Cultivating Immortality Starts with Rubbing a Computer

Chapter 209 Dao Patterns Evolve Laws (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Great supernatural power?"

"The Mysterious and Unpredictable Cloud Technique?"

The mortals stared in disbelief at the beautiful young woman who had emerged from the depths of the fairy island.

Now they know what great supernatural powers are and how precious they are to foundation building in the outside world.

It's something that Foundation Establishment cultivators from the outside world would fight tooth and nail to get their hands on.

But now it's right in front of them.

However, other mortals who had arrived on the island earlier had also told them this.

What level of cultivation grants what rights?

Not all the resources on the fairy island are free.

While it is indeed possible to obtain great supernatural powers, it requires a huge amount of contribution.

"Elder Mo, is this reward real?"

A mortal dared to ask.

Although they had seen Mo Yiyi in person, others who had arrived on the island earlier had already told them about the situation on the fairy island.

One is Elder Bai, and the other is Elder Mo.

Right now, it's either Elder Bai or Elder Mo.

Moreover, most of the elders in the Immortal Sect are kind and gentle; they won't get angry if it's just a simple question.

Other mortals, upon seeing this question, also cast inquiring glances.

They seemed somewhat incredulous that the reward was such a great supernatural power.

Mo Yiyi scanned all the mortals with her divine sense and recorded their behavior in the database: "Of course there are, I would never lie to you."

Another mortal asked, "If there are rewards, what about punishments?"

This is a question that ordinary people are even more concerned about.

Ultimately, only one person can receive the reward.

But punishment is clearly not guaranteed.

It's unreasonable to set up such a huge benefit without any consequences.

Mo Yiyi smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't advocate any punishment."

"But someone once said, 'The key to good governance lies in clear rewards and punishments. At the end of the year, their merits and demerits should be assessed, and their merits and demerits should be ranked. Those who are at the top should be promoted, those who are average should be encouraged, and those who are at the bottom should be dismissed. As for those who are consistently at the bottom and are weak and incompetent, they should be removed from their posts and replaced with virtuous and capable people. This is called "eliminating the redundant and promoting the talented." In this way, the mediocre will be demoted and the capable will be promoted. This is the way of governance.'"

"Cultivating immortality is the same."

"If there are only rewards and no punishments, people's hearts will become lax."

Fang Jun already knew.

Cultivating immortality also requires perseverance.

Just because you say that cultivating immortality can grant you longevity, a high status, or great power doesn't mean that someone can persist in it indefinitely.

When you're young, many people simply don't feel the fear of physical aging.

Even if there is temporary fear, things will eventually return to stability.

As for status and power, some people are content with the status quo, satisfied with their current situation, and have no desire to change anything.

From the perspective of the second law of thermodynamics.

In fact, while human cultivation practices may seem to achieve local entropy reduction, they actually lead to global entropy increase in the overall context.

In order to reduce the occurrence of this situation.

Then the innate moral principles would prevent mortals from cultivating immortality, planting laziness, complacency, and hedonism in their hearts.

Yes, innate morality is not limited to gravity.

Innate morality is the collective term for all physical laws that prevent the end of destiny.

Gravity is the main force and vanguard in this process, and it is also the most powerful.

In a sense, the birth of life is also a result of innate morality.

It is the weapon it uses to fight against fate.

However, innate morality has its limitations.

After the birth of civilization, the acquired morality that civilization develops in order to continue can damage the foundation of innate morality.

At this point, innate morality will conflict with acquired morality.

We will do everything in our power to maintain the overall reduction of entropy in the universe.

This is why it is said that innate morality has no potential.

Its inherent flaws dictate that it cannot be forced to sacrifice a portion of civilization to reach its highest level first, and then use that civilization to support it.

In the cultivation world, differences in status are exploited.

To exploit humiliation and dignity.

He restrained his innate morality.

This gave people the motivation to cultivate immortality, in addition to their fear of death.

