metaverse evolution.

We're finally about to ascend!

The whole world was excited. Even though Chu Fei's ascension didn't take everyone with him, all cultivators were still excited because if Chu Fei could ascend, it would mean that he had made a breakthrough.

Some things, once you have one, you'll have ten, a hundred! Not to mention that the Yanhuang civilization has now made over 90% of its big data cultivation public.

However, the forces that hope to participate in this collaborative ascension have already sent representatives into the Yanhuang civilization to begin discussing the quotas.

Although Chu Fei didn't say some things, the think tank of the Yanhuang civilization certainly wouldn't slack off. They had already released the relevant information, which eventually attracted numerous representatives.

While the negotiations were in full swing, Chu Fei had already gone into seclusion.

This breakthrough brought about many changes, and Chu Fei needs to carefully analyze these changes.

The first thing to change was the seed of the Tree of Wisdom. Previously, while the seed had undergone some changes, such as sprouting, only its roots had developed. Now, the seed had actually unfurled two tender shoots, which occurred the instant Chu Fei broke through to the next level.

Countless laws flowed across the two tender buds. But Chu Fei immediately realized that these laws were actually mathematical laws, the laws that formed the foundation of his being.

A single leaf contains countless data points, the algorithm is negative, and it is a "simulation algorithm" that mimics a black hole;
On a single leaf, countless algorithms flow, aided by data, constructing a technological universe.

The logic behind the construction of the Wisdom Tree seed was purer, which gave Chu Fei a sudden realization.

However, after a little thought, Chu Fei understood why. The seed of the Tree of Wisdom was very likely a "true spirit from a higher-dimensional world," a "future innate deity" from a higher-dimensional world, which was actually an "embryo of an innate deity."

This so-called Tree of Wisdom may be similar to the "Primordial Spirit Mother Tree" of the current world, only at a higher dimension.

Chu Fei now understands that the essence of the world is information, and the highest level of information is wisdom. Therefore, the Wisdom Tree is most likely the "World Tree" of a higher-dimensional world.

Now that I have finally built a complete world, I can provide enough "nutrients" for the seeds of the Tree of Wisdom.

At the same time, the seed of the Wisdom Tree, as the "innate divine embryo" of a higher-dimensional world, possesses some excellent logic and even instincts.

The seeds of the Wisdom Tree should now be called Wisdom Tree sprouts.

Thinking of this, Chu Fei touched the sprout of the Wisdom Tree and found that it only had some basic intelligence, but now it was growing rapidly.

"Mom..." A hazy thought echoed in Chu Fei's mind.

Chu Fei's heart tightened, and he quickly corrected, "Just call me brother. The one who truly conceived you is someone else... um... another god."

What the hell is "Mom"? At the very least, you should call him "Dad." But whether it's "Dad" or "Mom," Chu Fei doesn't dare to acknowledge either.

If the seeds of the Tree of Wisdom were conceived from birth, then they were primordial deities from a higher-dimensional world;
If the seed of the Tree of Wisdom was conceived by the so-called Tree of Wisdom, then it has its own mother, but may not have a father, or it may also be a primordial deity.

In short, Chu Fei can't afford to play either game. Being an older brother is the limit for him.

The wisdom tree sapling was very clever; it immediately started calling him "brother." The wisdom tree's intelligence was also reflected in its intellectual development. After gaining independent consciousness, it matured completely in just a few days.

According to the Wisdom Tree sapling's own understanding, she was a girl. Chu Fei gave her a name—Chu Yun.

Chu Fei wasn't sure whether the Wisdom Tree seed was male or female. Generally speaking, monoecious trees are the norm. Chu Yun, on the other hand, was a more gender-neutral name.

The seedling of the Tree of Wisdom was unaware of its own origins. It only knew that it was a seed of the Tree of Wisdom and possessed some innate supernatural abilities.

After dealing with Chu Yun's matter, Chu Fei and Chu Yun recorded their cultivation insights together and passed them on to the leader of the Yanhuang Civilization. Chu Fei deduced the cultivation method, the situation in the higher-dimensional world, and also participated in the "Ascension Discussion Meeting".

Chu Fei is clearly the most qualified to discuss the specifics of how to "cooperate and ascend."

Ten thousand years is a long time, but for the strong, it will pass in a little while.

Over these ten thousand years, the Yanhuang civilization was incredibly vibrant. Countless powerful individuals and representatives of influential forces came seeking cooperation with them. Numerous representatives from smaller civilizations also came.

During this period, the Yanhuang civilization gained a great deal of benefits, but some crises also began to emerge.

In order to grow rapidly and gain substantial support from other civilizations, the Yanhuang civilization proactively shared a wealth of scientific knowledge. This was the right path at the time. It can be said that without this proactive sharing, the Yanhuang civilization could not have grown so quickly, and slower growth might have led to its demise.

