Cultivating Immortality Starts with Rubbing a Computer

Chapter 230 Annihilating the Past
"I will not accept you as my apprentice!"

"Immortal, are you teasing me?"

Fang Jun did not answer Mo Yiyi's question this time, but instead used invisibility to drift away.

Only a shocked Mo Yiyi remained kneeling on the ground.

"Unfortunately, in this past, I did not have the Great Dao, and my actions were not so convenient; otherwise, I would not have needed the help of lust and desire."

Fang Jun pondered.

The Refinement of Emptiness connects the past and the future through Dao Fruits, but this does not mean that the Refinement of Emptiness in the past possesses the power of the Refinement of Emptiness in the future.

Just like Fang Jun, who built a wooden house on the beach 26 years ago, he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

It's not that it's particularly powerful.

Any slightly stronger Golden Core cultivator could easily kill him.

Of course, he wouldn't die because he was killed in the past.

As a being that has attained the fruit of the Tao.

He has transcended time and space.

If the "past" is killed, he can still have his reverse-chronological self create the "past" to make up for the cause and effect in the forward chronology.

This cause and effect can be achieved in the very instant of enlightenment.

It doesn't require the same life experiences as before.

All that is needed is to create a causal system that satisfies the universe in terms of the formation of matter.

In other words.

There is no "past" in the Refining Void Realm.

As long as you have the "present", you have the "past" and the "future".

No matter how the "past" changes, as long as Lianxu does not die in the "present", he will not die.

Conversely, if a cultivator dies "now".

Then he has neither a "past" nor a "future".

Of course, ordinary life was erased in the "past," and there is no "present" or "future."

In addition, it possesses the Quantum Mind Storage Officer.

Moreover, it is a quantum thinking storage technology that far surpasses the level of Nascent Soul.

The Refinement of Emptiness requires only a small number of particles to store an astronomical amount of information.

The destruction of the Great Dao meant that, for them, the loss of the Great Dao was merely the loss of the tool to interfere with the outside world.

However, it is impossible to completely kill the mindset of a cultivator who has mastered the Void Refinement Technique.

That's why "Hongyun" said "trouble".

Because it's really difficult to kill someone who has reached this level of Void Refinement.

It is important to understand that matter that carries thought patterns and memory information has mass.

Take the previous life as an example.

The information stored on the global internet would require 100 billion tons of physical materials as a carrier.

Even if the technology is more advanced.

To achieve a 1:1 replica, meaning that one atom corresponds to the information of one atom.

That's far from enough for someone at the Void Refinement stage.

In the past, the Nine Steps of Nascent Soul.

There is a phenomenon.

That is, with each step taken, the size of the nascent soul increases.

This "big" doesn't just mean a few hundred kilograms or a few hundred tons bigger.

Instead, it has a mass of hundreds of millions of tons, like a mountain.

no way.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, one must fully grasp the Great Dao that has spread in all directions and reached the level of a pre-heavenly being.

There's also the ability to track data for every picosecond.

That requires mastery of quantum storage technology.

Only with quantum mechanics' exponentially growing storage capacity can such astronomical amounts of data be stored.

However, for Nascent Soul cultivators, this amount of data is still too much, to the point that their true forms are incredibly large.

So what if the Nascent Soul is the Great Dao?

Destroying all the Great Daos will kill the Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even if the nascent soul is left as a remnant.

However, those remnant souls lacked the data and countless technologies needed to construct the Great Dao.

So there's nothing to fear about this remnant soul.

Just as Fang Jun said, such a Nascent Soul is dead even if it is alive.

However, the Refining of Emptiness is different. Starting from the Transformation of Spirit, in order to construct the Emptiness Dao, the energy controlled remains unchanged, but the technology is constantly improved.

The ability to precisely decode quantum mechanics is also becoming increasingly powerful.

Until the Refinement of Emptiness, it is only necessary to use a few micrograms of particles to construct a complete Refinement of Emptiness thought.

Don't think that going from hundreds of millions of tons to micrograms is an exaggeration.

This is very normal.

This is because quantum storage technology is growing exponentially. Once a technological breakthrough is achieved, it will be very easy to use a few micrograms of matter to support the concept of refining the void.

So, how can Hongyun be killed?

Especially as the Great Dao of Refining Emptiness spread throughout the entire Immortal Ruins World, and even extended towards the outer starry sky.

And if the Void Refining Realm doesn't completely rely on the Great Dao as a vessel, then it's truly impossible to kill it even if you want to.

