I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 26: The Path of Cultivation

In the laboratory, a continuous stream of spiritual energy flowed into Yu Man's body.

Despite the guidance of the formation and the restraint of the prohibition, the massive spiritual energy still caused considerable damage to his meridians. Countless drops of blood oozed from his pores, quickly turning him into a "blood man."

In theory, this process should be extremely painful, but under the influence of medicine and surgery, Yu Man not only felt no pain, but instead felt his body sinking little by little...

Like falling into an abyss, there was no support beneath him, and his entire body felt increasingly weak during the descent. His inner self was gradually eroded by emptiness, a feeling akin to... death.

"No! No! I don't want to die!"

Yu Man instantly snapped back to consciousness, tightly holding onto the last thread of clarity in his mind, while desperately using his spiritual power to compress the spiritual energy in his dantian in coordination with Lin Chen.

"Thirty seconds..." At this moment, Lin Chen stood calmly in the laboratory, observing.

In his eyes, the milky white dots in the observation formation flickered, appearing and disappearing, showing extreme instability.

"A pond is made up of countless drops of water, yet it is still ordinary water. The compression of spiritual energy in a Cave Mansion only results in a liquid state, with no change in total quantity..."

"But now, a siphon effect has occurred, reducing the total amount of spiritual energy and causing a qualitative change... Does this indicate the existence of energy levels in spiritual energy?"

Lin Chen observed coldly, continuously analyzing the situation based on the current circumstances.

"Further observation is needed, but why am I stuck here?"

Lin Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

"The wisdom of living beings is the key factor in the transition of spiritual energy levels, but it still requires the catalysis of high-level spiritual energy, or a reference point."

With this thought, Lin Chen looked at the Middle Grade spiritual stone and the Condensing Spirit Liquid on the table.

With his years of research, he could naturally discern that these two things were essentially the same, both being high-level spiritual energy at the Foundation Building level.

It's just that the former is raw material, while the latter has been processed. It's like uncooked rice and cooked rice, both are food, but the latter is easier to digest.

"Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Keep a portion of the Qi Condensation liquid for further research. Now..."

Thinking of this, Lin Chen waved his hand, and the Condensing Spirit Liquid on the table instantly flew into the Spirit Qi Cyclone.

Suddenly, the suction force of the entire Spirit Qi Cyclone increased sharply, and the spiritual energy in the laboratory became even more violent. The spiritual light of the formations flickered madly, indicating that even with the restraint of the formations, there were still uncontrollable phenomena!

Crack!

Crack!

The spiritual stones serving as the foundation of the formation began to shatter one after another!

"This..." Lin Chen's face changed slightly. He had set up the formation based on the power of ten times that of the Qi Refining Late Stage, and the charged spirit stones had undergone special treatment, making them easier to control than the free-floating spiritual energy in the world. However, it still couldn't hold up.

"It seems that the binding force of the formation needs to be strengthened, otherwise the difficulty of controlling the Late Stage spiritual energy will suddenly increase, and there will be trouble..." Just as this thought flashed through Lin Chen's mind, he seemed to sense something and suddenly looked towards the observing spirit formation.

At the same time, at the center of the vortex of spiritual energy in the laboratory, when it reached a certain critical point of compression, the invisible spiritual energy instantly turned into a mist, and for some unknown reason, it took on a faint blood color.

Drip!

Drip!

Lin Chen seemed to hear the sound of water droplets falling after an unknown amount of time.

And in front of the observing spirit formation, the milky white light spots suddenly stabilized, and then slowly took on a layer of light blood red color.

"The spiritual energy indeed has levels. The spiritual energy represented by these light spots has far surpassed the spiritual energy in Low Grade spirit stones in terms of quality. It's like the difference between steel and cotton..."

"And what's interesting is that the initial milky white light spots represent Foundation Building level spiritual energy, and this faint blood color should come from the True Qi in this Demonic Cultivator's body. If that's the case..." Seeing this scene, Lin Chen pondered.

According to the law of spiritual energy that he had summarized, all things in the world are transformed by spiritual energy, and their essence is the same. The reason why they are different from each other is because different things have their own unique information.

