Chapter 29: I Seek Immortality, With Infinite Hacks at My Disposal!

Taking the reward points Chen Mo currently holds—roughly over thirty thousand—if converted entirely into cultivation time, it would amount to just over three thousand days, or a little more than eight years. However, true immortal cultivation requires purchasing a vast array of other items, which might leave him with only a mere few years of actual practice.

Consider the model cultivator Han Li: from the moment he obtained his cheat item, the Mysterious Small Green Vial, it took him eleven full years just to progress from the third level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although cultivation systems vary across different worldviews, this underscores that the path to immortality is an incredibly long and arduous one. For a transmigrator—someone already starved for time who must spend a fortune in reward points just to return for a brief period of practice—it is even more difficult.

Take the first generation, for example. The only true immortal cultivator was Luo Yinglong. He was able to shine only because he possessed super-talents recognized by the elders of Mount Shu, backed by a high-magic plane like Mount Shu, and supported by the guidance of famous masters and abundant resources.

Then there is Nian Xukong from the third generation. She also hailed from the Mount Shu plane, possessed immense cultivation experience from repeated reincarnations, lacked no manuals in her mind, and had formidable innate talent. Yet, even with all that, she only reached the Foundation Establishment stage before dying in the Battle of the Foggy Heavenly Court during the latter part of the original plot.

Looking at it this way, choosing the path of immortal cultivation is objectively poor. Yet, since Chen Mo chose it, he naturally had his reasons.

Because he has cheats!

First, regarding cultivation manuals, Chen Mo is not lacking. Han Li has ready-made techniques; Eientei, where Kaguya Houraisan resides, possesses methods for attaining immortality; and other group members who might join later may also master cultivation techniques. Furthermore, since the God's space allows for "author certification," purchasing simple immortal cultivation manuals is quite inexpensive. He can easily buy an advanced manual, share it in the group, and discuss cultivation with the members.

As for cultivation resources, he is even less short of them. Not to mention that with the help of his group members, Chen Mo can exchange the massive amount of side-story plots and reward points for high-quality treasures of heaven and earth, but with Han Li’s Mysterious Small Green Vial, any such treasure can be mass-produced. There is absolutely no need to worry about resource shortages!

As for the most troublesome factor—cultivation time—there is indeed no perfect solution, but Chen Mo can currently think of two ways.

The first is luck. If he were lucky enough to be thrown by the God into a plot world where the main mission takes decades to complete—much like Ling Xin of the Celestial Team—then he would naturally have no need to worry about cultivation time. However, luck is rarely on the side of the North Ice Continent Team; those who know, know why.

The second is the world-traveling mechanism of the chat group. Currently, the chat group functions Chen Mo holds are incomplete. For instance, the classic world-traveling feature's specific mechanics remain unknown. But if the group’s management regarding world-traveling is lax, it would be easy to spend a few years in another member's world, which would also solve the cultivation problem. However, this method has its own issues; for example, usually, when a chat group travels to another world, time in the members' original world is paused, but some chat groups do not offer this feature...

In short, the problem of cultivation time seems impossible to resolve completely. Nevertheless, since the other conditions are met, Chen Mo still leans toward this path of enhancement.

"Immortal cultivation, huh," Chu Hao said with a look of longing. "That’s a decent idea. After all, what Chinese person doesn't have a dream of becoming an immortal hero? But come to think of it, did your ancestor leave you anything that could help you cultivate?" Chu Hao shifted the subject, starting to inquire about the "ancestral legacy" Chen Mo possessed.

"Maybe," Chen Mo replied dismissively, being vague. "Who knows, there might even be something in there to help me learn magic."

Afterward, the group discussed the distant future—what they would do if they could one day break free from the God's space and return to the real world.

Jenny's wish was simple: like most ordinary people with superpowers, she wanted to be a superhero like Spider-Man.

J wanted to kill a certain person—or rather, a certain syndicate—to settle his grudges, provide for his younger siblings, and then go to Hollywood to become a big star.

Ares wanted to use the power of the God's space to resurrect someone.

Osas wanted to change the religious landscape of reality, eradicate cults, and have the faith of truth, goodness, and beauty replace the currently radicalized and corrupted beliefs.

Chu Hao did not explain what he wanted to do upon returning to reality, nor did he reveal what his "Rebel" organization actually was, though he promised to tell them later.

Chen Mo just blathered, "I want to live a healthy, slack-off life where I can cultivate when I have something to do, fish when I don't, and just keep on living."

The group chatted enthusiastically, as if they had forgotten they were in a dangerous reincarnation world, talking about the future, singing the praises of their ideals, and sharing their longings like old friends of many years.

Chen Mo took another sip of his juice, watching the others, feeling as though he had returned to his college days, discussing the future and dreams with friends—a feeling both familiar and distant welled up in his heart.

"Not bad," Chen Mo thought to himself.

Wait... come to think of it, isn't there someone missing?

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For the next few days, the North Ice Continent Team simply lazed about in the safe house. After all, twenty thousand reward points and a B-rank side-story were enough to satisfy them. Moreover, having caused such a massive commotion hunting aliens, it was impossible for the aliens not to notice them; there was no need to go out and throw their lives away now.

Thus, the members of the North Ice Continent Team chose to stay in the safe house, entertaining themselves to pass the remaining two days.

The safe house contained enough supplies to keep the plot characters alive for a while—at most ten days or half a month before they ran out, after which their survival would be their own concern. But considering that a certain giant ape would soon punch the alien spaceship in this city into a pancake, there was really no need to worry about the safety of these plot characters.

However, Chen Mo always had a bad premonition. After all, with the bad luck of a jinx like Chu Hao involved, and given the God's usual habits, it was unlikely that the reincarnators would be allowed to pass the final two days so easily. Plus, there was the captain of the South Fire Continent Team, whose whereabouts had never been discovered from the start...

Although no matter how much trouble arose, the crisis of death would not fall upon him, for the sake of his cheap teammates and the plot characters, he had his Kurumi clones patrol closely around the house during these few days to protect everyone.

During these days, he was also communicating with the members of the chat group, confirming the timeline they were currently in.