Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 788

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Previously on Cultivation: Being Immortal...
Lin Jiang meets with the mysterious figure Xia Qingshan to extract critical information about cultivation and the state of the galaxy. Following their encounter, Lin Jiang receives a wealth of ancient, lost cultivation techniques and legacies which he begins distributing to his subordinates to bolster their development. Recognizing the looming threat of interstellar war, Lin Jiang initiates a push to refine and advance their cultivation practices and research. He also tasks his team with exploring the potential of the Five Elements Bead to stabilize spiritual energy, hoping to overcome current environmental limitations.

In the year 7085 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, at Jiang Star.

The Genesis III Space Mother Ship arrived at Jiang Star, and the robots awakened all the sleeping personnel. After Liang Long and Small Shadiao woke up, they also successfully received the signal from Genesis I.

"This sleep pod is quite amazing."

Liang Long looked at his sleep pod; it was not a product of technology, but a product of cultivation. After studying technology for so long, Liang Long sometimes even forgot his identity as a cultivator.

"Chief Liang, it’s time to connect with Genesis I and Genesis II."

"Okay, let’s proceed with the mother ship connection."

Liang Long nodded, then Genesis III docked with Genesis I, while Genesis II and Genesis I had already connected.

Three days later, the mothership successfully docked, and the three motherships joined together, becoming even larger. The inside space was just as big, enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for a lifetime.

"Ancestor Lin."

Lin Guobin bowed to Small Shadiao. Small Shadiao held a high position in the Lin family, after all, he was the beast pet of the Lin family’s ancestor, and he was also listed in the Lin family tree. Small Shadiao’s real name was Lin Cong.

"It’s Little Guobin! I didn’t expect to run into him here!"

"Yes, does this count as meeting an old friend in a strange place, Ancestor?"

"Of course it does. We are about eight light-years from Blue Star, that’s very far."

"That’s about right, it’s seven point five light-years to Cape VII."

"This is Jiang Star! How magnificent!"

Little Shadiao turned around and saw Jiang Star, a whole planet came into view, and the scene was breathtaking.

"Everyone, let’s not reminisce. There will be plenty of time for that later. Let’s have a high-level meeting."

Liang Long interrupted the chatter and then the group of leaders gathered for a meeting.

"The first item on the agenda is to appoint the overall commander for the Jiang Star operation. Ancestor Lin Cong, you may begin."

"Okay."

Small Shadiao nodded and then took out a spiritual talisman from his storage bag. After activating it, a shadowy figure of Lin Jiang appeared.

"I have met Ancestor Lin."

"Everyone, please don’t stand on ceremony. This spiritual talisman’s energy is limited, so I’ll keep it brief. For the Jiang Star operation, Liang Long will lead the technical aspects, Lin Guobin will manage logistics, along with Lin Cong and the two captains of the motherships. You five will form a leadership team…"

Lin Jiang’s shadowy figure spoke slowly, the first task was to establish the organizational structure and leadership system. Only by confirming and sorting these out could they unite and work hard together.

The five-person leadership team was decided, and everyone had nothing to say since they were all leaders.

"Ancestor Lin, I have something to say."

"Liang Long, go ahead."

"If Jiang Star faces an emergency, like encountering alien enemies, what should we do if we have different opinions? Should we still vote?"

"I understand what you mean. In an emergency, Liang Long will take the lead. Remember, it must be an emergency."

"Ancestor…"

As soon as Lin Jiang said this, Lin Guobin’s expression changed drastically. Why did Ancestor Lin trust outsiders over his own people?

"It’s decided then. Liang Long, do a good job with the Jiang Star mission."

Lin Jiang didn’t worry about anything else and said to Liang Long that Jiang Star could not break away from Blue Star’s control. Without Blue Star’s resources, how could Jiang Star develop? As for the future, that was even more uncertain, so Lin Jiang was very confident in handing Jiang Star over to Liang Long.

Moreover, Liang Long is also the best choice. He is very smart and has great strength, much better than others.

Lin Jiang’s ghost quickly disappeared. After all, two hundred years have passed, and much energy has been lost. It was enough to finish the main points.

