I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 283: The Second Wonder, Virtual World

Building the Floating Sky City can increase our influence, expanding our power and gaining more resources, as well as enhancing Zhong Cang's strength.

With more resources, we can build more Floating Cities.

This behavior will create a positive cycle.

If this cycle can develop smoothly until the end, Zhong Cang will become the Xuanqiong Haomiao Haotian God he envisioned, and Cloud Firmament Sect will also become a Transcendent Level sect.

"No, if the Heavenly Court is successfully established, Cloud Firmament Sect will not only be a Transcendent Level sect confined to the Hongxuan World, but will become the ruler of the myriad realms."

It can be said that this is beneficial for Zhong Cang and the sect.

Of course, although the future is beautiful, this path is not smooth.

Aside from the obstacles posed by powerful sects when attacking other territories, the positive cycle of Cloud Firmament Sect itself, apart from Zhong Cang, is only an ideal state.

Collecting resources, building Floating Cities, strengthening the sect's power, and attacking others again and again may seem like an endless path, but in fact, it is not so.

Human power has its limits, and not everyone can endlessly improve like Zhong Cang.

Even the so-called Heaven Foundation Building and First Grade Gold Core geniuses can only dominate in the Gold Core and Nascent Soul stages.

When they reach the Soul Formation Venerable stage, their potential will be exhausted.

Without extraordinary opportunities, they can easily be bound in the Soul Formation Realm for thousands of years.

And without breakthroughs in the top-tier combat power, no matter how many Floating Sky Cities are built, they can only be major sects and cannot be called Transcendent Level sects, let alone become rulers of the myriad realms. This is also the reason why the Floating Sky City has not appeared in this world.

It can only dominate in the lower levels, but cannot influence the outcome of the top-tier battles.

Fortunately, this is not a problem for Zhong Cang.

With his attribute panel, he will never be bound to a certain realm, but can endlessly improve.

The appearance of the Inner View - Heavenly Court and his identity as a formation master allow the Floating Sky City to expand the influence of the sect not only in the lower levels but also in the middle levels.

It can also form formations, serve as a formation base, and enhance Zhong Cang's own combat power.

Therefore, his vision is possible to succeed.

What makes Zhong Cang even more delighted is the appearance of the Great Voyage in the Lower Realm, which allows him to accumulate resources in the Lower Realm without having to attack other regions.

"What is this? Borrowing the power of heaven and earth?"

Excited in his heart, Zhong Cang also began to describe a bright future to Tao Juran.

It is not about Cloud Firmament Sect becoming the Supreme of the myriad realms - this is still far away for Cloud Firmament Sect, and talking about it now would be considered daydreaming.

What Zhong Cang described is the role that the Floating Sky City can play in the Lower Realm.

"Senior Brother, you also know that the situation in the Lower Realm is complex, with many enemies."

"Right now, it's just small realms at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building levels, which is nothing, but if a medium-sized world with a harsh environment appears, our sect's disciples going down there without a good refuge could be in danger."

"Even if the environment is not harsh, competing with other sects is not an easy task. With the Floating Sky City, we can have a great deterrent on the Lower Realm."

"As long as the Floating Sky City stands, the influence of our Cloud Firmament Sect will be like the sun, never fading away."

"Therefore, creating wonders is not a waste, but the more, the better!"

Zhong Cang spoke a lot to persuade the sect to build the Floating Sky City.

And his words did indeed move Tao Juran.

"Is the Floating Sky City really as strong as you say?"

"Would I ever deceive you... How about this, let the sect build it, and if you're not satisfied, I'll take over the Floating Sky City."

These words made Tao Juran look at Zhong Cang with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Junior brother, your obvious intentions are not concealed at all, aren't they?"

"Cough cough, what obvious intentions? I never said I would take over for free. I can pay with spirit stones and resources. Besides, with the Heavenly Heart technique, I've earned a lot of resources and have no problem repaying."

Upon hearing Zhong Cang's last words, Tao Juran was speechless.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the amount of spirit stones and resources gathered by Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart technique was indeed enormous.

After all, the importance of Zhong Cang's Heavenly Heart was equivalent to Microsoft's monopoly in the previous world. With just one Heavenly Heart, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Zhong Cang would become the richest person in the North Abyss Region.

Even now, there were still countless Foundation Building cultivators rushing towards the Cloud Firmament Sect, and those who came, even if they had to spend all their wealth, would enter the Shattered Star Lake to listen to the teachings.

What made Tao Juran speechless was that in the face of the madness of the Foundation Building cultivators, their disciples, clan members, children, and other close ones not only did not obstruct them, but willingly offered all their resources to fulfill the wishes of their "Foundation Building ancestors".

This situation was not due to everyone being friendly and harmonious, but rather because in the cultivation world, strength was everything.

This strength was not something that the younger generation of the family could resist against the madness of the Foundation Building elders. Moreover, without the protection of Foundation Building, some small families would be wiped out immediately, and in more tragic cases, they would even be destroyed.

On the other hand, if their own family produced a Gold Core cultivator, not only would the younger generation be able to preserve their lives, but they would also be able to expand the influence of their family.

