Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 3: Twelve Divine Forms

[The historical timeline of the Extreme Eternal World has been organized.]

[The mineral resources of the Extreme Eternal World have been organized.]

[The biological resources of the Extreme Eternal World have been organized.]

[The cities and geographical features of the Extreme Eternal World have been organized.]

Several notifications woke up Yang Ning, who was attempting the Seven Days Breathing Method.

"Let's take a look!"

In front of Yang Ning, the image of the Seven Days Breathing Method instantly changed into rows of clear tables and texts. Since they were all copied from the "Extreme Eternal Universal Records," they were somewhat incomplete, but they already gave Yang Ning a relatively intuitive understanding of this world.

According to the "Extreme Eternal Universal Records," the human history of the Extreme Eternal World spans a total of 300,000 years. 300,000 years ago was known as the Dragon Era. At that time, humans in the Extreme Eternal World were enslaved by the Dragon Race. Later, the Dragon Race experienced a Nightmare Upheaval, and the human race took the opportunity to rebel. Afterward, the Dragon Race withdrew from the Extreme Eternal World, and humans became the rulers of the Extreme Eternal World.

The powerful figure who led the human resistance called himself Extreme Eternal, and people of that time referred to him as Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable. The sect he established is now known as the Extreme Eternal Sect, and the world was named Extreme Eternal World because of him.

"So, this is actually a world with a history of over 300,000 years, and the inheritance is orderly. There are cultivators, and there haven't been any civilization collapses or similar events. Why did scientific development stagnate and not even invent a simple plow?" Yang Ning was puzzled. After all, it only took 5,000 years for humans on Earth to develop from the tribal era to the space age, but here, it was still an agricultural civilization with very low development.

But looking at the people in this world, they didn't suppress the development of technology. When he invented the plow, the country even rewarded him!

Also, this Nightmare Upheaval.

The "Universal Records" used a character that is not the character for "nightmare" but a character that doesn't exist in the Chinese language. It means "of unknown origin" and refers to a disaster that causes great harm to life. Yang Ning chose a character in Chinese that has a similar meaning and shape and called it "nightmare."

During the Nightmare Upheaval, not only did Nightmare Demons and Nightmare Beasts appear, but there was also a kind of energy called Nightmare Qi that permeated the world. It could corrode normal beings and turn dragons into Nightmare Dragons and beasts into Nightmare Beasts.

Yang Ning didn't know what kind of scene this was, so he could only temporarily imagine it as a catastrophic event similar to a zombie crisis.

After the establishment of the Extreme Eternal Sect, following the principle that humans and dragons cannot coexist, they launched a crazy attack on the remaining Dragon Race and trained disciples to establish sects everywhere, supporting other human forces. At the 280,000-year mark, the last dragon in the Extreme Eternal World was killed, marking the end of the Dragon Era and the complete arrival of the human era.

These 20,000 years were called the Radiant Ancient Era, not only because the Dragon Race completely disappeared and the number of human sects increased, but also because some people discovered that after the Nightmare Upheaval, a large number of Dragon Race legacies were buried underground!

Since then, a large number of Dragon Race cultivation methods have been unearthed and modified to be suitable for human cultivation. The Extreme Eternal World ushered in a golden age of cultivation.

After 300,000 years of development, the Extreme Eternal World has formed ten major Immortal Gates that dominate the world, with tens of thousands of sects flourishing. There is a pattern where numerous small immortal sects and families either seek protection from the major powers or form alliances to survive, constantly engaging in conflicts and wars.

The only good thing is that due to the suppression of Immortal Weapons, there haven't been any large-scale wars that have affected the world. The major sects have always maintained an overall peace with occasional local conflicts.

There is no need to worry about children being sent to the battlefield.

"In short, this is a world of struggle and striving for the top!"

Yang Ning took a deep breath. It was an exciting world, but also a dangerous one. In one book, countless geniuses rise while countless geniuses fall. There are countless unresolved grudges and unrequited love.

This is a very typical cultivation world. It can't be considered a criminal society, but it's not suitable for naive and innocent survival.

In short, it's a world where the weak are preyed upon, and the strong are supreme. The masses live like pigs and dogs, and only a few can break free and become cultivators. However, very few can reach the end.

In the 300,000 years of history, only seventeen Immortal Venerables have been born, averaging one every 20,000 years.

According to the descriptions in the book, the youngest of these Immortal Venerables became immortal at the age of 3,000, while the oldest was 16,000, with an average age of 8,000.

8,000 years. For the locals of this world, it should be commonplace, but for Yang Ning, who has a total history of only 5,000 years and possibly an additional 20,000 years from the transmigration of the Mountain and Sea Classic, it is indeed quite long.

Given 8,000 years for modern civilization, it would probably have become a Divine Level civilization, with humans transcending dimensions along with the entire civilization. But here, it's only enough for one cultivator to go from being an ordinary person to an immortal?