However, as things have progressed, some hidden dangers have emerged. One such danger is the rise of other technologically advanced civilizations. Some large powers also have technologically advanced civilizations under their control, and are rapidly developing these new ones.

How should this crisis be resolved?
In fact, in the process of technological development, developed countries will always face challenges from developing countries. This is an inevitable change brought about by the development of science and technology. All developed countries must face this challenge.

It's definitely not good to hoard everything. If you keep everything secret, how can you educate your descendants?

The most important core of scientific development is openness, cooperation, and win-win results. The Chinese civilization has already experienced the crisis brought about by closed development.

However, openness also allows latecomers to catch up quickly. To maintain one's advantage, it seems the only option is to continuously expand forward.

Of course, another method is to leverage one's first-mover advantage to engage in various forms of remote breeding and to recruit talent from other races. However, this approach also has drawbacks, as it could compromise the purity of one's civilization.

The approach taken by the Yanhuang civilization was to continue cultivating its moral superiority, building a moral high ground, and becoming a place of hope that all civilizations and elites aspired to visit. This attracted people to come and pay homage.

As for the power of faith brought by pilgrimage, it cannot be used directly. Any practitioner who has come into contact with the power of faith knows that it is subject to cause and effect.

Why do these people make pilgrimages? Because they want more: to be accompanied by 108 virgins after death, to live a life of debauchery, to shop for free, to lie down comfortably, and so on. These things are clearly unattainable, and the Yanhuang civilization could never fulfill them.

However, the power of faith generated by these pilgrimages should not be wasted. It cannot be used directly, but it can be used indirectly. It cannot be used as building material, but it can be used as fuel or consumables to accelerate the progress of the Yanhuang civilization.

However, an unexpected incident occurred amidst this tense and busy period.

Researchers studying "civilization" have discovered that they can extract and revive some ancient consciousness!

Civilization is a different kind of life! (Chapter 682)
The Yanhuang civilization recognized this theory very early on.

From a holistic perspective, the family is an "organism," the enterprise is an "organism," and the nation and civilization are also "organisms."

Long ago, when people were studying why the Yanhuang civilization was called the Yanhuang civilization, they had a conjecture—the past determines the future.

The past here includes past hardships, successes, culture, and figures.

After death, a person does not completely disappear, but rather integrates into the ecosystem of civilization. Their true spirit and soul do not vanish; they simply become part of the entire civilization, a cell of "civilized life."

Therefore, according to this theory, those famous figures from the past should be able to be resurrected, and these famous figures can be selected from the overall fortune of the Yanhuang civilization.

However, it's important to note that this applies only to celebrities. Ordinary people have long since turned to dust and been erased by history. History may be created by the people, but the people have no names.

The Ancestor Resurrection Project is a tiny part of the big data technology research process. There are many such small projects; most fail, but some succeed, and often achieve great success. This is one such small project.

The success of this project surprised Chu Fei.

In theory, it is indeed possible to filter out a specific detail that makes up the entire Yanhuang civilization. But in reality, it is almost impossible.

The human soul is complex; even the living cannot record all their memories, let alone the dead. The souls of those who have died have been completely integrated into the ecosystem of the Yanhuang civilization, and are then gradually erased by the whole.

It's like dropping ink into the ocean; at first, you can see some traces, but they quickly disappear and can't be recovered at all.

Chu Fei personally met with the person in charge of the project, who turned out to be Zhao Hongyue, not Zhao Hongyue.

Zhao Hongyue was Chu Fei's mentor when he first entered Dawn Academy. Together with Huang Gang, she provided protection for Chu Fei's initial growth. However, both of them are now long dead.

Zhao Hongyue was the princess of the Zhao Kingdom in the Ascending Dragon Palace after Chu Fei entered the inner world. At that time, Jiang Hong arranged for her to take care of Chu Fei. Later, Zhao Hongyue also began to study materials related to hadron.

As her cultivation level continued to improve, Zhao Hongyue's research projects also changed frequently.

The nature of big data cultivation requires that everyone ideally be a polymath. This is because the core of big data cultivation is "great power returning to oneself," and the greatest "great power" of the Yanhuang civilization is undoubtedly scientific power. To master scientific power, it is best to be a polymath.

This is very difficult, even impossible, for ordinary people. With the advancements in technology, if an ordinary person didn't utilize the power of computers, they probably wouldn't even finish learning a single subject before they died. They couldn't even finish learning it all, let alone become a polymath.

However, this is not a big problem for cultivators. As long as they continue to cultivate, with a powerful cosmic brain and computer assistance, everyone has the potential to become a polymath.

Zhao Hongyue now possesses a cultivation level of 25.0, which is equivalent to a true saint, and has essentially mastered the major research projects. Therefore, Zhao Hongyue has begun researching smaller projects.

