Propagation I
Liu Xuezhen's case did not cause much of a stir.
Inside Clear Jade Mountain, it was only mentioned occasionally as a topic of conversation, while Lin Hui continued his quiet cultivation. His massive Wind Energy body brought with it an increasingly exaggerated divine soul.
The increasingly powerful divine soul also imprints a clearer mark on the Mother of All Things.
His Thought Endures Eternally has reached this point, and he has essentially entered the realm of enlightenment. What others take millions or tens of millions of years to reach, he achieved in just a few hundred thousand years.
Next, the spread of the imprint should take place.
At this point, he had learned many ways to spread the word from Chongli.
Even the Star Lords among those around him could no longer comprehend his current level of understanding. Therefore, the only resources he could rely on were Chongli's advice and the inherited experiences from the No-Thought, No-Mind Canon.
Fifty years later...
Within the small, attached world surrounding Clear Jade Mountain.
In a suspended street that stretches across the sky, Lin Hui, dressed in simple casual clothes, strolls with Lin Yuexiu and Xia Si through the small shops along the street.
Looking at the photos of himself printed on the various female self-pleasure products in the shops, Lin Hui fell into an indescribable silence.
"I instructed you to help spread my mark, not to spread it like this..." Because of these photos, he now had to blur his face to avoid being recognized by passersby.
"Teacher, this isn't our fault... It's all spontaneous from outsiders..." Lin Yuexiu said helplessly, "Because of your established reputation, plus the fact that most of the Clear Jade Mountain disciples are beautiful women, and you've collected so many Potency Medicine and treasures... plus your increasing strength and cultivation level, everyone believes that aphrodisiacs are the fundamental source of your power. So now many cultivators are starting to idolize this... and regard you as an idol."
"That's true. When I was out there, people said the same thing. Whenever they mentioned the Lord of Clear Jade Mountain, they all admired him, saying that he could achieve such cultivation by enjoying the company of hundreds of thousands of female disciples of Clear Jade Mountain all by himself." Xia Si added decisively from the side.
Lin Hui originally wanted to argue a bit more, but the Blood Seal's needs were indeed all related to aphrodisiacs, and the Existence Force was inherently linked to Propagation ability.
This makes him, in many ways, what the outside world says about him... even though he knows he is morally upright.
"I remember Clear Jade Mountain didn't consider gender when it included entries, did it?" he suddenly asked again.
Now, Clear Jade Mountain disciples are scattered everywhere, many have ventured deep into other Black Domain and voids, and some have even traveled to many unfamiliar worlds to establish branches, truly flourishing everywhere.
A sect with hundreds of thousands of years of history might not seem like much in the vast Black Domain, but within the world sphere, it's considered an ancient sect. Furthermore, with a top-tier powerhouse like Lin Hui at the Star Lord level presiding over it, its prestige is naturally even greater.
"Yes, the basic male-to-female ratio was six to four, but later most of the male disciples were replaced by women," Lin Yuexiu replied.
... Lin Hui suddenly remembered the Clear Jade Mountain squad in the Stagnant Storm Court... it was the same back then.
"Furthermore, according to our statistical research, the way to maintain your reputation in the long run is through the Propagation of the clan and its transmission from generation to generation," Lin Yuexiu continued.
"Even races eventually perish," Xia Si retorted from the side. "Why not spread our beliefs and cultivation methods?"
"Don't the concepts and techniques also need to be recorded and passed down by living beings?" Lin Yuexiu said.
"But records in various languages on inanimate objects can spread and be disseminated without being affected by ethnic groups," Xia Si said.
"What if the author is changed?" Lin Yuexiu asked again.
"Then let's embed the content of the cultivation technique itself into the teacher's material," Xia Si said.
"It's just one method; all dissemination relies on living beings. Cultivating a powerful and long-lived race and then establishing a system of achievements for them is the orthodox approach. Many of the powerful individuals we've found have also followed this method," Lin Yuexiu said.
Lin Hui listened, but the advice Chongli had given him flashed through his mind.
"Upon reaching the stage of 'Thought Endures Eternally,' the consideration becomes how to spread one's imprint as widely as possible, making it omnipresent, thereby achieving a state of self-immortality. Some powerful ' Thought Endures Eternally,' even Heavenly Venerables, cannot be completely killed without resorting to large-scale, extraordinary attacks. Therefore, this step of spreading and preserving is crucial. It determines the strength of 'Thought Endures Eternally.'"
"So what is the optimal way to propagate this?" Lin Hui asked at the time.
"There are several ways," Chongli paused, "First, establish great achievements, or rather, create miracles, so that all living beings will remember your name, and it will be passed down for a long time."
"Second, become a legend, a myth. Many myths contain tales of mending the sky, destroying the world, and so on. Whether the myth is good or evil, you can leave your own mark."
"Third, become a symbol. Some fundamental disciplines are unavoidable steps in the development of civilization. If you can integrate yourself into them and become an essential step in their development, then your imprint will be very powerful."
