23: Chapter 23 Promoting Cultivation, Qingxuan's Speculation

"Now that the Basic Method has been resolved, what we need to do next is to go all out and push everyone across the entire country to participate in cultivation!"

"This cannot be separated from the joint efforts and support of all fellow Daoists here... Here, this poor priest hopes that everyone present will dispatch outstanding Disciples from your respective Schools whose strength has reached at least the Foundation Establishment Stage to take charge and teach, to ensure that these younger generations can receive the most professional guidance and cultivation!"

"Only in this way can we truly achieve universal cultivation. This concerns Karma and Luck, and we cannot afford to be careless!"

Daoist Yuanxin said to the Golden Core Immortal Masters present with a solemn and earnest expression, explaining the meaning behind these words.

As soon as his voice fell, everyone present shouted in unison: "It is our unshirkable duty!"

Zijin Mountain Office

"Daoist Yuanxin, is this the Basic Qi Refining Method? Why does it look a bit..."

The old man frowned and said quizzically. He and the secretary-general carefully examined the few thin sheets of paper in their hands, which were densely printed with text. But strangely, these words had nothing profound or unfathomable about them; instead, they seemed to be written in the most unpretentious language.

The old man looked back and forth through it several times and found that this so-called Basic Qi Refining Method was simply an incomparably detailed operational guide:

It detailed how to sit cross-legged correctly, how to adjust breathing rhythms, what details should be noted, and so on. Not only that, but the book was also equipped with exquisite illustrations, visually displaying the entire cultivation process before one's eyes, allowing even completely inexperienced beginners to understand it at a glance.

Recalling the ordinary Cultivation Techniques they had come into contact with in the past, the Grand Elder couldn't help shaking his head.

They were often filled with a large amount of obscure terminology and complex, tedious steps, making people feel as if they were reading heavenly books that were extremely strenuous to get through.

In contrast, this Basic Qi Refining Method jointly compiled by Daoist Yuanxin and his many fellow practitioners appeared exceptionally unique.

It presented all the key points in an extremely clear and straightforward manner, as if afraid that readers would not understand. Even the secretary-general, who had always been quite knowledgeable about matters of cultivation, couldn't help marveling inwardly at this moment: Entering the Dao of cultivation could actually be this easy!

"However, since we can understand it, what if the enemy gets hold of it, wouldn't it..." the secretary-general asked with some worry.

"Haha, rest assured, this poor priest asked Qingxuan to make some modifications, like this..." Daoist Yuanxin explained with a chuckle.

"Most importantly, cultivation requires Spiritual Qi. Currently, only China meets the requirements in the entire world. Even if they get it, it will be hard for a clever housewife to cook a meal without rice."

"That is good then. Secretary-general, start promoting it," the old man directly ordered.

"Alright, I will go make arrangements right away." The secretary-general went to prepare with swift and decisive action.

"Daoist Yuanxin, there is one more thing."

Before the old man could finish speaking, Daoist Yuanxin already knew what it was.

"Rest assured, we have been prepared for a long time. The various Schools of the cultivation world have sent out a total of over a hundred Disciples with Foundation Establishment cultivation to assist you." Daoist Yuanxin gave the Grand Elder peace of mind.

"However, just as this poor priest said before, cultivation is not a simple matter. No matter how simple the Cultivation Technique is written, without that Aptitude, it is still useless. Given China's current population, it would be good enough to have several hundred thousand people successfully enter the door, and even fewer among these people will achieve success through cultivation," Daoist Yuanxin said in a deep voice.

"Daoist, rest assured, having something is better than nothing."

Everything that should be done has been done, and as for the rest, leave it to time.

True to China's speed, in less than half a day, the Cultivation Technique was fully popularized, and everyone started to Cultivate impatiently. Meanwhile, those Disciples sent down the mountain also took charge of various regions according to the country's arrangements.

China sparked an unprecedented nationwide cultivation craze! Meanwhile, other countries could only watch longingly as their own Chosen Ones struggled bitterly and fought for survival in the National Destiny Space.

