The Future, Among the Sea of Stars

The concepts of a great era and a prosperous age are so mysterious that even Lin Fan himself couldn't explain what exactly constitutes a great era.

But when people can cultivate immortality, their lifespan can more than double, and they can turn their gaze to the boundless universe, isn't that a golden age?

Some say that if Spiritual Qi Revival and the Cultivation Era begins, then it will be even more difficult for ordinary people to rise to power... What kind of golden age is that?

The question is, is it really that easy for ordinary people to rise up now?

After the Spiritual Qi Revival, lifespan increases exponentially, undoubtedly giving more time to prepare and strive. At the same time, schools will also offer cultivation courses. What's the difference?

Some people are asking, what about the resources?

The more people cultivate immortality, the less resources there will be to go around. Moreover, as lifespan increases, Earth's population will explode, and Earth's resources simply won't be enough to support so many people...

That's just worrying unnecessarily.

The stronger a cultivator is, the lower the chance of getting pregnant after that. If everyone cultivated immortality, the Earth's population would not only not increase, but would gradually decrease!

In other words, if ordinary people live longer, they might have more children.

However, this will not result in a situation where resources are insufficient to distribute or ordinary people do not have enough to eat.

For example, mutation!

Spiritual energy can double the lifespan of ordinary people, but what about plants?

Who knows, a single rice plant might mutate and produce hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of rice, and Spirit Rice and the like might appear one after another.

Can't keep them alive?

Needless to say, once cultivators reach a certain level of strength, they will inevitably begin to explore the outside world.

Earth...

Too small!

Why must we limit our focus to Earth?

Is it possible that cultivators can stay in this tiny patch of Earth forever without ever leaving?

If one possesses sufficient strength, one will inevitably explore outwards or seek out the existence of the Cultivation World...

Therefore, population and resources are not really issues that Lin Fan needs to consider.

Therefore, after the Spiritual Qi Revival, what will come is a golden age, not anything else!

"Get your cultivation going?" Old Chen grinned. "Get it going, of course we have to get it going!"

"If it were any other cultivation method, I might not be interested at all, but this Body as Formation allows me to do both without neglecting either. Don't worry, I'll start thinking about it later."

"I... will also think about it."

Zhou Na was still a little dizzy, and she rubbed her temples as she spoke.

"Okay, I'll be going now."

Lin Fan left.

At the same time, he was filled with anticipation.

"I wonder how far Old Chen, Zhou Na, and... Zhou Xiaoran grow?"

"It should be pretty good, right?"

"Perhaps they can be of great help to me in the future."

Neither Qi Zixiao nor Lin Fan mastered the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art; simply put, they lacked the talent.

I can get the basics down and know some simple things, but how do I calculate my own abilities?

As a variable, even the Divine Calculator couldn't see through it, let alone him and Qi Saintess.

However, Lin Fan had a vague feeling that these three people would provide him with considerable help on his future Immortal Path.

The next day, early morning.

The strange phenomena in Green Mountain Town have gone viral online.

"Wow? These stars are way too exaggerated!"

"My God, are you sure you didn't take this picture from inside the space station using those super telescopes, but from Green Mountain Town on Earth?"

"Damn, those plants are glowing! It looks like special effects!"

"It's true, I'm from Green Mountain Town... Okay, my girlfriend rented this place, and I came to visit her. We were having a 'heart-to-heart' when suddenly the lights outside the window came on. I looked out and almost scared the crap out of me!"

"Upstairs, is the 'heart-to-heart talk' you mentioned the same one I'm thinking of? And that problem you mentioned, could it be...?"

"The official channels haven't said anything, so is this true or false?"

"Haha, we'll find out tonight! Our streamer said she's going to do a live stream from Green Mountain Town tonight, so everyone come and follow her..."

"This feels too mystical; it must be related to cultivators!"

"I think so too!"

"..."

Countless netizens on various related forums and Weibo are closely following the story.

But Lin Fan wasn't so free, because early in the morning, the Seventh Vice Minister brought... Liu Gang, whose arm was in a cast.

What happened to your hand?

Upon meeting, Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh, "Weren't you doing just fine the last time we met?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Gang's face turned green. "N-nothing, I bumped into it by accident."

"That was incredibly careless of you, and your physical condition is rather weak."

"I'm ashamed," Liu Gang murmured.

But inside, he almost burst into tears.

It's a miscarriage of justice!!!

More wronged than Dou E! I'm the captain of the Security Department in the Resident Happiness Living Department! Weak physique??? How could I possibly accidentally break my arm?

Wasn't it because of your... bird that you beat me up?

But can I say that?

Absolutely not!

