Adapting to an Era of Living Alongside Transcendent Immortals

How could Wang Xuan not be tempted? He had long coveted the historical books collected by the New Star Zaibatsu, but had never had the opportunity to get close to them.

"Now that we're on a spaceship, we can capture some strange Energy Substance in outer space, help the tycoon tycoon clean up his body, gain his trust, and take this opportunity..."

Old Chen shook the spiritual realm and secretly transmitted his voice.

Wang Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Old Chen was being quite blatant, "discussing" things with him right in front of everyone.

"I think it's feasible, a good idea." Wang Xuan agreed. Isn't longevity what the tycoons want? He and Old Chen both have the means to achieve that.

Some unusual substances are suitable for health preservation, such as the Mysterious Factor in the Inner Scenery Realm. But others are less certain, such as X substance, which severely damages the physical body of those practicing New Arts and can cause various diseases.

For example, there's N-substance, which was collected from an alien planet and can counteract X substance. It was used on the New Moon to deal with the Transcendent Immortals.

To date, the technology of New Star is simply unable to separate various energy factors; it can only extract large amounts of air from a planet, compress it, and carry it away as a whole.

Because all energy factors are formless and intangible, seemingly without physical properties.

However, those who cultivate themselves can perceive it.

"I now understand that the New Arts for Extend Life is extremely cruel. It involves ruthlessly stripping other humans of their life force and then transferring it to another person!"

Old Chen looked serious. The methods used by the New Arts were too vicious. When they Extend Life, it meant that the higher-ups of the New Arts had taken away the life force of other people.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan's eyes immediately turned cold. This was not like them at all; they were exceptionally ruthless, and he felt it was necessary to eliminate them!

"Innocent people have to pay the price. If we don't get rid of these people, there could be big trouble in the future!" Wang Xuan was also communicating in the spiritual realm.

Old Chen nodded. "Yes, it's alright. Currently, only the higher-ups in the New Arts Domain possess this kind of Unique Techniques. It's a core secret and hasn't been widely circulated."

This Unique Techniques was extremely important and crucial to those people; it was the very foundation upon which they stood.

They can Extend Life of chaebols for several years, thus gaining their attention and being favored by the heads of large chaebols, thereby acquiring a large amount of resources, and New Arts have developed rapidly in recent years!

"Which part of the star system was the New Arts discovered in? What is the situation there?" Wang Xuan asked, as his knowledge of the New Arts was still limited.

However, after Old Chen cooperated with the Relevant Department of the Old Earth, he learned many amazing secrets.

"In other worlds, the starry sky connected by wormholes may be a parallel universe, or it may be a corner of our vast universe that has never been explored."

Old Chen told me that the planet was extraordinary, shrouded in thick fog, and that all the New Arts were discovered there.

"Well, judging from the declassified files from the Relevant Department, it seems like a failed testing ground, leaving behind a large number of New Arts!"

Old Chen strongly suspects that a highly advanced Supernatural Civilization once foresaw the impending Worldly Change, and is now correcting itself by experimenting with various New Arts.

Everything is for survival!

Wang Xuan gasped. This was too mysterious, too terrifying. In a corner of the universe unknown to anyone, someone was conducting experiments and making preparations, but ultimately failed.

He guessed, "The Transcendent Immortals? Through the great curtain, they told some advanced, Supernatural Civilization, and provided some theories for them to experiment with?"

Old Chen said, "They may not be Transcendent Immortals, beings who have become gods in the Western system, or other mysterious races in the universe."

But Old Chen also felt that those people had some understanding of the Old Arts and could see a considerable amount of traces in the New Arts.

However, the Relevant Department's files emphasize that most of the skeletal remains found there resembled those of Super Species.

"People in the New Arts Domain call that planet Superstar, or a god star, which corresponds to their calling the New Arts Super Arts or Divine Arts."

"The Superstar Universe? I'd like to check it out sometime," Wang Xuan said.

