I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 47: Reversal of Foundation Building

Seven days later, inside the Cave Mansion.

Swish!

Lin Chen stood up from the hot spring and snapped his fingers, removing the remaining water droplets from his body. He stood in front of a huge floor mirror.

His physique was excellent, with well-developed chest muscles, abdominal muscles, and the lines of a mermaid.

This was the result of his deliberate exercise. After all, a symmetrical physique could increase his agility and flexibility, giving him an advantage in battle.

"Let's begin!" Lin Chen took a deep breath, and threads of spiritual silk appeared in his hand. Numerous spiritual inks flew up and inscribed one rune after another on his body.

Then, he walked naked towards a laboratory.

There were arrays of flashing prohibition lights, brilliant spirit pearls arranged in the positions of the Eight Trigrams, fragrant incense emitting a faint fragrance, and peculiar Middle Grade spiritual stones emitting a milky white light.

This was the Foundation Building secret technique created by Lin Chen - the Foundation Building Transformation Ritual.

Buzz!

Lin Chen lay on the platform, feeling a chill since he wasn't wearing any clothes.

"Phew..."

He exhaled lightly, relaxed his mind, and slowly activated the array.

At this critical moment, Lin Chen's thoughts in his mind seemed to drift away.

"After years of research, I can confirm that the activity level of spiritual energy distinguishes between immortals and mortals."

"Active spiritual energy is ever-changing and can temporarily transform into all things in the world under the influence of various powerful factors. Cultivators possess extraordinary abilities because of this characteristic."

"However, stagnant spiritual energy does not mean it won't change, but it is influenced by what it has already transformed into. It's like how the human body can have internal heat but cannot convert it into flames."

"There should be a critical point between the two, and once this point is crossed, stagnant spiritual energy will no longer react with active spiritual energy."

"Just like how even in places with abundant spiritual energy, not all land is spiritual land. Mortals can have spiritual roots or not, despite being ordinary people."

"And the reason why cultivators cultivate immortality is that they possess spiritual roots. Only active spiritual energy can influence each other. Therefore, spiritual roots refer to the part of active spiritual energy in the human body?"

As his thoughts wandered, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be attracted by something, continuously converging into the laboratory, gradually becoming dense and forming a vortex...

"It's starting..." Lin Chen quickly snapped back to reality and focused on what was in front of him.

He didn't know how long had passed.

A large amount of spiritual energy in the laboratory transformed into a small storm, continuously pouring into Lin Chen's body from all directions.

Pain! Intense pain!

Drops of blood seeped from his body, and even with Lin Chen's mental strength, he couldn't help but groan in pain.

This was the first stage of Foundation Building - the Qi and Blood stage.

A large amount of spiritual energy was infused into the cultivator's physical body. If the physical body couldn't withstand it, the Foundation Building would fail.

Therefore, those with weakened Qi and Blood or physical disabilities would face greater danger in this stage, and the risk of failure would be higher.

"It's time." Lin Chen silently recited in his mind, and then his True Qi surged out, activating the prepared means.

Boom!

Suddenly, the eight spirit pearls arranged in the eight directions emitted a huge suction force, forming reverse Qi cyclones that forcibly weakened the Ling Qi cyclone formed on Lin Chen's body.

Lin Chen felt his body lighten, and the immense spiritual pressure around him began to rapidly decrease. The tearing sensation he felt in his physical body quickly disappeared.

"Draw!"

With a soft drink from Lin Chen, the scattered spiritual energy around him continuously poured into his body under the traction of the runes on his body.

The total amount of spiritual energy in his body continued to rise. Under the control of Lin Chen's True Qi, it formed a massive spiritual pressure, constantly compressing the incoming spiritual energy from the outside world.

However, this process was extremely difficult. The amount of unrefined spiritual energy from the outside world had far exceeded the amount of True Qi in his body.

Even if he tried his best to control it, he felt overwhelmed. The risk and difficulty of this process were like trying to control a ferocious tiger with a thin rope.

"Indeed, the amount of True Qi in my body is not enough. Even if I forcefully attempt Foundation Building, I will explode and die because I can't control the unrefined spiritual energy from the outside world." Lin Chen gritted his teeth.

"Even if I didn't plan to break through to the Foundation Building stage from the mid Qi Refining stage, and only wanted to make a leap in the level of spiritual energy, is it still not possible..." Thinking of this, Lin Chen decisively used his backup plan.

The jade box that had already been prepared opened, revealing the hundred-year-old jade marrow inside.

Under Lin Chen's control, half of the hundred-year-old jade marrow was separated and flew above him, then shattered.

The spiritual energy contained within the jade marrow rushed into Lin Chen's body. Suddenly, the active spiritual energy seemed to become sluggish.

The previously uncontrollable external spiritual energy could now be controlled by Lin Chen.

"Opportunity!" Lin Chen pointed to the side.

A strand of spiritual energy from the middle-grade spirit stone on the side was forcibly drawn out by the formation and flew into Lin Chen's body.

In the instant it entered his body, the scattered spiritual energy suddenly paused, then crazily rushed towards a certain point, continuously compressing and condensing!

Boom!

As time passed, it seemed as if there was a roaring sound ringing in Lin Chen's ears.

