metaverse evolution.

A fleet raced through the void, the starlight behind it rapidly dimming.

"The data matches. According to the theoretical derivation, we have now reached the sixth layer, the void layer."

Within the fleet, researchers provided the data to the captain and first mate.

The captain and first mate were Zhang Guangmin and Mo Yongfeng, two prodigies born in the Fifth Era. Their love-hate relationship continued into the Sixth Era, where they jointly led a fleet at a cultivation level of 26.0, exploring the void.

After reviewing the relevant data, Zhang Guangmin and Mo Yongfeng led a discussion for several days. The fleet underwent a rigorous overhaul, and more than two months later, the fleet accelerated again, sprinting into the void.

In a frantic rush, constantly calculating the travel distance, problems were detected after only a year of sailing.

Based on the spaceship's travel time, everyone should have already traveled more than seven thousand light-years—the spaceship's current travel speed has now exceeded seven thousand times the speed of light.

However, based on the coordinates left behind, the journey was less than 7,000 light-years, still hundreds of millions of kilometers short.

Given the advanced science and technology of the Yanhuang civilization, such a severe error could not have occurred. Therefore, there is only one truth—it confirms the theory that the world is a black hole.

Theoretically, as the spaceship continues to advance toward the horizon, the flow of time will slow down until it finally stops.

But those who are moving forward will not stop; they continue to live, think, learn, and practice as normal people. They just will never reach the horizon.

Everyone is moving forward at breakneck speed, trading speed for time, so everyone has "time" and will not be frozen.

According to the theory of relativity, passengers in a spaceship traveling at high speed will not experience changes in time.

However, in the outside world, time is constantly decreasing until it almost stops.

This is a bit difficult to understand, but it becomes easier if you think of time as "change". The external environment changes at a slower and slower pace, while the spaceship's internal "speed changes" compensate for the "time changes".

Current research on the Yanhuang civilization suggests that time does not exist; the so-called time is merely a scale that humans have forcibly defined for the "speed of change."

Anyone who has participated in defining international time standards knows that time is a human-defined concept. Furthermore, the specific duration of one second, the international standard unit of time, has undergone numerous changes.

When trying to understand changes in space and time, and the concept of time, people often fall into a mental trap, believing that a second is exactly one second and will not change. But in reality, with the development of technology and the deepening of human understanding of the world, the standard of time has been adjusted many times.

Like temperature, length, mass, brightness, and so on, all "standards" are not constant and must change with the development of science and technology and society.

What Zhang Guangmin and Mo Yongfeng are detecting now is that the rate of change of time in the external environment is decreasing.

According to the current theories of the Yanhuang civilization, the interlayer between the surface world and the horizon is a transitional layer of space and time, a spatial and temporal barrier that can never be broken through.

In the various celestial realms of the Inner World, the "crystal walls" are primarily spatial barriers, so they can be breached. The main method is to use time as a "spear" to attack the "shield" of this space. However, the barrier outside the Great World is a spacetime barrier, which cannot be breached.

After another year of sailing, it was discovered that the actual distance traveled was even shorter.

However, the fleet did not stop but continued its advance. Currently, there is too little data; more data needs to be collected to support big data technology and its application.

Year after year, the gap between the fleet's "apparent speed and range" and the distance measured by external coordinates widened. In the final year, the apparent range was 7000 light-years, but the actual range was only 0.2 light-years.

Even this 0.2 light-year distance is illusory. After considering effects such as spacetime distortion and time dilation, the actual journey distance is reduced by half again.

After reviewing the new data, Zhang Guangmin said, "The data is sufficient. I feel that we are now very likely very close to seeing the horizon."

The horizon is a theoretical concept, theoretically just a very thin layer, which can be understood as a two-dimensional existence. However, this two-dimensional existence can never be reached, only approached infinitely.

After collecting the relevant data, the fleet began to turn around. They didn't want to return in just one year!
Everyone was surprised, but the fleet did not slow down and began to return home.

After Zhang Guangmin and Mo Yongfeng's fleet returned, very few of the other exploration teams returned. Shortly after the two submitted their relevant data, they were recruited into the research team to participate in Chu Fei's cultivation breakthrough research team.

However, elites like Zhang Guangmin and Mo Yongfeng found themselves just ordinary people after joining Chu Fei's research team—there were simply too many elites in the Yanhuang civilization.

Even now, many more people are exploring this universe. Although it is known that this world is inside a black hole, its structure still needs careful study, and the results will be used to guide their cultivation.

Currently, there are two theoretical directions in the spiritual practice system.

One is the accumulation of unlimited data. As long as enough data is accumulated, it is possible to "ascend". The "cooperative ascension" proposed by Chu Fei earlier is this concept.
One is to construct a completely new logical system, which is to imitate the world; now we know that the world is actually a black hole, so we need to imitate a black hole; this theory has existed for a long time, but it was abandoned for various reasons, and now it has been brought up again.

