Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 928

Unknown Star Domain, Unknown Planet

This is a paradise of life, with towering plants and strange creatures. Some are dozens of meters tall and look very powerful, while others live carefully and humbly among the trees and grass.

Huge flying creatures glide over the sea, their sharp claws grabbing a strange fish covered in sharp teeth. The fish fights fiercely but ultimately becomes food.

In the distance, a volcano erupts, and ash fills the sky, making the air hot. The creatures around hurriedly flee.

A golden light appears in the sky, slowly gathering into a figure. A kind-looking monk stands on a mountaintop. He looks at the grass and trees nearby, then glances at the river in the distance, and smiles.

"It was worth the hundreds of years I spent wandering the stars; I finally discovered a planet of life."

The monk is very happy. Though the Buddhist realm is strong, they have only a few dozen planets of life. Discovering one is still a great achievement for Buddhism and brings him countless benefits, as this planet belongs to him by rule.

Thinking of this, the monk takes out a few magical items and spreads them around the planet as a marker.

These marks are shown to other disciples of the Buddha, so they come quickly. Although this planet has life, he has not seen any human beings. There are still matters like immigration to consider.

However, at the moment he took control, a flying sword appeared and shattered his separated spirit, and another figure appeared.

"Bald donkey, what are you doing?"

"What do you mean?"

"You want to leave your spirit on my planet, what do you mean?"

"Hehe…"

The monk laughed in anger. People from the Heavenly Court are still so shameless. Clearly, he arrived first; when did it become his planet?

"What a laugh! This is under the rule of the Heavenly Court. If you don’t believe me, look at this stone tablet that has stood here for many years. Bald donkey, do you want to invade my Heavenly Court?"

The man shouted in anger, then took out an ancient tablet. He tossed it into the air, and it suddenly grew larger in the sky before landing on a mountaintop. A powerful aura shot up towards the heavens from the tablet; it was also a treasure that could send signals.

"Shameless!"

The monk didn’t know how to curse properly, so he could only say one word: shameless.

He felt that he was not good with words and would never win a fight through arguing, so he decided to just fight.

After cursing, the monk took out his Zen staff and swung it at the person from the Heavenly Court, and a fierce battle broke out in an instant.

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Blue Star, Huaxia

"Friend Taoist Ming Xin, what is the hurry?"

Lin Jiang welcomed the hurried Ming Xin, who was almost at Blue Star, just as he received the news.

"Taoist Friend Lin, let’s find a quiet place to talk."

"Taoist Friend Ming Xin, please."

"Thank you very much."

The two arrived at Lin Jiang’s study, and as soon as they sat down, Ming Xin said, "Taoist Friend Lin, I want to hire a batch of Space Battleships from your star."

"Hire Space Battleships? I remember that Canglan Star bought a Space Fleet, right?"

Lin Jiang asked in confusion. Canglan Star had contact with Blue Star early on and sent many students to study there. Over the years, they had built a complete Space Fleet, consisting of more than a hundred Space Battleships.

"To be honest, Taoist Friend Lin, the immortals of the Heavenly Court discovered a planet with life, and the Buddha’s followers also found it. The two sides have already fought a battle, and the war might expand. My Canglan Star’s Space Battleships are not enough."

Ming Xin said that if the war expanded, their Space Fleet would not be sufficient, and they also lacked enough crew members. The people from Canglan Star who came to Blue Star were all elites from noble families, so it was impossible to use them as cannon fodder, and there wasn’t time to train more now.

Space Battleship crew members must have at least a bachelor’s degree from Blue Star and undergo years of training to become qualified. Canglan Star has basically no reserves in this area.

"The Life Planet, I have not received any news about this."

"Because the war has not fully started, my ancestor, Li Canghai, is in charge of the Tiannan Star Domain. My ancestor has already gone there. Once the war fully begins, you will receive orders from the Heavenly Court, and perhaps the Blue Star will also join the battle. This is the duty of the Heavenly Court."

"I know this."

Lin Jiang said, if that’s the case, it seems even more important not to let Ming Xin be hired, or else what will they do then?

"Taoist Friend Lin, the Heavenly Court will summon each faction to join the battle, but they won’t let us all leave at once. They will summon each faction according to their strength. If your star has enough battleships, we hope your star can offer assistance."

"That sounds good, I’ll have someone check."

