I attained immortality in the real world.

dead?

Chen Jing's mind raced.

It is speculated that the other party may be one of the earliest ancestors in the technological age to pursue immortality.

His age should be similar to that of his second great-uncle, but unlike the cultivators who followed the ancient path to immortality, he sought immortality through modern technology.

Such people are mostly wealthy or noble, possessing vast resources and the ability to mobilize worldly power, provided they are alive.

Guesses are just guesses, and Chen Jing didn't try to be clever. Instead, he asked directly, "What do you mean by the dead person the old man mentioned?"

Wu Ji put down the watering can and sat on a stone bench in the courtyard. He beckoned Chen Jing to sit opposite him and pushed a celadon teacup forward: "You said that if you extract a person's memories and upload them to the virtual world to become a digital life, do you think that's still considered living?"

Vegetables can live without a heart, but can people live without a heart?

Humans are beings with hearts; without hearts, one is not human. To lose oneself to the extreme is not to be considered alive.

Chen Jing shook his head: "To his relatives he is still alive, but to himself he is already dead. The fact that you, sir, can appear in the Heavenly Realm is because your descendants have transformed you into the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Realm?"

The Dao of Heaven at the spiritual level is derived from the Dao of Fuxi, while the Dao of Heaven at the data level is simpler, consisting of intelligent sprite rules programs built up with massive computing power.

To facilitate communication, the creators will implant a personality template into the intelligent sprite. It doesn't matter whose personality it uses, but it will definitely feel more familiar to its own elders.

Wu Ji brewed a pot of tea for Chen Jing, paused, and said, "It's not really the Heavenly Dao! At most, it's a hub for communication between humans and the Heavenly Dao. Even if one dies, one still wants to be more human."

"Leaving that aside, the Heavenly Realm is still evolving, and the hexagrams haven't even taken shape yet. What means could possibly be used to obtain the Heavenly Emperor's position and enter the deeper layers of the Heavenly Realm?"

This is simply the way of data, only we've confined ourselves by drawing lines in the sand.

Wu Ji has no life and outwardly behaves no differently from a human, but he has long lost the ability to generate new thoughts on his own. Everything is frozen in the second before his death, and he can only communicate by following past behavioral patterns.

Chen Jing picked up his teacup and took a sip: "It's not that difficult, just a hat trick of using a fake heaven to represent the real heaven."

"First, use the insights gained from the barbaric era to forge the primordial spirit into the form of the Azure Emperor. Since the form of the primordial spirit is the form of the Azure Emperor, it is consistent inside and out, thus giving rise to the skin of the Azure Emperor."

"Then, by using the authority of the underworld, we can summon hundreds of millions of souls to pray to my statue in the name of the Azure Emperor, and gather their thoughts with the banner of the Human Emperor. This is not difficult for the Lord of the Underworld."

"Finally, jump into the core of the Azure Heaven Bureau and enter the Dao Transformation state, then integrate these thoughts into the Spiritual Heavenly Dao!"

False Heaven? Reflections on the Times? Forging the Primordial Spirit? Transformation into the Dao?
During his lifetime, Wu Ji was just an ordinary person who wielded power. After his death, he retained human-like characteristics, unlike intelligent elves who are always omniscient.

I only partially understood what Chen Jing said, but that only applied to the humanoid martial arts.

[Agree with the Dao!]

Wu Ji closed his eyes, and a ray of light fell from the darkness and struck his brow. All his doubts were answered, and the information Chen Jing had given him was edited into images and injected into his mind.

After only a moment of confusion, I completely digested the relevant information.

He began, "Fellow Daoist Li Yin, did you take advantage of the Cangtian Realm's weakness to tamper with the spiritual settings, similar to a hacker intruding into and modifying the game's underlying code?"

"To achieve the plan to usurp the heavens, one needs to extract the insights of the times and condense them into a physical form during the primitive stage, to forge the primordial spirit with the insights of the times, to have the authority of the Lord of the Underworld, and to have the ability to deal with the transformation of the Dao."

