Steady Progress
The various secret realms in the Cultivation Realm are like dungeons in a game to cultivators.
If you want to level up, simply grinding monsters will eventually become sluggish.
Especially after the level is raised to a certain level.
You'll find that high-level monsters are actually just as rare as high-level players.
At this point, simply grinding monsters is clearly no longer sufficient to meet the needs of leveling up.
What should we do?
There are essentially two choices.
One of them is AFK (away from keyboard), which is what we often call closed-door training.
This method prioritizes safety. Although leveling up is still very slow, there is virtually no risk other than Qi Deviation.
This is also a cultivation method that most cultivators like to see.
Another option is to run dungeons, which means entering secret realms.
Let's set aside the reasons for the formation of these secret realms for now.
It doesn't matter if it's the ruins of some sect, the cave abode left by some powerful figure, or some naturally occurring blessed land.
These places all share two common characteristics.
Secret and high returns!
From a clandestine perspective, only a small minority of people can enter.
Or rather, being able to get into it is a reflection of these people's own opportunities.
In terms of luck, they have already surpassed others of the same level.
In terms of high returns, whether one obtains secret techniques, ancient texts, Law Treasure, or elixirs, the rewards are immense.
They once again surpassed those at the same level in terms of strength.
From this perspective, the so-called cultivation of immortality is actually the same as everything else in the world.
They all revolve around the word "comparison".
From Vacation Plan to Yi Xuan's current desire to master all the hidden gems.
From another perspective, it all downplays the comparisons between cultivators.
These two actions prevented cultivators from AFK farming and also prevented them from running dungeons.
In other words, for the next five hundred years...
The entire Cultivation Realm may be entering a strange period of stability.
The inability to improve one's cultivation level will greatly reduce the competition among cultivators.
By eliminating those freaks who can fight beyond their level, higher-level cultivators will exert absolute suppression over lower-level ones.
However, this does not mean that the competition among cultivators will stop.
This kind of thing won't stop; on the contrary, it will become even more intense.
This kind of competition will shift from a focus on ability to a focus on knowledge.
The emergence of Cultivation Assistance Chip has made cultivators gradually realize the importance of knowledge.
Since you can't improve your strength, you might as well improve your knowledge of cultivation.
Once the Heavenly Dog crisis is resolved, the Vacation Plan will be cancelled.
The more knowledge one has about cultivating immortality, the more likely one is to gain an advantage over others.
This awareness gradually spread among cultivators after the Vacation Plan began.
Even Yi Xuan hadn't expected that this atmosphere would spread beyond the realm of cultivators.
It even spread to ordinary people, indirectly providing considerable assistance to the promotion of technology.
The force, composed of several hundred experts at the fifth level or above, was indeed formidable.
Under the leadership of the three races' high-ranking officials, the thousands of secret realms in the Cultivation Realm were quickly cleared out.
When control of the last secret realm was handed over to Yi Xuan, it was even a year earlier than the time he had proposed.
What are the plans next?
Hai Qingshi, who had handed over control of this final secret realm to Yi Xuan, was now looking at Yi Xuan with anticipation.
And it wasn't just him; almost all the experts were eagerly awaiting Yi Xuan's next orders.
Four years later, Yi Xuan's status in the hearts of these people has even surpassed that of Hai Qingshi and the others.
Of course, this is not the same deterrent effect that Yi Xuan had when he killed the Blood Venerable.
Rather, it's because of the benefits these people have received from clearing out the secret realm over the past four years.
After all, Yi Xuan's initial order only stated that he wanted to gain control of all the secret realms.
So after clearing out the first secret realm, everyone looked at their loot with conflicted expressions.
Many of the treasures were so coveted that even experts like them were tempted, but Yi Xuan's intimidating presence was undeniable.
If they rashly embezzle the money, Dao Qianqiu's fate might very well be theirs as well.
So, though reluctant, these people obediently handed over the treasure along with control of the secret realm.
No one expected that Yi Xuan would only take control of the secret realm and all the Spirit Stone.
As for those treasures that are rare even for Loose Immortal, they didn't even glance at them.
Finally, Hai Qingshi couldn't help but ask what to do with those things.
Yi Xuan his hand dismissively, telling them to handle it themselves.
Suddenly, the group, who had been somewhat pessimistic, became incredibly proactive.
With these treasures as motivation, this army of Loose Immortal instantly became terrifyingly proactive.
It should be noted that Yi Xuan's five-year timeframe was just a casual remark; he didn't even know how many secret realms there were in the entire Cultivation Realm.
I guessed there would be at most one or two hundred.
Therefore, when Yi Xuan learned that these people had actually conquered more than a thousand secret realms in just four years...
One has to admit that all motivation stems from desire.
However, Yi Xuan's subsequent orders once again left everyone dumbfounded.
Because Yi Xuan actually told them to just disperse on the spot and go do whatever they were supposed to do.
This terrified the group, who thought there was something they couldn't do.
Apart from the high-ranking members of the three clans, no one dared to leave.
They all went to live in the city at the foot of the Azure Cloud Sect Mountain, indicating that they were ready to be at Yi Xuan's beck and call at any time.
Yi Xuan also made it clear that they really didn't need to do anything more.
But those people wouldn't listen at all.
Yi Xuan didn't want to waste his time on them, so he let it be.
After all, Yi Xuan has many more important things to do.
The first step is to transform these thousands of secret realms into thousands of research bases.
After all, both the Dyson Sphere Project and the Stars' Assistance Plan involve an astronomical amount of work.
Yi Xuan needs to expand its research and development capabilities and production capacity as much as possible in order to better complete the two plans.
Although Yi Xuan has now basically taken control of the entire Cultivation Realm, in order to avoid any potential troubles, establishing a number of research and development bases in these secret realms is, in Yi Xuan's view, the best choice.
However, relying solely on these research and development bases, let alone thousands.
Even if there were hundreds of thousands or millions, it would be a drop in the ocean for the Dyson Sphere Project and the Stars' Assistance Plan.
Therefore, during the establishment of these R&D bases, Yi Xuan's space force was never idle.
Various asteroids have become the most valuable resource for this vast space force.
Discovery, mining, extraction, processing...
As time passed, asteroids disappeared forever into space.
Instead, they were replaced by massive interstellar warships!
Above the unseen starry sky of the Cultivation Realm, Yi Xuan's space army is expanding at an unimaginable speed.