“Bastard! Rascal! Scoundrel! Beast!… Ahh—!!! It’s infuriating!”
Feng Jiutai returned to the palace, only to find it completely empty. After discovering that his collection of nearly a thousand years had disappeared without a trace, and unable to endure the strong emotions cultivated over more than eight hundred years, he couldn’t hold back anymore. At this moment, he let loose his hair and vented his frustration in the palace! His eyes were bloodshot, making him look exceptionally terrifying!
What’s even more hateful is that now even things to throw are lacking, so he can only attack the walls frantically.
The Red Spring Refining Elixir being stolen can be tolerated; after all, it’s just one of the main materials for breaking through the Nascent Soul Realm to Unity Realm. For Unity Realm cultivators like him, its effect is singular: to purify the diverse spiritual power within the body, which is optional.
But! Emptying the entire palace? What kind of nonsense is this? Thieves don’t play like this! Even robbers leave bones after devouring their prey!
What’s more outrageous is that even the sculptures placed at the entrance of the hall were pried away!
It’s really… unbearable!
Elders Si Jian and Shan Jun of the “Yimen” and “Zhumen” respectively had gloomy faces, bursting with anger. However, from a concealed angle that Feng Jiutai couldn’t see, they cast pitying glances towards their sect leader: Senior Brother, it’s truly pitiful!
At this moment, they imagined Feng Jiutai’s experience happening to themselves. Having their collection emptied in an instant after many years, that would undoubtedly be unbearable pain!
In this light, having their share of Red Spring Refining Elixir stolen wasn’t an unacceptable matter! At most, they would be suspected by other elders and disciples of secretly keeping it for themselves! It’s not a big problem.
Indeed, as long as someone else is even worse off than oneself, one wouldn’t feel too sad, even if that person is one’s senior brother…
“However, since Senior Brother is in this state, we also need to show extreme anger! Perhaps this can make Senior Brother feel a little better inside.”
Feng Jiutai dismantled all the surrounding walls, but still couldn’t vent his anger. Instead, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his vast spiritual power suddenly erupted.
“Boom!”
Like high explosives, the magnificent palace suddenly shook and collapsed with a loud crash.
“Shameless scoundrels, despicable bastards who can’t stand the light of day, this old man Feng Jiutai will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces! Ahhh!!!”
Si Jian and Shan Jun flew out of the palace, hovering in mid-air, looking at the collapsed palace with astonishment.
After pondering for a moment, Si Jian said, “Junior Brother Shan Jun, have you ever seen the abilities of that crystal-armored man?”
Shan Jun shook his head and said, “I have never seen it before, it’s extremely strange.”
Si Jian’s brow gradually furrowed: “Who exactly is this person? Coming and going without a trace, impossible to catch, impossible to find, impossible to hit… Previously, there were rumors that the Elemental Constellation Sanhe Peaks intercepted the Nine-Ring Merging Spirit Lotus from the Lianxing Yuan Mountain, but it was snatched away by a strange crystal-armored person. Now it seems it might be true.”
Shan Jun glanced in the direction of Feng Jiutai and said, “Strange incidents have been happening frequently lately. We need to be cautious. I don’t know when Senior Brother Jiutai will calm down. This matter still requires his decision.”
…
Feng Jiutai’s mood was something Su Hao couldn’t empathize with. He had already left the most expensive house for him, what more did he want?
After arriving at an uninhabited place, Su Hao took out a positioning stone and inserted it into the nearby stone wall so he could teleport to Lingsha Continent at any time.
Then he teleported himself into his storage space. As soon as he appeared, he saw various materials and supplies piled up like mountains, almost filling the entire space.
And there stood Yashan, frowning in confusion, in front of the pile of goods. Compared to this pile of goods, Yashan seemed very small.
Su Hao was puzzled: “Junior Brother Yue Ying, why aren’t you practicing properly? What are you doing here?”
Yashan turned around, widened his eyes upon seeing Su Hao, and upon hearing Su Hao’s question, his small face wrinkled up: “Boss Feng Wei, there have been things thrown in here for the past few days, so I thought I’d come and tidy up today. But just as I finished tidying up here…”
He pointed to the mountain of things in front and continued, “I saw a pile of things being thrown in by you, getting more and more, and I even almost got hit by a huge cauldron and statue. Now I want to tidy up, but I don’t know where to start…”
Su Hao waved his hand and said, “Even Foolish Old Man can move mountains, so what’s this? If you feel you can’t move it alone, you can call Feng Cheng to help. Four hands are faster than two!”
Yashan was astonished: “Let Feng Cheng come here, is that really okay?”
Su Hao smiled: “Just moving some things, no big deal! Besides, there will be many opportunities for him to be needed in the future. Do you want to come and clean every time? Some trivial matters don’t require you to do them personally! It’s more important to free up time to research the transplantation of techniques! The importance of techniques needs to be raised to another level! Techniques are even more powerful than I imagined!”