This is far superior to the method Fang Jun had previously envisioned—to live on in the memories of all living beings.

That is why only those who refine the void can use a small number of void particles to traverse the past and the future.

Otherwise, how could we connect when information channels between the past and the future were so narrow?
Of course, storing information is one thing.

Decoding information is one thing.

There are no techniques at the Refinement of Emptiness level, such as Fang Jun's "past" Qi Refining Level 5.

Therefore, he is unable to use technology to decode the massive information transmitted from the "future," nor can he transmit compressed massive information to the future.

As a result, Fang Jun's ability to intervene in history is very weak.

Moreover, the decoded information is unique and constantly changing.

Other Void Refinement cultivators cannot unlock it without the key.

Even with theoretically infinite time, it is impossible to solve.

Because this changes along with history.

Infinite time also relies on infinite history.

Just like the lottery, no matter how many times you are reborn, you still can't win.

However, even if you have the key, you cannot give it to other Void Refinement experts.

This is a matter of life and death.

This is an undeniable mistake.

"So, after lust subsided, why did you come to me, Stars?"

Fang Jun spoke to the empty sea in front of him.

In an instant, a figure materialized, a woman, a woman who could be said to perfectly match Fang Jun's aesthetic.

Whether it's clothing, style, or even the smallest details of appearance, everything reflects Fang Jun's aesthetic sense.

Fang Jun simply said, "Stars, change your appearance. Don't approach me with the appearance that I like the most, which has been tested countless times throughout history. Doing so will only make me feel disgusted."

Fang Jun did not perceive the existence of the stars, but rather learned through repeated historical changes that the stars would come into contact with him at this time.

The stars smiled and said, "Alright, I will respect your wishes."

Fang Jun said, "Don't you think this is meaningless? You've made different choices throughout countless histories, and I know that." "It would be different if it were someone who couldn't observe historical changes."

"For me, this approach won't increase my favorability."

The stars laughed, their laughter was perfect, and their laughter was reflected in Fang Jun's heart: "How do you know it won't work if you don't try? For us, everything in this world since 100,000 years ago has been an illusion."

"It is a dream, an illusion, a bubble, an existence without any meaning."

"Sometimes I wonder, what's the point of living in such a boring world?"

"It would be better to go back, to go back."

Fang Jun said calmly, "Qunxing, there's a problem with your self-anchoring."

"If you want to die, hand over your path to me before you die."

"Or you could choose to leave this world like those Nascent Souls from 100,000 years ago, in order to avoid the periodic changes caused by the expansion of the spacetime axis in the universe."

"Just like those immortals from beyond the realm."

Qunxing shook his head: "No, there's really nothing fun to do outside the realm."

"Materials are scarce and the journey is long."

"The world is not as colorful as it is."

Fang Jun said calmly, "Actually, you've already gone, haven't you? The Great Dao is very important to Nascent Soul cultivators. It's their property, but it's dispensable to you."

“Some of your clones have probably already crossed interstellar space and traveled to the distant universe.”

For those who have reached the Void Refinement stage, building up combat power is a very simple matter.

As long as they can reach an area.

Then you can go back to the past, expand the Great Road, and gain power.

The cycle repeats until it reaches the limit of the "past".

And those Nascent Soul cultivators, like the two extraterrestrial immortals under Yao Chen's command.

They were nothing more than Nascent Soul cultivators.

Having arrived in this world, there simply wasn't enough time to expand one's Dao and gain power.

The pre-elemental vibrations that Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators fear are like a gentle breeze to those who are refining their Void.

Because they live on a time axis.

"Now" will be destroyed.

But that doesn't mean it can't be changed.

Once a decision has been made in the "past," changing one's own path and avoiding cosmic calamities becomes an incredibly easy thing.

Therefore, 100,000 years ago, the Lord of Destiny opened up the Great Dao of Destiny, giving birth to these Void Refinement cultivators. Since then, these Void Refinement cultivators have never left this world.

As Fang Jun said, leaving is just a part of his avatar leaving.

And it wasn't just one, but countless, like locusts, scattering in all directions.

It is expanding its own power across this star system.

The stars seemed slightly aggrieved: "But the Immortal Ruins world is our root. No matter how wonderful the outside world is, it has nothing to do with us."

Fang Jun said, "At this point, you no longer deny the wonders of the outside world?"

Qunxing smiled slyly: "You believe what women say? You're too naive."