Both theories are currently under study, with much of the research content overlapping, and researchers moving freely between the two research systems.

Time passed slowly, with exploration fleets constantly returning and new fleets constantly setting off. The inner world, the outer world, dimensional spaces—wherever the fleets could reach, they continued to explore.

Time passed year after year. Time always flies when you're cultivating, and since cultivators are immortal, their perception of time becomes increasingly dulled.

The fleet kept returning and setting off again, bringing back increasingly detailed information, and the Yanhuang civilization's research on the structure of the entire world became increasingly in-depth.

Such intensive exploration activities have yielded many valuable discoveries and revealed numerous civilizations, while also sparking numerous battles and even wars. However, these are not major issues, as every fleet is commanded by powerful figures. In the surface world, a fleet at level 20.0 is more than capable of crushing everything.

In the midst of his busy work, hundreds of thousands of years quietly passed, and Chu Fei leisurely honed his cultivation foundation. Now, many years later, the Yanhuang civilization has produced many experts at the 26.0 realm.

Reaching the level 26.0 is not easy. Chu Fei only achieved this because he had the help of the Wisdom Tree seed; otherwise, it would have taken him tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to accumulate power little by little.

On this day, in the Inner World, in the Senluo Creation Heaven, Chu Fei emerged from seclusion. His vast and mighty aura spread out, instantly affecting an area spanning over ten light-years across the entire Senluo Creation Heaven, causing countless cultivators to awaken from their seclusion.

Then Chu Fei's booming voice echoed across a range of over ten light-years: "Hello everyone, I am Chu Fei. My Big Data Cultivation Theory has now reached its peak, and I will soon break through to realm 27.0. If you have time, you are welcome to come and witness the ceremony."

The plan is to break through at the location of the War God Temple, the headquarters of the Yanhuang civilization's inner world, 50 years from now.

Following this breakthrough, the collaborative ascension project will officially commence. Please prepare accordingly.

Chu Fei's voice echoed over a range of more than ten light-years, his powerful aura putting pressure on countless ordinary saints. However, upon hearing Chu Fei's words, they were filled with excitement.

Chu Fei spoke in Chinese. Over the years, along with the spread of science and technology, the influence of the Yanhuang civilization has also grown, making Chinese an important language.

Of course, in order to adapt to the development of civilization, the Chinese language is also constantly evolving. In particular, after drawing on many original characters, the Chinese language has been completely transformed.

As the voice faded, countless cultivators began to gather towards the inner world headquarters of the Yanhuang civilization.

The Yanhuang civilization has now established numerous interdimensional channels throughout the entire Inner World, greatly facilitating long-distance travel. Combined with advanced communication infrastructure, this makes communication extremely convenient. As soon as Chu Fei finished speaking, the information spread throughout the entire Great World.

Chu Fei's public declaration shows he's completely unafraid of causing trouble. In today's Yanhuang civilization, saints are practically worthless. Over the years, saints have become merely a new "graduation standard." You're embarrassed to call yourself a graduate if you haven't cultivated to level 25.0.

Currently, the Yanhuang civilization accounts for half of all the sages in the entire world. Even so, the sages of the Yanhuang civilization are still developing rapidly.

Furthermore, the sages of the Yanhuang civilization all possessed solid foundations. In contrast, many sages of other civilizations still adhered to traditional methods of cultivation or borrowed technologies from the Yanhuang civilization to transform their foundations, thus putting them at a disadvantage from the outset.

Today, the entire world is pursuing big data cultivation, speaking Chinese, adhering to the technological and moral standards of the Yanhuang civilization, and even using the currency standards of the Yanhuang civilization for transactions. All these changes have brought the Yanhuang civilization the benefit of becoming the chosen ones!
The entire Yanhuang civilization became the chosen ones.

Countless powerful beings converged on the War God Continent. Ten light-years away from the War God Temple, at the site where eight million saints perished, the continent formed from the fallen saints has now been pieced together into a single, super-continent, the War God Continent, a supercontinent with a diameter exceeding hundreds of millions of kilometers. This continent is named 'War God Continent'.

Chu Fei's breakthrough will take place here.

When Chu Fei arrived, the high-ranking officials of the Yanhuang Civilization had already arrived. Jin Tierong, who was most familiar with Chu Fei, was the first to come up and ask, "Chu Fei, did your breakthrough this time belong to the first route or the second route? I saw in the report that it was the first route. But I don't think you'll tell the truth."

Chu Fei laughed, "Two routes, two steps. We need enough data, and then we need excellent algorithms. Otherwise, having an algorithm without sufficient data is like a skilled cook trying to make a meal without rice."