Old Chen's tone was very serious as he said, "It's best not to set foot there lightly. I think there are some secrets there that the people in the New Arts Domain have not revealed. Currently, that place is controlled by them and a few financial magnates."

Wang Xuan was startled and said, "Do you think Olesha is really the Number One Person of the New Arts? Are there even more powerful masters of the New Arts on that Superstar? After all, they have been operating for twenty or thirty years. What if some powerful figures have been hiding there and have not returned?"

"That... is very possible!" Old Chen was moved. In fact, he had his doubts too. Since that place was suitable for cultivating New Arts, perhaps someone had been lying in wait in that foreign land for many years, deceiving the financial tycoons they were cooperating with, and hiding on the Superstar all along.

Olesha may not be the only Supernatural Practitioner in the New Arts Domain!

"This means we have to be careful, lest someone turn the tables and wipe us out suddenly!" Old Chen's alarm bells went off, and he dared not be careless.

He and Wang Xuan were just planning to behead the high-ranking members of the New Arts Domain to eradicate that cruel Unique Techniques, but now they had to be careful.

While the two were secretly communicating in the realm of the mind, Old Chen was also chatting and laughing, engaging in lively discussions with important figures in the conglomerate.

"In the realm of Old Arts, we have gradually uncovered some secrets of health preservation." Old Chen's words immediately attracted the attention of the three old men, and their eyes lit up.

What interests them most is living a long life. In this era, the ultimate goal of the chaebols is immortality!

Old Chen laughed and said, "I'm suited for fighting and killing. This Ancient Method of health preservation was discovered by Little Wang. His research on human longevity is more thorough than mine."

"Little Wang, if you need anything, just tell us," an old man said kindly.

"I've read a lot of ancient books, and I've only just begun to figure things out. I still need to refine my understanding," Wang Xuan said modestly.

Old Chen said, "Little Wang has found some Ancient Method. If he pays a price, there is a high probability that he can Extend Life."

If some people are humble, then others have to be more high-profile; otherwise, these people might actually think that Old Arts have only found some useless health preservation techniques.

Everyone present was moved. Even Ling Qiming's eyes sparkled as he looked at Wang Xuan. He naturally wanted to live for decades longer, or even reclaim his youth.

People at this level pay great attention to health preservation; otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared in the Moon Guanghan Palace on the New Moon last time to consume the exorbitantly priced Mountain Snail.

"Little Wang, I'll give you a few books on health preservation later, you can refer to them." An old man said.

"Hmm, how about opening a Health Preservation Hall..."

The three old men were the most enthusiastic and began to probe, wanting to personally experience the life-preserving methods in the realm of Old Arts.

Wang Xuan remained low-key. The three old men thought they could use this opportunity to gain experience, only to have him Extend Life for nothing? Clearly, they were overthinking it. Both Wang Xuan and Old Chen remained remarkably composed.

Having confidence allows you to be more composed and also makes others take you more seriously.

Afterwards, Wang Xuan and Old Chen had a private conversation about the spiritual realm.

"Not only do the New Star have warships hovering above our heads, capable of destroying immortals and killing extraordinary beings, but they might also be hiding bigwigs in the New Arts Domain. We need to be careful lately," Old Chen reflected to himself.

Wang Xuan also looked grave and asked, "Do you think any of the Transcendent Immortals from the New Star might have returned ahead of schedule?"

He couldn't help but think that since the White Peacock of the secret land had paid a terrible price and were able to return ahead of schedule, there might be a second or even a third case!

Old Chen's heart sank, and his body tensed up. The deeper he thought about it, the more his brows furrowed. When he thought of the terrifying parts, he got goosebumps.

"We have to be careful!" he sighed.

Then, he looked at Wang Xuan. This kid hadn't revealed himself yet; he was just a "Grandmaster." If there were Transcendent Immortals in the mortal world, they would most likely target the extraordinary beings first.

