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As the numbers, names, and rankings appeared one by one, countless cultivators began to analyze their meanings.

As the recipient of the Heavenly Evolution Award, the Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord had observed the performance of all 10 Bookholder and memorized their Bookholder in the Immortal Emperor Simulator. After some calculations, he made a discovery.

"These changes in the numbers on the list are related to changes in the world."

"Previous rankings predicted by various platforms were mostly based on the abilities and work performance of each Bookholder in the simulator, lacking more detailed data support."

"And the data on this list now probably represents a more accurate Immortal Dao Gross Product."

In the live stream, Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord explained, "On this Rankings, the data trends of all the Bookholder are the same as the trends of the Immortal Dao Gross Product they drive in their respective Immortal Emperor Simulator."

"Changes in average cultivation level, growth in Immortal Dao products, changes in the cultivator population and the number of dead, the spread of Immortal Dao Technique, and the development of immortal research—the ranking of the Immortal Ancestor is not arbitrary. I estimate that all data related to the Immortal Dao Gross Product have been incorporated into this ranking."

Upon hearing Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord's statement, Redundant Lord of Heaven agreed, saying, "Indeed, to calculate the benefits of developing an entire world, we naturally need to consider all aspects. Using the Immortal Dao Gross Product would be more accurate."

At the same time, one could see that on the Rankings, Yuan Sheng from the Immortal Soldier Mansion had soared to great heights, with his ranking rising rapidly.

Redundant Lord of Heaven glanced at the changes on the Rankings and commented, "Yuan Sheng's Immortal Dao Gross Product has far surpassed everyone else's."

The trend has demonstrated a dominant advantage, firmly establishing itself in first place.

"This is the advantage of the Immortal Soldier Mansion in opening up the world's resources: providing a wealth of memories and wisdom to quickly cultivate these ancient cultivators into qualified modern talents, thus dramatically increasing the world's total Immortal Dao Gross Product."

Yuan Sheng had already started his live stream. Looking at his own undisputed lead on the Rankings, he said with a proud expression, "This is the world's number one open source power of our Immortal Soldier Mansion! It once again proves that open source is the optimal solution to promote the development of Kunxu and boost the Immortal Dao Productivity!"

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In an instant, countless cultivators from the Immortal Soldier Mansion filled the entire Spirit Realm with overwhelming momentum, and various promotional images of the Immortal Soldier Mansion products occupied every available spot.

However, as the number of years on the Rankings gradually increased, Tian Feibao of the Heaven Sword Sect began to launch an attack on the number one position with an incomparably fierce momentum.

Redundant Lord of Heaven exclaimed in surprise, "Tian Feibao uses Sword Intent to modify the emotions and thoughts of all living beings. After years of accumulation, he has also trained everyone in the world into qualified employees, wholeheartedly serving Tian Feibao. His efficiency is even higher than that of the Yuan Sheng!"

The Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord exclaimed, "Unified thought, absolute loyalty, no superfluous emotions, even allowing everyone in the world to entrust their cultivation to him for unified command! What kind of efficiency is this? How could mere Open Source possibly match it?"

Then we saw the ranking of Tian Feibao rise steadily, from 5th place to 4th place to 3rd place.

His ranking continued to improve, causing Yuan Sheng to frown inwardly.

Tian Feibao lightly, and his surging Sword Intent pierced through the Spirit Realm. Countless live streams, news reports, and comments about him filled the vision of countless people.

Tian Feibao calmly said, "Yuan Sheng, what's the difference between your Immortal Soldier Mansion's so-called 'memory open source' and possession? What's the use of turning individuals into yourself? Can your experience and memories perfectly adapt to a New World?"

"Hmph, how can such a rigid approach to talent cultivation and world development possibly compare to the Sword Intent infusion of my Heaven Sword Sect?"

Yuan Sheng coldly replied, "So you think you can adapt? You're just using your Sword Intent to strengthen the people of the world."

