Volume 2: The Demonic World Chapter 166: The Evolution of Cultivation Realms and the Concept of Puppet Factory
The books that Lin Qianxing read detailed the development process of Qi training from ancient times to the present, as well as information such as the division of realms among cultivators.
First are the Qigong practitioners.
This road seems to have existed since ancient times.
The ancient here does not mean thousands of years, or tens of thousands of years, but rather hundreds of millions or even tens of millions of years ago.
Yes, the monks in this world have such a long history.
However, the records in the Sitianjian only cover the period 120,000 years ago, and no one knows anything about the period before that.
It is said that 120,000 years ago, the vital energy between heaven and earth was extremely abundant, and it was not uncommon to see qigong practitioners who could move mountains and seas.
The path of Qigong practitioners did not have as many realms as it does today. At that time, Qigong practitioners were divided into only two realms.
Dao level, and the supreme realm above the Dao level.
This is also the division of life levels of all living beings.
The so-called Dao stage is the current realm of supernatural powers, and is a rule-level creature that masters the complete Dao principles.
The Supreme is the being who masters a certain great way.
At that time, the concentration of heaven and earth vitality was ridiculously high, and the talents of the human race were unimaginably strong. Basically, adults had reached the Dao level , so there was no division of realms below this.
Later, the vital energy of heaven and earth gradually became thin.
All living things in the world are rapidly degenerating, and it is no longer so easy to achieve the Tao level.
Therefore, the Qigong practitioners themselves are also constantly changing.
They had many more realms and began to have divisions below the Dao level.
Ordinary, spiritual, mysterious, Tao.
There are four stages in total, which are also the names for the realm levels of all cultivators.
It is the same no matter what system of practice you follow.
Later, the vitality of heaven and earth became thinner, and the practitioners of Qigong became less and less suitable for heaven and earth, so they divided the realms into smaller ones.
Starting from Qi training, it is divided into ten stages, which are called the ten levels of Qi training.
The next step is foundation building, which is divided into inspiration, fading away from the mortal world, and divine consciousness.
Next is the Xuan Shen, which is also divided into two realms: Ning Wen and Palm Method.
The last is the Dao stage, which is also divided into a separate term by Qigong practitioners and is called the Dao domain.
Its essence is to evolve a small world containing its own rules in the sea of consciousness. In essence, it is also to master and integrate the laws of Tao.
After these realm divisions were established, the original four levels of mortal, spiritual, mysterious, and Taoist gradually became titles representing the grades of artifacts, used to distinguish them from the realms of other cultivation systems.
During this period, the spiritual practice world began to flourish.
This was about fifty thousand years ago.
However, this era barely lasted for less than 20,000 years, and then the vitality of heaven and earth continued to become thinner, and the newly evolved roads disappeared one after another, until finally only one road was still shining.
That is the way of martial arts.
One can practice without relying on the vitality of heaven and earth, cultivate the body externally and the soul internally, achieve unity of inside and outside, and attain enlightenment.
Among all the cultivation systems, the martial arts path is not the most prominent one.
The speed of cultivation is not fast enough, the methods are not diverse enough, and it is very average in terms of prolonging life and enhancing combat power.
But it is the least dependent on environment and physical condition.
Theoretically speaking, as long as you have a body and a soul, you can take this path even if you are a bug or a mouse.
As a result, this path became the ultimate winner, began to develop rapidly, and then became the mainstream for a time, and has continued to evolve to this day.
However, although the path of martial arts cultivation does not rely much on external objects, it definitely does not mean that it does not rely on them at all.
The energy you need for cultivation must at least be obtained from the outside world.
The vitality of heaven and earth in the outside world is thin, resulting in a decrease in spiritual plants and animals that contain abundant energy, making it more difficult for you to replenish your qi and blood faster.
So in general, it is still affected, but the impact is not as exaggerated as that on other systems.
After reading this information, Lin Qianxing felt quite complicated.
He also guessed that the main world had been vast before, after all, this was also the boundless real world.
