GA: Chapter 275 Uchiha Madara's affirmation of Aizen, the last battle
As Esdeath and Aizen entered the virtual combat arena, the others began to discuss.
Lighthouse Richest Man: "Who do you think will win?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "I really don't know."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If it were before, I would definitely say Aizen would win."
Ordinary Group Leader: "But after Esdeath integrated Absolute Zero: Phoenix, her strength is already very strong. Aizen, that old schemer, rarely shows up in the chat group, so my impression of him is still from before. I have no idea how much his strength has improved."
Ordinary Group Leader: "So it's a 50/50, after all, he hasn't participated in any Transmigrator missions either."
Uchiha Dance King: "Aizen will win."
The moment Su Yunqing's voice fell, Uchiha Madara directly denied her guess and unequivocally chose Aizen.
Ordinary Group Leader: "???"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Why are you so sure?"
Uchiha Madara didn't speak, he just recalled his last battle with Aizen in the virtual combat arena.
He had fallen asleep.
He had a dream!
In the dream, he fought Aizen with all his might, using almost all of his ocular techniques.
The result was, without a doubt, that he won.
At that time, he didn't even doubt that it was a dream.
Because the dream was too real, so real that both his body and mind were telling him it was reality.
The reason he woke up from the dream was also ridiculous.
Because in the dream, Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu ability had no effect on him, and then he relied on various Shinigami skills to fight him. Even though with his current strength, he didn't need to use many ocular techniques to defeat Aizen, he subconsciously used almost all of them.
Among these ocular techniques, quite a few could have directly killed Aizen, but unexpectedly, Aizen always narrowly escaped death in various ways.
Although he ultimately won, he didn't feel much joy.
Instead, he began to have doubts.
He felt that with Aizen's strength, it was absolutely impossible for him to dodge his ocular techniques in such ridiculous ways, and he wasn't so useless as to need to use all of his ocular techniques to deal with Aizen.
From doubt to certainty, it was instantaneous.
Once he confirmed that it was a world of illusion, the dream shattered, and he returned to reality, seeing the real Aizen.
"Kyoka Suigetsu?"
He looked at Aizen, frowning and not speaking.
"That was the reality of another world."
"You won this battle."
Aizen said this to him, then directly surrendered and admitted defeat.
He also exited the virtual combat arena, and Aizen sent a message in the chat group saying he had lost, while he didn't say anything.
He could tell that Aizen was hiding his abilities, but he had no intention of exposing him.
Who doesn't have a few hidden abilities?
However, this illusion was indeed very strange; his strengthened ocular power couldn't even see through it.
This time, he broke free from the illusion by doubting his own strength and Aizen's, but what about next time?
Having realized that Aizen's strength was probably not inferior to his, he couldn't break free from the illusion in the same way again.
So, what should he do?
In reality, the internet, which had been discussing the newly recognized Second and First Sequences appearing in various places, became even more lively and even excited due to the appearance of some videos.
The videos were posted by people from different regions of Huaxia, but their content was almost identical.
Mutated beasts, beast tides, and Taoist priests wearing robes.
Figures from various sects like Shu Mountain, Quanzhen, Longhu, and Wudang could all be seen, and there were quite a few people from these sects.
And in the videos, they all used almost identical abilities.
Sword techniques, talismans, magical artifacts, formations, spells.
There were also videos of Buddhist practitioners, but fewer in number, and the abilities used by those disciples were also almost identical.
Claw techniques, fist techniques, palm techniques, leg techniques.
Initially, when Xu Qing and Fahai displayed such abilities, everyone thought they were awakened abilities of Xu Qing and Fahai, and these abilities were just their development of those abilities. They even jokingly said that they were indeed people of Taoism and Buddhism, even their awakened abilities were related to their own schools.
However, with the appearance of one video after another, and one Taoist disciple after another displaying similar abilities...
Like sword control, it almost became their standard skill.
They gradually realized that it seemed they were not using awakened abilities, but were truly using martial arts, spells, and immortal arts.
After all, even if it was a single sect, it was impossible for all their awakened abilities to be exactly the same, right?
