Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 797

In the year 7425 of the Xia calendar, on Cape III Planet

A huge entourage of Tao Achieving experts accompanied Lin Jiang and Cao Ying in their arrival. All were present except those secluded away, attempting breakthroughs into the Transmigration Stage.

As the top specialist, Liang Long tinkered with an octahedron within a lab chamber. Shaped like a die, it radiated a soft glow.

Cut from a meteorite amid the Cape III meteor shower, this item was unmistakably artificial.

After quite some time, Liang Long emerged from the lab, and Lin Jiang quickly asked first, "Liang Long, how is it?"

"I can basically confirm that this is not a product of technology, but rather a product of cultivation, something man-made."

"What about its functions?"

"It has a signal receiver and a signal transmitter. Inside, there is a Position Fixing Stone, and the coordinates of Cape III may have been exposed."

Liang Long elaborated that the Position Fixing Stone represents a rare mineral endowed with intense magnetic force. Employed for pinpointing locations, it forms the essential heart of teleportation arrays, enabling paired arrays to detect one another through it.

Liang Long’s declaration plunged everyone into heavy silence. It signaled that an extraterrestrial civilization had located them; the octahedron acted as a probe for finding other civilizations.

"Liang Long, are you sure the coordinates of Cape III have been exposed? We refined the Position Fixing Stone, and its limit is now ten billion kilometers. This is still the best quality Position Fixing Stone. How far can the signal from that Position Fixing Stone travel?"

Zhu Bin voiced from nearby. He rejected the notion of exposure, given that Blue Star explorers had scoured the Star Domain around Cape III—spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers—and found no alien presence; even their finest Position Fixing Stone reached only ten billion kilometers.

"This is just my inference; I cannot prove it. However, this thing is like a magical treasure, a special kind of treasure. I don’t know how far it can transmit, and I haven’t figured out how it transmits signals either. It is all just speculation."

Though Liang Long’s response seemed to clash with his prior claim, all grasped the gravity—he shied from full accountability, his intent crystal clear.

Gazes converged on Lin Jiang, awaiting his decision; tension gripped the air, silencing all.

"For safety reasons, we are raising the security level of Cape III. The survival base of Cape III will start upgrading from today, and at least three Tao Achieving individuals must be stationed at Cape III. We will also upgrade the laboratory at Cape III, where Liang Long will lead the team to study this alien product."

"Yes, Ancestor Lin."

"Additionally, I will send another Space Fleet over for protection. If we discover any alien creatures, we can fire immediately."

Clenching his jaw, Lin Jiang committed more forces; Blue Star’s Space Fleet remained modest—one and a half at best. Yet henceforth, they’d accelerate building to meet the escalating threats.

With directives issued, Lin Jiang departed alongside his group, urging fellow Tao Achieving experts to concentrate and hasten their Transmigration Stage breakthroughs—the power there vastly outstripped Tao Achieving.

Returning to Haigang City, Xia Qingshan reappeared and bluntly informed Lin Jiang, "That octahedron earlier is a signal device; Cape III has been exposed."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Yes, because I felt the presence of other cosmic energies. They are not familiar to me; they are strange."

"Another alien civilization?"

Lin Jiang’s brow furrowed. Were alien civilizations truly so abundant?

"Yes, another alien civilization."

"Do you know how strong they are? How far away are they?"

"I don’t know, but I can be sure they are within a hundred light-years."

"So, interstellar war is coming soon."

"Get ready to conquer this planet and this civilization; I won’t treat you poorly."

"I understand."

Lin Jiang nodded solemnly. The incident had unfolded, leaving no superior options—he’d confront it head-on.

"We must continue to invest in Jiang Star. The number of people above Tao Achieving in Blue Star needs to increase to over a hundred to have a chance of winning."

"If we are defeated, will you step in?"

"If I have to step in, you will all be dead."

"······"

Lin Jiang let out a deep sigh, falling silent. Xia Qingshan’s wariness toward him ran deep, blocking any deeper insights.

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Cape III Planet’s incident stayed under strict secrecy, known to scant few. Yet post-return from Cape III, a Space Fleet near Blue Star launched toward it.

Concurrently, Huaxia’s weapon factories ramped up new Space Battleship production, operating non-stop around the clock.

Meanwhile, Jiang Star’s immigration proceeded apace; selections for the third million-strong batch were underway, as the second had shipped out over a decade prior.

Truth be told, Jiang Star’s birth rates weren’t meager, yielding substantial population growth yearly. Still, relative to the planet’s vastness, it barely populated the tiniest continent.

In Xia calendar year 7425, Jiang Star’s Genesis V spaceship initiated its return voyage, laden with millions of tons of refined metal ores plus Jiang Star’s inaugural spiritual items.

By then, spiritual veins blanketed Jiang Star globally. Their origins remained mysterious, endlessly sprawling from the Kunlun Mountains. These veins wrought profound changes, mutating released animals into demons and birthing a demon race on Jiang Star.

Yet no Demon God Temple arose; Jiang Star’s demons resembled endless chives—routinely culled before maturing.

Genesis V’s return drew tech aid from Liang Long, who’d come via Genesis III, slashing energy use to thirty percent of before through a breakthrough innovation.

As the Xia calendar hit 7460, Blue Star underwent seismic shifts. Cultivators across nations grew stronger; a fresh crop emerged at Void Achieving Stage, primed for elite ranks.

Among awakened cultivators, Tao Achieving potentials stood revealed. Lingering at Void Achieving? No hope left—their thousand-plus years of awakening neared lifespan’s end.

Huaxia tallied forty-eight above Tao Achieving, excluding Big Shadiao and Small Shadiao—demons with extended lives, still breakthrough contenders.

Ying Continent’s Li Qing ascended to Transmigration Stage, backed by four Tao Achieving, catapulting their power anew and reclaiming global spotlight.

Demon race-wise, per Demon Queen’s words, Demon Emperors proliferated, fueling territorial discontent. Shenwu and Fire Scale Demon Emperors grew unruly; seizing the moment, Demon Queen pressed Lin Jiang anew on Jiang Star.

Blue Star now grappled with perils from within and without.