Zhao Hongyue's research project is actually about "civilization forms." Within this larger project of civilization forms, there are many smaller projects, with the Ancestor Resurrection Project being one of the more representative ones.

This project originated from a disciple of Zhao Hongyue who wanted to try to resurrect his parents. Now that there is no hope for the parents, it has developed into the "Ancestor Resurrection Project".

Chu Fei was quite shocked when he looked at the information provided by Zhao Hongyue.

The Ancestor Resurrection Project, simply put, is to retrieve and copy the traces of our ancestors and the key information left in the collective memory of the Yanhuang civilization, so as to complete the resurrection of our ancestors.

However, there are many problems with this.

First, is the person others remember you as you are?
Secondly, after a person dies, their information has already been integrated into the larger collective, like a drop of ink merging into the ocean. How can it be retrieved again? It is said that spilled water cannot be gathered up again, but this is countless times more difficult than "reuniting spilled water".

Finally, reversing life and death—are you sure that's really possible?
However, the entire project has reached its final stage—implementation. But this implementation requires approval from higher-ups, especially from Chu Fei.

Zhao Hongyue and her team solved one problem after another. The most crucial of these was finding the "true spirit."

Since ancient times, the Yanhuang civilization has had the saying that "a trace of true spirit is never obscured."

The technology of the Yanhuang civilization has now solved the problem of "what is true spirit".

Zhao Hongyue's method is that the true spirit can be influenced by external factors. Although a person is dead, their true spirit has already been affected, and its vibrational state becomes a superposition state. As long as this superposition state can be analyzed, it is indeed possible to completely restore a person.

The concept of superposition can be understood using sound waves. When multiple sound waves are superimposed, a superposition wave is created. The human ear doesn't hear every single sound, but rather the state resulting from the superposition of all the sounds.

Simply put, the human ear can only hear one sound at a time, which is a superposition wave. After the human ear perceives the superposition wave, the brain analyzes, segments, and reconstructs it, thus allowing us to hear more sounds.

This state of "wave superposition" is widespread in the world. It exists in the material world, the energy world, and the microscopic world as well.

Therefore, to resurrect ancestors, one must first find their true spirits. This is the most difficult part. After repeated research, it was discovered that ancestors who have consistently received sacrifices are the easiest to find. The sacrifices made by descendants ensure that the true spirits of ancestors do not fade away. This is what is meant by "some people die, but live on forever in people's hearts."

After investigation, it was discovered that the most easily found ancestral spirits were those of great renown, whether they were legendary virtuous men and wise rulers, or tyrannical rulers like Jie and Zhou, or treacherous ministers like Zhao Gao and Qin Hui; their spirits were all very powerful.

After identifying these essential elements within the "civilization ecology" of the Yanhuang civilization, the next step is to analyze and interpret them. To do this, we need to seek out historical memories and then use these memories to reconstruct the past in a targeted manner.

As long as the true spirit can regain consciousness, it can revive itself.

In other words, relying solely on technological means is not enough; the self-effort of the "true spirit" is also required.

After reading the information, Chu Fei sighed, "It seems that only celebrities can be resurrected. Ordinary people are completely unable to be resurrected."

Zhao Hongyue shook her head slightly: "Because ordinary people are always cannon fodder. Of course, if their descendants continue and the lineage is passed down through generations, they can still be resurrected. But those who can do that don't seem to be ordinary people."

Chu Fei nodded. "In that case, let's give it a try. Let's start by accumulating experience from treacherous officials and incompetent rulers."

Furthermore, regarding the words of our ancestors, there were more legends than facts before the Qin Dynasty, so it might not be easy to achieve them. I think Qin Shi Huang would be a good role model.

Zhao Hongyue immediately laughed, "After discussing it, we also think that Qin Shi Huang was better. But Emperor Gaozu of Han was also quite good. Do you think if these two were resurrected, they would fight each other?"

Chu Fei chuckled, "Let's revive him first."

The new experiment, the ancestor resurrection plan, has attracted worldwide attention, and has stirred up a great deal of discussion within the Yanhuang civilization. Some say that those treacherous officials should be resurrected and then judged, while others say that they should not be brought back to life.

Amidst countless expectations, all previous trials of the ancestor resurrection plan failed. After research, Zhao Hongyue concluded that the will of treacherous officials and incompetent rulers was insufficient, preventing them from awakening from the chaos.

After discussion, and with sufficient accumulated data, they began to attempt to resurrect Qin Shi Huang. However, they only had one chance to try; if the resurrection failed, the true spirit would become chaotic, completely obscured, and eventually dissipate entirely.

Amidst the attention of countless people, the experiment reached a critical moment—the self-revival of the true spirit.

In the virtual reality space, a single spirit slowly rotates, pulsating like a heartbeat. This space is the virtual space of the computer, but also the metaverse realm—a collaborative effort of tens of thousands of sages from the Yanhuang civilization. It is a "creation space" that connects life and death, transcends the virtual and the real, connects the past and the present, and traverses time.