"So, cultivating immortality is definitely something I have to do. The individual's strength cannot be abandoned. Moreover, cultivating immortality is also my dream. However, since there is a Goldfinger suitable for scientific research, I can't neglect science either. Or rather, cultivating immortality is actually a kind of science that utilizes spiritual energy, so cultivating immortality and science are not contradictory."

Yang Ning quickly determined his own path, with science as the foundation and cultivation as the means, not giving up on his greatest advantage while also pursuing the Great Dao of this world.

[Ding!]

Deep Blue awakened Yang Ning from his contemplation. He opened his eyes and realized that it was time for class to end!

Exiting the Spirit Realm, Yang Ning felt a weight on his shoulder as a hand rested on it.

"How's it going, Yang Ning?" A handsome face appeared in front of Yang Ning, but the slightly upturned corner of his mouth indicated that this child was not as calm as he seemed.

Yang Ning's eyes lit up. "Have you made progress?"

The young boy immediately waved his hand. "Oh, I wanted to show off to you, but it's no fun now!"

Yang Ning shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. My insight is like a torch!"

Besides, I've secretly guided you so many times. It's strange that you haven't made progress for so long.

The young boy was speechless, but he couldn't deny it. After all, he was well aware of the achievements this person had made along the way. He had always been the child that other parents talked about.

But as a young boy, he wouldn't feel jealous. After all, Yang Ning's status as a ship's boy determined that he would definitely be his future helper. Naturally, the more capable he was, the better.

The young boy was none other than Xun Hu, the eighth prince of Yue Kingdom. Yang Ning was able to cultivate because he took advantage of Xun Hu's position as a book boy.

As a prince, Xun Hu naturally possessed exceptional looks due to generations of genetic improvement. His mother came from a family of martial generals, and under her guidance, he also exuded a hint of fierceness, making him extraordinary.

"Now that you've mastered the Breathing Technique, are you going to learn the Divine Forms next?" Yang Ning asked.

"Yes!" Xun Hu nodded, his face filled with anticipation. "After learning the Divine Forms, I can start fighting. I've been wanting to beat up Zhao Bu for a long time. I've never liked him."

The Breathing Technique belonged to static cultivation. After mastering it, one still needed dynamic cultivation to assist the circulation of qi and blood, which was known as Foundation Building's Twelve Divine Forms.

Tiger, deer, bear, ape, bird, snake, ox, dog, pig, dragon, as well as fire and water.

The last two were obviously different from the previous ten because they came from the Extreme Yin Sect. They had forms like thunder and clouds.

The Divine Forms belonged to Foundation Building techniques, but they could also be used for combat. On the contrary, because they were created by cultivators, they were stronger than the highest Martial Dao techniques in the mortal world. Moreover, since the cultivators were all teenagers around the age of eleven or twelve, it was inevitable that they would fight each other due to their youthful spirit.

The Extreme Eternal Sect did not prohibit disciples from fighting each other. After all, if they didn't dare to fight, what were they cultivating as immortals for?

"Zhao Bu!" Thinking of this person, Yang Ning could only shake his head lightly.

The territory of the Extreme Eternal Sect was divided into four major regions: East Victory, South Forest, West Glory, and North Plains. Each region had seven or eight, or even dozens of countries, as well as sects that were affiliated with the Extreme Eternal Sect. These countries and sects were under the control of the Extreme Eternal Sect. They were not allowed to engage in large-scale wars, but they could secretly send troops to seize resources or fight over a small valley without anyone interfering.

Zhao Kingdom and Yue Kingdom both belonged to the North Plains and were adjacent to each other. Naturally, there were frequent frictions between them. In the past, when Zhao Kingdom was stronger, it constantly bullied Yue Kingdom.

After Yang Ning became the Minister of Works, he improved the smelting process and invented the Yang-style Repeating Crossbow and Yang-style Siege Catapult, greatly enhancing the combat power of Yue Kingdom's army. The balance of power between the two countries was immediately reversed.

As a prince of Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Bu naturally inherited the hatred between the two countries. He even hated Yang Ning more than Xun Hu because Yang Ning had turned the tide of the war. Moreover, when Zhao Kingdom was strong, it had many vassals, while Yue Kingdom had just risen and hadn't had time to establish diplomatic relations.

As a result, Zhao Bu always had a group of people behind him, ready to mock Xun Hu and the others whenever they had the chance.

Yang Ning, a person in his forties or fifties from two lifetimes, had to face the disdainful gazes and foul language of a group of brats every day. It was truly both infuriating and amusing.

The key was that through historical research, he discovered that the Xun and Zhao families were actually one family four hundred years ago. It was just that a branch of the Zhao family migrated elsewhere, changed their surname, and established a new country.

There was really no need for them to fight each other, especially since their goal was to cultivate immortality. It would be a great loss if they started killing each other before taking the first step.

While they were talking, two more people approached them.

A man and a woman. The man's name was Su Bai, the son of the Minister of Revenue, and the woman's name was Ning Rong, an outstanding descendant of the Yue Kingdom's royal family. Together with Yang Ning, they formed the four-person group sent by Yue Kingdom to cultivate immortality.

(End of this chapter)