Chapter 422

Chapter 422: The Eve of the Second Great War

In the past twenty years, Yun Ye continually tried to help Evil Spirit God advance to the Mystic Realm, but no matter how hard he tried, Evil Spirit God could not open his self-Mystic Heaven and was only being eroded.

When problems arise, one must find the cause. After a hundred experiments, Yun Ye realized that the self-Mystic Heaven was akin to quantum phenomena; it could only materialize through personal observation, and he could not control it.

"It seems impossible to bypass the theories of cultivation…"

Yun Ye sighed.

He possessed the Nine Lives Spirit Law Classics, which emphasized that there was no issue with the soul for advancing to the Mystic Realm.

He initially thought it was merely a one-sided understanding of cultivation methods, believing that as long as he grasped all the data of Mystic Heaven, he could forcibly help others open their self-Mystic Heaven.

However, he was utterly mistaken; the self-Mystic Heaven must be confirmed by the individual, and their soul must be intact for it to take form.

Its nature, in some ways, violated logic and instinct, resembling quantum principles.

In desperation, Yun Ye had to abandon the conventional training methods for Evil Spirit God.

Over the past decade, Yun Ye allocated some resources to research conventional evolution techniques, reducing both the difficulty of evolution and the required resources.

But in terms of large-scale implementation, this alone was far from enough; sustained resource investment was still necessary.

The Origin Law, however, was completely deconstructed, and the logic of all genetic codes was established.

It was akin to the periodic table of elements; as long as one followed the rules of interpretation, the outcomes of any individual’s genes could be calculated, indicating what they expressed and the effects of their combinations, with results being extraordinarily accurate. Unless there was insufficient information, the error rate was virtually zero.

At this stage, the occupational system no longer required Skill Points for deductions; the True Heaven Instrument could do the work.

If one lacked the funds to utilize the True Heaven Instrument’s computational power and had to rely on the occupational system, they would only need to symbolically pay a single Skill Point.

For this reason, the Tomorrow Nation fully entered the spiritual realm era; essentially, as long as intelligence was intact, individuals could inevitably reach the spiritual realm before death.

Currently, the new generation mostly entered the spiritual realm around the age of ten, and there were hardly any ordinary beings left in the Tomorrow Nation.

All cultivators had become spiritual realm cultivators, and since one cultivator could replace ten thousand ordinary beings, the efficiency of various jobs significantly increased, but this also led to a drastic decline in the birth rate of the Tomorrow Nation, now fallen to just 1%, far from its former glory.

However, after surpassing a population of one hundred million, things were manageable in the spiritual realm. If the era of law realms were to arrive, the consumption of spirit energy might become overwhelming for the entire Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh. Now that the explosive population growth had ceased, the higher levels saw it as a good thing, as there was no longer a need to compete for resources due to overpopulation.

Children born in the spiritual realm era, since their parents were not ordinary beings, could not be ordinary themselves; they typically possessed exceptional talents.

The continuously revealed bloodline factors also led to rapid bloodline evolution in the Tomorrow Nation; superior bloodlines fell into the hands of the capable, who then brought them to even greater heights, creating a perfect positive cycle.

To facilitate this, Yun Ye established numerous competitive mechanisms to further refine abilities suited for combat and research.

The combat tournaments and research competitions were held annually to encourage the new generation’s growth.

A wealth of talent was discovered and concentrated for training.

These individuals had true abilities, with many cultivators already approaching the completion of the law realms and nearing the Mystic Realm.

Among the scholars, many geniuses emerged, achieving results independently in their research.

Nowadays, the fields of technology were highly diversified, offering numerous directions for research, hence it was unlikely for one person to elevate an entire discipline anymore; research competitions were mostly focused on expanding categorized technologies, such as more efficient algorithms for the Origin Law.

After ceasing his cultivation, Yun Ye began learning everything, mastering all knowledge he could grasp and transforming it into skills.

The term "skills" referred to the level of manual practical operation. If Yun Ye continued learning in this manner, he might become a universal master, knowing a bit of everything.

Choosing to enhance his Learning Ability this lifetime proved to be wise; given his current talents, he had not yet managed to learn the advancements developed in the Tomorrow Nation, let alone without enhancement. The feeling of having a treasure mountain yet being unable to utilize it was undeniably discomforting.