It's like a person's vitality, essence, internal energy, and other things produced by the body, which are all manifestations of the unique information belonging to that person.

In the cultivation of the Qi Refining Stage, it is to continuously infect the spiritual energy of the world with the cultivator's own information and make it one's own.

And when it comes to the Foundation Building Stage...

"The improvement of the spiritual energy level also requires the consumption of spiritual energy of a lower level, which is what is called quantitative change leading to qualitative change..." Lin Chen's eyes became even deeper.

"And the spiritual energy for the level transition comes from the cultivator's own True Qi. The cultivator can control True Qi, so... can the cultivator also control the transformed True Essence after the transition?"

"The high-level spiritual energy is like the energy in nuclear fusion in my previous life, which the cultivator cannot influence or control. So the cultivator directly changes their mindset and gradually transitions the low-level spiritual energy they can control, thus gradually mastering the origin of spiritual energy, and even the chaotic energy?"

"And the chaotic energy can evolve the world and create everything. So, a cultivator who controls this level of spiritual energy is also called... an Immortal?"

Through the promotion of the Foundation Building Stage, Lin Chen successfully glimpsed a corner of the Body Refining system in this world.

In this world, everything is composed of spiritual energy. Every object, every individual, is a spiritual energy entity with its own unique information.

Cultivators infect the ownerless spiritual energy with their own vitality, essence, and spirit, and this stage of cultivation is called Qi Refining.

Then, they gradually transition the low-level spiritual energy infected with their own vitality, essence, and spirit, thus controlling high-level spiritual energy, the origin of spiritual energy, and even the chaotic energy!

This process fully utilizes the three characteristics of spiritual energy: existence in levels, transformation of all things, and possession of unique information.

Lin Chen had to admit that although the people in this world were always engaged in a struggle for survival, killing and plundering, the overall utilization and control of spiritual energy by cultivators was still not to be underestimated.

If he clings to the scientific theories of his past life and forcefully uses the knowledge from his past life to explain everything in this life, he will definitely stumble on the path of immortality!

"Sure enough, the cultivation civilization that has formed over millions of years is not that simple. Can you really explain it by forcefully using knowledge from different worlds?" Lin Chen sighed.

"But I don't have to underestimate myself. Modern civilization has not only given us a diversified perspective, but more importantly, it has given us scientific thinking."

"And scientific thinking does not refer to particle nuclear bombs, but a logical way of thinking! Science itself is the transformation of all existing phenomena into a systematic body of knowledge with rules!"

"I can completely summarize and deduce the simple and easy-to-prove [Spiritual Energy Law], establish research topics, explore and study, and incorporate all the achievements of the cultivation civilization into my system!"

"By then... hmm?"

"Ah!!!"

A painful cry suddenly interrupted Lin Chen's thoughts, and he suddenly remembered that there was still an experiment going on next to him.

There is no way to blame Lin Chen for being easily distracted. Many times, breakthroughs in research not only rely on a large number of experiments, but also on the fleeting inspiration in his mind.

And at that time, he could often unify the trivial and imperceptible knowledge into a relatively complete system.

So whenever inspiration comes, after Lin Chen ensures the safety of his surroundings, he will directly immerse himself in deep thought.

"What happened? Didn't I already successfully impact the Foundation Building? Why is it like this? And I have already surgically removed or anesthetized his pain nerves, why do I feel pain... wait!"

Lin Chen suddenly remembered that the liquefaction of spiritual energy and the level transition were only the second stage of the Foundation Building. Next is the soul stage.

In other words, the other party is now undergoing a transformation of the soul!

The soul of a Qi Refining Stage cultivator is scattered and can only possess illusory spiritual power, while the soul of a Foundation Building Stage cultivator is condensed and can give birth to spiritual perception that affects reality!

"I have explored before, the soul of this world is probably not just consciousness and memory, but... a kind of aggregation of spiritual energy!"

Thinking of this, Lin Chen turned his head and looked at the observing spirit formation beside him. He saw that at some point, a very small spiritual energy vortex appeared in the display in Yu Man's brain, and the true element in the dantian began to continuously deliver high-level spiritual energy to the brain, forming a shallow red line.

"The condensation of the soul requires the cultivator's true element, Yin attribute spiritual energy, as well as the cultivator's main spiritual root attribute spiritual energy... Not only that, it seems to also involve the cultivator's essence, energy, and spirit?" Lin Chen quickly analyzed the current situation.

"But the condensation of the soul should be orderly. Is it really okay to mix various spiritual energies like this?" Lin Chen frowned and kept thinking.

"No, this is not right! The condensation of the soul should not be chaotic, but should be based on the cultivator's True Qi and true element, continuously refining other spiritual energies..."

Lin Chen looked at Yu Man bleeding from the seven orifices, with blood continuously oozing out of his head, and calmly analyzed.

"But in the process of this experimental subject's promotion, almost more than 90% of the true element condensed is external spiritual energy with my help. In this way, his control over his own true element is extremely poor. If this continues..."

After finally encountering an experimental subject close to success, Lin Chen really didn't want to give up easily.

So he pondered for a moment, then took out the newly developed Soul Nurturing Incense. With a gentle touch, the spiritual flame quickly burned the Soul Nurturing Incense to ashes, and a faint fragrance filled the laboratory.

Lin Chen had only just begun to explore the realm of the soul, so he didn't have a better solution at the moment and could only try a desperate measure.

If he succeeded, even if it was due to various coincidences, he would be able to collect enough useful data. And even if he failed, he could always start over from scratch!

As time passed, one Soul Nurturing Incense after another was ignited, and the cries in the room gradually weakened. Although Lin Chen didn't have a method to observe the soul, judging from the fact that Yu Man's true essence didn't decrease, it should be considered a success.

A smile appeared on Lin Chen's face. The success of this experiment pointed the way for his promotion to the Foundation Building Stage. As long as he accumulated enough before the promotion, he could achieve Foundation Building without relying on Foundation Building Pills or other spiritual objects.

"Now it seems that the promotion to Foundation Building and the leap in cultivation level require a considerable amount of spiritual energy. Even if a cultivator stores all their True Qi, it is far from enough. Therefore, they need to introduce external spiritual energy from the world. However, external spiritual energy is difficult to control, which is why the three stages of Foundation Building exist."

"So, the key to promoting from Qi Refining to Foundation Building lies in whether a cultivator can control enough pure True Qi that is completely influenced by their spiritual essence. And the origin of the Qi Refining Late Stage Qi Cyclone realm, is it for storing more True Qi? And if I atomize the True Qi in my body, can I store more spiritual energy..."

As he looked at the body in the room, Lin Chen had countless speculations and his eyes gradually brightened.

Even though he hadn't started researching this successful experimental subject yet, he had already summarized a lot of useful information.

"The wound is already starting to heal in such a short time? Not only that, the aura is also rising, truly..." Lin Chen's smile suddenly froze, as if he realized something.

Yu Man's body was covered in blood, but flesh buds appeared on the cracked skin, and the muscles beneath the skin twitched as if there were maggots wriggling.

But this scene didn't frighten Lin Chen. He had witnessed even more horrifying scenes than this, let alone this.

What really alarmed him was that even the weakest Foundation Building Stage cultivator had self-healing abilities that exceeded Lin Chen's estimation. In that case, would the means of control he left on Yu Man still be effective?

"Not good!" Thinking of this, Lin Chen's expression changed instantly, and he quickly took out a talisman from his storage bag.

As a precaution, Lin Chen not only used medicine to damage Yu Man's nerves, but also implanted an explosive talisman behind his scalp through surgery!

This was one of the means he used to counter the experimental subject!

But at this moment, the bright light in the entire room suddenly dimmed. In the dark corners, there were rustling sounds as if countless insects were wriggling. A nauseating stench quietly permeated the air.

Crack!

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed in Lin Chen's ears.

Even more horrifying, on the experimental table in front of him, slimy flesh tentacles, dripping with unknown liquid, broke out of the body, revealing patterns resembling blood vessels.

A faint mist of blood emerged and spread continuously, completely engulfing the experimental table, the array base, and even Lin Chen himself!

(End of this chapter)