"By chance, no, by finding the optimal solution to achieve the goal under the existing conditions, it is truly remarkable. To have the ambition to seize the throne of the Heavenly Emperor even in the early stages of the Heavenly Evolution is indeed no ordinary person."

Humanoid characteristics. This made Wu Ji's words carry a hint of admiration, with the remaining ninety-nine parts being endless envy for the ability of living beings to generate thoughts that transcend the limitations of rules.

No matter how much computing power artificial intelligence uses for deduction, it cannot generate ideas that exceed the set rules.

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Emperor," Chen Jing inquired of the Data Heavenly Dao, "Although I became Heavenly Emperor through a trick, I earned it through my own efforts. Surely the authority of the Heavenly Emperor won't be withheld?"

Wu Ji picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, paused, and said, "Do you really think the Heavenly Realm would allow a Heavenly Emperor to reign supreme?"

The Celestial Realm does not belong to any individual; it is the second world of the human race. The race does not accept dictatorship, nor does it accept that the second world is completely controlled by the will of any one person.

No one would accept a second world where there is a being that can take away other people's lives based on likes and dislikes, therefore the heavens would not give birth to an absolute ruler.

Chen Jing paused and said, "What was the original plan and the original trajectory? The Heavenly Emperor is just a carrot in front of a donkey, something you can look at but can't eat?"

Wu Ji put down his teacup: "The original plan was that no Heavenly Emperor would be born in the Azure Heaven, but only the Lords of each Heaven. After the Azure Heaven Realm was completed, it would be divided into thirty-six Heavens. By passing the test of the eight hexagrams, one could become the acting Lord of a certain Heaven."

"God is not only the ruler of the virtual spiritual world, but also recognized in terms of ability, talent, thought, and vision. In reality, God also has the authority to access resources."

“Real-world secrets, highly skilled personnel, rare materials, equipment worth tens of billions, and even the ability to build space laboratories, and some experiments that cross ethical boundaries can also be permitted within certain limits.”

"Theoretically, becoming the ruler of a day is equivalent to ruling one-thirty-sixth of the world."

"You became the Heavenly Emperor before the evolution of the heavens was complete, which means you became the Lord of the Thirty-Six Heavens. In theory, you have already accomplished the great task of ruling the world."

Rule the world!

Thirty-six Heavenly Lords!

Chen Jingke was not childlike in his innocence, nor did he expect to ascend to the throne just because he found the imperial seal. He said, "You are too kind, sir. I dare not hope for thirty-six days. One day as the ruler is enough!"

Rules are rigid, but people are flexible.

The prerequisite for becoming emperor is that your subordinates recognize you as emperor. Finding the imperial seal does not make you the true Son of Heaven. Others will only ask you to hand over the imperial seal to the state, not hand over the state to you.

"Wait a moment!"

Wu Ji shrugged, closed his eyes, and silently connected with living people in the real world. He didn't open his eyes again until half an hour later.

He said, "Fellow Daoist, your ability to use the method of usurping the heavens at least proves that you have the potential to become the Lord of Heaven. After the final decision of the Heavenly Origin, you can be the first successor of the first day: the Supreme Emperor Huang Zengtian, the Heavenly Sovereign."

Acting on behalf of God?
Can one not directly become the Lord of God, but only as his successor?

In other words, one must wait until the current Supreme Emperor Huang Zengtian passes away before one can become the First Emperor.

There's a lot of information here!
Chen Jingdao: "Who is the current Supreme Emperor Huang Zengtian Heavenly Lord? What are the requirements to become the Heavenly Lord?"

Wu Ji smiled and said, "Becoming the Lord is not difficult. First, you must find a practical path to immortality. Second, you must make a great contribution to the entire race, such as increasing the overall lifespan of humanity several times or increasing intelligence several times."

"As for the current Emperor Huang Zengtian, he is an acquaintance of yours. Why don't you go and meet him and say hello?"

Chen Jing nodded: "Then let's go take a look." (End of Chapter)