The five-member team discussed for a moment and decided on their plan. Then Liang Long and Small Shadiao flew to Jiang Star. Among the five, Liang Long was the weakest, but he was still at the late stage of Soul Changing. His training speed was very ordinary compared to the extraordinary geniuses in Huaxia, but because of his achievements in research, no one would see him as useless.

After entering Jiang Star’s atmosphere, everyone descended, protected by a strong shield. Right now, Jiang Star is full of toxic gases, many of which greatly affect cultivators.

"The heavy rain has gotten much lighter."

"Compared to a hundred years ago, it has reduced by several times. When I first arrived, there was heavy rain all over Jiang Star, and it felt like boiling water. When it hit the ground, it evaporated, creating a cycle."

"The volcanic activity has decreased a lot too, right?"

"Yes, we have solved several super volcanoes. A total of fifty-eight nuclear weapons were dropped into the volcanoes, exploding the ground and releasing volcanic energy in advance. The last super volcano stopped erupting ten years ago. Now there are only some aftershocks left. We estimate that within a hundred years, large-scale volcanic activity will stop, and the heavy rain will also end."

"A hundred years is too long. In fifty years, there will be hundreds of thousands of immigrants coming. Their sleeping pods are only designed for twenty years of energy reserve, meaning that within seventy years, if we can’t provide them with a living environment, their lives will be in danger. The supplies on the Space Mother Ship are not very much."

"So serious."

"They were originally volunteers. If they really die, there is nothing we can do, but we definitely cannot just stand by; we must be well-prepared."

Liang Long said that whether hundreds of thousands of people live or die doesn’t really matter to him; after all, he will not die. He just does not want things to fail because he is a perfectionist.

"Chief Liang Long, you are the Chief Technology Officer, so what do you think Jiang Star should do first?"

"First, we need to establish a base, like a survival base on another planet, to modify the soil. I have brought energy compression technology that can compress solar energy to the level of spiritual energy. We will build the base well, and then we will put out the volcanoes one by one to completely lower the temperature of Jiang Star."

Liang Long said he has already made a plan. Thanks to his advanced technology, he can first solve the energy problem here. As long as the energy problem is solved, everything else will be easier.

"If that is the case, then the Jiang Star plan can be smoothly carried out. It has been three hundred and fifty years already; the millennium plan is almost halfway done."

Lin Guobin nodded. Energy is fundamental; once the energy issue is resolved, everything else will be easier to discuss.

"Alright, let’s consider today as a field survey. We will see which places are more suitable for creating a survival base. A base for hundreds of thousands of people cannot be small; we must be cautious."

Liang Long nodded and immediately switched into workaholic mode; he was famous for his hard work at the Spiritual Energy Research Institute.

"You all can go look around somewhere else if you want. I’m very busy with work and don’t have time to take care of you."

Liang Long said to the others, and when Small Shadiao heard this, he became happy and threw out a small flying machine, saying he wanted to go play somewhere else.

He wanted to try extreme sports; he was tired of the extreme sports on Blue Star since he had already been to all the dangerous places, but he hadn’t tried anything on Jiang Star yet. Once these videos were sent back, he would definitely be the biggest internet star on Blue Star.

"Chief Liang, I will go back to the Space Mother Ship to call for help. You can’t do it alone; I’ll arrange for them to log in as soon as possible."

"That’s fine, I’ll pick a few people, and you can call them to be my assistants."

Liang Long nodded; this time, the Spiritual Energy Research Institute sent skilled people, many of whom were his previous assistants, so they were familiar and used to working together.

"Should we bring the robot?"

"Yes, bring the engineering robot. Once I confirm the location, we will start building immediately."

Liang Long said, "Workaholics are like this, they don’t waste a moment. Working around the clock, day and night, is nothing to him. He works twenty-four hours straight, not needing to eat, sleep, or take breaks. Working is the best excitement for him."

"I will follow Chief Liang to learn."

Lin Guobin didn’t leave. He still felt a bit unconvinced by Liang Long and wondered why Ancestor Lin trusted him so much, so he wanted to see what abilities this Chief Liang had.

"Alright, Ancestor Lin can protect me too."

Liang Long didn’t pay much attention. At the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, many people were also unconvinced by him, but in the end, Liang Long could use his true skills to earn their respect. With his identity, Liang Long was best at winning people over with kindness and talent.