"Completely wrong!" Tian Feibao, "Our sect's sword path follows the will of the people and conforms to the times. It silently influences the thoughts of all living beings. Even if it is correcting their thinking, it is to help them find the development model most suitable for their local area."

As he spoke, Tian Feibao's aura surged, and his surging Sword Intent soared into the sky, as if he wanted to drive the operation of heaven and earth and dominate the trends of the human world.

As if echoing the soaring Sword Intent emanating from him, the three characters "Tian Feibao" on the Rankings accelerated once more, finally crashing down like a thunderclap, slamming past the Yuan Sheng in front of him and stepping into the first position.

Seeing this, Yuan Sheng looked unwilling and wanted to catch up, but he could only watch as his Immortal Dao Gross Product increased rapidly and he frantically chased after it, only to be left further and further behind by Tian Feibao.

At the same time, countless cultivators from the Heaven Sword Sect had already unleashed their Shocking Sword, transmitting the changing situation at the assembly to the ten...

This caused a stir in various places.

But before Tian Feibao happy for long, he discovered that Wan Yaosheng from the Heaven Demon Sect had unknowingly caught up closely behind him.

Tian Feibao, "A mere Demon Descendant has actually managed to catch up to second place in the Immortal Dao Gross Product?"

Wan Yaosheng roared and stood in front of Tian Feibao, facing this Heavenly Prodigy of the Heaven Sword Sect.

"Your Heaven Sword Sect like to Spirit Controlling Matter? Today I will show you that no matter how the spirit changes, it will ultimately succumb to matter! Succumb to bloodline!"

Behind Wan Yaosheng, scenes from his Immortal Emperor Simulator were projected.

Countless humans were tainted by the Demon Descendant Bloodline, and all living beings under heaven were gradually transformed into Demon Descendant, unleashing unprecedented vitality.

As the transformation of the Demon Descendant was completed and the breeding activities progressed, more and more Demon Descendant were born, grew, and cultivated.

As a result, the Immortal Dao Gross Product in the entire world increased dramatically, rising higher and higher and faster, and finally, at this point in time, it began to challenge the top spot on the leaderboard.

"As a Demon Descendant, one must be stronger than humans, reproduce more prolifically than humans, possess higher base stats than humans, and improve Physical Strength faster than humans! If all living beings in the world were to become Demon Descendant, that would be the optimal path to Immortal Dao!"

"Tian Feibao: No matter how your Heaven Sword Sect modifies its thinking, it cannot change these material disparities brought about by bloodlines."

"That's why I've surpassed you!"

Boom!

Amidst the cheers of countless Demon Descendant, Wan Yaosheng's name soared to the top, ruthlessly Tian Feibao underfoot.

"Awesome!"

Inside the Myriad Laws Sect, Shi Yunxiang couldn't help but nod repeatedly as he watched this scene, a strange light appearing in his eyes.

Watching this scene from a distance, Bei Wufeng silently made a mental note. "Demon Descendant is Demon Descendant. I should find more opportunities to remind Mysterious Lord Zhang that Demon Descendant should not be given important positions in the sect."

In the Spirit Realm's live stream, Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord remarked, "In the early stages of the world's development, different Immortal Dao paths each had their own advantages and disadvantages, making the competition for first place extremely fierce."

The Redundant Lord of Heaven beside him said, "That's right. The current rankings are probably not the final rankings. After all, some technical routes are late bloomers. When laying the foundation, they don't significantly improve the Immortal Dao Productivity, but once the foundation is solid, they will soar to great heights."

Over the past 30 days, both of them had watched the entire governance process of the ten Bookholder. Although they couldn't see the exact Immortal Dao Gross Product at the time, they could sense that Wan Yaosheng's performance was probably insufficient to secure the final first place.

Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord continued, "This Immortal Ancestor truly lives up to his reputation as the creator of the book. Not only is he incredibly powerful, but his selection of successors far surpasses that of the ancients. He doesn't choose based on aptitude, character, or strength, but rather on the cultivators who can best unleash the world's potential and most significantly enhance the Immortal Dao Productivity— "

As the Rankings were announced, more and more cultivators learned of the final outcome and the impending decision on the successor of the Immortal Ancestor. Consequently, the number of cultivators coming to observe the event surged.

Looking at the changes on the Rankings, Bu Yingshu said, "The guys from the Nether Palace have made it to the top!"

Bu Yuangui pulled up the relevant video, and there before his eyes was Qian Airen's performance in the Nether Palace Immortal Emperor Simulator.

At the same time, countless High Cultivator observing the Rankings all took similar actions.

This allows them to quickly understand the changes in rankings on the Rankings and what is happening in the corresponding simulator.

In the video, Qian Airen uses heaven and earth as an array, refining the entire world into a grand formation.

His previous low ranking was because, in the early stages of construction, he devoted most of his energy to forging the grand formation.

With the formation established and completely closed, he came under the control of heaven and earth.

From this moment on, the Immortal Dao Productivity of the entire world increased dramatically.

The Qi and Blood and thoughts of all living beings under heaven were connected by Qian Airen, as if they had become a complete Immortal Dao machine, having all their potential squeezed out.

"If you want to get rich, start with infrastructure." Qian Airen laughed loudly and said, "How can you expect a sufficient return if you're not willing to invest? What's the use of just unleashing people's potential? Change the whole world, change the environment, and people will naturally adapt and provide value to the world."

"If all the major sects could take it upon themselves to transform Kunxu and build immortal Immortal Dao, just like my Nether Palace, the cultivation growth rate of the Immortal Emperor would surely increase year by year!"

Having been in the Myriad Laws Sect for so long and having visited various Grotto-Heaven, Gao Chongguang had already gained some understanding of the Nether Palace based on what he had seen.

Looking at Qian Airen's behavior, he thought to himself, "These Civil Engineering Faction in the Nether Palace are obsessed with the unity of all living beings, the transformation of heaven and earth into flesh and blood, the turning of human life into building materials, and the financialization of building materials. They have already deviated from the Civil Engineering Righteous Path."

As Bu Yuangui watched, he remarked, "With the massive infrastructure development bringing about the Ascension Realm in Immortal Dao Productivity, Qian Airen is likely to be the next to challenge for first place."

Seeing this, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "So he's a cultivator from the Civil Engineering Faction."

Zhang Yu recalled memories of the first floor, remembering the Oasis Group, which was under the jurisdiction of the Nether University Nether Palace, and its attempt to renovate the first floor.

"Could these major renovations have also been driven by the Nether Palace's Civil Engineering Faction?"

Meanwhile, Qian Airen has already reached the top, showcasing unparalleled grandeur with her Nether Palace infrastructure, which is a composite of heaven and earth and flesh and blood.

The Immortal Dao Productivity Advantage.

As the years went by, his advantage was gradually narrowed.

"Large-scale infrastructure projects will gradually age," commented Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord. "Although Qian Airen can gain an absolute advantage after completing the Formation, as the years go by, the infrastructure projects begin to age, and this advantage is gradually being eroded."

"Especially since we're almost halfway through the year, and each of Bookholder has been governing various sectors for nearly 50 years, it's time to start focusing on some of the later-stage technological approaches."

As if in response to the explanation of the Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord, the Bai Gusheng, which was originally ranked at the back, began to catch up, and the Immortal Dao Gross Product began to surge like a volcanic eruption, with the force of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

In the videos watched by countless cultivators, Bai Gusheng was always controlling the world through drugs and debt.

Redundant Lord of Heaven analyzed, "But it is precisely because of the continuous modification of medicines that the number of cultivators has increased rapidly over the past few decades."

"Furthermore, the pressure of debt and the allure of the drugs completely ignited the cultivators' initiative."