And the "Gold Core ancestors" could protect them for hundreds of years.

In this situation, as long as they weren't foolish, major cultivation families, independent cultivators, and small sect cultivators would naturally support their own "Foundation Building ancestors" with all their might.

This kind of trend was comparable to emptying six pockets to buy a house in the previous world.

In this situation, how could Zhong Cang earn any less?

It was just that cultivation required cultivating the heart, and in the face of their teaching masters, they needed to maintain a certain level of respect, otherwise, obstacles would arise in their hearts, which would be detrimental to their cultivation.

In addition, Zhong Cang's talent was too outstanding. He was being groomed as the next sect master of the Cloud Firmament Sect. Without these two prerequisites, Zhong Cang would definitely not be able to hold onto these spirit stones and resources.

Even now, Zhong Cang's proposal to build the Floating Sky City was partly due to concerns about being robbed, and he wanted to use the Floating Sky City to enhance the sect's strength.

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The project of the Floating Sky City looked quite impressive, and with Zhong Cang willing to provide a guarantee, he managed to convince the sect master to build the Floating Sky City on a large scale.

Then, Zhong Cang truly witnessed the power of the sect.

Originally, according to Zhong Cang's expectations, even with the assistance of several formation masters, it would take years to build the eight Floating Sky Cities.

After all, just discussing the design would take some time.

After the design, there were still some unresolved issues to be dealt with, such as spatial transfer. Zhong Cang and the others needed to figure out how to make the massive Floating Sky City have the ability to transfer space without falling apart during the process.

There was also the issue of basic combat units - cultivators - and how they could obtain the power of the Floating Sky City outside of it.

Thirdly, after the design was completed and everything was figured out, manufacturing was also a challenge.

For example, the production of the core Law Weapon required at least a Law Treasure as a foundation, or a super large Law Treasure that provided a huge amount of energy.

Even if it wasn't a Law Treasure, ordinary Law Weapons or spirit bricks engraved with runes, although easy to manufacture, required an extremely large quantity.

In short, the construction of the Floating Sky City was like the Manhattan Project in the previous world, with countless difficulties.

Regarding this, Zhong Cang had a good attitude. According to his thinking, the process of building the Floating Sky City was also a process of enhancing the sect's strength.

With each problem solved, the sect would accumulate some technical experience, and the sect's strength in manufacturing Law Weapons and formations would also increase.

And the Floating Sky City will always be built, benefiting one's entire life through one study.

But after the sect took action, Zhong Cang realized that his vision was too narrow.

The power of a sect that has been passed down for three thousand years is simply incomparable by individuals.

He underestimated the creative abilities of powerful cultivators, as one person is equivalent to an entire engineering team.

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After the sect took action, the first support Zhong Cang received was in design.

Originally, their project team had many difficulties, but with the arrival of a Formation Grandmaster, two Refining Grandmasters, and eight Talisman Grandmasters, most of their difficulties were instantly resolved.

Even seemingly impossible designs were assisted by the Spirit Communication Jade.

The Spirit Communication Jade is the source of the Heavenly Heart. By holding it during meditation, Zhong Cang and his team's comprehension would receive great blessings, as if they possessed a Heavenly Heart above the Five Realms.

However, it was wishful thinking to have a large quantity of Spirit Communication Jade. There were too many cultivators who wanted to use it, but there was only one piece. Even the Sect Master within the Cloud Firmament Sect couldn't hold onto the Spirit Communication Jade for meditation in the long term.

Zhong Cang and his team were able to use it because the sect supported their Floating Sky City project. Even so, the number of uses was limited to twelve hours per month.

Many people in the project team were satisfied with this, including the Formation Grandmasters and Refining Grandmasters—it was not easy for them to use it even once.

Only Zhong Cang had the idea of refining the Spirit Communication Jade into a Law Treasure and making it his own.

"The Spirit Communication Jade can enhance comprehension and is a precious treasure that harmonizes with heaven and earth. If I imprint the concept of the computer from my previous life into it and use it as a foundation, wouldn't it become a Spiritual Treasure computer?"

"It is said that Thunder Tribulation can give Spiritual Treasures a slight awakening of intelligence—this is not artificial intelligence. If there is an intelligent brain, can it deduce cultivation techniques on its own?"

In previous novels, artificial intelligence was considered a Goldfinger for some protagonists, helping them gather information, deduce cultivation techniques, and assist them on the path to becoming powerful.

In Goldfinger, it could be considered a particularly... moderately powerful type.

Originally, Zhong Cang wanted to say it was an especially powerful type, but he quickly thought of the deep blue attribute points, signing in to receive rewards, and other heaven-defying things in Goldfinger. Artificial chips and intelligent brains could only be ranked below them.

Although Zhong Cang didn't have such a Goldfinger, his spiritual power was boundless. With some precious treasures and materials, Zhong Cang had opportunities to take matters into his own hands and live a comfortable life.

"In some dark novels, Goldfingers are created by powerful beings. Since they can create them, so can I."

