The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 333: Joy of Life temporarily ends; Guo Jing and the others are about to ascend.

Zhan Doudou was shocked. Had her disguise as a man been exposed just like that?
She subconsciously looked at Kuhe, but could only see the bitterness on Kuhe's face.

It doesn't seem like Ku He said that?

The Empress Dowager stood to the side, looking somewhat puzzled.

Her feelings were complicated. It seemed that this person was even stronger than Ku He.

If we really help Nanqing, then it will be very difficult to protect Beiqi.

These women, widows and orphans, have managed to persevere until now; it must have taken them countless hours and efforts.

Who knew that, suddenly, overnight, the situation would change completely.

Haitang Duoduo, young and fearless, frowned and said, "We don't even know when we'll be able to break through to the Grandmaster level, let alone break through to the Grandmaster level or higher."

As for becoming an immortal?

"Then it's just a legend."

Haitang Duoduo's words made her meaning very clear.

You, Qin Hao, are just making empty promises.

She seemed to have some indigestion and couldn't eat the pancake.

Qin Hao smiled, looked around, and said, "Is that what you all think?"

The group remained silent, and Zhan Doudou and the others were not entirely convinced.

As for Bingyun, she didn't know what to say. Although Fan Xian knew a lot, he didn't really believe it.

So I simply shut my mouth.

Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Actually, this matter is easy to resolve."

The Jixia Academy has a library, and anyone who wants to achieve something in martial arts or Confucianism must read books.

An illiterate person cannot go very far in the world of martial arts.

You, Kuhe, should have experienced this firsthand.

If you weren't born into royalty, you wouldn't have read so many books in your youth.

Given your single-minded pursuit of the Dao and your persistent cultivation, how could you possibly break through to the Grandmaster level?
But your progress over the years must have been limited, right?
You cannot sever ties with Northern Qi, so it occupies a large part of your mind.

Given the immense external pressure, it's understandable that you're unable to make any further breakthroughs.

The ordinary books in my Jixia Academy are open to all scholars from all over the world.

It only requires a small price to pay, plus a promise that it will never be leaked privately.

If it involves valuable books, you can exchange them for an equal number of books, or offer your personal insights or reflections.

In fact, Qin Hao's plan was to find a source of revenue for the Jixia Academy.

Selling it all at once can indeed make a lot of money, but that's only for one time.

Taking it slow and steady, like a gentle stream, is a way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

This will provide the Jixia Academy with a long-term source of revenue, enabling it to maintain its operations.

That's all he can do.

Zhan Doudou felt a little bitter. She actually quite liked reading, but her aptitude for it wasn't very good.

"Mr. Qin, well, I should address him as Master Qin. Is Master Qin only for scholars?"

Qin Hao shook his head: "The scholars I'm referring to are those who aspire to read, not those with Confucian degrees. Men and women are equal; anyone who is willing to read and treat books with respect is welcome to come."

"Gender equality?" Zhan Doudou shouted in her heart. If only she lived in a world where men and women were equal.

If she weren't a girl, why would she be so afraid of having her true gender discovered?

She also wanted Haitang Duoduo to come here to cover for her.

The mother and daughter were really struggling to make ends meet.

If possible, Zhan Doudou felt that even giving up the throne of Northern Qi was not unacceptable.

She longed for the world Qin Hao described.

"Is there really such a thing as gender equality?" Zhan Doudou asked with longing.

Her tone was full of hope for Qin Hao's description; if she could, she really wanted to live in such a world.

Qin Hao glanced at Fan Xian, wondering if he had ruined Fan Xian's chances of finding a partner.
Fan Xian was speechless; this guy would gravitate towards any woman he saw.

But did he really become an immortal?
He has never even seen an immortal.

What kind of high-end existence is that?
Qin Hao did not answer directly, which disappointed Zhan Doudou.

Could it be that everything Qin Hao said before was a lie?

Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Actually, whether it's true or not, Fan Xian can tell you the answer."

Compared to Qin Hao and Fan Xian, Zhan Doudou has more detailed information about her identity.