Actually, splitting the breakthrough into two directions serves two purposes: firstly, to reduce the difficulty of the research, and secondly, to deliberately create a trap. We insiders know what's going on; let outsiders research separately.

Bai Yingying laughed at first, but then her laughter faded. "Two steps? Just one direction is beyond my limit."

Everyone remained silent, watching Chu Fei intently.

Chu Fei laughed and said, "Didn't I say before that we should cooperate to ascend? We don't know what the outside world is like, so it's best to cooperate to ascend and stick together for warmth."

I think that even in a higher-dimensional world, not everyone can be a powerful being. Just like when we entered the inner world, a level 16.0 cultivation was still considered entry-level. If there were enough people at level 16.0, as long as they didn't actively cause trouble, they could still protect themselves.

That's what I was thinking about this ascension as well.

We will ascend using the most perfect method, and then ascend together with the others who also want to ascend. Once we reach the outside world, if we encounter danger, we will still be the core force.

"I see." Everyone nodded, indicating that Chu Fei was very cunning... no... very wise, and that his decision was very reasonable.

Who knows what kind of world awaits us after we ascend?

According to current theoretical analysis, there's a 70% chance that after ascension, one will not find themselves in an infinitely nested black hole world, but rather in a true "higher-dimensional world." Regardless of what exists outside, bringing more helpers is always a wise choice.

Afterwards, Chu Fei explained his current research and his cultivation progress to everyone. This way, when Chu Fei breaks through later, everyone might be able to understand certain unusual phenomena.

Furthermore, if Chu Fei causes any damage during his breakthrough or encounters any danger, everyone can intervene.

Of course, theoretically there is no danger. These have been simulated and calculated countless times, and even "Strong Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Innate Deity, Lin Yu" personally conducted countless deductions.

Because the data fed to Lin Yu at birth was computer data, his "soul" had some minor issues. However, the computing power of the computer soul was comparable to that of a nuclear bomb—as long as there were enough computers, Lin Yu's computing power was virtually limitless.

Fifty years passed quickly, and the Continent of War Gods was already overcrowded with trillions of saint-level beings from all over the world, along with their descendants, the number of which was countless.

However, these are all trivial matters for the Yanhuang civilization.

As the massive countdown in the sky ended, Chu Fei's figure appeared high in the air. His figure was small, but his aura was extraordinary, especially his enormous Dharma image, which stretched for millions of kilometers, demonstrating Chu Fei's exceptional nature and attracting countless gazes.

Chu Fei glanced at it, said nothing, and immediately began preparing for his breakthrough.

Around Chu Fei, a large number of elites from the Yanhuang civilization were already in place. If anyone dared to cause trouble, their entire family would be wiped out without question. Even the father who abandoned his family and ran away back then could be found.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Chu Fei's aura began to change, gradually giving off the feeling of a black hole's horizon.

Since it is a world-class life form, it should naturally aspire to be like a black hole.

However, experts nearby could see that this was merely a resemblance. It is impossible to completely reconstruct the structure of a black hole using human effort alone.

At that very moment, the light on Chu Fei's body seemed to flip over.

Someone immediately exclaimed, "It's a Möbius strip! Yes, it uses a specific algorithm to simulate the event horizon of a black hole. But a Möbius strip alone is far from enough; a Klein bottle structure is needed."

"Don't speak. The foundation and underlying logic of big data cultivation are the algorithms of the gravitational core and the Klein bottle core."

Before he finished speaking, the light on Chu Fei's body began to distort, gradually forming a "shell." No, it was the structure of a Klein bottle. This structure seemed quite difficult; it took Chu Fei more than ten years to finally complete it.

The moment this structure formed, the void around Chu Fei distorted, forming a kind of lens. The lens was blurry, yet the world behind it was faintly visible—countless enormous immortal mountains floated in the void, clusters of white clouds surrounded the sky, and dragons, phoenixes, and qilin danced high in the air.

The image flashed by in an instant, like a mirage, and Chu Fei's aura quickly stabilized.

Then Chu Fei's voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth: "Fellow Daoists, you must have seen the images just now. When I broke through, my life level should have truly reached the world level, on par with the destiny of a black hole, which is why I was able to see the outside world."

Now I can confidently tell you that our theory is correct.

First, to achieve ascension, one must truly reach the world-class level. According to our current research, world-class is equivalent to black hole level. Otherwise, we would be unable to break free from the confines of a black hole.

Secondly, after ascension, it will not enter other star systems, nor will it be the infinitely nested black hole world we previously envisioned. As you just saw, it is a truly higher-dimensional world, a world beyond our imagination.

Actually, I was already able to ascend, but considering the promise I made to everyone, I paused the ascension.

I have decided that I will officially ascend to immortality 10 years from now! (End of Chapter)