Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 938

In the year 9,950 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Blue Star Huaxia

Ming’an and Small Shadiao went to the farthest planet in the Tianbei Star Domain. Their next step is to advance into the Tianyuan Star Domain. Zhu Bin is also making good progress in the Tianbei Star Domain, having completed two-thirds of the project, and even the Blue Star’s later caravans have delivered countless technological products to most planets in the Tianbei Star Domain.

The number of universities in Huaxia that can accept foreign students has increased from twenty to forty to accommodate the growing number of alien students.

Now, many planets have a trend where disciples from large sects and big families, once they reach a certain level of strength, have to travel to Blue Star, or more specifically, study abroad.

If you haven’t studied at Blue Star for a few years, earned a university diploma, and received a few awards, you will feel embarrassed to go home and boast to your friends.

"Nowadays, the secularization of various planets under the Heavenly Court is increasing, and it’s hard to tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Lin Jiang put down the report in his hand and said, wherever people from Blue Star go, they are a source of information. He knows everything about the situation on the various stars of the Heavenly Court.

Ever since the last battle with the Buddhist sect, all the planets have seen positive changes. They are paying more attention to mortals and starting to establish well-organized management systems, even importing many technologies from Blue Star that are useful only for mortals.

This change has a very positive impact on a force. The number of mortals is increasing significantly, and talented geniuses are continuously being discovered. In summary, it feels like they are undergoing a reform.

"That’s not it. It’s very hard to catch up with technology in a short time. It requires the sacrifice and effort of one generation or even several generations. I don’t see any planet showing this potential. What worries me is the awakening of certain ideas, like nationalism. If such ideas arise, they will demand more benefits…"

Lin Jiang explained that matter determines consciousness. The emergence of certain thoughts is definitely due to some specific interests. Once these thoughts mature, they will ask for more benefits, which will affect the interests of Blue Star.

To put it harshly, Blue Star is currently draining the entire Star Domain, and in the future, it will take from the entire Heavenly Court territory. Once they mature, it won’t be so easy to drain resources; the cost of making money will continue to rise.

For a very simple example, right now, anything brought from Blue Star to Tianbei Star Domain sells easily, just like televisions imported in the 1980s—would anyone worry about selling those? But look what happened later; everyone knows.

"What about the Buddhist Sect? I’ve seen the messages from Lv Junyu. The Buddhist Sect is currently undergoing a technological revolution."

"The Buddhist Sect is different. I dug that pit myself. Just think about what era those technologies Lv Junyu and the others took away belonged to; it’s a dead end."

Lin Jiang shook his head. Lv Junyu had survived years ago through the Buddhist Sect’s guidance and then faced severe trials. Now he is a notable figure in the Mahayana Star, running around with Bodhisattva Ci’en and doing tasks everywhere.

"I couldn’t see what exactly you are worried about. With the current situation continuing, our future in Blue Star is very promising; there’s nothing to fear."

Cao Ying shook her head. She truly couldn’t see any far-off worries. The planets in the Blue Star camp are all making rapid progress. Just like last time when they lost over a hundred people, they will recover that number in just a few years.

For a planet as large as Blue Star, having dozens of Transmigration and one or two hundred Tao Achieving is already strong enough. Moreover, they also possess Space Battleships. Given this situation, how could there be any danger?

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"The development of technology is not about techniques, but about ideas. Ideas come from education…"

"The development of technology is a systematic thing, where each part connects to the other. Without any part, it cannot succeed. Mahayana Star needs infrastructure the most right now. We are all cultivators, able to soar thousands of miles in an instant, but what about ordinary people? Most spend their whole lives within the small area where they were born."

"We need to help ordinary people venture out, to broaden their horizons, and to understand the benefits that technology brings. Only then can we support the development of technology. Therefore, infrastructure is very important now…"

"The development of technology cannot only focus on heavy industry; it must be balanced and comprehensive. Mahayana Star is large enough to allow the Buddhist sect to establish a complete industry…"

On Mahayana Star, Lv Junyu is teaching a group of high-ranking Buddhist leaders. The Buddhist sect of Mahayana Star has decided to develop technology and build a Space Battleship to confront Blue Star. Just reaching a unified mindset has taken many years, so progress is not very fast.