So, the spiritual energy resurgence didn't just bring awakened abilities; they could actually cultivate immortality?
"No need to say more, with so many videos here, I initially thought Xu Qing and the others were using awakened abilities, but it turns out he was using real Shu Mountain sword techniques?"
"I said, how could the spiritual energy resurgence only bring awakened abilities? What's the point of awakened abilities? We Chinese should be cultivating immortality!"
"In the past, it was the Age of Dharma Decline, so cultivation was impossible. Now that spiritual energy has resurged, isn't it normal to be able to cultivate? [Smiley face]"
"But why hasn't the country said anything at all? If it's really possible to cultivate, they should have revealed it earlier, right? Or directly release a cultivation method that allows everyone to cultivate."
"I'm curious about this too. They can't possibly be trying to absorb more spiritual energy, right? Cultivating immortality also depends on aptitude. According to the logic of xianxia novels, there aren't actually many people who can cultivate."
"And it's not safe now. They should let more talented people become stronger so that we can be safer."
Everyone discussed heatedly.
If it were in the past, many negative comments would definitely have appeared.
But now, although some people raised doubts and some negative suspicions arose in their suspicious minds, they did not express them on the internet. Instead, while discussing, they asked the authorities and waited for their response.
Some even @-ed the online accounts of various Taoist sects, hoping they would clarify whether they had secretly started cultivating immortality behind their backs.
Time passed in discussion, and the official response was also released in the form of a video.
Countless netizens, excited, thrilled, and uneasy, clicked on it, and a scene appeared before their eyes.
Dense bookshelves, all filled with ancient texts.
Various Taoist and Buddhist classics could be seen here, of course, these were all printed editions.
"We understand everyone's confusion and their anxious feelings."
"In fact, if it were truly possible to cultivate, we would hope that everyone would strive to cultivate, to make themselves stronger and have the ability to protect themselves."
"But unfortunately, not everyone can cultivate."
"At least for now, those who can cultivate are limited to those within the sects who have a deep understanding and affirmation of their own Dao."
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GA: Chapter 276: A Lifelong Conviction, A Lifelong Pursuit
The content in the video was brief, but the information it revealed was enough to leave everyone stunned.
Just as they had thought, cultivation was not impossible in the present era; however, this did not mean that everyone could cultivate. First, you had to have your own Dao, and be loyal to that Dao.
Even within Taoism and Buddhism, not everyone could cultivate. Although they were detached from the world, not all of them firmly believed in their own Dao.
They were not recognized by their sects, so naturally, they did not have the qualifications to cultivate.
The state had established relevant departments long ago, hoping to create a cultivation technique that everyone could practice, but to this day, none had been developed.
There was also no technique to be found that allowed people to cultivate without needing to firmly believe in a so-called path.
The sects in China were not limited to Taoism and Buddhism; there were also the Confucian, Legalist, Militarist, Mohist, and other major schools. These sects naturally also possessed related techniques, but like Taoism and Buddhism, only disciples with firm convictions in their own Dao could cultivate them.
Although nine-year compulsory education had been in place for many years, almost everyone could be considered Confucian, and many even had an immense interest in literature and writing. Logically, they should have been able to practice Confucian techniques, but it was not possible.
Because for them, what they liked was just literature, not Confucianism; they also did not agree with many of the viewpoints of Confucianism.
Relatively speaking, Taoist techniques were actually the most suitable for cultivation and the easiest to practice.
Because the [Dao] contained too many things; literature, law, military strategy, and the natural world could all be evolutions of the Dao.
The recognition of the [Dao] did not lie in restricting you to believe in the Dao of the sages, but in having a conviction and a path that you would pursue for your entire life.
This path could be literature, subduing demons, or the natural world.
Everything in the world was [Dao].
If a Buddhist disciple believed in the concept that "Buddha is originally Dao," then they could similarly practice Taoist techniques.
At the end of the video, he released a basic Taoist technique, the Longevity Technique.
They hoped that people could delve deep into their hearts to think about their own futures, whether they had a path they loved and wanted to pursue for a lifetime. As long as this path did not break the law or harm others, then any path was acceptable.
