6: Complete transformation

After tearing off the paper information and organizing it into a book, He Ming, filled with excitement, carefully studied this path to immortality.

The Star Guidance Technique is fundamentally different from any cultivation method circulating on Blue Star.

The existing cultivation system on Blue Star is essentially about absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

However, Blue Star has long entered the Age of Dharma Decline, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is depleted.

This is why, in the past five hundred years, no true cultivators have appeared on Blue Star.

It's not that the cultivation methods were lost, but that the environment is no longer suitable for cultivation.

But the Star Guidance Technique takes a different path.

It does not rely on the increasingly thin spiritual energy of heaven and earth at all, but directly draws upon the ubiquitous power of the stars in the universe.

These energies, coming from distant celestial bodies, travel through endless void to reach Earth, and although sparse, they are continuous.

The biggest difference between the power of the stars and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth lies in its purity.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is energy nurtured by the planet itself, mixed with various impurities, requiring cultivators to spend a lot of time purifying it.

However, the power of the stars, in the process of traversing the vacuum of the universe, has already been naturally purified, and its purity far exceeds that of spiritual energy.

More importantly, the power of the stars contains fragments of information about the fundamental rules of the universe.

Long-term absorption of the power of the stars can not only rapidly increase one's cultivation but also subtly enhance the cultivator's comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

In Blue Star's Age of Dharma Decline, this is undoubtedly the only viable path to immortality.

He Ming went to the rooftop terrace of the villa and, following the method recorded in the Star Guidance Technique, began his first cultivation in his life.

When he guided the first wisp of stellar power into his body, he suddenly felt a wave of comfort.

With just one session of cultivation, he felt a noticeable increase in his life index.

After finishing his cultivation, He Ming returned to his bedroom.

“My current life index.”

“Current life index: 270.63.”

He Ming's heart was filled with joy; he could improve so much with just one cultivation session!

This feeling of watching himself grow stronger bit by bit made He Ming feel refreshed both physically and mentally.

He twirled the pen in his hand, and his thoughts began to become active.

“I still can't let my guard down; I must ensure the absolute safety of Cloud Deer Garden!”

“Is my current residence, the Cloud Deer Garden community, completely safe in the future?”

“No.”

He Ming's heart suddenly clenched, and the slight sense of security he had just gained instantly vanished.

Not completely safe?

What does that mean?

“What are the potential dangers?”

“In five years, seven months, three days, three hours, five minutes, and forty-three seconds, the Hai Star fleet will descend upon Blue Star, and Blue Star will become a colony of Hai Star. The area where Cloud Deer Garden is located will be razed to the ground in the first wave of orbital bombardment on the seventh day after the fleet's arrival.”

“...”

He Ming's hand, holding the pen, froze in mid-air, his eyes wide, his mind completely blank.

A few seconds later.

An inexplicable emotion surged into his heart, making him want to vent.

“Holy shit!”

Alien fleet!

Blue Star will become an alien colony?

Orbital bombardment!

Cloud Deer Garden will be razed to the ground?

What the hell kind of development is this!

He Ming leaned against the wall, feeling his legs go a little weak.

“Calm down!”

Since things had come to this, complaining was useless.

He Ming spread open the notebook and nervously wrote a line of text.

“Given Blue Star's current situation, how can we resist the Hai Star fleet?”

“Develop technology, build space defense forces, mass-produce assault mechs, cultivate cultivators, maximize mech performance, and the human faction needs three high-end combatants with a life index of 75,000 points.”

Five years and seven months to build a space fleet and produce three monsters with a life index of 75,000 points.

He Ming looked at the words in the notebook and began to doubt life.

His own life index was less than 300 points... How could this be possible?

Given Blue Star's current technological level, where controllable nuclear fusion hasn't even been fully achieved, it's almost impossible to establish a defense system capable of resisting an interstellar fleet within five years.

And to cultivate cultivators who can pilot mechs—that image is too beautiful to look at directly.

It's even more absurd than having cavemen craft mechs with their bare hands.

“There's simply not enough time.”

He Ming lowered his head in thought, considering even the slightest possibility.

Start a company, raise funds, do scientific research.

He was a bottom-tier office worker in both his past and present lives, finding it difficult to manage even three people.

