Cultivating Immortality Starts with Rubbing a Computer

Chapter 225 Battle on the Timeline

What is time?
This was never a problem for Fang Jun.

He has always been able to understand time objectively in a mathematical way.

However, it wasn't until he attained enlightenment that he realized his truth.

Only then can he understand time subjectively.

What is time subjectively?

For humans, the distinction between up and down is made using the head, and the distinction between cold and hot is made by comparison.

The same goes for time.

Time can only be distinguished by comparing the past and the present.

So what are the differences between the past and the present?
The difference lies in the different spatial locations of matter.

To be more precise, the energy flows in different directions.

The past is always in a low-entropy state relative to the future; this is time.

Or, in other words, thermodynamic time.

Because of the contrast of low entropy, cause and effect arise. By relying on past information to infer the future, the arrow of time is formed.

For ordinary people, no matter how much the micro-level changes, it doesn't matter.

His brain is unable to process this information.

We can only perceive the passage of time through the brain's comparison of the present with the past.

This is how ordinary people perceive time.

But at Fang Jun's level, he was able to perceive all the changes in the microscopic world.

You can truly feel the flow of heat and the increase in entropy; you can understand time from a mathematical perspective, both intuitively and subjectively.

Does time, in an objective sense, actually exist?
The answer to this question was found after Fang Jun obtained the virtual particles.

That is, objective time exists.

Otherwise, there would be no material basis for turning back time.

Then the problem comes again.

If objective time is real, then isn't space actually an illusion of time?

Are they phantoms left behind in time, frame by frame, of objective time?
The Big Bang was not a rapid expansion of space.

Rather, it is the rapid expansion of time.

Rapid expansion takes place in unknown and distant lands, while in unexpanded areas there is no time to spare.

But there is a problem here.

Is that the concept of dimension?

How is time represented mathematically in the sense of a single frame?

Since space is an illusion of time.

So why is space said to have dimensions?

"It's actually very simple; it's wrong to view time and space separately."

"Time and space are inherently one."

"Just as objects exhibit wave-particle duality, meaning they are both waves and particles, so too is time and space."

"There is no such thing as a separate time or a separate space in this world."

"The two are integrated and are the inherent essential attributes of the universe."

This was a conjecture proposed by Fang Jun before he attained enlightenment.

After he attained enlightenment and personally observed thermodynamic time, he became even more convinced of this claim.

"The expansion brought about by the Big Bang is the expansion of the spacetime axis."

"Time can also be a comparative concept, so based on the distance of the expansion of the spacetime axis, there is time both inside and outside the universe."

"The spacetime travel brought about by virtual particles is merely a means of moving along the spacetime axis."

"So much so that for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the dividing line between past and future is nothing more than the difference between cold and hot, and between up and down."

Thousands of years ago.

On the battlefield of Nascent Soul cultivators.

For other people, it truly felt like ten thousand years ago.

However, for a Nascent Soul, it is merely a unit of measurement describing the process of events.

At this moment, Fang Jun was no match for the eight Heavenly Venerables, even though he transformed his own existence into the Great Dao, which spread far and wide throughout the entire cultivation world.

These Nascent Souls also possess the technical means to extract the Great Dao.

This is a matter of course.

The leader of the Starry Sky Sect, Starry Sky, had his innate morality stripped away by the Mountain.

If there were no means, wouldn't it be possible to preserve the memory of the innate moral principles of the stars?
The Great Way can actually be possessed together.

However, the more owners there are, the less control they have, and the less power the Nascent Soul will have.

Therefore, it was truly a last resort.

They will all choose to dominate the path alone.

If Fang Jun were alive, he would be able to cultivate the Great Dao of Destiny itself, which is capable of being cultivated by ordinary people.

Fang Jun is equivalent to a country's bank.

It's a private one, too.

They control the flow of money.

Since fortune itself has value, it does not depend on other anchors.

Therefore, Fang Jun was indeed put in charge of the Great Dao of Destiny.

Not long after.

Fang Jun will definitely surpass all Nascent Soul cultivators.

According to Fang Jun's moral standards.

Wouldn't the other Nascent Soul cultivators suffer the consequences?
To avoid this tragic future for a Nascent Soul cultivator, Fang Jun absolutely cannot live.

To live means to harm the collective interests of the Nascent Souls.

Actually, it wasn't that no Nascent Soul cultivators had extended olive branches to Fang Jun; as long as Fang Jun compromised, he could integrate into their group.

