I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 169 The Casting of an Era
Lucheng, Wanxiang Laboratory.

Yao Zhi and Xu Zui stood in front of the Yuanjie pod, analyzing Chen Jing's mental fluctuations through the Myriad Forms Spirit.

The projected data dates back to two days ago, when Chen Jing jumped into the Innate Bagua Diagram. His mental fluctuations became abnormal, and after a period of intense ups and downs, he underwent a complete transformation, as if he had suddenly become a different person.

However, since cultivators can alter their mental fluctuations, it's not considered anything particularly unusual.

The spirit was not directly harmed. Although they had not eaten or drunk anything for two days, cultivators consume high-energy foods such as Tai Sui food, and their energy consumption during sleep was less than half that of ordinary people, which already exceeded the eating and drinking patterns of ordinary people.
For two days, the addiction prevention safety limit set by Chen Jingxin was not exceeded, so the consciousness did not break the connection with the heavens.

Fang Xin relayed relevant information, revealing that Chen Jingxian's divine essence was undamaged due to the incident, but he now faced a more troublesome problem—the transformation of his Dao.

There are no precedents to follow in the Daoist transformation, so there is no basic data for deduction and we do not know what effective measures to take.

Yao Zhi turned off the projection data and said, "Two days ago, my mental fluctuations were at their peak. My brain activity level has exceeded the first realm, and my energy consumption has begun to increase dramatically. It is now more than three times that of an ordinary person."

Xu Zui nodded: "At this growth rate, we can last for another day at most. After that, we can use the Myriad Spirits' authority to forcibly awaken the boss, even if it damages his soul, it will be worth it."

"........."

The Azure Heaven, the Pre-Heaven Bagua Diagram.

The moment Chen Jinggang jumped into the core of the Innate Weather Bureau, his consciousness was enveloped by a warm current of air.

His body gradually melted, splitting into countless chains that connected the grass, trees, mountains, rivers, and all things in heaven and earth.

Feel the plants basking in the sunlight, absorbing nutrients from the soil, and experiencing the coolness of the morning dew.

Feel the timeless beauty of the mountains and rivers, let the gentle breeze blow by, and watch the mountain spring water erode the rock layers.

Transforming into the heavens and earth, various insights came from the divination symbols, and the massive amount of information nearly overwhelmed his brain.

The Tao transforms, and a person transforms into the world. It is like a drop of water falling into the ocean, transforming into waves, currents, and vast oceans. The substance of a drop of water still exists, but the concept of a drop is no longer present.

Chen Jing is human, not an immortal. He has a physical body in the real world, like an ice crystal falling into the ocean.

Ice and water have the same internal composition, but there is still a difference between a grain of ice and a drop of water. Ice does not melt into the ocean as easily, and Chen Jing is still able to resist it.

"The unity of heaven and man, if this were in the real world, it would be considered to have heard the Dao! If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening. Unfortunately, this is a false world."

Chen Jing passed through the illusion of the hexagrams and entered the core of the Bagua diagram, where a cluster of flames resembled a tree trunk.

[Such warm fur! The sun is only high in the sky; I want to take another nap.]

The barbecue smells so good, I have to eat it quickly, the last piece will definitely be mine.

Wow, what a pretty girl! Let's go out in the dark tonight...

【………】

The celestial realm depicted in the hexagram represents the world as perceived by humans, where pollution is relatively low.

The real pollutant is people. Each person is assigned a different personality, and different thoughts will emerge at any moment.

Thoughts that are highly similar to human nature are naturally more likely to merge and form pollution.

It's like two snakes mating on one side and two humans reproducing on the other; it goes without saying which side is more relatable.

Lin Ling turned people into straw figures before killing them, using the same principle. When Chen Jing's consciousness entered the core of the Innate Bagua Diagram, he felt himself being completely dismantled, transformed into tens of millions of humans in the Azure Heaven Realm, his soul torn into countless fragments.

"In one minute, at most one minute, my consciousness will be overwhelmed. Even with the body of Fuxi Immortal Spirit, facing such terrifying power of Dao transformation, he can still stay awake and give a warning. His consciousness is truly powerful."

"If I absorb the essence of all living beings, perhaps I can also condense the essence of the ancestor of mankind."

Chen Jing only had a thought that passed through his mind. If he were to truly gather all the people together, constantly changing with birth and death, the computing power alone would be insufficient to handle it.

At this moment, I feel that all the thoughts of sentient beings are my own thoughts. In an instant, countless thoughts flash by, but most of these thoughts are not much different from those of animals: food, caves, reproduction, and fighting.

Having just emerged from ignorance and entered civilization, people's thoughts are filled with desires, and those long-term and illusory ideas such as ideals and dreams that require public practice are extremely rare.

Although ideals in the real world have long become abstract, some people still practice them silently without feeling that they have much effect. Only now do they realize that without those empty things, the world would become so pale.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, Chen Jing's consciousness became transparent.

In just a fleeting moment, immersed in the aura of the innate Bagua diagram, forty seconds had passed.

The most urgent task is to resist the influence of the virtual world and practice the Nirvana Dharma: [Consciousness-only, Self-only.]

A lotus flower envelops the consciousness, like a lone boat in a torrent, allowing the consciousness to briefly resist the transformation by the Tao.

"Fortunately, none of the people are real, and the world is not the real world, otherwise even thoughts would be impossible to generate."

"Buddhism advocates consciousness-only, and Taoism also speaks of the nature of metal. The physical body is a precious raft for crossing the world, but it is also a cage. Only by forging oneself to be indestructible, like a perfectly round golden bean, can one break free from constraints and not fear erosion, and roam freely."

"Otherwise, achieving oneness with the universe is also a path to self-destruction. If one hears the Dao in the morning, one will truly die in the evening."

Taking advantage of this pseudo-enlightenment, Chen Jing cleared up some deep-seated thoughts. Taking advantage of the brief restoration of his consciousness, he looked at the core of the innate Bagua, where an ancient tree with dim vitality, like the legendary Jianmu tree that reaches the heavens, was burning with red flames, like the sun resting on Fusang.

Human thought is fire, and the essence of Jianmu (建木) is humanity. Of all things in heaven and earth, only humanity can connect with the heavens.

“Each leaf represents a person, and is equivalent to an identity token. Consciousness only needs to merge into a leaf to break free from the core energy pattern of the innate Bagua.”

"I am only one step away from condensing my primordial spirit, but how do I achieve it?"

The primordial spirit is undoubtedly the true form, but it is not entirely the true form; it is the perfect self, the extremely idealized self.

There's at least one direction for beautifying photos: Lolita style, mature woman style, and the same goes for the spirit.

Fang Xin's primordial spirit is a spirit maiden, a witch, an ancient priestess, and Chen Jing should also choose an idealized version of himself.

"The spirit of mountains and rivers, emperors, sages, saints... all predecessors possessed it, it was just a change in their mindset. Why not play around a bit and forge the primordial spirit with this long-gone era?"

"Our current strength is too weak, so we should lower our requirements for immortality accordingly. Why be so obsessed with living into the future? We can live into the past... Let's live out the past seven thousand years first."

"........."

The next moment, Chen Jing's consciousness merged into a green leaf, and his consciousness instantly separated from the Heavenly Dao Bagua Plate, becoming a primitive native wearing animal skin, with a strong physique, and holding a stone spear.

A man dressed similarly stepped forward and said, "[Xu Jiji guagua hunting guagua...]"

(End of this chapter)