Chapter 120 I'll lead everyone on a live stream of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two worlds of cultivation... (From live stream to transmigration)

"Holy crap, I didn't sense any spiritual energy at all!"

"If you don't cultivate any techniques and don't do many good deeds, isn't it normal that you can't feel any spiritual energy in your body?"

Everyone realized their mistake and exclaimed in regret, "That's right!"

"I don't usually have the habit of donating money or doing volunteer work, and I wouldn't even help an elderly person cross the street."

"If only I had done more good deeds in the past, I could have lived a long and healthy life!"

"Hey, will our world become as harmonious as the Tianxuan Continent in the future? Wouldn't that be a paradise on earth?"

"Actually, we already have quite a few cultivators here, don't we? Think about how many potions we've developed over the years, and how many people have the researchers of these potions indirectly helped? Their cultivation levels must be quite high by now!"

"And there are soldiers fighting disasters in various places, officials at all levels implementing policies and managing infrastructure... They are not only saving lives, but their daily work has a profound impact on us, and they must have awakened their spiritual power long ago."

"It's normal for ordinary people not to be able to detect spiritual energy, but if officials can't detect it, then there's probably something wrong with them."

"It's not that there's a problem, it's just that we didn't do our best enough."

"Let's not talk about how they are doing now. In the future, if anyone's cultivation suddenly regresses or even disappears, we'll definitely find out immediately. It'll either be due to embezzlement or bribery, or they've done some shoddy construction work."

"Wow, this is an angle I never imagined, but it looks really promising."

"Doctors, firefighters, police officers—there must have been quite a few of them who discovered the existence of cultivation techniques by now, right?"

"Don't underestimate the secrecy of these groups. If someone really does good deeds, the authorities will definitely contact them privately in a timely manner. And since they do good deeds regularly, they probably wouldn't have any intention of deliberately sabotaging the official plans."

“That makes a lot of sense. The hero we discovered this time was someone we noticed while saving people, wasn’t he? So if someone with cultivation appears now, without a doubt, they’re a kind-hearted person.”

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically here, while the many netizens who couldn't watch the live stream and had lost their speaking privileges could only silently watch from the sidelines were incredibly eager to join in. They couldn't resist starting a new thread: 【The other thread is full of experts; let's speak freely here】

The original poster wrote: "After reading this, I was truly amazed. Many of the ideas were completely new to me."

"So this is what the Tianxuan Continent is like. I really thought it was ancient times."

"The abilities of cultivators are just too convenient. To exaggerate a bit, it's not impossible for them to conjure missiles by hand, right? Is their civilization particularly advanced?"

"The person upstairs clearly hasn't even finished reading the information. Didn't they say that the big shot had only been in the cultivation world for a few days when he created firearms, giving mortals the ability to fight back against demonic cultivators for the first time? The significance behind this is enough to be recorded in their history as a turning point over the past ten thousand years. So their initial development of civilization wasn't very good."

"Hilarious! I was just thinking, how could it be so exaggerated? Everyone's such a nice guy, and all the cultivators are tireless free laborers? Heh, you're just trying to brainwash people!"

"Exactly. I've read so many cultivation novels, and they always operate on the law of the jungle. If a cultivator seems genuinely kind, they're just a hypocrite, secretly plotting for even greater benefits! They're all so naive and easily fooled; it makes me want to laugh."

"...Some people are really... well, whatever. People like you will never pass the exam and get into the live stream. Just entertain yourselves there."

"You all know that's a novel (sweat)."

"Waaaaah, I really want to see what this amazing person looks like! Is there anyone going to take a screenshot and upload it?"

"The name Si Qi is actually not very common, right? And his age, background, and alma mater have all been exposed, but no one is coming out to talk about Si Qi's situation?"

“I know some things about Si Qi. If I’m not mistaken, his uncle and I are colleagues, and I’ve heard him mention this child many times.”

Many people saw this comment and immediately replied below: "Explain in detail?"

"I'm really curious!"

"Speaking of which, this kid is quite inspiring..." the poster wrote. "A year ago, I worked in the same factory as Si Qi's uncle and aunt."

The couple arrived at the factory in a sorry state, with no savings, no personal belongings, and a child in elementary school by their side.

