In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 251 Eternal Order, Eternal Immortality
Master Sima said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll take the liberty of speaking to Brother Xie."

"What I just described was the essential difference between the twelve levels of trials and tribulations,"

"Now I'll explain to you in more detail the path of cultivation after the twelfth level!"

Xie Lingxin was a little confused: "Didn't you just say it was 'true qi' and 'spiritual qi'?"

Sima laughed and said, "Accumulating 'true qi' and 'spiritual qi' is a form of cultivation."

“But cultivation is not just about accumulating ‘true qi’ and ‘spiritual energy’,”

"With your talent, brother, you must have already grasped the essence of cultivation. You should know that cultivation is not easy. If cultivation were so easy, how come there have been so few people who have truly become immortals from ancient times to the present?"

As he spoke, he unconsciously changed the way he addressed people repeatedly.

From "Little Brother Xie" to "Brother Xie", and now to "Brother".

The process was so smooth that Xie Lingxin didn't feel anything abrupt or repulsed.

Master Sima smiled mysteriously: "Brother, have you ever heard of 'following the natural order makes you human, going against it makes you an immortal'?"

Xie Lingxin nodded.

This isn't a common saying?

What's so mysterious about you?
But Master Sima was quite surprised: "Brother, where have you heard of this?"

"this is not……"

Xie Lingxin had initially thought of saying it was commonplace, but quickly realized her mistake.

The Federation doesn't seem to have that many random novels... Okay.

"I heard a senior in the realm say that."

Sima suddenly understood.

Also.

This kid is the King of Jing in the Great Zhou Domain. What kind of people hasn't he seen?
"Why is this saying so? Because cultivation is going against the will of Heaven!"

Ancient cultivators believed that going against the will of Heaven would naturally bring calamities upon oneself!

"Therefore, in ancient times, practitioners would accumulate merit in addition to their spiritual practice, in order to offset or reduce 'calamities'."

"Of course, in our Federation, it's not that mysterious,"

"But the term 'calamity' is accepted,"

As he spoke, Master Sima led him to sit down on a sofa nearby.

"Once the twelve heavenly gates are passed, the human body merges with heaven and earth, and the vital energy of heaven, earth, and humanity interacts. Further cultivation will then produce 'true energy' and 'spiritual energy',"

"These two kinds of 'qi' combined are called 'qi'!"

"Besides this beneficial 'righteous qi' for us practitioners, there is another kind of qi, called... 'kalpa qi'!"

"Our cultivation focuses on accumulating 'true qi' and 'spiritual qi.' Fighting and killing are not our primary goals. Rather, they are for resisting 'calamity qi'!"

"In ancient times, whether it was Buddhism, Taoism, or any other practice, as long as it was orthodox, it emphasized cultivating inner strength and accumulating external merit,"

“Accumulating merit is a means to resist calamities.”

Seeing Xie Lingxin's wide eyes, Sima knew what he was thinking and chuckled:
"Does it seem too far-fetched? I think so too. Let me put it another way..."

Master Sima paused, seemingly considering his words, then suddenly smiled: "Brother, with your aptitude, you must have had good grades in school, right? How were you in physics?"

Xie Lingxin didn't know why he suddenly switched to this topic: "It's alright, my family is poor, so I didn't study much."

I didn't learn it in this life, but luckily I did in my past life.

Upon hearing this, Sima realized he had brought up something he shouldn't have, so he stopped keeping him in suspense:
"Their ancient beliefs are all too fantastical and unscientific,"

"We are federal citizens of the new era, and we must be scientific!"

"Science, after all, is inseparable from physics. In physics, there is a concept called 'entropy,' which has something in common with 'energy calamity,'"

"I don't really understand it either, but simply put, 'entropy' is a yardstick for measuring the degree of 'chaos',"

"High 'entropy' means high disorder and chaos,"

"Low 'entropy' means highly ordered and stable."

Xie Lingxin was completely speechless.

We're cultivators, why are you talking to me about science?
Sima, however, got carried away and even started gesturing: "The same goes for calamity energy. The more calamity energy accumulates, the more chaotic and disorderly it becomes, and vice versa, it tends towards order and stability!"

"Our cultivation process is actually a process of increasing one's vital energy, which is why there is the saying 'following the natural order makes one a human, going against it makes one an immortal!'"

"Going against the will of Heaven will naturally bring calamity!"

"Our spiritual practice aims to reduce the calamity energy through all means and methods, and maintain an orderly and stable state!"

"What is an immortal? Is it someone who lives as long as heaven and earth and shines as brightly as the sun and moon?"

Before Xie Lingxin could reply, he waved his hand:
"No, no, no! Theoretically, even the universe may be destroyed eventually, but if we can maintain eternal order and stability, that is immortality!"

"Even if heaven and earth perish, I will not perish!"

"Even if the universe is destroyed, I will still be here!"

"This is true immortality!"

As Master Sima spoke, a fanatical expression spread across his face!
Xie Lingxin was a little scared...

Even if the universe is destroyed, I'll still be here...

I almost started singing it...

"I understand……"

Xie Lingxin quickly chimed in: "So, those rewards listed on the Reincarnation Ranking, like Earth Vouchers, Six Jia Talismans, and Langgan Frost, are treasures used to suppress the Calamity Qi?"

"That's right!"

Sima looked envious: "To be honest, although I am also a gym leader, I have never actually had the chance to touch these treasures."

