Enter the Immortal Cultivation

"This is the miracle of creation." A grandmaster from Ancient Lingya was suspended in the blue sea, ecstatically saying: "The survival and reproduction of complex communities are pure gods derived from them. And because those microscopic creatures have no self, they also There are no confusing thoughts, so this god's self-thought is very unclear and the spiritual treasure is in hand..."

"magic!"

Another master said: "It seems that Shinto theory can be updated. Shinto is not a gathering of thoughts, but a cluster system!"

This blue ocean is the body of the unidentified living entity 625. Mai Siwei had previously entered the battle area between the indigo-colored Poseidon and the cyan-colored Poseidon [that is, the Poseidon who noticed Mai Siwei before he entered the atmosphere and greeted him, also known as 624].

And when 625 came out just now, he was trying to save this strange individual.

The "mountain range" that Mai Siwei saw before was actually a small part of No. 625's body. For humans, it's probably equivalent to one finger.

In addition, there is an individual known as 626. It seems to be a helper brought in by 624 and 625. From the satellite images, this emerald green "ocean" seems to be the largest individual on the planet, covering an area of ​​50 million square kilometers.

This sea area is where the three individuals meet. Suspended in mid-air, you can see the three colors of sea water: emerald, azure, and turquoise coexisting clearly in one place.

And at the junction of the three types of sea water, a group of masters are busy doing something.

"Very good, very good. It's done this time." Liu Yuxi released a cyan jade magic weapon. This spherical magic weapon flew into the air, and then suddenly grew in size, from the size of a fist to the height of a person.

Mai Siwei was a little curious: "What are you guys planning to do?"

"Communicate." Liu Yuxi pointed helplessly at the protective aura around her. The reason why they maintain such a thick protective aura even when they are not fighting is to prevent the "noise" from the Poseidon type infusion: "Old Lu said. There is a huge gap between us and these...things similar to Poseidon. There is no way to understand each other in terms of thinking - their way of communication is like a brain-piercing magic sound to us, and conversely, our language may be a harsh noise to them. "

"This little thing is the 'ears' and 'mouthpiece' we use to communicate with these communities - Shinto creatures." Another grandmaster from the Guiyi Alliance introduced: "Those things rely on quantum waves of divine power to communicate. This thing can receive this kind of signal and then interpret it..."

"Oh! Infinite Heavenly Lord! Come and see!" The Tianlingling Grandmaster named Lu mentioned earlier exclaimed. I saw the emerald-colored seawater suddenly condensed into a small tentacle-like thing, gently touching the sphere.

"It's as if we control our own vellus hairs to pluck fleas!"

"Control that even a pure martial artist cannot achieve!"

"I have indeed heard that when communicating with foreign races, the first step is to communicate with each other." Mai Siwei looked at the ocean at his feet in embarrassment: "But, I'm afraid we don't have any common language with this thing."

Many times, raw body language can solve most communication problems. However, these community-Shinto creatures don't even have limbs, so it is naturally impossible for them to understand the significance of the human race's swaying slender "limb protrusions".

"We at Wanfa Sect have done considerable research on this point." Liu Yuxi said confidently: "'Calculation is the manifestation of the Tao'. Arithmetic is the most common language in the universe."

Mai Siwei found a place with great interest, ready to see how they established communication with the sea gods. Liu Yuxi took out the calculator he used himself - a long jade board. His fingers moved a few times. Then, a vague spiritual wave suddenly emitted from the ball.

It is the language of Poseidon!

"This is……"

Lu Zhengxin, the master of Tianlingling Ancient Spirit Cliff, explained: "Back to my predecessor, Xiao Liu has classified the spiritual waves he collected there. On the basis of assuming that each spiritual wave cluster has an independent meaning, we have determined Among them, the most commonly used group of spiritual waves. In the first group of spiritual waves emitted by this magic weapon, Xiao Liu will cycle through the spiritual waves. We assume that this group of spiritual waves is a neutral word-this is the language of Shinto creatures. 'this' in 'the', or other similar words."

Mai Siwei wondered: "Does this make sense?"

Lu Zhengxin smiled and replied: "Of course, such repetition will not convey any meaningful information. But, if you are lucky, these cluster gods will realize that this is an attempt to communicate with them."

Mai Siwei smiled and said: "Then I hope these big guys are not bad-mouthed and are not cussing. Something like 'How do you communicate with this piece of shit?' Otherwise, we may still send an insulting word."

At this moment, Mai Siwei felt acutely that the spiritual environment in the outside world had changed. The "Poseidon noise" that had been bothering them all the time suddenly disappeared.

"Success?"

"Success, senior." Liu Yuxi said loudly, "They have noticed it."

