Everything Has an End, Everything Has a Beginning (Part 5)
If a normal person realizes that the so-called cultivation of immortality is just a "game in disguise," their enthusiasm for the game will be greatly reduced. Ye Xiqing is different; Ye Xiqing truly loves cultivating immortality.
The cultivation world is a place where strength is absolutely paramount. When Ye Xiqing's strength was discovered to have advanced, the sect's treatment of him immediately underwent a dramatic change.
When she was a second-generation disciple, although she had the benefits of being a direct disciple of a first-generation master, she still had to do many basic sect tasks.
After becoming an elder, one has the right to make decisions on the development of the sect and enjoys the sect's top resources, but does not have to undertake any basic labor.
Even if you become a boss in an ordinary world, you can't just enjoy yourself and ignore the company. There is no overwhelming absolute power in an ordinary world, and people cannot survive alone, so they cannot escape interpersonal relationships.
Even emperors, who desperately try to maintain their sanctity by brainwashing themselves and the general public, dare not completely relinquish their political power.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Their power does not come from themselves, but from the unstable "water".
Therefore, they will forever fear the water that carried them, which will also destroy them.
The powerful cultivators in the cultivation world don't have this problem at all. Their power doesn't come from unstable "water," but from their own absolutely reliable selves.
Although after seeing through the essence of the world, one can see that the "water" of cultivators originates from the "gifts" of the world.
But for those in the midst of it all, the top powerhouses possess absolutely safe ruling power. Every immortal who cultivates to the top is an upgraded version of an emperor who doesn't have to bear the risks of being an emperor, enjoying unparalleled bliss.
The sixth world also has a supernatural ability setting, but before Ye Xiqing arrived, the supernatural ability settings were relatively normal, and the population of the apocalypse was reduced to only tens of thousands.
So even if they know that the superpowers are abnormal, they can still find some scientific or metaphysical explanations, which seem to have a certain magical realism.
This world, however, is so greedy that it completely abandons everything in the "lower world" and reconstructs its own exclusive worldview in order to achieve a higher appearance.
However, while the software was upgraded, the hardware failed to keep up, resulting in flaws even more primitive than those of a lower-level world.
Immersive games are only fun when you're fully engaged; once you come out of your conscious mind, even the best game loses its appeal.
Ye Xiqing has always been very immersed in games, but in this world, she is forced to discover some truths.
But it doesn't matter, her mood to continue playing the game wasn't ruined. Why?
Regardless of whether the worldview of cultivating immortality is reasonable or not, the ultimate experience it brings, simply because it extremely serves the individual's will, is unparalleled by any other experience.
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In just one day, Ye Xiqing was promoted from "Senior Sister Zhuanli" to "Elder Zhuanli," and everyone in the sect became more respectful towards her, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Ye Xiqing didn't have any intention of treating her with the respect due to the saying "Although I have become an elder, my friends are still my friends."
It was too sudden and didn't feel real. Many people were still a bit slow to react, but once they reached the required level, even if they felt strange, they still had to make sure the elders received the proper treatment.
When Ye Xiqing was a direct disciple, she had her own exclusive mountain. After she became an elder, it was no longer just a mountain, but a complete mountain range, where she could establish her own sect and recruit disciples.
Looking at the Taoist temple, which was comparable to a 5A-level scenic spot, she said, "Cultivating immortality is good."
In the apocalypse, people still have to worry about survival, while those in the cultivation world can only enjoy themselves.
Thanks to the blessing of immortal power, the construction speed was extremely fast, and Ye Xiqing's residence soon took shape.
After the temple was built, Ye Xiqing did not rush to accept disciples.
The sect's human resources department will dispatch outer disciples to perform basic maintenance on the residences of the elders, much like hourly workers. They are very observant, perform regular maintenance, and will not enter private areas.
Ye Xiqing felt that this was a good situation; someone was taking care of her, but no one bothered her.
After she moved to her new house, the male lead also moved. Ye Xiqing threw the Heart Demon Mirror into the backyard and set up a lot of formations, designating it as a forbidden area and prohibiting outsiders from entering.