"So, Old Chen, you need to keep a low profile and not get carried away." After thinking it over, Wang Xuan felt that even if he was extraordinary, he couldn't let his guard down as New Star.

Transcendent Immortals were to integrate into the mortal world, master high-tech methods, or even live among tycoons, that would be terrifying!

It's not just Female Daoist practitioner who will take this step; if there are other true immortals, they are probably also integrating into this era and will strive to learn and digest all of this.

"I have a feeling that New Star is turning into a real... horror theater, and all of this might be happening right now!" Old Chen, a chill running down his spine.

"Therefore, we may gradually adapt to an era where we live among true immortals. In the next three years, you and I may be surrounded by Zhang Daoling, Lu Dongbin, Chang'e, Chen Tuan, or the Nine Heavens Profound Lady... but we may not recognize them in the early stages."

When Wang Xuan uttered those words, even he was stunned. There was a high chance that they would become a reality!

Only a few of the most Transcendent Immortals should survive and escape back; some might even be attempting to cross the border illegally now.

The Red-clothed Demon Immortal is doing just that; she could appear at any moment!

"What a terrifying era this is..." Old Chen was a little numb. If he thought about it deeply, the present world would be terrifying. The legendary figures might have returned and were living among them.

What kind of people were they? They were all the most powerful figures in history, not only strong but also incredibly shrewd; otherwise, they wouldn't have survived to this day.

Any true immortal who comes to the mortal world will be an extremely troublesome character and difficult to deal with.

"Has the era of learning to coexist with the Transcendent Immortals arrived?" Old Chen murmured, hoping that three years later, the Correction of the Present World and reduce the immortals to the level of mortals.

"I'm thinking of going back to the Old Earth," he muttered to himself. However, he then thought that the Old Earth probably had more "true immortals and monsters" than the New Star, after all, there were all sorts of myths and legends there!

Wang Xuan said, "There's no need to scare yourselves. I reckon their first choice will still be places like secret realms and blessed lands. After all, there are abundant extraordinary substances there. If they really return to the New Star and the Old Earth, the extraordinary substances will be depleted. When they come back after paying a terrible price and narrowly escaping death, without the timely replenishment of Mysterious Factor, they may not be able to withstand it."

He and Old Chen analyzed together and concluded that the Transcendent Immortals who returned to the New Star and the Old Earth would have their strength reduced by an extraordinary amount, and might not be able to crush them as Supernatural Practitioner.

The two had a Secret Language, discussing various situations and how to deal with them.

"Don't worry too much. If they could really control everything, they wouldn't need to be sneaky," Old Chen said calmly.

Wang Xuan said, "Do you still remember that refined and elegant man I released when I opened the Inner Scenery Realm?"

"I remember!" Old Chen nodded solemnly.

At that time, Wang Xuan encountered the Female Sword Immortal, released the white tiger, and lured out the Red-clothed Demon Immortal. There was also a man who, upon opening the Inner Scenery Realm, raised a cup to Wang Xuan and Old Chen, smiled slightly, and then flew away.

Looking back now, that smile was carefree, but it was also quite profound.

Wang Xuan said, "As long as we don't get carried away and don't think that we are invincible in single combat except for warships, then the problem won't be too serious."

Old Chen nodded and said, "Well, let's be more cautious. Who knows, we might meet someone one day who could be the Sakyamuni's true form."

"Yeah, who knows, maybe Old Zhang, whom I often talk about, will move in next door to me someday. Who knows, maybe we'll bump into the Nine Heavens Profound Lady in this city one day."

Wang Xuan thought about the possible scenarios, feeling both anticipation and utter terror. It was hard to say what the true nature of those historical figures, the renowned Transcendent Immortals, was, or whether they were good or evil in the present world!

The chapter tonight shouldn't be too late. I can't fall into the dark cycle again. I'll start writing as soon as I finish dinner.