. Possesses exceptional cognitive abilities and a thorough understanding of concepts.
2. Demonstrates strong logical reasoning and clear thinking when speaking.
3. Humble and cautious, able to identify shortcomings and make improvements.
4. Highly cultured and kind to others.

……

Because of the previous actions of the Great Zhou Dynasty in forcibly detaining tourists, Qian Lin had to go against the grain to spread his religion.

'Damn it, what a bunch of stubborn conservatives! We share the benefits with you and you don't even appreciate it!'

Seeing the ridicule online, Qian Lin's blood pressure rose. He couldn't understand why these people didn't appreciate the idea of ​​missionary work, which benefits both oneself and all sentient beings.
At this point, he didn't care about anything else; his blood pressure spiked, and he decided to confront those people directly.

"Damn it, keyboard warriors!" Qian Lin's eyes blazed with fury as he transformed into a keyboard warrior and started hurling insults at the heretics on the internet.

In an instant, all sorts of trash talk poured out from his virtual keyboard.

At this moment, thousands of virtual keyboards appeared around him, directly transforming the virtual into the real through mental imagery, allowing one person to impersonate a thousand people on different platforms to engage in online battles and proselytizing.

With his current second-stage power, he directly overwhelmed those trolls and retail investors from all sides.

Of course, while they were arguing, he also added a comment at the end: "Converted believers, remember to fill in this invitation code: 1245435."

And there are countless believers like Qian Lin who joined the battle of public opinion after gaining power.

Although they were powerless against the overwhelming public opinion, they directly defeated those individuals in small-scale online conflicts.

This bizarre sight completely baffled the internet, which initially thought the other side had deployed AI. They immediately responded by using technology to add a profanity mod to the AI ​​as a countermeasure.

In order to limit AI-generated posts, each platform requires a ten-second cooldown period after an account posts a comment.

Furthermore, because each account must be linked to a real name, AI cannot create an unlimited number of accounts, which gives players like Qian Lin who rely on physical strength an opportunity.

Even now, facing AI, these believers still unleash astonishing results.

On one side is cyber AI, and on the other is flesh and blood ascending to immortality.

In the fierce battle between the two sides on the internet battlefield, they engaged in a heated exchange, their strength evenly matched.

Moreover, both sides spoke clearly and logically throughout the process, demonstrating a level of sophistication that surpassed the emotional outbursts of netizens.

This cyber battle left onlookers completely dumbfounded.

In such a large-scale online battle, some centrists were actually attracted by the words of these believers, were genuinely preached to, and then entered the realm of consciousness.

Anyway, when facing off against people on the other end of the internet whose real identities were uncertain, Qian Lin only heard the pleasant sound of faith increasing by 0.1.

This voice is even more effective than if it were on stimulants.

But soon, the sound became sparse, and then it stopped for a full half hour, which immediately made Qian Lin anxious.

"What's going on? Why isn't it ringing!" Qian Lin said angrily. "Have we reached our limit on believers? I've only preached to a little over 1,600 people!"

Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, a group chat he had just joined, created by several fellow believers, sent out a message to everyone:
Heavenly Emperor Siki: @All members, something terrible has happened! Because of the internet censorship campaign we just launched, the AI ​​has blocked all accounts that support the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Tiandi Siki: In other words, besides the fact that all the comments posted on the website are only visible to ourselves, all the accounts that comment with us are just the website's AI treating us like idiots.

Heavenly Emperor Siki: I only found out after I realized something was wrong and had my friends and family log into my comment page to check. This move by the evil god is too ruthless.

'Damn it! How could these insects do this?!'

Seeing the news online, Qian Lin almost had a stroke from anger.

Obstructing someone's path is tantamount to murdering their parents, a truly righteous death. But the current internet bans by various countries are too ruthless, directly silencing their channels of communication.

While retail investors like Qian Lin were in dire straits, some more astute followers had already taken immediate action.

Amidst the ruins, Iwasaki Jin, at the second stage of cultivation, stood still, watching as drones flew around him, surrounding him.

Iwasaki Jin smiled calmly and said, "With your information gathering capabilities, you should know that my left arm was accidentally amputated yesterday, and I haven't had a limb transplant surgery yet."

"And in just one day, I went from an ordinary person to a superman who can lift tens of millions of tons of weight with one arm, extend my life by 300 years, and my severed arm grew back easily."

“If you are interested in my changes, I would like to request to speak with you privately.”

"I need to remind you that I currently have two spots available."

"In other words, I could create two superheroes exactly like me, capable of flying and diving, within a single day."

"If you don't trust me, you can send a trusted subordinate to talk to me."

"Now, I'm handing the choice over to you. Let's see if you're prepared!"

Iwasaki Jin smiled smugly and said, "If you cooperate, I will perform a miracle for you."

"A miracle that allows mortals to attain immortality!"

(End of this chapter)