For a time, the entire internet was flooded with topics from Chinese people. Those silly netizens who usually liked to make mischief and joke around were even more active than usual. They successively posted comments and views, engaging in heated discussions about this sudden change.

Someone shouted excitedly: "Wow, we can finally fly through the skies and burrow through the earth just like in Xianxia dramas!"

Someone else bantered: "Well this is great, we'll have to be careful when going out from now on. Don't accidentally crash into someone flying on a sword, oh~"

And someone asked with deep concern: "Will this universal cultivation trigger any unexpected consequences?"

However, no matter how much everyone argued endlessly, the facts were already before their eyes—the Chinese people were stepping with firm strides toward a new era full of unknowns and miracles.

"Brothers, have all of you successfully cultivated it? Why do I not feel anything at all?"

"Is the person upstairs illiterate?"

"Exactly, the book already said that under the current macro environment, it's already pretty good for an ordinary person to enter the door in a month, and even a Genius needs seven or eight days. What, do you want to succeed the moment you practice? Do you think you are Daoist Ye?"

"If you can successfully enter the door within a month, then you will be directly recruited and employed by the country! It can be said to be a step to the heavens in a single bound! If you can enter the door within seven or eight days, that is truly awesome—by then, all major Schools will open their doors to him (or her) for him (or her) to choose at will! And if someone really can Cultivate the Cultivation Technique to success in just two or three days... you are the next Daoist Ye!"

"The content of this Cultivation Technique is even simpler and easier to understand than '1+1=2' in elementary School mathematics. As long as you read it with a little care, you can understand it at a glance. As for whether you can truly achieve a positive result in the future, it completely depends on your personal Aptitude and Comprehension Ability, oh~"

"A friendly reminder to the person upstairs, this is merely just stepping onto the path of cultivation, oh. The good show is still yet to come! Let's wait and see just how big the gap between people will be next!"

...

"Baka yarou! You bunch of trash! Our Mekawa-kun is struggling hard for survival in the National Destiny Space, while those detestable Chinese people are leisurely cultivating over there? Can their Cultivation Technique really be easily obtained?"

The Prime Minister of Japan was furious beyond control, and he forcefully performed a wave of desktop cleaning techniques, as if trying to vent the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart.

Facing the Prime Minister's questioning, members of the think tank appeared somewhat panicked and uneasy, but they quickly snapped back to their senses and replied in unison:

"Haik, Lord Prime Minister, please calm your anger. Regarding this issue, we have already launched an in-depth investigation and successfully figured out the weaknesses of the monsters in the National Destiny Game."

"Relevant intelligence has already been conveyed to Mekawa-kun. As long as he stays by the seaside for a full twenty-four hours, he can smoothly complete the task and claim the reward. However, regarding China's Cultivation Technique..."

Speaking up to this point, the members of the think tank couldn't help showing troubled expressions, and their tones hesitated slightly.

After a brief silence, one of the think tank members finally mustered the courage to continue: "In fact, obtaining China's Cultivation Technique is not a difficult task. These Cultivation Techniques can be seen everywhere on China's internet."

"What? How is this possible? How could such an important secret be made public? Could there be a huge conspiracy or trap hidden within it?" The Prime Minister widened his eyes, his face full of astonishment.

"Lord Prime Minister need not worry; this matter is 100% true. The spies we dispatched have verified it multiple times, and absolutely no abnormal conditions exist. It's just that wanting to study these Cultivation Techniques seems to have certain requirements regarding personal Aptitude." Another think tank member hurriedly explained.

Hearing this, the Prime Minister felt both amused and disdainful of the Chinese people's ignorance. He sneered, and triumphantly instructed: "Yosh, this group of extremely stupid Chinese people! Since they are willing to hand over precious Cultivation Techniques on a silver platter, why don't we vigorously promote them as well? Perhaps we can even Cultivate a batch of extraordinary ninjas!"

...

This scene in Japan happened in various countries around the world,

the United States, India, Bangzi, Australia, Britain, the Holy See, and so on.