At this moment, in Lin Chen's dantian, there appeared an ever-changing, milky white liquid mixed with a hint of red, blue, and yellow.

This is the liquid true essence, the symbol of a cultivator at the Foundation Building Stage.

However, Lin Chen was clear that this true essence was forcibly condensed using various means, and his control over it was extremely poor. If he were to use this for Foundation Building, not only would his combat power be extremely weak, but it would also leave behind various hidden dangers!

"But I didn't plan to just stop at Foundation Building, instead..." At this moment, Lin Chen's expression suddenly became serious.

He reached out his hand again and pressed hard on the spot on the platform.

The spiritual bead that was forming the reverse Qi Cyclone suddenly paused, then the direction of suction reversed, continuously drawing away the spiritual energy around Lin Chen.

The already unstable liquid true essence directly dissipated without sufficient replenishment of spiritual energy, forming a large area of mist mixed with red, blue, and yellow, rapidly transforming into violent spiritual energy that was damaging Lin Chen's body!

Reversing the liquid true essence of the Foundation Building Stage into mist-like True Qi!

Lin Chen quickly consumed the remaining hundred-year jade marrow, stabilizing the violent spiritual energy, and then reversed the formation again, absorbing the spiritual energy and turning it into mist.

Through this repeated process, Lin Chen finally succeeded in transforming the True Qi in his body from gaseous state to mist-like state!

The mist-like spiritual energy is originally a transformation that occurs during the breakthrough to the Foundation Building Stage, but Lin Chen stabilized it within his own body through his methods!

"I succeeded!" A hint of joy appeared on Lin Chen's face.

This experiment was based on his research and contemplation.

While studying cultivation, he had also been thinking.

That is, how can he surpass countless cultivators and strive for the path of immortality?

The path of cultivation has always emphasized that the strong become stronger. Only by surpassing cultivators of the same level in every realm can one go further on the path of immortality.

Although there are a few mediocre cultivators who can survive until the end, they are able to obtain enough cultivation resources even in their mediocre state, which is a skill in itself.

Lin Chen can be sure that it is his scientific thinking different from this world that he relies on to become immortal.

But how to expand this advantage, and even surpass others, has never been a simple matter.

After all, in this world, there are many cultivators with abundant cultivation resources, extraordinary techniques, and terrifying talents!

For example, cultivators with the "Mysterious Water Spirit Body" not only cultivate the water element technique at an astonishing speed, comparable to those with Heavenly Spirit Roots, but the True Qi they cultivate also possesses advanced characteristics, making them extremely sharp in battles.

Another example is the Azure Cloud Sect's supreme technique, the "Taiyi Longevity Technique," which not only allows cultivators to store more True Qi, but also grants them the ability to heal and recover using True Qi, greatly enhancing their endurance in battles and even extending their lifespan.

Lin Chen has no talent or background. Although he can compete with various tricks and spells he has researched, it is not the essence of true strength.

However, the observation experiment of the spiritual energy level last time gave him an idea.

Because Lin Chen found that the gap between two levels is not like a ladder, but more like two different points on a line that can be infinitely approached.

In other words, if the True Qi of the Qi Refining Stage is compared to cotton, and the True Essence of the Foundation Building Stage is compared to steel, Lin Chen can transform the True Qi of the Qi Refining Stage into a state similar to wood through means.

In practical terms, Lin Chen can forcefully disperse this unstable liquid True Essence and reverse it into mist-like True Qi between True Essence and True Qi.

This not only allows Lin Chen to store more True Qi than in the Qi Cyclone, but also enables him to have a much higher quality and quantity of True Essence stored in his body after breaking through the Foundation Building Stage compared to other cultivators who have just made the breakthrough.

In the words of the Immortal Cultivation World, doing this can make Lin Chen's foundation even stronger!

"Not only that, but the mist-like True Qi in my body not only far surpasses cultivators of the same level in terms of storage, but also in terms of quality, it is enough to compete with Foundation Building cultivators, so it won't collapse with just one strike..."

"Even when I fill my dantian with this mist-like True Qi, I can directly break through without experiencing the physical and True Qi barriers."

Lin Chen smiled lightly. This experiment was a complete success, not only giving him True Qi quality and quantity far beyond the same level, but also laying a solid foundation for him to go further on his future path!

Not only that, he now surpasses cultivators of the same level in terms of True Qi quality, reaction speed, and perception. He can be considered a rare opponent among cultivators of the same level!

"The next step is to continuously accumulate True Qi, promote to the Foundation Building Stage as soon as possible, and explore the mysteries of the Gold Core stage." Lin Chen pressed his hand, and the formation gradually stopped.

Just as he was about to get up, his body suddenly stiffened, and his mind was suddenly filled with endless pain!

"What... is happening, ugh!" Lin Chen hadn't figured out what was happening yet, but his head suddenly throbbed, and countless memories appeared in his mind!

The pain of breakthroughs, the joy of gains, the repetition of experimental records, the process of studying tricks, the experience of the first battle, the state of awakening the wisdom of the soul... Countless memories, like movie clips, replayed in his mind.

A world emitting white light, boundless chaos... As the memories replayed to the end, there was an endless and seemingly never-ending deep darkness!

Then, he saw a glimmer of light rising slowly from the darkness!

(End of this chapter)