Artificial Intelligence

Jinshan Villa District, Villa 66.

Su Yuan leaned against the second-floor railing, his eyes half-closed as he felt the breeze brush past him.

Even without relying on his eyes or his mental powers,

Su Yuan could clearly sense every little thing within several hundred meters of him.

The path of the wind, the faint tremors of insects beating their wings, the subtle movements of bugs and mice digging through the soil underground...

Everything in existence naturally gave off some kind of information, which Su Yuan could receive.

"The evolution of life is truly amazing."

Su Yuan opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

Even Grandmasters of Baodan and True Dan Celestials found it difficult to experience this feeling of a fundamental transformation and leap in the nature of life.

But Su Yuan was different. He had cultivated the most perfect Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method, and with the Grey Mirror constantly answering his questions, his understanding of life's evolution far surpassed that of Blue Star's cultivators.

"It's about time. I should go practice the Star Contemplation Method."

Su Yuan left the balcony and went to the villa's meditation room, where he sat down cross-legged.

Compared with the Silver Needle Cultivation Method for progressing from a Level 0 Lifeform to a Level 1 Lifeform,

the process Su Yuan was undergoing now, from a Level 1 Lifeform to a Level 2 Lifeform, was more complicated.

In addition to twenty sessions of the main cultivation, one every three days, he had to practice the Star Contemplation Method once each day.

Contemplation methods were used by powerful lifeforms in the depths of the universe to temper and elevate the dimensions of their souls and wills.

Different contemplation methods naturally improved and tempered the soul and will in different ways.

The Star Contemplation Method Su Yuan practiced was one of the finest contemplation methods available to lifeforms below Level 10 in the boundless universe. It was also the method best suited to him at present.

Of course, as good as contemplation methods were, anyone whose life level was too low risked being "assimilated" by the method itself if they practiced it recklessly.

That was why Su Yuan had waited until he became a Level 1 Lifeform to practice the Star Contemplation Method.

Only the soul and will of a Level 1 Lifeform could withstand the method's "assimilation."

Su Yuan quieted his thoughts and began practicing the Star Contemplation Method, trying to imagine himself as a vast star.

Then he used the star's eternal, unchanging power to temper and refine his soul and will.

Time passed.

An hour went by in the blink of an eye.

The alarm he had set beforehand rang.

Su Yuan stopped practicing the Star Contemplation Method right on time.

Even though he had now reached the threshold for practicing the Star Contemplation Method, he could only practice it for an hour at most each day.

If he went beyond an hour, even if he wasn't "assimilated" by the method, some of his emotions and thoughts would be worn away, drawing him closer to becoming a true star.

That was the last thing Su Yuan wanted.

"As expected of one of the finest contemplation methods in the universe!"

Su Yuan felt his soul and will had grown a little more substantial, and a smile appeared on his face.

Contemplation methods for lifeforms below Level 10 in the universe involved visualizing mountains and rivers, or a star.

That was far too difficult. Even if such methods existed, they came with all kinds of hidden risks and a high chance of being "assimilated." How could they compare to the Star Contemplation Method?

According to the Grey Mirror's assessment, as long as Su Yuan practiced this method for no more than an hour each day, there would be no problems or hidden risks.

And as Su Yuan's life level rose—for instance, when he became a Level 2 or Level 3 Lifeform—the time he could spend practicing the Star Contemplation Method would increase accordingly.

After finishing that day's practice, Su Yuan did as usual and asked the Grey Mirror in the depths of his mind:

"What's my current ranking in Magic City?"

This was a question Su Yuan always asked after finishing his practice.

He used it to assess the results of his cultivation.

In the depths of his mind, the Grey Mirror's surface rippled and blurred as a line of text appeared.

[No. 3 in Magic City]

"Third?" Su Yuan understood, but wasn't particularly surprised.

The strongest person in Magic City was naturally the True Dan Celestial who guarded the city.

That was a Level 2 Lifeform by the universe's classification.

As for second place, that was a Grandmaster at the peak of Baodan.

This Grandmaster had already undergone human modification, making him so powerful that he surpassed the conventional limits of the Baodan level.

"Human modification?" Su Yuan pondered.

The human modification technology Xia Kingdom possessed had come from the war between nations a hundred years ago.

After the Truth Society had hurriedly withdrawn, it left behind some materials on human modification. Xia Kingdom obtained them and had been secretly researching them ever since.

"After a few more training sessions, I should be able to reach second place in Magic City," Su Yuan thought to himself.

As a cultivator of the Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method, Su Yuan could practically sweep aside anyone at the same level. He overwhelmed them across all six dimensions, and the gap between him and other cultivators would only grow wider.

As for combat experience, his exceptionally high dimension of comprehension meant he didn't need real battles to gain it. All he had to do was think things through and watch videos of other powerful fighters in action, and his combat experience would naturally improve.

That was the strength of a six-dimensional cultivator: no weaknesses, no flaws. As long as they could grow without hindrance, they were destined to become a major power in the depths of the universe.

Su Yuan left the meditation room and took the elevator down to the basement.

Every villa in Jinshan Villa District had a basement, and they were all enormous—almost half the size of a soccer field.

At that moment, the basement of Villa 66 was filled with rows of computer servers. In the center stood a huge display made up of twelve screens.

Over the past month, besides following his cultivation routine, Su Yuan had used Zhou Pharmaceutical's connections to purchase a batch of high-quality servers.

He had connected all the servers together to build a small server cluster.

As soon as Su Yuan entered the basement,

the giant screen in the center flickered and quickly changed. A charming little girl wearing a red dress appeared on it and called out loudly, "Master."

"Mm." Su Yuan looked at the Red-Skirted Girl on the screen and asked, "How's your learning going?"

The Red-Skirted Girl was an artificial intelligence Su Yuan had created seven days earlier using code provided by the Grey Mirror.

The concept of artificial intelligence had existed on Blue Star for a long time, but it had remained just a concept. No true artificial intelligence had ever been created.

The various artificial intelligences on Blue Star were essentially just programs: extremely rigid and incapable of independent thought.

But the Red-Skirted Girl had been created using the core code provided by the Grey Mirror. She was a true artificial intelligence, capable of independent thought and logical reasoning. She could even imitate human emotions with ninety-nine percent accuracy.

In some respects, there was no significant difference between the Red-Skirted Girl and a human.

"Master, I've learned so many things these past few days..." The Red-Skirted Girl spoke in a cheerful tone. "Master, you still haven't given me a name. Everyone else has a name, but I don't..."

After she finished speaking, the Red-Skirted Girl gazed at Su Yuan expectantly.

"You seem to like wearing red dresses..." Su Yuan thought for a moment. "I'll call you Xiao Lan."