And infuse new power into the mirror to make the illusion more real.
Illusion is a spell cast from above. As long as her power always exceeds that of the male protagonist, he will be unable to distinguish the illusions she creates.
Ye Xiqing very kindly suggested to the system: "Why don't you livestream the male lead's life in the mirror? It's all the kind of plot you like."
system:……
This isn't a joke; the male protagonist seems to genuinely believe in the world in the mirror and is preparing to live with it.
The audience was curious to see what the male lead was like in the illusion. Generally speaking, the scene where the male lead enters the illusion would definitely be the main content of the live broadcast, but the system didn't dare to watch it at all.
The same story would be a heart-wrenching love story in the original world, but it becomes a mere clown in the mirror.
The system could only pray that the male protagonist would awaken his power a little faster than Ye Xiqing, even if it was just a little faster!
But then I thought about how long it took for the male protagonist to achieve mastery of the demonic path—three hundred years!
Thinking about the time it would take for the male protagonist to regain all his power, Ye Xiqing almost laughed. That's the good thing about the cultivation world—the time bar is given out at will.
Therefore, Ye Xiqing completely failed to understand why the system believed that the male protagonist was invincible, and that she would definitely submit and save him.
Three hundred years of good times, who could have imagined how we would live them? Haha.
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Everyone thought that Ye Xiqing would work hard after dealing with the male lead with lightning speed and getting rid of the system.
As a result, her leisurely lifestyle made her somewhat hated.
Even if a normal cultivator doesn't have to worry about making a living, they still have to worry about cultivation.
However, after expressing a strong desire for power, Ye Xiqing did not work hard to cultivate, but instead developed an outrageous method of cultivating immortality.
The original storyline states that cultivation level increases through comprehension, but that's really just talk.
When important figures reach a crucial point, they suddenly realize something and unlock all their skills.
Even if unimportant people truly understand, the world's operating procedures will not grant them power surpassing that of the protagonist.
The power system in this world is actually quite arbitrary. Ye Xiqing's cultivation method is probably even more rigorous than the upgrade system in the original world.
But now that they've entered the world of cultivation, who would still bother with the arduous task of studying and cultivating? Ye Xiqing simply activated a technological advantage for himself.
After buying the complete set of information technology books, she also bought a "Soul Transference" device and equipped it on herself.
【Soul Separation and Spirit Transfer】is originally a tool in the cultivation world. In the ordinary world, it manifests as the separation of personality, while in the cultivation world, it manifests as the separation of soul and spirit.
In the ordinary world, separate personalities reside in one body; in the world of cultivation, however, separate souls can be released outwards.
They are all her soul, so it's reasonable for her to learn something for her.
system:……
world:……
Humans have three souls and seven spirits. For ordinary people, losing one soul or one spirit is a big problem, but it doesn't matter for cultivators because their souls are powerful.
Based on Ye Xiqing's current cultivation level, she can send out seven souls. Six of the seven souls will help her read the information book, and one will help her read the college entrance examination book. With more souls, there is greater power.
With all seven souls focused on reading, they never imagined that reading could be such a simple thing. So much so that when Ye Xiqing had nothing to do, she would even spare two souls to read other books, while the remaining four souls were enough to concentrate on cultivating the "Heavenly Dao".
The system had thought that things had reached a point where nothing could shock it anymore, but seeing this scene, it still couldn't help but break down: Host! What are you doing!
Ye Xiqing's seven souls were busy cultivating, but Ye Xiqing herself was not.
Looking out the window at the swaying bamboo shadows, I suddenly remembered the basket-weaving skills I had learned a few years ago, so I sat down to split bamboo strips and weave a bamboo basket to hold some small things.
While weaving bamboo baskets for a living in the mortal world was excruciating, it became quite enjoyable in the world of cultivation.
Her hands won't be damaged by the bamboo strips, her body won't be tired from repetitive work, and her mind won't be anxious because of time constraints.
