I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

The test involving 100,000 people hasn't even started yet.

Capital got involved first.

Lingheng Bio publicly offered a price to Qingyamen.

One billion yuan.

Purchase the exclusive commercial license for the first three levels of "Qingyuan Breathing Method" for ten years.

As soon as the news came out.

Qingya Gate did not respond.

The entire internet exploded first.

[Will cultivating immortality require a membership in the future?]

[A ten-year exclusive, does that mean the poor aren't even allowed to breathe?]

[The cultivation technique originally belonged to the sect, so why can't it be sold?]

[Qingya Sect previously claimed to have no restrictions on background, but now they're selling courses for a billion?]

The debate quickly spread to all ancient cultivation factions.

Can the basic methods of Tai Xuan be charged?

Does the "Opening Meridians and Guiding Qi Technique" of Cangfeng Mountain count as a sect's intellectual property?

Can companies run training courses?

Should individuals who record videos to teach exercises be held responsible?

The phrase "cultivation rights" has become a trending topic.

The day.

The interim coordination group for boundary annexation affairs first held a special hearing.

It was not a formal sect conference.

We will only discuss the basic techniques.

Yan Shouzhen was the first to express her opinion.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

"To raise disciples, sects need spirit stones, elixirs, and long periods of time from their masters."

"It is only natural to collect resources for spreading the Dharma."

However, Chu Wenshan of Qingya Sect did not completely side with him.

"The core heritage cannot be given away for free."

"But there's no need to completely suppress the basic Qi sensing techniques."

Yan Shouzhen sneered.

"Your Qingya Sect has already won the hearts of millions with it."

Chu Wenshan smiled.

"People have to be willing to give their hearts."

It looked like the two ancient cultivators were about to start arguing again.

Ji Nanxing projected the test report of 10,000 people onto the big screen.

"First, let's distinguish between two concepts."

"Basic Qi Sensing".

"The core inheritance of the sect."

"It's not the same thing."

Yan Shouzhen frowned.

"Who will divide it?"

"Based on safety assessment."

Ji Nanxing said.

"Ordinary people just want to know how to feel safe."

"There's no need to take anyone as your teacher first, nor is there a need to pay money upfront."

"After entering the stages of meridian opening, technique mastery, and complete cultivation, one can establish a sect, a school, and a market."

"But the most basic step should be to let everyone know how to avoid ending up in the hospital."

Lin Ye remained silent.

Until someone asked him.

"You practice ancient methods and also participate in the test."

"What do you think?"

Lin Ye thought for a few seconds.

"The basic law should be made public."

Representatives from several sects were looking at him at the same time.

"reason?"

"It can't be hidden."

Lin Ye's answer was very direct.

"Qingya Sect can send it."

"The candlelight will bring forth light."

"Even scammers can post this."

"Ordinary people will learn it sooner or later."

"Rather than let them gamble their lives on dozens of real and fake martial arts techniques."

"Why don't we tell them which step is the safest first?"

Yan Shouzhen said in a deep voice:

"What does that sect rely on to survive?"

Lin Ye smiled.

"Rely on truly powerful things."

"Being able to breathe in a couple of breaths of spiritual energy doesn't mean you've learned your sect's ultimate technique."

That's an impolite way of saying it.

But it has disrupted many people's thinking.

Base.

Advanced.

core.

Ancient sects used to keep them all in one door.

Modern society, however, is preparing to forcibly split it into different levels.

No final conclusion was reached that day.

But most people eventually agreed on one thing.

The lowest-risk public health plan can be prepared for public release.

At the same time, a very crucial principle was added.

"Free access to the public" does not mean "the sect must give away all knowledge for free".

If a public solution uses a complete and identifiable technical segment that is clearly unique to a particular sect, compensation can be provided through licensing, exchange of special resources, or research collaboration.

However, a set of fundamental methods that have become the bottom line for national safety cannot be bought by a single company and kept as an exclusive practice for ten years.

Chu Wenshan was the first to nod after hearing this.

"That's something to talk about."

Yan Shouzhen did not object further.

What sects truly fear is never ordinary people learning to breathe.

It is something that has been painstakingly preserved for two thousand years that has been taken away with the excuse of "for the public good".

After the boundary is clearly defined.