At this point, Chongli gave some other minor branch methods, such as becoming the founder of a race, creating Great Merit technique that incorporates his own imprint, or naming long-standing things after himself.
However, none of these are as suitable as the first three.
"The initial level of 'Thought Endures Eternally ' requires the entirety of your image to be mentioned for it to be effective. The intermediate level allows any mention of your theories, viewpoints, or techniques to be effective. The highest level allows any memory related to you to have an effect. Theoretically, both your friends and enemies become anchors for your existence. As long as someone remembers you, you are immortal. At this stage, only a Celestial Venerable can use extraordinary means to completely erase all traces of you across the entire dimensional realm of all things, past, future, and present. Therefore, 'Thought Endures Eternally ' essentially already possesses some of the immortal qualities of a Celestial Venerable."
Thinking about this, Lin Hui suddenly seemed to understand why some powerful figures were willing to take the lead in doing so-called great deeds, miracles, and techniques. They all seemed to have traces of this kind.
In comparison, the Heart Source Demon Emperor, who has been secretly hiding his true nature, is simply an anomaly in this realm.
No wonder she became so weak later on.
"Teacher, your wife has passed away again. Her tenth dying wish was for you to find someone who will live a long and healthy life and stop causing her trouble. She just wanted to rest."
Before he could even come to his senses, Lin Hui heard Lin Yuexiu muttering to herself beside him.
"I've given her all my resources, even blessed her with special techniques. With proper cultivation, she might break through to the fifth ring someday. Why..." Lin Hui paused here, knowing the answer, but a lingering sense of unease remained...
"Teacher, I think what your wife means is that you should wait until she has rested enough, and then revive her only when you miss her after a while. That way, you shouldn't be so exhausted," Lin Yuexiu said softly.
"Actually, it's just that the gap between them is too big. Forcing themselves to be together will only make both sides tired. My teacher's wife is very clear-headed. She tried to work on it a few times before, but later found it was useless, so..." Xia Si continued to add insult to injury.
"Actually, I wanted to ask you before, teacher, is there no limit to your resurrection ability? Can you resurrect any dead individual without limit?" Lin Yuexiu couldn't help but ask.
"Of course there are limitations," Lin Hui replied. "Resurrection at lower energy levels is easy, but at higher energy levels, there are far too many variables involved, making resurrection extremely difficult. Generally, when it involves materialization, the price to pay for resurrection is considerable. Theoretically, if you die, I can resurrect you within a hundred years, but after a hundred years, it's basically impossible."
The three strolled through all the shops on the street, their figures flashing as they moved to another city to continue their investigation into the spread of the imprint.
"Furthermore, if it involves the same high energy level, it is equally difficult. This is because the prerequisite for recovery is that all the basic building blocks can be easily found. If some particles are involved and end up in the hands of other high-energy levels, then... even if they are recovered, the resulting individual will not be complete and will no longer be the original individual."
Lin Hui explained.
He quickly finished touring another city, and found that almost every sex shop there was filled with toys featuring Lin Hui's likeness, which made him feel there was little point in continuing to explore.
Back in the courtyard, Lin Hui quickly devised some stories and legends about himself and had his disciples spread them.
Then he modified the Origin Scene Sword Canon that he had integrated, added his own signature, and passed it down. He also selected some basic body-strengthening exercises, simplified and combined them, and had his subordinates popularize them as exercises for prolonging life.
These were all attempts. In fact, Lin Hui could vaguely sense that his self-imprint was connecting with a large number of unfamiliar areas in the outside world.
Many of them were adult entertainment shops, which was the real reason he brought his two disciples to check them out.
After the plan was finalized and implemented, Lin Hui clearly felt that he began to receive a large number of fragmented and messy blurry images and sounds from time to time.
This approach clearly had an effect.
But not long after, within a decade or so, these images and sounds quickly transformed into various explicit videos of women, along with numerous blurry images of men offering incense and prayers to him.
Lin Hui quickly sent people to investigate and soon discovered that his image among the people had been symbolized.
"The investigation results show that you are now revered as the Yang God in many void regions. Your legendary journey to rapid power, combined with the innate male passion and interest in this area, has created a huge market demand. This has led to the vast majority of places worshipping you as a deity to enhance their sexual abilities."
Su Yaping's subsequent report was accompanied by a look of bewilderment, as if she were both laughing and crying.
Lin Hui sat upright under the tree, expressionless. The other disciples around him couldn't help but chuckle, and the courtyard was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
"Furthermore, because you have no children yet, there are rumors that you have transformed the power of intercourse into your own potential for advancement, which is why you have been able to grow stronger so quickly..." Su Yaping continued reading the research report with a sense of helplessness.
"Based on specific data research, in the market for products related to sexual needs, those bearing your name and those without, offering the same efficacy, show sales differences that can reach as high as 30%. This is extremely significant. Researchers at the institute believe that you have now become the most popular and enduring symbol in the realm of sexuality."
"... Aren't any of the female disciples from Clear Jade Mountain going to clarify this?" Lin Hui was speechless.