Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 942

In the year 11,150 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Nanfeng Star

In a remote corner of Nanfeng Star, two small sects are engaged in a fierce war of conquest. However, unlike the previous battles of swords and blades, both sides are now using cannons, drones, and robots.

Their fighting methods are continuously evolving. In the age of cultivation, wars primarily relied on quick advances and formations, along with a few tools. Now, they have learned various constructions and tactics as well.

While both sides are engaged in a heated battle, many eyes are watching this conflict.

One pair of eyes belongs to distinguished guests from behind the two sects—a group of alien merchants from Lingjing Star. They smile as they observe the battlefield, feeling particularly joyful.

Why are they joyful? Because the weapons used by these two sects in their fight are all provided by them. Blue Star actually has agreements with various planets to prevent the spread of weapons, especially heavy or advanced arms, as well as some scientific research, like genetic studies, out of fear they might be used for war.

However, regulations and reality often differ. No one wants to engage in losing deals, but there is always a market for deadly trades. The profits from arms trading are well-known, so some people take the risk.

But beyond them, there are others watching this war—those who truly hold power in Nanfeng Star. At this moment, more than a dozen Transmigration Stage experts from Nanfeng Star are paying attention. Meanwhile, Lin Qingwen looks very worried because those encouraging the war belong to the Blue Star camp and are from Huaxia.

"Senior He, I have reported this matter to Ancestor Lin. Ancestor Lin replied that it is up to your star to decide."

They are Huaxia people from Lingjing Star. In the entire interstellar trade, Huaxia is very important. Most of the trade is between Huaxia and various other planets, whether for military or civilian purposes.

However, private trade is also developed, but Lingjing Star has not gained much from this. Their market share is even less than that of Li Qing’s Jiang Star. So they decided to take risks and started to stir up internal wars on various planets to make a profit during the conflict.

"Taoist Friend Lin understands the greater good; I, He, admire that."

"Since that’s the case, let’s stop this war."

"Why stop it? Let it be."

"Senior He…"

"Nanfeng Star should also be united."

The Taoist friend shook his head, choosing not to stop what was happening, but instead letting them take action.

Lin Qingwen also fell silent. For centuries, he had been moving between the Tiannan Star Domain and the Tianbei Star Domain. He held multiple positions, supervising the maintenance of various teleportation arrays while also coordinating many relationships.

Therefore, he was very familiar with the internal situations of each planet. Most planets, including Nanfeng Star, were currently eliminating small and medium powers, and as for rogue cultivators, they were hardly worth mentioning.

This matter is quite complex and is also a big trend issue. With the rise of interstellar trade, frequent exchanges, technology transfer, and the exchange of ideas, many people on different planets began to see the world. However, many planets could not cope with the side effects brought about by these changes.

To give a simple example, the structure of Nanfeng Star is similar to that of Blue Star during the cultivation era. Large sects controlled most areas, while small sects occupied the remaining places. However, large sects and small sects only had a simple subordinate relationship; in fact, they operated independently.

This led to dozens of different laws and voices within the same planet, which was very unfavorable for them. Alien merchants exploited these loopholes in the rules and earned a lot of money, while the local merchants could only watch as their profits were taken away.

This is just about trade benefits, not to mention other aspects. In short, it was a mess, and internal conflict was very severe.

The leaders of each star are not lacking in smart people, so they clearly see these disadvantages. They are also pushing for this matter, and there is a trend towards unification on each planet.

After waiting for two days until the war was nearing its end, the high-ranking officials of Nanfeng Star finally led a large number of cultivators to the battlefield, using their absolute strength to control both sides.

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"In the past five years, a total of 86,350 merchants from the Blue Star alliance have been captured by other planets. After investigation, it was confirmed that they were all caught with evidence, including smuggling weapons, restricted goods, and forbidden items, with 80% being merchants registered in Huaxia…"

A document appeared in front of Lin Jiang, containing several news reports about Huaxia merchants from Blue Star being executed by other planets. Such execution news was relatively rare; these were people who had committed serious crimes, and Lin Jiang fully supported this, so he didn’t even use the extradition treaty between Blue Star and other planets.

"Some of our merchants have gone too far."

Cao Ying was also looking at the document. After reading it, all she could say was that it was excessive; the evidence inside showed that none of the captured individuals were innocent.

"Except for those who were executed, let’s extradite the others back, and then bring them to Huaxia for retrial. Those who should go to prison will go to prison, and those who should be executed will be executed. Public trials."

"I think that’s good. We need to reduce their bad behavior and not treat aliens as fools. Their understanding may not be as good as ours, but their intelligence is not low."

"Also, let the education department gather the foreign students and give them specially arranged courses, so they can go back and help build their hometowns. In the future, each of the six Star Domains under Heavenly Court should have only one voice."

"Are we pushing for the unification of planets? What about Blue Star? There are still many small countries."

"No matter what they do, we in Huaxia also need a way to let out our feelings."

Lin Jiang said, "As the saying goes, comparing people can make you feel worse. The happiness of Huaxia can only be understood through comparison. Without those small countries for comparison, how can we show the happiness of Huaxia?"

"That’s about right, but these businessmen are still too harsh; I can’t stand it anymore. We should have better laws."

"Yes, the legal system must keep up. A few days ago, I received news from Mahayana Star that Lv Junyu is doing very well. The Buddhist community has taken an interest, and Lv Junyu has given them a taste of success. Now, all the Buddhist worlds in the Tianbei Star Domain are developing technology and can’t turn back."

Lin Jiang said, "In the beginning, when Wufo City was transformed, it was just one place. The Buddhist community could stop at any time, but now that’s not possible. Technology is too widespread; they can’t stop here."

"When will we take action against the Buddhist community and seize the entire Tianbei Star Domain?"

"Not yet, let them enjoy themselves for a while. The Buddhist community’s confidence is growing strong, and they should have some fun now. The more joy they feel now, the harder they will cry later."

Lin Jiang laughed, "The Buddhist community’s technological development is under the control of Blue Star; it’s not something they can handle on their own. It’s so difficult to develop independently; it’s better to just use what’s given."

So the several spies from the Buddhist community are under their control. Any technology the spies manage to steal is all directed by the Blue Star Lord. The truly advanced technology is useless to them; they can’t understand it or digest it."

Cao Ying nodded to this point; she had been looking forward to it for a long time. The Buddhist power in the Tianbei Star Domain was very strong and had recovered quite a bit over the years. If she could take over the entire Buddhism of the Star Domain, she could gain hundreds of dao auras, and then perhaps she could catch up to old immortals like Li Canghai.