If word gets out, how can I, a grown man, be shown my face after getting beaten up by a bird? Don't I have any dignity? I have to hold back!

"Ahem, he definitely needs to practice more; he's a bit weak."

The Seventh Vice Minister smiled and said, "So, Mister Lin, I've shamelessly come to you."

"How is Green Mountain Town faring this time?"

"Pretty good."

Lin Fan pondered, "Currently, Green Mountain Town already possesses spiritual energy, but relatively speaking, it's still somewhat insufficient to cover its expenses."

"But within a week at most, many changes will gradually emerge."

Why is there not enough spiritual energy?

Simply put, there are too many wolves and not enough meat! Of course, saying there are too many monks and not enough porridge is also perfectly reasonable.

Before this, Green Mountain Town had no spiritual energy at all. What would it be like if it suddenly had spiritual energy?

It's like a pack of hungry wolves. They don't starve to death on a normal day, but they can only eat grass and are already malnourished.

But suddenly, someone started feeding them all sorts of meat!

Will the wolf pack fight over it?

It definitely will!

This is the current situation in Green Mountain Town, whether it's humans, animals, or various plants...

Every living thing absorbs spiritual energy!

Of course, apart from Lin Fan and a few others, other life forms may not even know that they are absorbing spiritual energy.

However, just keep inhaling!

This is a 'passive' ability, just like how humans are born with the ability to breathe, without needing to actively operate it.

And that's not all; the two Spirit Gathering Array in the Greenhouse Area and the courtyard are constantly vying for spiritual energy...

It would be a miracle if it were enough!

However, the advantage of the Inverted Tiangang Formation is that it is not necessary to see stars in order to absorb the Star Power.

It can be absorbed during the day as well!

Therefore, although the spiritual energy converted from the Star Power is almost completely absorbed as soon as it appears, it is constantly being replenished.

Lin Fan estimated that things would gradually improve after a week.

At that time, those who have absorbed spiritual energy, along with other creatures, will gradually begin to show changes...

"A week?"

The Seventh Vice Minister nodded. "It will be soon."

They had speculated beforehand, even wondering if there would be any significant changes after a month, but the result they received was only one week, which naturally delighted them.

"That..."

"I know why you've come."

Lin Fan chuckled, "I've already prepared for you: quick-learning cultivation techniques, as well as... the cultivation techniques that you eleven and those above you practice."

Lin Fan took out a USB drive and placed it on the table.

"They're all in here. There's no spiritual energy in other places, so they can't cultivate. But the brothers in Green Mountain Town can gradually start to come into contact with and try cultivating."

"Especially you."

The man looked at Liu Gang and said, "I bet you're a minor leader inside, right? To actually manage to break your own hand like that, it's really..."

Liu Gang's lips twitched repeatedly, as if he wanted to refute, but in the end he couldn't say anything and silently nodded.

Isn't it just that it's too weak?

How could someone be beaten up like this by a bird? Is that any way to argue?

Well!!!

Thank you!

The Seventh Vice Minister carefully put away the USB drive before saying, "Our cooperation will definitely be very pleasant."

"That's great."

Lin Fan smiled brightly.

Happy cooperation?

It's great to have a pleasant collaboration!

If the collaboration doesn't go well... that would really be no fun!

Without lingering, the Seventh Vice Minister hurriedly left after obtaining what they wanted...

Meanwhile.

The research teams that had secretly settled in Green Mountain Town were all going crazy!

Chen Tian looked up at the sky, completely bewildered.

"How so?"

"It's broad daylight! Why can we still detect such dazzling starlight? Shouldn't it be completely undetectable under sunlight?"

next door.

A group of environmental scientists, biologists, physicists, and chemists were scratching their heads, completely exasperated.

"What the hell is this substance?!"

"This is not among the known elements; it is a completely new element!"

"And it's a combination of many entirely new elements???"

"Spiritual energy, spiritual energy... how the hell do I study this?"

"Sigh, let's take it one step at a time. First, let's determine exactly what these new elements are, and then try to analyze them step by step. As for synthesis..."

The authorities have naturally considered artificially synthesizing spiritual energy.

If you don't know the benefits of spiritual energy, that's one thing, but now that you do, how can you not try to 'create' it using scientific methods?

But now, they are completely at a loss.

Artificial???

It would be quite an achievement to understand exactly what spiritual energy is made of!

Before last night, they were full of confidence.

Who among them isn't an expert or professor? And one of the more prominent ones at that, extremely confident in 'science'!

Isn't it just a gas?

If we can obtain this gas and conduct further research, wouldn't it be easy to synthesize it artificially?

But now...

Easy peasy!

Being able to figure out what Reiki is composed of in a short period of time is already a great blessing!