Solution

Normally, even if "Node" aren't absolutely essential, they can still provide significant assistance in completing the objective of a Deathmatch Showdown.

Lu Bai acquired the "Node" relatively early this time.

After obtaining the "Node" of this cultivation world, he at most used the immortal energy naturally emitted by this Immortal Dao Flower to stabilize his cracked Primordial Spirit, without conducting any in-depth research on this Immortal Dao Flower.

He used his divine sense to introspect, gazing thoughtfully at the Immortal Dao Flower rooted in his Primordial Spirit.

This Immortal Dao Flower is indeed useful, after all, immortal energy has many mysteries and is considered a higher level of energy than the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Healing injuries, breaking through realms, cleansing the marrow and refining the meridians, improving the quality of Mana, and even, at the very least, absorbing a breath of immortal energy every day can prolong life.

The problem is that these effects are basically useless for cultivators above the Integration stage.

Upon reaching that level, one can already be considered to have an immaculate body, and the effects that immortal energy can exert are easily achieved by such powerful beings.

After studying it for a while, Lu Bai discovered that the only thing this Immortal Dao Flower could be considered useful to cultivators in the Immortal Dao Flower Mahayana stage was the immortal energy emitted by it, which allowed them to gain insights into the Immortal Path.

"It's better than nothing, I suppose."

After experiencing it firsthand, Lu Bai gained some insights, but in his opinion, they were not very meaningful.

After all, with his talent, the path to immortality would be smooth sailing for him.

If he had survived the nine tribulations required to become an immortal, he would probably have already ascended to the celestial realm by now.

He really looked down on this kind of speed of understanding, which was barely faster than a snail's pace.

... Wait a minute.

Gazing at this Immortal Dao Flower that continuously exudes an ethereal aura, Lu Bai's thoughts suddenly shifted.

He suddenly realized that this kind of thing didn't necessarily have to be for his own use, did it?

Admittedly, gaining insights into the Dao through this celestial energy is not a fast process; it requires a gradual and painstaking effort.

At this rate, it would require years of accumulated understanding, perhaps extending the timeline to a thousand years, before any significant improvement could be achieved.

It's not surprising that he dislikes this slow method of cultivation, given his rapid path to immortality—reaching the Mahayana stage in less than two years.

But the key point is, this is a world of cultivation.

Which of those elders and renowned figures who had reached the Nascent Soul or Mahayana stages hadn't spent hundreds, even thousands of years to achieve such remarkable cultivation?

It is not uncommon for cultivators in the Mahayana stage to go into seclusion for hundreds of years at a time. At this level, even the slightest improvement in cultivation can be described as a successful seclusion.

Moreover, this will definitely lead to improved understanding of the Dao.

If Lu Bai were to give up this opportunity for enlightenment, the elders and renowned figures from the various immortal sects would definitely fight over it.

Leaving aside exceptions like Lu Bai, for other Mahayana stage cultivators, if they have the opportunity to glimpse the Great Dao, they would not care about a mere thousand years.

As Lu Bai thought this, the expression on his face gradually became somewhat strange.

One point to note is that the spiritual energy of this cultivation world has been steadily declining.

Even without Lu Bai's radical changes to the social structure, the future he foresaw using the Great Evolution Immortal Art would still have occurred; it was simply a matter of time.

The path of cultivation, which flourishes based on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, will naturally decline as the concentration of spiritual energy decreases.

The extreme of prosperity leads to decline, and the extreme of decline leads to prosperity again; this is the perfect harmony of Yin and Yang.

However, the world changes in units of hundreds of thousands of years, and even cultivators at the Mahayana stage cannot live that long.

In fact, this trend is already emerging.

Lu Bai had learned that during the most active period of cultivation, almost every immortal sect had Grand Elder the Mahayana stage in Mahayana stage. Every ten years or so, one could hear of Grand Elder or a rogue cultivator from a certain immortal sect passing the tribulation to become an immortal and ascending to heaven in broad daylight.

Now, only a handful of holy lands and top-tier sects remain, still possessing Mahayana stage cultivators as their foundation. As for ascension to immortality, such an event has not occurred for over a thousand years.

Under these circumstances, the Immortal Dao Flower guarantees that as long as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can support it, the possessor can steadily improve until they transform from mortal to immortal.

The importance of a path to immortality that can be attained through effort is self-evident to these cultivators.

"So this 'Node' isn't meant to help the deathmatchers, but rather a carrot dangling in front of a donkey?"

Ultimately, this Immortal Dao Flower originated from Lu Bai, so he can do whatever he wants with Immortal Dao Flower.

Although he had never actually verified it, he was certain that if he wanted to, he could transfer this Immortal Dao Flower to someone else.

In addition, as the first holder, he was able to leave his own mark on this Immortal Dao Flower.

In other words, he could completely pass on his will through this Immortal Dao Flower.

He had been thinking about how to adjust the system to ensure that the implementation of the law would not be neglected once the person left.

Unfortunately, the dark side of human nature will not disappear through spiritual practice, and no system is immune to decay.

Compared to relying on people's inner morality, sufficiently large interests can last much longer.

Lu Bai took out the Immortal Dao Flower that was attached to his Primordial Spirit.

He looked at the radiant, Immortal Dao Flower floating in his palm, and felt a strange sense of drama, as if he had traveled to the ends of the earth, yet the answer was already in his grasp.

He doesn't need to impose too many restrictions; he only needs to select users.

To be precise, there's only one rule: if the owner violates the law, this Immortal Dao Flower will become obscured.

When the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth further decreases, this Immortal Dao Flower will become the only path to immortality, and no cultivator will give it up.

Ultimately, the purpose of cultivators cultivating immortality is to become an immortal.

In other words, from now on, any cultivator who possesses the Immortal Dao Flower, regardless of their true inner thoughts, will be forced to become a saint with the well-being of all people in their heart.

In this regard, it's all about intention, not actions.

In this way, it doesn't discriminate based on temperament or talent.

In any case, the effects of immortal energy are powerful enough when one's cultivation level is low. Cleansing the marrow and refining the meridians, breaking through realms with the help of immortal energy is as easy as drinking water. It can basically ensure that the owner's combat power is in the first tier, or even the strongest in the same era.

Even more remarkably, after becoming an immortal, one cannot remain in the mortal realm.

Perhaps, in the end, it cannot be guaranteed that this unique cultivation system will last forever.

But this positive cycle is enough to sustain for a very long time.