As they listened to the family tearfully complain to those around them, saying that they had been kicked out of their home by their nephew whom they had raised with great difficulty, and that they had devoted all their efforts to raising him to become a college student, only to find that their nephew was going to college while they and their young child were left homeless and forced to work... Everyone felt that this family had done a terrible favor and that the guy named Si Qi was heartless and a complete scoundrel.

Nobody understands. Since you're going to university, what's wrong with leaving the house in your hometown for your elders to live in? It's not like you'll lose a few pieces of meat.

Your elders have raised you to be successful, and they haven't left you any savings over the years. Isn't that doing their best to treat you like their own child?

People felt sorry for Si Qi and naturally helped him in every way. They often joined the couple in cursing Si Qi and even said they would go to Tsinghua University to cause trouble for him, spreading the scumbag things he had done to everyone and make him drop out of school.

But as they talked, after less than a month of united indignation, they gradually realized that something seemed a little off.

The aunt, who claims to have taken care of her nephew for over ten years, is completely incapable of childcare. She is not good at washing dishes or doing laundry, and she often yells at her troublesome son, "Go find Si Qi to do it for you."

The uncle, who claimed to have given all his money to his nephew and had no savings, was a poor worker who complained about being tired after doing even a little work, always shrugging his shoulders and indicating that he didn't know anything. When asked how he earned money in the past, he stammered and evaded the question.

And then there's that kid whose parents supposedly favored his older brother, raising him to be a direct admission to Tsinghua University while he himself had terrible grades—a complete little tyrant. He throws things at people at the slightest provocation, speaks and acts exactly like his parents, and constantly says things like, "I'll get my dad to beat you, I'll get my mom to slap you"—if he hadn't been raised with this kind of upbringing, could he have said such things?

So after a brief discussion, everyone quickly came to a conclusion: This family is utter trash who leeches off orphans, using their children as bank accounts and free babysitters!

The uncle and aunt do no housework, leaving it to their nephew; the parents don't handle the trivial matters of childcare, leaving it to their older brother. The uncle and aunt, who claim to have shouldered the family burden for over a decade, only care about eating and sleeping all day, and they scold their nephew for no reason.

—That's it?

And they still have the nerve to ask their nephew to transfer a house worth millions to them, and the nerve to say that their nephew kicked them out?

If it were them, they would have kicked these trashy relatives out a long time ago. Why would they keep them around to feed and care for them for over a decade? Dream on!

"It's really not easy for that kid to get into Tsinghua University."

"Now that I'm an adult, I can finally get rid of this family of scumbags. Even though I don't know Si Qi, I'm happy for him."

"They actually have the nerve to say that a little kid has no conscience! Bah!"

After figuring out the truth, the colleagues quickly turned their guns on the family, doubling the firepower that had been directed at Si Qi.

This family was not good at their jobs and had little social skills. They were soon driven out of the factory by the villagers and began a life of frequently changing jobs and residences.

Basically, every time they find a new job, they repeat the same process of "deceiving people, gaining their sympathy, being exposed, and being kicked out".

Over time, gossip about them began to circulate in factories and residential areas throughout the city. While people deeply remembered these three eccentric individuals, they also kept Si Qi, such an inspiring young man, in their hearts.

After all, topics like "being recommended to Tsinghua University" and "being exploited by relatives" are hard for anyone to forget.

Sure enough, two years have passed, and the mere mention of "Si Qi" in the news, combined with his status as a top student at Tsinghua University, instantly awakens long-forgotten memories.

Everyone had long harbored deep resentment towards the uncle and aunt, and now they were all eager to kick them while they were down, sharing their opinions with netizens on just how bizarre this family was.

"I heard that after Si Qi disappeared, the couple didn't look for him even once for two whole years. Whenever they had free time, they would go to the neighborhood and spread rumors that Si Qi was an ingrate who kicked his own uncle and aunt out of their home, trying to move back in."

"They said the house originally belonged to them, and that they should have inherited the Si family's property and become millionaires. They didn't mention Si Qi's disappearance at all, and they didn't even ask the neighbors to help look for him. They're really heartless."

