The number of videos and discussions about Turtle Immortal online continues to explode.
Great Xia did not respond to this, but only issued a brief statement.
The announcement states that a special broadcast will be made in Xia at 7 PM tonight.
The brief statement revealed nothing.
But the magnitude of the event made everyone realize that... things were about to change!
It's only been a few hours since 7 o'clock.
Yet it has caused suffering for people all over the world.
It wasn't even seven o'clock yet, and the streets of the Xia were empty, with every household brightly lit.
Company meeting rooms, school cafeterias, and large screens in city squares were packed with waiting crowds.
Discussions rose and fell.
"What exactly did that announcement say today?!"
"Who knows? Could it be that Turtle Immortal is really a monster?"
"No way, could it really be cultivation..."
"..."
Discussion and suspicion spread among the crowd.
Everyone is talking about the upcoming announcement.
Su Xiaoxiao and her roommates squeezed into the dormitory, staring at the laptop screen. No one spoke; only tense breathing could be heard.
As the first group of students to be introduced to breathing techniques.
They clearly knew that this time things probably wouldn't be so simple.
At this moment, no one made any more memes.
Everyone realized how unusual and serious the situation was.
They also realized that those jokes from the past might... find their answers today.
Even foreign heads of state and intelligence chiefs were already waiting in the presidential palace.
Translators and analysts are on high alert.
The unusual activities in the Great Xia over the past two years have driven them almost crazy with speculation.
They had a premonition... that today they might find out what the Great Xia had been doing all these years.
As darkness fell, it officially came to 7 p. m.!
"Buzz~!"
At exactly seven o'clock, a sound like electricity seemed to reverberate through the air.
The next second.
The video feeds from all television channels and mainstream online platforms across the country are switched simultaneously.
The familiar news studio, the familiar background.
Seated on the stage, besides the solemn-looking host, was a middle-aged man in a dark Zhongshan suit with a composed demeanor.
His identity caption reads: Special Spokesperson of the Great Xia Cultivator Affairs Development Committee.
Yes, this time, it's no longer about self-cultivation as it used to be.
Instead, the cultivators completely unveiled themselves!
The moment those words appeared, everyone thought they were seeing things.
"That's... a cultivator?"
"A cultivator?! It really is that cultivator?!"
"No, the original Self-Cultivation Affairs Administration was actually... the Cultivator Administration!!!"
At the same time, a huge discussion and shock resounded throughout every household in the Great Xia Dynasty.
No one could believe their eyes.
As for those foreign presidents and political figures, under the interpretation of the translator...
His expression was frozen on his face.
Because the translation of "monk" is... a person who attempts to cultivate themselves to become a god!
Hello to all viewers across the country!
"Now broadcasting a special announcement."
While billions of people are still in shock,
The special spokesperson then began to speak.
He looked calmly into the camera, as if piercing through the screen and gazing upon the entire nation.
The voice was clear, each word distinct and unadorned, like a thunderclap.
"After long-term and rigorous scientific observation and research, we are now officially informing our compatriots nationwide."
"A completely new system for life evolution and ability enhancement based on the deep development of human potential, which is learnable, inheritable, and developable, objectively exists."
"Relevant departments in China have initially defined it and systematically organized it into... Cultivation System."
"It is also commonly referred to as cultivating immortality in folk tradition!"
"The state has established a specialized agency to be responsible for research, standardization, guidance, and safeguards in this field."
"Relevant scientific information, basic introductory methods, and safety guidelines will be released gradually through official channels."
"We urge the public to maintain a rational and scientific attitude, avoid blindly following or panicking, and refrain from spreading unverified information."
"The nation has the confidence and capability to lead all its people to smoothly and orderly embrace this historic new stage of development!"
"The great Great Xia will surely overcome all difficulties!"
The speech was brief and quick; the screen cut off, and the major television stations resumed their usual broadcasts.
But at this moment.
The whole world has fallen silent, leaving only that one sentence echoing in the minds of countless people.
Cultivation System... are an objective reality.
In the dormitory, Su Xiaoxiao stood with her mouth agape, oblivious to the fact that the bag of potato chips in her hand had fallen to the ground.
In the streets, alleys, squares, and residential areas, incredible cheers, screams, cries, and incoherent arguments erupted.
The social media platform's servers crashed and then restarted within seconds.
"It's true! I knew it!"
"Cultivating immortality? We can really cultivate now!"
"That Turtle Immortal... is he our senior?"
"Officially confirmed! It's not special effects!"
"Quick! Breathing technique! Try the breathing technique!"
Countless people tried the " Basic Daoyin Breathing Method " on the spot.
More people flocked to any new links that the official channels might release.
Order teetered on the brink of collapse, bordering on ecstasy.
Grassroots mobilization was launched instantly.
Police officers and community workers quickly took to the streets to guide and reassure the crowd.
Repeatedly play reminders to maintain a rational perspective on cultivating immortality.
Fortunately, Great Xia started its cultural promotion a few years in advance.
Despite such a bombshell announcement, the people of Great Xia were still able to maintain their basic rationality.
They didn't do anything too surprising.
Outside of the Great Xia, a different kind of chaos exists.
The Presidential Office of the Beautiful Country.
"What the hell did he just say, 'f***k'?"
"Trying to become a god? Translation! Are you sure you didn't translate it wrong?"
"This is the scientific society of Nima!"
The translator turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Mr. President, the literal translation and the contextual meaning... are basically consistent."
"They acknowledged that a systematic pathway of individual evolution... beyond existing scientific explanations, is real."
"Shit!"
"Doesn't that mean all those years of frantically collecting various resources, their bizarre global scientific expeditions, their illogical resource mobilization, and those bases in the outskirts of Beijing that we can't infiltrate... were all for this?"
"They started evolving secretly many years ago!"
"And we're still fooling around like donkeys, speculating in cryptocurrency and engaging in arms trading?"
The leaders of the Beautiful Country are not unaware of the temperament of Great Xia.
If the cultivation of immortality exists, humans can become gods.
Given the way Great Xia operates, it would never reveal its hand to the world without absolute certainty and tangible results.
This means that Great Xia has already grasped something they cannot understand, and their trump card.
Silence fell over the office.
What's more frightening than technological backwardness is a complete disconnect at the cognitive level.
Similar scenes are playing out simultaneously in different languages.
"Immediately! At all costs!"
"Activate all dormant intelligence networks! Bribe, kidnap, infiltrate! I need to know what cultivation truly is!"
"How many cultivators do they have? What level are they at? Do they have any weaknesses?"
"I want to cultivate immortality!"
World leaders issued a swift and decisive order.
This is no longer a technological competition; it's a true... species competition.
Panic spread at the highest decision-making level.
A terrifying thought surfaced in everyone's minds... The Great Xia has officially entered the mythological era!