Cultivation: Being Immortal

Chapter 866

In the 8650th year of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star Domain

On an uninhabited planet twenty-five light-years away from Lingjing Star, a survival base was rising from the ground, and a brand-new five-color altar was being built, almost complete.

Zhu Bin looked at the five-color altar in front of him with great excitement because this five-color altar could teleport a distance of twenty-five light-years, making it the farthest of all cross-border teleportation arrays and breaking the record for Blue Star.

"Liang Long, this teleportation array won’t be discovered by Buddhist cultivators, right?"

Lin Jiang gazed into the distance; the sun of the entire star system was right in front of him, making the planet very hot. During the day, temperatures could reach nearly a thousand degrees, and even the solar panels set here had to be specially made; otherwise, they couldn’t bear the extreme changes in temperature. At night, the temperature would drop to below freezing.

However, what Lin Jiang feared more was that this place would be found by Buddhist cultivators. The cost of a cross-border teleportation array is extremely high, and it would be a great loss if it were destroyed.

"Normally, it shouldn’t be a problem. The closest point to the Buddhist cultivators’ teleportation route is about a light-year away."

Liang Long explained that this teleportation array leads to Lingfa Star and has been adjusted using the Buddhist route. It might take a slight detour, but for safety, it must be this way because Lin Jiang and the others can’t guarantee that Lingfa Star won’t come back and attack.

"Zhu Bin, the distance is about two hundred sixty to two hundred eighty-five light-years. How long do you think it will take you to set it up?"

"Ancestor Lin, I really can’t guarantee this. You can’t keep helping me open the Stargate, and just traveling will take a lot of time. We are short on manpower, and it’s not even as fast as a Space Battleship."Zhu Bin shook his head. From Lingjing Star to the current cross-border teleportation array, Lin Jiang and his team had helped, but Lin Jiang couldn’t bring all the experts over. Without the Tao Achieving helping to open the Stargate, their efficiency dropped significantly. Relying only on his subordinates, the Stargate’s speed might indeed be slower than that of a Space Battleship.

"Liang Long, is there a way for the Space Battleship to reach the speed of light?"

"No, the Droplet Robot has reached its limit, and it has given up all functions except speed."

"You are making it very difficult for me, Ancestor."

Lin Jiang said that, after all, the reason was still the lack of manpower; the training of skilled people was too slow, and he did not know when there would be a sudden increase in numbers.

"Ancestor Lin, there is no need to rush. They lost so many people over at Lingfa Star; they might not dare to come right away."

"What I fear is that the immortal will intervene."

"Then it won’t concern us anymore."

Liang Long smiled slightly. If the immortal did intervene, it had nothing to do with them; that was Xia Qingshan’s problem.

"Never mind, never mind, let’s not discuss this anymore. You all quickly set up the cross-border teleportation array; I need to go back."

Lin Jiang waved his hand; discussing this issue was pointless. It couldn’t be solved for now, so it was better to return to Lingjing Star. He couldn’t stay away for too long, fearing problems might arise.

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"Beep beep…"

In Lingjing Star, alarms sounded immediately in several main cities’ artificial intelligence systems, and on the big screen, a Stargate was seen opening.

"Ancestor Lin, it seems that the person is not a Buddhist cultivator; it is Ming’an from Canglan Star. I have his energy signature backup here."

Liang Long’s voice reached Lin Jiang, making him pause for a moment.

"Tell them to stop outside Lingjing Star. Send a spaceship to bring them back first, then we can assess the situation."

"Understood."

Liang Long nodded, feeling assured about Ming’an, so he wanted to be prepared in advance.

In the Star Domain, Ming’an also appeared. The reason he did not directly teleport to Lingjing Star was for safety; if there was a misunderstanding and a fight broke out, that wouldn’t be good. Moreover, directly teleporting to someone’s home is also impolite.

Ming’an did not come alone this time; about a hundred figures slowly emerged from the Stargate. Half of them were masters at the Tao Achieving level, while the others were quite young, as if they were out exploring the world with their elders.

Liang Long sent an unmanned spaceship over to have a brief discussion with Ming’an. Then, Ming’an and the others boarded the unmanned spaceship, which took them to the Modern City of Lingjing Star.

"Ming’an meets Taoist Friend Lin."

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, it has been a long time; you must have had a hard journey."