Yashan nodded immediately: “Okay, Boss Feng Wei, I’ll find Junior Brother Feng Cheng to help later!”
Su Hao pointed to the pile of things in front and said, “First, organize the books by category, and the rest can be postponed. Almost all of these things on the Universal Assistant have notes. If you can’t recognize them, the assistant can help you select.”
Yashan said, “Okay, Boss Feng Wei. By the way, I’ve encountered some problems in my research and I also wanted to come over to tidy up and change my mindset. Since you’re here, I’ll report to you about the progress of the technique transplantation research. Currently, in the third step of ‘directional transformation of spiritual power properties under different force field wave environments,’ I’ve encountered a problem. If this problem isn’t solved, the conclusion drawn might be invalid.”
“Oh? Tell me about it!” Su Hao suddenly became interested. He originally thought that data collection was a relatively simple step, but he didn’t expect Yashan to encounter problems in this aspect.
Su Hao’s research plan for Yashan was divided into six steps:
Step one, prepare research tools, including designing rune array plates to collect various manifestations of ‘spiritual power,’ ‘spiritual energy,’ ‘mind,’ and ‘techniques’;
Step two, research mental characteristics, simulate different mental visualization effects with rune array plates, and form fixed force field waves;
Step three, collect data on the directional transformation of spiritual power properties under different force field wave environments;
Step four, calculate the rate of change of spiritual power, summarize the spiritual power transformation formula, and draw curves;
Step five, research the modularization of spiritual power property transformation tools;
Step six, use modules to combine various techniques for experiments, and finally finalize the first-generation technique transplantation technology.
The six-step plan, Su Hao had already detailed many of its aspects, including anticipated results, references for each step, and potential difficulties.
In theory, as long as Yashan follows the steps and gradually conducts the experiments, he should be able to achieve the final results.
Yashan said, “Boss Feng Wei, the transformation of spiritual power properties seems to be different from what we imagined. After collecting a large amount of data from me and Junior Brother Feng Cheng, I found that there are significant differences between the two sets of data. Under the same force field wave environment, the direction of transformation of our spiritual power properties is not the same.”
“In other words, the two sets of data I collected have little value. Even if I were to derive results from my data, they couldn’t be applied to you, Boss Feng Wei.”
“Later, I listed all the influencing factors and then systematically eliminated them one by one. I found out the cause of these differences, which is the cultivation technique!”
“The cultivation techniques practiced by Junior Brother Feng Cheng and me are different, and the spiritual power characteristics obtained at the beginning have a slight difference. It is this slight difference that renders the collected data useless for reference.”
“So, my research is currently at a standstill!”
After listening, Su Hao immediately understood where Yashan’s problem lay!
Su Hao practiced the techniques of the Yunzhong Valley Feng lineage, without any other techniques for reference. When designing this research plan, he subconsciously assumed that the techniques in this world were similar, thinking that one technique could apply universally. However, he didn’t expect that spiritual powers cultivated by different techniques already had subtle differences. As time passed and cultivation progressed, these subtle differences would continue to expand.
It’s like light; even though it’s the same, due to differences in wavelength, it exhibits different colors! Spiritual power is the same way; differences in subtlety can lead to vastly different results.
After pondering for a moment, Su Hao said, “It seems our understanding of spiritual power is still too superficial. This matter cannot be rushed. I need to readjust the research plan.”
“However, we have already completed the first and second steps. As long as we solve the core problem, the subsequent steps should not be difficult!”
Su Hao then asked, “Junior Brother Yue Ying, which step have you reached in your cultivation?”
Yashan replied, “Boss Feng Wei, I have already reached the fourth layer of the Qi Induction Realm, and I can break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm at any time. I haven’t even dared to tell my Master.”
Su Hao pondered for a moment and said, “The speed is acceptable. However, you can directly tell your Master and ask him to pass on the Qi Induction techniques of the Yue lineage to you. You can practice while researching. Perhaps you can find a balance point for different natured spiritual powers.”
“My plan is to first collect the influences of different techniques on the transformation of spiritual power, summarize the rules, and express them with a formula. Then, continue with the technique transplantation plan. If successful, perhaps the Yue lineage will be able to freely use the techniques of the Feng lineage without any technique restrictions…”
Su Hao paused and continued, “Cultivation techniques cause the first transformation of spiritual power properties, while techniques cause the second transformation of spiritual power properties…”
“Junior Brother Yue Ying, have you ever thought that perhaps the essence of the two transformations is the same? It’s like taking derivatives of a function; whether it’s first order or second order, the core algorithm remains the same.”
“Following this line of thought, perhaps we can research third and fourth-order spiritual powers.”
Yashan was stunned, but quickly understood Su Hao’s meaning: “You mean, not limited to techniques, but summarizing the formula for the transformation of spiritual power?”
