Longevity Technology: Innovating Modern Spiritual Energy Cultivation

In the near future, from 2025 to 2027, the third year of the spiritual qi revival, human society is in a period of transition as technology merges with the cultivation system. Major settings include an ancient tomb on Zhongnan Mountain, the Beijing headquarters of Changsheng Technology, Kunlun's Valley of Death, and the fictional digital realm known as the “Spirit Net.” The spiritual qi revival is a thousand-year-old deception orchestrated by the ancient cultivator King Chujiang. Changsheng Technology controls 63% of cultivators worldwide through spiritual energy potions. The Anti-Heaven Alliance discovers that spiritual qi is the manifestation of humanity's collective consciousness. Changsheng Technology launches “Spiritual Energy Supplement 2.0,” claiming it can give ordinary people Foundation Establishment cultivation directly. Su Jin discovers that the potion contains nanoscopic puppet bugs that gradually take control of the user's mind. Lin Mo's team splits up. Zhang Yuan infiltrates Changsheng Technology's R&D department and discovers that the “Spirit Net Project” aims to connect the consciousness of all humanity to a virtual immortal realm created by King Chujiang. Meanwhile, Su Jin deciphers the “Taixu Artifact-Forging Technique” recorded on an ancient jade slip.