Volume 3 Chapter 181 The Multiverse and the Rejection of Humanity
With sword light wrapped around their bodies, they were travelling at a speed countless times faster than light, and the group of five were heading towards a place in the distance that was suspected to be Mount Buzhou.
As the saying goes, a horse will die if it is chased to the mountain, let alone a huge mountain range as big as the sun.
It doesn’t seem that far from a distance, but if you really want to get closer, the distance required is measured in billions of miles.
It is roughly equivalent to about one-third of the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Such an astronomical distance is just a corner of this vast land.
For the vast wilderness that stretches infinitely and whose exact size is unknown, it can even be said to be just the distance out of the countryside village.
While controlling the nanorobot to transform into sword light and flee towards Mount Buzhou, Lin Xu gradually realized that something was wrong with the nanorobot.
Not only Lin Xu noticed it, but everyone else noticed it as well.
"Why do the nanorobots here seem to be more active?" Nanzhu asked puzzledly.
"Indeed, it seems to be easier to control and more intelligent." Lu Yao also nodded.
"It feels like, even without intermediate authority, but only low-level authority, it would be much easier to control nanorobots. Is this a unique feature of this newly opened up prehistoric universe?" Mu Xiyue guessed.
"It seems to be true. Could it be that the laws of this new universe are more in line with the characteristics of nanorobots? That's why this phenomenon occurs?" Nanzhu also speculated.
“If that’s the case, it’s no wonder that the immortals here, without intermediate authority, can condense antimatter reactors and become immortals.” Mu Xiyue said suddenly.
"That's right. With the activity level of the nanorobots here in Honghuang, even those with low-level permissions have a high probability of becoming immortals. No wonder." Nanzhu also nodded.
Everyone finally resolved a doubt.
Soon, Yinghuo, who had been calculating the data, also reported to Lin Xu.
"Master, this area that seems to be a new universe has different physical constants from the previous universe, and the speed of light is also slightly different."
"For example?" Lin Xu asked.
"For example, here, sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal cannot be used to make gunpowder. In other words, even if an item that resembles gunpowder is made, the effect of its combustion will be different from that of gunpowder," Yinghuo replied.
"No way! What if a spaceship from some technological civilization falls here? Because of the different physical constants, won't the engine be unable to start? The computer might even fail." Although Nanzhu guessed that the laws of this primitive universe might be different, he didn't expect them to be so different.
Doesn’t this mean that when the original technological civilizations in the universe come here, all the tools they created based on observing and summarizing the laws of nature may become unusable, and the entire scientific system will need to start all over again?
Of course, this doesn't mean that science is useless.
Science itself is just a way of thinking that observes and summarizes objective natural laws, and then creates various tools to transform the world.
If the originally summarized natural laws are no longer applicable, as long as this scientific thinking still exists, we can summarize new natural laws in the new universe.
However, this still cannot change the fact that the tools that were once made, such as spacecraft, may not be able to be started and used.
It is not known whether the ensuing huge blow will cause a civilization to be unable to recover.
After all, not every civilization can start over again.
"In this way, it's no wonder that the technological civilization of the entire galaxy believes that the immortal civilization is a more advanced form of civilization. Because the spiritual energy of the immortal civilization can be used both in this primitive universe and in the original universe. At most, it is a little more lively in the primitive universe." Lin Xu said with some emotion.
"If you consider it from this perspective, it seems to be true." Nanzhu said with mixed feelings.
"So, the experiment of creating the universe conducted by humans ten thousand years ago created a universe tailor-made for nanorobots?" Mu Xiyue casually summoned the nanorobots and felt a little complicated when she saw these nanorobots becoming more and more active and free in the new world.
"In that case, if there is a universe where the underlying physical rules restrict the existence of nanorobots, when the nanorobots enter that universe, will they become stranded and completely ineffective just like the spaceships of ordinary technological civilizations entering the wilderness?" Lu Yao pondered.
"If it is a nanorobot from ten thousand years ago, it might be possible. But with the nanorobots of today, it won't. Perhaps due to the limitations of the underlying physical rules, the activity of the nanorobots will further decrease, but they will not be completely ineffective." Lin Xu shook his head and said.
"Lord Lin Xu, is it because humans have upgraded their dimensions?" Nanzhu understood after a little thought.
"Yes, today's nanorobots have the conceptual endorsement of higher-dimensional humans. This gives human nanorobots high-dimensional characteristics. Conceptually, they will definitely be accepted by all universes in the multiverse. Perhaps the underlying physical rules of some universes themselves exclude the existence of nanorobots, which will reduce the activity of nanorobots to a low point, but they will never completely collapse and fail." Lin Xu explained to the few people.