Nevertheless, innate morality still retaliated, taking advantage of the nature of acquired morality in order to pursue stability.

Both acquired morality and innate morality possess the inherent attribute of short-sightedness.

This led to the formation of things such as monopolies, powerful clans, and sectarian factions.

In short, innate morality and acquired morality are both opposites and unified.

It is a unity of opposites.

When ordinary people heard Mo Yiyi's words, some of them disagreed, thinking it was unnecessary and that they would certainly not slack off because of their desire for immortality.

Some people seemed to understand, realizing that what Mo Yiyi said made sense; most people cannot go straight toward a goal.

But in any case, people are still very concerned about the content of the punishment.

This is, after all, related to their future path.

Mo Yiyi recorded the behavior of these people: "The punishment was also very simple."

"That's the computing power of the chip."

"You may not understand it now."

"But I want to tell you that the computing power of the chip determines what level you can reach in the future."

"The resources of the Qingshui Sect are also limited."

"When faced with an increasing number of mortals with spiritual roots, the only way to create more powerful individuals is to reduce the allocation of resources."

Mo Yiyi's words immediately caused an uproar.

Of course, no sound was made.

However, the unease in his expression was quite obvious.

Because of the guidance of the residents of the fairy island, mortals actually learned what computing power was.

They are also very clear about the importance of computing power.

In the early days of the Immortal Island, computing power was not apparent, and the cultivation progress of mortals was very slow.

Only mortals with exceptional spiritual roots can stand out.

This is reportedly because they are trying to expand the server capacity.

As the number of servers increased, the allocated computing power also improved.

There is no longer any difference between spiritual roots.

And now that things are going back to the way they were before, doesn't that mean that if we slack off even a little bit?

As long as the spiritual root is not outstanding.

Then there will be no hope of ever getting ahead.

Mo Yiyi continued, "Not only you, but I will gradually extend this regulation to the entire clan."

"If you want to obtain real resources and treatment in the future, it won't just depend on your morality."

"We also need to rely on your results."

“You will be grouped according to the date you joined the sect, and you will be assessed every seven days.”

"Cultivation progress does not exceed the theoretical limit."

"Computing power will be reduced by 10%."

"If you are ranked last for ten consecutive times, you will be expelled from the sect."

"Do you understand!"

The mortals replied in unison, "Understood."

Mo Yiyi raised her hand, and tiny points of light appeared behind her: "Now let me give you the chips."

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!”

These rays of light traced paths and flew to the brows of these mortals.

Nan Yufeng looked at the light, inside which was an extremely thin metal, gleaming with a cold, silvery-gray luster.

Countless fine, hair-like circuit lines meander across it, like some kind of mysterious rune, seemingly containing the deepest secrets of this world.

"call out--!"

Nan Yufeng felt a sharp pain on his forehead as the chip merged into the space between his eyebrows.

He quickly touched his forehead.

There was no blood, and it was completely intact.

"Chip No. 185 (Class A) is starting up..."

"Starting up..."

"Chip No. 185 (Class A) has been successfully activated..."

"Connecting to administrator awareness..."

"Connecting..."

"Connection successful..."

When Nan Yufeng regained consciousness, he found that Elder Mo in front of him had disappeared.

He wasn't surprised at all.

Because he already knew that in the Qingshui Sect, the elders' guidance involved giving people chips.

All other forms of cultivation are guided by chips.

"Chip, I'm going to start training."

"Retrieving cultivation agreement..."

"Detected 'Qingshui Sect Basic Mind Techniques: Spirit Absorption Chapter'..."

Load?

Nan Yufeng did not hesitate and silently said in his mind, "Load."

In an instant, his vision changed abruptly, and countless densely packed points of light appeared in his field of vision.

These points of light, one green and one blue, are like dust particles floating in the air, everywhere.

"A chip, what's that?"