"What starts next is the more critical part." Lu Zhengxin whispered, "We have attracted their attention, but can we communicate with them?"

The Immortal Alliance has already come into contact with some foreign races. Sometimes, communication between two civilizations starts with the simplest 'nouns' - using body language to gesture this and that. After understanding certain terms. It’s time to start the verb. This method works for most alien races.

But, find a common language with "ocean"?

too difficult.

Another master holding a calculator reported: "The communication between these three individual gods is still going on - we don't know whether it is their internal communication or a response to us."

"It's okay, it's okay." Liu Yuxi seemed to encourage herself again, repeated it twice, and manipulated the calculator again. This time, Lu Zhengxin explained: "This time, he is sending another spiritual wave, which is also the one that appears very frequently."

This is. The oppressive strange spiritual waves around him finally disappeared. The turbulent emerald water seemed to hushed the other two "clusters" with hisses.

Then, the ball magic weapon exploded.

This change allowed Mai Siwei to protect the people around him immediately. The powerful magnetic force is ready to go. The two turquoise and turquoise seas seemed to be frightened, and retreated as if the tide was ebbing - they had seen Mai Siwei take action. The emerald-colored seawater rose slowly, seeming to respond.

A mountain made of sea water rose instantly. The storm blew away people's clothes.

At this moment, Liu Yuxi raised his hands and shouted: "Wait a minute! Wait a minute, senior! My fault! My fault! They just wanted to say hello, but they used a little too much force... Not an attack! Not an attack!”

There was a giant saying hello to a small person, but the child's eardrum was too fragile and suddenly burst... That's probably what happened.

Mai Siwei breathed a sigh of relief. It is not very wise to fight a monster covering fifty million square kilometers on this kind of planet. Although he killed a person with more than 10 million square kilometers without much effort, no one knew about these big guys. The relationship between size and strength is linear growth. Or geometric exponential growth. Six-two-six may be five times stronger than that indigo ocean, but it may also be more than three thousand times stronger than that.

Mai Siwei lowered the intensity of the Yuan Magnetic Qi Gang bit by bit, and 626 seemed to sense the other party's intention and slowly calmed down. 625 and 624 are also back.

Lu Zhengxin breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help scolding: "Xiao Liu, do you want to kill us?"

"There are insufficient funds..." Liu Yuxi sighed.

Mai Siwei took out more than a dozen pieces of heavenly materials and earthly treasures from his storage bag and said, "Okay. Give me the design and I'll make it again - I'll apply for additional funds when I get back."

"Xiao Liu, you need to know how to fund it!"

"We really can't leave him in China, otherwise he will squeeze out of the Immortal Alliance's little wealth!'

Someone tried to make a joke, but in front of a behemoth covering 50 million square kilometers, it is not easy to tell a joke.

After seeing the design, Mai Siwei collected some of the fragments. Then, no one could see how this top cultivator acted, and all the materials turned into fluid in an instant. They were intertwined, then seemed to be rubbed by countless hands, and quickly solidified into shape - it was the sphere just now!

This sphere is much larger than the original one refined by Liu Yuxi, and its sturdiness is far superior to the original one. Liu Yuxi connected his calculator to the spiritual core of this magic weapon, and then controlled it again.

First, he repeated the two sets of spiritual waves just now.

This time. The emerald ocean responded quickly. This time's response was much gentler than the last time, but Liu Yuxi's calculator still emitted a burst of bright light, as if it might be overloaded at any time.

"It's exactly the same as the spiritual wave just now." Liu Yuxi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "It didn't get angry or change its willingness to communicate."

call--

The sound of a long sigh of relief, accompanied by sparse cheers, came from the crowd.

Even someone as strong as Mai Siwei might be temporarily suppressed by a sea of ​​10 million square kilometers. If there is even the slightest misunderstanding between the two parties, no one except Mai Siwei, the great master here, can survive.

However, they must do so because these Poseidon types are of great significance.

The one who cheered the loudest was Gu Lingya’s Grandmaster Lu Zhengxin. Because it was he who proposed the "meaning of clustering creatures". Studying similar species that currently exist to speculate on the habits of an extinct species is also one of the research methods of the ancient spirit. When he saw these clusters of life, he had this idea - perhaps, these beings with separate bodies and relying on the spontaneous order of the environment to obtain wisdom may be the closest to the presumed strongest "nebula creatures" in temperament. species.

This sea, maybe, maybe there are clues and secrets that point to the "strongest thing in the universe"!

Even if the hope is slim, it’s still worth the gamble!

It is necessary to communicate with these "sea gods". Even if these great masters pay the price with their lives, they will not hesitate!

