What a Xiuxiu!

Taoist temples have been placed everywhere, enticing people to enter, to undergo mutations, and pledge allegiance to a race... allowing them to cultivate so-called Immortal Techniques.

Li Qing watched with glee in his heart.

This Black Star, such style, such aura... it's the quintessential protagonist template!

Family betrayal, traitors like the Big Beard Ancient Temple selling off family assets, wife kidnapped, fortuitously gaining the inheritance of a golden-fingered old master.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west, never belittle the young and poor.

Then level up here, planning first to conquer this Divine Upper Civilization, then return and storm the mental asylum to rescue his wife and reclaim his estate? Pose impressively, the return of the Dragon King?

The plot is very complete.

This pawn is very useful!

Unfortunately, he may not reach the level of the mental asylum and might get killed here...

Even if he fails, even if discovered, they won't find Li Qing's traces, as Li Qing is hidden behind multiple layers of concealment.

Even Black Star himself doesn't know the puppet master, how would others know?

If he loses, Li Qing would make a swift escape, and this Divine Upper Civilization would find it hard to discover his true identity.

"This is the purpose of concealment."

Li Qing's lips curled up, "Come on, let's see what waves you can stir up, help me eliminate this civilization, and shape it into my sand table."

...

In the Eternal Sect, everyone silently watched the scene on the front line battlefield, bewildered.

"What nonsense is he babbling about?"

"Where did this lunatic come from? What a mess."

"Could it be someone released from a mental asylum?!"

The surrounding higher-ups were discussing.

Li Qing perked up his ears, listening carefully.

Everyone was already clear; this must be a deliberate scheme, taking advantage of the battlefield livestream to broadcast these words to the world.

As for the truth of the cosmos? His origins?

They absolutely did not believe it.

Spewing anti-intellectual rhetoric like "the world is flat," do they take us for fools??

This is clearly a technique to bewilder the masses; whether it's true or false is unknown, just listening to it is enough.

One should not let it affect their judgment.

At this moment, a message arrived.

Across the cosmos, thirty thousand Taoist temples have appeared, evenly distributed across every land.

A senator immediately stood up, slapped the table, and spoke coldly:

"This is clearly an assault on the Hundred People's Council, attempting to overthrow the rulers, aligning with our goals!"

Anyone with ambition wants to compete for power and wealth.

"However, those Taoist temples should indeed be investigated."

Li Qing timely voiced a nonchalant comment, as being too idle and silent might attract attention.

Another senator spoke: "Indeed, they should be investigated. These Taoist temples that suddenly appeared everywhere, send people there with live broadcasts to see if there are real Immortal Techniques."

Immortal Techniques?

Let's have a look then.

Everyone was quite eager for this stuff.

Quickly, they dispatched people for investigation.

They saw a Taoist temple, inside which there was a wooden statue.

One member among them knelt and bowed deeply, and shockingly, the wooden statue came to life, opened its eyes.

Whoa!

The mortal who bowed profusely screamed in mutation, and in a short while, turned into a completely new race.

"What's going on???"

"Impossible!"

The several senators present stood up in shock.

Evidently, they had never seen such a thing as mutation before and were extremely shocked.

"Directly take this strange Taoist temple away."

Being staunch atheists, they immediately kicked away the densely packed cosmic spaceships surrounding them, issuing a warning: "The Eternal Sect is here, approach and be destroyed!"

The infamous interstellar pirates, members of the Evil Guild organization, all recoiled and dared not approach.

"Bring it back!"

This Taoist temple was instantly brought onto a cosmic mothership.

At the same time, they quickly conducted various data detections.

"Detected soul wave radiation!"

"Blood contains bizarre and domineering energy flows, likely some unknown informational DNA virus."

"Could it be the mythological Divine Blood? Does the cell structure change the structure of a race? Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"

"This is a mysterious system we have never seen!"

...

Voices came one after another.

And because of the major forces acting, occupying the Taoist temples one after another, more hesitant and lingering scattered forces went mad.

"Damn it! Quick, charge in!"

"Those bastards!"

"Who cares, undergo the baptism first! Who cares, become a race first, I want to become a deity!"

...

Due to the actions of various major forces, those interstellar lower-class civilians who were originally hesitant now decisively accepted baptism, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times before the Taoist Temple.

After all, if they don't seize the opportunity now, those big guilds and large conglomerates will soon snatch it away, leaving no chance at all.

In any case, for most people.

It's like those who fear nothing because they have nothing to lose; whatever the trap, life is just a gamble, so why not take a risk.

All over the cosmos, everything is undergoing mutation.

Everyone was in chaos, worshipping directly a few hundred kilometers from the Taoist Temple, actively accepting the virus mutations.

Worship the Taoist Temple, receive true teachings.

