Cultivation: Being Immortal

In the 9,450th year of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Huaxia

Huaxia welcomed a group of alien visitors from Xuanque Star. At this moment, the theory of the Dark Forest did not exist, as they were all part of the Heavenly Court.

The first meeting between civilizations was no longer about killing and conquering, but rather about friendly communication, just like when Lin Jiang brought his team to their planet.

Language and writing were not barriers to communication. For cultivators, this was a small matter. With a sweep of their minds, thousands of characters could be recorded in their minds. Even if they were not experts, they could still communicate normally, especially with the advanced artificial intelligence.

"Taoist Friend Da, welcome to Blue Star!"

Lin Jiang said to the leader of the team from Xuanque Star that every planet has different naming customs. Most names from Xuanque Star are long and complex, so Lin Jiang had to simplify it. "Da" is his name, not his surname.

"Taoist Friend Lin, after traveling millions of miles, has come just to catch a glimpse of the legendary Blue Star. Today, seeing it has fulfilled that wish."

Taoist Friend Da exclaimed. At this moment, Zhu Bin had completed all the cross-domain teleportation arrays in the Tiannan Star Domain, allowing Xuanque Star to communicate continuously with many planets. However, every planet held Blue Star in great esteem, almost treating it like a holy place, which made him very curious, so he traveled millions of miles to come here.

"Haha, I hope I don’t disappoint Taoist Friend Da. Please come in."

"Thank you, Taoist Friend Lin."

Lin Jiang welcomed Taoist Friend Da and the others. As more guests arrived, Lin Jiang also had a special team to attend to them. Everything followed the usual routine; those who wanted to visit the museum went to the museum, those who wanted to go to school went to school, and those who wished to experience Blue Star’s nightlife could do so. The entertainment life on Blue Star was extraordinarily rich.

Taoist Friend Da came to Blue Star not only to see the world and broaden his horizons but also to do business. Because Xuanque Star was very far from Blue Star, the local products from Blue Star there were sold through multiple resales, meaning they had passed through many hands, which made them expensive.

Additionally, there were various satellites. Earlier, Taoist Friend Da and his companions had looked down on the satellite system, but after visiting Lingfa Star and Canglan Star, he realized he had underestimated Blue Star and quickly came to place an order.

Lin Jiang naturally welcomed this warmly, discussing the details with Taoist Friend Da and offering generous prices.

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Huaxia, Haigang City

After seeing off Taoist Friend Da and his group, Lin Jiang returned home, feeling very tired. This coming and going made Lin Jiang feel more exhausted than fighting a big battle.

"When the body is tired, you can rest, but when the heart is tired, you cannot rest."

Lin Jiang sighed, knowing that as a mighty Transmigration Stage, he could not be physically tired; it was only his heart that was weary.

When Cao Ying saw Lin Jiang come back, she quietly appeared and brought him a cup of tea.

"In the past, when visitors from other worlds came, you seemed very happy. Why do you look so tired this time?"

"I feel numb. The first time I made a lot of money, I was very excited, but after making too much, I became numb and had no feelings. Instead, I feel tired."

"I have troubled you."

"Oh, what do you mean troubled? This is for you after all; who told you to be a one-star master?"

Lin Jiang smiled softly, now everyone is working for Cao Ying, the whole Blue Star belongs to Cao Ying.

"In Huaxia, the number of Tao Achievers has broken one hundred thirty."

"Oh, that was fast?"

Lin Jiang was surprised; he hadn’t paid attention to this for a while, it seemed someone had achieved a breakthrough.

"One hundred thirty is not that surprising; look at how many resources Huaxia has gathered. Just on Blue Star, the population is about to exceed fifty billion, if we count by population ratio, we are still less than Canglan Star."

Cao Ying said, Canglan Star, with a population of one hundred billion, can produce thousands of Tao Achievers and has over a hundred in the Transmigration Stage, Huaxia still has a long way to go.

"What about the other two families?"