But there's a problem.

So, what is oneself?

This question was already tested once when the Golden Elixir used the laws to contain self-awareness.

This is called the tribulation of inner demons.

And the Nascent Soul stage naturally goes through one round as well.

Only by overcoming these challenges can one strengthen their resolve and avoid self-destruction.

Therefore, the option to compromise disappeared long ago when Fang Jun achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

Because, morally speaking, he wouldn't admit that it was himself.

Shan Yue said sadly, "Brother Fang, aren't you afraid of being hindered by your own limited understanding, or of your future path being blocked by doing this?"

They have passed through the stages of Golden Core and Nascent Soul.

It can be said that, except for things like mountains, which can be done at will, they are basically the most stubborn creatures in the world.

The saying "they won't turn back until they hit a wall" doesn't fully explain them.

They've truly smashed through the wall and they still won't turn back.

Fang Jun said, "Scientific thinking is a falsifiable concept. I can simply leave this way of thinking to witness the truth of the universe. Naturally, there will be no obstacle of perception."

The mountain cried out in anguish, "But Brother Fang, you will die if you do this. I will be very sad."

The Beast Tamer showed no mercy: "He's dead, so be it. I've already said that even if he were alive, we wouldn't be able to live in peace. After all, he was the creator of the Great Dao of Destiny. Who knows what tricks he might have left behind in the Great Dao?"

Vulnerabilities are the most difficult things to detect.

It can blend seamlessly into normal code and only become effective when it is actually needed.

Hongyun also said, "Yushou is right. Other Nascent Soul cultivators promise to live in order to compete for the position of Heavenly Venerable, but we don't need that. Besides, Shanyue, your feelings will change, but you won't be sad even after several hundred years."

The eight Heavenly Venerables who wanted to kill Fang Jun and the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators who did not want to kill Fang Jun for the time being reached a stalemate.

In the end, the eight Celestial Venerables still managed to gain a slight advantage.

Fang Jun was almost completely erased.

Shan Yue said sadly, "Goodbye, Brother Fang. I will remember you often on the anniversary of your death."

The Beast Tamer said, "After selecting so many options, we have finally obtained a confirmed result. It has not been easy."

Hongyun said, "Fang Jun, you have already enjoyed the wonders of the world, so you should have no more regrets. I will carry on your destiny and create a new era."

Fang Jun said, "A new era, a new hell? You have received the Mandate of Heaven and will rule over all destiny in the world. All living beings in the world will never be able to escape!"

With Fang Jun's current intelligence and computing power.

I already knew what kind of terrible things the eight celestial beings would do to me in the distant future. It would mean that all living beings would be deprived of their freedom.

To be forever trapped in the world.

Fang Jun's original plan to transform into a celestial demon and recreate morality was rendered ineffective by the Nascent Soul cultivators altering the Great Dao of Destiny.

Hongyun laughed loudly, "What a wonderful future that is! In this future, we, as Heavenly Venerables, will have the brightest prospects. Only then will we be able to survive the Nascent Soul Tribulation and live on forever."

Yes.

Even a nascent soul that should be immortal can die.

Fang Jun realized this after he achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

The Nascent Soul stage is also quite simple.

Because the universe is constantly changing.

The universe, whose spacetime axis is expanding rapidly, is oscillating every moment.

These oscillations are actually harmless to the macroscopic world, or rather, the world above quarks.

However, it is harmful to the Nascent Souls who have already merged with their predecessors.

Their consciousness will be eroded by the oscillations.

It will be greatly affected.

There are only two ways to avoid this.

Since the oscillations are irregular and each oscillation has a different impact on different paths, you just need to take it a step further.

There is no question of taking a further step back.

It should have been sooner.

There isn't one now.

Taking it a step further, if you fall from the Nascent Soul stage, whether you can return to the Nascent Soul stage is extremely difficult.

Even if you possess a complete diagram of the Great Dao.

That couldn't withstand the overwhelming human calamity.

Don't think that two Nascent Soul cultivators can help each other, with one protecting the other when the other falls in cultivation.

One reason is that the oscillation period is too long.

They may need to undergo tribulation together once they reach the level of two Nascent Souls.

Secondly, this path has been blocked by shameless Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even though Yuan Ying is known as the most stubborn person.

However, as the world changes, in order to ensure that they are not hindered by the limitations of their own understanding, the Nascent Soul left room for change in their minds.

This possibility could lead to future problems.

Once you fall from the Nascent Soul stage, you can take your Great Dao for yourself.