At this moment, everyone looked at Fan Xian, who smiled wryly and said, "Brother Qin, are there some things that really need to be said?"

Qin Hao calmly said, "What's the value of hiding your little secret? Besides, after you've finished telling me, I'll give you a detailed introduction to a higher world and help you remove all the obstacles to unifying it. After that, you can develop on your own. I can provide you with some martial arts manuals, technological materials, and even support some teachers. The rest is up to you. I'm not a babysitter. Today is the limit of what I can do. Ultimately, the future belongs to you."

Fan Xian almost fainted and nearly rolled his eyes.

Isn't this guy just trying to be the big jackpot behind the scenes?
That's said in such a fresh and refined way.

It's as if someone is trying to take advantage of him.

After thinking it over, Fan Xian said amidst everyone's puzzled looks, "I mentioned this before in the palace of Nanqing."

I once dreamt of traveling to the celestial realm, and those poems were all seen from that celestial realm.

I was merely a relaying account; those poems were not my own.

That's all he could say.

He felt it was best to keep the secret of the time traveler to himself.

Qin Hao didn't seem to care much about this, casually revealing such a big secret.

But Qin Hao wouldn't easily reveal his secret; he still trusted Qin Hao.

"Are you really a soul wandering in the heavens?"

"So those poems really weren't written by you?"

Zhan Doudou lost her voice.

To be honest, when she first learned about those poems, she had some special feelings for Fan Xian.

But now, Fan Xian says that he was just dreaming about traveling to the heavens and saw those magnificent poems there.

He himself is not the author.

The aura of genius seemed to vanish in an instant.

The little plan I had in mind was simply abandoned.

Qin Hao seemed to see a red thread on Fan Xian break, but he didn't care at the moment.

His arrival brought Fan Xian the hope of immortality.

Just one or two women.

He didn't bring Zhan Doudou home, nor did he wrong Fan Xian.

Perhaps, it wouldn't be bad to let Fan Xian remain the same Fan Xian from his previous life, one who practiced gender equality and monogamy?
Well, at least Si Lili will still marry Fan Xian.

I guess so?
Qin Hao picked up where Fan Xian left off, saying, "This universe contains countless worlds."

Beyond the universe lies the Chaos Sea, and within the Chaos Sea resides an infinite number of worlds.

Even beyond the Chaos Sea, there are other Chaos Seas.

Well, you don't need to worry about these things.

I'm just telling you that this world can only accommodate Grandmasters right now, so Grandmasters are the bottleneck and the upper limit of this world.

The number of Grandmasters who are allowed to succeed is small, and their path is fraught with peril.

Breaking through to the Grandmaster level is no easy feat.

Moreover, after breaking through to the Grandmaster level, the world will not allow such a high-level figure to be accommodated, and the world will force him to shatter the void and ascend to the upper realm.

But beyond the void lie endless dangers.

Whether it's a void storm, a spatial rift, a void monster, or a vast distance.

Both are extremely dangerous.

Without guidance from the higher realms, it is extremely difficult to ascend independently.

Ku He was taken aback. Qin Hao's words just now contained a lot of meaning and content.

But he grasped a key point: "Does the Master mean that he can provide us with a path to ascension? Moreover, the world's upper limit only allows for Grandmasters, so becoming a Grandmaster is very difficult, and breaking through to the Grandmaster level is even more difficult. That's why Duoduo and the others have such a hard time breaking through?"

"That's right, unless they can find their own way."

For example, your path of achieving oneness with nature, or Si Gu Jian's bloodlust, killing his father, mother, and all his relatives to attain enlightenment through killing.

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun's speed and his Flowing Cloud Scattered Hands technique are martial arts that have touched upon the realm and even the laws.

Furthermore, Emperor Qing's domineering and benevolent ways both stemmed from finding their own paths.

If Haitang Duoduo can find her own path and put it into practice, then she has a chance to become a Grandmaster.

Qin Hao revealed Haitang Duoduo's path to becoming a Grandmaster, but Haitang Duoduo showed no joy whatsoever.