Of course, Zhong Cang didn't have the intention of secretly plotting against others by creating a Goldfinger. He wanted to turn the Spirit Communication Jade into a Spiritual Treasure computer, making it his second brain to gather information and deduce cultivation techniques for him.

In addition to this, Zhong Cang had always had the idea of developing a virtual world, allowing the Hongxuan Continent to overtake others and enter the information age.

However, virtual worlds were not safe.

In his previous life, there were hackers who frequently attacked servers, altering their information and causing them to crash or even shut down.

And this was the immortal cultivation world, where the power of the mind and soul was a tangible force. Some powerful cultivators could truly attack others through the network.

As the server that served as the intermediary for all information, it was even possible for some powerful beings to directly destroy it with their divine souls.

This made Zhong Cang hesitant to create a virtual world. Even before Nascent Soul stage, let alone Soul Formation stage, he wouldn't consider it.

He was afraid of having his inner world and divine soul destroyed, becoming an idiot.

But the Spirit Communication Jade allowed Zhong Cang to see a shortcut.

"The position of this jade is very high, at least a Spiritual Treasure. If I turn it into a Law Weapon and develop a virtual world within it, it can at least protect against spiritual attacks below the Soul Formation stage."

"Even if it can't fully protect, it doesn't matter. Worst case scenario, the Spirit Communication Jade will be damaged. After all, it's not my divine soul that will be harmed."

"And, the probability of it reaching that point is low... If I use my inner world as the intermediary for the virtual world, there's nothing more to say. I won't allow others to research it."

"But with the Spirit Communication Xuan Stone, we can ask the sect to set up one... hundred Mind Protection Arrays, establish a series of firewalls, and then place the Spirit Communication Xuan Stone in the center of the firewall for protection."

"In this way, even if there is a powerful attack, the big shots in the sect can protect the Spirit Communication Xuan Stone with the firewall and Mind Protection Arrays, and even counterattack!"

"With the server secured, the creation of a virtual world will no longer be a dream!"

Another beautiful fantasy excited Zhong Cang.

Bringing Hongxuan Continent into the information world is like reaching the heavens in one step, bypassing ordinary computers and directly entering the virtual information age. There are too many benefits in this.

Just thinking about it, Zhong Cang thought of countless uses for the virtual world - such as creating monsters for humans to battle in the virtual world, conducting large-scale military exercises.

Or using virtual materials for refining, reducing the difficulty of cultivating blacksmiths and alchemists.

There is also the deduction of martial arts, entertainment...

There are too many things that can be done in the virtual information age.

And by changing the world, pushing forward the progress of human society, Zhong Cang will undoubtedly accumulate countless merits.

"In ancient times, Laozi preached, women gave birth to people, and saints were made through merits."

"Although I can't compare with them, with a huge amount of merits, can I become an immortal?"

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Zhong Cang doesn't know if he can become an immortal, but he is certain that after changing the world and bringing Hongxuan Continent into the information age, the merits he has accumulated will definitely greatly increase his cultivation speed.

Just like now, after receiving the teachings of Heavenly Heart, Zhong Cang not only made up for the merits he owed in the early stages, but also left behind a lot.

In a few more months, with the merits of enlightenment he has accumulated, Zhong Cang will be able to make another grand vow.

After a long while, Zhong Cang shook his head, dispelling the sigh in his heart, and started thinking about other things:

Thinking to this point, a smile appeared at the corner of Zhong Cang's mouth:

"The proficiency from the fifth realm Grandmaster to the sixth realm is too high. Otherwise, with the ability of Heavenly Heart to promote the advancement of cultivators, there is no need to spend months accumulating merits."

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It can only be said that all methods have the same origin, and the ability to make wishes to the heavens and the earth is something that all cultivators want to obtain.

"Alas... it must be even more difficult after the sixth realm."

As for the grand vow in Hongxuan Continent, Zhong Cang is still satisfied. Although the difficulty of obtaining merits has increased, there are no future troubles.

After all, it is already one of the strongest foundations of the sect, and they would be heartbroken if it is even slightly damaged.

(End of this chapter)

"I remember in some novels, wish magic is the most powerful spell for sorcerers and wizards. As long as you speak your wish out loud, you can change reality to fulfill your wish. However, their wish magic also has limitations, not to mention the need to consume a large amount of gold coins, it seems to have the side effect of lowering one's level?"

"Should I achieve more accomplishments to gain recognition from the sect..."

He is well aware that the high-level members of the sect will never let him experiment with the Spirit Communication Xuan Stone until he demonstrates more abilities.

With the idea of bringing Hongxuan Continent into the information age in mind, Zhong Cang did not act immediately.

"Perfect, let's use the Floating Sky City to crush the doubts in the hearts of the high-level members of the sect!"

As he contemplated, Zhong Cang's thoughts diverged and he thought of some information from his previous life:

"What technique should I enhance in the next grand vow? Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower? Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram? Or continue to enhance Heavenly Heart?"

"By the way, it seems that there is not only the Eastern mythological legend of making grand vows, but also the magical world of the West, which has this kind of BUG-level ability called wish magic."

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang didn't feel happy, but sighed: