Chapter 420

Chapter 420: Tomorrow Society’s One Hundredth Anniversary, Things Have Changed

Tomorrow Nation entered a peaceful era, starting a period of significant development. Large amounts of resources were invested throughout the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh, extending into the entire Huangzhou region.

Naturally, Tomorrow Nation planned to proceed steadily, using Huangzhou as the core to constantly spread super formations, preparing to establish spirit energy lines that would cover all of Huangzhou.

If the spirit energy transmission lines could cover the entire Huangzhou, it would be equivalent to super formations appearing everywhere, allowing Yun Ye’s strength to fully manifest even at the borders.

At that time, it would be the Luo Dynasty experiencing painful struggles, with a bright tomorrow within reach.

Unfortunately, while the concept was appealing, its implementation was completely unfeasible.

Spirit energy lines required the crafting of excellent spirit mines, which consumed vast resources. Even if they mined all of Huangzhou’s spirit mines, it would still be difficult to cover the entire region.

Not to mention, some monsters exclusively devoured spirit mines; casually laying down the lines would only lead to them being completely consumed.

Setting up barriers to protect the lines?

Then there would be no spirit energy!

The lines in the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh were maintained because super spirit veins provided ample spirit energy, supplemented by the True Heaven Instrument for regulation. Once a monster approached, nearby cultivators could be alerted to execute a kill, barely keeping it under control.

But to expand this to the entire Huangzhou was another matter, as not everywhere had super spirit veins, and the maintenance costs would be too high for Tomorrow Nation to bear.

Thus, this was impractical.

In Tomorrow Nation’s plan, the lines would connect through the whole Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh and then pause, waiting until sufficient resources were available to continue.

The super spirit veins suffered severe damage during the twenty years of war, and currently, Tomorrow Nation needed more to restore them.

Using the Spirit Vein Regulation Technique, they could untangle the chaotic and damaged spirit veins. The super spirit veins themselves had restoration functions, and creating the right conditions would enable healing.

Simultaneously, in severely affected areas, they planted vast amounts of extreme Spiritual Herbs to replace spirit veins for producing spirit energy, which would also promote restoration.

Besides these, Tomorrow Nation had countless other matters; everything was moving forward, rapidly changing, unlike the Luo Dynasty, which remained the same after a thousand years.

Yun Ye was also practicing and studying, but compared to before, he hesitated much more and no longer exerted all his effort to advance his cultivation level.

It wasn’t that he had grown lax, but rather that reality made him hesitate, repeatedly weighing the consequences.

The key to the great ritual…

It lingered in his mind.

Once his strength surpassed a certain limit, this key would unseal. At that point, the question would no longer be about Tomorrow Nation’s survival but the survival of the entire Red Heaven realm.

Thus, every time Yun Ye practiced, maintaining focus as he did in the past became increasingly difficult. It wasn’t until the one hundredth anniversary celebration of Tomorrow Society twenty years later that Yun Ye managed to cultivate both Spiritual Law and Physical Law to the Mystic Realm. This was the result of countless calculations, knowing beforehand that he would not exceed limits.

After that, Yun Ye basically gave up on his own cultivation, pouring his full efforts into nurturing the new generation of cultivators.

For example, the Evil Spirit God, as his substitute, had already reached the law realms in all three major techniques, just a step away from the Mystic Realm. Other cultivators in Tomorrow Society had also made significant progress, with many ready to open their self-Mystic Heavens.

In this, the Time Tower played a significant role. Though it consumed a vast amount of spirit energy, its effect on accelerating cultivation was indeed unparalleled.

As the spirit veins and spirit energy gradually became abundant, the Time Tower could supply more than just Yun Ye. The number of available slots increased, and what many new-generation cultivators desired most was time to train in the Time Tower.

Training in the Time Tower still consumed lifespan, but it had no negative effects beyond that and effectively utilized time that could otherwise slip away. Why not use time for training in the Time Tower and spend life on the outside?

In this way, they wouldn’t fall too far behind the times.

Their parents and friends wouldn’t awaken one day to find themselves white-haired, leaving them to suffer through life alone.

…

"Time flies, Dad. We did it! We have finally established a foothold in Huangzhou. Although the road ahead is still long, we will work hard. Don’t worry!"

Tian Jialun lit incense at Tian Jing’s grave to pay his respects.

Yun Ye, Yuexin, and the others followed. Once Tian Jialun finished his tribute, they all bowed in turn, honoring the chief who had bravely sacrificed his life.

And besides Tian Jing, there were many others they needed to remember.

Yang Shu and his wife.

Yang Shi.

Dao.

Huo Yang.