According to the world's hierarchy, he is directly at the top level, and he can accept any outrageous situation.
But the fact still shocked Lin Qianxing.
Without practicing, one can become a supernatural being upon reaching adulthood?
And everyone is like this.
Outrageous, really outrageous!!
Lin Qianxing himself knew very well how difficult it was to reach the realm of supernatural powers.
In the game world of "The Sorcerer", even if he skipped the comprehension stage and slowly integrated into the Tao, it still took him thousands of years.
Under normal circumstances, it would take at least several thousand years from comprehending the Tao to slowly integrating into it.
If your understanding is not enough, you will have to continue to increase the time.
Various preconditions are even ignored here.
The human race in the previous main world only needed to grow up normally and would directly become rule-level life.
This gene is so terrifying that Lin Qianxing exclaims it is awesome.
But if you think about it carefully, there are traces to be found.
Today's warriors have reached the peak of the Unity Realm, and the magical talents that are automatically awakened are probably part of the rule genes that were left behind.
It’s just that the original world was rich in resources and the rule genes in the human body were strong, so once they reached adulthood they could grow fully and be activated.
In today's world, resources are scarce, and the regular genes in the human body have degenerated due to their inability to adapt to the environment, so that they basically will not manifest themselves externally. Only when they have practiced to a certain level will they be naturally activated.
Afterwards, Lin Qianxing flipped through some general knowledge books, and relying on the rich collection of books in the library, he barely made up for his lack of common sense.
By the way, he also read some books on alchemy, weapon making, talisman making, divination, magic and martial arts, etc.
He was not in a hurry to digest it. He just recorded it with his mind. As for the rest, he would deal with it slowly later.
The collection of books in the Sitianjian is quite rich, covering almost everything. The only thing that makes Lin Qianxing dissatisfied is that there are no illustrations of magical powers here.
According to Rong Hao, the magical power catalogue is only found in the imperial palace treasury. Apart from that, no force in Dayu is allowed to privately keep the magical power catalogue.
Lin Qianxing could actually understand some of this rule.
After all, if you really think about it, supernatural powers are a bit like the blueprints of nuclear weapons.
If the emperor had any desire to maintain national stability, he would not allow other forces to master and possess the magical map.
Although reaching the realm of supernatural powers is extremely difficult.
Lin Qianxing did have the intention to go to the palace to ask the emperor for the magical book, but he knew that others would not give it to him for free.
I'm afraid I'll have to pay some price by then.
He was not particularly short of supernatural powers now, as he still had a "Taotie Devouring Heaven Map" that he had not fully comprehended, so the idea of going to the emperor to ask for the supernatural power map was given up after just a brief thought.
Lin Qianxing continued reading until evening.
He seemed a little unsatisfied after gaining a lot, but considering the cat at home, he decided to go home first and continue reading when he had time.
Anyway, the two places are not far apart. If he really wants to come, casting the [Escape Spell] will be as .
After saying hello to Ronghao, Lin Qianxing planned to leave.
But before leaving, Rong Hao stopped Lin Qianxing and said, "Senior Lin, a copper detective from the Anti-Evil Division brought ten gold bars and said he was here to apologize. Now he is kneeling on the steps outside the Sitianjian. What do you think we should do with him?"
Hearing the voice, Lin Qianxing swept his mind and instantly noticed the bronze catcher kneeling on the steps outside the Sitianjian.
He recalled that he was threatened to hand over the gold bars, but he did not feel too angry at this moment. Instead, he felt more of a nostalgia for the past.
"You can keep the gold bars. It's been hard for you to accompany me today. As for the copper constable who came to apologize? Just let him go back." Lin Qianxing said.
"How can I do this? It is my honor to be able to accompany you, senior. I dare not ask for any reward from you." Rong Hao said.
"I told you to accept it, so just accept it." Lin Qianxing said lightly.
Hearing this, Rong Hao didn't dare to refute anymore. He could only thank him and accept the reward.
Lin Qianxing said no more. He took a step forward and directly traveled through space and returned to the courtyard in Yushan City.