Maxwell asked: "What was their answer?"

"If it were us, we would probably ask 'Who are you' or introduce your name. Of course, we might also say 'What the hell is this?'" Lu Zhengxin was so nervous: "But... these big guys can't be used. Common sense inference from the human race.”

"What's next?"

"The next step depends on Xiao Liu... Every move we make is carefully considered."

Liu Yuxi manipulated the spherical magic weapon, copied the spiritual waves that had just come from the Emerald Sea, and then sent them back. This was to show those seas that it could be imitated, learned, and communicated.

Then, it was the initial conversation.

The spherical magic weapon emitted a dazzling light. Then it quickly dimmed. After that, it flashed twice in a row.

Flash once, flash twice, flash three times.

The strange spiritual waves in the air did not change, and people existed. Perhaps those sea gods were still communicating with students.

Liu Yuxi repeated the action just now - flash once, flash twice, flash three times.

After this operation, there was feedback soon. The people of the Immortal Alliance received the spiritual waves of three groups of clustered creatures. Their spiritual consciousness could feel that this was obviously different from other spiritual waves.

"Good!" Liu Yuxi finally couldn't help but cheer in a low voice: "Success! Matched!"

Lv Zhengxin guessed: "They said again - 'One! Two! Three!'"

"It could also be 'One plus two equals three'." Liu Yuxi said: "The premise of this exchange is 'There is no similarity between our two races'."

Someone laughed in a low voice: "I hope it's not 'What are you doing?'"

"Then verify it." Mai Siwei stopped everyone's communication.

Liu Yuxi manipulated the ball to flash again.

Flash once, flash twice, flash three times, flash four times.

This time it can't be "One plus two plus three equals four".

One! Two! Three! Four!

The human race of Shenzhou and the collective creatures of the sea and sky. Use this set of words. Start the first conversation!

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

After repeating this three times, Liu Yuxi started the next set of manipulations.

The weapon flashed in reverse order: four flashes, three flashes, two flashes, one flash.

Four! Three! Two! One!

"Four! Three! Two! One!"

The sea god's spirit wave carried a joyful shout.

Liu Yuxi continued to talk to the immortal alliance's masters who were paying close attention to the development of the matter. Soon, they learned the "ocean" language from one to one hundred. He stopped trying when he counted to one hundred. He was worried that these "big guys" would get tired of this game and eventually stop communicating with him completely.

Then came a simple arithmetic test: two flashes, a long pause, three flashes, a long pause, and then five flashes.

Two plus three equals five.

When Liu Yuxi repeated this operation for the first three times, "Emerald Sea" 626 always answered two, three, and five honestly, but on the fourth time, it finally knew what the extended pause meant - it was a missing word.

A new set of spiritual waves came.

"Two plus three equals five."

In a short time, Liu Yuxi knew the expressions of "subtraction", "multiplication", "division", "greater than" and "less than" in the "ocean language". Then. He deliberately sent wrong formulas to let those "oceans" make judgments, and then knew the expressions of "affirmation" and "negation" of these big guys.

"Obviously, they are creatures with higher intelligence." Lu Zhengxin sighed: "Not just a race that relies on innateness."

"I am more concerned about one thing - they understand binary judgment." Liu Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief: "This shows that we still have the possibility of communication. And I also know how to proceed to the next step."

"The next step is..."

"Logic." Liu Yuxi said: "After yes and no, it is the judgment of either or and not, and then the set - at this step, we can communicate most of the mathematical concepts. For example, the sky-drawing formula of geometry [Euclidean axioms]. The axioms of arithmetic [Pinoy axioms]. Then, we can copy our calculator theory and build a kind of "intermediate language"..."

This tedious work lasted for a long time. Fortunately, everyone is a high-level monk, and there is no great need for food, drink and sleep. The work went smoothly. However, Liu Yuxi did not find something like "radix" in the language of "Ocean". Perhaps their "radix" is expressed in a more obscure way, or perhaps they have no radix at all, or perhaps their restrictions are very large, far exceeding one hundred [General civilization's restrictions are related to the number of fingers, toes or limbs. But the sea gods do not have them. Lu Zhengxin even speculated that their radix may be as many as the micro-living individuals in their bodies. 】This made him feel like he had no idea where to start.

The following questions followed one after another. On the second day, when communicating about the sky-drawing style, "Ocean" saw the parallel lines and vertical lines transformed by Liu Yuxi, but did not give any clear response.

"What's going on?"

This is. Mai Siwei gave a suggestion: "Skip the painting style. Jump directly to the curves of the Li and Luo families."