"This is different from the cultivators under Qian Airen's rule. The cultivators under Bai Gusheng's rule are no longer mere materials for immortal Immortal Dao, nor are they puppets or artifact spirits. Instead, they have actively contributed all their Immortal Dao wisdom and brought out all their potential for the development of the world."

Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord reminded him, "It's not just that. Look at Bai Gusheng; in order to cultivate talent, he directly provided all the Lesser Book, and even the Mid-Grade Book, that he possessed."

In the Immortal Emperor Simulator, not only were the cultivation levels of all the Bookholder simulated to the Immortal Emperor level, but even the books they each possessed were simulated in the same way.

In the videos watched by many cultivators, Bai Gusheng held various selection processes, lending his Lesser Book and Mid-Grade Book to various outstanding talents, further promoting the development of the Immortal Dao in the world.

Watching this scene, Bai Gusheng said loudly, "In this Illusion Realm, those who possess more books have an advantage. But to maximize the value of books, they must be lent out; this is how to make the most of them."

"This is a principle that all Bookholder should understand, but in this Illusion Realm, everything stems from one's own heart's choice. In reality, we Bookholder value books extremely highly, so much so that even in the Illusion Realm, some people couldn't overcome this instinctive thought and failed to lend out the books."

As they spoke, Bai Gusheng's ranking climbed steadily, and he had already broken into the top three.

"And this, in the final analysis, boils down to a lack of magnanimity. Wan Yaosheng, Yuan Sheng, Tian Feibao —your pursuit of the interests of the Immortal Dao is not steadfast enough, and you lack the magnanimity to govern the world."

"This is the difference between your and my understanding of the Immortal Dao of Immortality; this is why I have surpassed you and trampled you under my feet!"

The next moment, Bai Gusheng ascended to the top of the list.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, countless male characters from the Bai Gusheng White Bone Cult were projected all over White Bone's body.

Under the watchful eyes of numerous Kunxu cultivators, these guys were like medals and halos for the top performer, surrounding Bai Gusheng and making him appear incomparably noble and outstanding.

As time went on, although other contestants also made their mark in the recordings, their performance was quite impressive, and they also made some highlights in the statistics of the Immortal Dao Gross Product.

In particular, Qian Airen and Tian Feibao's repeated attacks and pursuits almost threatened Bai Gusheng's dominant position.

"But Bai Gusheng is still the most stable," Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord analyzed. "From the perspective of the next hundred years, Bai Gusheng's choice, stemming from his own heart, and his ultimate method of developing the world and gathering Immortal Dao resources, is probably the most effective."

Although this is just a simulator and cannot fully represent the real results, a mere century is insufficient to prove the ultimate superiority of this approach.

However, the White Bone Cult monks still launched a campaign that greatly boosted product sales and the company's stock price.

Just when more and more cultivators believed that Bai Gusheng would eventually take first place, an unexpected change occurred on the Rankings.

Redundant Lord of Heaven Outer Dao, "The growth rate of Bai Gusheng has suddenly slowed down significantly. What happened?"

Bai Gusheng immediately began analyzing his own recording, thinking to himself, "Long-term drug use has led to a decline in the lifespan of some people, and the global mortality rate has increased in recent years."

"But I've dealt with them all. I've made use of them to enhance my foundation in the Immortal Dao."

Meanwhile, Qian Airen's growth rate also slowed down on the other side.

Qian Airen was startled. "What's going on? Isn't it just about devouring all the remnant souls that can't withstand it? Is my method not skillful enough? Is my conversion rate too low?"

Seeing the growth rate of each Bookholder on the Rankings begin to slow down, many cultivators were puzzled and wanted to figure out what had happened.

However, Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord was still the first to find the answer.

"Of the 10 people, 8 experienced a slowdown in their growth rate at different times. Only Zhang Yu and Wang Guiren did not experience a slowdown."

"And the difference between the two is—"

Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord's eyes flickered, and he said in the live stream, "I understand. This statistic on the total Immortal Dao Productivity does not include the Bookholder among you."