"This is the water and wood spiritual energy that is expected to be transformed based on your water and wood spiritual roots. For visualization purposes, the wood spiritual energy will appear green and the water spiritual energy will appear blue in your vision."

"So how should we cultivate next?"

"Spirit Absorption Chapter - First Level - Guiding Qi into the Body. Please follow the guidance and adjust your breathing frequency."

Nan Yufeng took a deep breath, and the rise and fall of his chest gradually synchronized with the chip's prompts.

He felt his mind gradually calm down with each breath. And his consciousness seemed to be drawn by some force, slowly breaking free from the restraints between his brows and appearing outside his body.

And it was at this moment.

A cool current of air flowed in from outside the consciousness, accumulating like a trickle between the eyebrows.

"Flooding of Water and Wood Spiritual Energy detected..."

"Creating a unique Dao pattern based on the individual's physique..."

"Optimizing the route..."

Nan Yufeng could sense that he could manipulate the chaotic spiritual energy and, following the prompts from the chip, began to control the flow of this spiritual energy within his body.

He doesn't have to do anything or think about anything.

Simply follow the instructions on the chip step by step.

"First loop complete."

"Spiritual energy utilization rate: 72%"

"Evaluation: Pass."

“Current cultivation progress: Meridian Opening Realm (1/100)”.

……

"Master, their cultivation seems so easy."

"As long as you simply follow the instructions of the chip, you don't need to think at all."

"There's no need to learn any techniques or principles."

Mo Yiyi used the "Standing Shadowless" technique to stand outside the crowd, watching these mortals who, after receiving their chips, couldn't wait to begin cultivating.

Fang Jun said calmly, "Isn't this the most efficient way?"

"But this is just copying answers, and it doesn't cultivate ordinary people with the ability to think at all. How can such people become our companions? They can't even design their own experiments; they just copy what others do."

"Of course I know that. But don't rush, keep reading."

……

After completing a training session, Nan Yufeng felt refreshed and invigorated.

The anxiety and fatigue that had kept me from sleeping well today have vanished.

He was brimming with boundless energy.

"Qiaoqiao, how's your cultivation going?"

Nan Qiaoqiao exhaled a long breath of white air: "It feels very comfortable, my whole body is warm, like soaking in hot water, it feels very comfortable."

Nan Yufeng patted her head: "It really feels very comfortable. Let's move on to the next stage."

"Why should I have to make contributions to continue cultivating?"

"It says that we are Level 1 newbies and need to use contributions to unlock computing power. Otherwise, we can only train once a day."

"Contributions? Where can we ask for contributions?"

"Answer the question, you can say you're answering the question."

Hearing the complaints around him, Nan Yufeng sensed something was wrong and reconnected his consciousness to the chip.

"I request to undergo the next training session."

"I'm sorry, your contribution is insufficient. You need to spend contribution points to begin cultivation."

How to earn contribution points.

"Contribution points are obtained in the following ways:..."

After reading through the dense information, Nan Yufeng learned that there were actually several ways to contribute points.

1. Practice and check in every day to earn 1 contribution point each time.

2. Answer questions. The more questions you answer correctly, the more points you contribute, with each question worth 1 point. Cheating is prohibited, and 10 points will be deducted for each instance of cheating.

And record it in the archives.

Repeated violations will result in the deduction of a large number of points.

Moreover, their social status will decline. It's possible they could be demoted from A to D, or even expelled from their sect.

Third, participate in experiments. Actively applying to participate in experiments will earn you corresponding contributions.

The points obtained vary depending on the experiment participated in.

The more dangerous the experiment, the more points you get.

Those who passively participate in the experiment do not receive any points.

However, Nan Yufeng, being a Class A member, didn't care about such things.

After learning this information, he decisively took Nan Qiaoqiao to Xiehe.

At this moment, Xiehe was surrounded by a group of mortals.

"Mr. Xie, what is meant by the spiritual energy circulation coordinate axis? What is the coordinate axis?"

How are meridians distinguished?

