Chapter 522 Reality and Illusion
But when he was immersed in it, he could clearly feel that the blue bricks of the courtyard, Iron Man's armor, and Luo Feng's fist style were all real and tangible.
Occasionally, he would feel disoriented and even wonder if these worlds were a more realistic simulation than the virtual universe.
He Yuzhu in the courtyard... Iron Man in the American variety show... Luo Feng in Swallowed Star would never have such thoughts—they have been rooted here since childhood and have never seen the "outside".
Zhong Guohong, being a time traveler, was the only one who could not avoid this question.
If the world before the journey was already deeply immersed in a higher-dimensional simulation, then everything before us is very likely just a game.
"The earth-shattering power is real, and so is the slight tremor of fingertips brushing against petals..."
Even if it's a game, where it's hard to distinguish between reality and fiction, it can still be treated as real.
"Truth is falsehood, and falsehood is truth; if truth becomes falsehood, then falsehood becomes truth—why be so stubborn?"
After leaving the replica Earth, he would sometimes bend down over the field to sow seeds and plant rice seedlings; at other times he would sit cross-legged in meditation to comprehend the true principles of Yin and Yang.
The life support cabin inside the Xuyang spacecraft has long been filled with flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, rice, wheat, and millet.
Deep within the territory of the demon race, on a remote planet that no one cares about.
A Zerg hive of Lord-level beings is quietly cracking open, and Lord-level Zerg beings are hatching one by one.
A dark swarm of insects swept across the land, causing stars to crumble and resources to dry up wherever it passed.
Not a blade of grass was left, not even chickens or dogs survived—the entire demon race on this life-bearing planet was reduced to food for insects.
At the same time, more than ten world lord-level Zerg mother hives in the surrounding area also launched attacks, massacring neighboring star systems.
As time passed, the dozen or so mother nests within the demon race's territory successively broke through to the realm of immortality.
One after another, immortal-level Zerg soared into the sky, rushing towards one vibrant demon planet after another.
Within the territory of the Mech Race, more than ten Zerg hives of the World Lord level have successively crossed the threshold of Immortality.
Those newly born immortal metal insectoids devoured the planets of the machine race one after another.
Any mechanical race realm lords and immortals who sensed the unusual activity were hunted down, chewed up, and completely digested by the insectoid immortals.
Zhong Guohong didn't bother with the remaining mother nests scattered across the demon and mechanical territories.
Whether they could advance to the next level, or whether they would be annihilated on the spot by powerful demons or mechanical beings, he didn't care about any of that.
At this moment, he was nestled in the sofa, feeling light and airy, as if floating on clouds.
A few hours later, he was the only one left sitting in the entire living room.
With nothing to do, he suddenly remembered that Xu Xin was still unable to cultivate.
When Luo Feng returned home last time, he brought back many good things.
Xu Xin is Luo Feng's wife, as well as his classmate and next-door neighbor.
A lifespan of a thousand epochs sounds long—but compared to the endless, beginningless years of immortality, it is utterly insignificant.
An era lasts only 10,081 years, and a thousand-year era is just over 10 million years.
With a fleeting thought, a "Love Forever" token appeared in his palm.
"This thing can forge an eternal body and guarantee a lifespan of a thousand epochs."
With a sweep of his divine sense and a close examination with his Golden Eyes of Truth, he instantly understood the mystery of this object.
He closed his eyes for a moment, rummaged through the various methods hidden in his mind, and then picked up a cup of enlightenment tea.
The original Earth-derived Enlightenment Tea Tree had already been cultivated by him to be 100 million years old.
Drinking this cup gives the Lord of the Universe a 30% chance of experiencing sudden enlightenment.
He drank another cup after failing to finish the first one.
Suddenly enlightened, as if divinely inspired, he effortlessly forged a new martial art.
"A method that can lead directly to the Immortal Realm will repay Luo Feng's favor."
He named it "The Eternal Treasure Book," straightened his clothes, got up, and headed straight for the Luo family.
When Luo Ping saw him arrive, he greeted him with a smile, "Uncle Zhong."
Luo Feng's grandchildren also called out in clear voices, "Grandpa Zhong!"
"Hmm." Zhong Guohong nodded and asked, "Luo Ping, is Xu Xin here?"
"Mom is upstairs, I'll go call her now." Luo Ping turned around in response.
A few minutes later, Xu Xin followed Luo Ping downstairs, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "Brother Hong."
"Here's a cultivation technique, give it a try." He handed over the "Eternal Manual".
"I...can't train." Her voice trailed off, a bitter feeling rising in her heart.
"This method is specifically designed for the eternal body and is called the 'Eternal Treasure Book'," he said calmly.
"Really? Really?" Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Go and try it yourself." He casually stuffed the manual into her hand, turned around and left without lingering any longer.
He had no interest in Xu Xin, and had no intention of stealing Luo Feng's girlfriend.
In terms of looks and figure, she is far inferior to Liu Ting.
If he were truly interested, he would have made the first move back in high school.
Xu Xin returned to her room, read the "Eternal Treasure Book" word by word, sat cross-legged, and began to practice breathing exercises according to the instructions.
"It actually works? Should we tell Luo Feng immediately?"
"No rush... We'll tell him the good news in person when he comes back next time."
Overjoyed, she focused intently on her cultivation.
Back at home, Chung Kwok-hung took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. Amidst the swirling smoke, he looked relaxed.
"Of the 360 acupoints on the human body, currently, apart from the upper, middle, and lower dantian, only the heart acupoint is usable."
He stubbed out his cigarette and meditated for more than ten minutes, slowly drawing upon the vast power of his heart...
"The power of the mind can reach the whole body and can also be stored in various dantian."
"Heaven, Earth, and Man are the three elements; essence, energy, and spirit are the three treasures; the power of the heart should permeate the whole body."
With a slight thought, immense mental power overflows like spring water, quietly seeping into muscles, bones, flesh, internal organs, meridians, acupoints, and cells.
"Using the power of the mind is indeed as easy as using one's own arm, and it is exhilarating."
After several rounds of verification, he divided the 360 acupoints into three groups of 120 each, storing and refining the chaotic power, qi, and divine sense power respectively.
He is the owner of the treasure basin. As long as the basin is full of energy, he can endlessly replicate the power of solid chaos, the power of divine consciousness, and the qi.
Humans possess three treasures: essence, qi, and spirit. Essence is the foundation of the physical body, qi is the source of its function, and spirit is the basis of spiritual intelligence.
The power of chaos belongs to "qi", the power of divine consciousness belongs to "shen", and the qi of the body belongs to "jing".
"The power of the soul, the power of chaos, and the qi are all 120 times greater."
"Combat power hasn't increased, and endurance hasn't changed either—anyway, thanks to the Treasure Basin, this laptop can keep outputting damage."
A sense of disappointment welled up in Zhong Guohong's heart, like holding a handful of gold but being unable to buy anything he wanted.
For ordinary cultivators, if their essence, energy, and spirit triple, their combat power will inevitably increase dramatically.
But what about him? Even though all three forces increased more than a hundredfold, his attack was still the same, and the decisive factor remained unchanged.
He tried to expand his divine sense to scan the area, and suddenly a smile appeared on his lips.
Scrolling through the virtual universe network, the names of Luo Feng and He Tiezhu frequently popped up in his mind's eye. Zhong Guoxiong's fingertips paused, and a slight warmth rose in his heart.
In terms of actual cultivation, he was miles ahead of those two; but in terms of fame, he couldn't even match a fraction of theirs.
He had long since secluded himself on Earth, ascended to the top, and firmly held the invincible position of king.