On the other side, Rong Hao also sent a message to the copper police, asking him to leave.
Upon hearing that Lin Qianxing accepted the gold bars, the copper constable showed a smile of survival on his face, thanked Rong Hao repeatedly, and then went back home with staggering steps as if a huge rock had fallen off his body.
Although all my savings were drained this time, it is a great blessing to be able to save my life.
He secretly made up his mind that he must be more open-minded and restrained in his actions in the future.
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Time passed, and on the seventh day of March, Lin Qianxing used meteorite iron to refine several human-shaped puppets in the yard, and was now engraving Taoist patterns on them.
The art of puppetry was once one of the mainstream methods used by Qigong practitioners.
There are many types of puppets, including wooden puppets, iron puppets, earth puppets, paper puppets and so on.
In addition to the classification of materials, there is even a classification of elements, including spells such as fire puppets and water puppets.
In addition, there are other methods such as "Talisman Warrior", "Corpse Training", and "Throwing Beans to Create Soldiers".
All in all, the content covered in this subject is quite complex.
The meteorite iron puppet that Lin Qianxing is currently refining is a very basic type of puppet.
There is no need to awaken the spirit. He only needs to engrave the Dao patterns, and then he can embed Yuan crystals or spiritual jade full of magic power to drive it directly.
At that time, these puppets will be able to operate according to the pre-designed programs on Lin Qianxing's Dao patterns and can perform some simple tasks.
Including but not limited to chopping wood, digging soil, cooking, washing clothes, etc.
If he writes the "program" well, he can use it to refine some ordinary pills.
Lin Qianxing had seen several puppets that could make elixirs in the Sitianjian.
However, those puppets have spirits that have been cultivated for a long time, and are obviously not simple "programmed AI".
Lin Qianxing's purpose in refining these puppets was very simple. The Linglong small world was so vast, and he wanted to refine a batch of puppets to cultivate medicinal fields, help plant spiritual medicines, build houses and so on.
When his puppet refining skills improve in the future, he can open a factory to process talismans, magic tools, pills and the like.
The production capacity of one person can be comparable to that of an entire sect or country, and it is fully developed. Lin Qianxing couldn't help drooling just thinking about that scene.
Moreover, he has free meteorite iron as the material for refining puppets. Puppets are just like robots. They only need some mana and crystals. If they are not activated, they will never even complain. If a puppet is broken, it can be replaced with a new one, and the old puppet can be directly melted into materials for recycling .
This is much better than his original idea of asking Hu San's little monsters to do the work.
Those little monsters also get unhappy sometimes, and it is impossible for them to work 24 hours a day. We also have to consider the issue of salary and cannot oppress them all the time.
In comparison, puppets are more useful.
While thinking, the great capitalist Lin also engraved the last Taoist pattern on the puppet in front of him.
Then Lin Qianxing took out some spiritual jades infused with magic power and embedded them in the place where energy was injected on the puppet.
Immediately, the Taoist patterns on the puppet gradually lit up, and the puppet's body was quickly driven, with each part of its body starting to move.
Buzz~!
A buzzing sound rang out, and the puppet's eyeballs also flashed green. This was the "indicator light" designed by Lin Qianxing himself, which meant that it could operate normally. If there was a malfunction, it would be red, and if it was "out of power", it would be yellow.
Seeing that it was green, Lin Qianxing nodded. Then he made a gesture with his hands and controlled the puppet to go to the table, get the teacup and pour himself a cup of tea.
Lin Qianxing drank the tea and controlled the puppet to remember the operating instructions. After that, he only needed a corresponding hand gesture to make the puppet repeat the previous operation.
That's right, puppets need training.
You need to manipulate it to do something, and then it will record and learn, gradually acquiring more skills.
Of course, as long as you have the first trained puppet, the subsequent puppets can directly copy the information modules of the previous puppets and repeat the manufacturing.
Therefore, if Lin Qianxing wanted to open a puppet factory, it would not be so troublesome to train each puppet one by one.