"And what are Dao patterns?"

There's no shortage of smart people; if they don't understand it themselves, they should ask others for help.

Xie He remained calm, glancing at the contribution point tasks assigned to him by the chip: "Quiet! Quiet! I will answer all your questions one by one."

In fact, there are also relevant teaching materials on chips.

Unfortunately, not everyone has the ability to learn on their own, and some people are naturally inclined to be taught by others.

Nan Yufeng believed he could learn on his own without any worries, but his sister might not think so.

So attending classes is still necessary.

And among those who attend classes, who can compare to Xie He, who is even slightly familiar with them?
Besides Xie He, some other residents of the fairy island also came over.

It seems they also received an assignment to complete the teaching work.

……

"People can only make progress by giving full play to their subjective initiative; being fed by others all the time is just like raising pigs."

As Fang Jun said this, he couldn't help but recall his past life.

The boss at that time hired a new graduate student.

But this graduate student is the kind who only kicks and tugs at the problem occasionally.

If you don't assign her anything, she won't do it.

When asked how she managed to get in with such self-discipline, she replied...

As it turned out, Fang Jun was told that she had entered the graduate school through a fully enclosed boarding school, a kind of school similar to a high school.

She relies entirely on others to supervise her.

Therefore, their subjective initiative is very low.

Once you enter graduate school, just like when others enter university, you become lazy if you're not strict with yourself.

“Master, but if you do it this way, they are just following the procedures you set, not acting on their own initiative, right?”

"But very few people in this world can escape the law of entropy increase. I set up the program and gave them choices. And who says that being given a plan means they have no initiative? It's just that they are relatively less proactive."

Furthermore, this program is not intended to cultivate their initiative. The most important thing is to create a positive feedback mechanism within the program.

Let them develop a love for learning and a passion for cultivation, rather than simply relying on their initial desires.

How to make people love learning.

This has always been an age-old problem.

The only solution Fang Jun could think of was to create a reward and punishment mechanism in the mind.

Therefore, he designed a training mechanism that is very similar to that of a game.

Let them fall in love with learning as if they were playing a game.

The reason they didn't arrange it this way before was because Fang Jun wanted to try out other, better methods.

As it turns out, a lax and undisciplined approach is extremely detrimental to the development of the Qingshui Sect.

“Master, why didn’t you arrange things this way for me back then? If you had arranged it this way earlier, I might have inherited your entire mantle long ago and wouldn’t have been surpassed by my junior sister.”

Mo Yiyi kicked a pebble on the ground with her embroidered shoes, her white stockings peeking out from under her skirt.

Fang Jun paused for a moment: "Actually, these methods are fine at the beginning. But in the end, it still comes down to comprehension. Some people, no matter how motivated they are, just won't know how."

Mo Yiyi pouted, looking aggrieved: "Master, do you mean my comprehension is not as good as my junior sister's?"

Fang Jun quickly replied, "That's not the case. People's understanding and wisdom are diverse. There is no single standard."

"You are superior to your junior sister in the cultivation of great supernatural powers. You are a genius in the cultivation of great supernatural powers."

"By the way, how is your cultivation of the 'Vague and Unpredictable Cloud Technique' progressing?"

Mo Yiyi revealed a sly smile: "I am a genius. However, Master, this great supernatural power is very difficult, and I don't quite understand it either."

"Master, how is your cultivation going?"

Fang Jun's face regained its composure: "I'm still cultivating."

This powerful supernatural ability, which allows one to penetrate any barrier using quantum tunneling, is not so easy to cultivate.

One of the questions is, how do you guarantee that the positions of the two particles will remain the same after quantum tunneling?
There's simply no way to guarantee that.

The unpredictable consequence is that after using this great supernatural power, one might not find themselves able to pass through someone else's defenses.

Instead, they died from the collapse of their physical bodies.

Fang Jun actually understood why the spirit of the Xuanming Palace was able to perform its function successfully.