After reading through the gossip, netizens commented, "Before Si Qi's background was revealed, my impression of Si Qi was that he was a highly intelligent Tsinghua University student who was recommended for admission without taking the entrance exam, and a deep and profound boss who was still at ease even after time travel."

"Who knew the truth was that she was a pitiful little girl who lost both her parents when she was just a few years old and was exploited by her relatives who sucked her blood pressure."

"If it weren't for time travel, Si Qi's house would probably still be occupied by that family."

"Here's a hellish joke: a powerful figure who can face demonic cultivators without flinching is helpless against an extremely difficult relative."

"They worked so hard in another world to bring us so many life-saving medicines, and yet here we have people spreading rumors and slandering them. We can only say that it's thanks to the official support that Si Qi didn't have to suffer and be heartbroken in a foreign land."

"Anyone who dares to be so clueless as to say that Si Qi is unfilial, I'll verbally abuse that idiot to death!"

"It was only because Boss Si was young at the time, lost his parents, and had no one to take care of him. Otherwise, scum like them wouldn't even have had the chance to get close to him."

"Yes, nowadays, countless wealthy and powerful families around the world would love to meet Boss Si but have no chance. This family must be regretting it to death right now (laughs)."

"Sometimes, I really feel that the big shots are just like the protagonists in novels. They all experienced a tragic childhood, which gave them super strong perseverance, and they can solve any problem independently when they grow up."

"The key is that even living in such an environment, the big shot still has a great personality, gets along well with his teachers and classmates, and is liked by his neighbors. After going to the Tianxuan Continent, he became even more charming and became the 'darling' of the entire continent—isn't this the perfect protagonist character who is beautiful, strong, and tragic?"

The more netizens talked, the more enthusiastic they became. Even though they still hadn't seen Si Qi's face, they could still form a vivid image of him in their minds through online descriptions and evaluations from his former acquaintances, and they felt a great liking for him.

When the bloody assassination reappeared in the live broadcast room, many people, with the help of mosaics, clearly saw what kind of dangerous and treacherous world Si Qi had lived in for the past two years. Their hearts were filled with sympathy, and the already well-controlled public opinion environment became completely gentle after being stimulated by this incident.

Viewers like Si Qi, and by extension, they also like Tian Xuanren, who treats Si Qi very well. With both sides having some affection for each other, their relationship naturally becomes more and more harmonious.

For example, this time, Si Qi sent a lot of free aid supplies from China to the Tianxuan Continent. The people of Tianxuan thanked the people of the Upper Realm for their help for the umpteenth time in the live broadcast room.

Viewers in the live stream: "Ah, I'm blushing, I suddenly feel a little embarrassed."

"Compared to the longevity medicines that the Tianxuan World brought us, these are really nothing."

"Tianxuan people are so cute. They remind me of the older generation from decades ago. They are so simple and kind."

"The cultivators are also ethereal and otherworldly, each one with a higher moral standard than the last. They call us cultivators from the upper realm, but we are ashamed to say that we are unworthy."

"Suddenly I really want to grow my hair long and wear Hanfu... My sense of national pride just jumped up, didn't it?"

"To be honest, seeing them dressed in ancient costumes riding an electric scooter is so jarring, haha."

"Above are cultivators flying, below are streetlights and cement, hmm... isn't this a kind of cyber cultivation?"

"I have a feeling that after cultivators come to our world, the cultivation system will collide with modern technology, and the culture will develop rapidly."

"Ugh, when will I be able to cultivate immortality? Can't I just go do some good deeds right now?"

Netizens are so eager to cultivate that they can't sleep. Their biggest worries every day are how to do good deeds and how to quickly meditate and gain cultivation.

Foreigners have more to consider. After all, if they want to get the cultivation manual, they have to enter the live stream first. To enter the live stream, they have to take an exam first. To take the exam, they have to learn Chinese first. After all, Si Qi communicates with the live stream in his native language. If you don't learn it, you can't do it. Their progress is much slower than that of Chinese people.

They can't even take crooked paths. Whether it's stealing secrets, bribing Chinese people to leak intelligence, or even posting insulting remarks online, inciting public opinion and creating nationality conflict, all of these will be considered bad deeds and will result in a deduction of cultivation points.

