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"Blue Star".

I have lived in this world for five years Gu Jinlai.

It must be said that the wealth, status, and power he possesses in this world are many times greater than those of an ordinary person during the Middle-earth Kingdom period on Blue Star.

But...

Five years of memories are not enough to erase more than twenty years of life experience on Blue Star.

Instead, it made him miss his family and friends on Blue Star even more.

That's why Akiyama was so overjoyed when he first received a signal from Blue Star.

However, although he received the message from Blue Star, he was still unsure whether he could really return to Blue Star, so he kept suppressing his longing.

But now...

The long-awaited expectation seemed to be right before his eyes, about to be realized, and even with his current temperament, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Head of the Command Center for International Cultural Exchanges"

Looking at the faint, almost negligible glimmer of light, Gu Jinlai took a deep breath. "I remember your name is Xie Yusheng."

The next moment, the immense consumption of his spiritual energy sent him flying toward that beam of light.

However, this spiritual fluctuation was extremely distant.

So distant that it seemed to span the entire real spirit world, located at the other end of the real spirit world.

As a result, when his True Spirit was projected over there, the spiritual energy used to pave the way was consumed in an extremely large way.

So enormous that it seemed impossible to even touch that trace of spirituality.

It's like...

The two seemed to exist in different times and spaces.

"Spiritual awareness!"

His expression was rather unpleasant, Gu Jinlai.

With a shift in his thinking, the twelve beams of clear light that remained in his spiritual world were directly injected into the dwarf consciousness.

Suddenly, the True Spirit that had been struggling to project its power accelerated, and the two forces drew ever closer.

It seems more like a desire to break free from some kind of constraint.

However, one beam of light is clearly not enough!

This time, the Void Projection Technique was just like when he fought against that Venerable-level Demonic Spirit in the Demon Realm. He had to use the second, third, and even fourth and fifth beams of light.

As Qingguang continued to deplete his energy, he poured all his True Spirit into the Void Projection Technique, even reducing his perception of his true self in order to completely transcend the constraints of the distance in the "True Spirit Realm".

Or perhaps, the true spirit world has no concept of distance.

All spirits belong to one whole.

It's nothing more than a matter of the strength or weakness of the perception, resonance, and entanglement between spirits.

Relying on the clear light, the originally faint spiritual radiance was captured by Gu Jinlai. After consuming a full ten beams of clear light, his True Spirit forcibly broke the almost non-existent projection foundation between the two and instantly plunged into this spiritual radiance.

"Buzz!"

In the instant that spiritual light is received, the images belonging to the "real spirit world" quickly dissipate, replaced by the senses and vision belonging to "human beings".

Humans!

"Xie Yusheng!"

Gu Jinlai immediately realized his current state.

He descended upon Xie Yusheng using a void projection technique.

Just like it happened to Gu Junxiu not long ago.

However, compared to the ease with which he descended upon Gu Junxiu, the various forms of consumption he expended to enter Xie Yusheng's "world of vision" were incredibly enormous.

Back when he fought against that Venerable-level Demonic Spirit in the Demon Realm, he didn't expend this much of his pure light.

But...

Using "Xie Yusheng" as a reference, I looked at the familiar characters around me.

Looking at those familiar Eastern faces.

And that kind of modern style that only appears on Blue Star...

The house layout even has a sci-fi feel to it.

Gu Jinlai, my emotions have been stirred.

"Blue Star".

He felt a deep sense of melancholy.

I'm back.

He returned to Blue Star.

Five years!

I've been gone for five whole years!

Nobody knows how he got through those five years!

After five years, he finally set foot on the land of Blue Star again!

Even though it's done using someone else's body...

"Wow, I'm so excited and emotional! What's going on? Is something good happening today?"

At that moment, he said something.

No!

It wasn't him speaking; it was "Xie Yusheng" himself.

This discovery surprised Gu Jinlai: "Could my emotions affect Xie Yusheng?"

"Hmm, could it be that the research department has made new progress, and my South Heaven Gate project can be further improved? Should we install the laser cannon and repulsion shield next? Let's go take a look."

As Xie Yusheng spoke, he quickly walked out of the room, which had a slightly futuristic feel, and through a highly automated corridor.

"Laser cannons, repulsion shields!?"

This has surprised many Gu Jinlai.

Does Middle-earth have such a thing?

However, he was just an ordinary person before, so it's understandable that he couldn't access these cutting-edge technologies.

Moreover, laser cannons have existed for decades, haven't they?

It's just that the power output is rather underwhelming.

"This place is clearly a rigorous and important unit. But that makes sense, since it is the command center for foreign exchanges. It is only natural that the country attaches great importance to the discovery of aliens."

Gu Jinlai attempted to draw upon Spiritual Qi and condense it into his own energy body.

But it was only through this pull that he realized...

No.

There is no Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of Blue Star and earth on Earth.

This result surprised him somewhat.

But then things calmed down again.

That's normal.

After all, Blue Star is indeed a world without any extraordinary beings.

Even the current boxing champion is probably only at the Body Tempering, or at most Organ Refining.

Theoretically, the limit of human physical endurance is Blood Changing.

And this limit can only be reached by those with extraordinary talent.

