I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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Before ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the cave dwelling on Longevity Peak, that Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus was no longer the faintly shimmering form it once was.

It ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had grown into the shape of a foot-tall green lotus phantom, as if carved from jade.

Over ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍these ten years, the pale green innate spiritual mist had transformed from a thin layer—

into ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍auspicious clouds that enveloped the entire Taiyi Dao Sect.

Within ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the sect, the waters became increasingly sweet and pure, ancient trees more lush and verdant.

Even the most ordinary weeds faintly emitted a jade-like glow.

The cultivation speed of the disciples had, on average, increased several times compared to ten years ago.

Bottlenecks loosened, and sudden insights became commonplace.

After several reinforcements and adjustments by Gu Yan, the Nine Luminaries Star Hub Grand Formation had effectively become a massive incubator for innate spiritual energy.

This fortune was firmly locked within the sect.

And under such conditions, Gu Yan’s cultivation progress was nothing short of astonishing.

In the past, within the Transformation Spirit realm, advancing each minor stage required slow, grinding effort, often taking decades.

Yet in these ten years, nourished by innate spiritual energy—

his cultivation broke through repeatedly, leaping from Transformation Spirit Second Layer all the way to Transformation Spirit Fifth Layer!

Now, Gu Yan was two hundred and ninety-eight years old.

Among Transformation Spirit ancestors who often lived for thousands of years, he was absurdly young.

“At this rate, I might reach the threshold of late Transformation Spirit in just a few more decades…”

Even Gu Yan, upon occasionally examining himself, felt a sense of unreality.

“This cheat is so strong that even I feel embarrassed… but… it really is satisfying.”

Though his cultivation had soared, Gu Yan’s mindset remained steady.

He knew that the further one progressed, the more important one’s mentality, comprehension of the Dao, and opportunities became.

Thus, aside from cultivation, his divine sense often covered vast distances.

Overlooking the world that had been completely transformed by his good body.

The land that once saw constant warfare and countless kingdoms had now changed entirely.

All of this transformation originated from Gu Yan’s external incarnation—his good body, Fang Yuan—who had carried out a complete reckoning of the Great Qian royal family.

Speaking of it, the cause of that reckoning carried a somewhat darkly humorous tone.

Fang Yuan had originally not intended to completely overturn the old order.

At first, he merely promoted the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance—equalizing land, reducing taxes, and spreading foundational martial arts.

Giving the mortal populace a relatively fair starting point.

At that time, the reigning Emperor Deqing of the Great Qian Dynasty was not particularly brilliant, but he could at least be considered a steady ruler who understood balance.

Under Fang Yuan’s overwhelming strength, he chose limited cooperation.

He was even once praised by the people as both benevolent and virtuous.

The turning point came seven years ago.

The Crown Prince, who had always appeared gentle and courteous,

whether due to long-suppressed ambitions or instigation by schemers around him,

took advantage of the old emperor’s grave illness, colluded with court sorcerers and certain border generals, launched a palace coup, and murdered his father to seize the throne.

The new emperor had barely warmed the dragon throne before dreaming of absolute authority.

Seeing the Great Love Unity Alliance grow stronger by the day, he grew suspicious and greedy.

He even attempted to use imperial power to control all military forces.

Worse still, he extended his hand toward the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance—

trying to incorporate it into the imperial system as a directly controlled institution.

He sought to restore the absolute authority where all lands and people belonged to the emperor.

What was even more absurd was that almost the entire royal clan supported him enthusiastically.

The reason was simple—

privilege.

Fang Yuan’s Great Love ideology had given commoners opportunities for advancement and basic security.

But it had also invisibly flattened the transcendent status of the royal nobility.

They were still wealthy, but they no longer held the power of life and death.

They no longer enjoyed immunity from the law or the privilege of being above officials.

They no longer had servants at their beck and call or the dignity of treating commoners as expendable.

As one elder royal drunkenly lamented:

“If everyone in the world is one family and no one serves us anymore, can that still be called living?”

“What difference is there between us and those mud-legged peasants?”

Thus, this group of nobles who had enjoyed centuries of privilege and could no longer accept equality

saw in the new emperor’s ambition a chance to restore their former glory.

They united like never before, preparing to challenge Fang Yuan and the Great Love Unity Alliance.

But they had clearly misjudged the situation.

And underestimated the patience and methods of the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance.

When Fang Yuan heard the news, he merely shook his head lightly and sighed to the core members reporting to him:

“I gave them a path to live, yet they insist on seeking death. Do they really think this ‘Great Love’ of mine is a toothless tiger that only chants scriptures?”

“So be it—dust returns to dust, earth to earth. This rotten wood of the old era should be thoroughly cleansed.”

He did not act personally, nor did he even leave his simple thatched hut.

He merely issued a few brief commands.

The following three months could be described as a thunderous purge.

Members of the Great Love Unity Alliance who had already infiltrated every level of the Great Qian court and military

acted with deadly efficiency under several grandmasters who had received low-grade magic treasures and powerful martial pills from Fang Yuan.

The decayed army collapsed at the first touch.

Hidden court experts were eliminated with precision.

Royal residences attempting to organize resistance were surrounded overnight.

There was no large-scale war, no chaos affecting civilians.

Everything was carried out with precision, speed, and even a chilling quietness.

When the new emperor was dragged down from the throne, he was still shouting that he was the Son of Heaven.

The only reply he received was the first law of the Great Love Unity Alliance:

All beings are equal, without distinction of status.

You have overstepped.

The core royal members involved in the rebellion were severely punished according to the law.

