Chapter 495: Application (For Alliance Leader 'Go XHL')
Chapter 495: Application (For Alliance Leader 'Go XHL')
Fang Xi was unaware that Qi Biao was already plotting against him.
After all, the Kyushu World was governed by the Fang Xian Dao Palace, which valued order.
Even though Qi Biao was a Core Formation cultivator, he could still challenge Lu Shiming on certain matters within the Origin Qi Research Institute.
Not to mention, he had the backing of an academic faction, among whom were also Nascent Soul True Monarchs!
Fortunately, with the Dao Palace keeping things in check, the offensives and defenses between the two sides remained within the bounds of the rules, barely allowing the research at the Origin Qi Research Institute to continue advancing. . .
At this moment, he stood before a massive screen, inserting a jade slip-like USB drive into a port.
"Xi, activate the bionic Dantian and process this data."
Time was pressing, and Fang Xi wasn't thinking about Qi Biao. Instead, he was racing against the clock to crunch numbers.
This way, even if traces were left in the background, only the operation of a few cultivation technique fragments would be known, making it impossible to reconstruct the full text.
"Activating bionic Dantian. . ."
At this, Xi's emotionless voice resounded: "One simulation. . . Energy level 1. . . Increasing. Estimated fission in three minutes and twenty seconds!"
On the screen, a massive cauldron appeared!
This cauldron was the bionic Dantian. Though it looked crude and clumsy, it could mimic any cultivator's Dantian, even simulating special spiritual bodies!
Within the entire Fang Xian Dao Palace, there were only a few such bionic Dantian cauldrons.
Buzz, buzz!
As spiritual power circulated, strange lights ignited within the cauldron, like seeds. . .
"Three hundred and sixty-five Inner Scenery Gods. . ."
Fang Xi murmured, recognizing these as crucial for maintaining the bionic Dantian's operation.
Energy level 1 signified the cultivation of a cultivator who had just entered the first level of Qi Refinement.
Three minutes and twenty seconds later, the cauldron roared. Black, viscous liquid spiritual power seemed to be refined within, indicating a successful Foundation Establishment!
Following this, it began to simulate Core Formation, then Nascent Soul. . .
Streaks of data rapidly appeared, which Fang Xi meticulously analyzed and discerned, utilizing the supercomputer's incredible processing power, section by section. . .
"If this supercomputer were given to Taiyi, perhaps the 'Taiyi Scripture' could have emerged even sooner. . ."
Feeling the terrifying computational power, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Then, his eyes narrowed slightly.
On the screen, a glaring red warning flashed: "Data anomaly, beginning to overflow. . ."
"Pause immediately!"
Fang Xi instantly commanded the artificial bionic Dantian to cease simulation. He then called upon 'Taiyi' for comparison, a cold sneer forming on his face: "As expected, this 'Self-Possessing Demonic Art' truly has issues. . ."
Although he had signed a contract with the Phoenix Seal Script at the time, he naturally hadn't let Red Refining Demon off the hook. The latter had guaranteed that the cultivation techniques provided were genuine.
And Fang Xi now confirmed that the techniques were indeed genuine, but there were a few subtle points in the spiritual power circulation that, if not modified, would likely hinder his progress and even cause him to mysteriously encounter bottlenecks during Nascent Soul cultivation!
"This is just a minor problem; the real catastrophe. . . is that the demonic scripture itself has a fundamental flaw. 'Self-Possessing' – will it ultimately lead to a breakthrough to Soul Transformation, or will one cultivate themselves into an avatar of a certain Demon Venerable?"
Fang Xi sighed, checked the time, and found that over two hours had passed. He quickly continued to input data, simulating the flaws in upgrading the 'Divine Infant Sword' and the 'Demon Fire Refining Infant Grand Art'.
"The problems with these two techniques are slightly less severe, but they still require major revisions. . ."
"Damn, my computing power isn't even enough to finish all of this. . . I still wanted to deduce the 'Two Modes Returning Yuan Art'!"
Fang Xi glanced at the time, only able to quickly complete the most crucial tests first.
With 'Taiyi' assisting his Divine Consciousness, his time management was exceptionally good.
Almost the instant the last set of data appeared, Xi's utterly emotionless voice sounded: "Senior Researcher Zhang Huohua, your time is up."
"Hoo. . ."
Fang Xi exhaled a long breath, reluctantly pulling out the jade slip and stepping out of the supercomputing room: "My status is still too low. . . Perhaps I should consider taking out the 'Heavenly Demon Qi' at some point and making a deal with the Fang Xian Dao Palace. . ."
This matter was too significant.
If successful, the Fang Xian Dao Palace might churn out several Soul Transformation cultivators, and ones incredibly formidable in combat at that!
Therefore, Fang Xi was still hesitating; after all, his own strength was somewhat lacking.
The cultivation world was extremely realistic: the premise for any transaction was that the two parties were not too disparate in strength and had mutual reservations.
Otherwise, the fate of the weaker party truly lay at the whim of the stronger.
He was walking down the corridor, wondering if he should go visit Old Lu, when Qi Biao walked over: "Little Zhang, are you done with the supercomputer?"
"Yes, Professor Qi. " Fang Xi squeezed out a faint smile.
"This supercomputer is truly a good thing. If paired with artificial intelligence, it could monitor the entire Kyushu World in minutes. No crime or wrongdoing would escape its big data analysis, wouldn't you say?"
Qi Biao spoke with a forced smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"Indeed, I've read a few papers on AI sky-eyes for crime prevention. . . " Fang Xi replied, his expression normal.
