A Farmer's Journey To Immortality

Chapter 816: Little Gu Nanobots That Could

The more Aksai read about the newly derived technique, the more surprised he became.

Nuri had not only used knowledge from the Dadangar World. She had also used concepts from Aksai’s previous world.

Topology.

Networking systems.

Node structures.

Signal hierarchy.

Collective synchronization.

Nuri had treated the Void Gu like living nanobots.

A massive swarm system.

And instead of trying to control every single Void Gu individually, she had developed a leadership hierarchy.

Aksai’s expression slowly became strange.

"...That actually works?"

The newly created technique used special soul imprints similar to slave marks. However, the marks did not directly suppress the emotions or instincts of the Void Gu.

That approach would have failed because the Void Gu did not possess stable emotions to begin with.

Instead—

The marks controlled the state of their existence itself.

Whether they remained ethereal.

Or whether they became material.

The marked Void Gu would instinctively desire longer periods of material existence because of the taming imprint.

And among every thousand or so Void Gu—

One would become an Alpha.

An Alpha Void Gu would stay in material form slightly longer than the others. This difference would naturally make it stand out from the swarm.

Since all Void Gu desired stable existence instinctively, the ordinary Void Gu would naturally gather around the Alpha Void Gu.

Follow it.

Imitate it.

Treat it as a leader.

Over time, this instinctive hierarchy would stabilize itself naturally.

And since Aksai only needed to control the Alpha Void Gu—

He could indirectly control millions of ordinary Void Gu at once.

Aksai’s eyes slowly widened.

The more he understood the technique—

The more shocked he became.

This was no longer ordinary gu taming.

This was closer to controlling a living network made from spatial laws themselves.

And the most terrifying part—

The slave imprint on the Alpha Void Gu would slowly mature over time.

Eventually, the control mark itself would become part of the Alpha’s instincts.

Meaning Aksai’s control over the entire swarm would continuously strengthen naturally without needing constant suppression.

A faint smile slowly appeared on Aksai’s exhausted face.

"Nuri..."

He looked at the countless spectral notifications quietly.

"You really are becoming terrifying."

Aksai slowly opened his eyes after calming his breathing.

The newly created technique was already running inside his body like a massive hidden machine. Countless tiny connections spread from his Mind Palace toward the floating Void Gu around him.

The azure particles continued drifting in the air like endless stars.

Some floated lazily above the Void Water Pond. Some circled around Aksai quietly. Others moved aimlessly like curious children exploring the surroundings.

Aksai narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Alright," he said calmly inside his head. "Let’s not waste time. Implement the technique immediately."

At once, countless spectral notifications appeared before his vision.

[Executing Void Gu Control Protocol...]

[Initiating imprint synchronization...]

[Alpha Void Gu selection process started...]

[Calculating existence-cycle stability...]

[Warning: Soul load expected to exceed safe limits.]

Aksai ignored the warning completely.

He already understood the risk.

No Spirit cultivator below the 6th Spirit Realm should have been capable of doing something like this. Forget a Core Formation Lord like him. Even many Nascent Soul Kings would not dare touch millions of Void Gu at once.

These things were too strange.

Too dangerous.

Even powerful cultivators could lose themselves while trying to control a small number of them.

Beside him, Yelia watched silently. Her expression remained tense. Worry could still be seen in her eyes. However, she did not try to stop him anymore.

At this point, she understood Aksai completely. Once he made up his mind about something important, forcing him to retreat would only disrupt his focus and lower his chances of success. So she quietly floated nearby and observed everything.

Meanwhile, Aksai slowly raised one hand toward the floating Void Gu.

"Nuri," he said softly. "Begin."

The next moment—

Buzz.

A strange pressure spread from Aksai’s body. Purple Aether Essence flowed out first. Golden Aurous Qi followed behind it. Then Spirit Essence spread outward like invisible waves.

The three cultivation energies mixed together while countless spectral formulas flashed rapidly before Aksai’s vision.

At the same time, inside his Mind Palace—

Verdant Elder released low growls as Nuri heavily utilized the Aether Beast’s mental processing ability.

The giant tortoise looked confused and uncomfortable. Its huge spiritual body trembled slightly from the massive amount of calculations running through it. Even then, it endured silently.

