Chapter 126 Zhu Yuanzhang's Quest for Immortality
The news of Zhang Shicheng's death soon reached Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this time, he was studying the details of the super soldier program with Tianyu.

For an enemy of Zhang Shicheng's level, there was no need for him to lead his troops to attack personally.

At this time, he was already the leader of the empire and one of the overlords of China. He was completely different from the King of Wu in history who was a buffer zone between various forces.

When he heard that Zhang Shicheng had committed suicide, he was stunned for a moment, a complicated expression flashed in his eyes, and he sighed:

"Ah, why are they all so stubborn? We are sincerely trying to persuade him to surrender. Isn't it better to be alive?"

Tianyu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and sneered:
"You are such a hypocrite. People say that spirit is above life. There are always some people who are not afraid of death and think that there are many things in this world that are more important than death. In fact, it is true. Look at those elite soldiers under your command. Which one fights for himself? They all fight for their families behind them."

"Zhang Shicheng was doing this for his brothers. He didn't pretend to surrender and then hack his own family members to death, which was already a step back."

In history, Zhang Shicheng first exterminated his own clan and then prepared to commit suicide.

Even after being captured, he showed no sign of being influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his main character was still tough.

Zhu Yuanzhang admired such people, but he also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang could not become such a person. In the end, he became so angry that he crushed him to ashes.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang kept recruiting Zhang Shicheng because he had great reputation among the people.

If the southern states could be brought under his control, their submission would be smoother.

Now the reputation of the Ming Empire is much stronger than that of Zhang Shicheng, so Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry about this.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Tianyu's jokes, touched his nose awkwardly, and muttered softly:
"A person like this won't survive long in this world. No, I should say that in his position, he won't survive long in any world."

Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years.

The so-called Buddhist cultivation for the afterlife is nothing more than a propaganda tool used by the rulers to suppress the rebellious emotions of the lower classes of people. After all, the law of the jungle is in line with the laws of nature.

Tianyu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"Human life is too short. The body will only last a hundred years. What can be left after death is nothing more than spirit and culture. It will eventually leave a mark in history books."

There was a flicker of unwillingness in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. He didn't want to turn into a pile of dry bones in a hundred years. With Tianyu, a living god, standing in front of him, he was unwilling to die.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask:
"Lord of the Land, can you really not teach us how to practice?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had asked Tianyu more than once, hoping to leave the secular world behind and embark on the path of spiritual practice.

Tianyu always rejected Zhu Yuanzhang on the grounds that bringing the world's leader into the immortal way would be against the harmony of nature.

Zhu Yuanzhang was young at the time and could not let go of the money, fame and fortune in the world, so he had to suppress his restlessness.

But as he grew older, Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more longing for Tianyu, who still looked young.

You should know that the average life expectancy of the population during the Yuan Dynasty was only 36 years old. In the eyes of the lower-class people, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already in his 30s, was considered old. In some places, he could even be a grandfather.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang, who had become an upper-class ruler, could not equalize his lifespan with that of the lower-class people, the anxiety of death had indeed come to Zhu Yuanzhang in advance because of Tianyu.

It’s a pity that Tianyu’s own longevity is a mechanism built into the game, and the NPCs in the MC game also have no so-called age limit, so various MODs do not have the so-called setting to increase lifespan.

Tianyu looked at the item categories on his right.
He paused for a moment on an unactivated block called the Blood Altar, then shook his head and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "To tell you the truth, it's not that I won't teach you. You can understand that I am an innate god, and I don't have the so-called method of cultivation. The 'immortal art' I master cannot be an external object."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly:
"Then what about alchemy? Taoism doesn't emphasize alchemy to ascend to heaven..."

Tianyu raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice:
"I have already told you the method of external alchemy. It is science."

"You need to develop biological sciences and understand the secrets of the human body, including cells, meridians, and genes. Then, you need to find ways to change your own genes and body through scientific means. Perhaps you can achieve the goal of becoming an immortal."

Tianyu had heard in his previous life that someone had been able to edit genes to make newborns permanently immune to AIDS.
Unfortunately, this genetic mutation posed a huge ethical risk and the experiment was eventually stopped, and the experimenter was even imprisoned.

The success of a true genius comes from 99% talent and 1% hard work. Note that this is a true genius, like Brother Shui.

Because if someone really has the ability to edit genes, then this means that this ability will inevitably flow to the upper structure first.
And if the offspring of this group of people have perfect genes, perfect bodies, perfect IQ, and perfect talents.

Then the leaders of the next generation will naturally emerge from this group of people, and the hope of the lower-class people to achieve class crossing will completely disappear. This is an insurmountable gap.

Therefore, when this technology spreads, it is destined to disappear from the public eye.

Because if this continues, the desperate middle and lower class humans will start a real doomsday war before the technology matures.

However, at this time, the world's research on biotechnology is still in its most primitive state.
Tianyu doesn't have to worry about the end of the world for the time being, so naturally he won't be shy about anything.

After hearing Tianyu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.

"Can science...produce immortality?"

Tianyu thought of the science fiction movies and speculations he had seen in his previous life and nodded:

"That's the theory. After all, there are immortal creatures in nature."

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard this: "Are there other immortal gods?!"

Tianyu smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"There is a creature in the deep sea called the Turritopsis dohrnii. When it is on the verge of death, it can transform into an embryo and grow again."

"You can think of it as similar to the phoenix's rebirth from the ashes. Theoretically, if they are not attacked by external enemies, their lifespan is infinite."

"There is also a kind of creature called Hydra. Their bodies do not age, nor do they degenerate with age. They are truly immortal."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

There are immortal creatures in this world, so doesn’t that mean that humans may also be able to achieve this?
Science, science must be studied!
Find out the reason why the Turritopsis dohrnii and Hydra are immortal, so that you can also acquire this ability!

Looking at the extremely excited Zhu Yuanzhang,
Tianyu responded with a sympathetic look.

Because he knew that both the Turritopsis dohrnii and the hydra sacrificed the possibility of evolution in order to gain immortality.

The reason why humans cannot achieve immortality is not because of genetic defects, but most likely because they reject the possibility of immortality in order to continue their race...

(End of this chapter)