Chapter 106 Simulation: The Great Annihilation
"How have you become so strong?"
What Li Hansha was most concerned about was how to cultivate to the level of Sun Shisheng.
This kind of strength had already far surpassed that of a human.
The human body has limitations, determined by genetics; no matter how much one trains, one can only reach a certain point, relying on skills to combat enemies, as strength has its peak.
Yet the person in front of him had already transcended those limits.
And individuals like Tang Zichen, Wang Chao, Chan Yinsha, and others, they too seemed to have exceeded the human body's limits.
Especially Wang Chao.
He had also seen the news of Wang Chao and Chan Yinsha's showoff, a punch shattering the fighting stage.
Thinking about it now, it was probably real.
And the reason why the spectators were not injured was probably because Sun Shisheng had made a move.
"Heart-mind cultivation, then supplementing nutrition, allowing one's potential to be fully tapped," Sun Shisheng said concisely.
"Heart-mind cultivation?"
Li Hansha nodded slowly, saying, "That's right, the human body has limits, but the heart-mind is limitless. To use the heart-mind to drive the body is indeed the correct path, which can lead to progress."
"And for the body to keep up with the evolution of the heart-mind, naturally, a large amount of nutrition is needed. Otherwise, the body would likely consume its own potential to grow, leading to a shortened lifespan..."
"The transcendence of high monks and real persons is probably thus."
"But how does one cultivate the heart-mind?"
In the end, he asked the most crucial question.
Although he considered his heart-mind not weak, with the perception "before the autumn wind blows, the cicada senses it," and the wonder of "comprehending the true nature of yin and yang," which allowed him to sense danger. However, people practicing the same level of sincere cultivation could not sense him.
Yet, he wanted to advance further but did not know how to proceed with his cultivation.
Because, this matter was somewhat mysterious and did not have the clear divisions like the national arts. Although Ming, Dark, and Hua, in a certain sense, were also not classified by realm, ordinary people needed to progress in this sequence to have a clear understanding for themselves.
As for the heart-mind, everyone had their own perspective.
Moreover, some martial artists, in terms of heart-mind cultivation, were even inferior to ordinary elderly people who had lived for seven or eight decades.
He also had his own classification: seeing the mountain (or water) as a mountain (or water), seeing the mountain (or water) as not a mountain (or water), and again seeing the mountain (or water) simply as a mountain (or water).
He was at the third stage, where he saw the mountain as still a mountain and the water as still water.
"Deep sleep, meditation, embryonic breathing, sitting in oblivion, and the Manifest Enlightenment which I'm currently exploring," Sun Shisheng shared the cultivation stages he had discovered.
Listening to Sun Shisheng's detailed explanations, Li Hansha compared his own heart-mind characteristics and gained a clearer recognition of himself: "I am currently at the stage of meditation, minor meditation, great meditation, constant meditation; my heart-mind never regresses, so it should be constant meditation."
"Speaking of which, if it weren't for me locking in my own potential and life force with Dragon Chant Iron Shirt and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover, I would probably have ascended long ago."
"However, by locking away my entire body's potential, I am able to grow slowly through ordinary eating, though it will take quite a long time..."
Without any competition, outliving everyone.
For some reason, Wang Chao thought of this phrase when he heard Li Hansha say so.
After all, the current Li Hansha, indestructible at sight, with supreme boxing skills, apart from not being able to defeat a few of them, combined with his emotional detachment, if there were no stronger beings than him, he would likely outlast all his enemies in gradual growth.
In a sense, it was also kind of "govern by non-action."
"Do you have any drugs that can quickly enhance the body without side effects?"
The only thing Li Hansha could think of was this.
All medications have side effects.
Although at his level, unless a large dose of heavy metals was involved, nothing could possibly harm him, consuming too much medication and expelling the toxins would waste more time.
He did have the idea of alchemy, but he had yet to practice it; after all, he was not confident about creating a real, round, shiny Golden Core in reality.
Reality is not a cultivation fiction, and even if he reached the highest realm of boxing and understood pharmacology, his alchemy could only produce a paste, which he then shaped into round pellets.
"It's Spiritual Energy," Sun Shisheng said.
"Once embryonic breathing is achieved, one can pull Spiritual Energy from the second dimension," Sun Shisheng explained slowly, "At this realm, one can initially use the heart-mind to interfere with reality, turning the illusory into reality, refining the false into the true."
Li Hansha, extremely intelligent, understood: "So, did you use Spiritual Energy to subdue Wang Chao and the others?"
Sun Shisheng replied, "That's not it; we are friends."
Li Hansha was taken aback; observing the four chatting and laughing, he suddenly felt that Sun Shisheng had an inexplicable affability, as if he could befriend anyone if he wished.
This ability in social interaction.
Was unmatched.
Then Li Hansha asked his most critical question: "Can I obtain the specifics of your cultivation method?"
"Yes."
Sun Shisheng didn't refuse, and he named a figure, "It will require ten million."
Li Hansha shook his head: "That's too cheap, I wouldn't feel right about it, I'll give you one billion."
Wang Chao and the others were stunned.
Although Sun's imagined Holy Embryo was worth far more than one billion, was this guy clueless about money, or was he simply a tycoon?
The latter seemed more likely.
"Ten million is enough," Sun Shisheng smiled, "Let's make friends."
"Fair enough."
