As for Cultivator Shen Yu, he was naturally extremely satisfied with this.

Everything was developing in the direction he hoped for.

To accelerate the process, Cultivator Shen Yu even borrowed several spaceships directly from the Interstellar Civilization.

The speed of the spaceships, even on Earth Star, was far beyond the escape techniques of Earth Immortals.

As for the dangers brought by the Dead Grounds, those were easily handled—either bypassed directly from outer space, or have an Earth Immortal personally reinforce the spaceships with protection.

After all, some of the special Spiritual Energy contained within the Dead Grounds did indeed exceed the defensive capabilities of interstellar battleships.

At this point, the Immortal Cultivation World also began to embark on a new path.

Afterward, time suddenly sped up.

Shen Yu in all the various worlds continued to focus on their own affairs.

The original Shen Yu was busy opening up new Parallel Universes; Martial Artist Shen Yu was researching and exploring higher levels of Martial Arts; interstellar world Shen Yu was in charge of multiple technology development research tasks, and was also silently digging into the Blue Spirit Civilization's tech; Wizard Shen Yu was cooperating in research on even more powerful magic.

Meanwhile, over here with Cultivator Shen Yu, the research efficiency of the Cultivators on "Observing Things" far exceeded his expectations.

In the world where the original Shen Yu resided, all knowledge from elementary school to university could be fully grasped by these Earth Immortals in just one day—or even a few hours!

Yes, it was that exaggerated.

The cognitive abilities of Earth Immortals were simply beyond what normal carbon-based life could imagine. If not for the difference in thinking patterns, then, by mechanical computational abilities alone, each one would be comparable to a super AI like the Goddess of Hope.

Of course, such differences in thinking still brought about certain effects.

In terms of deeper technological understanding, there were still slight deviations.

For example, the Quantum Domain.

This field of knowledge left these Cultivators in awe, and they started studying it in the methods of Cultivators as well.

According to what Cultivator Shen Yu knew, there were even Cultivators striving to refine the precision of their Divine Sense.

Thinking about reaching a degree where their Divine Sense could directly penetrate the Quantum Domain.

Upon learning this, even Cultivator Shen Yu broke out in a cold sweat.

However, while this kind of research obviously wouldn't bear fruit so soon, in some lower-level areas, results had already appeared.

The most representative of these was the "Demon Cultivator Detection Device."

Though it had a name with a technological flavor, in reality, it was a Magical Treasure.

An Investigation Treasure.

In the past, the Immortal Cultivation Realm had similar things, but their detection accuracy and range were extremely limited.

However, after learning the technology of the Interstellar Civilization and even communicating with their tech experts, this group of extraordinarily wise Earth Immortals immediately made in-depth modifications to their original "Investigation Treasures."

Through technological means—model simulation, AI-based analysis, micro-sensitive monitoring units, and so on—they forcibly enhanced its detection capabilities by a huge margin!

They even established high-power detection devices in several testing areas.

This change left the Cultivator legions fighting on the front lines utterly bewildered.

Right now, Han Geng was one of the bewildered front-line legion members.

As a powerhouse at the Myriad Phenomena Realm, Han Geng could be considered the backbone among the combatants beneath the True Master Realm.

Furthermore, in such demon-extermination wars, though they occurred only once every several thousand years, the records and even the archival videos had long made things clear.

"The difficulty in demon extermination lies in seeking the demons."

Demon Cultivators would never boldly appear before Righteous Cultivators.

Especially when the Righteous Cultivators had clearly marshaled their legions.

The whole operation was like a hunter stalking prey.

The key was not the final battle, but how to find the quarry.

In fact, over ninety percent of casualties came from the demon cultivators' cunning ambushes.

So after being conscripted and brought to the front, Han Geng had long since prepared multiple layers of defenses—they were far more important than offensive means.

As long as you survived a demon cultivator's sneak attack, any demon exposed was surely doomed.

—That was how it was supposed to be!

However, after a True Master suddenly brought over a Magical Treasure, everything changed.