That is, it only needs a soul body and a certain level of mastery of the "Supreme Demon Seed Spirit Transfer Secret Record" to ensure that it can still survive after using the "Vague and Unpredictable Cloud Technique".

However, this was very inconvenient for Fang Jun, who still had a physical body.

As for abandoning the physical body?

That is impossible.

Why is it that the spirit of the Xuanming Palace, despite mastering two great supernatural powers, is still not at the Golden Core stage?
This is because of the absence of a physical body.

The physical body is actually the host of the soul (self-awareness).

Without a physical body, a cultivator's soul is incomplete.

Failure is inevitable in the process of merging the soul with the laws.

It is said that "it is difficult for a spirit to become a saint after countless eons of suffering".

However, my health is not good.

But magic weapons can.

Even though magical artifacts possess essence, energy, and spirit, they are still extremely complex creations.

But it is ultimately a magic weapon.

It's still much simpler than being alone.

Below the third tier, it is said that magical treasures are humanoid, but they do not actually have spiritual roots.

The ability to absorb and release spiritual energy ultimately depends on the owner of the magical artifact.

Therefore, it doesn't really matter if the magic weapon is destroyed by the god.

As long as you are extremely familiar with the magic weapon and master a few key points, you can ensure that the magic weapon is still compatible with your essence, energy, and spirit.

Then one can use it to perform the "Mysterious and Unpredictable Cloud Technique".

As for this magic weapon, Fang Jun has already made his choice.

That is, someone who has been with you for a long time.

The Heavenly Sword, which has made great contributions.

If I could solidify such great supernatural power into the Tianjun Sword...

Then, when combined with Upright Shadowless, Sharp Dao Pattern, and Great Origin Technique.

Then the Tianjun Sword will be the magic weapon for assassinating the invincible.

However, no matter how skilled an assassin is, they are ultimately only below the Golden Core stage.

Thinking of this, Fang Jun sighed inwardly: "Although I haven't succeeded in cultivating it on myself, I have grasped the method of applying it to magic weapons. Do you want to learn it?"

Mo Yiyi said, "I want to learn, I want to learn, I want to learn."

……

"Congratulations on completing a lecture. You have earned 100 contribution points."

Xie He looked happily at the information transmitted from the chip and smiled with satisfaction.

Unfortunately, the Shimizu sect places great emphasis on personal improvement.

The contribution points that can be earned by teaching are not unlimited.

I'm lucky too.

Immediately after the Qingshui Sect began its reforms, it earned its first contribution.

"Alright, fellow Daoists, today's lesson is over. Those who wish to attend, see you tomorrow. The chips nowadays should also have a reservation function, so remember to reserve your spot for my lesson tomorrow."

Yes, now there's competition to even offer courses.

The revenue gained also depends on the number of people attending the class.

However, Xie He was once a scholar who passed the imperial examination in his hometown, and he also made a living by teaching when he was down on his luck.

It also has the advantage of being a first mover.

We are confident in attracting customers.

Although the members of the Qingshui Sect were somewhat reluctant to leave, they knew that earning contributions by answering questions and engaging in cultivation were more important.

Therefore, there was no further entanglement.

Even those who wanted to pester him were rejected by Xie He.

"Brother Xie, I have another question I'd like to ask you."

Nan Yufeng spoke up after seeing Xie He, who had escaped.

If it were anyone else, Xie He would have refused as before, but Nan Yufeng was different.

Xie He found Nan Yufeng very agreeable; in short, they clicked. His impatience with the others had vanished by now: "No rush, let's talk about it when we get home. There are plenty of people here."

"it is good."

Xie He's so-called home was actually a dormitory, a four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, which was also where Nan Yufeng and Nan Qiaoqiao were assigned.

In addition, it's pleasing to the eye.

Xie He was very willing to mentor this younger colleague: "Do you have any questions?"