Yun Ye walked out of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect.

The Dao Palace floated high in the sky, providing an elevated view. Yun Ye’s Spiritual Eye was indeed powerful, capable of seeing through distances of thousands of miles, extending all the way to Lozhou before being blocked.

After contemplating for a long time, Yun Ye withdrew his gaze; it was not yet time to start a war. The Tomorrow Nation had not fully digested its potential.

Over the years, despite his countless studies, he had not discovered the seal placed on Yin Yue Kong, and her cultivation level remained at the entry of the Mystic Realm. Entering Lozhou would not suffice; to conquer both states in the future, he would have to rely on the strength of the Tomorrow Nation.

"The key to the great ritual… what a hassle. With no way to locate the source, I can only speculate, and I dare not make any progress."

Yun Ye sighed.

If only he knew exactly where the boundaries lay, he could further boost his strength and initiate the war of extermination against the nations long ago.

In this era, perhaps he still had several hundred years to prepare, but that was too brief. The time wasted now would demand a price from the Tomorrow Nation in the future.

"Yin Yue Kong said that I definitely will not breakthrough to the True Realm; in other words, the limit of the seal’s release is just the perfected Mystic Realm being. I just don’t know if it will be a major achievement in the Mystic Realm or a perfected state, or perhaps something lower, trapping me?"

Yun Ye’s expression remained calm.

The seal of the key to the great ritual rested on the release from the Mystic Realm, meaning he could never possibly break through to the True Realm. Yin Yue Kong’s prophecy was indeed insightful.

However, since he already knew the seal pertained to the key to the great ritual, even if he jumped down from the Dao Palace and died outside, he would not train again!

Even if he were to die of old age, he would layer upon layer seal himself off from any possible emergencies to prevent Yin Yue Kong from having any tricks left to forcibly release him.

…

"Yong Fa of the Second Rank has also passed away. Sigh, he sacrificed so much for a protracted war, exhausting his vitality too soon!"

"We indeed misjudged him; Yong Fa was always considering the country. He lived his life without a wife or children, and there were never any negative rumors about him. Perhaps we only held biases because he could not awaken the Dao Artifact."

"Exactly! The Chief is a Dao Artifact wielder, and we know he must have acted for the good of the Tomorrow Nation, but Yong Fa struggled. Without backing from a Dao Artifact, his life was defined only when he passed away, and we finally felt at ease."

"Let us see him off!"

Not long after, Yong Fa, whose life force had depleted, passed away. The Tomorrow Nation held a grand funeral for him to honor his achievements.

As Yong Fa departed, the malice against him in the country gradually faded with the passage of time.

The propaganda department proved effective enough to suppress the influence of a few voices on the public.

In these years, Yun Ye continued laying the groundwork, painting the Luo Dynasty as a threat that must be eliminated.

Smart people recognized from this situation that the second great war was about to begin!

Moreover, the Chief did not replicate the sudden start of the first great war but instead initiated mobilization in advance, sufficiently lowering the public’s psychological resistance.

However, even so, too many could not understand Yun Ye’s decisions.

Clearly, the nation had an advantage. As long as they focused on development, they would inevitably gain the strength to sweep away the Luo Dynasty. Why provoke war repeatedly?

Did he wish to accelerate the development of the Tomorrow Nation through warfare to satisfy his private desires and enhance his own cultivation speed?

If it were not for his personal interests, Yun Ye’s decision-making logic would indeed be hard to comprehend.

After all, ordinary citizens lacked a crucial piece of information.

The moments of reincarnation were approaching.

The entire world was not just the Luo Dynasty; outside, there were many strong forces that could easily crush the Tomorrow Nation.

Yet, after the establishment of the country, those in power, including Yun Ye, created an information bubble, leading the public to believe the world was only this vast…

Pessimistically speaking, even those with confidence would come to believe that the Tomorrow Nation was destined for destruction upon learning of the impending Celestial Empire.

Yun Ye did not want to gamble on the consequences of a shattered belief; he only sought to take more steps in the limited time available, accumulating strength as much as possible.

So…

Let the war begin!

War is a catalyst, the nourishment of the Tomorrow Nation!

This time, without Yong Fa stepping forward, it was his command. Mercy cannot rule the troops; if victory is desired, all means must be exhausted!