What would he use to operate a massive organization that could change the world's pattern?

Rely on his monthly salary experience of less than five thousand yuan?

It's too difficult.

This path, every step of it, is as hard as ascending to heaven.

Blue Star does not lack geniuses, resources, a vast industrial system, or people willing to fight to the death in desperate situations.

What they lack is just a clear direction and a technological blueprint that transcends the era.

And these are precisely what the omniscient notebook can provide.

“Before I start to leverage the world, I must first possess at least the ability to protect myself.”

“What life index is required to withstand conventional thermal weapon attacks without injury?”

“10,000.”

“Given my current conditions, how long will it take to raise my life index to 10,000 points using the most optimized plan?”

“Two months.”

Upon seeing this answer, He Ming couldn't help but be stunned—that fast!

“Given my current situation, how long will it take to reach 75,000 points?”

He Ming held his breath, awaiting the answer.

This concerned whether the ultimate combat power could be in place in time.

If it couldn't be achieved within five years, he would have to abandon Blue Star and figure out how to build an interstellar spaceship to escape alone within five years.

“Two and a half years.”

Phew... He Ming let out a long breath.

Reaching 75,000 points in two and a half years meant that at least the high-end combat power was not an issue.

“Please compile a detailed guide for cultivating to 75,000 points for me.”

Dense text appeared.

He Ming tore off the paper and quickly skimmed through it.

His brows furrowed into a frown.

The Star Guidance Technique requires continuous cultivation, and to speed up cultivation, it must be combined with ancient medicinal herbs full of life essence.

In other words, for a long time in the future, he would need to stay in Cloud Deer Garden, cultivating non-stop.

“That's the only way.”

Two months passed in a flash.

As the medicinal power of the last batch of herbs was completely absorbed, He Ming clearly felt a certain barrier within his body shatter.

A powerful and surging sense of strength instantly flowed through his limbs.

His heart became strong and powerful, each beat seemingly containing infinite energy, and his blood flow accelerated.

His sight, hearing, and smell became exceptionally keen, and even his thinking speed increased significantly.

He Ming let out a long, turbid breath and opened his eyes.

He picked up the notebook and quickly wrote.

“What is my life index now?”

“Current life index: 10105.5.”

“Finally, I have the most basic self-preservation ability.”

“It's time to go dig for treasure.”

He Ming drove to the desolate mountain forest in the eastern suburbs.

He found a large tree that required one person to embrace, took a deep breath, and without using any techniques, relying purely on physical strength, he punched with all his might.

A muffled thud was heard, and a terrifying force, like striking a bull through a mountain, forcefully blasted a gap in the ground behind the large tree.

For a moment, dust rose everywhere, and wood chips flew.

The upper half of this tree was directly pulverized, while the lower half, because it couldn't react in time, luckily survived.

He Ming raised an eyebrow slightly, but wasn't overly surprised, after all, his life index was nearly a hundred times that of an ordinary person.

He then tested his speed; at full burst, he was as fast as a phantom, covering a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

“Is this the strength of a 10,000 life index!”

He Ming looked at his fist, feeling the surging power within his body, and an unprecedented confidence welled up in his heart.

This feeling of being reborn intoxicated him.

After calming his excited mood, he began to attend to business.

With his current strength and speed, digging for treasure became effortless.

He quickly dug out the long-sealed gold cellar at the location indicated by the notebook.

Inside, gold ingots, silver ingots, and some well-preserved ancient coins and jewelry were neatly arranged on shelves... He Ming had already rented an inconspicuous black business van in advance and transported the treasures in batches to the basement of the Cloud Deer Garden villa, where he stored them properly.

This batch of antiques would become his important support for acquiring medicinal herbs.

The cultivation of the Star Guidance Technique is crucial and cannot be stopped for a moment.

Although precious medicinal herbs can aid in accelerating cultivation, to be honest, the time spent searching for herbs is not as fast as cultivating itself.

Therefore, it would be more efficient to have others search for the herbs.

In addition to this gold hoard, He Ming also dug up several unknown Song Dynasty gold hoards near Modu.

To ensure foolproof safety, He Ming questioned the notebook from various angles, confirming that no one had detected anything and there were no subsequent hidden dangers, before finally breathing a sigh of relief.