I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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There, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍resided one of his three external incarnations—the Good Body, Fang Yuan.

Over ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the years, Fang Yuan had done exceptionally well in that world.

So ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍well that, as early as a hundred years ago, that world had already achieved, in the true sense, a state where everyone was like a dragon.

There ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was no oppression, no exploitation, no scenes of lofty powerhouses wantonly humiliating the weak.

Every ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍person could live with dignity.

Every person could eat their fill.

Every person could do what they wished.

So long as they did not harm others.

The banner of the Great Love Alliance had been planted in every corner of that world.

It was a true world of great harmony.

“So, why not let the entire mortal world enter the cave heaven?”

Gu Yan murmured softly, as if asking himself.

He could move that entire world inside, just like how he had relocated the Taiyi Dao Sect—every blade of grass, every tree, every mountain, every river, all transferred.

But he did not do so.

Why?

Because it was unnecessary.

That world was already doing very well.

Fang Yuan was there. The Great Love Alliance was there. Billions of ordinary people were also there.

They had their own lives, their own pursuits, their own joys and sorrows.

Forcefully moving them all into the cave heaven sounded like a good thing.

After all, the spiritual energy here was richer, the environment more beautiful, and the laws more complete.

But what then?

Would they get used to it?

Would they adapt?

Would they be willing?

Gu Yan shook his head.

Moreover, that world had Fang Yuan.

It had the Great Love Alliance.

It had countless people willing to strive for the ideal of everyone being like a dragon.

They were doing very well there.

If so, why not let them continue?

As for this cave heaven—

Gu Yan turned his head to glance at the Longevity Hall behind him, then looked toward the Taiyi Dao Sect disciples settling in the distance.

This cave heaven could become their reward.

Those who had contributed and sacrificed for that ideal, after retirement, could come here.

Longevity Pills, cultivation techniques, immortality and long life.

This was what they deserved.

And also what Gu Yan could provide.

......

With a thought, Gu Yan connected with Fang Yuan, who was in the mortal world.

Moments later, a message traversed the void and was transmitted:

“Members of the Great Love Alliance—any who have contributed to the ideal may ascend here after retirement.”

“Longevity Pills, cultivation techniques—I will provide them all.”

“As for the specific standards, you will decide.”

Not long after the message was sent, Fang Yuan’s reply arrived:

“Good.”

Just a single word.

But Gu Yan knew that this one word carried far too much meaning.

Of course, this matter could not be rushed.

At present, the highest level of martial arts techniques in that world only reached the Seventh Revolution.

A Seventh Revolution martial cultivator could live at most a thousand years.

As for the Eighth and Ninth Revolution techniques, Gu Yan had actually completed them long ago.

But he had only given them to the Taiyi Dao Sect.

In other words, martial cultivators in that world, without longevity-enhancing pills, would die after a thousand years and enter reincarnation.

This was not because Gu Yan was stingy.

There were reasons.

The first reason was order.

That world had only just, under Fang Yuan’s governance, established a complete system of order.

Everyone being like a dragon did not mean everyone was the same.

Those with greater ability and greater contribution naturally deserved more.

This was fairness.

If Eighth and Ninth Revolution techniques were widely spread, allowing everyone the chance to step onto the path of immortality, what would that world become?

Cultivation required resources.

Spiritual energy, pills, magical treasures, techniques, protectors, opportunities...

Did that world have enough of these things?

No.

Compared to martial artists and mortals, cultivators required far more resources to seize.

Once everyone wanted to cultivate, competition for resources would begin.

Once competition began, oppression would reappear.

Once oppression reappeared, everything the Great Love Alliance had built over the years would have to start over.

Gu Yan did not want to see that day.

The second reason was character.

At Martial Dao Seventh Revolution, one could live a thousand years.

A thousand years was enough to see a person clearly.

Was one truly striving for the ideals of the Great Love Alliance, or merely seeking longevity?

Was one genuinely serving the people, or only seeking personal gain?

After a thousand years, everything would be revealed.

Those who had truly contributed—Gu Yan welcomed them.

Those who muddled through—Gu Yan would not mistreat them either.

They could live out their lives peacefully in that world, enjoying the peace and prosperity brought by the Great Love Alliance.

But the cave heaven was not their destination.

At this point, Gu Yan suddenly thought of a question.

Only giving opportunities to meritorious members, but not to ordinary people—was this unfair?

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, as if explaining to someone, or perhaps convincing himself:

“In this world, there has never been absolute fairness.”

“If we speak of birth—some are born into cultivation families, others into poor farming households. Is that fair?”

“If we speak of talent—some are born with spiritual roots, others are dull and incompetent. Is that fair?”

“If we speak of opportunities—some pick up treasures when they go out, others remain trapped in mountain villages their entire lives. Is that fair?”

It was not fair.

It had never been fair.

But what Gu Yan was doing was not making everyone the same.

What he had Fang Yuan do was to give everyone a chance.

In that world, every child could eat their fill, could receive education, could choose their own path.

Farming, business, martial arts, or scholarly pursuits.

No one was born to be oppressed.

No one was born to go hungry.

No one was born to live like a dog.

This was already the kind of fairness countless people dreamed of.

As for cultivation?

That required ability, effort, and contributions to the world.

This was not unfair.

This was... selection.

Or rather, a reward.

A reward for those who had contributed to that ideal.

Letting those who came after see that effort would be repaid.

Encouraging more people to strive for that ideal.

That was the long-term plan.

Gu Yan’s gaze deepened as he looked toward the distant sea of clouds.

If one day, the Great Love Alliance truly expanded across the myriad heavens and worlds...

If one day, countless people truly strove for the ideal of everyone being like a dragon, of universal great love, of a harmonious society...

If one day, countless people, after contributing, ascended to this cave heaven...

Then this cave heaven would no longer be an empty celestial palace.

It would become the destination of all idealists across the myriad heavens and worlds.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Gu Yan’s lips.

This idea was a bit grand.

But quite interesting.

Of course, cultivation still came first.

Without strength, all of this would be nothing but a castle in the air.

Evil people would not listen to reason.

The strong would not care about your ideals.

If one day an Immortal Emperor arrived and could wipe him out with a wave of a hand, then this cave heaven, this Great Love Alliance, this harmonious world where everyone could eat their fill—everything would turn to nothing.

Gu Yan withdrew his thoughts and turned to walk toward the Longevity Hall.

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