If one had some realization, they could try practicing this Longevity Technique to see if they could succeed in cultivating it.
If one succeeded in cultivating and wanted to practice other techniques, they could go to the Spiritual Energy Bureau to verify their identity and then choose the technique they wanted to practice.
Nowadays, cultivation techniques were already an incredibly important resource for China.
Although there were related techniques on the internet, these techniques were not complete before the Spiritual Energy Revival, and the most important parts had been excised.
Times were changing. During the first Spiritual Energy Tide, when the Earth's spiritual energy revived, whether it was the Taoist or Buddhist sects, no matter how firm their pursuit of the Dao or Buddha was, they still could not cultivate.
It was only after the second Spiritual Energy Tide that disciples gradually began to be able to cultivate.
So, would this Spiritual Energy anomaly and the next Spiritual Energy Tide be able to lower the restrictions on cultivation? Until one day when everyone could cultivate?
Although it was only a possibility, no one dared to bet on it.
The internet also became even more lively because of this video and the Longevity Technique.
"Although I know so many people cannot cultivate and the possibility of me being able to cultivate is not high, I always feel that I am special."
"Before, when Supernatural Abilities awakened, I also thought I was special, but it turned out..."
"If my talent for Supernatural Abilities is not good, surely cultivation will be fine, right?"
"I'm logging off first, getting ready to try it out. Maybe I can actually cultivate! I was a loser when I was a kid, a loser when I grew up, and a loser everywhere except school. I think I might be dedicating my whole life to the Dao of the Loser."
"???"
"What the hell is the Dao of the Loser? Wouldn't that make you even less able to cultivate? If you're suddenly not a loser anymore, how can you keep calling yourself one with peace of mind? Wouldn't the Dao of the Loser be ruined?"
"!!!"
"Holy crap, I didn't even think of that!"
The internet was full of laughter, and then, visibly, the number of people chatting became fewer and fewer as everyone went off to try practicing the Longevity Technique.
As time passed, while a large portion of people were still lost regarding their own paths, a small portion had already succeeded in cultivating. They happily posted their success online and received envy and praise from others.
These people were doctors, teachers, or lawyers. Without a doubt, their success in cultivation was surely because they had always held firm to the principles of their professions.
Whether it was saving lives, teaching and educating people, or opposing everything that violated the law.
Without a doubt, they were all qualified teachers, qualified doctors, and qualified lawyers. It was only natural that they received people's admiration, which also made those in similar professions even more firm in their own paths.
As for the authorities, apart from the initial video, they did not release any other videos, nor did they over-promote or force everyone to cultivate.
They didn't need to guide anyone either; family members, friends, and classmates would all take the initiative to ask others if they could cultivate or if they had cultivated, which aroused others' curiosity and led them to try cultivating.
Very quickly, China entered the stage of universal cultivation.
After all, they had watched various martial arts and immortal cultivation films since they were young. Although many people stopped watching these dramas later because they became cruder, the special effects were unbearable, and the actors' performances were disappointing, there was no doubt that everyone had a dream of martial arts and immortality in their hearts.
They had originally thought that Supernatural Abilities were a possibility for them to realize their dreams, but reality told them they did not have the talent.
They had thought that this was how their lives would be, but they didn't expect that cultivation techniques would actually emerge.
What was so good about Supernatural Abilities? Wasn't immortal cultivation what best fit the DNA of the Chinese people? If not immortal cultivation, then fantasy works too.
Nurtured by their cultural heritage, people held great expectations and interest in cultivation.
Although they were temporarily unable to cultivate because they were unsure of their own paths, it was the same for those around them. Moreover, new people capable of cultivation appeared on the internet every day. Their appearance made them work even harder to find their own paths, so that they could cultivate.
Perhaps it was truly because this feedback of spiritual energy had once again significantly lowered the threshold for cultivation, and the number of people on the internet capable of cultivation was becoming greater and greater, to the point where even a friend or relative around them might suddenly be able to cultivate.
The effect was clear at a glance; against the backdrop of such dense spiritual energy, as long as one could cultivate, the speed of cultivation would not be slow at all.