Fang Jun: “…”

Fang Jun sighed and said, "Actually, I really want to go out and see the outside world, to see the vast universe, and to see what's inside a black hole."

Qunxing said, "Actually, there's nothing to see in Guixu. There are no infinite singularities, only finite Taiyi."

"Light cannot exist without it, and even the powerful gravitational force cannot surpass light. The laws of physics may differ, but they still cannot escape the scope of the changes of the Great Dao."

Fang Jun asked, "So, have you caught up with those Nascent Soul cultivators who left?"

Qunxing said, "How can we catch up? They are moving away at near the speed of light. Due to the expansion of time, only a few years have passed since I was born, but they have already traveled tens of thousands of light-years away."

"We are unwilling to use our immortal energy to move faster than the speed of light, so it is impossible for us to catch up with them."

Like real particles, virtual particles also have their own entropy increase.

The reason why the Refinement of Emptiness, which possesses the Dao Fruit, is not consumed is because...

It's because the Void Refining process is constantly reversing entropy.

It compensates for the loss of virtual and real particles due to their travel through spacetime.

To be more precise, at the "now" juncture, the number of virtual and real particles that a cultivator can control is constant.

The process of consuming these particles in the "past" and "future" will only occur in the "past" and "future".

There is no loss in the "now".

Therefore, refining emptiness to attain the Dao fruit can radiate from the "present" to the "past" and the "future".

It is the most common method used by those who refine emptiness to change history.

However, if the "present" in the positive timeline moves at a speed exceeding the speed of light, then the "present" is falling towards the positive timeline, and the number of "virtual particles" possessed in the "present" is reduced.

Similarly, traveling back through time and space at faster-than-light speeds is also possible.

"Now" is falling in reverse time, but the number of "virtual particles" that "now" possesses has also decreased.

Therefore, it is not impossible.

A cultivator at the Void Refinement stage would not do such a thing.

The lost virtual particles can delay one's progress towards the perfection of the Void Refinement stage.

Fang Jun sighed: "Since the universe is so vast, why do we still fight endlessly over immortal spiritual energy?"

"Can't you claim a piece of territory, I'll claim a piece of territory, and we slowly climb to the peak of the Void Refinement Realm?"

The stars said, "Destiny, you're joking again. Although time is an illusion to us, it is still a real and undeniable existence."

"Reaching the peak of the Void Refinement stage sooner, and breaking through to the peak of the Void Refinement stage sooner, makes a completely different difference."

"Perhaps this process determines our life or death, doesn't it?"

"Just like the Five Elements Dao Master, Heavenly Secrets Dao Master, and Fortune Dao Master of yesteryear."

Fang Jun said, "But they only killed some Nascent Soul cultivators and some Deity Transformation cultivators."

"Those who have surpassed the Void Refinement stage may not care about this world."

Qunxing said, "But are you willing to gamble? To gamble on the mercy of others to decide your own fate?"

"No! Actually, you don't know how to gamble at all."

"Because of the conflict of ideas, you will not stand on Hongyun's side."

Fang Jun said, "I might not necessarily stand on your side either."

Qunxing laughed and said, "Even so, you would still choose to join forces with us, wouldn't you? It has nothing to do with ideology, it's just about interests."

"Moreover, I have a deep hatred for the mountains. She took away my innate morality back then, and I have held a grudge for the rest of my life."

"By the way, do you regret it?"

"Anchor your existence with this mortal philosophy."

Fang Jun said, "There's nothing to regret. Besides, someone told me that if everyone in this world were a rational seeker of the Dao, then this world would be no different from being dead."

"Just like the laws of the universe, it exists there coldly."

Qunxing smiled and said, "That's true. According to your way of thinking, there is endless joy in struggling with the heavens, endless joy in struggling with the earth, and endless joy in struggling with people."

"Just like mathematics, simply knowing the result is meaningless."

"The greatest meaning lies in understanding the process."

Fang Jun said, "You know me very well?"

Qunxing said, "This is the significance of historical choice."

Fang Jun said, "That's true."

Qunxing said, "Actually, this is what you wanted to tell me. If you really didn't want to tell me, I wouldn't have known."

Fang Jun said, "It's hard to say, after all, I wasn't at the Void Refinement stage before."

At this point, Fang Jun's expression turned serious: "Tell me, having crossed the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation eras of 100,000 years ago, how exactly was your Great Dao extracted by the mountains?"

(End of this chapter)