Ning Xiao.

Wang Yao.

One familiar name after another, too many to count; the old generation had almost all been buried.

And the number of new generation casualties exceeded imagination, reaching millions. This pain would be remembered by Tomorrow Nation for centuries.

Spiritual realm cultivators could live up to two hundred years; they were not as fragile as ordinary beings. As long as they did not die in battle, they could definitely live for two centuries.

Their existence would indeed make it hard for history to be forgotten.

"Yong Fa."

Yun Ye suddenly looked up and called out to the young man beside him, who already had white hair.

"What’s wrong? Are you not paying respect to the old ones?"

Yong Fa glanced up.

"When you lie here in the future, I’ll come to pay my respects every year."

Yun Ye said.

"Well, I guess I’ll feast on your offerings. I never managed to win even once; getting back at you in death isn’t too bad." Yong Fa chuckled, as if he amused himself. He continued, "To realize dreams and witness achievements. As the saying goes, some deaths are light as a feather, while others weigh more than a mountain. I feel like I can die without regrets."

"…Your mindset is good. Many are criticizing you lately; try to live a few more years to infuriate them." Yun Ye patted his shoulder.

"In twenty years of war, with millions dead, they have good reason to criticize. There will always be someone who thinks their way is the right way, right? I will definitely have a name that lasts for centuries; let them do what they want!" Yong Fa shrugged, showing indifference.

"Yes, you will certainly leave a lasting legacy, but I am better than you. I will be remembered for eternity." Yun Ye laughed, showing his white teeth.

"I hope so. Unfortunately, you’ll have to see it for me. I’m off to find my mom. Speaking of which, she always drinks tea and conducts experiments alone; maybe I can keep her company." Yong Fa waved goodbye and left first.

Beside them, Yang Yu watched him go and sighed slightly.

"What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to chase after him? Why haven’t you two gotten together yet? Aren’t you both in your seventies?" Yun Ye remarked.

At forty-five, he was fifteen years old, and now, a hundred years later—excluding time spent in the Time Tower—he was seventy years old. Yang Yu and Yong Fa were the same age, so they were also seventy. However, because Yong Fa often stayed in the Time Tower, his actual age was much greater.

"With such pressure, where would be the opportunity to be together? Could you help me with my research work?" Yang Yu shot Yun Ye a glare.

"If you’re not in love, how could you have the motivation to work? I didn’t make you work so hard that you can’t attend to a lifelong matter." Yun Ye quickly deflected the responsibility.

"Wu Yang… I almost overlooked that. What about you? After all these years, you haven’t found your significant other either? The talented women of Tomorrow Nation are available for you to choose from. Who wouldn’t want to marry a great hero?" Yang Yu realized Yun Ye was in the same situation.

"Ah… I’m under too much pressure! Dealing with two major powers is tough; I have no solution." Yun Ye pondered for a long time but couldn’t come up with a good excuse, so he used Yang Yu’s phrasing.

Unavoidably, the people around rolled their eyes, finding his excuses unconvincing.

"Everyone’s right! Why don’t you have a significant other yet? I’m quite curious about how powerful your children would be; like father, like son!"

Tian Jialun walked over and chimed in.

He was already married, with children in their teens. With his level of cultivation in the law realms, having children was quite difficult, so the fact that his child was already a teenager meant he had been married for many years.

"Yes, why don’t I have a significant other? I’d like to know too. Maybe I prefer those ethereal fairies unattainable in this world. But can anyone in reality compare to such an imagined fairy?" Yun Ye said with a smile.

"Actually, it can be explained," Tang Si suddenly interjected, "Marriage, in the end, is just a desire of ordinary beings, stemming from the weakness of the physical body and the instinct for species continuation. However, cultivation is evolution; as individuals grow stronger, issues they can resolve increase, and their desire for reproduction diminishes."

"Seeking a partner, a ‘partner,’ ultimately refers to like-minded individuals, differing fundamentally from the notion of marriage held by ordinary beings. Ordinary marriage involves exchanges of benefits and emotional support, while at a certain level of cultivation, it becomes merely the exchange of philosophies."

High-level cultivators find it hard to show vulnerabilities, but they can still experience feelings of loneliness. That’s why some might still need partners.

Yun Ye sometimes found himself harboring weak thoughts, wishing for a perfect partner to support each other and walk through history together.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t one.

The Rebirth Book did not come with other players.

So Yun Ye could only make light of it and brush it off; he was overthinking things.

The group did not press the issue further. They chatted idly and gradually walked out of the cemetery.

What lay before them was a bustling scene of vehicles and pedestrians, a vibrant world.