"Li Qing moved the top leaders of Ying Continent to Jiang Star, and the Demon Queen moved most of the Demon Emperor to Lingjing Star. I don’t know the exact numbers, but Li Qing probably has around twenty to thirty Tao Achievers, and the demon race’s strength might be a bit stronger, likely between one hundred to two hundred."

"So the number of powerful experts would be around three hundred, an unprecedented situation."

"When there are many experts, the benefits are not enough to share; should we move people to Lingyun Star?"

Cao Ying said, with over a hundred Tao Achievers squeezed in Huaxia, the division of benefits is not enough, and she felt some headaches about this matter.

"No, their strength is great; if we split them up, wouldn’t that be intentionally cultivating their ambition? They must stay in Huaxia, and we need to keep an eye on them."

"But a group of people with nothing to do will cause trouble, and the conflict with Qiu Weidao is quite serious."

"Qiu Weidao still needs to support them. If those people really have high aspirations, I don’t mind making them a target. Huaxia lacks experts, but not fools."

"How about this: For those above Tao Achieving, we won’t allow them to take any official positions, but we can give them extra resources as compensation. We earn so much money that it needs to be spent. Also, Qiu Weidao has a few capable subordinates; you can secretly support them, let them advance, and strengthen Qiu Weidao’s power. We need to maintain balance internally."

Lin Jiang nodded. Qiu Weidao has done well over the years, and he himself has reached Transmigration Stage as well, but one person is not enough. Lin Jiang remembered he had a few capable assistants who are fair in their dealings; he could support them to strengthen Qiu Weidao’s power.

"It addresses the symptoms, not the root cause."

"There is no such thing as just addressing the symptoms; with you stationed in Blue Star, others cannot cause trouble. We just don’t want internal conflict. As for those Tao Achievers, each of them has a long lifespan; they have nothing to do. Let’s arrange tasks for them like practicing Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation, or they can study mathematics and physics, learn from Liang Long and the others. Look at Lin Huafei and his team; they are all Transmigration Stage ancestors, and they are busy every day."

Lin Jiang said that now he truly likes Lin Huafei and Zhu Bin. As the ancestor of the Transmigration Stage, he can still create great wealth, and he has no ambitions or strange habits; he only wants to work. This is the pillar of the country.

In contrast, some cultivators, after reaching the Tao Achieving stage, begin to live recklessly, as if wanting to enjoy everything they never had before. Their mindset is very poor.

Of course, this is also related to their experiences. Most of the Tao Achieving cultivators are young and have not faced great battles; they cannot see through the matters of the world. Unlike Zhu Bin and the others, they have all gone through hard and extraordinary wars and know that material pleasures are just fleeting.

Two days later, Lin Jiang and Qiu Weidao had a secret talk. After the conversation, Qiu Weidao became even more assertive than before. Although he did not touch those Tao Achieving Realm cultivators, he investigated all their relatives and caught many typical ones.

The cleaning of internal interest groups happens almost every so often, firmly denying them a chance to unite. Qiu Weidao is Lin Jiang’s tool in this matter.

After Qiu Weidao’s cleanup, Lin Jiang also stepped forward to comfort them, while encouraging them to learn more skills. Now, on Blue Star, there are many things they can study for hundreds or even thousands of years, and they should read more.

Especially now that the business on Blue Star is booming, with the satellite systems of Nanfeng Star and Xuanque Star, the remote defense systems, and the cross-border teleportation arrays in more distant areas, all of these require technical support. These experts have time, and learning a skill is very good.

Lin Jiang’s prestige is still strong enough. After some adjustments, the atmosphere in Huaxia has improved significantly again. Many people genuinely listened to Lin Jiang’s advice and began to engage in academics. Among them, Cao Wang was the happiest, as his Spiritual Energy Research Institute has always lacked people, and more hands are always welcome.

Since Liang Long started overseeing Lingjing Star, he has rarely returned to the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, which has made Cao Wang lose a capable assistant. He hopes that among these people, a few geniuses like Liang Long will appear.