"Speaking of Spiritual Qi energy... Based on my understanding over the years, Spiritual Qi is actually the spirituality left over from the continuous cycle of birth and death of humans, the most intelligent of all beings. Because this spirituality is filled with the human desire to conquer the world and all things, these desires, or rather, these dissipated spiritualities, have been reincarnated time and again in the real spiritual realm. Over time, this has endowed the spirituality of later generations with the ability to draw upon the power of heaven and earth..."

Gu Jinlai have pondered this.

With concerted efforts, we can overcome any obstacle.

Human determination can overcome nature.

These are not empty words.

Cultivation civilization is the best example.

"In the Celestial Master's concept, all things have spirits, and the world is a whole. This whole includes human beings, flowers, trees, fish, insects and beasts, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, the sun, moon and mountains. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is also a part of human beings, just a different way of distributing 'spirit'."

Gu Jinlai, people have come to a realization. "Since the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and the essence of humankind both belong to the spirit, the relationship between the two is naturally like that between the arm and the brain. The brain controls the arm, just as humankind refines and uses the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

His gaze returned to Blue Star, and a guess formed in his mind.

The Blue Star civilization was not long-standing.

Even the oldest Babylonian civilization is only eight thousand years old.

In ancient times, there were actually legends of cultivators.

Many mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Various legends about immortals.

Of course, at this time, the cultivation civilization was in its initial stage, and it is estimated that there were only a few second-level cultivators.

However, a thousand years ago, the invention of gunpowder seemed to have led Blue Star's civilization in a different direction.

People began to rely on external things.

By the last century, the science and technology that utilized external objects had reached its peak.

Of course, this does not mean that science is inferior to the cultivation system.

The only difference is that one embodies immense power, while the other embodies the wisdom of all beings beyond material things; their directions are simply different.

However, it was precisely this change that led to the demise of the nascent cultivator civilization.

"The will of all beings... this is the choice of all beings."

This Gu Jinlai.

The change in thinking has caused the spiritual cycle to no longer insist on conquering the world and controlling all things.

Especially considering the previous eight thousand years of history, although it was a long time, how many people were there on Blue Star at that time?

In the last century or two, the total population has increased several times, dozens of times, or even dozens of times compared to before.

This naturally has a greater impact on the course of civilization.

Gu Jinlai, the scientific concept of genes came to mind.

How similar this theory is to genetic evolution?

"Changes in the cultivation environment and genetic evolution both require a long period of time and a large number of living beings."

Gu Jinlai, our understanding of the differences between the two worlds has gradually become clearer.

"Compared to Blue Star, that world has a recorded civilization... a complete one at that, that civilization has existed for 16,000 years. Its population is obviously much larger. Not to mention the places where the Holy Land, the Mountain of Gods, the Underworld, and the Temple of the Sea God were located, the Great Qian Dynasty alone had 900 million people. And that's the number that's recorded. In reality, many Aristocratic Clan families kept servants and slaves, and these people are not counted in the population of the Great Qian Dynasty at all..."

At this moment, Xie Yusheng stepped out of the room and into a certain environment...

The park is somewhat messy.

As he stepped out of the park, Gu Jinlai seemed to think of something, and his gaze fell upon the sky at the edge of his vision.

World!

A vast projection of the world!

The projection was so large that it covered the entire Blue Star.

Further away...

It seems that because it has escaped the range of spacetime distortion caused by Blue Star's gravity, or for some other reason, it has not manifested.

This alone shows that the world was much larger than Blue Star.

If the projections of the two worlds correspond, then at least the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm, which has existed Gu Jinlai, cannot "see" the projection of Blue Star.

As Gu Jinlai continued to survey his surroundings and assess his environment, a profound sense of weakness welled up within him.

He quickly realized that his spiritual consciousness was about to be exhausted.

And...

Because the two worlds are so far apart, his connection with his original self is gradually weakening.

This weakening does not come from the spiritual or True Spirit level, but from a higher level of power.

Immediately, he dared not linger any longer.

After taking one last, somewhat reluctant look at the unfamiliar yet familiar landscape, he quickly aborted the projection of his True Spirit.

Suddenly, the space shifted.

The True Spirit of the Gu Jinlai have returned to themselves.

Upon returning to his own state, the feeling of weakness intensified, and he was even unable to focus his thoughts.

He had no choice but to use another beam of light to finally regain his senses.

After regaining his senses, he seemed to realize something was amiss outside his training room...

There were actually more than ten people.

Among these dozen or so people, Zhang Lihuo, Xin Tianqi, Cheng Lixue, Jing Yunshan, Liu Jingtao, Fang Linghai, Wuyou True Lord, Gu Chaoyang, Gu Changfeng, Gu Xiangyang, and others were all present.

It was just like holding a meeting.

For a moment, Gu Jinlai had no choice but to regain his composure, quickly leave the cultivation room, and solemnly ask, "What happened?"

However, when everyone saw Gu Jinlai emerge from the cultivation room, they all breathed a sigh of relief, "Elder, you're alright, that's great."

"Palace Master, you have finally emerged from seclusion."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Looking at everyone's reactions, Gu Jinlai had a sudden thought, as if he had just realized something, and asked, "How long have I been in seclusion?"

"One month."

Zhang Lihuo said in a deep voice, "Elder, you have been in seclusion for a month now."