Having run out of options, the foreigners could only wryly complain to Chinese netizens in their newly learned Mandarin: "You guys got ahead of the game by so many years, your skills must be pretty high by now, right?"

"No wonder the speed of high-level personnel transfers has been so much faster in recent years. They've all been secretly cultivating their skills behind the scenes, haven't they?"

Cultivation level is completely tied to the fortune of the entire nation, and even the entire world. Who has merit and who has demerit is immediately apparent.

Those who couldn't advance were all secretly corrupt and wicked, while those whose cultivation progressed rapidly were clearly worthy of special attention and cultivation. Therefore, it was obvious who should rise and who should fall.

A certain country that calls itself a superpower and often acts as the international policeman, interfering in the affairs of other countries, is dumbfounded—how can they show their power and seek profits everywhere if they don't do bad things?

Countries that once committed heinous acts such as invasion, massacre, and even rewriting history textbooks are now in trouble. Those who used to stop at nothing to wage war are now facing divine retribution and inevitable backlash.

For a time, some were happy while others were sad. The Chinese people, unaware of the turmoil outside, focused solely on cultivating their skills under the protection of their motherland, and soon became the place with the largest number of cultivators and the strongest general national martial prowess in the world.

——

Time slipped away quietly amidst the rapid development of the two worlds. One night, Si Qi gazed at the moonlight outside the window and murmured, "The time has come."

The expert on duty in the live broadcast room instinctively responded, "What time?"

Si Qi withdrew his gaze: "The day that Heaven foretold."

The experts tensed: "You mean..."

Si Qi nodded: "The world is beginning to merge. Get ready."

Almost the instant he finished speaking, the level of alert was raised to the highest level around the world, with China being the highest.

Because the main anchor point between Tianxuan Continent and Blue Star is located near China, the two worlds are very similar in terms of culture and race.

Therefore, in the original timeline, the first territory invaded by the demonic cultivators was China. China suffered a direct attack from the demonic cultivators, and their massive population became nourishment for them, inflicting a huge blow on China.

Things are different now.

As the nation with the strongest cultivation power on Earth, China can be considered the strongest shield and spear on the planet. The fact that the demonic cultivators broke into this place can only be described as extremely unlucky.

Just hours after Si Qi said those words.

A spatial rift opened silently, and suddenly several tall, robed men emerged.

"...Is this a secret realm?" A man spoke in a language completely different from Mandarin, taking a deep breath: "I feel a vast, incredibly rich life force."

Even the royal city of the Tianxuan Continent had never gathered so many living people, but here... the vibrant and abundant life force intoxicated them beyond measure, and an excited and bloodthirsty smile appeared on their lips.

Following the directions from which the auras emanated, the demonic cultivators hurried away from the entrance to the secret realm, soon discovering that they found themselves inside a towering building. All around them were rows of dark buildings, lavishly decorated with glass and steel for their window frames.

Upon closer inspection, the air was extremely murky and the sky was blurry, but in contrast, the streets below were brightly lit like a galaxy. Even though most people were asleep, the lights still shone on the empty streets as if they were free.

Such a bizarre scene made many demonic cultivators subconsciously think they were in an illusion, but some remembered something and couldn't help but say, "...The Upper Realm?"

People around him looked at him, and the demonic cultivator frowned: "These streetlights, the ground, and the buildings are exactly the same as what 'that person' brought."

Then everyone remembered something, looked around carefully, and their expressions turned inexplicably horrified: "It really is the same..."

"Even more luxurious and grand than that one over there..."

In recent years, the development of the mortal imperial city has been so good that even demonic cultivators can't help but envy it. And the scene in front of us is even more luxurious than the imperial city. Where else could it be but the Upper Realm?

The demonic cultivators were incredulous: "But I clearly only entered a secret realm?"

The demonic cultivators were uneasy, wondering why what was originally an ordinary secret realm had suddenly become a place accessible only after ascension. Considering Si Qi's overpowered abilities, they were instinctively cautious. Even though the vibrant life around them was tempting them to kill, they controlled their desires and carefully surveyed their surroundings.

As they descended the steps, tentacles formed from condensed spiritual energy spread in all directions, quickly passing through the walls and reaching the surrounding houses.