Because she simply couldn't find her own path.

Ku He smiled bitterly: "It seems that I have made my disciples successful, but I have also limited them."

Because these individuals all cultivated themselves along their own paths, they bear strong imprints of their own identities.

This limited their ability to find their own path.

This, of course, limits their chances of advancing to Grandmaster.

"As for the ascension passage? It's not impossible. I've already started building ascension platforms in several other worlds."

At that time, as long as the world's upper limit is broken, one can be received by the upper realm from the ascension platform and ascend to the upper realm.

Qin Hao chuckled and brought up the point that everyone was concerned about, then continued, "There is another way. If you want to break through to the Grandmaster level, since the world's upper limit is here, then raise the world's upper limit and break through this bottleneck."

Ok?
Ku He's eyes lit up; if he hadn't been forced to, he wouldn't have wanted to leave this world.

But if there really is no other way, he suffers for the sake of seeking the Dao.

He could give up his hometown.

But the throne?
Zhan Doudou frowned: "Master, how do we raise the upper limit of the world?"

"Two o'clock."

Gu Yunyang extended two fingers, then withdrew one, and said, "We need enough experts. There's no specific number; it depends on the world's resources. We need experts at all levels; that's the world's resources."

Zhan Doudou asked curiously, "Since the world's advancement requires enough experts, why is the world preventing us from advancing to a higher level?"

That's true, it seems contradictory.

But actually, they are not contradictory at all.

Qin Hao chuckled and explained, "That's because of resources. The world's resources are limited, and advancing to the Grandmaster level requires a lot of resources. Look at the four Grandmasters today, which one of them rose from humble beginnings?"

Which one of them doesn't have a powerful background and be able to provide sufficient resources?

The world's resources are limited, so only a limited number of experts can be allowed to break through.

Moreover, things that are too easy to obtain are worthless.

There are only so many spots available, so who will the world give these spots to?
Although the Way of Heaven is unconscious, or rather, incapable of concrete emotions or thought, the world's conscious understanding of the Way of Heaven will instinctively choose the path that benefits itself and allows the world to function normally and healthily.

Everything Qin Hao said is true.

He withdrew his second finger and said, "The advancement of a world also requires the sparks of civilization. The more brilliant a civilization is, the greater its chances of advancement in the future. This means that the advancement of a world cannot be achieved by just a few individuals, or even just a few experts. It requires the sparks of thought from most of the members of the main body of the civilization, or rather, the spiritual world."

After explaining for a while, Qin Hao told them about the benefits of the future world's advancement.

Everyone had an idea.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes and said, "How about it, Master, let Dou Dou accompany you as a personal maid?"

Her meaning was clear: she wanted a marriage alliance.

Otherwise, the interests of the Northern Qi royal family could not be guaranteed.

But is Qin Hao the kind of person who can be manipulated?

“Fan Xian and I are good friends. Why don’t we let her marry Fan Xian? In the future, she will be the mother of a country that will unify the world. At the very least, she will be one of the imperial concubines. In the future, the territory of Northern Qi can also be given to Zhan Doudou’s child as a vassal state.”

As for me?
Never mind.

I descended upon countless worlds, and in this life, I have only the Dao in my eyes, and no feelings for men or women in my heart.

I don't need any personal maids.

His words were rather blunt, and Fan Xian understood them perfectly. The Empress Dowager's true intention was to curry favor with Qin Hao.

That would guarantee the future interests of the Northern Qi royal family.

But Qin Hao never wanted to get married?

But thinking about it, it makes sense, assuming Qin Hao becomes an immortal and his lifespan is not in danger.

The other party is also very skilled; what kind of enjoyment wouldn't they have?
There's really no need to bother yourself by finding someone else.

Some people may think that romantic love is very enjoyable, and he is one of them; romantic love can bring him pleasure.

But Qin Hao is clearly a martial arts fanatic.

Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Actually, when it comes to this, women don't necessarily need to get married to realize their dreams."

As long as one can advance to the Grandmaster level, their lifespan will begin at 300 years.