Ye Qingxuan didn't care about this at all. Go ahead and Cultivate; if you can't Cultivate it successfully, it doesn't matter, but if you really succeed, from the inside out you will become someone whose heart turns toward China.

A peaceful and harmonious scene of Mount Mao's back mountain came into view.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow, while a gentle breeze brushed against the grass, making a faint rustling sound.

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan and his three Senior Brothers were intently staring at the exquisite little grill before them, which was piled high with strings of golden, sizzling skewers of meat—as for the ingredients, thanks for the generous sponsorship of the Flood Dragon Snake and the black tiger.

Meanwhile, Qingling at the side was somewhat absent-minded, looking into the distance with a dazed gaze, seemingly lost in some kind of deep thought.

" Third Senior Brother! " Ye Qingxuan couldn't help softly calling out, reaching out to gently push Qingling's shoulder while pointing at the barbecue in front of her, " It's time to flip them, or the meat will be burnt in a moment! "

Hearing the voice, Qingling snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream, though she still looked somewhat dazed with a blushing face, nodding to indicate she understood.

The Second Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother ground their teeth in frustration watching this.

Xiao Jiu, squatting quietly nearby, stared straight at those tempting meat skewers with wide eyes, occasionally letting out greedy whimpers from its mouth.

" Three Senior Brothers, Master sent all Disciples down the mountain to impart Cultivation, and the Eldest Senior Brother has already gone. Why aren't you going? " Ye Qingxuan asked Qingling and the others with some curiosity.

" I don't know how to teach people. I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself from beating them up, " the Second Senior Brother replied with his usual recklessness.

" I don't want to go. Teaching people is too troublesome; it's much better to do Alchemy and Cultivate on the mountain, " Qingling said, handing the grilled meat to Xiao Jiu, and then picking up a piece of tiger meat to grill.

Fourth Senior Brother Qingmo didn't speak, simply stroking the cat mindlessly.

" Right, Junior Brother, do you have any clues about the opening rules of the National Destiny Space? " Qingling asked with a face full of curiosity.

Ye Qingxuan shook his head. " There is no pattern to follow at all. "

He paused for a moment and continued, " Not only that, but I can also clearly feel that the National Destiny Space seems to be intentionally restricting my actions. "

Hearing this, Qingling couldn't help being greatly shocked. Even the two barbecue workers who were intently grilling food stopped what they were doing and looked up at the Junior Brother.

Ye Qingxuan continued to explain, " The world we entered for the first time is called the Xuantian Continent. That world was outrageously strong, actually having the existence of the Heavenly Dao and a giant tiger with Nascent Soul strength—though the giant tiger's strength wasn't that great—not to mention there was also a gluttonous holy spirit that only knew how to eat, eat, eat all day long... "

As he spoke, he cast his gaze toward the little cat not far away, whose mouth was oily and was howling incoherently.

After a brief thought, Ye Qingxuan put forward his own conjecture, " This so-called National Destiny Space right now is actually just like a pre-programmed machine, only operating according to fixed Laws. "

" And the first world I experienced was likely just an experiment, or a kind of trial, used to test everyone's true level. Then, it adjusts the tasks of corresponding difficulty based on the test results. "

" Obviously, in the first world, only I successfully overfulfilled all the tasks; while more than ninety percent of other countries ended in failure; only a tiny few people barely completed the most basic tasks. "

" Because of this situation, that mysterious existence began to readjust the difficulty of the game—thus, a second brand-new world came into being: a world ravaged by countless zombies! "

At this moment, Daoist Qingling was completely captivated by Ye Qingxuan. Her gaze looking at Ye Qingxuan became increasingly dazed and misty, staring straight at this Junior Brother before her as if losing focus;

As for the other two Daoists present, they could only choose to continue playing the role of silent wooden figures.

