Chapter 273

As a way to gain strength through diligence and hard work, cultivation can not only lay a solid foundation for people, but also temper the will of cultivators in the process. If a supporting teaching and assessment system is designed, the stability of cultivators can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, so that they will not go astray halfway.

Most importantly, the power called "Qi" created by Hua has no qualification requirements. It can be said that, except for a very small number of people, everyone is on the same starting line, and as long as you work hard, you will definitely reap the rewards.

During this process, the "artificial elixirs" cultivated by Ai Yue can also play an auxiliary role for cultivators, which can greatly shorten the growth time of Earth's civilization.

"So this is the reason you called us here?"

In the central hall of the Star of Light Research Base, the Thirteen Flame-Chasers (and their families) gathered together. Faced with the plan proposed by Ai Yue, Mobius was the first to speak, saying, "Why don't you just make the plan and let the Terran Alliance execute it? Why do we need to hold a meeting?"

"After all, this is just a product of my sudden inspiration. Whether it is feasible, whether there are any omissions or areas that need improvement, all need to be discussed before a result can be reached."

Ai Yue explained, "As for the United Earth Government, putting aside how much effort those people put into holding meetings, I think they wouldn't dare to give us their opinions."

"That's true,"

Dr. Mei nodded. "Everyone is quite busy these days, and reducing cumbersome and meaningless meetings can have a positive effect on policy implementation."

"But when it comes to cultivating 'qi,' only three of us here have some experience with it, right?"

Kevin looked at Hua and Kalpas, then glanced at Pardofelis who had been dozing off at first, his tone somewhat subtle, "To be honest, it's not that I can't simulate the effect of 'qi,' but I can't teach others that way."

"Practice alone is certainly not enough; necessary real combat can help people mature faster."

Ai Yue smiled at him. "So instructors are also indispensable—besides, I bet you've been incredibly bored lately, haven't you?"

Kevin scratched his head awkwardly, but did not refute it.

Indeed, after a brief period of peace, Kevin realized that his warrior habits were deeply ingrained. The "Fishing at the Bottom of the Sea" plan was supposed to give him some exercise, but it was stolen halfway by that guy named So, leaving him idle again.

But it must be said that the guy named Suo is really diligent, as if he has never rested at all. No wonder Ai Yue entrusted this project to him.

"However, the most crucial part is still the teaching resources, isn't it?"

Elysia then raised her hand and spoke up, "If we want to expand globally, we can't do it without enough teachers—but Hua doesn't even have many students right now, does it?"

The girl whose name was mentioned looked up and couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, actually, a lot of people have awakened their Qi sense in the past period of time, but if we want to promote it to the whole world, there are still too few."

However, Hua then added, "However, with more and more people using it as a reference, I have now summarized a relatively basic meditation method. Even without guidance, one has the opportunity to awaken the sense of Qi through meditation."

"Well done, Hua."

Ai Yue smiled and nodded, then said, "However, the most important thing in this matter is not these things, but an environment that is sufficient for people to cultivate."

"Environment?"

Upon hearing this word, everyone fell into thought. Finally, it was Vill-V who reacted first. "I know that. Earth's current energy concentration is too low, right? As expected, I knew you would like my Earth terraforming plan!"

Incidentally, due to her busy schedule, Vill-V was unable to attend in person; instead, she appeared via video call—which required Ai Yue himself to provide the link in order to support such a long-distance real-time signal transmission.

However, she was just joining in the fun and had no real involvement in the plan.

"No, I don't like it. I guarantee we're not talking about the same thing at all."

Ai Yue shook his head in denial without even thinking, "However, there is one thing that Vill-V is right about, which is that the current energy concentration on Earth is indeed too low."

"The cultivation of 'qi' requires the absorption of external energy and the combination of one's own spiritual power in order to continuously grow stronger. However, the current environment of Earth is not sufficient to support everyone to cultivate."

"So, the overall economic environment is not good, right?"

Cosmo suddenly realized, "But what should we do? We can't just keep injecting Honkai Energy into the atmosphere, can we?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Although the final battle has ended, the words "Honkai Energy" remain a sensitive term for those who have experienced many calamities.

So Desdrobia gave the foul-mouthed guy a hard elbow, signaling him to shut up if he couldn't speak properly, and then she chuckled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over, "With Ai Yue here, things certainly can't be resolved in such a brutal way, right?"

"That's natural, so there's no need to worry. Honkai Energy is a thing of the past."

Ai Yue also explained, "Now that I have control over it, the Cocoon of Finality can be converted into stable, reliable, and non-corrosive clean energy."

The terrifying aspect of Honkai Energy lies not only in its strong corrosiveness to the human body, but also in its ability to catalyze a cluster of monsters called "Honkai Beast" when the concentration reaches a certain level. Furthermore, when the concentration reaches its peak, it can even trigger a powerful fusion reaction.

That reaction not only creates Imaginary Singularity within eligible hosts, transforming them into enemies of civilizations known as Herrscher, but also uses this as a link to communicate with the Cocoon of Finality, giving birth to more and stronger Honkai Beast.

