I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 15: Harvest and Techniques

In the darkness, a hand swiped across a bright pearl, instantly illuminating the room with a soft white light.

On a stone platform with various tools, Lin Chen placed the bag of harvest he obtained on the platform.

He had been dealing with Fang Mingyuan's affairs in the Moving Cloud Market, and he had hidden this loot elsewhere until now when he had the intention to examine it.

As for why he didn't open it directly after the battle ended, it was because his years of experience told him that treasures obtained through killing might not be safe.

Just like the treasures and secret manuals of the major forces in the mortal world, they often had poison mechanisms. If opened incorrectly, one could easily lose their life, let alone in the Immortal Cultivation World.

If you happily open the storage bag to take things out, but accidentally trigger an explosive talisman, poison mechanism, or curse, there will always be something suitable for you!

Although cultivators may not have such strange things in their storage bags, they couldn't escape the existence of cunning and sinister individuals!

If they were to set a trap in the items left behind, causing both parties to perish, and if he didn't notice and died, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Therefore, Lin Chen believed that it was better to be cautious in life!

True Qi surged in Lin Chen's hand, transforming into a spiritual thread, which activated the switch-like rune on the storage bag from several meters away.

In this world of cultivation, the spiritual power of the Qi Refining Stage cannot exist outside the body. Although it can be used to forcibly hypnotize through the eyes, it cannot be diffused outside the body for detection.

Therefore, storage bags used by Qi Refining Stage cultivators have been specially refined with runes and can be activated using True Qi from within the body.

Lin Chen opened the storage bag and poured its contents onto the table, revealing several items.

Lin Chen quickly identified these items and judged their value.

Three white porcelain jade bottles.

"They should be some kind of pills. I'll sell them another day. If there's a problem, it won't harm me..."

Several low-grade Spirit Weapons with different styles.

"Their attack power is not as good as the tricks I created, and their defense is also lacking. I'll sell them."

A piece of Qingyun Spirit Leaf plus several pieces of spiritual stones.

"As expected, the rumors were false. They said that I would reap a great harvest by killing enemies, but if they were really that rich, why would they come to rob?"

A pile of clothes mixed with several skirts.

"Oh, clothes... Wait a minute, why are there a few pieces of women's clothing mixed in? And the size... I remember I didn't kill a man? Uh... I understand now. People these days are really diverse. It seems like I can't keep up with the times..."

A thick, ancient-looking black leather book, about two inches thick.

"Hmm? This is a technique?"

Lin Chen's eyes brightened slightly. After various means of testing, he confirmed that the book had no problems and held it in his hands.

"The Blood Refining Spirit Returning Technique?" Lin Chen's eyebrows raised when he saw the title. However, Lin Chen was not someone who cared about the distinction between righteousness and evil. In his opinion, as long as it was useful, there was not much difference between the two techniques. So he started flipping through the book.

... It involved slaughtering mortals or cultivators, extracting their essence and blood, and using secret techniques to refine it into a drop of "Blood Spirit Seed." This seed could be used as a pill to greatly accelerate cultivation speed and achieve achievements in Body Refining.

One could even continuously consume the Blood Spirit Seeds to increase their cultivation, break through the Foundation Building Stage, and obtain longevity that could last up to two hundred years.

"Hmm, this technique..." Lin Chen became interested.

If this were in his previous life, using humans to refine humans would be completely impossible and could even lead to infection by ancient viruses. But in this world, it was not impossible.

Based on the spiritual energy laws summarized by Lin Chen, everything in the world was composed of spiritual energy, and the progress of cultivators relied on refining spiritual energy. Therefore, based on this theory, it was not impossible for demonic cultivators to progress by devouring and consuming others' souls.

After all, the human body in this world was also an evolution of spiritual energy.

"But the essence of cultivation is to use the body's meridians and dantian to imprint the energy that originally belonged to the natural world with one's own spirit."

"So, whether it's the True Qi of the Qi Refining Stage, the True Essence of the Foundation Building Stage, or even the Mana of the Gold Core Stage, purity is important."

"And the so-called purity and impurities can be easily distinguished. The spiritual energy that has been refined and imprinted with the cultivator's spirit is called pure True Qi or Mana. The spiritual energy that cannot infect the cultivator's spirit due to the inhalation of spiritual energy or the consumption of pills is called impurities!"