An Immortal touches my head, tying my hair for longevity!

And precisely because of this, all major forces became aware of each other's conspiracy.

"This aims to infect the lower, middle, and even some upper layers of the civilization... instantly turning the living creatures of this civilization into their subjects!"

"Such audacity! Simply audacious!"

"Brazen beyond belief, how dare they do this? They want to overthrow an entire civilization in one stroke?"

Mutation!

This term appeared for the first time in the dictionary of the technology-side civilization.

Because they were unprepared and unknowledgeable, they were caught by surprise by a sneak attack from the Extraordinary System, leaving everyone defenseless.

Not only is the cosmos in complete turmoil, but all major forces are in chaos.

The virus has erupted.

Within the Eternal Sect.

"The Hundred People's Committee has already issued a [Celestial Vaulting] war-level command, demanding all members on the list to take action immediately to quell the unrest." At this moment, a representative conveyed a message.

The corresponding war level requires all combat power at that level to accept conscription.

"It's impossible to go! We should just make a show of it!"

At this moment, a representative mockingly said, "Now it's clear why those three guys suddenly surrendered, it must have been due to that bizarre flesh mutation infiltrating the cockpit."

In this civilization, the physical fitness of the Mecha Masters is extremely high, undergoing various body modifications and nutritional supplements, essentially incomplete Demigods.

The body of a Demigod controls a True God Mecha.

Yet even a Demigod is a mortal and certain death if caught in a mutation wave.

"If we go, there's a high probability we'll be attacked just like the Starry Heat Death."

A representative commented, "We lack targeted Special Defense, and our proud weapons are barely more than paper in the eyes of the enemy. We must immediately begin research and prepare energy shields to defend against soul wave attacks!"

Everyone became completely solemn and grave.

As interstellar citizens and new humans, naturally, they also have the most primitive soul waves and telekinesis waves, merely used for household appliances, smart recognition login...

Never had they imagined that a creature's soul wave could be strong enough to attack and mutate other creatures.

And they never thought a creature's flesh cells could be so powerful that a single drop of blood could have a terrifyingly domineering corrosive effect, capable of mutating other races.

Such creatures are simply unbelievable.

"Research and development won't take too long, it's just a soul wave defense shield."

At this moment, an energy science scientist immediately spoke:

"Don't think of it as too exaggerated! Moreover, based on current data, this soul wave mutation cannot easily attack the internal pilot even without a targeted defense shield."

"The soul wave is also a form of energy, and without secretly approaching, it can be easily dispersed by mecha explosions and light beam cannon fire during battles."

His words conveyed that it seemed magical, but as long as there were precautions, it was hard to achieve.

"Then how did the other side mutate so easily?" At this point, a member spoke up.

"Perhaps those three brothers already had internal traitors." The scientist answered.

Li Qing blinked.

What a good fellow.

Indeed, these people aren't simple.

With just a few words, they almost completely guessed Black Star's hand.

"Now we cannot act, just pretend to make a move." At this moment, the Starry Sky Blade God chuckled, "So what if the lower-class civilians are infected? They are just a tide of the era, doing no fundamental harm; as long as we survive, the fire never goes out, and soon there will be a new generation."

They planned to watch and see the council's reaction to the situation.

The Hundred People's Council.

These hundred families are the true ruling class.

They are eligible to know the secrecy level of "Divine Upper Weaponry."

This Second Universe was built by them, and these pinnacle experts of the world, no matter how strong they appear, are like new trees, easily cut down or uprooted, in front of the old noble family factions.

At this moment, Li Qing couldn't help but say, "Gentlemen, are we really going to stand by idly, letting these citizens all be infected by the virus?"

"For the greater good, this is a necessary sacrifice." A representative stated.

"Indeed, the enemy situation is unclear! We cannot attack rashly, lest we fall into a trap and suffer total annihilation."

"You are still too young, not only are we being cautious, but over eighty percent of those on the Celestial Vaulting List are probably also sitting on the sidelines, watching the council's movements."

The crowd began to explain, secretly admiring this individual who is genuinely a kind-hearted and straightforward researcher.

Everyone was slacking off and watching.

Yet this individual was so passionate, still a hero for the people of the celestial era.

"I understand." Li Qing nodded.

One can only say reality is more fantastical than fiction.

When the Black Light Virus infected the entire civilization, the first thought wasn't to unite and resist the disaster together.

Various anti-intellectual, selfish, profiteering forces, seeking to gain from the disaster, began underhanded internal conflicts.

If the entire civilization were of one piece, eliminating the virus, defeating Black Star would be a cinch, wouldn't it?

But indeed.

The brains behind Black Star were originally high-ranking natives, understanding each other well, designing calculations, certain that they would stand by and watch.

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