Breaking through to the Grandmaster level immediately grants an extra thousand years of lifespan.

This is still martial arts; in terms of lifespan, it is inferior to Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist cultivation.

We Confucian scholars, even those at the highest level of the ninth rank, have achieved success in cultivating health, unless we are injured or our fundamental nature is damaged.

At least 200 years old.

If one can break through to the Grandmaster level, one's lifespan will be five hundred years.

Breaking through to the Grandmaster level, one's lifespan reaches three thousand years!

hiss.

Are Confucian scholars really that long-lived?

Is the world really so harsh on martial arts?
Fan Xian looked at Qin Hao. In fact, before Qin Hao, there was only martial arts in this world, nothing else.

Confucianism and Taoism were brought by Qin Hao.

Fan Xian asked, "Then there are no benefits to martial arts?"

"Its killing power is extremely strong."

Qin Hao laughed and said, "In this world, yin cannot exist alone, nor can yang exist alone. Everything in the world is a balance of yin and yang, with a natural order of mutual generation and restraint. Martial arts do indeed have an advantage in terms of lifespan."

However, martial arts stand out in terms of killing and combat, and are considered superior among all cultivation systems.

Even after becoming an immortal in the future, free from the fear of lifespan, martial arts will still be one of the strongest paths of offense and conquest.

Of course, this excludes the help of magical artifacts.

It is calculated entirely based on one's own abilities.

Moreover, everyone is different, so the results may vary.

Some people are just good at fighting. Even though they are of the same cultivation level, they can still overpower others of the same cultivation level.

It wasn't unexpected.

"Your martial arts are that good?" Fan Xian asked in surprise.

Qin Hao chuckled: "It's not that good. Martial arts practitioners have shorter lifespans, and breaking through is extremely difficult. Especially the higher one goes, the harder it becomes to cultivate. Moreover, although there's no issue of lifespan after becoming an immortal, the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man still constantly accompany one. Every 129,600 years, the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man will occur once."

The decline of the physical body, the decline of magical power, the decline of wisdom, the decline of the mind, and finally the decline of the Dao.

Martial arts are at a disadvantage in combating the five signs of decay.

Each of the other paths has its own secret methods to evade, resist, and reduce the difficulty of the Five Signs of Decay.

However, martial arts practitioners have no effective methods in this regard and can only endure it.

Fan Xian was taken aback and startled.

But then he realized that even a Grandmaster hadn't seen the way.

Are you still worrying about the path after becoming an immortal?

This is like a beggar worrying about the emperor's affairs—a case of needless anxiety.

Moreover, the five signs of decay in the celestial beings only occur once every one cycle, which is over 120,000 years.

If he can live that many years, even if he suffers the five signs of decay, it won't matter.

Qin Hao then laughed and said, "Alright, these things are too far removed from your lives."

You don't need to worry about these things for now. That's all I have to say. I'm not going to get involved in this matter anymore.

You need to negotiate with Fan Xian yourselves.

Fan Xian, after you go back, come to Jixia Academy. You can take back the list of sponsorships I gave you.

From now on, you are responsible for the affairs of this world yourselves.

How far you go depends on your own destiny.

I won't easily meddle in these things.

I have only recently become an immortal and still need to go into seclusion to cultivate immortal-level spells and supernatural powers. I also need to refine all my magical treasures to the immortal realm.

Don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary.

After Qin Hao finished speaking, Fan Xian looked over with a resentful expression.

It seems to suggest that Qin Hao is a scumbag who abandoned Fan Xian.

Qin Hao couldn't help but tremble. This guy deserved to be beaten.

He stepped onto the scroll, and the next second, the portrait lost its luster, reverting to its original two-dimensional form, motionless.

But no one knows if this portrait will suddenly come to life.

Fan Xian stepped forward, put the scroll away, and placed it in the box.

They started discussing it with Zhan Doudou.

The approval and affection that Zhan Doudou once held in her heart and eyes have vanished.

Fan Xian's halo has faded; his plagiarism has been discovered.

