107 Control (2/2)
With the combination of the two manuals he had read, he had a much clearer idea on how to progress on the pathway to Wu Zong with the Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique. He had also made a few successful 'breakthroughs' in this dream world.
However, to have a successful breakthrough in the real world, he would still have to test it out slowly in the real world. It would still be insufficient to just think about it in the dream world.
”This…..I would need a test subject…..”
Fang Yuan gave a cold look and suddenly lifted his head. ”Hmm? Is this…..”
His current level in this world was at the peak. By simply staring into space, he arrived at an immortal cultivators' cave.
”Haha….I have succeeded! I have succeeded!”
An immortal cultivator in the Golden Pill Stage with messy-looking hair stared at a clumsy machine, which was spinning. His eyes then glittered.”This spiritual turbine can work without the help of the Immortal Cultivators and function on crude oil. Even mortals can use it to create spiritual force. …..the vision of my ancestors is about to come true!”
The number of immortal cultivators in the world of Qianyuan was still much lesser than the number of mortal people.
In any world, there would always be only a small population of immortals. Otherwise there would be insufficient resources to go around.
However, with the presence of the spiritual turbine machine, the entire world had changed.
”Hmm? After the separation of heaven and earth, my fruit of labour is finally shown here. Is the world finally changing?”
Fang Yuan's eyes glittered.
Even though he had become the most powerful immortal, he still couldn't fully control the world, and instead, had some daring thoughts of his own.
For instance, he could control and set this world onto a different path.
After all, he was the ruler of this world! No one could say anything if he wanted to destroy the world!
He had free will to do whatever he wanted to and had executed the separation of heaven and earth. Finally, he saw the prelude to the era of post-immortal cultivators.
”Here we go…..”
He sighed and slowly waved his hands. The heavens shook and a resolute change began to form.
...…..
”Spiritual energy! The spiritual energy is decreasing!”
”In recent years, the number of immortal cultivators has been decreasing, and it is even harder to find children who are spiritually inclined among the population….”
”Sigh, I was from the south of the cultivation world. There are already 18 small sects which are unable to find any successors, driving them to extinction. I cannot find words to describe the situation…..”
”I have heard that in the mortal world, the revolution of the spiritual turbine had the potential to completely replace the immortal cultivators, by being able to create spiritual force, and power talismans and magical weapons.…...It is extremely simple to operate…..Is this the trend of the future?”
Even though immortal cultivators were known to be stubborn, some of them understood and realised the trend in the world and started to make discreet changes in order to continue thriving.
On the other hand, there were many high-levelled immortal cultivators who had no further progress in their cultivation and were at risk of losing their cultivation level. Some even went crazy looking for the demon who destroyed their world, which was Fang Yuan.
From their instincts, they guessed that the decrease in the amount of spiritual energy was linked to the demon that had separated heaven and earth.
Of course, Fang Yuan was too lazy to deal with them.
...
History kept unfolding itself.
The drainage of spiritual energy started to slow down and maintained at a steady level after many high-levelled immortal cultivators died.
Not many young immortal cultivators in this world who could absorb the energy into their bodies. Those in the Golden Pill Stage and the Elemental Infant Stage were already considered the most powerful, and the Magic-melting and the Tribulation Stage had already become a myth.
The only good news was that with the decrease in the lifespan of the immortal cultivators, the destruction due to karma was getting smaller and everything settled down.
With this, the mortals were able to utilise the spiritual turbine machine to obtain energy comparable to that once harnessed by the immortal cultivators. Slowly, they used it as their bargaining chip to make requests.
The immortal cultivators, who were so used to being superior for a long time surely would not entertain to such requests. With this, an impending war broke out between the two sides.
The outcome was expected. The small population of the immortal cultivators was easily overwhelmed by the bigger population of mortals. Since then, the remaining immortal cultivators went into hiding in the woods, and the new era of mortals thus began.
Many new countries were born spreading across the 4 big continents. The improved mindsets and productivity levels further pushed the modern world to greater heights.
...….
The Year 389 of the New Calendar
In the capital of the Star Country, Heaven's Element.
The tar roads were designed in intersecting parallels. Beside the roads were a few big and tall cemented buildings. A giant screen was playing an advertisement of a middle-aged man making a speech. He was a candidate for the mayor election and he was gathering votes.
”Rumble!”
Many flying cars flew by, floating above the roads like blood flowing in arteries. They were emitting white smoke from their exhausts.
Beside the road, there was a cafe.
Fang Yuan wore spectacles and was scrolling through his smartphone.
”It has already been 300 hundred years…..I cannot believe that from my subtle hints, the whole world has undergone major technological advancements. This is vaguely similar to the weird dream I had previously…..”
”Immortal cultivators are now a myth. Those who occasionally appeared would only be regarded as fortunate ones with special abilities, and would be subjects of interests to experiment on...”
”With a wave of my hand, this world is under my control!”
Fang Yuan laughed lightly and snapped his fingers.
”Kacha!”
At that moment, the whole world had come to a strange stop, as if time had stopped running.