Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 1021
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Demon Domain, Unknown Star Domain
This is an ordinary, uninhabited planet, far from its star, with very low temperatures. Luckily, everyone here is a skilled cultivator, so this little bit of cold won’t harm them.
The people from the six Star Domains formed six groups, each having fun on their own. Many of them had never met before, and they were not familiar with one another at all, let alone having any friendship.
The people from Blue Star unloaded supplies from their supply ship and quickly built a temporary living base. It had a gravity system and an air system. Although cultivators could survive outside, it was much more comfortable inside the base.
Moreover, the people from Blue Star warmly invited cultivators from Tiannan and Tianbei to come in and rest. Robots served delicious food and drinks, and if anyone wanted to play games, they could enjoy some gaming with the Space Mother Ship’s supercomputer, which connected to the star domain network. This network was very expensive, but Blue Star didn’t mind, as they aimed to be generous.
As a result, a clear contrast emerged: while the other Star Domain people stood helplessly on the uninhabited planet, facing a cold and lifeless environment, the cultivators from Tiannan and Tianbei were inside the base, enjoying delicious food, drinks, and even gaming. Even the injured could receive top-notch medical care; it was truly a situation where the differences were striking.
"With more than three thousand mobilized from Tiannan and Tianbei, losing eight hundred is truly outrageous."
Among the cultivators, there was much resentment. This battle had little to do with their interests, and in fact, no one wanted to risk their lives or sacrifice themselves for nothing.
They all have strong skills, and if they continue to keep the peace, they have a chance to become immortal. Isn’t that what they have been working hard for? But now they want to go to war, so it’s normal for them to feel resentful.
"Don’t say anything more. This is the order of the Heavenly Court. Do you dare to disobey?"
"The Heavenly Court is unjust…"
"Be quiet, no more talking."
Someone stopped the people’s anger; if they kept talking, it could lead to trouble.
The crowd wasn’t unaware of the situation and didn’t dare to say much, but their inner resentment didn’t easily fade away.
On the upper level, Ming Xin and a few senior members from the Tiannan Star Domain found Ye Chen. The Tiannan Star Domain has a better relationship with the Blue Star camp since they have been friends for thousands of years, and there are no conflicts of interest—unlike the Tianbei Star Domain, where some still hold grudges against Lin Jiang and his group for taking over the Tianbei planets.
"Martial Brother Ye Chen, shall we have a chat?"
"Sure, let’s go to the meeting room."
Ye Chen nodded, and then the group arrived at the meeting room.
"Senior Brother Ming Xin, do you have something to discuss?"
"Martial Brother Ye Chen, you heard just now, right? The people under us are very unhappy."
"Yes, from the Heavenly Court’s view, fighting the demon race is right, but from the people’s view, they have to leave their homes and risk their lives for little reward. How can they not be upset?"
Ye Chen said that if they defeat the demon race and take over the demon race’s planet, it will definitely have nothing to do with the immortals from Tiannan and Tianbei. The Heavenly Emperor has a large number of loyal followers without planets; at most, there will just be some ordinary wealth, which isn’t worth it.
"So, for this battle, we should focus on staying alive. We have already lost hundreds of people. I hope Martial Brother Ye Chen can help us."
"Me?"
"Martial Brother Ye Chen, let’s not beat around the bush. When it comes to treasures, your Blue Star has plenty. Just one piece of biological armor is enough to make people envious."
"Senior Brother Ming Xin, you know how difficult it is to cultivate biological armor. It’s taken us thousands of years to make only ten sets; that’s just ten sets!"
Ye Chen said, "Biological armor is really very hard to cultivate, and the cost is extremely high. If something goes wrong even a little, it will be ruined. Even after thousands of years, they only have ten pieces of biological armor, and we don’t have enough for our own people."
"I know, I do not want your biological armor, I want your latest spiritual talisman, the one made to imitate the Spatiotemporal Mirror."
"Okay, I will give you twenty pieces. I can’t give you more."
Ye Chen nodded. The Spatiotemporal Mirror is a very special treasure. Blue Star has studied it for many years and could not replicate it, even searching for its origins without success.
However, some abilities of the Spatiotemporal Mirror have been understood, and have been made into spiritual talismans. Their abilities are the same as the Spatiotemporal Mirror, but they cannot last long and are only for one-time use. These spiritual talismans have just been revealed in this battle.