For some reason, Fan Xian suddenly felt like he was dead again.

He previously stated that he was not the original author of the poem, although he had previously denied it.

But those people before all thought he was being modest.

But the people here today are real; he is indeed not the author of the poems.

He's just a plagiarist.

This scene of social death is truly exhilarating.

Here, Qin Hao's mind returned to reality. Calculating the time, it was several hundred times the speed, plus the time acceleration of the Time-Space Palace.

The G-class spaceships I crafted for my two senior sisters are ready.

They even produced quite a few extra, so they can deliver immediately if there are any more orders later.

Of course, he won't deliver the goods immediately; everyone has to wait in line.

When there are good things, of course we should take our time and create a sense of supply falling short of demand.

This is scarcity marketing.

Qin Hao already understood this business method back in his first life.

Good stuff will never lack buyers.

If there are too many items, people might feel that the items are not good enough and want to bargain.

Only when supply cannot meet demand can high fees be charged.

Although his G-class spaceship has a cannon of the highest quality, its combined value is no less than that of a supreme treasure.

But it's not a true treasure.

It's inevitable that some people will overthink it.

Condor World.

After more than a hundred years of development, this place has become extremely prosperous.

Skyscrapers are everywhere.

Although technological development has not reached the level of the Swallowed Star world.

But that's not bad either; at least elevators and such have already been invented.

The same applies to the internet.

Not everyone can learn martial arts, and not everyone has the talent for it.

With the information provided by Qin Hao, those without martial arts talent would naturally choose to invent technology, hoping to take the path of technological advancement.

In the northern city of Xuanwu, many people have gathered here today.

This place is considered a holy city, the closest place to the Quanzhen School.

Everyone heading to the Quanzhen Sect will rest here for the last time.

Then, we wait for approval from the Quanzhen Sect before entering their territory.

As for the Xuanwu Grotto in the North?

Getting in is even more difficult.

Today, several cars arrived and discreetly entered the City Lord's Mansion.

But no matter how discreet you are, once you enter the city lord's mansion, you will be discovered.

Soon, the news spread across local networks and even the entire world.

"I heard that Grandmaster Guo Jing is about to ascend to immortality."

"Is ascension really possible?"

"Could it be that Guo Jing is about to become an immortal?"

Guo Jing is certainly not going to become an immortal, but he is indeed going to ascend to heaven.

Originally, it wasn't so easy to ascend to immortality through one's own abilities.

Moreover, there are indeed many difficulties and dangers in the void.

Guo Jing was also not very daring to ascend to immortality.

However, Qin Hao set up a guiding platform in the Qianyang Realm, which has been connected to the ascension platform of this world. It can emit guiding divine light to protect those who ascend.

Therefore, the difficulty of Guo Jing's ascension would decrease dramatically.

Security is also guaranteed.

However, Huang Rong is still some distance from achieving ascension, while Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Zhou Botong, and Ying Gu are almost there.

This time, it's the five of them who are about to ascend to immortality.

Yang Guo was similar, but he was suppressed by him.

He wanted to wait for Xiaolongnu to come with him.

Everyone else is still a little short.

This applies to figures like Guo Xiang and Zhang Sanfeng.

Zhang Sanfeng had reached a certain level of understanding and had gained sufficient insight.

However, the amount of true energy is insufficient and needs further refinement.

His favorite thing was enlightenment, but he neglected cultivation a little.

As for Shaolin and Dali, their ascension should also go to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

But it's very difficult for the Pure Land to guide them there.

Qin Hao had no such intention; he never thought of helping them ascend to immortality.

Soon, someone came to pick up Guo Jing and the others and took them to the Xuanwu Grotto in the north.

The ascension platform is right here.

As soon as they entered the Quanzhen Sect, they felt that the environment there was perfect for practicing martial arts.

It truly deserves to be recognized by everyone as a sacred place of martial arts.

Then, once you enter the Northern Xuanwu Grotto, the environment becomes even more suitable.

This place is indeed the best paradise.

"Master."

"Junior brother."

"Brother Qin."

(End of this chapter)