activa-t Chapter 353 The Human Relationships in the Cultivation World
Chapter 353 The Human Relationships in the Cultivation World
Chapter 353 The Human Relationships in the Cultivation World
Upon meeting his senior martial uncle, Li Muyang knew he couldn't talk outside, so he pulled him aside and invited him to a restaurant, where they booked a private room to chat.
Xun Dan blushed slightly, after all, she had greeted Li Muyang earlier as a fellow Daoist!
It turns out this fellow Daoist is actually my junior! How embarrassing! Who would have thought that my junior's cultivation level is potentially higher than mine!
"Senior Uncle, there's no need to take it too seriously. After all, my situation is indeed rare and special," Li Muyang comforted her with a light laugh. It was clear that this beautiful senior uncle, who exuded an ethereal aura, was actually a very shy person.
No wonder she couldn't win against her own dad; when it comes to dating, you can't have any shame!
Cough!
When verbal comforting proved ineffective, Li Muyang changed the subject and started talking about cultivation. Once this was mentioned, Xun Dan opened up and told Li Muyang about the situation in the traditional cultivation world without any hesitation.
This also includes her purpose this time.
Well, it was really just a coincidence that I encountered Hime-ra.
Something convenient.
"...The newly discovered interdimensional passage needs someone to guard it, after all, there are not only a large number of powerful spirit beasts there, but also a being with the status of a creator god." Xun Dan explained with a solemn expression. She was the kind of person who was concerned about the country and its people, not to mention that this passage was indeed quite dangerous.
That's right, it's the oil mine that Wang Yifei's family discovered... oops! It's a portal to another world!
Well, if it weren't for the knowledge of Pokémon's existence and the support of movies and TV shows, the moment this passage was discovered, the authorities would probably have had to seal it off! Even if Arceus wasn't in its true form and couldn't unleash its full power, and only those legendary and mythical Pokémon remained, it would still be enough to bring great calamity to Earth!
The disasters they can cause are all devastating!
As for Xun Dan, a traditional cultivator, she certainly wouldn't understand what Pokémon is! All she knows is that she discovered a passage to another world, where there are many spirit beasts that can mobilize the power of heaven and earth and the power of the world's laws!
Isn't this dangerous enough? Most cultivators on Earth, let alone mobilizing the laws of the world, have never even come into contact with them! Only traditional cultivators still retain this concept!
"...You mean, the other world we've opened up this time is based on a movie or TV show?" After hearing Wang Yifei and the others' explanation, Xun Dan's cold expression broke down once again! Although she wasn't technologically inept, she didn't really engage with technology often. She spent most of her time cultivating in the secret realm of the Taiqing Sword Sect, and only occasionally returned to visit her family.
She has only a superficial understanding of things like the internet and other technological advancements of the past century.
It's a wonder she even knows the concept of film and television works; it's already a bit of a stretch for Uncle-Master Xun Dan.
The group nodded silently. Xun Dan found it hard to accept reality. These traditional cultivators sensed the intensity of the attack and were on high alert, but the authorities seemed to be taking it lightly, making them think that the authorities were being passive and indifferent.
If you already knew that, then it's easy to understand!
Xun Dan naturally reported this news to his sect. The official who was in charge of communicating with them did not expect that there would be such old-fashioned people who were completely unaware of these things in this day and age. They did not realize the reason for the problem for a moment.
However, we shouldn't be careless. Our understanding of Pokémon should only be used as a reference, since it's a fact that Pokémon have considerable combat power.
Li Muyang was quite interested in this traditional senior brother. The traditional cultivation world in China was similar to that in those cultivation novels, except for some products influenced by modern technology. Otherwise, they were the standard... socially awkward, homebodies, and show-offs in front of others.
Suddenly I can't look at the word "monk" the same way anymore.
Socially awkward people are all focused on their spiritual pursuits; how many are willing to spend time and effort on socializing? That's why true masters are often aloof and reserved—a gentleman's friendship is as pure as water! That's the norm! Close friends are rare! And naturally outgoing people are even rarer!
Staying at home naturally means staying in a blessed land and cultivating oneself – that's the right path! Unless resources are insufficient, but guess why cave dwellings are usually located in blessed lands? Isn't it for the sake of sufficient resources?
The explanation for manifesting oneself in public is even easier. It is naturally for things like fortune and merit. Traditional cultivators just attach importance to cultivating the "Tao" with the same attitude. It doesn't mean that they are not interested in the mysterious and esoteric things like fortune and merit. Appropriate amounts of fortune and merit can also promote enlightenment.
As for good fortune, these days it's not something that happens all the time! A fleeting moment of inspiration is extremely rare! If a truly significant opportunity for good fortune were to appear, a whole group of cultivators would be drawn to it!
However, overall, the cultivation world in this world is relatively peaceful, because most people's goal is to achieve longevity, become immortals, and seek the Great Dao.
The first lesson to learn after achieving the Golden Core stage is not about offense, but about survival!
With each method of self-preservation becoming more numerous, completely eliminating another cultivator would be extremely difficult.
Therefore, there are few life-or-death enemies, and there are more situations where one leaves room for maneuver in doing things; otherwise, the feeling of being secretly watched by others every day is not pleasant.