Even for geniuses nurtured by heaven and earth, rare Spirit Medicines, and gentle spiritual energy that is easy to refine, there is still a lot of spiritual energy that cannot be imprinted with the cultivator's spirit, accumulating as so-called "medicinal properties" or "toxicity" within their bodies, which affects their cultivation progress.

Not to mention devouring others and consuming a drop of Blood Spirit Seed!

"Moreover, the progress of cultivation and the breakthrough of realms not only depend on being able to use more powerful Spirit Weapons or Law Weapons, but also on the evolution of one's life essence." Lin Chen stroked his chin and analyzed this technique, furrowing his brows slightly.

"And evolution is very personal. Directly devouring others and consuming them as a kind of spiritual object to enhance cultivation may not show any problems in the short term due to the so-called blood refining purification method. But what about the future? And..."

Seemingly realizing something, Lin Chen's face gradually darkened.

"Was this technique accidentally obtained by this Independent Cultivator, or was it intentionally spread? The former is fine, but if it's the latter..."

Combining his own theories and experiments, Lin Chen keenly sensed the problems with this technique.

It was not just the traps within the technique itself, but also what lay behind it.

Lin Chen was on the path of scientific cultivation. Although the road was rough, the future was bright, so he could resist the temptation of this technique.

But what about the other low-level disciples, or even the Independent Cultivators under the Azure Cloud Sect?

With no hope for the future, struggling and longing for strength, could they resist the temptation of this technique?

You should know that they work hard for Azure Cloud Sect, but they are being exploited. Not only themselves, but even their descendants will not have the slightest chance to impact the Foundation Building Stage!

But this technique can give them a chance, even if it means staining their hands with countless blood!

On one hand, they are being exploited for their whole lives, while on the other hand, there is a great risk but also the possibility of standing out!

As an individual, how would you choose?

You should know that not everyone wants stability!

If there is a highly profitable path, there will definitely be a significant number of people tempted by it!

"Don't talk about one percent, even if one in a thousand people are tempted, and one in ten thousand people take action, it will be enough to challenge the dominance of Azure Cloud Sect in a vast area!"

"No one is born willing to be exploited. As long as there is a way out, there will definitely be people who will take a risk, even if it means staining their hands with blood and facing great risks!"

"If the number of exploited people decreases, the resources gained will also decrease. In order to maintain order, Azure Cloud Sect will have to allocate a considerable amount of energy and manpower to deal with it. If they encounter a major enemy at this time..."

Lin Chen suddenly realized a problem. The wars between the Immortal Cultivation World are not just battles between cultivators.

By various means, destroying their productivity, disrupting their order, depleting their war potential, and restraining their strength, are all part of the war!

Thinking of this, Lin Chen immediately stopped his thoughts.

Although he is generally aligned with Azure Cloud Sect in terms of interests.

But he is not in a position to make decisions for them.

If he reports this matter, he may indeed receive rewards, but he will also encounter significant troubles!

Perhaps the higher-ups will ask him to investigate this matter!

Lin Chen has no intention of self-sacrifice for the sect.

If he had strong power, he wouldn't mind lending a hand, but to ask him to sacrifice himself, to fight and die while the higher-ups enjoy the benefits, that is absolutely impossible!

"This matter ends here and must not be revealed." Lin Chen's eyes flickered. "I believe there must be knowledgeable people within the sect who can see the hidden dangers of this matter. And if the sect does not respond, it means that someone in the upper echelons has covered up this matter. With my current status and strength, reporting it rashly will only lead to trouble..."

"With my current status and position, reporting it will bring about many troubles, so I don't need to seek trouble for myself. It is more important to deal with the current situation."

Lin Chen quickly made up his mind.

"Although this technique has significant problems, the concept and operation of refining blood can be extracted and used to improve my Body Refining technique..."

For other cultivators, this technique only has two choices: to cultivate or not. But for Lin Chen, he can take its essence, discard the dross, and use it to improve his own technique.

Lin Chen tapped the table with his index finger and extracted the theoretical operation, jotting it down on a brown notebook about the size of an A4 paper.

And the cover of the notebook was written with three big characters: "Washing Marrow Scripture".

