Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 1002

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Previously on Cultivation: Being Immortal...
The Demon Queen of Lingjing Star discusses student lists and resource mining with Shenwu. Following this, two representatives from the Demon Domain, Long San and Yi Yi, arrive and propose that the Demon Queen return to the Demon Domain with them. They offer technological advancements, improved cultivation methods, and resources in exchange for her allegiance, but she questions their sincerity and the benefits for her people. After two days of discussion, Long San and Yi Yi realize their initial offer was insufficient and decide to await further instructions from the Demon Domain regarding a better offer, while they continue to investigate Blue Star.

Mahayana Star

The figure of the Demon Queen vanished before Lin Jiang and Cao Ying, as if she had never appeared.

"The Demon Domain has already made contact with the Demon Queen. Our Blue Star has truly become highly sought after."

Cao Ying sneered, saying that the Demon Queen doesn’t even dare to use the star domain network for communication. She is using a demon race mystical technique because she is afraid that the Heavenly Court will know she has already come into contact with the Demon Immortal from the Demon Domain.

"When do you think the demon race will send someone?"

"Who knows? I guess they may have already come."

"I think so too, the Buddhist school, Heavenly Court, Demon Domain, and the demon race all blend together, like a sieve, but the things outside aren’t worth much."

Lin Jiang nodded, Heavenly Court really is trash; people from the Demon Domain can come and go freely, so he deduced that the demon race must have already arrived, but the public news isn’t worth much.

The things taught during Blue Star’s compulsory education are not secrets, there is plenty of it online, and even some advanced topics have been made public thanks to the internet development; these are all allowed by Lin Jiang.

As for secret matters, they are not so easy to access, and there are really too many secrets in Blue Star; leaking a little is not useful, with hundreds of specialized fields, which field doesn’t have some confidential information?

To obtain Blue Star’s advanced technology, one must acquire systematic knowledge, which is very difficult because Blue Star has its own protective measures for key personnel.

"What do you think about the Demon Queen’s attitude?"

"Lin Fanghua is a very smart person; she will know what to do."

"How do you grasp this balance? You need to give the Demon Queen a stance, so she doesn’t make a mistake."

"Then we can use the information gap to make some money and give the Demon Queen a little extra."

Lin Jiang said that he has done a lot of research on the demon race and does not think they can learn all the technological knowledge. Even the Buddha cannot do it, let alone the demon race.

So Lin Jiang would ask the Demon Queen to use some common things to trick the demon race, like items from Blue Star’s basic education, and he could also offer some technology products in exchange for valuable items from the demon race. Lin Jiang probably wouldn’t care much for these items, so he would give them to the Demon Queen for free, so she could get a bargain and make some extra money.

"You are quite nice to the Demon Queen now."

"After all, she is the daughter of Small Shadiao. We should show some respect."

"That’s true, you are always generous to your own people."

"Let’s not talk about that. Liang Long also has plans with the demon race. Has everything been settled with Chang Le?"

Lin Jiang said that Liang Long has been infiltrating the demon race for many years, and has probably obtained a lot of information. He doesn’t need the Demon Queen as a source of information.

"The main direction hasn’t changed; the rest is just a matter of taking time. This woman is too smart and learns quickly. She has already learned modern business negotiation skills after just a few times of watching. To negotiate everything completely is not a simple matter."

"Blue Star’s technology is unique, so we are not worried about her rejecting it. If it takes time, then we will take our time. We have plenty of it."

"This is true, but we are still too weak and lack dao auras. We rely only on our practice, which is too slow. The hardships of the past few hundred years are not as good as swallowing dozens of dao auras."

"Are you really thinking of killing?"

"A cultivator’s pursuit of power is eternal. I never hide my thoughts of killing, but I can control myself."

Cao Ying said lightly, it would be very easy for a celestial being who controls a planet to secretly kill a few Dao Achievers, but most celestial beings can control themselves. Not only does the Heavenly Court’s rules forbid such things, but they also have strong self-discipline.

"As long as you can control yourself, it’s fine. Those at the Transmigration Stage are about to transcend. When they do, you can reap the dao auras."

Lin Jiang said, people have different levels of closeness. When those old brothers transcend, Lin Jiang pays great attention and spends a lot to protect them, providing endless treasures.

But for other Transmigration Stage beings, Lin Jiang does not have the intention to protect them. He may only pay special attention to a few people, while the rest must fend for themselves. The failures will simply contribute dao auras to the celestial beings.

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Lingjing Star, a certain place in the human realm

Long San and Yi Yi, two Demon Immortals, split off a Soul Fragment and sneaked into a city. They found an internet cafe and opened two computers. They were not playing games; they were browsing information.

For example, the content of the compulsory education for the human race on Lingjing Star lasts for twelve years and covers a lot of knowledge, including language, math, physics, chemistry, biology, history, astronomy, and more.

There is a lot of content, but for the Demon Immortals, it is not hard to remember. Their ability to never forget things is just a basic skill. They took two days to read all the compulsory education content.

Thanks to the development of the internet, university courses on Blue Star can also be found online. They absorbed the relevant knowledge like a sponge, diligently soaking it all up.

However, university may not be so simple. Take math, for example; calculus and similar subjects are not learned just by memorizing formulas. Math is the foundation of technology, and many fields require math, each with different applications.

After spending another five days, the two Demon Immortals wrote down all the university knowledge they could find, but they only managed that. At this point, they both felt dizzy and their minds were a muddle.

"Long San, brother, what is all this human technology knowledge? I clearly memorized everything, but when I tried a test paper, I got more than half of it wrong!"

"Yi Yi, don’t say anything more. I feel sick right now; how did these things even get discovered? Damn it, I want to curse!"

Long San also had a constipated expression on his face. He heard that math is the foundation of all technology and even intentionally studied more math content. Those strange characters and formulas really looked like ghosts; he couldn’t understand them at all.

"Brother Long San, I feel the same way. It’s as if I remember everything, but also as if I remember nothing and haven’t learned anything at all. It’s so frustrating! Brother Long San, what do you think? If we, as Demon Immortals, find it hard, then how do those ordinary people manage? There are still many ordinary people at Lingjing Star’s university."

"Ah, I don’t know either. I can only say that for technology and civilization to develop to such a level, there must be something special about it."

"Brother Long San, what should we do? If we can’t come to an agreement with Little Peng Bird, wouldn’t that be a wasted trip?"

"You can be assured about that. Lin Fanghua will definitely reach an agreement."

Long San said that he was now certain that Demon Queen Lin Fanghua would not fail to reach an agreement with them; it was just a matter of price. Once he received the command from the Dragon Ancestor, he could speak with Lin Fanghua again.

However, before that, he needed to learn more about this technology and civilization. He couldn’t let Lin Fanghua trick him into trading valuable items for junk; otherwise, the Dragon Ancestor would definitely be furious with them.

"Let’s go back and digest this knowledge."

Long San scratched his head, feeling like his brain was about to burst. A lot of information had been crammed into his mind, making him feel a bit dizzy. He needed to go back and make sense of it; otherwise, it would be embarrassing to go back. As a proud Demon Immortal, he couldn’t let himself be worse than an ordinary person.