All of this stems from a certain transformation mechanism set up within the civilization that created the Cocoon of Finality. This mechanism can combine wills with strong negative emotions with Imaginary Energy to create a secondary form of polluting energy—this is the origin of Cocoon of Finality Honkai Energy.

However, under Ai Yue's control, this conversion mechanism was brought under control. As long as the conversion mechanism does not take effect, Earth will no longer have to worry about being threatened by Honkai Energy.

Hearing Ai Yue's confident tone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Dr. Mei, who smiled and said, "If we can really achieve this, then the Earth will no longer need to worry about energy issues."

After Ai Yue drained the Honkai Energy from the Earth, in order to maintain the normal operation of civilization, people have had to reuse the various energy sources that were originally discarded. Some areas have even had to implement power rationing policies due to environmental and resource constraints, which has led to a significant decline in everyone's quality of life during this period.

But if Ai Yue's plan can be successfully implemented, then the world will probably be able to get back on track very soon.

"But how exactly do we do it?"

After calming down, Dr. Mei realized another problem. "Moreover, what is the appropriate concentration of this energy? If it is too concentrated, it may also cause problems."

Even if it's not a clean energy source like Honkai Energy, which is extremely unstable and highly polluting, there will still be safety hazards if the concentration is too high. After all, as long as it is energy, it must abide by the basic laws of energy. Even a harmless breeze, when gathered together, can become a storm that sweeps across the world.

"Don't worry about that. I will designate specific areas to build energy obelisks, and Ai can monitor and regulate the energy concentration in each area in real time,"

Ai Yue had clearly planned for this, and thus responded quickly, "Besides that, there is something even more important now."

At this point, Ai Yue's expression turned serious, and seeing that even the omnipotent God of Earth was so serious, everyone (except Pardofelis) quieted down.

"This energy source... is currently lacking a name."

After a moment of silence, once everyone was sure that Ai Yue's sentence was over, they all looked at him with expressions that said, "That's it."

"Naming is really important,"

Faced with the silent doubts of the crowd, Ai Yue shrugged and said, "You don't want it to be called 'clean energy' or something like that in the future, do you?"

Considering Ai Yue's naming skills, everyone nodded in admiration and then joined the discussion on naming.

If no one had stopped Ai Yue, he would definitely have named it "Clean Energy," and it would have been officially adopted by the Terran Alliance and used ever since.

The discussion was intense, as everyone understood that the new energy filling the Earth, coupled with Ai Yue's promotion of the "Qi" cultivation system, would inevitably become a milestone event in the path of human evolution. Therefore, in order to name this crucial energy, they could not be careless.

In the end, no one could convince anyone else, so they could only turn to Ai Yue.

"Speaking of which, does this plan have a specific name?"

Elysia suddenly asked at this moment, "Could it be that this plan is also referred to by some kind of number?"

"Huh? Didn't I say that?"

Ai Yue blinked, and under the silent gaze of everyone, he scratched his head awkwardly, "This plan is called the 'Artificial Spiritual Energy Revival' plan."

Rather than saying the plan was named "Artificial Spiritual Energy Revival," it's more accurate to say that Ai Yue's inspiration for the plan came from the idea of manually creating plants with special effects, which led him to the concept of aura revival.

It is precisely because Ai Yue needs to manually transmit spiritual energy to Earth that he is able to create an environment where everyone can practice, hence the prefix "artificial".

"It's less a work of art and more a work of divine craftsmanship."

Upon hearing the name, Elysia couldn't help but complain, but then she thought of something, "Wait, why not just call it Spiritual Energy?"

"This is good."

Kevin immediately nodded in agreement, "At least it's better than magic, divine power, or the power of creation and all that."

"This character 'spirit' is indeed very good."

Aponia, who had remained silent during the previous debate, also cast her vote at this moment. "I like it very much."

Do you like this word?

Mobius, who hadn't said a word since entering the central hall, suddenly looked up and glanced at her sideways. "I can't even be bothered to talk to you."

"Since no one has any objections, then this name will be settled."

Ai Yue concluded by saying, "Then, Mei, I'll leave the matter of discussing with the Terran Alliance about where to build the spiritual obelisks to you. I'll have Ai Yi send you the specific requirements and blueprints."

"No problem."

Dr. Mei nodded. "Should we do it the same way as before, first find a place to establish a pilot area?"

"Well, considering that even cultivation cannot prevent some people from having their desires inflated as their power increases, a pilot program is necessary."

Ai Yue nodded. He knew very well what it meant to "possess a sharp blade and have the will to kill," so he naturally wouldn't lay out the plan all at once. "Let's discuss it with those powerful countries that have enough resources and strength. They should be happy to cooperate."

"Ai Yue, the pilot area, can the Far East also participate?"

Sakura, who was standing nearby, suddenly asked, "Although the Far East is still in a state of disrepair, but..."

Sakura's eyes darted around as she spoke. She knew perfectly well that the Far East was not qualified to sit at the table given its current situation, but as the current leader of the Far East, she also understood how much help such an opportunity would bring to the Far East.