"That's right. In fact, Kyushu's public order has been excellent for the past few centuries. Only a few demon spawn are still active in secret, like the Demon Worship Society, the Dark Moon Cult, and so on. . ."
Qi Biao released his Divine Consciousness, intensely scrutinizing Fang Xi's every move.
"Under the Dao Palace's rule, cultists have no future."
Fang Xi shook his head dismissively.
This was evident from the Dark Moon Cult Master back then. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, he didn't even have many handy artifacts, truly a huge sham!
The fundamental reason was that his identity could not be exposed!
Even if his public identity was that of a Core Formation cultivator, there would be no problem purchasing some Core Formation-level technological artifacts.
But could he really order a 'Sky Patrol Battleship'?
How was that any different from an ordinary person buying a tank?
The technology of the Kyushu World was even more terrifying; every action was recorded, making the purchase of military-grade artifacts naturally far more difficult.
Therefore, such an unregistered True Monarch truly lacked the power of a genuine Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Kyushu World. A weakling like the Jiannan True Monarch could easily kill him for sport!
'Could it be that this person was just unlucky and got dragged into it? '
'This demeanor. . . it doesn't seem like a disguise? '
'Forget it, even if it's fake, I'll make it real. As long as there's suspicion, that's enough. With suspicion hanging over him, he won't be able to work in such a top-secret institute. . . What a pity, if not for that temporal witness back then, pushing the suspicion one level deeper, this person definitely wouldn't have passed the review. . . '
Qi Biao mused to himself.
'This guy. . . '
Watching the departing back of the peak Core Formation cultivator, Fang Xi's expression was blank.
'Using the Dark Moon Cult to probe me? Has he found something? '
Zhang Huohua had, after all, had contact with people from the Dark Moon Cult before. Even if he had done it very discreetly, there were always some clues.
In this world, anything done inevitably leaves traces!
'Should I silence this Qi Biao? '
As people of the same faction, doing anything was highly inconvenient.
For example, even if Zhang Huohua's mentor, True Monarch Lu, was annoyed by Qi Biao, he couldn't just casually kill him with a palm strike.
But if someone from another hostile force were to act, it would be much more convenient.
For instance, deploying the Azure Horn Silver Arm Puppet. . .
'That's a bit much. First destroy the Dark Moon Cult, then Qi Biao. . . It might seem random, but it would all tie back to Zhang Huohua, multiplying the suspicion by a thousand-fold. . . '
'Rather than that, it would be better to directly use the 'Demon Summoning Grand Array' to make the Demon Race act. . . '
'However, this is also a premonition. My identity might not remain hidden for much longer. . . '
Fang Xi was pondering this when Taiyi suddenly intercepted a communication.
Before him, the figure of a young researcher appeared.
The other party was not tall, appearing somewhat lean, with eyes as warm and smooth as jade, exuding an scholarly aura: "Little Zhang, come to my research lab."
"Yes!"
Fang Xi assented, walked to a laboratory, and stepped into a miniature teleportation array.
Whoosh!
With a flash of light, he arrived in a strange void.
The sky seemed shattered; within a faint white arc of light was an indescribable darkness, with threads of silver light emerging. . .
Fang Xi gazed at this scene, his expression involuntarily solemn.
This was a void rift and the turbulent spatial currents within it!
Although Lu Shiming's research also focused on the 'Qi Particle Spectrum,' he leaned towards discovering various 'miscellaneous qi,' and even 'qi' that had never appeared in the Kyushu World, thereby simulating and deducing the true composition of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.
This void rift was created by him using the institute's large-scale void collider and then stabilized with formations.
"The mysteries of the void. . . we cultivators probably couldn't explore much of it even in a lifetime. . ."
Lu Shiming stood at the control panel, where streaks of femtometer-level light entered the void rift, seemingly exploring, or perhaps extracting something. . .
"Ancient cultivators called the heavens within void rifts the Grand Void. . . According to their theories, countless worlds exist within the Grand Void, like boats sailing on a vast ocean. . . Without stepping out, one truly cannot comprehend the Grand Void's immensity."
Lu Shiming turned around.
His cultivation was roughly at the early Nascent Soul stage, but Fang Xi believed that as long as he was fully equipped, even ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Western Desert would have to avoid his sharp edge.
"Mentor."
He performed a Daoist bow.
"Qi Biao sought you out earlier?"
Lu Shiming frowned.
"Yes, Associate Professor Qi wanted to borrow my supercomputing time. I declined. . ."
Fang Xi replied.
"Declining was the right thing to do. That Old Qi is becoming increasingly shameless."
Lu Shiming looked at Fang Xi, his expression very gentle: "You don't need to trouble yourself with such minor matters. You are a genius in qi research. . . You can even perform demon qi particle sequencing. As long as you supplement the 'Heavenly Demon Qi' particle spectrum, our Origin Qi Research Institute will become famous! Our contribution to the Fang Xian Dao Palace and the Kyushu World will only be greater than that 'dead blacksmith'!"
Huo Yunzi's development of femtometer-level artifacts seemed to have somewhat stimulated Lu Shiming.
After all, Fang Xi had rarely heard him refer to Professor Huo Yunzi in such a manner before.
"Yes, Mentor. . ."
Fang Xi took a deep breath: "I wish to apply for the institute's 'Quantum Interference Microscope'. . ."
This instrument was incredibly useful for observing and analyzing various types of qi; it was a true treasure within the Origin Qi Research Institute!
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