Two and a Half Years Later
Su Yuan wasn't too concerned about the changing global situation.
His behind-the-scenes push for the unification of Blue Star was merely a means to better serve his own interests.
Otherwise, what kind of logic would it be to have hundreds of nations controlling a single planet?
It's incredibly inefficient to have a single command translated into hundreds of languages.
"Keep practicing your shooting."
Su Yuan stood ten thousand meters in the air, holding a long spear, and began to practice.
"Extreme Yin Power."
In a daze, Su Yuan sensed the Extreme Yin Power that permeated the world and filled every corner of the universe.
Compared to the vast and dazzling Extreme Yang Power, the Extreme Yin Power permeates all things and is omnipresent.
Extreme yin and extreme yang are two extremes, mutually restraining yet mutually generating.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With each swing of Su Yuan's spear, the force contained within tore through the air. On the ground, this force would be enough to easily pierce through several skyscrapers, but in the high sky, its power naturally dissipated tens of thousands of meters away.
This is still the <Extreme Yin 36 Forms>, which is not good at attacking. If it were the <Extreme Yang 36 Forms>, each strike would draw upon the Extreme Yang Power between heaven and earth, making its power even greater.
That's what you call a true city-destroying level.
Time flew by, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Yuan practiced the "Extreme Yin 36 Forms" repeatedly.
In the past, Su Yuan would have stopped and rested by now; he understood the principle that too much of a good thing can be bad.
Practice shooting for two hours each time, then rest for half an hour to summarize; this is the best way to maximize efficiency.
Today, however, Su Yuan continued practicing the Extreme Yin 36 Forms, showing no intention of stopping.
He learned from the Grey Mirror that his <Extreme Yin 36 Forms> would be significantly improved after three hours and fifty-two minutes of continuous shooting practice.
This significant improvement, far exceeding the usual training speed, is also known as sudden enlightenment.
Enlightenment is a rare and precious state for any cultivator or evolver. In the midst of enlightenment, one's own level of understanding merges with that of heaven and earth, and one's thoughts and ideas far surpass those of one's usual state.
Many cultivators and evolvers never experience a sudden enlightenment in their entire lives.
However, this was not uncommon for Su Yuan, who possessed the Grey Mirror. In the two or three years of cultivation, he had already seized two opportunities for enlightenment through the Grey Mirror.
These two opportunities for enlightenment were virtually impossible for other cultivators and evolvers to seize, as they were fleeting. However, Su Yuan knew about them in advance, took the initiative to approach them, and thus successfully seized them.
For example, right now, if Su Yuan didn't have the Grey Mirror, he would most likely still follow his usual habit of practicing shooting for two hours and then resting for half an hour.
Thus, the opportunity for sudden enlightenment is missed.
Only after practicing shooting continuously for three hours and fifty-two minutes will one experience a rare moment of enlightenment.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was three hours and fifty-two minutes.
At this moment, Su Yuan's mind was completely immersed in the <Extreme Yin 36 Forms>, feeling the boundless Extreme Yin Power in the world. Just then—
In an instant, Su Yuan's mental state subtly resonated with the boundless universe, achieving a divine harmony between them.
In just a few seconds, Su Yuan's understanding of the Extreme Yin 36 Forms was greatly enhanced.
"Call!"
Su Yuan stopped the drill, stood with his gun, and his mind was filled with the insights he had just gained.
The state of enlightenment lasted only a few seconds, but it greatly helped Su Yuan.
A moment later.
Su Yuan asked the Grey Mirror deep within his sea of consciousness, "Latest body data!"
[Health Level: 5 (1%)]
[Cultivation Method: Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method]
[Sacred Art: Thought Imprint]
[Spear Technique: Perfected with the Extreme Yang 36 Forms]
[Spear Technique: Perfected with the Extreme Yin 36 Forms]
[Extreme Yang Power: 25%]
[Extreme Yin Power: 24%]
[Combat Bonus: 520%]
"Breakthrough achieved."
Su Yuan glanced at the answer reflected in the Grey Mirror and a smile appeared on his face.
In just a few seconds, Su Yuan had an epiphany. His comprehension of Extreme Yin Power increased from 19% to 24%, and his Extreme Yang Power also rose accordingly, from 22% to 25%.
The Combat Bonus reaches as high as 520%.
Don't underestimate the fact that your understanding of the Extreme Yin Power only increased by five percent.
As one of the cosmic forces, the Extreme Yin Power can theoretically only be comprehended by Starry Sky Lifeform.