The only question is whether she has the nerve to ask, and whether Ai Yue will give her that face.

"Of course, no problem, but you'll need to be fully in charge,"

Ai Yue didn't let Ying continue to be troubled, and said directly, "Don't worry about the relevant resource mobilization, Ai Yi will arrange it."

Ai Yue could naturally see the changes in Ying. From initially wanting to live a secluded life, to now being able to muster the courage for her compatriots, this was undoubtedly something to be happy about, and he certainly had no reason to refuse her.

As for whether the project can be implemented smoothly... let's not even Far East would dare to "have murderous intent" in front of Sakura. Even if it fails, the negative examples can still provide diverse experiences and cases for the project. No matter what the outcome, it is acceptable.

"Yes, that reminds me."

After deliberately avoiding Ying's grateful gaze, Ai Yue turned his attention back to Kevin and the others. "I remember some of you are quite free, huh? Then get to work. Each of you will be responsible for a pilot area. Try to collect more samples to improve the whole plan."

Since Ai Yue had spoken, no one had any reason to refuse. Only Pardofelis was startled awake from her sleep, but Ai Yue patted her head and reassured her with "It's none of your business."

Don't make things difficult for Cat Cat. After all, judging from her experience in comprehending Qi, she probably won't be able to teach her anything worthwhile.

After arranging the corresponding tasks, the people who received the missions immediately got up and returned to Earth to begin their work. However, apart from them, Su, Aponia, Mobius, Eden, Hua, and Kalpas were left behind by Ai Yue.

Clearly, they are not required to communicate and negotiate with the Terran Alliance, nor are they required to directly manage independent pilot areas; Ai Yue has other arrangements for them.

"First are Hua and Kalpas. Your current task is to explore the path of cultivation and fill in the gaps in the cultivation system,"

Ai Yue looked at the two people who were the first to master "Qi" and said, "As pioneers, you naturally understand this power better than others."

Ai Yue paused for a moment, then looked at Hua: "Your task is to maximize the strengthening of the physique and temper the will, so that humanity can continuously grow towards a form that can adapt to and master the Power of Light, explore the secrets of it, and summarize them into a set of insights and techniques."

Hua's expression was slightly conflicted, but a hint of excitement was faintly revealed in his eyes.

She knew, of course, how much pressure this job was, but the thought that she was paving the way for the future of the entire civilization filled the girl with joy.

Isn't this exactly what she's been pursuing?

After taking a deep breath, Hua Cai replied in a calm but firm tone, "Don't worry, I will definitely do it."

"I trust you."

Ai Yue smiled and nodded, then looked at Kalpas, "Can I teach you combat techniques and moves?"

Although Kalpas is usually taciturn and has a ferocious and violent demeanor on the battlefield, he is by no means a mindless and reckless person. He may even be more intelligent in battle than Kevin.

After all, Kevin's strength was honed little by little through hard training, but Kalpas rarely did such things. Even so, his talent in combat was still terrifying.

If Pardofelis is a genius of observation and imitation, then Kalpas is a genius who constantly breaks through in battle.

Kalpas naturally had no reason to refuse Ai Yue's task, since he was always indifferent. However, just as Hua was about to get up and leave, Kalpas suddenly grabbed him and then looked at Ai Yue and said, "This is not enough."

Ai Yue immediately understood his meaning. "Do you need other assistance?"

Kalpas nodded, then pointed to Ai Yue's Pardofelis: "Let her come and help."

The instant she was locked onto by Kalpas's gaze, Pardofelis sprang up from her chair. She deftly twisted her body in mid-air and flashed directly behind Ai Yue. At the same time, her ears and tail stood up, and the "qi" flowing within her body exploded instantly, surrounding her and protecting her.

Incidentally, Ai Yue was also included in the mix.

Just by observing what happened in that instant, Ai Yue knew that Pardofelis, this lazy and good-for-nothing girl, was actually no less powerful than Kalpas and the others.

It's important to know that at this point, Pardofelis hadn't even fully opened her eyes yet, which meant that all of this was her body's instinctive reaction, or in a sense, something like martial arts intuition.

No, is this reasonable?

"Brother Yue?"

Only then did Pardofelis finally open her eyes. She looked at Kalpas, who was pointing at her, and couldn't help but whisper to Ai Yue, "Did I make Brother Jie angry?"

"No, it's just that Kalpas believes this plan needs your help."

Ai Yue explained to Pardofelis, "What do you think? If you really don't want to do it, then refuse."

Although it was Kalpas's request, Ai Yue had no intention of making things difficult for Pardofelis. He knew that if this matter was not Pardofelis's own will, then even if she agreed now, she would definitely find a way to slip away later. Rather than that, it was better to make other plans from the beginning.

However, after a moment's thought, Pardofelis nodded.

"This plan is very important, isn't it?"

Pardofelis stepped out from behind Ai Yue. "Since that's the case, I can't just stand by and do nothing!"

Although she said that, Pardofelis eventually sat down next to Hua to separate herself from Kalpas: "Um, Hua, it should be the same if I follow you, right?"