This Is My Planet - Chapter 30 - Chapter 30 – Immortal Emperor’s Teachings
Cross-legged and hovering in the air, Yin Xiaoru couldn’t help but ponder. How could he manage to rearrange herself like this, and yet, she hadn’t felt a thing…..
With a ‘thud,’ she sat on the couch, realizing she didn’t feel any pain. It was as if she had just sat down normally.
Xia Guixuan sat opposite her, snapped his fingers, and a robot whirred over. He reached in and took a bottle of drink, leaning back on the couch to take a sip.
“?” Yin Xiaoru gritted her teeth. “Why do you seem just like the owner here? By the way, the robot’s remote control is with me. How did you operate it?”
Xia Guixuan calmly replied, “I used a different method – Puppetry. It’s all about controlling puppets, and replacing your control method was quite effortless.”
Yin Xiaoru was taken aback, her irate emotions dissipating.
Thinking that if he really had any ill intentions, her self-proclaimed household defense robots would instantly rebel against her, surrounding her, that kind of feeling was truly…
She had never realized she was in the tiger’s den.
“I’ve examined them. These robots of yours actually have some combat power. Each one can emit that beam of energy, but they’re a bit rigid, all depending on preset programming, which reduces their effectiveness when fighting real people.”
“What can be done? Even after so many years of artificial intelligence, it can’t replace human functions. Honestly, if artificial intelligence really acquires human thinking, that could be a terrifying thing…”
“Nothing to fear. You’re already at odds with extraterrestrial life, yet you’re scared of these metal blocks… What I wanted to say is, by practicing Puppetry, you can solve this problem and turn them into highly spiritual robots. Also…” Xia Guixuan paused. “The flora and fauna in the ecological garden, although not transformed, possess spirituality. By studying appropriate methods, you could command them, turning the entire environment into your protection. Even a blade of grass could entangle and trap your enemies.”
Yin Xiaoru’s eyes lit up, “That sounds fun! I want to learn it.”
“Though you have some spiritual power, you’re light years away from forming divine sense. For now, influencing a single robot is already good enough.”
“…”
“The true methods of cultivating immortality may be slower compared to human genetic evolution methods, much slower…” Xia Guixuan continued, “I’ve looked into it. Yan Wuyue is a special case and shouldn’t be counted. Humans can achieve five transformations in their genes, and even the most talented ones take two hundred years. As for the path of cultivating immortality, achieving Qian Yuan Realm in two to three thousand years is already extremely rare, and those who achieve it within a thousand years are all peerless geniuses. Even so, humans find two hundred years too long, and Yan Wuyue’s ability to reach it in just over a hundred years stimulated everyone… Ha.”
Yin Xiaoru said carefully, “That’s why I wasn’t very keen on learning it originally, it’s because of this reason, the efficiency feels really lacking. And the path of cultivating immortality also requires advanced cultivation methods, and a lot of opportunities and insights are needed. Conventional rigorous training isn’t of much use. Especially the so-called enlightenment is too idealistic, it feels like human genetic evolution is much superior in this aspect… If there were a few hundred more years, humans should be able to surpass the divine descendants comprehensively.”
“That’s not necessarily true.” Xia Guixuan smiled. “Human methods are indeed powerful, but there’s a bit of impatience. Yan Wuyue’s perception of divine sense is a mess. If not for her innate Flame Eyes, her usage of divine sense as a Level 5 warrior might not even keep up with a Teng Yun cultivator. Well… besides combat power, there’s another very tangible impact. Do you know what it is?”
Yin Xiaoru pondered for a moment. “Lifespan?”
Xia Guixuan was genuinely surprised. “Why did you think of that?”
Yin Xiaoru explained, “I heard that even Level 3 human warriors die in just over a hundred years, barely living longer than ordinary seniors. But the Teng Yun cultivators among the divine descendants can live for several hundred years…Everyone’s physique has been similarly enhanced, but the difference lies in what you call divine sense and my spiritual or mental power?”
Xia Guixuan praised her, “You indeed have talent.”
Yin Xiaoru rolled her eyes. She wasn’t used to this master-disciple exchange with Xia Guixuan, especially when he praised her from a master’s perspective.
“With limited body and infinite mind, though eternal physical life isn’t impossible, this pursuit is extremely elusive. The general meaning of cultivation refers to spiritual immortality and boundless consciousness.” Xia Guixuan continued, “You also talked about the use of spiritual power, but that’s fundamentally different from the cultivation of divine sense, it’s a matter of primary and secondary. In fact, this difference is somewhat similar to the difference between martial cultivation and immortal cultivation, but your system is more advanced than martial cultivation in some ways, but also lacks in some aspects.”
“Such as?”
“Such as not focusing on cultivating the heart, nor understanding the ‘Dao’ of martial arts. Sounds a bit convoluted, doesn’t it?” Xia Guixuan continued. “Maybe I don’t fully understand your cultivation methods either, but that’s how it appears on the surface.”
In truth, Yin Xiaoru didn’t fully understand either, so she weakly replied, “Battle tactics are all derived from military summaries. I’m not sure if it counts as an understanding of the Dao.”
“Right. Anyway, what I teach you is not that. In true cultivation of Dao, the primary focus is on cultivating the soul. When the soul becomes strong enough, the physical body becomes inconsequential. You can choose to retain it or change it, it makes no difference…”
Before he finished, Yin Xiaoru interrupted, “Aren’t physical bodies just shells? Is that why you think women are all skeletons?”
Xia Guixuan sternly replied, “Exactly.”
“So why make yourself so handsome?”
“….It’s my natural look.”
“…”
“In today’s terms, genetics. My ancestors were quite remarkable; they had the right to have the most beautiful women of their time, among many other things… Let’s not talk about this. In reality, cultivation can indeed enhance your appearance. After all, there’s an aura bonus.”
Yin Xiaoru’s eyes seemed to light up suddenly. “With generations of your family running a harem, you still claim you’re not a scoundrel?”
“I myself am not…no… Is this what you’re concerned about? Shouldn’t it be the latter half?”
Yin Xiaoru took out a small mirror and examined herself, “I think I’m already quite beautiful, flawless in terms of aura. An immortal would just be the same.”
Xia Guixuan remained silent.
How did their teaching sessions always end up in such strange places…. You worry about not having the opportunity for cultivation, and when the most amazing opportunity presents itself, your focus is on this…
He vaguely felt that teaching a useless disciple might become the biggest stain of his life.
Whatever he had planned to say before was derailed. He irritably tossed a jade slip: “I’ve customized a set of techniques for you, yet to be named. Feel free to name it. Meditate on it first, ask me if you have any questions.”
Yin Xiaoru took the jade slip, looking surprised as she glanced up at Xia Guixuan. “Where did you get these things, including that mirror in the banquet?”
Xia Guixuan tossed a ring over, “A storage ring. Consider it a token for our meeting.”
“A r-ring…” Yin Xiaoru nervously held the ring, sneakily observing his expression. “G-giving a ring, isn’t that for a proposal? I, I just finished eating, and haven’t even brushed my teeth…”
Xia Guixuan walked away expressionlessly.
This fox’s mind is not quite right; nothing seemed to be normal…
It seemed this stain wasn’t going away. Fortunately, he hadn’t officially taken her as a disciple; otherwise, he’d be ridiculed by old friends and foes in the future!