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Li Hansha pondered briefly before dialing a phone number. Shortly afterwards, a visitor arrived outside the martial arts school, handing Li Hansha a bank card containing ten million, which was then passed to Sun Shisheng, and from Sun Shisheng to Chan Yinsha.
Indeed, a second-generation rich kid!
Wang Chao thought secretly.
"First, close your eyes," said Sun Shisheng.
Li Hansha complied, closing his eyes. Instead of darkness, he saw a vast expanse of stars, bursting with a myriad of colors, dazzling and extraordinary.
In the center, a divine being sat cross-legged on a yin and yang lotus platform.
With an exhale, he spewed forth billions of galaxies.
With an inhale, he swallowed boundless universes.
Between breaths, he devoured the four corners of the cosmos and exhaled the aeons of time.
Finally, in his vision, the divine being disappeared, transforming into a stream of black and white that revolved around the cycle of the universe, incessantly flowing and endless.
That was!
The Dao!
Upon opening his eyes again, Li Hansha's demeanor had changed, gaining a touch of transcendence, akin to an otherworldly ascetic seated upon a mountain peak, gazing down on the myriad mortal dusts of the world, standing alone and detached.
Wang Chao, Tang Zichen, and Chan Yinsha all sensed the transformation in Li Hansha.
"Sun, has he changed so much?" Wang Chao asked, somewhat incredulously.
"He is purer than you," Sun Shisheng said indifferently. "From what I see, among the three of you, the Supreme Being is ruthless, the Spiritual Treasure possesses righteousness, and you, the Primordial, are somewhat between the two, capriciously oscillating."
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What does capriciously oscillating mean?
Could it be insinuating that he's a fence-sitter, swaying with the wind?
Moreover, the "Spiritual Treasure" hasn't even made an appearance yet!
Following Li Hansha's joining of the Ming Lun Martial Arts School, the school further expanded, recruiting a large number of students once more, while Sun Shisheng occasionally guided the students in martial arts, and using the thoughts of all beings, once again expanded his Taixu Illusory Realm.
By observing the laws and the Great Dao of this realm, Sun Shisheng mostly understood that to break through to Manifestation, one must create a microcosm within the body, condense runes, and when the runes solidify into laws, one becomes a saint.
When myriad laws converge, they can transform into a Great Dao, which is the mixed Yuan Dao fruit of this world.
Sun Shisheng felt that this was not the endpoint. Above this, there were realms of deities, longevity that rivals heaven and earth, the cycle of reincarnation, chaos, among others. But the realms that followed were basically about increasing the number of mixed Yuan Dao fruits and then transforming in quality.
Increase the number of Great Daos, transform in quality.
Again, increase the number of Great Daos, once again transform in quality.
In terms of strength, the energy level of this world was frighteningly high, at least higher than the Three Realms where his true form resided.
However, in essence, there was no significant difference between the worlds.
Because every 129,600 years, the Three Realms would perish and then be reborn, and only those who have obtained the mixed Yuan Dao fruit could escape the destruction and reappear in the next cycle of rebirth.
The only difference might be that the scale of the Three Realms was smaller, having not completely refined the outer chaos and still in a state of growth.
The purpose of the existence of Heaven, apart from governing the Three Realms, was to continuously refine the outer chaos, allowing the Three Realms to grow unceasingly, until forever.
It's a pity that every 129,600 years, the Three Realms face a great catastrophe of destruction.
This catastrophe is not aimed at the immortals of the Three Realms, but at the Three Realms themselves.
Even the progenitors of the Dao and Buddha were unable to stop it.
In the past, Sun Shisheng wouldn't have felt too much about it, but the worlds are interconnected, and by observing this world, he could glean some knowledge about the destruction of the Three Realms.
Each destruction and rebirth of the Three Realms made them stronger than before, until they could withstand the catastrophe of destruction that occurs every 129,600 years, stepping into a new era...
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Huaguo Mountain.
Sun Wukong watched the simulated self, his thoughts and considerations naturally also occurred to his true self.
However, the catastrophe surely was not an apocalyptic one; it could only count as a "human calamity."
Yet, the world of his true spirit's simulated reincarnation was so vast, in scale far surpassing the Three Realms.
Although there was fundamentally no difference, the beings there pursued power as if possessed.
Although the reincarnated true spirit had not yet encountered the immortals, Buddhas, and divine beings of that cosmos, Sun Wukong could generally acknowledge that the divine being in that world probably had similar traits to the demons and humans of the Northern Jambu Continent.
Survival of the fittest!
Of course, Sun Wukong also understood another point, that is, survival of the fittest.
The environmental conditions of that universe were perhaps just so, analogous to a "Northern Jambu Continent" magnified countless times over.
With this thought, the Bodhi Tree seedling within Sun Wukong's spiritual platform seemed to grow a bit, his spirit climbed another level, and again, countless wondrous methods were born.
Then, Sun Wukong turned his gaze to the mystery of the Heavenly Dao Life Simulator—
"This Heavenly Dao Life Simulator is running its simulated scenarios at a much faster pace than before," he observed.
Sun Wukong compared the time experienced by his simulated self in the simulator with the time he experienced; while he only lived through the time it took to drink a cup of tea, inside it had been nearly ten years.
Only he could appreciate this, as ordinary people simply could not understand what scenarios the simulator simulated.
Because they couldn't see clearly!
"Brother!"
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