At the same time, Lin Xu opened his personal space and took out the Skylark from it.
So the Skylark flew for a distance with the few people beside them, and everything went well.
Only then did Lin Xu send the Skylark back to his personal space again.
"The Skylark is a human creation, so even though it is also a technological creation, it can still function well in the wilderness."
"This is dimensionality upgrade. As humans upgrade and enter higher dimensions, they also leave their mark in the multiverse. Even if human creations are incompatible with the underlying rules of a certain universe, that universe still cannot completely reject humans. At most, it will impose certain restrictions on humans."
The sword flashed across the sky, and the ground below passed by rapidly.
Mountains, plains, and even seas that are exactly the same as those on Earth pass by under your feet.
It is as if countless Earth-like worlds were turned into a flat surface and then spliced together. On the vast and boundless land, there are countless countries and various immortal cultivation sects.
When Lin Xu and his companions flew by quickly, they could even see the old farmers hoeing the fields below and the spiritual practitioners flying with swords in the mountains.
Some practitioners saw Lin Xu and his group passing through the sky from afar, and shouted "Immortal, it's an immortal."
Then he flew towards Lin Xu and the others on his sword.
Unfortunately, he didn't chase far before he was left far behind.
Along the way, he crossed countless countries and countless sects of immortal cultivation.
However, these countries and sects are basically isolated from the sea and deep mountains and dense forests where few people go.
It can even be said that as Lin Xu looked along the way, 99% of the place was various deep mountains, dense forests and oceans, and only 1% of the area had countries and sects.
These countries and sects neither know each other nor have any contact with each other.
It is even possible that in their senses, where they are is the entire world.
Immortals only exist in legends.
But looking at the way they live their lives contentedly, perhaps ignorance really is bliss.
In this way, after about a day, the continuous mountain range suspected to be Mount Buzhou finally appeared within reach.
The mountain range before us looked more and more like a huge wall that was boundless on the left and right and on the top and bottom.
Just at this moment, from a branch mountain range on one side of the wall, several sword lights came towards Lin Xu and his companions.
Apparently they had discovered Lin Xu and his companions, so they came over to intercept them.
However, those sword lights were quite polite and slowed down when they were still far away.
The old Taoist priest who was in the lead, with a fairy-like appearance, bowed to Lin Xu from a distance.
"Excuse me, Taoist friend. May I ask where you are from and where you are going?" The old Taoist's hair and beard were all white, and he looked as if he had no aura at all.
However, in Lin Xu's eyes, he could clearly see the antimatter reactor in his body interacting with a large amount of energy with various parts of his body.
No, or should we say it is the immortal's inner elixir, or the immortal's elixir?
Lin Xu was not quite sure what the immortals in the ancient times called the antimatter reactor in their bodies.
But just by looking at the operation of the antimatter reactor composed of nanorobots in the old Taoist's body, and the energy whizzing out, which is far more powerful than the immortals behind him who also have antimatter reactors in their bodies, Lin Xu knows that this old Taoist should be considered a figure even at the foot of this suspected Buzhou Mountain.
"We came here, of course, to climb the mountain," Lin Xu replied.
"Mountain climbing? Fellow Taoist, you want to climb a mountain? This, this." The old Taoist priest seemed to be frightened by Lin Xu's words, and was speechless for a moment.
The several younger-looking immortals behind him were also looking at each other.
"Fellow Taoist, this is Mount Buzhou, you can't climb it." The old Taoist priest immediately advised.
"Why can't I climb up?" Lin Xu asked puzzledly.
"I don't know where you come from, but you have just become an immortal not long ago?" The old Taoist asked after a moment's pause.
The way he looked at Lin Xu and the others was as if he was looking at a bunch of ignorant young men who had no idea of the immensity of the world.
"How do you know?" Lin Xu asked puzzled.
But the old Taoist priest thought that Lin Xu agreed.
"You have been an immortal for only a short time, so it's no wonder that you don't know. Do you know the origin of Mount Buzhou?" The old Taoist stroked his long beard and said with a look as if he wanted to teach the younger generation.
"I'm not sure." Lin Xu shook his head, and at the same time he suddenly realized.
As expected, it is called Buzhou Mountain. I knew that Lin Xu was not at all surprised by the name of the mountain. After all, with the evil taste of human beings ten thousand years ago, the primitive chaos had come out. It would be weird if this place was not called Buzhou Mountain.
"Forget it. It's fate that we meet. I have a Taoist temple up ahead. If you are interested, you can come to my temple and I will tell you in detail." The old Taoist sighed and invited.
"Okay, then go and sit down. Sorry to bother you." Lin Xu thought about it for a moment and was indeed interested in the origin of Mount Buzhou.