To put it bluntly, cultivating immortality is still about understanding human relationships and worldly affairs.
The era of shouting for war and killing is over.
The gap between a true prodigy and an ordinary cultivator is simply too great. Someone like Xun Dan, whose Taiqing Sword Sect is a top sect in the Earth Immortal Realm, would be able to defeat an ordinary immortal in the Earth Immortal Realm.
That's why I said Ji Fa was able to escape! Even though Xun Dan was wary of the mortals of Blue Star and didn't go all out, the fact that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator escaped while he was at the Integration Realm was a sign of Xun Dan's carelessness in losing an immortal!
How many ordinary cultivators can fight immortals without being at a disadvantage when they are at the Integration Realm? And how many of them are already at the Mahayana Realm but are still working on refining their own cultivation foundation?
Therefore, the moment Xun Dan saw Li Muyang, he judged that Li Muyang was a prodigy from one of the sects above, who had come to Blue Star to experience life and temper himself in the mortal world.
They learned a lot about the traditional cultivation world from Xun Dan. Wang Yifei and the others were also very interested. Although Ji Fa could travel between worlds, he didn't know much about the Earthly Immortal Realm. After all, it was equivalent to the "upper realm" of Blue Star, even though this "upper realm" had a deep connection with Blue Star.
The current Earthly Immortal Realm is just a collection of fragments of other worlds put together. In terms of cultivation environment, it's not much better than Blue Star. Therefore, people from the Earthly Immortal Realm often come to settle on Blue Star. Of course, all of these people must go through official review to ensure they have no problems.
As for illegal immigrants, they are few and far between. The Immortal Realm also has jurisdiction over them, so the problem of population loss cannot be ignored.
Even members of the Transmigrator Association like Ji Fa can be investigated by the official system. Don't underestimate the orthodox organizations in China!
Finally, apart from Fan Zichen and Lu Xiaobo, who were preparing to go to "Dianmi" to take a look, Li Muyang, Wang Yifei, Ji Fa, and Xun Dan were all going to join the fun in that passage.
Wang Yifei was going home. Ji Fa was at least a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, so he could be of some help. He also wanted to bring a few Pokémon back with him! His own combat strength was decent, but his confidantes' combat strength was a bit lacking!
Fan Zichen and Lu Xiaobo really couldn't be of much help; in fact, they would have to take care of them. The two were well aware of this, as Li Muyang already had to put in a lot of effort to take care of Wang Yifei.
What Wang Yifei wanted to complain about was that, instead of using modern transportation, Li Muyang and Xun Dan both chose to travel by flying!
"Big brother, big sister! Slow down!"
Clinging tightly to Li Muyang's waist, Wang Yifei was pale and trembling. He had previously heard Li Muyang complain that transportation was not as fast as flying, and he had laughed at it then, but now that he was experiencing it firsthand... it really was fast!
This was the first time he'd ever seen anything like it! Someone could actually fly on a sword and create a sonic boom!
Li Muyang rolled his eyes speechlessly. This was nothing! If it weren't for bringing this kid along, he wouldn't even need to use his sword; he could just speed away!
Xun Dan was quite concerned and deliberately slowed down a bit, but in Wang Yifei's eyes, this speed was still ridiculously fast.
Is this the world of the big shots? I'm scared!
Ji Fa didn't care, but this kid was a baggage carrier, and the object he used was a folding fan.
At their speed, they quickly returned to Wang Yifei's farm... halfway there.
Well, since the area behind is blocked off, if you want to get in and don't want to cause any misunderstandings, you still have to honestly go through the blocked checkpoints.
With Wang Yifei and Xun Dan leading the way, there were naturally no problems along the way. Moreover, Li Muyang also encountered someone he knew along the way, and the group easily entered.
Finally, at Wang Yifei's hotel, we met with the official person in charge here.
As expected, it was an acquaintance.
Xu Zhiyuan, the old man Xu whom Principal Xun had previously visited.
Similarly, Li Ma and Xiao Xuanyan were also there.
"Senior Sister?" Xiao Xuanyan greeted Xun Dan warmly, completely ignoring her own son standing beside her.
Li Muyang didn't disturb his mother's reminiscing with his master, and slipped over to Grandpa Xu and Ji Fa's side.
"Mr. Xu, how is the situation?"
"Muyang! Long time no see! The situation... well, it's like this, the creator god over there... what's his name... foreign names are just hard to pronounce, Alps..."
“Arzeus…” Ji Fa whispered a reminder.
"Oh! Arminus!" Grandpa Xu looked completely senile, making Li Muyang and Wang Yifei's mouths twitch uncontrollably! Grandpa! You are a Mahayana Realm cultivator in the open in China! How could you be so confused?
Perhaps... there's something wrong with Arceus?
Grandpa Xu was indeed venting his dissatisfaction. The reason wasn't that Arceus had a problem, but rather that it brought a problem to China.
"As for Arceus... he's been invaded by a special energy. His condition for cooperating with us is that we can help their world resist the invasion of that energy," Grandpa Xu complained unhappily.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with it; helping allies is a natural thing. The problem is that Arceus didn't bring it up at first, but after the negotiations were almost complete and China had received its benefits, Arceus finally revealed the matter. So, things have become complicated again.