Chapter 608: Chapter 26: The Dual Harvest of the Virtual World_2
…]
Those who had once entered the Spirit World, now referred to as the Virtual World, found this sound all too familiar.
The Virtual World had been reopened, and this update was unprecedented.
The sheer scale alone was enough to astonish everyone, let alone the various opportunities.
The leaderboards, the Immortal Ladder, the Opportunity Cave Mansions.
Any one of these could drive people insane.
Cultivators who had not logged in for more than a decade did not hesitate and logged in directly.
They were already eager!
The middle-aged Grandmaster who had previously conversed with the young man also displayed joy.
“Young man, you’re in luck, the Spirit World has descended once again. Simply think ‘Login to Virtual World’, and you’re in. I’m heading over first.”
In an instant, the middle-aged man’s Spiritual Body logged into the Virtual World, and his physical body fell into a deep sleep, leaving the youth staring in disbelief.
Such occurrences were plenty.
All of these had been orchestrated by Wang Sheng, who, after three months, had finally completed the transformation of the entirely new Virtual World.
“Just as I expected, with my current level of cultivation, it’s possible to cover the entire planet, and there’s even some capacity to spare… Even though the invasion from the Chaotic Realm caused the death of many, there are still nearly twenty billion wisdom beings. The amount of Pure Spiritual Power collected in one day will be extraordinarily terrifying, and that’s not even considering all the incentives I put into place…”
The Hidden Dragon List, the Strong List, or the Immortal Ladder, all these were created by Wang Sheng to encourage combat.
These leaderboards had existed before, but now that they covered the entire planet, he had standardized them, attracting even more combatants.
Competitive spirit is the inherent instinct of the vast majority of beings with wisdom.
In a premise where one cannot truly die, this instinct is often pushed to its limits.
The more they struggle, the more Pure Spiritual Power and… Life Essence Qi they provide for him!
The Virtual World had not undergone qualitative change, but it now possessed new functions, or rather the Harvesting Technique received new functions.
The original Harvesting Technique, which had transformed from the White Lotus Demon King’s “Lifeless Vacuum Sensing Chapter”, was a method for harvesting spiritual power. Wang Sheng modified it to separate Pure Spiritual Power for use in cultivation.
This technique was powerful but could only harvest Pure Spiritual Power. Life Essence Qi, on the other hand, could not be harvested by this technique.
Similar to the dispersion of spiritual power, the lives and activities of flesh and blood would emit a small amount of Essence Qi. The reason why it’s referred to as Essence Qi is that ordinary people do not possess Qi Blood Power.
Essence Qi is also essential for the activities of life.
However, it is much rarer and harder to capture compared to dispersed spiritual power.
Nearly twenty billion beings, if one could gather the scattered Life Essence Qi from all of them, it would also be tremendously terrifying.
“The Spirit World can actually gather the dispersed Life Essence Qi, allowing the Harvesting Technique to harvest it, it’s a pity that the Harvesting Technique is somewhat inadequate. Life Essence Qi, like spiritual power, is mixed with the desires of many and is difficult to utilize, unless it can be separated like spiritual power.”
It’s possible to directly utilize Life Essence Qi.
However, direct use must ensure that one can bear the consequences.
Desires of all beings may seem lowly but, like faith, must be taken seriously even by immortals.
Faith can elevate you to the position of an Upper God, but it can also bring you down.
The same goes for the desires of the masses; even cultivators who cultivate through desire do not dare to accept such a vast amount of it.
“It seems I need to improve the Harvesting Technique. It would be too much of a pity not to collect such dispersed Essence Qi.”
The impact of Life Essence Qi on cultivation is better and more comprehensive than Pure Spiritual Power, leaning more towards physical cultivation, but it also benefits spiritual cultivation.
Wang Sheng did not want to miss out.
“By doing so, it’ll indeed be used to its limit.”
As long as there are beings, they cannot stop from being active.
Even if they can seal themselves off.
However, actively consuming, such as using martial techniques or Divine Skills, Essence Qi would still emanate.
“Life Essence Qi is even harder to separate, but I can store it for now and consider its utilization for later.” Since it could be harvested, it naturally should not be overlooked.
The Virtual World covered the whole planet, making storage of Life Essence Qi absolutely simple.
Unlike spiritual power, which only disperses in the present life, that’s why more Life Essence Qi accumulates in large cities.
Wang Sheng had already prepared for this.
“The cities in the Virtual World serve as an anchor point, corresponding to the major cities in reality. The harvesting of Essence Qi should be effective.”
The layout of the Virtual World was not arranged at random.
With the opening of the Virtual World, its effects had already begun to unfold.
Both the collection of Pure Spiritual Power and Life Essence Qi have already begun.
But at this moment, the Planet Will appeared.
[Wang Sheng, something’s wrong. I can sense that large quantities of Life Essence Qi are converging on all the cities, and it seems like some strong entity is collecting it…]
The dispersed spiritual power was basically collected within the Virtual World, making it difficult to detect.
But Life Essence Qi was different; it had to be collected in reality.
If the Planet Will did not notice, Wang Sheng would have doubted its true nature.
Without revealing his thoughts, Wang Sheng replied, “What’s the matter, will the collection of these energies pose a problem to the planet?”
[Not exactly, Life Essence Qi is fundamentally a type of energy, produced through complex transformations. Its disappearance is no different from cultivators absorbing and storing energy; this energy would be replenished by the energy from space. But such a sudden convergence could potentially lead to a significant event!]
Where Life Essence Qi went was of no concern to the Planet Will; it feared there might be some conspiracy involved.
Having just repelled the Chaotic Realm, their planet could not endure such turmoil.