Lin Jiang nodded, and then he sent a message.

In less than two minutes, someone replied that there are a total of forty-five Space Fleets in the Blue Star faction, with the most located at Lingqing Star, which has twenty fleets since Lingqing Star is very close to the Tianbei Star Domain and is a key military defense point for the Blue Star faction.

The others are distributed among Blue Star, Jiang Star, Lingjing Star, and Lingyun Star, with some additional teams for flexibility. If you say it is enough, then it is enough; if you say it is not enough, then it is not enough.

"Taoist Friend Ming Xin, I have five Space Fleets that I can lend you, but the related crew might not be sufficient. Blue Star has no such precedent."

Lin Jiang thought for a moment and said, "Blue Star has some retired Space Battleships. These ships may be retired, but they can still be used. However, hiring mercenaries is not an option. Blue Star has no such precedent. These crew members are carefully trained by Huaxia, and it would be unreasonable to sell them."

"Taoist Friend Lin, it’s not that I dislike it, but Canglan Star really cannot gather a full crew for a battleship. I hope you can help."

"Taoist Friend Ming Xin, we cannot do this in the name of the country. Please understand."

"Taoist Friend Lin…"

"Sorry, Taoist Friend Ming Xin, I have other matters to attend to. Someone else will connect with you."

Lin Jiang waved his hand, not wanting to continue the discussion. At the national level, there must be a bottom line, and that bottom line must be high. The image must be maintained; private matters can be handled however one likes, but not openly.

Soon, someone connected with Ming Xin. In fact, handling this matter was simple: retired battleships could be sold, and crew members could be freely hired by them. Blue Star’s Space Battleships had been established for many years and already had a complete training system, so every few years, new crew members would join, and old crew members would retire. With enough money, someone would definitely come; this was a civilian action and had nothing to do with the official side.

Lin Jiang immediately contacted Cao Ying, the Demon Queen, and Li Qing, asking them to quickly gather information, especially from the Heavenly Court. He wanted Cao Ying to hurry back to the Heavenly Court to find out how severe the conflict with the Buddhist sect had become this time.

At the same time, Lin Jiang was sending messages to the Blue Star people on various planets, telling them to be careful and alert. He also wanted them to gather information. If any planets showed signs of gathering, they needed to report it immediately. Blue Star could not wait passively; they had to be prepared in advance.

A few days later, Ming Xin understood Lin Jiang’s meaning and set up an office in Blue Star. They began offering high pay to recruit crew members. Many people came to apply because the offered salary was very attractive, and not many could resist such temptation.

Meanwhile, Ming Xin also started discussing the price of retired warships with Blue Star. However, before they could reach an agreement, high-ranking officials from Zilan Star and Beiyuan Star arrived, presenting the same requests as Ming Xin.

This made Lin Jiang alert. Just how serious was this conflict that it reached so far away?

While Lin Jiang was still thinking, Cao Ying appeared. At that moment, Cao Ying’s Soul Fragment was still in the Heavenly Court, but they were connected.

"The information has been clarified. The location of the life planets is in a central area between Tiannan Star Domain and Tianbei Star Domain, quite far away—about a thousand light-years. It can form a triangle with Xuanque and Yuanfeng Star. Therefore, if a conflict breaks out, it will definitely involve people from the southern part of Tianbei Star Domain and the northern part of Tiannan Star Domain. However, it also depends on the size of the conflict. If it continues to expand, both Star Domains will need to mobilize."

Cao Ying said to Lin Jiang that the Heavenly Court was also very busy, with many immortals already involved, and there had even been casualties at the immortal level.

"What is the probability of the conflict expanding?"

"Very high. The Buddhist sect has faced many setbacks in Tiannan Star Domain over the years. All five Buddhist cultivator worlds have fallen, and previously, Yuanzai Star was also pushed back. The Buddhist sect is not the kind that easily accepts defeat. They are very likely to seize this opportunity to clash with the Heavenly Court."

"That makes sense. Does that mean we will also get involved?"

"Almost. Be ready. I suggest you try to pass through the trial quickly; it’s hard to kill a celestial being."

"Let me think about it. You keep gathering information."

Lin Jiang shook his head. Just because it is hard to kill a celestial being doesn’t mean they won’t die. To be honest, if a fight breaks out, he would be safer in the cultivator camp, as both sides have an understanding; celestial beings seldom target cultivators.