Chapter 588: The Observer
As soon as they entered, the three of them sensed the vitality of this world.
It was incredibly lively—even at the edge of the universe, there were traces of human activity.
When the three entered this new world, the first thing they saw was a planet covered in steel, with countless spaceships docking at ports, undergoing maintenance, and sailing into space, coming and going in a bustling scene.
One of the ships arrived at a desolate planet, its hatch opened, and a bunker-busting missile pierced through the surface, reaching the core and triggering an explosion.
The planet swelled like an overfilled balloon, magma surging from the core and flowing across the surface. Then, the planet shattered into pieces, the magma solidifying into art pieces with a unique aesthetic.
Seeing the star explode, small spherical machines flew out from the ship, their foreheads emitting a glow as they scanned the star fragments. Their two arms pried open the pieces, extracting the precious minerals contained within.
Soon, the precious minerals from this star were carried back to the ship by the small spherical robots, and the ship returned fully loaded to its home planet.
Such activities were everywhere in this world—some stars were directly blasted apart, some were riddled with holes from mining, some were split in two…
After the star materials were mined by the conglomerates, they were transported to various departments for distribution—some for processing and production, some for researching new technologies.
Clearly, this world had mature star-mining technology and an industrial system for processing stellar materials.
The bombs capable of shattering stars were undoubtedly rare weapons even in this world, yet it still showcased the technological level of this civilization.
Suddenly, a miscalculation occurred—an anomaly emerged. A ship was accidentally struck by fragments from an exploding star, a large hole torn in its hull, and countless crew members were pulled out into space.
At the same moment, Jiang Li stepped forward, grabbed the crew members, and used magic to patch the hole in the hull.
These crew members were well-equipped with emergency hazard devices. Once in space, their sponge-like protective suits expanded, ensuring they could survive in space for a short time, either self-rescuing or awaiting rescue.
“Space walking—you’re a Unity Stage expert!” The rescued person exclaimed in surprise, never expecting a Unity Stage expert to intervene.
Jiang Li released his spiritual sense, scanning the people on the ship. By listening to their conversations and identifying patterns, he quickly learned their language.
Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin followed behind and also boarded the ship.
Seeing they were rescued, the crew members removed their protective suits, revealing bodies filled with mechanical elements.
Mechanical limbs, half a head showing metallic luster, the other half covered with synthetic skin.
Jiang Li noticed their limbs and some organs were entirely mechanical.
Seeing Jiang Li and the others with complete, organic bodies without any mechanical appearance, everyone became even more convinced these were top-tier gene warriors—Unity Stage experts.
“Thank you for your generous rescue. On behalf of the Meteorite Conglomerate, I express our gratitude.”
A large screen lit up, displaying a giant human face.
“I am the captain of this ship. Because my body has merged with the ship itself, I apologize for meeting and thanking you three experts in this manner.”
Seeing the three staring at his face, the face on the screen smiled awkwardly.
“This face is what I looked like before my transformation. Now, my face is the ship’s bow.”
The captain was secretly astonished—his body had been struck by star fragments and would require returning to port for repairs. According to conglomerate policy, the costs would be reimbursed, but his service contract would undoubtedly be extended by at least ten years.
Yet this Unity Stage expert had used an incredibly miraculous method to patch the hole. The captain continuously analyzed this technique, comparing it with the database, and found no known method that matched what this expert had done.
This must be the latest technology, still in the confidential stage!
The captain was extremely excited—this was a gesture of goodwill from the expert toward him, and he must seize this opportunity properly.
Gaining the attention of someone at this level might allow him to completely transform, upgrading his body to a ship with greater tonnage.
“My name is Jiang Li, these two are Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin. We three come from the Nine Provinces World, tracking traces of the Immortal Realm to arrive here.”
The captain expressed understanding—fabricating identities, maintaining mystery, I get it.
The captain continued along Jiang Li’s line: “Respected guests from the Nine Provinces, this is the Observer World. On behalf of the Observer World, I welcome your arrival.”
“You just said we three are at the Unity Stage—so your Observer World also has cultivators?”
“Mr. Jiang Li, you jest—aren’t we all cultivators?” The captain thought these three were truly great actors—their reactions seemed as if they genuinely came from another world.
“You three should be able to tell—I am a Core Formation Stage cultivator, and my employees are at the Foundation Establishment Stage.”
“What do you mean by that?” Yu Yin didn’t understand the relationship.
The captain smiled and explained: “The so-called Qi Refining Stage refers to cultivators powered by steam. They live on planetary surfaces and cannot work in space.”
“My employees are slightly more advanced—powered by electricity, they are Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.”
“Core Formation Stage—the key is in the ‘core,’ which means metal. Being entirely metal makes one Core Formation Stage.”
Bai Hongtu pressed further: “Then what about Nascent Soul Stage?”
“Nascent Soul Stage—the meaning of Nascent Soul is returning to the original form. Nascent Soul Stage also involves being entirely metal, powered by nuclear energy, but unlike my bulky form, the body resembles ordinary human proportions—this is returning to infancy.”
“Beyond that, it’s about continuously modifying the body to achieve unification of the four fundamental forces within oneself, making oneself unaffected by the four fundamental forces, reaching the level of perfect modification… I’m showing off my incompetence before experts—you three are all perfect modifiers, Unity Stage experts, and must understand Unity Stage far better than I do.” The captain shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh.
Spouting this in front of you three gentlemen and lady, you’re probably laughing inside.
The captain changed the subject: “Speaking of which, it was a calculation error that caused the star fragment to hit me—truly shameful for the name Observer.”
“Why are you called Observers?”
“Because we are cultivating truth—cultivating truth means discovering the origin of the world. The world’s origin, its fundamental laws, are the ‘truth’.”
“We believe that by observing meticulously enough, not overlooking any detail, we can summarize patterns, uncover nature’s mysteries, and advance technology.”
“To this end, we exhaust all means to observe all things in the world, mine stars, study stellar essence, place cameras throughout the universe to summarize natural laws. In workplaces, living spaces, and even homes, we install cameras.”
“Besides the universe, we also place cameras on dimensional barriers to observe the void—perhaps one day we can develop technology to live within the void.”
“The more we observe, the more we know—we always believe this.”
“You haven’t understood a single cultivation realm correctly.”