Even so, it is extremely difficult for Starry Sky Lifeform to comprehend a certain cosmic power; it may take thousands or tens of thousands of years to achieve.
With the guidance of the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan wouldn't take any detours. However, even so, if he wanted to comprehend the Extreme Yin Power without relying on external forces, it would still take him more than ninety years.
Over ninety years, five percent of which was four or five years of hard work.
In other words, this brief moment of enlightenment saved Su Yuan several years.
"It's a pity it was just a minor epiphany. If he had encountered a true, profound epiphany, he probably would have been able to completely comprehend the Extreme Yang Power."
Su Yuan shook his head slightly.
A state of sudden enlightenment is extremely rare, but Su Yuan, with the help of the Grey Mirror, has gained a great deal of understanding of this state.
This includes the distinction between minor and major epiphanies.
The essence of a minor enlightenment is that the cultivator's mind and spirit briefly merge with the heavens and earth, which often only lasts for a few seconds.
A great enlightenment, on the other hand, is when a cultivator's mind and spirit merge with the heavens and earth at a profound level, lasting for several days or even months.
For cultivators and evolvers, minor enlightenment is rare and hard to come by, while major enlightenment is something they don't even know they have.
From the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan learned that the Galactic Human Empire where Blue Star is located, "Canglan Galactic State," has experienced only 102,321 major enlightenments since its founding.
The Canglan Galactic State is a medium-sized universe kingdom with an incredibly vast territory and an existence spanning trillions of years.
Given such a long period of time and vast territory, how could there only be a little over 100,000 major epiphanies? One can imagine how rare such epiphanies are.
Of course, in Su Yuan's view, the reason why both minor and major enlightenments are rare is mainly because cultivators and evolvers have not grasped them.
"Unfortunately, my current strength is still too low to control my mind to resonate with the same frequency as heaven and earth."
Su Yuan shook his head slightly.
The so-called enlightenment is essentially the unity of one's mind and spirit with the universe, using the perspective of the universe to understand the bottleneck problems one faces.
It's like a doctoral student trying to solve a kindergarten problem.
The key is to achieve harmony between the mind and the universe.
What connects one's own mind and the universe is the latter's frequency.
As long as one can control the vibration frequency of one's mind and align it with the frequency of heaven and earth, one can maintain the state of enlightenment for a long time.
The most difficult part is figuring out the frequency of the earth's vibrations.
Of course, this problem did not exist in Su Yuan's eyes; he could tell the specific frequency of the tremors from the Grey Mirror.
For Su Yuan, the real challenge lies in aligning his mental frequency with the frequency of heaven and earth.
"Keep practicing your shooting."
After resting for a while, Su Yuan picked up his spear and began practicing again.
Maintaining a state of enlightenment indefinitely is difficult to achieve in a short time. Even with the Grey Mirror solving the biggest problem, Su Yuan still needs to open his mouth to eat the food that is brought to his mouth.
The capital of the Great Xia Imperial Capital.
Inside a secluded meeting room.
"Gentlemen," Director Zhou said, looking around with surging emotions, "The successful establishment of the Blue Star Commonwealth Alliance is a historic moment for us, destined to be recorded in history!"
These words were spoken.
The people in the conference room were extremely excited.
So many years have passed.
Great Xia has finally stood atop the world once again.
Moreover, this time its standing is completely different from that of hundreds or thousands of years ago.
Even if you really wanted to command other countries, it would be impossible.
The establishment of the Blue Star Commonwealth Alliance is no joke; member countries must relinquish many of their powers.
Director Zhou changed the subject, saying, "Of course, all of this is thanks to that esteemed person, and also the Interstellar Colony Ship that will arrive in two or three years. Don't underestimate them!"
Since Su Yuan was able to make Great Xia the leading country in the alliance, he could also make other countries the leading countries.
Everyone at the meeting was clear-headed, and given the threat of the Interstellar Colony Fleet, their only thought now was to pool all their resources.
At this moment, a female bureau chief spoke up, "Don't worry, the manufacturing of many weapons is going smoothly, and the tasks assigned to us by that official are being completed one by one. There won't be any problems."
"The weapons that the adults asked us to build involve very profound principles and have terrifying power. Some experts speculate that these weapons are very likely to have a real impact on Blue Star."
Another bureau chief said with a somber expression.
Before Su Yuan, the most powerful weapon on Blue Star was nuclear weapons.
However, nuclear weapons at most threaten human nations; they have no impact on the Blue Star itself.