However, the area around Wufo City has regained the bustling scene of years ago, because Ci’en was the first authorized by Bodhisattva Hui Kong for development, rebuilding Wufo City.

Today, Mahayana Star uses Wufo City as a benchmark for developing technology, and Lv Junyu has been hired as the chief expert, giving lectures everywhere and spreading knowledge.

This process is also very difficult, as the conservative forces on Mahayana Star are quite strong and they strongly dislike technology, especially since technology aims to liberate thoughts, which contradicts the Buddhist teachings. After all, the common people have already become wise; who can continue to trust them?

"You’ve worked hard, Junyu."

After class, Ci’en personally brought Lv Junyu a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Master."

Lv Junyu immediately bowed to show his gratitude. He is a lay disciple of Ci’en Temple and now a disciple of Ci’en.

"What do you think of these people?"

"No good, they still do not recognize us at heart."

"Yes, I see that too. Wufo City has already proven that the combination of technological civilization and the cultivation of Immortal Language is the trend of the future, yet they still cling to old ways. It’s really hard to understand."

"They are just sticking to traditional practices."

"The problem is that time is not on our side. Senior Brother Hui Kong told me that in the Heavenly Court, many planets are sending students to Blue Star. Blue Star has also brought them technological ideas and achievements. Their cross-dimensional teleportation array is almost connecting the entire Tianbei Star Domain."

Ci’en said, when talking about this, he still looked worried. Even Mahayana Star’s arch-enemy, Tai Bai Star, is now covered with satellites, and they are actively learning from Blue Star, making it harder for them to penetrate.

"So, Master, the Buddhist community must speed up its approach to the world. In the future, the Buddhist community will only accept elite disciples and place all other disciples into the secular world. Buddhism will be the state religion of the secular government, integrating into the world and controlling it. This way, Buddhism will remain as Buddhism, but Mahayana Star will become a brand new Mahayana Star…"

Lv Junyu continued to promote his ideas, but his previous methods would not work on Mahayana Star. The negative thoughts that came with freedom of thought were hard for the Buddhist community to accept.

Therefore, Lv Junyu designed a new system and philosophy for the Buddhist community. In the future, the Buddhist community will adopt an elite model, recruiting disciples not from ordinary people but from secular disciples, while integrating Buddhist ideas into modern civilization. This way, the Buddhist community can still control the world.

This system and philosophy received support from Ci’en and Hui Kong because, for them, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks, and the impact could be minimized.

"Junyu, we all know what you are saying. The higher-ups of Mahayana Star will handle it. We can also accelerate the process of secularization. At least the ten or so temples that support you can follow your strategy, but we also need to see results, especially the three outcomes I mentioned before."

"Master, why are you in such a hurry?"

"The Buddhist world in the Tianbei Star Domain does not only belong to us. Senior Brother Hui Kong and several other planets have discussed this, and they also have supporters for the change in Buddhism, but their attitude is hesitant. Therefore, we need to present results to persuade them."

Ci’en said that the battle in the unknown Star Domain awakened the entire Buddhist community; they were not the only ones who could see the benefits of technology.

The fortune of Mahayana Star comes from Ci’en, Lv Junyu, and the hundreds of thousands of scientists and engineers they brought, but other Buddhist sects do not have this.

So to completely persuade other Buddhist sects, Mahayana Star must show results and benefits to convince them. For this, Ci’en suggested three areas of achievement to Lv Junyu.

The first is a practical Space Battleship, which is the most important, because the Buddhist understanding of the technological world comes from the Space Battleship.

The second is a cross-boundary teleportation array, which Heavenly Court’s planets greatly benefit from. The start of interstellar trade has brought profits to everyone, and they urgently need it, as there is also a need for communication between the Buddhist sects.

The third is a breakthrough in medicinal plant cultivation technology. Buddhist disciples also need to consume elixirs. As long as Ci’en and their team can provide a large quantity of elixirs for the disciples to quickly increase their strength, it will be persuasive, after all, all these technologies are ultimately for the purpose of enhancing power.

These three aspects represent the most direct kind of benefits; if they are presented to the other Buddhist sects, they will believe and support them. Otherwise, just talking is not effective.

Lv Junyu frowned after hearing this; he did not have these technologies, so what should he do?