"In other words, the addition or removal of any Bookholder will not affect the addition or removal of statistical data."

"Therefore, as Bai Gusheng and others seize the fruits of Immortal Dao production from all realms for their own use, and as the scale of their appropriation grows larger and larger, the Immortal Dao Gross Product recorded on this list will begin to slow down."

As Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord recounted his story, Yuan Sheng's data suddenly plummeted.

Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord immediately analyzed, "This is because a large number of cultivators were initially assimilated over the years through the accumulation of resources, becoming avatars of the Yuan Sheng. A large amount of Immortal Dao cultivation output was attributed to the Yuan Sheng and is no longer reflected on the list."

It wasn't just Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord who made this discovery; the sects of Kunxu have never lacked intelligent people, and soon more and more people realized this.

On the Rankings, the data for each Bookholder is not only slowing down, but is even beginning to decrease significantly.

This means they are increasingly appropriating the fruits of Immortal Dao's production, and that after a period of investment, they are finally beginning to reap the rewards of the world on their own.

Only Zhang Yu and Wang Guiren did not do this, so their data continued to grow, leaving everyone else far behind and constantly improving.

In the Spirit Realm, some cultivators were immediately puzzled. "The Immortal Emperor is the core of the world. When comparing the Immortal Dao Gross Product, how can we exclude the Immortal Emperor's share?"

Some cultivators expressed their doubts. "Isn't this just a competition to see who can benefit the Lower Cultivator the most? This is turning the Heavenly Gang benefiting the Immortal Emperor become the Immortal Emperor benefiting the common people? Isn't this just nonsense?"

Seeing these comments, Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord sneered and said, "A bunch of fools. You all understand such a simple principle, how could a powerful figure like the Immortal Ancestor not understand it?"

"This is a powerful being who created the Book of Creation, would he have such foolish thoughts as yours?"

"Here's a piece of advice for you, remember it well: when you think the High Cultivator have acted foolishly, it's definitely because you yourselves haven't..."

They didn't even bother to figure High Cultivator's true thoughts, yet they still tried to project their own foolish ideas onto High Cultivator.

Hearing what the Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord said, Tu Mu of the Old Days Graveyard deeply agreed, thinking to himself, "Yes, this Immortal Ancestor is so powerful, there must be a reason for what he did."

Meanwhile, the Redundant Lord of Heaven said, "I understand. The Immortal Ancestor wanted to test not only the ability to develop and gather world resources, but also the heart for long-term investment."

There's a saying in the investment world, "If you're not willing to hold a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes."

"From today's investment perspective, it should be: if you're not willing to develop something that will last a century, then don't even consider developing it."

Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord nodded in deep agreement. "Developing the world and gathering resources from all over the world—what an enormous undertaking! The longer the Investment Plan, the greater the returns. But unfortunately, the true cultivation level of the various Bookholder is limited; their minds are already accustomed to investments and returns over several decades."

"So, driven by instinct, they lacked the courage to make sustained investments that would last for a century!"

On the other side, Bu Yingshu asked in surprise, "Father, is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Bu Yuangui nodded and said, " With Heart Aspiring to Immortality, all Lower Cultivator are pursuing the benefits of Immortal Dao. But whether they choose short-term or long-term benefits depends on whether their Dao Heart resolve is firm enough."

"Only those who can overcome the temptation of short-term gains time and time again, and grasp the long-term benefits, can walk the path of Immortal Dao."

It will take longer.

"Zhang Yu in the simulator probably suppressed his desire to conquer the world and chose a longer-term investment."

Meanwhile, the related claims circulated in the Spirit Realm and quickly gained the approval of many Kunxu cultivators.

"Mysterious Lord Zhang is amazing, he can still hold back like this? If it were me, I would have started to cash out long ago."

"When I watched the live stream before, Mysterious Lord Zhang was still investing in this world even in the 100th year. Just how magnanimous is he? How much reward does he hope to obtain?"