Besides, the ruins are right there and you can’t escape from them, so you might as well go and listen to the stories first.
In this way, under the guidance of the old Taoist priest, Lin Xu and his companions quickly landed on a peak among the many hills at the foot of Mount Buzhou.
This is what the old Taoist priest calls the Taoist temple.
Although this mountain is small compared to Mount Buzhou.
But in fact, if we really count the height, this place is several times higher than Mount Everest.
However, the sky in this world is much higher. Even though it is several times higher than Mount Everest, the mountain is not covered with ice and snow all year round. At most, it is a little colder than the area below the mountain.
However, in the old Taoist's temple, flowers and grass are flourishing, and it is like spring all year round.
The temple covers a vast area and looks as big as the Forbidden City.
On the huge square, countless disciples who were only in the Qi training and foundation building stages were meditating and practicing there.
There are also some Jindan and Yuanying stages who are responsible for presiding over the daily affairs of the Taoist temple.
The gate of the dojo is open all year round. If a mortal can climb all the way here from the bottom of the mountain, he will be qualified to study in the dojo for a month. However, if he cannot feel the qi after a month, he will be driven down the mountain.
"You have to have a sense of energy in one month. Only geniuses are allowed here." Lu Yao was deeply moved after hearing this.
Back when I was on Xianyuan Star, anyone who could sense Qi within a month was already a genius that all the major sects were vying for. But here, it is just the basics to get started.
"Don't forget, the nanorobots here, no, the spiritual energy is very active, and it is much easier to feel the energy than in your place." Nanzhu acted as if adapting to the local customs, and even stopped calling them nanorobots and started calling them spiritual energy instead.
"Why does the word aura sound so weird when it comes out of your mouth?" Lu Yao felt awkward listening to it.
"What do you know, atmosphere? This is called atmosphere, understand? This is the primitive times, and we need to have a primitive atmosphere here. It would be a real letdown if you keep talking about technological terms." Nanzhu answered with great interest, as if he treated this as an interesting role-playing game.
"Okay, as long as you're happy." Lu Yao said indifferently.
At this time, Lin Xu and his party had been invited by the old Taoist priest to a secluded but beautiful place in the backyard of the Taoist temple.
The several immortals who had originally followed him have already left. It can be seen that those people are probably not his disciples, but his subordinates.
So, on the pavilion between the rockery and the flowing water in the courtyard, there were only six people left: Lin Xu, Miss Qiu, Mu Xiyue, Nanzhu, Lu Yao, and the old Taoist priest.
And there were several Jindan-stage servants who came over respectfully from not far away and served tea to them.
Looking at this scene, Lu Yao's expression became complicated again.
Back when I was still on Xianyuan Star, the Jindan stage was already the backbone of each sect, and even the leaders of many sects were in the Jindan stage.
Here, the only thing you can do is serve tea.
Well, Honghuang is Honghuang, it’s amazing.
At the invitation of the old Taoist priest, after several people took a sip of tea, the old Taoist priest began to tell the origin of Mount Buzhou.
"Ten thousand years ago, when the primitive world was first established, the saints divided the order of heaven and earth. Only Mount Buzhou was neither in the sky nor on the earth. It can be said that Mount Buzhou is the only place in the entire primitive world that is not under the control of the saints." The old Taoist said with emotion.
"So from then on, all beings in this world who want to transcend heaven and earth, whether they are immortals, demons, gods or ghosts, will come to Mount Buzhou to look for the foundation for achieving enlightenment. I guess you are also here to look for the foundation for achieving enlightenment." The old Taoist said, looking at Lin Xu with a smile.
"The foundation for enlightenment, I guess." Lin Xu thought about it and nodded.
After all, human relics are a shortcut for him to become stronger.
"Hahaha, to be honest, I, an old Taoist priest, set up a Taoist temple here, and I am also here to find the foundation for becoming a Taoist." The old Taoist priest suddenly said with emotion.
"Since you are here to find the foundation for enlightenment, why can't you climb Mount Zhou?" Lin Xu asked.
"You come here to look for the foundation for enlightenment, and I also come here to look for the foundation for enlightenment. But throughout history, how many gods and immortals have come here to look for the foundation for enlightenment? It can be said that there is an immortal every three steps and a demon every five steps on Mount Buzhou. It is an extremely dangerous place. If you go climbing the mountain directly, it is tantamount to seeking death." The old Taoist explained.
"So that's how it is. Then why did you stop us?" Lin Xu asked curiously.
"Of course it's for the sake of my enlightenment. I can only ask you to make sacrifices." A strange smile suddenly appeared on the old Taoist's face.
In an instant, the previous immortal demeanor completely disappeared.