Then, Ye Qingxuan continued, " By the time we entered this game for the second time, it could be said that except for a few fellows with particularly bad Luck, basically everyone successfully completed the task! "

" However... because my strength during the first task far exceeded His estimation, even though I completely wiped out the zombies in that world in the end, the rewards obtained in the end still couldn't compare to the first time! "

" As for that strand of Origin, it was entirely an accidental harvest, not a reward from the National Destiny Space. "

Then, after pausing for a tiny bit, he spoke again, " Then comes that game held for the third time! The monsters in that world, if viewed purely from the perspective of ordinary people, are indeed quite strong; "

" Yet they have obvious weaknesses! No vision, only hearing. As long as the think tanks in the outside world aren't stupid, they can make those people successfully complete the task! "

" Look, now those people who died just moments ago have basically all been resurrected, and are now staying by the seaside waiting out the time. "

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, several of them connected to the National Destiny livestream with their Spiritual Sense, and sure enough, everyone was by the seaside waiting for the time to pass.

" But strangely enough, the National Destiny Space seemed to want to stop me from going to farm points! It restricted my range of activities, and even if I slaughtered all the monsters there, the rewards I got weren't much! "

Looking at the blank expressions of Qingling and Qingyun, Fourth Senior Brother Qingmo touched his chin thoughtfully, seeming to understand.

Just at this moment, Ye Qingxuan abruptly blurted out, " Senior Brother, have you ever played online games? "

Hearing this, Qingling was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes and said unpleasantly, " Hm? I've played them. Do you take your older sister for a caveman! "

Her pair of beautiful, large eyes widened into round shapes, as if fire was about to spew out, and her pretty face revealed an indescribable charm.

Qingyun on the side was completely clueless, blinking his eyes and asking quizzically, " What is that? Is there any connection? " Obviously, the Second Senior Brother did not play online games.

Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly and explained patiently, " Think of this National Destiny Space by substituting it into an online game. " As he spoke, he also gestured a few times with his hands, trying to make Qingling and Qingyun better understand his meaning.

After hearing this, Qingling's eyes lit up, as if she suddenly understood something, and she shouted excitedly, " Hm? I know!! The National Destiny Space is just a massive online game, and the Chosen Ones of various countries are game players. We need to complete various game tasks. Moreover, the first task should only belong to the testing stage, which is why the rewards were so generous. However... "

Speaking to this point, Qingling paused, her beautiful eyes gazing at Ye Qingxuan, and continued, " The test results showed that your strength placed in the game is simply the existence of cheating! But fortunately, this strength was all obtained through your own Cultivation, belonging to a reasonable cheat. Even that mysterious ' He ' has no way to ban your account! "

" So for the sake of game balance, next He can only issue simple tasks to let other players also enhance their strength. At the same time, even if you overfulfill the tasks, the rewards won't be too much, while restricting you from acting recklessly. "

Looking at Qingling's expression that seemed to say ' Am I right? Come praise me ' , Ye Qingxuan was a bit dumbfounded. Is this really his Third Senior Brother known as the ' Shangqing Demonic Maiden ' ?

" Senior Brother is right, " Ye Qingxuan gave a thumbs-up and a compliment.

Qingling instantly bloomed into a smile, while Qingyun, looking at her worthless-looking demeanor, just wanted to say something when he was elbowed by Qingmo, and immediately chose to shut up.

" Meow meow " ' What are these few Daoist two-legged beasts talking about? This meow is hungry ' Xiao Jiu meowed on the side.

Because of the contract bond, Ye Qingxuan understood Xiao Jiu's cat language. " Here you go, here you go, eat up, " he gave all the meat in front of him to Xiao Jiu.

Ye Qingxuan had long since achieved Inedia, and eating was merely for the desires of the palate. Seeing it call out so urgently, he might as well give it to it.

" So, Junior Brother, do you think the next National Destiny Game will also be very simple, and you will still be restricted? " the Fourth Senior Brother asked.

" Correct, there's no need to worry about my strength; at most the rewards won't be as much. The three Senior Brothers should also get ready. Next time I will complete the task as soon as possible, and when the rewards are distributed, you can all Breakthrough as well. "