Lv Zhengxin suddenly realized: "Their bodies are so large that they can detect the curves of the planets from the beginning! The master of the Wanfa Gate once said that there may be a race that does not use the painting style to understand the space Taoism. He was just a metaphor, but we actually found it!"

The Immortal Alliance's attempt lasted for a full fourteen days. During this process, Liu Erliu's attention was always focused. Slowly, a set of "intermediate language" based on mathematics and logic began to take shape. This intermediate language is understandable to both parties. Whether it is the Shenzhou human race or the clustered creatures of the sea and sky. They can modify it. And this modification will not cause difficulty for the other party to interpret.

As long as we communicate more, this "intermediate language" can be more perfect.

At this time, Liu Yuxi suddenly asked a question: "Speaking of which. We haven't given these 'big friends' a formal name yet, right? Cluster-Shinto creatures are too difficult to pronounce."

Everyone looked at Mai Siwei. He was the first guy to come into contact with these magical creatures. According to the regulations, he was qualified to name them.

"Similar to the Shenzhou Sea God, and the main body is the sea, Shinto gods..." Mai Siwei pondered for a moment: "Let's call it the Sea God."

Liu Yuxi nodded: "Very good. Then, let's start formal communication."

He sent a group of telepathy.

"It's nice to meet you, friend."

And the Sea God gave a joyful shout.

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

……………………

"Well, that's it! To commemorate that exchange, we have set 'One! Two! Three! Four!' as friendly words among us - this is our first contact with you." After telling a long story, Xi took a bite of the Roujiamo in his hand and squinted his eyes: "Mmm... Great! Roujiamo is the greatest invention of Shenzhou Continent Mmm... This meat, the bacon is very good... Mmm... Xiao Liuli's shapeshifting method is really useful!"

Wang Qi sighed: "You shapeshift just to eat..."

This is an attempt by the sea gods - reverse the dragon's shapeshifting method to create a human body for themselves. Experience the gradually formed personality.

Ai Qinglan was a little curious about the story: "Speaking of which, what was the reason for Chun to fight that indigo sea god?"

"I don't know. Maybe that guy went crazy? This kind of thing happens all the time."

"Crazy?" Chen Feng asked curiously: "A sea god-like disease?"

Xi shook his head: "Maybe he realized some completely contrary to the mainstream skills... For us, this is equivalent to 'having some completely contrary to the mainstream ideas'. There are similar heretical thinkers every few days - explain, our 'sky'."

Ai Qinglan was a little unbelievable: "Then you shouldn't... fight to the death, right?"

Wang Qi covered his forehead: "I I understand... "The Age of Naughty Kids"..."

"What?"

Wang Qi explained: "Sea gods don't have stable, formed personalities. They are children all their lives."

"And children don't know how to restrain themselves. They are willful by nature. Although they are kind, this kindness is very unstable - sometimes. They will even fight to the death for a little ideological difference. It's not for face, nor for power and interests, it's really just a difference in thought. Because for them, 'thinking is clear' is the greatest... pursuit"

Sea gods don't have the mindset of "life is beautiful", and they kill more decisively than humans, without any concealment.

Fundamentally speaking, Mi and the others are also immortals, similar to the lone beasts in the universe. It's just that they are born saints and children, so there is a little difference.

Xi nodded: "Of course, it was true a long time ago. But Mi is different. She created the beautiful idea of ​​living beings, so there are a group of peaceful sea gods in the sea and sky - it was Mi who first discovered you!"

When Lie Que entered the planetary system, Mi discovered the strange magic weapon.

Her strength is indeed the strongest in the sea and sky.

Wang Qi looked at the little girl sitting next to him, drinking fruit juice quietly: "Senior sister, I didn't expect you were a naughty child king back then!"

Mi smiled embarrassedly: "In fact, I haven't been a child king for a long time..."

She has shaped a human body. From the perspective of combat power and thinking ability, this body is not worth mentioning for her help. However, this body has one advantage.

Mi will also gain a stable personality through this body.

She is a philosopher and a child, a child of tens of thousands of years. And now, she will gradually grow up through a body made of solid flesh and blood, ending her tens of thousands of years of childhood.

"Speaking of which, how did you discover the proposition that 'life is beautiful'?"

"That's another story." (To be continued ~^~)

PS: Note: "The Age of Bear Kids" is Liu Cixin's work "The Age of Supernovas", which tells the story of the children on Earth after all the adults have died. Very... restricted. So far, the 18,000-word extra chapter "Sea Gods of the Sea and Sky" has been completed. Tomorrow, I will return to the main line update. In addition, I would like to pay tribute to Vernor Vinge's "The Abyss" and Robert Sawyer's "Star Cluster" with this extra chapter!