"Are you stopping pretending? I wanted to continue asking you about Mount Buzhou. Didn't you say you knew the origin of Mount Buzhou?" Lin Xu was a little disappointed.
"Hahaha, I'm afraid only a saint knows the origin of Mount Buzhou." The old Taoist laughed happily, as if Lin Xu and others were already in his hands.
But then I realized something was wrong.
"Wait, do you know there's something wrong with me?" the old Taoist priest asked alertly.
"You don't know what you put in this tea, do you?" Lin Xu smiled and took another sip of tea.
"You knew about this but you still drank it? This is something that can disperse your internal energy. Even with the power of an immortal, you won't be able to mobilize the internal energy within a short period of time after drinking it." The old Taoist priest was completely aware that something was wrong.
"I never have to mobilize any immortal power. I just give orders directly and let the immortal power move on its own." Lin Xu said with a smile.
"Just pretending." The old Taoist priest stopped pretending and immediately slapped Lin Xu.
Unfortunately, before his palm could touch Lin Xu, Mu Xiyue next to him had already pointed his finger.
The flashing sword light on the fingers directly cut off the old Taoist's palm and wrist.
Watching his hand falling, the old Taoist never expected that the girl next to Lin Xu, who looked like an ordinary fairy, could actually cut off his hand silently.
His figure retreated suddenly, and in the blink of an eye he had left the pavilion and even the yard.
"What are you waiting for? Get started." The old Taoist priest roared.
Several immortals who had just followed the old Taoist priest around the yard immediately took action and directly imprisoned the entire yard.
“This is the Immortal Prison Formation. Even if the things that dissipate your power are ineffective against you, it doesn’t matter. Once you enter my Immortal Prison Formation, you will never be able to get out.” The old Taoist priest watched the formation being activated and burst into laughter.
The other immortals, obviously his partners, also laughed along.
This time they harvested five immortals at once. If they use them to refine pills and incorporate the immortals into the pills, their strength will surely be able to reach a higher level.
It’s a pity that such a stupid immortal is not easy to find. They have been waiting here for hundreds of years before they finally got this chance.
However, before their laughter stopped, a ray of sword light had already broken through the so-called Immortal Prison Formation with great force. The roaring sword energy broke through the formation and swept across the body of an immortal.
The immortal gathered all his spiritual power to resist, but was still cut directly by the sword light and was completely destroyed.
Suddenly, the few people who were still laughing, including the old Taoist priest, were like ducks with their throats pinched. Their eyes widened and they could not utter a single sound.
"Daluo Jinxian, how could it be Daluo Jinxian?" Finally, someone let out a howl.
Then, the man turned around and ran out with all his might, ready to escape.
The rest of the people were no exception, including the old Taoist priest. All of them were surrounded by sword light, and they started running wildly in a direction.
They even fled in all directions intentionally or unintentionally.
Unfortunately, this is of no use at all.
Because Mu Xiyue soared into the air, waved his sleeves, and several sword energies directly chased after the few people.
The old Taoist priest only heard a few screams in mid-air. Looking back, he saw several immortals who had escaped. Except for him, all of them had been strangled to death by sword energy.
What made him even more frightened was that there was a sword light chasing him rapidly from behind.
However, even if he used all his strength, he still could not escape the sword light.
My life is over. This was the last thought in the old Taoist's mind.
The next moment, he was cut by the sword light. Even though he mobilized all his spiritual power and even threw out all his protective magic weapons, he still could not block the sword.
He was strangled in mid-air.
At the same time, when Mu Xiyue took action.
In a cave somewhere on Mount Buzhou, a figure with a young face but white hair and beard, who had been meditating with his eyes closed for many years, suddenly had an idea and opened his eyes.
The information fed back from the surrounding spiritual energy made him a little uneasy.
But he didn't know where the source of this uneasiness came from.
I counted with my fingers, but couldn't figure out anything.
This made him even more irritated.
Because there are not many things in this world that even he cannot figure out.
At the same time, in the void at an unknown height in the ancient sky.
An ancient courtyard is located here.
The young man in the yard was pruning an apricot tree carefully.
Suddenly his brows furrowed, and he slowly walked to the edge of the courtyard and looked into the void.
At the same time, he counted with his fingers, but could not figure out anything.
"Why is the result of the calculation all nothing? Everything in the ancient times has a traceable path, unless the variables come from outside the ancient times." The young man raised his eyes and looked towards the void. There was nothing there, but in his eyes, it seemed to contain everything.
"Forget it. It's been ten thousand years. It's time for some changes. Otherwise, it will remain so lifeless. It won't be a real, vibrant universe. If this primitive universe can mature soon and completely separate from the original universe, then I will have lived up to my trust."
