My cultivation is too warm

The passing of Nuannuan and Wangjing was both a huge blow and a great inspiration to the researchers at the institute and the students at the school.

That day, the research institute and the school gave everyone a three-day holiday to hold a grand funeral for Nuannuan and Wangjing, who had always been with everyone and brought joy to everyone.

They buried them beneath the statue where Nuannuan and Wangjing had always been lying, and erected a statue for them next to it.

The statues also depict the familiar poses of Nuannuan and Wangjing. Nuannuan stretches out one wing and looks ahead with kind eyes, as if she is caring for and encouraging people; Wangjing stretches out one claw and looks warmly, also caring for and encouraging people.

In this way, everyone can keep Nuannuan and Wangjing with them.

Even after more than a month, a sense of sadness still lingers in the research institute and the school; this sadness may never be erased.

However, sadness does not mean lingering here. It is precisely because there is enough sadness in our hearts that we can transform it into enough motivation to drive us forward.

Everyone was thinking about restoring the path of cultivation as soon as possible, so that when Nuannuan and Wangjing returned, they would still be as warm as they were.

The children at the school now know what the research institute is doing. They and the older generation, who once lived during the era of cultivation, deeply experienced the prosperity of cultivation and therefore want to go back and recreate that.

The new generation of children were born in this degenerate age. They have no memory of the era of spiritual practice, and their desire to revive spiritual practice is only a vague longing. They fantasize about flying and escaping into the world, but they have no real sense of purpose.

However, after Nuannuan and Wangjing left, they deeply understood the feeling of wanting to bring their loved ones back to life.

With specific goals in mind, everyone studied even harder. The research institute has assessments, and they had to pass the assessments to join. Otherwise, after graduation, they would have to do other things.

Almost every student wants to be a part of the great cause that the institute is currently undertaking.

And so, in this atmosphere of unity and concerted effort, time passed little by little as everyone worked diligently on their research.

A century has passed in the blink of an eye. Thanks to the longevity pills refined by the spirit of the secret realm, not a single person in the research institute has aged in the past hundred years.

Everyone is still here; there has been no separation or death.

This is perhaps the most gratifying thing for Xu Mo and the others.

Through a century of continuous efforts, scholars have conducted in-depth research on the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" left by the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian.

Unlike the previous dense fog, at this moment, everyone can vaguely see some things.

What's even more exciting is that, from this little bit of information revealed, everyone can sense that the research they are currently conducting is indeed what they want.

They were absolutely certain that as long as they could decipher the "Shennong's Classic of Herbs" left behind by the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian, the era of cultivation would surely return.

This discovery has greatly motivated everyone.
Moreover, after more than a hundred years of research, people have been able to extract some useful information from the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica".

Currently, it seems that as long as this information is organized, summarized, and put together, it is possible to create the goal that Xu Mo originally set out to achieve: the path to immortality through martial arts.

At this point, the research team disagreed, with two different opinions emerging internally.

One side believes that the research on refunds should be suspended at this time, and the Longevity Martial Arts should be compiled, promoted, and the lifespan of people in the world should be further increased first.

According to everyone's intuition, once the Longevity Martial Arts are created, people's lifespan will generally reach over two hundred years, with some geniuses reaching over three hundred years. Those who cultivate to the highest level may reach the limit of five hundred years, which is more than double the original lifespan. Moreover, it is even more powerful than the longevity pills refined by the human race's holy ancestor, the Spirit of the Secret Realm.

It should be noted that although the longevity pills refined by the human race's holy ancestor, the Spirit of the Secret Realm, were excellent, they were not widely promoted due to limitations in the medicinal materials used.

Only the researchers in the institute were granted this privilege, while their family members and relatives did not receive it. Over the past century, many of their loved ones have passed away.