This is a method of resurrecting ancestors by creating primordial deities.

Suddenly, countless descendants of Yan and Huang began to call out, calling for the resurrection of Qin Shi Huang. As hundreds of millions of people called out together, the rotation speed of the true spirit began to increase, and its rousing force grew stronger.

At one moment, a phantom emerged from the true spirit. It was a tall, middle-aged man with a slightly tired appearance, but his eyes seemed to pierce through the void.

"Holy crap, it really came back to life!"

"He's really come back to life. I'm going to take him for a spin; I just recently bought a spaceship."

“My father has only been dead for a few years. Is it possible for him to be brought back to life? I am willing to buy… no… donate 10 billion yuan.”

...

Amidst countless gasps of surprise, the middle-aged phantom stared blankly at his hands, then surveyed his surroundings before calmly asking, "Where is this?"

Calm and composed, his voice was full of domineering authority. Although the surroundings were completely unfamiliar and he had become a shadow, this middle-aged man did not go mad.

Chu Fei appeared: "This is Qin III."

"Impossible! After I was murdered by Zhao Gao, Li Si, and Hu Hai, I deduced that the Qin Dynasty would perish after only two generations."

Chu Fei was surprised. The fact that Qin Shi Huang was murdered is a historical question and a focal point. However, that's not the point now; the point is:
"It seems you have truly been resurrected. The Qin Dynasty only lasted two generations, but the entire Yanhuang civilization continued the unified ideology established by the Qin Dynasty. From this perspective, after the Second Qin Emperor, there were always the Third Qin Emperors."

To be precise, it is now 170 million years in the future. The immortality you sought back then is now something everyone can achieve.

Next, Your Majesty, please experience the Yanhuang civilization 170 million years in the future.

What happened next was simple. First, someone restored Qin Shi Huang's physical body, and then allowed him to personally experience the changes of the times.

In the virtual world, Qin Shi Huang rides in horse-drawn carriages, steam locomotives, cars, high-speed trains, airplanes, space shuttles, sailboats, steamships, and aircraft carriers...

Let Qin Shi Huang personally experience the changes of the times through the means of transportation and speed.

Then Qin Shi Huang was allowed to access history. After that, they began to resurrect famous historical figures, and then things got a little chaotic.

Qin Shi Huang was fighting Han Gaozu, Han Gaozu was fighting Han Guangwu, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce and Lü Bu were playing mahjong, and a group of Three Kingdoms spectators were around them; Tang Taizong was fighting Tang Gaozong and Tang Xuanzong, Wu Zetian stood by and watched; Ming Taizu was fighting Ming Chengzu, and Ming Chengzu was fighting Wanli.

Only a few can truly be resurrected; many treacherous officials and incompetent rulers are too weak-willed to be resurrected.

It should be said that most people who become historical figures, as long as they are not infamous for eternity, possess strong willpower. In fact, quite a few truly heinous villains have actually been resurrected, though these guys are now rather ashamed.

However, after discussion, Chu Fei and the others concluded that these individuals should be treated with caution, but also given important responsibilities. No one who becomes a treacherous minister is stupid; if these people are used properly, they could be beneficial to the Yanhuang civilization.

In ancient times, those who could single-handedly stir up the winds and clouds stood at the pinnacle of human intellect.

This ascension plan is for 100,000 years—it's okay to delay it a little; there's plenty of time to train these personnel!

The greatest achievement of this ancestral resurrection project was a complete understanding of the true spirit and the reversal of life and death. No, to be precise, as long as the true spirit remains, it is not considered dead, but merely enters a super-standby state. These studies had a profound impact on the technology of the Yanhuang civilization.

What followed was a long period of 100,000 years.

During this period, elites of the Yanhuang civilization emerged continuously. Under Chu Fei's meticulous guidance, the number of cultivators reaching the 27.0 level began to surge.

Over the course of 100,000 years, the Yanhuang civilization negotiated with various parties and finally determined the specific amount for "cooperative ascension"—12 billion!
The number of saints is tentatively set at 120 billion, including all the Ziwei Saints, the vast majority of the Great Dao Saints, and some Heavenly Dao Saints.

In recent years, due to the influence of the Yanhuang civilization, the number of Heavenly Saints has also surged.

In this collaborative ascension, the Yanhuang civilization needed to take away the elites of other civilizations to reduce the crisis facing the Yanhuang civilization; while the other elites were thinking about ascending as soon as possible, as they didn't know when they would have another chance if they missed this one. On this point, both sides could be said to have hit it off immediately.

However, the exact circumstances of their ascension are still uncertain. 120 billion saints represent the calculated limit of the Yanhuang civilization.

Everything depends on the day of ascension. (End of Chapter)