The residents inside the house had already gone to sleep. The demonic cultivator followed the direction of the most vibrant life force and soon saw someone lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

Logically speaking, those who use sleep to relieve physical fatigue should be ordinary people or cultivators with shallow cultivation.

But this person had fair skin, thick black hair, and every item in his home was exquisite; he seemed completely unrelated to a crude and incompetent mortal.

Moreover, according to rumors, Si Qi, the cultivator who came down from the upper realm, still retained the habit of sleeping even though his cultivation had reached the Mahayana stage.

Perhaps this is a unique hobby of people from the upper realm? Because their lives are too easy and comfortable, they don't even care about their cultivation level, and there is no need for them to meditate at all.

If one's spiritual sense doesn't touch the other party, it's difficult to perceive their true level of power. And if, after touching them, the other party turns out to be a monster like Si Qi, then such an action would be tantamount to stroking a tiger's whiskers.

The demonic cultivator thought about it for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to act rashly. After climbing down layer by layer, he found that everyone here was fair-skinned and beautiful, and had nothing to do with the mortals he remembered.

What if everyone here is a powerful cultivator...? The demonic cultivators don't want to alarm the local inhabitants on their very first day after arriving in the upper realm and be surrounded and killed by hundreds or thousands of cultivators.

If it were the Tianxuan Continent, in the original timeline where Si Qi didn't appear, they definitely wouldn't care whether the other party was a cultivator or a mortal; they would just kill them.

But after Si Qi appeared, their fear of the Upper Realm ran deep in their bones. Even when they saw fresh and delicious flesh and blood in front of them, they did not dare to take a bite.

Si Qi gave them the impression of being extremely ruthless. Every time they slaughtered a city and harvested a batch of well-fed reserves, Si Qi would relentlessly pursue them to the ends of the earth, never letting them off the hook.

For someone at the Mahayana stage to be so indifferent to their status and engage in such a relentless pursuit is truly excessive, yet they are powerless to do anything about Si Qi.

What if the cultivators here are as unreasonable as Si Qi? Maybe it's better to waste some effort finding mortals to devour.

As they made their way from the building to the street below, several men dressed in black robes swaggered down the street, seemingly oblivious to the glaring gazes of the surrounding surveillance cameras.

The authorities had already raised the alert level to the highest level and immediately located their presence.

After three years of preparation, China mobilized the entire nation to cultivate a group of cultivators. Among them, the strongest warriors had reached the Nascent Soul stage, while the remaining members ranged in strength from the late to mid-Golden Core stage.

Bringing numerous magical treasures and artifacts sent by Si Qi from another realm, along with sniper rifles locking onto them from a distance, a team of over a hundred cultivators silently arrived in this area and launched a surprise attack without warning.

The warriors had become extremely adept at dealing with the spells used by the demonic cultivators after so many years of targeted training; however, the demonic cultivators struggled to cope with the weapons used by the warriors, which had no spiritual energy fluctuations whatsoever, and were frequently pierced through the body by bullets.

A quarter of an hour later, the battle ended with all the demonic cultivators being captured alive.

They brought the demonic cultivator to a pre-prepared prison, marking their first encounter with intelligent beings from another world.

They're all ruthless killers who see humans as food, so there's no need for them to be polite.

Officials quickly learned from the demonic cultivators that they had arrived in a Chinese residential area from a very common secret realm.

Because of their fear of the upper realm, they did not dare to use their spiritual power to touch the surrounding residents and probe their cultivation levels, which is why they did not start a massacre.

However, there's no guarantee that the demonic cultivators coming later won't stumble into a public place, realize that everyone around them is a low-level mortal, and then release a highly contagious curse to slaughter indiscriminately. We still need to strengthen our vigilance.

If the demonic cultivators knew that the population here was dozens of times that of the Tianxuan Continent, and that everyone here was a complete novice whose strength was even inferior to that of ordinary mortals, they would definitely flock here to feast, even if it meant abandoning their territory on the Tianxuan Continent.

After telling Si Qi about this through the live stream, Si Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "Where is that secret realm located?"

Everyone paused, then their eyes suddenly lit up.

Si Qi: "Let me see if I can take the cultivators directly back to Blue Star from the secret realm."

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Author's Note: --

47 is going to return home in glory!