"Anything capable of eliminating or resisting calamity is priceless, and these treasures were all provided by the main branch,"

"The main branch has really gone all out for this domain!"

Xie Lingxin felt a little regretful upon hearing this.

If only I had known he could have competed...

However, it's also unlikely, even if he already knew that he couldn't compete with those on the top list.

Strictly speaking, they can no longer be considered human...

Unless he accepts Wu Zetian's abdication, then forget it... "Beep~"

At that moment, a sound came from Sima's trouser pocket.

He took out his phone, looked at it, and laughed, "Brother, your ranking is out: Level 3 Martial Artist, Level 6 Mind Master!"

He tapped it, and two certificates were projected onto the screen.

Xie Lingxin glanced at it and, sure enough, it was his name and profile picture.

Sima laughed and said, "The certificates of our dojo are all connected in the federal system, so we don't need physical certificates. Of course, there are physical certificates, but those have to wait for the head office to issue them. They will be sent to you in a couple of days."

He exclaimed, "A 17-year-old sixth-level spiritual master, I'm sure there are no more than three digits in the entire Federation!"

"You're the second one in Leizhou!"

Xie Lingxin's heart skipped a beat. The second one?
He didn't ask Sima either; it was someone else's privacy, and he figured Sima wouldn't tell him anyway.

But he could guess it.

It's most likely Chen Lingxin.

How did this woman train?

It took me sixty years of cultivation to reach this level!

She doesn't seem to have entered the Great Zhou Domain. How exactly did she cultivate?

It seems there are dozens of people like me in the Federation!
Indeed, one should not underestimate the people of the world.

The Kyushu Federation has over 300 billion people! With such a terrifying population base, who knows how many monsters it can breed?
Dozens of items out of three hundred billion...

Thinking about it this way, it seems like I've become a monster too?
Hey!

Xie Lingxin felt a little smug inside.

They were even more curious about the Federation's powerful figures.

"Master Sima, I keep hearing people talk about the title level. What exactly is the title level?"

Master Sima laughed and said, "Haha, this is very simple to explain."

"As long as their skill and cultivation reach the standard, our Daoist school will comprehensively consider their life experiences and award them a unique title, hence the term 'title level',"

"The standard is 30 years of cultivation and practice; one can receive the title."

"With 360 years of cultivation and mastery, one can be called a grandmaster or a magician!"

Hearing "30 years" is fine, but "360 years?!"

Xie Lingxin was startled.

How can a person live that long?
Even if you pass through all twelve heavenly trials, your lifespan will only be three hundred years!

Are grandmasters and dharma masters really that awesome?

Wow, Jin Su is amazing!
No wonder those people are so afraid of her!

Seeing him stop, Xie Lingxin couldn't help but ask, "What about the Grandmasters and Grand Magus?"

Master Sima glanced at him and chuckled softly, "As expected of a prodigy, your vision is truly exceptional."

"In reality, for the vast majority of cultivators, the title level is already the end of the Great Dao!"

"Even if one passes through all twelve heavenly trials and lives past three hundred, it is impossible to cultivate 360 ​​years of internal energy and cultivation!"

"To advance to the level of Grandmaster or Mage, one can only rely on a stroke of luck..."

"Upon reaching this level, a Grandmaster's body becomes as hard as Vajra, impervious to water and fire, while a Dharma Master cultivates a Dharma with a primordial spirit, accompanied by extraordinary phenomena!"

"That's truly a wondrous realm!"

His eyes dimmed slightly, and he seemed to become somewhat melancholy, but it only lasted for a moment.

"As for Grandmasters and Grand Magus..."

He stretched out his hands, making a "one" with one hand and an "eight" with the other.

Xie Lingxin's eyes widened in disbelief. "Eighteen hundred?!"

"Hahahaha!"

Sima laughed loudly, then said almost word by word, "It's ten thousand! Eight hundred!"

"Hi~!"

Xie Lingxin was truly shocked.

Ten thousand eight hundred years!
Even a tortoise can survive this long...

"Isn't this an immortal?"

He doesn't understand.

Everyone keeps saying "Long live the Emperor!" But if you've lived to be an immortal, aren't you considered one?
"Where are you going?"

Sima smiled and said, "Although I've never seen a real immortal, and I don't know if the Federation has any real immortals, according to the research results published by the Federation,"

"In theory, a Grandmaster or Grand Mage needs at least 129,600 years of cultivation to take the final step!"

He shook his head and sighed, "Even if Grandmasters are said to be able to regenerate flesh and blood and have immortal bodies,"

"A Grand Master's Yang Spirit and Primordial Spirit can remain indestructible through thought alone. To reach that level is also..."

He shook his head: "Forget it, these are not things we should be thinking about. Let's not talk about them!"

Xie Lingxin stopped asking.

More than 12 years...

He still dares to look ahead to 360 years.

The thought of grandmasters and great mages celebrating their birthdays sent chills down his spine; he dared not even imagine it…

It's not that I'm spineless, it's that even having this thought can involuntarily instill a sense of despair...

He was already starting to regret asking so many questions.

He immediately stood up and said, "Master Sima, thank you so much for today. You've stayed with me for so long and even helped me with my questions."

I won't ask anymore, I won't ask again.

Seeing his expression, Sima gave a wry smile: "I admit I was too talkative today. Brother, if you ever need anything in the future, just let me know!"

(End of this chapter)