The remaining royals had their privileges stripped, most of their illicit wealth confiscated.

They were dispersed and resettled as ordinary wealthy households,

forced to support themselves.

The Great Qian royal family, which had lasted for centuries, vanished completely.

This event was like a massive stone thrown into a lake, shaking all major powers in this world.

The Fire Luo Kingdom, the steppe tribes, the chieftains of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the island lords of the Endless Sea—

those who had been watching or harboring schemes—

had all their illusions shattered.

Seizing the momentum, Fang Yuan advanced.

The banner of the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance spread through a combination of peaceful integration and limited military deterrence.

Over the following years, it rose over the capital of the Fire Luo Kingdom, the steppe royal court, the largest mountain strongholds, and overseas hub islands…

All lands known to mortals came under the banner of the Great Love Unity Alliance.

Then the question arose—

how could such a massive entity, spanning so many peoples, regions, and cultures, function?

Human greed and selfish desire were eternal.

Fang Yuan understood this well.

His method was simple and effective.

Absolute power as the foundation, combined with the strategy of the stick and the carrot.

What was the stick?

It was Fang Yuan’s overwhelming personal strength.

As Gu Yan’s good body, he possessed seventy percent of the main body’s power, along with shared profound Dao techniques.

It was also the elite enforcement teams of the Great Love Unity Alliance—trained in improved high-level martial arts and equipped with low-grade talismans and pills.

Rules, once set, had to be obeyed.

Those who committed crimes, oppressed the weak, attempted to restore the old system, or challenged the core authority of the alliance—

no matter their past identity—were dealt with swiftly.

In severe cases, Fang Yuan personally intervened.

The sword of order hanging above all heads never dulled.

And what was the carrot?

It was tangible, visible improvement in people’s lives.

First, martial arts education and advancement channels were fully opened.

The alliance established a complete system for teaching, evaluating, and promoting martial arts.

Anyone who met the basic requirements—especially in character—could gradually learn higher-level techniques and obtain cultivation resources.

Outstanding individuals could even receive low-grade spiritual pills capable of cleansing the body and breaking bottlenecks.

A single basic Foundation Cultivation Pill could allow a First Revolution martial artist stuck at a bottleneck for years to break into the Second Revolution.

For mortal martial artists, this was an irresistible temptation.

Second, productivity and living standards rose significantly.

Some of the lowest-grade talismans and simple magic tools from the Taiyi Dao Sect

were cautiously applied in agriculture, irrigation, medicine, and construction.

Though limited in number, their impact was tremendous.

Combined with increasingly favorable weather and improved crop growth, the results were extraordinary.

Thus, under the combined influence of the stick and the carrot,

an unprecedented vision of universal harmony emerged.

Over decades, under Fang Yuan’s careful guidance,

it gradually unfolded across this world known in the Spirit Realm as Southern Sea No. 73 mortal world.

Farmers had land, residents had homes, workers had food.

Land was redistributed, monopolies suppressed, and cultivation encouraged.

Public housing, irrigation systems, and roads were built.

Beggars had nearly disappeared.

The homeless were taken in and given work.

Scenes of corpses lying in fields from famine became distant stories.

Children were raised and educated, youth had opportunities, adults had roles, and the elderly were cared for.

Basic education was free, and martial training was offered to talented youths.

Adults had clear paths in farming, labor, military service, or alliance administration.

The elderly without support could enter care homes with guaranteed sustenance.

A rudimentary “martial artist pension system” had even taken shape.

The law was equal—no distinction of status.

The alliance’s laws stood above all old customs.

Privileges of nobility and elites became relics of the past.

Even labor relations required contracts, protecting workers’ rights.

Disputes could be mediated through alliance offices.

Cultural exchange flourished, and industries prospered.

Though not without problems—

greed, laziness, prejudice, and remnants of old thinking still lingered—

the system overall functioned smoothly.

Most mortals genuinely felt the improvement in their lives and dignity.

Their support for the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance came from the heart.

However, it is worth noting—

Fang Yuan did not teach the people immortal cultivation techniques.

As for the reason… (Any dear readers know? QwQ The answer will be revealed at the end!)

The disciples of the Taiyi Dao Sect were not foolish either—they would not spread their cultivation techniques.

The divide between immortals and mortals remained firm.

On this day, Gu Yan’s divine sense swept across the world, taking in the ten years of transformation.

Looking at the orderly, vibrant world—

and at Fang Yuan muttering in his thatched hut while handling documents:

“This is more tiring than cultivating… can’t these people give me fewer problems?”

“Should’ve just wiped them out back then…”

Gu Yan could not help but smile.

“Universal harmony… though still a crude prototype of an ideal state, and sustained by extraordinary force, it is still countless times better than the old world.”

“The merit of my good body is immeasurable. As for this title…”

Gu Yan shook his head with a chuckle.

Because he had heard that among the core leaders of the Great Love Unity Alliance,

after witnessing Fang Yuan effortlessly suppress unrest caused by remnants of the old nobility—

they had privately and reverently bestowed upon him a new title:

Great Love Immortal Venerable.

……

(Answer revealed: The reason immortal cultivation techniques are not taught is, of course, because there isn’t enough spiritual energy for the Immortal Venerable to cultivate!)

(Once the Immortal Venerable ascends, others can follow later.)

(As for the Taiyi Dao Sect, it is simply cultivating trusted followers first.)

(After all, it wouldn’t look good if everything had to be done personally by the Immortal Venerable.)

(Because in the future… they will attack the Spirit Realm.)

(And if any dear reader asks—why attack the Spirit Realm?)

(Great Love!)

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