Even if ten thousand or one hundred thousand nuclear weapons exploded at once, they would only blast a few miles or tens of miles underground at most.
With such a thin layer, on the scale of Blue Star, it wouldn't even scratch the skin.
As the project progressed, the weapons manufactured by Su Yuan in Great Xia showed surprising power in some of them, which alarmed many weapons manufacturing experts.
"That's precisely why we can deduce just how difficult the impending alien force will be to deal with."
Director Zhou began, "Therefore, we need to cooperate even more fully with all of the superiors' orders, sparing no effort whatsoever."
"Director Zhou, I wonder how confident we are in dealing with the Alien Force this time?" The female director who spoke first revealed her concern.
"How confident are we?" Director Zhou looked around and noticed that everyone else was also listening intently, immediately realizing that this was a matter of concern to everyone.
"I can't guarantee how confident I am, but given that person's scheming methods, since they've chosen to do this, they must have plenty of confidence. Otherwise, why wouldn't they choose to join the Truth Society and completely submit to the Alien Force?"
Director Zhou began to speak slowly.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt reassured.
In fact, with their wisdom, they could have thought of this long ago. However, since it concerns the future of Great Xia and the entire Blue Star, they inevitably felt some anxiety and uncertainty.
"Alright, that concludes this meeting. Everyone, please return to your posts. Regardless of the final outcome, we have done our best."
"Man proposes, God disposes."
Director Zhou looked at everyone and said.
"Yes."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Under the starry sky of the universe.
A spaceship from the Multi-Eye Race is heading towards Blue Star at a speed approaching the speed of light.
Captain Ao Qu glanced down at the report sent from Blue Star, two or three light-years away, and after confirming that everything was normal, nodded slightly.
His decision to support the Truth Society on Blue Star was aimed at protecting the precious mineral veins they needed and monitoring all activity on Blue Star.
In Captain Ao Qu's eyes, the life on Blue Star was too ignorant, with no experience whatsoever in mining deep underground, and was very likely to damage the mineral veins they wanted.
Although the possibility is slim, as the mineral veins they're eyeing are all located extremely deep underground, what if it happens?
In any case, supporting the Truth Society comes at no cost to Captain Ao Qu; it simply involves transferring some outdated technologies from the "Azure Universe Empire."
It's not difficult at all.
"Ao Qu, you're being too cautious. Taking over a mere native planet, why are you being so careful?" Captain Duo Xi'en, who was not far away, sneered.
"Yes, Ao Qu, relax. That inhabited planet has already been analyzed by the Lineage's experts. It's just a backward, primitive planet with low technology and its evolutionary level can be ignored."
The third second-generation member of the Multi-Eye Race also spoke at this moment.
If this mission to take over Blue Star is difficult, they wouldn't have let these three people come here to gain experience.
"That's true, I was overthinking it," Ao Qu said after a moment's thought.
All three of them are Starry Sky Lifeform, with Ao Qu being Level 11 Starry Sky Lifeform. Their arrival on a native planet where the highest life level is only 3 is nothing short of divine intervention.
With the physical strength of Starry Sky Lifeform, even if it stood there, it would be no threat to all the powerful beings on Blue Star, plus the technological bombardment. Moreover, Blue Star has now been divided by the Truth Society, which is supported by Ao Qu.
This ensures absolute safety.
"By the way, once we've mined all the mineral veins we need, what should we do with the life on that planet?" the third second-generation member of the Multi-Eye Race suddenly asked.
"What should we do?" Duo Xi'en asked Captain Ao Qu.
Captain Ao Qu is in charge of this mission to take over Blue Star, and he also carries the will of the Lineage's high command.
"What can we do?" Captain Ao Qu glanced at the two of them and shook his head. "Naturally, we should clean them up. Otherwise, if the 'Canglan Galactic Human Empire' finds out that our Multi-Eye Race violated the <Life Planet Protection Act>, who will take responsibility?"
Although violating the "Life Planet Protection Act" might result in the Multi-Eye Race paying a huge fine, it wouldn't shake their foundation.
However, it's best not to pay if you can avoid it, and leaving a bad impression on the "Canglan Galactic Human Empire" because of this would also be a bad thing.
"Then let's clean it."
Duo Xi'en nodded, and the other second-generation member of the Multi-Eye Race also had no objections.
To them, slaughtering all life on a planet inhabited by life is no different than stepping on an ant on the roadside.
Indeed, on a cosmic scale, there are very few things on Blue Star that can be considered life.
Time passed.
Two and a half years have passed in the blink of an eye.