Aksai immediately felt the pressure on his mind decrease slightly after outsourcing a portion of the processing burden.

Still—

The load remained terrifying. His head started heating up rapidly. His thoughts accelerated to frightening speeds.

It felt as if countless voices, commands, signals, and calculations were running inside his brain simultaneously.

Almost like an operating system trying to process millions of background tasks at once.

Each individual task felt tiny.

Insignificant.

But together—

They became monstrous.

Even a Spirit cultivator’s mind had limits.

Trying to control millions of entities at the same time should have instantly destroyed a cultivator’s soul.

This was exactly why Yelia had repeatedly warned him earlier.

The Void Gu were fundamentally different from normal Gu insects. Normal gu insects possessed stable instincts and complete life structures. The Void Gu did not. Controlling them was far harder than controlling ordinary gu insects.

And yet—

Aksai succeeded.

The floating Void Gu suddenly stopped moving randomly.

Then—

Like countless stars responding to a silent command—

They all rushed toward Aksai again.

Yelia’s eyes widened slightly. The countless azure particles entered Aksai’s body once more. However, this time was different.

The moment they entered his body, countless tiny slave imprints formed inside them. The process happened extremely quickly.

Some Void Gu suddenly became brighter than the others. Those were the Alpha Void Gu. Their material existence remained stable longer than the rest.

They naturally stood out among the millions of ordinary Void Gu. Almost immediately, the surrounding Void Gu started instinctively following the Alpha units.

Everything happened exactly as Nuri had predicted.

The Alpha Void Gu became natural leaders.

And because Aksai controlled the Alphas—

He controlled the swarm.

A faint smile slowly appeared on Aksai’s face.

"It worked," he muttered softly.

He could clearly feel the connection now.

Millions of tiny consciousnesses floated inside his senses.

Chaotic.

Childlike.

Simple.

Yet connected to him.

Still—

The burden was enormous.

Aksai’s expression twitched slightly.

One-fourth of his mental processing ability was constantly occupied just maintaining control over the Void Gu.

It felt as if countless hidden processes were permanently running inside his Mind Palace. Even breathing while maintaining the technique required concentration.

If an ordinary cultivator tried this—

Their soul would probably collapse instantly.

Yet Aksai endured it.

Because he possessed Nuri and Aether Cultivation Path. His Mind Palace was far stronger than ordinary cultivators.

And perhaps—

Because he was simply abnormal.

Aksai slowly raised his hand.

Snap.

The next moment—

The Void Gu rushed out from his body and gathered in the air. They quickly formed a glowing sphere. Then the sphere changed into a sword. Then into a serpent. Then countless glowing wings.

The millions of azure particles danced through the air smoothly under Aksai’s control. A faint purple and golden glow mixed with the azure brilliance.

Yelia stared at the scene silently. For a long while, she could not say anything. Her eyes slowly changed as she looked toward Aksai. Admiration quietly appeared within them.

Because what she was witnessing should have been impossible.

And yet—

A Core Formation Lord had truly accomplished it.

The moment Arkaal disappeared, the other commanders of the royal faction would immediately grow suspicious.

And if the royal faction mistakenly believed that the Big Five Sects or the Three Major Demonic Sects were responsible—

Then the war that had been slowly brewing for years could erupt far earlier than planned. That would create chaos across the entire Dadangar Subcontinent.

Aksai slowly rubbed his forehead. Time was limited. He needed to leave soon. Looting a well-hidden gu insect farm wasn’t in his initial calculations at all. Especially when the process of looting took so long.

Originally, if Aksai had failed to kill Arkaal and Qishan properly, he would have escaped immediately without caring about the consequences.

Once the full-fledged war broke out, the royal faction would have targeted all the known Lords of Dadangar with everything they had in order to establish a new world order.

Aksai had seen what the royal faction was capable of. Who knew what else it had hidden that he hadn’t encountered himself?

As one of those Lords himself, Aksai would never risk his own life just to protect what he had built. A certain level of self-preservation would be maintained by all Spirit cultivators, not just Aksai.

What he had built was supposed to protect and serve him, not the other way around.

If the guild survived while he died in the process, then there would be no point in that guild existing for a dead Aksai. Thus, even if his island and guild were destroyed