It is precisely because they have experienced too many life-and-death separations over the years that many people are unwilling to go through such an experience again. They still have children. Although most of their children have joined the research institute and can take longevity pills, there are always some who have not joined. Moreover, their children will also get married and have children in the future. What if their grandchildren don't join the research institute? Wouldn't they have to experience another life-and-death separation?
Moreover, immortality is everyone's pursuit; who can resist the allure of it?
Therefore, it is normal for some people to have such thoughts.

However, another group of people disagreed with this plan.

First of all, organizing, summarizing, and synthesizing existing information to create a martial art for immortality is not an easy task.

This kind of thing, going from zero to one, directly opened up a new path in the Dharma-ending Age. The "Shennong's Classic of Herbs" left by the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian did not contain a direct method, but provided an inspiration. Even so, according to everyone's estimate, if they all put down their research and worked together, it would take at least several decades, or even hundreds of years, to create it.

This is not worthwhile in itself. With such time, it would be better to continue the research. Perhaps as the research progresses, everyone will be able to directly obtain the method to create the martial arts of immortality?
Since we've already found inspiration, isn't it normal to conduct further research and find a solution?
In addition, there is another very important reason, which is that those who raised objections also expressed a concern about the current situation.

In this degenerate age, everything is peaceful, the situation is stable, and there are no disputes.

But if the path to immortality is created, who can guarantee that the situation won't descend into chaos?
Many of the people here are survivors of the previous era. Apart from the people of the Canggu World and Wuyou Peak, the rest are from the Alliance of Otherworldly Realms.

Those who live in the Alliance of Otherworldly Realms have all experienced that kind of life where they are either fighting or on their way to fight every day in order to obtain resources, cultivate, and advance further.

It can be said that, apart from the people of the Canggu World, everyone else survived under oppression. In fact, apart from the people of the Canggu World, the people from the Otherworld Alliance were not enthusiastic about the reappearance of the cultivation era.

After all, this new Dharma-ending Age is wonderful! There's no oppression, no killing, and every day is peaceful. Compared to the previous era, it's like they've stepped out of hell and into a celestial realm straight out of a beautiful myth. The only drawback of this era for them is the short lifespan. If they could live a few hundred years longer, they would definitely prefer to enjoy the scenery and beauty of this era rather than let the cultivation era return.

The reason they were willing to accompany Xu Mo and the others from the ancient world in their research was twofold. Firstly, they were all carefully selected by the Alliance of Otherworldly Realms, and they were people who valued relationships, having lost loved ones in the past.

When the people of the Otherworld Alliance were selecting the Fire Seed, they were worried that the chosen person would not care about the past and would be unwilling to push for the return of the cultivation era. Naturally, they had to use some tricks. After all, they were not from the Ancient World, and they knew what kind of life the people at the bottom of their own world lived.

Furthermore, they promised that if the path of cultivation were to be restored, when they returned, they would implement the same policies as Cang Gu, allowing everyone to live the same life as Cang Gu. This is what puts them at ease.

If the people of the Otherworld Alliance hadn't said this to the chosen ones, then even if some of the people they cared about had been wiped out in the past, they would absolutely not want the cultivation era to return.

Even if they return and the people they care about are resurrected, if they still live the same life as before, then who knows, they might see the people they care about resurrected, only to be killed again in the blink of an eye. In that case, what's the point of being resurrected?

Those who oppose promoting the practice of immortality martial arts believe that these issues should be ignored and research on the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" should continue.

It goes without saying that if the path to immortality and martial arts were to truly emerge, then resource disputes would inevitably arise, and consequently, battles and killings would inevitably follow.

People really don't want to experience another period of turmoil and instability.

If that were to happen, who knows if they would get caught up in it? If that were to happen, would they still be able to conduct their research here so leisurely? Perhaps with the turmoil of the situation, they would have to move away.

Once this concern was raised, those who had proposed promoting the path of immortality fell silent; it was indeed a very big problem.

However, faced with the temptation of immortality so close at hand, many people are unwilling to give up. One very important reason is that they have already taken the longevity pill once, and more than half of their lives have already passed.