From then on, a deep crisis of trust arose among the Nascent Soul cultivators.

The second method to overcome the Nascent Soul tribulation is much simpler.

That means running away.

The universe is so vast that the propagation speed of its periodic oscillations is finite.

It is impossible for every region of the universe to be affected.

All that's needed is for the Nascent Soul to leave the cultivation world and go to a place where there are no cyclical oscillations in the universe.

Those two immortals from beyond the realm fled to the cultivation world to escape the previous catastrophe.

As for why he is called an immortal?

Anyone who controls virtual particles and can alter history is a celestial being.

Actually, this happened before the Great Path of Fortune was created.

The Nascent Soul cultivators weren't that reluctant to leave the cultivation world.

Although we cannot lose the opportunity to comprehend the Dao of Heaven and advance further.

But exploring the universe and witnessing unknown civilizations may not necessarily preclude further progress.

After all, the immortals who pioneered the cultivation world originated from extraterrestrial civilizations.

However, after the Great Path of Fortune was opened.

The Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't bear to part with it.

It's unknown how the Lord of Destiny opened up this great path.

It is possible to gather the power of all living beings and turn the impossible into the possible.

To the Beast Taming Daoist, who also possesses the ability to predict the future: "Fang Jun, do you regret breaking the limitations of the Great Dao of Destiny and opening up the Great Dao of Fate?"

"Do you understand now?"

"The Lord of Destiny added this restriction not because he is immoral, but because he cannot do what you do."

"It was because he was merciful that he knew what the consequences would be after he released the Azure Dragon from its restraints."

"However, I will not let you destroy the Path of Destiny."

"This involves the interests of all of us."

As the master of the Great Dao of Destiny.

It would be very easy for Fang Jun to destroy this Great Dao.

However, these Nascent Soul cultivators who have mastered virtual particles.

It will block it by modifying the history.

This manifests in the fact that no matter what Fang Jun did, he never succeeded; each time, he failed inexplicably and by sheer coincidence.

From then on, Fang Jun knew.

Compared to these Nascent Soul cultivators, I am still missing one step: the ability to perceive beyond time and space.

Without the ability to perceive beyond time and space, to these Nascent Soul cultivators, I am nothing more than a character in a movie.

We have no way of knowing how it was changed.

Fang Jun said, "The Lord of Destiny has his own ideas. He is unwilling to stay in the cultivation world and be bound by it, so he has put restrictions on the Great Dao of Destiny."

"But I am different. My morality and my sense of self will drive the cultivation world toward a better future."

"If I stop moving forward because I think the future will be hopeless, then that's not me either."

"Change is not a dinner party; it requires bloodshed and sacrifice."

"Someone needs to try and pave that path."

"So I won't regret it."

Yao Chen scoffed, "That's because it wasn't you who sacrificed and died, that's why you can speak so righteously."

"In the future, endless causes and effects will pile up on your head."

"This is the karma you've created."

Fang Jun said, "The premise for saying this is that you will not kill me first."

"Secondly, the logic and cause and effect are wrong; you are the ones who are truly causing trouble."

Even if the future is ten thousand times more cruel than the present, it will be because of you.

"Besides, as long as I can achieve final victory, I can make up for everything."

Yunhai laughed loudly: "I see you've been trying to destroy the Heavenly Mandate Path all along, and you haven't even tried to regret it?"

"Or do you think you have the ability to win?"

Fang Jun said, "If we don't make mistakes like this, how can we test your manipulation of history?"

"Moreover, I am fighting you with the intention of winning."

"I will not lose this battle!"

Hong Ce sighed: "Truly confident. Well, that's right, there's no such thing as a Nascent Soul cultivator who lacks confidence."

"Then let's shatter your confidence."

Chi Yan also said, "You want to make countless people in the future suffer so that billions of people in the past will no longer suffer."

"You are the cruelest being in this world."

The battle between Nascent Soul cultivators is not only about physical destruction, but also a clash of wills.

The words of the Eight Heavenly Venerables were like thousands of knives etched into Fang Jun's heart.

He wanted to break down his ego.

They wanted him to give up the fight.

They wanted him to fall at their hands even faster.

Otherwise, the other Nascent Souls are always subject to change.

But Fang Jun was no pushover either. As he clashed with the Nascent Soul cultivator, his understanding of the Nascent Soul and the transdimensional world grew.

"It turns out that spacetime is not an axis, but a field."

(End of this chapter)