"This is the essence of long-term world ownership! Minister Zhang's approach is a lesson learned from the Immortal Emperor!"

"Those who criticized Minister Zhang for lacking Sect Nature and for his incorrect governance are typical Lower Cultivator thinking. Have you ever been Bookholder? You just spouted nonsense."

The Hyperfrequency Heavenly Lord exclaimed, "Mysterious Lord Zhang not only lent out Lesser Book and Mid-Grade Book books, but even the Upper-Grade Book ' Feather Scroll '! He's discovering all sorts of geniuses; he's trying to cultivate immortals!"

"While the other Bookholder were still thinking about mortals, Mysterious Lord Zhang was already thinking about immortals. Just how far did his vision reach?"

While the Spirit Realm was praising Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu was watching a video recording from the Wang Guiren.

As Zhang Yu watched the actions of the Wang Guiren in the simulator, he felt a sense of familiarity.

"This is so similar to what Senior Ying Xintian did in the lost history."

Meanwhile, Wang Guiren, watching Zhang Yu's video, thought to himself, "You've given away all the books, the Chain Law Diagram, even the Dao Seed, to train cultivators? Is this your true intention?"

"Zhang Yu, you really surprised me. It's a pity you could have appeared a few years earlier."

As he watched his and Wang Guiren's data increase one after another, constantly vying for the first place, an idea also emerged in Zhang Yu's mind.

"Judging from the Immortal Ancestor's comments in the book, his approach is clearly different from that of the current Immortal Emperor."

"Therefore, his conflict with the Immortal Emperor is essentially a struggle over a strategic direction. If he doesn't align with the Immortal Ancestor's vision, even if he wins first place, he might not become the successor."

Looking at the numbers on the Rankings, he thought to himself, "Even in a battle for power, strength will ultimately prevail. Therefore, the process of the Immortal Ancestor choosing his successor will ultimately come down to a competition of the Immortal Dao's production value."

"This is because, ultimately, although the paths of the Immortal Ancestor and Immortal Emperor are different, they are all ultimately striving to reach the pinnacle of Immortal Dao, rather than discussing morality or character."

"It's just that the Immortal Emperor use the world as their resource to propel themselves towards the pinnacle of Immortal Dao."

"The Immortal Ancestor, however, believed that only by gathering the power of all living beings throughout history could one reach the pinnacle of Immortal Dao."

"Their paths differ, but their destination—the pinnacle of Immortal Dao —is the same."

Just then, the year on the Rankings reached its 99th year.

In this final year, Zhang Yu watched the video of Wang Guiren and thought to himself, "Senior Ying Xintian, is that really you?"

The video showed Wang Guiren directly severing the lifespan of everyone in the world, almost severing the Immortal Dao in the entire world.

In Zhang Yu's view, this approach was exactly the same as that of Ying Xintian in the lost history.

At that moment, Wang Guiren thought to himself, "Seeing your performance, I can finally rest assured."

"Zhang Yu, I understand your thoughts and sense your Dao Heart. I will temporarily entrust these Four Books to you."

"I'll cover for you from the rest."

Wang Guiren recalled the choices he made in the Illusion Realm. It turned out that even in the Illusion Realm, he could still maintain his realistic thinking and could even see the behavior of the other Bookholder.

It was precisely because of Zhang Yu's performance that he made this final choice.

At the same time, Wang Guiren on the Rankings seemed to have been stomped down by Zhang Yu, while Zhang Yu's name seemed to rise into the sky with the force of that stomp—firmly occupying the first place position.

With the year on the Rankings now stuck at 100, the final rankings were finally set.

The Book of Transformation, the Flight Book, and the Ascension Book seemed to have received some kind of summons, soaring into the sky from the bodies of Bai Gusheng, Tian Feibao, and Qian Airen, and converging in front of Zhang Yu.

At this moment, Four Books are gathered before my eyes.

The countdown to the future information ends in 12 minutes.

(End of this chapter)