There were no negative effects; I could simply enjoy the pleasure of labor, and it was incredibly enjoyable.
When she was happy, she scoffed at the system's questions. What, even in a higher world, they still made her use the learning methods of a lower world?
system:……
Although the cultivation of immortality is fake, the effects of it are made to look incredibly realistic.
Ye Xiqing sent her soul out to read books, and her soul truly brought her knowledge.
As long as Ye Xiqing retracts her released soul, the content her soul sees will enter her brain. Thinking about it carefully, it's quite amazing.
However, only information entered her brain, without her being able to understand it directly, which diminished some of the mystery.
Even so, her efficiency increased significantly, and her cultivation level rose sharply.
The system couldn't help but pull out the world's operating program and question it: On what basis is it determined that her cultivation is effective!
The world's operating procedure: "Because the tasker is currently only at the initial stage of enlightenment, different stages have different requirements, and the initial stage can use this method to accumulate experience."
system:……
"Then how do you judge whether she has advanced or not?"
The World Operation Program immediately provided a solution: "Because the tasker proposed a very special way of advancing, in order to ensure fairness and impartiality, the World Operation Program also chose a special assessment method."
When others advance through the world's operating system, various assessments of the cultivation world will be arranged. When it comes to Ye Xiqing, it will choose a test question format to assess the tasker's mastery of the "Great Dao".
system:……
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The system's communication with the world is private, and the audience is unaware of it.
So when Ye Xiqing sent his divided soul to absorb all the knowledge from the books, and the "Heavenly Dao" sent down the test, everyone burst into laughter.
No, you've all accepted this setup, right?
Even Ye Xiqing was speechless when she saw the exam page that appeared in the world. Is she really destined to never pass an exam in this life? She has to take a level two exam after coming to the world of cultivation. She decisively clicked the X.
It's not that there's no exam, but the pre-exam instructions state that it's an advanced exam, and participants can choose when to take it. However, if they fail, they will enter a ten-year cooling-off period, meaning they won't have a chance to break through for ten years after failing.
Since it's an advanced exam testing your understanding, it's obvious that it can't be an open-book exam; the knowledge she hastily absorbed is completely useless.
Moreover, the system can manipulate the world to some extent, so who knows what kind of trouble it might cause.
Several of her homeroom teachers had told her that she must carefully read the questions and try to understand the teacher's thought process before answering them.
She wouldn't take the test on something so obviously trapping.
system:……
Do you know so much about it?
The system really wanted Ye Xiqing to take the advanced exam rashly, and then seal her away for ten years to give the male lead some time to catch up, but Ye Xiqing wasn't stupid.
She's not the male lead, so she doesn't have the KPI of destroying the world. All she needs to do is level up when the male lead reaches the critical point of breaking through his realm.
Does she not know which is more serious: spending ten years preparing for an exam or being banned for ten years for failing the exam?
So he turned cultivating immortality into an exam preparation game, and ten years later, Ye Xiqing had finished reading all the books.
She bought a lot of books initially, but reading speed increased. When she didn't understand something at all, it was like reading gibberish; she didn't even know which book to read first.
As you gain a deeper understanding, the underlying logic emerges.
Not only can it help you consciously fill in your weaknesses and develop an interest in acquiring new knowledge, but it can also help combat the boredom of reading. Reading is always something that gets easier the more you read.
Ye Xiqing's current level of knowledge is probably enough to handle not only the preliminary exams but also a considerable number of advanced exams. However, she will not take the exams, keeping an eye on the male lead's situation to avoid wasting her time.
Ye Xiqing, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Initial Stage of the Heavenly Dao, "emerged from seclusion" but did not stay on the mountain. Instead, she went to the mortal realm.
The reason for going to the mortal world is that anyone would go crazy if they could spend ten years reading peacefully on the mountain.
Another reason is that she needs to supervise whether the world that gives 90% of its energy to the male protagonist has cut corners in other areas.
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Author's note: Qingqing: Open the door, the leader is on inspection.
Qingqing still managed to master information technology in this world [laughing and crying emoji].
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