Previously, the Blue Star faction was marginalized and suppressed. Not only did they have the largest number of troops, but their battlefield was also the most dangerous. Thanks to this, the casualties on the Blue Star side were not high; they went down, and Ming Xin and others noticed this as well.
"Twenty pieces? That’s too few, Martial Brother Ye Chen."
"Senior Brother Ming Xin, it’s not that I am stingy, but this kind of spiritual talisman is very hard to make, it costs a lot, and it is very difficult. We don’t have many stored, and twenty pieces is the maximum I could squeeze out."
Ye Chen said, "No one would complain about having more of these, but we really don’t have many. Twenty pieces is already the limit. This is what Lin Jiang specifically asked me to offer to build good relationships with people from Tiannan and Tianbei; otherwise, I wouldn’t even think about it."
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Sword Demon Star
In the battle of the Shadow Demon Immortal, the Buddhist forces faced setbacks. Sword Demon Star showed unusual activity again, so Hui Ming took some people and withdrew to rest here, while also receiving the new Space Battleship from the Buddhist forces.
"Senior Brother Hui Ming, we have received information from the Heavenly Court."
However, Hui Ming was the first to receive the war information about the Heavenly Court and the demon race. He took a look at it.
"Are there any scenes of the battle?"
"Yes, there are some scenes replayed using information technology, but some real battle scenes were poorly captured as they were filmed secretly."
"Show it to me."
Hui Ming said, and then a holographic projection was released, showing the scenes of the battle replayed by the Buddhist forces.
"Indeed"
"Senior Brother Hui Ming, indeed what?"
"Someone from Heavenly Court has held back; otherwise, the demon race would surely be defeated."
"Hold back?"
"Yes, Mahayana Star Lin Jiang let the Space Battleship deliberately lose; otherwise, the demon race would definitely lose."
Hui Ming said, just by taking a glance, he knew someone was holding back. He had personally faced the Space Battleship of Heavenly Court and knew how strong and difficult they were. They couldn’t be this mediocre; if they were this mediocre, why would they invest heavily in technology?
"Why? Could it be that Heavenly Court is really pushing Blue Star out?"
"If the news is correct, it really is like that. I heard that Blue Star has mobilized the most people, and Heavenly Court’s Immortal Lord Chang Rong is targeting Lin Jiang, haha."
Hui Ming sneered. Heavenly Court is indeed not united in their approach. In this regard, the Buddhist sect is much better than Heavenly Court. They use the power of faith to unite Buddhist cultivators, and Buddhist cultivators wouldn’t dare to do something as obvious as holding back.
"Senior Brother Hui Ming, I found something interesting. Both our Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court gained great confidence because of the Space Battleship, thinking they could destroy the demon race. But now, due to the failure of the Space Battleship, there is a temporary ceasefire. This little Blue Star has surprisingly influenced the strategies of all forces. Do you think this is why the Heavenly Court might take action against Blue Star?"
"You found it very interesting, and it truly is like that."
After a moment of surprise, Hui Ming said, "It really is true. The Space Battleship of the Buddhist sect was damaged, and they stopped the great battle. Now the Heavenly Court is the same. Is Blue Star really that important?"
"That is good news for us. The Heavenly Court is divided, and the Buddhist sect will surely rise in the future."
"Haha, don’t celebrate too soon. That Blue Star is just pretending to be weak."
Hui Ming laughed, saying that the internal conflict within the Heavenly Court is indeed beneficial for them, but they shouldn’t be too happy yet.
Because no one knows who will win, if Immortal Lord Chang Rong wins, Hui Ming feels it’s not a big problem. He has already noticed that Immortal Lord Chang Rong has a small vision. Even if he defeats Lin Jiang and takes over Blue Star, he won’t achieve much, and technology might even stop progressing.
But if the side of Blue Star wins, that would be serious. Blue Star’s technology is already so impressive; if they gain even more space, the Buddhist sect should be worried.
"Just a few dozen immortals—what can pretending to be weak do? Senior brother, are you overestimating them?"
"You don’t understand."
Hui Ming shook his head. There are many things that others do not understand, but he does.
The scientists from the Buddhist realm have told Hui Ming that technology has a chance to defeat the immortals. At least ordinary immortals cannot compete with technology. Of course, Buddhist technology is not strong enough yet to achieve this, but some scientists are already proposing scientific theories. If these theories can be realized, there could be a chance.
Hui Ming believes that perhaps Blue Star has already reached this possibility. So, Blue Star’s act of playing dumb is not so simple. Maybe they really have some powerful weapons.
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This is a translation of a Chinese online novel.