Opening the notebook, the pages were clearly divided into two sections. One section recorded the theories and cultivation methods Lin Chen extracted from various secret manuals and fragments, while the other section recorded various experimental data and summaries.

In addition to that, there are two more books: [Nurturing Spirit Technique] and [Qi Refining Method].

There's no way around it. Lin Chen isn't creating cultivation techniques out of boredom, but rather because he doesn't have any "Goldfinger" like an old master, a system, or a fairy mansion, nor does he have the luck of a protagonist.

When he goes out, not only can he not casually pick up peerless divine techniques, but he also can't obtain any good manuals from the enemies he kills.

Moreover, even if he really did obtain some peerless divine technique, he might not dare to cultivate it. After all, most cultivation techniques in the Immortal Cultivation World emphasize subtle principles and the transmission of knowledge from heart to heart. If there is any deviation in understanding even a single word or phrase, the resulting consequences can be vastly different.

Furthermore, cultivation is different from experiments in his past life. If there were mistakes in experiments, he could start over since they were external objects. But cultivation involves directly manipulating the body. If he were to obtain a peerless divine technique and cultivate it without anyone's guidance, the likelihood of death would be much greater than the likelihood of success!

Therefore, Lin Chen directly chose the cultivation techniques of the Azure Cloud Sect because not only does it have numerous senior experiences to draw from, but it also has elders to provide guidance, greatly reducing the possibility of making mistakes.

Based on individual differences, Lin Chen further adjusts and creates his own Qi Refining Method, forming his own exclusive technique.

In addition to that, [Nurturing Spirit Technique] is his research achievement, and [Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture] is still in the process of creation.

These three modified and created cultivation techniques are not only Lin Chen's scientific research achievements but also the key to whether he can go further on the path of cultivating the Immortal Dao.

Because based on Lin Chen's many years of observation and research, he has found that cultivation techniques vary from person to person.

To be precise, cultivation techniques should adapt to a person's needs, rather than a person cultivating according to the techniques.

It's similar to fitness in his past life. The methods of exercise are the same, but depending on one's own situation, the targeted areas and steps of exercise are different, so adjustments should be made according to one's own circumstances.

Of course, if one forcefully cultivates according to the steps, it is not impossible, but due to individual differences and the mismatch with the technique, it will leave more or less imperceptible injuries on the body.

These hidden injuries may not seem significant in normal times, but when cultivators break through barriers and advance in realms, they become their biggest obstacles and can even endanger their lives.

Ultimately, it is because of the accumulation of various hidden injuries that are not dealt with, which burst out all at once during a breakthrough, like a thousand-mile dike collapsing due to an ant hole. This not only leads to failed breakthroughs but also causes physical damage and even death.

That's why there are many cases of cultivators failing to break through, suffering severe injuries to their vitality, and damaging their foundations, or even directly sitting in meditation.

"And even if one forcefully breaks through, it doesn't mean that these hidden injuries will be cured. They will still remain in the cultivator's body and affect the progress of their cultivation..."

"And that's why, in similar talents or even not much difference, some cultivators can continuously advance and improve their cultivation, while others can only stop at the Foundation Building Stage, with no hope of progress..."

Lin Chen sighed lightly. Cultivation is the essence of life's evolution, so it naturally requires carefulness and caution at every step.

However, compared to independent cultivators, sects and clans have great advantages because whether it's the "Spiritual Perception" of Foundation Building Stage cultivators or the "Divine Sense" of Gold Core Stage cultivators, they can scan others' bodies, detect hidden injuries, and repair them in a timely manner.

But leaving aside whether those high-level cultivators can provide guidance at all times, cultivation itself is a personal matter. While others' guidance can provide the greatest assistance, when it comes to actual practice, one still has to rely on oneself!

Therefore, in order to truly progress on the path of cultivating the Immortal Dao, one must draw on the strengths of various schools of thought, forge their own path, and derive their own way. That is the right way!

That's why Lin Chen has always believed that he can only explore the mysteries of cultivating immortality with a scientific mindset in order to surpass those countless cultivators who only pursue techniques without seeking the Dao. This way, he can go further on the path of cultivating the Immortal Dao and even have a chance at immortality!

(End of this chapter)