Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 925

The Great Buddha Statue, Wufo City

Wufo City is a Modern City built under the leadership of Ci’en and transformed from a small town by Lv Junyu.

The city has no walls, but there are complete sewers, green landscapes, scientific traffic systems, and tall buildings, greatly increasing the population density.

Wufo City does not have any financial institutions; a single city cannot sustain itself. However, there are many experimental and research institutions.

Outside the city, in the suburbs, there are many factories. The necessary acid and alkali factories for industrial development are already in place, as well as chemical factories to increase food production.

In the past few years, they have improved the technological capabilities needed for ordinary people’s lives, allowing the food production in Wufo City to surge, and even though the Immortal Language cultivation level of Mahayana Star is very high, it is still not comparable to theirs.

"In the past thirty years, our Wufo City has built a complete industrial system from nothing. We now have industrial strength that surpasses Mahayana Star. We have improved in food production, transportation, and culture…"

During a high-level meeting, Lv Junyu summarized to everyone that, without realizing it, they had been on Mahayana Star for thirty years. Based on the real situation of Mahayana Star, they had developed their industry and achieved encouraging results.

Not to mention other things, the population under their control has increased dramatically, from less than ten million in the beginning to sixty million now, with Wufo City at the center, controlling an area of over three thousand kilometers.

Then, Lv Junyu changed his tone and spoke about their current shortcomings. Due to the siphonic effect of Wufo City, many ordinary people from the surrounding temples have flocked to them, which has led to strong opposition from these temples. Although this opposition is not public, it continues to resist them.

Their current development has reached its limit, and it is difficult to make further progress. The best way is to strengthen the five temples, raise their status, and then merge with the surrounding temples.

Such things are not new within the Buddhist community. Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. This happens everywhere, and the Buddhist community is no exception. It is allowed because only in this way can powerful temples be nurtured.

Those listening, like Ci’en and others, exchanged glances and nodded. The first thirty years were a preparation stage, and now they should start to exert their strength. The five temples should also enhance their power.

"So, our next task is to figure out how to strengthen the five temples. Among us, there are people who practice the teachings of the immortals, and the high monks of the temples will welcome us without holding grudges."

Ahem, today we are not going to talk about that. What I want to say is that Buddhist cultivators and cultivators from the Celestial Gate are actually the same. Both need the same resources; there are just slight differences.

For example, elixirs. Most of the materials for elixirs come from spiritual herbs, so we need to increase the production of spiritual herbs. I have some information here comparing the production of the same spiritual herb in Blue Star, Wufo City, and other places in Mahayana Star. You can see the differences…

Lv Junyu continued, opening up a projection to show everyone. The production of the same spiritual herb in Blue Star, Wufo City, and other places in Mahayana Star can differ by as much as twenty times.

With the same land and the same spiritual herbs, such a big difference in production means a lot. Lv Junyu doesn’t need to say more. This is also why Blue Star can support billions, even hundreds of billions, of cultivators.

And elixirs are just one aspect. The advancement of Blue Star is all-around.

Their goal now is to catch up with Blue Star in all areas, of course, with some exceptions, like the breeding of magical beasts. This is not allowed; large-scale killing would cause a huge uproar for the Buddhist sect, so the Buddhist sect lacks a way to gather spiritual energy.

The Buddhist sect is still promoting the idea of reducing killing among ordinary people. In the past, this made them malnourished, but now with technology, various synthetic vitamins or plant proteins can fully make up for this.

In these circumstances, Wufo City is still quite chaotic, with many conflicting ideas.

The lay disciples in charge of the five Buddhist temples exchanged looks. Although they raised their hands in agreement with Lv Junyu’s proposed direction for development over the next thirty years.

The long meeting ended, and the leaders of the five companies each found their supervisors, the Bodhisattvas of Ci’en. They then discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the development projects, while Changquan listened nearby.

It was his first time attending such a meeting, and he felt that Lv Junyu and the others were indeed practical, with no nonsense, plenty of useful information, and a broad perspective. They thought about problems from the whole Mahayana Star viewpoint, proving they were truly talented.

After finishing all the work, Lv Junyu said goodbye to Ci’en and the others, but he did not go home. Instead, he went to the aerospace center in Wufo City.

Outside the aerospace center, there were tall radar arrays and powerful electromagnetic wave systems. Establishing this aerospace center was Lv Junyu’s request because he always emphasized the need to develop space technology. Only with advanced space technology could they create a Space Battleship like the one from Blue Star.

The Space Battleship was something Ci’en and the others greatly desired. They had encountered these ships before, knowing how powerful they were, and had long wanted to have their own. Ci’en felt very excited at the thought of commanding thousands of Space Battleships in future battles.

The space technology in Wufo City was developed almost from scratch. Lv Junyu often sent electromagnetic waves into space to transmit certain frequencies and received some as well; this was a normal part of research.

However, most people did not know that, through this process, Lv Junyu was constantly receiving messages from Blue Star, which were encrypted in multiple layers and known only to him.

The main task from Blue Star was to encourage Lv Junyu to work hard for the development of technology in Buddhism. Blue Star was not afraid that Buddhism’s technology could surpass theirs, as that was impossible. Blue Star had prioritized its development for so many years that if they were surpassed, it would simply mean their people were too incompetent.

Currently, Blue Star had not made many other demands beyond encouraging them to develop technology; not even the strength of Taibaixing required Lv Junyu to report.

The meaning over at Blue Star is actually very clear. These spies need to play their biggest role not by sending messages, but by steering the direction of the Buddha’s teachings, which can also be called strategic deception.

The Buddha’s teachings on the Immortal Language are quite advanced. Their current system has little problem, and overall, they have a slight advantage over the Heavenly Court. They just struggle with the tactics of Space Battleships and have faced some losses. At present, Blue Star’s technology does not have a decisive advantage over the Buddha’s teachings.

Therefore, Lv Junyu and his team need to bring the Buddha into the technology race, focusing all their energy and resources on technological development, comparing the Buddha’s strengths and Blue Star’s weaknesses.

Once the Buddha starts to develop technology on various planets, Lv Junyu and his team will have fulfilled their mission.

"Sigh."

After finishing his work, Lv Junyu sat on the sofa and let out a deep sigh; he felt that things were very difficult for him right now.

He knows how many spies are at Mahayana Star, but he is afraid to recognize them, to contact them, or to even develop more connections. Even his son and grandson do not know his true identity; they think he is a traitor to Blue Star, who has turned to the Buddha.

Of course, his family, influenced by the Buddha over the years, does not see this as a wrongdoing. Many members of the Lu family have joined the Buddha.

Now he has no contact with those spies; they work solely by understanding each other and grasping Lv Junyu’s true intentions. This makes Lv Junyu feel distressed; he has to make all the decisions himself without anyone to consult, and this kind of suffering is hard for others to understand.

He often has to hypnotize himself, telling himself that he is an undercover agent and a spy, not a true disciple of the Buddhist world, otherwise he fears he might really become lost in it.