Nan Yufeng glanced at the quiet Nan Qiaoqiao and said, "Actually, Qiaoqiao has a question that I can't answer, so I asked Brother Xie."

Xie He laughed and said, "It's Qiaoqiao's question. It's the same for everyone. Ask whatever you want."

Nan Qiaoqiao said timidly, "Brother Xie, it's about the Lung Meridian of Hand-Lung. About..."

Xie He pondered for a moment and said, "This content is for tomorrow's lesson, but it's okay, I'll tell you now, because..."

After listening, Nan Yufeng said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Xie."

……

"boom--!"

A strange purple flame coiled around the Tianjun Sword as if it were alive.

The flame glowed with a deep purple light, while its edges leaped with dazzling silver-white light, as if thousands of tiny lightning snakes were frantically slithering along the sword's edge.

The original blade of the Tianjun Sword gradually turned crimson in the purple flames, and the ancient Dao patterns on the spine of the sword lit up one by one, as if a sleeping ferocious beast had been forcibly awakened.

An invisible force was generated.

The purple flames were instantly repelled by the power of the Dao patterns.

We couldn't get even a fraction closer.

"The power of the sharp Dao patterns is getting stronger and stronger, and has reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment stage."

"If we expand it further, we can only forcibly increase the volume of the Tianjun Sword."

"However, this would increase the weight of the Tianjun Sword, which would be more detrimental than beneficial."

Magical treasures are never better the bigger they are.

Especially the Tianjun Sword, a magical weapon that relies on speed and kinetic energy to kill enemies.

Reaching a weight of one kilogram is already the limit.

Even though it has the ability to change size at will.

When fully revealed in shape, it can weigh up to one ton.

However, under normal circumstances, it is necessary to maintain a weight of one kilogram in reality.

Any higher and it will affect the speed.

That would be a losing proposition.

"However, the Tianjun Sword, which has reached the limit of Foundation Establishment Dao Patterns, is only at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment."

"And the sharpness of the Dao patterns will still increase as the cultivation level increases."

"Could it be that if the Tianjun Sword continues to improve, the sharp Dao patterns itself will transform into sharp laws?"

Fang Jun suffered from the influence of the Five Elements Spiritual Root.

There are no magical artifacts.

This is because magical artifacts can have their structure forcibly altered by external objects to reach a higher level.

Unless it is a true natal magic weapon like the Yuan Shen Hao.

If the structure is changed too much, it will affect Fang Jun's own Dao foundation, and thus affect Fang Jun himself.

"Actually, it's not impossible that this is the case."

"Given the development of the cultivation world, it is actually possible for things to naturally contain laws to appear."

"Magic weapons, which are artificially crafted, are the same."

"Perhaps some immortal sects in the cultivation world were able to achieve the Golden Core stage not necessarily because of their extraordinary comprehension. It could also be like me, first refining some magical treasures containing internal laws."

"Just like the Beast Taming Sect, which uses beasts to enhance the master's cultivation, there are also sects that allow people to reach the Golden Core stage by using magical treasures."

With this in mind, Fang Jun continued to invest various rare and precious materials to enhance the Tianjun Sword.

"Yes, I cannot observe the world at the atomic scale. But I can add some special electrons to the Dao patterns on the Tianjun Sword."

"As those electrons gradually evolved from Dao patterns into laws, I was able to glimpse the world below the atomic scale."

Just as using radiative elements to mark specific points to determine direction.

At the atomic scale, electrons can completely depend on some special electrons.

What constitutes the grooves at the atomic scale?

It's very simple; it's nothing more than composed of electrons and photons.

Furthermore, the effects of gluons and bosons are also present.

However, as long as special electrons are created.

Once the Dao patterns transform into laws, their location can be detected.

Of course, this positioning method is obviously not 100% accurate.

There are bound to be many loopholes.

But there is at least one direction.

"Perfect timing, Tianjun Sword is about to break through to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment."

"Let me verify it."

(End of this chapter)