Things became easier to discuss.

Lingheng Biotechnology did not withdraw its exclusive offer of one billion yuan that day.

However, Qingya Gate quickly sent a formal reply.

[The basic Qi sensing techniques are not exclusive.]

[Further methods for cultivating Qi can be discussed separately.]

The market immediately understood.

The cultivation practice also began to show its first real commercial boundaries.

After the news spread, the originally heated debate over "free or paid" gradually took a turn for the worse.

More and more people are beginning to accept a more realistic distinction.

Basic safety knowledge can be made public.

Advanced courses, spirit stones, medicinal herbs, and teachers cannot all be offered for free.

Some people also raised a counter-question:

What if someone becomes too poor to afford the second-stage resources in the future?

No one can answer this question at the moment.

Lin Ye remembered it.

Because "everyone can sense Qi" does not mean "everyone can continue cultivating all the way."

What truly determines social class will likely shift from cultivation methods to resources.

That evening.

Lingheng Bio withdrew its exclusive offer of one billion yuan.

It's not about abandoning the cultivation market.

They then announced the establishment of three product lines: spiritual energy detection, cultivation risk assessment, and civilian training equipment.

The stock price actually rose.

When Lin Ye saw the news, he just thought it was outrageous.

You can't buy exclusive cultivation techniques.

Capital immediately began selling "how to train more safely".

The reaction speed of this era is sometimes even faster than spiritual energy.

As for when the public version will be released.

We'll decide after 100,000 people have verified it.

It's 11 p.m.

Lin Ye finally returned home.

The door closed.

Lu Zhixia could smell the lingering medicinal oil odor on him from the training ground.

"Practicing movement techniques again?"

"Um."

"Did Xie Hongyi teach you that?"

"Um."

Lin Ye's answer was completely straightforward.

Lu Zhixia leaned back on the sofa and looked at him.

Just got out of the shower.

Her long hair was still wet.

The loose pajamas revealed a section of her collarbone and calves.

"Isn't she pretty?"

Lin Ye paused for a moment.

"nice."

Lu Zhixia laughed instead.

"At least you didn't lie."

Lin Ye sat down next to her.

His hand naturally landed on her waist.

"I promised you."

"I won't lie."

Lu Zhixia stared at him for a few seconds.

Suddenly she straddled his lap.

Arms wrapped around the neck.

The two people suddenly got very close.

Just remember that.

She lowered her head and kissed him.

This time it lasted much longer than the one at the training ground entrance.

Lin Ye hugged her waist tightly.

Palms running up the back.

Lu Zhixia's breathing became a little erratic, but she didn't let up.

When they parted, her lip color was noticeably darker.

But she remained seated on his lap without moving.

"There's one more thing."

"you say."

"I don't like to pretend I don't know."

Lu Zhixia looked at him.

"Xie Hongyi is interested in you."

Lin Ye did not deny it.

"possible."

"And you?"

Lin Ye remained silent for a second.

"Yes."

Lu Zhixia gently tightened her fingers around the back of his neck.

But his eyes weren't cold.

"very good."

"What's so good?"

"At least they didn't try to fool me with 'we're just colleagues'."

She pressed her forehead against mine.

The sound was very soft.

"Linye."

"I can accept that your life will be more complicated than before."

"But I can't accept being the last to know."

Lin Ye looked at her.

"Won't."

"remember."

She kissed him again.

This time it's even shorter.

Yet it carries a very clear sense of possession.

"besides."

"You're mine tonight."

Lin Ye smiled.

"That's how it is."

Lu Zhixia was about to reply.

My phone was vibrating incessantly on the coffee table.

The two then separated.

Her forehead was still pressed against Lin Ye.

Her cheeks were flushed.

"You'd better have something urgent to do."

Lin Ye took the phone.

Seven urgent notices.

After reading it, his expression changed.

The Candlelight Gathering.

Openly accepting apprentices.

And this time...

They weren't wearing masks.

They didn't hide underground.

They rented a stadium directly.

The advertisement consisted of only one sentence.

If you want it fixed, come on over.

Lu Zhixia saw it too.

She sighed softly.

"Looks like we don't need to change the sheets tonight."

Lin Ye: "..."

The new era is vast.

But sometimes.

It's really annoying.