That Magical Treasure could actually directly detect all Demon Cultivators within several hundred kilometers!

It could even precisely discern the magic those demon cultivators had practiced.

Be they Blood Demons, Ghost Demons, or Lust Demons,

Everything was clear!

They'd receive their daily assignments, then, with numbers far exceeding the Demon Cultivators, they'd swarm over and annihilate them with overwhelming force.

All Han Geng's hard-earned defensive trump cards were barely used at all. In fact, compared to some others, his lack of offensive techniques caused him to miss out on many military merits!

"Careless." Han Geng was deeply pained.

Which made him treasure every hard-won military merit all the more.

For example, right now, on the way to besiege Demon Cultivators, after learning from his "Detection Treasure" that there was another hidden demon nearby, Han Geng simply called the nearest senior brother and rushed madly there.

If he was late, someone else might beat him to it.

He pushed his Myriad Phenomena Realm escape technique to the limit!

Finally, he spotted his target—and his eyes lit up.

It turned out to be a severely wounded Demon Cultivator at the Celestial Destiny Realm.

"Today is truly my lucky day—the Heavens favour this Daoist." Han Geng, a disciple of the Star River Immortal Sect, unleashed a blazing sea of fire at once, surging toward the Demon Cultivator like a tide.

The Star River Immortal Sect's greatest attribute was abundant mana.

Whenever they fought, they loved to overwhelm their foes with sheer force.

This Demon Cultivator was clearly heavily injured, face filled with despair, but shouted grimly,

"All of you have been deceived by those lofty True Masters and Earth Immortals! In this world, the path of Orthodoxy has long been cut off!" He tried to trade this point for a slim chance at life. "We Demon Cultivators are the ones truly following Heaven's will!"

"You Demon Cultivators only ever say that one line." Han Geng's expression showed pity, but his attack was utterly merciless!

He'd heard this kind of talk at least dozens of times during this period.

The Heavenly Dao had changed; the Righteous could no longer gain the Dao Fruit of Eternal Life.

Han Geng knew this was not a lie.

As a disciple of the Star River Immortal Sect, he had long since sensed something was wrong—the true disciples in the sect, who should have advanced early, were all stuck at the Celestial Destiny Realm, and those who tried to break through vanished without a trace, impossible to investigate.

He'd once been fearful himself.

After all, he wasn't talentless and should have had a decent chance to attain the Dao Fruit of Eternal Life!

If it had been back then, the Demon Cultivator's words might indeed have made him waver.

But now, it was a completely different story.

The elders in the sect had already found a way for Orthodoxy to break through—even with higher odds than before!

Just in the past few days, Han Geng had seen it with his own eyes.

A Celestial Destiny Realm senior brother in the sect, near the end of his lifespan, accomplished a merit and used his military credits to seek an opportunity to break through. A few days later, when Han Geng saw him again, he had already become a True Master with lifespans equal to the Heavens!

For those at the Celestial Destiny Realm only seeking breakthrough at the brink of death, the odds of success were one in a hundred.

That he could succeed showed the sect's claims were not false.

Just recently, the sect held a "Demon-Extermination Mobilization Rally" and spelled out the dangers of Demon Cultivators in the clearest terms.

They fed on Cultivators; if everyone followed suit, the world would become a massive "Gu Breeding Field."

All Cultivators would become Gu Insects.

Longevity? Freedom?

Even if one really gained a Dao Fruit of Eternal Life, who's to say you wouldn't become someone else's food?

In a world where all feared for their lives and preyed upon each other, never mind longevity; whether one could live as long as an ordinary mortal would be terribly uncertain.

Han Geng's gaze grew cold.

"Evil demons, everyone ought to punish you. Die."

He formed a spell gesture, Star River Spiritual Energy surging from his body to gather onto a strange weapon in his hand.

In the next instant, massive spiritual power, carrying overwhelming might, struck the mutilated Divine Body of the Demon Cultivator, tearing him to pieces—even his soul was not spared.

"This Magical Treasure's power is no weaker than a Sword Cultivator's art," Han Geng marveled inwardly.

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