"Taoist Friend Lin is being too kind; Ming’an has come uninvited again and hopes Taoist Friend Lin can forgive him."

"Not at all, visitors from afar are always welcome."

"Taoist Friend Lin, these are my senior brothers from Canglan Star; let me introduce them to you."

Ming’an then started to introduce the people next to him, nearly sixty experts, all representatives of different important groups from Canglan Star, along with some younger ones who were brought along to explore the world.

Lin Jiang was not lacking in funds for hosting, and soon arranged a grand welcome feast for Canglan Star’s friends to enjoy the delicious Huaxia food.

After eating and drinking well, Lin Jiang invited Ming’an to the quiet room to talk about things that mattered, not just empty flattery over drinks.

"Dear Friend Ming’an, you have returned, so there must be a reason, is it not about the Heavenly Court again?"

"Dear Friend Lin, to be honest, even though I am at the top level in the cultivation world at the Transmigration Stage, in the Heavenly Court, I am nothing at all. I cannot represent the Heavenly Court; I am here on behalf of Canglan Star."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"I want to learn more about Lingjing Star and even Blue Star. I also want to continue the courses I studied before. Of course, I would like to have a trade exchange between our two worlds. Dear Friend Lin, you should know that in different worlds, even with the same heritage, the resources are different. Some worlds have very unique resources, and exchanging them would be beneficial for both sides."

"Haha, I understand, I understand!"

Lin Jiang said, he also liked cross-border trade. Now that he only mastered three planets, he had learned about many incredible things, like the special minerals used for the Droplet Robot. The production is too low; otherwise, it should be integrated into everyone’s treasures.

"So, has Dear Friend Lin agreed?"

"Yes, but regarding learning, Dear Friend Ming’an can do it alone; the others can just enjoy it like a trip, seeing and exploring."

Lin Jiang said that the learning ability of cultivators is quite frightening. He is not worried about Ming’an learning technology alone, but if there are many people, he still needs to be a little cautious.

"Taoist Friend Lin, please help me. I have already taken a risk, so let them study some basic courses, what do you think?"

Ming’an quickly said, and then took out a beautiful box to give Lin Jiang a gift.

"Haha, since Taoist Friend Ming’an said so, of course it is fine. Courses below university level can be learned freely."

Lin Jiang said that it is not just because of the gift, but the basic courses are not very important, and learning them won’t be of much use.

If Canglan Star really starts to study technology, he is not too worried. Blue Star has developed technology for thousands of years, and even the Ying Continent cannot break those technological barriers, let alone people like Ming’an. Lin Jiang just does not want to cause trouble.

Hearing Lin Jiang’s words, Ming’an felt relieved, and the conversation became much easier. Lin Jiang also told Ming’an that each world has its own development rules, and one should not learn blindly, or it may backfire.

Lin Jiang does not really understand the situation in Canglan Star, but if Canglan Star rashly begins an industrial revolution, it will surely face great destruction, as technology is not so simple. Moreover, the industrial revolution will cause enormous turmoil in the situation of Canglan Star.

Ming’an fully agreed. He had never thought about completely copying Lingjing Star; he only intended to absorb some useful aspects.

In the next few days, Ming’an and his group were led by Zhang Qing and others to tour Lingjing Star, which also included some exchange meetings.

Ming’an and his friends brought many items with them, prepared well, and some of the things were valuable on Canglan Star too; they wouldn’t think that the people from Lingjing Star were fools who could trade trash for treasure.

Lin Jiang hadn’t participated in such exchange meetings for many years and was not interested now; he just let others join and asked them to record the process for him to watch.

Lin Jiang always had a professional intelligence agency at hand, which had turned into staff that interacted with Ming’an and his group, recording all their words and actions and then handing the information to specialists for analysis to better understand the situation on Canglan Star.

Lin Jiang himself frequently hosted banquets for the Canglan Star group, occasionally gathering information, especially about the Heavenly Court; some information was common on Canglan Star, but was still very valuable to Lin Jiang, which is called an information gap.

Ming’an’s group planned to stay on Lingjing Star for a long time, even considering leaving some people to stay there permanently; Lin Jiang agreed as long as they showed enough goodwill, and it was only after that that Ming’an told Lin Jiang that the Buddhist sect had already made contact with Ling Star, and that possibly, the next time would be a very brutal war, much harsher than the last one.