Normally, no one wants to face death. Although the research at the research institute is hard and tedious, at least they are still alive. They work eight hours a day and have plenty of free time after get off work to enjoy life in peace. They also have no shortage of material things and a few days off each month to travel. It can be said that their lives are really good.

Since that's the case, they naturally hope to live longer. If they live longer, perhaps the path of cultivation can be restored before their lives come to an end, so they can cultivate and gain more lifespan without dying.

They don't need to worry about whether they can cultivate to a higher level and gain a longer lifespan, because they are very clear that when the path of cultivation reappears, it will inevitably be the easiest time to cultivate. As those who have contributed to the return of the path of cultivation and to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, it is possible for them to break through several realms in a single day. Perhaps they can even take this opportunity to pursue the realm of power that they never dared to dream of before and become one of the few people who stand tall in this era.

Moreover, although everyone believes that after the path of cultivation returns, everything that was erased before, as well as those who died, will be resurrected.

but……

This is just a possibility; what if it happens?
What if, after the path of cultivation returns, there is no way to resurrect the past, or what if there is, but people living in the new era are unwilling to resurrect those from the past?
It's a very simple principle: in the new era, everyone could be called ancestors and progenitors. But after the revival of everything from the past, they directly become descendants, or even have a lower status. Who would want to have more ancestors above them?

With more people, it's natural for their thoughts to become more complicated; this is normal. A century has passed, and the number of researchers at the research institute has increased from over ten thousand to over one hundred thousand, a more than tenfold increase.

Some are the children of the original researchers, and some are people recruited from outside over the past century.

With so many people, their minds are naturally not as united as before.

Both Xu Mo and the older generation of researchers were well prepared for this.

Then, those who proposed promoting the Longevity Martial Arts put forward another point of view: with today's advanced technology and powerful weapons, which have reached the point of destroying planets, the Longevity Martial Arts, although somewhat destructive, is still far from being a weapon and would not affect the stability of the world situation.

Their point of view is also very reasonable. Some people who had been wavering became more determined after hearing this view.

In short, the two sides were deadlocked, and the debate was eventually passed on to Xu Mo.

As the former carefree spirit farmer and the ancestor of all spirits in the new era, Xu Mo is not only the head of the research institute, but also controls the absolute power over all the technological weapons and armies in the entire Canggu world. Any weapon with slightly greater destructive power requires Xu Mo's authorization to fire.

Therefore, Xu Mo's decision is absolutely authoritative.

Faced with the questions posed by everyone, Xu Mo also fell into an internal struggle.

From a personal perspective, Xu Mo absolutely wanted to promote the Longevity Martial Arts. Regardless of any side effects, he personally did not want to watch Liang Huanhuan, Senior Brother Wang, and Senior Sister Ye Qingyue grow old, leaving him all alone in the world.

Just as those people said, although the Longevity Martial Path has destructive power, he has absolute confidence that he can suppress it, given that he has the right to fire technological weapons. Moreover, he has already created a Martial Ancestor of Qi and Blood Martial Path once. Even if the content of this Martial Ancestor was obtained through the cheating method of his cheap senior brother, Devouring Life, he is still absolutely confident that he can be the first to become the strongest when the Longevity Martial Path emerges.

However, he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but after the inspirational information of the Longevity Martial Arts was unearthed, he had a feeling that this information was a choice left to them, the descendants, by the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian.

Martial arts and the complete path of cultivation are mutually exclusive. Perhaps because the complete path of cultivation was too far away, the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian worried that people would not be able to persevere, so he provided the option of the path of immortality martial arts.

However, if one chooses the path of immortality, then the path of cultivation will never be able to reappear. This may seem unreasonable, but that's how it is. The birth of the path of immortality will block the way for the path of cultivation to return.

This feeling was illogical and had no basis, but Xu Mo trusted his intuition because it had always come true... just like the current Dharma-ending Age.

(End of this chapter)