Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 922

Tai Bai Star

Ming’an invited the top leaders of Tai Bai Star to a meal, covering many major forces within Tai Bai Star, filling an entire courtyard with people.

Ming’an had not yet appeared, and everyone began to chat. They were all acquaintances and didn’t care about Ming’an; they started their own conversation.

The topics they talked about were various, including Ming’an and also the teleportation array, technology civilizations, and so on, with a hint of disdain in their words.

Because White Star is very strong, it is almost the strongest planet in the Tianbei Star Domain. The study of Immortal Language is also very advanced here, and coupled with abundant resources, White Star has remained powerful for many years.

"A group of short-sighted frogs in a well."

Just then, an unpleasant voice echoed throughout the courtyard, and everyone turned their gaze toward the source of the sound. Small Shadiao was unafraid and made eye contact with everyone.

"Where did this little monster come from to speak so recklessly?"

"A mere demon race daring to act boldly on White Star; they must be tired of living!"

There were some who, out of love for their pets, helped them evolve into human forms, but the demon race still remained lowly on White Star.

"Why is it that you all are too afraid to listen to the little demon’s words? Are you so high and mighty that you can only hear false flattery and cannot accept a single truth?"

"Deceiving words, come down!"

Small Shadiao’s challenge doesn’t work on everyone; someone tried to step in, but Ming’an stopped them.

"Dear Taoist friends, please do not be angry. Taoist Friend Lin comes from Blue Star and is the chief technical advisor of Blue Star. He is one of us, part of the Heavenly Court group."

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, even if he is part of the Heavenly Court group, that does not give him the right to insult us. Today, he must provide an explanation, or he will not be able to leave this place."

Someone sneered, saying that if they weren’t both part of the Heavenly Court group, Small Shadiao would already be in trouble, but they still demanded Small Shadiao to provide an explanation.

"You, what can I say? You are like a frog at the bottom of a well. You won’t admit it and want an explanation? Fine, today I will give you one: I say you are all frogs at the bottom of a well. If anyone disagrees, step forward to argue."

"I do."

"I disagree too."

"I refuse to accept that too."

Small Shadiao stood confidently, looking down on everyone, which annoyed more people. Suddenly, more than ten people stood up, all of them unhappy, sneering at Small Shadiao.

"Alright, just pick someone at random, and it’s you. You say you are not a frog in a well, so tell me, how big is the universe?"

"Hmph, that’s a tricky argument. The universe is so vast that no one knows its size, not even the Heavenly Emperor."

"Actually, you are not wrong. Let me rephrase that: how big is the universe known to the Taibai Star?"

Small Shadiao nodded, and that was true. No one knew how big the universe was, not even the Heavenly Emperor.

"In the known universe of the Taibai Star, there are six major Star Domains. Besides my Tianbei Star Domain, there are the Tiannan Star Domain, Tianhua Star Domain… "

"Wait a minute. If you are going to talk about the six major Star Domains, forget it. This little bit of knowledge, even a three-year-old on my Blue Star knows. Do you believe I know it better than you?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You say you are a frog at the bottom of a well? Today, I will give you a lesson about astronomy…"

Small Shadiao said, then he opened his watch. A holographic image appeared, and Small Shadiao pointed to a section and said, "Look closely, this is Blue Star, this is White Star. A bunch of planets circle around a star; this is a star system. White Star is over three thousand eight hundred light-years away from Blue Star, and the farthest planet in your six Star Domains is…"

Small Shadiao continued to explain about the six Star Domains using the holographic display, then he turned to the whole universe. The universe observed from Blue Star is more than one trillion light-years, and within that trillion light-years, there are many strange astronomical phenomena.

For example, there are giant celestial bodies that are tens of thousands of times bigger than White Star, and there are black holes from which even light cannot escape. There are also situations of aging stars and even supernova explosions.

These are all astronomical knowledge accumulated from thousands of years of observations by Blue Star. They are not considered secrets; ordinary people may not pay attention, but university students in related fields can easily look it up.

However, what Small Shadiao said shocked the leaders of White Star. It seemed that compared to what Small Shadiao described, they really felt like frogs at the bottom of a well. The things Small Shadiao mentioned were far more than just the six Star Domains.

"Wait, you mentioned the death of a star, but what about the Great Sun?"

Finally, someone interrupted Small Shadiao’s speech, as he had deliberately brought up the subject of star death.

"Yes, but we like to call it the Sun."

"The sun cannot die; that’s just nonsense."

"Well, believe it or not, this is our research from Blue Star, just take a look; it’s too long, I don’t want to read it."

Small Shadiao sneered and then took out data about the death of stars. The sun is constantly expanding and will eventually go out one day; this is the death of the sun. This process is very long, at least tens of millions of years, perhaps hundreds of millions or even billions of years, but it will die eventually.

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, is what you said true?"

"Taoist friend, it is true. I have spent a long time on Blue Star; their astronomy exceeds the studies of all immortal worlds. The sun will die, but not so soon; it will take at least tens of millions of years to start. By then, you will either have ascended or perished, and that will be a worry for our descendants."

Ming’an did not know what Small Shadiao was doing, but naturally cooperated, speaking in a sincere tone.

At this moment, many people looked worried. Although they could not guarantee whether their families would still be around in tens of millions of years, what if they were?

"Taoist Friend Lin, you just said that black holes keep swallowing celestial bodies, even the sun can be swallowed; is that true?"

"It’s true, but don’t ask me to prove it; I don’t have that ability. If you really want to know, you can come to my Blue Star. There are plenty of scientists willing to help you observe for a few hundred or thousand years, and then you will know."

"If what you say is true, will the Star of Taibai also be swallowed up in the future?"

"Oh, don’t worry, that’s still far away. By then, the Star of Taibai might be gone because of the Buddhist sect. Why bother worrying about it?"

"Taoist Friend Lin…"

People kept asking questions, having already forgotten about the earlier reprimand of Small Shadiao. Small Shadiao also wouldn’t foolishly bring up the frog in the well anymore.

They were concerned about the destruction of planets, the death of stars, and black holes swallowing things. For ordinary people, this seemed like worrying unnecessarily, since ordinary lives are short. Why worry about so much?

But they were different. These people, having reached the Tao, had lifespans of tens of thousands of years. If they became immortals, their lifespans would be countless. Although these things might not harm them later, they all had descendants, didn’t they?

Small Shadiao grasped this mindset. Although he used vague terms for specific issues, his attitude made them misunderstand that these things would definitely happen.

Besides these topics, Small Shadiao also referred to many terms and settings from science fiction movies. The universe is so vast; how can you be sure there are only humans, monsters, and demons? How can you be sure there are only the Buddhist sect and Heavenly Court as powers? What if there are other civilizations, like the Zerg clan or machines from science fiction films, or even high-level civilizations that can easily use a Dual Vector Foil?

By the end of the discussion, the scene had become a show for Small Shadiao. He never mentioned the teleportation array directly, but every sentence hinted that the teleportation array was the only way for most to escape when the crisis hit the Star of Taibai.